The language-learning app recently added a feature that teaches you how to play chess. I tried it, and now I’m hooked on those rooks, knights, and pawns.https://www.wired.com/story/duolingo-chess/
The president, who had said a deal to end the war could be reached soon, expressed frustration over lack of progress and signaled he would pause his efforts.https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/08/23/trump-ukraine-frustration/
Lyle Menendez was rejected by a California parole board, a day after a similar decision for brother Erik.https://www.wsj.com/us-news/now-both-menendez-brothers-in-prison-for-murdering-their-parents-have-been-denied-parole-e90af3db
Despite outrage from its allies, the White House has not commented on a report that found famine in Gaza. Analysts say that without U.S. pressure, Israel’s war will not likely change course.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/23/world/middleeast/gaza-famine-report-us-reaction.html
Two new parks fortifying the city’s coastline survived a bureaucratic gantlet that reveals why progress so often feels stuck.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/23/headway/nyc-manhattan-park-redesigns-wagner-east-river.html
President Trump’s planned pharmaceutical tariffs threaten to hit many of the most common and well-known drugs that Americans take.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/23/health/prescription-drugs-manufacturing-tariffs.html
Trade war uncertainty is forcing board and card game publishers in the United States to make tough decisions, putting the future of the industry in jeopardy.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/23/business/small-business/board-games-trump-tariffs-china.html
Israel largely destroyed Evin prison, one of Iran’s most infamous symbols of oppression, in June. Less than two months later, Iran began returning male prisoners.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/23/world/middleeast/iran-evin-prisoners-return.html
In a courthouse interview with the deputy attorney general, Ms. Maxwell, who has been convicted of sex trafficking, maintained that President Trump and other famous figures were not involved.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/us/politics/ghislaine-maxwell-transcript-takeaways.html
Harvard has sued, fighting the Trump administration’s demands. But the university has also enacted a host of items on the White House wish list.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/23/us/harvard-changes-academic-freedom-trump-deal.html
The city’s corruption once had ambition to match its soaring skyscrapers. Indictments this week described cut-rate schemes with far lower returns — and there was that cash in a potato-chip bag.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/nyregion/new-york-city-corruption.html
Mayor Eric Adams defended his administration and his re-election bid on Friday amid corruption charges against some of his closest allies.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/nyregion/adams-mamdani-nyc-mayor.html
Federal student loans have been upended by litigation and legislation. Here’s what you need to know to repay your loans, avoid tax bombs and more.https://www.nytimes.com/article/student-loan-repayment-options.html
Are nostalgia, a new chief executive and seafood boil bags enough to save the seafood chain after more than 60 years?https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/dining/red-lobster-comeback.html
Whether you swim furiously or float motionless, being in the water is a magical feeling.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/23/briefing/the-water-cure.html
Nadine and Robert Menendez, a former senator, were convicted of taking bribes. Seeking leniency, Ms. Menendez’s relatives and friends agree she is “not a criminal mastermind.”https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/nyregion/nadine-menendez-blames-robert-menendez.html
For Americans, the price of eggs became a rallying cry for consumers beaten down by high prices. For Italians, it’s the cost of beach umbrellas.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/23/world/europe/italy-beach-costs-inflation-anger.html
The president is demanding government stakes in U.S. companies and cuts of their revenue. Experts see some similarities to state-managed capitalism in other parts of the world.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/23/business/trump-intel-us-steel-nvidia.html
The first Black woman to serve on the Federal Reserve board, Ms. Cook has long been a pathbreaker in a field dominated by white men.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/23/business/lisa-cook-fed-trump.html
President Trump has embraced an array of far-right views and talking points in ways that have delighted many right-wing activists who have long supported those ideas.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/23/us/politics/trump-far-right.html