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This XML file does not appear to have any style information associated with it. The document tree is shown below. http://www.nytimes.com/pages/index.html?partner=rss&emc=rss en-us Copyright 2017 The New York Times Company Thu, 16 Nov 2017 08:20:08 GMT https://static01.nyt.com/images/misc/NYT_logo_rss_250x40.png http://www.nytimes.com/pages/index.html?partner=rss&emc=rss https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/15/briefing/senate-zimbabwe-ross-128.html?partner=rss&emc=rss https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/15/briefing/senate-zimbabwe-ross-128.html Eric Thayer for The New York Times Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day. KAREN ZRAICK and DAVID SCULL Thu, 16 Nov 2017 05:06:25 GMT https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/16/briefing/zimbabwe-saad-hariri-leonardo-da-vinci.html?partner=rss&emc=rss https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/16/briefing/zimbabwe-saad-hariri-leonardo-da-vinci.html Jekesai Njikizana/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Here’s what you need to know to start your day. PATRICK BOEHLER and SARAH ANDERSON Thu, 16 Nov 2017 05:44:13 GMT https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/15/us/politics/senate-house-tax-cut.html?partner=rss&emc=rss https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/15/us/politics/senate-house-tax-cut.html Senator Ron Wyden, Democrat of Oregon, left, clashed with Senator Orrin G. Hatch, Republican of Utah, right, during a hearing of the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday. Eric Thayer for The New York Times Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin said he opposed both the House and Senate tax plans as written, posing a new obstacle to Republican leaders eager to overhaul the tax code. ALAN RAPPEPORT and THOMAS KAPLAN Thu, 16 Nov 2017 02:45:46 GMT United States Politics and Government Taxation Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010) https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/15/us/politics/house-tax-bill-higher-education-increases-tuition.html?partner=rss&emc=rss https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/15/us/politics/house-tax-bill-higher-education-increases-tuition.html Fred Vautour started working the graveyard shift as a janitor at Boston College 17 years ago, and tuition benefits put his children through college. Kayana Szymczak for The New York Times The House tax bill, up for a vote on Thursday, would tax benefits that put the children of college workers through school and help doctoral students get their degrees. ERICA L. GREEN Thu, 16 Nov 2017 00:46:44 GMT Colleges and Universities Tax Credits, Deductions and Exemptions United States Politics and Government Tuition Graduate Schools and Students Trump, Donald J https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/15/business/bank-regulation.html?partner=rss&emc=rss https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/15/business/bank-regulation.html Joseph Otting, a former bank executive, at a Senate committee hearing in July on his nomination to be comptroller of the currency. Ron Sachs/Picture-Alliance, DPA, via Associated Press A change in course has made the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, which oversees the nation’s biggest banks, part of a campaign to roll back regulations. BEN PROTESS and JESSICA SILVER-GREENBERG Wed, 15 Nov 2017 22:45:37 GMT Banking and Financial Institutions Regulation and Deregulation of Industry Appointments and Executive Changes United States Politics and Government Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Federal Deposit Insurance Corp Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Otting, Joseph M Noreika, Keith A Trump, Donald J https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/15/business/cordray-consumer-protection.html?partner=rss&emc=rss https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/15/business/cordray-consumer-protection.html Richard Cordray, a Democrat, will step down this month as director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. His five-year term was scheduled to end in July 2018. Andrew Mangum for The New York Times Mr. Cordray, an Obama holdover, has been a zealous watchdog as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s first director. Now President Trump can reshape the agency. STACY COWLEY and JESSICA SILVER-GREENBERG Thu, 16 Nov 2017 01:42:20 GMT Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Cordray, Richard https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/15/us/roy-moore-alabama-republicans.html?partner=rss&emc=rss https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/15/us/roy-moore-alabama-republicans.html Roy Moore at a campaign event at Walker Springs Baptist Church on Tuesday in Jackson, Ala. Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images Accusations of groping and unwanted overtures surfaced as Mr. Moore’s campaign tried to cast doubt on the credibility of one of his accusers. ALAN BLINDER Thu, 16 Nov 2017 05:51:55 GMT Moore, Roy S Republican Party Senate Alabama https://www.nytimes.com/video/us/politics/100000005552332/roy-moore-and-his-supporters-fire-back-on-misconduct-accusations.html?partner=rss&emc=rss https://www.nytimes.com/video/us/politics/100000005552332/roy-moore-and-his-supporters-fire-back-on-misconduct-accusations.html Roy S. Moore, the Senate candidate from Alabama, and his supporters are trying to discredit and diminish the mounting sexual misconduct allegations against him. Wed, 15 Nov 2017 00:50:18 GMT Alabama Sex Crimes https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/15/upshot/could-a-democrat-actually-win-a-senate-seat-in-alabama-precedents-are-few-but-telling.html?partner=rss&emc=rss https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/15/upshot/could-a-democrat-actually-win-a-senate-seat-in-alabama-precedents-are-few-but-telling.html Controversy swirls around Roy Moore, but recent polls still show a tight race. Brynn Anderson/Associated Press The Roy Moore race tests the limits of what might be the most Republican state in the country. NATE COHN Wed, 15 Nov 2017 20:48:00 GMT Moore, Roy S Jones, Doug (1954- ) Alabama Elections, Senate Sexual Harassment https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/15/business/deception-and-ruses-fill-the-toolkit-of-investigators-used-by-weinstein.html?partner=rss&emc=rss https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/15/business/deception-and-ruses-fill-the-toolkit-of-investigators-used-by-weinstein.html Black Cube was thrust into the spotlight last week when The New Yorker revealed that the producer Harvey Weinstein had hired the firm to investigate the actress Rose McGowan. Benjamin Norman for The New York Times Black Cube, hired to ferret out information on a Weinstein accuser, used an elaborate ruse involving a fake job interview in another case. MATTHEW GOLDSTEIN and WILLIAM K. RASHBAUM Thu, 16 Nov 2017 04:09:13 GMT Detectives (Private) Boies, David Weinstein, Harvey Black Cube Sexual Harassment https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/15/business/media/koch-brothers-time-meredith.html?partner=rss&emc=rss https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/15/business/media/koch-brothers-time-meredith.html Earlier talks this year between Time Inc., the publisher of People and Sports Illustrated, and the Meredith Corporation fizzled out. Mario Tama/Getty Images The billionaire Koch brothers are said to have tentatively agreed to support the publisher Meredith’s offer with an equity injection of more than $500 million. SYDNEY EMBER and ANDREW ROSS SORKIN Thu, 16 Nov 2017 03:20:12 GMT Koch, David H Koch, Charles G Time Inc Meredith Corporation Magazines Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/15/arts/design/leonardo-da-vinci-salvator-mundi-christies-auction.html?partner=rss&emc=rss https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/15/arts/design/leonardo-da-vinci-salvator-mundi-christies-auction.html The painting ‘Salvator Mundi’ by Leonardo da Vinci at Christie’s. Drew Angerer/Getty Images The price was astounding, even more so because some experts criticized a Christie’s marketing campaign that glossed over the painting’s flaws. ROBIN POGREBIN and SCOTT REYBURN Thu, 16 Nov 2017 04:05:55 GMT Art Auctions Christie's da Vinci, Leonardo Salvator Mundi" https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/15/arts/design/salvator-mundi-da-vinci-painting.html?partner=rss&emc=rss https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/15/arts/design/salvator-mundi-da-vinci-painting.html Crowds at Christie’s catching a glimpse of “Salvator Mundi.” Benjamin Norman for The New York Times Our critic won’t weigh in on the painting’s authenticity, but he will tell you what he saw: a blank-eyed Christ, meek and monotonous. JASON FARAGO Thu, 16 Nov 2017 02:29:56 GMT Art Restoration and Renovation Auctions Christie's da Vinci, Leonardo Rybolovlev, Dmitry Evgenevich https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/16/opinion/saudi-arabia-reform-islamists.html?partner=rss&emc=rss https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/16/opinion/saudi-arabia-reform-islamists.html