Speeches by the Chinese leader show how he was bracing for an intensifying rivalry with the United States from early in his rule.

Behind Public Assurances, Xi Jinping Has Spread Grim Views on U.S.

Millions of U.S. drug users now are addicted to several substances, not just opioids like fentanyl and heroin. The shift is making treatment far more difficult.

‘A Monster’: Super Meth and Other Drugs Push Crisis Beyond Opioids

As the Biden administration prepares to toughen air quality standards, health benefits are weighed against the cost of compliance.

Polluting Industries Say the Cost of Cleaner Air Is Too High

Companies are looking to commercialize advances made by federally supported research labs in the quest for boundless energy.

Start-Ups With Laser Beams: The Companies Trying to Ignite Fusion Energy

This essential organization gives fresh, entertaining life to music theater curiosities. What if it had more money?

MasterVoices Puts on a Starry Show With a Shoestring Budget

A wave of regulation and industry action has placed the flourishing fake review business on notice. But experts say the problem may be insurmountable.

Fake Reviews Are Rampant Online. Can a Crackdown End Them?

The Democratic congresswoman from the Detroit area and the only Palestinian American in the House faces a complicated landscape in her district.

Rashida Tlaib, Censured by the House, Is Praised and Condemned at Home

The code does not specify how the rules would be enforced or by whom.

Supreme Court Adopts Ethics Code After Reports of Undisclosed Gifts and Travel

The artist Liz Magic Laser considers quaking as both a symptom and a cure for psychological distress in “Convulsive States” at Pioneer Works.

Hysteria or Healing? Examining the Power of the Shaking Body

“I’m watching patients die in front of my eyes,” one doctor at a besieged hospital said, “and I can’t provide them the slightest bit of help.” Israel said its forces were targeting Hamas fighters.

Death and Despair at Gaza Hospital as Fighting Reaches Its Doors

Quotation of the Day for Monday, November 13, 2023.

Quotation of the Day: She’s Less Than Charming to Everglades Pythons

Teledermatology companies are disrupting skin care, and a lot of consumers are OK with that.

I Sent My Doctor a Selfie. Intentionally.

Jung Kook of BTS’s solo album “Golden” debuts at No. 2 in another dominant week on the charts for Taylor Swift.

‘1989 (Taylor’s Version)’ Repeats at No. 1

The story of death at a mogul’s retreat (no, not “Glass Onion”) has a few interesting ideas about tech within a familiar mystery scenario.

‘A Murder at the End of the World’ Review: P.I. Meets A.I.

Colette Pierce Burnette was appointed last year by Newfields, whose campus includes the Indianapolis Museum of Art.

Indianapolis Museum Leader, Hired After Racism Outcry, Leaves Her Role

“Jaja’s African Hair Braiding” is a play where the Black women in the audience are the ones who feel most at home.

When a Seat in the Theater Means a Seat in the Salon

The small Himalayan nation’s cabinet of ministers said the Chinese-owned app had neglected its repeated requests to curb content that affected “social harmony.”

Nepal Is Banning TikTok Over Hate Content, Officials Say

Aprons for a good cause, a roasting pan for the holiday bird and more food news.

Turkey Potpie, Guinea Fowl and a Hybrid Turnip for the Thanksgiving Table

The administration will no longer try to announce the completion of the trade terms this week, after prominent Democrats objected to some provisions.

Biden’s Pacific Trade Pact Suffers Setback After Criticism From Congress

An 1866 painting by Auguste Toulmouche is being repurposed online as a conduit for women’s anger.

Why Does This Bride Look So Mad?

AMC airs its original program in three parts. And Gayle King interviews Jay-Z on CBS.

What’s on TV This Week: ‘BlackBerry’ and ‘Jay-Z and Gayle King: Brooklyn’s Own’

In the latest strike, Kyiv said three Russian officers were killed in a bombing in the southern city of Melitopol.

Attacks Intensify on Russian Forces in Occupied Regions of Ukraine

The energy giant had halted operations at the offshore facility on request from Israel’s government shortly after the attacks by Hamas militants last month.

Chevron Restarts Gas Production on Platform Near Gaza Strip

The move is the oil giant’s first foray in the production of a metal vital for electric vehicle batteries.

Exxon Mobil Plans to Produce Lithium in Arkansas

The announcement is the first from a network about its plans since a tentative agreement was reached last week to end Hollywood’s strikes.

November 13, 2023

Headlines from November 13, 2023

Behind Public Assurances, Xi Jinping Has Spread Grim Views on U.S.

‘A Monster’: Super Meth and Other Drugs Push Crisis Beyond Opioids

Polluting Industries Say the Cost of Cleaner Air Is Too High

Start-Ups With Laser Beams: The Companies Trying to Ignite Fusion Energy

MasterVoices Puts on a Starry Show With a Shoestring Budget

Billboard 200

1989 (Taylor's Version)

SEVENTEENTH Heaven: 11th Mini Album (EP)

For All The Dogs

Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va A Pasar Manana

One Thing At A Time

Historical Context for November 13, 2023