Your Friday Briefing

The dangerous rise of coronavirus variants. 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We’re covering the coronavirus variants battering Europe and the worrying unrest in Belfast. Paris has a nightly curfew, but people are allowed to walk their dogs.James Hill for The New York Times The dangerous rise of coronavirus variants A surge in new coronavirus cases in Europe is being propelled by [a variant](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiUmSLP4QEAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2ludGVyYWN0aXZlLzIwMjEvaGVhbHRoL2Nvcm9uYXZpcnVzLW11dGF0aW9ucy1CMTE3LXZhcmlhbnQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMTA0MDkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjkwMjcmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NTUyNDYmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmBvi99vYDELRzZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) known as B.1.1.7, first seen in Britain, which is not only more contagious than the original virus, but [deadlier](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiUmSLP0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNC8wMy9oZWFsdGgvY29yb25hdmlydXMtdmFyaWFudHMtdmFjY2luZXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMTA0MDkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjkwMjcmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NTUyNDYmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmBvi99vYDELRzZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). Thousands are dying each day, and European countries’ battered economies are once again being hit by [new restrictions on daily life](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiUmSLP4QIAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMDMvMTkvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2Nvcm9uYXZpcnVzLXZhY2NpbmUtZXVyb3BlLWFzdHJhemVuZWNhLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjEwNDA5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTI5MDI3Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTU1MjQ2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpgb4vfb2AxC0c2Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). Other variants of concern are also present in Europe. B.1.351, the one first detected in South Africa, [has been found to reduce](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiUmSLP4QsAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMDMvMTMvd29ybGQvYWZyaWNhL3NvdXRoLWFmcmljYS12YWNjaW5lLXZpcnVzLmh0bWw_YWN0aW9uPWNsaWNrJmNhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIxMDQwOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yOTAyNyZtb2R1bGU9UmVsYXRlZExpbmtzJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcGd0eXBlPUFydGljbGUmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTU1MjQ2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpgb4vfb2AxC0c2Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) the effectiveness of some vaccines, while P.1, which has walloped Brazil, [appears to be especially contagious](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiUmSLP0T_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wMy8wMS9oZWFsdGgvY292aWQtMTktY29yb25hdmlydXMtYnJhemlsLXZhcmlhbnQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMTA0MDkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjkwMjcmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NTUyNDYmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmBvi99vYDELRzZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) and also contains a mutation that diminishes the vaccines’ effectiveness. [Our interactive shows how the variants have spread across the continent](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiUmSLP4QJAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2ludGVyYWN0aXZlLzIwMjEvMDQvMDkvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2V1cm9wZS1jb3JvbmF2aXJ1cy12YXJpYW50cy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIxMDQwOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yOTAyNyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD01NTI0NiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYG-L329gMQtHNlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Lawmakers in continental Europe were slow to react to the rise of B.1.1.7. In late January, President Emmanuel Macron of France defied calls from his scientific advisers for new restrictions. Now daily cases have doubled, hospitals are swelling with patients and [Mr. Macron has imposed a third national lockdown](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiUmSLP0T4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wMy8zMS93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvZnJhbmNlLWxvY2tkb3duLW1hY3Jvbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIxMDQwOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yOTAyNyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD01NTI0NiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYG-L329gMQtHNlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Here are the [latest updates](~/AAAAAQA~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~~) and [maps](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiUmSLP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMC93b3JsZC9jb3JvbmF2aXJ1cy1tYXBzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjEwNDA5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTI5MDI3Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTU1MjQ2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpgb4vfb2AxC0c2Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) of the pandemic. In other developments: - A day after E.U. regulators described a [possible