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April 18, 2024

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Review: ‘The Wiz’ Eases Back to Broadway

By Maya Phillips

Almost 50 years after it debuted, this classic Black take on “The Wizard of Oz” tries to update its original formula.

Culture964 words

A Millennial Weaver Carries a Centuries-Old Craft Forward

By Patricia Leigh Brown

Melissa Cody mastered a weaving tradition dating back millenniums, but her eye-dazzling patterns joyously venture beyond it.

Weekend1618 words

An ISIS Terror Group Draws Half Its Recruits From Tiny Tajikistan

By Neil MacFarquhar and Eric Schmitt

Young migrants from the former Soviet republic were accused of an attack on a concert hall in Moscow that killed 145 people.

Foreign1420 words

Legal Fight Over Trump Media’s Ownership Adds to Its Woes

By Matthew Goldstein and David Yaffe-Bellany

Two ex-contestants on “The Apprentice” sold the former president on the idea of a social media platform. Now, the company and the pair are wrangling over their stake.

Business1251 words

How an Obscure Chinese Real Estate Start-Up Paved the Way to TikTok

By Mara Hvistendahl and Lauren Hirsch

Court records, mistakenly made public, tell a story about the birth of ByteDance, its bumpy road to success and the role of the Republican megadonor Jeff Yass’s firm.

Business1482 words

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