| 单词 | vexing |
| 例句 | The quandary deepened in mid-1950, when it became evident that the solution to a vexing technical issue in hydrogen bomb design rested on the collaborative work of Teller and the Polish mathematician Stanislaw Ulam. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Georgina hailed from Delaware and had that vexing way of Delaware ladies, delighting in puzzles. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The Soviets' first nuclear test presented a vexing question for Agent Robert Lamphere. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I found the presence of attractive young women here curious but not vexing. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a part of her nature that some of the other black employees at Langley found mysterious, even vexing. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z His life is vexing in some other ways. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z I miss the old Katherine, the one I knew back in Baltimore, even as that girl was sorely vexing. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z There was also the vexing problem of how the intertwined chains might be held together by hydrogen bonds between the bases. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z I have always found this criticism to be vexing and based on both ignorance of ANC history and maliciousness. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I have spent a vexing half hour scrapping with Fräulein Engel over the pen nib, which I swear I did not bend on purpose the first time. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Its structure was the second great mystery vexing physicists in the twenties. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z It was the “acting like a lady” term of the equation that was so vexing. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z It is a vexing matter of some note that when the foraging party aboard the Crepuscule sloop-of-war returned this morning, they reported they had lost several of their number in an engagement upon the Rappahannock. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The great butlers are great by virtue of their ability to inhabit their professional role and inhabit it to the utmost; they will not be shaken out by external events, however surprising, alarming or vexing. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z “Mr. Bennet, how can you abuse your own children in such a way? You take delight in vexing me. You have no compassion on my poor nerves.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z “Country girls arc slow-moving, vexing creatures,” he said. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z And maybe that wouldn’t be so vexing from another auteur creator. "True Detective" is still a mess: Mahershala Ali can't save Nic Pizzolatto's story 2019-01-13T05:00:00Z In this, Bezar is an effort to solve one of the most interesting and vexing conundrums of e-commerce: telling a compelling personal story at a rapidly growing scale. Founder of Fab.com launches a new design marketplace 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z Waterlogged sites are often associated with compacted clay soils, and addressing this vexing condition takes three approaches. If 2018’s rains wrecked your garden, it might be time to try something new 2018-12-18T05:00:00Z South Shore is also a resounding answer to the eternally vexing question of the bathing suit shopper: Do I look fat in this? My Favorite Place: Little Compton, R.I. 2011-09-23T18:58:31Z Their mother produced them after a difficult pregnancy that involved strange eating habits, “increasingly vexing grooming issues” and assorted soupçons of “Rosemary’s Baby,” which “Breed” evokes in these early stages. Books of The Times: ‘Breed’ by Chase Novak 2012-08-29T20:56:42Z Can comedy guide us through our most vexing issues and problems? Testing Comedy’s Role as a Beacon on Racial Issues 2016-07-26T04:00:00Z But as theater works, especially in their use of recorded speech and music, they’re vexing. Dance Review: Sarah Michelson’s ‘4,’ at the Whitney, Continues a Series 2014-01-26T22:09:19Z It speaks to the slippery grip of this daring, vexing book that I found my thoughts often straying from the story and wandering instead toward its author. Her Lover May Not Exist, but Her Doubts About the Patriarchy Are Real 2018-07-06T04:00:00Z What is especially vexing about the race- and gender-focused gripes is that the story this series is telling — similar to the one J.R.R. ‘The Rings of Power’ Season 1, Episode 3: Island Time 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z Plenty of times on this album, he sings lines that are vexing: “ ‘Duck Dynasty’ is cool and all/ But they got nothing on the female’s call,” on “Hunter.” Pharrell Williams Takes a Stand on Cheery Musical Ground 2014-02-26T18:08:14Z What’s left is a strange, sour tale that’s neither origin mystery nor journey of self-discovery, but a vexing gesture toward damage and delusion that never permits us to peek under its broken heroine’s hood. Review: In ‘Nancy,’ a Troubled Woman Seeks Connection 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z Lepore ends her own book in a reverie, not a revelation, vexing our stubborn narrative expectation. What is biography? Who can be trusted? asks Jill Lepore in 'Joe Gould's Teeth' 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z The fact that your calls didn’t help makes it even more vexing. Help! My Pricey Travel Credit Card Wouldn’t Work When I Traveled 2022-12-14T05:00:00Z Deciding what to do about young children has proved particularly vexing, given that no vaccine has yet been approved for pediatric use. Broadway Audiences Will Need Proof of Vaccination and Masks 2021-07-30T04:00:00Z Mr. Gomes and his cinematographer, Mauro Pinheiro, employ a lovely, diffuse approach to light and bodies, helping to express tensions that are hard to articulate but no less vexing or urgent. Movie Listings for Sept. 12-18 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z Weaving together his personal and critical reflections, Hajdu tries to answer a vexing set of questions: When we talk about pop music, what precisely do we mean? Paperback Row 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z But this movie has been informing me, vexing me and haunting me since. ‘The Contender’ Lit Me on Fire. Now It’s a Cringe Factory. 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z That might explain why, even when faced with vexing choreographic puzzles — the kind that “Tandem” presents again and again — the dancers seem fundamentally at ease. Review: Come on Over to Douglas Dunn’s Place, Where the Dancing’s Still Fine 2018-04-24T04:00:00Z It may be especially vexing for people with long memories, who recall the last time Hollywood made an effort to put diversity at the forefront of its hiring and development efforts. Inclusion is key to better TV: It’s time to reframe the “diversity” conversation 2016-08-28T04:00:00Z And in “Soul Full of Coal Dust,” Chris Hamby looks at the vexing collision of geology and industry and politics, through the story of Appalachian coal miners and the terrible health problems they face. 10 New Books We Recommend This Week 2020-09-24T04:00:00Z All are examples of what Lopez called the same vexing problems: inequality, extremes in the local economy, and the near extinction of middle-class jobs. Festival of Books: Matt Taibbi, Steve Lopez on socio-economic clout 2015-04-19T04:00:00Z That year concluded with his Trump Tower meeting with the President-elect, a vexing public position for someone who’d always agitated on behalf of the dispossessed. The Battle for Kanye West Is Happening in Real Time 2018-05-02T04:00:00Z The amplification of percussive dance is a vexing problem, as Mr. Dunne well knows. Dance Review: For Colin Dunne, Life After ?Riverdance? 2011-10-21T21:30:31Z It’s almost too vexing to be enjoyable; surely, had I been alive in 1986, I would have hated this ad. In Vintage TV Ads, a Curious Fountain of Hope (and Cheese) 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z For the next 10 minutes or so, Godard, smoking his familiar cigar, meditates on this vexing, evergreen question with his characteristic intelligence, opacity and epigrammatic wit. Best Movies of 2022 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z I spent the better part of a decade in the close company of that fascinating, vexing man, dead some 200 years yet far more alive to me than most of my neighbors. When Writing a Book Leaves a (Literal) Mark on Its Author 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z He also notes that the museum can raise spirits in a vexing world: More than anything, it teaches that life is a matter of perspective. Things to Do With Kids in N.Y.C. This Summer 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z Only fish, with its hundreds of species and constantly changing sustainability rules, is more vexing. Name that meat: Is it a tri-tip, sirloin tip, triangle roast — or something else? 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z “Unlike most of the protagonists of doorstop biographies of that age, Copley found the patriot cause vexing, even terrifying,” she said. Jane Kamensky Wins Historical Society Book Prize 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z A whole field of bands gravitated toward intense polyphony, liturgical melodies and the clank: drummers playing roughed-up rhythm, rushing time and forestalling your pleasure, vexing you on purpose. Critic?s Notebook: New Jazz That Keeps an Ear Trained on the Past 2011-05-06T23:26:31Z The roots of this vexing dilemma, and many others, are on display at London’s British Library, along with ancient manuscripts and modern recording devices all documenting the evolution of the English language. In Transit: Exploring English at the British Library 2011-03-22T10:00:50Z With the recent crisis over Israel's response to disputed relief efforts for Gaza, "Sixteen Wounded" could not be more timely in its reminder of a vexing conflict and its global costs. Review: The topical 'Sixteen Wounded' brings together Gaza refugee, Holocaust survivor 2010-06-09T23:17:00Z Still, for all this stagecraft and hybrid musicality, you may still come away wondering about a vexing question or two. Guo Wenjing’s ‘Feng Yi Te’ Mixes East and West 2012-07-20T17:11:45Z But trying to hold on to our humanity in these vexing situations is more than worth it for us. Space austerity: plane seats and change rooms needn't bring out our worst 2020-02-19T05:00:00Z The manner of storytelling will no doubt strike some as vexing. The astrophysicist's rom-com: 'Constellations' at the Geffen 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z Smith’s is the first retrospective of a Native artist that the New York institution has itself organized, a fact that’s less surprising than it is vexing. Jaune Quick-to-See-Smith, Shaped by the Land 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z Answer: These are some great and vexing questions for you and much of society today. How and when to set boundaries for children One character also works on the vexing future of wearable technology — digital beadlike chips, implanted into the skin, that with the help of permanent tattoos of conductive ink turn one’s hands into approximations of smartphones. ‘The Old Drift’ Is a Dazzling Debut Spanning Four Generations 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z The primetime show used creepy music, spooky lightning, and sometimes-questionable acting in an effort to crack vexing cases, both legal and metaphysical. A brief history of "Unsolved Mysteries" 2021-05-08T04:00:00Z One of the most vexing developments is the near disappearance of the once ubiquitous rusty-patched bumblebee over the past 25 years. New survey offers a glimmer of hope for declining native bee populations 2021-04-27T04:00:00Z Mysteries are vexing, and sometimes deadly, but the process of continually searching for answers is what ultimately solves problems. 7 mind-blowing scientific mysteries: Black holes, UFOs and the origins of everything 2014-08-31T04:00:00Z The chief moral question that permeates the many subplots of “A Great Reckoning” is the vexing one of what elders owe to the young under their care. There’s a bit of Nancy Drew in Louise Penny’s masterful ‘A Great Reckoning’ 2016-08-31T04:00:00Z But at its best, the genre tries to understand the roots of crime by investigating some of humanity’s most vexing paradoxes. Netflix’s 'Mindhunter' Is the Perfect Crime Drama for Our Times 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z These two films, each portraying one of two key conflicts vexing Israeli society, were among 26 Israeli movies screened this month at the 29th annual Jerusalem Film Festival. Dispatch: A Correspondent’s Impressions From the Jerusalem Film Festival 2012-07-22T00:55:26Z With Prince, there are more vexing issues than money. What would Prince want? Two years later, his estate is a mess and his legacy unclear. 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z This is a major book that I suspect will come to be considered among the essential memoirs of this vexing decade. ‘The Yellow House’ Is a Major Memoir About a Large Family and Its Beloved Home 2019-08-05T04:00:00Z The rules were as vexing as the physical side of the game. ‘Real Tennis’ May Be Obscure, but It Has Fans in Britain 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z Post Malone is decidedly the latter, an avatar of algorithm culture that rewards pleasant banality over the creatively vexing. Review | Post Malone is the perfect pop star for this American moment. That’s not a compliment. 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z The thing is that genre doesn’t have to be vexing. A Better Way to Think About the Genre Debate 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z This opens up the vexing question of whether or not to feed the trolls. A normalization of violence: how cyberbullying began and how to fight it 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z It ranks at or near the top of vexing choices made by once-platinum artists, full of lazy, half-baked pablum that does more harm to Snoop Lion than good for others. Critic’s Notebook: New Releases by Snoop Lion and Will.i.am. 2013-04-24T22:12:47Z The rapper is entering that vexing post-prime era that inevitably hunts down every enormously successful person. One Night at Mom’s Spaghetti 2021-12-30T05:00:00Z A young couple stood in front of the gift card display at Home Depot on Father’s Day morning, wrestling with the holiday’s most vexing question. ‘I never know what to get my dad’: The 11th-hour angst of a Father’s Day at Home Depot 2018-06-17T04:00:00Z “Salter had lent public support to one of the most deeply rooted problems of modern literature,” he writes, “namely that we leave it to scholars to preside over its most vexing question: what it’s for.” ‘B & Me: A True Story of Literary Arousal,’ by J.C. Hallman 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z Trump himself seems to think so — and to find it vexing to no longer be able to control the narrative. Perspective | The media has turned a corner and is normalizing Trump less. It’s about time. 