The August 23, 2014 was a Saturday under the star sign of ♌. It was the 234 day of the year. President of the United States was Barack Obama.
If you were born on this day, you are 11 years old. Your last birthday was on the Saturday, August 23, 2025, 316 days ago. Your next birthday is on Sunday, August 23, 2026, in 48 days. You have lived for 4,334 days, or about 104,039 hours, or about 6,242,355 minutes, or about 374,541,300 seconds.
Date: 24 August 2014
By PHILIP GALANES
Philip GALANES
Philip Galanes interview with Brian Williams and Seth Meyers, whose paths to NBC reveal a number of similarities; Meyers is host of NBC's Late Night with Seth Meyers and Williams is anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News.
Date: 23 August 2014
By ROD NORDLAND and REBECCA CORBETT
Rod NORDLAND
Abdullah Abdullah and Ashraf Ghani, candidates in Afghanistan's disputed presidential election, both pledge to reverse the government's expulsion of New York Times journalist Matthew Rosenberg as soon as they take office.
Date: 24 August 2014
By STEPHANIE ROSENBLOOM
Stephanie ROSENBLOOM
News analysis; social scientists say that while the Internet encourages bad and sometimes cruel behavior, there are smart ways to respond to those who harass others online; notes researchers say negative comments can actually help those at whom the comments are directed to learn about themselves.
Date: 24 August 2014
By KATE MURPHY
Kate MURPHY
News analysis; handful of high-tech start-ups are trying to revolutionize American food system in ways that are at times at odds with entrenched local and artisanal food movement; both camps share common desire to create more sustainable food supply and capitalize on people's appetites.
Date: 24 August 2014
By WILLIAM YARDLEY
William YARDLEY
Robert Sherrill, a provocative journalist and author who rose to prominence in the 1960s and 1970s for his sharp assessments of gun culture, military justice, Lyndon B Johnson and other complicated topics, dies at age 89.
Date: 24 August 2014
By MARGARET SULLIVAN
Margaret SULLIVAN
Margaret Sullivan The Public Editor column reflects on appointment of Alexandra MacCallum to post of assistant managing editor; notes decision is unusual both because MacCallum is relatively young and her background at The New York Times is not in news but on the business side.
Date: 23 August 2014
By REUTERS
Date: 24 August 2014
By REUTERS