HOUSTON — Joseph R. Biden Jr. won over environmentalists and liberals when he announced a $2 trillion plan to promote electric vehicles, energy efficiency and other policies intended to address climate change. But the plan released on July 14 has also earned a measure of support from an unexpected source: …...Read More
Oil and Gas Groups See ‘Some Common Ground’ in Biden Energy Plan
Fact Check: How Violent Are the Portland Protests?
“Hey hey, ho ho, these racist cops have got to go. Hey hey, ho ho, these racist cops have got to go. Hey hey, ho ho.” “I’m here right now because the feds are here, and that’s terrifying to me as a citizen.” President Trump’s deployment of federal agents is …...Read More
Woman, 63, killed by great white shark 20 yards off Maine coast
Julie Dimperio Holowach, 63, of New York City was identified Tuesday by The Maine Department of Marine Resource as the woman who died in a shark attack Monday A 63-year-old New York City woman has died after she was attacked by a great white shark off the coast of Maine. …...Read More
Hirshhorn Suspends Jon Rafman Show After Allegations of Sexual Misconduct
The allegations, which were first reported on by The Montreal Gazette, were made via an anonymous Instagram account called @surviving_the_artworld beginning July 16. Posts attributed to at least three women accused the artist of “sexual abuse,” “emotional abuse" and “predatory behavior.” Mr. Rafman disputes the accusations. In a statement published …...Read More
Democrats Investigating Why White House Ended Ban on Some Gun Silencer Sales
WASHINGTON — Congressional Democrats said on Tuesday that they were investigating the Trump administration’s decision to lift a ban on firearm silencer sales to foreign private buyers that had been enacted to prevent the devices from being used against American troops. Democrats are focusing in part on the involvement of …...Read More
Despite Evidence, Park Police Chief Says ‘Tremendous Restraint’ Was Used in Lafayette Clash
WASHINGTON — Confronted by lawmakers multiple times with videos of Park Police officers advancing on protesters and beating reporters in Lafayette Square last month, Gregory T. Monahan, the force’s acting chief, refused on Tuesday to acknowledge the violent clashes and testified that his officers acted with “tremendous restraint.” Mr. Monahan …...Read More
Kent coastguard helicopter rescues children, 9 and 12, from sea
A coastguard helicopter winchman plucked two terrified children from the waves after the pair were swept out to sea in Kent. The Coastguard's search and rescue helicopter rushed to the scene following a report of two children - believed to be aged nine and 12 - needing assistance in the …...Read More
Trump Delays Effort to End Protections for Immigrant ‘Dreamers’
Many of the hundreds of thousands of DACA beneficiaries who have felt their futures to be in peril reacted with exasperation to the latest development. “I was one of the lucky ones,” said Pierre R. Berastaín, whose application for a two-year renewal of his DACA status, which allows him to …...Read More
Pentagon Admits to Civilian Casualties in Somalia for a Third Time
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon has admitted for the third time that its bombing campaign against terrorist groups in Somalia, which has been underway for more than a decade, had caused civilian casualties there, a military report said on Tuesday. The announcement, by United States Africa Command, substantiated reports by Amnesty …...Read More
‘This Is About Justice’: Biden Ties Economic Revival to Racial Equity
As he seeks to unite and energize his party around his candidacy, he has sought input from a broad range of experts and officials, including from a series of task forces assembled with Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, his liberal primary rival. But Mr. Biden, the former vice president, continues …...Read More
