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My Journey of Reimagining Life, Love and Education

The New York Times — Wednesday, Oct 4, 2023

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McCarthy Is Ousted as Speaker, Leaving the House in Chaos

“I don’t regret standing up for choosing governance over grievance,” Representative Kevin McCarthy said at a news conference on Tuesday after the vote.

A handful of far-right Republicans broke with their party and voted to remove Kevin McCarthy from his leadership post. He said he would not run again.

Trump Wanted to Fire Missiles at Mexico. Now the G.O.P. Wants to Send Troops.

A military checkpoint in Naranjo De Chila, Mexico, in February 2022. Republicans have coalesced around the idea of seeking a military solution to the drug problem, angering the country’s president and other Mexican leaders.

The Republican push to use military force in Mexico against drug cartels started in the Trump White House. He has plans to make the idea a reality in 2025.

They Ran for a Better Life, Straight Into a Wildfire

Greek authorities assumed the victims were asylum seekers because no one was looking for missing people locally. And for more than a month, their identities, and the circumstances of their deaths, remained a mystery.

In Shipping, a Push to Slash Emissions by Harnessing the Wind

More ships are running on wind power, as the global industry tries to fight climate change. One concept has backing from Abba, the Swedish pop stars.

Previews: Country Life Magazine – October 4, 2023

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Country Life Magazine – October 4, 2023: The latest issue features the silvery spectacle of ethereal mist as it coats the countryside; Autumn’s beauty as a source of inspiration for artists from van Gogh and Monet to David Hockney, and more…

On gossamer threads

John Lewis-Stempel revels in the silvery spectacle of ethereal mist as it coats the countryside, moving in its mysterious ways

Season of mists and mellow artfulness

Autumn’s beauty is a source of inspiration for artists from van Gogh and Monet to David Hockney, finds Michael Prodger

A living fossil

In the first of two articles, John Goodall explores the founding of St Bartholomew’s in London

News: Trump’s Civil Fraud Case Begins, EU Foreign Ministers Meet In Ukraine

The Globalist Podcast (October 3, 2023) – Donald Trump’s latest legal woes as he attends the first day of a civil fraud case against him. Plus: developments following the EU foreign ministers meeting in Kyiv, tech news and what the Earth’s hidden eighth continent can reveal about our past.

The New York Times — Tuesday, October 3, 2023

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Trump’s Fraud Trial Starts With Attacks on Attorney General and Judge

A judge could impose an array of punishments on Donald J. Trump, including a $250 million penalty and a prohibition on operating a business in New York.

Donald J. Trump appeared in court as lawyers for New York’s attorney general, Letitia James, painted him as a fraudster. His lawyers said she was out to get the former president.

Gaetz Moves to Oust McCarthy, Threatening His Grip on the Speakership

Representative Matt Gaetz’s animus toward Speaker Kevin McCarthy extends far beyond the most recent funding skirmish.

The move forces a vote within days on whether to keep the speaker in his post, a challenge that only two other House speakers have faced in the history of the chamber.

Nobel Prize Awarded to Covid Vaccine Pioneers

The physiology or medicine prize for Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman recognized work that led to the development of vaccines that were administered to billions around the world.

An Ancient City, Now in Ruins, Struggles to Keep Its Soul

Seven months after powerful earthquakes battered the historic city of Antakya in southern Turkey, life feels temporary as residents await reconstruction.

International Art: Apollo Magazine – October 2023

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Apollo Magazine – October 2023: The new issue features Getting ruff and ready with Frans Hals; Sophie Calle takes on Picasso; Can museums cope without dodgy donors?, and more…

Inside this issue

October 2023 | Apollo Magazine
October 2023 | Apollo Magazine
October 2023 | Apollo Magazine

Previews: The New Yorker Magazine – October 9, 2023

A woman sits on a subway car as it passes the Williamsburg Bridge.

The New Yorker – October 9, 2023 issue: The new issue features David Kirkpatrick on the right’s legal juggernaut, Gideon Lewis-Kraus on a behavioral-economics scandal, Hannah Goldfield on Kwame Onwuachi, and more.

Kwame Onwuachi’s Cuisine of the Self

Kwame Onwuachi reviews an order with another man in the kitchen at Tatiana.

How the chef at Tatiana brought Afro-Caribbean cooking—and his life story—to the center of New York City’s fine-dining scene.

By Hannah Goldfield

Among the Cabin Fanatics of Mississippi’s Giant Houseparty

A crowd of people sit in a stadium.

For more than a hundred years, the Neshoba County Fair has drawn revellers from all over the country. Why do they keep coming back?

By Paige Williams

Opinion: An Antidote To Aging, A Bigger And Better EU, Japan’s ‘Toilet’ Culture

‘Editor’s Picks’ Podcast (October 2, 2023) A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week, the search for the antidote to ageing, why a bigger EU is a better EU (11:30), and Japan’s world-leading toilet culture (25:30).

The New York Times — Monday, October 2, 2023

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Inside McCarthy’s Shutdown Turnabout That Left His Speakership at Risk

Speaker Kevin McCarthy had resisted partnering with Democrats on a shutdown solution for weeks, but finally recognized he was out of options.

The Republican speaker opted to keep the government open the only way he could — by partnering with Democrats — in a surprise reversal that left him as politically vulnerable as ever.

Menendez Co-Defendant’s Curious Path From Bad Deals to a Meat Monopoly

Wael Hana tried his hand at running a range of businesses in New Jersey, before landing a lucrative deal with the Egyptian government.

After emigrating to New Jersey from Egypt, Wael Hana faced a string of business and legal problems. Then his friend started dating a powerful U.S. senator.

Ukraine’s War of Drones Runs Into an Obstacle: China

As the war with Russia stretches on, so too does a contest to make more and deadlier flying machines. That means a fight over global electronics supply chains that run through China.

In Texas, Mums Rival Football as the Big Homecoming Attraction

The elaborate adornments have come a long way since the days of simple chrysanthemum corsages.

News: U.S. Congress Averts Shutdown, Saudi Arabia – Israel Normalization Deal

The Globalist Podcast (October 2, 2023) – We discuss the latest US government shutdown news with Julie Norman, the Saudi-Israel normalisation deal and Russia’s ramping up of conscription. Plus: news from the world of urbanism and the culture of wonderful toilets in Japan.

Views: The New York Times Magazine – October 1, 2023

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THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE (October 1, 2023):

The Lawyer Trying to Hold Gunmakers Responsible for Mass Shootings

The lawyer Josh Koskoff.

Josh Koskoff’s legal victory against Remington has raised the possibility of a new form of gun control: lawsuits against the companies that make assault rifles.

Why Can’t We Stop Unauthorized Immigration? Because It Works.

Our broken immigration system is still the best option for many migrants — and U.S. employers.