Racing Drones in New Jersey

By By from NYT N.Y. / Region http://ift.tt/2aTT3eR
via IFTTTIt is a sport for do-it-yourselfers, tinkerers and improvisers, and dozens of them were gathered at the Liberty Science Center this week. August 1, 2016 at 05:00AM

Tokyo Elects Yuriko Koike as Its First Female Governor

By JONATHAN SOBLE from NYT World http://ift.tt/2amt268
via IFTTTVoters chose Ms. Koike, a former Japanese defense minister, to replace the city’s previous chief executive after he fell to a financial scandal. August 1, 2016 at 05:00AM

Trying to Pin Down an Unpredictable Presidential Election

By ALBERT R. HUNT | BLOOMBERG VIEW from NYT U.S. http://ift.tt/2a9lBEd
via IFTTTSome political operatives believe the race’s dynamics will be set in August, while others say little will change over the next five weeks. August 1, 2016 at 05:00AM

Parents of Slain Muslim Soldier Assail Donald Trump as Lacking Empathy

By ALEXANDER BURNS, MAGGIE HABERMAN and ASHLEY PARKER from NYT U.S. http://ift.tt/2aCpvVP
via IFTTTKhizr Khan said on “Meet the Press” on Sunday that Mr. Trump was running a campaign “of hatred, of derision, of dividing us.” August 1, 2016 at 05:00AM

‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ Producers Consider a Broadway Run

By MICHAEL PAULSON from NYT Theater http://ift.tt/2aIzpTQ
via IFTTTThe play opened to great reviews in Britain. Now its lead producers are weighing what comes next. August 1, 2016 at 05:00AM

Yankees Trade Andrew Miller to the Indians

By TYLER KEPNER from NYT Sports http://ift.tt/2aGCKWn
via IFTTTThe Yankees sent their strongest message in years that they need to build for their future, trading their elite closer for four prospects. August 1, 2016 at 05:00AM

With Manhattan as Their Backdrop, Drones Will Zip, Glide and Race

By JAMES BARRON from NYT N.Y. / Region http://ift.tt/2aIwOcO
via IFTTTAbout 100 drone pilots are spending part of their weekend competing in a race in New Jersey, one of the first of its kind. August 1, 2016 at 05:00AM

Immunotherapy Offers Hope to a Cancer Patient, but No Certainty

By MATT RICHTEL from NYT Health http://ift.tt/2aGF9jP
via IFTTTDrawing on his immune system to fight Hodgkin’s lymphoma, my friend saw a stunning improvement. Then came the relapses. August 1, 2016 at 05:00AM

Texas Marks ’66 Sniper Attack as University Prepares for ‘Campus-Carry’ Law

By DAVID MONTGOMERY from NYT U.S. http://ift.tt/2aoCjvP
via IFTTTThe University of Texas will mark one of the bloodiest campus shootings in U.S. history on the day that a state law permitting concealed firearms on campus takes effect. July 31, 2016 at 05:00AM