Andrew Gillum Concedes to Ron DeSantis in Florida Governor’s Race
The mayor of Tallahassee, Andrew Gillum, publicly congratulated his Ron DeSantis in winning the governor’s race after a closely fought campaign and two recounts.
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17 Kasım 2018
America’s Election Grid Remains a Patchwork of Vulnerabilities
The midterms showed that there aren’t enough qualified poll workers and that accusations of political manipulation persist. Still, the situation has improved since Bush v. Gore.
Meanwhile: How Californians Are Breathing in the ‘New Abnormal’ of Epic Fires
An illustrated look at the face masks that are now everywhere on the streets of San Francisco and other smoke-ridden cities.
Facebook Fallout Ruptures Democrats’ Longtime Alliance With Silicon Valley
Tech giants have found key allies among Democrats for years, a bond strengthened through mutual interests and campaign donations. But a year of scandals has forced a reckoning in Washington.
Argentine Submarine That Vanished With 44 Aboard Is Found, Navy Says
The San Juan, which disappeared a year ago, was found almost 2,600 feet below the ocean’s surface by a private company the government had hired.
In California, One Community Reflects on a Fire as Others Still Burn
So it is in California that as one town is only starting to comprehend its losses, another community is commemorating their last big wildfire.
A School Strike That Never Quite Ended
The struggle over who should teach in the Ocean Hill-Brownsville district of Brooklyn 50 years ago changed the trajectory of modern liberalism.
Air Quality in California: Devastating Fires Lead to a New Danger
A week after the most destructive fire in state history ripped through this small town, the flames have been replaced by a new danger: the air.
Trump and Acosta: When Showboats Collide
The codependent love-hate relationship between Trump and the media.
How to Make Facebook’s ‘Supreme Court’ Work
The idea of a body that will decide what kind of content is allowed on the site is promising — but only if it’s done right.
Trump Proposes a New Way Around Birth Control Mandate: Religious Exemptions and Title X
Women who are unable to obtain health insurance coverage for contraceptives through their employers could seek assistance at family planning clinics, the administration says.
California Utility Gets Reassurance on Wildfire Liability
Pacific Gas and Electric shares ended a six-day plunge after a state regulator said his agency would consider the company’s finances in setting rates.
Evangelicals, Looking to 2020, Face the Limits of Their Base
In the aftermath of the midterms, some social conservatives advocate a softer approach to prevent an erosion at the edges of their support.
Hazing, Humiliation, Terror: Working While Female in Federal Prison
Inmates expose themselves and threaten rape. Male guards let them do it. Women who complain are ‘pretty much blackballed.’
Nearly 3,000 Votes Disappeared From Florida’s Recount. That’s Not Supposed to Happen
None of the discrepancies are enough to affect the outcome of races. But they call into question the reliability of the state’s elections.
List of Missing in California Fire Is Over 1,000 People. Here Is How They’re Being Counted.
The news that more than 1,000 people are still missing in and around the Northern California town devastated by wildfire shocked even people helping with the search.
How Plato Foresaw Facebook’s Folly
Technology promises to make easy things that, by their intrinsic nature, have to be hard.
How the Trump Administration Stepped Up Pursuit of WikiLeaks’s Assange
As American spies worked to collect intelligence on Julian Assange, Justice Department prosecutors took steps that resulted in secret charges.
Brexit: A Series of Unfortunate Choices
Britons voted two and a half years ago to leave the European Union. As the split-up looms, they’re faced with nothing but bad options.
Charging Assange Raises Press Freedoms Fears, but Key Facts Are Murky
An explanation of legal dilemmas raised by the disclosure that the Justice Department has charged Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder, with a crime.
C.I.A. Concludes That Saudi Crown Prince Ordered Khashoggi Killed
Intelligence officials briefed lawmakers on Capitol Hill this week and offered the agency’s analysis of the assassination and Prince Mohammed’s culpability.
Matthew Whitaker and the Corruption of Justice
The real question isn’t whether the acting attorney general’s appointment is lawful, but whether it is part of a broader attempt to subvert the rule of law.