Image“She Said,” by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey, offers new details about the Weinstein saga.CreditCreditJeenah Moon for The New York TimesSept. 8, 2019Updated 12:20 p.m. ETTwo years before the allegations of sexual harassment and abuse against Harvey Weinstein became public, his own brother and business partner, Bob Weinstein, confronted him, pleading with him to get…
Mark Sanford, the former South Carolina governor and congressman, has decided to launch a longshot Republican challenge to President Donald Trump, saying Sunday that he aims to put his Appalachian trail travails behind him for good as he tries to navigate a path to the presidency. "I am here to tell you now that I…
The US Air Force said in a statement Saturday that its crews did stay at President Donald Trump's luxury golf resort in Scotland, but that it was "the closest available and least expensive" option. Politico first reported Friday that a five-person crew for a C-17 military transport plane en route to Kuwait used the resort…
WASHINGTON — At a table in the lobby bar of the Trump International Hotel this week, the final details of a black-tie, 40th anniversary gala for the Concerned Women for America were being worked out by the conservative group’s staff.There was the contract with the president’s hotel to be reviewed. And there was also unfinished…
Stina Ehrensvärd is creating "a seatbelt for the Internet." The CEO and founder of Yubico, a startup that designs online account-securing fobs, says as much as she enthusiastically slaps a package on a table at Fortune’s offices. Inside the plastic container: Her latest product. It’s the first Lightning-port compatible hardware security key. Translation: the first…
President Donald Trump's strategy of exerting "maximum pressure" against Iran is faltering as Tehran appears emboldened to stand up against the West and takes steps closer to building a nuclear bomb, former US officials warn. Since withdrawing from the 2015 nuclear deal— also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) — last year,…
ImageRohingya refugees at a camp in Bangladesh. The options the White House is considering would all but end the United States’ status as one of the leading places accepting refugees from around the world.CreditCreditAdriane Ohanesian for The New York TimesSept. 6, 2019Updated 12:54 p.m. ETWASHINGTON — The White House is considering a plan that would…
Woody Allen has doubled down on comments from last year claiming he has long been an advocate for the #MeToo movement. In an interview with France 24 Friday, Allen said he did not regret saying he “should be the poster boy for the #MeToo movement” back in June 2018. “I’ve worked with hundreds of actresses,…
Facebook and Google are going to be the subject of overlapping antitrust investigations by attorneys general from as many as 36 US states, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday.The probe into Google is reportedly due to be announced on Monday, and will be led by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.The Journal said the Facebook probe…
TORONTO — Margaret Atwood wasn’t sure she had a “Handmaid’s Tale” sequel in her, even as fans clamored for one. “What they were begging for was a continuation in the voice of Offred, which I would not have been able to do,” she said over tea and juice at a cafe near her home. “You…