Pilgrims at a mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia, in September. Firat Yurdakul/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images The crown prince’s apparent moderation is undermining both fundamentalists and mainstream Muslim politicians. KAMEL DAOUD Thu, 16 Nov 2017 06:51:16 GMT Muslims and Islam Mohammed bin Salman (1985- ) Politics and Government Algeria Saudi Arabia https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/15/opinion/zimbabwe-mugabe-coup.html?partner=rss&emc=rss https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/15/opinion/zimbabwe-mugabe-coup.html President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe, center, during the country’s 37th Independence Day celebration in April. Jekesai Njikizana/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images There is evidence this intervention is driven by the self-interest of the military, which makes prospects for economic and democratic reforms bleak. GLEN MPANI Thu, 16 Nov 2017 04:24:50 GMT Coups D'Etat and Attempted Coups D'Etat Politics and Government Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) Polls and Public Opinion Southern African Development Community Mugabe, Grace Mugabe, Robert Emmerson Mnangagwa Zimbabwe https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/16/opinion/saudi-arabia-yemen-famine.html?partner=rss&emc=rss https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/16/opinion/saudi-arabia-yemen-famine.html The people of Yemen have suffered unbelievable misery after more than three years of unrelenting war. Hani Mohammed/Associated Press Impeding humanitarian assistance and using famine as a weapon are war crimes, and the world is finally taking notice. THE EDITORIAL BOARD Thu, 16 Nov 2017 06:51:16 GMT Famine Civilian Casualties War Crimes, Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity Defense and Military Forces Yemen United Nations https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/15/opinion/trump-tax-plan-billionaires.html?partner=rss&emc=rss https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/15/opinion/trump-tax-plan-billionaires.html H. Armstrong Roberts/ClassicStock/Getty Images Republicans want to be sure benefits go to the truly deserving tycoons. NICHOLAS KRISTOF Thu, 16 Nov 2017 00:44:17 GMT Income Tax Health Insurance and Managed Care United States Politics and Government United States Economy Taxation Federal Budget (US) Tax Credits, Deductions and Exemptions State Children's Health Insurance Program (S-CHIP) Republican Party Senate https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/15/opinion/senate-trump-launch-nukes.html?partner=rss&emc=rss https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/15/opinion/senate-trump-launch-nukes.html Pablo Delcan; Photo by David Paul Morris/Bloomberg Mr. Trump has brought on himself this examination of his authority to order the launch of the world’s most deadly weapons. THE EDITORIAL BOARD Wed, 15 Nov 2017 23:26:52 GMT Nuclear Weapons United States Politics and Government Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Corker, Robert Phillips Jr Trump, Donald J Murphy, Christopher Scott https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/15/opinion/how-prosecutors-turn-a-protest-into-a-riot.html?partner=rss&emc=rss https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/15/opinion/how-prosecutors-turn-a-protest-into-a-riot.html Police officers in Washington using pepper spray on protesters on Inauguration Day. Zach Gibson/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images I protested President Trump’s inauguration. Little did I know I would be swept up into a legal nightmare. ELIZABETH ARIADNE LAGESSE Thu, 16 Nov 2017 00:02:26 GMT Suits and Litigation (Civil) Trump, Donald J Inaugurations Demonstrations, Protests and Riots https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/15/opinion/black-identity-extremism-fbi-trump.html?partner=rss&emc=rss https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/15/opinion/black-identity-extremism-fbi-trump.html Clergy members leading a protest in Ferguson, Mo., after a police officer fatally shot Michael Brown, an unarmed teenager. Samuel Corum/Anadolu Agency, via Getty Images The effort to target racial justice activists has chilling echoes of Cointelpro. KHALED A. BEYDOUN and JUSTIN HANSFORD Thu, 16 Nov 2017 00:58:03 GMT Blacks Race and Ethnicity Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings Law and Legislation United States Politics and Government Civil Rights and Liberties Trump, Donald J Sessions, Jefferson