Today’s Headlines: A Fumbling Performance, and a Panicking Party

Trump's Debate Performance: Relentless Attacks and Falsehoods

View in browser June 28, 2024, 4:00 a.m. Eastern time Top News A Fumbling Performance, and a Panicking Party President Biden's shaky, halting debate performance has Democrats talking about replacing him on the ticket. Trump's Debate Performance: Relentless Attacks and Falsehoods The former president's remarks onstage, repeated often on the campaign trail, were striking with his opponent standing a few feet away. Supreme Court Jeopardizes Opioid Deal, Rejecting Protections for Sacklers The justices rejected a bankruptcy settlement maneuver that would have protected members of the Sackler family from civil claims related to the opioid epidemic. Editors' Picks How to Escape From the Russian Army Facing grim job prospects, a young Nepali signed up to join Russia's military, which sent him to fight in Ukraine. His ordeal of combat, injury and escape turned into a tale worthy of Hollywood. Opinion | The Overlooked Truths About Biden's Age The president is a decision maker, not an action figure. World Russia Sends Waves of Troops to the Front in a Brutal Style of Fighting More than 1,000 Russian soldiers in Ukraine were killed or wounded on average each day in May, according to NATO and Western military officials. At Least 750,000 on Brink of Starvation and Death in Sudan, Experts Warn A devastating civil war is pushing the country toward a full-blown famine, according to the international body that measures hunger. Ahead of Election, Iranian Voters Say, 'We Have Been Going Backward' Iranians say they have little faith their votes in Friday's presidential election will improve their lives, and many are planning to sit it out. See more world news U.S. A Plummeting Murder Rate Stuns Boston. But Can It Survive the Summer? Only four homicides have occurred in the city this year. Although luck has played a role, the city is bringing a high level of precision to its strategy to prevent violence. In Texas, Infant Mortality Rose After Abortion Ban Deaths of infants in the state increased by 13 percent in 2022, a study found, driven by fatal birth defects. Oklahoma's State Superintendent Requires Public Schools to Teach the Bible The state superintendent, Ryan Walters, said the Bible was a "necessary historical document." The mandate comes as part of a conservative movement to infuse Christian values in public schools. See more U.S. news Politics Trump Eyes Bigger Trade War in Second Term The former president's past tariffs raised prices for consumers and businesses, economists say. His next plan could tax 10 times as many imports. Trump's V.P. Parade Nears Its End, With Vance, Burgum and Rubio in Front Even as Donald Trump has narrowed his list of top choices, he and his advisers are stoking speculation about others and suggesting that an announcement is imminent — or maybe not. Supreme Court Blocks Biden Plan on Air Pollution Three states challenged the administration's "good neighbor" plan, meant to protect downwind states from harmful emissions. See more political news Business Trump Says Clean Energy Is a Scam. That Could Benefit China, Experts Say. President Biden's landmark climate law could be repealed in a Trump administration. Economists said that would jeopardize $488 billion in American investments. Boeing Angers Safety Officials With Disclosures on 737 Max Incident The National Transportation Safety Board said Boeing had improperly released information about the blowout of a panel on an Alaska Airlines flight. Purdue Opioid Settlement on Verge of Collapse After Supreme Court Ruling Plaintiffs and the company vowed to renegotiate but the talks will be challenging after the court struck down a provision the Sacklers had insisted on in exchange for $6 billion. See more business news Arts Emily Henry on Writing Best-Sellers Without Tours and TikTok The author of "Funny Story" churned out five consecutive No. 1 best-sellers without leaving her comfort zone. How did she pull it off? Osgemeos Rocked Brazil. Can the Graffiti Twins Take New York? Their street murals, monumental sculptures, intricate drawings and vivid paintings pop up at Lehmann Maupin gallery on the eve of their Hirshhorn debut. Kara Walker Is No One's Robot At SFMOMA, the artist enacts a parable about trauma and healing in Black life — and makes her first foray into robotics. "I went down a little sci-fi rabbit hole the last couple years working on this piece." See more arts news Movies 'Horizon: An American Saga — Chapter 1' Review: The Beauty, and the Bloodshed In the first of a projected four-film cycle, Kevin Costner revisits the western genre and U.S. history in a big, busy drama. 