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TikTok changed us [Author Headshot](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoBM71P0TBaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYnkvc2FwbmEtbWFoZXNod2FyaT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwNDE5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMDk2MiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY0MjA1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmIPVJImYfUhK2Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) By [Sapna Maheshwari](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoBM71P0TBaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYnkvc2FwbmEtbWFoZXNod2FyaT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwNDE5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMDk2MiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY0MjA1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmIPVJImYfUhK2Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) She covers media and technology. In the coming days, Congress may advance a bill to ban TikTok or force its sale to an American company. Politicians in both parties call the app a threat to national security. But its reach is felt most acutely in our culture. Since it first arrived in the United States in 2018 (after merging with another app), its 15-second gulps of entertainment have become a fixture in the lives of tens of millions of Americans â including those whoâve never opened the app. The engine that powers this juggernaut is TikTokâs recommendation algorithm, which figures out what users like and populates a customized feed of addictive videos. Itâs called the For You Page, or FYP. It was not built to connect people with friends, the way Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat were. It was built to entertain. As the app fights the most serious threat yet to its autonomy, my colleagues and I explored [the ways that its innovation has reshaped American lives](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoBM71P0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyNC8wNC8xOC9idXNpbmVzcy9tZWRpYS90aWt0b2stYmFuLWFtZXJpY2FuLWN1bHR1cmUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwNDE5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMDk2MiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY0MjA1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmIPVJImYfUhK2Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). In todayâs newsletter, Iâll spotlight a few of them. - Hollywood. The film industry at first ignored and feared TikTok. But it eventually embraced the platform as a marketing tool for a new generation of moviegoers. The Sony romantic comedy âAnyone But Youâ drew a weak $8 million in ticket sales over Christmas weekend, my colleague Brooks Barnes, who covers Hollywood companies, writes. But âthe movie turned into a full-fledged hit ($219 million) after TikTok users (at the urging of Sony) began making videos of themselves re-enacting the credit sequence.â The app is virtually a âticket-selling machine,â he writes. - Schools. A few schools have removed bathroom mirrors because so many students were leaving class to film TikTok videos there. These clips constitute âa TikTok genre, dating back at least five years, in which students use school bathrooms as film sets for [dance routines](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoBM71P0TVaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGlrdG9rLmNvbS9AeW9kZWxpbmdoYWxleS92aWRlby82NzU0MDY0OTA3NTM0MTkxODc4P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDA0MTkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTIwOTYyJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjQyMDUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmYg9UkiZh9SErZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~), lip-syncing clips or critiques of unclean lavatories,â my colleague Natasha Singer, who covers tech use in schools, writes. School bathrooms have also become âarenas to stage, film and post videos of bullying, physical assaults on schoolmates and acts of vandalism.â - News. For 14 percent of American adults, TikTok is a regular news source, up from 3 percent in 2020. People who donât have traditional backgrounds in journalism, akin to bloggers for the TikTok era, aggregate and share information in snappy videos. Traditional news outlets are scrambling to catch up â and fretting about accuracy and context. Organizations including The New York Times are also making [short-form videos](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoBM71P0S9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGlrdG9rLmNvbS9Abnl0aW1lcz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwNDE5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMDk2MiZsYW5nPWVuJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjQyMDUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmYg9UkiZh9SErZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) in which reporters talk to the camera about their stories, the TikTok way.
