piątek, 31 sierpnia 2018

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niedziela, 26 sierpnia 2018

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John McCain, Michael Cohen, Pope Francis
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Sunday, August 26, 2018

Your Weekend Briefing
By JOUMANA KHATIB AND LANCE BOOTH
Here are the week's top stories, and a look ahead.


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1. Senator John McCain died Saturday at his home in Arizona. Mr. McCain, a war hero, lawmaker, two-time presidential contender and maverick, was 81 and had suffered from a malignant brain tumor, called a glioblastoma.
A son and grandson of four-star admirals who were his larger-than-life heroes, Mr. McCain carried his renowned name into battle and into political fights for more than a half-century.
Mr. McCain will lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda and receive a full dress funeral service at the Washington National Cathedral.
Two Republicans familiar with the planning said that former Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama have been asked to offer eulogies at his funeral.
And our chief Washington correspondent, Carl Hulse, writes that the Senate becomes a lesser place without Mr. McCain.
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2. A head-spinning week of legal deals — and a conviction.
On Tuesday, the president's longtime lawyer and fixer, Michael Cohen, pleaded guilty to violating campaign finance laws, and implicated Mr. Trump, too.
Mr. Trump lashed out at Mr. Cohen, criticizing him for "flipping," while praising his former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, as a "brave man" who refused to "break."
Mr. Manafort was convicted on eight counts of fraud on Tuesday.
Later, news of two immunity deals rocked the White House. One was for David Pecker, a tabloid executive close to President Trump who oversees The National Enquirer. The tabloid quashed stories damaging to the Trump campaign. Another was for the Trump Organization's longtime chief financial officer, Allen Weisselberg, who struck a deal with prosecutors earlier this summer.
Have you been keeping up with the headlines? Test your knowledge with our news quiz. And here's the front page of our Sunday paper, and our crossword puzzles.
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3. Those developments have left many wondering: What will the special counsel in the Russia inquiry do?
Robert Mueller, a lifelong Republican with a by-the-book reputation, faces a number of crucial decisions over the coming months. Will he subpoena the president? Recommend charges? Will he write a public report? Each could help sway the midterm elections and shape the future of the presidency itself.
For insight, our reporter looked closely at Mr. Mueller's four-decade career in public service.
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4. Pope Francis is in Ireland, the first papal visit there in 39 years. But the specter of the church's sex abuse scandals is clouding the trip.
Many Irish say they are waiting for recognition of their suffering amid decades of clerical sex abuse. Those abuses, Catholics say, make it incumbent on Francis to give them not just words, but also action.
Francis addressed the abuse scandal in his first speech, and met with abuse survivors.
We are following the visit with live updates.
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5. Facebook said it had removed 652 fake accounts, pages and groups that were trying to sow disinformation.
The activity originated in Iran and Russia, the company said. Unlike past influence operations on the social network, which largely targeted Americans, the fake accounts, pages and groups were this time also aimed at people in Latin America, Britain and the Middle East, the company said.
And for the U.S., there's a new concern ahead of the midterms: Many of the C.I.A.'s Russian sources have gone silent.
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6. Elon Musk reversed course on his plans to take Tesla private.
In a statement late Friday, Mr. Musk wrote that "I knew the process of going private would be challenging, but it's clear that it would be even more time-consuming and distracting than initially anticipated."
People close to Mr. Musk said he realized his thinking had been overly simplistic, and the move would introduce new headaches.
Mr. Musk, the company's chief executive, sent markets — and board members — into a frenzy after tweeting this month that he was considering taking the company private, and had secured funding to do so.
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7. Hurricane Lane was downgraded to a tropical storm, but Hawaii still faced "life threatening" flash flooding, the National Weather Service said.
The storm is expected to continue weakening, but officials warned that the storm would continue to pose a risk for flooding and could still hurl winds of up to 70 m.p.h.
We're following it live.
Separately, the White House unveiled a proposed overhaul of coal plant rules. Among the plan's more startling costs? The relaxed rules could lead to up to 1,400 more premature deaths and 48,000 more asthma attacks every year, and could allow the dirtiest coal plants to stay dirty.
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Adriane Ohanesian for The New York Times
8. Starting a year ago, more than 700,000 Rohingya began fleeing Myanmar to neighboring Bangladesh amid a frenzy of massacre, rape and arson by soldiers and Buddhist mobs.
The violence has been condemned by the international community, and on Monday, the U.N. Security Council is scheduled to discuss the ethnic cleansing. But Myanmar's leaders — including Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, the country's de facto leader and a Nobel Peace Prize laureate — have escaped international legal censure. And they are maintaining a campaign of denial and avoidance.
Our reporter looked into a town administrator who is said to have tortured his Rohingya neighbors — and will most likely never face punishment.
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Jonathan Crosby/Associated Press
9. A judge rejected key parts of President Trump's push to make it easier to fire government workers, dealing a blow to Republican efforts to rein in unions.
Separately, at an annual meeting this weekend, leaders of the Federal Reserve and other central banks, above, discussed whether corporate consolidation might have broad implications for economic policy.
Put simply: The biggest companies may be influencing things like inflation and wage growth, possibly at the expense of central bankers' power to do so.
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Paul Vernon/Associated Press
10. Ohio State suspended its football coach, Urban Meyer, for three games over his mishandling of domestic violence accusations against an assistant coach.
A university report detailed a number of problems linked to the assistant coach, Zach Smith, including promiscuous and embarrassing sexual behavior, drug abuse, and allegations of criminal domestic violence and cybercrimes.
Ultimately, the report found no unassailable evidence of a cover-up or that Mr. Meyer "deliberately lied" about his knowledge.
He's been suspended for six weeks and will miss the season opener on Sept. 1. He offered a more robust apology on Friday.
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Frances F. Denny for The New York Times
11. Finally, a #MeToo leader confronts her own accuser; a memoir from Steve Jobs's daughter Lisa Brennan-Jobs, above; and the rise of alternative pollinators. We've got these stories and more in our Best Weekend Reads.
For more suggestions on what to read, watch and listen to, may we suggest these seven new books our editors liked, a glance at the latest recommendations from Watching, or our music critics' latest playlist.
Have a great week.
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sobota, 18 sierpnia 2018

