The Morning: How Israeli extremists won

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We’re covering lawlessness in the West Bank — as well as presidential debates, Putin in China and Madonna’s tour. [Iskhak Jabarin near a pile of rubble. ] In the West Bank. Peter van Agtmael/Magnum, for The New York Times Violence and impunity Last October, an Israeli settler in the West Bank set a Palestinian home on fire. In January, a mob of settlers chased a truck driver and two of his workers, sending all three to the hospital. And last fall, a settler shot a Palestinian in the stomach in front of an Israeli soldier. Yet the authorities have not charged any of these settlers — or others who have attacked West Bank residents — with crimes. These stories come from a multiyear investigation that my colleagues Ronen Bergman and Mark Mazzetti [have just published in The Times Magazine](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoKGWxP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8xNi9tYWdhemluZS9pc3JhZWwtd2VzdC1iYW5rLXNldHRsZXItdmlvbGVuY2UtaW1wdW5pdHkuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwNTE2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMzUwMiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY2Nzk1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmRbHgRWYnumJqUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). In it, they document how violent factions within the settler movement have repeatedly received protection from the Israeli government despite attacks against Palestinians — and even against Israeli officials who tried to challenge the settlers. “A long history of crime without punishment,” Ronen and Mark write, “threatens not only Palestinians living in the occupied territories but also the State of Israel itself.” Their story, they explain, “is an account of a sometimes criminal nationalistic movement that has been allowed to operate with impunity and gradually move from the fringes to the mainstream of Israeli society.” The government has accepted settler violence for decades, leaving many West Bank Palestinians feeling frightened and helpless. An Israeli government report in 1982 documented the problem, to no effect. So did later reports in 2005 and 2012. Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister for most of the past three decades, has played a central role. He regained power in 2022 by inviting the radical parts of the settler movement into his government. One of these radicals is Itamar Ben-Gvir, the national security minister, who in 1995 vaguely threatened the life of Yitzhak Rabin, then the prime minister, who was trying to restrain the settlers. Weeks later, a right-wing nationalist murdered Rabin. In today’s newsletter, I want to tell about some of the key points from Ronen and Mark’s story and also put it the larger context of the war in Gaza. Two states? A major impediment to a truce in Gaza today is [Netanyahu’s unwillingness](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoKGWxP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8xNC93b3JsZC9taWRkbGVlYXN0L2lzcmFlbC1nYXphLXdhci1nb3Zlcm5tZW50Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDUxNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjM1MDImbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2Njc5NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZkWx4EVmJ7pialIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) to develop a long-term plan for the territory. (Some geographical background: Mark and Ronen’s story focuses on the West Bank, which, like Gaza, is a Palestinian territory that Israel occupies.) The U.S. and Arab countries both say that any such plan must take steps toward a two-state solution that would include the creation of a Palestinian state. [A map of the Middle East region highlights Israel, Gaza and the West Bank.] By The New York Times Netanyahu opposes a Palestinian state, calling it a threat to Israel’s security. As prime minister, he has repeatedly tried to undermine a two-state solution. Netanyahu has sidelined more moderate Palestinian leaders who recognize Israel’s right to exist. He instead preferred [to leave Hamas in power](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoKGWxP0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMi8xMC93b3JsZC9taWRkbGVlYXN0L2lzcmFlbC1xYXRhci1tb25leS1wcm9wLXVwLWhhbWFzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDUxNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjM1MDImbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2Njc5NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZkWx4EVmJ7pialIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) in Gaza (until the Oct. 7 attacks, that is). Israel’s endorsement of settler lawlessness is part of this pattern. By abetting the violent takeover of parts of the West Bank, Netanyahu has made an Israeli withdrawal from that territory — a necessary part of a two-state solution — much harder. As is often the case with this conflict, both sides deserve blame. Palestinian leaders have repeatedly undermined a two-state solution, as well. They rejected a U.N. proposal in 1947 that would have created a Palestinian state, calling it unacceptable. They [rejected another offer](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoKGWxP4QTAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMDAvMDcvMjcvd29ybGQvaW1wYXNzZS1hdC1jYW1wLWRhdmlkLW5ld3MtYW5hbHlzaXMtYmFyYWstd2lucy1vbmUtdGhpbmctdGhlLXByZXNpZGVudC1zLXByYWlzZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDA1MTYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTIzNTAyJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjY3OTUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZFseBFZie6YmpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) during talks led by President Bill Clinton in 2000. Instead, Palestinian militants launched a series of terrorist attacks known as the Second Intifada. More recently, Palestinian activists have increasingly called for [a single state](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoKGWxP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8wMS9vcGluaW9uL3R3by1zdGF0ZS1zb2x1dGlvbi1pc3JhZWwtcGFsZXN0aW5lLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDUxNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjM1MDImbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2Njc5NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZkWx4EVmJ7pialIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD), stretching