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Living in Los Angeles, strategic marketing, previously New York Times (National Advertising Mgr),International Chamber of Commerce, Paris (President ICC Publishing), V. Ships, Monaco (Director of Marketing) and Law.com, San Francisco, Marketing Director.
The Afghan refugee fought in the late days of the U.S. war there as part of a “Zero Unit,” a paramilitary force that worked with the C.I.A. The units were known for their brutality and labeled “death squads” by human rights groups.
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D.C. Shooting Suspect ‘Could Not Tolerate’ the Violence of His C.I.A.-Backed Unit in Afghanistan, a Childhood Friend Said
www.nytimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:00 AM
The Afghan refugee fought in the late days of the U.S. war there as part of a “Zero Unit,” a paramilitary force that worked with the C.I.A. The units were known for their brutality and labeled “death squads” by human rights groups.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/u...
‘Imperial Israel’ in the New Middle East
Despite a cease-fire with Hezbollah, almost daily strikes demonstrate an embolden Israel’s strategy to eliminate its enemies any time, anywhere, no matter the collateral damage.
By Roger Cohen
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/w...
Despite a cease-fire with Hezbollah, almost daily strikes demonstrate an embolden Israel’s strategy to eliminate its enemies any time, anywhere, no matter the collateral damage.
By Roger Cohen
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/w...
‘Imperial Israel’ in the New Middle East
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November 27, 2025 at 2:57 AM
‘Imperial Israel’ in the New Middle East
Despite a cease-fire with Hezbollah, almost daily strikes demonstrate an embolden Israel’s strategy to eliminate its enemies any time, anywhere, no matter the collateral damage.
By Roger Cohen
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/w...
Despite a cease-fire with Hezbollah, almost daily strikes demonstrate an embolden Israel’s strategy to eliminate its enemies any time, anywhere, no matter the collateral damage.
By Roger Cohen
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/w...
This version of Jesus looks like he stepped off the cover of a romance novel and sounds like a management consultant. He offers the same kind of canned guidance that I could get from a LinkedIn hustle bro, with a dash of Scripture and an upsell attached.
Opinion | Jesus Bot Is Always on Demand (for a Small Monthly Fee)
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:52 AM
This version of Jesus looks like he stepped off the cover of a romance novel and sounds like a management consultant. He offers the same kind of canned guidance that I could get from a LinkedIn hustle bro, with a dash of Scripture and an upsell attached.
REPREHENSIBLE: Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
Agents are arresting foreign-born spouses when they report for the final step to obtain permanent residency, and charging them with visa violations that could result in deportation. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Agents are arresting foreign-born spouses when they report for the final step to obtain permanent residency, and charging them with visa violations that could result in deportation. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:46 AM
REPREHENSIBLE: Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
Agents are arresting foreign-born spouses when they report for the final step to obtain permanent residency, and charging them with visa violations that could result in deportation. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Agents are arresting foreign-born spouses when they report for the final step to obtain permanent residency, and charging them with visa violations that could result in deportation. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
DESPICABLE: Trump Administration Will No Longer Commemorate World AIDS Day
The State Department warned employees not to use government funds for the occasion and to “refrain from publicly promoting World AIDS Day through any communication channels.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/h...
The State Department warned employees not to use government funds for the occasion and to “refrain from publicly promoting World AIDS Day through any communication channels.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/h...
Trump Administration Will No Longer Commemorate World AIDS Day
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:43 AM
DESPICABLE: Trump Administration Will No Longer Commemorate World AIDS Day
The State Department warned employees not to use government funds for the occasion and to “refrain from publicly promoting World AIDS Day through any communication channels.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/h...
The State Department warned employees not to use government funds for the occasion and to “refrain from publicly promoting World AIDS Day through any communication channels.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/h...
David Wallace-Wells
When the Next Pandemic Comes, MAHA Says, You’re on Your Own
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When the Next Pandemic Comes, MAHA Says, You’re on Your Own
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Opinion | When the Next Pandemic Comes, MAHA Says, You’re on Your Own
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November 27, 2025 at 2:41 AM
David Wallace-Wells
When the Next Pandemic Comes, MAHA Says, You’re on Your Own
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/o...
When the Next Pandemic Comes, MAHA Says, You’re on Your Own
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/o...
Catastrophic: F.D.A. Withdraws Rule to Require Testing Cosmetics Made With Talc for Asbestos
The move alarmed public health advocates, who have long worked to eliminate asbestos in consumer products.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/h...
The move alarmed public health advocates, who have long worked to eliminate asbestos in consumer products.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/h...
F.D.A. Withdraws Rule to Require Testing Cosmetics Made With Talc for Asbestos
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Catastrophic: F.D.A. Withdraws Rule to Require Testing Cosmetics Made With Talc for Asbestos
The move alarmed public health advocates, who have long worked to eliminate asbestos in consumer products.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/h...