"SING, SING, SING" BY BENNY GOODMAN

Universität Tampere: Welche Rolle spielt das Grundeinkommen bei der Entwicklung des Wohlfahrtsstaates?

Grundeinkommen Tägliches Update &amp;sdot; 10. August 2018 Nachrichten Universität Tampere: Welche Rolle spielt das Grundeinkommen bei der Entwicklung des ... OnVista „Grundeinkommen und der neue Universalismus: Den Wohlfahrtsstaat im 21. Jahrhundert neu erdenken", 18. Weltkongress des Basic Income Earth ... Welche Rolle spielt das Grundeinkommen bei der Entwicklung des Wohlfahrtsstaates? - wallstreet-online Ganzer Artikel Als nicht relevant markieren Das Parteien-Ranking der Großspenden-Verdiener: Platz 3 und 4 sollten dich überraschen watson Der Bürgermeister von Berlin Michael forderte daraufhin Hartz IV abzuschaffen und durch ein „solidarisches Grundeinkommen" zu ersetzen. Jetzt wird ... Als nicht relevant markieren Laotse im Schlaraffenland openPR.de (Pressemitteilung) Der Berliner Autor wagt sich an die kontrovers diskutierte Thematik des Bedingungslosen Grundeinkommens heran. Auf unverkrampfte Art und Weise ... Als nicht relevant markieren Weitere Ergebnisse ansehen | Alert bearbeiten Du erhältst diese E-Mail, weil du Google Alerts abonniert hast. Alert abbestellen | Alle meine Alerts ansehen Diesen Alert als RSS-Feed erhalten Feedback geben


