Gov. Kathy Hochul’s campaign says contributions from board and commission members and their families are fair game because she did not appoint them.

Skirting Ethics Order, Hochul Seeks Donations From Cuomo Appointees

Liberals and more moderate Democrats are arguing over the impact on inflation, the federal budget deficit and high earners.

Biden’s Student Loan Plan Sets Off Fierce Debate Among Economists

The elite force’s selection course is so punishing that few make it through, and many of those who do resort to illicit tactics.

Death in Navy SEAL Training Exposes a Culture of Brutality, Cheating and Drugs

The new rules, which would require many online services to increase protections for children, could change how popular social media and game platforms treat minors.

Sweeping Children’s Online Safety Bill Is Passed in California

Industrial producers across Germany are coming up with unique ways to cut their dependence on natural gas as Russia’s war in Ukraine keeps prices high.

How German Companies Are Staring Down Putin’s Threat to Cut Off Gas

In Jackson, residents have long contended with boil-water notices and service disruptions. But now, officials say, the system has been pushed to the brink.

Mississippi’s Capital Loses Water as a Troubled System Faces a Fresh Crisis

Most of the bartering involves items captured from Russian troops, which are exchanged for urgently needed supplies. “Let’s just call it a simplification of bureaucracy,” one soldier said.

A Frontline Shadow Economy: Ukrainian Units Swap Tanks and Artillery

The worker said the company had tried to retaliate against her activism opposing a deal with the Israeli military, while co-workers argued the company had an anti-Palestinian bias.

Google Employee Who Played Key Role in Protest of Contract With Israel Quits

With digital subscriptions and digital advertising revenue stagnating, the company is on a pace to lose money this year.

Frustrations Mount at Washington Post as Its Business Struggles

The director behind the biggest movie of 2022 so far discusses trying to make a movie that can’t be traced to any particular year and the meaning of Dad Cinema.

How Did ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Get Those Dogfight Scenes? Joseph Kosinski Explains.

As they did before the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, the former president and his allies are fueling anger among supporters.

Hard Right Stokes Outrage After Search of Mar-a-Lago

Michael Tilson Thomas, who returned to Tanglewood, where his career first took off, refuses to be confined by his illness.

A Star Maestro, Fighting Brain Cancer, Finds Peace in Music

Adopting principles of glasnost and perestroika, he weighed the legacy of seven decades of Communist rule and set a new course, presiding over the end of the Cold War and the dissolution of the U.S.S.R.

Mikhail S. Gorbachev, Reformist Soviet Leader, Is Dead at 91

President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia appears to be using the facility to scare Ukraine’s leaders and warn the West to stay out of the conflict.

Russia’s Occupation of Nuclear Plant Gives Moscow a New Way to Intimidate

Mr. Dawson was on trial in Australia. His wife, Lynette Dawson, went missing in 1982, and a popular podcast brought new attention to the cold case.

Chris Dawson, Subject of ‘Teacher’s Pet’ Podcast, Is Found Guilty of Wife’s Murder

Quotation of the Day for Tuesday, August 30, 2022.

Quotation of the Day: On the Nation’s Trains, the Rhythm of Life Comforts the Passengers

The billionaire said in a letter to Twitter that allegations made by a whistle-blower have had a “material, if not existential” effect on the company.

Elon Musk Cites Whistle-Blower Report as Reason to Scrap Twitter Deal

The play, adapted from his memoir of the same name, will run for 75 performances starting in October.

Gabriel Byrne’s ‘Walking With Ghosts’ Is Heading to Broadway

“Summer, 1976,” about a friendship between two women in Ohio, will open next spring at the Samuel J. Friedman Theater.

Laura Linney to Return to Broadway in New David Auburn Play

The solar panel maker will build a factory in the Southeast and expand three Ohio plants, creating nearly 1,000 jobs.

First Solar says it will spend up to $1.2 billion to expand U.S. production.

Even with the Fed raising interest rates, employers are still eager to hire.

Job Openings Picked Up in July, Showing the Labor Market Remains Hot

The social media app is not available on Google’s app store, and the former president’s company and Google are publicly disagreeing about why.

Google Says Trump’s Truth Social Must Scrub Violent Content to Join Play Store

Weighing into the fierce national debate over Covid-19 prevention and treatments, the state would be the first to try a legal remedy for vaccine disinformation.

California Approves Bill to Punish Doctors Who Spread False Information

Scientists are using machine learning to eavesdrop on naked mole rats, fruit bats, crows and whales — and to communicate back.

The Animal Translators

With no functioning government and no common ground, tensions among Shiite political factions have become a deadly matter in Baghdad this week.

August 30, 2022

Headlines from August 30, 2022

Skirting Ethics Order, Hochul Seeks Donations From Cuomo Appointees

Biden’s Student Loan Plan Sets Off Fierce Debate Among Economists

Death in Navy SEAL Training Exposes a Culture of Brutality, Cheating and Drugs

Sweeping Children’s Online Safety Bill Is Passed in California

How German Companies Are Staring Down Putin’s Threat to Cut Off Gas

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