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New Video Shows Trump and Jeffrey Epstein Ogling Women at Mar-a-Lago

A week after the president told reporters he “wasn’t a fan” of the sex offender.
The House Rule That Sent the Chamber Into Chaos on Tuesday

The House fell into nearly two hours of delay and debate when Nancy Pelosi called Trump’s language “racist,” violating a precedent from 1984.
Oregon Republicans Aim to Recall Democratic Governor Over Climate Change Plans

After their legislators left the state to thwart a cap-and-trade bill, Republicans want to depose Brown for threatening executive action on emissions.
Will Trump’s Racist Tweets Work?

They’re morally indefensible. Are they politically indefensible, too?
Septuagenarian Candidates Are Still Challenging Each Other to Physical Contests

The septuagenarians in the race are staying busy. On Tuesday, Sanders challenged Trump to a footrace and Biden challenged Trump to a push-up contest.
The Senate Hates Facebook’s Cryptocurrency

A show of bipartisan dislike characterized today’s Banking Committee hearings on Libra. Facebook might be okay with that.
Planned Parenthood Ousts New President After Eight Months

Dr. Leana Wen says her employment was terminated at a secret meeting.
Kellyanne Conway Accusingly Asks Reporter: ‘What’s Your Ethnicity?’

Seems the president’s counselor thinks the best defense is to get really offensive.
Lawyer: Epstein’s Abuse Continued While He Was on Work Release From Jail

Brad Edwards, who is representing some of Epstein’s accusers, says one woman claims Epstein coerced her into sex while he was “in jail.”
Trump’s Unlawful Asylum Policy Is a Jab at Mexico

Trump needs our southern neighbors’ help to fix the migrant crisis – so he’s forcing them into illegal agreements that come with unmanageable burdens.
Beloved Chicago Alligator ‘Chance the Snapper’ Has Been Apprehended

“The gator actually brought people together. And that’s pretty cool.”
Mark Sanford Mulls Long-Shot Primary Challenge to Trump

Sanford’s career has been full of pratfalls and comebacks. He is an authentic representative of traditional conservatism, but no threat to Trump.
For Hours, Photos of a 17-Year-Old Girl’s Brutal Murder Were on Instagram

A 21-year-old man allegedly murdered Bianca Devins and posted photos of her body on social media.
Beto O’Rourke’s Campaign Is Foundering

Amid anemic poll and fundraising numbers, it’s hard to see how the Texas congressman can bounce back into the top tier of candidates.
Game Of Thrones, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Lead 2019 Emmy Nominations

And Beyoncé got 6!
Officer Won’t Face Federal Charges in Eric Garner’s Death

A day before the five-year anniversary of Garner’s death, the DOJ lets Daniel Pantaleo off the hook.
E. Jean Carroll ‘Exploring’ Lawsuit Against Trump After Rape Allegation

Carroll said if she hires “a really smart attorney, we might be able to get around” the five-year statute of limitations for rape cases prior to 2006.
Another Person Has Died From Rationing Insulin

Rising insulin prices are stoking a public health crisis. In June, Jesimya Scherer-Radcliff died rationing insulin after losing his health insurance.
Ilhan Omar: Trump Has ‘Agenda of White Nationalists,’ Calls for Impeachment

At a press conference responding to Trump’s attack on four Congresswomen of color, Omar repeated the call for Democrats to impeach the president.
Police Are Investigating the Murder of a Beloved Civil Rights Activist

Sadie Roberts-Joseph, who founded the African-American Museum, was found dead in the trunk of her car.

