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To the Editor: Re “If There Are No Crowds, Is It Still Times Square?” (front page, Dec. 1): On New Year’s Eve 1991, when the Times Square Business Improvement District (now Alliance) began operations, you could have written “With Filth and Crime, Can Times Square Ever Be Times Square Again?” A third of all hotel rooms were empty; many theaters […]
Read moreThis is an article from Turning Points, a special section that explores what critical moments from this year might mean for the year ahead. President Trump is not yet gone, but he’s muted, marginalized and moribund. American democracy was challenged by Mr. Trump at its very heart — respect for truth — and resisted. Joe Biden will take office in […]
Read moreWe’ve all been so concerned about the transition on Jan. 20 that many of us have forgotten another critical date for American democracy: Dec. 31. That’s when the federal eviction moratorium — which has held the pandemic-related eviction tsunami at bay — expires. After that date, more than 30 million Americans are at risk of losing their homes. Congress must […]
Read moreSlideshow ( 2 images )SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s Westpac Banking Corp will sell its general insurance arm to German insurer Allianz for A$725 million ($535 million), it said on Wednesday, further trimming its portfolio to beef up capital and focus on local business. The transaction is the latest in a series of sales of underperforming insurance assets by the country’s […]
Read moreThe Supreme Court last week made a major move toward constitutional normalcy: It blocked enforcement of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s hyper-restrictive rules for in-person religious services in New York until the government provides logical justification for treating worship more harshly than seemingly comparable (or riskier) activities. Unfortunately, the substance of the decision has been drowned out by a single-minded focus on […]
Read moreFRANKFURT (Reuters) – Activist fund ENKRAFT has urged the leadership of renewables firm PNE AG to ensure investors are adequately compensated in the event of a delisting by top shareholder Morgan Stanley.FILE PHOTO: A view of the Morgan Stanley London headquarters at Canary Wharf financial centre in London, Britain June 24, 2016. REUTERS/Russell BoyceMorgan Stanley last year tried to buy […]
Read moreTo the Editor: Re “Trump Appointees Show Their Clout in Ruling on Virus” (front page, Nov. 27): The Supreme Court recently made a dangerous decision to place its expertise over that of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s professional public health staff. In its 5-to-4 decision the court rejected Mr. Cuomo’s restrictions on the number of worshipers in a church or synagogue in […]
Read moreIn the run-up to Election Day, there was a lot of talk about the gender gap and the importance of the women’s vote for Joe Biden’s chances. In some polls, Mr. Biden was leading President Trump by as much as 23 points among likely female voters. The actual gap, according to an early CNN exit poll, may be closer to […]
Read moreThis article is part of the Debatable newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it on Tuesdays and Thursdays. For weeks now, as coronavirus case and hospitalization counts surged to unprecedented levels across the country, public health experts have been pleading with Americans to change their holiday plans. “The safest way to celebrate Thanksgiving this year,” the Centers for […]
Read moreLessons from South Korea’s vaccine campaign. By Melina Delkic and Dani Blum Good morning. We’re covering how South Korea confronted fears around flu vaccines, what Biden will do in Taiwan and China’s mission to the moon. A game plan for the rollout of vaccines As scientists dealing with Covid-19 worry about the rise of the anti-vaccine movement, South Korea’s response […]
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