Tag Archives: Russia

The New York Times — Tuesday, July 2, 2024

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Supreme Court Says Trump Has Some Immunity in Election Case

The ruling makes a distinction between official actions of a president, which have immunity, and those of a private citizen. In dissent, the court’s liberals lament a vast expansion of presidential power.

Ruling Further Slows Trump Election Case but Opens Door to Airing of Evidence

The Supreme Court’s immunity decision directed the trial court to hold hearings on what portions of the indictment can survive — a possible chance for prosecutors to set out their case in public before Election Day.

The Road to a Crisis: How Democrats Let Biden Glide to Renomination

An 81-year-old candidate and no Plan B. “How did we get here?” one leading Democrat asks. The answer is complicated.

The Center Collapses in France, Leaving Macron Marooned

Squeezed by the far-right National Rally party and the left, President Emmanuel Macron faces a country that may prove ungovernable.

News: Far-Right’s Big Gains In French Elections, China Travel Alert For Taiwan

The Globalist Podcast (July 1, 2024): Florence Biedermann and Alexandre Kouchner give us the latest on the first round of France’s legislative elections as the results come in.

Also in the programme: William Yang on Taiwan’s decision to raise its travel alert for China to orange – the second-highest level – and why Busan’s population might be entering a ‘phase of extinction’.

The New York Times — Monday, July 1, 2024

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48 Hours to Fix a 90-Minute Mess: Inside the Biden Camp’s Post-Debate Frenzy

With countless calls and a rush of campaign events, the president’s team began a damage-control effort to pressure and plead with anxious Democratic lawmakers, surrogates, activists and donors.

How the N.Y.P.D. Quietly Shuts Down Discipline Cases Against Officers

Police Commissioner Edward Caban has often relied on an obscure authority to intervene when officers are accused of serious wrongdoing, often handing out little to no punishment.

French Far Right Wins Big in First Round of Voting

A surprise decision by President Emmanuel Macron to hold a snap election appears to have backfired badly, giving the National Rally a decisive victory.

The New York Times — Sunday, June 30, 2024

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A String of Supreme Court Decisions Hits Hard at Environmental Rules

Four cases backed by conservative activists in recent years have combined to diminish the power of the Environmental Protection Agency.

Major Democratic Donors Ask Themselves: What to Do About Biden?

Some floated interventions and wondered about how to reach Jill Biden. Others hoped the president would bow out of the race on his own. Many came to terms with the low chances that he will do so.

Pattern of Brain Damage Is Pervasive in Navy SEALs Who Died by Suicide

A military lab found distinctive damage from repeated blast exposure in every brain it tested, but Navy SEAL leaders were kept in the dark about the pattern.

Motorcycles and Mayhem in Ukraine’s East

In the latest tactic for storming trenches, Russians use motorcycles and dune buggies to speed across open space, often into a hail of gunfire.

Saturday Morning: News And Stories From London

Monocle on Saturday (June 29, 2024): Thursday saw an extraordinary US debate between presidential candidates Joe Biden and Donald Trump; what happened and what comes next?

International journalist Isabel Hilton joins Georgina Godwin to discuss the fallout of the event and the global reaction, the comparatively uneventful debate in the UK, Bradford Literature Festival and the latest news from China. Plus: Monocle’s senior news editor, Chris Cermak, speaks to the debate director of Braver Angels, Jessie Mannisto, about its debate watch party and how they are fighting political polarisation.

The New York Times — Saturday, June 29, 2024

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Fearful and Doubting Biden, Democrats Face an Uncertain Path Forward

A range of despairing Democrats began to reconsider their nominee after his rough debate showing, but there was no agreement on how, or whether, to urge him to step off the ticket.

This Debate, We Could Hear Biden Speak. There His Troubles Began.

The CNN presidential debate kept the volume down, for a change. That didn’t make it more intelligible.

Supreme Court Says Prosecutors Overstepped With Jan. 6 Charge

The ruling that the Justice Department misused a 2002 law in charging a pro-Trump rioter who entered the Capitol could have an impact on hundreds of other cases, including one against Donald Trump.

Justices Limit Power of Federal Agencies, Imperiling an Array of Regulations

A foundational 1984 decision had required courts to defer to agencies’ reasonable interpretations of ambiguous statutes, underpinning regulations on health care, safety and the environment.

The Economist Magazine – June 29, 2024 Preview

France’s centre cannot hold

The Economist Magazine (June 27, 2024): The latest issue features

France’s centre cannot hold

After the election, populists of the right and left could hobble a centrist president

What to expect from a second Biden term

He has a domestic agenda, but no easy way to bring it about

Can countries get rich from services?

American fried chicken can now be served from the Philippines

Making heavy weather of hot weather

Deadly heat is increasingly the norm, not an exception to it

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News: First Parliamentary Elections In France, First U.S. Presidential Debate

The Globalist Podcast (June 28, 2024): We look ahead to the first round of France’s parliamentary elections with journalist and writer Christine Ockrent. Plus: Japan’s efforts to curb tourism on Mount Fuji, the first US presidential debate of the 2024 election season and a sneak peek into our new Paris bureau.

The New York Times — Friday, June 28, 2024

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Supreme Court Jeopardizes Opioid Deal, Rejecting Protections for Sacklers

The justices rejected a bankruptcy settlement maneuver that would have protected members of the Sackler family from civil claims related to the opioid epidemic.

As Iran Picks a President, a Nuclear Shift: Open Talk About Building the Bomb

Iran has expanded its most sensitive nuclear production site in recent weeks. And for the first time, some leaders are dropping their insistence that the nuclear program is for peaceful purposes.

Russia Sends Waves of Troops to the Front in a Brutal Style of Fighting

More than 1,000 Russian soldiers in Ukraine were killed or wounded on average each day in May, according to NATO and Western military officials.

New Tactic in China’s Information War: Harassing a Critic’s Child in the U.S.

A covert campaign to target a writer critical of the country’s Communist Party has extended to sexually suggestive threats against his 16-year-old daughter.

News: Von Der Leyen To Lead EU For Second Term, Peru-China Relations

The Globalist Podcast (June 27, 2024): Ursula von der Leyen set to be approved for a second-term in Brussels, Peru’s president visits China and Dubai invests in infrastructure to help protect against extreme weather. Also in the programme: the latest news from across Africa and the city in the top spot of Monocle’s Quality of Life survey.