- Cooking. Recipes got a makeover on TikTok, as creators depart from static images and step-by-step instructions. My colleague Becky Hughes, NYT Cookingâs social media editor, writes that traditional recipes have given way to looser concepts. That has helped create trends like [eggs fried in a puddle of pesto](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoBM71P0T4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGlrdG9rLmNvbS9Ac2ltcGx5cmFzaGEvdmlkZW8vNzE0NDY1NDIwNjU4OTMwODE2NT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwNDE5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMDk2MiZsYW5nPWVuJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnE9cGVzdG8rZWdncyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY0MjA1JnQ9MTcxMDk2MzI3MzM5OCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZiD1SSJmH1IStlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD), sandwich fillings [chopped into a homogenous mixture](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoBM71P4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnRpa3Rvay5jb20vQG5pbmphY3VlL3ZpZGVvLzcyMzY3NjE1NjM4NDIwMzkwODI_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDQxOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjA5NjImbGFuZz1lbiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZxPWNob3BwZWQrc2FuZHdpY2grdHJlbmQmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2NDIwNSZ0PTE3MTA5NjMzNDE1MTMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmYg9UkiZh9SErZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) and [mini pancakes served like cereal](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoBM71P4QAAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnRpa3Rvay5jb20vQHNhZ2V0aHJpZnRoYXVscy92aWRlby82OTMzMjU3NTYwMDQwNDU5NTI1P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDA0MTkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTIwOTYyJmxhbmc9ZW4mbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcT1wYW5jYWtlK2NlcmVhbCZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY0MjA1JnQ9MTcxMDk2MzIxMjg3MSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZiD1SSJmH1IStlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD), she says. âThe most shareable recipes are the ones that you can watch once, then turn around and make â no measurements, bake times or reading needed,â she writes. âJust dump, stir, like, follow, repeat.â Our story also chronicles how TikTok has prompted self-diagnoses of ADHD and replaced window shopping at the mall. My colleagues looked at the appâs knack for spreading conspiracy theories, its fight with Taylor Swiftâs record label and the secrecy around its algorithm. We hope youâll spend some time on these articles, even if itâs only to check how many TikTok âmicrotrends,â such as glazed-donut skin and sleepy-girl mocktails, youâve heard of. [A phone on a stick holder records a woman holding up a plate of food. ]
Influencing. Â Rita Harper for The New York Times
More on TikTok - What happens to a niche product when TikTok makes it viral? [It lands at Walmart](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoBM71P0TdaHR0cHM6Ly9ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS8yMDI0LzAyLzExL2J1c2luZXNzL3Rpa3Rvay1jbGVhbmluZy1waW5rLXN0dWZmLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDQxOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjA5NjImbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2NDIwNSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZiD1SSJmH1IStlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD).
- Political debate is rife on the app. But [few politicians have a substantial presence](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoBM71P0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMi8xMy9idXNpbmVzcy9tZWRpYS90aWt0b2stcG9saXRpY2lhbnMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwNDE5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMDk2MiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY0MjA1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmIPVJImYfUhK2Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) there.
- TikTok has [turned to nuns, veterans and ranchers](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoBM71P0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8wNC9idXNpbmVzcy9tZWRpYS90aWt0b2stbWFya2V0aW5nLWJsaXR6LWJhbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDA0MTkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTIwOTYyJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjQyMDUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmYg9UkiZh9SErZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) to argue that itâs a force for good.
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In Tehran. Â Arash Khamooshi for The New York Times - [Israel struck Iran early today](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoBM71P4QNAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyNC8wNC8xOC93b3JsZC9pc3JhZWwtaXJhbi1nYXphLXdhci1uZXdzL2hlcmUtYXJlLXRoZS1sYXRlc3QtZGV2ZWxvcG1lbnRzP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDA0MTkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTIwOTYyJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjQyMDUmc21pZD11cmwtc2hhcmUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmYg9UkiZh9SErZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~), Israeli and Iranian officials said. It appears to be the Israeli militaryâs first retaliation for the Iranian attack on Israel this past week.
- Iranian and Israeli television played down the strike, as did some officials. A newsreader in Iran described the attack as ânot a big deal.â Israeli officials said the limited response was [intended to avoid escalation](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoBM71P0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8xOS93b3JsZC9taWRkbGVlYXN0L2lzcmFlbC1pcmFuLXJlYWN0aW9uLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDQxOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjA5NjImbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2NDIwNSZzbWlkPXVybC1zaGFyZSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZiD1SSJmH1IStlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD).
- Iranian officials said that small drones had hit a military base near the city of Isfahan, in central Iran. A separate group of drones was shot down about 500 miles further north, the officials said. The Israeli military has declined to comment.
