Supported by With Spies and Other Operatives, a Nation Looms Over Venezuela’s Crisis: Cuba Image Cuba is a longtime ally of Venezuela and its biggest supporter in the region, and the government of former President Raúl Castro has issued vociferous declarations of support for President Nicolás Maduro.CreditCreditSven Creutzmann/Mambo photo, via ...
Read More »Within Venezuelan Military Ranks, a Struggle Over What Leader to Back
Supported by Within Venezuelan Military Ranks, a Struggle Over What Leader to Back Image A defaced mural of President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas. Military leaders remain staunch supporters.CreditCreditMeridith Kohut for The New York Times By Nicholas Casey Jan. 25, 2019 Leer en español When Venezuelans took to the streets this ...
Read More »The Sensible Math of Knocking Over Absurdly Large Dominoes
Everyone has probably played with dominoes. At some point in your childhood, chances are that you tried this game: Line up a bunch of dominoes in a row and then knock one over. Soon the rest of the dominoes topple in a chain reaction. I’m not sure why this is ...
Read More »Erdogan Snubs Bolton Over Comments That Turkey Must Protect Kurds
Supported by Erdogan Snubs Bolton Over Comments That Turkey Must Protect Kurds Video President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey denounced comments from the American national security adviser, John R. Bolton, that Turkey must agree to protect Kurds if Americans withdraw from Syria. Mr. Bolton was denied a meeting with Mr. ...
Read More »11 Fantastic Science Books to Binge Over the Holidays
This year brought no shortage of great science-themed books. Spurred by rapid advances in biotech, the writer Carl Zimmer spun a personal tale around the emerging science of heredity. Investigative reporter John Carreyrou exposed the rotten business at the heart of Theranos, the blood-testing startup built on air. Our past ...
Read More »Tsunami Kills Over 220 in Indonesia and Injures Over 800 More
Supported by Tsunami Kills Over 220 in Indonesia and Injures Over 800 More Image Indonesians assessed the damage on Sunday after a tsunami flattened houses in Carita, on the island of Java, and killed scores of people across the island on Saturday night.CreditCreditAssociated Press By Muktita Suhartono and Richard C. ...
Read More »Splitting With Trump Over Syria, American Leading ISIS Fight Steps Down
Supported by Splitting With Trump Over Syria, American Leading ISIS Fight Steps Down Image Brett McGurk, the special presidential envoy to the American-led coalition fighting the Islamic State, center, last year in Tabqa, Syria.CreditCreditDelil Souleiman/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images By Rukmini Callimachi and Eric Schmitt Dec. 22, 2018 Brett McGurk, ...
Read More »Global Trade Tensions Boil Over at Staid W.T.O. Forum
Supported by Global Trade Tensions Boil Over at Staid W.T.O. Forum Image Zhang Xiangchen, left, the Chinese ambassador to the World Trade Organization, and Dennis Shea, the deputy United States trade representative. Mr. Zhang referred to Spider-Man, and the United States, as he recalled the line, “With great power comes ...
Read More »In Battle Over Johnson’s Baby Powder, Asbestos Opens a New Legal Front
Image Johnson & Johnson says that its Johnson’s Baby Powder has never contained asbestos and that claims are based on “junk science.”CreditCreditJens Mortensen for The New York Times SectionsSkip to contentSkip to site index In Battle Over Johnson’s Baby Powder, Asbestos Opens a New Legal Front Johnson & Johnson says ...
Read More »How Kyrie Irving Could’ve Leaned Over So Far Without Falling
In a recent video, Celtics player Kyrie Irving stands on a basketball court, with his legs straight and feet planted together, and leeeeeeans forward. He looks like he’s about to topple. But he doesn’t. He calmly returns to a normal upright standing position, shakes out his arms and stretches his ...
Read More »