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The nostalgia bump [Author Headshot](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn_4gkP0TFaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYnkvaWFuLXByYXNhZC1waGlsYnJpY2s_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDQxNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjAxODImbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MzQ4NCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZhAkAx1mO15zE1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) By [Ian Prasad Philbrick](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn_4gkP0TFaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYnkvaWFuLXByYXNhZC1waGlsYnJpY2s_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDQxNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjAxODImbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MzQ4NCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZhAkAx1mO15zE1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) He is a writer for The Morning. President Trump left office wildly unpopular. But in the past few years, some votersâ opinions about him have improved. Support for how Trump handled key issues as president â including the economy, and law and order â has risen by about six percentage points since 2020, according to the latest New York Times/Siena College poll. A plurality of voters, 42 percent, now say the Trump years [were âmostly goodâ for the country](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn_4gkP0TaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8xNC91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9wb2xsLXRydW1wLXZpZXdzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDQxNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjAxODImbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MzQ4NCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZhAkAx1mO15zE1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). Only a quarter say the same of President Bidenâs tenure. Biden says he finds the nostalgia â[amazing](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn_4gkP4QSAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LndoaXRlaG91c2UuZ292L2JyaWVmaW5nLXJvb20vc3BlZWNoZXMtcmVtYXJrcy8yMDI0LzAzLzE5L3JlbWFya3MtYnktcHJlc2lkZW50LWJpZGVuLWF0LWEtY2FtcGFpZ24tZXZlbnQtcmVuby1udi8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDQxNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjAxODImbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MzQ4NCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZhAkAx1mO15zE1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD),â and at a time when Trump is a defendant in four criminal cases, it may seem surprising. But former presidents often enjoy more positive assessments from voters in retrospect. The difference this year is that, for the first time in decades, a former president is running to reclaim his old office. Today, Iâll explain why voter nostalgia seems to be helping Trump, and how that might change. A longstanding pattern Decades ago, the polling firm Gallup started asking Americans what they thought about past presidents. The results [revealed a pattern](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn_4gkP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly9uZXdzLmdhbGx1cC5jb20vcG9sbC81MDg2MjUvcmV0cm9zcGVjdGl2ZS1hcHByb3ZhbC1qZmstcmlzZXMtdHJ1bXAuYXNweD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwNDE1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMDE4MiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYzNDg0JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmECQDHWY7XnMTUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~): Almost everyone Gallup asked about, from John F. Kennedy to Trump, enjoyed higher approval ratings after leaving office than he did while holding it, as this chart by my colleague Ashley Wu shows. [A chart shows the changes in average approval ratings for each president from John F. Kennedy to Donald Trump during and after their presidencies.]
Source: Gallup | By The New York Times One explanation is political. As presidents leave office, partisan attacks recede. Some presidents, like Jimmy Carter, become well known for philanthropy or other good works. âYou kind of move, as an ex-president, from being a political figure to someone who is above the fray,â Jeff Jones, a Gallup senior editor, told me. Another explanation is historical. As years pass, popular culture and collective memory come to shape Americansâ views of presidents â especially for those too young to remember the actual events. History textbooks, for instance, tend to focus more âon the good things they did than the bad things, the historical contributions that they made as president rather than scandals or poor decisions or poor policies,â Jones said. There are psychological explanations, too. Human memory is fallible. People often experience their current problems more acutely than they recall their past ones or think better of experiences in retrospect, which psychologists call recency bias. That can lead to a perpetual yearning [for the supposed good old days](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn_4gkP0TLaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubmNiaS5ubG0ubmloLmdvdi9wbWMvYXJ0aWNsZXMvUE1DODA3OTgxNi8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDQxNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjAxODImbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MzQ4NCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZhAkAx1mO15zE1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). A political boon In Trumpâs case, the result seems to be that voters are focused more on the inflation, record border crossings and overseas wars of the Biden years than on the administrative chaos, pandemic and insurrection of the Trump years. Voters âknow about what they donât like about Biden, and they have forgotten what they donât like about Trump,â Sarah Longwell, a Republican consultant, [told The Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn_4gkP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8wNS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy90cnVtcC1wcmVzaWRlbmN5LWVsZWN0aW9uLXZvdGVycy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDA0MTUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTIwMTgyJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjM0ODQmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmYQJAMdZjtecxNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). [A chart shows how respondentsâ views of Trump have changed from 2020 to now. A larger share of respondentsâ approve of Trumpâs handling of the economy, law and order and unifying the country now than in 2020.]
