The Encores! revival of this fairy-tale musical, with songs by Stephen Sondheim, arrives on Broadway with its humor, wonder and humanity intact.

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Fans who traveled to Chicago to celebrate their favorite players called for the W.N.B.A. to improve. The players did, too.

Fans Love W.N.B.A. All-Stars, but Cast a Critical Eye on the League

Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira set off deep into the Amazon to meet Indigenous groups patrolling the forest. Then they vanished.

Inside the Amazon Journey That Left a Journalist and an Activist Dead

With the country gripped by a pervasive sense of pessimism, the president is hemorrhaging support.

Most Democrats Don’t Want Biden in 2024, New Poll Shows

Gov. Kathy Hochul said she would usher in a “new era of transparency.” But critics, including the state comptroller’s office, said she has failed to do so.

Hochul’s Vow to Fix Albany’s Culture Finds an Unexpected Foe: Herself

From costume makers to consultants, fashion brands to uniform manufacturers, Ukrainian ventures have switched to producing goods to help wage war.

In a Time of Conflict, Ukraine Entrepreneurs Make War Their Business

The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade has prompted Democratic governors to pitch their states as better alternatives for business.

States With Abortion Bans Risk Losing Their Economic Edge

At the lecture halls of the University of Texas or on TV, Kate Biberdorf is working to catalyze more people into careers in science.

The Explosive Ambitions of Kate the Chemist

Even if the country avoids new lockdowns of big cities, question marks over the pandemic and policy direction are dogging efforts to revive growth.

China’s Economy Stumbles in the Fog of Covid War

As remote work persists and business deals are sealed online, many upscale restaurants that catered to the nation’s downtown office crowd are canceling the meal.

The Business Lunch May Be Going Out of Business

Public artworks have the power to uplift a city. Sometimes they end up in a museum, but other times in a dumpster.

Does Public Art Have an Afterlife?

At Shakespeare in the Park, athletic stamina and action-hero charisma muddy the meaning of a play about disability.

Review: Danai Gurira Makes a Sleek Supervillain of Richard III

In “Circus of Dreams,” the literary editor John Walsh writes about the bookish life in London when Martin Amis, Ian McEwan, Jeanette Winterson and their generation were in the increasingly bright limelight.

Among the Literary Lions, at Full Roar, in the 1980s

Mr. Musk swooped in and exposed Twitter’s lack of business and financial prospects. After criticizing the company’s weaknesses, he now wants to back out of buying it.

How Elon Musk Damaged Twitter and Left It Worse Off

As the central bank sharply increases borrowing costs, it could lock would-be home buyers into rentals and keep a hot market under pressure.

Relief Eludes Many Renters as Fed Raises Interest Rates

Russian forces in eastern Ukraine are regrouping, with a new offensive expected, but they continue to rain death and destruction on cities and towns.

Russia Steps Up Attacks on Civilian Areas, Even With Advance Paused

Researchers suggest that root cropping by the small rodents could be the first case of nonhuman mammalian farming.

The Question You Didn’t Know Needed Answering: Are Gophers Farmers?

The classic Southern dish does more than just nourish: It tells a bigger story of the Black American cooks who have preserved its legacy, while creating their own versions.

Fried Okra, Beyond the Batter

Quotation of the Day for Monday, July 11, 2022.

Quotation of the Day: A Taunting Gunman and 78 Minutes of Terror

Shares have lost a third of their value since April 25, when the company’s board accepted Mr. Musk’s offer.

Twitter’s stock falls further as doubts swirl over Elon Musk’s takeover.

The play, by Jordan E. Cooper, is a biting comedy set in an America that offers to relocate Black citizens to Africa.

Imagining an Exodus: ‘Ain’t No Mo’’ to Take Flight on Broadway

The former “Glee” star will share the stage with Tovah Feldshuh, who will replace Jane Lynch as Fanny Brice’s mother, starting Sept. 6.

Lea Michele to Star in ‘Funny Girl’ After Beanie Feldstein’s Departure

Twitter has sued Mr. Musk to force a sale of the company, and the case will be determined by a 230-year-old court in Delaware.

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The organization overseeing the negotiations pushed back the rollout of new rules, a move that is expected to postpone the agreement until 2024.

A global deal to tax large corporations is delayed a year.

New shows from the idiosyncratic comedy creators Phoebe Robinson and Nathan Fielder debut on Freeform and HBO.

July 11, 2022

Headlines from July 11, 2022

‘Into the Woods’ Review: Do You Believe in Magic?

Fans Love W.N.B.A. All-Stars, but Cast a Critical Eye on the League

Inside the Amazon Journey That Left a Journalist and an Activist Dead

Most Democrats Don’t Want Biden in 2024, New Poll Shows

Hochul’s Vow to Fix Albany’s Culture Finds an Unexpected Foe: Herself

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Un Verano Sin Ti

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