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Biden voices support for a cease-fire. 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We’re covering the latest on the violence in Israel and Gaza, and the end of England’s lockdown. Citizens look at a house that was bombed by Israeli warplanes in Gaza City on Monday.Samar Abu Elouf for The New York Times Biden voices support for an Israel-Gaza cease-fire President Biden yesterday expressed [support for a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRihc8lP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNS8xNy93b3JsZC9hc2lhL2JpZGVuLWlzcmFlbC1nYXphLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjEwNTE4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTMxMDMwJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTU4MzMwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpgnCVKo2AT5_cAUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) during a call with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, but stopped short of demanding an end to Israel’s bombing campaign in Gaza. Wider [diplomatic efforts to resolve the conflict appeared stalled](~/AAAAAQA~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~~). The fighting shows no signs of abating: Israel pounded targets in Gaza, in what it called an attempt to destroy [the Hamas “metro” system](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRihc8lP4QvAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMS8wNS8xNy93b3JsZC9pc3JhZWwtZ2F6YS11cGRhdGVzL2EtYmF0dGxlLWJlbG93LWdyb3VuZC10aGUtZmlnaHQtdG8tZGVzdHJveS1oYW1hc3MtdHVubmVsLW5ldHdvcms_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjEwNTE4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTMxMDMwJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTU4MzMwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpgnCVKo2AT5_cAUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), an underground network of tunnels. Hamas fired rockets at towns across Israel in retaliation for what it said were Israeli airstrikes against civilian buildings. The violence has reached levels not seen since 2014, when a seven-week conflict claimed 2,200 lives and rendered large areas of the Gaza Strip uninhabitable and paralyzed Israel’s south. As the civilian casualties grow, the conflict has polarized Israeli society and the world. [Here is what is driving the conflict](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRihc8lP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYXJ0aWNsZS9pc3JhZWwtZ2F6YS13aGF0LXdlLWtub3cuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMTA1MTgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MzEwMzAmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NTgzMzAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmCcJUqjYBPn9wBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), and its arc so far. Casualties: In the past week, Israeli strikes on Gaza have killed at least 212 people, including 61 children, and wounded about 1,400 more, according to the Palestinian authorities. Rocket fire from Gaza has killed at least 10 people in Israel, according to local authorities. Roller skating disco resumed at Roller Nation in London as coronavirus restrictions were eased.Henry Nicholls/Reuters England ends its lockdown, for now Pints in pubs, lights in theaters, travelers in airports: England yesterday lifted [many of its coronavirus restrictions](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRihc8lP0T7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNS8xNy93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvbG9ja2Rvd24tdWstaW5kaWEtdmFyaWFudC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIxMDUxOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0zMTAzMCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD01ODMzMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYJwlSqNgE-f3AFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), a critical step on the path to a full return to normality after a third national lockdown was declared in early January. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland all have slightly different timetables and conditions for relaxing rules. The easing coincides with a small but worrying spike in cases of a variant, [first identified in India](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRihc8lP0T1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNC8yOC93b3JsZC9hc2lhL2luZGlhLWNvdmlkMTktdmFyaWFudC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIxMDUxOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0zMTAzMCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD01ODMzMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYJwlSqNgE-f3AFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), that threatens a lockdown-lifting road map frequently described by Prime Minister Boris Johnson as “cautious but irreversible.” Its next step, scheduled for June 21, would scrap almost all remaining restrictions. In recent days the British authorities have scrambled to ramp up testing and inoculations in areas seeing a sharp rise in cases of the more transmissible variant. Opposition: The Labour Party has accused Johnson of bringing on the trouble by delaying a decision to close borders to flights from India last month. Government scientific advisers have expressed concerns about moving too fast to remove curbs. By the numbers: The U.K. has reported [at least 4.5 million cases](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRihc8lP4QIAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2ludGVyYWN0aXZlLzIwMjAvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL3VuaXRlZC1raW5nZG9tLWNvcm9uYXZpcnVzLWNhc2VzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjEwNTE4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTMxMDMwJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTU4MzMwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpgnCVKo2AT5_cAUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) of the coronavirus and more than 125,000 deaths. Fifty-five percent of the population has received [at least one dose of a vaccine](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRihc8lP0T7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMS93b3JsZC9jb3ZpZC12YWNjaW5hdGlvbnMtdHJhY2tlci5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIxMDUxOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0zMTAzMCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD01ODMzMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYJwlSqNgE-f3AFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Here are the latest [updates](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRihc8lP0T6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDIxLzA1LzE2L3dvcmxkL2NvdmlkLXZhY2NpbmUtY29yb25hdmlydXMtY2FzZXM_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjEwNTE4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTMxMDMwJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTU4MzMwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpgnCVKo2AT5_cAUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) and [maps](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRihc8lP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMC93b3JsZC9jb3JvbmF2aXJ1cy1tYXBzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjEwNTE4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTMxMDMwJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTU4MzMwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpgnCVKo2AT5_cAUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) of the pandemic. In other developments: - The U.S. will send [20 million vaccine