SAN FRANCISCO — Amazon is planning to cut as many as 30,000 corporate jobs beginning Tuesday, as the company works to pare expenses and compensate for over hiring during the peak demand of the pandemic, according to three people familiar with the matter. The figure represents a small percentage of...
In Shift in Relationship With Netanyahu, Trump Says ‘I Will Decide’ What Is Right for Israel
JERUSALEM — The parade of Trump administration officials to Jerusalem over the past week to ensure Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sticks to the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip drew a catchy shorthand in the Israeli news media, playing on the prime minister’s nickname: “Bibi-sitting.” Beyond the supposed adult supervision being...
Turkey Offered to Help in Postwar Gaza. Israel Isn’t About to Say Yes.
ISTANBUL — Turkey has emerged as a key actor in solidifying the initial ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and hopes to leverage its powerful military, its experienced construction firms and its relationship with Hamas to play a role in the territory’s future. But Israel is staunchly opposed. Turkish President Recep...
2 US Navy Aircraft Go Down in South China Sea
Two U.S. Navy aircraft went down in separate incidents while conducting routine operations from an aircraft carrier in the South China Sea on Sunday, Navy officials said. An F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter jet and a MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter went down within half an hour of each other during operations...
Indiana Governor Calls Special Session to Boost Republicans in Congress
Gov. Mike Braun of Indiana called a special legislative session Monday to redraw his state’s congressional map to benefit Republicans, joining a national redistricting push. But it was not clear whether the governor would be able to muster enough support in the Republican-led legislature to pass a new map. “The...
Lawsuit Plunges New York Into the National Gerrymandering Fight
A lawsuit filed Monday on behalf of four New Yorkers charges that the state’s congressional map unconstitutionally dilutes Black and Latino votes in a district that covers Staten Island and part of southern Brooklyn, according to a copy of the lawsuit obtained by The New York Times. The case marked...
Why Trump’s East Wing Demolition Needed to Happen
The controversial public building is ugly and intimidating, architectural vainglory battening on presidential ego, inappropriate to its setting, unmoored from memory and tradition. I’m talking, naturally, about former President Barack Obama’s unfinished presidential center, currently looming like a Star Wars barracks over the residents of Chicago’s South Side. Admittedly it’s...
Lululemon Partners With NFL to Release Apparel Collection
Lululemon Athletica on Monday announced a partnership with the National Football League to release an apparel collection, sending shares up about 5% in premarket trading. The yogawear maker said the collection, which will be available from Tuesday, will feature men's and women's apparel and accessories, showcasing signature marks of all...
Flight Delays Grows Past 2,700 as Government Shutdown Continues
WASHINGTON — Air travel turmoil deepened with more than 2,700 flights delayed nationwide on Monday and more than 8,600 delays on Sunday, with air traffic controller absences surging amid a federal government shutdown now in its 27th day. The Federal Aviation Administration cited staffing shortages affecting flights across the Southeast...
Hurricane Melissa Begins Lashing Jamaica as ‘Catastrophic’ Category 5 Storm
KINGSTON/HAVANA— Hurricane Melissa began lashing Jamaica with violent gusts on Monday as the U.S. National Hurricane Center upgraded it to a Category 5 storm packing sustained winds of 165 mph, the largest on record to slam into the Caribbean island. Cuba, the eastern Bahamas and Turks and Caicos also lie...