The man who was almost New York’s mayor talks about the current campaign, selling tweets and why he feels bad for the media.

Anthony Weiner’s Not Coming Back. But He Has Nowhere to Go.

The entertainment of the playoffs has been coupled with a pressing message from players that fans have disrespected them for too long.

N.B.A. Fans Wanted a Show. They’re Also Getting a Reckoning.

Ms. Garcia, a former sanitation commissioner, was regarded as New York City’s problem solver. Now she faces her own challenge: persuading voters to elect a newcomer to politics.

Kathryn Garcia Doesn’t Want to Be Anyone’s No. 2

The U.S. has fallen way behind Europe partly because of an old shipping law and opposition from homeowners and fishing groups.

Offshore Wind Farms Show What Biden’s Climate Plan Is Up Against

Since Facebook and Twitter banned him, Donald J. Trump, the former president, has posted statements online far less often. But some of his statements have traveled just as far and wide on social networks.

What Happened When Trump Was Banned on Social Media

The mayor’s office has asked the producer Clive Davis to sign up musical stars for an event on the Great Lawn in August.

New York City Plans a Central Park Mega-Concert to Celebrate Reopening

The American company sees big potential in the country’s nascent e-commerce market. Both sides view a troubled grocery store chain as the key to success.

Why Amazon Is Confronting the Richest Man in India

Experts call it a circus. Polls say it will hurt the G.O.P. in 2022. But Republicans are on board in Arizona and elsewhere, despite warnings of lasting damage to the political system.

In Arizona 2020 Election Review, Risks for Republicans, and Democracy

The tech giant, which is facing similar scrutiny in the U.S., also said it would make changes to increase transparency of its online ad systems.

Google to Pay $270 Million to Settle Antitrust Charges in France

Mr. Bezos and his brother, Mark, will be on board when his rocket company launches its first human spaceflight next month, shortly after he steps down as chief executive of Amazon.

Jeff Bezos Will Fly Aboard Blue Origin’s First Human Trip to Space

This Starz series about four women “walking into real adulthood,” as the creator described it, is broadly appealing but unmistakably based in Black women’s perspectives.

‘Run the World’ Is an Ode to ‘Enviable Friendships’ and Black Harlem

The federal government often gives less help to Black disaster survivors than their white neighbors. That’s a challenge for President Biden, who has vowed to fight both inequality and climate change.

Why Does Disaster Aid Often Favor White People?

Aducanumab, or Aduhelm, is the first new Alzheimer’s treatment in 18 years and the first to attack the disease process. But some experts say there’s not enough evidence it can address cognitive symptoms.

F.D.A. Approves Alzheimer’s Drug Despite Fierce Debate Over Whether It Works

In “The Plague Year,” Lawrence Wright tells the story of the pandemic that upended all of our lives — both the failures to combat it, and the science that saved us.

The Year We Battled Covid, Revisited

Gov. Philip D. Murphy said that he would shut down Edna Mahan, New Jersey’s only women’s prison, because of a “long history of abusive incidents.”

Women’s Prison Plagued by Sexual Violence Will Close, Governor Says

Efforts to force Palestinians from Sheikh Jarrah set the stage for the recent Gaza war. A similar dynamic looms in a nearby district.

A House Divided: A Palestinian, a Settler and the Struggle for East Jerusalem

For many Americans, juicy, scarlet watermelon is a must for Juneteenth. The heirloom varieties are a sacred summer fruit.

Summer’s Greatest Prize: Watermelons, With Seeds, Please

When The Times staged a musical number for its live event series, the performance served as a sneak preview of a theater world preparing for takeoff.

In Australia, a Peek at Broadway’s Comeback

“Paradise Square,” a comeback bid by a scandal-scarred producer, is the first previously unscheduled musical to announce its Broadway opening since the pandemic began.

New Musical About 19th-Century New York Plans Broadway Run

Twelve years after a powerful earthquake devastated L’Aquila, in central Italy, the building’s inauguration is a sign of recovery. But there is still work to do.

A New Contemporary Art Museum Aims to Heal a City’s Wounds

The microscopic animals were frozen when woolly mammoths still roamed the planet, but were restored as though no time had passed.

This Tiny Creature Survived 24,000 Years Frozen in Siberian Permafrost

“Springsteen on Broadway” opens on June 26 at the St. James Theater; audience members will be required to show proof of full Covid-19 vaccination to enter.

Bruce Springsteen Will Return to Broadway in June

Quotation of the Day for Monday, June 7, 2021.

Quotation of the Day: People Who Make New York Summer Happen

Mike Krzyzewski of Duke announced his retirement shortly after his Tobacco Road nemesis, Roy Williams, announced his, as the N.C.A.A prepares to grant athletes greater agency.

Coach K’s Retirement and the End of the College ‘Supercoach’

A new grilling kit from Hudson Valley Fisheries is suitable for Father’s Day.

June 7, 2021

Headlines from June 7, 2021

Anthony Weiner’s Not Coming Back. But He Has Nowhere to Go.

N.B.A. Fans Wanted a Show. They’re Also Getting a Reckoning.

Kathryn Garcia Doesn’t Want to Be Anyone’s No. 2

Offshore Wind Farms Show What Biden’s Climate Plan Is Up Against

What Happened When Trump Was Banned on Social Media

Billboard 200

Sour

The Off-Season

Scaled And Icy

Dangerous: The Double Album

A Gangsta's Pain

Historical Context for June 7, 2021