The government’s new 31-point guidelines meant to inspire confidence feel empty to businesspeople after a three-year clampdown and no concrete changes.

Beijing Offers Love, but Chinese Entrepreneurs Aren’t Buying It

With the Teamsters contract set to expire Aug. 1, pay for part-time workers is a major hurdle. A walkout could rattle the U.S. economy.

UPS Contract Talks Go Down to the Wire as a Possible Strike Looms

Gilead delayed a new version of a drug, allowing it to extend the patent life of a blockbuster line of medications, internal documents show.

How a Drugmaker Profited by Slow-Walking a Promising H.I.V. Therapy

Seven leading A.I. companies made eight promises about what they’ll do with their technology. Our columnist sizes up their potential impact.

How Do the White House’s A.I. Commitments Stack Up?

Aleksandr G. Lukashenko brutally repressed those who opposed his claim of re-election as president. The crackdown on dissent has only deepened since.

In Belarus, the Protests Were Three Years Ago. The Crackdown Is Never-Ending.

The Amazon founder, who purchased The Washington Post for $250 million in 2013, has taken a more active role in the paper’s operations this year.

A Decade Ago, Jeff Bezos Bought a Newspaper. Now He’s Paying Attention to It Again.

The payment pause freed up money that gave people breathing room — or allowed them to help family members in need. They will soon have to budget for that expense.

Student Loans Come Due Again: Many Borrowers Will Lose a Lifeline

Gas flares and leaking pipelines from Venezuela’s once-booming oil industry, hobbled by U.S. sanctions and mismanagement, are polluting towns and a major lake.

Venezuela’s Oil Industry Is Broken. Now It’s Breaking the Environment.

Once a vaccine advocate, the Florida governor lost his enthusiasm for the shot before the Delta wave sent Covid hospitalizations and deaths soaring. It’s a grim chapter he now leaves out of his rosy retelling of his pandemic response.

The Steep Cost of Ron DeSantis’s Vaccine Turnabout

A messier political landscape has lent leverage to the extremes, leaving a hard-right party with a chance to share power for the first time since Franco.

Far Right May Rise as Kingmaker in Spanish Election

Quotation of the Day for Saturday, July 22, 2023

Quotation of the Day: Vegans Make Smaller Mark on the Planet Than Others

Marc Rebillet, who became known during pandemic lockdowns for livestreaming improvised songs featuring electronic loops, takes his grooves to the streets.

How a YouTube Sensation Spends His Sundays

Co-op boards have a fiduciary responsibility to take care of their buildings, but sometimes shareholders must compel them to act.

How Can I Force My Co-op Board to Fix a Ceiling Leak?

Has Florida Man met his match in an Ironman?

The Moment of Truth for Our Liar in Chief

The big launch of “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” should have been a celebratory moment, but an industry on pause has darkened the mood.

‘Barbenheimer’ Is a Huge Hollywood Moment and Maybe the Last for a While

At a medical school in Boston, instructors are using ChatGPT in training exercises to help teach students how to think like doctors.

A Mystery in the E.R.? Ask Dr. Chatbot for a Diagnosis.

Does it make sense for the United States to provide $3.8 billion annually to another rich country, indefinitely?

With Israel, It’s Time to Start Discussing the Unmentionable

The great non-Trump hope has faltered. He’s still the only contender with a path.

The Stagnation of Ron DeSantis

Super shoes are ubiquitous for both track and road races. But does the real benefit come from training in them?

The Real Power of Super Shoes Could Be Supercharged Training

Japan says that by blending ammonia with coal in its boilers, it can make coal less damaging to the planet. But the technology faces many hurdles.

Japan Says It Can Make Coal Cleaner. Critics Say Its Plan Is ‘Almost Impossible.’

Almost all climate finance focuses on mitigating climate change. But money is increasingly pouring in to helping people adapt to the effects of global warming.

Extreme Heat Shows the Need for Another Kind of Climate Investment

In an era of drought, turning treated wastewater into drinking water may be the future. Utility companies are working with breweries to get people past the “ick factor.”

Would You Drink Wastewater? What if It Was Beer?

Golf has long had a tradition of fathers and sons, but when the British Open was last held at Royal Liverpool in 2014, Rory McIlroy put golf’s moms on equal footing.

At the British Open, a Mom’s Influence Looms Large for Many Golfers

Muhly has reorchestrated Monteverdi’s foundational “L’Orfeo” for a new production at Santa Fe Opera.

Nico Muhly Modernizes Monteverdi With ‘Irreverent Veneration’

Now that the filmmaker’s HBO series is wrapping up, would he rule out directing a season of “The Bachelor”?

July 22, 2023

Headlines from July 22, 2023

Beijing Offers Love, but Chinese Entrepreneurs Aren’t Buying It

UPS Contract Talks Go Down to the Wire as a Possible Strike Looms

How a Drugmaker Profited by Slow-Walking a Promising H.I.V. Therapy

How Do the White House’s A.I. Commitments Stack Up?

In Belarus, the Protests Were Three Years Ago. The Crackdown Is Never-Ending.

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