Your Wednesday Briefing

A humanitarian crisis grows in Gaza. 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We’re covering fears of a humanitarian disaster in Gaza and the trauma for doctors battling the Covid-19 crisis in India. Palestinian families in Gaza leaving their homes to shelter in safer neighborhoods.Mohammed Abed/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images A growing humanitarian crisis in Gaza During the second week of fighting between Israel and Hamas militants, Gaza is facing a dire humanitarian catastrophe that is touching nearly every one of its two million residents. There is a shortage of [clean water](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRihrAXP0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNS8xOC93b3JsZC9taWRkbGVlYXN0L2dhemEtaHVtYW5pdGFyaWFuLWRpc2FzdGVyLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjEwNTE5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTMxMDY5Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD01ODM4NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYJwXK6RgKC_a_FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), and fetid wastewater from destroyed sewage systems is coursing through the streets. In one of the most striking examples of the devastation, an Israeli airstrike damaged the [only laboratory in Gaza that processes coronavirus tests](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRihrAXP0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNS8xOC93b3JsZC9taWRkbGVlYXN0L2lzcmFlbC1nYXphLWNvdmlkLWxhYi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIxMDUxOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0zMTA2OSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NTgzODUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmCcFyukYCgv2vxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). Here are [the latest updates](~/AAAAAQA~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~). Palestinians in Israel, the occupied West Bank and Gaza [went on strike](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRihrAXP4QAAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMS8wNS8xOC93b3JsZC9pc3JhZWwtZ2F6YS11cGRhdGVzL3N0cmlrZS1wYWxlc3RpbmlhbnM_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjEwNTE5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTMxMDY5Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD01ODM4NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYJwXK6RgKC_a_FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) on Tuesday in a rare moment of unity to protest their shared treatment by Israel. And Arabs across the world are using [social media](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRihrAXP4QzAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMDUvMTgvd29ybGQvbWlkZGxlZWFzdC9wYWxlc3Rpbmlhbi1hcmFiLXByb3Rlc3QtaW50ZXJuZXQuaHRtbD9hY3Rpb249Y2xpY2smY2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjEwNTE5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTMxMDY5Jm1vZHVsZT1TcG90bGlnaHQmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLWVkaXRpb24mcGd0eXBlPUhvbWVwYWdlJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD01ODM4NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYJwXK6RgKC_a_FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) to speak out against Israel’s actions. Diplomacy at work: There are some signs that Israel and Hamas may be edging toward a cease-fire, with Egypt and the United Nations [working to “restore calm,](~/AAAAAQA~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~)” according to a person involved in the talks. [E.U. foreign ministers](~/AAAAAQA~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_a_FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) have called for an immediate cease-fire. The U.S. stance: During a phone call with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, President Biden [delivered a firmer message](~/AAAAAQA~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~) than he has done in public, according to people familiar with the call. Biden warned that he could put off pressure from the international community and from Congress only for so long. He has voiced support for a cease-fire. A look back: The Times created [a day-by-day](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRihrAXP4QZAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2ludGVyYWN0aXZlLzIwMjEvMDUvMTcvd29ybGQvbWlkZGxlZWFzdC9pc3JhZWwtcGFsZXN0aW5lLWdhemEtY29uZmxpY3QtZGVhdGgtdG9sbC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIxMDUxOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0zMTA2OSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NTgzODUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmCcFyukYCgv2vxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) reconstruction of the violence with maps, death tolls and satellite images. Health care workers at a naval hospital in Mumbai this month.Atul Loke for The New York Times India’s doctors bear the brunt More than 1,000 doctors in India, and an untold number of medical personnel, have died after being infected with the coronavirus. Many more suffer [an emotional toll](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRihrAXP4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMDUvMTgvd29ybGQvYXNpYS9pbmRpYS1jb3ZpZC1kb2N0b3JzLW1lZGljYWwtd29ya2Vycy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIxMDUxOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0zMTA2OSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NTgzODUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmCcFyukYCgv2vxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) from the pandemic, as they have to parcel out limited treatment. As beds fill up, they have to choose who among the throngs outside the hospital gates are allowed in. And as the oxygen runs out, they have to choose who gets precious supplies. “All your life you prepare yourself to exhaust every option to save a patient, but imagine when you have to prioritize?” said Dr. Mradul Kumar Daga. “Those are the most heartbreaking decisions as a doctor you have to make.” Health care workers also face intimidation and violence. Video footage has shown angry family members thrashing workers in hospital halls covered in blood, or local strongmen bullying and scolding them. Short-staffed: According to the World Bank, total health care spending in India makes up about 3.5 percent of its gross domestic product, less than half of the global average. A shift: Cases in New Delhi are [falling](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRihrAXP4Q8AWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMS8wNS8xOC93b3JsZC9jb3ZpZC12YWNjaW5lLWNvcm9uYXZpcnVzLW1hc2svbmV3LWRlbGhpcy1jYXNlcy1kcm9wLWJ1dC13b3JyaWVzLWFyZS1zaGlmdGluZy10by1pbmRpYXMtY291bnRyeXNpZGU_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjEwNTE5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTMxMDY5Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD01ODM4NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYJwXK6RgKC_a_FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), but