Most of the people who surged into Spain on Thursday have since returned to Morocco. A small minority are holed up on a seafront, tired, hungry and vowing to stay. Source: New York Times After Most Migrants Leave Ceuta, Exhausted … Continue reading After Most Migrants Leave Ceuta, Exhausted Holdouts Find Shelter on Beach

Europe sheltered many refugees in 2015. Its hard-line reaction to a new crisis in Ceuta shows how, 11 years on, the far right has reshaped European attitudes. Source: New York Times Europe’s Far Right, Once Marginal, Now Sets Tone on … Continue reading Europe’s Far Right, Once Marginal, Now Sets Tone on Spain Migrant Crisis

After a lifetime of observing Iran’s revolutionary generation, I know that expecting meekness or diplomatic finesse from them is a dangerous illusion. Source: New York Times This Is What My Father’s Assassination Taught Me About the War in Iran Continue reading This Is What My Father’s Assassination Taught Me About the War in Iran

President Trump said he agreed to requests from Iran and other Middle Eastern countries to cancel planned attacks, citing what he said was progress in reaching the “perimeters of a deal” with Tehran. Source: New York Times Trump Says He … Continue reading Trump Says He Is Canceling Strikes on Iran, Pending a Rapid Deal

A spokesman for Twin Falls cautioned that the number of victims was “expected to be higher.” The police said the shooter was dead. Source: New York Times Shooting at In-and-Out Burger in Idaho Leaves at Least 3 Dead and 2 … Continue reading Shooting at In-and-Out Burger in Idaho Leaves at Least 3 Dead and 2 Injured, Official Says

Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney in Washington, blamed shoddy construction, contradicting President Trump’s pet theory. Mr. Trump said he disagreed “100%” with her. Source: New York Times In Dropping Reflecting Pool Case, Pirro Draws Trump’s Wrath Continue reading In Dropping Reflecting Pool Case, Pirro Draws Trump’s Wrath

Senator Mitch McConnell’s ongoing hospitalization meant he missed his final chance to attend the signature western Kentucky event while in office. Source: New York Times Mitch McConnell, Still Hospitalized, Misses Signature Kentucky Political Picnic Continue reading Mitch McConnell, Still Hospitalized, Misses Signature Kentucky Political Picnic

During a fleeting truce, Iranians covertly devised a plan to raise the war’s costs for President Trump if U.S. forces attacked anew. Source: New York Times Iran Plotted Wider War With Help of Its Proxies Continue reading Iran Plotted Wider War With Help of Its Proxies

I had no idea what would help with my problems, but I knew what wouldn’t: talking about them. Which is why a silent retreat turned out to be exactly what I needed. Source: New York Times To Find Happiness, I … Continue reading To Find Happiness, I Stopped Talking. It Helped.

Michigan and Minnesota are among at least seven states coping with cyberattacks aimed at disrupting water systems nationwide. Source: New York Times Scope of Hacks on U.S. Water Supply Widens as Evidence Points to Iran Continue reading Scope of Hacks on U.S. Water Supply Widens as Evidence Points to Iran