12:24 P.M. Polls: Voters Like Deportation Raids But Not Racist Tweets New survey data suggests overt racism is a loser for the president, but rounding up and deporting thousands of immigrants might not be.
12:16 P.M. ‘Calling the President a Racist is Personally Offensive’ A party credo takes hold.
6:00 A.M. Trump’s ‘Love It Or Leave It’ Jingoism Was Predictable Ross Douthat’s suggestion that Trump perverted an initially healthy skepticism about American virtue misses the authoritarian impulses he represents.
9:55 P.M. The House Rule That Sent the Chamber Into Chaos on Tuesday The House fell into nearly two hours of delay and debate when Nancy Pelosi called Trump’s language “racist,” violating a precedent from 1984.
8:51 P.M. Oregon Republicans Aim to Recall Democratic Governor Brown After their legislators left the state to thwart a cap-and-trade bill, Republicans want to depose Brown for threatening executive action on emissions.
6:38 P.M. Will Trump’s Racist Tweets Work? They’re morally indefensible. Are they politically indefensible, too?
6:35 P.M. How Epstein Lost $80 Million in a Hedge-Fund Bet Gone Bad He took investment advice from a Wall Street friend, and came out on the wrong end of an accounting scandal featuring a dodgy Gulfstream jet purchase.
5:54 P.M. Challenging Trump to Physical Feats Is the New Primary Fad The septuagenarians in the race are staying busy. On Tuesday, Sanders challenged Trump to a footrace and Biden challenged Trump to a push-up contest.
5:38 P.M. Contrary to Claims, X-Ray Shows Trump Has Very Racist Tibia The president claimed that he did not “have a racist bone” in his body. But leaked medical records suggest otherwise.
4:42 P.M. The Labyrinthian Hell of the Prime Day Interface Even during its marquee sales event, Amazon’s website is nearly unusable.
3:13 P.M. Conservatives Define Patriotism As Complacency About Racism Trump and his intellectual allies keep equating opposition to white supremacy with hatred for America.
3:05 P.M. Kellyanne Conway Asks Reporter: ‘What’s Your Ethnicity?’ Seems the president’s counselor thinks the best defense is to get really offensive.
2:48 P.M. The Senate Hates Facebook’s Cryptocurrency A show of bipartisan dislike characterized today’s Banking Committee hearings on Libra. Facebook might be okay with that.
2:48 P.M. Lawyer: Epstein’s Abuse Continued While on Work Release Brad Edwards, who is representing some of Epstein’s accusers, says one woman claims Epstein coerced her into sex while he was “in jail.”
1:12 P.M. Mark Sanford Mulls Long-Shot Primary Challenge to Trump Sanford’s career has been full of pratfalls and comebacks. He is an authentic representative of traditional conservatism, but no threat to Trump.
July 16, 2019 Beto O’Rourke’s Campaign Is Foundering Amid anemic poll and fundraising numbers, it’s hard to see how the Texas congressman can bounce back into the top tier of candidates.
July 16, 2019 Officer Won’t Face Federal Charges in Eric Garner’s Death A day before the five-year anniversary of Garner’s death, the DOJ lets Daniel Pantaleo off the hook.
July 16, 2019 Trump’s Unlawful Asylum Policy Is a Jab at Mexico Trump needs our southern neighbors’ help to fix the migrant crisis – so he’s forcing them into illegal agreements that come with unmanageable burdens.
July 16, 2019 Trump Is the Most Unpatriotic Candidate in American History Trump’s campaign is trying to take the “white” out of his white nationalism and run on the flag.
July 16, 2019 Sanders’s Slow Bern-Out Bernie has plenty of durable assets in the 2020 race, but he now has some major strategic problems as Warren and Harris gain strength.

12:06 P.M. Cardi B Has a Magic Manicure in Her Reebok Ad The rapper showed off her manicure in a new ad for Reebok.
11:46 A.M. A Guide to 2019’s Messiest ‘Celebrity’ ‘Engagement’ YouTuber Jake Paul is apparently engaged to fellow YouTuber Tana Mongeau … and Bella Thorne is also somehow involved.
11:25 A.M. The 12 Best Leave-in Conditioners for Dry and Damaged Hair Softer, smoother, and shinier hair is just a spritz (or squirt) away.
10:49 A.M. What Do Bradley Cooper and Anna Wintour Talk About? The two had a friendly meal this week.
10:44 A.M. Even Scientists Are Onboard With Menstrual Cups What are you waiting for?
10:35 A.M. New Video Shows Trump and Epstein Ogling Women at Mar-a-Lago A week after the president told reporters he “wasn’t a fan” of the sex offender.
10:06 A.M. The Perfectly Bananas Podcast for When You’re Sick of Murder True crime is tired. The Shrink Next Door is wired.
9:30 A.M. Blue Ivy Steals Spotlight in Beyoncé’s ‘Spirit’ Music Video We all saw that, right?
9:03 A.M. Hustlers Trailer: J.Lo, Constance Wu, and Cardi B Wanna Rob See it September 13.
8:58 A.M. Men Know It’s Better to Carry Nothing The trouble with “being prepared” and carrying the literal load of mopping up the world’s spills.
8:07 A.M. Beyoncé Releases ‘Spirit’ Video With Many Looks Think of a color and she wears it.
6:00 A.M. Ask Polly: ‘I’m Single, But I’m Miserable Without Sex!’ Sex cannot save you, but love and words and showing up and listening can.
6:25 P.M. Migrant Toddler Told to Choose Which Parent Can Stay in U.S. “The agent asked her who she wanted to go with, mom or dad.”
5:54 P.M. Suspect Arrested in Murder of Beloved Civil Rights Activist Sadie Roberts-Joseph was found dead last week; police say the suspect is a tenant of hers who was behind on rent.
5:37 P.M. Planned Parenthood Ousts New President After 8 Months Dr. Leana Wen says her employment was terminated at a secret meeting.
5:20 P.M. R. Kelly Pleads Not Guilty to New Charges, Denied Bail The singer faces 18 combined charges for alleged crimes against 10 victims.
4:54 P.M. Can You Spot the Half-Kilo of Cocaine in This Picture? Look closely.
3:54 P.M. Megan Rapinoe Invents a New Hair Color Someone alert millennial pink.
3:46 P.M. Kellyanne Conway Asks Reporter: ‘What’s Your Ethnicity?’ Seems the president’s counselor thinks the best defense is to get really offensive.
2:10 P.M. Expect War Over the Lead Comedy Actress Emmy Choose your fighter, if you can.