worries are now shifting to India’s countryside. Urban centers have disproportionately more health care workers than rural areas. Here are the [latest updates](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRihrAXP4R3AWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMS8wNS8xOC93b3JsZC9jb3ZpZC12YWNjaW5lLWNvcm9uYXZpcnVzLW1hc2s_YWN0aW9uPWNsaWNrJmJsb2NrPXN0b3J5bGluZV9tZW51X3JlY2lyYyZjYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMTA1MTkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MzEwNjkmaXNfbmV3PWZhbHNlJm5hbWU9c3R5bG4tdmFjY2luZXMtY29tYm8mbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLWVkaXRpb24mcGd0eXBlPUFydGljbGUmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZyZWdpb249VE9QX0JBTk5FUiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTU4Mzg1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZ2YXJpYW50PTFfU2hvd1cDbnl0QgpgnBcrpGAoL9r8Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) and [maps](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRihrAXP0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMC93b3JsZC9jb3JvbmF2aXJ1cy1tYXBzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjEwNTE5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTMxMDY5Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD01ODM4NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYJwXK6RgKC_a_FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) of the pandemic. In other developments: - [A new poll](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRihrAXP4QRAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMS8wNS8xOC93b3JsZC9jb3ZpZC12YWNjaW5lLWNvcm9uYXZpcnVzLW1hc2s_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjEwNTE5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTMxMDY5Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD01ODM4NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcjY292aWQtamFwYW4tb2x5bXBpY3MtcG9sbFcDbnl0QgpgnBcrpGAoL9r8Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) found 83 percent of people in Japan don’t want the country to host the Olympics this summer, as cases remain high. - Japan’s economy [shrank](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRihrAXP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNS8xNy9idXNpbmVzcy9qYXBhbi1lY29ub215LWdkcC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIxMDUxOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0zMTA2OSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NTgzODUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmCcFyukYCgv2vxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) in the first three months of 2021, the latest downswing in a pandemic yo-yo as the virus continues to spread and vaccinations lag there. - Domestic workers in Hong Kong face discrimination after the government said they were at “[high risk](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRihrAXP4SpAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMDUvMTgvd29ybGQvYXNpYS9ob25nLWtvbmctZG9tZXN0aWMtd29ya2VyLWRpc2NyaW1pbmF0aW9uLmh0bWw_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~~)” for infection and accused them of violating social-distancing rules. - Capri, a pricey vacation spot, got [first dibs](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRihrAXP4QMAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMDUvMTgvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2l0YWx5LWNhcHJpLWNvcm9uYXZpcnVzLXZhY2NpbmF0aW9ucy10b3VyaXNtLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjEwNTE5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTMxMDY5Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD01ODM4NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYJwXK6RgKC_a_FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) on vaccines in Italy in an effort to compete against Greece and Spain for tourists. Thomas Peter/Reuters A test of state bailouts in China Huarong, the sprawling Chinese financial conglomerate, owes more than $40 billion in debt to foreign and domestic investors, and may have further to fall. Now, although Beijing has spent decades bailing out Chinese companies, the government is [quietly planning a reorganization](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRihrAXP4TsAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMDUvMTgvYnVzaW5lc3MvZWNvbm9teS9jaGluYS1iYW5rLWRlYnQtaHVhcm9uZy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIxMDUxOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0zMTA2OSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NTgzODUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3Izp-OnRleHQ9dGhlJTIwbWFpbiUyMHN0b3J5LSxDaGluYSUyN3MlMjBCaWdnZXN0JTIwJTI3QmFkJTIwQmFuayUyNyUyMFRlc3RzJTIwQmVpamluZyUyN3MlMjBSZXNvbHZlJTIwb24lMjBGaW5hbmNpYWwlMjBSZWZvcm0sdWx0aW1hdGVseSUyMGdldCUyMGluJTIwdGhlJTIwd2F5LiZ0ZXh0PUhPTkclMjBLT05HJTIwJUUyJTgwJTk0JTIwQmxhY2tSb2NrJTIwZ2F2ZSUyMGl0LFNvJTIwZGlkJTIwR29sZG1hbiUyMFNhY2hzLlcDbnl0QgpgnBcrpGAoL9r8Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) that will force foreign and Chinese bondholders alike to accept significant losses. Analysts say Huarong’s future may be the strongest indication of China’s commitment to financial reform. Unlike the handful of small banks and state-owned companies that have been allowed to fall apart, Huarong is a central part of China’s financial system and, some say, “too big to fail.” Ripple effect: Chinese companies owe nearly $500 billion in loans to foreign investors. A Huarong default could lead some international bondholders to sell their bonds in state-owned enterprises, and make it more difficult for Chinese companies to borrow from foreign investors, a critical source of funding. THE LATEST NEWS An area at the border of Morocco and Spain.Javier Fergo/Associated Press - Spain [sent troops into its North African enclave of Ceuta](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRihrAXP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNS8xOC93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvc3BhaW4tbWlncmFudHMtY2V1dGEtbW9yb2Njby5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIxMDUxOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0zMTA2OSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NTgzODUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmCcFyukYCgv2vxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) after over 6,000 people crossed the border from Morocco. It was one of the area’s largest reported movements of migrants in recent years. - Countries need to cut planet-warming fossil fuel pollution faster [to avoid irreversible damage to