- Isfahan, a tourist hub, is also [a center of missile production](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoBM71P0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8xOS93b3JsZC9taWRkbGVlYXN0L2lyYW4taXNmYWhhbi1udWNsZWFyLW1pc3NpbGVzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDQxOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjA5NjImbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2NDIwNSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZiD1SSJmH1IStlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) and the site of four small nuclear facilities.
- [Read what we know about the attack](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoBM71P0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8xOS93b3JsZC9taWRkbGVlYXN0L2lzcmFlbC1zdHJpa2VzLWlyYW4td2h5Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDQxOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjA5NjImbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2NDIwNSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZiD1SSJmH1IStlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). Israel-Hamas War - Hamas [rejected Israelâs latest offer](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoBM71P0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8xOC93b3JsZC9taWRkbGVlYXN0L2NpYS1oYW1hcy1pc3JhZWwtY2Vhc2UtZmlyZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDA0MTkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTIwOTYyJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjQyMDUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmYg9UkiZh9SErZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) to pause the fighting in Gaza in exchange for the release of hostages, the C.I.A. director said.
- The U.S. [vetoed a U.N. resolution](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoBM71P0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8xOC93b3JsZC9taWRkbGVlYXN0L3BhbGVzdGluaWFuLXN0YXRlaG9vZC11bi12ZXRvLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDQxOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjA5NjImbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2NDIwNSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZiD1SSJmH1IStlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) that would have supported admitting Palestine as a full member state. Reaction to the War - [The police arrested more than 100 pro-Palestinian students](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoBM71P0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8xOC9ueXJlZ2lvbi9jb2x1bWJpYS11bml2ZXJzaXR5LXByb3Rlc3RzLWFudGlzZW1pdGlzbS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDA0MTkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTIwOTYyJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjQyMDUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmYg9UkiZh9SErZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) at Columbia University for violating rules about when and where protests can take place.
- A disrupted honors ceremony, a shattered window, an injured security guard: Leaders of universities, worried about a breakdown in civility, [are more tightly enforcing campus rules](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoBM71P0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8xOC91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9jb2xsZWdlcy1wcm90ZXN0cy1pc3JhZWwtd2FyLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDQxOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjA5NjImbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2NDIwNSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZiD1SSJmH1IStlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) about demonstrations. More International News [Houses and trees partly submerged in a rural setting.]
In Pakistan. Â Abdul Majeed/Agence France-Presse â Getty Images - Heavy rains [fell in Afghanistan and Pakistan](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoBM71P0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8xOC93b3JsZC9hc2lhL2FmZ2hhbmlzdGFuLXBha2lzdGFuLXJhaW4tZmxvb2RpbmcuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwNDE5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMDk2MiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY0MjA1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmIPVJImYfUhK2Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~), killing more than 130 people. The authorities have forecast more flooding and rainfall.
- Voting in [Indiaâs election](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoBM71P0TcaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8xNi93b3JsZC9hc2lhL2luZGlhLTIwMjQtZWxlY3Rpb24uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwNDE5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMDk2MiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY0MjA1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmIPVJImYfUhK2Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) begins today. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is expected to win a third term, has remained popular [even as he has become more autocratic](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoBM71P0TcaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8xOS93b3JsZC9hc2lhL21vZGktaW5kaWEtZWxlY3Rpb24uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwNDE5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMDk2MiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY0MjA1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmIPVJImYfUhK2Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~).
- Millions of girls in Africa will [not receive promised doses of the HPV vaccine](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoBM71P0TdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8xOC9oZWFsdGgvaHB2LXZhY2NpbmUtYWZyaWNhLW1lcmNrLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDQxOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjA5NjImbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2NDIwNSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZiD1SSJmH1IStlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) because of manufacturing issues at the drugmaker Merck. Trump on Trial [Donald Trump speaking with reporters, he holds a stack of papers. ]
Donald Trump  Pool photo by Jabin Botsford - [All 12 jurors have been seated](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoBM71P0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8xOC9ueXJlZ2lvbi90cnVtcC10cmlhbC1odXNoLW1vbmV5LW1hbmhhdHRhbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDA0MTkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTIwOTYyJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjQyMDUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmYg9UkiZh9SErZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) for Donald Trumpâs criminal trial in Manhattan. The judge, Juan Merchan, said he hoped opening arguments would begin on Monday.
