U.S. Bid to Cap Russian Oil Prices Draws Skepticism Over Enforcement
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration’s push to form an international buyer’s cartel to cap the price of Russian oil is facing resistance amid …
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Will an Investigation of a Former Mexican President Lead to Charges?
MEXICO CITY — The Mexican attorney general’s office said this week that it was investigating former president Enrique Peña Nieto for money …
Fire Sparked by Electric Scooter Battery Kills Woman and Child in Harlem
A fire in a Harlem apartment early Wednesday sparked by the lithium-ion battery on an electric scooter killed a 5-year-old girl and a 36-year-old …
Julie Benko Was the ‘Funny Girl’ No One Had Heard of, Until Now
Early on in the musical “Funny Girl,” a young and determined Fanny Brice sings a line that anyone even slightly acquainted with the show will be …
Rzewski for Lovers? A Pianist Mines a Prickly Modernist’s Gentler Side
The renowned composer and pianist Frederic Rzewski, who died last year, was celebrated for the committed nature of his leftist politics as well …
Trevor Noah Weighs In on the Killing of Ayman al-Zawahri
Welcome to Best of Late Night, a rundown of the previous night’s highlights that lets you sleep — and lets us get paid to watch comedy. Here are …
How the Indian Action Spectacular ‘RRR’ Became a Smash in America
The Telugu-language Indian action spectacular “RRR,” or “Rise, Roar, Revolt,” was already a worldwide box office winner when it was released in …
Sri Lanka Targets Organizers of Protests That Toppled President
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — The Sri Lankan government is cracking down on organizers and participants of a protest movement that toppled the island …
A Cynical Low for the Democratic Party
On the first anniversary of the Jan. 6 attacks at the U.S. Capitol, Roy Cooper, the governor of North Carolina, took to Twitter not just to …
At the BlackStar Film Festival, a Revelatory Understanding of Cinema
Don’t call it the Black Sundance. Though it was dubbed that by Ebony magazine, the BlackStar Film Festival, now in its 11th year, is a cultural …