Wednesday Briefing: Tension between the U.S. and Israel

A deadly bridge collapse in the U.S. and Beyoncé’s country album [View in browser](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn5jsNP4RRAWh0dHBzOi8vbWVzc2FnaW5nLWN1c3RvbS1uZXdzbGV0dGVycy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS9keW5hbWljL3JlbmRlcj9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyNDAzMjcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE4NjI2JmlzVmlld0luQnJvd3Nlcj10cnVlJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcGFpZF9yZWdpPTAmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MTg3MyZ0ZT0xJnVyaT1ueXQlM0ElMkYlMkZuZXdzbGV0dGVyJTJGMzY0M2MwNzItODRhOC01YjZjLWJjODUtMTY1MTBkOTVjNmMyJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZfsNtgNmR86R_lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD)|[nytimes.com](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn5jsNP0THaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDI0MDMyNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTg2MjYmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYxODczJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl-w22A2ZHzpH-Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~)[Continue reading the main story](#) [Ad](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn5jsNP0SwaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MjIxNzcyJmxpPU1CRSZtPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnA9TUJFXzIwMjQwMzI3JnRlPTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyNDAzMjdXA255dEIKZfsNtgNmR86R_lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [Morning Briefing: Europe Edition](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn5jsNP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vc2VyaWVzL2V1cm9wZS1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDI0MDMyNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTg2MjYmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYxODczJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl-w22A2ZHzpH-Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) March 27, 2024 [SUPPORTED BY META](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn5jsNP0TaaHR0cHM6Ly9hYm91dC5tZXRhLmNvbS91ay9tZXRhdmVyc2UvaW1wYWN0Lz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyNDAzMjcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE4NjI2Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MTg3MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZfsNtgNmR86R_lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [Author Headshot](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn5jsNP0TaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYnkvZGFuaWVsLWUtc2xvdG5paz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyNDAzMjcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE4NjI2Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MTg3MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZfsNtgNmR86R_lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) By [Daniel E. Slotnik](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn5jsNP0TaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYnkvZGFuaWVsLWUtc2xvdG5paz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyNDAzMjcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE4NjI2Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MTg3MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZfsNtgNmR86R_lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) Good morning. We’re covering tension between Israel and the U.S., and a deadly bridge collapse in Baltimore. Plus: Beyoncé’s country album. [Two people pick through the wreckage of a building in Rafah, Gaza.] Salvaging items from a building that had been hit in Rafah, southern Gaza. Ahmad Hasaballah/Getty Images The growing gulf between Israel and the U.S. Relations between Israel and the U.S. appeared to have sunk to a new low after the U.S. allowed the U.N. Security Council to pass a Gaza cease-fire resolution — and [domestic political pressures in both nations are increasing the tension](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn5jsNP4QKAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDMvMjYvd29ybGQvbWlkZGxlZWFzdC9iaWRlbi1uZXRhbnlhaHUtZGl2aXNpb25zLXBvbGl0aWNzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjQwMzI3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExODYyNiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjE4NzMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmX7DbYDZkfOkf5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). President Biden faces outrage from global allies and his political supporters about the civilian death toll in the war on Hamas and Israel’s restrictions on aid entering Gaza. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel faces sharp criticism from his far-right coalition partners, whom he needs to maintain his government, over any hesitation in the war against Hamas or in the expansion of Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. One of those partners recently accused Biden of tacitly supporting Israel’s enemies, and at a campaign event yesterday Biden conceded that [Gaza demonstrators “have a point](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn5jsNP0T4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8yNi91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9iaWRlbi1nYXphLXByb3Rlc3RlcnMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyNDAzMjcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE4NjI2Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MTg3MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZfsNtgNmR86R_lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD).” But despite the political signaling, officials said that U.S. policy on supporting Israel has not changed, and [talks between Israel’s defense minister and the U.S. secretary of defense](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn5jsNP4QeAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyNC8wMy8yNi93b3JsZC9pc3JhZWwtaGFtYXMtd2FyLWdhemEtbmV3cy9iaWRlbi1uZXRhbnlhaHUtZ2FsbGFudD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyNDAzMjcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE4NjI2Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MTg3MyZzbWlkPXVybC1zaGFyZSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZfsNtgNmR86R_lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) continued yesterday even after Netanyahu called off a delegation to Washington. More news: - In Gaza, the authorities said that [several people had