Shaina Taub’s new Broadway musical about Alice Paul and the fight for women’s suffrage is smart and noble and a bit like a rally.

Review: In ‘Suffs,’ the Thrill of the Vote and How She Got It

Apple said it removed WhatsApp and Threads from its China app offerings Friday on Beijing’s orders, amid technological tensions between the U.S. and China.

Apple Says It Was Ordered to Pull WhatsApp From China App Store

Few doubt the popular prime minister will win a third term in voting that starts Friday. His strong hand is just what many Indians seem to want.

Modi’s Power Keeps Growing, and India Looks Sure to Give Him More

The fledgling Professional Women’s Hockey League is booming — except in New York, where the team is in last place. But the players haven’t given up.

New York’s Newest Hockey Team Has Everything but a Name and Home Ice

The administration has blocked a proposed industrial road needed to mine copper in the middle of the state, and has banned oil drilling on 13 million acres in the North Slope.

Biden Shields Millions of Acres of Alaskan Wilderness From Drilling and Mining

Harvard’s recent decision to remove the binding of a notorious volume in its library has thrown fresh light on a shadowy corner of the rare book world.

Books Bound in Human Skin: An Ethical Quandary at the Library

The 136-year-old company’s products have been staples in American Jewish households for generations. After a major rebranding, the matzo ball soup comes with merch.

With a Fresh Look and Recipes, Manischewitz Courts a New Generation

The relatively limited scope of the attack, as well as a muted response from Iranian officials, may have lowered the chances of an immediate escalation, analysts said.

Israel’s Strike Was Smaller Than Expected, and So Was Iran’s Reaction

A rally at the start of the year has given way to worries on Wall Street about economics and geopolitics.

‘It’s Clearly Bleak’: Stocks Notch Longest Losing Streak in Months

Over 16 songs (and a second LP), the pop superstar litigates her recent romances. But the themes, and familiar sonic backdrops, generate diminishing returns.

On ‘The Tortured Poets Department,’ Taylor Swift Could Use an Editor

Democrats stepped in to support bringing the aid package to the floor, in a remarkable breach of custom on a key vote that paved the way for its passage.

Ukraine Aid Bill Clears Critical Hurdle in the House as Democrats Supply the Votes

The decision by a Massachusetts solar company to abandon plans to build a $1.4 billion U.S. factory highlights the risks amid a flood of Chinese clean energy exports.

Chinese Export Surge Clouds U.S. Hopes of a Domestic Solar Boom

The students taking Harvard University’s class on the singer are studying up. Their final papers are due at the end of the month.

Harvard’s Taylor Swift Scholars Have Thoughts on ‘Tortured Poets’

Over the past week, some potential jurors who were confronted with their old posts seemed sheepish, if not outright embarrassed.

In Trump Trial, Old Social Posts Haunt the Proceedings

Quotation of the Day for Friday, April 19, 2024.

Quotation of the Day: Black Voters’ Generation Gap Poses Problem for Biden Camp

Amid early tidbits of misinformation came lessons about dodging falsities and allowing facts to build a story.

What I Learned From an Act of Violence in Sydney That Hit Too Close to Home

Rich piloncillo, used in place of brown sugar, adds unparalleled depth to baked goods and even savory dishes.

The Ingredient Your Chocolate Chip Cookies Are Missing

An African American burial ground project in South Carolina is just one subject in Caroline Gutman’s search for a history hiding in plain sight.

A Photographer in Search of Forgotten Burial Sites

Over time researchers have found fewer of the insects turning up in light traps, suggesting they may be less attracted to some kinds of light than they once were.

Like Moths to a Flame? We May Need a New Phrase.

A retrospective of the director’s work at Film Forum shows how his movies have kept a focus on working-class solidarity.

Ken Loach: Championing the Strugglers and Stragglers

Euphoria has been replaced by a much more somber mood, changing the value calculations in a host of markets, our columnist says.

Inflation, Interest Rates and Oil Prices Have Jolted the Markets

Manish Lachwani, who founded the software start-up HeadSpin, is the latest tech entrepreneur to face time in prison in recent years.

Start-Up Founder Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Fraud

Abshir Rageh had to sneak out from home to see bootleg Indian films and “Rambo” at a makeshift cinema. Now, he’s creating dramas that draw millions of online views in a country inching toward stability.

Forbidden to Watch Films as a Child, He Now Directs Somalia’s Top Shows

Why is every server wearing a chore coat?

The Humble Item That’s Become a Restaurant Status Symbol

The I.R.S. estimates that 940,000 people who didn’t file their returns for that year are due back money. The deadline for filing to get it is May 17.

April 19, 2024

Headlines from April 19, 2024

Review: In ‘Suffs,’ the Thrill of the Vote and How She Got It

Apple Says It Was Ordered to Pull WhatsApp From China App Store

Modi’s Power Keeps Growing, and India Looks Sure to Give Him More

New York’s Newest Hockey Team Has Everything but a Name and Home Ice

Biden Shields Millions of Acres of Alaskan Wilderness From Drilling and Mining

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Historical Context for April 19, 2024