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☆ How to Make the Most of the Morning Light
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( Remy Tumin | More About Remy Tumin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The dread sets in around 4 p.m., as the sun inches closer to the horizon and starts to wind down for the day. The end of Daylight Saving Time every fall can feel like something out of a Stephen King novel. We decided to talk to some experts about how to cope with the time change and the dwindling daylight. “Morning light is really good for your health” and is a great mood booster, said Dr. Jennifer Martin, a psychologist and professor of medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles. “Our internal clock is really set by light and it is very sensitive.

Persons: Stephen King, ” Mr, King, Jennifer Martin, ” Organizations: University of California Locations: ”, United States, Los Angeles

When several articles were published last week on Reviewed, a USA Today-owned website that recommends products, something seemed off. No one at Reviewed recognized the bylines on the pieces. Writers and editors at Reviewed started to look up the names, but struggled to find proof — such as a LinkedIn account — that the people existed. That’s when they started to wonder: Did artificial intelligence write these articles? Gannett, the parent company of USA Today, says no A.I.

Organizations: Gannett, USA

☆ These Boxers Plan to Show They Can Fight by Men’s Rules
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Remy Tumin | More About Remy Tumin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

When Amanda Serrano trains for a championship fight, she often spars with men for at least a dozen three-minute rounds, using the standard male regulation format to push her athleticism to the edge. But when she gets into the ring for real, the fight goes for only 10 two-minute rounds, the standard for women’s boxing. On Friday she will compete in the first women’s title fight in 15 years that has been sanctioned under men’s rules, and only the second one ever. It will also be the biggest, as title belts from three of the four major boxing sanctioning organizations will be up for grabs. “We’re able to showcase it on a worldwide stage,” Serrano said.

Persons: Amanda Serrano, “ We’re, ” Serrano, “, ”

☆ When He Missed a Beyoncé Concert, the Hive Went to Work
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Remy Tumin | More About Remy Tumin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Jon Hetherington was ready for Beyoncé. He had his outfit — black pants and a gray T-shirt with an image of the superstar and a cobalt-blue graphic for her song “Heated” emblazoned on the back. But when Mr. Hetherington got to his gate at the airport last Thursday, that plan quickly fell apart. The airline could not accommodate the electric wheelchair Mr. Hetherington, who has cerebral palsy, relies on to get around. “This is a systemic issue, this is ableism, this is what I’ve dealt with my whole life,” Mr. Hetherington said in an interview.

Persons: Jon Hetherington, Hetherington, ” Mr, “ Organizations: Airbus Locations: Eugene ,, Seattle

☆ Her Father Is the B.T.K. Killer. She’s Helping to Close More Cases.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Remy Tumin | More About Remy Tumin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Kerri Rawson sees her life in two parts: before and after she learned that her father was a serial killer. The before included camping and fishing vacations as a family; helping her father build a treehouse and working alongside him in the garden; going to church every Sunday. Ms. Rawson was 26. After years of therapy, Ms. Rawson, 45, is offering intimate details about Mr. Rader’s life to investigators who asked for her help solving cold cases that may involve her father. Her contributions in recent months have helped investigators identify him as the prime suspect in two unsolved cold cases: a missing person investigation and a murder.

Persons: Kerri Rawson, Ms, Rawson, Dennis Rader, B.T.K

☆ The Battle to Save Marilyn Monroe’s Last Home
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Remy Tumin | More About Remy Tumin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

When Marilyn Monroe moved to Brentwood in 1962, the Los Angeles neighborhood provided the perfect seclusion for the world’s most famous woman. The four-bedroom Spanish colonial-style house was tucked off a quiet street, with a kidney-shaped pool and towering palm trees. The house was known as “Cursum Perficio,” which in Latin loosely translates to “I end the journey.”Six months after she moved in, Ms. Monroe died of a drug overdose in her bedroom. Though her time there was short, the Brentwood home has become a quiet monument to her grand life, with fans still leaving flowers at the front gate some 60 years after her death. The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously on Friday to begin a process that would designate the home as a historic and cultural monument, saving it from demolition.