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z More vexing still: In pouring his memoir into the mold of an advice book, Bharara winds up speaking in aphorisms and bromides. Preet Bharara’s Lessons on Crime and Punishment 2019-03-22T04:00:00Z Zegler is not nominated, but to only make things more vexing, her next big role is as Snow White, which she is currently filming in London. ‘West Side Story’ star Rachel Zegler not invited to Oscars 2022-03-22T04:00:00Z But I would defy anyone to try to learn even a few pages of a script so vexingly stylized it seems as though it could only be a Mamet parody. In David Mamet's perplexing 'China Doll,' Al Pacino can only roar weakly 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z No matter whether Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump is sworn in on Jan. 20, a nuclear-capable North Korea will be the most vexing foreign policy problem awaiting the winner when the Inauguration parade ends. Even Headstrong Generals Must Answer to Someone 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z "The Closer," which started its final season on TNT last night, represents a case as vexing as any that its heroine, Brenda Johnson, ever cracked. A last hurrah for Kyra Sedgwick's brilliant kook 2011-07-12T13:13:00Z If Southern Sudanese, who are largely animist or Christian, vote to secede from the North, the South would take with it about 80 percent of Sudan's oil output, a vexing problem for Bashir. Clooney's eye in sky aims to prevent Sudan genocide 2011-01-11T00:42:32Z All three films take up the vexing, evergreen problem of the media’s power to shape and distort reality, and they offer progressively more dire diagnoses of the state of the collective psyche. Arts & Leisure: Urban Realist With a Humanist Streak 2011-04-13T13:29:51Z Tarot card readings cost $50-$75; spiritual services and spells, including love work and vexing, are individually tailored and priced. New Orleans’ offbeat charms are showcased in these off-the-beaten-path destinations 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z Handling what is known in the philanthropic world as donor intent is vexing for many institutions. Museums Grapple With Onerous Restrictions on Donations 2013-02-04T23:50:49Z If you have managed to ignore the unfolding story of the conservatorship and the solidarity movement #freebritney, the director Erin Lee Carr’s documentary may serve as a timely if vexing primer. ‘Britney vs Spears’ Review: When the Intervention Is the Problem 2021-10-01T04:00:00Z That vexing and ongoing “toxic masculinity” debate was stirred to seething by the now-famous Gillette ad urging men to question their acceptance of harassment, gender discrimination and bullying. Which boy's life? Esquire's "American Boy," race, and masculinity at 17 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z In the most vexing case, a large projection screen that supplies plot summaries also features images that are repetitive and often distracting. Theater Review: ‘Mulan the Musical,’ at the Peter Jay Sharp Theater 2012-12-28T19:04:38Z Yet tracking down this man proves complex, vexing and tragicomic. Brando Skyhorse’s memoir of surviving his wacky mother is harrowing and humorous The most vexing part of any ad is that its purpose is to manipulate you into buying something you might not be able to afford. In Vintage TV Ads, a Curious Fountain of Hope (and Cheese) 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z Why do teenagers “behave with such vexing inconsistency: beguiling at breakfast, disgusting at dinner; masterful on Monday, sleepwalking on Saturday?” Motherlode Blog: The Evolving Teenage Brain 2012-05-03T19:19:31Z But, Mina’s novel focuses on the Watt family triple-murder case because it’s the one that still raises vexing questions — the kind of questions a psychologically inquisitive novelist like Mina feasts on. Denise Mina looks inside the mind of a psychopath in her chilling novel ‘The Long Drop’ 2017-05-24T04:00:00Z Whether complacency is a moral failing, as “Leopoldstadt” seems to argue, is a vexing question. Review: In Stoppard’s ‘Leopoldstadt,’ a Memorial to a Lost World 2022-10-02T04:00:00Z Those were among the vexing challenges cited by a panel of film industry executives Monday at the 2015 Milken Institute Global Conference. 2015 Milken Institute: Film success in China takes time, experts say 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z This is vexing for those of us who would like to extol the virtues of “The ___________ With the Hat,” at least in public. | 'The ___________ With the Hat': A Love Not at a Loss for Words 2011-04-12T06:30:20Z On Saturday, the folks at TLC, although they are not known for their public-service programming, offer a solution to the vexing problem of drunken driving, which becomes particularly severe around the holidays. Television Review: ‘Outrageous 911,’ a Show About Emergency Calls, on TLC 2013-12-13T21:27:45Z The proceedings are vexingly vague, serving mainly to highlight a personality at once firm and compassionate, sharp-witted and immune to male privilege. Review: In ‘The Judge,’ a Middle Eastern Trailblazer Upholds Women’s Rights 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z It is on this score that Finkel's book, published in 2005, becomes most vexing — when the credibility of the narrator becomes as much an issue as the events being narrated. As 'True Story' weaves a web of ambiguity, whom can we believe? 2015-04-10T04:00:00Z The most philosophically vexing problem she recognizes is “the temptations of plenitude and the problems of freedom.” Review: ‘How to Be Bored’ Looks at How to Deal With the Blahs 2017-01-08T05:00:00Z The holograms offer one answer to a vexing question for museums interested in the ephemeral art of dance: how to collect or exhibit it. Simone Forti’s Experiments Transcribing Bodies in Motion 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z End-of-life care posed vexing and intricate questions, with substantial overlap between medicine, theology and laws pertaining to human dignity, privacy and autonomy. When life is a fate worse than death 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z The workaday talk is particularly transporting, both rustic and courtly: “That boar hog vexing you again?” Books of The Times: ?The Cove,? a Novel by Ron Rash 2012-04-01T18:46:33Z But taking on these Rachmaninoff pieces together — more than 400 pages of music, including some of the most vexing piano passages in the repertory — poses a new test. Yuja Wang, Daredevil Pianist, Takes on a Musical Everest 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z Because of the unique demands it places on viewers, it raises vexing questions about how one goes about watching a film in the 21st century. How A Quiet Place became a cause célèbre for anti-popcorn crusaders 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z Merchant-Ivory’s rather more subtle Howard’s End featured mostly internal screams brought on by that most vexing of subjects: Edwardian class struggle. My favorite best picture Oscar winner: Unforgiven 2017-02-21T05:00:00Z Still, Cilker acknowledges that few artists in her circle would self-identify purely as “Americana,” a “vague grouping” that can be “vexing” in some ways. Brandi Carlile is Americana’s latest transcendent star. And she hasn’t forgotten her roots 2022-03-30T04:00:00Z It’s one of the most vexing questions in modern American politics: What’s the matter with Kansas? Kansas lawmaker Gail Finney wants to make it legal to spank children to the point of bruising 2014-02-18T20:44:00Z In the past quarter-century of the media industry’s transition from the printed page to the digital space, there’s been no category more vexing than local news. Axios is the latest media company to try to make money from local news. History is not on its side. 2021-05-19T04:00:00Z The cinematic retooling of the book is especially vexing since, when he was an unpublished tyro of a novelist, he imagined that what he could bring to literature was structural innovation. David Mitchell: 'I don't want to project myself as this great experimenter' 2013-02-08T18:00:02Z Let’s focus on one of the most vexing dietary issues: saturated fat. Perspective | Saturated fat, good or evil? How to decipher contradictory nutritional research. 2019-04-05T04:00:00Z Before the advent of electronic navigation, many ships succumbed to storms, shifting shoals, the vexing collision of the northern Labrador and southern Gulf currents, or, during World Wars I and II, German submarines. Off the North Carolina shore, a deep dive into history 2020-09-17T04:00:00Z For a story about female empowerment, it is vexing that Ken's neediness, loneliness and identity crisis hijack the plot for long stretches and force Barbie to help him, not the reverse. In "Barbie," of course Ken hijacks the journey of empowerment in a misguided tour of the patriarchy 2023-07-19T04:00:00Z Since its Broadway premiere in 1957, “West Side Story” — a musical based on “Romeo and Juliet” and created by four white men — has been at once beloved and vexing. The Great ‘West Side Story’ Debate 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z Coming back as an inspirational speaker was a bit vexing — he wasn’t sure how his story provided a positive example for local kids. Domingo Martinez Takes a Trip Back to South Texas 2012-11-09T23:27:32Z Other choices were more vexing, like the double monk with a patent covered toe, as if it had been hand-dipped in the finest ganache, which is luxury of a sort, I suppose. Critical Shopper: Christian Louboutin’s New Store for Men 2012-09-25T19:51:49Z What’s most vexing about the “Halt and Catch Fire” pilot is that one gets no sense of its theme or meaning: Are computers good? ‘Halt and Catch Fire’: Suffering from some faulty code Uncertainty over the future is particularly vexing in Portland. Under Fire, a Portland Chef Tries to Build a Fairer Workplace 2021-02-23T05:00:00Z It’s a poignant vision of a life in which some of the vexing existential concerns of young adulthood have finally been quieted. Heather Havrilesky’s “Existential” Advice 2016-07-26T04:00:00Z Venezuelan politics are clearly such a vexing problem for Dudamel that he felt he had to put out a formal position paper of non-position. Diplomatic Dudamel leads a fervent Beethoven charge at Disney Hall 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z Though he is as witty offstage as on and seems to see the humor in any situation, no matter how vexing, Mr. Bastos came to comedy in a rather roundabout way. Comedy: A Brazilian?s Comic Mania: Social Media 2011-08-04T12:00:00Z While many of these are, indeed, scary prospects, her most vexing fear — with much justification — is the rising tide of protectionism. Dambisa Moyo’s Proposals for Saving Democracy 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z Each song is as cheerful and crafty — and as vexing — as Trainor's breakout hit. Meghan Trainor's 'Title' is cheerful, crafty yet vexing 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z School offers a refuge–but also a gantlet of unfamiliar social norms, vexing cultural differences and mean-spirited bullies. This Land Is Our Land 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z There’s a real tension reading “The Angel of History,” a discomfort in not knowing, accompanied by the vexing suspicion we’ll always struggle to make meaningful connections. Loss haunts the gay Arab San Franciscan at the heart of Rabih Alameddine's new novel, 'Angel of History' 2016-10-16T04:00:00Z From neuroscience to studies on relationships between parents, children and siblings, the book uses research to explain some of the most vexing problems parents face in the modern age. 16 Parenting Experts Worth Listening To 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z The nine new American plays already scheduled this season seem to reflect a moment when artists — and, producers hope, audiences — are hungry to reckon with the issues vexing the nation. This Broadway Season, the Play’s Really the Thing 2018-10-10T04:00:00Z Also vexing is the less-prominent use of puppets, which were more strikingly employed in past productions. Review: ‘There’s Blood at the Wedding’ Keeps Outrage Alive Onstage 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z But it would still be vexing, because there’s some good work happening on that stage. Review: ‘Magic Trick,’ the Tale of a Breakup in the World of Burlesque 2015-08-30T04:00:00Z In Wolff’s telling, his subject — used to the home comforts of Trump Tower — finds the White House “vexing and even a little scary.” A Presidential Fury Propels Wolff Book to No. 1 2018-01-12T05:00:00Z This makes for vexingly uneven cooking — especially when the meat comes boneless and skinless. Three Ways to a Better Chicken Breast 2021-06-04T04:00:00Z With a marked ability to become whatever character he’s playing, Robert De Niro presents any biographer with a vexing question: Who, exactly, is he? Book review: ‘De Niro: A Life,’ by Shawn Levy O.K., physics wins, but fusion attempts do have an impressively vexing history. Dance Review: Big Bang Theory From Armitage Gone! Dance 2010-06-04T23:00:00Z Before the allegations surfaced, it was merely Mr. Cosby’s lecturing about other people’s behavior that could be vexing. How to Think About Bill Cosby and ‘The Cosby Show’ 2017-06-18T04:00:00Z Bob Dylan at 73: Still touring, still vexing, still wearing terrific suits. Bob Dylan in concert at Constitution Hall: Vexing, enchanting, punishing She has the perfect skill set to solve a recent vexing dilemma of mine. When it comes to this pants-popping quandary, Gene is all thumbs 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z Among the most vexing problems Sankovitch faces is the question of historical context. Review | Meet America’s most extraordinary family: The Lowells 2017-04-18T04:00:00Z Satie’s title is also a variation on a theme that emerges in the novel: The things most vexing turn out to be impossible to escape. Review | ‘The Vexations’ revisits the eccentric life of composer Erik Satie 2019-08-13T04:00:00Z Exactly how, where and why Rogers killed remains a vexing mystery. These Gay Men Frequented Manhattan Piano Bars. So Did Their Killer. 