A new law allows autonomous vehicles in everyday use and provides legal consistency lacking in the United States.

How Germany Hopes to Get the Edge in Driverless Technology

In Katie Kitamura’s fourth novel, a woman adrift takes a job at an international criminal court.

‘Intimacies,’ a Coolly Written Novel About the Arts of Translation and Power

The conflict among chiropractors has become more consequential as the Delta variant of the coronavirus spreads and the rate of new vaccinations slows.

Vocal Anti-Vaccine Chiropractors Split the Profession

Executives at the social network have clashed over CrowdTangle, a Facebook-owned data tool that revealed users’ high engagement levels with right-wing media sources.

Inside Facebook’s Data Wars

For weeks, the northern city of Kunduz has suffered daily street battles. Times journalists were there to document a cat-and-mouse war for control.

Selling Fruit Where the Taliban Stalk the Streets

The “Guardians of the Galaxy” director talks about the Twitter controversy that got him temporarily fired from Marvel, and his crossover to the DC franchise.

James Gunn Nearly Blew Up His Career. Now He’s Back With ‘The Suicide Squad’

The proposal would impose tariffs on some imports from countries with looser environmental rules. It would also mean the end of sales in the European Union of new gas- and diesel-powered cars in just 14 years.

Europe Unveils Plan to Shift From Fossil Fuels, Setting Up Potential Trade Spats

Price gains are up “notably,” Jerome Powell told House lawmakers. That’s because of several temporary factors.

Fed Chair Powell Sees Months of High Inflation, but Then Moderation

The far-reaching plan to reduce the trade bloc’s carbon footprint includes tougher mandates for automakers, steel makers, airlines, energy producers and other industries.

How Europe’s Ambitious New Climate Agenda Will Affect Businesses

New legislation could simplify tech maintenance and make buying a new smartphone or computer the last resort.

Why You Should Care About Your Right to Repair Gadgets

As Covid raged, so did the other epidemic in the U.S.: In 2020, the country experienced the largest recorded single-year increase in overdose deaths.

‘It’s Huge, It’s Historic, It’s Unheard-of’: Drug Overdose Deaths Spike

Data from overseas, particularly Britain, suggest the spread of the virus will set vaccinated and unvaccinated communities on very different paths.

Delta Variant Widens Gulf Between ‘Two Americas’: Vaccinated and Unvaccinated

The musician and artist, currently undergoing cancer treatment, unveils a music-theater work about dreams, reincarnation and humanity’s struggle.

Ryuichi Sakamoto on Life, Nature and ‘Time’

“We’re going to get a lot done,” President Biden said, as Senate Democrats began drafting the details on a social and environmental bill that could yield transformative change.

Democrats Roll Out $3.5 Trillion Budget to Fulfill Biden’s Broad Agenda

In a once unimagined accomplishment, electrodes implanted in the man’s brain transmit signals to a computer that displays his words.

Tapping Into the Brain to Help a Paralyzed Man Speak

Jujamcyn Theaters, which operates five theaters on Broadway, had been accused by federal prosecutors in Manhattan of violating the Americans With Disabilities Act.

Broadway, Awaiting Crowds’ Return, Will Get More Wheelchair Access

Ever wonder what happened to the artist’s 85-foot stairwell, sold at auction? It’s at the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver — sliced and diced and on loan from a collector.

Reconnecting With Keith Haring’s Grace House Mural (in 13 Pieces)

The Sackler family is poised to evade litigation stemming from its role in the opioid crisis. Here’s how it happened.

How Did the Sacklers Pull This Off?

Quotation of the Day for Wednesday, July 14, 2021.

Quotation of the Day: Humble but Vital, New Mexico’s Fabled Canals Are Running Dry

Gov. Gavin Newsom and fellow Democrats responded to strong lobbying from small nonprofit theaters to support their reopening.

California Theaters, Facing a Shaky Future, to Get $50 Million in Aid

Banks continued to release funds they had set aside last year in preparation for hefty loan losses that never materialized.

Bank of America reports a big profit, and Citi and Wells Fargo beat expectations.

In an unusual joint venture, the two acclaimed documentary plays will alternate performances at the Lyceum Theater this fall.

‘Dana H.’ and ‘Is This a Room’ Will Share Broadway Stage

Increasingly, companies are promising to help you build a routine that is closer to being waste-free.

The Beauty Brands Cutting Down on Packaging

Arbery’s “Corsicana” was added to the theater’s slate for next summer, along with four plays previously announced for 2021.

New Playwrights Horizons Season Includes Will Arbery World Premiere

The donation will finance renovations and a new learning center at the Smithsonian museum on the National Mall.

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Headlines from July 14, 2021

How Germany Hopes to Get the Edge in Driverless Technology

‘Intimacies,’ a Coolly Written Novel About the Arts of Translation and Power

Vocal Anti-Vaccine Chiropractors Split the Profession

Inside Facebook’s Data Wars

Selling Fruit Where the Taliban Stalk the Streets

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