Changes of three points or less are not considered statistically significant. | Based on New York Times/Siena College polls in the fall of 2020 and April 2024 Those more positive assessments may be one reason Trump has led Biden in most polls this year. In a Times/Siena survey from February, more than twice as many voters said that Trumpâs policies had [helped them personally](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn_4gkP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8wNC91cy9wb2xpdGljcy90cnVtcC1iaWRlbi1wb2xpY2llcy1oZWxwLWh1cnQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwNDE1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMDE4MiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYzNDg0JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmECQDHWY7XnMTUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) as said that Bidenâs had. Trumpâs post-presidency bump may also suggest that voters have forgotten, or forgiven, the turmoil of his final weeks in office. Not all of Trumpâs predecessors recovered in this way. Richard Nixonâs approval ratings plummeted before he resigned during Watergate, and they never bounced back. But in Gallupâs polling, votersâ assessment of Trumpâs presidency has rebounded to where it was in October 2020, before Trump tried to overturn his re-election defeat and before the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. Will it last? Approval ratings can change. In particular, they can decline when a campaign begins. Hillary Clintonâs favorability spiked when she was first lady and secretary of state but fell when she ran for president. To flatten Trumpâs nostalgia bump, the Biden campaign plans to run millions of dollars in ads reminding voters what they disliked about Trumpâs presidency. [One recent spot](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn_4gkP0TNaHR0cHM6Ly90d2l0dGVyLmNvbS9Kb2VCaWRlbi9zdGF0dXMvMTc3MDg0NjkzNDkxNzM3ODI2ND9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwNDE1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMDE4MiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYzNDg0JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmECQDHWY7XnMTUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) interspersed video of empty store shelves from 2020 with a clip of Trump wondering if Americans should inject disinfectant to treat Covid. Bidenâs approach may already be working; the new Times/Siena poll shows that [he has cut Trumpâs national lead](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn_4gkP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8xMy91cy9wb2xpdGljcy90cnVtcC1iaWRlbi10aW1lcy1zaWVuYS1wb2xsLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDQxNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjAxODImbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MzQ4NCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZhAkAx1mO15zE1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) to just one point. Democrats have reasons to hope that higher approval ratings alone wonât win Trump a second term, even as Bidenâs remain low. In Gallupâs poll, most Americans still disapproved of Trump and how he governed, even in hindsight. And as November nears, voters may focus more on what Trump [plans to do if he regains the White House](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn_4gkP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMi8wNS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy90cnVtcC0yMDI0LXByZXNpZGVudC1jYW1wYWlnbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDA0MTUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTIwMTgyJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjM0ODQmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmYQJAMdZjtecxNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) than on what he did last time. But in an election thatâs likely to be very close, even a small afterglow could matter. More on the poll - Biden has begun to [win back some of the Black and Latino voters](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn_4gkP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8xMy91cy9wb2xpdGljcy90cnVtcC1iaWRlbi10aW1lcy1zaWVuYS1wb2xsLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDQxNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjAxODImbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MzQ4NCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZhAkAx1mO15zE1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) who supported him in 2020.
- Most voters remain pessimistic about the economy. [See the full poll results](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn_4gkP4QCAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2ludGVyYWN0aXZlLzIwMjQvMDQvMTQvdXMvZWxlY3Rpb25zL3RpbWVzLXNpZW5hLXBvbGwtcmVnaXN0ZXJlZC12b3Rlci1jcm9zc3RhYnMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwNDE1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMDE4MiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYzNDg0JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmECQDHWY7XnMTUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~).
- How can 1,000 people represent the countryâs views? Read about how The Times and Siena College [gets an accurate sample](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn_4gkP0TXaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYXJ0aWNsZS90aW1lcy1zaWVuYS1wb2xsLW1ldGhvZG9sb2d5Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDQxNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjAxODImbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MzQ4NCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZhAkAx1mO15zE1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). More on 2024 - Trumpâs criminal case in Manhattan â about a hush-money payment â [goes to trial today](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn_4gkP0TaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYXJ0aWNsZS9kb25hbGQtdHJ1bXAtdHJpYWwtd2hhdC10by1rbm93Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDQxNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjAxODImbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MzQ4NCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZhAkAx1mO15zE1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD).
- The Jan. 6 riots are [central to Trumpâs campaign](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn_4gkP0TVaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8xMy91cy9wb2xpdGljcy90cnVtcC1qYW4tNi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDA0MTUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTIwMTgyJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjM0ODQmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmYQJAMdZjtecxNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). He opens his rallies with a recording of defendants singing the national anthem from their jail cells.
