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Money had come in from raffles and sales of gift baskets; a few pets had found new homes. All in all, the adoption charity event at a Pet Oasis store on Staten Island had been a success. But then the charity’s leader made an odd request: He insisted that the store owner give him the proceeds in a check made out to his name, Anthony Devolder. The owner refused and made the check payable to the charity, Friends of Pets United. Days later, when he looked at his bank records, he noticed that the check had been altered: The charity’s name had been blotted out. “When it cashed, it was crossed out, and it had Anthony Devolder written on it,” the owner, Daniel Avissato, said. Anthony Devolder is now better known as Representative George Santos, a Republican from New York whose election to Congress in November was upended by revelations of falsehoods in his background and irregularities in his personal and campaign finances. Federal and local prosecutors are investigating … [Read more...] about George Santos Raised Money for Dogs. It’s Unclear Where It All Went.

Stay ahead of the trend in fashion and beyond with our free weekly Lifestyle Edit newsletter Stay ahead of the trend in fashion and beyond with our free weekly Lifestyle Edit newsletter I was showing someone a photograph of my cat when I realised just how bad things had become. “Whoa, that’s a lot of selfies,” they said, prompting sweat to start trickling out of every orifice in my body. It was a lot of selfies: 106, to be precise. They weren’t the pretty kind that you’d post on Instagram in exchange for some flame emojis, either. They were close-up, brightly lit shots of different parts of my face, tracking the progress of various skin issues I’d been experiencing. “It’s for an article,” I snapped back, quickly grabbing my phone out of this poor person’s hands. My skin wasn’t something I ever had any intention of writing about; the plan was simply to smother myself in concealer and whatever fancy product I could afford until it improved. But then I started … [Read more...] about Spot the difference: Six months of trying to fix my troublesome skin

Airbnb has activated its Open Homes initiative in Puerto Rico following nearly 1,000 2+ magnitude earthquakes shaking the U.S. territory over several weeks. According to its website , anyone on the island who has been "displaced or helping with relief efforts" can book free accommodation until January 31, 2020. For those looking for emergency housing they can do the following: Fill in the form at the top of the Airbnb Open Home page to see what places are available and Read through each listing description to find one that's suitable Users will need to create an account in order to book a place, providing a name, date of birth, phone number, and email address Once set up, people send the host a message that includes details about their stay and possible arrival time. The platform is also encouraging residents who have extra space in their homes to offer emergency housing across the island. Hosts will need to have a spare room or flat, which has a comfortable bed, basic … [Read more...] about Airbnb Open Homes Activated in Puerto Rico

The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has begun the online application process for recruitment to the Post of Navik (General Duty) and Navik (Domestic Branch) today, February 6. Candidates who are interested can apply for the posts online through the official website of ICG at joinindiancoastguard.cdac.in. The registration process began today at 11 am and will conclude on February 16 at 5:30 pm. Through this recruitment drive, ICG will fill up a total of 255 vacancies, of which 225 vacancies are for the post of Navik (General Duty) and 30 openings are for the post of Navik (Domestic Branch). These vacancies are tentative in nature and might change depending on the availability of training slots. Eligibility Criteria Age limit: The minimum age requirement is 18 years and the maximum age limit is 22 years (those who are born between September 1, 2001, to August 31, 2005). However, an upper age relaxation of 5 years for SC/ST applicants and 3 years for OBC (non-creamy) candidates is … [Read more...] about Indian Coast Guard Recruitment 2023: Application Process Begin Today for 255 Navik Posts,

A web page attacked by a Chinese hacking group [SCREEN CAPTURE] 중국 해킹그룹에 의해 공격받은 웹페이지. [스크린캡처] Chinese hackers hit 12 Korean state institutions over holiday 중국 해커들, 설 연휴 동안 12개 한국 공공기관 공격 Korea JoongAng Daily 1면 기사 Wednesday, January 25, 2023 A Chinese hacking group attacked the websites of twelve state-run or public research institutions over the Lunar New Year holiday, according to Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA) Wednesday, after the group threatened to target over 2,000 government agencies. state-run: 국영의, 공공기관에서 운영하는 research institution: 연구기관 Lunar New Year holiday: 음력설 연휴 government agency: 정부 기관 f 중국 해킹그룹이 설 연휴 기간 동안 12개 공공연구기관의 웹사이트를 공격했다고 한국인터넷진흥원이 수요일 밝혔다. 이 그룹은 2000개 이상의 정부·공공기관을 공격하겠다고 협박했었다. A spokesperson at KISA said that the targets were the subject of “webpage defacement," adding that the agency is looking into the cases. deface: 외관을 훼손하다 webpage defacement: 웹페이지 변조 look into: 조사하다 한국인터넷진흥원 … [Read more...] about [THINK ENGLISH] 중국 해커들, 설 연휴 동안 12개 한국 공공기관 공격

