Prosecutors had hoped that the judge would allow the case to proceed, as scheduled, in November. Photo Tom Mesereau is leading the new legal team representing Bill Cosby. Credit Matt Rourke/Associated Press “We are ready to proceed,” the Montgomery County district attorney, Kevin R. Steele, said after the hearing. “We …

But educational projects that serve rural areas, however beneficial, also call attention to systemic inequalities in China’s education system, the experts said. “It’s definitely a great model,” Lingxin Hao, a sociology professor at Johns Hopkins University who studies rural education in China, said of the virtual museum project. “But all …

David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Pedestrians walk past the Uber Technologies headquarters building in San Francisco, California, U.S., on June 21, 2017. Four mutual fund companies have marked down their investments in Uber Technologies by as much as 15 percent following the ride-hailing company’s scandal-ridden year, the …

Oliver Berg | AFP | Getty Images The headquarters of chip equipment maker Aixtron is pictured in Herzogenrath, western Germany on October 25, 2016. For many firms, however, tighter regulations are an infringement of the state of the free market and simply block much-needed investment. “I’m wondering how many companies …

Photo Verónica Llinás in “Dog Lady.” Credit Soledad Rodriguez Craving some animal affection? Check out “Dog Lady” and “Megan Leavey,” about the bond between women and their dogs. For something tougher, stream Alejandro González Iñárritu’s feature debut, whose title could be translated as “Love’s a Dog.” What’s Streaming DOG LADY …

Kiyoshi Ota | Bloomberg | Getty Images A Toyota Motor Corp. Prius hybrid vehicle, equipped with the Pre-collision System (PCS) and the Pedestrian-avoidance Steer Assist safety features, is demonstrated during a media briefing on the company’s advanced technologies in Tokyo, Japan. The next time you are driving and a lane …

Photo Jérémie Bélingard and Anastasia Shevtsova in “Polina.” Credit Oscilloscope One of the most affecting songs in the musical “A Chorus Line” observes, “everything was beautiful at the ballet.” The amount of sweat, strain and pain that goes into creating that beauty has had its cinematic moments. In the 1948 …

Getty Images Sheriff Joe Arpaio (L) of Maricopa County, Arizona listens as Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to the press prior to a rally on January 26, 2016 in Marshalltown, Iowa. President Donald Trump will not issue a pardon on Tuesday for former Sheriff Joe Arpaio during his trip …

Philippe Wojazer | Reuters Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (L) and U.S. President Donald Trump talk as they arrive for a family photo, during the G7 Summit in Taormina, Sicily, Italy, May 26, 2017. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he doubts the United States can reach a deal to …

That survey, undertaken by the city’s Department of Cultural Affairs, also found that 26 percent of senior staff members identify as people of color, compared with 32 percent of midlevel staff, and 45 percent of junior staff. “The whitest job in arts and culture? Curator,” the study said. “The jobs …