In ‘The Last Days of Roger Federer’, Geoff Dyer Considers Twilight

The prospect of Federer retiring from tennis is just a fraction of what Dyer has thought about various endings this round – last days, last games, last performances, last jobs. Dyer’s thoughts are so restless that instead of collecting them in essays, he scatters them among numbered chapters, they say, “a pile of experiences, things, …

Exhibit at the German History Museum Considers Wagner’s Legacy

BERLIN — Few composers have inspired a mixture of admiration and disgust like Richard Wagner. Especially here – in Germany, where Wagner’s work is understood as a combination of national cultural jewel and national political embarrassment – the composer’s work is loaded with meaning and interpretation. Besides musical dramas, Wagner’s legacy includes his antisemitic and …

Texas Grand Jury Considers Another Charge Against Deshaun

A grand jury in Brazoria County, Texas is considering evidence on the 10th charge of a sexual misconduct charge against former Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson. Traded to the Cleveland Browns According to a lawyer for the complainant only a few days ago. A grand jury in Harris County, Texas, where Houston is located, dismissed …

Texas Grand Jury Considers Another Charge Against Watson

Days after Deshaun Watson was traded to the Cleveland Browns, the second grand jury in Texas is considering evidence of another sexual misconduct charge against the NFL quarterback, according to the complainant’s attorney, Tony Buzbee. The case in Brazoria County, south of Houston, is the final criminal case against Watson. The complainant told police that …

Supreme Court Considers Limiting EPA’s Ability to Address Climate

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s conservative majority Monday questioned the extent of the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to regulate carbon emissions from power plants, suggesting the court could deal a sharp blow to the Biden administration’s efforts to address climate change. The questioning during the two-hour debate was mostly technical, and a few conservative judges …

White House Considers A New Pandemic Strategy

Intensifying efforts to develop a novel coronavirus strategy, the White House is considering a plan by outside experts whose recommendations include stronger air filtration systems in public buildings, billions of dollars in research and a major upgrade in the nation’s public health system. The team of more than two dozen experts is the University of …

‘Lost and Found’ Considers Deep Grief Alongside New-Found Love

Contemplative about the physical world but fluent in six languages, Isaac loved to read, casually picking up paperbacks like the others’ lobsters. He gave his daughters a fierce intellectual appetite that wandered through these pages. (Schulz’s older sister, Laura, is a professor of cognitive science at MIT) The author, though not multilingual, admires the versatility …

US ‘Considers’ Diplomatic Boycott of Beijing Olympics, Biden

WASHINGTON — President Biden said on Thursday that the United States is considering a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing as pressure grows to hold China accountable for human rights abuses. While the boycott will not prevent US athletes from competing, it does mean that government officials do not attend the Games, …

FIFA Considers Moving Business Business to the USA

Looking to expand its global footprint beyond its monastic headquarters next to a zoo on the outskirts of Zurich, football’s governing body FIFA is exploring the feasibility of porting its financial engine, the business operation that generates billions of dollars in revenue for the organization. to the United States. Possible move will be determined by …