BUENOS AIRES — South America’s largest soccer tournament is scheduled to start in just over two weeks, but with one of the planned host countries, Colombia, removed because of ongoing political protests, and the remaining host, Argentina, mired in its worst coronavirus surge to date, it is unclear where the competition will take place. As […]
Mr. Yang has brought political star power and a dose of optimism to the New York City mayor’s race. But his gaps in knowledge about how the city functions have led to the perception among critics that he is out of his depth. The New York City mayoral race is one of the most consequential […]
transcript Unvaccinated Are Still At Risk, C.D.C. Says Dr. Rochelle P. Walensky, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, warned unvaccinated Americans that despite a drop in coronavirus cases, they would be at risk over Memorial Day weekend. We continue to see decreases in the Covid-19 cases nationwide — our seven-day average […]
The Vessel, the labyrinth of staircases at Hudson Yards that closed four months ago after several people killed themselves there, will reopen on Friday with measures in place designed to reduce the risk of suicides. But the Related Companies, the developer of Hudson Yards, said it would not raise the height of barriers along the […]
This article was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center’s Rainforest Investigations Network. RIO DE JANEIRO — Facing strong international condemnation over the destruction of the Amazon, President Jair Bolsonaro’s government came up with a strategy: It offered companies the chance to “adopt” a patch of rainforest. But the plan — which invites companies to […]
[Want to get New York Today by email? Here’s the sign-up.] It’s Thursday. Weather: Mostly sunny, with a high in the low 80s. Alternate-side parking: In effect until Monday (Memorial Day). The pandemic laid bare inequalities in many aspects of life in New York. One of those lies in park access for low-income New Yorkers […]
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – US Senate Republicans unveiled a new infrastructure offer on Thursday (May 27) that would spend US$928 billion (S$1.22 trillion) over eight years to revitalise America’s roads, bridges and broadband systems, still well below President Joe Biden’s last proposal. The plan, from a group of six Republicans led by Senator Shelley Moore Capito, […]
The F.B.I and Capitol Police are investigating a package that was sent to Senator Rand Paul’s home in Bowling Green, Ky., on Monday. According to Politico, which first reported the story, the large envelope contained white powder and is currently being investigated for harmful substances. The sender has not yet been identified. “I take these […]
Hundreds of people are expected to join members of George Floyd’s family in Minneapolis today to commemorate one year since he was murdered by a white police officer in an act that shocked the world and shook America to its core. Multiple events are planned across the country to remember his life, reiterate calls for […]
By Dave Philipps Just in time for Memorial Day weekend, Arlington National Cemetery and more than 150 national veterans’ cemeteries across the United States will drop many of the restrictions they imposed during the coronavirus pandemic and will allow vaccinated visitors to gather in large groups at graves without wearing masks. Last Memorial Day, with […]