- Earlier in the day, [Merchan excused two jurors](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoBM71P0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8xOC9ueXJlZ2lvbi90cnVtcC1jcmltaW5hbC10cmlhbC10YWtlYXdheXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwNDE5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMDk2MiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY0MjA1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmIPVJImYfUhK2Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) who had previously been chosen, including one who worried about her identity becoming public. More on Politics [A soldier stands on the back of an army truck. Another soldier, beside the truck, holds a weapon. ]
In Ukraine. Â Nicole Tung for The New York Times - A committee vote [advanced a foreign aid bill for Ukraine and Israel](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoBM71P0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8xOC91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9kZW1vY3JhdHMtdm90ZS11a3JhaW5lLWJpbGwuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwNDE5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMDk2MiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY0MjA1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmIPVJImYfUhK2Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). The move underscored Speaker Mike Johnsonâs reliance on Democrats.
- A federal judge rejected Trumpâs attempt to delay a group of [civil lawsuits over the Jan. 6 Capitol riot](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoBM71P0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8xOC91cy9wb2xpdGljcy90cnVtcC1kZWxheS1qYW4tNi1jaXZpbC1jYXNlcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDA0MTkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTIwOTYyJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjQyMDUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmYg9UkiZh9SErZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) that were brought by police officers and members of Congress.
- The U.S. [sent dozens of migrants back to Haiti](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoBM71P0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8xOC91cy9wb2xpdGljcy91cy1yZXN0YXJ0cy1kZXBvcnRhdGlvbi1mbGlnaHRzLXRvLWhhaXRpLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDQxOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjA5NjImbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2NDIwNSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZiD1SSJmH1IStlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) as deportation flights restarted.
- The Biden administration blocked plans in Alaska to build an industrial road [through a national park](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoBM71P0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8xOS9jbGltYXRlL2JpZGVuLWFsYXNrYS1kcmlsbGluZy1taW5pbmctbnJwYS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDA0MTkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTIwOTYyJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjQyMDUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmYg9UkiZh9SErZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) to reach a large copper deposit.
- Robert F. Kennedy Jr.âs campaign [qualified for the ballot in Michigan](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoBM71P0T0aHR0cHM6Ly9hcG5ld3MuY29tL2FydGljbGUvcmZrLWtlbm5lZHktbWljaGlnYW4tYmFsbG90LWFjY2Vzcy0wMmZmZWJhNTk0ZTAxOThlZjc0OTYxYzRiNWM2YzdmNz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwNDE5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMDk2MiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY0MjA1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmIPVJImYfUhK2Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~), a swing state. Democrats fear heâll siphon votes from President Biden.
- Jimmy Kimmel weighed in on [Johnsonâs troubles with his conference](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoBM71P0T4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8xOS9hcnRzL3RlbGV2aXNpb24vbGF0ZS1uaWdodC1taWtlLWpvaG5zb24tamltbXkta2ltbWVsLXRydW1wLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDQxOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjA5NjImbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2NDIwNSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZiD1SSJmH1IStlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). Other Big Stories - Apple removed the Meta-owned apps WhatsApp and Threads from its [app store in China](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoBM71P0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8xOC90ZWNobm9sb2d5L2FwcGxlLXdoYXRzYXBwLWNoaW5hLWFwcC1zdG9yZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDA0MTkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTIwOTYyJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjQyMDUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmYg9UkiZh9SErZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) on Beijingâs orders.
