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The Wildest Comments From Trump’s Chaotic Wednesday

Trump followed up on recent controversies, created some new ones, and indulged in several delusions of grandeur.
The Amazon Rainforest Is on Fire

Vast stretches of the Amazon are burning and humans are to blame.
Teen Boys Deny Assaulting Lesbian Couple For Refusing to Kiss

In a horrifying homophobic attack, a lesbian couple was beaten up and robbed after they refused a group of boys’ demand to kiss each other.
Trump Says Jews Should Love Him Because He’s Almost Literally Jesus

Trump can’t understand why stiff-necked Jews forsake his brand of blood-and-soil authoritarian demagoguery.
Trump Demands Right to Detain Migrant Children Indefinitely

It’s mostly symbolic, since the judge who set the 20-day limit on detention of children is unlikely to approve it, but the new policy sounds tough.
Barack Obama in Heated Custody Battle for … Aretha Franklin’s Inauguration Hat

To be fair, it’s a very iconic hat.
Sean Spicer Will Dance His Way Back Into Public Life

It’s not the first time Dancing With the Stars has rehabilitated a right-wing figure.
De Blasio Says He Will Do ‘Anything’ to Get Di Fara Back Open

The iconic pizzeria was seized by state tax authorities.
Denmark’s Leaders Mock Trump and His Dream of Buying Greenland

“Trump lives on another planet.”
Everything We Know About the Mackenzie Lueck Murder Case

Ayoola Ajayi, the suspected killer, is now facing charges in connection with the kidnapping and sexual abuse of another woman.
Celebrities on Instagram Fall Prey to Instagram Hoax

Another day, another copypasta.
Trump Cancels Denmark Meeting Because He Can’t Buy Greenland

High-level diplomatic genius.
Lawsuit Alleges Epstein Arranged for Sex With Teenagers While on Work Release

According to three lawsuits filed Tuesday, Epstein coerced multiple young women — including a teenager — during his work release from jail in 2008.
Trump Insults Several Million American Jews

But don’t expect any Republican condemnation of the president’s offensive remark.
Trump’s Greenland Fantasy Wasn’t a Joke to His Administration

Despite the obvious stupidity of the president’s wish to buy Greenland, the administration reportedly drew up a rough plan to pursue the deal.
Harvey Weinstein Wants Trial Moved Out of NYC

Attorneys claim media pressure may affect jurors.
California’s New Use-of-Force Law Is Still Deadly Vague

A new law strengthens California’s guidelines for police use-of-force. But it does not go far enough.
A Victim of Jeffrey Epstein Alleges He Forced Her Into Marriage

She claims Epstein forced her to marry one of the female recruiters working in his sex-trafficking operation.
UK Tax Filings Show Trump Inflated Value of Scottish Resorts by $165 Million

According to numbers from balance sheets filed in the U.K., the president’s resorts in Scotland aren’t doing as hot as he says they are.
Trump Can’t Have It Both Ways on the Economy

The president wants us to believe that the economy is both booming and fragile.