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Weapon fragments in Israel. Â Sergey Ponomarev for The New York Times - Israel is considering retaliation for Iranâs missile attack. [World leaders are urging restraint](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn_4gkP0TdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDI0LzA0LzE1L3dvcmxkL2lyYW4taXNyYWVsLWdhemEtd2FyLW5ld3M_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDQxNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjAxODImbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MzQ4NCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZhAkAx1mO15zE1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD).
- Benjamin Netanyahu [faces a delicate calculation](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn_4gkP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8xNC93b3JsZC9taWRkbGVlYXN0L2lyYW4tc3RyaWtlcy1pc3JhZWwtYW5hbHlzaXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwNDE1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMDE4MiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYzNDg0JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmECQDHWY7XnMTUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~): He could look weak if he doesnât respond, but he risks a broader war with retaliation.
- Iranâs strikes against Israel were [a choreographed spectacle](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn_4gkP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8xNS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9pcmFuLWFlcmlhbC1kaXNwbGF5LWlzcmFlbC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDA0MTUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTIwMTgyJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjM0ODQmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmYQJAMdZjtecxNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) intended to cause maximum drama but minimal damage, experts say.
- The attack highlights how clashes in the Middle East are [getting harder to contain](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn_4gkP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8xNS93b3JsZC9taWRkbGVlYXN0L2lyYW4taXNyYWVsLW1pZGVhc3QuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwNDE1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMDE4MiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYzNDg0JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmECQDHWY7XnMTUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~), Alissa Rubin and Vivian Nereim write.
- âIâm afraid of warâ: In Iran, [some fear upheaval](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn_4gkP4Q2AWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyNC8wNC8xNC93b3JsZC9pcmFuLWlzcmFlbC1nYXphLXdhci1uZXdzL2lyYW5pYW5zLWFyZS1zcGxpdC1vdmVyLXRoZS1hdHRhY2stc29tZS1mZWFyLXVwaGVhdmFsLW90aGVycy12b3ctdG8tZmlnaHQ_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDQxNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjAxODImbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MzQ4NCZzbWlkPXVybC1zaGFyZSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZhAkAx1mO15zE1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). Others have vowed to fight. More International News [Workers work with tree bark in the mountains of Nepal. ]
Workers in Nepal. Uma Bista for The New York Times - Japan can no longer source the traditional paper it needs to produce its bank notes at home. [Nepalese farmers have stepped in](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn_4gkP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8xNS93b3JsZC9hc2lhL25lcGFsLWphcGFuLXllbi1hcmdlbGkuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwNDE1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMDE4MiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYzNDg0JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmECQDHWY7XnMTUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~).
- A war between two military factions in Sudan has brought widespread hunger and driven [about 8.6 million people from their homes](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn_4gkP0TSaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYXJ0aWNsZS9zdWRhbi1raGFydG91bS1taWxpdGFyeS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDA0MTUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTIwMTgyJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjM0ODQmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmYQJAMdZjtecxNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~).
- In western Ukraine, some men swim across a dangerous river toward Romania to [avoid the draft](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn_4gkP0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8xMy93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvdWtyYWluZS1kcmFmdC1kb2RnZXJzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDQxNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjAxODImbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MzQ4NCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZhAkAx1mO15zE1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD).
- Alarm is rising in Germany about links between [a far-right party and Russia](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn_4gkP0TdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8xNS93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvZ2VybWFueS1hZmQtcnVzc2lhLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDQxNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjAxODImbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MzQ4NCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZhAkAx1mO15zE1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). Business and Economy - Inflation has made some Americans feel economically insecure â [even when theyâve gotten big raises](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn_4gkP0T2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8xNS9idXNpbmVzcy9lY29ub215L2Vjb25vbXktY29uc3VtZXItc2VudGltZW50LXBlbm5zeWx2YW5pYS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDA0MTUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTIwMTgyJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjM0ODQmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmYQJAMdZjtecxNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~).
- Many Americans are reluctant [to give up the low fixed-rate mortgages](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn_4gkP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8xNS91cHNob3QvbW9ydGdhZ2UtcmF0ZXMtaG9tZXMtc3R1Y2suaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwNDE1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMDE4MiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYzNDg0JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmECQDHWY7XnMTUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) they secured during the pandemic, even if they want to move.
- Congress is targeting a Chinese company that makes cancer drugs over potential security breaches. The scrutiny has [rattled the pharmaceutical industry](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn_4gkP0TbaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8xNS9oZWFsdGgvd3V4aS11cy1kcnVncy1jb25ncmVzcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDA0MTUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTIwMTgyJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjM0ODQmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmYQJAMdZjtecxNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~).
