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Thanks to Trump, Republicans May Skip Voting by Mail

Some Trump supporters in the swing state of Pennsylvania think voting by mail is bad — and they are handing Democrats an advantage.
Trump Calls Governors ‘Weak,’ Tells Them to ‘Dominate’ Protesters

If governors don’t get tough, they’re going to “look like a bunch of jerks,” Trump told them in a Monday phone call.
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Looters Hit Luxury Retailers in Lower Manhattan After a Day of Peaceful Protests

Mayor Bill de Blasio blamed the looting on a “small number of violent protesters” who will be handled “very, very aggressively.”
Drama Desk Awards Postponed Out of Regard for Ongoing Protests

“We stand together with our black colleagues against the racial injustice and violence in our nation and city.”
A 22-Year-Old Was Shot and Killed While Protesting Police Brutality

According to local outlets, the man who allegedly shot James Scurlock used racial slurs before firing.
Texas Democrats Hold Wave-of-the-Future Virtual Convention

As the national parties rethink convention plans due to COVID, Texas Democrats aim to show a virtual event can be not only safer but more effective.
Police Spar With Protesters for Sixth Straight Night: Live Updates

Nationwide protests have expanded and intensified in response to George Floyd’s death, with violence reported in dozens of cities.
Public-Health Experts Warn of Coronavirus Outbreaks After George Floyd Protests

Many protesters have worn masks but chaotic mass demonstrations make social distancing nearly impossible.
J.R. Smith Beats Up Man Who Allegedly Smashed His Car Window During Protest

During Sunday’s protest in Los Angeles.
Christo, Artist Behind Central Park’s ‘The Gates,’ Dead at 84

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Herb Stempel, Quiz Show Whistleblower, Dead at 93

John Turturro portrayed Stempel in the 1994 Oscar-nominated historical drama.
Jake Paul Insists He Didn’t Participate in the Looting He Filmed

Paul and his friends posted videos from inside an Arizona mall.
Don Lemon Calls Out Friends for ‘Sitting in Your Mansions’ and Ignoring Protests

“Have some moral courage and stop worrying about your reputation and your brand.”
Killer Mike Addresses Atlanta Protestors in Emotional Speech

He urged protestors to “go home.”
Jimmy Kimmel Begs Older Americans to Vote Donald Trump Out of Office

“Is this who you want leading us? A president who clearly and intentionally inflames violence in the middle of a riot to show how tough he is?”
Trump Can’t Explain Away His Vile ‘Looting’ Tweet

Despite his disingenuous attempt to walk back his threat toward Minneapolis protesters, it’s clear he just wanted to pour gasoline on the fire.
Chait: New Transcript Shows Michael Flynn Colluding With Russia in 2016

Michael Flynn had good reason to lie to the FBI about his conversation with Russia’s ambassador.
Biden’s Vice-President Shortlist Is Shrinking Before Our Eyes

This week, several of Biden’s more prominent prospects withdrew or saw their stock value drop due to national crises.
Minneapolis Restaurant Owner: ‘Let My Building Burn, Justice Needs to Be Served’

In a Facebook post, the family behind Gandhi Mahal offered solidarity to protesters.