drowned](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn5jsNP4QGAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyNC8wMy8yNi93b3JsZC9pc3JhZWwtaGFtYXMtd2FyLWdhemEtbmV3cz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyNDAzMjcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE4NjI2Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MTg3MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcjZ2F6YS1haWQtZGVhdGhXA255dEIKZfsNtgNmR86R_lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) while trying to retrieve airdropped aid. - A former hostage became the first Israeli to [speak publicly about being sexually assaulted](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn5jsNP4QEAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDMvMjYvd29ybGQvbWlkZGxlZWFzdC9oYW1hcy1ob3N0YWdlLXNleHVhbC1hc3NhdWx0Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjQwMzI3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExODYyNiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjE4NzMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmX7DbYDZkfOkf5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) while she was held captive by Hamas. [An aerial shot showing a huge cargo ship with its bow trapped under a collapsed bridge span, after the ship slammed into the bridge and it plummeted into the water.] The collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge, near the Port of Baltimore. Erin Schaff/The New York Times Six presumed dead after a U.S. bridge collapsed A massive container ship struck a bridge pillar while leaving the Port of Baltimore early in the morning on Tuesday, [causing the bridge to plummet into the water below](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn5jsNP0TzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8yNi91cy9iYWx0aW1vcmUtYnJpZGdlLWNvbGxhcHNlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjQwMzI3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExODYyNiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjE4NzMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmX7DbYDZkfOkf5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). The Coast Guard last night [suspended search efforts for six construction workers](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn5jsNP4QhAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyNC8wMy8yNi91cy9iYWx0aW1vcmUtYnJpZGdlLWNvbGxhcHNlL3NoaXAtaGl0cy1iYWx0aW1vcmUta2V5LWJyaWRnZT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyNDAzMjcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE4NjI2Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MTg3MyZzbWlkPXVybC1zaGFyZSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZfsNtgNmR86R_lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) who had been fixing potholes on the bridge and were presumed dead. The ship lost power and issued a mayday call shortly before the collision, giving officials a brief window to keep cars off the 1.6-mile span. Two other workers were rescued from the water, and none of the 24 crew members on the ship were injured. It is not known why the ship, a nearly 1,000-foot-long cargo vessel called the Dali that was bound for Sri Lanka, hit the bridge. But an inspection last year showed that the vessel had a deficiency related to “propulsion and auxiliary machinery.” Maryland’s governor said that the collision was a terrible accident and that there was no credible evidence of a terrorist attack. The collapse will indefinitely close a port that’s [first in the U.S. for deliveries of autos and light trucks](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn5jsNP4QCAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDMvMjYvYnVzaW5lc3MvZWNvbm9teS9iYWx0aW1vcmUtcG9ydC1jYXJnby1zaGlwcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDI0MDMyNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTg2MjYmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYxODczJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl-w22A2ZHzpH-Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). [A Russian police officer wearing a fur hat and a dark uniform outside the burned-out Crocus City Hall concert venue.] In front of the burned-out Crocus City Hall, the site of the attack, on Tuesday. Yuri Kochetkov/EPA, via Shutterstock Russia amps up disinformation after terror attack The deadly terrorist attack on a concert hall outside Moscow had barely subsided before [Russia started a disinformation campaign](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn5jsNP4QAAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDMvMjYvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL3J1c3NpYS10ZXJyb3ItYXR0YWNrLXVrcmFpbmUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyNDAzMjcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE4NjI2Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MTg3MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZfsNtgNmR86R_lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) suggesting that Ukraine and the West were somehow behind it, promoting a version of events that fits the Kremlin’s war narrative and downplays a serious security failure. That [campaign has ramped up](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn5jsNP0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8yNi9idXNpbmVzcy9tZWRpYS9tb3Njb3ctYXR0YWNrLW5hcnJhdGl2ZXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyNDAzMjcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE4NjI2Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MTg3MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZfsNtgNmR86R_lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) even after the Islamic State claimed responsibility and President Vladimir Putin of Russia acknowledged that “radical Islamists” had carried out the attack, and despite the absence of any evidence directly linking the four suspects to Ukraine. [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-universal-0) ADVERTISEMENT [Ad](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn5jsNP0SwaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MjIxNzY5JmxpPU1CRSZtPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnA9TUJFXzIwMjQwMzI3JnRlPTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyNDAzMjdXA255dEIKZfsNtgNmR86R_lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) MORE TOP NEWS [Police officers stand near people carrying signs supporting WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.] Daniel Leal/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images - Julian Assange: The High Court in London ruled that the WikiLeaks founder could not be immediately extradited to the U.S. [without assurances about his