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The War on High School Theater
The current politically-driven suppression of theater productions in high schools has a grim historical precedent.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesFears Over Iran Buoy Netanyahu at Home. For Now.
Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, lost considerable support after the Hamas-led Oct. 7 attacks on Israel. Tensions with Iran have helped him claw some of it back.
New York Times Top StoriesColumbia Students Who Were Arrested Face Uncertain Consequences
Students who occupied a tent encampment to protest the war in Gaza say they may not be allowed to complete the semester. That did not dampen their commitment.
New York Times Top StoriesHouse Set to Vote on Foreign Aid Bills for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan
After clearing a critical hurdle on Friday, the pieces of the $95 billion package were expected to pass in a series of votes, putting the legislation on track for enactment after a tortured journey through Congress.
New York Times Top StoriesInside Novo Nordisk, the Company Behind Ozempic and Wegovy
Novo Nordisk’s factories work nonstop turning out Ozempic and Wegovy, its blockbuster weight-loss drugs, but the Danish company has far bigger ambitions.
New York Times Top StoriesLawsuit Puts Fresh Focus on Eric Hovde’s Comments About Older Voters
Pressed on his claims of 2020 election irregularities, the Republican candidate for Senate in Wisconsin has questioned the mental capacity of nursing home residents to vote.
New York Times Top StoriesCould the Union Victory at VW Set Off a Wave?
Some experts say the outcome at a plant in Chattanooga, Tenn., may be organized labor’s most significant advance in decades. But the road could get rockier.
New York Times Top StoriesTakeaways From Our Chinese Swimming Investigation
A doping case involving Olympic swimmers has left unanswered questions and raised new concerns about the actions of a global antidoping regulator.
New York Times Top StoriesArchie Moore, Australian Artist, Wins Top Prize at Venice Biennale
Moore, an Indigenous Australian artist, won the Golden Lion for “kith and kin,” which draws on what he says is 65,000 years of family history.
New York Times Top StoriesSeemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
Stories that begin full of hope — then take a turn.
New York Times Top StoriesMost Major Crimes Are Down. Why Are Assaults Up?
Homicides, rapes and shootings in New York City have decreased, but the number of assaults has remained stubbornly high.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Most Important Thing I Teach My Students Isn’t on the Syllabus
Humility can be a bulwark against arrogance, absolutism, purity and zeal, and an antidote in our age of grievance.
New York Times Top StoriesMelania’s Trials
The former first lady is swept back into the Stormy cyclone.
New York Times Top StoriesMike Pence: Donald Trump Has Betrayed the Pro-Life Movement
Here’s how America should build on the end of Roe v. Wade
New York Times Top StoriesThe U.S. Divisions Caused by the Israel-Palestine and Ukraine-Russia Conflicts
Both parties experience echoes of decades past.
New York Times Top StoriesAddiction Risk Scores Won’t Solve the Opioid Crisis
A number of new tech companies want to solve the opioid crisis with algorithms. It’s a flawed and potentially harmful proposition.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s Re-Election Would Be Disastrous for the Climate
The return of Trump to the White House would be disastrous for the planet.
New York Times Top StoriesBedtime Stories for Grown-Ups
For those past the age of a parental tuck-in, audiobooks might provide a soothing analogue.
New York Times Top StoriesMyanmar’s Rebels See Possibility of Victory
Rebel fighters have handed Myanmar’s army defeat after defeat, for the first time raising the possibility that the military junta could be at risk of collapse.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy the War in Myanmar Matters
A devastating, yearslong civil war is heating up, but it still hasn’t attracted broad international notice.
New York Times Top StoriesHouse Set to Vote on Foreign Aid Bills for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan
After clearing a critical hurdle on Friday, the pieces of the $95 billion package was expected to pass in a series of votes, putting the legislation on track for enactment after a tortured journey through Congress.
New York Times Top StoriesHow R.F.K. Jr. Got on the Michigan Ballot, With Only Two Votes
The independent candidate persuaded a tiny party to give him its line on the ballot in a key 2024 battleground state, sparing him a costly, arduous organizing effort.
New York Times Top StoriesG.O.P. Intensifies Scrutiny of Voting: ‘We’re Keeping a Close Eye on You’
The Trump campaign and the Republican Party plan to dispatch over 100,000 volunteers and lawyers to monitor elections in battleground states — and work in concert with conservative activists.
New York Times Top StoriesYou Finished I.V.F. Can You Donate Embryos and Get a Tax Deduction?
Some people may consider donating embryos to researchers in light of Alabama’s I.V.F. ruling and in advance of other state actions. Would it be considered a charitable gift?
New York Times Top StoriesBucking Trump, Anti-Abortion Movement Shows Deep Roots in Arizona
Even as abortion rights ballot issues have had some striking successes, anti-abortion forces have stood firm in state legislatures like Arizona’s where they have deep convictions and positions of power.
New York Times Top StoriesAmericans’ New TV Habit: Subscribe. Watch. Cancel. Repeat.
Many more people are jumping from one streaming subscription to another, a behavior that could have big implications for the entertainment industry.
New York Times Top Stories‘Aging in Place, or Stuck in Place?’
Homeownership is not the boon to older Americans that it once was.
New York Times Top Stories‘Under the Bridge’ With Riley Keough and Lily Gladstone
In a joint interview, the actors discuss “Under the Bridge,” their new true-crime series based on a teenager’s brutal killing in British Columbia.
New York Times Top StoriesJudith Hill Sang With Pop Royalty. Now She Is Composing Her Own Story.
The singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist was close to Michael Jackson and Prince. After their deaths, her world crumbled and she had to rebuild on her own.
New York Times Top StoriesLasers, Inflatable Dancers and the Fight to Fend Off Avian Flu
Some poultry growers are turning to innovative tactics to protect their flocks, deploying deterrents like drones, air horns, balloons and decoy predators.