12:04 P.M. The Quake Offers Solace in Scary Times This one’s for all you Angelenos.
12:01 P.M. Labrinth on Euphoria Score, Making Beyoncé’s Lion King Song “Like I just posted about writing a song for Beyoncé, but they’re asking me about this Euphoria song! We’d better figure something out.”
11:30 A.M. Lil Nas X Is Strategically Closing in on History It’s a testament to Lil Nas X’s extremely online charm that “Old Town Road” (and its many remixes) has yet to run out of steam.
10:36 A.M. One Heat Minute Turned Heat Into a Religious Experience The podcast dissected every single minute of Michael Mann’s classic film.
10:00 A.M. Younger: Hilary Duff Faces the Wrath of the Approval Matrix Lowbrow-despicable? Uh-oh.
9:30 A.M. How Woodstock 50 Imploded Right Before Our Eyes: A Timeline From definitely sort of canceled to definitely sort of uncanceled in less than a month. Here’s what the hell is going on.
9:00 A.M. Who Won Game of Thrones (the Pop Culture Phenomenon)? The fantasy series was gold for nearly every person, place, and broadcaster involved. But who came out on top?
5:00 A.M. The Handmaid’s Tale Recap: Do No Harm A claustrophobic pseudo-bottle episode pushes June even further down the path of madness — but to what end?
1:15 A.M. Chance the Rapper Finally Shares Details on His Debut Album The Big Day arrives July 26.
12:07 A.M. Anthony Jeselnik Says Louis C.K. Did Not Steal His Jokes But that in hindsight it doesn’t, um, really matter anymore.
12:00 A.M. Hustlers Trailer: J.Lo, Constance Wu, and Cardi B Wanna Rob See it September 13.
11:44 P.M. Netflix Unveils Intense The Red Sea Diving Resort Trailer But Chris Evans’s beard will comfort you.
10:33 P.M. Beyoncé Releases ‘Spirit’ Video With Many Looks Think of a color and she wears it.
9:55 P.M. Restraining Order Granted Against The Bachelor Creator Laura Fleiss claims her husband attacked her and demanded she have an abortion.
7:22 P.M. A Crowded Emmy Slate Juggles an Abundance of Good Options Peak TV is peakier than ever, and even more so than in recent years, worthy parties were bound to get left out.
5:12 P.M. Peter Parker’s Summer Cannot Compare to Lizzie McGuire’s We must pay our respects to the once and future queen of summer school-trip shenanigans: Miss Elizabeth Brooke McGuire.
5:09 P.M. Harry Styles Might Play The Little Mermaid’s Prince Eric He might kiss the girl.
5:00 P.M. The 30 Best Action Movies on Netflix Right Now Triple Frontier, The Terminator, The Dark Knight, and more.
4:12 P.M. Fleabag’s Sian Clifford on Her First Emmy Nomination “Find your champions, because Phoebe Waller-Bridge is mine.”
4:10 P.M. R. Kelly Pleads Not Guilty to New Charges, Denied Bail The singer faces 18 combined charges for alleged crimes against 10 victims.