3:23 P.M. Thanks to Trump, Republicans May Skip Voting by Mail Some Trump supporters in the swing state of Pennsylvania think voting by mail is bad — and they are handing Democrats an advantage.
1:03 P.M. Don’t Expect Any Big, Unifying Speech From Trump Our president is a divider, not a uniter
1:00 P.M. Trump Tells ‘Weak’ Governors to ‘Dominate’ Protesters If governors don’t get tough, they’re going to “look like a bunch of jerks,” Trump told them in a Monday phone call.
12:35 P.M. The Rioters Aren’t Here to Convince You Criticism that focuses on their strategic imprudence is misguided.
11:24 A.M. Looters Hit Luxury Retailers in Lower Manhattan Mayor Bill de Blasio blamed the looting on a “small number of violent protesters” who will be handled “very, very aggressively.”
10:25 A.M. Texas Democrats Hold Wave-of-the-Future Virtual Convention As the national parties rethink convention plans due to COVID, Texas Democrats aim to show a virtual event can be not only safer but more effective.
9:52 A.M. At the White House, the Lights Were Off Even as there was chaos right outside the gates — and in cities across the nation.
9:25 A.M. Louisville Is Still Demanding Justice for Breonna Taylor Unlike in George Floyd’s case, there were no massive protests when the 26-year-old was killed by police in her home in March. That changed last week.
9:19 A.M. Police Spar With Protesters on 6th Straight Night: Updates Nationwide protests have expanded and intensified in response to George Floyd’s death, with violence reported in dozens of cities.
7:00 A.M. Disney World Is Preparing to Reopen. It’s Gonna Be Weird. The company is aiming for mid-July. But the experience won’t be what you are used to.
7:00 A.M. Will Today’s Riots Spur Electoral Backlash Like 1967’s? The nationwide scope of disturbances is reminiscent of those that fed the backlash politics of Nixon, Wallace, and Reagan.
May 31, 2020 Brooklyn President and Former NYPDer Eric Adams on Protests “When they do something wrong, the mayor has to have zero tolerance of it.”
May 31, 2020 Officials Fear Protests May Cause Surge in Coronavirus Cases Many protesters have been wearing masks, but chaotic mass demonstrations make social distancing nearly impossible.
May 31, 2020 Trump’s Plan to End Obama’s Peaceful Police Reform Succeeded Trump wanted to end evolutionary change within the system. He got it.
May 31, 2020 Let’s Nationalize the Way We Run Elections With guerrilla warfare over voting procedures threatening public confidence in election results, it’s time for some clear and uniform procedures.
May 30, 2020 Why Trump Is in No Position to Help Hong Kong Even if he wants to, the president has neither the leverage, the diplomatic skill, nor the credibility to stand up to China over its new power grab.
May 30, 2020 Scenes From the Brooklyn Protest of George Floyd’s Death Photographer Chris Facey documented the tense and emotional demonstration, which took place outside the Barclays Center on Friday night. gallery
May 30, 2020 949 New York Readers on Summer Travel and Quarantine Pods “Feels like we are in a swingers group.”
May 30, 2020 Watch Atlanta Mayor’s Emotional Speech on Unrest in her City “If you care about this city — then go home.”
May 30, 2020 Images From Friday’s Protests Over the Death of George Floyd Photos from demonstrations in multiple cities over the deaths of Floyd in Minneapolis and Breonna Taylor in Louisville, Kentucky. gallery

3:31 P.M. Scenes from Police Brutality Protests Around the World In cities across the globe, people gathered in solidarity with U.S. protesters demanding an end to racist law enforcement.
1:10 P.M. How to Make Sure You’re Donating Effectively Some bail funds have asked people to donate to smaller, less well-known orgs — and to be wary of scam accounts on Venmo.
10:33 A.M. 22-Year-Old Shot and Killed While Protesting Police Violence According to local outlets, the man who allegedly shot James Scurlock used racial slurs before firing.
8:00 A.M. I Think About This Die Hard Villain’s Great Hair a Lot Once Fritz appeared onscreen, I knew this movie was worth watching.
May 31, 2020 Madame Clairevoyant: Horoscopes for the Week of June 1 There’s a lunar eclipse this week — expect some big shake-ups.
May 31, 2020 The Divorced Mom Going on Her First Date With a Woman This week’s sex diary.
May 31, 2020 What It Feels Like to Be Shot by a Rubber Bullet “I thought I was going to die.”
May 31, 2020 Everything to Know About the Coronavirus in the U.S. More than 100,000 Americans have now died from COVID-19.
May 31, 2020 A Weekend of Widespread Police Aggression Viral footage shows officers shooting rubber bullets and pepper-spraying protesters.
May 31, 2020 How to Support the Struggle Against Police Brutality Organizations to donate to, and other actions to take to help demand justice for George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and other victims of police violence.
May 30, 2020 The Art of Flirting (Over Text) On openers, emojis, and general etiquette.
May 30, 2020 Brooklyn’s Protest Amid a Pandemic Thousands of people came out to demand justice for George Floyd.
May 30, 2020 So How Do I Have Phone Sex? Here are some practical tips for getting comfortable, choosing what to say, and having fun.
May 29, 2020 9 Things to Consider When Dyeing Your Hair at Home Sage advice from the pros who know best.
May 29, 2020 These Two Saw the Allure of the Cannabis Scent Ages Ago Talking to Matthew Malin and Andrew Goetz about beauty and design.
May 29, 2020 The Grooms Wore Masks at the Jersey Shore Their jobs made them uniquely aware of public health. gallery
May 29, 2020 The Best Way to Flirt in Isolation It’s much more intimate than Zoom.
May 29, 2020 13 Books You Should Read About Black Lives From established classics to newer works.
May 29, 2020 Scenes From Your Pandemic: What I Learned About You What have you learned about your roommate, partner, family member, or other co-isolationists while living together under the coronavirus lockdown?
May 29, 2020 Everything We Know About the Killing of George Floyd Days after footage of a white police officer kneeling on Floyd’s neck went viral, the officer in question has finally been arrested.