Persons: Marilyn Monroe, Monroe Organizations: Brentwood, Los Angeles City Council Locations: Brentwood, Los Angeles, Ms

☆ Philadelphia Police Officer Charged in Fatal Shooting
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Remy Tumin | More About Remy Tumin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A Philadelphia police officer was charged with murder after he fatally shot a 27-year-old man who was in his car at near point-blank range, prosecutors announced on Friday, weeks after top police officials announced that body camera footage of the killing showed a different account than what the officer initially described. Dial fatally shot Mr. Irizarry around noon on Aug. 14 after what the police initially said was a car chase ending in Mr. Irizarry lunging at them with a knife. But police officials said two days later that body camera footage showed that the man was still in his car when the officer shot him. The fatal shooting and changing account sparked community anger and protests. In an unusual move, Judge Christian DiCicco of the Philadelphia Municipal Court set bail for Mr.

Persons: Mark Dial, Eddie Irizarry, Dial, Irizarry, Christian DiCicco Organizations: Philadelphia Municipal Locations: Philadelphia

☆ Paqui ‘One Chip Challenge’ Product to Be Pulled From Shelves
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Remy Tumin | More About Remy Tumin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

The tortilla chip company that challenged consumers to eat a single chip dusted with two of the hottest peppers in the world is pulling the product from retail shelves, the company said on Thursday. The move followed the death of a teenager whose family said he had died after consuming the chip. “The Paqui One Chip Challenge is intended for adults only, with clear and prominent labeling highlighting the chip is not for children” or other sensitive groups, the company, a subsidiary of the Hershey Company, said in a statement on its website. “We have seen an increase in teens and other individuals not heeding these warnings.”As a result, the company said, it was working with retailers to remove the product from shelves “out of an abundance of caution.”

Organizations: Hershey Company

One of the last things Harris Wolobah, 14, of Worcester, Mass., ate before he died was a single tortilla chip in a coffin-shaped box that bore an image of a skull with a snake coiled around it, his mother said. Lois Wolobah said her son’s school called last Friday to tell her he was sick and that she needed to come and get him. When she arrived, Harris was clutching his stomach in the nurse’s office, she said in an interview on Tuesday. He showed her a picture of what he had just consumed: a single Paqui chip, dusted with two of the hottest peppers in the world, the Carolina Reaper and the Naga Viper. The label on the box said “One Chip Challenge” and carried a warning — “Inside: One Extremely Hot Chip.” Paqui tortilla chips are made by Amplify Snack Brands, a subsidiary of the Hershey Company.

Persons: Harris Wolobah, Lois Wolobah, Harris Organizations: Brands, Hershey Company Locations: Worcester

☆ Joy Neville, a Groundbreaking Referee, Learned Not to Fear Mistakes
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-02 | by ( Remy Tumin | More About Remy Tumin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Joy Neville could not avoid rugby even if she tried. Her father and all four of her older brothers played rugby, including one professionally. The opportunities for women to play rugby just weren’t there, she said in a recent interview. “He said, ‘You’re going to play for Ireland very soon, and not only are you going to play for Ireland, you’re going to captain your country,’” Neville recalled. “‘But if you’re going to do that, we need to go down to the park and practice your tackle technique.’”

Persons: Joy Neville, Dave, “, ‘ You’re, you’re, ’ ” Neville Organizations: Ireland Locations: Limerick, Ireland

☆ Woman Who Hosted YouTube Parenting Channel Is Arrested on Suspicion of Child Abuse
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( Remy Tumin | More About Remy Tumin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Ruby Franke, 41, was arrested in Ivins, a city in southern Utah, at the home of Jodi Hildebrandt, her business partner, who was also arrested on the same charges. Ms. Franke hosted the now defunct YouTube channel “8 Passengers,” where she posted videos about her parenting approach with her six children, including refusing them food as a form of punishment. According to an affidavit, Ms. Franke’s 12-year-old son, identified as R.F. in the document, climbed out a window at Ms. Hildebrandt’s home and went to a neighbor’s house on Wednesday morning, asking for food and water. The neighbor called the police, who then found Ms. Franke’s 10-year-old daughter, Eve, at Ms. Hildebrandt’s.

Persons: Ruby Franke, Ivins, Jodi Hildebrandt, Ms, Franke, Franke’s, Hildebrandt’s, Eve Organizations: YouTube Locations: Utah, ”

☆ Flash Flooding in West Virginia Prompts Dozens of Rescues
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( Remy Tumin | More About Remy Tumin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Heavy rain and flash floods tore through parts of West Virginia on Monday morning, prompting emergency water rescues and evacuations, as residents were instructed to seek higher ground. Over five hours, the National Weather Service recorded between three and six inches of rainfall in the Upper Kanawha Valley area near the capital, Charleston, with radar picking up more than eight inches of rain in some areas. A flood warning remains in effect through Monday afternoon, with the possibility of another inch of rain. We had almost no warning whatsoever, which is very unusual,” said Kent Carper, the president of the Kanawha County Commission. He said the county only had 30 minutes to prepare and warn residents, adding that one area received more than nine inches of rain in less than an hour.

