Jordan Neely spent the last few weeks of his life riding the subways of New York, hungry, desperate and alone. But at his funeral on Friday at Mount Neboh Baptist Church in Harlem, hundreds gathered to mourn him, including friends, family members, prominent Democratic politicians and the Rev. Al Sharpton, …
Read More »JetBlue-American Partnership Struck Down by Federal Judge
A federal judge halted a partnership between American Airlines and JetBlue Airways at airports in New York and Boston, writing in a ruling on Friday that the alliance would hurt competition and raise fares. The decision is a big victory for the Justice Department, which under President Biden has sought …
Read More »Ferocious Oak Hill Daunts P.G.A. Championship Field, With More to Come
PITTSFORD, N.Y. — Scottie Scheffler had, at least in the moment, a share of the P.G.A. Championship lead when he offered a foreboding prediction Thursday afternoon: Oak Hill Country Club, already playing to the point of menace in the first round, would only become more terrorizing. The winds are expected …
Read More »Dodgers Face Backlash After Rescinding Pride Night Invitation
The Los Angeles Dodgers are facing criticism ahead of their upcoming LGBTQ+ Pride Night for the team’s decision to disinvite a group from what is scheduled to be their 10th annual celebration of diversity and inclusion on June 16 at Dodger Stadium. The club announced Wednesday that it would no …
Read More »Montana Governor Bans TikTok in the State
The governor of Montana, Greg Gianforte, signed a bill on Wednesday to ban TikTok from operating inside the state, the most extreme prohibition of the app in the nation and one that will almost certainly be challenged in court. The ban will take effect on Jan. 1. “Today, Montana takes …
Read More »Opinion | Japan Is America’s Most Essential Ally
Ever since World War II ended, Japan has been passing the buck. Sheltered by the postwar U.S. security alliance, Japan provided bases for American forces but kept its own military spending remarkably low for a country of its size and wealth, resisting American urging to share more of the burden. …
Read More »Introducing a New Audio App for Our Journalism and Storytelling
Dear readers, Ever since The Daily, our flagship news podcast, began in 2017, audio has become an increasingly vital part of our journalism. Today, we’re thrilled to announce the launch of New York Times Audio, a new app that gathers our ever-growing roster of audio journalism in one place, so …
Read More »Opinion | Tunisia Has Been a Dictatorship Before. This Feels Worse.
Many of my friends and family were among the nearly three million people who voted for Mr. Saied. Better him than his opponent, they said, a candidate supported by a mixture of the previous regime and corrupt business networks. Yet from the outset, I found Mr. Saied’s project terrifying. As …
Read More »Sam Altman, ChatGPT Creator and OpenAI CEO, Urges Senate for AI Regulation
The tone of congressional hearings featuring tech industry executives in recent years can best be described as antagonistic. Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos and other tech luminaries have all been dressed down on Capitol Hill by lawmakers upset with their companies. But on Tuesday, Sam Altman, the chief executive of the …
Read More »SVB’s Ex-C.E.O. Becker Deflects Blame for Collapse
In his first public remarks since Silicon Valley Bank collapsed, triggering widespread industry turmoil, the lender’s former chief executive pointed the finger at pretty much everybody but himself for the lender’s demise, casting blame on regulators, the media, his board of directors and even the bank’s own depositors. Gregory Becker, …
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