2021-03-07T05:00:00Z This has proved to be a vexing experience for the entertainers of America. The Shows Must Go On. But They Aren’t the Same Without You. 2020-09-04T04:00:00Z And, more vexingly, are we supposed to think the music she’s making with Tedros is better than the music the label wants her to record? ‘The Idol’ Is Ending Sunday. Here’s Why That’s a Good Thing. 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z But it’s the news-side issues that raise the most vexing ethical questions. Perspective | Mike Bloomberg just stabbed the journalistic heart of his news organization 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z You look up a film showtime – and you read a vexing email from a colleague. How to escape your phone and other life hacks 2020-01-12T05:00:00Z That, to most Senate Republicans and President Trump, is quite a vexing problem. Perspective | Senate press restrictions have an ugly goal: Putting distance between the public and Trump’s impeachment trial 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z As vexing as gardening with pests might be, it beats watching the news. Birds, chipmunks, snakes, insects: At some point, the gardener feels like an intruder 2016-07-19T04:00:00Z On a particularly vexing afternoon, I stared at a fish hovering beneath the surface of one of the Twin Lakes, but it repeatedly ignored my fly. In pursuit of the wily alpine-lakes trout 2016-08-31T04:00:00Z Over the past 30 years team after team of directors, screenwriters and comedians has tackled a vexing task: turning a successful sketch into a successful feature film. Film: Will Forte?s ?SNL? Action Hero Explodes on Screen 2010-05-14T17:50:00Z And their films exploded stereotypes and explored vexing topics such as black-on-black violence, economic exploitation and the crack epidemic. ‘Boyz n the Hood’ at 25: A look back at 1991’s black film renaissance 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z She’s the author of two novels that concern themselves, roughly, with the vexing issue of romance. Review: ‘Let’s Be Less Stupid,’ a Distracted Meditation on Absent-Mindedness 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z Yet such an otherwise slight discrepancy articulates the broader reality that basic facts about Price remain vexingly difficult to grasp and have emerged only through painstaking analysis of scattered and often disorganized records. As Her Music Is Reconsidered, a Composer Turns 135. Again. 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z And there’s one particularly vexing source of sanitization theater: The Disinfection Tunnel, which requires people to walk through a mist of chemicals. Deep cleans and disinfecting mists might not keep us from getting the virus, but they sure make us feel better 2020-09-05T04:00:00Z The fig tree, knocked back by two hard winters, is still in full leaf, another vexing sign that it isn’t looking at the sky and bundling up to hibernate. What this mild autumn means for your plants 2015-12-08T05:00:00Z Being without an opinion is her stock response to vexing questions. Coco Sumner: 'I'd die for music' 2010-10-07T22:00:00Z While Azalea’s existence as a rapper shouldn’t be all that vexing in 2015, her success has been very much exactly that. White echoes: Rap, race and Iggy Azalea 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z I found it vexing, a little obvious — and hard to shake off. 'Stone': A vexing web of encounters between a fine quartet of actors 2010-10-14T20:39:00Z But the carts were back the next day — growing in number, some days, to more than 20 — vexing museum and city officials. Putting the Cart Before the Art 2014-11-05T05:00:00Z Tiger’s voice rang out, his vexing glove issue resolved. My trapeze-flying adventure: Better than an orgasm 2013-03-16T20:00:00Z As television, it is vexing and entrancing, soothingly unstable. Action Bronson, the Leader of the Most Joyously Disorienting Show on Late Night 2017-12-29T05:00:00Z But there’s a simple solution to this vexing problem: “If she were his concubine, this relationship would be legal.” The Perfect Children of ISIS: Lessons from Dabiq 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z “That,” she said, “will be a vexing situation.” | Fall Fashion: Need a Pick-Me-Up? Try Boots. 2010-08-23T21:59:00Z Some travelers’ issues are less consuming but still vexing. Review: In ‘Travelers,’ Some Serious Time-Sharing 2016-12-28T05:00:00Z Space, in the “Star Trek” universe, may be an alluring and infinite frontier, but time is a much rarer and more vexing commodity. On ‘Star Trek: Discovery,’ a Franchise Boldly Goes Into the Serial TV Era 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z And therein lies one of Disney’s most vexing challenges: How do you keep these outdated but beloved shows relevant to the iPad generation while not angering hard-core fans? ‘Country Bear Jamboree’ at Walt Disney World 2012-10-20T01:34:03Z The ending of the play is vexing in its ambiguity. Review: In ‘A Man of Good Hope,’ a Boy Wonders if America Is His Refuge 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z She rails, “That sort of moronic busy-bodying happens with such galling regularity throughout childhood of course and it never ceases to be utterly vexing.” The innovative, beguiling reflections of Claire-Louise Bennett's 'Pond' 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z For devout gay Mormons, one of the most vexing questions is whether or not they can or should have a sex life. Gay Mormons challenge church 2012-06-11T19:45:00Z Week 1230, creation dialogues: The chicken: “And at the exact instant, I shall create its egg, thereby vexing humans for eternity!” Style Invitational Week 1262: Clue us in 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z To make it cheerful and humane is just vexing. Critic's Notebook: Rihanna’s Album ‘Unapologetic’ Makes Most of Her Talent 2012-11-20T18:20:20Z What a vexing novel this is for anyone adapting it for the stage. Wuthering Heights ? review 2011-03-22T19:00:00Z The girls’ only salable “property” is an enslaved woman, a situation that becomes more and more vexing to Prudence’s Quaker conscience. Review | A black man shot by a white police officer tells his shocking story in ‘No Justice’ 2018-02-09T05:00:00Z Most vexing to United is that he published the names and email addresses of some of the airline’s senior management, an act that is not necessarily protected under Canadian law. You’ve never heard of these people, but they’ve changed the way you fly 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z But Mr. Foster’s most radical move was the way he dealt with one of the most vexing urban design challenges of the past century: what to do with the car. Critic?s Notebook: In Arabian Desert, a Sustainable City Rises, Walled and Lofty 2010-09-25T21:09:00Z There are at least two vexing revelations within the pages of Mark Whitaker’s wonderfully thorough biography of America’s most accomplished comedian. Book Review Podcast: 'Cosby: His Life and Times' 2014-09-19T04:00:00Z Well, there’s a vexing amount of overlap in top categories, with eight artists nominated in at least two of the top three fields. Perspective | The Grammys just tried to fix its diversity problem. Will we end up with more of the same? 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z The kitchen is a single response to two huge and seemingly paradoxical problems vexing communities all over the nation: too much food, and too little. To Fight Waste and Hunger, Food Banks Start Cooking 2020-05-14T04:00:00Z That could serve as a tag line, with “it” referring to the abuses of power that Lionel finds as he tries to unravel an especially vexing case, one involving him and everyone he cares about. ‘Motherless Brooklyn’ Review: Edward Norton Fights the Power Broker 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z Soon Americans may discover that the only thing more vexing than exercising dominance is forfeiting it. A Foreign Policy Realist Challenges America’s Zeal for Intervention 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z Even some outspoken cheerleaders of Internet technology have begun to grapple with some of its more vexing side effects. Arts & Leisure Preview: Reading and the Web: Texts Without Context 2010-03-17T23:19:00Z By contrast, “The Blessed Unrest” is all shoulder-drooping heft, and her musical choices are vexing. New Music: Sara Bareilles, George Duke and Ace Hood 2013-07-15T20:42:55Z Perhaps it solved the vexing problem of models who arrive late for shows, but the punctual ones aren’t going to be replaced by wraiths of mist filled with light any time soon. Watch Ralph Lauren Turn Mist into Models 2014-09-09T04:00:00Z Despite the art world’s progressive reputation, the networks of money and power that dominate it are vexingly opaque. New York Galleries: What to See Right Now 2019-09-25T04:00:00Z “Don’t Look Up” turns on one of the most vexing aspects of the crisis: Stating the data, shouting it even, often fails to move people, though the film is largely incurious about why. Apocalypse When? Global Warming’s Endless Scroll 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z In his feature debut, the director Mo McRae displays a nice way with actors and a gift for visual tension, but in aiming for absurdist humor, he lands on something more vexing. ‘A Lot of Nothing’ Review: The Cop Next Door 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z However, there is one vexing problem I can't seem to solve. Perspective | Miss Manners: Male friends keep taking over my grill 2020-11-15T05:00:00Z The most valuable and also vexing thing about nightclubs is that you can’t get in. When New York’s Nightclubs Were Secret Empires 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z At one point during this week’s episode of “Outlander,” one of Prince Charles’s not quite loyal generals says, “the truth is often vexing.” ‘Outlander’ Season 2, Episode 11: Off With His Head 2016-06-18T04:00:00Z A little over a decade later, he rode the acoustic guitar strums and liquefied, popeton beat of “Despacito” into vexing, international ubiquity. Daddy Yankee, Reggaeton’s First Global Star, Steps Aside 2022-03-29T04:00:00Z Morris now lives in the difficult, vexing, preoccupying land of what she calls “extreme old age.” The Many Lives of Jan Morris 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z “This is a major book that I suspect will come to be considered among the essential memoirs of this vexing decade.” 9 New Books We Recommend This Week 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z In the age of GoFundMe, the act of giving can feel vexingly weightless. Affluent Idlers Find a Just Cause in a Refugee Swept Ashore 2017-07-05T04:00:00Z The music of Odd Future — especially that of the long-missing-in-action member Earl Sweatshirt, but also of Tyler — is vexing in the way of early Eminem albums: gross and offensive and entrancing and often brilliant. Arts & Leisure Preview: Angry Rhymes, Dirty Mouth, Goofy Kid 2011-05-04T11:00:08Z In anticipation of that night of rapture and tedium, Manohla Dargis and A. O. Scott offer their reflections on the deeper meanings of this spectacularly trivial, paradoxically important, endlessly fascinating and often vexing event. Manohla Dargis and A. O. Scott on the Oscars 2012-02-18T02:03:03Z The most satisfying and the most vexing network dramas, as seen from my little critic's corner of the world, return. TV Picks: 'Good Wife,' 'The Middle,' 'Black-ish,' 'Marple' and more 2014-09-19T04:00:00Z Thant Myint-U writes clearly about such vexing subjects as ethnicity, capitalism and ecological disaster; this is a book with a humane sensibility and a delicate yet pointed touch. Times Critics’ Top Books of 2019 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z As a writer and as a photographer, Mann is admirable and vexing in equal measure. My critics ‘were in some measure correct,’ Sally Mann admits in memoir 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z But mostly, Linda knew how to have fun—to laugh and smile in the face of a vexing world. La la la la lovely Linda: Remembering love and laughter with Linda McCartney’s "Wide Prairie" 2019-08-09T04:00:00Z For devout gay Mormons, one of the most vexing questions is whether they can or should have a sex life. My “50 Shades” sex party 2012-06-17T01:00:00Z Is Sam struggling with a particularly vexing transition into manhood? Hub Theatre’s teen-centric ‘Abominable’ exposes the beasts lurking within We were six hours into the journey, and I noticed that without the vexing question of Dora or Thomas on the iPad, the kids were more relaxed, which meant we were more relaxed. Unplugged Along the California Coast 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z Television Where to put the TV is always a vexing issue. Seeing the World, and My Living Room, Through a Designer’s Eyes 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z “Our affiliates are in possession of an elegant solution, so elegant it may be optimal, to the world’s most vexing problem,” Glassman says, “and that’s chronic disease.” Mr. CrossFit vs. Big Soda: A profane fitness guru’s wonky war with the soda industry 2018-06-03T04:00:00Z Greenidge’s account of Trotter’s life is ardent and mostly approving but nevertheless conveys the more vexing elements of his personality. Times Critics’ Top Books of 2019 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z It inspires a vexing but welcome question: What did I just watch? ‘Searching Eva’ Review: Identity Poetics 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z Frivolous damage claims are one of the most vexing problems for car-rental customers. Traveling? Don’t forget to pack these 9 vacation-simplifying apps. A government audit and interviews with local and federal officials reveal a vexing lack of coordination between the marshals service and the FBI, which have overlapping missions. Border-crossing fugitives a national problem 2012-01-29T06:00:00Z The unassuming quality of the chapter, its way of not insisting on its importance but marking a transition nonetheless, turns out to be its most useful, if also its most vexing, quality. The Chapter: A History 2014-10-29T04:00:00Z Others found success in ways that surely felt random, divine or occasionally vexing. Will TikTok Make You Buy It? 2021-10-02T04:00:00Z ‘Let Us Now Praise Susan Sontag’ Sibyl Kempson, a distinctive and delirious writer, begins her new theater company with this vexing play, at once too diffuse and too didactic. Theater Listings for May 8-14 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z This surfeit is doubly vexing when you consider the extreme drought conditions and wildfires in the West. Surveying the garden after a soggy summer 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z With its folk-tinged melodies, "Going to California" reminds us that even in the days of uncertainty and despair, illumination and discovery are still possible in these vexing unprecedented times. A "Led