Thursday Briefing: Russia’s aid disruption campaign

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Slotnik](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn54yEP0TaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYnkvZGFuaWVsLWUtc2xvdG5paz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyNDAzMjgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE4NzE3Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MTk1OCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZgSEBwVmbCdluFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) Good morning. We’re covering Russia’s campaign to undermine Ukraine aid, and Israel exchanging fire with Hezbollah. Plus: The essential Stephen King. [A soldier wearing camouflage stands near a military vehicle with shells loaded in a compartment.] A Ukrainian soldier loading a howitzer, near Bakhmut last year. Mauricio Lima for The New York Times Russia intensified online efforts to derail Ukraine funding Russia is escalating its efforts to undermine military funding for Ukraine from the U.S. and Europe, according to disinformation experts and intelligence assessments. One of the Kremlin’s main tactics is [amplifying online arguments for isolationism](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn54yEP4QCAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDMvMjcvdXMvcG9saXRpY3MvcnVzc2lhbi11a3JhaW5lLXVzLWludGVyZmVyZW5jZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDI0MDMyOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTg3MTcmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYxOTU4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmBIQHBWZsJ2W4Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) ahead of the U.S. elections. The stepped-up operations, run by aides to President Vladimir Putin, come at a critical moment in the debate in the U.S. over support for Ukraine. Russian operatives are laying the groundwork for what could be a stronger push to support candidates who oppose aiding Ukraine, U.S. officials and independent researchers say. Investigators say that firms working in the “Doppelgänger” network are creating fake versions of real news websites in the U.S., Israel, Germany and Japan, among other countries. U.S. officials noted that these techniques make identifying Russian operations particularly difficult. American intelligence agencies do not believe the Kremlin has begun its full-bore influence effort. Putin will probably shift to influence operations that more directly support former President Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee. More Russia news: - Ethnic tensions: The Kremlin is [pushing back against anti-migrant sentiment](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn54yEP4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDMvMjcvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL3J1c3NpYS1tb3Njb3ctYXR0YWNrLW1pZ3JhbnRzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjQwMzI4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExODcxNyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjE5NTgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmYEhAcFZmwnZbhSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) amid concerns that last week’s shooting could spur ethnic strife. Four men from Tajikistan have been held as suspects in the terror attack. - Capital punishment: The attack has prompted some Russians to [call for bringing back the death penalty](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn54yEP4QDAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDMvMjcvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL3J1c3NpYS1kZWF0aC1wZW5hbHR5LW1vcmF0b3JpdW0uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyNDAzMjgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE4NzE3Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MTk1OCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZgSEBwVmbCdluFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). [Two Israeli soldiers in olive uniforms inspect a blast crater in front of a damaged building in Kiryat Shmona, northern Israel.] A damaged building in Kiryat Shmona, near Israel's border with Lebanon. Ariel Schalit/Associated Press Israel and Hezbollah traded deadly fire [Hezbollah militants fired dozens of rockets yesterday into northern Israel](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn54yEP0T9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8yNy93b3JsZC9taWRkbGVlYXN0L2lzcmFlbC1oZXpib2xsYWgtZ2F6YS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDI0MDMyOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTg3MTcmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYxOTU4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmBIQHBWZsJ2W4Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) from Lebanon in what they said was retaliation for an Israeli strike. For months, Hezbollah, an Iranian-backed group based in Lebanon, has traded fire with Israeli forces across the border, and yesterday the Israeli military said its forces had targeted a “significant terrorist operative” near the town of al-Habbariyeh in southern Lebanon. Lebanon’s Ministry of Health said the Israeli strike had hit a medical center and killed seven paramedics. Israeli officials said that 30 rockets had been launched into Israel, with a direct hit on a building in the city of Kiryat Shmona that killed one person. The barrage came as pro-Palestinian demonstrators pressured the government in neighboring Jordan to sever ties with Israel, and as the U.S. said a previously canceled meeting with an Israeli delegation to discuss the invasion of Rafah was back on. The Israeli prime minister’s office did not immediately confirm that the meeting would happen. [The Dali container ship with a large section of a bridge resting on its bow.] The cargo ship that hit the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. Erin Schaff/The New York Times The five minutes before a bridge collapsed “Hold all traffic on the Key Bridge.” The command from an officer in Baltimore’s busy port was one of the first warnings of a disaster that experts now predict will change how ships and bridges function around