doses](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRihc8lP0T1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNS8xNy93b3JsZC9jb3ZpZC12YWNjaW5lLWdsb2JhbC1kb3Nlcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIxMDUxOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0zMTAzMCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD01ODMzMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYJwlSqNgE-f3AFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) in June to countries struggling with the pandemic. - Cyclone Tauktae is likely to make landfall on Monday evening in Gujarat, an Indian state struggling with a [devastating second coronavirus wave](~/AAAAAQA~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-f3AFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). - For the first time since last October, Italy has reported [fewer than 100 daily coronavirus deaths](~/AAAAAQA~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-f3AFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Part of the rehabilitation program for white-collar criminals in the prison in Córdoba, Spain.Maria Contreras Coll for The New York Times Spain’s anti-corruption rehabilitation plan Con artists and swindlers have long captured headlines in Spain. Now the country has a novel solution: [a rehabilitation program](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRihc8lP0T4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNS8xNy93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvc3BhaW4tY29ycnVwdGlvbi1yZWhhYi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIxMDUxOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0zMTAzMCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD01ODMzMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYJwlSqNgE-f3AFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) aiming to “reinsert” corrupt officials back into society — an offer that now extends to some 2,044 white-collar criminals in Spanish prisons. Though corruption rates in Spain are comparable to those in other European nations, at 5 percent of all crimes, Spain’s will to rehabilitate the offenders sets it apart from the rest, said Ángel Luis Ortiz, the former judge who now runs Spain’s prisons. (The anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International [ranks Spain](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRihc8lP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudHJhbnNwYXJlbmN5Lm9yZy9lbi9jcGkvMjAyMC9pbmRleC9uemw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjEwNTE4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTMxMDMwJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTU4MzMwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpgnCVKo2AT5_cAUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) somewhat below France in its corruption index, and above Italy.) So far, nine prisons are running programs, which began in March. Prisoners don’t get reduced sentences for joining, though participating is looked on favorably when it comes time to request parole. Those who qualify include the king’s brother-in-law. Quotable: The biggest challenge, said Ortiz, may be convincing Spain’s corrupt officials that there actually might be something wrong with them: “They are people with money and power — and we are struggling against this idea that they can get away with anything.” THE LATEST NEWS Other Big Stories A school earlier this month in Afghanistan.Kiana Hayeri for The New York Times - In two Taliban-controlled districts of Afghanistan, girls have [fled to get an education](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRihc8lP4QAAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMDUvMTcvd29ybGQvYXNpYS9hZmdoYW5pc3Rhbi10YWxpYmFuLWdpcmxzLXNjaG9vbC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIxMDUxOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0zMTAzMCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD01ODMzMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYJwlSqNgE-f3AFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) after the group pushed up to 6,000 students out of school. - A Times investigation reports that Apple has [given in to escalating demands](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRihc8lP0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNS8xNy90ZWNobm9sb2d5L2FwcGxlLWNoaW5hLXByaXZhY3ktY2Vuc29yc2hpcC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIxMDUxOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0zMTAzMCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD01ODMzMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYJwlSqNgE-f3AFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) from the Chinese authorities in order to do business there. - The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a major abortion case that [challenges Roe v. Wade](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRihc8lP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNS8xNy91cy9zdXByZW1lLWNvdXJ0LWFib3J0aW9uLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjEwNTE4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTMxMDMwJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTU4MzMwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpgnCVKo2AT5_cAUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), the 1973 decision that established a constitutional right to abortion. What Else Is Happening Asylum seekers at a home in France.Andrea Mantovani for The New York Times - While the French government is struggling with a backlog of asylum cases, [French families are opening their doors](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRihc8lP4QAAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMDUvMTcvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2ZyYW5jZS1taWdyYW50cy1hc3lsdW0taG91c2luZy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIxMDUxOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0zMTAzMCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD01ODMzMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYJwlSqNgE-f3AFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). - The New York City Marathon will return with [33,000 entrants, instead of the typical 55,000](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRihc8lP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNS8xNy9zcG9ydHMvbnljLW1hcmF0aG9uLTIwMjEuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMTA1MTgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MzEwMzAmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NTgzMzAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmCcJUqjYBPn9wBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), on its usual date, the first Sunday in November. - Skyhorse [will publish Blake Bailey’s biography](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRihc8lP0T9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNS8xNy9ib29rcy9ibGFrZS1iYWlsZXktcGhpbGlwLXJvdGgtYmlvZ3JhcGh5Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjEwNTE4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTMxMDMwJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTU4MzMwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpgnCVKo2AT5_cAUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) of Philip Roth. Bailey’s previous publisher dropped the book after he was accused of sexual assault. A Morning Read Matt Dunbar/World Surf League, via Getty Images The general understanding among the surfing cognoscenti is that [you represent Hawaii, where surfing was born, or you represent the U.S. — not