The move alarmed public health advocates, who have long worked to eliminate asbestos in consumer products.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/h...
Fatal: E.P.A. Delays Requirements to Cut Methane, a Potent Greenhouse Gas
Oil and gas firms were supposed to start reducing methane, a powerful driver of climate change. The agency is giving them more time and may cancel the requirement.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/c...
Oil and gas firms were supposed to start reducing methane, a powerful driver of climate change. The agency is giving them more time and may cancel the requirement.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/c...
E.P.A. Delays Requirements to Cut Methane, a Potent Greenhouse Gas
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Fatal: E.P.A. Delays Requirements to Cut Methane, a Potent Greenhouse Gas
Oil and gas firms were supposed to start reducing methane, a powerful driver of climate change. The agency is giving them more time and may cancel the requirement.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/c...
Oil and gas firms were supposed to start reducing methane, a powerful driver of climate change. The agency is giving them more time and may cancel the requirement.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/c...
Despicable: Leaked Transcript of Witkoff Call Shows U.S. Deference to Russia
The White House envoy’s conversation suggests that President Trump is determined to make a deal to end the war in Ukraine, even if it is mostly on Russia’s terms.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
The White House envoy’s conversation suggests that President Trump is determined to make a deal to end the war in Ukraine, even if it is mostly on Russia’s terms.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Leaked Transcript of Witkoff Call Shows U.S. Deference to Russia
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Despicable: Leaked Transcript of Witkoff Call Shows U.S. Deference to Russia
The White House envoy’s conversation suggests that President Trump is determined to make a deal to end the war in Ukraine, even if it is mostly on Russia’s terms.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
The White House envoy’s conversation suggests that President Trump is determined to make a deal to end the war in Ukraine, even if it is mostly on Russia’s terms.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
American humorist Art Buchwald headed to Paris with a one-way ticket in 1948 and stayed there until the early 1960s. In 1952, he wrote an article explaining the Thanksgiving holiday to the French.
Le Grande Thanksgiving
By Art Buchwald
Le Grande Thanksgiving
By Art Buchwald
Art Buchwald - Le Grande Thanksgiving
This confidential column was leaked to me by a high government official in the Plymouth colony on the condition that I not reveal his name.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:34 PM
American humorist Art Buchwald headed to Paris with a one-way ticket in 1948 and stayed there until the early 1960s. In 1952, he wrote an article explaining the Thanksgiving holiday to the French.
Le Grande Thanksgiving
By Art Buchwald
Le Grande Thanksgiving
By Art Buchwald
DealBook
Is Trump’s Plan to Remake the Fed Coming Into Focus?
Kevin Hassett, a top White House economic adviser, is said to become the front-runner to lead the Federal Reserve, raising questions about its independence.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/b...
Is Trump’s Plan to Remake the Fed Coming Into Focus?
Kevin Hassett, a top White House economic adviser, is said to become the front-runner to lead the Federal Reserve, raising questions about its independence.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/b...
Is Trump’s Plan to Remake the Fed Coming Into Focus?
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:49 PM
DealBook
Is Trump’s Plan to Remake the Fed Coming Into Focus?
Kevin Hassett, a top White House economic adviser, is said to become the front-runner to lead the Federal Reserve, raising questions about its independence.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/b...
Is Trump’s Plan to Remake the Fed Coming Into Focus?
Kevin Hassett, a top White House economic adviser, is said to become the front-runner to lead the Federal Reserve, raising questions about its independence.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/b...
The New York Times Editorial Board
Trump Falls Short of His Populist Rhetoric
The Trump administration is using its antitrust powers mostly to protect Mr. Trump.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/o...
Trump Falls Short of His Populist Rhetoric
The Trump administration is using its antitrust powers mostly to protect Mr. Trump.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/o...
Opinion | Trump Falls Short of His Populist Rhetoric
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:45 AM
The New York Times Editorial Board
Trump Falls Short of His Populist Rhetoric
The Trump administration is using its antitrust powers mostly to protect Mr. Trump.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/o...
Trump Falls Short of His Populist Rhetoric
The Trump administration is using its antitrust powers mostly to protect Mr. Trump.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/o...
His Comedy Drew an Official Rebuke. He Came Back Fighting.
The comedian Vir Das, who has gained international fame despite intense criticism in his native India, has taken up boxing. He says it’s “good prep for adversity.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/s...
The comedian Vir Das, who has gained international fame despite intense criticism in his native India, has taken up boxing. He says it’s “good prep for adversity.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/s...
His Comedy Drew an Official Rebuke. He Came Back Fighting.
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:43 AM
His Comedy Drew an Official Rebuke. He Came Back Fighting.
The comedian Vir Das, who has gained international fame despite intense criticism in his native India, has taken up boxing. He says it’s “good prep for adversity.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/s...
