Social Responsibility

President Biden offered his support and condolences to a Florida community hit hard by Hurricane Idalia after being snubbed by Ron DeSantis, the state’s Republican governor and a potential rival for the presidency.Mr. Biden and Jill Biden, the first lady, took an aerial tour of Live Oak, a small town east of Tallahassee; received a briefing from federal and local emergency medical workers; and met with members of the community. In brief remarks, the president vowed that the federal government would support those affected for as long as it takes to recover.“We’re not going anywhere,” he said. “The federal government,…

Bill Richardson, who served two terms as governor of New Mexico and 14 years as a congressman, then continued to devote himself to liberating Americans who were being held hostage or who he believed were being wrongfully detained by hostile countries overseas, died on Friday at his summer home in Chatham, Mass., on Cape Cod. He was 75.His death was announced by the Richardson Center for Global Engagement, which he founded. A cause was not given.Under President Bill Clinton, Mr. Richardson was also ambassador to the United Nations, succeeding Madeleine Albright in early 1997, after having served in the House…

It was all rainbows and unicorns for a while. But like many fun ideas, Big Gay Ice Cream has wound up in debt and in court.With a rollicking rise that leveraged queer identity as a brand strategy, the New York City-based soft-serve chain opened seven shops in the Northeast and landed its products in supermarkets nationwide. The company now is down to just one location.On Friday, a founder and partner, Doug Quint, filed a lawsuit in New York State Supreme Court accusing another partner, Jon Chapski, of mismanaging the company and fraudulently collecting government loans during the pandemic.On Tuesday afternoon,…

As thousands of attendees at the Burning Man festival in a remote stretch of the Black Rock Desert in Nevada were told on Saturday to conserve food, water and fuel after heavy rainfall trapped them in thick mud, the police opened an investigation into the death of a person during the event.The Pershing County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement that the family of the victim had been notified, but that no further information was available early Sunday because the investigation was continuing.Burning Man, which takes place in Black Rock City and began last Sunday, was interrupted by heavy rains…

The 36-foot luxury motorboat, with its polished mahogany hull and American flag waving from the stern, set off from East Hampton on a recent Sunday morning, heading toward the tip of downtown Manhattan and passing beneath airplanes, bridges, thunderstorms and, eventually, a glorious blue sky. The trip would take the boat, named Belle, within view of the Statue of Liberty en route to the Hudson River and, finally, Lake Erie.But first, she needed to navigate a narrow stretch of water that has haunted sailors for centuries: Hell Gate, a tidal strait named by Dutch explorers in the 1600s, where the…

To the visitor driving in from out of state, the 127 Yard Sale seems like a kind of Ironman for thrifters. The “world’s longest yard sale” is a test of endurance and attention. Spanning six states, 690 miles and thousands of stalls, it traverses dramatic landscapes, delicate cultural terrain and two time zones. Seeing it all in the four allotted days — Aug. 3 to 6 this year — is enough to induce vertigo in even the most stable-minded deal hunter. But some of us are foolish enough to try anyway.The event was designed to promote cultural and economic exchange.…

Bangladesh’s multiparty democracy is being methodically strangled in crowded courtrooms across this country of 170 million people.Nearly every day, thousands of leaders, members and supporters of opposition parties stand before a judge. Charges are usually vague, and evidence is shoddy, at best. But just months before a pivotal election pitting them against the ruling Awami League, the immobilizing effect is clear.About half of the five million members of the main opposition party, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, are embroiled in politically motivated court cases, the group estimates. The most active leaders and organizers face dozens, even hundreds, of cases. Lives that…

La elección no es sencilla porque la competición está muy apretada —basta con citar Los Soprano o The Wire—, pero Justified. La ley de Raylan tal vez sea la mejor serie policiaca de la historia. El problema que plantea esta afirmación no es que sea tan caprichosa como cualquier otra definición superlativa, sino que la producción protagonizada por Timothy Olyphant a lo mejor ni siquiera es una serie policiaca. Se mueve en un terreno que puede encajar también en el realismo social, ya que traza una radiografía de un condado deprimido del sur de EE UU, o en el wéstern.…

Tras ver The Architect (Filmin), me han dado muchas ganas de asistir al próximo festival de cine de Berlín, pues sin duda aquello es una juerga epopéyica: si el jurado ha concedido una mención especial a esta miniserie noruega que no pasaría de aprobado raspado en la asignatura de realización de un instituto de FP medianillo, es que sus miembros la vieron durante la resaca de sus vidas, que les anuló el juicio crítico. Si eso es un retrato de la precariedad, las desilusiones de la juventud y la forma en que las ciudades expulsan a sus vecinos, significa que…