Two mothers make a life-altering connection during a play date in this production for the Manhattan Theater Club.

‘Summer, 1976’ Review: The Path to Freedom Starts With a Friendship

The scrutiny on Binance, the giant cryptocurrency exchange, has sent new tremors through a market that is still bruised by the implosion of FTX.

Binance Faces Mounting Pressure as U.S. Crypto Crackdown Intensifies

After years of shifts, The Africa Center has the plans and space to grow. Can it raise the funds to carry out its ambitions?

A Harlem Institution Reimagines How Americans Interact With the African Continent

The decision barring the takeover of a big video game publisher is a major victory for proponents of regulating tech giants, which have faced obstacles in the United States.

U.K. Blocks Microsoft’s $69 Billion Bid for Activision, a Blow for Tech Deals

House Republicans narrowly passed a bill to raise the debt ceiling while cutting spending by nearly 14 percent over a decade. President Biden has vowed to veto the measure.

House G.O.P. Passes Debt Limit Bill, Paving the Way for a Clash With Biden

A new $500 million women’s cricket league is offering the kind of opportunities that never existed before in India. The girls of one Punjab village are ready.

In an Indian Village, Cultivating Girls’ Big-League Dreams

The Duchess of Sussex, Simone Rocha and Christopher Kane are fans of desserts by Claire Ptak, who is publishing her fifth cookbook in May.

Designers and Meghan Markle Like the Taste of Her Cakes

The company claimed “a targeted campaign of government retaliation,” which it said stemmed from its criticism of a contentious state education law.

Disney Sues DeSantis Over Control of Its Florida Resort

E. Jean Carroll, who says Donald Trump raped her, told a chilling story on the stand. The former president harangued her from outside the courtroom.

In Searing Detail, Trump’s Accuser Tells Her Story

Republicans are increasingly taking on corporations they denounce as “woke.” The Florida governor is just the latest to find that it isn’t easy.

Man vs. Mouse: Ron DeSantis Finds Taking On Disney Is a Dicey Business

The owner of Facebook and Instagram reported a 3 percent revenue increase in the latest quarter, even as spending rose and profits fell.

Meta Returns to Growth After Struggling With Falling Sales

The elimination of check marks that helped authenticate accounts has convulsed a platform that once seemed indispensable for following breaking news.

Tweets Become Harder to Believe as Labels Change Meaning

The bank is sitting on big losses and paying more to borrow money than it is making on its loans to homeowners and businesses.

First Republic Lurches as It Struggles to Find a Savior

Private messages sent by Tucker Carlson that had been redacted in legal filings showed him making highly offensive remarks that went beyond the comments of his prime-time show.

On Eve of Trial, Discovery of Carlson Texts Set Off Crisis Atop Fox

Quotation of the Day for Wednesday, April 26, 2023.

Quotation of the Day: Some Nina Simone, a Little Bit of Soul

In an interview, The Times’s chief Africa correspondent explains how he and his colleagues are covering a struggle for power between two generals.

‘War Has Just Erupted’: Reporting on the Conflict in Sudan

He began his career during the 1950s folk revival and continued to record — and helped orchestrate “We Are the World” — while pursing his many other artistic and political interests.

Work, Love, Dignity and Play: 10 Key Harry Belafonte Songs

After two appearances at the Coachella festival this month, the enigmatic British producer and singer brought an evening of nostalgia to Knockdown Center in Queens.

Jai Paul Emerges, Tentatively, for His First Headlining Concert

The HBO Max true-crime docudrama joins a recent crop of fact-based series about women who kill or who kill by proxy.

‘Love & Death’ and the Feminine Urge to Commit Murder

Researchers from the Citizen Lab, a cybersecurity research group, found that the most diligent censor in China is Microsoft’s search engine Bing, the only foreign search engine operating in the country.

China’s Search Engines Have More Than 66,000 Rules Controlling Content, Report Says

Newly Published, From Rural Childhood to Anti-Ableist Parenting

A Polish town that was once occupied by the Soviets used to embrace its history with military re-enactments and Lenin banners. But “nobody wants to be reminded of Russia these days.”

Ukraine War ‘Turned Everything Upside Down’ in This Polish Town

The comment, from the Bank of England’s chief economist, was offered as a way to curb inflation. But the message has fallen flat.

Central Banker to Britons: You’re Worse Off. Accept It.

For years, the Montclair Local bucked trends and delivered a weekly print edition to subscribers. The end of its run came with a new challenge.

A Newspaper Was Planning Its Last Edition. Then the Press Caught Fire.

The California health care organization will create a new nonprofit that aims to acquire a half-dozen additional community health systems.

April 26, 2023

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‘Summer, 1976’ Review: The Path to Freedom Starts With a Friendship

Binance Faces Mounting Pressure as U.S. Crypto Crackdown Intensifies

A Harlem Institution Reimagines How Americans Interact With the African Continent

U.K. Blocks Microsoft’s $69 Billion Bid for Activision, a Blow for Tech Deals

House G.O.P. Passes Debt Limit Bill, Paving the Way for a Clash With Biden

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