Illness is no metaphor, and neither is pleasure, in Annie Baker’s weird and great new play set at a fasting clinic.

‘Infinite Life’ Review: Is There a Cure for Pain and Desire?

India’s government, seizing on the world’s desire to reduce reliance on China, is offering billions to build an entire semiconductor ecosystem on vast empty plots.

Modi Wants to Make India a Chip-Making Superpower. Can He?

Moscow’s missile production now exceeds prewar levels, officials say, leaving Ukraine especially vulnerable this coming winter.

Russia Overcomes Sanctions to Expand Missile Production, Officials Say

Tommy Tuberville of Alabama has refused to lift his hold unless the Pentagon cancels a policy ensuring that service members have access to abortion.

Senator’s Blockade of Military Promotions Begins to Cut Deep

A 7-year-old boy, his mom and grandparents tried to flee Hawaii’s deadliest wildfire in over a century, and ran into impossible challenges.

What the Wildfire Stole From One Maui Family

The director’s sports docu-series, like “Last Chance U” and “Cheer,” deliver high-stakes drama on and off the field. His new one explores a regional pro wrestling outfit.

‘Wrestlers’ Is Greg Whiteley’s Latest Underdog Tale

Lucrative tax incentives have fueled a surge in solar panels but failed to boost wind power, data from a new project show.

Biden’s Climate Law Is Reshaping Private Investment in the United States

The Perelman Performing Arts Center, a glamorous $500 million project, may yet turn the World Trade Center into a neighborhood, our critic writes.

A Spectacular Marble Cube Rises at Ground Zero

Elon Musk, Sam Altman, Mark Zuckerberg, Sundar Pichai and others discussed artificial intelligence with lawmakers, as tech companies strive to influence potential regulations.

In Show of Force, Silicon Valley Titans Pledge ‘Getting This Right’ With A.I.

Consumer prices rose 3.7 percent in the year through August, marking another month of accelerating inflation. The Federal Reserve will closely parse the data as it prepares its next interest-rate decision.

Inflation Sped Up as Gas Prices Rose

“We walked out barefoot and saw our friends and neighbors dying,” said a woman from Derna, Libya. More than 5,000 are reported dead, and 10,000 more are believed to be missing.

Cries of ‘Save Us, Save Us’ as Homes Fill With Water

The former commissioner, Eric Ulrich, pleaded not guilty, as did five other men, several of whom raised money for the campaign of Mayor Eric Adams.

Former Buildings Chief Accused of Trading Favors for $150,000 in Bribes

After escaping from a county jail last month, Danelo Cavalcante eluded hundreds of law enforcement officers for nearly two weeks.

A Fugitive’s Capture Brings Relief to a Corner of Pennsylvania

Matthew Lutz-Kinoy’s “Filling Station” has new choreography and music but converses with the 1938 original and its “glimmer of queer liberation.”

Finding ‘Ghost Collaborators’ for an All-American Ballet

In his first show of new work in over a decade, he has been occupied with a single subject: a portrait of a woman, in which he finds endless variation and human emotion.

Jim Nutt’s Art Remains a Mystery. Even to Him.

Some showrunners, eager for progress in the Hollywood strike, want the Writers Guild of America to meet with studios. How much sway they still have is in question.

Marquee Writers Push for Negotiations, but Their Clout May Not Matter

The union’s president, Shawn Fain, said negotiators were nowhere near an agreement and ruled out a contract extension while talks continued.

U.A.W. Prepares for Limited Strike Against Detroit Automakers on Friday

Quotation of the Day for Wednesday, September 13, 2023.

Quotation of the Day: Even in Remote Areas, Civilians Lead Rescue in Wake of Earthquake

On their mission to seek out new life, scientists have named three new spider species Kirk, Spock and McCoy — after characters from the original “Star Trek” series.

It’s a Spider, Not a Doctor, Captain or Vulcan

Kelli O’Hara and Brian d’Arcy James will reprise the roles they played Off Broadway earlier this year.

‘Days of Wine and Roses’ Musical to Open on Broadway This Winter

A snap to throw together, this lively dish takes the best parts of pasta salad and makes them a whole lot better, Melissa Clark writes.

This Easy Vegetarian Pasta Is Full of Brilliant Hacks

In her new play, Christina Masciotti turns a keen gaze on an immigrant tailor who has woven her business into the fabric of a neighborhood.

‘No Good Things Dwell in the Flesh’ Review: Seeking a Successor

In the first full day of testimony in the U.S. monopoly trial against Google, the Justice Department sought to show that the company had long tried to cut out search competitors.

In Antitrust Trial, Former Google Employee Details History of Search Deals

As much as 15 percent in unemployment benefits paid during the pandemic could have been fraudulently obtained, according to a Government Accountability Office report.

Pandemic Fraud May Have Robbed Unemployment Insurance of $135 Billion

Alexandre Kantorow, 26, joins an esteemed group of pianists who have won the Gilmore Artist Award, which is given every four years.

September 13, 2023

Headlines from September 13, 2023

‘Infinite Life’ Review: Is There a Cure for Pain and Desire?

Modi Wants to Make India a Chip-Making Superpower. Can He?

Russia Overcomes Sanctions to Expand Missile Production, Officials Say

Senator’s Blockade of Military Promotions Begins to Cut Deep

What the Wildfire Stole From One Maui Family

Billboard 200

Zach Bryan

One Thing At A Time

Utopia

Songs You Know By Heart: Jimmy Buffett's Greatest Hit(s)

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