'Last Summer' Review: A Shocking Affair to Remember Few directors get as deeply under the skin as Catherine Breillat, a longtime provocateur who tests the limits of what the world thinks women should do and say and be. 'A Family Affair' Review: A Rom-Com With a Third Wheel When Zara (Joey King) realizes that her mom (Nicole Kidman) is dating her boss (Zac Efron), she tries to split them up. 'I Am: Celine Dion' Review: You Saw the Best in Me Dion's voice made her a star. A new documentary on Amazon Prime Video brings her back to Earth, showing her intimate struggles with stiff person syndrome. 'Fahrenheit 9/11' at 20: Revisiting the Fear and Anger Michael Moore's hit documentary isn't a prosecutor's brief but a political and emotional appeal, rooted in the ways in which the country's burdens are unequally borne. See more movies news New York New York City Has 186,000 Fewer Children and Teens Than It Did in 2020 New census numbers show the steepest drop in the city's youngest age group in at least a decade as many families have left to live elsewhere. How the N.Y.P.D. Quietly Shuts Down Discipline Cases Against Officers Police Commissioner Edward Caban has often relied on an obscure authority to intervene when officers are accused of serious wrongdoing, often handing out little to no punishment. Five Charged With Smuggling Contraband Into Youth Lockup Awash in Knives Court papers said the "youth development specialists" took more than $50,000 in bribes to allow in items like razor blades, marijuana, alcohol and prescription pills. See more New York news Media & Advertising New Tactic in China's Information War: Harassing a Critic's Child in the U.S. A covert campaign to target a writer critical of the country's Communist Party has extended to sexually suggestive threats against his 16-year-old daughter. Sewell Chan Named Editor of Columbia Journalism Review He joins after leading The Texas Tribune for three years. Trump Biopic Inches Toward Distribution Deal "The Apprentice," a dramatized origin story about Donald J. Trump, has faced fierce criticism from the former president and his allies. See more media & advertising news Science A Dead Russian Satellite Broke Into More Than 100 Pieces in Space The cause of the incident, which added to a growing amount of dangerous space junk in low Earth orbit, remains unknown. Study Finds Small Streams, Recently Stripped of Protections, Are a Big Deal Half of the water flowing through regional river basins starts in so-called ephemeral streams. Last year, the Supreme Court curtailed federal protections for these waterways. The Last Stand of the Woolly Mammoths The species survived on an island north of Siberia for thousands of years, scientists reported, but were most likely plagued by genetic abnormalities. See more science news Obituaries Russell Morash, 'This Old House' and 'The French Chef' Producer, Dies at 88 Hailed as a pioneer of D.I.Y. programming, he oversaw groundbreaking how-to shows on public television in the days before HGTV and YouTube. Eric Hazan, Publisher and Historian on France's Left, Dies at 87 He elevated many of France's most provocative writers through his publishing house, La Fabrique, but he made his greatest mark as a politically engaged, and strolling, historian of Paris. Kinky Friedman, Musician and Humorist Who Slew Sacred Cows, Dies at 79 He and his band, the Texas Jewboys, won acclaim for their satirical takes on American culture. He later wrote detective novels and ran for governor of Texas. See more Obituaries Opinion Pamela Paul Who You Calling Conservative? The left's narcissism of small differences hands mainstream positions to Republicans. Paul Krugman Biden Ended the Trump Crime Wave Homicides, which surged during 2020, have been plunging. Aaron Timms 'The Bear' Wants You to Stop Worshiping Toxic Chefs The celebrated show is both a product of our unhealthy obsession with toxic restaurant culture and a potential remedy for it. David French MAGA Is Not Getting Everything It Wants From the Supreme Court The Trumpist right is presenting aggressive legal theories that fail again and again. John McWhorter The Tiniest Words Generate the Biggest Uproar The outrage over new pronouns fundamentally misunderstands how language works. letters The Causes of Jamaal Bowman's Undoing Readers discuss the congressman's defeat. Also: Donald Trump's Deep State; anti-obesity drugs; A.I. and our data; choosing baby names. See more Opinion Need help? 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