NYTIMES (Michael Paulson) - What’s Behind Broadway’s New Musical Drought?
Hollywood actors in starry plays, skittish investors and gate-keeping theater owners have all contributed to an unusually tough climate for song-and-dance shows.
NYTIMES (Siobhán O’Grady, Liubov Sholudko, Yurii Shyvala and Oksana Parafeniuk) - The Ukraine War Amputees Embracing Wake Boarding and Jujitsu
As the number of amputees in Ukraine soars, many are bonding by learning new sports, challenging both their bodies and their ideas of what they can do.
NYTIMES (Meaghan Tobin and Catie Edmondson) - A.I. Riches Fuel Economic Divide in Asia’s Chip Powerhouses
A.I. demand is driving stock market gains and booming exports in South Korea and Taiwan. But the rest of the economy is being left behind.
NYTIMES (Amy Chang Chien and Meaghan Tobin) - Welcome to the Luxury City Built by Taiwan’s A.I. Boom
Fortunes, luxury buildings and birthrates are rising in the city at the center of Taiwan’s chip supply chain.
NYTIMES (Carl Hulse and Michael Gold) - Trump to Meet With G.O.P. Senators Amid New Divisions
The president has been unhappy with pushback from Republican senators and a resistance to abandoning the filibuster to pass new voting restrictions.
NYTIMES (Erika Solomon and Sanam Mahoozi) - Iran’s Loyalists Promote a Wider Nationalism, Unveiled Women Included
Government supporters are showing off new ties with alleged former dissidents in a bid to show that they can withstand enemies at home as well as abroad.
NYTIMES (Tony Romm) - Housing Package Passed by Congress Has Wide Appeal, but It’s No Quick Fix
The first housing package in decades will take time to put into effect, testing the patience of families rankled by high prices.
NYTIMES (Jennifer Medina and Reid J. Epstein) - Victories by Pro-Palestinian Democrats Show the Party’s Shift on Israel
Three Democrats who have been outspoken in their criticism of Israel won primaries in New York on Tuesday, signaling their party’s new skepticism of the country and its actions.
NYTIMES (Maya King, Sally Goldenberg and Emma Goldberg) - Insurgency Over Incumbency: 7 Takeaways From New York’s Primaries
All three congressional candidates who were backed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani won in Tuesday’s primary, bolstering his political movement.
DAILYCALLER (Amber Duke) - DUKE: You’ll Be Fat, Poor, And You’ll Like It
Obama judge strikes down SNAP rules