The Interior Department is moving to lease parcels in the deep Pacific waters for development, which could help the state meet its clean-energy goals.

Something New May Be Rising Off California Coast: Wind Farms

Conservative political apps deliver curated partisan messages, free from the strictures and content guidelines imposed by Silicon Valley giants.

Republicans Find a Facebook Workaround: Their Own Apps

Behind the scenes with the men who make America’s favorite “ladies” into drama queens.

The Sound of ‘Housewives’ Everywhere

By framing expansion as a pragmatic business move, Ms. Abrams, the Democratic candidate for governor, is hoping to siphon some traditionally Republican rural votes.

Stacey Abrams Hopes Medicaid Expansion Can Be a Winning Issue in Rural Georgia

The most criticized and doubted 108-win team in baseball history has gotten it together ahead of the World Series, which begins on Tuesday.

Tuning Out Critics, the Red Sox Sing Their Own Praises

The kingdom silences dissent online by sending operatives to swarm critics. It also recruited a Twitter employee suspected of spying on users, interviews show.

Saudis’ Image Makers: A Troll Army and a Twitter Insider

As doubts swirled about the Saudi account that the dissident journalist was strangled during a fight, an explanation emerged about the presence of a doctor of forensic medicine at the killing.

Saudi Explanation of Jamal Khashoggi’s Killing Fails to Squelch Skepticism

Party leaders worry that candidates for governor and Senate are in trouble in Michigan, Illinois, Minnesota, Pennsylvania and possibly Wisconsin, and that difficulties could spill into House races.

G.O.P. Candidates Struggling in Key Battlegrounds, With House at Stake

Milwaukee took a big early lead in front of a raucous home crowd, which will root Saturday for the Brewers to advance to the World Series for the first time since 1982.

Brewers Come Alive at the Plate, Forcing the Dodgers to Game 7

The roof belongs to all the shareholders, but there are limits to how you can use a common area.

If My Co-Op Neighbor Has Basil on Our Common Roof, Then I Want Some 

Under all that colorful chintz there were some serious dust bunnies, but also a lot of laughs.

Remembering the Marvelous, Maddening Mario Buatta

50 years ago, the queen of Camelot wed a Greek tycoon. The Times had an inside source at a ceremony that was off limits to the press. But that wasn’t our only scoop.

When Jackie Married Ari: How We Reported the Wedding of the Decade

Braun’s career hit rock bottom in 2013, and at 34, he is no longer the superstar. But Milwaukee has been forgiving, and the longtime favorite has found his hitting stroke.

Brewers’ Ryan Braun Still Holds a Special Place in Milwaukee’s Heart

“They have to be good at the same time. Being bad at the same time doesn’t help,” Jeff Van Gundy, the former Knicks coach, said before the Nets won a thriller between the New York teams on Friday.

What Will It Take for the Knicks and Nets to Have a Real Rivalry?

Quotation of the Day for Saturday, October 20, 2018.

Quotation of the Day: $2.5 Billion in Storm Losses, but Don’t Ask Georgia Farmers About Climate Change

Books on Saudi Arabian history and politics shed light on the Saud family’s reign.

Saudi Journalist Jamal Khashoggi Was Killed While in Exile. These Books Explain the Country He Left.

When you’ve sunk this low, there’s nowhere to go but sideways.

Donald Trump’s Perverse Advantage

We need to normalize female politicians, not act as though they’re unicorns. And if someone says “pink wave” again, I’m going to dry heave.

Down With the Year of the Woman

Gary Newman, a co-chief executive of the Fox Television Group, had been expected to stay in charge, but wanted to leave in the spring. So the network acted now.

Fox Network Is Replacing Chief With Charlie Collier of AMC

Moody’s downgrade followed the government’s decision to accept higher budget deficits, a move that prompted a sell-off in Italian 10-year bonds.

Italy’s Debt Rating Is Cut to One Level Above Junk

Prosecutors said Elin Ersson had violated the Swedish aviation act by remaining standing on takeoff. But she vowed to continue her campaign.

Sweden Indicts Woman Who Tried to Block Afghan Man’s Deportation on Flight

This may sound like a radical extension of our mandate. But sometimes civic engagement is the best medicine. 

Doctors Should Tell Their Patients to Vote 

The Line DC, in a repurposed 110-year-old church, has all-day cafes, happening bars and even its own radio station. 

Hotel Review: In Washington, a Design-Driven Newcomer Spices Things Up

Members of the House of Saud are increasingly alarmed by the kingdom’s crown prince but can do little about it.

Uproar Over Dissident Rattles Saudi Royal Family

The president’s response sets up a clash with Congress, where Republicans and Democrats both tarred the Saudi explanation as lacking credibility.

In Break With U.S. Intelligence, Trump Says Saudi Explanation of Journalist’s Death Is Credible

Willem "Wim" Kok was a Dutch politician and trade union leader who served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 22 August 1994 until 22 July 2002. He was a member of the Labour Party (PvdA).

October 20, 2018

Headlines from October 20, 2018

Something New May Be Rising Off California Coast: Wind Farms

Republicans Find a Facebook Workaround: Their Own Apps

The Sound of ‘Housewives’ Everywhere

Stacey Abrams Hopes Medicaid Expansion Can Be a Winning Issue in Rural Georgia

Tuning Out Critics, the Red Sox Sing Their Own Praises

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A Star Is Born (Soundtrack)

Trench

Tha Carter V

Drip Harder

Desperate Man

Notable Deaths

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