Earth](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRihrAXP0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNS8xOC9jbGltYXRlL2NsaW1hdGUtY2hhbmdlLWVtaXNzaW9ucy1JRUEuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMTA1MTkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MzEwNjkmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTU4Mzg1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpgnBcrpGAoL9r8Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), the International Energy Agency says. - Darwin’s Arch, a famous rock formation in the Galápagos Islands, [collapsed](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRihrAXP0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNS8xOC93b3JsZC9hbWVyaWNhcy9kYXJ3aW5zLWFyY2gtY29sbGFwc2UuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMTA1MTkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MzEwNjkmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTU4Mzg1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpgnBcrpGAoL9r8Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) from natural erosion. News from Asia - Developers are [building on Australia’s coasts](~/AAAAAQA~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~), as locals and international visitors seek out water views after a pandemic year and a respite from a rapid population growth. - The [death of a migrant from Sri Lanka in a Japanese detention center](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRihrAXP0T9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNS8xOC93b3JsZC9hc2lhL2phcGFuLXJlZnVnZWUtd2lzaG1hLXJhdGhuYXlha2UuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMTA1MTkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MzEwNjkmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTU4Mzg1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpgnBcrpGAoL9r8Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) has spurred a reckoning in a country with a history of hostility toward immigration. News from the U.S. - A state prosecutor said that [the fatal shooting of a Black man in North Carolina](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRihrAXP0T6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNS8xOC91cy9hbmRyZXctYnJvd24tZWxpemFiZXRoLWNpdHktc2hvb3RpbmcuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMTA1MTkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MzEwNjkmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTU4Mzg1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpgnBcrpGAoL9r8Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) by local sheriff’s deputies was justified. - The Biden administration will [release three detainees](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRihrAXP0T7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNS8xNy91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9ndWFudGFuYW1vLWRldGFpbmVlcy1yZWxlYXNlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjEwNTE5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTMxMDY5Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD01ODM4NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYJwXK6RgKC_a_FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) at Guantánamo Bay to countries that agree to impose security conditions on them. A Morning Read Ellius Grace for The New York Times In 1992, Sinead O’Connor ripped up a photo of the pope and derailed her career. But that moment, the former pop star writes in a new memoir, might have actually put her [right back on track](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRihrAXP0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNS8xOC9hcnRzL211c2ljL3NpbmVhZC1vY29ubm9yLXJlbWVtYmVyaW5ncy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIxMDUxOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0zMTA2OSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NTgzODUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmCcFyukYCgv2vxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-0) ADVERTISEMENT ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRihrAXP0RxaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MjczNzUyJmxpPU1CQUUmbT1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZwPU1CQUVfMjAyMTA1MTlXA255dEIKYJwXK6RgKC_a_FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA ARTS AND IDEAS Curtains up on London’s West End After fits and starts through the coronavirus, London’s famed West End theater district reopened on Monday, [perhaps for good](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRihrAXP0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNS8xOC90aGVhdGVyL2xvbmRvbi13ZXN0LWVuZC1yZW9wZW5pbmcuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMTA1MTkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MzEwNjkmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTU4Mzg1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpgnBcrpGAoL9r8Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). Over 55 percent of the British population [has received at least one dose](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRihrAXP0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMS93b3JsZC9jb3ZpZC12YWNjaW5hdGlvbnMtdHJhY2tlci5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIxMDUxOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0zMTA2OSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NTgzODUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmCcFyukYCgv2vxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) of the vaccine, and many feel like they are on the other side. The shows are not yet open at full-capacity, and audience members must wear face masks throughout performances. But producers say they will do whatever they can to keep shows open, both for actors and crew, and for fans like Katie Connor. “I’m just so happy to be back,” said Connor, 40, standing outside the Royal Opera House, which reopened with Mozart’s “La Clemenza di Tito.” “I’m pretty sure I’m going to ugly-cry for the whole two hours and 25 minutes of the show.” Nearby, Agatha Christie’s long-running murder mystery, “The Mousetrap,” ran for its 28,200th performance. The show has changed little since its 1952 debut, and there was little rewriting to less coronavirus risks. (They only removed one kiss, which the producer noted was consistent with pre-World War II attitudes anyway.) And, at intermission, as at intermissions for almost 70 years, no one yet knew whodunit. PLAY, WATCH, EAT What to Cook Julia Gartland for The New York Times Any type of dried noodles can work in [this recipe for yo po mian](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRihrAXP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly9jb29raW5nLm55dGltZXMuY29tL3JlY2lwZXMvMTAyMjIxMy15by1wby1taWFuP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIxMDUxOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0zMTA2OSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NTgzODUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmCcFyukYCgv2vxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), a staple from China’s central northwest. 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