- The Biden administration [awarded $6 billion to Samsung](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn_4gkP0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8xNS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9zYW1zdW5nLWJpZGVuLWFkbWluaXN0cmF0aW9uLWF3YXJkLXRheWxvci10ZXhhcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDA0MTUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTIwMTgyJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjM0ODQmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmYQJAMdZjtecxNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) for domestic semiconductor production. Other Big Stories [A woman poses for a portrait, wearing a black blazer and dark red shirt. Her arms are folded, and she is unsmiling. ]
Mary Moriarty Jenn Ackerman for The New York Times - Minneapolisâs top prosecutor promised to overhaul criminal justice. [She now faces criticism](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn_4gkP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8xNC91cy9taW5uZWFwb2xpcy1wcm9zZWN1dG9yLWdlb3JnZS1mbG95ZC1tb3JpYXJ0eS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDA0MTUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTIwMTgyJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjM0ODQmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmYQJAMdZjtecxNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~), including from fellow Democrats.
- Bonobos have a peaceful reputation, but a new study found [they act aggressively more often](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn_4gkP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8xMi9zY2llbmNlL2Jvbm9iby1jaGltcGFuemVlLWFnZ3Jlc3Npb24uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwNDE1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMDE4MiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYzNDg0JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmECQDHWY7XnMTUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) than their chimpanzee cousins. Opinions Iran just made a big mistake in its attack. [Israel shouldnât retaliate](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn_4gkP0TYaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8xNC9vcGluaW9uL2lzcmFlbC1pcmFuLWF0dGFjay5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDA0MTUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTIwMTgyJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjM0ODQmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmYQJAMdZjtecxNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~), Thomas Friedman writes. Israel has every moral and legal right to retaliate against Iran. But it [can get revenge](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn_4gkP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8xNC9vcGluaW9uL2lzcmFlbC1pcmFuLW5ldGFueWFodS1iaWRlbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDA0MTUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTIwMTgyJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjM0ODQmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmYQJAMdZjtecxNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) without starting a broader war, Bret Stephens argues. China wants to negotiate a nuclear treaty with the United States. The Biden administration [should take it seriously](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn_4gkP0TbaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8xNS9vcGluaW9uL2NoaW5hLW51Y2xlYXItd2VhcG9ucy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDA0MTUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTIwMTgyJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjM0ODQmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmYQJAMdZjtecxNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~), W.J. Hennigan writes. Here is a column by David French on his [relationship with masculinity](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn_4gkP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8xNC9vcGluaW9uL21lbi12aXJ0dWUtdGF0ZS1wZXRlcnNvbi1yb2dhbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDA0MTUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTIwMTgyJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjM0ODQmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmYQJAMdZjtecxNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). A subscription to match the variety of your interests. News. Games. Recipes. Product reviews. Sports reporting. A New York Times All Access subscription covers all of it and more. [Subscribe today](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn_4gkP0TWaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vc3Vic2NyaXB0aW9uL2FsbC1hY2Nlc3M_Y2FtcGFpZ25JZD04OVFLNyZjYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwNDE1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMDE4MiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYzNDg0JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmECQDHWY7XnMTUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). MORNING READS [A sumo wrestler, kneeling, raises his arms in victory in front of another wrestler lying face up on the mat. ]
In New York. Todd Heisler/The New York Times Sumo: [At Madison Square Garden](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn_4gkP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8xNC9zcG9ydHMvc3Vtby13cmVzdGxpbmctbWFkaXNvbi1zcXVhcmUtZ2FyZGVuLW55Yy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDA0MTUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTIwMTgyJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjM0ODQmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmYQJAMdZjtecxNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~), New Yorkers got to watch a sport thatâs rarely seen stateside. Australia: Scientists are trying [to save the koala](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn_4gkP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8xNS9zY2llbmNlL2F1c3RyYWxpYS13aWxkbGlmZS1rb2FsYXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwNDE1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMDE4MiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYzNDg0JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmECQDHWY7XnMTUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) in unusual ways, including with tree-planting drones. Roses are red, violets are blue: [Read why one bouquet costs $72](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn_4gkP0TdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8xNS9ueXJlZ2lvbi9mbG93ZXJzLWNvc3Qtcm9zZXMtbnljLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDQxNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjAxODImbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MzQ4NCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZhAkAx1mO15zE1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). Reverence: Lincolnâs murder is often re-enacted, [but not at Fordâs Theater](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn_4gkP0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8xNC90aGVhdGVyL2ZvcmRzLXRoZWF0ZXItbGluY29sbi1tdXJkZXItcmUtZW5hY3RtZW50Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDQxNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjAxODImbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MzQ4NCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZhAkAx1mO15zE1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). 