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An interview with Russia’s leader and congressional resistance to aid for Ukraine underscore the transformation of the parties and electorate in the United States more than three decades after the Cold War.

Bologna has become the first major Italian city to impose the limit on most streets, citing safety and livability. But it’s too slow for some: “A city has to move,” one cabby complained.

The interview, which Moscow said took place this week, would give the Russian leader a chance to reach a potentially sympathetic audience in the United States.

In one case, material stolen from a private company would help the development of technology to track ballistic and hypersonic missiles, U.S. officials said.

Also, U.S. aid to Ukraine stalls and a fight over the origins of butter chicken.

Moscow did not say when the interview would run. It is Mr. Putin’s first formal interview with Western news media since the start of his full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

The Kremlin did not immediately confirm an interview with Mr. Carlson. It would be Mr. Putin’s first formal interview with Western media since the start of his full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

A meeting of the new economic working group comes as the U.S. and China are trying to prevent any escalation of hostilities.

Two disasters, far apart, show how a dangerous climate cocktail can devastate places known for mild weather.

Also, King Charles’s cancer diagnosis and the women who ruled the Grammys.