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Londoners React to Finsbury Park Van Attack
By CAMILLA SCHICK and ELSA BUTLER | Jun. 19, 2017 | 1:49 London residents on Monday voiced their fears and praised the community response after an attack in which a man from Cardiff, Wales, used a van to plow into pedestrians outside a mosque during Ramadan.
The America’s Cup: A Fierce Battle Ahead
By ELSA BUTLER, TAIGE JENSEN and CHRIS MUSELER | Jun. 17, 2017 | 3:21 America’s Cup boats are the fastest and hardest craft to sail in the world. But one thing is critical – for any team to achieve optimum performance, the helmsman and wing trimmer must be in total sync.
Protests Unfold Across Russia; Navalny Arrested
By ELSA BUTLER | Jun. 12, 2017 | 1:33 A wave of antigovernment demonstrations rolled across Russia on Monday as people gathered to protest corruption and political stagnation.
Reviving A Lost Language
By ELSA BUTLER, SARAH STEIN KERR and RUTH FREMSON | Jun. 11, 2017 | 1:46 There are fewer than 20 people fluent in Haida, the language of the Haida people of British Columbia. Now, the cast members of the first Haida feature film are relearning the language of their ancestors as they prepare for their roles.
London Attackers: What We Know
By ELSA BUTLER, CAMILLA SCHICK, BARBARA MARCOLINI and MARK SCHEFFLER | Jun. 6, 2017 | 2:19 Khuram Shazad Butt, Rachid Redouane and Youssef Zaghba killed seven and left scores injured on Saturday night. Two of them had been flagged by the authorities and one had even appeared in a TV documentary about Muslim extremism in Britain.
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Jefferson Davis Statue Comes Down in New Orleans
By ELSA BUTLER | May. 11, 2017 | 0:54 Crews removed the statue of Jefferson Davis, the president of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War, around 3 a.m. and under a heavy police presence.
Testy Tone at G.O.P. Health Care Town Halls
By ELSA BUTLER | May. 10, 2017 | 2:16 Republican representatives are trying to discuss their vote on the health care bill with their constituents this week, but the tone of some of these gatherings has been combative.
Why the Health Care Bill Passed the House This Time
By ELSA BUTLER, A.J. CHAVAR and MARK SCHEFFLER | May. 4, 2017 | 2:13 The House on Thursday passed a new version of a health care bill to replace the Affordable Care Act after the first one failed to get enough Republican support in March. The bill still needs to pass the Senate before becoming law.
Fact Check: What’s Real in Trump’s New Ad
By DAVE HORN and ELSA BUTLER | May. 2, 2017 | 1:43 In an example of Mr. Trump’s extraordinarily early return to politicking, the president released a campaign advertisement declaring his first 100 days in office a success. We checked the claims.
What Is the ‘Nuclear Option’?
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How Putin Keeps Protesters at Bay in Russia
By MARK SCHEFFLER and ELSA BUTLER | Mar. 27, 2017 | 1:43 The largest protests in several years broke out across Russia over the weekend, and scores were beaten and arrested by the police. Here are President Vladimir V. Putin’s go-to tactics for clamping down on dissenters.
The Republicans Who Said No to Trump on Health Bill
By MARK SCHEFFLER, AINARA TIEFENTHÄLER and ELSA BUTLER | Mar. 25, 2017 | 2:19 President Trump faced stiff opposition from lawmakers in his own party to the measure he had endorsed, and it was withdrawn.
Northeast Snowstorm on Social Media
People took to Twitter, Instagram and YouTube to share the sights and sounds of a late-winter winter storm.
Poachers Beware: Drones Are Watching
By ELSA BUTLER | Mar. 13, 2017 | 1:05 Africa is in the midst of a poaching crisis. Now conservationists are testing a high-tech tool to help track and stop poachers in Malawi’s Liwonde National Park.
Statue of Courageous Girl Faces Wall Street Bull
By ELSA BUTLER | Mar. 8, 2017 | 0:54 As many American women prepare to draw attention to their role in the workplace, a Wall Street firm on Tuesday put up a statue of a girl in front of Lower Manhattan’s bronze bull, fearlessly staring it down.
Ryan Zinke Hoofs It to Work
The new Interior Department secretary arrived at his first day at work high in the saddle on Tonto, an Irish sport horse.
