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A Brief History of 2020 Democrats Rebooting Their Struggling Campaigns

With so many Democrats angling for a breakout moment, regular strategy shifts have become the norm. The latest to hit the reset button: Kamala Harris.
The Area 51 Raid Is Happening Right Now, Let’s ‘See Them Aliens’

Meanwhile, in Nevada…
Bill de Blasio Drops Out of 2020 Race

New York’s mayor added his name to the long list of people who do not think he should be running for president.
Anti-Vaxxers March on California Capitol Singing ‘We Shall Overcome’

No.
So You Want to Be a U.S. Senator?

Georgia governor Brian Kemp has thrown open the door to anybody who wants to apply to fill the seat Johnny Isakson is giving up at year’s end.
Nancy Pelosi’s Drug Plan Pits Trump’s Base Against GOP Orthodoxy

Price controls on prescription drugs are deeply popular with the GOP’s aging base — and deeply antithetical to GOP lawmakers’ ideology.
Brad Pitt Talks About Confronting Harvey Weinstein

After Weinsten allegedly harassed Pitt’s then-girlfriend, Gwyneth Paltrow, in a hotel room.
It’s Official: Trump Revokes California’s Power to Regulate Automobile Emissions

It’s a sign of the administration’s adamant opposition to action on climate change, even at the expense of conservative states-rights principles.
Benjamin Netanyahu Appears to Be Running Out of Options

Though he should never be counted out, it’s increasingly difficult to imagine that the prime minister will retain power in Israel.
Thousands of Students Are Protesting Climate Change Tomorrow. Here’s How to Help

Tomorrow, thousands of young people across the world will skip school to demand immediate action on the climate crisis.
No One Knows Whether Warren or Sanders Is in Second Place

Recent polls from the first primary states show that Bernie Sanders is pulling even with Biden — or else plummeting out of contention.
Andrew Yang Pledges to Continue Making Asian Jokes

Despite criticism of his one-liners, Yang says he doesn’t plan to change anything about what he’s doing.
Justin Trudeau Wore Brownface Makeup to a Private-School Party in 2001

A yearbook photo shows the Canadian PM in brownface and a turban at an ‘Arabian Nights’ party. He “recognize[s] it was something racist to do.”
White House Circulating Gun Proposal That Trump May Not Support

The NRA is already denouncing the gun background-check bill that nobody in the Trump administration will openly embrace.
Teen Climate Activists Make Congress Look Like Incompetent Children

“I don’t want you to listen to me. I want you to listen to science, and then act.”
Jimmy Carter Saw a UFO On This Day in 1973

Carter promised to come clean on UFO intel if elected president, but like all of them, he backtracked.
John Bolton Is Mad at Trump for Firing Him Just Before Iran Standoff

You can’t always get what you want.
How Elizabeth Warren Should Talk About Medicare for All

A populist like her should show some empathy for those who fear big government and politicians as much as they fear insurance and drug companies.
Decoding the Fed’s Interest Rate Cut

Intelligencer staffers discuss the Federal Reserve’s latest maneuver — and President Trump’s criticism of it.
Will Andrew Yang’s Meeting With Shane Gillis Demand Anything From White Voters?

Forgiving racists is easy in American politics. Demanding better from them is not.

