Tuesday Briefing: Hope for a Gaza cease-fire

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Slotnik](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoEv_rP0TaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYnkvZGFuaWVsLWUtc2xvdG5paz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyNDA0MzAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTIxODk2Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2NTE2MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZifrejBmw-0sR1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) Good morning. We’re covering a chance for a cease-fire in Gaza and Ukraine’s retreat from villages on the front. Plus: Studying “super-agers.” [A large number of demonstrators gather on the street around a message in Hebrew.] “Rafah can wait, they cannot,” a protest message in Tel Aviv said yesterday, referring to the hostages in Gaza. Ohad Zwigenberg/Associated Press Israel reduced its demands, raising hopes for a cease-fire Israeli negotiators have reduced the number of hostages they want Hamas to release in the initial phase of a truce to 33 from 40, Israeli officials said yesterday, [offering a hint](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoEv_rP4QHAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDQvMjkvd29ybGQvbWlkZGxlZWFzdC9pc3JhZWwtZ2F6YS1jZWFzZS1maXJlLWhvc3RhZ2VzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjQwNDMwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMTg5NiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjUxNjMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmYn63owZsPtLEdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) of hope for a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip. Cease-fire talks have been at a standstill for weeks, but a delegation from Israel was planning to fly to Cairo today to resume negotiations — but only if Hamas agreed to attend, according to two of the officials. Hamas did not respond to a request for comment on whether it would send representatives to Cairo. Patrick Kingsley, The Times’s Jerusalem bureau chief, told me that “there are lots of stumbling blocks” before a possible deal. “Hamas wants a truce that gives it a chance of surviving the war as a military force, whereas Israel wants a deal that would allow its army the chance to eventually resume fighting and rout Hamas,” Patrick said. “That’s why Israel wants a short cease-fire, while Hamas wants a longer one that could be dragged out into permanence.” More Gaza updates: - The White House: [President Biden sees a narrow opportunity](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoEv_rP0T_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8yOS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9iaWRlbi1pc3JhZWwtZ2F6YS1jZWFzZS1maXJlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjQwNDMwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMTg5NiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjUxNjMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmYn63owZsPtLEdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) for a cease-fire before Israel invades Rafah, a city in southern Gaza where more than a million Gazans have sheltered. - Protests: [Arab leaders are cracking down](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoEv_rP4QEAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDQvMjkvd29ybGQvbWlkZGxlZWFzdC9nYXphLWFyYWItcHJvdGVzdHMtY3JhY2tkb3duLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjQwNDMwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMTg5NiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjUxNjMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmYn63owZsPtLEdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) on pro-Palestinian protests in their countries out of fear that the outrage of demonstrators could extend to their governments. [A bombed-out building could be seen through the windows of a vehicle. ] A damaged building in the Ukrainian village of Ocheretyne, not far from Avdiivka. Anatolii Stepanov/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Ukraine retreated from villages on the eastern front [Russian troops have captured or entered a handful of villages](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoEv_rP0T9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8yOS93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvdWtyYWluZS1ydXNzaWEtd2FyLWxhdGVzdC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDI0MDQzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjE4OTYmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY1MTYzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmJ-t6MGbD7SxHUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) on Ukraine’s eastern front during the past week, capitalizing on outgunned and outnumbered Ukrainian forces before the latest U.S. military aid can arrive, military experts said. Congress recently approved [$60 billion in military aid for Ukraine](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoEv_rP0T_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8yMC91cy9wb2xpdGljcy93ZWFwb25zLWFpZC11a3JhaW5lLW1pbGl0YXJ5Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjQwNDMwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMTg5NiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjUxNjMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmYn63owZsPtLEdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~), and President Biden signed the package last week, vowing to expedite the shipment of arms. But before the aid arrives, Ukraine faces an onslaught in several vulnerable areas. Russian forces are advancing steadily past Avdiivka, which they captured in February after months of fighting. Ukrainian forces fell back to a new defensive line along a series of small villages about three miles to the west, but that line has now been overrun. As many as 25,000 Russian soldiers are also trying to take [Chasiv Yar, which lies on strategic high ground](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoEv_rP4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDQvMjUvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL3VrcmFpbmUtcnVzc2lhLXdhci1jaGFzaXYteWFyLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjQwNDMwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMTg5NiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjUxNjMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmYn63owZsPtLEdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~), about seven miles west of Bakhmut. [A crowd of refugees, mostly women and children, sit outside on a sandy field, waiting for food.] Refugees from Darfur awaiting food distribution in Chad last week. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images Fears of renewed ethnic slaughter soar in Darfur A looming assault on a city in the Sudanese region of Darfur, where genocidal violence killed as many as 300,000 people two decades ago, has prompted warnings from U.N. and U.S. officials who [fear that mass bloodshed may be imminent](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoEv_rP0T6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8yOS93b3JsZC9hZnJpY2EvZWwtZmFzaGVyLWRhcmZ1ci1zdWRhbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDI0MDQzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjE4OTYmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY1MTYzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmJ-t6MGbD7SxHUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). El Fasher is the last city held by Sudan’s military in Darfur and the latest flashpoint in a year-old civil war between Sudan’s military and the Rapid Support Forces, a paramilitary group that Sudan’s military nurtured and that became a bitter rival. If the R.S.F. were to seize El Fasher, the group could control about a third of Sudan, with the country split into rival fiefs. But experts said that an assault on El Fasher would be risky for the R.S.F., and many Western and Arab officials hope that international pressure can persuade both sides to back down. 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Now the country is drafting emergency legislation to [send them back to Britain](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoEv_rP0T9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8yOS93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvdWstaXJlbGFuZC1hc3lsdW0tc2Vla2Vycy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDI0MDQzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjE4OTYmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY1MTYzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmJ-t6MGbD7SxHUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~), which has refused to accept them. - Demonstrations: Columbia University announced yesterday evening that it had [begun to suspend students](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoEv_rP4QDAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDQvMjkvbnlyZWdpb24vY29sdW1iaWEtc3R1ZGVudC1wcm90ZXN0LWVuY2FtcG1lbnQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyNDA0MzAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTIxODk2Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2NTE2MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZifrejBmw-0sR1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) who had failed to leave a pro-Palestinian encampment. - Spain: Nearly a week after saying he might step down over corruption accusations against his wife, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said [he would not resign](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoEv_rP0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8yOS93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvc3BhaW4tcGVkcm8tc2FuY2hlei5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDI0MDQzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjE4OTYmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY1MTYzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmJ-t6MGbD7SxHUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). - Germany: The first trial in a case involving people accused of plotting [to overthrow the government](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoEv_rP4QAAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDQvMjkvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2dlcm1hbnktZmFyLXJpZ2h0LXBsb3QtY291cnQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyNDA0MzAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTIxODk2Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2NTE2MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZifrejBmw-0sR1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) began yesterday. - France: Gérard Depardieu was ordered to stand trial on [criminal charges that he sexually assaulted two women](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoEv_rP4QJAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDQvMjkvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2dlcmFyZC1kZXBhcmRpZXUtdHJpYWwtc2V4dWFsLWFzc2F1bHQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyNDA0MzAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTIxODk2Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2NTE2MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZifrejBmw-0sR1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) during a 2021 film shoot. Business and Economy [A graphic of a world map showing the change in different countries’ currencies vs. the dollar. ] Karl Russell/The New York Times - The U.S. dollar: [Every major currency has fallen](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoEv_rP4QGAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDQvMjkvYnVzaW5lc3MvYS1zdHJvbmctdXMtZG9sbGFyLXdlaWdocy1vbi10aGUtd29ybGQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyNDA0MzAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTIxODk2Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2NTE2MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZifrejBmw-0sR1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) against it this year, leaving the global economy “on the edge of a storm,” as one economist put it. - Paramount: Bob Bakish, Paramount’s chief executive, [is stepping down](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoEv_rP4QFAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDQvMjkvYnVzaW5lc3MvbWVkaWEvcGFyYW1vdW50LWJvYi1iYWtpc2gtc3RlcHMtZG93bi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDI0MDQzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjE4OTYmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY1MTYzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmJ-t6MGbD7SxHUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~), a