Two U.S. senators at a security conference in Halifax, Nova Scotia, told journalists that Rubio had said the controversial proposal "was not the (U.S.) administration's plan," that it was the "wish list of the Russians."
After stepping down on January 1, Frank Blethen will continue as board chair while the Times chief financial officer, Alan Fisco, will become CEO and work closely with the new publisher, Ryan Blethen, Frank's son and the fifth generation of Blethens to lead the daily.