4:27 P.M. City by City, the World Turns Out for Climate Strike Photos from striking cities, from marches in the Philippines and die-ins in Thailand, to the largest demonstration in Australian history. gallery
4:23 P.M. ‘And That’s OK’: The Sad, Slow Demise of De Blasio 2020 Now the mayor is back in City Hall full time. You might think he’s disappointed about that, but he says you’re wrong.
2:26 P.M. David Brooks: Anyone to My Left Is Uncivil and Un-American The reasonable conservative explains that Liz Warren is an anti-American radical because she wants to tax wealth and elect presidents democratically.
12:02 P.M. Trump’s Ukraine Scandal Is Hiding in Plain Sight Trump’s henchmen already confessed their scheme months ago. Now we’re learning how bad it was.
11:50 A.M. A Brief History of 2020 Democrats’ Campaign Reboots With so many Democrats angling for a breakout moment, regular strategy shifts have become the norm. The latest to hit the reset button: Kamala Harris.
11:09 A.M. Andrew Sullivan: When the Ideologues Come for the Kids Adults are being forced to obey the new norms of social justice or face ostracism. Meanwhile, children are being indoctrinated.
11:02 A.M. Welcome to the State of the World A series about climate change.
9:10 A.M. Bill de Blasio Drops Out of 2020 Race New York’s mayor added his name to the long list of people who do not think he should be running for president.
8:00 A.M. A Green New Deal Co-Author on Climate Policy’s Evolution Rhiana Gunn-Wright talks about just how fast climate politics have changed and why focusing on targets like two degrees may be beside the point.
6:42 P.M. Anti-vaxxers March on California Capitol: ‘No segregation!’ No.
5:57 P.M. Trump Trolls Homeless People in California As he rolled through California collecting campaign contributions, the president blamed Democrats for homelessness, and the homeless for pollution.
5:19 P.M. So You Want to Be a U.S. Senator? Georgia governor Brian Kemp has thrown open the door to anybody who wants to apply to fill the seat Johnny Isakson is giving up at year’s end.
Sept. 19, 2019 Pelosi’s Drug Plan Pits Trump’s Base Against GOP Orthodoxy Price controls on prescription drugs are deeply popular with the GOP’s aging base — and deeply antithetical to GOP lawmakers’ ideology.
Sept. 19, 2019 Trump Revokes California’s Power to Regulate Auto Emissions It’s a sign of the administration’s adamant opposition to action on climate change, even at the expense of conservative states-rights principles.
Sept. 19, 2019 Elizabeth Warren’s Balancing Act Warren’s avoiding Clinton’s biggest mistakes, but her path to the nomination is still difficult.
Sept. 19, 2019 Trump Loyalists Aren’t Being Ostracized — They’re Thriving Sean Spicer, Kierstjen Nielsen, and Corey Lewandowski all made dramatic public comebacks this week.
Sept. 19, 2019 Benjamin Netanyahu Appears to Be Running Out of Options Though he should never be counted out, it’s increasingly difficult to imagine that the prime minister will retain power in Israel.
Sept. 19, 2019 No One Knows Whether Warren or Sanders Is in Second Place Recent polls from the first primary states show that Bernie Sanders is pulling even with Biden — or else plummeting out of contention.
Sept. 19, 2019 Chris Hayes and Ali Velshi on How TV News Covers Climate A conversation with the hosts of MSNBC’s two-day Democratic-primary forum on climate change.
Sept. 19, 2019 VSCO CEO Reacts to Summer’s Biggest Meme, the ‘VSCO Girl’ “A VSCO girl doesn’t define everyone on VSCO. Yeah, it defines a group that’s there, for sure, but there’s so many more.”

4:22 P.M. Ed Buck Has a Staggering Number of Alleged Victims Buck is accused of administering “dangerously large” amounts of drugs to at least ten men — two of whom died in his apartment.
4:06 P.M. The Two-Day Wedding With a Stop at Katz’s Deli Featuring pastrami and a poem about aliens. gallery
3:27 P.M. Jennifer Lopez Brought Down the House at Versace A look that launched a thousand Google image searches.
3:03 P.M. Marni’s Milan Runway Show, in Watercolor Our favorite looks, illustrated.
3:01 P.M. The Most Ingenious Signs From the Climate Strike Protests The teens around the world brought the “climemes” out IRL.
2:58 P.M. The Area 51 Raid Is Happening Now, Let’s ‘See Them Aliens’ Meanwhile, in Nevada…
2:46 P.M. 25 Famous Women on Achieving Success Later in Life Toni Morrison, Ina Garten, Vera Wang, and others discuss the benefits of being a late bloomer in their careers.
1:48 P.M. Charlie Rose Hit With New Harassment Allegations His longtime makeup artist says Rose was verbally abusive, and that he used his Bloomberg TV studio as “a sexual hunting ground.”
1:17 P.M. A Dress for the Hostess With the Mostess Great Jones has branched out into clothing.
12:54 P.M. Melania Starts a Near Riot at the U.N. Private School Inside the drama over diplomat kids and a FLOTUS field trip.
11:52 A.M. 34 Things on Sale You’ll Actually Want to Buy Including lots of things to get you ready for fall.
11:12 A.M. My Rich Friend Always Pays for Me. Is Our Friendship Doomed? Her buying you stuff shouldn’t be a central part of your friendship.
11:04 A.M. Elizabeth Warren’s Balancing Act Warren’s avoiding Clinton’s biggest mistakes, but her path to the nomination is still difficult.
10:58 A.M. Ariana Grande’s New Perfume May or May Not Contain Ponytail The singer’s new perfume video is a sequel to her “Thank U, Next” music video and it’s full of damning evidence.
10:50 A.M. So Who Is Still Running for President? There are still, somehow, 19 Democratic candidates.
10:32 A.M. Church of Scientology Hit With Child Sexual Abuse Allegation The new suit, filed in Miami, makes claims of child sexual abuse, sexual battery, conspiracy, and more.
10:03 A.M. Groundhogs Everywhere Can Rest Easy Now Bill de Blasio has dropped out of the presidential race.
9:40 A.M. How to Join Today’s Global Youth Climate Strike Today, hundreds of thousands of young people are walking out of school to demand immediate action on the climate crisis.
6:00 A.M. Ask Polly: ‘I’m Paralyzed by Anxiety About Climate Change!’ You can believe that the fight is hopeless and still fight.
9:16 P.M. Kim Kardashian Delayed Her Baby’s Birth for a Manicure A serious medical condition didn’t stop Kim Kardashian from having the ideal manicure for giving birth.