Zeppelin IV" listening guide: Comfort food for your ears 2020-04-11T04:00:00Z Whatever appeal this film had in its original iteration has been sapped out, leaving a story that, when not completely vexing, is either mind-numbing or hilarious by accident. ‘Memory’ Review: Getting Too Old for This 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z Housekeeping, the historian Adrian Tinniswood reminds us, has always been a vexing business. Review | Future kings don’t squeeze their own toothpaste: Tales of the pampered British royal family 2018-09-28T04:00:00Z It's a recurring and vexing issue for this avid fan of the show. ‘The Affair,’ Season 3, Episode 5: Back to Block Island 2016-12-18T05:00:00Z The Met Breuer’s Theater of the Resist summer performance series, continuing into August, offers a set of potential answers to that vexing question. Pop, Rock and Jazz in NYC This Week 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z But its efforts are hampered, mostly by a vexing installation but also, a little, by our collective imagination. Art Review: ?David Smith: Cubes and Anarchy? at the Whitney - Review 2011-10-13T22:17:25Z In our interview, she said that she wanted the country to act as a moral leader in confronting the most vexing global problems of our time. What Jacinda Ardern’s Leadership Means to New Zealand and to the World 2019-03-23T04:00:00Z Vexed and vexing conversations about Brexit emerge, as they do in the first two books of Ali Smith’s planned quartet of novels named after the seasons. With ‘Kudos,’ Rachel Cusk Completes an Exceptional Trilogy 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z The movable steel cover for the ceiling has been a vexing problem for decades. James Turrell’s ‘Meeting,’ at MoMA PS1, Shows Its Age 2014-09-02T04:00:00Z This War of Mine can be stressful and morally vexing. Reviews: Sunset Overdrive, This War of Mine, Super Smash Bros. and Civilization 2014-11-26T05:00:00Z And that brings us to one of the more vexing themes in the contemporary museum world — the nature of identity — that lies beneath the surface of this unusual institution and requires more exploration. Critic’s Notebook: ‘Noah’s Ark,’ at Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles 2014-04-21T21:43:03Z Hook may be the fantasy-farmer of townies' fantasies – ruminative, canny, genial and wistfully affectionate to his animals – but he puts a human, articulate face on the vexed, and vexing, subject of food production. The Moo Man – review 2013-07-11T20:16:00Z Particularly vexing are the contents of the poet's file: a single mysterious photograph. 'The Hundred-Year House' a juicy, gothic tale of art and love 2014-07-11T04:00:00Z And so began a vexing trend, for an island constituency all too familiar with popular distortions of Hawaiian culture. Music: Dear Grammy, Is It Hawaiian Enough? 2011-02-06T02:08:04Z Why are Russians so good at vexing American minds? Three Blockbuster Novels From the 1950s, and Their Remarkable Afterlife 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z Legs crossed, arms self-protectively pressed to their chests, they were rapt as Ms. Martin, chirpily reassuring, sought to address that eternal, and eternally vexing, question: Just what is it women want? Wednesday Martin Dares to Call Her New Book ‘Untrue’ 2018-09-15T04:00:00Z The pressures of Central Park were fraying Olmsted’s nerves, while his budget overruns were vexing the board. The Parks That Made the Man Who Made Central Park 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z "This is a very vexing problem that needs to be fixed at the early stages," said California State Sen. Ted Lieu, who is proposing tough consequences, including hefty fines, for those caught swatting. Celebs now fashionable targets in hoax 911 calls 2013-01-27T01:57:43Z Kirsty Norman spoke as if she was explaining a vexing day at the office or problems with the builders at home. Radio review: A Quiet Invasion 2010-08-02T06:59:00Z But the play, which is one of three full-length works selected for the Source Festival, doesn’t deal with the logistics of a deathless society, vexing though they are. ‘A Bid to Save the World’ at Source Festival Health care is ripe for innovation, but still remains a vexing area for investors and entrepreneurs as they hatch their business models. Reaping The Benefits, Pre And Post ObamaCare 2012-06-24T16:22:23Z “The Birth of a Nation,” Nate Parker’s debut feature as a director, presents an unusually vexing and complicated case. Review: In Nate Parker’s ‘The Birth of a Nation,’ Must-See and Won’t-See Collide 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z The kaleidoscopic quality of his talent — torn between stardom and artistry — was sometimes vexing. Prince, mysterious, inventive chameleon of music, dies at 57 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z And they’re partnering with stakeholders in Washington and across the world to solve vexing challenges. How WSU, UW, and other research universities innovate and educate | Op-Ed 2023-11-13T05:00:00Z The federal law at the heart of a major Supreme Court case that could determine the scope of gun rights in the United States deals with one of the country’s most vexing problems. Gun Law Before Court Is Most Often Used as a Deterrent 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z Behind the debates over strategy lurks the vexing question: Can we save all species? Can We Save Every Species from Extinction? 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, Mr. DeSantis promises to modernize vexing bureaucracy in the Department of Veterans Affairs, take on the challenge of veterans suicide and homelessness, expand their benefits and prioritize “lethality, readiness and cohesion” in the military. ‘Nothing to brag about’: RNC blasts Biden over war claims 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z The main issue that drove the secret discussion — where does Latino political power stand in L.A.? — remains as vital and vexing to the future of Los Angeles as ever. Column: Nury, Kevin and Gil turn to the most weak salsa excuse of all for their racist remarks 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z “I never played for Democrats or Republicans or independents. I played for all of you,” Garvey said in the video, in which he also alluded to problems vexing the state from homelessness to crime. Ex-baseball MVP Steve Garvey joins California U.S. Senate race, gives GOP ballot dash of celebrity 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z High-level meetings have taken place in both countries over the last two weeks, with the two sides speaking of their determination to cooperate on vexing issues including migration and cross-border smuggling of fentanyl and weapons. News Analysis: Biden administration's complicated relationship with Mexico 'is not working, but it is not kaput' 2023-10-08T04:00:00Z The question has been vexingly difficult to answer. Should you pick Novavax’s COVID-19 shot over mRNA options? 2023-10-06T04:00:00Z Yet the main issue that drove their discussion — where does Latino political power stand in Los Angeles? — remains as vital and vexing to the future of L.A. as ever. Column: A year after the City Hall tape leak, where will Latino political power in L.A. go? 2023-10-06T04:00:00Z She reigned over this lovely, enchanted, vexing and deeply troubled city. Column: In last farewell to Feinstein, San Francisco celebrates its 'forever mayor' 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z Armenia's parliament ratified the founding statute of the International Criminal Court on Tuesday, subjecting itself to the jurisdiction of the court in The Hague and vexing Russia, whose president the ICC wants to arrest. US condemns China's reported life sentence for Uyghur academic Rahile Dawut 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z Armenia's parliament ratified the founding statute of the International Criminal Court on Tuesday, subjecting itself to the jurisdiction of the court in The Hague and vexing Russia, whose president the ICC wants to arrest. Spain's Sanchez expects 'complex talks' to form government 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z Armenia's parliament ratified the founding statute of the International Criminal Court on Tuesday, subjecting itself to the jurisdiction of the court in The Hague and vexing Russia, whose president the ICC wants to arrest. Explainer: What's at stake in the US Congress' debate over Ukraine aid? 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z Armenia's parliament ratified the founding statute of the International Criminal Court on Tuesday, subjecting itself to the jurisdiction of the court in The Hague and vexing Russia, whose president the ICC wants to arrest. US House to vote Tuesday on challenge to McCarthy's leadership 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z Armenia's parliament ratified the founding statute of the International Criminal Court on Tuesday, subjecting itself to the jurisdiction of the court in The Hague and vexing Russia, whose president the ICC wants to arrest. Moldova court says members of pro-Russian party can contest local elections 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z Armenia's parliament ratified the founding statute of the International Criminal Court on Tuesday, subjecting itself to the jurisdiction of the court in The Hague and vexing Russia, whose president the ICC wants to arrest. Thailand shooting: teenage suspect arrested after two killed at luxury mall 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z Armenia's parliament ratified the founding statute of the International Criminal Court on Tuesday, subjecting itself to the jurisdiction of the court in The Hague and vexing Russia, whose president the ICC wants to arrest. US job openings jump in August; quits rate unchanged 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z The news this past week on the homelessness front is that some cities across the West are banding together to try to more aggressively tackle the vexing issue of urban encampments. West Coast cities start to confront the limits of the liberal dream 2023-09-30T04:00:00Z Newsom used similar language as the dissenting conservative 9th Circuit judges, calling homelessness “one of our nation’s most vexing problems,” and blasting the Grants Pass ruling as too restrictive on local jurisdictions. California leaders, beleaguered by homelessness crisis, want more power to clear camps 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z His list of the nation’s vexing challenges goes on — as does the blame. Mark Levin’s new book centered upon a clear mission 2023-09-18T04:00:00Z In fact, peers are on deck to resolve some of the most vexing issues in our system. Behavioral health: The power of peer support 2023-09-15T04:00:00Z The overhaul is his latest effort to lessen the homelessness crisis, a vexing problem for the state and its Democratic governor. California lawmakers approve key changes to landmark mental health law 2023-09-15T04:00:00Z The diplomatic calculus behind the administration’s moves on Iran and Israel is vexing to critics, including some Republican lawmakers who’ve sought to block Mr. Raisi from visiting New York, all while staunchly supporting Mr. Netanyahu. As Biden preps for New York, Xi, Putin and others skipping U.N. General Assembly 2023-09-14T04:00:00Z North Korea’s advancing nuclear arsenal is the most vexing security concern for South Korea, but it also poses serious threats to the United States and Japan. South Korea’s Yoon to call for strong international response to North’s nukes at ASEAN, G20 summits 2023-09-03T04:00:00Z But he’s found over the years that even this patch of paradise isn’t immune to the vexing irritations of suburban life. How long can a dog bark before you file a noise complaint? Laguna Beach counts the minutes 2023-09-03T04:00:00Z Charity Navigator, which millions of Americans use to guide their giving, is betting it has an answer to that vexing question for nonprofits: a new online platform that promotes giving to causes, not individual organizations. Causeway: Part stock fund + part donor-advised fund = A new bid for young donors 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z Palmieri, at times reckless, was driven to answer vexing questions that still evade experts: Why do eruptions suddenly happen when they do? A Defiant Volcanologist Survived 5 Eruptions while Living on Mount Vesuvius 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z Making progress on this vexing problem boils down to better calculations and more precise measurements of the muon’s magnetic moment. Muon Mystery Deepens with Latest Measurements 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z A deeply vexing and comically audacious portrait of boyhood in a Catholic boarding school in Ireland, “Skippy Dies” earned numerous award nominations and end-of-year accolades. The epic family novel is alive and well in the masterful hands of Paul Murray 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z Two months have passed since the creature was last seen roaming the California wilderness, vexing scientists who are working to track down the rare specimen. Wolverine mystery: Researchers scour California high country, but rare creature remains elusive 2023-07-29T04:00:00Z Lead in water remains a vexing problem nationwide. $58M in federal grants aim to help schools, day care centers remove lead from drinking water 2023-07-25T04:00:00Z But also, there’s a bigger fix that could help address the most vexing flight delays. Stuck at the airport? Don’t become a victim of delay rage 2023-07-24T04:00:00Z It’s entirely possible that the Federal Reserve has mastered a vexing economic puzzle — taming runaway inflation without causing undue financial hardship for millions of people. The Markets Are Counting on the Fed to Solve a Tricky Puzzle 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z It is also spawning lawsuits that pose vexing new issues for courts and companies. What the Microsoft-Activision Ruling Means for the Future of Deal-Making 2023-07-12T04:00:00Z Democrats are warning about threats to abortion rights, immigration and unchecked gun violence, while Republicans are faulting the party that dominates state politics for high taxes, inflation, vexing crime rates and an out-of-control homeless crisis. Kingmaker California? US House control could hinge on district battles in famously liberal state 2023-07-05T04:00:00Z A day after revelations that the Titan submersible imploded, officials grappled Friday with vexing questions about who is responsible for investigating the international disaster. Titan implosion has searchers hunting for clues, officials grappling with complex investigation 2023-06-23T04:00:00Z Despite Blinken’s presence in China, he and other U.S. officials had played down the prospects for any significant breakthroughs on the most vexing issues facing the planet’s two largest economies. Blinken opens second day of talks in Beijing on mission to ease soaring US-China tensions 2023-06-18T04:00:00Z Despite Blinken’s presence in the Chinese capital and the relatively upbeat assessment of Sunday’s meeting, the prospects for any significant breakthrough on the most vexing issues facing the planet’s two largest economies remain slim. US, China remain at odds on numerous issues as Blinken finishes first day of meetings in Beijing 2023-06-18T04:00:00Z Yet prospects for any significant breakthrough on the most vexing issues facing the planet’s two largest economies are slim, as already ties have grown increasingly fraught in recent years. Blinken set for high-stakes China visit with tensions rising and breakthrough prospects low 2023-06-17T04:00:00Z Multibillion-dollar reparations proposals are vexing Democrats who want to retain both Black support and broad appeal. What’s in the Debt Deal 2023-05-28T04:00:00Z Podesta is now the point person for untangling one of Biden’s most vexing challenges as he pursues ambitious reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. Will Biden’s hard-hat environmentalism bridge the divide on clean energy future? 