Print Mode Enable Media Only

News chronological

10 items before 1099796

STRIPES (Phillip Walter Wellman) - 5 WWI soldiers receive Star of David headstones after century-long error | Stars and Stripes

Jewish U.S. soldiers killed in World War I and buried at Europe’s largest American military cemetery now have the Star of David on their headstones.

NYTIMES (Megan Specia and Paulo Nunes Dos Santos) - Ireland, Seen as a Weak Link in Europe’s Defense, Is Trying to Bulk Up

As concern rises in Europe over threats from an emboldened Russia, the Irish government says it’s working to plug gaps in its military, which reflect a tradition of neutrality.

NYTIMES (Dan Fesperman) - Book Review: ‘The Fire Agent,’ by David Baerwald

“The Fire Agent,” by David Baerwald, is a historical novel that spans two continents and world wars.

NYTIMES (Celia McGee and Landon Speers) - Songwriter David Baerwald Shares an Unspeakable Family Secret in ‘The Fire Agent’

In “The Fire Agent,” the musician David Baerwald bases his debut novel on the shadowy life of his German-Jewish grandfather: an aristocrat, a soldier, a Buddhist and a spy.

NYTIMES (Clive Thompson) - The Small-Business Owners Managing Whole Armies of A.I. Employees

When you turn A.I. agents loose on your finances, email and customers, what could possibly go wrong?

NYTIMES (Luis Ferré-Sadurní and Annie Correal) - Colombia’s Yellow World Cup Jersey, Once a Symbol of Unity, Becomes a Political Statement

A presidential candidate endorsed by President Trump has been accused by some Colombians of co-opting their beloved national team’s yellow soccer jersey.

NYTIMES (Chico Harlan) - E.U. Steps Up Ocean Monitoring as Trump Administration Backs Away

Days after the U.S. said it would kill a network of ocean monitors, European officials pledged to invest more in their version, calling it a “necessity.”

NYTIMES (Erik Piepenburg) - Nathan Lane and Laurie Metcalf on Their Tony-Nominated ‘Death of a Salesman’

The stars Nathan Lane and Laurie Metcalf talk with the show’s director, Joe Mantello, about the exhilaration of collaborating and the trap of sentimentality.

NYTIMES (Jennifer Valentino-DeVries) - ‘Teachers Are Going to Hate It’: How Social Media Apps Hooked Teens at School

Internal documents show how tech giants grabbed children’s attention throughout the day, a strategy that schools say has undermined education.