The comedian Vir Das, who has gained international fame despite intense criticism in his native India, has taken up boxing. He says it’s “good prep for adversity.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/s...
A Manhattan Cathedral Appoints its First Female Dean
“It is quite something to carry the authority of the church in this body,” said the Rev. Winnie Varghese.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/n...
“It is quite something to carry the authority of the church in this body,” said the Rev. Winnie Varghese.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/n...
A Manhattan Cathedral Appoints its First Female Dean
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November 26, 2025 at 2:41 AM
A Manhattan Cathedral Appoints its First Female Dean
“It is quite something to carry the authority of the church in this body,” said the Rev. Winnie Varghese.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/n...
“It is quite something to carry the authority of the church in this body,” said the Rev. Winnie Varghese.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/n...
GIFT ARTICLE
DESPICABLE:
EPA will abandon air pollution rule that the agency has said would prevent thousands of U.S. deaths
The Environmental Protection Agency will no longer defend Biden-era limits on fine-particle pollution, which causes heart and lung disease.
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DESPICABLE:
EPA will abandon air pollution rule that the agency has said would prevent thousands of U.S. deaths
The Environmental Protection Agency will no longer defend Biden-era limits on fine-particle pollution, which causes heart and lung disease.
wapo.st/49zm7rA
EPA to abandon air pollution rule that would prevent thousands of U.S. deaths
The Environmental Protection Agency will no longer defend Biden-era limits on fine-particle pollution, which causes heart and lung disease.
wapo.st
November 26, 2025 at 1:25 AM
GIFT ARTICLE
DESPICABLE:
EPA will abandon air pollution rule that the agency has said would prevent thousands of U.S. deaths
The Environmental Protection Agency will no longer defend Biden-era limits on fine-particle pollution, which causes heart and lung disease.
wapo.st/49zm7rA
DESPICABLE:
EPA will abandon air pollution rule that the agency has said would prevent thousands of U.S. deaths
The Environmental Protection Agency will no longer defend Biden-era limits on fine-particle pollution, which causes heart and lung disease.
wapo.st/49zm7rA
DealBook
The Fed and Big Tech Lift Investors’ Spirits
Markets appear to be hoping again that the central bank will cut rates next month, and that the artificial intelligence boom has room to run.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/b...
The Fed and Big Tech Lift Investors’ Spirits
Markets appear to be hoping again that the central bank will cut rates next month, and that the artificial intelligence boom has room to run.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/b...
The Fed and Big Tech Lift Investors’ Spirits
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:41 PM
DealBook
The Fed and Big Tech Lift Investors’ Spirits
Markets appear to be hoping again that the central bank will cut rates next month, and that the artificial intelligence boom has room to run.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/b...
The Fed and Big Tech Lift Investors’ Spirits
Markets appear to be hoping again that the central bank will cut rates next month, and that the artificial intelligence boom has room to run.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/b...
DANGER:
C.D.C. Quietly Appoints Doctor Critical of Vaccines as Second in Command
During the Covid-19 pandemic, Dr. Ralph Lee Abraham promoted discredited treatments like ivermectin and, as Louisiana’s surgeon general, halted the state’s mass vaccination campaign.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/h...
C.D.C. Quietly Appoints Doctor Critical of Vaccines as Second in Command
During the Covid-19 pandemic, Dr. Ralph Lee Abraham promoted discredited treatments like ivermectin and, as Louisiana’s surgeon general, halted the state’s mass vaccination campaign.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/h...
Doctor Critical of Vaccines Quietly Appointed as C.D.C.’s Second in Command
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:28 PM
DANGER:
C.D.C. Quietly Appoints Doctor Critical of Vaccines as Second in Command
During the Covid-19 pandemic, Dr. Ralph Lee Abraham promoted discredited treatments like ivermectin and, as Louisiana’s surgeon general, halted the state’s mass vaccination campaign.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/h...
C.D.C. Quietly Appoints Doctor Critical of Vaccines as Second in Command
During the Covid-19 pandemic, Dr. Ralph Lee Abraham promoted discredited treatments like ivermectin and, as Louisiana’s surgeon general, halted the state’s mass vaccination campaign.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/h...
5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Musicals
Andrew Lloyd Webber, Sara Bareilles, Joshua Henry, Jeanine Tesori, Jason Robert Brown and New York Times writers and editors pick 13 songs to seal the deal.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/t...
Andrew Lloyd Webber, Sara Bareilles, Joshua Henry, Jeanine Tesori, Jason Robert Brown and New York Times writers and editors pick 13 songs to seal the deal.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/t...
5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Musicals
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November 25, 2025 at 12:53 AM
5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Musicals
Andrew Lloyd Webber, Sara Bareilles, Joshua Henry, Jeanine Tesori, Jason Robert Brown and New York Times writers and editors pick 13 songs to seal the deal.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/t...