6:55 P.M. The Wildest Comments From Trump’s Chaotic Wednesday Trump followed up on recent controversies, created some new ones, and indulged in several delusions of grandeur.
5:34 P.M. Trump Is Not the Antichrist, and Here’s How I Know There would be signs, okay?
4:48 P.M. When Trump Talks About Jews, He’s Talking to Evangelicals Trump’s appeals to Jews are mostly dog whistles to his Evangelical base, which views Jews and Israel as central to the Second Coming.
3:56 P.M. Trump’s Israel Tweets Prove Islamophobia Fueled Omar Attacks The anti-Semitism allegations were just a cover.
2:21 P.M. Why Celebrities Fall for the ‘New Instagram Rule’ Hoax Platforms need broad licenses to exist. That doesn’t mean users shouldn’t be worried.
2:21 P.M. The Amazon Rainforest Is on Fire Vast stretches of the Amazon are burning and humans are to blame.
11:50 A.M. Trump Demands Right to Detain Migrant Children Indefinitely It’s mostly symbolic, since the judge who set the 20-day limit on detention of children is unlikely to approve it, but the new policy sounds tough.
10:37 A.M. Denmark’s Leaders Mock Trump for Trying to Buy Greenland “Trump lives on another planet.”
9:42 A.M. Trump: Why Don’t Jews Love Me, I’m Almost Literally Jesus Trump can’t understand why stiff-necked Jews forsake his brand of blood-and-soil authoritarian demagoguery.
9:30 A.M. Racism Has Always Thwarted America’s Ideals, and Still Does Instead of complaining about greater recognition of racism in American history, conservatives should realize it has been their enemy, too.
8:00 A.M. A Tennis History Lesson With the Oldest Grand Slam Champ “You could travel the world and live like a king. And you didn’t make any money,” says 95-year-old Vic Seixas.
6:00 A.M. Equinox and SoulCycle Workers Need a Union After the Stephen Ross controversy, they have an unusual amount of leverage now in a profitable business. They should use it.
12:47 A.M. Trump’s Greenland Fantasy Not a Joke to His Administration Despite the obvious stupidity of the president’s wish to buy Greenland, the administration reportedly drew up a rough plan to pursue the deal.
11:25 P.M. Epstein Trafficked Teenager While on Work Release: Lawsuit According to three lawsuits filed Tuesday, Epstein coerced multiple young women — including a teenager — during his work release from jail in 2008.
9:14 P.M. California’s New Use-of-Force Law Is Still Deadly Vague A new law strengthens California’s guidelines for police use of force. But it does not go far enough.
8:57 P.M. Trump Cancels Denmark Meeting Because He Can’t Buy Greenland High-level diplomatic genius.
Aug. 20, 2019 Trump Inflated Scottish Resort Value by $165 Million: Report According to numbers from balance sheets filed in the U.K., the president’s resorts in Scotland aren’t doing as hot as he says they are.
Aug. 20, 2019 Trump Can’t Have It Both Ways on the Economy The president wants us to believe that the economy is both booming and fragile.
Aug. 20, 2019 Should Biden’s Competitors Make His Age a Bigger Issue? Intelligencer staffers discuss how Democratic candidates should handle a major vulnerability for the front-runner.
Aug. 20, 2019 When CEOs Promise a Kinder Capitalism, Watch Your Wallet The Business Roundtable’s embrace of “corporate responsibility” is an attempt to evade democratic accountability.

6:25 P.M. Obama in Heated Custody Battle for … Aretha Franklin’s Hat To be fair, it’s a very iconic hat.
6:00 P.M. Jeffrey Epstein May Have Forced Victims Into Marriage One woman claimed Epstein forced her to marry one of the female recruiters working in his sex-trafficking ring. Now other women have come forward.
5:49 P.M. Wait, This Man Has Had 7 Wives? Meanwhile, I have had not one.
5:33 P.M. Imagine Running Into These Two at the Farmers Market Alessandro Michele and Jared Leto harvest fall trends together.
4:10 P.M. Millie Bobby Brown Is Launching Her Own Beauty Line, Too It’ll be here in four days.
2:42 P.M. Bombshell Trailer: The Silence, Stares, and Wigs Say It All Three blondes walk into an elevator …
2:10 P.M. I Can’t Wait to Watch This Movie About Adam Driver’s Face Marriage Story takes us on a journey through the beautiful wilds of Adam Driver’s facial expressions.
2:09 P.M. Tory Burch’s New Scent Smells Like Blood Orange and Rose It’s called Knock on Wood.
1:59 P.M. Ahoy, Hot Eco-Prince The royal sailing with Greta Thunberg has horny eco-energy.
1:38 P.M. Lisa Vanderpump’s SUR Involved in Very Disgusting Lawsuit A patron claims a meal at the Vanderpump Rules hot spot led to an … intense bout of food poisoning.
1:20 P.M. Teen Boys Deny Attacking Lesbian Couple For Refusing to Kiss In a horrifying homophobic attack, a lesbian couple was beaten up and robbed after they refused a group of boys’ demand to kiss each other.
12:28 P.M. Sean Spicer Will Dance His Way Back Into Public Life It’s not the first time Dancing With the Stars has rehabilitated a right-wing figure.
11:54 A.M. Who Is Ready for Trench Coat Season? Burberry’s new ad campaign sets the mood.
11:09 A.M. Oh My — Don’t Trust the B Accurately Predicted the Future What else did the beloved sitcom get right?
10:42 A.M. ‘There Are a Lot of Clothes Out There’ Mickey Drexler and his son on their upstart company Alex Mill.
10:34 A.M. Gigi Hadid Took Tyler Cameron to Dine With Serena Williams The model and Bachelorette star got dinner with Serena in NYC.
10:00 A.M. Everything We Know About the Mackenzie Lueck Murder Case Ayoola Ajayi, the suspected killer, is now facing charges in connection with the kidnapping and sexual abuse of another woman.
9:53 A.M. How Combat Boots Stomped Back to the Catwalk Their ubiquity on the fall runways (Dior, Bottega Veneta, and the Row) could be a sign, at long last, that sneaker fatigue has set in.
9:41 A.M. Ghislaine Maxwell’s Twin Sisters Have Their Own Wild Stories Do Maxwell’s siblings know where she is?
8:48 A.M. The Chicago Coyote Guy on the Story Behind That Viral Video “That’s really odd to see a coyote pup out in broad daylight in an open area at 2 p.m.”

