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Phoenix in the Grip of Unrelenting Heat | The New York Times

Nine Straight Days of 110 or More: That’s Hot, Even for Phoenix AUG. 14, 2012 Myron Tom, a construction worker in downtown Phoenix, staying hydrated while working in 110-degree heat on Tuesday. Joshua Lott for The New York Times PHOENIX — Hot is a relative term for people used to the scorching…

Aug 15, 2012

Obama vs. Poverty | The New York Times Magazine

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What Does Obama Really Believe In? AUG. 15, 2012 From the back seat of Steve Gates’s white Pontiac , Monique Robbins spotted Jasmine Coleman walking home from school alone. It was an icy December afternoon on Chicago ’s South Side, and Jasmine’s only protection against the wind was a thin purple…

Aug 15, 2012

For Birds Whose Odor Conveys Fear, No Tweets Necessary | The New York Times

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The Smell of Fear (No Tweets Necessary) See how this article appeared when it was originally published on NYTimes.com Serge Bloch Deseada Parejo, a biologist at the Arid Zones Experimental Research Station in Almería, Spain, was studying family dynamics behavior in Eurasian rollers — spectacular…

Aug 15, 2012

Police in Rome Seize $3.7 Million Worth of Marijuana in Tunnel | The New York Times

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Police in Rome Seize Marijuana Farm Operating in Tunnel AUG. 14, 2012 ROME — The police have discovered and seized a sprawling marijuana farm in a tunnel in the capital built during the era of Mussolini . The crop had an estimated street value of $3.7 million. Officers with Italy ’s Guardia di…

Aug 15, 2012

The Evolution of Shark Week, Pop-Culture Leviathan | The Atlantic

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Shark Week’s journey from lowly cocktail-napkin scribble to national TV holiday On Sunday evening, Shark Week kicked off its 25th annual TV marathon devoted to the world’s deadliest creatures. Which means that for the next six nights, Americans will be able to marvel, shudder, and peek between their…

Aug 14, 2012

Paul Ryan Has Kept Close Ties to Conservative and Libertarian Donors | The New York Times

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Ryan Has Kept Close Ties to Wealthy Donors on the Right AUG. 13, 2012 Representative Paul D. Ryan accepting an award in 2008 from the Wisconsin chapter of Americans for Prosperity, the Tea Party-inspired group founded by Charles and David Koch. Americans for Prosperity Foundation This month, as a…

Aug 14, 2012

Trapwire surveillance system exposed in document leak | The Guardian

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Trapwire uses data from CCTV networks to figure out the threat level. Photograph: Martin Bureau/AFP/Getty Images It sounds like something from the film Minority Report: a CCTV surveillance system that recognises people from their face or walk and analyses whether they might be about to commit a…

Aug 14, 2012

Lens Blog: Criminalizing Photography | The New York Times

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Mickey H. Osterreicher is the general counsel for the National Press Photographers Association and edits the organization’s Advocacy Committee blog. He spoke with James Estrin. Their conversation has been edited. Q. It seems like photographing in public is becoming a crime. A. Literally every day,…

Aug 14, 2012

Mike Tyson: An Introduction | The Classical

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"Myths and legends die hard in America. We love them for the extra dimension they provide, the illusion of near-infinite possibility to erase the narrow confines of most men's reality. Weird heroes and mold-breaking champions exist as living proof to those who need it that the tyranny of 'the rat…

Aug 13, 2012

Obama and Ryan, From Potential Partners to Rivals | The New York Times

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For Ryan and Obama, More Than the Usual Rivalry AUG. 12, 2012 President Obama at a fund-raiser in Chicago. Early in his term he spoke of Paul D. Ryan as someone he could work with to cut the deficit, but the effort failed. Daniel Borris for The New York Times When President Obama was first elected,…

Aug 13, 2012

Sheldon Adelson’s Dealings in China Are Under Investigation | The New York Times

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Scrutiny for Casino Mogul’s Frontman in China AUG. 13, 2012 Sheldon Adelson at the April opening of a Macau Sands resort. Jerome Favre/Bloomberg News When Sheldon Adelson , the casino magnate, needed something done in China , he often turned to his company’s “chief Beijing representative,” a…

Aug 13, 2012

Postal Service Default May Be Followed by Deeper Woes | The New York Times

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As Default Looms, Postal Service Sees Deeper Woes JULY 31, 2012 A Postal Service employee in New York on Tuesday. Steadily declining mail volume is behind the service’s continuing troubles. Justin Lane/European Pressphoto Agency WASHINGTON — The Postal Service, on the verge of its first default on…

Aug 13, 2012

Carlo Bevilacqua's Photos of Hermits of the Third Millennium | The New York Times

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Updated Aug. 1, 7:57 p.m. | Editors’ Note: After this post was published, the editors learned that at least two of the images, Slides 3 and 10, were composites and had been digitally altered by the photographer to include elements from other photographs taken that same day. Additionally, elements…

