Is China facing a "Lehman moment" over Evergrande, the tottering property developer? Officials think they have the tools to prevent its collapse.
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A new law in Texas bans abortions after about six weeks, a very early stage of pregnancy. As soon as the measure took effect, Texans started traveling elsewhere. 

Oklahoma, close to Dallas, has become a major destination. https://t.co/4H1cwGHxLP

The term parallel play usually refers to young children playing independently alongside one another, but it can also be a valuable way to think about adult relationships. https://t.co/bcW4VIGGac

In Opinion

"Almost every article written about Angela Merkel’s tenure as Germany’s chancellor notes that one of her greatest political strengths has been that she is so often underestimated," Serge Schmemann writes. https://t.co/980g6E3YFb

Since it began in 1916, the National Park Service has worked to tell the story of the American outdoors. Among its stewards are Black Americans who ensure that all "the people" are included in the telling of a sometimes difficult history. https://t.co/BQdTumdPTp https://t.co/ZfVwDz2NDt

Watch: Authorities said at least three people were killed and 50 others were injured in a derailment involving eight cars of an Empire Builder train near Joplin, Montana. https://t.co/nbVWpPh0d8 https://t.co/vtp1xRycHB

At the beginning of the summer, Jon Mooallem felt as if he "were moldering in place." But at the baseball game in Spokane, Washington, suddenly, something surprising happened to him. https://t.co/M2suf9W6Lm https://t.co/LOB0Dlm3g7

“One of the things that I think sports allows us to do is escape our problems,” a team’s senior vice president told Jon Mooallem. 

“That’s why I’m here,” he replied. https://t.co/M2suf9EvmM https://t.co/7B7S3hULWw

Children of the refugees Chancellor Angela Merkel welcomed into Germany carry variations of her name — some are called Angie and others, Merkel. They are living proof of what is perhaps the largest impact of her 16 years in power. https://t.co/DiNblw5Pwb

Last year, the pandemic scrapped the entire minor-league season. Now, people were returning, with relief and abandon, chasing that normal summer feeling of sitting at a game, even if the world still hadn’t entirely returned to normal. https://t.co/M2suf9W6Lm

A minor-league game felt like a manageable, belated step into the mid-pandemic lifestyle that people were calling post-pandemic life. https://t.co/M2suf9W6Lm https://t.co/Vh9RCS9nR3

After all those months of pandemic parenting isolation, he knew just where the cure might lie: a minor-league baseball game in eastern Washington. https://t.co/M2suf9EvmM

Germany's race to replace Chancellor Angela Merkel is turning out to be a nail-biter, with the two main exit polls, released after voting ended, showing the two largest parties either tied or within a single percentage point of the other. https://t.co/W4M9Ka7CuM

The writer Jon Mooallem spent almost 17 months parenting two demanding children. When he needed to get back to work for @NYTMag’s Voyages Issue, he asked himself: “What if I drove to Spokane?” https://t.co/xRQTnp2OfZ

With New York's vaccine mandate for health care workers set to take effect on Monday, Governor Kathy Hochul is considering calling in the National Guard and recruiting medical professionals from out-of-state to mitigate serious staffing shortages. https://t.co/dCnvYdVJ98

Eight people were arrested and three others indicted on Friday after an investigation into the death of Adam Oakes, a student at Virginia Commonwealth University who died in February from alcohol poisoning at a fraternity party, the authorities said. https://t.co/7xBkqg147b

The NBA has denied the request of Andrew Wiggins, a Golden State Warriors player, for a religious exemption from the coronavirus vaccine, which is required in San Francisco to attend large indoor events, including Warriors home games. https://t.co/pi8BsTy2p9

As Germany elects a new Parliament on Sunday, support for the far-right Alternative for Germany party has dipped. But the party will not disappear from the political scene as suddenly as it appeared. https://t.co/cHiL3AzSWy

As Chancellor Angela Merkel prepares to step down, she leaves behind a transformed country full of pride and prosperity — and anxiety. https://t.co/ZQFg8EvDNf

At the drugstore, a rapid Covid test usually costs less than $20.

Across the country, over a dozen testing sites owned by the start-up company GS Labs regularly bill $380. Here's why they can. https://t.co/7Bd55pyb1F