B III https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/15/opinion/blood-pressure-guidelines.html?partner=rss&emc=rss https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/15/opinion/blood-pressure-guidelines.html Kelly Blair A national goal of 130 systolic may lead many patients to be overmedicated. H. GILBERT WELCH Thu, 16 Nov 2017 00:03:13 GMT Blood Pressure New England Journal of Medicine https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/15/opinion/att-time-warner-deal-trump.html?partner=rss&emc=rss https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/15/opinion/att-time-warner-deal-trump.html President Trump’s hostility toward CNN may affect the proposed merger between the cable news channel’s parent company, Time Warner, and AT&T. Sam Hodgson for The New York Times He politicizes everything he touches, so unless his appointees act with utmost integrity they will be tainted as his henchmen. THE EDITORIAL BOARD Wed, 15 Nov 2017 23:49:00 GMT Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues AT&T Inc Time Warner Inc CNN Trump, Donald J Delrahim, Makan Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc 21st Century Fox Walt Disney Company https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/15/opinion/pence-rule-christian-graham.html?partner=rss&emc=rss https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/15/opinion/pence-rule-christian-graham.html Vice President Mike Pence at the White House in October. Tom Brenner/The New York Times Men who avoid being alone with women may limit “the appearance of evil,” but they neglect a larger moral imperative. KATELYN BEATY Wed, 15 Nov 2017 20:25:23 GMT Women and Girls Sexual Harassment Christians and Christianity Erickson, Erick Graham, Billy Pence, Mike https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/14/opinion/louis-ck-not-funny-harassment.html?partner=rss&emc=rss https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/14/opinion/louis-ck-not-funny-harassment.html Louis C.K. on “Saturday Night Live” in April. Will Heath/NBC, via Getty Images The post-Louis C.K. reckoning is actually the best thing to happen to comedy in a long time. LINDY WEST Wed, 15 Nov 2017 01:13:43 GMT Comedy and Humor Women and Girls Sex Crimes C K, Louis Maron, Marc https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/15/opinion/campus-sexual-assault-weinstein.html?partner=rss&emc=rss https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/15/opinion/campus-sexual-assault-weinstein.html Derek Abella/Pratt Institute There has been a backlash to students’ talking more openly about misconduct. VANESSA GRIGORIADIS Wed, 15 Nov 2017 14:02:36 GMT Colleges and Universities Sexual Harassment Sex Crimes Women and Girls Youth Education Department (US) https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/15/world/europe/russia-brexit-twitter-facebook.html?partner=rss&emc=rss https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/15/world/europe/russia-brexit-twitter-facebook.html A “Vote to leave” ad on a truck in Westminster, London, in 2016. According to new research, Russian-language Twitter accounts posted messages against the European Union before last year’s referendum in Britain. Adam Ferguson for The New York Times Researchers have found evidence that Russian-language or Kremlin-linked Twitter accounts pushed divisive messages in British politics, too. DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK Thu, 16 Nov 2017 00:24:34 GMT Russian Interference in 2016 US Elections and Ties to Trump Associates Great Britain Withdrawal from EU (Brexit) Facebook Inc Twitter Politics and Government Elections Computers and the Internet Russia Great Britain https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/15/books/review/national-book-award-jesmyn-ward.html?partner=rss&emc=rss https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/15/books/review/national-book-award-jesmyn-ward.html The novelist Jesmyn Ward earned a National Book Award — her second — on Wednesday for “Sing, Unburied, Sing.” John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, via Associated Press It is the second National Book Award for Ms. Ward, a Mississippi native who also won in 2011 for her novel “Salvage the Bones.” ALEXANDRA ALTER Thu, 16 Nov 2017 03:58:02 GMT National Book Awards Ward, Jesmyn Gessen, Masha Books and Literature Awards, Decorations and Honors National Book Foundation https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/15/sports/olympics/wada-russia-doping.html?partner=rss&emc=rss https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/15/sports/olympics/wada-russia-doping.html