AMERICANTHINKER - Hasan goes to a costume party
By J.R. Dunn Hasan Piker makes the rounds in a dictator costume.
NYTIMES (David Marchese) - Karl-Anthony Towns Knows the Knicks’ Win Was Bigger Than Basketball
New York’s star center on playing for his mom, Patrick Ewing. generations of emotional fans — and himself.
NYTIMES (Annie Correal and David Ovalle) - Colombia’s Trump-Endorsed President-Elect Was Once Investigated by U.S. Authorities
While living in Miami, Colombia’s president-elect represented accused drug traffickers and money launderers. He himself was investigated by U.S. authorities, though never charged.
NYTIMES (Bayliss Wagner, Lisa Lerer and Theodore Schleifer) - After Democratic Shake-Up, Susan Collins Holds Enormous Cash Edge in Maine
Republicans are pouring huge sums behind the Maine senator through a web of billionaire-funded super PACs. Troy Jackson, the likely Democratic nominee, has a lot of catching up to do.
NYTIMES (Leanne Abraham and Jenny Gross) - Tankers Sail Through Red Sea Despite Houthi Blockade
Dozens of ships continued to traverse the Red Sea this week, but with scattered disruption, uncertainty about the passage grows by the hour.
NYTIMES (John Ismay and Eric Schmitt) - Trump’s Threatened New Front in Iran War Could Strain U.S. Forces
President Trump has said he would expand the war if the Iran-backed Houthi militants launched additional attacks.
NYTIMES (Abdi Latif Dahir and Emile Ducke) - Iran Journey Reveals Society’s Wartime Defiance and Hope
From the capital, Tehran, to the holy city of Mashhad, the Iran I saw was a nation of many layers: defiant but also weary, despairing but hopeful.
NYTIMES (Eric Lipton, Tyler Pager and Maggie Haberman) - Inside the Rushed Effort to Get Trump His New Air Force One
A New York Times investigation found that President Trump’s push to speed delivery of the aircraft led to ballooning costs and trade-offs in safety features.
NYTIMES (Melissa Kirsch) - What Does Summer Taste Like?
The answer is something specific, personal, instantly familiar.
NYTIMES (Pranav Baskar and Anupreeta Das) - India’s Education Minister Steps Down, Handing Win to Protesters
With Dharmendra Pradhan offering his resignation, the student protest movement achieved a major victory against the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.