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The Epstein Files: A Timeline Original
The Epstein Files: A Timeline What began as a sex-trafficking investigation in Florida has gone on to spawn conspiracy theories and tarnish the legacies of influential people.
The Epstein Files: A Timeline
The release of millions of files related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has roiled politics, business and academia in the United States and abroad, touching off a reckoning for some of the powerful figures who once associated with the disgraced financier. kAmxEVD >2C<65 2? :?7=64E:@? A@:?E :? 2 564256D\=@?8 D282 E92E 92D DEC6E4965 7C@> u=@C:52 2?5 }6H *@C< r:EJ E@ }6H |6I:4@ 2?5 E96 &]$] ':C8:? xD=2?5D \\ 2?5 4@?E:?F65 56DA:E6 tADE6:?VD 562E9 :? 2 }6H *@C< r:EJ ;2:= :?
Mayor Eric Adams Wins Fight Over Rat Infestation Fine
New York|Mayor Eric Adams Wins Fight Over Rat Infestation Fine https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/08/nyregion/adams-rats-summons-apartment.html The mayor, who had been issued a summons for rats at a property he owns in Brooklyn, defended himself at a hearing this week. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share.
Cameras that failed to capture subway shooting were flagged as faulty days earlier.
The 36th Street station in Brooklyn where the shooting took place on April 12.Credit...Brittainy Newman for The New York Times By Michael LaForgia, Ana Ley and Michael Rothfeld April 13, 2022, 6:21 p.m. ET A subway security camera system that failed to capture images of a mass shooting in a Brooklyn station on Tuesday had been flagged by New York City Transit workers as malfunctioning two days earlier, transit officials said.
They Investigate Police Killings. Their Record Is Wanting. Original
When the Texas Rangers learned that a woman had died in a jail south of Dallas, they put Adam Russell on the case. He found that there had been a struggle between the woman, Kelli Leanne Page, 46, who was being held on drug charges, and two guards, who entered her cell because she would not stop banging a hairbrush against the door. One jailer threw her to the floor, punched her in the face while they scuffled and piled atop her as blood streamed from her nose.
Los turbios orígenes de la construcción del edificio que colapsó en Florida Original
A mediados del verano de 1980, los desarrolladores que erigían un par de torres de condominios de lujo en Surfside, Florida, acudieron a los funcionarios de la ciudad con una solicitud inusual: querían añadir un piso más a cada edificio. La solicitud de ir más alto era prácticamente inédita para un proyecto ambicioso que ya estaba bien entrado en la construcción. Los responables no habían mencionado los pisos adicionales en sus planes originales.
‘They Were Bullies’: Inside the Turbulent Origins of the Collapsed Florida Condo Original
It was in the middle of summer in 1980 when developers raising a pair of luxury condominium towers in Surfside, Fla., went to town officials with an unusual request: They wanted to add an extra floor to each building. The application to go higher was almost unheard-of for an ambitious development whose construction was already well underway. The builders had not mentioned the added stories in their original plans.
Inside the turbulent origins of the collapsed Florida condo
By Mike Baker and Michael LaForgia The New York Times | Aug 25, 2021 at 2:47 PM It was in the middle of summer in 1980 when developers raising a pair of luxury condominium towers in Surfside, Florida, went to town officials with an unusual request: They wanted to add an extra floor to each building. The application to go higher was almost unheard-of for an ambitious development whose construction was already well underway. The builders had not mentioned the added stories in their original plans.
Lax Enforcement Let South Florida Towers Skirt Inspections for Years (Published 2021) Original
The collapse of Champlain Towers South has prompted a review of hundreds of older high-rises. Some buildings ignored or delayed action on serious maintenance issues. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share.
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تقول شركة «تيير1 جروب» إن التدريب – الذي يشمل «الرماية الآمنة» و«التصدي للهجوم» – كان دفاعيًّا بطبيعته، ويهدف في جوهره إلى توفير حماية أفضل للقادة السعوديين.
