As part of a $600 million renovation project, the Chicago Cubs moved the bullpens from foul territory, where fans could interact, to beneath the bleachers.

Camaraderie of Wrigley Field Bullpens Is Tangled Amid the Ivy

To the dismay of many conservatives, Republicans have had to shift their focus to cutting, not ending, popular benefits of the Affordable Care Act.

A Republican Principle Is Shed in the Fight on Health Care

A spokesman for the agency’s administrator said he would consider replacing the academic scientists with representatives from industries the agency is supposed to regulate.

E.P.A. Dismisses Members of Major Scientific Review Board

As online marketing continues to starve newspapers of revenue, Philadelphia’s newspapers test one way to stay viable and still do good journalism.

Ad Buyers Have a Say in Whether Real News Survives

Gift Ngoepe of the Pittsburgh Pirates has become the first African major league player. His path, meandering and sometimes painful, has never been conventional.

First African to Play in the Major Leagues Is a ‘Pinnacle’ for Baseball

New York City’s Department of Investigation said the jail system’s chief watchdog had listened in on inmate calls with an investigator, people with knowledge of the matter said.

Rikers Tumult Rises: Prison Official Accused of Spying on Investigator

In “Nixon’s White House Wars,” it’s Patrick Buchanan, not Nixon, who emerges as the most intriguing character in the entertaining book.

Patrick Buchanan Reveals Himself to Be the First Trumpist

Smaller arts organizations in disadvantaged neighborhoods hope to end up with a bigger piece of the pie.

Arts Groups on Edge as New York City Re-evaluates Cultural Funding

As Alvin Felzenberg shows in “A Man and His Presidents,” Buckley prided himself on purging the conservative movement of extremists, bigots, kooks, anti-Semites and racists. How does his legacy look now?

William F. Buckley and the Odyssey of Conservatism

In his presidential campaign, Mr. Macron linked the future of France with the success of the European Union, but the bloc still faces several urgent problems.

Emmanuel Macron Embraces E.U. to Put France ‘Back in the Picture’

Coach was once a leader in American retailing, and the deal is the latest in a series of acquisitions aimed at building an accessible luxury group.

Coach’s $2.4 Billion Kate Spade Deal Aims at Weak Middle of Fashion Market

As voters select a new president, many seek to rein in the politically connected conglomerates known as chaebol — but the companies are adept at keeping power.

South Korea’s Powerful Family Business Ties Could Be Tough to Cut

Research on Russian cosmonauts suggests that salt makes you hungry but not thirsty, and may help burn calories.

Why Everything We Know About Salt May Be Wrong

The Sesame detector will use synchrotron light to study materials ranging from exotic semiconductors to viruses.

A Light for Science, and Cooperation, in the Middle East

The Republicans working on a bill to replace much of the Affordable Care Act do not include a woman or the moderates who could determine its fate.

13 Men, and No Women, Are Writing New G.O.P. Health Bill in Senate

Over the weekend, Mr. Buffett urged fellow executives to start worrying about rising health care costs and how they put American businesses at a disadvantage.

Forget Taxes, Warren Buffett Says. The Real Problem Is Health Care.

Plácido Domingo, Renée Fleming and Anna Netrebko were among the stars of a sprawling concert on Sunday that made a case for opera’s importance.

Review: Opera Matters, and the Met Just Threw a Party to Prove It

The American Writers Museum, opening in Chicago on May 16, aims to bring the nation’s collective literary creativity under one cozy roof (cookie smells included).

An Everyman Museum to Celebrate American Writers

The biggest names in the hedge fund world will speak at a conference know for generating headlines. And a court may signal whether Uber can operate freely in Europe.

Hedge Fund Leaders Will Gather, and Uber May Learn Fate in Europe

The Dutch maker of Dulux paint said the latest bid still undervalued the company and would have faced “complex and lengthy regulatory hurdles.”

Akzo Nobel Rejects 3rd Offer From PPG Industries, a U.S. Rival

Here’s a quick look at the specialty streaming services AcornTV, BritBox, MHz Choice and Walter Presents, and the best shows they have on offer.

4 New Ways to Stream Great European TV

This good-natured York Theater Company musical matches a jilted bride and a restaurant worker with big dreams.

Review: He Can Cook, Too, So Why Not ‘Marry Harry’?

‘Ernest Shackleton Loves Me’ raises a trekker from the dead as a heartthrob in this spunky new musical.

Review: Could a Long-Gone Antarctic Explorer Be Mr. Right?

Astronomers have photographed images of the explosion, which created two runaway stars.

Capturing the Aftermath of a Star Collision 1,900 Years Ago

A Manhattan jury found Joel Sanders, the law firm’s former chief financial officer, guilty of scheming to hide the firm’s failing finances. It acquitted Stephen DiCarmine.

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Camaraderie of Wrigley Field Bullpens Is Tangled Amid the Ivy

A Republican Principle Is Shed in the Fight on Health Care

E.P.A. Dismisses Members of Major Scientific Review Board

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First African to Play in the Major Leagues Is a ‘Pinnacle’ for Baseball

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