↩ Accueil

Vue lecture

N.Y.C. Panel Withdraws Proposal to Switch to Open Primaries

The panel, created by Mayor Eric Adams, said it would introduce other ballot initiatives, but not a proposal that would allow all voters to participate in primaries regardless of party.

© Angelina Katsanis for The New York Times

In an open primary system, candidates from all parties appear on a single ballot. The top two vote-getters then advance to the general election.
  •  

Immigrants File Class-Action Lawsuit to Stop ICE Courthouse Arrests

The detentions have become a relatively easy way for Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to detain immigrants who are appearing for court dates.

© Adam Gray for The New York Times

From New York to California, federal agents have arrested immigrants appearing for routine proceedings at immigration courts.
  •  

Broadway’s ‘Gypsy’ Revival, Starring Audra McDonald, Will Close

The show is the sixth musical to announce a closing date since last month’s Tony Awards, reflecting financial challenges facing producers.

© Sara Krulwich/The New York Times

Audra McDonald is the first Black actress to play on Broadway the lead role of Rose, the ur-stage mother whose daughter becomes a stripper.
  •  

As crime surges in Bali, locals are wondering: ‘are the tourists coming here getting worse?’

Misbehaving Aussies long marred the Indonesian island, but influx of expats and digital nomads has given rise to a thriving criminal underbelly

The demographic of tourists visiting Bali has changed since the pandemic, residents say, with a wave of backpackers, digital nomads and expats creating the conditions for a criminal underbelly to thrive on the Indonesian island famed for its peacefulness.

Bali politician Agung Bagus Pratiksa Linggih said he had seen an increase in long-term visitors with low budgets in the years since the Covid-19 pandemic, and that local facilities and infrastructure were racing to keep up.

Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email

Continue reading...

© Photograph: Made Nagi/EPA

© Photograph: Made Nagi/EPA

© Photograph: Made Nagi/EPA

  •