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Front Page: The New York Times, Sunday, April 16, 2023

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Pentagon Leaks: New Twists in a Familiar Plot

A Ukrainian artillery team unloading artillery shells. The leaked Pentagon documents warned of looming shortages of the munitions, but Ukrainian officials have been saying that publicly for months.
CREDITFINBARR O’REILLY FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES

Some in Ukraine even welcomed the disclosures as confirming what they have been saying for months — that its forces desperately need more weapons and munitions.

Rival Generals Unleash Fighting in Sudan, Dashing Dreams of Democracy

Heavy smoke billows above buildings in the vicinity of the Khartoum airport on Saturday.
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One of Africa’s largest countries is spinning out of control, as weeks of mounting tensions between two military leaders erupted in battles in the capital, Khartoum, and in other cities.

A Beauty Treatment Promised to Zap Fat. For Some, It Brought Disfigurement.

CoolSculpting is among the most popular fixes for unwanted bulges. But the risk of a serious side effect appears to be higher than previously known.

How a Campaign Against Transgender Rights Mobilized Conservatives

Defeated on same-sex marriage, the religious right went searching for an issue that would re-energize supporters and donors. The campaign that followed has stunned political leaders across the spectrum.

Front Page: The New York Times — April 15, 2023

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Airman Charged in Leak of Classified Documents

People gathering outside the federal courthouse in Boston where Jack Teixeira, a 21-year-old Massachusetts Air National Guardsman, was charged Friday with two counts related to the leaking of hundreds of U.S. classified documents.
CREDITSOPHIE PARK FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES

Jack Teixeira, 21, was granted a top-secret security clearance in 2021, which was required for his job, the Justice Department complaint said.

Unemployment Is Low. Inflation Is Falling. But What Comes Next?

Employers have added back all 22 million jobs lost in the early weeks of the pandemic, and three million more besides.
CREDITSCOTT MCINTYRE FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES

Despite hopeful signs, economists worry that a recession is on the way or that the Federal Reserve will cause one in trying to rein in inflation.

China’s Car Buyers Have Fallen Out of Love With Foreign Brands

Domestic companies are now selling more vehicles than their multinational rivals, which have failed to keep up with Chinese consumers’ demand for electric cars and S.U.V.s.

Ghosts Past and Present Cross Paths as War Comes to Nuclear Wasteland

Not everyone evacuated when the Chernobyl nuclear plant melted down in 1986. The few who stayed lived through another calamity when Russian troops marched in.

The New York Times Book Review – April 16, 2023

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The New York Times Book Review – April 16, 2023:

She Taught Us to Do Nothing. Now Jenny Odell Wants to Save Time.

This image shows the hands of a clock set into a circle of melting ice, suggesting time is fluid and ephemeral.
Credit…Ricardo Tomás

The author’s new book, “Saving Time: Discovering a Life Beyond the Clock,” urges readers to revise their conceptions of time and the world to nurture hope and action for a better future.

In Russia’s War in Ukraine, ‘Nature Has Also Suffered.’

This is a black-and-white photo of a series of manmade wooden columns sticking out of a tranquil body of water.
Early-1900s wooden poles used for salt mining on the Kuialnyk Estuary, on the northwest coast of the Black Sea.Credit…Yevhen Samuchenko

A book of photographs taken before February 2022 reveals formerly breathtaking landscapes that may never be the same.

A Time-Travel Novel Whose Thrills Go Beyond the Speculative

In this abstract illustration, three figures in an astral plain try to hold onto the flow of time, which is artistically rendered as a colorful, flowing stream.
Credit…Changyu Zou

In Jinwoo Chong’s debut novel, “Flux,” a time-warping discovery impacts the lives of three people coping with personal and systemic traumas.

Preview: New York Times Magazine – April 16, 2023

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The New York Times Magazine – April 16, 2023:

The R.T.O. Whisperers Have a Plan

A photo illustration of an empty chair surround by confetti.
Credit…Photo illustration by Derek Brahney

A niche group of consultants is trying to get you back to the office. It’s not going too well.