Aug 13, 2012

Larisa Latynina Is an Elegant Reminder of Olympics History | The New York Times

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Phelps Tops Another Olympian, but at 77, She Grins JULY 31, 2012 LONDON — Larisa Latynina won 18 Olympic medals in gymnastics for the Soviet Union, but she attended swimming Tuesday night. Michael Phelps was racing. He was trying to beat everyone in the pool and Latynina’s record as well. And when…

Aug 13, 2012

5 Convicted in Bronx Cabby’s 1995 Murder Are Innocent, U.S. Says | The New York Times

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Amid a rash of murders of taxi drivers in New York City, the killing of Baithe Diop in 1995 still attracted attention. He was shot twice in his livery cab, left to die as his car rolled down a street in the Bronx, not stopping until it struck a trash hauling bin. Six people were tried; five were…

Aug 13, 2012

Computers Trade Quickly, but Leave No Time to Think | The New York Times

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Strong and Fast Markets, but No Time to Think AUG. 2, 2012 The New York Mercantile Exchange last month. Computers that make high-frequency trades — like the ones that started the mishap Thursday on Wall Street — started in stock markets but have since spread to commodities exchanges. Scott…

Aug 13, 2012

Anaheim Protests Show Deep Divides in Class and Race | The New York Times

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Fury Reveals Deep Rifts Near ‘Happiest Place on Earth’ AUG. 2, 2012 ANAHEIM, Calif. — Visitors to Disneyland pull off the freeway here and drive along dense rows of palm trees on pristine streets, past dozens of hotels beckoning them to stay. It is, the park’s marketing material says, “the Happiest…

Aug 13, 2012

After a Jog 35 Years Ago, He's Still Running in Circles - NYTimes.com

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Photo Luis Rios has logged tens of thousands of miles since he started running in Prospect Park more than three decades ago. Credit Jesse Newman for The New York Times At 11 a.m. on Sunday two things will happen: in London, around 100 of the world’s fastest men will launch themselves onto the…

Aug 11, 2012

In the Superrich, Clues to Romney’s Tax Returns - Common Sense - NYTimes.com

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In Superrich, Clues to What Might Be in Romney’s Returns On the face of it, Senator Harry Reid ’s explosive but flimsily sourced claim that Mitt Romney paid no income tax seems preposterous. Mr. Romney has denied it, and without his returns no one can say for sure. But for someone who makes millions…

Aug 11, 2012

Press criticism: The balance trap | The Economist

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The trials and tribulations of balance in journalism American politics Democracy in America Aug 8th 2012 FOR all the scrutiny journalists heap upon others, it is remarkable how little attention we pay to our own craft. But it is difficult, and downright awkward, to criticise one's colleagues. And…

Aug 10, 2012

Attacker in Afghan Uniform Kills 3 U.S. Troops | The New York Times

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Afghan Ally Kills 3 G.I.’s, Official Says AUG. 10, 2012 KABUL, Afghanistan — An Afghan police officer shot and killed at least three American Special Forces soldiers on Friday after inviting them for a meal at a checkpoint in southern Afghanistan, an Afghan official said, in what appeared to be…

Aug 10, 2012

In Real Estate Deal, Mitt Romney Made His Loss a Couple’s Gain | The New York Times

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In Real Estate Deal, Romney Made His Loss a Couple’s Gain AUG. 9, 2012 A home in Missouri City, Texas, that is an investment property of Mitt Romney, who financed the home to its current occupants in 1997. Michael Stravato for The New York Times MISSOURI CITY, Tex. — Look closely and it is there,…

Aug 10, 2012

Health Insurance Refunds May Stall in Employers’ Hands | The New York Times

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Health Insurer Refunds May Stall in Employers’ Hands AUG. 9, 2012 It was the great health insurance giveback: $1.1 billion in premiums returned to policyholders under the Affordable Care Act. But while many people who buy their own insurance found a check in the mail last week, millions insured…

Aug 10, 2012

Iranian Weight Lifter Wins Gold in Men’s Super-Heavyweight Division | The New York Times

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Iranian Easily Lifts Spirits of His Country AUG. 7, 2012 LONDON — The strongest man in the world, if hoisting heavy barbells is the measure, is a 22-year-old Iranian who Tuesday won the Olympic weight lifting gold medal among super-heavyweights, hoisting 545 pounds above his head, more than the heft…

Aug 8, 2012

Anna Piaggi, Italian Fashion Editor, Dies at 81 | The New York Times

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Anna Piaggi, Fashion Editor With a Keen Eye for Trends, Dies at 81 AUG. 7, 2012 Anna Piaggi and Stephen Jones in 2006 at an exhibition in London. ANNA PIAGGI, an oracular Italian fashion editor known for an endless array of eye-popping, wildly colorful outfits of the most peculiar combinations,…

Aug 8, 2012

Apple Stops Password Resets Over the Phone | The New York Times

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Apple, via Business Wire Apple on Wednesday said that it had temporarily disabled the ability for customers to reset their AppleID passwords by contacting customer service over the phone, after a hacker used this technique to break in to a technology journalist’s account over the weekend. The…