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3:15 P.M. Lana Del Rey Posts Looting Video, Gets Called Out by Kehlani Del Rey of recently dated a cop fame.
3:08 P.M. Malia White on Being Below Deck’s First Female Bosun Below Deck: Mediterranean’s new bosun talks returning to the series, quarantine, and sexism in yachting.
3:00 P.M. New on Disney+: June 2020 Avengers: Infinity War, Schoolhouse Rock, and more.
1:30 P.M. Roy Wood Jr. and Jimmy O. Yang Barely Survived Middle School Both encountered their fair share of bullies.
12:34 P.M. TikTok’s ‘Wipe It Down’ Challenge Didn’t Start With the Song Unpacking the origins of this week’s TikTok song of the week.
12:00 P.M. New on HBO: June 2020 Perry Mason, Ford v Ferrari, Ad Astra, and more.
11:43 A.M. Ariana Grande, Halsey, and More Celebs Join Weekend Protests From all over the country.
11:40 A.M. Cops Are Always the Main Characters TV perfected the cop show, metastasized it, and then franchised it into ubiquity. How does that affect the way audiences think about police?
11:16 A.M. All the 2020 Virtual Celebrity Commencement Speeches Including Barack Obama, Barack Obama, and Barack Obama.
11:03 A.M. John Oliver Recaps the Year of America’s ‘Brutality Bingo’ “That misconduct is in and of itself built on a legacy of white supremacy.”
10:50 A.M. Spike Lee Debuts Short Film Calling Out Police Brutality “This is history again and again and again …”
10:48 A.M. Drama Desk Awards Postponed Out of Regard for NYC Protests “We stand together with our black colleagues against the racial injustice and violence in our nation and city.”
9:00 A.M. The Best Movies of the Year (So Far) From a new Netflix rom-com to a retro sci-fi movie on Amazon to the final Trip film.
9:00 A.M. New on Amazon Prime: June 2020 Knives Out, Dirty Dancing, Where the Wild Things Are, and more.
8:28 A.M. K-Pop Stans Spammed the Dallas Police With Fan Cams We’re all just doing our part, okay?
1:59 A.M. Herb Stempel, Quiz Show Whistleblower, Dead at 93 John Turturro portrayed Stempel in the 1994 Oscar-nominated historical drama.
12:08 A.M. J.R. Smith Beats Up Man Who Allegedly Smashed His Car Window During Sunday’s protest in Los Angeles.
May 31, 2020 New on Hulu: June 2020 A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, I Am Legend, Casino, and more.
May 31, 2020 Quiz Premiere Recap: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? The miniseries kicks off with the roller-coaster origin story of a game-show phenomenon and the unlikely faction of fans looking to hack it.

