The improbable tale of how a unique instrument went missing in 1982 and ended up in a pawnshop a few miles from where it was lost.

The 40-Year Mystery of Smutty Smiff and the Missing Rockabilly Bass

You can’t gamble online in New York, but you can in New Jersey. For a group of frustrated N.F.L. bettors, that means a 15-minute trek via bicycle that saves them a $16 toll.

At the George Washington Bridge Casino, Your Bets Are a Bike Ride Away

The abrupt reversals have come in response to rising levels of crime, the exodus of officers and political pressures.

A Year After ‘Defund,’ Police Departments Get Their Money Back

Parents are sneaking carbon dioxide monitors into their children’s schools to determine whether the buildings are safe.

The Hot New Back-to-School Accessory? An Air Quality Monitor.

For brands associated with the Bond franchise, the connection is valuable enough to throw do-over parties for the latest film.

Finally Time for ‘No Time to Die’? The Champagne’s Been on Ice.

Legislation aimed at infrastructure and social programs also includes big changes in energy, transportation and disaster preparation. They would amount to the most significant climate action ever taken by the United States.

Major Climate Action at Stake in Fight Over Twin Bills Pending in Congress

Stunned by what she learned about the law during deliberations in the sex assault case, Cheryl Carmel is lobbying for consent to have a clear definition: a positive, unequivocal “yes.”

For One Bill Cosby Juror, the Work Did Not End With the Trial

Rucker Park in Harlem has been a proving ground for amateurs and professionals for generations. “We don’t come there giving you roses,” one player said. “You got to earn it.”

A Street Basketball Mecca Gets a Face-Lift

An enduring traffic jam at the Port of Savannah reveals why the chaos in global shipping is likely to persist.

‘It’s Not Sustainable’: What America’s Port Crisis Looks Like Up Close

A Black superintendent’s email to parents after the killing of George Floyd engulfed a small, predominantly white Maryland community in a yearlong firestorm.

Black Lives Matter, She Wrote. Then ‘Everything Just Imploded.’

Employees are divided over Frances Haugen, a former product manager who testified that the company was putting profit before safety.

After Whistle-Blower Goes Public, Facebook Tries Calming Employees

“No Time to Die” has taken in more than $300 million worldwide. The overall box office remains fragile, however, and the future for films that aren’t part of big-budget franchises is unsure.

James Bond Returns and Theaters See Reason for Hope

Some companies haven’t been raising prices. Instead, they’ve been cutting back customer services and conveniences, but how should that be measured?

There Is Shadow Inflation Taking Place All Around Us

A writer for an alt-weekly called out a Boston Globe editor for his “fealty” to the idea of objectivity in a column that reads as if it were written yesterday.

Two Journalists Started an Argument in Boston in 1979. It’s Not Over Yet.

Facebook faced both an outage and a whistle-blower. Lawmakers reached a compromise on raising the debt ceiling. And the latest number on inflation is coming this week.

The Week in Business: Facebook’s Rough Stretch

The dynamic conductor Xian Zhang opened the symphony’s new season at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center on a balmy night in Newark.

Review: The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra Returns, With Gusto

After beating Deontay Wilder and retaining his heavyweight belt, Tyson Fury can target the winner of the rematch between Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk.

Wilder-Fury Yields Not Another Rematch, but a Path to a Unified Title

When David Robertson joined Tampa Bay’s motley crew of low-cost high-reward options, the former Yankees closer said he was up for “whatever.” He meant it.

Happy to Pitch for the Rays, Team U.S.A. or Westcott Properties

Quotation of the Day for Sunday, October 10, 2021.

Quotation of the Day: New York’s Black Pastors Urge Flock to Embrace Vaccine

In “Concepcion,” Albert Samaha writes about several generations of his family, from their long history in the Philippines to their move to the United States.

A Powerful Story of Coming to America, Finding Promise and Paradox

An invisible voice on the Q, a special delivery in the rain and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary.

‘As the Train Rattled Across the Manhattan Bridge, I Shut My Eyes’

More than a thousand flights were canceled on Sunday and 800 on Saturday. The airline blamed air traffic control and “disruptive weather,” but no other carrier reported problems.

Southwest Airlines’ Widespread Cancellations Disrupt Weekend Travel

Tunisia, birthplace of the pro-democracy uprisings that swept the Arab world, now looks to many like a final confirmation of failed promise.

‘What Have We Done With Democracy?’ A Decade On, Arab Spring Gains Wither

The choreographer Richard Move’s new work, partly inspired by Japanese, Indian and Greek mythology, wends its way across Governors Island.

Review: In ‘Herstory of the Universe,’ Ancient Myths Are Brought to Life

For years, thousands of children in China have been taken and hidden. The practice rose along with the nation’s divorce rate. A new law aims to curb the practice.

October 10, 2021

Headlines from October 10, 2021

The 40-Year Mystery of Smutty Smiff and the Missing Rockabilly Bass

At the George Washington Bridge Casino, Your Bets Are a Bike Ride Away

A Year After ‘Defund,’ Police Departments Get Their Money Back

The Hot New Back-to-School Accessory? An Air Quality Monitor.

Finally Time for ‘No Time to Die’? The Champagne’s Been on Ice.

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