The Evening: Biden threatens to condition Israel aid

Also, ocean temperatures signal a daunting hurricane season. 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Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday. - Biden’s shift on Israel - Ford’s pivot to hybrids - Plus, eclipse science [President Biden in a suit and tie.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn8afPP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDI0LzA0LzA0L3dvcmxkL2lzcmFlbC1oYW1hcy13YXItZ2F6YS1uZXdzP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwNDA0Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExOTM1OSZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYyNjI3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmDs8iD2bdllmvUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) President Biden told the Israeli leader that airstrikes that killed aid workers were “unacceptable.” Kenny Holston/The New York Times Biden sent his sharpest message to Netanyahu yet During a tense 30-minute call today with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, President Biden threatened to condition future American support for Israel on whether it improves its treatment of civilians in Gaza. Biden called the humanitarian situation in the enclave “unacceptable,” and insisted to Netanyahu that he quickly put in place specific protections. It was the first time that the president has sought to [leverage American aid to influence the conduct of Israel’s war against Hamas](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn8afPP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDI0LzA0LzA0L3dvcmxkL2lzcmFlbC1oYW1hcy13YXItZ2F6YS1uZXdzP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwNDA0Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExOTM1OSZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYyNjI3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmDs8iD2bdllmvUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~), a step some of his closest allies have publicly supported. Biden’s frustration with Netanyahu has grown in recent months. But in public, he has staunchly supported Israel’s right to respond to Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack. During the call, Biden urged Netanyahu to negotiate a deal that would result in an “immediate cease-fire” and the release of hostages taken by Hamas. A spokesman said the White House expects Israel to make announcements of specific changes within hours or days. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who dialed into the call, said afterward that Israel needed to do more to increase the flow of humanitarian supplies to Gaza, a challenge made more difficult after Israel’s deadly attack on an aid convoy this week. “If we don’t see the changes that we need to see, there’ll be changes in policy,” Blinken said. In related news, a key member of Netanyahu’s war cabinet [called for early elections](~/AAAAAQA~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~). [A Ford car being worked on in a factory.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn8afPP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8wNC9idXNpbmVzcy9mb3JkLWRlbGF5cy1lbGVjdHJpYy12ZWhpY2xlcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwNDA0Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExOTM1OSZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYyNjI3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmDs8iD2bdllmvUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) The production line of the Ford Lightning F-150 electric pickup truck in Dearborn, Mich. Sylvia Jarrus for The New York Times Ford slowed its push to electric vehicles Ford announced today that it was delaying the production of at least two new electric cars and instead pivoting to make more hybrids. The new strategy followed similar moves by G.M. and Mercedes, as automakers have [struggled to sell enough E.V.s to make the shift profitable](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn8afPP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8wNC9idXNpbmVzcy9mb3JkLWRlbGF5cy1lbGVjdHJpYy12ZWhpY2xlcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwNDA0Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExOTM1OSZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYyNjI3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmDs8iD2bdllmvUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). Sales of E.V.s are still growing, but the pace has slowed sharply as car companies have tapped out many of the early adopters who were willing to spend more than $50,000 on a new battery-powered car. Now, those who are interested appear to often choose hybrid cars, which can offer good fuel economy and less of a learning curve. [A girl in a pink shirt in the arms of her mother.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn8afPP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8wNC93b3JsZC9hbWVyaWNhcy9taWdyYW50cy1zZXh1YWwtYXNzYXVsdC1kYXJpZW4tZ2FwLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDA0MDQmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE5MzU5Jm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjI2MjcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmYOzyIPZt2WWa9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) A woman and her daughter were both sexually assaulted after fleeing Venezuela and crossing the Darién jungle. Federico Rios for The New York Times Violence at the Darién Gap has spiked The jungle straddling Colombia and Panama, known as the Darién Gap, is the only land route for South American migrants headed for the U.S. Thousands of people are trekking through it at any given time, and it has long been considered dangerous. But over the past six months, aid groups say, [sexual violence there has spiked to an extraordinary level](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn8afPP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8wNC93b3JsZC9hbWVyaWNhcy9taWdyYW50cy1zZXh1YWwtYXNzYXVsdC1kYXJpZW4tZ2FwLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDA0MDQmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE5MzU5Jm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjI2MjcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmYOzyIPZt2WWa9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) — one rarely seen outside of war zones. Two of my colleagues spoke with more than 70 people over four days who said they had been robbed by clusters of armed men in the jungle. Of those interviewed, 14 were women who said they had experienced sexual assault, ranging from forcible touching to rape. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn8afPP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8wNC9jbGltYXRlL29jZWFuLXRlbXBlcmF0dXJlLWh1cnJpY2FuZS1mb3JlY2FzdC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwNDA0Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExOTM1OSZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYyNjI3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmDs8iD2bdllmvUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~ Values reflect how much warmer or cooler sea surface temperatures were on April 2, 2024, compared with the average between 1971 and 2000. Data is preliminary. By Nadja Popovich/The New York Times Ocean temperatures signal a daunting hurricane season An area of the Atlantic Ocean where hurricanes often form has already become abnormally hot, conditions that one scientist called “unprecedented” and “alarming.” Combined with a diminishing El Niño weather pattern, which steers hurricanes from the East Coast, experts are forecasting [an exceptionally high number of storms this hurricane season](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn8afPP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8wNC9jbGltYXRlL29jZWFuLXRlbXBlcmF0dXJlLWh1cnJpY2FuZS1mb3JlY2FzdC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwNDA0Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExOTM1OSZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYyNjI3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmDs8iD2bdllmvUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). The research team at Colorado State expects a remarkably busy season of 23 named storms, nine more than usual and the most they’ve ever predicted this early in the year. More top news - Immigration: A judge, responding to unsafe conditions at open-air camps near the border, said [the U.S. must “expeditiously” house migrant children](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn8afPP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8wNC9oZWFsdGgvbWlncmFudC1jaGlsZHJlbi1ib3JkZXItaG91c2luZy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwNDA0Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExOTM1OSZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYyNjI3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmDs8iD2bdllmvUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). - Trump: A federal judge rejected, for now, [one of the former president’s central efforts](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn8afPP0T1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8wNC91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9qdWRnZS10cnVtcC1kaXNtaXNzYWwtY2xhc3NpZmllZC1kb2N1bWVudHMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDQwNCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTkzNTkmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MjYyNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZg7PIg9m3ZZZr1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) to dismiss charges that he had mishandled classified documents after leaving office. - Politics: The centrist group No Labels [abandoned its plans to run a presidential ticket](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn8afPP0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8wNC91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9uby1sYWJlbHMtZWxlY3Rpb24tcHJlc2lkZW50aWFsLWNhbmRpZGF0ZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwNDA0Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExOTM1OSZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYyNjI3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmDs8iD2bdllmvUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) this year. - 2024: In important ways, both Biden and Trump have [revealed less about their health than their predecessors](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn8afPP0TdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8wNC91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9iaWRlbi10cnVtcC1oZWFsdGguaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDQwNCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTkzNTkmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MjYyNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZg7PIg9m3ZZZr1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). - Health: The A.L.S. drug Relyvrio will be taken off the market after [a large clinical trial found it did not work better than a placebo](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn8afPP0TXaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8wNC9oZWFsdGgvcmVseXZyaW8tYWxzLWRydWcuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDQwNCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTkzNTkmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MjYyNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZg7PIg9m3ZZZr1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). - Climate: The E.P.A. plans a [$20 billion infusion into “green banks,”](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn8afPP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8wNC9jbGltYXRlL2VwYS1ncmVlbi1iYW5rLWNsZWFuLWVuZXJneS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwNDA0Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExOTM1OSZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYyNjI3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmDs8iD2bdllmvUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) which lend money in overlooked communities for equipment that reduces pollution. - Tech: Companies are [turning to A.I. to reduce food waste](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn8afPP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8wNC9jbGltYXRlL2FydGlmaWNpYWwtaW50ZWxsaWdlbmNlLWZvb2Qtd2FzdGUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDQwNCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTkzNTkmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MjYyNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZg7PIg9m3ZZZr1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). - Tourism: To discourage overcrowding, Venice will start charging day trippers an [entry fee to the historic part of the city on busy dates](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn8afPP0TcaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8wNC93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvdmVuaWNlLWVudHJ5LWZlZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwNDA0Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExOTM1OSZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYyNjI3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmDs8iD2bdllmvUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). - Physics: Scientists may have discovered a major flaw in their theory of dark energy, [with good news for the fate of the universe](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn8afPP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8wNC9zY2llbmNlL3NwYWNlL2FzdHJvbm9teS11bml2ZXJzZS1kYXJrLWVuZXJneS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwNDA0Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExOTM1OSZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYyNjI3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmDs8iD2bdllmvUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). TIME TO UNWIND [The moon covering the sun during a total solar eclipse, shown as a black disc with white rays surrounding it on a black background.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn8afPP0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyNC8wNC8wMS9zY2llbmNlL3RvdGFsLXNvbGFyLWVjbGlwc2Utc2NpZW5jZS1yZXNlYXJjaC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwNDA0Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExOTM1OSZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYyNjI3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmDs8iD2bdllmvUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) The total solar eclipse on Aug. 21, 2017.  