Good evening. Here's the latest at the end of Tuesday. |
| President Biden's State of the Union address tonight is likely to draw one of the year's largest live television audiences.Shawn Thew for The New York Times |
|
1. In his State of the Union address tonight, President Biden will lay down an economic challenge. |
| People try to access the bodies trapped inside a collapsed residential building in Iskenderun, Turkey.Sergey Ponomarev for The New York Times |
|
2. Rescuers are racing against time as the earthquake's death toll rises to 7,700 in Turkey and Syria. |
Thousands of rescue workers spent all day today digging through debris after yesterday's 7.8-magnitude quake and its aftershocks devastated several cities. Turkish officials said that more than 8,000 people had been rescued from the wreckage, but freezing temperatures continued to threaten those who remained trapped. |
In Turkey, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared a three-month state of emergency in 10 provinces that were affected by an earthquake. In Syria, rescue efforts have been limited by the location of the quake zone, which included government- and opposition-controlled lands. |
| Destroyed military vehicles were all that remained at a Russian base in the town of Snihurivka.Ivor Prickett for The New York Times |
|
3. As Russia amasses troops, questions arise about its ability to sustain an offensive. |
In a renewed push to capture more of eastern Ukraine, Russia has poured additional military conscripts and supplies into its war effort. Its troops are attacking Ukrainian positions from five different directions along the front lines, allowing it to slowly tighten its grip around the city of Bakhmut. |
| Google has plans to release more than 20 A.I. products and features this year.Pau Barrena/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images |
|
4. After ChatGPT's success, tech giants are racing to become leaders in artificial intelligence. |
| A memorial for Tyre Nichols at the corner where the police beat him.Desiree Rios/The New York Times |
|
5. A Memphis police officer texted a photo of Tyre Nichols after he was beaten. |
Videos of the beating that were released by the city last month appeared to show the officer, Demetrius Haley, taking pictures of Nichols a few minutes after the beating, when the police officers had propped him up against a police car. Haley admitted to sending the photograph, according to the newly released documents. |
| Joan Powell, 69, has myelodysplastic syndrome. Treatment costs $196,303 a year.Alisha Jucevic for The New York Times |
|
6. A wave of new drugs can cure devastating diseases, but only if you can afford it. |
| Maria Chimishkyan |
|
7. You probably have questions about climate change. Here are some answers. |
Discussion about the climate is often complex and filled with jargon. So my colleagues on the climate desk, some of whom have been covering the topic for many years, decided to answer reader questions. Don't see your question answered? Just ask. We're collecting and answering more. |
| Gustavo Dudamel conducted the New York Philharmonic for two weeks in March 2022.Jeenah Moon for The New York Times |
|
8. The New York Philharmonic named a new conductor. |
Dudamel is the company's second big hire from the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the most progressive major orchestra of the 21st century. It's an ambitious attempt to recapture the populist glamour the New York Philharmonic enjoyed under Leonard Bernstein in the 1960s, our classical music critic wrote. |
Dudamel, who is known for the sheer energy of his performances, has a varied catalog of classics and contemporary works as well as film scores. Here's a sampling of his works. |
| Eric Helgas for The New York Times |
|
9. Are gel manicures dangerous? |
The UV nail lamps used in gel manicures, which are popular because of their durability, were recently found to damage cells in ways that could potentially increase the risk for cancer. Without more evidence to determine the level of danger, you can still mitigate the risks if you don't want to avoid the nail treatment altogether. Check out some nail-salon safety tips. |
| Aaron Leitz |
|
10. And finally, even ugly-duckling houses can be transformed into swans. |
When Paul and Tatiana Markel moved out to Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn, they were mostly just hoping for more space. They purchased a frumpy 1930s two-family house in 2017 and figured that they would slowly update the interior until they were satisfied. |
Instead, they decided to spend sizable amounts of money and time to turn their home into a Franco-American gem inspired by New Orleans rowhouses, with ceiling medallions, muscular crown molding and arched doorways. Take a look at the finished design. |
And have an upgraded night. |
Allison Zaucha compiled photos for this briefing. |
Your Evening Briefing is posted at 6 p.m. Eastern. |
|
No comments:
Post a Comment