the world. But after the cargo ship Dali lost power, [there were precious few minutes to act](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn54yEP0TzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8yNy91cy9iYWx0aW1vcmUtYnJpZGdlLWNvbGxhcHNlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjQwMzI4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExODcxNyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjE5NTgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmYEhAcFZmwnZbhSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). In those minutes, many people — from the ship’s crew, who sent out a mayday signal, to the transportation authority police officers who stopped traffic heading onto the Francis Scott Key Bridge — did what they could to avert catastrophe, most likely saving many lives. But several factors made catastrophe all but inevitable. Related: Investigators [found and identified two workers](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn54yEP4QcAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDMvMjcvdXMvb2ZmaWNpYWxzLWlkZW50aWZ5LTItYnJpZGdlLWNvbGxhcHNlLXZpY3RpbXMtYnktaWQtYW5kLWZpbmdlcnByaW50Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjQwMzI4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExODcxNyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjE5NTgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmYEhAcFZmwnZbhSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) who died in the bridge collapse. 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Britain [Two men in dark blue suits and ties stand in front of a vitrine in which Greek vases are displayed.] Samuel de Roman/Getty Images - British Museum: A former curator [stole or damaged over 1,800 artifacts](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn54yEP4QEAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDMvMjcvYXJ0cy9kZXNpZ24vYnJpdGlzaC1tdXNldW0tdGhlZnRzLXBldGVyLWhpZ2dzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjQwMzI4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExODcxNyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjE5NTgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmYEhAcFZmwnZbhSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) from the museum and sold hundreds of them on eBay, according to court documents. - Royals: A Russian disinformation operation [contributed to the conspiracy theories swirling around Catherine](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn54yEP4QNAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDMvMjcvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL3ByaW5jZXNzLWthdGUtbWlkZGxldG9uLXJ1c3NpYS1jb25zcGlyYWN5Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjQwMzI4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExODcxNyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjE5NTgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmYEhAcFZmwnZbhSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~), the Princess of Wales, researchers said. - Thames: Rowers in a nearly [200-year-old boat race between Oxford and Cambridge](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn54yEP4QEAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDMvMjcvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL294Zm9yZC1jYW1icmlkZ2UtYm9hdC1yYWNlLWVjb2xpLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjQwMzI4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExODcxNyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjE5NTgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmYEhAcFZmwnZbhSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) will try to stay as dry as possible this weekend, among other precautions, because of the river’s elevated levels of E. coli. - Cambridge: A much-reviled, faceless statue in the city commemorating Prince Philip [must be removed](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn54yEP4QFAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDMvMjcvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL3ByaW5jZS1waGlsaXAtc3RhdHVlLWNhbWJyaWRnZS11ay5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDI0MDMyOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTg3MTcmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYxOTU4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmBIQHBWZsJ2W4Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~), city councilors have ordered. A Morning Read [King Charles touches the shoulder of a man, who is kneeling, with the flat side of a sword.] Aaron Chown/Press Association, via Associated Press A visitor to the Garrick Club in London might converse with a Supreme Court justice, the master of an Oxford college or the editor of a London newspaper. But the odds are that person would be a man, since women are only allowed into the club as guests. The [issue became a furor](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn54yEP0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8yNy93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvZ2Fycmljay1jbHViLWxvbmRvbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDI0MDMyOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTg3MTcmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYxOTU4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmBIQHBWZsJ2W4Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) after The Guardian published a [leaked list](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn54yEP4QhAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnRoZWd1YXJkaWFuLmNvbS9zb2NpZXR5LzIwMjQvbWFyLzE4L2dhcnJpY2stY2x1Yi1tZW4tb25seS1tZW1iZXJzLWxpc3Qtcm9sbC1jYWxsLWJyaXRpc2gtZXN0YWJsaXNobWVudD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyNDAzMjgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE4NzE3Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MTk1OCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZgSEBwVmbCdluFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) of the club’s members, which included powerful government officials; the actors Benedict Cumberbatch and Brian Cox; and, yes, King Charles III (on an honorary basis). Lives lived: Joseph Lieberman was a four-term Connecticut senator