NYTIMES (Rob Copeland) - How Wealthy People Are Getting to World Cup Games
The skies above the Hamptons are packed with choppers headed to games, as “inequality is taking it right in the face.”
NYTIMES (Ann E. Marimow) - With Threats Rising, Supreme Court Asks Congress to Increase Security Funds
Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Elena Kagan are scheduled to make a rare appearance at the Capitol to testify about the court’s more than $200 million request.
NYTIMES (Devin Gordon) - There’s an Injury Epidemic in Pro Sports. There’s Also a Recovery Revolution.
Athletes are pushing their bodies to astonishing feats, knowing that medical advances can heal them quickly.
NYTIMES (Maria Varenikova and Paul Mozur) - A Robot Army Remakes Ground Warfare in Ukraine
They began as supply mules. Now ground robots evacuate the wounded, hold trenches and even do the killing.
NYTIMES (Abdi Latif Dahir and Daniel Berehulak) - Lebanese Hold Fast to Their Land Despite Threat of Long Israeli Occupation
Entire towns in southern Lebanon have been hollowed out by the war between Israel and Hezbollah. Some residents have stayed, fearing permanent displacement.
NYTIMES (Jack Tamisiea and Sean Rayford) - ‘We’re Fighting Satan’: The War to Save Bees From a Hornet Invasion
As yellow-legged hornets spread through South Carolina’s Lowcountry region, threatening the local honey crop, a state team of bee defenders is racing to the rescue.
NYTIMES (Sally Goldenberg and Jeffery C. Mays) - Civics Groups Are at Odds With Mamdani Over Push for Open Primaries
If a new effort to persuade voters to change New York City’s closed primary system gains steam, a potential showdown between its backers and the mayor awaits.
NYTIMES (Tim Balk) - Maine Democrats to Chuck Schumer: Stay Out of Our Senate Race
Local Democrats are warning the top Senate Democrat to keep away as they replace Graham Platner, and the candidates are giving his leadership in Washington low marks.
NYTIMES (Eduardo Medina and Emily Cochrane) - Lindsey Graham Had a Complicated Relationship With Black Voters
Mr. Graham, a long-serving senator from South Carolina, was known for his ability to maintain relationships even with his political foes. But the support of Black voters remained elusive.
NYTIMES (Carl Hulse) - Mercurial and Magnetic, Lindsey Graham Was a Force in the Senate
The sharp-witted South Carolinian repaired relations with President Trump to advance his foreign policy goals, was willing to cut deals with Democrats and tried to insert himself into every legislative fight.