The U.S. is trying to stop China from getting Nvidia microchips to advance its military. The private sector is fighting back.

With Smugglers and Front Companies, China Is Skirting American A.I. Bans

While the pursuit of love might seem secondary to dealing with the horrors and privations of the war, many Ukrainians say they need romantic relationships to help them cope.

War Shatters Dating Scene for Women in Ukraine

There are people walking around the world’s fashion capital with fluffy cockerels on their heads. This is not normal.

The Olympic Flame Melts Parisian Cool

In a hub for drugs and disarray, some see New York at its worst. Others see a community doing its best to help.

How One Harlem Block Became a Symbol of Urban Despair and Hope

Every summer, a neighborhood in Queens loses its beach to piping plovers, an endangered shorebird. Some residents want it back.

These Birds Have Their Own Beach. Their Human Neighbors Want In.

The assassinations of two Hamas leaders may be a short-term setback, analysts say, not enough to prevent the group from re-emerging intact — and possibly more radicalized.

Hamas May Emerge Battered, but Not Beaten, From Israel’s Latest Blows

Growing tensions between the two billionaires, over issues both substantive and stylistic, have roiled the world of philanthropy.

Has the Long Friendship of Bill Gates and Warren Buffett Reached Its Final Act?

A proposed “Muslim-friendly” community near Minneapolis was called segregationist. The backlash was called Islamophobic. Who gets to define inclusion?

A Battle Over a Farm, a Mosque and the Moral High Ground

Expanded student protests this weekend, after more than 200 people were killed in a government crackdown in July, have plunged the country into a particularly dangerous phase.

At Least 70 Dead as Bangladesh Protests Grow; Curfew Is Reinstated

On his podcast, Rogan indulges his own obsessions and eccentricities. But in “Burn the Boats,” his Netflix comedy special, contempt for the crowd is a theme.

In His Stand-Up Special, Joe Rogan Plays Dumb

Thorleifur Orn Arnarsson’s production of “Tristan und Isolde” at the Bayreuth Festival in Germany is an excellently conducted puzzle of grim symbols.

Review: Death Drives a New ‘Tristan’ at Wagner’s Festival

A couple planted as sleeper spies in Slovenia posed as an Argentine art dealer and an entrepreneur. They were caught in December 2022 and sent to Moscow in a sweeping prisoner exchange last week.

How Two Russian Spies Went Deep Undercover With Their Children

Quotation of the Day for Sunday, August 4, 2024.

Quotation of the Day: At a Mountain Retreat, Wine, Barbecued Lamb and Talk of Global Warming

Andy Walker makes his New York Times debut.

Shares the Same View

How guilty should you feel about leaving the boss who gave you your first big break?

The Office Ties That Bind

A meet overshadowed by questions about doping produced more medals, but fewer golds, than China’s swimmers won at the Tokyo Games.

Chinese Swimming’s Olympic Haul: More Medals, More Questions

Hours after the attempted assassination on former President Donald J. Trump, a Times editor outlined upcoming coverage of the event for the newspaper.

Taking Note of History in the Making

An icon of socialist modernist architecture in the capital of the former Soviet republic that is now Moldova has been at the center of a tussle between corrupt developers and preservationists.

Trying to Save a Concrete ‘Monument to Corruption’

Palomar Observatory bids farewell to a tradition of napkin rings, cowbells and astronomical table conversation.

It’s Lights Out at a Cosmic Restaurant

You cannot overdose on fentanyl by touching a person who overdosed.

After My Brother’s Overdose Death, Misinformed People Added to Our Grief

Gold medals in track and field brought St. Lucia and Dominica into an exclusive club of nations. But for 66 other countries and territories, the wait for an Olympic medal goes on, and on, and on.

Meet the Nations That Have Never Won an Olympic Medal (and Two That Just Did)

An Israeli airstrike in Gaza City killed at least 30 people, according to a Palestinian emergency agency and local media outlets. Israel said it targeted Hamas “command and control centers.”

Israeli Strike on Gaza Shelter Kills at Least 30 and Injures Dozens

An impromptu starting line in Brooklyn, loose change on a sidewalk and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary.

‘The Construction Worker Smiled and Lowered His Flag’

Protests escalated over the weekend in towns and cities in England and Northern Ireland, with dozens arrested and more demonstrations unfolding on Sunday.

Prime Minister Condemns ‘Far-Right Thuggery’ as Riots Grip U.K.

After another dubious election victory, Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, appears firmly in power. The only real potential threat, history shows, may come if his own security forces betray him.

August 4, 2024

Headlines from August 4, 2024

With Smugglers and Front Companies, China Is Skirting American A.I. Bans

War Shatters Dating Scene for Women in Ukraine

The Olympic Flame Melts Parisian Cool

How One Harlem Block Became a Symbol of Urban Despair and Hope

These Birds Have Their Own Beach. Their Human Neighbors Want In.

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The Death Of Slim Shady (Coup de Grace)

The Tortured Poets Department

The Great American Bar Scene

Historical Context for August 4, 2024