from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea, which would mean the end of the world’s only Jewish state — one place Jews could flee for safety if antisemitism took hold elsewhere. Still, as remote as it may now seem, the prospect of a two-state solution is not dead. Arab and U.S. leaders, as well as many Israelis and Palestinians, continue to believe it is the best hope for lasting peace. The article by Mark and Ronen is important partly because it highlights how much Israel’s government will need to change in order for a Palestinian state to become a reality. As they write: How did a young nation turn so quickly on its own democratic ideals, and at what price? Any meaningful answer to these questions has to take into account how a half-century of lawless behavior that went largely unpunished propelled a radical form of ultranationalism to the center of Israeli politics. You can read the main takeaways from their story [in this short article](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoKGWxP0T4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8xNi9tYWdhemluZS90YWtlYXdheXMtaW52ZXN0aWdhdGlvbi1zZXR0bGVyLXZpb2xlbmNlLWltcHVuaXR5Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDUxNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjM1MDImbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2Njc5NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZkWx4EVmJ7pialIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). But I recommend making time for the full version today or this weekend. It contains three parts that you can read in pieces. The first documents the unequal system of justice that grew around Jewish settlements in Gaza and the West Bank. The second shows how extremists targeted Palestinians as well as Israeli officials trying to make peace. The third explains how this movement gained control of the state itself. [You can read it all here](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoKGWxP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8xNi9tYWdhemluZS9pc3JhZWwtd2VzdC1iYW5rLXNldHRsZXItdmlvbGVuY2UtaW1wdW5pdHkuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwNTE2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMzUwMiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY2Nzk1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmRbHgRWYnumJqUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). The latest on the war - Israel’s military said it was [escalating operations in parts of northern Gaza](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoKGWxP4Q-AWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyNC8wNS8xNS93b3JsZC9pc3JhZWwtZ2F6YS13YXItaGFtYXMtcmFmYWgvaXNyYWVsLXNheXMtaXQtaXMtaW50ZW5zaWZ5aW5nLW9wZXJhdGlvbnMtaW4tdGhlLW5vcnRoLXdoZXJlLWhhbWFzLWhhcy1yZXR1cm5lZD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwNTE2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMzUwMiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY2Nzk1JnNtaWQ9dXJsLXNoYXJlJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmRbHgRWYnumJqUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~), where it had recently returned, to address a renewed Hamas insurgency there. - The U.S. anchored a temporary pier on Gaza’s coast for [delivering humanitarian aid](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoKGWxP4Q-AWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyNC8wNS8xNi93b3JsZC9pc3JhZWwtZ2F6YS13YXItaGFtYXMtcmFmYWgvYWlkLXVubG9hZGVkLWZyb20tc2hpcHMtd2lsbC1yZWFjaC1nYXphLWluLXRoZS1jb21pbmctZGF5cy10aGUtdXMtbWlsaXRhcnktc2F5cz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwNTE2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMzUwMiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY2Nzk1JnNtaWQ9dXJsLXNoYXJlJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmRbHgRWYnumJqUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). - The Israeli defense minister warned that Israel could have to establish military rule over Gaza [unless it helped set up an alternative government](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoKGWxP4QKAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyNC8wNS8xNS93b3JsZC9pc3JhZWwtZ2F6YS13YXItaGFtYXMtcmFmYWgvbmFia2EtcGFsZXN0aW5pYW5zLWdhemEtd2FyP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDA1MTYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTIzNTAyJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjY3OTUmc21pZD11cmwtc2hhcmUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZFseBFZie6YmpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). 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His condition remains “truly very serious,” the hospital director said. [Follow updates here](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoKGWxP4QhAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyNC8wNS8xNi93b3JsZC9zbG92YWtpYS1wcmltZS1taW5pc3Rlci1maWNvLXNob3QvcHJpbWUtbWluaXN0ZXItcm9iZXJ0LWZpY28tc2hvb3Rpbmctc2xvdmFraWE_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDUxNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjM1MDImbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2Njc5NSZzbWlkPXVybC1zaGFyZSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZkWx4EVmJ7pialIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). - Fico is a shape-shifting populist and [vocal opponent of sanctions on Russia](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoKGWxP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8xNS93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvcm9iZXJ0LWZpY28tc2xvdmFraWEuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwNTE2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMzUwMiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY2Nzk1JnNtaWQ9dXJsLXNoYXJlJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmRbHgRWYnumJqUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) over the war against Ukraine. Russia and Ukraine - Vladimir Putin arrived in China for a summit with Xi Jinping. The leaders are expected to present a united front, but have different agendas. [Here’s what to know](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoKGWxP0TeaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8xNS93b3JsZC9hc2lhL3B1dGluLXhpLWNoaW5hLXN1bW1pdC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDA1MTYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTIzNTAyJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjY3OTUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZFseBFZie6YmpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). - Ukraine is fighting to repel [fierce Russian assaults in the country’s northeast](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoKGWxP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8xNS93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvdWtyYWluZS13YXItZmlnaHRpbmctcnVzc2lhLWFkdmFuY2UuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwNTE2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMzUwMiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY2Nzk1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmRbHgRWYnumJqUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). 