4:08 P.M. Jennifer Lopez Re-creates the Dress That Made the Internet Time is divided into two parts: Before the Deep V and After.
3:55 P.M. As ER Turns 25, How Its Visual Style Changed the TV Game When ER debuted in 1994, its kinetic, Steadicam energy was like nothing else on TV.
3:37 P.M. Unbelievable Recap: Those Burdens Our perp goes from stalking and documenting the lives of the women he attacks to being documented and catalogued himself.
3:11 P.M. Rambo: Last Blood and the Limits of the Macho-Male Fantasy No, I don’t know why I had high hopes for Sylvester Stallone’s latest.
3:07 P.M. An Ode to Patti Smith’s Instagram, a Safe Space for Us All Her DMs are open, people!
2:44 P.M. We Finally Have a Plan for Making the Emmys Good KISSING. video
2:12 P.M. The Best Songs of the Week: Jhené Aiko, Soccer Mommy, More Listen to them all.
2:08 P.M. Meg Stalter Thinks the Villain From The Mask Is Hot “There is nothing funnier to me than someone really bad who thinks they are the very best.”
1:33 P.M. Who Will Win at the 2019 Emmys? And Who Should Really Win? Our expert predictions.
1:18 P.M. YouTube Should Just Verify Everybody The platform created panic among creators this week when it announced it was removing many verification badges next month.
1:10 P.M. The Week in True-Crime Podcasts: Dateline, Jeffrey Epstein Plus: The case of Fred and Rosemary West.
12:00 P.M. Every Rambo Movie, Ranked How does Rambo: Last Blood stack up in the franchise?
11:30 A.M. Netflix Renews GLOW for a Fourth and Final Season The final countdown.
11:10 A.M. Late Night Celebrates Billy Porter, Lilly Singh, Ash Ketchum Rounding up our favorite late-night clips of the week.
10:55 A.M. Beyoncé Dressed As Lisa Bonet, Then Waited a Year to Tell Us Is it because she knew we couldn’t handle it?
10:30 A.M. Here Is the 2019 National Book Award for Fiction Longlist Including Colson Whitehead and Taffy Brodesser-Akner.
10:30 A.M. Brad Pitt’s 12 Best Movie Haircuts In honor of Pitt’s big year, we revisited three decades of his work to study his hair.
10:16 A.M. The Great British Baking Show Recap: Hit or Mishti Turns out a lot can go wrong with dairy, especially when you ask ten people to make an Indian milk sweet that eight of them are unfamiliar with.
9:57 A.M. A Comedian Reflects on Their 2019 SNL Audition “Going into it I was very aware I didn’t have red-state appeal, which is something they’re always looking for.”
9:52 A.M. James Cameron’s Ocean Feud, Explained Everything you need to know about a very random dispute.