stunning shake-up as the company considers a merger. - Tesla: Elon Musk may have cleared the way for his electric car company to [offer its most advanced self-driving software](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoEv_rP4QHAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDQvMjkvYnVzaW5lc3MvZWxvbi1tdXNrLXRlc2xhLWNoaW5hLWZ1bGwtc2VsZi1kcml2aW5nLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjQwNDMwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMTg5NiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjUxNjMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmYn63owZsPtLEdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) on cars in China. MORNING READ [A northern spotted owl sitting on a branch of a tree in a Pacific Northwest forest. The bird has brown and white feathers and an intense gaze.] Gerry Ellis/Minden Pictures The northern spotted owl, a rare and fragile subspecies of spotted owl, is being muscled out of its limited habitat in the Pacific Northwest of the U.S. by larger barred owls and now faces extinction. The barred owls are also posing a threat to the California spotted owl, another subspecies. In response, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has [proposed culling up to half a million barred owls](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoEv_rP0T9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8yOS9zY2llbmNlL2NhbGlmb3JuaWEtYmFycmVkLXNwb3R0ZWQtb3dscy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDI0MDQzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjE4OTYmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY1MTYzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmJ-t6MGbD7SxHUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) over the next 30 years. The plan has incensed some animal welfare and wildlife protection organizations. CONVERSATION STARTERS - The princes in the tower: A British historian is trying to crack a 15th-century cold case: [Did Richard III really assassinate his nephews](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoEv_rP4QOAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDQvMjYvYm9va3MvcGhpbGlwcGEtbGFuZ2xleS1yaWNoYXJkLWlpaS1wcmluY2VzLWluLXRoZS10b3dlci5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDI0MDQzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjE4OTYmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY1MTYzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmJ-t6MGbD7SxHUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~)? - The Tonys: The [nominations for Broadway’s biggest awards](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoEv_rP0T2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8yOS90aGVhdGVyL3RvbnktYXdhcmRzLW5vbWluYXRpb25zLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjQwNDMwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMTg5NiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjUxNjMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmYn63owZsPtLEdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) are coming today. - Mid TV: There is now an abundance of television shows that are well cast, sleekly produced but overall … [just OK](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoEv_rP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8yNy9hcnRzL3RlbGV2aXNpb24vbWlkLXR2Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjQwNDMwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMTg5NiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjUxNjMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmYn63owZsPtLEdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). 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A grand struggle for power: Do the Grand Slams, ATP and WTA [all have the power](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoEv_rP0T7aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVhdGhsZXRpYy5jb20vNTQ0MTE3MS8yMDI0LzA0LzI4L3Rlbm5pcy1wb3dlci1hdHAtZ3JhbmQtc2xhbXMtd3RhLz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyNDA0MzAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTIxODk2Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2NTE2MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZifrejBmw-0sR1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD)? Don’t stop believing: Rory McIlroy won the [Zurich Classic](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoEv_rP4QEAWh0dHBzOi8vdGhlYXRobGV0aWMuY29tLzU0NTY3MDgvMjAyNC8wNC8yOC9yb3J5LW1jaWxyb3ktam91cm5leS1uZXctb3JsZWFucy1wZ2EtdG91ci8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjQwNDMwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMTg5NiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjUxNjMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmYn63owZsPtLEdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). ARTS AND IDEAS [A close-up of a gray-haired older woman’s eye. ] Getty Images A peek into the minds of ‘super-agers’ When it comes to aging, we tend to assume that cognition gets worse as we get older. But that’s not the case for everyone. For a little over a decade, scientists have been studying a subset of people they call “super-agers,” individuals ages 80 and up who have the memory ability of a person 20 to 30 years younger. New research shows that [the brains of super-agers](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoEv_rP0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8yOS93ZWxsL21pbmQvc3VwZXItYWdlcnMtc3R1ZHkuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyNDA0MzAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTIxODk2Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2NTE2MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZifrejBmw-0sR1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) appear to atrophy less than those of their peers, and that there is no obvious recipe for staying sharp. The super-agers in the study exhibited a wide range of behaviors, and they all tended to have strong social relationships. 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