How extreme temperatures and dwindling water are pushing the Fertile Crescent toward the brink.

A Climate Warning from the Cradle of Civilization

DocGo, a medical services firm, has moved hundreds of asylum seekers outside the city as part of its no-bid $432 million contract. Many say they have been threatened and lied to.

New York City Had a Migrant Crisis. It Hired a Covid Expert to Help.

Italy falls for “Mare Fuori,” a television melodrama about the inmates of a juvenile detention center who pass the time making out — when not scowling at or occasionally stabbing one another.

‘We Are a Romantic Country’: On the Set of a Steamy Hit in Italy

They served in Congress and on the N.R.A.’s board at the same time. Over decades, a small group of legislators led by a prominent Democrat pushed the gun lobby to help transform the law, the courts and views on the Second Amendment.

The Secret History of Gun Rights: How Lawmakers Armed the N.R.A.

Propaganda is appearing in Minecraft and other popular games and discussion groups as the Kremlin tries to win over new audiences.

Russia Takes Its Ukraine Information War Into Video Games

A dig at a palace set to become a hotel has unearthed traces of a theater that archaeologists hypothesize was built by Nero, the emperor with a disputed reputation for tyranny and debauchery.

Excavations Uncover Hints of Nero’s Theater in Rome, and Much More

Relegated to a reserve role in her fourth World Cup, the outspoken U.S. forward said she has plenty left to give. And that she’s still expecting to win it all.

Megan Rapinoe Is Not Going Quietly

Recapturing the village of Staromaiorske was such welcome news for the country that President Volodymyr Zelensky announced it himself. But formidable Russian defenses have stymied progress elsewhere.

Amid the Counterattack’s Deadly Slog, a Glimmer of Success for Ukraine

Hillary Simms is the first woman to become a member of the American Brass Quintet. She says the field needs more role models.

A Trombonist on a Mission to Break Barriers in Classical Music

Quotation of the Day for Sunday, July 30, 2023.

Quotation of the Day: In Sweltering Border Towns, Water Cutoffs Add to Misery

After becoming the first male boxer to hold all four major titles in two different weight classes, Crawford, 35, said he would assess what’s next.

Terence Crawford Stands Alone at the Top of Boxing

Style isn’t just about fashion or punctuation. It’s “a way of moving through the world.”

A Word That Never Goes Out of Style

Work is war — or it can feel that way to certain executives. To meet the moment, they’re getting in a cockpit.

We’re in the Era of the ‘Top Gun’ C.E.O.

A bankruptcy court’s ruling was the second time the company was rebuffed in its attempt to settle thousands of lawsuits that claim its products caused cancer.

Judge Rejects Johnson & Johnson’s Effort to Limit Talc-Related Suits

An unlikely source of baby photos, a sharp jab to the ribs and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary.

‘I Opened the Envelope and Found Three Pictures of Me in an Incubator’

From Hungary to India to Brazil, how judges responded to attacks on their independence helped decide whether would-be autocrats prevailed in constraining the courts.

In Israel, High Stakes for High Court: Democracy’s Fate

“Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” continued to dominate, as “Haunted Mansion” tried to break through without the promotional help of its stars, who are on strike.

‘Haunted Mansion’ Extends Disney’s Box Office Cold Streak

India’s opposition is trying to force the prime minister to address the violence in Manipur, which has killed more than 150 people and displaced 60,000 others.

Could Ethnic Conflict in India Become an Issue Modi Cannot Ignore?

Adding a new catcher at the trading deadline is a fairly rare occurrence. One reason for that is the time it takes to bond with a pitching staff.

A Relationship That Transcends Analytics

An explosion at a political rally on Sunday in northwest Pakistan killed dozens of people and injured 200 more, officials said, the latest sign of the deteriorating security situation in Pakistan, where some militant groups have become more active over the past two years.

At Least 43 Killed in Blast at Political Rally in Pakistan

A demand for a restoration of democracy echoed calls by the United States and France, major security allies of Niger.

West African Nations Threaten Military Action Unless Niger Coup Is Undone

Texas’ big spending was finally paying off, but a July swoon had the Houston Astros closing in. Will the Rangers’ trade for Max Scherzer be enough to win the A.L. West?

Finally on Top, the Rangers Hope to Stay There

Trying to understand the allure of a place that’s home to Oprah, the self-exiled royals, a celebrity juicer, Katy Perry’s dad — and the New American Dream.

What Is It About Montecito?

The strike was the third in the past week in Moscow, a sign of how no city in Russia or Ukraine appears to be safe from the war. Russia blamed Ukraine, which has yet to comment.

Russia Says 2 Drones Hit Buildings in Moscow in Latest Wave of Attacks

One of the state’s largest homeless encampments was recently shut down in Oakland, but that didn’t stop the problem of homelessness.

July 30, 2023

Headlines from July 30, 2023

A Climate Warning from the Cradle of Civilization

New York City Had a Migrant Crisis. It Hired a Covid Expert to Help.

‘We Are a Romantic Country’: On the Set of a Steamy Hit in Italy

The Secret History of Gun Rights: How Lawmakers Armed the N.R.A.

Russia Takes Its Ukraine Information War Into Video Games

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Speak Now (Taylor's Version)

One Thing At A Time

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Historical Context for July 30, 2023