Aug 8, 2012

Kill or Capture: Obama's Troubling Targeted-Killing Policy | The New Yorker

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On September 30, 2011, in a northern province of Yemen, Anwar al-Awlaki, an American citizen and a senior figure in Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, finished his breakfast and walked with several companions to vehicles parked nearby. Before he could drive away, a missile fired from a drone…

Aug 7, 2012

In Police Pat-Downs, Many Women See Sexual Overtones | The New York Times

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For Women in Street Stops, Deeper Humiliation AUG. 6, 2012 Ashanti Galloway said a male police officer recently fumbled through her bag, pulling out her bra and some pink underwear. Ruth Fremson/The New York Times Shari Archibald’s black handbag sat at her feet on the sidewalk in front of her Bronx…

Aug 7, 2012

Airport Security Scanners Leave Lingering Worries | The New York Times

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Photo Credit Luke Sharrett/The New York Times Even before she was pregnant, Yolanda Marin-Czachor tried to avoid the full-body X-ray scanners that security officers use to screen airport passengers. Now she’s adamant about it: She’ll take a radiation-free pat-down instead any day. The Consumer…

Aug 7, 2012

Doug Mills Covers the London Olympics | The New York Times

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The New York Times staff photographer Doug Mills is covering his fifth summer Olympics, and he has photographed seven winter games. He spoke with James Estrin by phone. The interview has been edited. Q. How has the London Olympics been compared to previous Olympics? A. Every Olympics is different.…

Aug 7, 2012

Carriers Back Off on Raising Air Fares - NYTimes.com

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The Airlines Blink on Fares I FOUND it interesting to see that the latest attempt by the major airlines to raise fares had faltered by Monday morning, as United Airlines backed off after evidently taking a good look at softening demand. United had initiated the attempt to raise fares last week, but…

Aug 7, 2012

The Odd Jobs at the London Olympics : The New Yorker

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A pox on NBC for many of its broadcasting decisions during these Games, but major kudos for the various online streams available through its Web site. They linger on the actual sports longer than the network’s drama-filled broadcasts , offering viewers more time to assess what happens in the various…

Aug 7, 2012

How MIT Students Scammed the Massachusetts Lottery for $8 Million | Time

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Follow @TIMENewsfeed Maybe Uncle Ben was right : With great power comes great responsibility. While most students at the famed Massachusetts Institute of Technology use their powers for good — for example, creating drugs that can fight any virus — others are busily using their prodigious math skills…

Aug 7, 2012

On Upper East Side, Racial Disparity Remains | The New York Times

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A Stubborn Racial Disparity in Who Calls the Upper East Side Home THE APPRAISAL AUG. 6, 2012 Sakinah Ali, one of the few black residents of the Upper East Side, near her home on 84th Street. Chester Higgins Jr./The New York Times Bernard Walker had just been promoted when word began circulating at…

Aug 7, 2012

Paul Ryan’s Influence on the G.O.P. | The New Yorker

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“If you’re going to criticize, you should propose,” Ryan says of his budget plan. Illustration by Jorge Arévalo One day in March, 2009, two months after the Inauguration of President Obama, Representative Paul Ryan, of Wisconsin, sat behind a small table in a cramped meeting space in his Capitol…

Aug 6, 2012

‘Mike Tyson - Undisputed Truth’ at Longacre Theater | The New York Times

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Climbing in the Ring With Himself Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth Broadway, Boxing, Play, Solo Performance Closing Date: August 12, 2012 Longacre Theater, 220 W. 48th St. 212-239-6200 AUG. 2, 2012 Mike Tyson at a news conference. Photography of his one-man Broadway show was not allowed. Ozier…

Aug 6, 2012

A Financial Plan for the Truly Fed Up - Your Money | The New York Times

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A Financial Plan for the Truly Fed Up The deck is stacked. The game is rigged. The system is unmanageable. With each passing scandal, it gets a little bit harder to ignore this refrain from individuals who have had it with traditional financial services companies. Perhaps it’s because the…

Aug 6, 2012

Every Andre 3000 Guest Verse Since 2003 | BuzzFeed

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View this video on YouTube youtube.com Killer Mike featuring Andre 3000, "Akshon (Yeah!)" [2003] View this video on YouTube youtube.com Big Gipp featuring Andre 3000, "Boogie Man" [2003] View this video on YouTube youtube.com Kelis featuring Andre 3000, "Millionaire" [2004] View this video on…

Aug 6, 2012

Mali Militias Poorly Armed, but Zealous to Oust Islamists | The New York Times

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Saying Mali ‘Is Our Country,’ Militias Train to Oust Islamists AUG. 5, 2012 Militia members training in Mopti, Mali. The militias have something the Malian Army appears to lack: a fierce will to undo the jihadist conquest of northern Mali. Marco Gualazzini for The New York Times MOPTI, Mali —…

Aug 6, 2012

Global hunger persists as the world's population grows | Los Angeles Times

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Nearly 1 billion people are malnourished, and a child dies of hunger every 11 seconds. By 2050, farmers would have to double crop production to meet the demand. A farmer digs a trench in Kenya’s Mwingi district, hoping to capture any rainwater that might come. As the world’s population grows,…

Aug 3, 2012