Fireworks at the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, Russia. The International Olympic Committee will soon decide what penalties Russia will face for conducting an elaborate doping program at the Sochi Games. Josh Haner/The New York Times The decision by the World Anti-Doping Agency is expected to set off a frenzy of scrutiny and debate three months ahead of the Winter Olympics and Paralympics. REBECCA R. RUIZ Thu, 16 Nov 2017 05:21:28 GMT Olympic Games (2014) Cheating International Assn of Athletics Federations International Olympic Committee International Paralympic Committee Bach, Thomas Rodchenkov, Grigory Olympic Games https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/15/sports/football/jerry-jones-nfl-owners-letter.html?partner=rss&emc=rss https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/15/sports/football/jerry-jones-nfl-owners-letter.html Jerry Jones, the Dallas Cowboys’ owner, during his team’s game against San Francisco last month. Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images The letter condemned Jones, the Cowboys’ owner, for “conduct detrimental to the league” because of his efforts to derail negotiations to extend the commissioner’s contract. KEN BELSON Thu, 16 Nov 2017 00:05:13 GMT Football National Football League Goodell, Roger Jones, Jerry https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/15/technology/amazon-sales-tax.html?partner=rss&emc=rss https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/15/technology/amazon-sales-tax.html The fees Amazon charges its marketplace sellers are a huge business for the company, totaling nearly $8 billion during its most recent quarter, up from $5.65 billion a year earlier. The e-commerce giant leaves collection of sales taxes up to those sellers, but few want to do so without assurances that competing merchants will do the same. Bryan Anselm for The New York Times Most third-party sellers on Amazon do not collect sales tax. States, thirsty for the millions of dollars in unpaid revenue, are coming for the money. NICK WINGFIELD Thu, 16 Nov 2017 00:21:00 GMT Amazon.com Inc Taxation Sales and Excise Taxes Shopping and Retail https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/15/world/africa/robert-mugabe-zimbabwe.html?partner=rss&emc=rss https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/15/world/africa/robert-mugabe-zimbabwe.html President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe and his wife, Grace, celebrated Zimbabwe’s Independence Day in 2012 in Harare, the capital. On Wednesday, the military placed Mr. Mugabe under house arrest. Lynsey Addario for The New York Times Robert Mugabe has led Zimbabwe since 1980, but he underestimated his nation’s anger over his son’s unrestrained spending and his wife’s political ambitions. NORIMITSU ONISHI and ALAN COWELL Thu, 16 Nov 2017 01:53:39 GMT Coups D'Etat and Attempted Coups D'Etat Mugabe, Robert Mugabe, Grace Zimbabwe Rhodesia Africa https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/15/world/asia/north-korea-soldier-defected-village.html?partner=rss&emc=rss https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/15/world/asia/north-korea-soldier-defected-village.html A United Nations Command soldier watched North Korean soldiers walk toward the demarcation line separating North and South Korea in Panmunjom in October. Agence France-Press/Getty Images It’s the only spot in the DMZ where soldiers from the North and South stand just feet from one another. It’s also one of the few where someone could make a break for it. MEGAN SPECIA Wed, 15 Nov 2017 14:07:27 GMT vis-multimedia Defectors (Political) United Nations Command Panmunjom (South Korea) North Korea South Korea https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/16/business/ryanair-pilots.html?partner=rss&emc=rss https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/16/business/ryanair-pilots.html A Ryanair flight attendant gives directions before departure at Dublin Airport. Employees of the European carrier have tried to organize. Paulo Nunes dos Santos for The New York Times The biggest European budget airline employs many of its pilots as contract workers — many of whom are pushing back after a recent flight cancellation episode erupted into a clash. LIZ ALDERMAN and AMIE TSANG Thu, 16 Nov 2017 08:00:40 GMT Airlines and Airplanes Pilots Labor and Jobs Collective Bargaining Ryanair Holdings PLC O'Leary, Michael Kevin (1961- ) Europe https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/15/nyregion/uscis-immigration-daca-requests.html?partner=rss&emc=rss