In a Victory for Poland Spring, Maine Rejects New Groundwater Limits
Maine’s Legislature voted down a bill that would have limited large-scale pumping of groundwater in the state. Poland Spring, the bottled-water giant, had lobbied aggressively against the measure. The proposal would have placed a 10-year limit on large-scale water-extraction contracts,…
Moody’s Downgrades Israel’s Credit Rating, Citing Toll of War With Hamas
Moody’s on Friday became the first major rating agency to downgrade Israel’s creditworthiness, citing the prolonged war with Hamas and the toll it is taking on the country’s finances. Moody’s, one of three major rating agencies alongside S&P Global Ratings…
Netanyahu Orders Military Evacuation Plan for Rafah in Gaza
On Friday, UNICEF warned against any escalation in Rafah, where, it said, more than 600,000 children and their families had been displaced. “Thousands more could die in the violence or by lack of essential services, and further disruption of humanitarian…
Hungary’s President Resigns Amid Outcry Over Sex Abuse Case Pardon
The president of Hungary, a loyal and largely powerless ally of the country’s authoritarian prime minister, Viktor Orban, resigned on Saturday amid a public outcry over her pardoning of a man implicated in a sex abuse scandal at a children’s…
King Charles Appears in Public for First Time Since Cancer Announcement
King Charles III on Sunday was seen publicly for the first time since Buckingham Palace announced last week that he was being treated for cancer, strolling into a church on the royal Sandringham estate where he has his residence. Charles,…
She Survived an Airstrike That Killed Her Entire Family in Gaza
new video loaded: She Survived an Airstrike That Killed Her Entire Family in Gaza transcript Back transcript She Survived an Airstrike That Killed Her Entire Family in Gaza Eleven-year-old Dareen al-Bayaa lost dozens of her family members in a single…
The Doomsday Clock Keeps Ticking
The Bomb and I go way back. In Seattle, where I grew up in the 1950s and ’60s, it was common wisdom that in the event of nuclear war, we were No. 2 on the target list because Seattle was…
Why the Age Issue Is Hurting Biden So Much More Than Trump
“Even though we know both candidates are three and a half years apart, one side seems to have it sticking a little more, and that’s going to be a concern,” said Representative Mark Pocan, Democrat of Wisconsin. Some of it…
Rubio Defends Trump’s NATO Comments: ‘He Doesn’t Talk Like a Traditional Politician’
Senator Marco Rubio, Republican of Florida, on Sunday brushed aside former President Donald J. Trump’s comments suggesting that he might not defend NATO allies and that he would encourage Russia to “do whatever the hell they want.” Mr. Trump made…
Mayorkas Says He’s Undeterred by Republicans’ Impeachment Drive
Alejandro N. Mayorkas, the homeland security secretary, said on Sunday that he was not dwelling on congressional Republicans’ continued efforts to impeach him over his handling of the southern border. “They’re baseless allegations, Kristen, and that’s why I really am…