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- Lewis H. Lapham, Harper’s Editor and Piercing Columnist, Dies at 89 July 26, 2024Born into a patrician family, he used Harper’s and later his own Lapham’s Quarterly to denounce what he saw as the hypocrisies and injustices of a spoiled United States.Robert D. McFadden
- The Murdoch Family Is Battling Over the Future of the Fox Empire July 26, 2024Rupert Murdoch, the patriarch, has moved to change the family’s irrevocable trust to preserve his media businesses as a conservative force. Several of his children are fighting back.Jim Rutenberg and Jonathan Mahler
- Actors’ Union to Go on Strike Against Video Game Companies July 25, 2024The SAG-AFTRA union wants higher pay for the use of voices and images and protection from losing jobs to artificial intelligence.Brooks Barnes and Kellen Browning
- N.B.A. Announces Lucrative Rights Deals With Disney, Comcast and Amazon July 25, 2024The league rejected a bid by Warner Bros. Discovery to match Amazon’s offer.Tania Ganguli, Kevin Draper and Nicole Sperling
- Trump’s Lawsuit Against ABC and Stephanopoulos Can Move Forward July 25, 2024The litigation stems from a March 10 interview in which George Stephanopoulos, the network’s star anchor, referred to a civil case brought against Mr. Trump by E. Jean Carroll.Michael M. Grynbaum
- Kathy Willens, Photojournalist Seemingly Everywhere, Is Dead at 74 July 24, 2024Guided by a keen sense of timing, she covered wars, sports, riots, politics and more for The A.P. in the ’70s, when few women worked as news photographers.Trip Gabriel
- Dancers Drop Threat to Strike During Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony July 24, 2024Organizers avoided disruption by agreeing to give performers on temporary contracts a greater cut of broadcast royalties.Aurelien Breeden
- ‘Homicide: Life on the Street’ Will Finally Be Available to Stream July 24, 2024The celebrated 1990s police procedural is coming to Peacock in August.Maya Salam
- Walter Shapiro, Political Columnist With a Contrarian Streak, Dies at 77 July 23, 2024He brought to his writing a sharp sense of humor, honed in stand-up comedy clubs, and never pulled punches even though he was an unabashed Democrat.Sam Roberts
- Far Right Spreads Baseless Claims About Biden’s Whereabouts July 23, 2024President Biden, who has been sidelined with Covid, is set to address the nation this week.Stuart A. Thompson