The New York Times – Travel:
The program, in which federal officers take departing international passengers’ photos, is set to grow, raising privacy concerns.
Category: Immigration and Emigration
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Funicular Crash Has Jarred Lisbon’s Sense of Itself
The New York Times – Travel:
Lisbon has transformed itself in recent years into a destination for international investors. A funicular crash that killed 16 people has prompted soul-searching about the changes in the city.
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Getting a Visa to Visit the U.S. Could Take Even Longer
The New York Times – Travel:
A new State Department rule requires would-be travelers to be interviewed in their home countries, where wait times can be more than a year.
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Academy Museum to Highlight Hollywood’s Jewish History After All
The New York Times – Film:
The museum was criticized earlier for failing to acknowledge the contributions of the Jewish pioneers who helped establish the American film studio system.
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Review: Jews Flee to China in New York Philharmonic’s ‘Émigré’
The New York Times – Music:
“Émigré,” a bland oratorio about brothers who flee to China to escape Nazi persecution, was given its American premiere by the New York Philharmonic.
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In This Heroes’ Tale, Real People Risk Their Lives to Get to Europe
The New York Times – Film:
Matteo Garrone’s Oscar-nominated feature “Io Capitano” dramatizes the harrowing journeys made by thousands of Africans each month looking for a better life in Europe.
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Facial Recognition in Airports: Biometrics Technology Is Expanding
The New York Times – Travel:
Biometric technology is expanding at airports across the United States — and the world — and transforming the way we move through them, from checking a bag to boarding the plane.
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Leon Wildes, Immigration Lawyer Who Defended John Lennon, Dies at 90
The New York Times – Music:
Battling the government for more than three years, he was able to prove that the Nixon White House was trying to deport the former Beatle for political reasons.
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Sharing an Airbnb With My Parents for Seven Weeks
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Korea was my parents’ country. They wouldn’t need me there as they did in Canada … right?