2023-05-20T04:00:00Z There is a simple and vexing problem with any discussion of the Roman emperors: the sources. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z The spat has done little to clear up the more vexing question of whether Mr. Putin will visit here in August. A side skirmish in Russia-Ukraine war flares up in South Africa 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z To Warren Dickson, a hip-hop artist who tries to get students from South Los Angeles engaged in environmentalism, P-22 is at once a kindred spirit and a vexing point of comparison. Why P-22 Is Still Everywhere in Los Angeles 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z Also vexing are the island’s frequent power blackouts, foreign investors who buy property and displace local residents, and development projects on environmentally sensitive land. May Day Protests in Puerto Rico Show an Economy Still on the Brink 2023-05-09T04:00:00Z The chorus of calls for British apologies, reparations and repatriation — of everything from India’s Kohinoor diamond to sculptures from Benin and Easter Island — has also grown louder, placing the new king in a vexing position. Why So Many Nations in the King’s Realm Want to Say Goodbye 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z Central to nationalist movements was the concept that the state should correspond to the identity of a “people,” although who or what defines the identity of “the people” proved a vexing issue on many occasions. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Earlier, more persnickety machines would operate between 50% and 75% of the available time, vexing officials trying to schedule a facility’s users. A farewell to the x-ray–generating particle accelerator that was my father’s baby 2023-05-03T04:00:00Z The problem vexing the minds of experts is as follows: Sleeping Beauty agrees to participate in an experiment. Why the ‘Sleeping Beauty Problem’ Is Keeping Mathematicians Awake 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z Spotify, for instance, is a vast and vexing roulette for classical fans. Perspective | With a new classical-only app, Apple frees the music from its metadata 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z The issue of Taiwan’s status has become more vexing for Washington since 2019 when the Xi government began saying it reserves the right to use force to bring the island under its control if necessary. Guatemala calls on world to support Taiwan amid China’s push to isolate the island democracy 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z The condition had a name — potato spindle tuber disease — but its cause proved vexingly elusive. Theodor Diener, scientist who discovered the tiny viroid, dies at 102 2023-04-13T04:00:00Z One reason for the discrepancy is that ALife is a field in which the central concept—life itself—is vexingly undefined. Life Evolves. Can Attempts to Create ‘Artificial Life’ Evolve, Too? 2023-04-06T04:00:00Z The divisions are vexing top Republicans on the House Budget and Appropriations committees as they seek to craft a spending blueprint. House GOP eyes competing lists of spending cuts for debt limit showdown 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z The seven-part documentary series “The Keepers” looks at one of Baltimore’s most vexing cold cases through the eyes of the women who continue to push for justice. The 50 best true-crime documentaries you can stream right now 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z He added that litigation to block campus housing projects based on the California Environmental Quality Act was another vexing obstacle. As California student housing crisis deepens, solutions face roadblocks at UC and elsewhere 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z Regarding the March 11 front-page article “The days may be numbered for our vexing clock ritual”: Opinion | Our clocks aren’t broken. Congress doesn’t need to fix them. 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z Mr. Sunak’s outreach to Mr. Macron came a week after he struck a landmark deal with the European Union on the trade status of Northern Ireland, settling one of the most vexing legacies of Brexit. After Years of Bickering, France and Britain Look for a New Start 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z One of the issues that has become so vexing is that our partisanship has become racialized. The fight for progress — and why it requires reaching out to conservatives 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z Crime has been a particularly vexing issue for progressive Democrats, both in Chicago and nationally. Chicago Votes for Change 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z One of traditional opera’s potentially vexing characteristics is its tendency to gloss over chunks of plot in favor of leisurely lingering over a few select snapshots in time. Seattle Opera’s ‘A Thousand Splendid Suns’ is a poignant, timely tale 2023-02-27T05:00:00Z The persistent strength of consumer demand — and the continued hiring that it has driven — has been vexing for policymakers at the Federal Reserve. What Layoffs? Many Employers Are Eager to Hang On to Workers. 2023-02-26T05:00:00Z But solving the underlying problem — the recent surge of migration by both children and adults and the chaos created by it — is more vexing. Child Labor Today 2023-02-26T05:00:00Z As milestones go, the invasion’s first anniversary Friday is both grim and vexing. Ukraine’s year of pain, death —and also nation-building 2023-02-20T05:00:00Z Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act is vexing: No one likes it, but neither can anyone come up with a satisfying proposal for fixing it. Opinion | The Supreme Court could throw the internet into chaos 2023-02-20T05:00:00Z He has persevered through torrential downpours, droughts and, most vexingly, increasingly elaborate halftime shows that befoul his beloved turf. All hail the ‘God of Sod,’ groundskeeper for each of the 57 Super Bowls 2023-02-12T05:00:00Z And now, the question of which Harry Styles is the real Harry Styles has run hard into a vexing new controversy: queer baiting. Is Celebrity ‘Queer Baiting’ Really Such a Crime? 2023-02-06T05:00:00Z The continuing debate has highlighted the vexing nature of immigration policy. Child Labor Today 2023-02-26T05:00:00Z The account, verified by two U.S. officials speaking on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the issue, adds to an issue that has become vexing for the U.S. government. Pentagon reports past Chinese surveillance balloons near Florida, Texas 2023-02-05T05:00:00Z But Biden has a huge blind spot, a willful one at this point, that is very vexing and frustrating for me and likely many of his other supporters. Sorry, Joe Biden, Kevin McCarthy is not a “good man” 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z This debate is the latest example of how this novel form of meat, which is about to arrive on the U.S. market, is shaking up norms and raising vexing questions. Is lab-grown steak kosher? Religious leaders weigh the sensitive question. 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z They point to “fundamental and vexing gaps” in the CDC’s authority to acquire data, such as information on the spread of disease. Opinion | The time has come for a major reset at the CDC 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z Drury said that water damage is a vexing issue because it can be hard to discern. Buyer beware: All those cars damaged in California's floods could be coming to a dealer near you 2023-01-20T05:00:00Z In 1991, Dr. Torg created a grading system to determine the severity of a concussion — one of the most vexing problems in football, as well as in soccer, hockey and other sports. Joseph Torg, Doctor Who Fought to Lessen Football Injuries, Dies at 88 2023-01-07T05:00:00Z He said that A.I. development at big research labs and companies gave him the sensation of “hurtling toward a future filled with all sorts of unknown and vexing problems that we’re not ready for.” These Engineers Want to Build Conscious Robots. Others Say It’s a Bad Idea. 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z The most vexing question, though, may be what happens to Santos now. The Lying Congressman 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z A vast hydroelectric project in Portugal could offer an answer to a vexing renewable energy problem: How to store energy to keep the lights on when the weather doesn’t comply. Your Thursday Briefing: Russia Blames its Dead Soldiers 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z In an interview Monday, Appiah said her work with youths in the District’s criminal justice system gives her a “unique perspective” on some of the city’s most vexing challenges. Bowser picks new deputy mayor for public safety 2023-01-03T05:00:00Z It is also providing an answer to one of the most vexing questions facing renewable energy. Is a Dam in Rural Portugal a Key to Our Alternative Energy Future? 2023-01-03T05:00:00Z He said the experience was vexing, especially as his bags reached his destination without him and his family. Long a fan favorite, Southwest’s model now faces questions 2022-12-30T05:00:00Z We know that making these investments will lead to a cascade of benefits, not just when new viruses hit, but across a broad range of vexing national health problems. We can’t afford to carry on without a national public health system 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z Which raises one very vexing question: What to do for an encore? What lessons can the 2026 World Cup in North America learn from 2022? 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z The measure attempts to address the vexing economics of antibiotics: Promising new drugs often gather dust on pharmacy shelves because health providers would rather save them for patients whose infections don’t respond to existing ones. Can a Federally Funded ‘Netflix Model’ Fix the Broken Market for Antibiotics? 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z Few TV characters in recent memory have been as wonderfully vexing as the frazzled 20-something assistant and agent of chaos played by Haley Lu Richardson in the second installment of HBO’s hit mystery. Haley Lu Richardson spills the most 'perfectly Portia' details from 'The White Lotus' 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z For decades, theoretical particle physicists have struggled with vexing calculus problems called Feynman integrals, which are central to nearly every calculation of how subatomic particles interact. News at a glance: Snags in emissions monitoring, negotiations on biodiversity, and a drug for sleeping sickness 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z Claimants were seeing fewer doctors, leaving examiners with the vexing task of documenting their 12-month medical histories. Social Security offices critical to disability benefits hit breaking point 2022-12-05T05:00:00Z For decades, theoretical particle physicists have struggled with vexing calculus problems called Feynman integrals. Method for solving notorious calculus problems speeds particle physics computations 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z Just eight days after Biden boasted of his administration’s climate actions during a brief appearance on the summit’s stage, the U.S. had dropped its opposition to the talks’ most high-profile and vexing topic. COP27 Summit Yields ‘Historic Win’ for Climate Reparations but Falls Short on Emissions Reductions 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z Weisselberg’s testimony has presented a vexing challenge for the Trump Organization’s lawyers. Trump Organization finance chief details the birth of tax-fraud scheme 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z The moonshot follows nearly three months of vexing fuel leaks that kept the rocket bouncing between its hangar and the pad. NASA’s mightiest rocket lifts off 50 years after Apollo 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z Still, without detailed knowledge of the butterfly and its life cycle, conservation and recovery will remain a vexing proposition. Will this rare butterfly found only on San Juan Island go extinct? 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z Newsom says his priorities for the next four years include a plan to “address the vexing issues of extremes.” California’s Newsom poised to win 2nd term as governor 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z But she struggled with a portfolio of vexing challenges and internal staff turmoil soon after taking office. VP Harris fights for Democrats’ future — and her own 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z Lee said it’s going to take more than one elected official to address the root causes of the city’s most vexing problems. Dist. Atty. Brooke Jenkins gets a crash course in San Francisco politics 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z Inflation is vexing many of the world’s economies and may worsen, particularly in the wake of Russia’s withdrawal from an agreement that allowed grain exports from Ukraine that is likely to push up food prices. Eurozone Inflation Reaches 10.7 Percent as Economies Slow Down 2022-10-31T04:00:00Z At a session about the career mobility of Black coaches, the profession’s long and vexing culture of silence dissipated. Perspective | Voices for change That prospect is vexing for those who remain. What’s the Matter With the Senate? 