Nearly 10,000 restaurants have set up outdoor seating in New York City. They are struggling to stay alive until indoor dining returns.

Outdoor Dining Is a Hit, but Restaurants Face ‘Apocalyptic’ Times

A smear campaign linked to the Cambodian government went viral on the social media platform, sending an activist Buddhist cleric into exile to protect himself.

Threatened by Facebook Disinformation, a Monk Flees Cambodia

Special purpose acquisition companies, or SPACs, are helping them and other fledgling companies raise money and gain coveted stock listings.

Electric Vehicle Makers Find a Back Door to Wall Street

With performances silenced by the coronavirus, our chief classical music critic has been left wishing for more sound, not less.

For a Music Critic, a Vacation That’s All Too Quiet

The burst of creativity that has swept through town in recent weeks could provide a road map for other cities confronting historical racism.

Black Artists Find Ways to Make Their Voices Heard in Portland

Universities have had mixed messages, competing agendas and a lack of transparency as they consider whether to hold college football in the fall, with billions of dollars at stake.

Doctors Enter College Football’s Politics, but Maybe Just for Show

The president heads into the Republican National Convention after a string of bad news, including the arrest of a former top aide and a damning reminder of Russia’s interference in the last election.

After Another Week of Setbacks, Trump Looks to Change the Story Line

Kingsley Coman’s second-half goal gave the German champions a 1-0 victory over Paris St.-Germain, and their sixth title in European soccer’s top club competition.

Bayern Munich Wins Champions League, a Victory for Tradition and Team

Portland’s new district attorney has refused to prosecute hundreds of low-level offenses tied to recent demonstrations against systemic racism and police brutality.

In Portland, a Prosecutor Must Decide: Which Protesters Should Go to Jail?

He’s a union worker and former Democrat now solidly behind President Trump. She’s a onetime Republican now worried about her sons growing up in the Trump era. Family get-togethers can be difficult.

In Ohio, a Father and Stepdaughter Show the Political Shifts in the Trump Era

In a recent DealBook forum, Times journalists took stock of how much the country’s most powerful companies are backing up statements against systemic racism.

Corporate America Agrees Black Lives Matter. What Comes Next?

The territory’s attorney general wants to know more about Leon Black’s dealings with Jeffrey Epstein, who died while facing sex-trafficking charges.

Virgin Islands Will Subpoena Billionaire Investor in Epstein Case

The stock market hit a record high, unemployment claims rose again, and the office might not be dead after all.

The Week in Business: Steve Bannon Charged With Fraud

The Russell Crowe thriller brought in $4 million domestically — a figure that would normally disappoint but, given the pandemic, is seen as a success.

With ‘Unhinged,’ Hollywood Cautiously Returns to Movie Theaters

Quotation of the Day for Sunday, August 23, 2020.

Quotation of the Day: In a Restaurant City, an Alfresco Bid to Survive

The social media service hid the president’s post about ballot drop boxes, saying it violated Twitter’s election integrity rules.

Twitter Flags Trump Tweet for Dissuading Voting

In Germany, volunteers gathered in an arena for an experiment that could help create safety measures for live events around the world.

To Test Spread of Coronavirus, These Scientists Put on a Concert

The Japanese driver, who also won in 2017, held off Scott Dixon of New Zealand over the final 20 laps to win after a front-row start.

Takuma Sato Wins His Second Indy 500

Markets, bars and restaurants are crowded again. Local virus transmissions are near zero. But some worry that people are letting their guard down too soon.

In China, Where the Pandemic Began, Life Is Starting to Look … Normal

Getting off the M104, a first Halloween in Manhattan and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary.

‘A Woman Waiting to Get On Told Me That My Shoe Was Untied’

For nearly 60 years, she was the Nobel Prize-winning novelist’s companion and inspiration, his sharp-witted foil and his chief of staff.

Mercedes Barcha, Gabriel García Márquez’s Wife and Muse, Dies at 87

The HBO documentary series delves into the toxic group that has been widely described as a “sex cult.” But that only scratches the surface.

Review: ‘The Vow’ Follows Nxivm Down Dark, Damaging Paths

An HBO documentary series delves into the downfall of Nxivm. And Itsaso Arana stars in a languid summer film set in Madrid.

What’s on TV Sunday: ‘The Vow’ and ‘The August Virgin’

Russian officials and scientists dismiss warnings about safety as Western jealousy and sour grapes. But only 24 percent of Russian doctors would take the vaccine, one survey shows.

Russia, Expecting Plaudits for Vaccine, Is Miffed by Its Cool Reception

The vandalism, which harkens back to a period of economic hardship in New York City, comes at a time when the transit agency is facing a staggering financial crisis.

August 23, 2020

Headlines from August 23, 2020

Outdoor Dining Is a Hit, but Restaurants Face ‘Apocalyptic’ Times

Threatened by Facebook Disinformation, a Monk Flees Cambodia

Electric Vehicle Makers Find a Back Door to Wall Street

For a Music Critic, a Vacation That’s All Too Quiet

Black Artists Find Ways to Make Their Voices Heard in Portland

Billboard 200

Folklore

Legends Never Die

Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon

Pray 4 Love

Born Here Live Here Die Here

Historical Context for August 23, 2020