both](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRihc8lP4QAAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMDUvMTcvc3BvcnRzL29seW1waWNzL29seW1waWMtc3VyZmluZy1oYXdhaWktZmxhZy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIxMDUxOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0zMTAzMCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD01ODMzMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYJwlSqNgE-f3AFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). But when surfing debuts at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo later this year, Hawaii will disappear as a separate surfing entity. “There’s a little bit of tension with that, going into the Olympics under a U.S.A. flag,” said John John Florence, the elite surfer from Hawaii. “I’m not anti-anything. I’m pro-Hawaii.” [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-0) ADVERTISEMENT ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRihc8lP0RvaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MjIxNzY5JmxpPU1CRSZtPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnA9TUJFXzIwMjEwNTE4VwNueXRCCmCcJUqjYBPn9wBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~ ARTS AND IDEAS Pandemic-proofing Eurovision Long before the pandemic shuttered borders and relegated people to their homes, the organizers of the Eurovision Song Contest alighted on a poignant theme for the 2020 event: “Open up.” Alas, it was canceled. But this year’s event in the Dutch city of Rotterdam occurs as Europe begins to do just that. The Netherlands, the victor in 2019, has administered at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine to about 30 percent of its population and plans to [further ease lockdown measures](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRihc8lP4QYAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnJldXRlcnMuY29tL3dvcmxkL2V1cm9wZS9uZXRoZXJsYW5kcy13b250LWVhc2UtbG9ja2Rvd24tZnVydGhlci11bnRpbC1sZWFzdC1taWQtbWF5LTIwMjEtMDUtMDEvP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIxMDUxOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0zMTAzMCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD01ODMzMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYJwlSqNgE-f3AFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) this week. More than half of the 39 competing countries have re-selected their 2020 entries, and competitors will most likely bring the high-octane histrionics seen in previous years. But they’ll do so in a drastically different environment: Even at Saturday’s Grand Final, capacity will be capped at 20 percent and those with tickets must show a negative coronavirus test. Four national delegations missed the opening ceremony on Sunday after testing positive for the virus. Even for Rotterdammers unable to attend in person, a hint of Eurovision camp has seeped beyond the walls of the city’s Ahoy arena. The green lights of a nearby pedestrian walkway have been transformed [into a dancing figure](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRihc8lP4QYAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL2FydHMtZW50ZXJ0YWlubWVudC9ldXJvdmlzaW9uL2V1cm92aXNpb24tc29uZy1jb250ZXN0LXJvdHRlcmRhbS1iMTg0ODYxMi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIxMDUxOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0zMTAzMCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD01ODMzMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYJwlSqNgE-f3AFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), wiggling away to Abba’s 1974 winning hit “Waterloo” to signal it’s safe to cross. PLAY, WATCH, EAT, DREAM What to Cook Bryan Gardner for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Barrett Washburne This [mild-looking pasta](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRihc8lP4QEAWh0dHBzOi8vY29va2luZy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS9yZWNpcGVzLzEwMjIyMDgtY3JlYW15LWJ1Y2F0aW5pLXdpdGgtc3ByaW5nLW9uaW9ucy1hbmQtbWludD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMTA1MTgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MzEwMzAmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NTgzMzAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmCcJUqjYBPn9wBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), with spring onions, pistachios and mint, packs a wallop on the fork. [Our guide to alliums](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRihc8lP0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNS8xNy9kaW5pbmcvb25pb24tc2NhbGxpb25zLXNoYWxsb3RzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjEwNTE4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTMxMDMwJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTU4MzMwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpgnCVKo2AT5_cAUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) has tips for these aromatic vegetables. What to Read Brad Stone’s [“Amazon Unbound”](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRihc8lP4QnAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMDUvMTMvYm9va3MvcmV2aWV3L2FtYXpvbi11bmJvdW5kLWJyYWQtc3RvbmUuaHRtbD9hY3Rpb249Y2xpY2smY2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjEwNTE4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTMxMDMwJm1vZHVsZT1BdCtIb21lJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcGd0eXBlPUhvbWVwYWdlJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD01ODMzMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYJwlSqNgE-f3AFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) explains the rise of America’s most important private enterprise, as reviewed by our media columnist, Ben Smith. Virtual Travel On the remote Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard, [a decaying settlement](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRihc8lP0T6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNS8xNy90cmF2ZWwvcHlyYW1pZGVuLXN2YWxiYXJkLW1pbmluZy10b3duLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjEwNTE4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTMxMDMwJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTU4MzMwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpgnCVKo2AT5_cAUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) offers visitors an intimate look at the not-so-distant past. Now Time to Play Here’s [today’s Mini Crossword](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRihc8lP0TZaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vY3Jvc3N3b3Jkcy9nYW1lL21pbmk_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjEwNTE4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTMxMDMwJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTU4MzMwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpgnCVKo2AT5_cAUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), and a clue: The Beatles’ “Back in the ___” (four letters). And here is [today’s Spelling Bee](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRihc8lP0TZaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vcHV6emxlcy9zcGVsbGluZy1iZWU_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjEwNTE4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTMxMDMwJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTU4MzMwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpgnCVKo2AT5_cAUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). [You can find all our puzzles here](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRihc8lP0TPaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vY3Jvc3N3b3Jkcz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMTA1MTgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MzEwMzAmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NTgzMzAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmCcJUqjYBPn9wBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). That’s it for today’s briefing. 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