Category Archives: Newspapers

Front Page: The New York Times – August 22, 2022

Is a Fetus a Person? An Anti-Abortion Strategy Says Yes.

Fetal personhood, which confers legal rights from conception, is an effort to push beyond abortion bans and classify the procedure as murder. In Georgia, it also means a $3,000 tax credit.

Eric Adams After Dark: A Private Table and Tarnished Friends

New York’s mayor vowed to boost nightlife establishments in every corner of the city. But again and again, he returns to the same spot, run by friends with troubled pasts.

Front Page: The New York Times – August 21, 2022

The Final Days of the Trump White House: Chaos and Scattered Papers

Government documents that President Donald J. Trump had accumulated were with him in roughly two dozen boxes in the White House residence. They were to go to the National Archives, but at least some ended up in Florida.

Odesa Is Defiant. It’s Also Putin’s Ultimate Target.

President Vladimir V. Putin knows that Ukraine’s fate, its access to the sea and its grain exports hinge on Odesa. Without it, the country shrivels to a landlocked rump state.

Front Page: Wall Street Journal – August 20, 2022

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Ukraine’s Southern Forces Wage a Slow Campaign to Wear Russian Troops Down

Rather than a dramatic ground assault, Ukraine’s push to retake occupied southern territory has become a series of artillery strikes designed to cut Russian supply lines and isolate occupying troops in the region.23 hours ago5 min read

Russia to Halt Nord Stream Gas Flows to Europe, Citing Pipeline Maintenance

Unexpected three-day maintenance shutdown later this month on the Nord Stream pipeline fans fears that Russian natural-gas cuts will tip Europe into a recession.

Front Page: Wall Street Journal – August 19, 2022

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Mercenaries Enter Spotlight as Russian Troops Struggle in Ukraine

Wagner Group has proven indispensable in Russia’s few successes in Donbas, and now is expanding its recruitment drive to prisons as it seeks to replenish its losses.3177 min read

Mercenaries Enter Spotlight as Russian Troops Struggle in Ukraine

Front Page: Wall Street Journal – August 18, 2022

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U.S., Taiwan Set for Trade, Investment Talks This Fall

The aim is to deepen ties on a range of issues including digital trade, agriculture and trade facilitation, and comes amid fresh tensions over Taiwan between the U.S. and China.

Explosion at Mosque in Afghan Capital Leaves Multiple Casualties

The attack comes on the heels of the first anniversary of the Taliban’s takeover of the South Asian country.

Front Page: The New York Times – August 17, 2022

Prosecutors Struggle to Catch Up to a Tidal Wave of Pandemic Fraud

Investigators say there was so much fraud in federal Covid-relief programs that — even after two years of work and hundreds of prosecutions — they’re still just getting started.

Biden Signs Climate, Health Bill Into Law as Other Economic Goals Remain

The bill is the latest victory for the president on overhauling the physical economy, but he has found less support for plans to help workers.

Front Page: Wall Street Journal – August 16, 2022

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U.S. Approves Nearly All Tech Exports to China

A Commerce Department-led process that reviews U.S. tech exports to the country approves almost all requests and has overseen an increase in sales of some particularly important technologies, according to an analysis of trade data.

Garland Weighed Mar-a-Lago Search for Weeks

Attorney General Merrick Garland deliberated for weeks over whether to approve the application for a warrant to search former President Donald Trump’s Florida home, people familiar with the matter said.

Front Page: The New York Times – August 15, 2022

Some Republicans Make a More Restrained Case for Defending Trump

When some G.O.P. members of Congress attacked the nation’s top law enforcement agencies immediately after the F.B.I.’s search of Mar-a-Lago, it underscored deep fissures within the party.

The Rise of the Worker Productivity Score

Across industries and incomes, more employees are being tracked, recorded and ranked. What is gained, companies say, is efficiency and accountability. What is lost?

Front Page: The New York Times – August 14, 2022

Trump Lawyer Told Justice Dept. That Classified Material Had Been Returned

The lawyer signed a statement in June that all documents marked as classified and held in boxes in storage at Mar-a-Lago had been given back. The search at the former president’s home on Monday turned up more.

As Right-Wing Rhetoric Escalates, So Do Threats and Violence

Both threats of political violence and actual attacks have become a steady reality of American life. Experts blame dehumanizing and apocalyptic language.