Bill Gates, in First Visit to China Since 2019, Meets With Xi
In a rare encounter with an American business figure, Xi Jinping, China’s leader, met Friday with Bill Gates as officials from Washington were set to arrive in Beijing in an…
As Blinken Heads to China, a Wall of Suspicion Awaits Him
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken makes his long-delayed visit to China beginning Sunday in the hope of slowing the downward spiral of relations between Beijing and Washington. But China’s…
There’s No Uber or Lyft. There Is a Communal Tesla.
Three mornings a week, Herminia Ibarra makes her way to a fleet of sparkling electric vehicles lined up in a dusty alley alongside a former diesel repair shop. Of the…
Tunisians Mourn a Hard-Fought Freedom Rapidly Slipping Away
Mosaïque FM, Tunisia’s most popular radio station, comes to life each morning around 5:30 a.m. with the martial strains of the national anthem. Next comes a voice crooning a verse…
Opinion | How Conservatives Went From Demonizing Muslims to Wooing Them
In his speech at the Republican convention in 2016, Donald Trump spoke of the mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando, where a man with jihadist sympathies murdered 49…
The N.C.A.A. Wants More Money From TV. Maxing That Out Could Prove Tricky.
For more than 20 years, fans of college sports like softball, baseball, women’s basketball and more than two dozen others have known just where to find N.C.A.A. championships — on…
Opinion | Is a Revolution in Cancer Treatment Within Reach?
In some cases, patients like Ms. MacKenzie with cancer that has spread inside their bodies — called metastatic disease — are able to stay alive much longer than previously predicted.…
What Has Happened in Minneapolis Since George Floyd Was Murdered
It’s a Monday evening in Minneapolis. Police respond to a call about a man who allegedly used a counterfeit $20 bill to buy cigarettes. Seventeen minutes later, the man they…
Opinion | Joining NATO Won’t Keep the Peace in Ukraine
Sometimes the stories we tell to win the war help us lose the peace. After the 9/11 attacks, the United States decided the Taliban government in Afghanistan was as culpable…
A Bull or a Bear Market? It Doesn’t Matter.
The headlines and market analyses of the last few weeks, saying that stocks are in a bull market, may be a comfort even if they are potentially misleading. They are…