Being the boss doesn’t mean you get exactly what you wish for. That’s what Craig Knoblock discovered when he tried to get his employees to come back to the office in the fall of 2021.

You Call This ‘Flexible Work’?

Credit…Illustration by Brian Rea

Labor fought for a long time to draw a bright line between work and home. It took almost no time at all to erase it.

When Your Boss Is an App

A color illustration of a person working under an overhead lamp that is shaped like a large phone screen.
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Gig work has been silently taking over new industries, but not in the way many expected.

For most Americans, the concept of “gig work” has been synonymous with a handful of Silicon Valley giants — companies like Uber and DoorDash, Instacart and TaskRabbit. There was a moment in the 2010s when pundits told us to expect the “Uberization of everything”: a future in which the typical worker would move from job to job or task to task, finding either independence and flexibility in freelancing or, more realistically, the precarity of working for platforms that may be light on benefits and aggressively exploitative of labor.

Front Page: The New York Times — April 14, 2023

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F.B.I. Arrests National Guardsman in Leak of Classified Documents

Law enforcement personnel outside the home of Airman First Class Jack Teixeira’s mother in North Dighton, Mass., on Thursday. The F.B.I. had been zeroing in on him for several days.
CREDITHALEY WILLIS/THE NEW YORK TIMES

Authorities say Jack Teixeira, a 21-year-old member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard, posted sensitive materials in an online chat group.

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The Airman Who Gave Gamers a Real Taste of War

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The group liked online war games. But then Jack Teixeira, a 21-year-old National Guard airman, began showing them classified documents, members say.

Abortion Is Back at Supreme Court’s Door After Dueling Orders on Pill

The justices are poised to consider whether the most common method of ending pregnancies can be sharply curtailed in states where abortion remains legal.

Politics Rooted in Protest Fuels ‘the Justins’ of Tennessee

The young Black Democrats expelled from the legislature bring an activist approach, and model themselves after civil rights leaders of the past.

Front Page: The New York Times — April 13, 2023

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E.P.A. Lays Out Rules to Turbocharge Sales of Electric Cars and Trucks

The new rules would require nothing short of a revolution in the U.S. auto industry.
CREDITMADDIE MCGARVEY FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES

The Biden administration is proposing rules to ensure that two-thirds of new cars and a quarter of new heavy trucks sold in the United States by 2032 are all-electric.

The Final Blocks: Inside Ukraine’s Bloody Stand for Bakhmut

Ukrainian soldiers at a frontline position in southern Bakhmut on Friday, watching the horizon where Russian troops are stationed.
CREDITMAURICIO LIMA FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES

Pushed into a shrinking corner of the devastated city, the Ukrainian military is determined to hold out for strategic reasons, even as allies question the cost.

Why China Could Dominate the Next Big Advance in Batteries

China is far ahead of the rest of the world in the development of batteries that use sodium, which are starting to compete with ubiquitous lithium power cells.

Inflation Cools Notably, but It’s a Long Road Back to Normal

Fed officials are debating how to set policy after bank blowups. Fresh inflation data are unlikely to make such decisions easier.

Front Page: The New York Times — April 12, 2023

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California Economy Is on Edge After Tech Layoffs and Studio Cutbacks

While the California economy maintains its powerhouse status, the state’s most powerful sectors — including tech companies and supply chain logistics — have struggled to keep their footing.
CREDITJASON HENRY FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES

As recession fears persist, the troubles in major industries have hurt tax revenues, turning the state’s $100 billion surplus into a deficit.

Pressured by Their Base on Abortion, Republicans Strain to Find a Way Forward

A conservative judge’s ruling on the abortion pill mifepristone, available for decades, underscored the anti-abortion movement’s efforts since Roe v. Wade was struck down last year.
CREDITERIN SCHAFF/THE NEW YORK TIMES

Some in the party are urging compromise, warning of dire electoral consequences for 2024, while other stances, on guns and gay rights, also risk turning off moderates.

An Online Meme Group Is at the Center of Uproar Over Leaked Military Secrets

Youth culture and national defense collided in a community known for edgy jokes. The YouTube celebrity it was dedicated to seemed as surprised as anyone.