link](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiUmSLP4QvAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMDQvMDcvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2FzdHJhemVuZWNhLXVrLWV1cm9wZWFuLXVuaW9uLmh0bWw_YWN0aW9uPWNsaWNrJmNhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIxMDQwOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yOTAyNyZtb2R1bGU9VG9wK1N0b3JpZXMmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZwZ3R5cGU9SG9tZXBhZ2UmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTU1MjQ2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpgb4vfb2AxC0c2Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) between AstraZeneca’s vaccine and rare blood clots, [more countries halted the use](~/AAAAAQA~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-L329gMQtHNlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) of what is now the world’s most widely used vaccine, or restricted it to older patients. Regulators have said that its benefits outweigh the risks for most people. - Slovakia, one of only two E.U. countries that have signed up to use Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine, reported that [the doses it received were different](~/AAAAAQA~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~~) from the version peer-reviewed in a respected British medical journal, suggesting serious quality-control issues. - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [acknowledged](~/AAAAAQA~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~) that the risk of coronavirus infection from surfaces is low. Clashing with the police in west Belfast on Thursday.Mark Marlow/EPA, via Shutterstock Unrest continues in Northern Ireland [Almost a week of violence](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiUmSLP4QIAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMDQvMDgvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL25vcnRoZXJuLWlyZWxhbmQtdmlvbGVuY2UtYnJleGl0LWNvdmlkLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjEwNDA5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTI5MDI3Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTU1MjQ2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpgb4vfb2AxC0c2Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) familiar from Northern Ireland’s brutal past, in sensitive parts of Belfast, has been a reminder of the fragility of the peace process, which was crafted more than two decades ago and is under growing political and sectarian strain. Politicians have pointed to different reasons for the explosion of anger from parts of the Protestant, so-called Unionist or Loyalist, community, which is determined to keep its link to the rest of the United Kingdom. The rioting, some involving teenagers as young as 13, has shocked politicians, prompting condemnation from Boris Johnson, the British prime minister, and Northern Ireland’s power-sharing executive, which has called for calm. On Thursday, bus drivers parked outside City Hall to protest the hijacking and burning of a colleague’s vehicle. Analysis: In [the febrile aftermath of Brexit](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiUmSLP0T1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8xMi8zMC9tYWdhemluZS9icmV4aXQtbm9ydGhlcm4taXJlbGFuZC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIxMDQwOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yOTAyNyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD01NTI0NiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYG-L329gMQtHNlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), Unionists “feel betrayed by the British government and feel that Northern Ireland’s place in the union is very much under pressure as a result, so that sense of insecurity definitely raises the stakes,” said Katy Hayward, a professor of political sociology at Queen’s University, Belfast. By the numbers: Over six consecutive nights of violence, 55 police officers were injured and 10 arrests made. President Biden, flanked by Vice President Kamala Harris and Attorney General Merrick Garland, said Thursday that his new measures to curb gun violence were “just a start.”Amr Alfiky/The New York Times Biden’s first action against gun violence Describing America’s gun violence as an “epidemic” and an “international embarrassment,” President Biden announced his administration’s [first steps to curb it](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiUmSLP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNC8wOC91cy9iaWRlbi1ndW4tY29udHJvbC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIxMDQwOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yOTAyNyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD01NTI0NiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYG-L329gMQtHNlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Mr. Biden said the Justice Department would clamp down on “ghost guns,” kits that allow a gun to be assembled with no serial numbers. He also announced restrictions on a device known as a stabilizing brace that can essentially turn a pistol into a short-barrel rifle, as in the [Boulder, Colo., shooting](~/AAAAAQA~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~~) last month. The Justice Department will also publish model “red flag” legislation for states, under which police officers and family members could ask a court to temporarily take firearms away from someone who might be dangerous. “This is just a start,” Mr. Biden said. He pressed Congress to close loopholes on background checks for potential gun buyers, to ban assault weapons and to strip gun manufacturers of protection from lawsuits. Context: Gun violence remains the leading cause of death for Black men in the U.S. between the ages of 15 and 34. Homicides spiked in the U.S. in 2020, and the trend has [continued into 