treatment](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn5jsNP4QKAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDMvMjYvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2p1bGlhbi1hc3NhbmdlLXVrLWNvdXJ0LXVzLWV4dHJhZGl0aW9uLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjQwMzI3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExODYyNiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjE4NzMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmX7DbYDZkfOkf5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). - Pakistan: [Five Chinese workers were killed](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn5jsNP4QJAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDMvMjYvd29ybGQvYXNpYS9wYWtpc3Rhbi1zdWljaWRlLWJvbWJlci1jaGluZXNlLXdvcmtlcnMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyNDAzMjcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE4NjI2Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MTg3MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZfsNtgNmR86R_lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) when a suicide bomber rammed a vehicle into their convoy in northern Pakistan, officials said. - China: Nationalist [Chinese bloggers are railing against prominent figures and businesses](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn5jsNP4QDAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDMvMjYvd29ybGQvYXNpYS9jaGluYS1uYXRpb25hbGlzdHMtb25saW5lLWF0dGFja3MuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyNDAzMjcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE4NjI2Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MTg3MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZfsNtgNmR86R_lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) to punish what they perceive as insults against the country. - NBC: The [network cut ties with Ronna McDaniel](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn5jsNP0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8yNi9idXNpbmVzcy9tZWRpYS9yb25uYS1tY2RhbmllbC1uYmMtbXNuYmMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyNDAzMjcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE4NjI2Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MTg3MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZfsNtgNmR86R_lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD), the former head of the Republican National Committee, after an on-air revolt from many NBC stars. Trump - Trial: The judge in Donald Trump’s Manhattan criminal trial [imposed a gag order](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn5jsNP0T1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8yNi9ueXJlZ2lvbi90cnVtcC10cmlhbC1nYWctb3JkZXIuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyNDAzMjcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE4NjI2Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MTg3MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZfsNtgNmR86R_lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) that prohibits him from attacking witnesses and prosecutors in the case. - Stock: The value of [Trump’s social media company jumped](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn5jsNP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8yNi9idXNpbmVzcy90cnVtcC1tZWRpYS1zdG9jay5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDI0MDMyNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTg2MjYmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYxODczJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl-w22A2ZHzpH-Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) in its first day of trading, making his stake worth billions of dollars. Politics [Former President Barack Obama waves to a crowd next to President Biden.] Tom Brenner for The New York Times - Barack Obama: The [former president is working closely with the White House](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn5jsNP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8yNi91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9vYmFtYS1iaWRlbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDI0MDMyNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTg2MjYmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYxODczJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl-w22A2ZHzpH-Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) to address his grave concerns about the presidential race. - Misleading ads: A grim political attack ad for the Conservative Party’s mayoral candidate in London [used footage of New York City](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn5jsNP4QFAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDMvMjYvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2xvbmRvbi1jcmltZS1hZC1ueWMtY29uc2VydmF0aXZlcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDI0MDMyNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTg2MjYmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYxODczJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl-w22A2ZHzpH-Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). - Vice president pick: The independent U.S. presidential candidate [Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that Nicole Shanahan,](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn5jsNP4QLAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDMvMjYvdXMvcG9saXRpY3Mvbmljb2xlLXNoYW5haGFuLXJmay1qci12cC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDI0MDMyNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTg2MjYmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYxODczJnNtaWQ9dXJsLXNoYXJlJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl-w22A2ZHzpH-Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) a Silicon Valley lawyer and philanthropist, would be his running mate. A Morning Read [A man in a dark overcoat and blue tie holds up a copy of The Sun newspaper outside Kensington Palace in London.] Tolga Akmen/EPA, via Shutterstock Once upon a time, the British monarchy exerted a unique, exalted hold over the imaginations of millions of Americans. Lately, however, a succession of high-profile scandals in the royal family has collided with the rise of an internet culture obsessed with celebrity. The monthslong frenzy over the whereabouts of Catherine, Princess of Wales, reflects a shift in sentiment that makes the [Windsors like any other celebrity family in the public eye](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn5jsNP0T2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8yNS9mYXNoaW9uL3ByaW5jZXNzLWthdGUtbWlkZGxldG9uLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjQwMzI3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExODYyNiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjE4NzMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmX7DbYDZkfOkf5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). Lives lived: Richard Serra was one