The opening ceremony for this summer’s Paris Games will be held outside a stadium — an Olympics first. Making it safe is complicated. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/27/world/europe/paris-olympics-2024-security-opening-ceremony.html
Alberta Draws Academia Into Its Fight With Justin Trudeau
Alberta is seeking powers to veto funding agreements between the federal government and provincial entities, including postsecondary institutions. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/27/world/canada/alberta-canada-danielle-smith-trudeau.html
Beneath London, Tunnels and Bomb Shelters to Become Tourist Attractions
Used for spying, a phone exchange and more over the years, a semi-secret web of tunnels in central London could open to the public in 2027. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/27/world/europe/london-tunnels-tourism.html
After Israel Aid Vote, Pocan Seeks to Show Biden Liberal Dismay on Gaza
The progressive Democrat from a rural, mostly white Wisconsin district is highlighting that it is not just young people of color who are concerned about the war. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/27/us/politics/mark-pocan-wisconsin-gaza.html
‘The Interview’ Podcast: Yair Lapid
Frustrated at the growing protest movement, the opposition leader defends his country’s “existential” war. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/27/magazine/yair-lapid-interview.html