Opinion | What Kathy Hochul, New York’s Governor, Has to Prove
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Opinion | What Kathy Hochul, New York’s Governor, Has to Prove

“I have to succeed,” Ms. Hochul told me. “There is no choice.” The ‘Accidental’ Governor Ms. Hochul’s ascension might look like an accident, a fluke of political turmoil and timing. But that’s not quite right. She herself is actually more like the opposite. Not an accident of the political culture…

QSP, XDB and AST post double-digit gains amid sideways moving market

QSP, XDB and AST post double-digit gains amid sideways moving market

Activity across the cryptocurrency market has been largely subdued on April 15 as traders in the United States have taken an early weekend thanks to the closure of financial markets for the observance of Good Friday. A survey of the top 20 tokens indicates a relatively flat trading day, with Bitcoin…

Live Updates: Russia Warns U.S. to Stop Sending Arms to Ukraine
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Live Updates: Russia Warns U.S. to Stop Sending Arms to Ukraine

April 15, 2022, 2:54 a.m. ET April 15, 2022, 2:54 a.m. ET The Russian Navy’s guided missile cruiser Moskva sails in the Bosporus in Istanbul last year.Credit…Yoruk Isik/Reuters The sinking of one of Russia’s most formidable warships, the Moskva, is a stunning blow for the country — whether the ship…

Opinion | The Law That Shaped the Internet Presents a Question for Elon Musk
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Opinion | The Law That Shaped the Internet Presents a Question for Elon Musk

So a Musk-owned Twitter would still ban content — it would just ban less of it. I can imagine more tweets falsely claiming that the Capitol invasion was a media invention or a false-flag operation. Franks, the law professor, speculates as others have that Twitter under Musk would actually be…

Brazil’s climate politics are shifting. That matters for the whole planet.
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Brazil’s climate politics are shifting. That matters for the whole planet.

“He is looking at it with a modern mind set,” she said. “It is one thing to correct the past, to undo mistakes. It is another thing to affirm new paths.” President Biden similarly made climate a pillar of his campaign, as did Gabriel Boric, who became president of Chile…