Why’d You Do That? How The Times Decides to Send News Alerts
Date: 25 August 2016
By LIZ SPAYD
Liz SPAYD
Le 24 août 2016 était un mercredi sous le signe astral du ♍. C'était le 236ème jour de l'année. Le président des États-Unis était Barack Obama.
Si vous êtes né ce jour-là, vous avez 9 ans. Ton dernier anniversaire était le dimanche 24 août 2025, il y a 277 jours. Votre prochain anniversaire est le lundi 24 août 2026, dans 87 jours. Vous avez vécu 3 564 jours, soit environ 85 545 heures, ou environ 5 132 716 minutes, ou environ 307 962 960 secondes.
Date: 25 August 2016
By LIZ SPAYD
Liz SPAYD
Date: 25 August 2016
By FARHAD MANJOO
Farhad MANJOO
Farhad Manjoo State of the Art column observes that while online news site Gawker is gone from scene, its media worldview continues; points out that elements of Gawker's sensibility and essential business model have colonized just about every other media firm, from upstarts like BuzzFeed to incumbents like The New Yorker.
Date: 25 August 2016
By ANNA NORTH
Anna NORTH
Her speech on Thursday showed how she might handle Donald Trump in a debate: with disdain.
Date: 24 August 2016
By FRANK BRUNI
Frank BRUNI
Frank Bruni Op-Ed column fabricates concerns that Hillary Clinton has hidden fact that she has eleventh toe, mocking concerns raised by Donald Trump and Republicans about Clinton's health.
Date: 24 August 2016
By NICOLE PERLROTH and DAVID E. SANGER
Nicole PERLROTH
New York Times's Moscow bureau is reported to be target of attempted cyberattack; no evidence exists that hackers, thought to be working for Russian intelligence, were successful.
Date: 25 August 2016
By KATIE THOMAS
Katie THOMAS
Date: 24 August 2016
By ELIZABETH A. HARRIS
Elizabeth HARRIS
New York City Education Dept's annual schools survey shows mixed results, with rise in overall satisfaction with public schools but drops in several key areas; survey questions have changed, precluding direct comparison with previous years.
Date: 24 August 2016
By JEREMY B. MERRILL
Jeremy
Facebook's traffic analysis tools can determine users' political views even when they are not clearly stated; many political campaigns are taking advantage of algorithm, paying Facebook to target particular audiences for political advertisements.
Date: 25 August 2016
By PATRICK HEALY and ALEXANDER BURNS
Patrick HEALY
Donald Trump has been working hard to restructure his political message as his presidential campaign struggles to revive its fading chances; to that end, Trump appears to embrace possibility that some illegal immigrants may be allowed to stay in country if they satisfy series of requirements, softening of hard-line immigration stance that helped him win Republican primary.
Date: 25 August 2016
By RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA
Richard PÉREZ-PEÑA
Pres Obama designates 87,500 acres in Maine as Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument, overriding objections that federal parkland designation will limit land's use and impact local economy.