12:55 P.M. Restaurant Power Rankings: Where to Eat Right Now It’s our weekly ranking of the city’s most important restaurants.
12:05 P.M. The Great British Baking Show Recap: Hit or Mishti Turns out a lot can go wrong with dairy, especially when you ask ten people to make an Indian milk sweet that eight of them are unfamiliar with.
6:00 A.M. Comedian Michelle Buteau’s Grub Street Diet “I’m living my best life like a fucking French person.”
Sept. 19, 2019 The Paul Hollywood Handshake Is the Absolute Worst Paul’s signature move has gone from a cute gesture to a threat to The Great British Baking Show as we know it. It must end.
Sept. 19, 2019 The Tao Hospitality Group Goes French With Cathédrale Soaring ceilings, 300 seats, classy cocktails, and plenty of steak tartare.
Sept. 19, 2019 The Comfort Food You Need to Get Through These Trying Times Forget all your problems with upscale fish sticks, a surprisingly filling clam soup, poutine with a spin, and much more.
Sept. 19, 2019 A Crash Course in an Entirely New Cuisine Can someone learn to feel a recipe in less than a week?
Sept. 19, 2019 Konbini, the Japanese Café That Wasn’t, Will Now … Open? In just a few days, Konbini opened, closed for good, and then got set to open again.
Sept. 18, 2019 Flynn McGarry’s Gem Reopens With an Emphasis on Simplicity The 20-year-old chef leans into comfort food and steps back from his own expectations.
Sept. 18, 2019 America Continues Decline With KFC Doughnut Chicken Sandwich Eh.
Sept. 18, 2019 The Absolute Best Vegetarian Sandwiches in New York You’ll never miss the meat.
Sept. 18, 2019 The Restaurant With No Chef and No Trash Rhodora Wine Bar is slated to be New York’s first true zero-waste restaurant.
Sept. 17, 2019 ‘Tallboy’ Finally Added to Dictionary Maybe American culture isn’t in total decline after all.
Sept. 17, 2019 Here Are Bon Appétit’s 10 Best New Restaurants in America One New York City restaurant made the cut.
Sept. 17, 2019 How the Martini Went From Simple Cocktail to American Icon The literature and films that forever transformed the image of the once-humble drink.
Sept. 16, 2019 This Couple Actually Opened Their Dream Restaurant “We always had this dream to do something together.”
Sept. 16, 2019 James Murphy’s Williamsburg Café, Daymoves, Opens This Week They’re still working on Nightmoves, the bar it will transition into at night.
Sept. 16, 2019 Anthony Bourdain’s Possessions Will Be Auctioned Next Month The auction will benefit his family and a scholarship set up in his name at the Culinary Institute of America.
Sept. 13, 2019 Anxious Nation Awaits Arrival of Bud Light Hard Seltzer The anticipation is bubbling over.
Sept. 13, 2019 How Bon Appétit’s Claire Saffitz Gets It Done The Gourmet Makes host on fridge organization, self-care, and staying sane on set. video

4:32 P.M. This Low-Sugar Electrolyte Drink Also Relieves Hangovers They’re fizzy, not too sweet, and more hydrating than plain water.
4:27 P.M. The Best Face Scrubs, According to Skin Experts Easily one of the most satisfying products in your medicine cabinet.
3:34 P.M. My Preflight Beauty Routine That Ensures I Land Acne-Free It also ensures I can pass out on the flight without having to worry about my skin.
12:48 P.M. The Best Beard Oils, According to Grooming Experts Including oils that promote hair growth, fight dandruff, and make your beard shine.
11:26 A.M. These In-Shower Moisturizers Ended My Grudge Against Lotion What’s worse than wiggling into jeans that feel glued on?
11:24 A.M. 34 Things on Sale You’ll Actually Want to Buy Including lots of things to get you ready for fall.
10:22 A.M. This 3-Quart Instant Pot Is As Cheap As We’ve Ever Seen It Perfect for braising and roasting and even baking when it’s still a little too hot to turn on the oven.
5:11 P.M. The Best Face Washes for Oily Skin, According to Experts Always remember to choose something gentle yet effective.
5:08 P.M. What Recorder Does the Reporter in Hustlers Use? The prop master gives us the lowdown.
5:01 P.M. 45 Gifts (That You Can Buy on Amazon) for Husbands We’ve got ideas for husbands who hike, cook, travel, and do everything in between.
Sept. 19, 2019 This Messenger-Briefcase Combo Is the Only Work Bag I’ll Use There’s no corner of the bag that hasn’t been nerdily, almost hilariously sweated over.
Sept. 19, 2019 The Best Cystic-Acne Treatments, According to Dermatologists From leave-on masks to topical creams.
Sept. 19, 2019 29 Splatterware-Enamel Things You Can Buy on Amazon Combining the best of brass and marble, but with way more color.
Sept. 19, 2019 Lots of Hydro Flasks Are 20 Percent off at Backcountry For VSCO girls and outdoor enthusiasts, alike.
Sept. 19, 2019 This Rarely-on-Sale Sunday Riley Serum Is 15 Percent Off An on-sale vitamin C serum to help brighten dull, fall skin.
Sept. 18, 2019 People Comment More on These $35 Earrings Than My $200 Pair I’ve worn them to art openings, dinner with my boyfriend’s parents, and out for coffee with a stylish new friend I wanted to impress.
Sept. 18, 2019 37 Gifts (That You Can Buy on Amazon) for Every Type of Wife Including a sophisticated stuffed sloth, a linen journal, a status apron, and more.
Sept. 18, 2019 35 Striped Tees for Every Kind of Person Preppy, grungy, minimalist, and maximalist stripes for all.
Sept. 18, 2019 Stripes As Far As the Eye Can See The casual luxury of stripes, an investigation.
Sept. 18, 2019 Urban Outfitters Has a Ton of Cute Barrettes on Sale Join the Great Barrette Movement of 2019, at a slightly lower cost.

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