Saudi operatives who killed Jamal Khashoggi received paramilitary training in US
By: New York Times | Washington | June 23, 2021 8:51:46 am Journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed in 2018. (File Photo) Written by Mark Mazzetti, Julian E. Barnes and Michael LaForgia Four Saudis who participated in the 2018 killing of the Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi received paramilitary training in the United States the previous year under a contract approved by the State Department, according to documents and people familiar with the arrangement.
Sickle cell mystery or excuse? Sudden deaths of many young Black people while in police custody are often blamed on genetics. What does the science say?
The GLP Needs Your Help It is easier than ever for advocacy groups to spread disinformation on pressing science issues, such as the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. No, vaccines are not harmful. Yes, the use of biotechnology, GMOs or gene editing to develop antigens for treatments including vaccines are part of the solution. To inform the public about what’s really going on, we present the facts and challenge those who don't. We can’t do this work without your help.
How a Genetic Trait in Black People Can Give the Police Cover
Body diagrams used for marking areas of trauma on a female body in San Luis Obispo, Calif., April 30, 2021. (Damon Casarez/The New York Times) When they carried the body of a 32-year-old Black man named Lamont Perry out of the woods in Wadesboro, North Carolina, there were no protests over his sudden death in police custody. No reporters camped at the scene. No lawyers filed suit.
Before Embracing an America-First Agenda, David Perdue Was an Expert in Outsourcing Original
Mr. Perdue, who faces one of two runoff elections in Georgia that will determine control of the Senate, built a business record that shifted manufacturing and jobs overseas. Senator David Perdue of Georgia built his career as an unapologetic, free-trading practitioner of the outsourcing arts.Credit...Anna Moneymaker/The New York Times By Stephanie Saul, Richard Fausset and Michael LaForgia Jan.
Biden's Choice for Pentagon Faces Questions on Ties to Contractors (Published 2020)
WASHINGTON - Three weeks ago, a Navy ship off Hawaii launched a military contractor's experimental missile to successfully intercept and destroy for the first time in space a decoy pretending to be an incoming nuclear weapon. The same company that helped pull off this feat, Raytheon Technologies, was picked this year for another contract for a program that could end up costing as much as $20 billion to build a new generation of nuclear-armed cruise missiles for the United States.
Prolific stock trades by David Perdue involved companies within his committees’ oversight.
Senator David Perdue, a Georgia Republican who faces a runoff next month, made 2,596 stock trades in a single term, a Times analysis found, far outpacing his Senate colleagues.Credit...Audra Melton for The New York Times By Stephanie Saul, Kate Kelly and Michael LaForgia Dec.
2,596 Trades in One Term: Inside Senator Perdue’s Stock Portfolio (Published 2020)
Politics|2,596 Trades in One Term: Inside Senator Perdue’s Stock Portfolio https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/02/us/politics/david-perdue-stock-trades.html The Georgia Republican’s stock trades have far outpaced those of his Senate colleagues and have included a range of companies within his Senate committees’ oversight, an analysis shows.
The Swamp That Trump Built (Published 2020)
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Illustration by The New York Times It was springtime at President Trump's Mar-a-Lago club, and the favor-seekers were swarming. In a gold-adorned ballroom filled with Republican donors, an Indian-born industrialist from Illinois pressed Mr. Trump to tweet about easing immigration rules for highly skilled workers and their children. "He gave a million dollars," the president told his guests approvingly, according to a recording of the April 2018 event.
