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
The map’s passage was a major victory in President Trump’s push to get Republican state leaders to help his party keep control of the U.S. House.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/23/us/texas-redistricting.html
Some museums are changing or canceling exhibits, especially those that involve artworks that engage with gender, sexuality and race.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/23/arts/design/trump-targets-smithsonian-museums-chilling-effect.html
Gov. Greg Abbott is expected to sign the bill into law, setting up race to redraw maps in California to neutralize Republican gains.https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/texas-congressional-map-vote-redistricting-5036a21f
The Trump administration has touted success in getting new recruits, but training them will take more time.https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/we-spent-six-hours-at-ice-training-school-heres-what-we-learned-bdbc175d
As California moves to retaliate, Republicans will likely benefit overall from the Trump-backed redistricting scramble.https://www.wsj.com/politics/a-partisan-shot-fired-in-texas-reverberates-around-the-country-044ed705
The new probes represent an aggressive variation on efforts to use financial documents to take down opponents.https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/mortgage-fraud-accusations-are-trumps-new-political-weapon-05641cfd
Plus: Masimo sues the US Customs and Border Protection over the Apple Watch's blood oxygen sensor, Insta360 has a new action camera, and BikeOn's power meter is tiny and affordable.https://www.wired.com/story/gear-news-of-the-week-always-recording-smart-glasses-and-google-teases-a-new-nest-speaker/
Whether you’re shopping for a ThinkPad, Yoga laptop, or Legion gaming PC, these Lenovo discount codes and promotions can help you save big on your next tech upgrade.https://www.wired.com/story/lenovo-coupon-code/
Some investors had been hoping the retailer would tap an outsider to come in and shake things up. They got Michael Fiddelke instead.https://www.wsj.com/business/retail/target-new-ceo-michael-fiddelke-008c0280?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
Charging deserts are going away. It’s now possible to embark on a Great American Road Trip in an electric vehicle.https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/electric-vehicle-rivian-charging-infrastructure-b90be73a?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f