» A Mexican Drug Cartel Targets Retirees and Their Timeshares
21/03/24 16:07 from NYT > International Home
One of Mexico’s most violent criminal groups, Jalisco New Generation, runs call centers that offer to buy retirees’ vacation properties. Then, it empties its victims’ bank accounts.

» Columbia University Antisemitism Task Force Declines to Define Antisemitism
21/03/24 16:01 from NYT > International Home
Definitions of the term are highly contested, so a group monitoring antisemitism on Columbia University’s campus has avoided picking sides. It is still facing criticism.

» High Winds Fuel Wildfires in Virginia and Other Mid-Atlantic States
21/03/24 15:52 from NYT > International Home
Thousands of acres burned from Maryland to North Carolina, and more fire-friendly conditions were expected on Thursday ahead of soaking rains over the weekend.

» Trump Told Pence Certifying Election Would Be ‘Career Killer,’ Valet Testified
21/03/24 15:51 from NYT > International Home
President Donald J. Trump warned his vice president against failing to overturn the 2020 election results, according to an account by the White House valet by his side on Jan. 6.

» Merger of Trump’s Social Media Firm Could Provide Him Needed Cash
21/03/24 15:39 from NYT > International Home
The former president’s social media company is finally set to go public. He could borrow against the value of his stake in the company.

» Leaders Release $1.2 Trillion Spending Bill as Congress Races to Avert Shutdown
21/03/24 15:38 from NYT > International Home
The bipartisan bill emerged one day before the federal funding deadline, and it was not clear whether Congress could complete it in time to avoid a partial shutdown after midnight on Friday.

» Julie Robinson Belafonte, Dancer, Actress and Activist, Dies at 95
21/03/24 15:37 from NYT > International Home
With the singer Harry Belafonte, she was one half of a celebrated (and sometimes denounced) interracial power couple who pressed the cause of civil rights in the 1960s.

» U.S. Sues Apple in Antitrust Case, Accusing It of iPhone Monopoly
21/03/24 15:13 from NYT > International Home
The lawsuit caps years of regulatory scrutiny of Apple’s wildly popular suite of devices and services, which have fueled its growth into a nearly $3 trillion public company.

» Biden’s Housing Prescription Is Far Short of a Cure
21/03/24 15:05 from NYT > International Home
To build 4 million homes, the government will have to offer bigger ideas than just incentives.

» U.S. Park Service Says to Leave Your Cash at Home, but Some Object
21/03/24 14:29 from NYT > International Home
Complaints have been mounting on social media, and now a group has filed a lawsuit, as the service has continued rolling out policies against accepting cash to enter federal parks.

» Posing as a Pastor, Man Had at Least 10 Wives, Prosecutors Say
21/03/24 14:09 from NYT > International Home
The Houston man was sentenced last week to three years in prison after he married a woman in Kentucky, violating the conditions of his probation on a bigamy charge, prosecutors said.

» Apple Lawsuits: A Look at the Many Challenges Facing the Tech Giant
21/03/24 13:38 from NYT > International Home
The Justice Department’s lawsuit against Apple is the latest in a series of regulatory actions that are hitting the tech giant at the same time.

» Reddit Opens Up 38%, as Shares Begin Trading
21/03/24 13:36 from NYT > International Home
The social media company’s debut on the New York Stock Exchange was one of the first major tech initial public offerings of the year.

» Large Grocers Took Advantage of Pandemic Supply Chain Disruptions, F.T.C. Finds
21/03/24 13:23 from NYT > International Home
A report found that large firms pressured suppliers to favor them over competitors. It also concluded that some retailers “seem to have used rising costs as an opportunity to further hike prices.”

» New California Court for the Mentally Ill Tests a State’s Liberal Values
21/03/24 12:58 from NYT > International Home
To confront the crises of homelessness and mental illness, California has passed new laws that critics say could violate the civil liberties of those suffering on the streets. Some families welcome the new measures.

» The Psychedelic Evangelist
21/03/24 12:34 from NYT > International Home
A Johns Hopkins scientist was known for rigorous studies of psychedelics. Was he a true believer?

» Beyoncé Joins a History of Black Pop Artists Going Country
21/03/24 11:39 from NYT > International Home
When Beyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter” arrives next week, it’ll join a lineage of albums by stars including Ray Charles, the Pointer Sisters, Tina Turner and more.

» Surgeons Transplant Pig Kidney Into a Patient, a Medical Milestone
21/03/24 11:28 from NYT > International Home
The man continues to improve, doctors said. Organs from genetically engineered pigs one day may make dialysis obsolete.

» Why the Panama Canal Didn’t Lose Money When Ship Crossings Fell
21/03/24 07:28 from NYT > International Home
A water shortage forced officials to reduce traffic, but higher fees increased revenue.

» Alan Cumming’s Outsider Cabaret
21/03/24 05:05 from NYT > International Home
The 59-year-old actor, who revels in doing “weird things all the time,” brings his cabaret show about aging to New York.

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