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War Crimes Risk Grows for U.S. Over Saudi Strikes in Yemen
State Department officials have raised alarms about the legal risk in aiding airstrikes that kill civilians. The Trump administration recently suppressed findings as it sold more weapons to Gulf nations. This post was originally posted on NY TIMES US NEWS
Netanyahu Privately Condoned U.S. Plan to Sell Arms to U.A.E., Officials Say
The package being pushed by the Trump White House — which could shift the military balance in the Middle East — includes an electronic warfare plane, the EA-18G Growler. This post was originally posted on NY TIMES US NEWS
Netanyahu Privately Condoned U.S. Plan to Sell Arms to U.A.E., Officials Say Original
WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel privately went along with a plan for the Trump administration to sell advanced weapons to the United Arab Emirates, despite publicly saying later that he opposed the arms deal, according to officials familiar with the negotiations. Mr. Netanyahu chose not to try to block the deal as he took part in a broader effort in recent months to secure a diplomatic breakthrough normalizing relations between Israel and the Emirates, the officials said.
Watchdog Says State Dept. Failed to Limit Civilian Deaths From Saudi Arms Sales
WASHINGTON — The State Department inspector general issued a report on Tuesday criticizing the agency as failing to take proper measures to reduce civilian deaths from American-made bombs used by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates in the catastrophic Yemen war.
State Dept. Says Report Defends Pompeo on Arms Sales. But It Finds Fault Over Mass Deaths.
The agency gave its interpretation of an inspector general’s report on Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pushing arms sales to Saudi Arabia and the U.A.E., but declined to release the findings. This post was originally posted on NY TIMES US NEWS
State Dept. Says Report Defends Pompeo on Arms Sales. But It Finds Fault Over Mass Deaths.
The agency gave its interpretation of an inspector general’s report on Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pushing arms sales to Saudi Arabia and the U.A.E., but declined to release the findings. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo declared an “emergency” last year to push through $8.1 billon of arms sales.Credit...Pool photo by Greg Nash By Edward Wong and Michael LaForgia Published Aug. 10, 2020Updated Aug.
Inside the White House, a Gun Industry Lobbyist Delivers for His Former Patrons
The Trump administration lifted a ban on sales of silencers to private overseas buyers that was intended to protect U.S. troops from ambushes. The change was championed by a lawyer for the president who had worked for a firearms trade group. This post was originally posted on NY TIMES US NEWS
Inside the White House, a Gun Industry Lobbyist Delivers for His Former Patrons
Michael B. Williams spent nearly two years helping to run a trade group focused on expanding sales of firearm silencers by American manufacturers. But try as he might, he could not achieve one of the industry’s main goals: overturning a ban on sales to private foreign buyers enacted by the State Department to protect American troops in Afghanistan and elsewhere. Then Mr. Williams joined the Trump administration.
Inside the White House, a Gun Industry Lobbyist Delivers for His Former Patrons
Michael B. Williams spent nearly two years helping to run a trade group focused on expanding sales of firearm silencers by American manufacturers. But try as he might, he could not achieve one of the industry’s main goals: overturning a ban on sales to private foreign buyers enacted by the State Department to protect U.S. troops in Afghanistan and elsewhere. Then Williams joined the Trump administration.
Trump Vowed to ‘Drain the Swamp,’ but Lobbyists Are Helping Run His Campaign (Published 2020)
WASHINGTON — The chief executive of the arms maker Raytheon, under pressure to overcome a congressional hold on major sales in the fall of 2018, wanted to sit down with one of the few people who could solve the problem — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. But the State Department would not schedule the meeting. So Raytheon turned for help to David Urban, perhaps the best-connected lobbyist in President Trump’s Washington.
Three Words. 70 Cases. The Tragic History of 'I Can't Breathe.'
As the sun began to rise on a sweltering summer morning in Las Vegas last year, a police officer spotted Byron Williams bicycling along a road west of downtown. The bike did not have a light on it, so officers flipped on their siren and shouted for him to stop. Williams fled through a vacant lot and over a wall before complying with orders to drop face down in the dirt, where officers used their hands and knees to pin him down. “I can’t breathe,” he gasped.
