Red Sox Used Apple Watches to Help Steal Signs Against Yankees - The New York Times
WASHINGTON — For decades, spying on another team has been as much a part of baseball’s gamesmanship as brushback pitches and hard slides.
Red Sox Used Apple Watches to Help Steal Signs Against Yankees - The New York Times
WASHINGTON — For decades, spying on another team has been as much a part of baseball’s gamesmanship as brushback pitches and hard slides.
At CNN, Retracted Story Leaves an Elite Reporting Team Bruised - The New York Times
Late on a Monday afternoon in June, members of CNN’s elite investigations team were summoned to a fourth-floor room in the network’s glassy headquarters in Midtown Manhattan.
A top CNN executive, Terence Burke, had startling news: three of their colleagues, including the team’s executive editor, were leaving the network in the wake of a retracted article about Russia and a close ally of President Trump. Effective immediately, Mr.
U.S. Desire for North Korea Oil Cutoff Puts China in a Tight Spot - The New York Times
BEIJING — What the Chinese call the Friendship Pipeline runs for 20 miles, crossing under the Yalu River and spanning the border between China.
Satellite Images of North Korea Show Landslides at Nuclear Test Site - The New York Times
Analysts peering at satellite images of North Korea after the latest nuclear test reported Tuesday that they had spotted many landslides and wide disturbances at the country’s test site, in the North’s mountainous wilds.
Escalating Tensions With North Korea Rattle Wall Street - The New York Times
Nervousness over North Korea and debt ceiling discussions in Washington sent stock indexes sliding on Tuesday to their largest single-day losses in three weeks.
The Dow Jones industrial average tumbled 234.25 points, or 1.07 percent, to 21,753.31. The Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index lost 18.7 points, or 0.76 percent, to 2,457.85. The Nasdaq composite sank 59.76 points, or 0.93 percent, to 6,375.57. In Asia, the markets did not react as strongly, with only small dips.
Each U.S. index had been on a multiday upward trend.
North Korea’s Nuclear Arsenal Threatens China’s Path to Power - The New York Times
BEIJING — The two men stood together on the reviewing stand in the North Korean capital: a top official in China’s Communist leadership wearing a tailored business suit and a young dictator in a blue jacket buttoned to his chin.
Liu Yunshan, the visiting Chinese dignitary, and
In Houston, a Terrifying Real-Life Lesson for Disaster-Prone Cities - The New York Times
LOS ANGELES — Cities across the country that live with the threat of disaster — from earthquakes in San Francisco to hurricanes in Miami — are anxiously watching the catastrophe unfolding in Houston for lessons learned, cautionary tales, anything to soften the blow when their residents are the ones in danger.
“We know we are racing against the clock,” said Elaine Forbes, the executive director of the Port of San Francisco, her office buttressed by a century-old sea wall that could collapse in an earthquake.
Crisis Is Over at Texas Plant, but Chemical Safety Flaws Remain - The New York Times
CROSBY, Tex. — Residents have returned to their homes here in the shadow of the Arkema chemical plant now that the fires at the plant are out and the immediate safety hazard has passed.
The fires, a result of flooding in the wake of Hurricane Harvey that caused chemicals to become unstable, had little health impact beyond the 21 emergency workers who were treated for smoke exposure.
Hurricane Irma, a Category 5 Hurricane, Makes Landfall in Caribbean - The New York Times
SAN JUAN, P.R. — Hurricane Irma, one of the most powerful Atlantic storms ever recorded, made landfall around 2 a.m.