of his era’s greatest sculptors, known for creations with the size and inscrutability of ancient temples. He [died at 85](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn5jsNP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8yNi9hcnRzL3JpY2hhcmQtc2VycmEtZGVhZC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDI0MDMyNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTg2MjYmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYxODczJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl-w22A2ZHzpH-Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). Conversation Starters - Seal saviors: Ocean Conservation Namibia is garnering tens of millions of views online by [disentangling a record number of seals](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn5jsNP4QEAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDMvMjYvY2xpbWF0ZS9vY2Vhbi1jb25zZXJ2YXRpb24tbmFpbWJpYS1iYWJ5LXNlYWxzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjQwMzI3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExODYyNiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjE4NzMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmX7DbYDZkfOkf5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) from plastic garbage. - Opening ceremony: The possible choice of the French-Malian superstar Aya Nakamura to perform at the Paris Olympics has [ignited a race-tinged furor](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn5jsNP4QAAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDMvMjYvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2ZyYW5jZS1vbHltcGljcy1heWEtbmFrYW11cmEuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyNDAzMjcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE4NjI2Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MTg3MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZfsNtgNmR86R_lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). SPORTS NEWS Moving on: Why Germany and Adidas are ending their [partnership](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn5jsNP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVhdGhsZXRpYy5jb20vNTM2NTA0Mi8yMDI0LzAzLzI2L2dlcm1hbnktYWRpZGFzLWVuZGluZy1wYXJ0bmVyc2hpcC8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjQwMzI3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExODYyNiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjE4NzMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmX7DbYDZkfOkf5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). “Wasting millions”: Top tennis coach criticizes the [U.S.T.A](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn5jsNP0T0aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVhdGhsZXRpYy5jb20vNTM2NzA2Ni8yMDI0LzAzLzI1L3VzdGEtY3V0cy1oaWd1ZXJhcy1sZXR0ZXIvP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDI0MDMyNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTg2MjYmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYxODczJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl-w22A2ZHzpH-Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). for cutting its player development program. A shaky start to 2024: What that means for [Daniel Ricciardo’s future in Formula 1](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn5jsNP0T-aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVhdGhsZXRpYy5jb20vNTM2NzU4My8yMDI0LzAzLzI2L2RhbmllbC1yaWNjaWFyZG8tZjEtcmVkLWJ1bGwtZnV0dXJlLz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyNDAzMjcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE4NjI2Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MTg3MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZfsNtgNmR86R_lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). ARTS AND IDEAS [Beyoncé, wearing a white cowboy hat and a sash that reads “Cowboy Carter” while holding a large American flag, sits side-saddle atop a white horse.] Parkwood/Columbia/Sony, via Associated Press Beyoncé goes country “Cowboy Carter,” Beyoncé’s eighth solo album, explores and tests the boundaries of country music. But the country music industry has greeted the wildly popular artist with shrugs, perhaps because Nashville has consistently marginalized both African Americans and women. But the spurning is mutual, and Beyoncé has found a path beyond country’s confines. Similarly themed LPs from lesser stars might be less effective at making the point Beyoncé is making, which is that Black creativity fuels all corners of popular music, our [critic Jon Caramanica writes](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn5jsNP0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8yNi9hcnRzL211c2ljL2JleW9uY2UtY291bnRyeS1tdXNpYy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDI0MDMyNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTg2MjYmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYxODczJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl-w22A2ZHzpH-Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). We hope you’ve enjoyed this newsletter, which is made possible through subscriber support. [Subscribe to The New York Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn5jsNP0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vc3Vic2NyaXB0aW9uL2FsbC1hY2Nlc3M_Y2FtcGFpZ25JZD04Skg3TCZjYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyNDAzMjcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE4NjI2Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MTg3MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZfsNtgNmR86R_lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD)[.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn5jsNP0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vc3Vic2NyaXB0aW9uL2FsbC1hY2Nlc3M_Y2FtcGFpZ25JZD04Skg3TCZjYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyNDAzMjcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE4NjI2Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MTg3MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZfsNtgNmR86R_lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-universal-0) ADVERTISEMENT [Ad](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn5jsNP0SwaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MjIxNzY2JmxpPU1CRSZtPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnA9TUJFXzIwMjQwMzI3JnRlPTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyNDAzMjdXA255dEIKZfsNtgNmR86R_lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) RECOMMENDATIONS [A white plate heaped with glass noodles and slighty-charred roasted vegetables, topped with sesame seeds.] Johnny Miller for The New York Times Cook: A sheet pan makes this [version of