Three Words. 70 Cases. The Tragic History of ‘I Can’t Breathe.’ (Published 2020)
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The deaths of Eric Garner in New York and George Floyd in Minnesota created national outrage over the use of deadly police restraints. There were many others you didn’t hear about. As the sun began to rise on a sweltering summer morning in Las Vegas last year, a police officer spotted Byron Williams bicycling along a road west of downtown. The bike did not have a light on it, so officers flipped on their siren and shouted for him to stop.
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Trump Administration May End Congressional Review of Foreign Arms Sales
Senior Trump administration officials are quietly discussing whether to end a decades-old process for congressional review that has allowed lawmakers from both parties to block weapons sales to foreign governments over humanitarian concerns, according to current and former administration officials and congressional aides. The move could quickly advance sales of bombs to Saudi Arabia, among other deals.
The Lapses That Let a Saudi Extremist Shoot Up a U.S. Navy Base (Published 2020) Original
Politics|The Lapses That Let a Saudi Extremist Shoot Up a U.S. Navy Base https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/21/us/politics/saudi-gunman-vetting.html The gunman who killed three in Florida was not directed by Al Qaeda, nor inspired solely by online ideology. He was a new kind of terrorist, harder to spot: an extremely enterprising freelancer.
Gaps in Vetting Visas Allowed Saudi Gunman Into U.S. Pilot Training
President Trump stepped before the cameras at a White House news conference less than a month after his inaugural and declared that he was already taking bold steps to keep “radical Islamic terrorists” out of the United States. “Our citizens will be very happy when they see the result,” Mr. Trump said, foreshadowing orders he would issue requiring tougher screening of visa applicants.
Pompeo Aide Who Pushed Saudi Arms Sale Said to Have Pressured Inspector General
WASHINGTON — A senior State Department official who helped Secretary of State Mike Pompeo bypass a congressional freeze on arms sales to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates pushed the agency’s inspector general to drop an investigation into whether that effort was illegal, the former inspector general told lawmakers, according to a transcript released Wednesday.
Race and America
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Our latest coverage of protests against racism and police violence around the world following the death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis, Minnesota on May 25, 2020. More of Our Coverage Police Reform PhotoCreditDemetrius Freeman for The New York Times PhotoCredit PhotoCreditBen Margot/Associated Press PhotoCredit PhotoCreditAnthony Geathers for The New York Times Removal Of Monuments & Symbols PhotoCreditRogelio V.
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Why Bombs Made in America Have Been Killing Civilians in Yemen
© Doug Mills/The New York Times President Trump has encharged his trade adviser Peter Navarro with growing American manufacturing, particularly in the arms industry. Why Bombs Made in America Have Been Killing Civilians in Yemen By Michael LaForgia and Walt Bogdanich Year after year, the bombs fell — on wedding tents, funeral halls, fishing boats and a school bus, killing thousands of civilians and helping turn Yemen into the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.
5 Takeaways on U.S. Involvement in the World’s Worst Humanitarian Crisis
This post was originally posted on NY TIMES US NEWS Thousands of civilians have died in Yemen, and American-made bombs sold to the Saudis have played a key role as the White House has sought to boost the arms industry.
Why Bombs Made in America Have Been Killing Civilians in Yemen
link to original article This post was originally posted on NY TIMES US NEWS President Trump sees arms deals as jobs generators for firms like Raytheon, which has made billions in sales to the Saudi coalition. The Obama administration initially backed the Saudis too, but later regretted it as thousands died.
5 Takeaways on U.S. Involvement in the World’s Worst Humanitarian Crisis
Long before the coronavirus caused human suffering and economic chaos on a global scale, the world’s worst humanitarian crisis was unfolding in Yemen, the Arab world’s poorest country and one that has been mired in civil war. In all, about 100,000 people — including more than 12,000 civilians — have been killed in the conflict, which pits the Saudi-backed government of Yemen against Iranian-aligned Houthi rebels who took control of the northern parts of the country five years ago.