Persons: ”, Kent Carper Organizations: National Weather Service, Commission Locations: West Virginia, Kanawha, Charleston

☆ Canadian Officials Condemn Facebook for News Ban as Wildfires Burn
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( Remy Tumin | More About Remy Tumin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

But instead of simply sharing a link to a story about the wildfires from CPAC, the Cable Public Affairs Channel, the city instructed residents to look up the information on a search engine. “Google: CPAC Canada or www . In the midst of a natural disaster, Yellowknife had to navigate around Facebook’s decision to block news articles on its platform in Canada. Meta, Facebook’s parent company, began rolling out the ban on Aug. 1 in response to a new Canadian law that requires tech companies to pay news outlets for using their content. Canadian lawmakers passed the Online News Act in June, requiring social media platforms like Meta and search engines like Google to negotiate with news publishers to license their content.

Persons: Meta, ” Organizations: Northwest, Facebook, Cable Public Affairs Channel, Google, Meta Locations: Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada, CPAC

☆ Smoke Blankets Pacific Northwest as Wildfires Rage
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Remy Tumin | More About Remy Tumin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Thick smoke blanketed much of the Pacific Northwest on Monday as numerous wildfires in Canada, Washington and Oregon continued to burn, killing at least one person, destroying scores of buildings and threatening dozens more. At least six large fires were burning in Washington State, including the Gray Fire, which was discovered around noon on Friday and was only 10 percent contained as of Monday morning, and the Oregon Road fire, which had burned more than 10,000 acres and was also only 10 percent contained, according to a state fire tracking agency. In Oregon, another four large fires were burning, three of which were just outside of Eugene. The Washington State Department of Natural Resources said at least one person had died in the Gray fire and another death in connection with the Oregon Road fire was under investigation, but that the cause had not been determined. At least 265 structures were destroyed by the Gray and Oregon Road fires.

Persons: Gray Organizations: Oregon, Washington State Department of Natural Resources, Gray and Oregon Locations: Pacific, Canada, Washington and Oregon, Washington State, Oregon, Eugene

☆ 3 Men Charged With Assault After Alabama Riverfront Brawl
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Remy Tumin | More About Remy Tumin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

All three men wanted in connection with a brawl that broke out along the waterfront in Montgomery, Ala., last weekend have turned themselves in and have been charged with assault, officials said, as the investigation into the racially charged melee continues. The arrests came days after a group of white boaters attacked a Black captain of a riverboat cruise on Saturday. Allen Todd, 23, and Zachary Shipman, 25, were in custody with the Montgomery police as of Wednesday, the police said, and each was charged with one count of third-degree assault, a misdemeanor. A third man, Richard Roberts, 48, turned himself in on Tuesday and was charged with two counts of third-degree assault. The three men, all of whom are white, have posted bail, officials said.

Persons: Allen Todd, Zachary Shipman, Richard Roberts Organizations: Montgomery Locations: Montgomery , Ala

☆ Obama Family Chef Dies While Paddleboarding on Martha’s Vineyard
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-24 | by ( Remy Tumin | More About Remy Tumin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A personal chef to the Obama family died over the weekend after he was seen struggling in the water while paddleboarding near the former first family’s home on Martha’s Vineyard, the Massachusetts State Police said on Monday. The body of the chef, Tafari Campbell, 45, of Dumfries, Va., who was visiting the Vineyard, was found just before 10 a.m. Monday about 100 feet from shore in Edgartown Great Pond in water about eight feet deep by the Massachusetts Environmental Police. It had deployed sonar from a boat during an hourslong search that began Sunday night and involved several law enforcement agencies. Former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama were not home at the time of the accident, the state police said. An investigation into the death of Mr. Campbell, who had worked as a sous chef when the Obamas were in the White House and stayed on with them afterward, is being conducted by the state police and the Edgartown Police Department.