- Emergency room visits related to heat illness [increased in the U.S. in 2023](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoBM71P0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8xOC91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9leHRyZW1lLWhlYXQtaG9zcGl0YWwtdmlzaXRzLWNsaW1hdGUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwNDE5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMDk2MiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY0MjA1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmIPVJImYfUhK2Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~), the warmest year on Earth in a century and a half. Opinions Hilary Cass, the pediatrician who led a review of gender transition treatments in England, [had the courage to follow the evidence](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoBM71P0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8xOC9vcGluaW9uL3RyYW5zZ2VuZGVyLWNhcmUtY2Fzcy1yZXBvcnQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwNDE5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMDk2MiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY0MjA1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmIPVJImYfUhK2Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~), David Brooks writes. How would Americans react to the O.J. verdict today? The answer [highlights our racial progress](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoBM71P0TdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8xOC9vcGluaW9uL29qLXNpbXBzb24tbXVyZGVyLXRyaWFsLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDQxOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjA5NjImbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2NDIwNSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZiD1SSJmH1IStlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) since the 1990s, John McWhorter writes. Here are columns by [Michelle Goldberg](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoBM71P0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8xOC9vcGluaW9uL2NvbHVtYmlhLWFudGlzZW1pdGlzbS1oZWFyaW5nLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDQxOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjA5NjImbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2NDIwNSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZiD1SSJmH1IStlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) and [Pamela Paul](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoBM71P0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDI0LzA0LzE2L29waW5pb24vdGhlcG9pbnQ_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDQxOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjA5NjImbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2NDIwNSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcjY29sdW1iaWEtcHJvdGVzdHMtZ2F6YVcDbnl0QgpmIPVJImYfUhK2Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) on Columbiaâs response to protests and Frank Bruni on [the Trumpsâ marriage](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoBM71P0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8xOC9vcGluaW9uL2RvbmFsZC1tZWxhbmlhLXRydW1wLXRyaWFsLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDQxOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjA5NjImbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2NDIwNSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZiD1SSJmH1IStlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). 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~/RgRoBM71P0TWaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vc3Vic2NyaXB0aW9uL2FsbC1hY2Nlc3M_Y2FtcGFpZ25JZD04OVFLNyZjYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwNDE5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMDk2MiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY0MjA1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmIPVJImYfUhK2Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). MORNING READS [A woman holds a small dog beside a man and a tray of canapés.]
Party time, with a dachshund. Dafydd Jones Like itâs 1989: In the 1980s and â90s, Dafydd Jonesâs pictures captured [the parties of Manhattanâs rich and powerful](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoBM71P0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8xOC9zdHlsZS9kYWZ5ZGQtam9uZXMtcGhvdG9ncmFwaHktbmV3LXlvcmsuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwNDE5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMDk2MiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY0MjA1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmIPVJImYfUhK2Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). Social Qâs: âShould I be loyal to my father [or to my dying uncle?](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoBM71P0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8xNy9zdHlsZS9mYW1pbHktcmVjb25jaWxpYXRpb24tZ3J1ZGdlcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDA0MTkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTIwOTYyJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjQyMDUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmYg9UkiZh9SErZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~)â In Manhattan: A Nigerian chess master is trying to break the record for the [longest chess marathon](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoBM71P0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8xOC9ueXJlZ2lvbi9uaWdlcmlhbi1jaGVzcy1tYXN0ZXItdHVuZGUtb25ha295YS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDA0MTkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTIwOTYyJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjQyMDUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmYg9UkiZh9SErZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). And heâs playing the games in Times Square. Processing: After a hard loss, an e-bike helped a writer [embrace life again](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoBM71P0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8xOC93ZWxsL21pbmQvYmlraW5nLWN5Y2xpbmctZ3JpZWYtbW92ZW1lbnQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwNDE5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMDk2MiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY0MjA1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmIPVJImYfUhK2Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). Rebrand: Manischewitz, a staple in American Jewish households, is using [a fresh look and new recipes](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoBM71P0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8xOS9idXNpbmVzcy9tYW5pc2NoZXdpdHotcGFzc292ZXItcmVicmFuZC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDA0MTkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTIwOTYyJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjQyMDUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmYg9UkiZh9SErZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) to court a new generation. Lives Lived: The guitarist and singer Dickey Betts was a guiding force in the Allman Brothers Band for decades, helping to define Southern rock. He [died at 80](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoBM71P0TaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8xOC9hcnRzL211c2ljL2RpY2tleS1iZXR0cy1kZWFkLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDQxOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjA5NjImbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2NDIwNSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZiD1SSJmH1IStlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). SPORTS N.H.L.: The board of governors approved the [Arizona Coyotesâ move to Salt Lake City](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoBM71P0TlaHR0cHM6Ly90aGVhdGhsZXRpYy5jb20vNTQyNDgyNS8yMDI0LzA0LzE4L2NveW90ZXMtbW92ZS10by11dGFoLXNhbHQtbGFrZS1jaXR5Lz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwNDE5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMDk2MiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY0MjA1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmIPVJImYfUhK2Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). College football: Colorado coach Deion Sanders scoffed at the number of Buffaloes players [entering the transfer portal](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoBM71P0TraHR0cHM6Ly90aGVhdGhsZXRpYy5jb20vNTQyNzU2My8yMDI0LzA0LzE4L2RlaW9uLXNhbmRlcnMtY29sb3JhZG8tZm9vdGJhbGwtdHJhbnNmZXJzLz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwNDE5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMDk2MiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY0MjA1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmIPVJImYfUhK2Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~), asking, âWhat are we losing?â [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-universal-0) ADVERTISEMENT [Ad](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoBM71P0SWaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9ODU5MTkyJmxpPU5OJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1OTl8yMDI0MDQxOSZ0ZT0xJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwNDE5VwNueXRCCmYg9UkiZh9SErZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) ARTS AND IDEAS [Taylor Swift, in a sparkly leotard and matching boots, holding a microphone.]
Taylor Swift Cassidy Araiza for The New York Times Taylor Swiftâs new album, âThe Tortured Poets Department,â is out today, and fans who want to own a physical copy have no shortage of options. On Swiftâs website, you can buy vinyl, CD, and even cassette versions. She offered autographed LPs, though those quickly sold out. One retailer is selling four separate CDs, each with a different bonus track. As streaming cuts into the sales of records, many artists are trying to lift revenues by [marketing albums as collectibles](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoBM71P0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8xNy9hcnRzL211c2ljL3RheWxvci1zd2lmdC1hbGJ1bXMtdmVyc2lvbnMtdmlueWwuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwNDE5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMDk2MiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY0MjA1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmIPVJImYfUhK2Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). âThe music industry is trying to figure out how to maximize superfans and give them more of what they want,â Dan Runcie, an industry analyst, said. More on Swift - âShe sounds confused, bitter, raging, vulnerable, yet more gloriously chaotic than weâve ever heard her beforeâ: [Read Rolling Stoneâs review of the album](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoBM71P4QKAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnJvbGxpbmdzdG9uZS5jb20vbXVzaWMvbXVzaWMtYWxidW0tcmV2aWV3cy90YXlsb3Itc3dpZnQtdGhlLXRvcnR1cmVkLXBvZXRzLWRlcGFydG1lbnQtcmV2aWV3LTEyMzUwMDY5NzcvP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDA0MTkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTIwOTYyJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjQyMDUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmYg9UkiZh9SErZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~).
- Swiftâs album [arrived amid a promotional blitz](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoBM71P0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8xOS9hcnRzL211c2ljL3RheWxvci1zd2lmdC10b3J0dXJlZC1wb2V0cy1kZXBhcnRtZW50Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDQxOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjA5NjImbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2NDIwNSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZiD1SSJmH1IStlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). Sirius XM added a Swift radio station, Apple Music used her lyrics in a word game, and Spotify erected a Swift-branded âlibrary installationâ in L.A.
- Swiftâs album has come out nearly a month after Beyoncéâs new release. Rather than competing over the charts, the two superstars are [giving each other some space](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoBM71P0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8xNi9hcnRzL211c2ljL3RheWxvci1zd2lmdC1iZXlvbmNlLWFsYnVtLXJlbGVhc2UtZGF0ZXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwNDE5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMDk2MiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY0MjA1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmIPVJImYfUhK2Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). THE MORNING RECOMMENDS ⦠[A top down image of white fish on a bagel. ]
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