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czwartek, 16 sierpnia 2018

Erik Satie - The Essential Collection

Devin Nunes just tied the Mueller probe to the 2018 midterms

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Devin Nunes just tied the Mueller probe to the 2018 midterms
The Fix's Aaron Blake analyzes the key takeaways from a secret recording of House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes and what it means for the investigation into Russian election interference.
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By CHRIS STANFORD
Firefighters near Redding, Calif., on Wednesday. A wildfire in the area that is just 35 percent contained is already one of the most destructive fires in California's history.
Firefighters near Redding, Calif., on Wednesday. A wildfire in the area that is just 35 percent contained is already one of the most destructive fires in California's history. Jim Wilson/The New York Times
Good morning.
Here's what you need to know:
Foreign lobbying and big paydays
• Robert Mueller's investigation of the millions of dollars that are flowing into Washington from abroad could be as much a part of his legacy as special counsel as anything he might unearth about Russian election interference.
The case of Paul Manafort, the former Trump campaign manager who is facing fraud charges, is one of several that have spotlighted foreign influence operations embedded in Washington, and the culture of lobbyists who get rich helping foreign clients affect policies and laws.
At Mr. Manafort's trial on Wednesday, Mr. Mueller's team detailed Mr. Manafort's lavish spending, including more than $900,000 in five years at a men's wear boutique in Manhattan. The judge, however, told prosecutors to focus on the alleged financial machinations that they claim made such a lifestyle possible.
President Trump pressed Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Wednesday to end the special counsel's Russia investigation, which the president, again, called a "rigged witch hunt." Mr. Trump has also pushed his lawyers in recent days to try to organize an interview with Mr. Mueller.
Putting Facebook to the test
• The social media giant disclosed this week a campaign to influence public opinion before the midterm elections, revealing that the people behind it are evolving their tactics to better cloak their identities.
One of our tech columnist writes: "As the forces behind the accounts become harder to detect, the company is left to separate the ordinary rants and raves of legitimate users from coordinated, possibly state-backed attempts to sway public opinion."
We also spoke to a political activist whose experience shows how real people can get entangled with fake accounts and pages on Facebook — and the sometimes significant consequences.
A diocese's anti-abuse purge
• A coming report by a grand jury in Pennsylvania is expected to expose decades of mishandled sexual abuse cases in the Roman Catholic Church.
Before its release, Bishop Ronald Gainer of Harrisburg ordered on Wednesday that the names of former bishops dating from the 1940s be removed from church buildings.
"I strongly believe that leaders of the diocese must hold themselves to a higher standard and must yield honorary symbols in the interest of healing," the bishop said in a news conference.
The move comes as Catholics in the U.S. have been confronted by a new wave of accusations that brought down a cardinal and exposed possible cover-ups at the church's highest levels.
Peaceful election turns violent
• At least three people were reported dead in Zimbabwe on Wednesday during protests about the country's voting this week.
The election — the first since the longtime president, Robert Mugabe, was ousted — had been largely peaceful, but opposition supporters gathered in the capital, Harare, as early results suggested a victory for the governing party. Police officers fired live ammunition to disperse them.
• The unrest on Wednesday was far lower than the level reached in the country's 2008 elections.
A supporter of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change Alliance in Harare, Zimbabwe, on Wednesday. <div></div>
A supporter of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change Alliance in Harare, Zimbabwe, on Wednesday.
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"The Daily": The strange case of QAnon
• A fringe online movement makes a big appearance at a rally for President Trump.
Listen on a computer, an iOS device or an Android device.
We answered some common questions about the group, which is devoted to a sprawling web of conspiracy theories.
Business
As trade talks between Washington and Beijing remain at a standstill, the Trump administration is considering increasing proposed tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods to 25 percent, from 10 percent.
