Many travelers removed their masks after a judge struck down a federal mandate for public transit. Health experts voiced concern, but President Biden said it was now up to individuals.

With Joy and Fear, Americans Watch Sweeping Mask Rules Vanish

Mary-Louise Parker and David Morse have returned to Paula Vogel’s 1997 Pulitzer-winning play about sexual abuse for its Broadway debut.

‘How I Learned to Drive’ Review: Many Miles to Go Before a Reckoning

Even before the pandemic, there was an “epidemic of loneliness,” and it was affecting physical health and life expectancy.

How Loneliness Is Damaging Our Health

The cost of a daily routine — travel, coffee, food — is far pricier than it was when offices shut down two years ago.

With Inflation, Workers Are Facing Return-to-Office Sticker Shock

The country signed a historic peace deal more than five years ago. But a power vacuum is fueling the rise of new armed groups competing to control the drug trade.

Deep in Colombia, Rebels and Soldiers Fight for the Same Prize: Drugs

The Lagos-born, Ireland-raised dancer Mufutau Yusuf comes to the Irish Arts Center with “Owe,” a solo, he says, “about my ancestry, my Yoruba heritage.”

‘Artists Are Migrants’: A Nigerian-Irish Dancer’s Multiplicities

Steward of a collection of 20th century art, Laura Mattioli made a future for the Futurists at the Center for Italian Modern Art in Manhattan.

She’s the Peggy Guggenheim of SoHo

Inspired by Titian’s “The Flaying of Marsyas,” the midcareer artist is showing a series of shadowy and somber works at Museo di Palazzo Grimani.

Mary Weatherford Brings ‘Horror and Beauty’ to Venice

The former president has embarked on a campaign to warn that the scourge of online falsehoods has eroded the foundations of democracy.

Barack Obama Takes On a New Role: Fighting Disinformation

As Ukrainian forces dig into trenches and residents flee into basements, Russia’s artillery attacks have intensified. “They can’t get through the front lines and so they’re starting simply to destroy the city,” a Ukrainian official said.

A Ukrainian Town Goes Underground as Russia Assaults the East

An investigation in Slovakia has exposed how Russian clandestine operations are trying to sow discord in Europe and create sympathy for Moscow over Ukraine.

He Was a Penniless Donor to the Far Right. He Was Also a Russian Spy.

The electric carmaker had to close an important factory in Shanghai because of China’s efforts to stamp out a coronavirus outbreak.

Tesla’s profits jumped in the first quarter, but challenges loom.

The company faces a number of challenges, but its problems may be an indication that its competitors are racing toward an unstable future.

Netflix’s Stumble Could Be a Warning Sign for Streaming Industry

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ruled the mandate “necessary,” but an appeal risks creating a precedent that could permanently constrain the agency.

Justice Dept. Appeals to Reinstate Transportation Mask Mandate

Vladimir Putin said Russia’s test-firing of its new I.C.B.M. sends a message, as his forces prepare for a broad offensive in eastern Ukraine.

Warning Ukraine’s Friends to ‘Think Twice,’ Putin Tests Advanced Missile

Graphics journalists use annotated maps to show readers the current state of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

How The Times Has Mapped the War in Ukraine

Patrick McCabe’s “Poguemahone” is set mostly in hippie-era London, when an Irish brother and sister struggle against society and their own worst natures.

This Novel Recounts a Haunted Sibling Relationship in Epic Verse

It’s time to get behind high-impact, low-backlash Covid policies. 

We Politicized Masks. Now What?

Quotation of the Day for Wednesday, April, 20, 2022.

Quotation of the Day: Parking Shuffle Returns; Drivers Honk in Dismay

We don’t need to keep everyone in prison forever.

The Superpredator Myth Did a Lot of Damage. Courts Are Beginning to See the Light.

A preliminary report by China’s air safety regulator summarized what worked during the flight, but did not speculate on what caused the plane to nose-dive.

Mystery Persists After Initial Report Into China Eastern Jet Crash

The new Showtime series on Michelle Obama, Betty Ford and Eleanor Roosevelt makes the connection between substance and style.

Fashioning ‘The First Lady’

The willpower to reduce Bitcoin’s carbon footprint is muted amid wild cryptocurrency speculation.

I Spoke to the Experts. Bitcoin Isn’t Going to Change.

The agency cites concerns that some manufacturers’ claims about test performance “may not be supported with sound scientific evidence.”

F.D.A. Warns Patients About Some Prenatal Genetic Tests

The petition for a union vote continues a trend of organizing at service-sector employers like Starbucks and Amazon.

April 20, 2022

Headlines from April 20, 2022

With Joy and Fear, Americans Watch Sweeping Mask Rules Vanish

‘How I Learned to Drive’ Review: Many Miles to Go Before a Reckoning

How Loneliness Is Damaging Our Health

With Inflation, Workers Are Facing Return-to-Office Sticker Shock

Deep in Colombia, Rebels and Soldiers Fight for the Same Prize: Drugs

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Dangerous: The Double Album

Encanto

Fear Of The Dawn

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Historical Context for April 20, 2022