Huawei Huawei Ban Threatens Wireless Service in Rural AreasThe New York Times - By CECILIA KANGOPHEIM, Mont. — Kevin Nelson was recently in the middle of his 3,800-acre farm in northeast Montana, where the landscape stretches out like an ocean, when his tractor broke. He tried to find a cellular
Play buttonSatellites SpaceX Launches 60 Starlink Internet Satellites Into OrbitThe New York Times - By KENNETH CHANGOn Thursday night, SpaceX launched a batch of 60 internet communications satellites from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. More than one hour later, some 270 miles above Earth, the cluster satellites
Novartis This New Treatment Could Save the Lives of Babies. But It Costs $2.1 Million.The New York Times - By KATIE THOMASThe Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a gene therapy for spinal muscular atrophy, a rare muscle-wasting disease that, in its most severe form, kills many babies before they turn 2. The price
Nike Nike Says It Will End Financial Penalties for Pregnant AthletesThe New York Times - By KEVIN DRAPERResponding to criticism about its treatment of its sponsored athletes who become pregnant, the sportswear giant Nike committed on Friday to ensuring that such athletes are not financially penalized. Nike
Bob Weinstein ‘Heartbroken’: Weinstein Accusers Say $44 Million Settlement Lets Him Off the HookThe New York Times - By DANIELLE IVORY and JAN RANSOM[What you need to know to start the day: Get New York Today in your inbox.] Zoe Brock, a former model who has accused Harvey Weinstein of sexually inappropriate behavior, said she once viewed a lawsuit
Bob Weinstein Harvey Weinstein Is Said to Reach $44 Million Deal to Settle LawsuitsThe New York Times - By BROOKS BARNES and JAN RANSOMHarvey Weinstein and his former studio’s board members have reached a tentative $44 million deal to resolve lawsuits filed by women who accused him of sexual misconduct and by the New York State attorney
Technology Security Gap Leaves 885 Million Mortgage Documents ExposedThe New York Times - By NICOLE PERLROTH and STACY COWLEYSAN FRANCISCO — First American Financial Corporation, a provider of title insurance, said Friday that it had fixed a vulnerability in its website that exposed 885 million records related to mortgage deals
Business It’s Never Been Easier to Be a C.E.O., and the Pay Keeps RisingThe New York Times - By PETER EAVISThis is not a difficult time to be a chief executive. The solid economy has bolstered companies’ sales, and President Trump’s corporate tax cuts have juiced profits. A huge increase in stock buybacks lifted
Technology More Turmoil at The Markup, a Tech Site Still in Beta ModeThe New York Times - By MARC TRACYOne month after the top editor was ousted from The Markup, a fledgling nonprofit investigative tech news site, amid disagreements with the other two founders, more turbulence followed. On Friday, Craig
Business Two Men Charged in Pelvic Mesh Removal SchemeThe New York Times - By MATTHEW GOLDSTEINFederal prosecutors in Brooklyn have charged a physician and the owner of a medical consulting firm over a scheme to persuade women to have their pelvic mesh implants surgically removed to bolster the
Technology Your Best Tips for a Better Uber or Lyft TripThe New York Times - By DAVID POGUEWho, in a million years, ever thought that the ridesharing idea would fly? You’re going to pay total strangers to drive you around in their own cars? Really now? Well, yes. Services like Lyft and Uber
Business Will Congress Expand the Insider Trading Prohibition?The New York Times - By PETER J. HENNINGGet the DealBook newsletter to make sense of major business and policy headlines — and the power-brokers who shape them. __________ A common complaint about insider trading law is that there is no statute
Business A Fund to Support the Muslim American Community, Inside and OutThe New York Times - By PAUL SULLIVANAfter attaining professional success and wealth, Anas Osman, a technology entrepreneur and executive, turned to philanthropy. He wanted to help other Muslim Americans embrace the opportunities in the States.
