Monocle Radio Podcast (October 4, 2024): Russia’s new law exempting defendants from criminal liability if they join the army, the Iran-backed Houthi militia carry out a drone attack on Tel Aviv and the lives of children on Ukraine’s frontline. Plus: we dive into protest architecture.
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The New York Times — Friday, October 4, 2024
After Successes, Israel’s Military Is in a ‘Long Game’ With No Clear Outcome
A year after perhaps the worst military and intelligence debacle in the country’s history, its armed forces have regained the momentum. Some ask: to what end?
3 Former Officers Acquitted of Most Serious Charge in Tyre Nichols’s Death
The former officers were found guilty of witness tampering but not of the charge that would have held them responsible for causing his death.
Trump Promised to Release His Medical Records. He Still Won’t Do It.
If elected again, he would become the oldest president by the end of his term. Yet he is refusing to disclose even basic health information.
Filing in Trump Election Case Fleshes Out Roles of a Sprawling Cast
Donald Trump is the only defendant in the special counsel’s case that charges him with a plot to remain in power after his 2020 loss. But a newly unsealed brief provides fresh details about many other figures.
The Economist Magazine – October 6, 2024 Preview
The year that shattered the Middle East
Kill or be killed is the region’s new logic. Deterrence and diplomacy would be better
House prices: just getting going
Why property prices could keep rising for years
Will China’s stimulus work?
It will take more than a spectacular stockmarket rally to revive the economy
Britain’s Nigerian moment
A story of modern migration has had extraordinary results
Mapping a fruit fly’s brain
The first “connectome” of the brain of a complex adult animal has just been completed
News: Is Iran Ready For “All-Out” War With Israel, Germany-France Politics
The New York Times — Thursday, October 3, 2024
Israel Says at Least 8 Soldiers Are Killed in Clashes With Hezbollah
The cross-border fighting appeared to be the first direct ground confrontation between the two sides since Israel invaded Lebanon this week.
A Wider War in the Middle East, From Hamas to Hezbollah and Now Iran
The main questions now are how much the conflict will escalate and whether the United States will get more directly involved in the defense of Israel.
Stranded in North Carolina’s Mountains, ‘You Can’t Tell That the World’s Going On’
With no way for cars to get into Bat Cave, N.C., food and water have been dropped off by helicopters or carried over the river on foot or by a raft.
The Moment When Vance Dodged a Jan. 6 Question but Said Plenty
JD Vance sailed fairly smoothly through some 90 minutes of Tuesday’s debate with Tim Walz. Then the subject turned to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.
News: Iran Fires Missiles At Israel, Walz And Vance In Vice Presidential Debate
The New York Times — Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024
Iran Launches Barrage of Ballistic Missiles at Israel in Retaliation for Assassinations
The 180 missiles fired at Israel on Tuesday evening sharply escalated the conflict between the two countries and threatened to engulf the Middle East in all-out war.
As Crisis Builds, Lebanon’s Government Is Nowhere to Be Found
Already crippled by years of economic decline, political paralysis and other crises, Lebanon has little but its own citizens’ grit to survive the Israel-Hezbollah conflict.
In Booming Asheville, Residents Rethink Their Sense of Safety
Worries of flooding had not been top of mind as the mountain-ringed city flourished in recent years as a haven for artists, chefs, brewmasters, entrepreneurs and retirees.
Pete Rose, Baseball Star Who Earned Glory and Shame, Dies at 83
One of the sport’s greatest players, he set a record with 4,256 career hits. But his gambling led to a lifetime ban and kept him out of the Hall of Fame.
News: Israel Advances Into Lebanon, Iran Prepares Missile Strike
The New York Times — Tuesday, October 1, 2024
Israeli Military Announces Ground Invasion of Southern Lebanon
The military said it was targeting Hezbollah infrastructure in villages close to the Israel-Lebanon border.
Adams’s Lawyers Ask Judge to Dismiss Federal Bribery Charge
Lawyers for Mayor Eric Adams of New York filed a 25-page memo arguing that the conduct described in the indictment against him did not meet the definition of bribery.
Helene Killed People Across the South. Here Are Some of Their Stories.
After the Category 4 hurricane made landfall on Florida’s Gulf Coast and pummeled the Southeast, some victims’ portraits were coming into focus.
Jimmy Carter Approaches the Century Mark, Eclipsing His Presidential Peers
Nineteen months after entering hospice care, the 39th president is set to turn 100 on Tuesday. His birthday wish? A chance to vote for his party’s candidate one more time.
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