Timothy D. Easley/Associated Press The eclipse will be an exciting day for science On Monday, the moon will cross over the sun, causing a total solar eclipse that will for a few minutes completely darken the sky over parts of North America. Many people have been eagerly awaiting the moment for months, but [perhaps no one is as excited as scientists](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn8afPP0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyNC8wNC8wMS9zY2llbmNlL3RvdGFsLXNvbGFyLWVjbGlwc2Utc2NpZW5jZS1yZXNlYXJjaC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwNDA0Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExOTM1OSZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYyNjI3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmDs8iD2bdllmvUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). Researchers plan to send signals and launch rockets to see how the drop in sunlight affects radio and satellite communications. Photographs will be taken of the sun’s surface to measure its activity. And many scientists will be monitoring animals to see [how they react to the sudden and surprising change in daylight](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn8afPP0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8wNC91cy9zb2xhci1lY2xpcHNlLWFuaW1hbHMtcGV0cy16b28uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDQwNCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTkzNTkmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MjYyNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZg7PIg9m3ZZZr1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). [Andrew Scott as Tom Ripley in the series, frowning as he stands outside in a tweed suit, with police officers in the background.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn8afPP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8wMy9hcnRzL3RlbGV2aXNpb24vcmlwbGV5LW5ldGZsaXgtYW5kcmV3LXNjb3R0Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDA0MDQmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE5MzU5Jm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjI2MjcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmYOzyIPZt2WWa9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) Andrew Scott in “Ripley.” Philippe Antonello/Netflix A new take on ‘The Talented Mr. Ripley’ One of fiction’s most famous con artists returns today with the debut of Netflix’s “Ripley.” The new show, starring Andrew Scott as Mr. Ripley, is the latest in a series of adaptations of the cunning character [created in the 1950s by the author Patricia Highsmith](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn8afPP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8wMy9hcnRzL3RlbGV2aXNpb24vcmlwbGV5LW5ldGZsaXgtYW5kcmV3LXNjb3R0Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDA0MDQmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE5MzU5Jm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjI2MjcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmYOzyIPZt2WWa9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). The Netflix show is written and directed by the Oscar-winning screenwriter Steven Zaillian, who decided to do away with color altogether. The result is beautiful and crisp black and white, or what our critic calls “[the chilly embrace of the art house](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn8afPP0TcaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8wNC9hcnRzL3RlbGV2aXNpb24vcmlwbGV5LXJldmlldy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwNDA0Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExOTM1OSZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYyNjI3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmDs8iD2bdllmvUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~).” For more, here are the other movies and shows [coming to Netflix this month](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn8afPP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8wMS9hcnRzL3RlbGV2aXNpb24vbmV0ZmxpeC1uZXctbW92aWVzLXNob3dzLWFwcmlsLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDA0MDQmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE5MzU5Jm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjI2MjcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmYOzyIPZt2WWa9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). [Ayoung An sitting at a desk in her darkened studio. She is using a tool to add details to a violin she is holding.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn8afPP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8wNC9hcnRzL3Zpb2xpbi1pdGFseS1hbnRvbmlvLXN0cmFkaXZhcmktYXlvdW5nLWFuLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDA0MDQmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE5MzU5Jm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjI2MjcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmYOzyIPZt2WWa9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) The violin maker Ayoung An. Sasha Arutyunova for The New York Times Dinner table topics - From Korea to Italy: When Ayoung An was 8, she slept with a violin on her pillow. At 32, [she is a rising star in the violin-making world](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn8afPP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8wNC9hcnRzL3Zpb2xpbi1pdGFseS1hbnRvbmlvLXN0cmFkaXZhcmktYXlvdW5nLWFuLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDA0MDQmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE5MzU5Jm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjI2MjcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmYOzyIPZt2WWa9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). - Capital of college basketball?: N.C. State is done being seen as the [little sibling to Duke and U.N.C.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn8afPP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8wNC91cy9yYWxlaWdoLW5vcnRoLWNhcm9saW5hLXN0YXRlLWZpbmFsLWZvdXIuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDQwNCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTkzNTkmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MjYyNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZg7PIg9m3ZZZr1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) - Boat shoe buzz: A category of footwear created when Franklin D. Roosevelt was president is [being reinterpreted and rediscovered](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn8afPP0TeaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8wNC9zdHlsZS9ib2F0LXNob2VzLW1pdS1taXUtc3BlcnJ5Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDA0MDQmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE5MzU5Jm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjI2MjcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmYOzyIPZt2WWa9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). - Are eyedrops safe?: After a wave of recalls, [we asked experts about how to avoid problems](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn8afPP0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8wNC93ZWxsL2xpdmUvZXllLWRyb3BzLXJlY2FsbC1zYWZldHkuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDQwNCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTkzNTkmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MjYyNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZg7PIg9m3ZZZr1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). 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Would you buy it? Michelangelo was raised in a picturesque villa overlooking Florence, Italy. Legend has it that when he was young, he etched an image of a muscular nude man on the wall of a kitchen. Now, that drawing is up for sale. But some experts doubt that he actually drew it, in part because [it’s a bit ham-handed for such a master](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn8afPP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8wNC9hcnRzL2Rlc2lnbi9taWNoZWxhbmdlbG8tdmlsbGEtZHJhd2luZy1mb3Itc2FsZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwNDA0Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExOTM1OSZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYyNjI3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmDs8iD2bdllmvUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). One said that the artist had been “a very strict judge of himself” who destroyed many early works, adding that “maybe he forgot this one.” Have an intriguing evening. Thanks for reading. Emree Weaver was our photo editor today. 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