The New York Times — Monday, August 5, 2024

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How JD Vance Thinks About Power

Mr. Vance has been blunt about wanting to break norms and test constitutional limits to execute his ideas: “We have to get pretty wild, pretty far out there.”

With Smugglers and Front Companies, China Is Skirting American A.I. Bans

The U.S. is trying to stop China from getting Nvidia microchips to advance its military. The private sector is fighting back.

How One Harlem Block Became a Symbol of Urban Despair and Hope

In a hub for drugs and disarray, some see New York at its worst. Others see a community doing its best to help.

At Least 70 Dead as Bangladesh Protests Grow; Curfew Is Reinstated

Expanded student protests this weekend, after more than 200 people were killed in a government crackdown in July, have plunged the country into a particularly dangerous phase.

Books: Literary Review Magazine – August 2024

Literary Review – August 3, 2024: The latest issue features ‘Rise and Fall of the Cromwells’; Thom Gunn’s demons; Prams and paintbrushes; Children of Atatürk; Friedrich in nature…

Killer with a Cause – Oliver Cromwell: Commander in Chief By Ronald Hutton

John Adamson 

Parliaments Not Taken – The Fall: The Last Days of the English Republic By Henry Reece

Edward Vallance 

Crash & Earn – Default: The Landmark Court Battle over Argentina’s $100 Billion Debt Restructuring By Gregory MakoffLR

Sebastian Edwards 

Sunday Morning: Stories And News From Paris, London And St. Moritz

Monocle on Sunday (August 4, 2024): Agnes Poirier joins Emma Nelson at Maison Allianz in Paris for the latest news from Paris. Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, joins from St Moritz, and Philippe Marlière and Georgina Godwin give us the view from London.

Plus: Kieran Pender gives us the latest Olympics updates and we speak to the brothers Jules and Gédéon Naudet who have been selected to direct the official film of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024.

The New York Times — Sunday, August 4, 2024

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Not One of Us: Trump Uses Old Tactic to Sow Suspicion About Harris

Politicians have long cast their opponents as outsiders. But Donald J. Trump has taken the strategy to the next level against Kamala Harris.

In Gaza, Even Poetry and Toilets Aren’t Safe From Thieves

Israel’s assault has driven Hamas underground, but for nearly two million Gazans, what followed in its wake is a lawlessness that is undermining communal trust.

This Scientist Has a Risky Plan to Cool Earth. There’s Growing Interest.

David Keith wants to spray a pollutant into the sky to block some sunlight. He says the benefits would outweigh the danger.

Willing to Die for MrBeast (and $5 Million)

The contestants in the internet star’s “Beast Games” expected outlandish challenges and signed contracts that acknowledged risks of serious injury and death. Still, few were prepared for the conditions on set.

Research Preview: Science Magazine – August 2, 2024

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Science Magazine – August 1, 2024: The new issue features ‘Prickly Plants’ – Pruning thorns through gene editing…

Is it the humidity, or just the heat?

Scientists debate the role of humidity in rising heat deaths

Mid-Pleistocene climate transition triggered by Antarctic Ice Sheet growth

Recent tropical Andean glacier retreat is unprecedented in the Holocene

Lessons from ancient pathogens

A chemogenetic screen reveals that Trpv1-expressing neurons control regulatory T cells in the gut

The Economist Magazine – August 3, 2024 Preview

Chinese business goes global

The Economist Magazine (August 1, 2024): The latest issue features ‘Chinese business goes global‘…

Chinese companies are winning the global south

Their expansion abroad holds important lessons for Western incumbents

The Middle East on the brink

Stepping back starts with a ceasefire in Gaza

Taxing tourists

Visitors are a boon, if managed wisely

Venezuela’s stolen election

Peaceful protests and judicious diplomacy offer some hope

The cynic’s guide to industry awards

Expect lots of booze, sweat and plexiglass

Read full edition

The New York Times — Thursday, August 1, 2024

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Iran and Hamas Blame Israel for Killing of Top Official and Vow to Strike Back

The deadly strike on Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran threatened to further inflame the region and derail negotiations aimed at reaching a cease-fire in Gaza.

Strikes in Iran and Lebanon Raise Risk of Escalation, but All-Out War Is Not Inevitable

The scale of the reaction from Iran and its regional proxies to the attacks on two of Israel’s largest foes could determine whether the low-level regional battle tips into a full-scale conflict.

Trump Questions Harris’s Racial Identity, Saying She Only ‘Became a Black Person’ Recently

In an appearance before the National Association of Black Journalists, Donald Trump also said his choice of Senator JD Vance as vice president will not matter to voters.

Accused Sept. 11 Plotters Agree to Plead Guilty at Guantánamo Bay

Word of the deal emerged in a letter from prosecutors to family members of victims of the attacks.