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There’s a widespread need to reconnect to all the things that make life worth living, and what better moment than now? Read More in the New York Times

The budget increase, the biggest in decades, comes as officials warn that tensions over Taiwan could pull Japan into a conflict between the United States and China. Read More in the New York Times

The suspect was killed and a shot pierced a wall during the confrontation at a clothing store in Los Angeles, fatally striking a 14-year-old, the police said. Read More in the New York Times

A property owner and two companies in Australia were charged after a land-clearing operation left dozens of the marsupials dead, injured or starving. Read More in the New York Times

“Thoughts of a Colored Man” and “Waitress” became the latest productions to end their runs because of coronavirus cases among their cast or crew. Read More in the New York Times

The government said it would release Ms. Park on Dec. 31 in the interest of national “reconciliation.” Read More in the New York Times

The prosecution and defense had agreed that the shooting was a mistake and that Ms. Potter, who is white, had meant to draw her Taser when she fatally shot Mr. Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, during a traffic stop. Read More in the New York Times

Inyoung You pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the suicide of her college boyfriend, whom she had sent tens of thousands of abusive text messages. Read More in the New York Times

The killing of Eudes Pierre, 26, underscores the need for alternatives to having the police respond to mental health episodes, activists say. Read More in the New York Times