japchae](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn5jsNP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly9jb29raW5nLm55dGltZXMuY29tL3JlY2lwZXMvMTAyNTE5Ny1zaGVldC1wYW4tamFwY2hhZT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyNDAzMjcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE4NjI2Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MTg3MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZfsNtgNmR86R_lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) much easier than the traditional method. Read: Garrard Conley’s debut novel [is about a queer affair](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn5jsNP4QHAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDMvMjYvYm9va3MvcmV2aWV3L2FsbC10aGUtd29ybGQtYmVzaWRlLWdhcnJhcmQtY29ubGV5Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjQwMzI3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExODYyNiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjE4NzMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmX7DbYDZkfOkf5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) between a reverend and a doctor in Puritan New England. Conserve: Tips to [make your stay at a vacation rental sustainable](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn5jsNP0T6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8yNi90cmF2ZWwvc3VzdGFpbmFibGUtdmFjYXRpb24tcmVudGFscy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDI0MDMyNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTg2MjYmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYxODczJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl-w22A2ZHzpH-Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). Move: A few ways to be [less sedentary at work.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn5jsNP4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL3dpcmVjdXR0ZXIvcmV2aWV3cy9hc2std2lyZWN1dHRlci1ob3ctdG8tc2l0LWxlc3MtYXQtd29yay8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjQwMzI3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExODYyNiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjE4NzMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmX7DbYDZkfOkf5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) Dress: We surveyed men about [where they buy suits off the rack](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn5jsNP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8yNi9zdHlsZS9zdWl0cy1tZW5zLXNob3BwaW5nLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjQwMzI3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExODYyNiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjE4NzMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmX7DbYDZkfOkf5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). Play the [Spelling Bee](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn5jsNP0TbaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vcHV6emxlcy9zcGVsbGluZy1iZWU_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjQwMzI3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExODYyNiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjE4NzMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmX7DbYDZkfOkf5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). And here are [today’s Mini Crossword](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn5jsNP0TbaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vY3Jvc3N3b3Jkcy9nYW1lL21pbmk_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjQwMzI3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExODYyNiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjE4NzMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmX7DbYDZkfOkf5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) and [Wordle](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn5jsNP0TeaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vZ2FtZXMvd29yZGxlL2luZGV4Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjQwMzI3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExODYyNiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjE4NzMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmX7DbYDZkfOkf5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). [You can find all our puzzles here](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn5jsNP0TRaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vY3Jvc3N3b3Jkcz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyNDAzMjcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE4NjI2Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MTg3MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZfsNtgNmR86R_lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). That’s all for today. Thank you for spending part of your morning with us, and see you tomorrow. — Dan P.S. The Athletic’s Adam Crafton was named [Sportswriter of the Year](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn5jsNP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVhdGhsZXRpYy5jb20vNTM2Njk2OC8yMDI0LzAzLzI1L3Nwb3J0cy1qb3VybmFsaXNtLWF3YXJkcy1hdGhsZXRpYy8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjQwMzI3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExODYyNiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjE4NzMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmX7DbYDZkfOkf5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) at the SJA British Sports Journalism awards. You can reach Dan and the team at [briefing@nytimes.com](mailto:briefing@nytimes.com?subject=Europe%20Morning%20Briefing%20Feedback). [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-universal-0) Need help? Review our [newsletter help page](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn5jsNP0TyaHR0cHM6Ly9oZWxwLm55dGltZXMuY29tL2hjL2VuLXVzL2FydGljbGVzLzM2MDAwMTQ4ODI2Ni1OZXdzbGV0dGVycz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyNDAzMjcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE4NjI2Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MTg3MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZfsNtgNmR86R_lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) or [contact us](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn5jsNP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly9oZWxwLm55dGltZXMuY29tL2hjL2VuLXVzL2FydGljbGVzLzExNTAxNTM4NTg4Ny1Db250YWN0LXVzP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDI0MDMyNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTg2MjYmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYxODczJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl-w22A2ZHzpH-Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) for assistance. You received this email because you signed up for Morning Briefing: Europe Edition from The New York Times. To stop receiving Morning Briefing: Europe