The company, which went public earlier this year, has lessons for other internet outfits aiming to attract younger users even as its own audience gets older.

Roblox, the Gaming Site, Wants to Grow Up Without Sacrificing Child Safety

Designing a show at the Jewish Museum in New York has illuminated corners of hidden history in her life, the architect says. “Edmund dug into his past. I didn’t. I couldn’t bear it.”

Elizabeth Diller Is Retelling Edmund de Waal’s Story — and Her Own

As the senator thwarts Democrats’ major push to reduce warming, new data shows West Virginia is more exposed to worsening floods than anywhere else in the country.

As Manchin Blocks Climate Plan, His State Can’t Hold Back Floods

A high-flying German media giant is ahead on digital media but seems stuck in the past when it comes to the workplace and deal-making.

At Axel Springer, Politico’s New Owner, Allegations of Sex, Lies and a Secret Payment

The Sky battled back from a second-half deficit to beat the Mercury in a thriller. They were unlikely champions after a .500 record during the regular season.

Chicago Sky Beat Phoenix Mercury for First W.N.B.A. Championship

Incursions into Taiwan’s air zone, a space launch and what looked like a prisoner swap raise a question that is about more than just semantics. It could signal a dangerous new mind-set.

Washington Hears Echoes of the ’50s and Worries: Is This a Cold War With China?

Democrats are debating whether doing nothing will cost more than doing something to deal with climate change, education, child care, prescription drugs and more.

Debate Weighs Price of Biden’s Big Plan vs. Not Acting

“Where is this country going?” Gang members seized 16 Americans and one Canadian, among them five children, as they visited an orphanage.

Mass Abduction of U.S. Missionaries Startles Even Kidnap-Weary Haiti

A meticulous team reviews the crossword, vetting each clue and answer because “there is no such thing as a neutral word.”

Taking the Times Crossword Out for a Test Solve

The governor of Texas bans vaccine mandates. Prices are rising quickly. And WeWork is finally going public.

The Week in Business: Workers Flex Their Muscles

“Waiata/Anthems,” Lorde’s “Te Ao Marama” EP and a host of other projects are aimed at revitalizing the Indigenous language of New Zealand via music.

Bringing Attention to the Maori Language, One Song at a Time

An ensemble of 18 string players who are Black and Latino set a reflective and spirited tone on Friday, with solos by the charismatic bass-baritone Davóne Tines.

Review: Sphinx Virtuosi Bring an Intriguing Vision to Carnegie Hall

Quotation of the Day for Sunday, October 17, 2021.

Quotation of the Day: Lead-Tainted Water Flows in Another Michigan City

Tons of dead fish have washed ashore in recent years from the Mar Menor, a once-crystalline lagoon on the Mediterranean coast that has become choked with algae. Farm pollution is mostly blamed.

How a Stunning Lagoon in Spain Turned Into ‘Green Soup’

Critics say an Indian state’s campaign to expel longtime residents on government land marks the ruling party’s latest campaign against Muslims.

Amid Flames and Gunfire, They Were Evicted From Where They Called Home

Arrested more than 40 times, she was best known for her role in the 2012 break-in at the Oak Ridge nuclear complex in Tennessee.

Sister Megan Rice, Fierce Critic of U.S. Nuclear Arsenal, Dies at 91

“Out there, you have to do whatever you can to stay positive, and I did stay positive the whole time,” Sara Hall said after placing third in the Chicago Marathon. “That was a win in itself.”

How Top Runners Reframe Their Races

An attack has rekindled questions about the security of members of Parliament.

Police Search for Motive in British Lawmaker’s Killing

He assembled attendees of the March on Washington, mentored a young Barack Obama and wielded the solidarity of the South Side as a tool for political power.

Timuel Black, Strategist and Organizer for Black Chicago, Dies at 102

She was part of a groundbreaking study that observed how very young children separated from their mothers. Late in life, she became a photographer’s muse.

Anni Bergman, Therapist Who Listened to Children, Dies at 102

The police in Norway, initially pointing to Islamic extremism, now say an attacker was “not well, mentally.”

Town Rattled by Bow-and-Arrow Killings Ponders Terrorism and Mental Illness

Are the Giants Watchable Yet?

The best-selling author, whose new book, “The Judge’s List,” is about a murderous member of the bench, talks about the Supreme Court, wrongful convictions and what it means to be “review-proof.”

John Grisham on Judges, Innocence and the Judgments He Ignores

Lamar Jackson can lead the Ravens to any kind of win, the Jaguars made the most of the Dolphins’ gaffes and Aaron Rodgers did Aaron Rodgers things against the Bears.

What We Learned From Week 6 in the N.F.L.

Atlanta’s Max Fried has recorded 18 outs in each of his last two starts, standing out in an era of openers, quick hooks and mustachioed middle men.

October 17, 2021

Headlines from October 17, 2021

Roblox, the Gaming Site, Wants to Grow Up Without Sacrificing Child Safety

Elizabeth Diller Is Retelling Edmund de Waal’s Story — and Her Own

As Manchin Blocks Climate Plan, His State Can’t Hold Back Floods

At Axel Springer, Politico’s New Owner, Allegations of Sex, Lies and a Secret Payment

Chicago Sky Beat Phoenix Mercury for First W.N.B.A. Championship

Billboard 200

Fearless (Taylor's Version)

Certified Lover Boy

Expensive Pain

Sincerely; Kentrell

Montero

Historical Context for October 17, 2021