ImageA free flow of goods and people across the Suchiate River, which marks part of Mexico and Guatemala’s border, has fueled the economy on both sides. Many worry that the arrival of the National Guard could hurt business.CreditCreditLuis Antonio Rojas for The New York TimesNENTÓN, Guatemala — The Aguilar family had been preparing since February…
This time is different. It’s been a banner beginning of summer for bitcoin investors, as the cryptocurrency on Monday traded above $11,000 for the first time in more than a year. Still a ways to go before bitcoin surmounts its previous high around $20,000 reached at the end of 2017, however. Virtually tit for tat.…
White House counselor Kellyanne Conway may be forced to testify before the House Oversight Committee if she doesn't attend a hearing this week concerning her Hatch Act violations.The Hatch Act prohibits employees in the executive branch from engaging in political activity while working in their official roles. The Office of Special Counsel previously announced it…
SINCE LAST August, when the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo began, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has published regular reports that make for grim reading. With 2,204 cases and 1,479 deaths as of June 19th, this is the second-largest outbreak of Ebola in history. The failure to eliminate Ebola has been complicated…
We asked the Democratic presidential candidates how they would improve the health care system. Some want to eliminate private insurance, but many others said that was a step too far.“Medicare for all” is the hottest idea in the Democratic presidential race for overhauling the nation’s health care system, and it is a phrase quite likely…
Joe Biden has enjoyed front-runner status since joining the presidential race, but now he is encountering the same pitfalls as other ambitious senators who have found that their experience and record can be a liability. His struggles to defend his remarks this week about finding common ground with two segregationists is an early sign of…
President Donald Trump sent North Korean leader Kim Jong Un a letter "of excellent content," the state-run news agency reported Sunday. Kim "said with satisfaction that the letter is of excellent content" and praised Trump's "political judging faculty and extraordinary courage," according to the Korean Central News Agency. "Kim Jong Un said that he would…
IN THE circumstances, President Donald Trump’s announcement on the evening of June 21st that he intended to nominate Mark Esper to be his defence secretary was as good as could be expected.Mr Esper, the current army secretary, would not be a distinguished occupant of the office held by Robert McNamara and Robert Gates. Aside from…
IDAHO CITY, Idaho — The Wilks brothers grew up in a goat shed, never finished high school and built a billion-dollar fracking business from scratch.So when the brothers, Dan and Farris, bought a vast stretch of mountain-studded land in southwest Idaho, it was not just an investment, but a sign of their good fortune.“Through hard…
Millions will gather in New York City later this June to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots, the historic clash between police and queer patrons at the Stonewall Inn that launched the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement. Since that night, the LGBTQ community and their allies have made strides toward achieving equitable freedom—but the…