Business Older People Are Contributing to Climate Change, and Suffering From ItThe New York Times - By PAULA SPANWhen it comes to discussing climate change, older people may have one advantage: They have watched it happen. In the nine Northeastern states, for instance, where average winter temperatures climbed 3.8
Business Courting the Ultrarich With Chateaus and ChefsThe New York Times - By ELIZABETH PATONEPERNAY, France — In rolling vineyards under rosy skies, a four-course dinner by two Michelin-starred chefs was held in front of one of the grandest 19th-century homes in Champagne this week. The tennis
Business To Fight Deadly Candida Auris, New York State Proposes New TacticsThe New York Times - By MATT RICHTELNew York State health officials are considering rigorous new requirements for hospitals and nursing homes to prevent the spread of a deadly drug-resistant fungus called Candida auris. The requirements
Business It’s Almost ‘529 Day,’ and States Say Don’t Forget This College Savings GiftThe New York Times - By ANN CARRNSCollege savings plans in many states are gearing up for their annual “529 Day” on Wednesday, when they offer incentives and promotions to encourage families to open and contribute to the special accounts.
Julian Assange ‘Frightening’: Charges Against Julian Assange Alarm Press AdvocatesThe New York Times - By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM and MARC TRACYJournalists and press freedom groups reacted with alarm on Thursday after the Trump administration announced new charges against Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks leader, for publishing classified information,
U.S. Politics Pain of Tariffs Tests Farmers’ Faith in Trump: ‘How Long Is Short-Term?’The New York Times - By PATRICIA COHENOSSEO, Wis. — From the start, President Trump’s combative trade strategy toward China has carried the promise that short-term pain inflicted on farmers would be worth the longer-term gains for American
Business DealBook Briefing: $16 Billion in Bailouts Says the Trade War Is Here to StayThe New York TimesA lifeline to farmers; a sign of continued trade war President Trump yesterday unveiled a $16 billion bailout for farmers hurt by his trade war with Beijing. That signals a protracted fight lies ahead,
Business Not All Bosses Are Evil (Said a Boss, Nervously)The New York Times - By MEGAN GREENWELLSend questions about the office, money, careers and work-life balance to workfriend@nytimes.com. Include your name and location, even if you want them withheld. Letters may be edited. I worked for a large
Business New York to Tahiti (or Laos or Nairobi) Without Spending a FortuneThe New York Times - By ELAINE GLUSACIn searching for flights, leisure travelers value affordability above all other variables, including schedules, routes and airline seat comfort, according to the trade group Airlines for America. Search
Huawei Huawei’s European Customers Are Put on Hold by U.S. BanThe New York Times - By AMIE TSANG and ADAM SATARIANOLONDON — Europe has been one of Huawei’s biggest success stories. Now it is on the front line of the trade and technology war between China and the United States. The move by Google this week to cut off
Business Motorcycles With One Foot in the Future and One in the PastThe New York Times - By MARK GARDINER and DAVID KASNICGOSHEN, Ind. — Downtown Goshen looks much the same as it did when American-built motorcycles from the likes of Merkel, Thor and Henderson first startled horse traffic. With a strong Amish presence in community,
Sequels The Rise of the Summer SequelThe New York Times This summer, at least 14 major-studio sequels will hit theaters, and many of them will likely rule the box office — continuing a decades-long shift in Hollywood toward the film franchise.
Elon Musk The Highest-Paid C.E.O.s of 2018: A Year So Lucrative, We Had to Redraw Our ChartThe New York Times The pay package Tesla promised to Elon Musk is so large that in order to display it accurately, we had to add an extra dimension to the graphic.
Boeing 737 MAX To Get Boeing 737 Max Flying, Global Consensus Will Be HardThe New York Times - By NATALIE KITROEFF and DAVID GELLESFORT WORTH — Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration want global consensus to get the 737 Max flying again. They may have to wait a while. Aviation regulators from around the world, who met in Worth
Ackerman McQueen Ad Firm Fires Back at N.R.A. With $50 Million LawsuitThe New York Times - By DANNY HAKIM and ZACH MONTAGUEA day after the National Rifle Association filed a lawsuit saying its reputation had been smeared by its most prominent contractor, that contractor claimed in its own filing that it had been smeared by
U.S. Politics 2020 Democrats Join McDonald’s Workers Striking Over Wages and HarassmentThe New York Times - By MAGGIE ASTORAs McDonald’s held its annual shareholder meeting on Thursday, several Democratic presidential candidates joined striking workers demanding a $15 minimum wage, union rights and better protection from harassment.