12:50 P.M. Where Can Food Travel Shows Take Us Now? Episodes shot even a few months ago feel like artifacts from another time.
12:07 P.M. As Protests Continue, Chefs Pledge Solidarity “Our window can be replaced. George Floyd can’t”
May 29, 2020 Owner of Minneapolis Restaurant: ‘Let My Building Burn’ In a Facebook post, the family behind Gandhi Mahal offered solidarity to protesters.
May 29, 2020 Author Bill Buford’s Grub Street Diet “It was now officially a school night but for some reason it was 10 p.m. before dinner was served.”
May 28, 2020 I Want to Eat in the Weird French Lampshades In fact, I am desperate to eat in the weird French lampshades.
May 28, 2020 How to Wear a Mask to a Bar or Restaurant A handy guide if for some reason this is difficult for you.
May 28, 2020 Restaurant Owners Are Pushing Back Against Reopenings “Many places are trying to normalize all the reminders of a pandemic situation, but I cannot get behind that.”
May 28, 2020 Diner Breakfast Is the Perfect Meal to Dream About Right Now It’s unfussy, it’s delicious, and it’s impossible to make at home.
May 27, 2020 Here Are the Winners of the 2020 James Beard Media Awards Congrats to all.
May 27, 2020 In Praise of the Walking Coffee Walking doesn’t improve the taste of coffee, but coffee improves the experience of being in the world.
May 26, 2020 New York City Caps Delivery Fees at 15 Percent The law is one of seven meant to provide relief for restaurants and other commercial establishments.
May 26, 2020 What If Nobody Wants to Save New York’s Restaurants? Two months into the government-mandated shutdown, any real “help” seems even less likely to arrive than it did at the outset.
May 26, 2020 Horrifying Problems Continue to Plague the Meat Industry Coronavirus cases at meatpacking facilities have skyrocketed.
May 26, 2020 The Look Book Goes to The Fly The socially distanced line for pre-batched martinis and dry-brined chickens in Bed-Stuy. gallery
May 26, 2020 Are New York’s New ‘To Go’ Bars Here to Stay? Sidewalk imbibers and cash-starved businesses hope so.
May 22, 2020 McSorley’s Returns With To-Go Growlers Even Peter Luger is delivering food now.
May 22, 2020 Jody Williams and Rita Sodi Gear Up for Takeout Lasagna? “Oh my God, yes!”
May 22, 2020 The Grub Street Diet of SNL’s Heidi Gardner “We’ve done all the monster ones: Count Chocula, Boo Berry, and Frankenberry.”
May 21, 2020 Is This the Future of NYC Restaurant Dining? Yesterday, Cipriani Downtown tested service with PPE.
May 21, 2020 The Case for Opening NYC Streets to Bars and Restaurants “We need to start planning how we’re going to help our restaurants recover from this crisis.”

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10:57 A.M. What Strategist Readers Are Buying: Vacuums and Sunscreen Plus, a cat litter deodorizer, a heated massager, olive oil, and lots of face masks.
May 31, 2020 9 Products That Delighted Us Last Week on the Strategist Including the candles the Outer Banks stars have been burning in isolation, an online class for gardeners, and a better way to keep face masks nearby.
May 29, 2020 The Essential Pasta-Making Tools, According to Pasta-Makers Making fresh pasta isn’t hard to do when you have the right gear.
May 29, 2020 The Strategist Haul: What the Editors Bought in May Including ceramic versions of our favorite food, lots of shorts, and U.S. Postal Service merch.
May 29, 2020 What are the Best Women’s Lounge Shorts? Including a gym-style pair made out of cotton poplin.
May 29, 2020 8 Things an NYC Bike Messenger Uses for His 60-Mile Rides This gear will appeal to recreational riders, too.
May 29, 2020 The Best Gifts for Dad (That Do Good, Too) Charitable presents that are perfect for Father’s Day.
May 29, 2020 The Best Coursera Classes, According to Coursera Students Twenty-two students of the college-level digital learning platform share their favorite courses on writing, marketing, graphic design, and more.
May 29, 2020 The Best Online Classes for Kids Virtual ways to teach your kids to code, dance, speak another language, or even make dinner for the whole family.
May 29, 2020 What’s the Best Stationery? “I’ve been writing letters to friends for the first time since email was invented.”
May 29, 2020 This Campfire-Ready Adirondack Chair Is on Sale at Wayfair You can move it around your yard from sunup to sundown.
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May 29, 2020 A Gift for Every Type of Dad Including wine gadgets, razors, a nice notebook, a simple watch, and a silver pen.
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