Since the start of the year, well-known men from diverse fields have been accused of sexual abuse and placed under investigation.

Powerful Men Fall, One After Another, in France’s Delayed #MeToo

The fund, which could provide payments to hundreds of thousands of people excluded from other pandemic relief, ignited a battle among state lawmakers before it was approved this week.

$2.1 Billion for Undocumented Workers Signals New York’s Progressive Shift

While many Americans were stockpiling toilet paper and Clorox, the rich bought houses, sparking a gold rush in the decorating trades.

Curtains Up for the One Percent

As China grows stronger and bolder, some experts want to end Washington’s decades-long policy of “strategic ambiguity.”

Biden Backs Taiwan, but Some Call for a Clearer Warning to China

Alarmed and outraged by a surge in racist violence, citizens band together to make city streets safer.

To Combat Anti-Asian Attacks, New Yorkers Join Neighborhood Watch Patrols

Hundreds of sellers are offering false and stolen vaccine cards, as businesses and states weigh proof of vaccinations for getting people back to work and play.

Online Scammers Have a New Offer for You: Vaccine Cards

Some big employers are giving up square footage as they juggle remote work. That could devastate building owners and cities.

After Pandemic, Shrinking Need for Office Space Could Crush Landlords

Owners across the country report a shortage in help, as rebounding business forces them to compete for a shrunken pool of applicants.

As Diners Return, Restaurants Face a New Hurdle: Finding Workers

The island is going to great lengths to keep water flowing to its all-important semiconductor industry, including shutting off irrigation to legions of rice growers.

Drought in Taiwan Pits Chip Makers Against Farmers

Inspired by the new Netflix documentary series, a writer takes a journey through his own closet as a means of processing grief.

‘Worn Stories’ Treats Clothing as the Fabric of Memory. I Can Relate.

A hastily formed crowdsourcing operation to contain the insects in Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia could help manage climate-related disasters everywhere.

As Locusts Swarmed East Africa, This Tech Helped Squash Them

Are you a person, place or thing? We have good news.

A Guide to Neopronouns

The indication of a potential cooperation deal came as investigators were also examining a trip by Mr. Gaetz to the Bahamas and whether he discussed running a so-called ghost candidate in a local race.

Indicted Matt Gaetz Associate Is Expected to Plead Guilty, Lawyers Say

On the first day nightclubs, movie theaters and other arts organizations hurt by the pandemic could apply for $16 billion in federal aid, the system malfunctioned. No applications got through.

Cultural Venues’ Quest for Billions in Federal Aid Is Halted by Glitch

At MoMA PS1 and Salon 94, the French-American artist gets long overdue attention for her boundary-defying architecture and public sculptures.

Niki de Saint Phalle: Nothing More Shocking Than Joy

With legislation in Congress stalled by Republican opposition, the president ordered a crackdown on “ghost guns” and said the epidemic of shootings was “an international embarrassment.”

Biden Takes Initial Steps to Address Gun Violence

A pulmonologist told jurors that Derek Chauvin pressed 86.9 pounds onto the neck of George Floyd, who tried to push himself off the pavement with his fingertips.

Expert Witness Pinpoints Floyd’s Final Breath and Dismisses Talk of Overdose

After an earthquake and a tsunami hit Japan in 2011, Hiroko Masuike, a Times photographer, spent a decade documenting the attempts by 15 people to rebuild their community.

A Destroyed Village and 10 Years of Hope

Our critics and writers have selected noteworthy cultural events to experience virtually and in person in New York City.

5 Things to Do This Weekend

A guide to median real estate taxes in all 50 states and Washington D.C.

Where Are Real Estate Taxes Lowest (and Highest)?

Quotation of the Day for Thursday, April 8, 2021.

Quotation of the Day: A Particle’s Tiny Wobble Could Upend the Known Laws of Physics

Will starting injections in your 20s and 30s make you look older? Preventive Botox explained.

How Barely-There Botox Became the Norm

A total of 741,000 workers filed first-time claims for state jobless benefits last week, an increase of 18,000, the Labor Department said.

New State Unemployment Claims Rose Again Last Week

Patrick Radden Keefe has investigated human smuggling, government espionage and the Northern Ireland conflict. With “Empire of Pain,” he takes on the Sackler family and the opioid crisis.

For Him, the Delight Is in the Digging

Some countries are lagging behind in vaccinations, and policymakers warned that no economy is secure until the world is safe from coronavirus variants.

April 8, 2021

Headlines from April 8, 2021

Powerful Men Fall, One After Another, in France’s Delayed #MeToo

$2.1 Billion for Undocumented Workers Signals New York’s Progressive Shift

Curtains Up for the One Percent

Biden Backs Taiwan, but Some Call for a Clearer Warning to China

To Combat Anti-Asian Attacks, New Yorkers Join Neighborhood Watch Patrols

Billboard 200

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Justice

Clouds (The Mixtape)

My Savior

Dangerous: The Double Album

Historical Context for April 8, 2021