As some tech sectors show signs of slowing, cloud services have created remarkable demand for highly educated engineers and mathematicians. And they are being compensated very well.

Tech Companies, New and Old, Clamor to Entice Cloud Computing Experts

As conflict rages elsewhere in Libya, a precarious order holds in the capital, as heavily armed militias and politicians, nominally allied, vie for control.

Tripoli, a Tense and Listless City With Gunmen and a Well-Stocked Hugo Boss Outlet

As heroin use soars, people are routinely being found unconscious in public places like the bathrooms of fast-food restaurants, libraries and churches.

Heroin Epidemic Increasingly Seeps Into Public View

Companies are employing their own custom-made images on social media; one even encoded an entire news release.

Picture This: Marketers Let Emojis Do the Talking

A number of start-ups are developing a new generation of pattern recognition software that is slowly and steadily advancing artificial intelligence.

Taking Baby Steps Toward Software That Reasons Like Humans

Republicans hoping to halt Donald J. Trump’s march to the nomination emerged from the weekend newly emboldened by his uneven electoral performance and by some signs that he may be peaking with voters.

Money Pours In as Move to Stop Donald Trump Expands

As executive director of Talent Market, Claire Kittle Dixon uses her vast connections to fill posts for prominent and obscure conservative organizations.

The Right Wing’s Casting Agency, and Its Agent

This Danai Gurira drama set during Liberian civil war focuses on the choices and survival skills of several women brutalized by a rebel officer.

Review: In ‘Eclipsed,’ a Captive Lupita Nyong’o Is Captivating

With tourism, construction, wages and employment all up, Mayor Bill de Blasio appears to have won over many economic leaders who feared his “tale of two cities” speeches.

De Blasio’s New York Feels Effects of Recovery to Relief of Business Leaders

Jim Harrison’s obsessions include rural roughneck mores, the writing life and male lust.

‘The Ancient Minstrel,’ by Jim Harrison

The realization is adding momentum to efforts to convert some of the platforms into artificial reefs once they are decommissioned.

Marine Life Thrives in Unlikely Place: Offshore Oil Rigs

Galleries have always provided scholarly support for museums exhibiting their artists’ work. Now they’re expected to provide money, too.

Art Galleries Face Pressure to Fund Museum Shows

Mr. Trump’s harsh language against Mexican immigrants has compelled legal residents to seek citizenship in time to vote against him in November.

More Latinos Seek Citizenship to Vote Against Trump

The hip-hop musician is becoming a force in the food world.

Questlove’s Latest Quest: Bringing Chefs Together

In his biggest gamble as Florida House speaker, Marco Rubio tried to end residential property taxes, displaying tactical weaknesses but a disregard for entrenched systems.

Marco Rubio’s Campaign Echoes ’07 Tax Revolt: A Big Plan With Little Payoff

The strikes hit a camp where officials said fighters with the Shabab militant group were preparing an attack against American troops and their allies.

U.S. Strikes in Somalia Kill 150 Shabab Fighters

Violent opposition from small groups of rebels reflects broader anger brewing against President Daniel Ortega as he has consolidated his power.

Ortega vs. the Contras: Nicaragua Endures an ’80s Revival

The health benefits of skipping meals are growing more apparent, though critics argue that the idea is still impractical for most people.

Fasting Diets Are Gaining Acceptance

The trial is the latest prominent legal battle highlighting the somewhat murky line between the right to privacy and the right to free speech.

Hulk Hogan Takes Stand in His Sex-Tape Lawsuit Against Gawker

Jane Mendelsohn, who wrote “I Was Amelia Earhart,” returns with an overstuffed melodrama.

Review: ‘Burning Down the House,’ a Novel Wallowing in Money and Misery

Sharapova, who has battled injuries in recent years, said that at the Australian Open, she tested positive for the drug meldonium, which aids oxygen flow.

Maria Sharapova Admits Taking Meldonium, Drug Newly Banned by Tennis

Policies usually don’t include coverage for calling off a trip even if the traveler is at heightened risk from a disease outbreak like the Zika virus.

Zika Risk? Probably Not Covered by Your Travel Policy

In an attack reminiscent of another era, Mr. Trump has chastised Japan as a country where “we are getting absolutely crushed on trade.”

Donald Trump Laces Into Japan With a Trade Tirade From the ’80s

A criminal case against Bill Cosby is on hold pending a review by a higher court. He’s also embroiled in five civil suits.

The Cosby Case: Where Things Stand

A crowd estimated at almost a half-million roared to amped-up electronic dance music at the José Martí Anti-Imperialist Platform in Havana.

Diplo and Major Lazer Bring Their Brand of Music to Cuba

Adrian Hardiman was an Irish judge who served as a Judge of the Supreme Court from 2000 to 2016.

Adrian Hardiman, Irish lawyer and judge (born 1951)

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Lieutenant-Colonel Leonard Berney was a British soldier who was one of the first British officers at the liberation of Bergen-Belsen. He also testified in the Belsen trial.

March 7, 2016

Headlines from March 7, 2016

Tech Companies, New and Old, Clamor to Entice Cloud Computing Experts

Tripoli, a Tense and Listless City With Gunmen and a Well-Stocked Hugo Boss Outlet

Heroin Epidemic Increasingly Seeps Into Public View

Picture This: Marketers Let Emojis Do the Talking

Taking Baby Steps Toward Software That Reasons Like Humans

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