2024 Elections [Donald Trump, left, and Joe Biden standing in front of lecterns during a presidential debate in 2020.] Donald Trump and Joe Biden in 2020.  Erin Schaff/The New York Times - President Biden and Donald Trump [agreed to two debates](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoKGWxP0TdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8xNS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9iaWRlbi10cnVtcC1kZWJhdGVzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDUxNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjM1MDImbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2Njc5NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZkWx4EVmJ7pialIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD), in June and September. The first will be on CNN, the second on ABC. - The Biden campaign hopes the debates, held earlier than in previous years, will [force voters to confront the implications of a Trump victory](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoKGWxP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8xNS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy90cnVtcC1iaWRlbi1kZWJhdGUtanVuZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDA1MTYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTIzNTAyJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjY3OTUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZFseBFZie6YmpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). - Biden has attracted [more donors](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoKGWxP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyNC8wNS8xNi91cy9lbGVjdGlvbnMvYmlkZW4tdHJ1bXAtZG9ub3JzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDUxNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjM1MDImbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2Njc5NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZkWx4EVmJ7pialIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) than at the same point in the 2020 campaign. Trump has fewer than he did four years ago — and fewer than Biden. - Videos featuring false claims about Biden are spreading online. Experts have linked them to [Russian disinformation groups](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoKGWxP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8xNS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9ydXNzaWEtZGlzaW5mb3JtYXRpb24tZWxlY3Rpb24uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwNTE2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMzUwMiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY2Nzk1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmRbHgRWYnumJqUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). - The late night hosts [joked about the upcoming debates](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoKGWxP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8xNi9hcnRzL3RlbGV2aXNpb24vbGF0ZS1uaWdodC10cnVtcC1iaWRlbi1kZWJhdGVzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDUxNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjM1MDImbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2Njc5NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZkWx4EVmJ7pialIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). Congress - House Republicans are considering [holding Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoKGWxP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8xNi91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9yZXB1YmxpY2Fucy1tZXJyaWNrLWdhcmxhbmQtY29udGVtcHQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwNTE2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMzUwMiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY2Nzk1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmRbHgRWYnumJqUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) for refusing to hand over recordings of Biden’s interview with the prosecutors who investigated his handling of classified documents. - The House passed legislation to modernize airports and hire more air traffic controllers. The bill also includes [automatic refunds for badly disrupted flights](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoKGWxP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8xNC90cmF2ZWwvd2hhdC10aGUtZmFhLWJpbGwtbWVhbnMtZm9yLXRyYXZlbGVycy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDA1MTYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTIzNTAyJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjY3OTUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZFseBFZie6YmpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) and fee-free family seating. More on Politics - During opening statements in Senator Robert Menendez’s bribery trial, his lawyer [laid blame on Menendez’s wife](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoKGWxP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8xNS9ueXJlZ2lvbi9yb2JlcnQtbWVuZW5kZXotYnJpYmVyeS10cmlhbC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDA1MTYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTIzNTAyJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjY3OTUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZFseBFZie6YmpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~), saying that she kept him in the dark about “what she was asking others to give her.” - Biden attended [a memorial for slain police officers](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoKGWxP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8xNS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9iaWRlbi1wb2xpY2UtbWVtb3JpYWwuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwNTE2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMzUwMiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY2Nzk1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmRbHgRWYnumJqUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~), crediting them for falling rates of violent crime. But crime remains above prepandemic levels, and Trump calls it “out of control.” - The Biden administration accused Nicaragua’s government of [profiting off migrants trying to reach the U.S.