House Votes to Restrict President39;s Powers on Travel Bans
The No Ban Act would curb the presidents expansive power to control immigration and bar restrictions on the basis of religion. It faces steep obstacles in the Senate. Read more...
Homes for Sale in Manhattan and Brooklyn
This weeks properties are in Yorkville, Midtown and Prospect-Lefferts Gardens. Read more...
Fleeing a Modern War, Syrians Seek Refuge in Ancient Ruins
So many people have fled to Syrias crowded northwest that families have settled in important archaeological sites. We, too, have become ruins. Read more...
After Heart Attack, British Mans Post Resonates on LinkedIn
Jonathan Frostick, a program manager at an investment bank, was still in the hospital when he wrote a LinkedIn post vowing to step away from work and spend more time with his family. Thousands responded. Read more...
Inside James and Rachel Briggs modular Victoria home built from shipping containers
Bus loads of locals are stopping to admire a one-of-a-kind home built entirely from shipping containers that appears to hover over the Australian countryside. Read more...
The Oscars suddenly have a bigger mission Help save movie theaters
If the Oscars needed a general theme this year beyond just honoring the best in movies, the closure of the Arclight and Pacific cinema chain has perhaps given them one Spread the message to save theaters. Read more...
Eddie Hearn's Matchroom Boxing strikes record-breaking nine-figure deal with DAZN
The boxing promoter's company, Matchroom Boxing, have struck a landmark, nine-figure deal with streaming service DAZN in a major shake-up of British boxing's TV market. Read more...
Memories of Georg the genius
A hundred years ago today Gyorgy Stern was born in Budapest. His incident-packed transformation into Sir Georg Solti, one of the most renowned classical musicians in the world by the time of his death 85 years later, is a fascinating one. Read more...
How Civil Rights Lawyer Keith Ellison Led the Chauvin Prosecution
Years before he won a murder conviction for the death of George Floyd, Mr. Ellison, the Minnesota attorney general, was a young civil rights lawyer taking on police misconduct. Read more...
The Nervous Persons Guide to Re-Entering Society
How to cope with a less cautious world as pandemic restrictions loosen. Read more...
Your Wednesday Briefing
Guilty on all counts. Read more...
SpaceX Wins NASA .9 Billion Contract to Build Moon Lander
Elon Musks company bested Jeff Bezos Blue Origin and others in the contest to carry American astronauts to the lunar surface. Read more...
Kim Kardashian dresses upNorth's bearded dragon Speed for photoshoot
The KUWTK star, 40, took to Instagram on Wednesday to post a collection of pictures of the reptile in a tiny baseball cap, sunglasses and pink wig. Read more...
Gary Neville SLAMS Manchester United for statement on failed Super League plans
Gary Neville has continued to turn up the heat on his former club Manchester United by tearing into the brief and abrupt statement which was issued on Tuesday night following the doomed Super League Read more...
Oklahoma passes a law that can protect drivers who run over protesters
Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt signed a bill Wednesday granting immunity to drivers who unintentionally injure or kill protesters while attempting to flee and which stiffens penalties for demonstrators who block public roadways, according to the Oklahoma State Legislature. Read more...
British Davis Cup captain Leon Smith backs Dan Evans to break into the world's top 20 this summer
The Andy Murray-type work ethic adopted by Dan Evans should see him heading into the top 20 this summer, according to British Davis Cup captain Leon Smith. Read more...