6:27 P.M. Cardi B Reveals Spirit Powerpuff Girl in Court Deposition Not that you asked.
6:24 P.M. Taylor Swift’s Latest Master Plan: Re-Record Her Old Albums And Kelly Clarkson vows to buy every track!
6:03 P.M. Mindhunter Recap: FBI to ATL Holden can’t help being the arrogant FBI guy who comes to town with all the answers, but BSU’s time in Atlanta isn’t without its bumps.
2:28 P.M. If You Broke Charlie Puth’s Heart, I Swear to God … He just released a new breakup song.
1:54 P.M. DWTS Host Would Like to Be Excluded From This Narrative He responds to today’s controversial casting news.
1:04 P.M. What Real Housewives Taught Aisling Bea About Making TV The Irish comedian talks about her new Hulu comedy, This Way Up.
12:59 P.M. Bombshell Trailer: The Silence, Stares, and Wigs Say It All Three blondes walk into an elevator …
12:48 P.M. Marc Maron Is Also Mad About Conan O’Brien’s Variety Cover “I don’t buy it, O’Brien!”
12:46 P.M. Obama in Heated Custody Battle for … Aretha Franklin’s Hat To be fair, it’s a very iconic hat.
12:30 P.M. Who’s In? An Exhaustive Timeline of Taylor Swift’s Squad Ahead of Lover and just after her feud with Scooter Braun, it’s time for a refresher.
11:58 A.M. A Pop-Culture Guide to Pose Season Two What to watch, listen to, and read after every episode to more fully experience the rich history of NYC’s ballroom scene in 1990.
11:50 A.M. My Northern-Irish Family Reviews Derry Girls “If you grow up somewhere war-torn, it’s quite different from what you would imagine, especially for young people.”
11:28 A.M. Ozark’s Julia Garner on Her Memorable, Unconventional Roles “I get cult members. I get pregnant Mormon girls. I get cannibals. I got a girl who was in love with a KGB secret agent.”
11:04 A.M. Pose Ends Season Two in Endearingly Messy Fashion “In My Heels” caps off a meandering season that too often prioritized incident over the more life-sized drama that makes the series special.
10:37 A.M. Lonely Batman Is the Hero We Deserve “Am I lonely? Sure. But everybody’s lonely nowadays. Thanks, Twitter.”
10:32 A.M. Hannah B. and … Sean Spicer Join Dancing With the Stars This is normal.
10:05 A.M. Tom Hiddleston Won’t Be Discussing Taylor Swift at This Time Even if you’re the New York Times!
9:55 A.M. Spider-Man’s MCU Future Is Shaky As Disney, Sony Butt Heads Marvel Studios producer Kevin Feige is stepping away from the Spidey franchise.
9:49 A.M. Celebrities on Instagram Fall Prey to Instagram Hoax Another day, another copypasta.
9:42 A.M. Bill Burr’s New Netflix Special Debuts Next Month Prepare for Paper Tiger on September 10.

12:12 P.M. The Jones Is a Loving Revamp of the Great Jones Cafe “My thoughts are, Here’s a spot that’s on a great block with great energy, great history.”
9:59 A.M. De Blasio Will ‘Do Anything’ to Help Di Fara Open Again The iconic pizzeria was seized by state tax authorities.
8:40 A.M. The Absolute Best Ice-Cream Sandwiches in New York Cups and cones are well and good, but the quintessential New York ice-cream delivery system is the sandwich.
Aug. 20, 2019 Di Fara Pizza Shuttered Due to Unpaid Taxes The iconic Brooklyn pizzeria reportedly owes more than $160,000.
Aug. 20, 2019 The Best Moments From Twitter’s Chicken Sandwich War Popeyes versus Chick-fil-A: the nihilistic brand squabble we need.
Aug. 20, 2019 A New Competitor Has Entered Manhattan’s Heated Slice Fights The pizzeria is run by the co-owner of sandwich favorite Regina’s Grocery.
Aug. 20, 2019 How I Joined the Cult of Cauliflower Gnocchi Extremely beige and incredibly bland.
Aug. 19, 2019 It Took 20 Months for Eataly to Remove Mario Batali The 58-year-old chef has now been removed from his two most significant business ventures.
Aug. 19, 2019 Your New Favorite Meatballs Might Be in New Jersey “I like frying the meatballs hard, and then we go right in the sauce.”
Aug. 19, 2019 New York Taste Returns October 21 Chefs from Maison Yaki, KĀWI, Adda Indian Canteen, Hunky Dory, and more are on this year’s bill.
Aug. 19, 2019 Will Bean-Free Coffee Be the New Meat-Free Burger? At least one Seattle-based company thinks so.
Aug. 16, 2019 Restaurant Power Rankings: Where to Eat Right Now It’s our weekly ranking of the city’s most important restaurants.
Aug. 16, 2019 Cookbook Author Lazarus Lynch’s Grub Street Diet “The uglier the better for me.”
Aug. 15, 2019 Ghislaine Maxwell Reportedly Spotted at an In-n-Out Burger While eating alone and reading The Book of Honor: The Secret Lives and Deaths of CIA Operatives.
Aug. 15, 2019 Why Does This Cup of Coffee Cost $10? In the East Village, one cup of Joe costs as much as a month of Apple Music.
Aug. 15, 2019 Pastry Chef Defends Warren’s Strawberry-Shortcake Post “…since this involves cake, I feel it’s relevant to say a few words.”
Aug. 15, 2019 Where to Find NYC’s Neighborhood Gems, According to 37 Chefs Kitchen pros spill the beans on their favorite places to eat in the areas they call home.
Aug. 14, 2019 Are You Ready for the Cheesepocalypse? European cheese might soon cost twice as much in America. Here’s everything you need to know.
Aug. 14, 2019 Four Loko Makes Hard Seltzer Now. It’s Bonkers. It is, of course, the “hardest seltzer in the universe.”
Aug. 14, 2019 Thank God for Stuffed Crust Pizza I was a sex-deprived teenager. This pizza was my wingman.