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z Solutions to some of medicine’s most vexing questions could be walking on four feet beside us. Why this UCLA professor is studying female animals to gain insights into women's health 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z Yet policymakers face vexing choices about the path ahead: They must regain control of inflation before it embeds further into daily life. Prices rose again in September, ensuring more interest rate hikes 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z If the case seemed vexing, the justices seemed to enjoy the arguments. Warhol, Prince and a Supreme Court debate over ‘fair use’ 2022-10-12T04:00:00Z To academics and critics scrabbling away in the ideological playpens constructed by the likes of Clement Greenberg, Michael Fried and Rosalind Krauss, Freud’s stubborn devotion to the possibilities of realist portraiture was vexing. Perspective | Lucian Freud captured intimacy, even when his subjects were clothed 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z Four are now three, and thanks to new combinations of scientific analysis, art historical insight and informed looking, a vexing, long-standing problem has been resolved. National Gallery confirms one of its Vermeers is actually not a Vermeer 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z There remain vexing racial disparities in wealth and land ownership. His Mom Labored on a Winery Under Apartheid. Now, He Owns One. 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z Last week, I helped my client Mary Ann solve a vexing problem in a home she and her husband bought. Matching wood stain on sun-damaged panels 2022-09-27T04:00:00Z What makes the Chiefs’ failures on third-and-short even more vexing is the fact that they averaged nearly 8 yards per play on first down. Third-and-ugh: Chiefs vow to fix short-yardage woes in Indy 2022-09-21T04:00:00Z And he said one vexing part of the admissions process, the dreaded essay, might be solved. Stabbed during a trail run, he wants to help catch his attacker 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z Biden faced a vexing political dilemma as his need to keep down prices by averting a strike risked colliding with the pro-union sympathies that are central to his political identity. Biden’s 11th-hour moves to avert a strike — and a political calamity 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z This is vexing for someone such as Solak, who has built a career on his incisive prospect breakdowns. Inside the mysterious world of college football game film 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z Mr. Putin, who describes his war as part of a battle against nefarious Western powers that threaten Russia’s very existence, appears to find China’s middle ground vexing. Challenges for Russia and China Test a ‘No-Limits’ Friendship 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z In my opinion, it’s acceptable to use the word “hate” to describe your reaction to vexing situations and broccoli — but not to people. Advice | Ask Amy: My son’s roommates don’t help clean their college dorm room 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z Perhaps most vexing of all was the secondary formation of PM 2.5. The Hidden Toll of Wildfires 2022-09-12T04:00:00Z The most vexing bit to Brown: the black-and-white photo of the somber-faced girl with pigtails wearing a dark plaid dress. ‘World’s Richest Negro Girl’ inspired media ridicule, fascination, alarm 2022-09-03T04:00:00Z They are launching clinical trials to test treatments for the side effects, turning to computer algorithms to try to predict who’s at risk, and analyzing single cells to parse the biology of these vexing assaults. Researchers take aim at cancer drugs’ toxic side effects 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z The key question vexing right-wing groups and officials, though, is whether any party actually has standing to sue over the debt relief plan, the product of years of sustained grassroots activism. GOP AGs are already scheming with dark-money groups to derail student debt relief for millions 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z Even California, the nation’s electrification pioneer, is facing vexing obstacles as it tries to step up the pace of the transition. Big hurdles on the road to moving millions of U.S. drivers into EVs 2022-08-22T04:00:00Z But the practice raises vexing questions about workplace fairness: Should employees at the same company doing the same job be paid differently because one chooses to live in Fresno and the other in Manhattan Beach? You may soon be asked to take a pay cut to keep working from home 2022-08-23T04:00:00Z They also show, however, that white supremacism is so vexing a scourge that even a company pouring ample resources into the area can’t scrub it out. Opinion | Is Facebook profiting off hate? It’s complicated. 2022-08-22T04:00:00Z Relentlessly high inflation is the nation’s most vexing economic problem, prompting months of recession talk even as job growth has soared — U.S. employers added 528,000 jobs in July — and consumer spending has remained resilient. Gas prices fall below $4 a gallon, the lowest point since March 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z Medals have been surprisingly bountiful, but golds vexingly rare. Scotland claim three golds in two stunning hours 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z Ms. Sinema, 46, has toggled between vexing her party with her refusal to embrace some of its top priorities and playing a key role in negotiating some of its hardest-won bipartisan compromises. With Climate Deal in Sight, Democrats Turn Hopes on Sinema 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z Still, these polluters are only one piece of a vexing puzzle. 41 large polluters to get free passes in Washington’s carbon trading market 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z But in Washington, a vexing problem remains: Families here apply at lower rates than people in most other states, and have for years. Financial aid filings are up in WA, though not in all school districts 2022-07-29T04:00:00Z This, following an exceptionally wet spring, makes for a vexing year in Washington. Heat wave serves WA a lesson in climate adaptation, mitigation 2022-07-29T04:00:00Z The trade in soldiers, spies and hostages has been vexing American leaders since before independence, when General George Washington quarreled with the Continental Congress over a prisoner exchange with the British. U.S. Offer to Swap Russian Arms Dealer for Griner Highlights Uncomfortable Choices 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z Biden’s infection underscores the vexing challenge facing the administration in trying to control the pandemic. Biden tests positive for coronavirus 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z But Yellen maintained that this plan could allow the West to solve a vexing financial and diplomatic puzzle, allowing Russian oil to flow while also reducing the Kremlin’s single biggest source of revenue. Janet Yellen’s global campaign to defund Russia’s war machine 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z They may face the vexing question of whether Eugene was the appropriate place within the United States. Oregon gets its world track and field closeup. Will the rest of America notice? 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z The team’s first proper home video game, “Escape Academy,” takes Coin Crew’s love of group-focused games and adds a slightly mysterious narrative with some truly vexing puzzles. Surprise! One of this year's more delightful video games is an interactive escape room 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z He has largely steered away from confronting some of the region’s most vexing problems, including some that he faulted Trump for exacerbating. In Mideast, Biden struggling to shift policy after Trump 2022-07-10T04:00:00Z The problem is particularly vexing because much of the food crisis can be attributed to Russian sabotage. Global Food Crisis Tests Western Resolve to Retain Russia Sanctions 2022-06-27T04:00:00Z That is the core difficulty that makes abortion doctrine so vexing — both the individual and society have vital interests at stake. Column: A terrible, horrible, no good, very bad Supreme Court decision 2022-06-26T04:00:00Z Yet the decision was bound to irritate Mr. Putin, who has had a charged and vexing relationship with the European Union — and with the desire by a growing numbers of Ukrainians to join it. First Step Toward Ukraine Joining E.U. Signals Solidarity Amid War 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z Four multi-institutional teams will receive $25 million each over 5 years to explore vexing questions in cancer after their research proposals were selected for funding from the Cancer Grand Challenges, a U.K.-U.S. collaboration. News at a glance: An apology for ‘conversion therapies,’ Long Covid, and a narrowing racial gap in NIH grants 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z It has also provoked a vexing problem: how to find a new route out for Ukraine’s agricultural exports. Finding Alternative Route for Ukraine’s Grain Exports Isn’t So Simple, Experts Say 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z Even though the agreement had drawn the support of more than 20 senators from both parties, translating it into legislation proved vexing. Bipartisan gun bill would boost mental health, school security funding, tighten background checks 2022-06-21T04:00:00Z And it follows some vexing twists and turns that slowed development of vaccines for the youngest. FDA advisers back authorization of coronavirus vaccines for tots 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z For the Kremlin, the blockage of the canal was a vexing and expensive challenge. Satellite Imagery Shows Ukrainian Water Flowing Again to Crimea, as Russia Nears Big Objective 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z For the Kremlin, the blockage represented a vexing and expensive infrastructure challenge, with Crimea’s residents suffering chronic water shortages and occasional shut-offs at the tap. Russia Is Racing to Cement Its Control in Southern Ukraine 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z Perhaps most vexing but most essential is the challenge of reaching criminals who operate from ransomware havens. Opinion | The government is finally tackling ransomware. More work remains. 2022-06-07T04:00:00Z The most vexing political conflicts are the most resistant to photographic interventions — as the Syrian civil war, now in its 11th year, shows. Opinion | Should We Be Forced to See Exactly What an AR-15 Does to a 10-Year-Old? 2022-05-31T04:00:00Z Los Angeles faces vexing crises over who can live there and how, as its longstanding problems with housing affordability, homelessness and crime have taken on new urgency during the pandemic. The Mall Mogul and Former Republican Who Could Lead Los Angeles 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z For all of his trouble controlling unruly owners, Trout’s problems cannot compare to this vexing issue for Rob Manfred, the commissioner of Major League Baseball: getting his sport’s best player back to the playoffs. Mike Trout Would Rather Talk About the Angels 2022-06-01T04:00:00Z Whoever wins the election faces a vexing challenge. Voters guide for the L.A. City Council District 11/Westside race 2022-05-31T04:00:00Z Gun policy is likewise complicated and politically vexing, and we’re not going to make everyone safe. Opinion | These Gun Reforms Could Save 15,000 Lives. We Can Achieve Them. 2022-05-25T04:00:00Z Another vexing argument actually centers on gun control. How Republicans are making excuses for mass shootings 2022-05-28T04:00:00Z The same problem vexing the passage of gun control, however, faces advocates of jettisoning the filibuster. Schumer admits gun-control push will fail, hopes for bipartisan compromise 2022-05-25T04:00:00Z Figuring out how best to address the growing number of unhoused residents who are relying on the transit system for shelter is a particularly vexing problem for county officials. Villanueva calls for stepped up homeless enforcement on L.A. County transit 2022-05-25T04:00:00Z Long after Woods’s round was complete, it was the weather that proved most vexing to his colleagues. Tiger Woods Withdraws from PGA Championship 2022-05-21T04:00:00Z The long, vexing Southern Hills is certainly capable of producing some crazy scores in both directions. McIlroy’s wild ride leads him on fringe of PGA contention 2022-05-21T04:00:00Z Energy prices represent one of their most vexing issues, as the conflict has disrupted global markets. Weak earnings, inflation fears send Dow sliding more than 1,100 points 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, the new Consumer Price Index arrives on Wednesday which could reveal some vexing news indeed. Small business feels the Biden bite 2022-05-10T04:00:00Z This is especially vexing with serial predators who jump jurisdictions to avoid capture. Review | He caught the Golden State Killer, but the obsession took a toll 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z For Washington, the windfall that federal lawmakers granted to states over the past two years has proved to be one of its most vexing fiscal challenges in the still-simmering pandemic. How federal pandemic aid helped Texas pay for its border crackdown 2022-05-06T04:00:00Z Scientists say an equally vexing challenge is posed by renegade fish that escape the pens and mate with wild salmon to produce offspring that are genetically ill-equipped to survive. Innovative Fish Farms Aim to Feed the Planet, Save Jobs and Clean Up an Industry’s Dirty Reputation 2022-05-07T04:00:00Z Abortion has long been a vexing issue for some Catholic Democrats, and Biden has been openly conflicted over it. Abortion has long been complicated for Biden. Now, he leads the fight. 