Headlines from The New York Times for Saturday, May 18, 2024

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Struggling on Front Lines, Ukraine Strikes Harder at Russian Energy

Aid Starts Entering Gaza Through U.S.-Built Pier, but Officials Say It Isn’t Enough

Putin’s China Visit Highlights Military Ties That Worry the West

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How Kite Surfing in Remote Colombia Changed a Boy. And a Village.

Slovakia Is at a Dangerous Moment

Today’s Videos

Americans Love to Shop Online. TikTok Is Making It a Live Sport.

Unrest Continues in New Caledonia

Israeli Officials Heckled During a U.N. Court Hearing

World

Slovakia’s Prime Minister Undergoes Further Surgery as Suspect Is Identified

The Premier League’s Asterisk Season

As Supernatural Claims Spread Online, Vatican Updates Its Rules on Them

U.S.

Some Conservative Christians Are Stepping Away From the Gender Wars

Accustomed to Disasters, Houston Didn’t See This One Coming

Protesters Agreed to Leave. This Is What Some Colleges Promised in Return.

Politics

New Star Wars Plan: Pentagon Rushes to Counter Threats in Orbit

Display at Alito’s Home Renews Questions of Supreme Court’s Impartiality

The Ugly Effect of Physical Insults

Business

Mercedes Workers in Alabama Reject Union

Barred by Churchill Downs, Bob Baffert Is Welcomed at the Preakness

China Says It Will Start Buying Apartments as Housing Slump Worsens

Technology

TikTok Attempts to Rein In Weight Loss Posts

Openwashing

Why TikTok Users Are Blocking Celebrities

Arts

Billie Eilish Dares to Write (Twisted) Love Songs

The Hard Road to ‘Furiosa’ Was Filled With Detours

A Puzzle Game With Roots in Resnais and Resident Evil

New York

Does a Smash Hit Like ‘Lion King’ Deserve a $3 Million Tax Break?

Why Is N.Y.U. Forcing Protesters to Write Apology Letters?

New York City Budget Would Produce Fewer Affordable Homes, Critics Say

Media & Advertising

After a Season of Protest, PEN America’s Literary Gala Goes Forward

Sony and Apollo Take Key Step in Bid for Paramount’s Assets

Why a New Yorker Story on a Notorious Murder Case Is Blocked in Britain

Science

When an Eel Takes a Bite Then an Octopus Might Claim an Eyeball

Why Do People Make Music?

Why Did the Hotel Chain Hire a Marine Biologist?

Obituaries

J. Gary Cooper, Pathbreaking Marine Leader, Is Dead at 87

Robert Dennard, IBM Inventor Whose Chip Changed Computing, Dies at 91

Samm-Art Williams, Playwright, Producer and Actor, Dies at 78

Opinion

When ‘Stop the Steal’ Becomes Your Motto

The Biden Future Cannot Arrive Soon Enough

Wokeness Is Dying. We Might Miss It.