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoKGWxP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8xNS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9iaWRlbi1uaWNhcmFndWEtaW1taWdyYXRpb24uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwNTE2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMzUwMiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY2Nzk1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmRbHgRWYnumJqUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) and imposed sanctions against some organizations. - Under a new law, Florida’s state government is no longer required to consider [climate change](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoKGWxP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8xNS9jbGltYXRlL2Rlc2FudGlzLWNsaW1hdGUtY2hhbmdlLWZsb3JpZGEuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwNTE2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMzUwMiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY2Nzk1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmRbHgRWYnumJqUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) in energy policy. The law also repeals grant programs encouraging renewable energy. Business and Economy - Inflation [slowed last month](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoKGWxP0TYaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDI0LzA1LzE1L2J1c2luZXNzL2NwaS1pbmZsYXRpb24tZmVkP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDA1MTYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTIzNTAyJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjY3OTUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZFseBFZie6YmpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) after several increases, and the S&P 500 stock index [reached a new high](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoKGWxP0TdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8xNS9idXNpbmVzcy9zdG9jay1tYXJrZXQtaW5mbGF0aW9uLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDUxNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjM1MDImbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2Njc5NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZkWx4EVmJ7pialIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). “This is the first good C.P.I. report in four months,” one expert said. - Microsoft asked [hundreds of its China-based A.I. and cloud-computing staff](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoKGWxP4QOAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndzai5jb20vdGVjaC9haS9taWNyb3NvZnQtYXNrcy1odW5kcmVkcy1vZi1jaGluYS1iYXNlZC1haS1zdGFmZi10by1yZWxvY2F0ZS1hbWlkLXUtcy1jaGluYS10ZW5zaW9ucy1iNjI2ZmY4Yz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwNTE2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMzUwMiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY2Nzk1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmRbHgRWYnumJqUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) to consider moving to other countries, The Wall Street Journal reports. Other Big Stories [Empty cartridges of a treatment for narcotics overdoses lay in the street.] Empty cartridges from an overdose treatment. Erin Schaff/The New York Times - Overdose deaths in the U.S. [declined slightly last year](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoKGWxP0TZaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8xNS9oZWFsdGgvZHJ1Zy1vdmVyZG9zZS1kZWF0aHMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwNTE2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMzUwMiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY2Nzk1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmRbHgRWYnumJqUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~), the first decrease in five years. Synthetic opioids — mainly fentanyl — remained the primary cause of the deaths. - A heavy storm today could cause flooding in East Texas, where some towns have [already seen a year’s worth of rain](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoKGWxP0TQaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8xNS93ZWF0aGVyL3RleGFzLXJhaW4uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwNTE2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMzUwMiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY2Nzk1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmRbHgRWYnumJqUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) in five months. Opinions “I do believe he’s a strong leader”: Twelve women who supported Trump in 2020 talk about [whether they will vote for him again](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoKGWxP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyNC8wNS8xNS9vcGluaW9uL3RydW1wLXdvbWVuLWZvY3VzLWdyb3VwLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDUxNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjM1MDImbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2Njc5NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZkWx4EVmJ7pialIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). [Madonna’s Celebration Tour](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoKGWxP0TeaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8xNi9vcGluaW9uL21hZG9ubmEtY2VsZWJyYXRpb24tdG91ci5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDA1MTYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTIzNTAyJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjY3OTUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZFseBFZie6YmpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~), which attracted a huge audience, is proof she’s still relevant, Mary Gabriel and Kristin J. Lieb write. When Hisham Awartani was [shot in Vermont](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoKGWxP4QJAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDUvMTYvb3Bpbmlvbi9wb2xpdGljcy9pLXdhcy1zaG90LWluLXZlcm1vbnQtd2hhdC1pZi1pdC1oYWQtYmVlbi1pbi10aGUtd2VzdC1iYW5rLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDUxNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjM1MDImbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2Njc5NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZkWx4EVmJ7pialIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD), the media treated him as a person. When he was shot in the West Bank, he was treated as a terrorist, he writes. 