https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/15/nyregion/uscis-immigration-daca-requests.html In September, the Trump administration canceled the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which allowed young immigrants who were brought to the United States illegally as children to work and go to school without fear of deportation. Crowds across the country protested the decision. Yana Paskova for The New York Times The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services agency is allowing applicants whose renewal permits were rejected because of mail delays to resubmit their paperwork. LIZ ROBBINS Thu, 16 Nov 2017 03:55:24 GMT Immigration and Emigration Postal Service and Post Offices United States Politics and Government Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Citizenship and Immigration Services (US) Homeland Security Department Postal Service (US) https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/13/health/colombia-soda-tax-obesity.html?partner=rss&emc=rss https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/13/health/colombia-soda-tax-obesity.html A street vendor in Bogotá. Volume sales of carbonated drinks in the country have climbed more than 25 percent over the past 15 years. Juan Arredondo for The New York Times The debate over taxing sugary drinks has turned into a ferocious global policy brawl. In Colombia, proponents faced intimidation and censorship. ANDREW JACOBS and MATT RICHTEL Thu, 16 Nov 2017 07:41:49 GMT Soft Drinks Sugar Sales and Excise Taxes Obesity Colombia Medicine and Health Ceron, Esperanza Postobon SA International Council of Beverages Associations Lobbying and Lobbyists https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/15/sports/soccer/north-korea-soccer-italy.html?partner=rss&emc=rss https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/15/sports/soccer/north-korea-soccer-italy.html The Perugia striker Han Kwang-song during a match against Brescia in September. Han, 19, has drawn the attention of bigger clubs because of his talent, and of Italian legislators because of his nationality: He is North Korean, and some wonder if his mere employment is a violation of international sanctions against the North. Matteo Gribaudi/Image Agency S.A.S Some government officials in Italy wonder if a group of North Korean soccer players there are free from the control of their government. ANDREW KEH Wed, 15 Nov 2017 10:47:45 GMT Soccer Serie A (Italian Soccer League) North Korea Italy https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/14/arts/dance/yvonne-meier-jillian-sweeney.html?partner=rss&emc=rss https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/14/arts/dance/yvonne-meier-jillian-sweeney.html Yvonne Meier in “Durch Dick und Duenn” (“Through Thick and Thin”) at the Invisible Dog Art Center. Andrea Mohin/The New York Times Yvonne Meier turned ordinary objects (tomatoes, Band-Aids) into tools for artistic expression; Jillian Sweeney engaged with memory and storytelling. GIA KOURLAS Tue, 14 Nov 2017 18:00:26 GMT Dancing Invisible Dog Art Center Meier, Yvonne Sweeney, Jillian https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/15/smarter-living/black-friday-cyber-monday-shopping.html?partner=rss&emc=rss https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/15/smarter-living/black-friday-cyber-monday-shopping.html Dina Litovsky for The New York Times Whether you plan to get in line or shop from home, here are ways to beat the marketing madness. ALAN HENRY Thu, 16 Nov 2017 04:45:01 GMT Black Friday and Cyber Monday (Shopping) Shopping and Retail https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/07/travel/hotels-language-lessons.html?partner=rss&emc=rss https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/07/travel/hotels-language-lessons.html Children staying at AndBeyond Kichwa Tembo Tented Camp in Kenya can pick up some Swahili through the property’s WildChild program. AndBeyond WildChild program Learning the local language is a great way to get a sense of place, and some hotels today have programs for their guests to do just that. SHIVANI VORA Tue, 07 Nov 2017 10:00:26 GMT Hotels and Travel Lodgings Language and Languages Travel and Vacations https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/15/smarter-living/how-to-clean-your-fridge.html?partner=rss&emc=rss https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/15/smarter-living/how-to-clean-your-fridge.html Karsten Moran for The New York Times Nov. 15 is National Clean Out Your Refrigerator Day. Here’s how to make the most of it. JOLIE KERR Wed, 15 Nov 2017 18:26:22 GMT Cooking and Cookbooks Refrigerators