Biden defends clean energy agenda On a tour of a wind turbine factory in Colorado, President Biden rebuked conservative opponents who had characterized his climate policies as “a massive failure.” But even as he stressed the importance of an economy built on clean energy, the president said little about climate change, just days after declining …
Trump Will Skip the G.O.P. Debate and Attend a Fund-Raiser Instead
As his Republican rivals wrestle for attention at the fourth G.O.P. debate next week, Donald J. Trump will again be absent from the stage. Instead, Mr. Trump, the party’s front-runner for president, will attend a fund-raiser next Wednesday for his super PAC, MAGA Inc., in Hallandale Beach, Fla., according to two people familiar with his …
Shonda Rhimes Says She Doesn’t Watch Television or Track Ratings
new video loaded: Shonda Rhimes Says She Doesn’t Watch Television or Track Ratings transcript Back transcript Shonda Rhimes Says She Doesn’t Watch Television or Track Ratings Shonda Rhimes, the TV producer and screenwriter behind hit shows such as “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Bridgerton,” shared that she only makes shows that she’s “obsessed with.” “I’m not watching …
Russia Asks Court to Label Gay Rights Movement as ‘Extremist’
In recent years, L.G.B.T.Q. people in Russia have lived under increasing fear as the Kremlin has ratcheted up measures curtailing gay and transgender rights in tandem with the repressive search for “internal enemies” during the war in Ukraine. In the latest threat, the Ministry of Justice will seek a court order on Thursday to declare …
Lawyer Told Trump Defying Documents Subpoena Would Be a Crime
Not long after federal prosecutors issued a subpoena last year for all the classified documents that former President Donald J. Trump took with him from the White House to his estate in southern Florida, one of his lawyers told him, in no uncertain terms, that it would be a crime if he did not comply …
PGA Tour Boss Describes What Led to His Medical Leave of Absence
1 00:00:00,000 —> 00:00:01,850 When you don’t sleep at night, 2 00:00:01,850 —> 00:00:05,210 when you’re constantly ruminating, 3 00:00:05,210 —> 00:00:08,540 you can’t do anything other than think about work 4 00:00:08,540 —> 00:00:10,490 for more than 10 minutes, 5 00:00:10,490 —> 00:00:12,740 you’re not eating right — 6 00:00:12,740 —> 00:00:15,830 all because …
Daisaku Ikeda, Who Led Influential Japanese Buddhist Group, Dies at 95
Daisaku Ikeda, the president of Soka Gakkai International, the global arm of a Buddhist movement in Japan that spawned an influential political partner to the country’s governing party, died on Nov. 15 at his home in Tokyo. He was 95. His death was confirmed by Soka Gakkai in a statement. Mr. Ikeda (pronounced ee-KEH-da) was …
McCarthy Claimed Trump Was ‘Not Eating’ After Leaving Office, Cheney Says
Former President Donald J. Trump was “really depressed” in the days after losing re-election and leaving office in January 2021, so much so that he was “not eating.” At least that is what Kevin McCarthy told Liz Cheney in trying to explain why he had traveled to Mr. Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, an act …
Red Lobster’s Popular Endless Shrimp Deal Ate Into Its Profits
Red Lobster’s “irresistible” all-you-can-eat shrimp promotion has indeed proved hard to resist. The Ultimate Endless Shrimp deal has been so popular that it helped cause a drop in third-quarter profit for the restaurant chain, which had to raise the price to $25 from $20. Thai Union Group, which owns a large stake in the chain, …
Palestinian Activist Ahed Tamimi Freed From Israeli Prison in Hostage Exchange
The prominent Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi and more than two dozen other women and children were released from Israeli prisons early Thursday, Israeli and Palestinian authorities said, in the latest exchange for hostages held in Gaza. The Israeli military arrested Ms. Tamimi, 22, in a predawn raid on Nov. 6 on suspicion of inciting violence …