In Sweden, the central bank’s fight against inflation is crimping economic growth and has contributed to a 15 percent drop in home prices.

Where High Interest Rates Have Sent Home Prices Sliding

Current and former employees recall rising desperation as Trump administration officials squelched research into the new coronavirus.

‘We Were Helpless’: Despair at the C.D.C. as the Pandemic Erupted

Nearly a year after its victory on Staten Island, the Amazon Labor Union is grappling with election losses and internal conflict.

Strains Emerge Inside the Union That Beat Amazon

After years of extreme scarcity, some Venezuelans lead lives of luxury as others scrape by. The nation of grinding hardship has increasingly become one of haves and have-nots.

Ferraris and Hungry Children: Venezuela’s Socialist Vision in Shambles

Producers across the United States are working to create a uniquely American aperitif and digestif tradition using local ingredients and less sugar.

America Already Loves Spritzes. Now It Just Needs Its Own Aperol.

Irvo Otieno’s death was a devastating ending to a journey that began when his family immigrated from Kenya when he was a young boy, “compelled by the American dream.”

Video Shows Virginia Man’s Death in Custody

The internet giant will grant users access to a chatbot after years of cautious development, chasing splashy debuts from rivals OpenAI and Microsoft.

Google Releases Bard, Its Competitor in the Race to Create A.I. Chatbots

“Kyiv Eternal,” by the composer and sound artist Heinali (real name Oleh Shpudeiko), submerges listeners in the sounds of the prewar Ukrainian capital.

Reconstructing Kyiv, One Synth Wave at a Time

He was beloved by New York fans for his willingness to play hurt, as memorably exemplified in the decisive Game 7 of the 1970 N.B.A. finals at Madison Square Garden.

Willis Reed, Hall of Fame Center for Champion Knicks, Dies at 80

As the Federal Reserve reviews the failure of Silicon Valley Bank, and Congress prepares for hearings, bank oversight is getting a closer look.

A Big Question for the Fed: What Went Wrong With Bank Oversight?

Members of the puppetry team for “Life of Pi” discuss making the show’s animals seem all-too-real on a very crowded lifeboat.

Puppetry So Lifelike, Even Their Deaths Look Real

On the second day of the Chinese leader’s state visit in Moscow, Xi Jinping and Vladimir V. Putin declared an enduring economic partnership, in an effort to insulate their countries from punitive Western measures.

Xi and Putin Bind China and Russia’s Economies Further, Despite War in Ukraine

To try to convict the former president of a felony, prosecutors might attempt to connect state election law to a federal election.

Here are the legal intricacies that could make or break the case against Trump.

While some executives said money wasn’t being pulled from their small and midsize banks, the “too big to fail” giants attracted business customers.

Regional Banks and Regulators Try to Soothe Depositors’ Fears

Quotation of the Day for Tuesday, March 21, 2023.

Quotation of the Day: World Has Less Than a Decade to Stop Catastrophic Warming, U.N. Panel Says

Lindsay Zoladz, a pop music critic for The Times, cuts through the noise with The Amplifier, a newsletter that harks back to the days of mixtapes.

A Music Newsletter Offers an ‘Alternative to the Algorithm’

Relief over recent financial rescue measures pushed stocks up for a second day, as investors prepared for a pivotal decision from the Federal Reserve on interest rates.

Markets Extend Gains as Focus Turns to Fed Meeting

Some scientists think we can better understand volcanoes by learning how the gaseous vortexes emerge.

How Do Volcanic Smoke Rings Form? New Clues in the Vapor.

In an interview with The Times, Dr. Vivek Murthy ascribed the mental health challenges among young people in part to “hustle culture” values.

The Surgeon General’s New Mission: Adolescent Mental Health

Jaap van Zweden’s final season as the New York Philharmonic’s music director will feature belated debuts and premieres, and a grand farewell.

The Philharmonic’s New Season: What We Want to Hear

Google has released a new chatbot to a limited number of people in the U.S. and Britain. How does it compare with what is already out there?

What Google Bard Can Do (and What It Can’t)

Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson of Britain, who will testify before a committee investigating whether he lied to lawmakers, said any misinformation was not intentional.

Johnson Admits Misleading Parliament Over Lockdown Parties

For their debut, the country-music songwriting team Shane McAnally and Brandy Clark embraced puns, heartfelt songs and campy performances. Here’s their story.

‘Shucked’: A Broadway Musical That Doubles Down on the Corn

TV and movie writers want more money, but Hollywood companies say the demands ignore economic realities. The deadline to sort out those differences is approaching.

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Zora Howard’s new play at the Flea catches three men during a few moments of their breathless eternity.

March 21, 2023

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Where High Interest Rates Have Sent Home Prices Sliding

‘We Were Helpless’: Despair at the C.D.C. as the Pandemic Erupted

Strains Emerge Inside the Union That Beat Amazon

Ferraris and Hungry Children: Venezuela’s Socialist Vision in Shambles

America Already Loves Spritzes. Now It Just Needs Its Own Aperol.

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