Much of the growth in Romania is the product of a consumer bonanza, and economists worry that the good times cannot last given a lack of investment.

Europe’s Fastest-Growing Economy Could Be Headed for Trouble

“Don’t think that you’re staring at some girl who has it all,” Stephanie Mack tells personal-shopping clients. “Let me tell you what happened to me.”

A Madoff Gets a Makeover, by Giving Them

A leadership shuffle in the Communist Party could hint at its commitment to an economic overhaul, but Xi Jinping’s growing power may hinder that effort.

China’s Reform Hopefuls Watch for Names. Only One May Matter.

She’s always been outspoken, honest and unfiltered. But now the singer is taking more control of her sound, with a new album, “Meaning of Life.”

Kelly Clarkson Is Nobody’s Puppet

For more than a century, the huddle has been one of the most defining fixtures of American football. But in today’s N.F.L., it’s slowly disappearing.

Ready, Set, Gone! The N.F.L.’s Disappearing Huddle

Tech has fought online ad regulations, but three senators will introduce a bipartisan bill to force the industry to disclose who buys political ads.

Senators Demand Online Ad Disclosures as Tech Lobby Mobilizes

Mr. Haynes’s lovely adaptation of Brian Selznick’s book centers on a girl in the 1920s and a boy in the ’70s whose lives are mysteriously connected.

Review: ‘Wonderstruck,’ Todd Haynes’s Imitations of Life

Cataracts usually afflict the old, but doctors in Africa have been shocked to find them in Ebola survivors as young as 5.

Ebola’s Legacy: Children With Cataracts

A trip to Italy with a dead smartphone resulted in some predictable withdrawal pains, but also provided welcome respite from the clutter of information.

My Smartphone Died, and I Didn’t Miss It. Well, Maybe a Little.

George W. Bush and Barack Obama emerged from political seclusion and denounced the politics of division, sending a message to their successor in the White House.

Without Saying ‘Trump,’ Bush and Obama Deliver Implicit Rebukes

Card debt has soared to record levels, generating big profits for banks but leaving some people with unmanageable payments.

A Boom in Credit Cards: Great News for Banks, Less So Consumers

The ride-hailing company is exploring a 2018 initial public offering, as it added fresh capital to its coffers from investors including a venture arm spun out of Google.

Lyft Is Said to Explore I.P.O. as It Raises $1 Billion Led by Alphabet

The online retailer is moving in. Booksellers are nervous. But disrupting Australians’ reading habits might not be so easy to do.

Australia’s Amazon Book Battle

This week’s dispute over President Trump’s phone call to the widow of a soldier killed in Niger hit too close to home for the White House chief of staff.

Kelly Delivers Fervent Defense of Trump Call to Soldier’s Widow

Meet Lulu, the black Labrador and free spirit who bucked expectations and flunked out of the C.I.A.’s explosive detection “puppy class.”

Bomb School Wasn’t for Lulu, but the C.I.A. Wishes Her the Best

After Justin Trudeau and Emmanuel Macron, a new political style strategist emerges in Mr. Kurz, a 31-year-old soon to be Austria’s chancellor.

How to Dress to Win an Election: The Sebastian Kurz Primer

Nine letters from Barack Obama to his college girlfriend, Alexandra McNear, will be available to the public at Emory’s Stuart A. Rose library.

Obama Letters From 1980s Are Obtained by Emory University

I’ve covered genocide in Sudan and children being blown apart in Iraq. I’ve been dispatched to earthquakes, hurricanes and famines. But Rajuma’s story stopped me.

My Interview With a Rohingya Refugee: What Do You Say to a Woman Whose Baby Was Thrown Into a Fire?

History shows that the central bank needs to maintain broad political and public support, or risk having its autonomy curbed by Congress and the president.

The Fed Claims to Be Independent. That’s Mostly a Myth.

Injury problems and issues with teammates hurt her confidence, but she worked to turn around the negative experiences.

A Difficult Season Makes Caroline Garcia Stronger

Sunday marks her last back-page interview for The Magazine’s “Talk” column. This time, she’s the one doing the introspection.

For Ana Marie Cox, Goodbyes Can Be Awkward

Pyotr Pavlensky was pictured on social media standing in front of flames at a Banque de France building on the Place de la Bastille.

Russian Artist Is Charged Over Fire at Central Bank Building in Paris

Glamping — so-called glamour camping — has come to the Rockaways. It’s a little expensive, but there are s’mores. And bathrooms.

A City Campsite, Amenities Included

The Upright Citizens Brigade will be leaving its famed space in Chelsea and moving to a location on West 42nd Street by early December.

Upright Citizens Brigade to Leave Chelsea Theater and Move Uptown

Ms. Handler said she is quitting the series, “Chelsea,” to work on a new Netflix documentary project, in which she’ll talk to “people of different ethnicities, religions and political philosophies.”

Chelsea Handler, Ending Netflix Show, Says She Will Focus on Political Activism

Umberto Lenzi was an Italian film director, screenwriter, and novelist.

October 19, 2017

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Europe’s Fastest-Growing Economy Could Be Headed for Trouble

A Madoff Gets a Makeover, by Giving Them

China’s Reform Hopefuls Watch for Names. Only One May Matter.

Kelly Clarkson Is Nobody’s Puppet

Ready, Set, Gone! The N.F.L.’s Disappearing Huddle

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