Persons: Obama, Tafari Campbell, Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Mr, Campbell Organizations: Massachusetts State Police, Vineyard, Massachusetts Environmental Police, White, Edgartown Police Department Locations: paddleboarding, Dumfries, Va, Edgartown, Turkeyland

☆ Why You Can’t Stop Reading About Sofia Vergara’s Split
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( Remy Tumin | More About Remy Tumin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

This week, the actors Sofia Vergara and Joe Manganiello announced their divorce after seven years of marriage. Ariana Grande and her husband, Dalton Gomez, also appeared to be on the outs. Fans were trawling the stars’ social media posts, looking for any clue about what was going on — on their ring fingers, in their facial expressions and even in the posts the stars liked. Because dealing with a breakup is one of the most relatable things a star can do. “Breakups are such an identifiable thing,” said Alicia Mintz, who hosts the podcast “Trashy Divorces” with her wife, Stacie Boschma.

Persons: Marilyn, Joe, Brad, Jennifer, Angelina, Elizabeth, Richard, Tom, Gisele, Kim, Kanye, Diana, Charles, Henry VIII, Sofia Vergara, Joe Manganiello, Ariana Grande, Dalton Gomez, ”, Alicia Mintz, Stacie, “

☆ Texas A&M President Resigns Amid Fallout Over Journalism Program
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( Remy Tumin | More About Remy Tumin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Texas A&M University said on Friday that its president would retire “immediately” after fallout surrounding political pushback of a new director of its journalism program because of her work promoting diversity, equity and inclusion. The president, M. Katherine Banks, submitted a letter of retirement late Thursday, the university said in a statement. At least one conservative Texas A&M alumni group, the Rudder Association, said it had filed a complaint about Dr. McElroy’s appointment because of her advocacy work. Dr. McElroy told The Times that the terms of her employment had been revised to offer her a one-year contract. She elected to return to her tenured position at the University of Texas.

Persons: “, Katherine Banks, Kathleen McElroy, McElroy Organizations: Texas, M University, University of Texas, The New York Times, Rudder Association, Times, The Texas Tribune Locations: Texas

☆ What is a target letter?
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( Remy Tumin | More About Remy Tumin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Donald J. Trump said on Tuesday that he had received another “target letter” from the special counsel investigation into the Jan. 6 riot, the second time the former president has been notified that he is a target in a federal investigation. A target letter is an official piece of correspondence from the Department of Justice informing a person that they are actively being investigated. A target letter typically provides the subject of the investigation the opportunity to testify before a grand jury but does not obligate them to appear. “I would be very surprised if Mr. Trump were to testify before the grand jury,” he said. Of a minimum 16 grand jurors, at least 12 votes are needed to indict Mr. Trump.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, Mitchell Epner, “, ”, Epner, Mr Organizations: Department of Justice, Justice Department, United Locations: New Jersey

☆ How Taylor Swift’s ‘Speak Now’ Became the ‘Scary’ Version
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-14 | by ( Remy Tumin | More About Remy Tumin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Rachel Hunter could not wait to play her new vinyl recording of Taylor Swift’s “Speak Now.”After waiting weeks for its arrival, Ms. Hunter placed the orchid-colored vinyl with Ms. Swift’s face on its center on her record player, lifted the needle and let it play. But instead of Ms. Swift’s catchy choruses, acoustic guitar and banjo strums, another woman’s voice came out. “I quit seeing people, quit looking at the flakes of flesh and dancing organisms,” an echoing voice said, without music in the background. Maybe there was something wrong with the speed, Ms. Hunter thought, or maybe it was one of Ms. Swift’s notorious Easter eggs. I was by myself,” Ms. Hunter recalled.

Persons: Rachel Hunter, Taylor Swift’s, Hunter, Swift’s, “, ” Ms, you’re, Taylor Swift, ”

Every month, Jimmy Ly usually orders nearly 150 bottles of sriracha from Huy Fong Foods for one of his Vietnamese restaurants in New York City. The sauce opens the richness of a pho broth or adds a blast of heat to a banh xeo, a Vietnamese crepe. Sriracha can “really hit the sweet spot in terms of spice, sweetness, acidity, just that tang.”But a few months ago, supply began to dry up. So he, like some other Huy Fong enthusiasts, bought two large bottles on eBay for $35 each, about five times the usual price, to use at home. For the second year in a row, Huy Fong, the maker of the most popular variety of sriracha, is facing production issues, the company said in a statement this month, because of “a shortage of raw material” with “no estimations of when supply will increase.”