2022-05-03T04:00:00Z Each of the debates promises to train attention on the vexing state of the economy. Congress returns to battles over spending as inflation looms 2022-04-24T04:00:00Z And it makes questions of liability still more vexing. Opinion | What You Don’t Know About Amazon 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z Twenty-eight years later, he is set on solving a vexing green-energy problem that could help Germany end its dependence on imported energy from Russia, or anywhere. The Next Hurdle in Europe’s Energy Transition: Being More Enticing Than NFTs 2022-04-18T04:00:00Z Yet vexing as this might be, it doesn’t add up to a workable party agenda. Opinion | Republicans are on track to regain power. They should decide what to do with it. 2022-04-17T04:00:00Z Jude Sutton said the national injunctions incentivize parties to shop around for a favorable court and “short-circuit the decision-making benefits of having different courts weigh in on vexing questions of law.” Federal judge wants nationwide injunctions to be ‘eliminated root and branch’ 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z That’s one of the most vexing questions standing in the way of a greener electrical grid. ‘Thermal batteries’ could efficiently store wind and solar power in a renewable grid 2022-04-13T04:00:00Z As schools race to make up for classroom time they lost during the pandemic, many are grappling with a simple but vexing question: Which students need help most urgently, and what kind? With aid to spend, schools look for students who need help 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z Homelessness downtown and elsewhere in Sacramento has been a vexing problem. Shooting challenges downtown Sacramento’s rebuilding efforts 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z But where, is the vexing question, and will the state intervene as the company dismantling the plant decides? EXPLAINER: Why would nuclear plant dump wastewater into bay? 2022-04-09T04:00:00Z By passing bipartisan legislation that invests in domestic chip production, we can help alleviate this vexing chips crisis.” China competition bill set to advance to final negotiations in Congress after months of delays 2022-03-22T04:00:00Z Multiple sources have said dropping the terrorist designation is one of the last, and most vexing, issues in wider indirect talks on reviving the 2015 nuclear deal. Israel urges U.S. not to drop terror designation for Iran's IRGC 2022-03-18T04:00:00Z Cera plays him with a slightly flat affect that reads as vexing or charming depending on the scene. Amy Schumer found happiness. Her moving, funny new TV show is the result 2022-03-17T04:00:00Z But Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine has made that vexing move even more complicated. Biden’s China ‘pivot’ complicated by Russia’s war in Ukraine 2022-03-16T04:00:00Z One tour veteran, Matt Jones, simply flung his putter into a pond after one such vexing experience. Scottie Scheffler Plays It Straight to Win Arnold Palmer Invitational 2022-03-06T05:00:00Z For such a vexing game, he is routinely sedate on the golf course. Sahith Theegala Is a Rarity on the PGA Tour in More Ways Than One 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z They also faulted the “voluminous but vexing” amount of existing data on the issue — which is often dated and offers little insight into the fate of those funds. U.S. broadcasters take on Russian news outlets 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z Older adults make up a hefty proportion of cancer patients but a much smaller slice of clinical trial participants—a long-standing and vexing problem the U.S. FDA pushes cancer trials to include more elderly people 2022-03-02T05:00:00Z In the wake of DAPA’s demise, Americans are still faced with these vexing questions: How can the flow of illegal entries be reduced? Magruder's American Government 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z He resigned on Monday, ending an ambitious second career after four and a half years in charge of one of baseball’s most vexing franchises. With Jeter and the Marlins, an Awkward Marriage Ends in Divorce 2022-02-28T05:00:00Z Renowned physicist Michael Dine takes us from the innards of the atom to the depths of black holes in this readable, though occasionally vexing, celebration of science's most mind-bending discipline. A Reverse Journey through Geologic Time, a Tale of Wild Horses and Interspecies Kinship, and More 2022-02-28T05:00:00Z The overall picture — compelling in its speed and granularity, vexing in its potential for manipulation — may take a while to resolve. Social media fuels new type of ‘fog of war’ in Ukraine conflict 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z President Biden on Tuesday said he will strive to contain price spikes related to the conflict, which could exacerbate already sharp inflation rates that are vexing consumers and the White House. Uncertainty over what Putin will do next shakes up oil and natural gas markets 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z Nearly two years later, however, the stimulus data is voluminous yet vexing for the public and the government alike. ‘Immense fraud’ creates immense task for Washington as it tries to tighten scrutiny of $6 trillion in emergency coronavirus spending 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z A proliferation of diaper highways could reduce landfill waste — and influence parents around the globe weighing the vexingly difficult decision between cloth vs. disposables. A highway paved with recycled diapers may change the cloth vs. disposables debate 2022-02-18T05:00:00Z “He remains 100% focused on providing solutions to California’s most vexing challenges — from the pandemic and climate change to homelessness and public safety.” Gov. Gavin Newsom's approval hobbled by crime fears, poll finds 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z But the recent abduction of a 52-year-old diabetic woman in central Russia has made clear that Mr. Putin still has vexing challenges in his own backyard that require a skillful political juggling act. How a Chechen Abduction Exposes Putin’s Problems at Home 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z But politics, protest and the incursion of vexing world affairs have always played a part in the Olympics. Once Again the Olympic Games Will Begin, Despite Everything 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z At-home tests were in vexingly short supply at pharmacies as the omicron wave gained momentum in December, and some consumers find that’s still the case. Medicare opens up access to free at-home COVID-19 tests 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z She started going to the new Fairfield branch last year, and the first time she visited, she noticed that someone had fixed her most vexing library problem. Public libraries across the U.S. are taking note of this Richmond branch’s parent-and-child-friendly design 2022-01-29T05:00:00Z Now a new theory has emerged, vexing and disturbing, and with it the most wrenching of moral dilemmas: What happens when evil comes from within? Perspective | Searching for Anne Frank’s betrayer, finding a moral dilemma 2022-01-21T05:00:00Z He was just trying to solve a vexing transportation puzzle that plagues so many communities like his. A neglected California city reinvents itself with electric cars — and plots a road map for the nation 2022-01-10T05:00:00Z This technology is intended to solve one of the Pentagon’s most vexing technical challenges: how to detect and track the hypersonic glide vehicles that exploit blind spots in today’s radar networks. Hypersonic Weapons Can’t Hide from New Eyes in Space 2022-01-18T05:00:00Z Equally vexing for Biden is that those most protected against the virus remain most afraid of it. After Biden’s first year, the virus and disunity rage on 2022-01-16T05:00:00Z A huge undertaking, the census costs millions of dollars and represents a moment when the public focuses on one of its most vexing challenges. L.A. County homeless count postponed due to Omicron 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z There also is the vexing problem of “long covid,” which can cause some symptoms to linger for many months, even in vaccinated people. Your questions on the coronavirus, answered: What is the duration of omicron covid-19 symptoms? 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z Nevertheless, the GOP’s solutions to vexing state problems sometimes make so much sense they should at the very least be seriously debated. Column: Republicans have next to no power in California. But they do sometimes have good ideas 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z Did a call with a woman I’ll never meet predict a needed windfall or the answers to life’s vexing questions? Opinion | After a year like 2021, we all need something to believe in 2021-12-30T05:00:00Z The military’s response has been vexing, critics say. Military families say they were ill months before fuel leak brought scrutiny to Pearl Harbor’s tap water 2021-12-22T05:00:00Z But the Omicron-fueled surge will confront Mr. Adams with an immediate and vexing challenge when he takes office. Adams Cancels Inauguration Gala in Latest Sign of Omicron Surge 2021-12-21T05:00:00Z But the most vexing problem is simply that figuring out returns isn’t easy. Is Private Equity Overrated? 2021-12-04T05:00:00Z That also poses a vexing issue for Democrats. Turning outrage into power: How far right is changing GOP 2021-12-05T05:00:00Z QR codes, for all their efficiency, further enable the personal-data tracking that was already one of the most vexing issues of modern life. The Design Legacy of Covid? It’s All Around You. 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z “The political tightrope is vexing, but the bottom line is that we have to end oil and gas leasing on public lands,” Mr. Clement said. Interior Dept. Report on Drilling Is Mostly Silent on Climate Change 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z The best moments were when things crystallized and he suddenly understood a problem that had been vexing him. He always wanted to be a physicist. At 89, he earned his doctorate from Brown. 2021-11-25T05:00:00Z Within an institution built upon the belief that orders are to be obeyed, and one that brands itself the nation’s premier crisis-response force, it is a vexing outcome. Marine Corps compliance with vaccine mandate on course to be military’s worst 2021-11-21T05:00:00Z Your letter suggests that her vexing behavior, perhaps especially recently, has been trying your patience. What Do I Owe My Difficult Mother-in-Law? 2021-11-09T05:00:00Z After reading Libby Machol's vexingly unfinished manuscript and talking to her granddaughter Kate, I turned, once again, to archives—this time, at Columbia, where Dorothy Andersen worked for more than 30 years. Lost Women of Science, Episode 2: The Matilda Effect 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z Among the most vexing questions are who should pay and how the funds can be channelled through the financial system quickly and effectively. As politicians exit COP26, $130tn worth of financiers take the stage 2021-11-03T04:00:00Z Continued bold action will be needed to address other international challenges, including vexing problems of public health, as well as the existential threat of climate change. Opinion | A triumph for Detroit over Davos 2021-10-31T04:00:00Z Immunity from a prior infection has been a vexing issue for the Biden administration as it continues to push vaccinations as the key to ending the pandemic. CDC: Immunity from vaccines is more consistent than from infection 2021-11-01T04:00:00Z The FDA authorization is the latest step by the Biden administration to extend the reach of vaccines in hopes of taming a dangerous and vexing virus. FDA authorizes Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for children 5 to 11 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z Cutting the package down to size has proved especially vexing, forcing Democrats to make undesirable compromises on policies that they say would help workers and families, especially low-income Americans, after generations of neglect. Paid leave at risk of falling out of spending package as Biden nears deal with Manchin and Sinema 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z Though the urban cacophony can be vexing, it is also intrinsic to the frenetic character that draws many to the city. What’s Noisy, Loved by Tourists and Comes From New Jersey? 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z But achieving those goals — all the while setting a price tag that Democrats broadly can support — have proved to be among the most vexing policy challenges facing Biden and his congressional allies. Biden hits the road to sell economic agenda as Democrats scramble for a deal on new spending and tax policies 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z It’s a point of principle for Mr. Johnson because it strikes at the heart of Brexit’s primary rationale: That Britain liberate itself from the vexing, oppressive oversight of Brussels. Showdown Over Northern Ireland Has a Key Offstage Player: Biden 2021-10-18T04:00:00Z Abortion also is vexing House Democrats over whether to include the Hyde amendment, which bars federal funding for abortions, in their $3.5 trillion social spending bill. Pro-life, pro-choice groups go head-to-head to turn out voters in 2022 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z The White House is eager to demonstrate progress on a vexing host of supply chain snarls. As supply chain troubles mount, Biden touts longer hours for L.A. port 2021-10-13T04:00:00Z Mortimer Mishkin, a neuroscientist who received the National Medal of Science for his role in unlocking some of the most vexing mysteries of the brain, including how memories are made and kept, died Oct. Mortimer Mishkin, neuroscientist who unlocked mysteries of the brain, dies at 94 2021-10-06T04:00:00Z For health care workers with children under 12, who cannot be vaccinated yet, the risk of passing on a breakthrough infection from an unvaccinated colleague to family members is especially vexing. New York's vaccine mandate for health care workers is a success, despite media doomsayer predictions 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z But the revenue side of the equation is vexing, and it’s emerged as a core challenge for Democratic bargainers as they labor to construct one of the largest legislative efforts in a generation. What’s the price of Biden’s plan? Democrats drive for zero 2021-09-26T04:00:00Z But opioids remain a vexing problem for older people, because alternative pain treatments may also be risky or ineffective. The Pain Wouldn’t Stop — Because Her Medication Had Been Stolen 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z A current senior BP executive countered that Looney, backed by company directors, has taken a bold but reasonable strategy to tackle the vexing challenges facing the industry. Special Report-BP gambles big on fast transition from oil to renewables 2021-09-20T04:00:00Z The potential split between the administration and some of its climate allies represents one of the more vexing challenges facing Yellen, who as treasury secretary oversees a vast portfolio of economic issues. Janet Yellen faces climate test as environmentalists push for more aggressive financial action 2021-09-18T04:00:00Z Maintaining open, uncensored access to their services, especially in authoritarian countries, is becoming one of the most vexing challenges for American tech companies like Apple, Google, Facebook and Twitter. Google and Apple, Under Pressure From Russia, Remove Voting App 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z What is so vexing is that COVID-19 is still the culprit, despite the availability of highly effective vaccines that slashed U.S. Medicine is an imperfect science — but you can still trust its process 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z Among the vexing questions is Britain’s place in the world, which took a hit in the frantic retreat from Afghanistan last month. U.K. Cabinet Reshuffle a Blow to Boris Johnson’s Global Ambitions 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z But the mandate has raised vexing issues for employers as they deal with the practicalities of vaccination policies, said Geoff Freeman, president of the trade group, the Consumer Brands Association. Companies have questions for Biden about vaccine mandates 2021-09-13T04:00:00Z Her speech outlined the big-picture vision for independence - a model similar to that of Denmark or Ireland - but there are some vexing details still to be thrashed out. Has Scotland moved closer to a second independence referendum? 