Edition, [unsubscribe](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn5jsNP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbmV3c2xldHRlcnMvb3B0b3V0P2VtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDI0MDMyNyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nOi1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZwcm9kdWN0PU1CRSZzZW5kX2lkPTE2MTg3MyZ0ZT0xJnRva2VuPWI3Y2U3NWY2MTQ4YTEwZDFlNDFhOGY4YWFkMzljMDI5MGZmY2Y1NjA0NmZlNDBmMTkyNGU0NWIwNGVmMjIwZGU1NDFlN2E0OTE5MjljYjZiYTVlYjc0NzEzNjgwMjYwOVcDbnl0Qgpl-w22A2ZHzpH-Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). To opt out of other promotional emails from The Times, including those regarding The Athletic, [manage your email settings](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn5jsNP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbmV3c2xldHRlcnMvbWFuYWdlP2VtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDI0MDMyNyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nOi1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZzZW5kX2lkPTE2MTg3MyZ0ZT0xJnRva2VuPTc2MThhMmZlNDMwNWMzNGQzOTAxMWVjMTAxOWM4OGY5MDc3NTU0NTY3YTM4YzE3NjYyNDk5MTIyNzQxOTQ5YmY2NmZhNGQzM2QyMWE4YmM3ZDM2ZjUzOWQ5Y2I3MTYyZVcDbnl0Qgpl-w22A2ZHzpH-Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). To opt out of updates and offers sent from The Athletic, [submit a request](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn5jsNP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly90aGVhdGhsZXRpYy56ZW5kZXNrLmNvbS9oYy9lbi11cy9yZXF1ZXN0cy9uZXc_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjQwMzI3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExODYyNiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjE4NzMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmX7DbYDZkfOkf5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). [Subscribe to The Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn5jsNP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vc3Vic2NyaXB0aW9uP2NhbXBhaWduSWQ9OVJYNzgmY2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjQwMzI3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExODYyNiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjE4NzMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmX7DbYDZkfOkf5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~)[Get The New York Times app](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn5jsNP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vc2VydmljZXMvbW9iaWxlL2luZGV4Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjQwMzI3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExODYyNiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjE4NzMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmX7DbYDZkfOkf5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) Connect with us on: [facebook](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn5jsNP0TPaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZmFjZWJvb2suY29tL255dGltZXM_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjQwMzI3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExODYyNiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjE4NzMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmX7DbYDZkfOkf5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) [twitter](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn5jsNP0TKaHR0cHM6Ly90d2l0dGVyLmNvbS9ueXRpbWVzP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDI0MDMyNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTg2MjYmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYxODczJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl-w22A2ZHzpH-Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) [instagram](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn5jsNP0TRaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5zdGFncmFtLmNvbS9ueXRpbWVzLz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyNDAzMjcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE4NjI2Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MTg3MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZfsNtgNmR86R_lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [Change Your Email](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn5jsNP0TbaHR0cHM6Ly9teWFjY291bnQubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbWVtL2VtYWlsLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjQwMzI3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExODYyNiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjE4NzMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmX7DbYDZkfOkf5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~)[Privacy Policy](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn5jsNP0T9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vY29udGVudC9oZWxwL3JpZ2h0cy9wcml2YWN5L3BvbGljeS9wcml2YWN5LXBvbGljeS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDI0MDMyNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTg2MjYmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYxODczJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl-w22A2ZHzpH-Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~)[Contact Us](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn5jsNP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly9teWFjY291bnQubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbWVtYmVyY2VudGVyL2hlbHAuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyNDAzMjcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE4NjI2Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MTg3MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZfsNtgNmR86R_lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD)[California Notices](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn5jsNP0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vcHJpdmFjeS9jYWxpZm9ybmlhLW5vdGljZT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyNDAzMjcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE4NjI2Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MTg3MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZfsNtgNmR86R_lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [LiveIntent Logo](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn5jsNP0RmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubGl2ZWludGVudC5jb20vcG93ZXJlZC1ieT90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjQwMzI3VwNueXRCCmX7DbYDZkfOkf5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~)[AdChoices Logo](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn5jsNP0RmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubGl2ZWludGVudC5jb20vYWQtY2hvaWNlcz90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjQwMzI3VwNueXRCCmX7DbYDZkfOkf5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) The New York Times Company. 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018