Andrew Lloyd Webber, Sara Bareilles, Joshua Henry, Jeanine Tesori, Jason Robert Brown and New York Times writers and editors pick 13 songs to seal the deal.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/t...
She Believes Technology Can Help Girls Learn, Even Under Taliban Rule
The entrepreneur Roya Mahboob is building off-line apps, underground networks and a global robotics team to educate Afghan girls unable to attend school.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/w...
The entrepreneur Roya Mahboob is building off-line apps, underground networks and a global robotics team to educate Afghan girls unable to attend school.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/w...
She Believes Technology Can Help Girls Learn, Even Under Taliban Rule
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November 25, 2025 at 12:43 AM
She Believes Technology Can Help Girls Learn, Even Under Taliban Rule
The entrepreneur Roya Mahboob is building off-line apps, underground networks and a global robotics team to educate Afghan girls unable to attend school.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/w...
The entrepreneur Roya Mahboob is building off-line apps, underground networks and a global robotics team to educate Afghan girls unable to attend school.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/w...
R.I.P. Gramma, a Galápagos Tortoise at the San Diego Zoo, Dies at About 141
She traveled through her long life at her own pace.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/s...
She traveled through her long life at her own pace.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/s...
Gramma, a Galápagos Tortoise at the San Diego Zoo, Dies at About 141
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November 25, 2025 at 12:39 AM
R.I.P. Gramma, a Galápagos Tortoise at the San Diego Zoo, Dies at About 141
She traveled through her long life at her own pace.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/s...
She traveled through her long life at her own pace.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/s...
Is a New $3,500-a-Night Safari Camp Blocking a Wildlife Corridor?
Ritz-Carlton’s luxury camp in Kenya’s Masai Mara offers “front row seats” to the Great Migration. But some Masai tribe members and wildlife experts say it’s in a sensitive area and should not have been approved.
Ritz-Carlton’s luxury camp in Kenya’s Masai Mara offers “front row seats” to the Great Migration. But some Masai tribe members and wildlife experts say it’s in a sensitive area and should not have been approved.
Is a New $3,500-a-Night Safari Camp Blocking a Wildlife Corridor?
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Is a New $3,500-a-Night Safari Camp Blocking a Wildlife Corridor?
Ritz-Carlton’s luxury camp in Kenya’s Masai Mara offers “front row seats” to the Great Migration. But some Masai tribe members and wildlife experts say it’s in a sensitive area and should not have been approved.
Ritz-Carlton’s luxury camp in Kenya’s Masai Mara offers “front row seats” to the Great Migration. But some Masai tribe members and wildlife experts say it’s in a sensitive area and should not have been approved.
Michelle Goldberg
The Incomprehensible March Toward Regime Change in Venezuela
The administration’s drug war rhetoric seems like a pretext. But a pretext for what?
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/o...
The Incomprehensible March Toward Regime Change in Venezuela
The administration’s drug war rhetoric seems like a pretext. But a pretext for what?
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/o...
Opinion | The Incomprehensible March Toward Regime Change in Venezuela
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Michelle Goldberg
The Incomprehensible March Toward Regime Change in Venezuela
The administration’s drug war rhetoric seems like a pretext. But a pretext for what?
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/o...
The Incomprehensible March Toward Regime Change in Venezuela
The administration’s drug war rhetoric seems like a pretext. But a pretext for what?
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/o...
Why Crypto’s Slide Is Rattling Wall Street
Bitcoin and other digital tokens have lost more than $1 trillion in value in recent weeks, raising concerns about a wider market fallout.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/b...
Bitcoin and other digital tokens have lost more than $1 trillion in value in recent weeks, raising concerns about a wider market fallout.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/b...
Why Crypto’s Slide Is Rattling Wall Street
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November 24, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Why Crypto’s Slide Is Rattling Wall Street
Bitcoin and other digital tokens have lost more than $1 trillion in value in recent weeks, raising concerns about a wider market fallout.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/b...
Bitcoin and other digital tokens have lost more than $1 trillion in value in recent weeks, raising concerns about a wider market fallout.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/b...
Doulas Provide Crucial Care to Mothers. Medicaid Cuts Could Change That.
Health experts are concerned that President Trump’s domestic policy law could jeopardize access to maternal care.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/n...
Health experts are concerned that President Trump’s domestic policy law could jeopardize access to maternal care.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/n...
Doulas Provide Crucial Care to Mothers. Medicaid Cuts Could Change That.
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Doulas Provide Crucial Care to Mothers. Medicaid Cuts Could Change That.
Health experts are concerned that President Trump’s domestic policy law could jeopardize access to maternal care.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/n...
Health experts are concerned that President Trump’s domestic policy law could jeopardize access to maternal care.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/n...