2021-09-13T04:00:00Z Potentially an even more vexing challenge than resettlements is the prison’s military commission process. 20 years after 9/11, Biden faces uncertain path to closing Guantánamo Bay 2021-09-11T04:00:00Z Even his supporters acknowledge that his drive to hold writers, academics and others to the highest standards can be vexing. The ‘Plagiarism Hunter’ Terrorizing the German-Speaking World 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z "Teachers across the country face a vexing and evolving challenge as the new school year begins and students return to the classroom following a roughly 18-month hiatus from normal in-person learning," the report says. Teachers struggle to deprogram kids from QAnon and anti-vax beliefs after parents radicalize 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z In a vexing twist, Moscow has sold S-400s to Turkey, prompting the U.S. to level sanctions against Ankara, despite Turkey’s status as a member of NATO. Joint military drills spark fears of growing Russian sway in Belarus 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z The question of how to finance Philadelphia schools’ $4.5 billion of unmet infrastructure needs — as well as hiring more teachers, counselors and nurses — has been a vexing issue for the community. Opinion | We’re Burying Our Kids in Debt (Just Not the Way You Think) 2021-08-27T04:00:00Z Although Johnson and Pepper are terrific actors, Hill hasn’t given them much to portray as characters; the depths of their bond and betrayals are kept vexingly opaque. Review | This polyamorous romance, set in the South of France, captures the pleasures of late summer 2021-08-24T04:00:00Z The incidents, occurring just hours apart on the same day last week, unsettled their respective communities and underscored yet again the problem of rising homicide rates that is vexing jurisdictions across the country. Opinion | It is time to deal with the nation’s vexing increase in homicides 2021-08-24T04:00:00Z But perhaps the most tantalizing and vexing current science involves exoskeletons for the rest of us, including people who are young and healthy. Is an Exoskeleton Suit in Your Future? 2021-08-18T04:00:00Z Whether to carry on or stop using the recalled devices is a vexing question. Breathing Machine Recall Over Possible Cancer Risk Leaves Millions Scrambling for Substitutes 2021-08-17T04:00:00Z The crisis is particularly vexing because on paper Oregon appears in fairly good shape compared with other states. Oregon ran a lean healthcare system. The latest COVID surge is taking it to the brink 2021-08-23T04:00:00Z But others believe the downturn is more permanent and could intensify, even after the vexing web of coronavirus quarantines and tests is dismantled. In China, the dream of an American education loses some of its gleam 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z Beat the Streak, on the other hand, appears to be a more vexing challenge, requiring stamina and knowledge rather than simply luck. They Tried to Beat DiMaggio. Like Everyone Else, They Failed. 2021-08-15T04:00:00Z “It’s science based. It’s based upon argument, evidence. It’s based upon data. And it’s based upon the vexing challenge that we all face now.” California becomes first state to require coronavirus vaccine or testing for teachers and school staff 2021-08-11T04:00:00Z Newsom took on the state’s most vexing and politically potent issue when he became governor, pouring billions into building more shelters and housing. Newsom, in recall fight, says it's 'not acceptable' for homeless to camp on streets 2021-08-05T04:00:00Z Those surveys also point to a vexing trend for Democrats, whose voters appear to be blasé about the election. Eastern governors could be model for California GOP comeback 2021-08-01T04:00:00Z And a confidential report produced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention pulled together other vexing signs that the variant spreads more easily among fully vaccinated people than previously thought. For parents of unvaccinated kids, growing Delta variant threat brings alarm and questions 2021-07-31T04:00:00Z The new missile silos are an ominous sign of a growing challenge, made even more vexing by the other tensions between Washington and Beijing. Opinion | More missile silos have been found in China. That’s an ominous sign. 2021-07-30T04:00:00Z They face an array of vexing conditions during 24-hour shifts, including hiking more than 15 miles through rough mountainous terrain to reach places where engines are simply unable to advance. ‘This isn’t how we’re supposed to live’: Residents flee as Dixie fire grows 2021-07-30T04:00:00Z KASHIMA, Japan — A vexing question hovered over the United States women’s soccer team Tuesday evening: Is good enough good enough? U.S. women’s soccer advances with 0-0 tie vs. Australia, deciding good enough is good enough 2021-07-27T04:00:00Z For more than 2,300 firefighters from at least 30 states, the blaze has been a vexing challenge. ‘A Recipe for Catastrophic Fire’: How an Oregon Blaze Became the Nation’s Largest 2021-07-22T04:00:00Z The question vexing him is not so much his own future, but his party’s. In Michigan, Pro-Impeachment Republicans Face Voters’ Wrath 2021-07-08T04:00:00Z The caterwauling ex-president and sore loser nonpareil poses a vexing riddle for Republican candidates. Column: Trump poses a riddle for Republican candidates in California. Here's how their solutions differ 2021-07-08T04:00:00Z In the microbe-rich slime coating some of that trash, he hopes to find organisms to help solve the vexing problem of what to do with the plastic flooding the planet. Could plastic-eating microbes take a bite out of the recycling problem? 2021-07-01T04:00:00Z The most vexing of half a dozen disputes between the two countries is Mr. Erdogan’s refusal to reverse his purchase of an advanced surface-to-air missile system from Russia. As the U.S. Pulls Out of Afghanistan, Kabul’s Airport Is a Final Stand 2021-06-29T04:00:00Z The Canadian oil patch exemplifies the most vexing problem of the energy transition. Canada's climate plan charts hard road ahead for high-polluting oil sands 2021-06-22T04:00:00Z State Department would begin consultations on other vexing diplomatic issues, including the closures of consulates in both countries and the employment status of Russian citizens working for U.S. missions in Russia. Biden, Putin discuss ambassadors, nuclear weapons and more 2021-06-16T04:00:00Z It’s proved vexing to authorities, who typically have to go to federal court to try to force inmates to pay what they owe to crime victims and to settle other debts. Federal prisoners hold $100 million in government-run accounts, shielded from some criminal scrutiny and debt collection 2021-06-08T04:00:00Z Increasingly, traditional and modern sciences are collaborating to help solve humankind's most vexing problems. These Alternative Economies Are Inspirations for a Sustainable World 2021-06-09T04:00:00Z When other phones will get updated remains an open — and vexing — question. Android 12 Beta 2 has a new way of managing Wi-Fi connections 2021-06-09T04:00:00Z As comedian and perennial presidential candidate Pat Paulsen used to say when asked if he would solve the world’s most vexing problems: “Sure, why not?” Opinion | New York City is ready for change. But is it ready for Andrew Yang? 2021-06-01T04:00:00Z That’s different than, say, struggling on clay, Osaka’s most vexing surface. Perspective | Athletes are human, not cyborgs, and Naomi Osaka’s exit should make that clear 2021-05-31T04:00:00Z I decided to focus on three high-profile state level policy fights in drug and welfare policy and criminal sentencing where lawmakers ended up embracing "tough" solutions to vexing political problems. The deeper history of "defund": How the "get tough" policies of the '70s and '80s led to disaster 2021-05-29T04:00:00Z Newsom’s latest budget plan boasts more than $100 billion in unexpected revenue that can be used to tackle some of California’s most vexing problems. Column: Newsom's love of making firsts is on full display in his go-big-or-go-home California budget 2021-05-17T04:00:00Z Yet it’s Mr. Trump who, well past Mr. Biden’s first-100-day mark, continues to present Republicans with their most vexing problem. Republicans’ Overthrow of Liz Cheney Risks Worsening Their Headaches 2021-05-12T04:00:00Z And now for a new and vexing dilemma for states trying to vaccinate their residents against Covid-19: What to do when supply of the vaccine greatly outstrips demand? A New Covid Dilemma: What to Do When Vaccine Supply Exceeds Demand? 2021-05-09T04:00:00Z You can help me solve this vexing problem of why more homeowners don’t reach out to experts for help before they waste money or put their lives at risk. Perspective | Homeowners waste a lot of money — perhaps billions of dollars — each year when they work on their homes Some backers hoped its approval would help settle an obscure legal question vexing them, but senators thwarted their plans by voting 21-19 to send the resolution back to committee. GOP’s split halts push in Kansas for convention of states 2021-05-05T04:00:00Z At the start of the legislative session in January, state lawmakers and Gov. Jay Inslee faced a host of vexing uncertainties. At the Washington Legislature, big and surprising wins on climate, policing and tax proposals 2021-05-02T04:00:00Z By the end of his career, Richards was “fed up with correcting reporters’ copy” and told The Wall Street Journal that he “decided to do something” about a common and especially vexing category of error. This week’s passages 2021-04-30T04:00:00Z Broad’s relationships with the institutions he enriched were often vexing. Eli Broad, billionaire who poured wealth into reshaping L.A., dies at 87 2021-04-30T04:00:00Z It’s a trend vexing researchers studying COVID-19, physicians treating it and public health officials leading the charge against the disease. How to reach the ‘fence sitters’? Men lag behind women on COVID vaccination in Washington state 2021-04-30T04:00:00Z Biden also returned to many of the vexing problems that have confronted Washington for years. Biden, in speech to Congress, offers sweeping agenda and touts democracy 2021-04-28T04:00:00Z But before anyone gets too carried away in celebration, I feel compelled to point out that Carter’s judicial activism and gavel-pounding bravado — while well-intentioned, I’m sure — presents more than a few big, vexing questions. Column: Ending homelessness on skid row won’t happen just because a judge orders it 2021-04-21T04:00:00Z There are no perfect solutions to the vexing question that is Afghanistan, said Jeremy Butler, CEO of the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America. Veterans express fears and mixed emotions as Afghanistan final troop withdrawal nears 2021-04-18T04:00:00Z But even with widespread ease of access, Louisiana officials struggle with a problem almost as vexing as COVID-19 itself: How to persuade those who are iffy about the shot to roll up their sleeves. Amid hesitancy, Louisiana gets creative in vaccine outreach 2021-04-16T04:00:00Z Hovering over his ordeal is a more vexing question: whether anyone else was responsible in the corruption. Swiss banker to Venezuelan kleptocrats becomes star witness 2021-03-29T04:00:00Z Hovering over his ordeal is a more vexing question: whether anyone else was responsible. Swiss banker to Venezuela’s ruling elite turns star witness 2021-03-29T04:00:00Z Among the most vexing issues for the Biden administration, as it was for Trump in 2019 and President Barack Obama in 2014, is the sheer number of unaccompanied children arriving at the U.S. border. Thousands cross Mexico’s southern border despite new efforts 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z Experts say job growth will be more vexing, however: An initial employment bump as businesses reopen is expected, but some layoffs will be permanent and many people will struggle to reenter the workforce. California unemployment is at its lowest rate since the pandemic began 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z But the tactic is pushing Beijing to cement ties with its own partners, which represent some of the most vexing geopolitical regions facing successive U.S. presidents: Russia, North Korea, Iran. Faced with sanctions and condemnation from the West, China becomes bedfellows with Russia 2021-03-24T04:00:00Z "This is a vexing problem that is extremely hard to identify in advance." US gun control: Biden calls for a ban on assault weapons 2021-03-24T04:00:00Z It’s a question that’s vexing Republicans as they consider whether to join a Democratic push to revive earmarks, the much-maligned practice where lawmakers direct federal spending to a specific project or institution back home. Democratic push to revive earmarks divides Republicans 2021-03-12T05:00:00Z And one of the most vocal critics — vexingly for Kagame and his allies — has been the celebrity protagonist of “Hotel Rwanda,” Paul Rusesabagina. He Was the Hero of ‘Hotel Rwanda.’ Now He’s Accused of Terrorism. 2021-03-02T05:00:00Z In the penultimate paragraph of the 34-page letter to congressional leaders that opens the report, Comptroller General Gene L. Dodaro said GAO meetings with top administration officials are important to resolving these particularly vexing problems. Perspective | The new list of troubled federal programs is longer than ever, watchdog reports 2021-03-02T05:00:00Z In our work with truly small businesses, these compliance burdens are far and away the most vexing challenge our entrepreneurs face. 5 ways to support small business to ‘build back better’ 2021-02-28T05:00:00Z |
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