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Review: ‘I, Tonya.’ I, Punching Bag. I, Punch Line.

New York Times - Mié, 12/06/2017 - 16:43
In this winking biopic, Margot Robbie plays the disgraced ice skater Tonya Harding.

What’s Next for Bode Miller After Skiing? Hint: Think Fashion

New York Times - Mié, 12/06/2017 - 16:20
The newly retired skier teamed up with Aztech Mountain, a sports apparel start-up, and will be an NBC commentator during the Winter Games.

WNYC Suspends Leonard Lopate and Jonathan Schwartz

New York Times - Mié, 12/06/2017 - 15:40
New York Public Radio is investigating allegations of inappropriate conduct by the longtime hosts, days after similar claims against John Hockenberry.

Warrantless Surveillance Can Continue Even if Law Expires, Officials Say

New York Times - Mié, 12/06/2017 - 15:22
Lawyers for the Trump administration have concluded that the warrantless surveillance program can keep operating into April, even if the law authorizing it expires on New Year’s Eve.

Marijuana businesses, excluded from finance, are forced to use cash

The Economist - Finance and economics - Mié, 12/06/2017 - 15:17

MANY marijuana growers in northern California, America’s biggest source of the stuff, had expected this autumn’s harvest to be the largest ever. After all, recreational marijuana becomes legal in the state in January. Instead, wildfires in October—spreading so fast they killed 43 people—burned up half the marijuana growing in the area’s tri-county “Emerald Triangle” alone and new fires now raging will claim more. Some reckon the fires set a record not just for burnt pot, but also for the value of banknotes turned to ash.

Although 29 American states allow sales of marijuana for medical use (or medical and recreational use), federal law still classifies it as a “schedule 1” drug like heroin. Firms handling marijuana proceeds can be prosecuted for money-laundering. Ned Fussell of CannaCraft, a maker of marijuana products, says that a few firms open a bank account under an alternative identity. But banks almost always find out. So cannabis businesses operate almost exclusively in cash. Many...

Fewer Pain Pills May Be Best Bet After Surgery

New York Times - Mié, 12/06/2017 - 15:15
Surgical patients can get as good or better pain relief with a fraction of the amount of opioids typically prescribed.

State of the Art: The Hidden Player Spurring a Wave of Cheap Consumer Devices: Amazon

New York Times - Mié, 12/06/2017 - 15:13
Numerous electronics brands have sprung up offering inexpensive gadgets. Here’s how Amazon enables them, and how other brands may copy that success.

The Power of Touch, Especially for Men

New York Times - Mié, 12/06/2017 - 14:59
Even in our touch-averse culture, men need platonic physical contact.

Trilobites: This Duck-Like Dinosaur Could Swim. That Isn’t the Strangest Thing About it.

New York Times - Mié, 12/06/2017 - 14:54
With a swan-like neck and flippers, this raptor’s hodgepodge of features left paleontologists working to confirm that this fossil was a fraud.

Putin Confirms He Is Running for President

New York Times - Mié, 12/06/2017 - 14:34
In a choreographed announcement in a factory setting, he said he would stand for a fourth term as president in March. He is expected to win handily.

Porgs, Ewoks and Rathtars: A Field Guide to ‘Star Wars’ Creatures

New York Times - Mié, 12/06/2017 - 14:29
A quick look at new animals from "The Last Jedi" as well as some old favorites.

Nominate Yourself to Be Part of Our Reader Center Facebook Community

New York Times - Mié, 12/06/2017 - 14:24
We’re bringing together a group of our most dedicated readers to talk about our coverage and connect with our journalists and other Times readers.

Trump Recognizes Jerusalem as Israel’s Capital and Orders U.S. Embassy to Move

New York Times - Mié, 12/06/2017 - 14:24
Ignoring warnings from diplomats around the world, President Trump reverses decades of American policy toward the contested city.

What to Remember About ‘The Force Awakens’

New York Times - Mié, 12/06/2017 - 14:24
Don’t have time to rewatch Episode VII before "The Last Jedi" comes out? Let us help you.

Album Review: For Luke Bryan and Blake Shelton, You Can’t Teach an Old Country Bro New Tricks

New York Times - Mié, 12/06/2017 - 14:20
New albums from the two singers are at odds over whether country is in the lyrics or the sounds.

Feature: From Farm to Farm With the King of ‘Bro-Country’

New York Times - Mié, 12/06/2017 - 14:20
Luke Bryan has been testing the sonic limits of country music for a decade. Just how much novelty can the genre take?

‘The Last Jedi’: Who’s Fighting Whom and Why?

New York Times - Mié, 12/06/2017 - 14:17
If the good guys won at the end of "Return of the Jedi," why is everyone shooting lasers at each other again?

From Princess to General: How Many Times Can Leia Save the Galaxy?

New York Times - Mié, 12/06/2017 - 14:14
She’s one of the most powerful figures in her galaxy — and one of the most iconic characters in our galaxy. A brief history of Leia Organa.

Books of The Times: In His Final Fiction, Sam Shepard Chases Familiar Themes

New York Times - Mié, 12/06/2017 - 14:09
“Spy of the First Person,” about a dying man, is shot through with dread and decay but has parched humor as well.

The Carpetbagger: ‘I’d Never Seen My Fears as an African-American Man Onscreen’

New York Times - Mié, 12/06/2017 - 13:40
Jordan Peele, writer-director of “Get Out,” says his own concerns almost prevented it from being made. Now prize givers love it. Will the academy agree?
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