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It’s been [a boon for ratings](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoKGWxP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8xNS9idXNpbmVzcy9tZWRpYS9uYmMtbXNuYmMtdHJ1bXAtYmlkZW4uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwNTE2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMzUwMiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY2Nzk1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmRbHgRWYnumJqUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) — but a challenge for NBC’s reporters. Graduation speaker: [An A.I. robot named Sophia](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoKGWxP0T2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8xNS9ueXJlZ2lvbi9keW91dmlsbGUtdW5pdmVyc2l0eS1jb21tZW5jZW1lbnQtcm9ib3Qtc3BlYWtlci5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDA1MTYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTIzNTAyJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjY3OTUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZFseBFZie6YmpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) gave a commencement address at Buffalo’s D’Youville University. On trial: Karen Read is accused of killing her boyfriend, but her lawyers say the charges are a cover-up by the police. [Her murder trial has transfixed Boston](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoKGWxP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8xNS91cy9rYXJlbi1yZWFkLW11cmRlci10cmlhbC1ib3N0b24uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwNTE2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMzUwMiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY2Nzk1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmRbHgRWYnumJqUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). Dogs in restaurants: They can be a scourge or a delight. [Who’s asking?](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoKGWxP0TZaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8xNi9kaW5pbmcvZG9ncy1ueWMtcmVzdGF1cmFudHMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwNTE2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMzUwMiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY2Nzk1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmRbHgRWYnumJqUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) Lives Lived: The photojournalist Daniel Kramer planned a one-hour shoot with Bob Dylan. It turned into a 366-day odyssey, producing rare images of Dylan at home, behind the scenes on tour and in the studio. Kramer [died at 91](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoKGWxP0TbaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8xNC9hcnRzL211c2ljL2RhbmllbC1rcmFtZXItZGVhZC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDA1MTYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTIzNTAyJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjY3OTUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZFseBFZie6YmpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). SPORTS N.B.A.: The Dallas Mavericks took a 3-2 series lead over the Oklahoma City Thunder, while the Boston Celtics [won their series](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoKGWxP4QWAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2F0aGxldGljLzU0OTcxNjAvMjAyNC8wNS8xNS9uYmEtcGxheW9mZnMtd2VkbmVzZGF5LXNjb3Jlcy10YWtlYXdheXMtbWF2ZXJpY2tzLXRodW5kZXItY2VsdGljcy1jYXZhbGllcnMvP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDA1MTYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTIzNTAyJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjY3OTUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZFseBFZie6YmpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~), 4-1, over the Cleveland Cavaliers. Golf: The P.G.A. Championship gets underway this morning — Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy are favorites. [Here’s a guide](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoKGWxP0T2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYXRobGV0aWMvNTQ5NDI0Ny8yMDI0LzA1LzE1L3BnYS1jaGFtcGlvbnNoaXAtYW5hbHlzaXMtbWNpbHJveS1zY2hlZmZsZXIvP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDA1MTYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTIzNTAyJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjY3OTUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZFseBFZie6YmpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). 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A MESSAGE FROM YOUTUBE [Ad](~/AAAAAQA~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~~) [There’s only one YouTube This isn’t your usual platform. This is where 60 million storytellers go to have a voice. And billions of people get to dive deep into the content they love, in all the ways they want to watch it. Find out more [YouTube Logo]](~/AAAAAQA~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~~) ARTS AND IDEAS [Iain Armitage as the young Sheldon Cooper stands in front of a yellow school bus holding a briefcase.] “Young Sheldon.” Robert Voets/CBS “Young Sheldon,” the hit CBS spinoff of “The Big Bang Theory,” ends today after seven years. Its run mirrors the fortunes of the television business during that time. “Young Sheldon” emerged during the era of so-called Peak TV, when a record number of shows were being produced. Its ratings then plummeted during the rise of streaming. Later, it was released on Netflix, where it became a surprise hit. The show “is exiting an industry vastly different from the one it started in,” [John Koblin writes](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoKGWxP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8xNi9idXNpbmVzcy9tZWRpYS95b3VuZy1zaGVsZG9uLWZpbmFsZS1uZXRmbGl4Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDUxNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjM1MDImbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2Njc5NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZkWx4EVmJ7pialIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). “And in many ways, the industry is beginning to learn lessons from its past.” More on culture [Four women smile and laugh together in a group as they hold coffee cups. They are in front of a fan shop at a “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” fan event. ] Fans recently celebrated the 25th anniversary of “Law &Order: SVU.”  Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times - “Law & Order: SVU,” which ends its 25th season tonight, is the longest-running prime-time drama in history. [Meet the superfans who keep it going](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoKGWxP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8xMy9hcnRzL3RlbGV2aXNpb24vc3Z1LWdyZXlzLWFuYXRvbXktbmNpcy1mYW5zLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDUxNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjM1MDImbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2Njc5NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZkWx4EVmJ7pialIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). - Gayle King, the 69-year-old TV anchor, is on a [cover of this year’s Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoKGWxP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8xNS9zdHlsZS9nYXlsZS1raW5nLXNwb3J0cy1pbGx1c3RyYXRlZC1zd2ltc3VpdC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDA1MTYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTIzNTAyJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjY3OTUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZFseBFZie6YmpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). - A [musical adaptation](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoKGWxP0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8xNS90aGVhdGVyL2RlYXRoLWJlY29tZXMtaGVyLWJyb2Fkd2F5Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDUxNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjM1MDImbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2Njc5NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZkWx4EVmJ7pialIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) of the 1992 movie “Death Becomes Her” will arrive on Broadway in the fall. THE MORNING RECOMMENDS … [Roasted cauliflower and vegetables on a flatbread.] Christopher Simpson for The New York Times Drizzle spicy tahini on top of [cauliflower shawarma](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoKGWxP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly9jb29raW5nLm55dGltZXMuY29tL3JlY2lwZXMvMTAyMzAxOS1jYXVsaWZsb3dlci1zaGF3YXJtYS13aXRoLXNwaWN5LXRhaGluaT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwNTE2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMzUwMiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY2Nzk1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmRbHgRWYnumJqUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). Stretch [your food budget](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoKGWxP0TXaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYXJ0aWNsZS9mb29kLWdyb2Nlcnktc2hvcHBpbmctYnVkZ2V0Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDUxNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjM1MDImbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2Njc5NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZkWx4EVmJ7pialIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). Embrace [double denim](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoKGWxP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8xNi9zdHlsZS9kb3VibGUtZGVuaW0tY2FuYWRpYW4tdHV4ZWRvLWZhc2hpb24uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwNTE2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMzUwMiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY2Nzk1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmRbHgRWYnumJqUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). Keep your smartphone humming for years [with these tips](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoKGWxP0T9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8xNS90ZWNobm9sb2d5L3BlcnNvbmFsdGVjaC9zbWFydHBob25lcy1zb2Z0d2FyZS11cGRhdGUtaW9zLWFuZHJvaWQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwNTE2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMzUwMiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY2Nzk1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmRbHgRWYnumJqUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). Play a [cleaning-themed video game](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoKGWxP0TdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vd2lyZWN1dHRlci9yZXZpZXdzL3NwcmluZy1jbGVhbmluZy12aWRlby1nYW1lcy8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDUxNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjM1MDImbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2Njc5NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZkWx4EVmJ7pialIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). Cook [while camping](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoKGWxP0TeaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vd2lyZWN1dHRlci9yZXZpZXdzL2Jlc3QtcGljbmljLXRhYmxlLWNhbXAtc3RvdmUvP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDA1MTYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTIzNTAyJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjY3OTUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZFseBFZie6YmpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). GAMES ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoKGWxP0TCaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vcHV6emxlcy9zcGVsbGluZy1iZWU_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDUxNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjM1MDImbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2Njc5NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZkWx4EVmJ7pialIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD Here is [today’s Spelling Bee](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoKGWxP0TCaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vcHV6emxlcy9zcGVsbGluZy1iZWU_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDUxNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjM1MDImbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2Njc5NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZkWx4EVmJ7pialIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). Yesterday’s pangrams were flippant and plaintiff. 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