The company is now opening more than a store a day in China. The secret to success there, according to the coffee seller’s chairman? Mutual trust.

While Other U.S. Companies Flee China, Starbucks Doubles Down

American military officials are concerned that Russia will use the maneuvers as a pretext to increase its presence in Belarus, which borders three NATO allies.

Russia’s Military Drills Near NATO Border Raise Fears of Aggression

Evidence indicates the 2,300-year-old vase, on display for decades, was illegally dug up from an Italian grave and later sold to the Met at auction.

Ancient Vase Seized From Met Museum on Suspicion It Was Looted

Don’t look for politicians in the Public Theater’s second Central Park production this season — or real tears. Be glad for the comedy.

Review: ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ as Light as the Open Air

When oil prices fell, companies scrambled to adjust by cutting jobs and investment. Then they went to work on a far-reaching rethinking of their businesses.

Oil Companies at Last See Path to Profits After Painful Spell

The new novel by the author of “The Leftovers” features a 46-year-old woman hooked on pornography and her college-age son navigating campus gender politics.

In ‘Mrs. Fletcher,’ Tom Perrotta Satirizes the Sex Lives of Mothers and Sons

Three new podcasts offer insights into talking about sex, death and hate.

The Art of the Taboo Podcast Interview

The executive chef at the venerable Hudson Valley resort infused a “dependable” menu with purely regional flavors. The results are delicious.

Mohonk’s Farm-to-Table Rebirth

Dalian Wanda, once one of China’s biggest real estate developers, is trying to reinvent itself as a slimmed-down operator of shopping malls.

Debt-Ridden Chinese Giant Now a Shadow of Its Former Size

Government agents hauled two prominent opposition politicians back to jail from house arrest on Tuesday, raising fears that the crackdown could extend from Venezuela’s legislature to its attorney general’s office.

Jailings Raise Fears of Dictatorship in Venezuela

About 40 years after Jimmy Haakenson disappeared, his family now knows he was the victim of a serial killer, John Wayne Gacy, opening up a new set of haunting questions.

Decades of Questions Get Chilling Answer: He Was John Wayne Gacy’s Victim

This jovially surreal new production by Barrie Kosky, the festival’s first Jewish director in 141 years, unfolds in a Germany that combines the 16th, 19th and 20th centuries.

Review: A New ‘Meistersinger’ in Bayreuth Stars Wagner

The U.S. tax system raises little money relative to other advanced nations, yet distorts saving and investment decisions, encouraging trickery.

The Tax Reform America Needs (and Probably Won’t Get)

The chef has found success by running her small, idiosyncratic restaurant in Freedom, Me., exactly the way she likes.

How Erin French Made a Tiny Maine Town a Dining Destination

Among 21 dances presented by five companies, Gemma Bond’s “Then and Again” was alone in demonstrating freshness and musicality.

Joyce Ballet Festival Spotlights Women, but Only One Dance Stands Out

The moves were a remarkable response to the president’s repeated threats to send health insurance markets into a tailspin.

Republicans in Congress Bypass Trump to Shore Up Health Law

Make a list of which places you want to visit, venture to different neighborhoods and don’t overschedule yourself.

How to Navigate Art Galleries in Any City

The New York Times’s crossword editor discovered his interest in puzzles as a child. Now he counts at least one former president among his fans.

Will Shortz: A Profile of a Lifelong Puzzle Master

Addressing a nagging feeling that the loss of a father when one was 19 is somehow “worse” than the same experience in middle age.

Grief’s 7 Stages Don’t Include Envy and Resentment

The technology company said revenue rose 7 percent in the quarter that ended July 1 as Timothy D. Cook defended the company’s actions in China.

Apple Sales Exceed Expectations as Buyers Wait for New iPhones

A start-up company in Massachusetts says it has found a way to turbocharge alkaline batteries for a safer, cheaper and rechargeable alternative to lithium ion.

A Better, Safer Battery Could Be Coming to a Laptop Near You

Lebanon says the ancient sculpture, which dates from roughly 360 B.C., was looted and should be returned, but the owners say they have good title.

Met Museum Turns Over Another Relic With Disputed Past to Prosecutors

Quotation of the Day for Tuesday, August 1, 2017.

Quotation of the Day: Preparing Young Children for the Automated Economy

Leaving behind immense crowds in Tokyo, the writer and her family make a getaway to Tottori and its unlikely landscape on the west coast of Japan.

Where Sand Dunes and Camels in Japan Evoke the Sahara

The utterly simple kaiser roll, spread with butter, is an unsung hero of the city’s mornings.

August 1, 2017

Headlines from August 1, 2017

While Other U.S. Companies Flee China, Starbucks Doubles Down

Russia’s Military Drills Near NATO Border Raise Fears of Aggression

Ancient Vase Seized From Met Museum on Suspicion It Was Looted

Review: ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ as Light as the Open Air

Oil Companies at Last See Path to Profits After Painful Spell

Billboard 200

4:44

Issa Album

DAMN.

Grateful

÷ (Divide)

Historical Context for August 1, 2017