She Rose From Poverty as China Prospered. Then It Made Her Poor Again.

New films from David Fincher, Sofia Coppola, Ava DuVernay and Michael Mann will make up for the absence of stars kept away by the Hollywood strikes.

Venice Film Festival 2023: What to Watch For

Gina Raimondo, the commerce secretary, emphasized U.S. concerns over harsh treatment of foreign companies and national security issues in a meeting with top officials in Beijing.

U.S. Does Not Want to ‘Decouple’ From China, Commerce Chief Says

Beijing has characterized concerns about the economic slowdown as being inflated by Western critics. Widespread anxiety and pessimism paint a different picture.

China’s Economic Outlook: Pep Talks Up Top, Gloom on the Ground

Infighting between Trump acolytes and traditionalists has driven away donors and voters. Can the Michigan Republican Party rebuild in time for the presidential election?

How Trump’s Election Lies Left the Michigan G.O.P. Broken and Battered

As many as a half million Romani people were killed by the Nazis, according to one estimate. A new database tells the story of that genocide and its impact on individual lives.

An Effort to Focus on Long Overlooked Roma Suffering in the Holocaust

The price negotiation program, established by Democrats as part of the Inflation Reduction Act, is projected to save the government tens of billions of dollars in the coming years.

U.S. Announces First Drugs Picked for Medicare Price Negotiations

A smash, a romp, a mess and a mystery are part of this Ontario festival’s 12-play repertoire after two seasons of retrenchment.

At a Rejuvenated Stratford, Second Chances for Plays and Theaters

The subscription model, in which theatergoers buy a season’s worth of shows at a time, had long been waning, but it fell off a cliff during the pandemic.

Hitting Theater Hard: The Loss of Subscribers Who Went to Everything

Both sides are trying to profit from reducing this moment to a whole lotta merch.

The Dangerous Marketing of the Trump Mug Shot

A cohort of forward-thinking Korean contenders now dominate the city’s high-end restaurant scene the way French cuisine used to.

How Korean Restaurants Remade Fine Dining in New York

Tech industry investors spent roughly $900 million buying land to build a dream city in a rural part of the Bay Area. It could be years, though, before they can do anything with it.

A California Land Mystery Is Solved. Now the Political Fight Begins.

Nearly 60 percent of Lahaina students haven’t enrolled in classes after the deadly fire, and families are yearning to rebuild their school network for educational and emotional support.

After Losing Their Homes, Lahaina Parents Try to Save Their School Community

Quotation of the Day for Tuesday, August 29, 2023.

Quotation of the Day: Trial for Trump Is Set for March in Federal Case

The settlement would end years of litigation brought by military service members and veterans who claimed that the earplugs sold by 3M had led to hearing damage and tinnitus.

3M Says It Will Pay $6 Billion to Resolve Combat Earplug Lawsuits

In Solano County, Calif., longtime residents are both worried and baffled by an ambitious plan to build a city where there is now mostly farmland.

Where Tech Investors Are Buying Up Land, Locals Are Worried

The government ruled out a cyberattack as the cause of the technical problems, which forced airlines to cancel about 5 percent of the flights in and out of the country on Tuesday as they tried to catch up.

U.K. Air Travel Will Be Disrupted for ‘Some Days’ After Traffic Control Glitch

At least 155 Arab citizens have died this year in violence largely attributed to organized crime. Some say the government has not done enough to stop the killing.

Preyed On by Gangs: Gun Violence Surges Within Israel’s Arab Communities

Vacancies fell to 8.8 million, the lowest level since March 2021.

Job Openings Dropped in July as Labor Market Cooled

Berlin’s public prosecutor’s office dropped its investigation, citing a lack of evidence for allegations that Mr. Lindemann had drugged young women in order to have sex with them.

Rammstein Singer Till Lindemann Is Cleared of Sexual Assault Allegations

Gina Raimondo, who is in China this week, has said banning TikTok could “lose every voter under 35, forever.”

TikTok’s U.S. Future Still in Limbo as Commerce Secretary Visits China

Many of the birds that spend their summers in the United States are preparing to fly south. Here’s where they’re headed — and why it matters.

For Migrating Birds, It’s the Flight of Their Lives

Mr. Khan, who was ousted as prime minister last year, still faces dozens of court cases that could keep him behind bars.

Imran Khan’s 3-Year Sentence Is Suspended by Pakistan Appeals Court

Live-action manga and anime adaptations have found little success. But in a rare interview, Eiichiro Oda discussed why Netflix’s series could be the exception.

‘One Piece’ Creator Hopes to Defy ‘a History of Failure’

The Biden administration is working with Central American nations like Costa Rica to develop ways for migrants to apply for protection closer to their home countries.

August 29, 2023

Headlines from August 29, 2023

She Rose From Poverty as China Prospered. Then It Made Her Poor Again.

Venice Film Festival 2023: What to Watch For

U.S. Does Not Want to ‘Decouple’ From China, Commerce Chief Says

China’s Economic Outlook: Pep Talks Up Top, Gloom on the Ground

How Trump’s Election Lies Left the Michigan G.O.P. Broken and Battered

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