Tag Archives: The New York Times

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

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With Tensions Mounting, Biden and Xi Try a Warmer Tone

The American and Chinese leaders invoked years of personal contact as they met before the G20, seeking to pull back from outright conflict on a host of issues.

McCarthy Scrounges for Support to Become Speaker as Republicans Feud

After a historically bad midterm election for the G.O.P., the top House Republican tried to navigate infighting in his demoralized party.

Katie Hobbs, Who Defied Trump in Arizona, Tops Kari Lake for Governor

Ms. Hobbs, Arizona’s secretary of state, narrowly defeated Ms. Lake, a former newscaster whose campaign was built on lies about the 2020 election.

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

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Democrats’ Senate Victory Hands Biden a Critical Guardrail Against the G.O.P.

Even a bare-minimum majority preserves Democrats’ ability to confirm President Biden’s nominees and would allow them to stop Republican legislation in its tracks should the G.O.P. win the House.

An Emboldened Biden Now Faces a Tough Choice About His Own Future

The president feels buoyant after the better-than-expected midterms. But as he nears his 80th birthday, he confronts a decision on whether to run in 2024 that has some Democrats uncomfortable.

Iran and China Use Private Detectives to Spy on Dissidents in America

The U.S. investigators are hired under false pretenses by authoritarian governments to do their “dirty work,” the F.B.I. says.

Tech & Design Preview: NYT Magazine – Nov 13, 2022

Inside the November 13, 2022 issue:

In an Age of Constant Disaster, What Does It Mean to Rebuild?

Each catastrophe is a test of what kind of society we’ve built. And each recovery offers a chance, however fleeting, to build another.

Architects Plan a City for the Future in Ukraine, While Bombs Still Fall

Irpin was one of the first Ukrainian cities to be destroyed and liberated. Now it’s becoming a laboratory for rebuilding.

Remaking the River That Remade L.A.

The Los Angeles River has been channeled, subdued, blighted. Could it serve Angelinos?

Can a National Museum Rebuild Its Collection Without Colonialism?

After a fire destroyed thousands of Indigenous artifacts, the curators of this Brazilian museum are adopting a radical new approach.

Front Page: The New York Times – November 13, 2022

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Democrats Hold the Senate, as Cortez Masto Ekes Out a Victory in Nevada

Senator Catherine Cortez Masto defeated Adam Laxalt, the state’s former attorney general. Democrats now will try to add to their control of the chamber in Georgia’s runoff election on Dec. 6.

Trump Angst Grips Republicans (Again) as 2024 Announcement Looms

While Republicans pick up the pieces from the midterm elections, former President Donald J. Trump is already forcing them to take sides in the next election.

Ukraine Signals It Will Stay on the Offensive, Despite Talk of a Lull

Many analysts and diplomats have suggested there could be a pause in major combat, and even peace talks, over the winter, but after pushing the Russians out of Kherson, Ukraine has no desire to stop.

Front Page: The New York Times – November 12, 2022

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Ukrainian Forces Enter Kherson, a Strategic Prize, in a Blow to Putin

Jubilant crowds poured into the streets, greeting Ukrainian soldiers and waving flags. But officials said the city was not out of danger, warning of potential Russian reprisals.

Ukrainian Soldiers Sweeping Into Kherson Are Greeted With Jubilation

After months of Russian occupation, residents said the moment recalled being liberated from the Nazis in World War II. But there was also fear about further Russian attacks.

Mark Kelly Wins Arizona Senate Race, Putting Democrats a Seat From Control

Mr. Kelly, who ran as a bipartisan legislator devoted to the needs of Arizona, defeated Blake Masters, a Republican newcomer whose ideological fervor failed to win over enough independent voters.

Books: The New York Times Book Review – Nov 13, 2022

Illustrated by Chloe Niclas

Inside the November 13, 2022 Issue

Elizabeth Hardwick’s Master Class on Literature and Life

In his elegiac memoir, “Come Back in September,” the novelist and critic Darryl Pinckney recalls his former writing teacher and lifelong friend, and the vibrant New York intellectual world they once inhabited.

Read Your Way Through Helsinki

Pajtim Statovci shares his love of Finnish literature and the books that helped him, a child of immigrants, to find his voice and grow from reader to award-winning writer.

Siddhartha Mukherjee Finds Medical Mystery — and Metaphor — in the Tiny Cell

“The Song of the Cell,” the latest work by the Pulitzer Prize-winning oncologist, recounts our evolving understanding of the body’s smallest structural and functional unit — and its implications for everything from immune therapy and in vitro fertilization to Covid-19.

Front Page: The New York Times – November 11, 2022

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After Months of Stubborn Inflation, Glimmers of Hope Emerge

The Consumer Price Index showed that prices climbed 7.7 percent in the year through October, a quick pace but a notable moderation.

Ukraine Moves Forward in South, With Little Resistance From Russia

A day after Russia said it was withdrawing from Kherson City in the south, Ukraine’s forces moved into villages without a fight, indicating the Russians were, indeed, retreating.

Top U.S. General Urges Diplomacy in Ukraine While Biden Advisers Resist

Gen. Mark A. Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has made the case that the Ukrainians should try to cement their gains at the bargaining table.

Front Page: The New York Times – November 10, 2022

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Election Denial Didn’t Play as Well as Republicans Hoped

Democrats won races for top election posts in several political battlegrounds where their Republican rivals had cast doubt on the 2020 contest and signaled their desire to overhaul voting systems.

Russia Orders Retreat From Kherson, a Serious Reversal in the Ukraine War

Russia’s position had grown perilous in Kherson, a strategic city and one of the biggest prizes seized in its Ukraine invasion, but Russian hawks reacted angrily to the withdrawal.

Biden Celebrates Beating the Odds, but He Faces a New Challenge

President Biden appeared to have the best midterms of any president in 20 years, avoiding the “shellacking” his predecessors endured. But even a narrow Republican majority could transform his presidency.

Front Page: The New York Times – November 9, 2022

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Republicans Gain Ground in Push to Take House as Democrats Hold Off Red Wave

Republicans picked up momentum in their drive for the House majority, but Democrats held crucial seats, dashing projections of a blood bath, and claimed a key Senate seat in Pennsylvania.

Despite the Fears, Election Day Mostly Goes as Planned

There were the usual glitches, some ginned up into misinformation. But voting was largely free of major incidents of intimidation or disruption.

After a grueling election, officials brace for the aftermath.

This is the first election in which a substantial number of candidates for major offices are election deniers or conspiracy theorists.

Front Page: The New York Times – November 8, 2022

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Fears and Suspicion Hang Over Voting on Cusp of Election Day

Even as voting goes smoothly, the 2022 midterm elections have exposed the toll Donald J. Trump’s falsehoods have taken on American democracy.

Apple Built Its Empire With China. Now Its Foundation Is Showing Cracks.

Lawmakers’ objections to an obscure Chinese semiconductor company and tough Covid-19 restrictions are hurting Apple’s ability to make new iPhones in China.

Los Angeles Voters Are in a Foul Mood. Will a New Mayor Change Anything?

Residents are frustrated over homelessness, crime and rising costs. Two candidates for mayor, Karen Bass and Rick Caruso, say they can turn the tide.