Google withdrew from China in 2010 to protest the country's censorship. Now the internet giant is said to be working on a search engine that complies with Beijing's rules.
Condé Nast plans to sell three of its 14 magazines after losing more than $120 million last year. (Its marquee titles, including Vogue, Vanity Fair and The New Yorker, are safe.)
U.S. stocks were mixed on Wednesday. Here's a snapshot of global markets today.
Smarter Living
Tips for a more fulfilling life.
There's a better way to think about financial decisions.
That buyout offer sounds tempting. But there are risks.
Recipe of the day: Chicken salad can get boring, so add miso and sesame.
There's always room for another chicken salad recipe.
There's always room for another chicken salad recipe.
Karsten Moran for The New York Times
Noteworthy
Duty before grief
Firefighters in Redding, Calif., have been working 24- and 36-hour shifts since a wildfire first ripped through the city last week.
Their dedication has left little time to mourn their two colleagues, who are among the six people killed.
Ohio State sidelines coach
Urban Meyer, one of the most successful football coaches of the past 20 years, was put on paid leave after accusations that he knew of domestic abuse claims against a former assistant.
The decline of Civil War re-enactments
The 155th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg last month was a chance for hobbyists to fire at one other with antique rifles and rekindle friendships over campfire-cooked meals. It was also a snapshot of a pastime in decline.
This year's re-enactment included about 6,000 participants, down from the tens of thousands who turned out in the 1980s and '90s.
This year's re-enactment included about 6,000 participants, down from the tens of thousands who turned out in the 1980s and '90s.
Daniel Arnold for The New York Times
Here's more from this week's Style section.
In bookstores not so far away …
Two of the Star Wars saga's biggest villains team up in Timothy Zahn's "Thrawn: Alliances," which makes its debut on our hardcover fiction best-seller list at No. 1. You can find all of our best-seller lists here.
Best of late-night TV
Samantha Bee addressed concerns that plastic guns made by a 3-D printer could pass through security undetected, even on Capitol Hill: "Sneaking guns into Congress? Jesus, isn't it bad enough that Ted Cruz manages to sneak in every single day?"
Quotation of the day
"We don't convict people because they have a lot of money and throw it around. The government is not going to prosecute people for wearing nice clothes."
Judge T.S. Ellis III, who is presiding over the tax and bank fraud trial of Paul Manafort, President Trump's former campaign chairman, limiting prosecutors' descriptions of Mr. Manafort's lavish tastes.
The Times, in other words
Here's an image of today's front page, and links to our Opinion content and crossword puzzles.
What we're reading
Jennifer Jett, an editor based in Hong Kong, recommends this article in GQ: "Otto Warmbier, the American college student imprisoned in North Korea who died after his return home, was physically tortured while in custody, according to his parents and President Trump. But was he? This detailed investigation of Warmbier's experience asks what really happened and what political purpose his story served."
Back Story
President Trump has so far made two Supreme Court nominations, which is about average. But some presidents didn't get to name anyone to the court.
No vacancies came up while Jimmy Carter was president from 1977 to 1981 (although he reportedly pressured Justice Thurgood Marshall to resign after losing the 1980 election to Ronald Reagan). Critics of the Supreme Court have pointed to Mr. Carter's lack of nominees as a reason to impose term limits on the nine justices.
Jimmy Carter was one of four presidents who made no Supreme Court nominations.
Jimmy Carter was one of four presidents who made no Supreme Court nominations.
Dennis Cook/Associated Press
But Mr. Carter put his own stamp on the federal bench, appointing more minority (57) and female (41) judges than all presidents before him combined.
Mr. Carter also holds the record for most federal judges appointed in a single term (262).
The three other presidents with no Supreme Court appointments did not serve full terms. They were William Henry Harrison, who died of pneumonia in 1841, a month after giving a two-hour inaugural address without a coat; Zachary Taylor, who died under disputed circumstances in 1850 after 16 months in office; and Andrew Johnson, who became president in 1865 after Abraham Lincoln's assassination.
Johnson was so thoroughly disliked by members of Congress that they passed a bill reducing the size of the Supreme Court rather than confirm his sole nominee.
Jennifer Jett wrote today's Back Story.
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