Why Bombs Made in America Have Been Killing Civilians in Yemen (Published 2020)
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. President Trump sees arms deals as jobs generators for firms like Raytheon, which has made billions in sales to the Saudi coalition. The Obama administration initially backed the Saudis too, but later regretted it as thousands died. A Saudi-led bombing of a funeral hall in Sana, Yemen, in 2016 killed at least 140 people and injured another 500.
Why Bombs Made in America Have Been Killing Civilians in Yemen - The …
President Trump sees arms deals as jobs generators for firms like Raytheon, which has made billions in sales to the Saudi coalition. The Obama administration initially backed the Saudis too, but later regretted it as thousands died. A Saudi-led bombing of a funeral hall in Sana, Yemen, in 2016 killed at least 140 people and injured another 500.
U.S. Cuts Health Care Aid to Yemen Despite Worries About Coronavirus
The Trump administration cited interference by Houthi rebels. But humanitarian groups and some Democrats asked for a delay because of the pandemic. A government worker fumigated a neighborhood in Yemen’s capital, Sana, on Monday as part of the coronavirus safety precautions.
Slaying suspect taught children
Michael LaForgia Friday Jan 10, 2020 at 2:38 PM After Russell Antoine Dillard barricaded himself in his house, swarming police startled his neighborhood on an otherwise quiet Saturday afternoon. Editor’s note: This story was originally published May 11, 2009. A man who authorities said shot and killed his estranged wife and then fatally shot himself on Saturday was a popular martial arts instructor who often dealt with children, according to past interviews and public records.
Trump allows Saudis to build high-tech U.S. armaments
WASHINGTON — When the Trump administration declared an emergency last month and fast-tracked the sale of more American arms to Saudi Arabia, it did more than anger members of Congress who opposed the sale on humanitarian grounds. It also raised concerns that the Saudis could gain access to technology that would let them produce their own versions of American precision-guided bombs — weapons they have used in strikes on civilians since they began fighting a war in Yemen four years ago.
Trump allowsSaudis to buildhigh-tech U.S.armaments
WASHINGTON — When the Trump administration declared an emergency last month and fast-tracked the sale of more American arms to Saudi Arabia, it did more than anger members of Congress who opposed the sale on humanitarian grounds. It also raised concerns that the Saudis could gain access to technology that would let them produce their own versions of American precision-guided bombs — weapons they have used in strikes on civilians since they began fighting a war in Yemen four years ago.
Saudis will build high-tech U.S. bomb parts
WASHINGTON – When the Trump administration declared an emergency last month and fast-tracked the sale of more U.S. arms to Saudi Arabia, it did more than anger members of Congress who opposed the sale on humanitarian grounds. It also raised concerns that the Saudis could gain access to technology to let them produce their own versions of U.S. precision-guided bombs — weapons they have used in strikes on civilians since they began fighting a war in Yemen four years ago.
Trump Allows High-Tech U.S. Bomb Parts to Be Built in Saudi Arabia (Published 2019)
President Trump discussing weapon sales with the Saudi crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, at the White House last year.Credit...Doug Mills/The New York Times By Michael LaForgia and Walt Bogdanich June 7, 2019 WASHINGTON — When the Trump administration declared an emergency last month and fast-tracked the sale of more American arms to Saudi Arabia, it did more than anger members of Congress who opposed the sale on humanitarian grounds.
Facebook data-sharing deals with major tech companies under investigation in criminal inquiry
1 / 2 Facebook data-sharing deals with major tech companies under investigation in criminal inquiry Federal prosecutors are conducting a criminal investigation into data deals Facebook struck with some of the world’s largest technology companies, intensifying scrutiny of the social media giant’s business practices as it seeks to rebound from a year of scandal and setbacks.
US conducts criminal inquiry into Facebook’s data-sharing deals
US federal prosecutors are conducting a criminal investigation into data deals Facebook struck with some of the world’s largest technology companies, intensifying scrutiny of the social media giant’s business practices as it seeks to rebound from a year of scandal and setbacks.
U.S. conducts criminal inquiry into Facebook's data-sharing deals
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