Biden Administration Proposes Evenly Cutting Water Allotments From Colorado River

As the river shrinks, the Biden administration is getting ready to impose, for the first time, reductions in water supplies to states.

Front Page: The New York Times — April 11, 2023

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The Real-World Costs of the Digital Race for Bitcoin

Bitcoin mines cash in on electricity — by devouring it, selling it, even turning it off — and they cause immense pollution. In many cases, the public pays a price.

Drug Company Leaders Condemn Ruling Invalidating F.D.A.’s Approval of Abortion Pill

A letter signed by senior executives of pharmaceutical and biotech companies condemned a ruling by Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk that invalidated the Food and Drug Administration’s 23-year-old approval of the abortion pill mifepristone.
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More than 400 executives said that the decision ignored both scientific and legal precedent and that, if the ruling stood, it would create uncertainty for the pharmaceutical and biotech industries.

Bank Turmoil Squeezes Borrowers, Raising Fears of a Slowdown

Borrowing and raising money are more difficult and expensive now, said Sarah Puil, the chief executive of the upscale boxed wine company Boxt.
CREDITTAMIR KALIFA FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES

Economists are watching for the aftereffects of recent bank collapses across many industries. How bad could it get?

DeSantis Pushes Toughest Immigration Crackdown in the Nation

The Florida governor is pushing an aggressive proposal to penalize those who aid undocumented immigrants and to track costs for providing them with health care.

Front Page: The New York Times – April 10, 2023

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Leaked Documents Suggest Ukrainian Air Defense Is in Peril if Not Reinforced

Russian police officers watching military aircraft fly over the Kremlin. Moscow could decide it is finally safe to unleash its prized fighter jets and bombers if Ukraine’s air defense systems are depleted.
CREDITSERGEY PONOMAREV FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES

A huge influx of munitions is needed to keep Russia’s air force from changing the course of the war, according to U.S. officials and newly leaked Pentagon documents.

How the Latest Leaked Documents Are Different From Past Breaches

Leaked documents leave no doubt about how heavily the United States in involved in the war in Ukraine.
CREDITSTEFANI REYNOLDS FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES

The freshness of the documents — some appear to be barely 40 days old — and the hints they hold for operations to come make them particularly damaging, officials say.

Will North Carolina Be the ‘Beginning of the End’ of the Medicaid Expansion Fight?

Intense patient advocacy, shifting politics, a determined Democratic governor and a handful of maverick Republicans led the state to join 39 others that have expanded Medicaid.

El Salvador Decimated Its Ruthless Gangs. But at What Cost?

In the year since El Salvador declared a state of emergency, the government has delivered a stunning blow to the gangs that were once the ultimate authority in much of the country.

Front Page: The New York Times, Sunday, April 9, 2023

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Leaked Documents Reveal Depth of U.S. Spy Efforts and Russia’s Military Struggles

The new documents appear to show that America’s understanding of Russian planning remains extensive and that the United States is able to warn Ukraine’s military about Moscow’s future operations.
CREDITMAURICIO LIMA FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES

The information, exposed on social media sites, also shows that U.S. intelligence services are eavesdropping on important allies.

Georgia Looms Next After Trump’s Indictment in New York

For Donald J. Trump, the possibility of a second criminal indictment in another state underscores the blizzard of legal challenges he is facing, even as he emerges as the clear front-runner among Republican presidential candidates.

Former President Donald J. Trump now faces a very different legal challenge in the culmination of a more than two-year Atlanta investigation into election interference.

Live Music Is Roaring Back. But Fans Are Reeling From Sticker Shock.

Buying concert tickets has become a mess of high prices and surcharges, anxiety-inducing registrations and pervasive scalping as some of pop’s biggest acts hit the road again.

At Stanford Law School, the Dean Takes a Stand for Free Speech. Will It Work?

After a student protest, Jenny S. Martinez wrote a much-praised memo defending academic freedom. But that protest shows how complicated protecting free speech can be.