2021](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiUmSLP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wMy8xNi91cHNob3QvbXVyZGVyLXJhdGUtdXNhLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjEwNDA5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTI5MDI3Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTU1MjQ2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpgb4vfb2AxC0c2Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). THE LATEST NEWS Other Big Stories via Court TV - Dr. Martin Tobin, above, a Chicago-area pulmonologist, supported prosecutors’ claim that George Floyd died from being pinned under the police officer Derek Chauvin’s knee, not from drug use. Here are the [takeaways from Day 9 of Mr. Chauvin’s trial](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiUmSLP4QbAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMS8wNC8wOC91cy9kZXJlay1jaGF1dmluLXRyaWFsP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIxMDQwOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yOTAyNyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD01NTI0NiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcjdGFrZWF3YXlzLWZyb20tZGF5LTktb2YtdGhlLWRlcmVrLWNoYXV2aW4tdHJpYWxXA255dEIKYG-L329gMQtHNlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). - President Macron [closed the École Nationale d’Administration](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiUmSLP0T7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNC8wOC93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvZnJhbmNlLW1hY3Jvbi1lbmEtY2xvc2luZy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIxMDQwOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yOTAyNyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD01NTI0NiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYG-L329gMQtHNlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), an elite school that produced many French leaders (himself included), as part of an attempt to diversify the civil service. - Many Central Americans are [seeking asylum in Mexico](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiUmSLP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNC8wOC93b3JsZC9hbWVyaWNhcy9tZXhpY28tYXN5bHVtLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjEwNDA5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTI5MDI3Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTU1MjQ2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpgb4vfb2AxC0c2Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), where it is generally easier to achieve than in the U.S. - After months of sexual harassment and assault scandals, including an accusation of rape inside Parliament House, Prime Minister Scott Morrison of Australia [unveiled a “road map for respect”](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiUmSLP4QUAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMDQvMDgvd29ybGQvYXVzdHJhbGlhL3NleHVhbC1oYXJhc3NtZW50LXNjYW5kYWxzLXJvYWQtbWFwLWZvci1yZXNwZWN0Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjEwNDA5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTI5MDI3Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTU1MjQ2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpgb4vfb2AxC0c2Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) for both the public and private sectors. What Else Is Happening Bertrand Guay/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images - Prince’s estate will release a new album, “[Welcome 2 America](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiUmSLP4QCAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMDQvMDgvYXJ0cy9tdXNpYy9wcmluY2UtbmV3LWFsYnVtLXdlbGNvbWUtMi1hbWVyaWNhLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjEwNDA5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTI5MDI3Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTU1MjQ2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpgb4vfb2AxC0c2Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~),” that he completed in 2010 but never put out. - [A groundbreaking approach](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiUmSLP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNC8wOC9zY2llbmNlL2xvY3VzdC1zd2FybXMtYWZyaWNhLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjEwNDA5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTI5MDI3Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTU1MjQ2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpgb4vfb2AxC0c2Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) to contain billions of locusts in Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia could help manage climate-related disasters everywhere. A Morning Read A piñata shop in Mexico City. The industry has been struggling.Luis Antonio Rojas for The New York Times [Mexico’s piñata industry](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiUmSLP4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMDQvMDgvd29ybGQvYW1lcmljYXMvbWV4aWNvLXBpbmF0YS1tYWtlcnMtcGFuZGVtaWMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMTA0MDkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjkwMjcmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NTUyNDYmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmBvi99vYDELRzZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), dependent on social gatherings, has seen sales plummet. Some artisans, in a creative bid to survive, have added coronavirus figures, lime-green and crowned, to their lineups of superheros and princesses. “We Mexicans laugh even at death,” said Ivan Mena Álvarez, who runs one of the oldest stores in Mexico City’s Cuauhtémoc neighborhood known for piñatas. “It’s become just another monster.” [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-0) ADVERTISEMENT ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiUmSLP0RvaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MjIxNzY5JmxpPU1CRSZtPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnA9TUJFXzIwMjEwNDA5VwNueXRCCmBvi99vYDELRzZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~ ARTS AND IDEAS What love looks like Seunghoi and her sister Seungwon in Portland, Ore.Ricardo Nagaoka for The New York Times “Love is a slippery and intangible thing,” the novelist Celeste Ng writes in an essay for The Times. It’s captured in moments both striking and ordinary: parents driving an hour and a half to visit children and replenish their fridge; a young couple riding a motorbike at night; a sleeping child surrounded by toy dinosaurs. In the wake of [swelling anti-Asian violence and harassment](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiUmSLP0T2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMS8wNC8wMy91cy9hbnRpLWFzaWFuLWF0dGFja3MuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMTA0MDkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjkwMjcmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NTUyNDYmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmBvi99vYDELRzZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) in the U.S., nearly 30 Asian and Asian-American photographers shared what love looks like in their lives. The photos come from Oregon, Hawaii, Georgia, Taiwan, Japan and beyond. There are glimpses of food, texts and emails from friends, loved ones dozing off — the “small, everyday, mundane things that add up to what I’ve come to understand as love,” as An Rong Xu, a photographer, writes. Take [some time with the photo essay here](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiUmSLP4QAAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2ludGVyYWN0aXZlLzIwMjEvMDQvMDgvYXJ0cy9hc2lhbi1hbWVyaWNhbi1waG90b3MtbG92ZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIxMDQwOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yOTAyNyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD01NTI0NiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYG-L329gMQtHNlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). PLAY, WATCH, EAT, BATHE What to Cook Johnny Miller for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Susan Spungen. [Serve sheet-pan jerk salmon](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiUmSLP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly9jb29raW5nLm55dGltZXMuY29tL3JlY2lwZXMvMTAyMTUzOS1zaGVldC1wYW4tamVyay1zYWxtb24_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjEwNDA5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTI5MDI3Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTU1MjQ2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpgb4vfb2AxC0c2Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) with a vibrant slaw to make your dinner look as vivid as it tastes. For more dinnertime inspiration, see [the 17 best recipes](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiUmSLP0T1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNC8wNy9kaW5pbmcvYmVzdC1yZWNpcGVzLXN0YWZmLWNvb2tlZC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIxMDQwOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yOTAyNyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD01NTI0NiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYG-L329gMQtHNlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) the NYT cooking team made last month. What to Read “First Person Singular,” Haruki Murakami’s new story collection, has a confessional tone reminiscent of Alice Munro’s late work, our critic [writes in a review](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiUmSLP4QeAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMDQvMDYvYm9va3MvcmV2aWV3L2hhcnVraS1tdXJha2FtaS1maXJzdC1wZXJzb24tc2luZ3VsYXIuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMTA0MDkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjkwMjcmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlYXJjaFJlc3VsdFBvc2l0aW9uPTEmc2VnbWVudF9pZD01NTI0NiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYG-L329gMQtHNlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). What to Do With a little know-how, you can approximate the Japanese practice of [shinrin-yoku, or forest bathing](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiUmSLP4QxAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMDQvMDYvdC1tYWdhemluZS9mb3Jlc3QtYmF0aGluZy1iZWF1dHkuaHRtbD9hY3Rpb249Y2xpY2smY2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjEwNDA5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTI5MDI3Jm1vZHVsZT1XZWxsJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcGd0eXBlPUhvbWVwYWdlJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj1UK01hZ2F6aW5lJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NTUyNDYmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmBvi99vYDELRzZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), indoors. Now Time to Play Here’s [today’s Mini Crossword](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiUmSLP0TZaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vY3Jvc3N3b3Jkcy9nYW1lL21pbmk_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjEwNDA5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTI5MDI3Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTU1MjQ2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpgb4vfb2AxC0c2Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), and a clue: One for whom a play is work? (five letters). And here is [today’s Spelling Bee](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiUmSLP0TZaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vcHV6emxlcy9zcGVsbGluZy1iZWU_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjEwNDA5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTI5MDI3Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTU1MjQ2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpgb4vfb2AxC0c2Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). 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