Good evening. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.
Trump officials plan to cut flights at nation’s busiest airportsAirlines have begun canceling flights at some of the nation’s busiest airports ahead of the Trump’s administration’s mandate to reduce air traffic starting tomorrow. The cuts could affect hundreds of thousands of travelers. Officials said they planned to slash air traffic by 10 percent at 40 major airports if the government shutdown continued, but they did not announce where the reductions would take place. A preliminary list under discussion includes airports in New York, Washington, Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles and Seattle. See if the airport closest to you is expected to face cuts. Airline industry officials expect the reductions to start at 4 percent tomorrow and ramp up through the weekend, reaching 10 percent by next week. The transportation secretary said the cuts were needed to ease the strain on air traffic controllers, who have been working without pay — with many pulling overtime shifts — during the shutdown. Many major U.S. airlines have indicated that they will maintain international flights and reduce regional trips. Some promised to waive cancellation and change fees. If you have plans to fly, our Travel desk has tips. It is not clear if there are enough votes in the Senate to end the deadlock. Members of both parties have been quietly negotiating an off-ramp. But after a lunch meeting today, Democrats said they planned to stick to their demands.
Tesla approved a $1 trillion payday for MuskTesla shareholders voted to approve a pay package that could make the car maker’s chief executive, Elon Musk, the world’s first trillionaire. The plan would grant Musk control over roughly 29 percent of Tesla shares if he achieves a series of sky-high goals, including selling a million humanlike robots. It’s an amount difficult for humans to conceptualize. Consider someone with $1 billion, for comparison: If they spend $100 per second, it would take them about 116 days to go broke. If you had $1 trillion? It would take you 317 years.
Trump announced a deal to cut obesity drug pricesThe Trump administration said it struck an agreement with two major drugmakers that could significantly expand access to hugely popular obesity drugs for millions of Americans. Under the deal, the drugmakers Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly would lower the price of the pill form of their obesity drugs, set to be approved in the coming months, to as little as $149 a month for the lowest dose. The price of the injectable versions is set to be available for an average of $350 a month. Eligible patients on Medicare and Medicaid would also be able to get the drugs for $50 a month or less starting next year. In other Trump administration news:
Nancy Pelosi is retiringAfter nearly four decades in the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi announced this morning that she would retire at the end of her term in early 2027. Her career made history: She was the nation’s first and only female House speaker. Despite entering politics later in life, she became one of the most powerful forces in Washington, ushering Obamacare, climate change legislation and infrastructure programs through Congress. In her final years in leadership, she became the face of the Democratic opposition to Trump. More top news
A career-defining role for Jennifer LawrenceLynne Ramsay’s latest film, “Die My Love,” which arrives in theaters tomorrow, stars Jennifer Lawrence as a young mother losing her mind in rural Montana. But the plot alone is not enough to convey what it’s like to watch the movie, our critic Alissa Wilkinson wrote. Alissa described the film as “full-body immersion cinema,” and said it was “the role I’ve been wanting to see Lawrence play.” She added, “I loved it the first time I saw it, and loved it more the second.” For more: Lawrence sat down for a lengthy interview with The Times. She spoke about her own postpartum struggles.
What it takes to row across the world’s biggest oceanThere’s a reason that more people have walked in space than have rowed across the Pacific Ocean: It’s incredibly difficult. Jess Rowe and Miriam Payne experienced that when they made the 6,907-nautical-mile trip this year. Their rudder broke, their power went out and they had to fix their water filter with underwear. But Rowe and Payne completed the journey in 165 days — the first female crew to make the trip without stopping. Read about their experience.
Dinner table topics
Cook: This scallion-miso mac and cheese is cozy, creamy and a little bit spicy. Watch: “Peter Hujar’s Day” is an experimental film about a gifted New York photographer. Read: “The Great Math War” focuses on a battle for the soul of numbers. Save: Don’t let tariffs ruin your renovation. Here are five tips. Gaze: You could catch a glimpse of the northern lights tonight. Hunt: Which New York City home would you buy for $500,000 or less? Play: Here are today’s Spelling Bee, Wordle and Mini Crossword. Find all our games here. |