Persons: Jimmy Ly, It’s, Mr, Ly, Sriracha, Madame Vo, Monsieur Vo, Huy Fong Organizations: Huy Fong Foods, of, eBay Locations: Huy, New York City, East, of Manhattan

☆ 4 Killed and 7 Wounded in Shooting at July 4 Party in Louisiana
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-05 | by ( Derrick Bryson Taylor | Remy Tumin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Four people were killed and seven others were wounded in a shooting at an Independence Day celebration in Shreveport, La., on Tuesday night, the authorities said. Officers responded to a call of shots fired shortly before midnight at a gathering in the northwest section of the city, Sgt. At least one gunman opened fire at a gathering of about 100 people, she said. A motive for the shooting was not immediately clear and no arrests have been made. Sergeant Willhite said the police found “some rifle shell casings on the scene,” but it was unclear whether the casings were from the same gun.

Persons: Angie Willhite, Sergeant Willhite Locations: Shreveport, La

☆ 36 Hours on Martha’s Vineyard, Mass.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-29 | by ( Remy Tumin | Remy Tumin Is A Breaking News Reporter For The New York Times. She Was Previously A Reporter For The Vineyard Gazette | Based On Martha S Vineyard | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

9 p.m. Dance in a dive barMusic has long been an integral part of the Vineyard (the island was a folk-music destination in the 1960s, drawing the likes of James Taylor and Carly Simon ); these days, there is live music every night of the week during the summer. The Ritz , a year-round dive bar with live music (entry $5), will have you dancing to local bands like Johnny Hoy and the Bluefish and Dukes of Circuit Avenue. Up the block, you can watch the summer crowds from the porch bar at Red Cat Kitchen , where punches (from $17) and nonalcoholic cocktails (about $11) go down easy. For a respite from the noise, you can get ice cream at Ben & Bill’s Chocolate Emporium : Adventurous eaters may reach for the lobster flavor (if you really think you’ll like the taste of frozen crustacean, go crazy), but classics like peach and black forest are the real winners.

Persons: James Taylor, Carly Simon, Johnny Hoy Locations: Dukes

☆ Debris and Presumed Human Remains From Lost Titan Are Recovered
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-28 | by ( Remy Tumin | Rebecca Carballo | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

The LatestDebris and presumed human remains from the Titan submersible have been recovered and returned to land, the U.S. Coast Guard announced Wednesday night, nearly a week after an international search-and-rescue operation ended and the vessel’s five passengers were presumed dead. At a Canadian Coast Guard pier in St. John’s, Newfoundland, on Wednesday, crews unloaded what appeared to be the Titan’s 22-foot hull, crinkled and twisted with exposed wires and cables. United States medical professionals “will conduct a formal analysis of presumed human remains that have been carefully recovered within the wreckage at the site of the incident,” the Coast Guard said in a statement. The U.S. Coast Guard is leading the investigation into why the submersible imploded and has convened a marine board of investigation, the highest level of investigation in the Coast Guard. The discovery suggested a “catastrophic implosion” with no survivors, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.

Persons: “, Carl Hartsfield, Hartsfield, ”, Eduardo Medina Organizations: Titan, U.S . Coast Guard, Canadian Coast Guard, Canadian Press, Marine Board, Investigation, United, Coast Guard, Research Services, Oceanographic, World Records Locations: St, John’s, Newfoundland, U.S, United States, Canada, United Kingdom, France, British

☆ Prestigious Rose Breeder Names Its New Bloom for a Black Gardener
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-17 | by ( Remy Tumin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

For more than 60 years, David Austin Roses has bred the world’s most prestigious blooms. They are the Air Jordans, the Birkin bags, the Steinway pianos of roses, and have become what we know, smell and delight in as the modern English rose. And every year for more than 60 years, David Austin Roses has named one or two new varieties after historical British figures, including Queen Elizabeth II, Emily Brontë, Roald Dahl and Charles Darwin. At the Chelsea Flower Show in London last month, David Austin Roses introduced the Dannahue, an apricot-colored English shrub rose named after Danny Clarke, a gardener known to his social media followers and to television viewers in Britain as the Black Gardener. The shrub is available only in Britain for now but will be sold to American gardeners next year.

Persons: David Austin, Birkin, Queen Elizabeth II, Emily Brontë, Roald Dahl, Charles Darwin, David Austin Roses, Danny Clarke, Clarke, ” Organizations: Chelsea Locations: London, Britain

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