It’s a little after 8 p.m. on a frigid hill in the West Bank village of Beita, and Sa’ed Hamayyel is sitting in front of a crackling outdoor fire, his face framed by smoke, telling me how his son was killed. “He was 16 years old,” the Palestinian father says. “He was a student.” On June 11, 2021, Israeli soldiers “shot him from afar … He couldn’t have posed any threat to them.” Hamayyel is intimately familiar with the violence and loss that pervades this part of the world. Decades ago, his father, brother, and sister were all killed in combat with Israeli forces. Along with them, Hamayyel is claimed as a member by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, an internationally designated terrorist group responsible for numerous attacks on civilians. But when his son Mohammed was killed, the teenager was not engaged in armed conflict. He was protesting an Israeli outpost called Evyatar, which overlooks Beita. Although few Israelis could pinpoint Evyatar on a map, and … [Read more...] about Unsettling the West Bank

This is my first newsletter after a four-month book leave, and I want to try something a little different. As I prepared to come back, I spent time talking with Times colleagues and outside experts about how the world has changed while I was gone. Which news developments will have lasting import? What has been surprising? What do we know now that we didn’t before? As I was making the list, I realized that it would be worth sharing it with readers. It helps give some perspective to a dizzying news environment in which all of us struggle to distinguish between stories that are ephemeral and those with lasting significance. During a cynical time in American life, the list also offers a reminder that there has been good news along with the bad. In descending order of significance — and, yes, this ranking is subjective and weighted toward the U.S. — here are the seven biggest stories of the past few months. The list 7. A.I. arrives. Artificial intelligence felt theoretical … [Read more...] about Seven Surprises

PRINCETON, N.J. — By the time he was a senior at Princeton University in 1992, Ted Cruz had developed an arsenal of rhetorical skills and theatrical gestures that made him one of the most polished performers on the college debate circuit. So when he reached the quarterfinals of the national championships at M.I.T., with the title that had eluded him so far now in sight, he decided to try to knock his Harvard opponents off balance with one of his favorite tricks. Instead of the regular practice of defending his proposed topic — the merits of mind-reading — Mr. Cruz let his adversaries choose which side to argue. But the tactic, intended to highlight his confidence, backfired. As he waited for them to decide, the two Harvard students conspicuously dithered, eating up Mr. Cruz’s allotted speaking time as they whispered and searched their pockets for a coin to flip. The audience, now on to the stalling tactic, chuckled as Mr. Cruz snapped: “Gentlemen! You must have decided by now.” … [Read more...] about Ted Cruz Showed Eloquence, and Limits, as Debater at Princeton

See the article in its original context from May 16, 1990 Section Page Buy Reprints View on timesmachine TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. About the Archive This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. To preserve these articles as they originally appeared, The Times does not alter, edit or update them. Occasionally the digitization process introduces transcription errors or other problems; we are continuing to work to improve these archived versions. Following are excerpts from Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist's speech to the American Law Institute today on death penalty appeals: Today we have a serious malfunction in our legal system - the manner in which death sentences imposed by state courts are reviewed in the Federal courts. Today the average length of time between the date on which a trial court imposes a sentence of death, … [Read more...] about Excerpts From Rehnquist Speech Urging Curb on Death Penalty Appeals

See the article in its original context from November 12, 1972 Section Page Buy Reprints View on timesmachine TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. About the Archive This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. To preserve these articles as they originally appeared, The Times does not alter, edit or update them. Occasionally the digitization process introduces transcription errors or other problems; we are continuing to work to improve these archived versions. “The Best and the Brightest;” Pulitzer Prize winner David Halberstam's latest, most important and impressive book, sets out to discover why America got involved in the worst and messiest war in our history. “What was it about the men, their attitudes, the country, its institutions and above all the era which had allowed this tragedy to take place?” They were, after all, “the best and … [Read more...] about How we got into the messiest war in our history