The New York Times – Music:
The bill, which applies more broadly to other forms of creative expression, has unanimously passed the Senate and Assembly and could become law by the end of September.
Category: Politics and Government
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Reckoning With Memories of Budapest
The New York Times – Travel:
A Times journalist spent three months capturing a contemporary portrait of Hungary’s capital, where he lived for several years as a child in the early ’90s.
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Brittney Griner’s Guilty Verdict Strengthens Supporters’ Resolve
The New York Times – Sports:
The W.N.B.A. star was sentenced to nine years in a Russian penal colony, but her supporters insist they will do “whatever we can to get her home.”
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Phyo Zeya Thaw, Burmese Pro-democracy Rapper, 41, Is Executed
The New York Times – Music:
The hip-hop star became a democracy activist in military-ruled Myanmar, and then a lawmaker. After the latest military coup, he joined the resistance, and was hanged for it.
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Mississippi Fires Lawyer Trying to Recoup Misused Welfare Funds
The New York Times – Sports:
The lawyer had issued a subpoena that could reveal details about the involvement of a former governor and a football star in the scandal.
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Mo Farah's Documentary Spotlights U.K.’s Migration Policy
The New York Times – Sports:
Experts hope the running star’s revelations will humanize migrants’ struggles, but they don’t expect policy changes in a country that is trying to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda.
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Ni Kuang, Novelist and Screenwriter for Martial Arts Films, Dies at 87
The New York Times – Film:
Best known for fantastical thrillers that doubled as political allegories, he also wrote hundreds of martial arts films for Bruce Lee and others.
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Biden Speaks to Cherelle Griner About Brittney Griner’s Detention in Russia
The New York Times – Sports:
President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris told Cherelle Griner they would pursue “every avenue” to bring her wife, Brittney Griner, home from Russia.