How Bill Paxton Won Over His Audience
By ELSA BUTLER | Feb. 27, 2017 | 1:49 Bill Paxton is remembered as a nice guy who was in good films you can watch with your family. He co-starred in a string of 1990s blockbusters and later played the lead in the critically acclaimed television drama “Big Love.”
Oroville Dam Evacuees: Stay or Go Home?
By ELSA BUTLER | Feb. 15, 2017 | 1:09 Residents from towns near Oroville, Calif., who had to evacuate after spillways at the country’s tallest dam were damaged, were told they could return to their homes, but some remain wary.
Russia Reacts to Flynn Resignation
By ELSA BUTLER | Feb. 14, 2017 | 1:28 Leonid Slutsky, the Foreign Relations Committee chairman in the Russian State Duma, said Tuesday that he sees the accusations surrounding Michael T. Flynn’s resignation as an attack on Russia and that relations with the Unites States continue to be on thin ice.
Winter Storm Hits Northeast
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Tornado Rips Through New Orleans
Tornadoes struck the New Orleans area on Tuesday, and residents caught some of the dramatic moments on video.
Protests Force Speech Cancellation
By ELSA BUTLER | Feb. 2, 2017 | 1:12 Protests at the University of California, Berkeley, forced the cancellation of a speech by the right-wing writer Milo Yiannopoulos on Wednesday. He responded with his own video posted to YouTube later that night, saying that the left had become antithetical to free speech. President Trump also weighed in with a tweet.
A Volcano's Unabated Lava Flow
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G.O.P. Leaders React to Trump's Order
By ELSA BUTLER | Jan. 30, 2017 | 3:45 Several Republicans spoke out on Sunday in response to President Trump’s temporary ban on immigration from seven countries. Senator John McCain said he feared it would provide propaganda for the Islamic State.
Fact Check: President Trump’s First Week
By DAVE HORN, MEG FELLING and ELSA BUTLER | Jan. 28, 2017 | 2:14 President Trump made claims about the election, the C.I.A., and his inauguration crowd size. We checked the facts.
Search for Survivors After Avalanche in Italy
By ELSA BUTLER | Jan. 19, 2017 | 0:50 An avalanche has buried a mountainside hotel in central Italy. Corridors were piled high with snow, leaves and branches. Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni of Italy praised the efforts of rescue workers who dug through the snow, looking for survivors.
The Secret World of New York's Pet Pigs
By ELSA BUTLER, ROBIN LINDSAY and ANDY NEWMAN | Jan. 19, 2017 | 1:22 Pet pigs are illegal in New York City, but there’s a committed community of pig owners across the boroughs. Queelin lives happily in Manhattan. But Wilbur, of Staten Island, is headed to a sanctuary in North Carolina after he was ordered out by the health department.
Dylann Roof Sentenced to Death
By NEETI UPADHYE and ELSA BUTLER | Jan. 10, 2017 | 2:28 Mr. Roof at times represented himself and showed no remorse in court. The death-penalty decision was reached in three hours.
World’s Soccer Stars Move To China
By ELSA BUTLER | Jan. 4, 2017 | 1:12 President Xi Jinping of China has poached some of the world’s best players in a bid to transform the country into a great soccer power. Chinese teams are offering players dizzying sums, but not every star can be lured away from their home team.
Police and Civilians Killed In Jordan
By ELSA BUTLER | Dec. 18, 2016 | 1:10 Five Jordanian policemen and four civilians, including a Canadian tourist, were shot and killed by gunmen in the southern city of Karak on Sunday.
In Oakland, ‘Like a Fireball That Was Moving’
Nikki Kelber and Carmen Brito describe seeing entire walls and a hallway engulfed in flames before escaping from the burning warehouse.
Demonstrators Protest Keith Scott Decision
By ELSA BUTLER | Dec. 1, 2016 | 1:01 Scores of people gathered outside police headquarters in Charlotte, N.C., to protest the district attorney's decision not to charge Officer Brentley Vinson in the shooting death of Keith L. Scott.
Tennessee Wildfires Force Evacuations
By ELSA BUTLER | Nov. 29, 2016 | 0:60 Flames surrounded Gatlinburg, Tenn., as a wildfire burned in and near the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Smoke choked the streets, and residents were forced to evacuate the surrounding areas.