Cleansers, Detergents and Soaps Home Appliances https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/08/technology/personaltech/holiday-video-games-consoles.html?partner=rss&emc=rss https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/08/technology/personaltech/holiday-video-games-consoles.html Visitors at the Paris Games Week trade show last week playing Call of Duty: World War II. Kamil Zihnioglu/Associated Press The industry is pushing out a diverse lineup of titles and promoting new consoles to compete for people’s wallets. LAURA PARKER Wed, 08 Nov 2017 16:29:34 GMT Computer and Video Games Computers and the Internet Xbox One (Video Game System) Nintendo Switch (Video Game System) Activision Blizzard Inc Electronic Arts Inc Microsoft Corp Nintendo Co Ltd https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/15/world/europe/russia-stalingrad-anniversary.html?partner=rss&emc=rss https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/15/world/europe/russia-stalingrad-anniversary.html “The Motherland Calls” is the tallest statue in Europe. Sergey Ponomarev for The New York Times The 200 days of fighting along the Volga River came to be a defining event of World War II. For a Russian conflict photographer, it remains a touchstone. Photographs and Text by SERGEY PONOMAREV Thu, 16 Nov 2017 00:13:54 GMT World War II (1939-45) Russia Volgograd (Russia) Battle of Stalingrad vis-photo https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/15/theater/latin-history-for-morons-review-john-leguizamo.html?partner=rss&emc=rss https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/15/theater/latin-history-for-morons-review-john-leguizamo.html In the lectures John Leguizamo gives in “Latin History for Morons,” at Studio 54 until Feb. 4, he comes off as “a cross between Howard Zinn and Professor Irwin Corey.” Sara Krulwich/The New York Times Two millenniums of oppression may not seem very funny, but in his latest one-man show, Mr. Leguizamo hones the art of comic revisionism. JESSE GREEN Thu, 16 Nov 2017 02:45:27 GMT Theater Latin History for Morons (Play) Leguizamo, John Taccone, Tony Studio 54 https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/13/theater/adam-driver-arts-armed-forces-award.html?partner=rss&emc=rss https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/13/theater/adam-driver-arts-armed-forces-award.html Adam Driver, founder of Arts in the Armed Forces, served as a Marine before attending Juilliard. Geordie Wood for The New York Times Arts in the Armed Forces, founded by the actor and veteran Adam Driver, will grant $10,000 to a playwright who has served in the military. REGGIE UGWU Tue, 14 Nov 2017 15:50:21 GMT Theater Driver, Adam Arts in the Armed Forces Parks, Suzan-Lori Bridge Award Awards, Decorations and Honors United States Defense and Military Forces Veterans https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/13/arts/dance/review-the-migration-step-afrika.html?partner=rss&emc=rss https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/13/arts/dance/review-the-migration-step-afrika.html Ta’Quez Whitted, center, with fellow members of Step Afrika! performing in the “Chicago” segment of “The Migration: Reflections on Jacob Lawrence” at the New Victory Theater. Andrea Mohin/The New York Times Inspired by Jacob Lawrence’s paintings, Step Afrika’s show has resilient vitality. LAURA COLLINS-HUGHES Mon, 13 Nov 2017 19:00:15 GMT Dancing New Victory Theater Step Afrika! Lawrence, Jacob The Migration: Reflections on Jacob Lawrence (Dance) https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/11/insider/joe-biden-memoir-grief-interview.html?partner=rss&emc=rss https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/11/insider/joe-biden-memoir-grief-interview.html Vice President Joe Biden with his son Beau at a base near Baghdad in 2009. Beau died of brain cancer in May 2015. Khalid Mohammed/Associated Press After all my persistence and preparation for an interview with former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr., I would go down as the one who bawled. PHILIP GALANES Sat, 11 Nov 2017 16:58:57 GMT Books and Literature Biden, Joseph R Jr Promise Me, Dad: A Year of Hope, Hardship, and Purpose (Book) https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/12/technology/social-media-disinformation.html?partner=rss&emc=rss https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/12/technology/social-media-disinformation.html Renee DiResta, who has advised Congress on the use of bots and fake accounts to manipulate social media, at her home in San Francisco, Calif. Jason Henry for The New York