11:45 A.M. Can Madison Lee Become the New Queen of Big-Money Cake? The world of bespoke occasion cakes is filled with grueling hours, massive sums of money, and piles of buttercream.
9:25 A.M. A Chinatown Tofu Legend Will Return This Summer Fong On will be a reboot of 80-year-old tofu and soy milk producer, Fong Inn Too.
3:32 P.M. Frenchette’s Chefs Have Taken Over a Legendary Uptown Bistro Lee Hanson and Riad Nasr are revamping Le Veau d’Or (and they’re keeping the tripe).
1:28 P.M. Edie Jo’s Opens in Prospect-Lefferts Gardens The American restaurant is run by industry vets Doug Friedman and Ben Toro, and traffics in Denver roasts, vegan muffulettas, and Negronis for two.
July 16, 2019 Williamsburg’s Walter Foods Is Closing After 11 Years The owners plan to hold on to the space for a new project due this fall.
July 16, 2019 Farewell to Dean & DeLuca, New York’s Food Utopia It made the city a better place to eat; now it’s on the brink of collapse.
July 16, 2019 Kwame Onwuachi’s Memoir Is Being Adapted Into a Movie Lakeith Stanfield will star in the feature, which is being financed by A24.
July 15, 2019 A Harlem Chef Returns to the Neighborhood That Made Him “I hope FieldTrip becomes a cult,” chef J.J. Johnson says of his new venture. “And that people in other communities are like, ‘We need this here.’”
July 15, 2019 A Big Cookie Gets a Bigger Stage Levain Bakery embarks on a growth campaign, beginning with a spiffy new store on the Upper East Side this Wednesday.
July 15, 2019 Dosas, Death, and the Pangs of Guilt Wrestling with nostalgia at Saravanaa Bhavan, whose founder is a convicted murderer.
July 15, 2019 Chef Floyd Cardoz Will Close the Bombay Bread Bar The restaurant was celebrated as the chef’s return to Indian cuisine in New York.
July 15, 2019 Cheap Eats Favorite Madcap Café Has Closed The restaurant served its last flatbread-wrapped bacon, egg, and cheese on Sunday.
July 14, 2019 Finally, a Serious Seafood Restaurant at the Seaport Globally accented menu meets picturesque coastal setting at Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s Fulton.
July 12, 2019 NYC Council Member Calls for GrubHub Antitrust Investigation He’s asked the New York Attorney General to do so.
July 12, 2019 French Chef Furious to Be Accused of Cooking With Cheddar The most French drama ever.
July 12, 2019 Restaurant Power Rankings: Where to Eat Right Now It’s our weekly ranking of the city’s most important restaurants.
July 12, 2019 Hip-Hop Expert Rob Markman’s Grub Street Diet “That was the thing that I’d get, once I started getting a job and having a little more money in my pocket.”
July 11, 2019 ‘I’ve Always Had This Mentality of Hustle’ After years of feeling like an outsider, Nicole A. Taylor is ready to get shit done.
July 11, 2019 In Praise of the Soothing Perfection of Poached Chicken Tender meat, delightfully gelatinous skin, and pure poultry flavor.
July 11, 2019 Restaurant World Ceramicist Wynne Noble Has Died The Brooklyn-based artist crafted plates for Gramercy Tavern, Momofuku Kawi, Contra, and more.

12:30 P.M. A Handful of Fancy Cookware Is on Sale at Sur La Table Today And it’s all in cheery colors to boot.
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7:00 P.M. Everything We’ve Written About That’s on Sale for Prime Day Things we’ve written about and loved, on sale this Prime Day.
6:29 P.M. The Best Amazon Prime Day Furniture and Home Décor Deals All of the best deals on furniture and home décor in one place.
6:15 P.M. The Best Deals From Amazon Prime Day All in One Place Our constantly updated hub of Amazon Prime Day 2019 sales.
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4:51 P.M. Lots of Brands We Like Are Up to 25 Percent Off at Dermstore Including some brands whose products sold out during Amazon Prime Day (looking at you, Bioderma).
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1:36 P.M. If You Buy One Thing on Prime Day, Make It Bose Sleepbuds “They function a bit like emergency melatonin.”
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12:56 P.M. What Strategist Readers Bought on the First Day of Prime Day People appear to be stocking up for winter.

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