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In yet another seismic shift in the fashion world, Chanel announced on Wednesday that Virginie Viard, Karl Lagerfeld’s handpicked successor, was leaving the fashion house after five years as its artistic director — years in which, though her collections received a critical drubbing and speculation was rife about her possible departure, sales exploded, reaching almost $20 billion in 2023.In a brief statement, Chanel, the second largest luxury brand in the world, thanked Ms. Viard for almost 30 years of service, “during which she was able to renew the codes of the house while respecting the creative heritage of Chanel.” No…

Weeks before the embattled executive editor of The Washington Post abruptly resigned on Sunday, her relationship with the company’s chief executive became increasingly tense.In mid-May, the two clashed over whether to publish an article about a British hacking scandal with some ties to The Post’s chief executive, Will Lewis, according to two people with knowledge of their interactions.Sally Buzbee, the editor, informed Mr. Lewis that the newsroom planned to cover a judge’s scheduled ruling in a long-running British legal case brought by Prince Harry and others against some of Rupert Murdoch’s tabloids, the people said.As part of the ruling, the…

Sean Combs, the hip-hop mogul who has been facing mounting legal scrutiny over allegations of sexual and physical abuse, has sold his majority stake in Revolt, the media company that he founded, the organization announced Tuesday.The largest shareholder group at Revolt, a private company, is now made up of employees, its chief executive, Detavio Samuels, said in an interview ahead of the announcement.Now known best for popular video podcasts such as “Drink Champs,” “The Jason Lee Show” and “Caresha Please,” Revolt was started by Mr. Combs more than a decade ago as a music industry-focused cable channel meant to boost…

Even as Hamas and the Israeli government appear to be inching closer to a cease-fire agreement, analysts are deeply skeptical that the sides will ever implement a deal that goes beyond a temporary truce.At issue is a three-phase agreement, proposed by Israel and backed by the United States and some Arab countries, which if fully realized could eventually see the total withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza, the return of all remaining hostages captured in the Oct. 7 attack and a reconstruction plan for the territory.But making it to that finish line is impossible if the parties are unwilling to…

Authors: Rustin Dodd, Stephen J. Nesbitt, and Cody StavenhagenWhen Major League Baseball Announcing a lifetime ban Details of San Diego Padres infielder Tupita Marcano’s misconduct were laid out Tuesday: 387 bets placed at legal sportsbooks, 231 of which were MLB-related and 25 with his then-employer. Pittsburgh Pirates. He allegedly bet more than $150,000 on baseball.Marcano is not a particularly savvy bettor. According to MLB data, he won only 4.3% of his bets, most of which were parlays. But the league released a wealth of facts on Tuesday — the same day that Shohei Ohtani’s former translator, Ippei Mizuhara, Pleaded guilty…

Times Insider explains who we are and what we do and delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how our journalism comes together.When Emmanuel Morgan was hired as a sports reporter covering the N.F.L. and combat sports for The New York Times in 2021, the job felt familiar. After all, Mr. Morgan, who grew up playing football, had been writing about the sport since high school. He went on to cover the N.F.L. for The Los Angeles Times for nearly two years.“I knew the N.F.L. and the U.F.C. and all these other sports so well,” said Mr. Morgan, 27, who also covered high…

2. “Stay Away”The first Charli song I ever heard and still one of my all-time favorites, this Ariel Rechtshaid-produced ballad is full of moody atmosphere and doomed romance: “Do you remember when I said, that first time we met, ‘Stay away,’” Charli croons on the chorus. “Why couldn’t you stay away?”▶ Listen on Spotify, Apple Music or YouTube3. “SuperLove”Though she’s put out quite a few classic albums and memorable mixtapes, Charli’s discography is also peppered with some excellent one-off singles, like this giddy, effervescent bop released in late 2013. Those handclaps!▶ Listen on Spotify, Apple Music or YouTube4. “Breaking Up”In…

“The odor of blood in the hospital’s emergency room this morning was unbearable,” Karin Huster, a medical adviser for Doctors Without Borders in Gaza, said in a statement. “There are people lying everywhere, on the floor, outside.”Israel’s military said it was conducting military operations “above and below ground” against Hamas militants in Bureij and the eastern part of Deir al-Balah, both in central Gaza, and that it had “eliminated” several.Hamas also reported clashes with Israeli forces in the area, and said on Wednesday that it had fired missiles at Israeli troops in the east of Bureij.“There is no place to…

Bertien van Manen, a Dutch photographer who used point-and-shoot cameras to capture intimate images of daily life in China’s big cities and remote villages, the dismal apartments and alleyways of post-Soviet Russia and coal miners in Kentucky, died on May 26 in Amsterdam. She was 89.Her studio manager, Iris Bergman, confirmed the death, at a rehabilitation facility.Ms. van Manen was working as a fashion photographer in 1975 when a friend gave her a copy of “The Americans,” the groundbreaking collection of photos that the photographer Robert Frank took on a road trip across the United States in the 1950s.“He wasn’t…

After the Edmonton Oilers clinched a spot in the Stanley Cup Final, the problems facing Connor McDavid on the podium were predictable.Winnipeg, Vancouver and Toronto also have a shot at the Stanley Cup this spring, but Edmonton is the last Canadian team standing. So the questions posed to the Oilers superstar are somewhat inevitable as Edmonton is on the verge of ending Canada’s Stanley Cup drought that has lasted more than three decades.deeperNHL Stanley Cup Final predictions: Sports staff picks for Oilers, Panthers, Conn Smyth and more”Can you talk about making Team Canada?” a reporter asked McDavid on Sunday night.…