Nationalist hatred has been linked to forces like stagnant wages and declining services, even though research shows immigration helps many economies.

How Economic Grievances Were Exploited in Britain’s Violent Unrest

Doesn’t it seem like the Paris Games have gone by fast? Imagine having your success or failure defined by thousandths of a second.

How the Olympics Warp Time

The collapse of a little-known intermediary named Synapse Financial Technologies has put a spotlight on the risk that customers face when using popular banking start-ups.

Your Online Lender May Not Be a Bank. Here’s How to Keep Your Money Safe.

The one-name star of the HBO show “Industry” is composed under pressure.

Myha’la Arrives

George Clooney, Robert Downey Jr., Denzel Washington and Mia Farrow are coming to Broadway, where some producers see plays with stars as safer bets than musicals.

How Hollywood Glamour Is Reviving the Endangered Broadway Play

Here are tips on how to dodge some of the most devastating schemes and what to do if you or someone you care about becomes ensnared.

How to Avoid Online Scams and What to Do if You Become a Victim

New surveys of Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania taken this week offer the latest indication of a dramatic reversal in standing for the Democratic Party since President Biden abandoned his re-election bid.

Harris Leads Trump in Three Key States, Times/Siena Polls Find

People around the former and would-be president see a candidate knocked off his bearings, disoriented by his new contest with Kamala Harris and unsure of how to take her on.

Inside the Worst Three Weeks of Donald Trump’s 2024 Campaign

LVMH and Samsung intruded on previously sacrosanct spaces at the Paris Games, angering fellow sponsors and raising concerns about a repeat at the closing ceremony.

When Olympic Sponsors Go Rogue

The Olympics have long been a stage for political expression, for athletes who take the opportunity. Some do, while others choose to focus strictly on their sport.

The Olympics’ Toughest Act: Balancing Sports and Politics

In a military career that spanned three decades, Tim Walz achieved one of the highest enlisted ranks in the Army. Some peers took issue with the timing of his retirement.

Walz in the National Guard: A Steady Rise Ending With a Hard Decision

Israeli officials defended the attack on a former school compound, saying Hamas was using it as a base for military operations in Gaza City.

Israel Criticized After Strike Kills Scores in Gaza

Quotation of the Day for Saturday, August 10, 2024.

Quotation of the Day: Flipping, Twisting, and Pushing for Respect, Smiling All the Way

Jackie Chang, who designed the mosaics at a Brooklyn subway station, spends her day designing in her studio, making Taiwanese breakfast and practicing violin.

How a Subway Mosaic Artist Spends Her Sundays

After our series on how artists have been affected by loss, we asked readers what helped them when they experienced it. These are 15 of their answers.

Monet, Taylor Swift, ‘Moana’: What Got Readers Through Their Grief

The Lying Game

To live in a rent-stabilized apartment in New York, it must be your primary residence. But how far can you bend the rules?

Can I Let My Niece Live in My Rent-Stabilized Apartment?

It can be treacherous, measuring your worth in ego arithmetic.

Trump, by the Numbers

Julien Howard, who is known as the Vélo Barber, travels around New York City by bike in search of the “dopest” places to cut hair.

A Bike-Riding Barber Cuts Hair on Broadway, in the Park and on the Roof

America could stand to learn a bit more about how the White House has been working recently.

There Is Still a Biden Scandal

From fake wedding bands to decoy wallets, here’s some advice for safely roaming our planet.

My Travel Tips for Seeing the World’s Best Places

Pentathlon will trade show jumping for an obstacle course in 2028, after accusations of horse mistreatment in Tokyo. Athletes aren’t thrilled. But they could have been pillow fighting.

Dear Pentathletes: Enjoy Your Last Ride. Get Ready for the Obstacle Course.

The Venezuelan authorities have launched a nationwide sweep, called Operation Knock-Knock, that is targeting anyone even perceived to be challenging the autocratic president’s re-election.

‘Operation Knock-Knock’: Venezuela Sweeps Up Dissenters After Disputed Vote

An Australian start-up is hoping fungi can pull carbon dioxide from the air and stash it underground. It’s one of several ventures trying to deploy the superpowers of soil to slow global warming.

Can Dirt Clean the Climate?

More lenient posting rules for Olympic athletes have helped spark a deluge of successful social media content. Some say that’s changing how we watch the Games.

August 10, 2024

Headlines from August 10, 2024

How Economic Grievances Were Exploited in Britain’s Violent Unrest

How the Olympics Warp Time

Your Online Lender May Not Be a Bank. Here’s How to Keep Your Money Safe.

Myha’la Arrives

How Hollywood Glamour Is Reviving the Endangered Broadway Play

Billboard 200

The Tortured Poets Department

One Thing At A Time

The Great American Bar Scene

The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess

Hit Me Hard And Soft

Historical Context for August 10, 2024