5:16 P.M. The Best Shampoos for Thinning Hair, According to Experts “It’s hands down what I would recommend to anyone with thinning hair.”
3:25 P.M. What’s the Best White T-shirt for Women? We asked stylish women to muse on their favorite white tees.
2:30 P.M. When Polished, My $120 Derbys Are Mistaken for Pricier Prada Practically every compliment I receive is from someone who assumes they are Prada.
2:00 P.M. 41 Cheap (But Expensive-Looking) Kitchen Accents on Amazon Including an Umbra soap pump, matryoshka measuring cups, and a vintage timer.
1:46 P.M. What Are the Best Rugs for a Nursery? From rugs that are genuine sheepskin to ones that are machine-washable.
1:00 P.M. These Well-Priced PJs Feel Just Like Hanna Andersson’s If my eyes were closed, I wouldn’t be able to tell the difference. But they cost much less.
12:27 P.M. I Found a $6 Dupe for a Beautiful Crazy-Expensive Eye Shadow When I swatched it, I gasped. I really did!
12:26 P.M. Lots of Bags—From Patagonia to Herschel Supply Co.—on Sale Twenty-five percent off the list price on bags from Patagonia to Herschel Supply Co. and more.
12:03 P.M. 13 Things That’ll Almost Definitely Sell Out Including a very in-demand cutting board, some washable silk shirts, and a SpongeBob slow cooker.
11:00 A.M. This $850 Mattress Is As Comfortable As My Casper Casper is worth every penny. But this one is genuinely comparable if you’re watching your budget.
10:17 A.M. This (Renewed) Smart Vitamix Blender Is on Sale It’s got all the bells and whistles and is even cheaper than a brand-new entry-level Vitamix.
10:00 A.M. The Amazon Flatware I’m Buying Until I Can Afford Christofle The $15 sets are such a dupe for my mom’s Perles collection that she uses them as a supplement when she has overflow company.
9:43 A.M. How Combat Boots Stomped Back to the Catwalk Their ubiquity on the fall runways (Dior, Bottega Veneta, and the Row), could be a sign, at long last, that sneaker fatigue has set in.
Aug. 20, 2019 The Best Window Fans, According to Hardware Store Owners You could say they’re big … fans.
Aug. 20, 2019 These Shoes Simulate Running Barefoot—Without the Bare Feet They allow me to hit the ground the same way I would if barefoot — meaning centered on my feet, letting me more explosively take each new stride.
Aug. 20, 2019 Welcome to Dupes Week Because you don’t need to spend the most money to have the best things.
Aug. 20, 2019 The Best Athleisure Dupes, According to Fitness Pros They may feel like Lululemon or look like Patagonia, but they cost much less.
Aug. 20, 2019 This Brow Pen Works Better for Me Than Microblading The felt tip of the pen paints hairlike strokes onto the brows and lasts for several hours, even with my oily skin.
Aug. 20, 2019 I Felt Like I Slept at a Fancy Hotel on These $115 Sheets After a single wash, they developed a smooth, silky texture, and the more you wash them, the softer they get
Aug. 20, 2019 The Apple Dongle Dupe Recommended by the Apple Store Guy The employee will remain anonymous, but the dongle he suggested does more than Apple’s and costs less than half the price.

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