Justice Thomas Reports Private Trips With Harlan Crow
Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel A. Alito Jr. had asked for extensions on their annual forms that show travel, gifts and other financial information. #press
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/31/us/thomas-financial-disclosures-scotus.html?utm_source=press.coop
Tropical Storm Jose Is Expected to Be Absorbed by Hurricane Franklin
Jose formed on Thursday morning. It’s now the third named storm in the Atlantic, along with Idalia and Franklin. #press
https://www.nytimes.com/article/tropical-storm-jose-hurricane.html?utm_source=press.coop
The Fed’s Preferred Inflation Gauge Ticked Up in July
Overall inflation climbed to 3.3 percent, from 3 percent previously, underscoring the Fed’s long road back to 2 percent price increases. #press
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/31/business/economy/fed-inflation-july.html?utm_source=press.coop
Johannesburg Fire Photos: Scenes From a Deadly Blaze
The blaze struck an abandoned building that had become a crowded squatter camp. The authorities were investigating the cause. #press
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/31/world/africa/johannesburg-fire-photos.html?utm_source=press.coop
Crime Is Nonpartisan
Cities and states run by Republicans do not actually have less crime. #press
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/31/briefing/crime.html?utm_source=press.coop
The Dungeons & Dragons Players of Death Row
For a group of men in a Texas prison, the fantasy game became a lifeline — to their imaginations, and to one another. #press
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/31/magazine/dungeons-dragons-death-row.html?utm_source=press.coop
The U.S. and China Are Talking Again. Where It Will Lead Is Unclear.
Gina Raimondo, the U.S. commerce secretary, and her Chinese counterparts agreed to continue economic talks, but such dialogues have a disheartening record. #press
Eurozone Inflation Holds Steady at 5.3 Percent
Prices rose at an annual rate of 5.3 percent, defying expectations of a slowdown. The news may bolster the case for another European Central Bank interest rate increase. #press
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/31/business/europe-eurozone-inflation.html?utm_source=press.coop
Rare Protests in Syria Summon Echoes of Arab Spring
After 12 years of conflict, anger over growing economic hardships has boiled over. Protesters are demanding the ouster of the authoritarian President Bashar al-Assad and an end to the war. #press
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/31/world/middleeast/syria-protests.html?utm_source=press.coop
A Resurgent Labour Party Sees Scotland as a Springboard to Power
As the Scottish nationalists stumble, a by-election near Glasgow this fall will test support for the opposition Labour party ahead of Britain’s coming general election. #press
Scorching Heat Is Contributing to Migrant Deaths
Amid a relentless heat wave, some migrants are succumbing to heat exhaustion. More than 500 people have died of various causes this year while trying to cross from Mexico. #press
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/31/us/heat-migrant-deaths-texas-mexico.html?utm_source=press.coop
An Obsolete German Tank Seeks a Second Life on Ukraine’s Front Lines
The Cold War-era Leopard 1A5 may be old, but it is still effective, Germany says. The country is now training Ukrainian troops to operate the weapons. #press
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/31/world/europe/german-tank-ukraine-war.html?utm_source=press.coop
Disabled New Yorkers Face Long, Uncertain Timelines for Accessible Transit
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has vowed to make the city’s public transit system easier to navigate, but said it will take 32 years. For disabled New Yorkers, the subway is still a nightmare. #press
Is It Time to Negotiate With Putin?
We’re past the fairy tale stage of the war in Ukraine. How does it end? #press
Mark Meadows Is a Warning About a Second Trump Term
His failure is a template for the inevitable disasters if Trump returns to the White House. #press
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/31/opinion/mark-meadows-georgia-trump.html?utm_source=press.coop
It’s Simone Biles’s Most Daring Move — and You Can Do It, Too
Her recent victories redefine all the others. #press
Here are the latest developments.
The early-morning blaze tore through a five-story building that had become a sprawling informal settlement, officials said. The cause was not yet known. #press
At Least 58 Dead in Building Fire in Johannesburg
The early-morning blaze tore through a five-story building that had become a sprawling informal settlement, officials said. The cause was not yet known. #press
China’s Misinformation Fuels Anger Over Fukushima Water Release
By exaggerating the risks from Japan’s discharge of treated wastewater, Beijing hopes to cast Japan and its allies as conspirators in malfeasance, analysts say. #press
Trump, Under Oath, Says He Averted ‘Nuclear Holocaust’
During a deposition in his civil case, the former president offered a series of defenses, digressions and meandering explanations of his political and professional dealings. #press
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/30/nyregion/trump-deposition-excerpts.html?utm_source=press.coop
