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The Taiwan Earthquake’s Aftermath
See scenes from around the island.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesTaiwan’s Strongest Earthquake in 25 Years Injures Hundreds
The magnitude-7.4 quake was followed by over 100 aftershocks. Dozens of people were trapped. Two buildings in the city of Hualien teetered perilously.
New York Times Top StoriesZelensky Lowers Draft Age for Ukraine’s Depleted Army
The idea of requiring more men to join the fight against Russia’s invasion has become toxic politically, but Russia is not relenting in its assault.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat We Know About the 7.4-Magnitude Earthquake in Taiwan
The quake set off aftershocks and damaged dozens of buildings, killing nine people and leaving many injured or trapped.
New York Times Top StoriesInterest Rates and the Election
The Fed is expected to cut rates soon. Doing so could pull it into a partisan fight.
New York Times Top StoriesInflation Cools in Eurozone, Nearing Central Bank’s Target
Prices in the countries that use the euro rose 2.4 percent in the year through March, coming closer to the European Central Bank’s 2 percent inflation target.
New York Times Top StoriesIsrael Takes Responsibility for Strike That Killed Aid Workers, and Tesla’s Sales Drop
Plus, the fight to see the eclipse.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Accidental Tax Cutter in Chief
President Biden says he wants to rake in more money from corporations and high earners. But so far, he has cut more taxes than he’s raised.
New York Times Top StoriesIsrael bombed an Iranian Embassy complex. Is that allowed?
Israel can likely argue that its actions did not violate international law’s protections for diplomatic missions, experts say.
New York Times Top StoriesStephen Breyer: The Supreme Court I Served On Was Made Up of Friends
If justices who disagree so profoundly can do so respectfully, perhaps it is possible for our politically divided country to do the same.
New York Times Top StoriesDisney’s Annual Meeting Will Include a Thrill Ride
A nasty and expensive fight over board seats will come to a climax Wednesday when shareholders vote on Nelson Peltz’s bid for influence.
New York Times Top StoriesDengue Fever Is Surging and We’re Looking the Other Way
Without urgent reforms to how we educate travelers, doctors, nurses and others, we are doomed to miss textbook dengue cases.
New York Times Top StoriesLachlan Cartwright: What I Saw at the National Enquirer During Trump’s Rise
Inside the notorious “catch and kill” campaign that now stands at the heart of the former president’s legal trial.
New York Times Top StoriesBiden and Corporate America? It’s ‘Complicated.’
The president has courted executives with long listening sessions and sustained outreach, but frustrated many with his tax plans and regulations.
New York Times Top StoriesKristen Wiig and Maya Rudolph Just Want You to Like Them
Good friends and “Saturday Night Live” alumnae, the actresses are each headlining an Apple TV+ comedy of wealth and status.
New York Times Top StoriesWhen Latin America Became the Seat of Modernity
A new MoMA exhibition looks at design from six countries, spanning 1940 to 1980. Some beautiful chairs tell the tale.
New York Times Top StoriesHow European Soccer Made Peace With Fasting During Ramadan
In competitions like the Premier League, Muslim pros who once faced pressure to avoid daily fasts during the monthlong holiday now benefit from custom diets and in-game breaks.
New York Times Top Stories‘Modern Love Podcast’: The Second Best Way to Get Divorced, According to Maya Hawke
The “Stranger Things” actor reads an essay about a “nobody-moves-out” breakup and reflects on her own experience growing up with divorced parents.
New York Times Top StoriesA New Look at an Old Favorite for Adventure Seekers: La Paz, Mexico
New hotels and destination-worthy restaurants now compliment the ever-appealing outdoors surrounding La Paz, the capital of Baja California Sur.
New York Times Top StoriesA Person’s Sex Is Not Assigned
The term creates doubt about a biological fact when there shouldn’t be any.
New York Times Top StoriesUgandan Court Upholds Draconian Anti-Gay Law
The law, which includes the death penalty as a punishment in some cases, has been strongly condemned, including by the United States.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Prisoners, Denied a Solar Eclipse Viewing, Sue the State
Six men at an upstate New York prison said that the eclipse has religious significance and that a statewide lockdown order preventing them from watching it violated their rights.
New York Times Top StoriesThe M.T.A. Wants Marathon Runners to Pay Bridge Tolls, Too
The New York City Marathon is being asked to pay roughly $750,000 a year to make up for toll revenue lost while the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge is closed.
New York Times Top StoriesHow a Small City in Upstate N.Y. Is Preparing for the Solar Eclipse
Let the big cities have their eclipse mega-events. In Plattsburgh, N.Y., success looks different for everyone stopping to look up.
New York Times Top StoriesProsecutors Want Judge to Act on Key Claim in Trump Documents Case
The push for a quick decision on one of the former president’s most far-fetched claims is an unusual and risky move in a case Judge Aileen Cannon has allowed to become bogged down.
New York Times Top StoriesTaiwan’s Scenic Tourist Destination Faces Earthquake Risks from Active Faults
The area, known for a famous gorge and aquamarine waters, sits on several active faults.
New York Times Top StoriesJosé Andrés: Let People Eat
You cannot win this war by starving an entire population.
New York Times Top StoriesInside an English Village Scarred by A High-Speed Railway, HS2
When Britain cut back a planned high-speed rail line, some residents on the route were pleased. They’re less delighted with what happened next.
New York Times Top Stories‘The Russian Language Is Everywhere Again’: Exiles Cause Unease in Lithuania
An influx of exiled Russian activists and refugees from Ukraine and Belarus is stirring fears in a country that fought to preserve its language and culture under Soviet occupation.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump and Biden Win Primaries, but Voters Express Their Discontent
Nikki Haley drew a notable slice of Republican voters in four states, while protest votes against the president over his support for Israel continued.