This tiny Baltic nation is set to complete Europe’s first new liquefied natural gas project since Russia set off a race for energy security with its invasion of Ukraine.

Estonia Never Needed to Import Gas by Ship. Until It Did.

Patients will be asked if their genetic sequence can be added to a database — shared with a pharmaceutical company — in a quest to cure a multitude of diseases.

Hospital and Drugmaker Move to Build Vast Database of New Yorkers’ DNA

In Montauk, millennials are taking over their parents’ restaurants, hotels and shops to preserve a bit of tradition.

Saving the Family Business in a Beach Town Where Money Talks

The passage of the bill, which appeared dead just weeks ago, caps a Democratic effort to deliver on major components of President Biden’s agenda.

House Passes Sweeping Climate, Tax and Health Care Package

Carmakers may need several years to revamp their supply chains to meet new rules, but the legislation is still seen as a win for electric vehicles.

For Electric Vehicle Makers, Winners and Losers in Climate Bill

Moguls and investors from the tech industry, which endorses housing relief, banded together to object to a plan for multifamily homes near their estates in Atherton, Calif.

The Summer of NIMBY in Silicon Valley’s Poshest Town

The economic bans that China imposed on Taiwan for hosting Speaker Nancy Pelosi were not especially painful. Increasing the pressure could hurt China’s own economy.

Mostly Bluster: Why China Went Easy on Taiwan’s Economy

The writer has turned her memoir, “Everything I Know About Love,” into a TV show, which plots its central friendship like a grand love story.

Dolly Alderton Gives Female Friendship the Rom-Com Treatment

Positive economic signs have sent the S&P 500 higher for four consecutive weeks, but some investors worry about how long the rally can last.

Stocks Record Best Stretch of Year, as Inflation Fears Recede

As OMA cancels three shows, some donors shift their support — and a celebrated collection — to the Rollins Museum of Art.

After Basquiat Raid, Orlando Museum Faces Crisis of Credibility

Joe Hisaishi’s scores have helped make Studio Ghibli films indelible. But in concert, the works stand on their own. That’s because “it’s about emotion,” he says.

The Composer Who Turns Hayao Miyazaki’s Humane Touch Into Music

The materials included some marked as top secret and meant to be viewed only in secure government facilities, according to a copy of the warrant.

Files Seized From Trump Are Part of Espionage Act Inquiry

The detection of the virus in sewage suggests it is circulating in the city, Health Department officials said.

Polio Has Been Detected in New York City Wastewater, Officials Say

The author was set to deliver a lecture at the Chautauqua Institution when an assailant rushed at him.

Salman Rushdie is attacked onstage in Western New York.

Fears about TikTok and rumors of a secret documentary swirl around sorority rush week at the University of Alabama.

Paranoia and Pastels at Bama Rush

The country’s gross domestic product from April through June declined 4 percent from a year earlier, new government data shows.

Russian Economy Contracts Sharply as War and Sanctions Take Hold

Barrington Stage Company offers a take on the Sondheim-Wheeler classic highlighted by performances in shades of regret.

Review: In a Rueful ‘Night Music,’ the Clowns Are Finally Here

The Times’s Houston bureau chief tapped into a previous reporting trip to understand the small-town politics of America’s least populated county.

For a Reporter in Texas, It Pays to Make the Drive

A study helps explain why thunderstorms occur much less frequently over the ocean than over land.

When It Comes to Lightning, Don’t Pass the Salt

In a predominantly Black neighborhood in Washington, D.C., Andre D. Wagner found himself shadowing the journey of the groundbreaking civil rights photographer.

Unknowingly Walking in the Footsteps of Gordon Parks

June saw the highest share of canceled purchase agreements since the start of the pandemic. The likely culprit: lending rates.

More Home Deals Are Falling Through

Hear tracks by Nicki Minaj, Gayle, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and others.

M.I.A. Takes Aim at Fame, and 7 More New Songs

Nearly a year since the Taliban seized power, new restrictions have reshaped the social fabric. Schools and jobs are again off-limits for women, music has been banned, and beards are mandatory for men — just like in the 1990s.

Taliban Rewind the Clock: ‘A Woman Is a Helpless and Powerless Creature’

The group recently arrived in New York to perform “Mom on Skype,” first staged in April in Lviv, at the Irondale Center this weekend.

Ukrainian Children Bring a Play From a Bomb Shelter to Brooklyn

Here are expert tips on how to put together a delicious spread that gives you even more time with family and friends.

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Headlines from August 12, 2022

Estonia Never Needed to Import Gas by Ship. Until It Did.

Hospital and Drugmaker Move to Build Vast Database of New Yorkers’ DNA

Saving the Family Business in a Beach Town Where Money Talks

House Passes Sweeping Climate, Tax and Health Care Package

For Electric Vehicle Makers, Winners and Losers in Climate Bill

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