8 Takeaways from Tuesday’s Primaries
A moderate won the closely fought Democratic primary for governor in Wisconsin, the latest contest between the party’s progressive and moderate wings.Francesca Hong and David Crowley
Key Takeaways From This Week’s Primaries, and the Deportees Stuck in ‘No Man’s Land’
Plus, why new Alzheimer’s tests are causing distress.David Crowley, the moderate Milwaukee County executive, with his daughter. He won an upset victory for the Democratic nomination for governor in Wisconsin, prevailing over Francesca Hong, a democratic socialist.
With Trump Secretly Evacuated, Imperiled Air Force One Became a Flying Decoy
In response to a threat against the jet last month, the president was clandestinely removed in a catering container. But the plane was sent into the skies anyway with government employees and reporters onboard.Members of the news media and others boarding the plane that President Trump was secretly
See How Trump’s Secret Air Force One Swap Unfolded
The extraordinary subterfuge was aimed at protecting an American president who has been in Iran’s cross hairs for years.
Iran Said to Have Known Details of Trump’s Stay at NATO Summit
The United States picked up multiple streams of information, including one potential threat that involved a shoulder-fired missile.President Trump walking off Air Force One in Britain on July 8, after leaving a NATO summit in Turkey. He did not, however, fly on that plane from Turkey.
He Was Deported to Eswatini in Southern Africa. He May Never Go Free.
As the Trump administration sends a growing number of immigrants to countries they have no connection to, some find themselves imprisoned with no way out.Roberto Mosquera in detention in Eswatini.
How a Reporter Interviewed Deportees Sent to a Prison in Africa by the Trump Administration
A Times reporter spoke with detainees in southern Africa using a cellphone one of them obtained after a hunger strike.The interior grounds of Matsapha Correctional Complex in Eswatini.
In Europe, the Total Solar Eclipse Is Hours Away
Sky watchers have flocked to places, from Iceland to Spain, where the moon will completely block the sun.A researcher from a San Francisco museum in a village near Burgos, Spain, on Monday, making preparations for live coverage of the total solar eclipse.
Musical Manuscripts Are Intimate and Transporting. See Why.
Franz Welser-Möst, the Cleveland Orchestra’s music director, takes us on a tour through the handwritten score of Mahler’s “Resurrection” Symphony.Welser-Möst said that when Mahler writes “pianississimo” (styled as “ppp”) in the score, he is asking more for the idea of extreme quiet than demanding a
Heat Kills Hundreds of Workers Each Year. A Postal Carrier Was One.
About half a dozen states explicitly protect workers from excessive heat. And some others, like Texas, prevent local governments from passing their own laws.Scorching temperatures and high humidity blanketed much of the country this summer.
Why Is Europe the Fastest-Warming Continent
The burning of fossil fuels is raising temperatures worldwide, but local factors, on land and at sea, determine which regions warm most rapidly.Morning commuters on the London Bridge on Wednesday, where temperatures reached 96 degrees Fahrenheit, the hottest recorded June day in the United Kingdom.
Zhu Rongji, Former Premier Who Pushed China to a Market Economy, Dies at 97
As a vice premier and then premier, he helped transform China into the world’s leading manufacturing power and led his country into the World Trade Organization.Zhu Rongji in 1998. His economic initiatives propelled rapid growth in China but also set the stage for trade wars with President Trump and
Trump Tariffs Force Some Canadian Companies to Move South of the Border
If President Trump moves ahead with 50 percent tariffs on a wide range of Canadian products later this month, some companies may only survive by relocating to the United States.Turning nearly pure copper into electrical wires is one of the first stages of production at Northern Cable in Brockville,
Trump Administration Bars Medicaid Funding of Transition Treatment for Transgender Youth
Transgender rights advocates said the new rule would face a legal challenge.Dr. Mehmet Oz, the administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, supported the federal block of Medicaid funding for transition treatment for transgender adolescents.
How Nigel Farage Ended Up Running Against Count Binface in Clacton
Nigel Farage forced a new election in his parliamentary seat after coming under pressure over his finances. His main challenger is Count Binface, a novelty candidate.Count Binface, played by the comedian Jon Harvey, being interviewed at a studio in London last month.
It Started as a Hot Tub Harbor Cruise. It Became a Rescue Mission.
The captain of a party boat gave the fullest account of the rescue of 12 passengers near Liberty Island. A mother and daughter died and the incident is now part of a federal investigation.
As Death Toll From Colombia Earthquake Rises to at Least 181, Rescuers Hunt for Survivors
“We heard them screaming,” said one rescuer in Cali, where emergency workers and volunteers are racing against time to find the living trapped in the rubble.Firefighters rescuing Diana Marcela Troncoso from a collapsed building in Cali, Colombia, on Tuesday, more than 24 hours after a powerful earth
Blood Tests to Predict Alzheimer’s Are Causing Confusion and Distress
The tests aren’t a guarantee that someone will develop dementia, but that hasn’t stopped people from getting them.
I Was Dick Cheney’s Cardiologist. I Have Questions About Trump’s Health.
The president has not been looking well. Americans should get answers to these seven questions.
Does My Face-Lift Make Me a Bad Feminist?
I, like many a young woman, was once wildly judgmental about plastic surgery. Now I’m not so sure.
Safety Subterfuge
We look at President Trump’s exit from Turkey after last month’s NATO summit.President Trump was apparently moved in this catering container as he left Turkey last month.
Jimmy Fallon Recreates Trump’s Catering Container Escape
“Everyone was, like, ‘Well, at least he has one exit plan,’” the “Tonight Show” host said.
In Bali, a Quest to Restore the Sacred Glow of Fireflies
The insects, revered in local culture, are disappearing for many reasons, including rapid development to cater to tourists.