The Times has a cool slideshow of the World Trade Center September 11 memorial, designed by Michael Arad, showing how it’s actually moving along. Turns out, it’s hard to build a void! [City Room/NYT]
It is unclear whether he had the virus while attending
Quite the turn of phrase here
Doesn’t seem ideal
For now, it’s smooth sailing in Bidenland
A loss for Democrats
You can say that again
A major development in the Jeffrey Epstein saga
The coronavirus’s resurgence means the jobs report is by no means a complete picture of what’s happening
Considerably better-than-expected numbers
Good news for many still-foundering businesses
Surprising no one, Putin gets his way again
Russian voters approved changes to the constitution that will allow President Vladimir Putin to potentially hold power until 2036, but the weeklong plebiscite that concluded Wednesday was tarnished by widespread reports of pressure on voters and other irregularities.
With three-fourths of all precincts counted, 77.6% voted for the constitutional amendments, according to election officials.
For the first time in Russia, polls were kept open for a week to bolster turnout without increasing crowds casting ballots amid the coronavirus pandemic — a provision that Kremlin critics denounced as an extra tool to manipulate the outcome.
Yes, he’s still saying this after 127,000 dead
Above all, it’s about whether you look good
Who are these mythical “real people”?
The old Hong Kong may be vanishing quickly
The Hong Kong police moved swiftly on Wednesday to enforce China’s new national security rules with the first arrests under the law, as the city immediately felt the chilling effect of Beijing’s offensive to quash dissent in the semiautonomous territory.
The law was proving effective in tamping down the anti-government demonstrations that have wracked Hong Kong for more than a year. On Wednesday, the anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to Chinese control — usually observed by huge pro-democracy marches — a scattered crowd of thousands protested, only to be corralled by the police and risk arrest for crimes that did not exist a day earlier.
Deploying pepper spray and water cannons to force protesters off the streets, the police arrested more than 300 people, including at least nine over new offenses created by the security law that takes aim at political activity challenging Beijing. One of the nine was a 15-year-old girl waving a Hong Kong independence flag, the police said.
Things are really not getting better in Arizona
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