I'm disgusted by Joe Rogan's weak apology.  My former colleague's death at 47 makes it worse.  —  People are dying because of covid misinformation that Spotify packages as glib podcast fodder.  —  Under fire for spreading covid misinformation on his hugely popular podcast …

Manchin and Murkowski endorse each other during joint interview  —  GOP senator: I'm not here to be a representative of the Republican party  —  (CNN)Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin and Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski said Sunday they would endorse one another in upcoming elections during a rare bipartisan interview on CNN.

Macron vows ‘de-escalation,’ but hints at concessions to Putin  —  PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron is optimistic he can secure a de-escalation over Ukraine when he travels to Moscow to meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Monday, but hinted that Western countries could have to make concessions to the Kremlin.

The Covid Policy That Really Mattered Wasn't a Policy  —  If the C.D.C. had recommended better masks from the beginning, how many people would have worn them and for how long?  If the Biden administration had flooded stores with cheap rapid tests, would people have used them?

Manchin says he's ‘not a Washington Democrat’  —  Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) on Sunday said he is “not a Washington Democrat,” but instead is a “good old West Virginia Democrat.”  —  During an appearance on CNN's “State of the Union,” Manchin, a centrist Democrat who has frequently bucked …

California-born figure skater Beverly Zu, 19, is slammed on Chinese social media after finishing LAST on the ice having given up her US citizenship to compete for Communist Beijing in Winter Olympics  — Figure skater Zhu Yi, 19, finished with the lowest score on day two of the women's short …

McCain when he picked Palin: “F— it!”  —  At the moment the late Sen. John McCain green-lit Sarah Palin as his presidential running mate in 2008, he told top advisers: “F— it.  Let's do it.”  —  The intrigue: McCain balled up a fist and shook it as if rolling dice …

Scowling Obama inspects his multi-million dollar Hawaii mansion  —  Obama, 60, had his arms crossed the entire time the group were discussing the next steps in building the massive compound

Our Nation Cannot Censor Its Way Back to Cultural Health  —  If we try, we'll violate the social compact and disrupt the founding logic of our republic.  —  I want to start with a story about cancel culture—the cancel culture that existed on a cold December night in 1860 in Boston, Massachusetts.

Climate Change Enters the Therapy Room  —  Ten years ago, psychologists proposed that a wide range of people would suffer anxiety and grief over climate.  Skepticism about that idea is gone.  —  Ten years ago, when psychologists proposed that a wide range of people would suffer anxiety …

How the National Butterfly Center Became the Center of Online Lies  —  Becoming the focus of conspiracy theories about child sex trafficking has caused the National Butterfly Center to shut its doors for now.  —  MISSION, Texas — For nearly two decades, the National Butterfly Center …

Military Reporters & Editors Association calls for the resumption of embeds  —  WASHINGTON, D.C.-Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin: The recent deployment of American forces to Europe provides an opportunity for the U.S. military to showcase how the men and women in uniform undertake the mission asked …

Andrew Cuomo Plans Comeback Months After Resigning Amid Sexual-Harassment Claims  —  Ex-New York governor is considering how to make his first appearance since leaving office, while aides attack his accusers and Attorney General Letitia James  —  Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his aides …

Time For a Victory Lap*  —  *Some terms and conditions apply.  Modern Monetary Theory, the buzziest economic idea in decades, got a pandemic tryout of sorts.  Now inflation is testing its limits.  —  The sun was sinking low over Long Island Sound as Stephanie Kelton …

‘Taking the Voters Out of the Equation’: How the Parties Are Killing Competition  —  The number of competitive House districts is dropping, as both Republicans and Democrats use redistricting to draw themselves into safe seats.  —  WASHINGTON — The number of competitive congressional districts …

U.S. President Joe Biden with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett in the Oval Office, August.  Credit: NICHOLAS KAMM / AFP  —  Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett spoke with U.S. President Joe Biden on Sunday evening, as indirect American-Iranian talks on reviving the 2015 international nuclear deal …