Times Renee DiResta has been tracking disinformation on Facebook and other sites since the anti-vaccine movement. Congress turned to her for the grilling of tech executives. SHEERA FRENKEL Mon, 13 Nov 2017 05:11:10 GMT Social Media Rumors and Misinformation DiResta, Renee Russian Interference in 2016 US Elections and Ties to Trump Associates Propaganda Vaccination and Immunization Presidential Election of 2016 Facebook Inc Google Inc Internet Research Agency (Russia) Twitter Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/15/science/chimpanzees-communication-language.html?partner=rss&emc=rss https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/15/science/chimpanzees-communication-language.html Experiments show that the animals change their communications depending on how much their audience knows. JAMES GORMAN Wed, 15 Nov 2017 23:53:06 GMT Monkeys and Apes Language and Languages Planck, Max, Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology Science Advances (Journal) University of St Andrews Uganda https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/13/well/eat/the-growing-toll-of-our-ever-expanding-waistlines.html?partner=rss&emc=rss https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/13/well/eat/the-growing-toll-of-our-ever-expanding-waistlines.html Paul Rogers As one major killer — smoking — declined, another rose precipitously to take its place: obesity. JANE E. BRODY Mon, 13 Nov 2017 11:00:13 GMT Obesity Weight Cancer Smoking and Tobacco Deaths (Fatalities) https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/13/business/dealbook/five-technologies-that-will-rock-your-world.html?partner=rss&emc=rss https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/13/business/dealbook/five-technologies-that-will-rock-your-world.html The Kitty Hawk Flyer prototype “flying car.” Kitty Hawk is a start-up that wants to move commuting above congested roadways and into the air. Ian Martin The new wave of artificial intelligence will reduce jobs, but will also improve your health and products like your smartphone. CADE METZ Mon, 13 Nov 2017 10:00:25 GMT Computers and the Internet Quantum Computing Artificial Intelligence Driverless and Semiautonomous Vehicles https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/07/style/modern-love-we-were-in-our-20s-and-we-didnt-have-a-clue.html?partner=rss&emc=rss https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/07/style/modern-love-we-were-in-our-20s-and-we-didnt-have-a-clue.html Brian Rea They met at a wedding. She had a husband. It was brief, fiery, and the memory lingers even if the specifics are a little hazy. PETER ORNER Tue, 07 Nov 2017 16:06:03 GMT Modern Love 13 https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/13/health/blood-pressure-treatment-guidelines.html?partner=rss&emc=rss https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/13/health/blood-pressure-treatment-guidelines.html Thyleb Ramadhan got his blood pressure checked at a mobile medical clinic in Olean, N.Y., in June. Spencer Platt/Getty Images Experts set new targets for treatment of hypertension on Monday, greatly expanding the number of adults who will qualify for the diagnosis. GINA KOLATA Tue, 14 Nov 2017 21:00:09 GMT Blood Pressure Elderly Hypertension American College of Cardiology American Heart Assn https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/09/sports/aaron-hernandez-brain-cte.html?partner=rss&emc=rss https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/09/sports/aaron-hernandez-brain-cte.html A cross section of a healthy 27-year-old brain looks full and fleshy. But in this multiple-exposure photograph, a neurologist’s presentation is merged with a brain that was hollowed in some areas. Mark Abramson for The New York Times But it was profoundly damaged. Taken from a 27-year-old man who was a star of his profession before hanging himself, the brain became an object of fascination. JOHN BRANCH Thu, 09 Nov 2017 22:40:30 GMT Brain Hernandez, Aaron (1989- ) Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy New England Patriots National Football League Football https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/11/opinion/sunday/interracial-friendship-donald-trump.html?partner=rss&emc=rss https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/11/opinion/sunday/interracial-friendship-donald-trump.html Erin K. Robinson The rise of Donald Trump has broken bonds on all sides. But for people of color the stakes are different. EKOW N. YANKAH Sat, 11 Nov 2017 19:30:15 GMT Race and Ethnicity Blacks Discrimination Charlottesville, Va, Violence (August, 2017) Trump, Donald J