who was Al Gore’s running mate in the 2000 presidential election, which was won by George W. Bush. [Lieberman died at 82](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn54yEP0T6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8yNy91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9qb3NlcGgtaS1saWViZXJtYW4tZGVhZC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDI0MDMyOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTg3MTcmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYxOTU4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmBIQHBWZsJ2W4Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). Conversation Starters - A fake Irish heiress: After Marianne Smyth conned a man, he [started a podcast to track her down](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn54yEP0T6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8yNi91cy9pcmlzaC1oZWlyZXNzLW1hcmlhbm5lLXNteXRoLWNvbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDI0MDMyOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTg3MTcmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYxOTU4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmBIQHBWZsJ2W4Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). - Second acts: The stars of 2000s teen sitcoms on Nickelodeon and Disney are using podcasts [to connect with their Gen Z and millennial fan bases](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn54yEP4QUAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDMvMjcvYXJ0cy90ZWxldmlzaW9uL25pY2tlbG9kZW9uLWRpc25leS1wb2RjYXN0cy1uZWRzLWRlY2xhc3NpZmllZC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDI0MDMyOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTg3MTcmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYxOTU4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmBIQHBWZsJ2W4Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). - A “Dune”-like sandworm: Researchers found a new species of predatory worm that lived for 25 million years [after it was believed to have become extinct](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn54yEP0T1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8yNi9zY2llbmNlL3NhbmR3b3JtLWNhbWJyaWFuLWR1bmUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyNDAzMjgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE4NzE3Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MTk1OCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZgSEBwVmbCdluFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). SPORTS NEWS “Every Ukrainian was watching”: Ukraine seals its [Euro 2024 qualification](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn54yEP4QCAWh0dHBzOi8vdGhlYXRobGV0aWMuY29tLzUzNzE5MTIvMjAyNC8wMy8yNy91a3JhaW5lLWV1cm8yMDI0LXdyb2NsYXctaWNlbGFuZC1ydXNzaWEvP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDI0MDMyOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTg3MTcmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYxOTU4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmBIQHBWZsJ2W4Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) with a playoff victory in Poland. Saudi proposal stalls: Additional bids [are now expected](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn54yEP0T5aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVhdGhsZXRpYy5jb20vNTM2ODY5NC8yMDI0LzAzLzI2L3NhdWRpLW1hc3RlcnMtZXZlbnQtYXRwLXRlbm5pcy8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjQwMzI4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExODcxNyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjE5NTgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmYEhAcFZmwnZbhSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) for a new Masters tournament in men’s tennis. Fallout from 2008 drivers’ championship: [Felipe Massa](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn54yEP4QLAWh0dHBzOi8vdGhlYXRobGV0aWMuY29tLzUzNzA2NTkvMjAyNC8wMy8yNi9mZWxpcGUtbWFzc2EtY3Jhc2hnYXRlLWxhd3N1aXQtZWNjbGVzdG9uZS1mMS1maWEvP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDI0MDMyOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTg3MTcmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYxOTU4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmBIQHBWZsJ2W4Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) files an $80 million lawsuit against Formula 1 and its ruling body. ARTS AND IDEAS [This is a photo illustration with a movie still of a blood-covered Carrie, from the Stephen King novel, at its center.] “Carrie” still: MGM, via Photofest. Illustration by The New York Times The essential Stephen King “Carrie,” Stephen King’s debut novel, turns 50 next month. To mark the occasion, we asked George R.R. Martin, Tom Hanks, the archbishop of Canterbury, Sissy Spacek (who played Carrie in the 1976 film) and others about the [impact King’s work has had on their lives](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn54yEP4QDAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDMvMjcvYm9va3MvcmV2aWV3L3N0ZXBoZW4ta2luZy1jYXJyaWUtYW5uaXZlcnNhcnkuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyNDAzMjgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE4NzE3Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MTk1OCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZgSEBwVmbCdluFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). Gilbert Cruz, the editor of the Book Review, also compiled a [list of the essential Stephen King](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn54yEP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYXJ0aWNsZS9zdGVwaGVuLWtpbmctYm9va3MuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyNDAzMjgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE4NzE3Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MTk1OCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZgSEBwVmbCdluFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) for the uninitiated, including several books that probably won’t give you nightmares. A favorite of mine is “The Long Walk,” a dystopian novel about a walking contest with permanent eliminations. We hope you’ve enjoyed this newsletter, which is made possible through subscriber support. 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