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Lives Lived: Don Wright was a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist who commented wryly on war and segregation. He [died at 90](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn_4gkP0TcaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8xMy9idXNpbmVzcy9tZWRpYS9kb24td3JpZ2h0LWRlYWQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwNDE1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMDE4MiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYzNDg0JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmECQDHWY7XnMTUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). SPORTS Golf: Scottie Scheffler [won the Masters by four strokes](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn_4gkP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly90aGVhdGhsZXRpYy5jb20vNTQxNTA1Mi8yMDI0LzA0LzE0L21hc3RlcnMtd2lubmVyLXNjb3R0aWUtc2NoZWZmbGVyLTIwMjQvP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDA0MTUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTIwMTgyJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjM0ODQmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmYQJAMdZjtecxNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~), securing his second green jacket in three years. N.B.A.: The regular season had its final weekend. [Hereâs what to know](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn_4gkP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly90aGVhdGhsZXRpYy5jb20vNTQxNTUyNC8yMDI0LzA0LzE1L25iYS1wbGF5b2Zmcy1wcmV2aWV3LXByZWRpY3Rpb25zLz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwNDE1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMDE4MiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYzNDg0JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmECQDHWY7XnMTUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) about the playoffs. Live from New York: [Caitlin Clark appeared on âSaturday Night Liveâ](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn_4gkP0T0aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVhdGhsZXRpYy5jb20vNTQxMzUxMi8yMDI0LzA0LzE0L2NhaXRsaW4tY2xhcmstc2F0dXJkYXktbmlnaHQtbGl2ZS1taWNoYWVsLWNoZS13bmJhLz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwNDE1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMDE4MiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYzNDg0JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmECQDHWY7XnMTUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) where she received a 20-second ovation. 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Jeffrey Gibson in his studio in Hudson, N.Y. Elliott Jerome Brown Jr. for The New York Times Later this week, the artist Jeffrey Gibsonâs paintings and sculptures will fill the American Pavilion at the Venice Biennale. His works will feature geometric patterns and political references to Indigenous struggles and American history. Gibson â who is Choctaw and Cherokee â is the first Native American artist to exhibit at the pavilion solo. [Read more about the exhibition](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn_4gkP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8xMy9hcnRzL2Rlc2lnbi9qZWZmcmV5LWdpYnNvbi12ZW5pY2UtYmllbm5hbGUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwNDE1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMDE4MiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYzNDg0JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmECQDHWY7XnMTUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). More on culture [Salman Rushdie sitting at a table, his arms folded in front of him. ]
Salman Rushdie  Clément Pascal for The New York Times - In âKnife,â Salman Rushdie addresses the 2022 attack that blinded him in one eye. He also details how his wife supported his recovery. âI wanted to write a book which was about both love and hatred â one overcoming the other,â [he told The Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn_4gkP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8xNC9ib29rcy9zYWxtYW4tcnVzaGRpZS1rbmlmZS1pbnRlcnZpZXcuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwNDE1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMDE4MiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYzNDg0JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmECQDHWY7XnMTUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~).
- Hundreds of survivors of the 2017 bombing of an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England, have [taken legal action](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn_4gkP4QCAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnRoZWd1YXJkaWFuLmNvbS91ay1uZXdzLzIwMjQvYXByLzE0L21hbmNoZXN0ZXItYXJlbmEtYXR0YWNrLXN1cnZpdm9ycy1yZWxhdGl2ZXMtbGVnYWwtYWN0aW9uLW1pNT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwNDE1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMDE4MiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYzNDg0JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmECQDHWY7XnMTUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) against Britainâs intelligence services for not doing more to prevent the attack, The Guardian reports. THE MORNING RECOMMENDS ⦠[A white rectangular platter holds bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs and roasted potato wedges. Off to the top of the platter are two lemon wedges.]
Julia Gartland for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Monica Pierini. Roast [lemony chicken with potatoes](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn_4gkP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly9jb29raW5nLm55dGltZXMuY29tL3JlY2lwZXMvMTAyMzIyOS1sZW1vbnktY2hpY2tlbi13aXRoLXBvdGF0b2VzLWFuZC1vcmVnYW5vP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDA0MTUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTIwMTgyJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjM0ODQmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmYQJAMdZjtecxNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) for an easy weeknight dinner. Stream [a science fiction movie](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn_4gkP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8xMi9tb3ZpZXMvc2NpZW5jZS1maWN0aW9uLW1vdmllcy1zdHJlYW1pbmcuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwNDE1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMDE4MiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYzNDg0JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmECQDHWY7XnMTUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). 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