Racers Depart for the Open Ocean
By ELSA BUTLER and CHRIS MUSELER | Nov. 25, 2016 | 2:09 Sailors in the Vendée Globe race left Les Sables d'Olonne, France, to the cheers of fans. It’s one of the most difficult ocean races, with skippers helming their boats solo for three to four months as they sail around the world.
Kitten Nursery Provides A Second Chance
By ELSA BUTLER and ANDY NEWMAN | Nov. 24, 2016 | 0:57 On the Upper East Side of Manhattan, caregivers tend to newborn orphans around the clock. The orphans happen to be kittens, and the A.S.P.C.A. has saved scores of them from being euthanized in overwhelmed city shelters.
Witnesses Describe Kabul Mosque Attack
By ELSA BUTLER | Nov. 21, 2016 | 1:12 Officials said a suicide attacker killed at least 27 people on Monday at a mosque in Kabul. Witnesses described seeing the dead and wounded being transferred to hospitals.
Train Wreck in India Kills Scores
By ELSA BUTLER | Nov. 20, 2016 | 1:27 A train derailed in northern India on Sunday, killing more than 100 people. In the aftermath, rescue workers swarmed the mangled cars and survivors waited for news of missing traveling companions.
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How Journalists Failed to Predict Trump's Victory
By ELSA BUTLER | Nov. 9, 2016 | 2:01 Mainstream journalists did not understand the breadth of anger many Americans felt toward the established political order. Donald Trump's foibles were distractions from the real issues, says our media columnist.
G.O.P. on Fire Bombing in North Carolina
By ELSA BUTLER | Oct. 17, 2016 | 0:59 The executive director of the North Carolina Republican party, Dallas Woodhouse, said the group would not be intimidated after a firebomb was thrown into the party's headquarters in Orange County.
To Lead or Disrupt?
By NATALIA V. OSIPOVA, ELSA BUTLER and ALAN RAPPEPORT | Oct. 14, 2016 | 4:18 No third-party candidate has made it to the White House. What makes politicians like Gary Johnson of the Libertarian Party or the independent Evan McMullin run for the presidency?
Galaxy Note 7 Abandoned by Customers
By ELSA BUTLER | Oct. 11, 2016 | 1:18 Consumers put their safety first after Samsung announced that it would stop selling its troubled Galaxy Note 7 smartphone following new reports of the phones catching fire.
Nobel Prize in Physics Awarded
By ELSA BUTLER | Oct. 4, 2016 | 0:58 David J. Thouless, F. Duncan M. Haldane and J. Michael Kosterlitz won the Nobel Prize in Physics for their work in topology, a branch of mathematics that describes properties that change only in increments.
Nobel Awarded to Japanese Biologist
By ELSA BUTLER | Oct. 3, 2016 | 0:51 Fellow Japanese reacted enthusiastically after Dr. Yoshinori Ohsumi was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine on Monday for his pioneering work on how cells recycle their content.
Spectacular Northern Lights Over Iceland
By ELSA BUTLER | Sep. 29, 2016 | 0:34 The northern lights are particularly vivid this week and the Reykjavik city council ordered street lamps to be turned off in most neighborhoods to improve visibility for watching the dancing lights.
Watching Finland’s Pesapallo
Pesapallo, often called Finland's national game, is similar to baseball. But watch, and you'll see the difference.
Protests in Charlotte
By ELSA BUTLER and YARA BISHARA | Sep. 21, 2016 | 1:06 Police in riot gear responded to protests in Charlotte, N.C., after the shooting death of Keith L. Scott on Tuesday. Kerr Putney, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department chief, said Mr. Scott had a gun. Protesters said he was holding a book.
Protests in Charlotte
By ELSA BUTLER | Sep. 21, 2016 | 1:12 Police in riot gear responded to protests in Charlotte, N.C., after the shooting death of Keith L. Scott on Tuesday. Kerr Putney, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department chief, said Mr. Scott had a gun. Protesters said he was holding a book.
Airstrikes Hit Aid Trucks as Cease-Fire Ends
By ELSA BUTLER | Sep. 20, 2016 | 1:20 Just after the Syrian military declared the end of a cease-fire on Monday, aerial attacks destroyed a convoy carrying supplies and aid to neighborhoods of Aleppo, a rescue worker reported.
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