Your Thursday Briefing

A global virus surge. 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We’re covering the effects of the Delta variant and the overturning of Bill Cosby’s conviction. Lining up at a shop that refills oxygen canisters in Jakarta, Indonesia.Bagus Indahono/EPA, via Shutterstock A global virus surge, powered by the Delta variant A year and a half since it began, the pandemic is [on the rise again](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiv9GMP0T6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNi8zMC93b3JsZC9hc2lhL3ZpcnVzLWRlbHRhLXZhcmlhbnQtZ2xvYmFsLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjEwNzAxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTM0MzA2Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTYyMjY3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpg1IxM3WDXpyuLUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) in much of the world, driven largely by the highly contagious Delta variant and other new types. Scientists believe that variant, first identified in India, may be twice as transmissible as the original coronavirus. In Indonesia, as oxygen and vaccine supplies dwindle, grave diggers are working into the night. In Europe, countries are imposing quarantines and travel bans. And in countries like South Korea and Israel that seemed to have largely vanquished the virus, new clusters of disease have proliferated. Unvaccinated populations may serve as incubators of new variants that could evolve in surprising and dangerous ways, with Delta giving rise to what Indian researchers are calling Delta Plus. There are also the Gamma and Lambda variants. Quotable: “We’re in a race against the spread of the virus variants,” said Kim Woo-joo, an infectious disease specialist in Seoul. Here are [the latest updates](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiv9GMP0T_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDIxLzA2LzMwL3dvcmxkL2NvdmlkLTE5LXZhY2NpbmUtY29yb25hdmlydXMtdXBkYXRlcz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMTA3MDEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MzQzMDYmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NjIyNjcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmDUjEzdYNenK4tSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) and [maps of the pandemic](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiv9GMP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMS93b3JsZC9jb3ZpZC1jYXNlcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIxMDcwMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0zNDMwNiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD02MjI2NyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYNSMTN1g16cri1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). In other developments: - As Russia struggles to contain a harrowing new wave of coronavirus infections, President Vladimir Putin [urged Russians to get vaccinated](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiv9GMP4QCAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMDYvMzAvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2Nvcm9uYXZpcnVzLXB1dGluLXJ1c3NpYS12YWNjaW5lLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjEwNzAxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTM0MzA2Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTYyMjY3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpg1IxM3WDXpyuLUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) with one of the country’s four domestically produced shots. - In the U.S., the director of the C.D.C. [reiterated](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiv9GMP4QRAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMS8wNi8zMC93b3JsZC9jb3ZpZC0xOS12YWNjaW5lLWNvcm9uYXZpcnVzLXVwZGF0ZXM_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjEwNzAxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTM0MzA2Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTYyMjY3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyNjZGMtbWFzay1ndWlkYW5jZVcDbnl0Qgpg1IxM3WDXpyuLUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) that vaccinated people did not need masks in most situations. [Here are some answers to common questions about masks](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiv9GMP0T7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNi8zMC93ZWxsL2xpdmUvZGVsdGEtdmFyaWFudC12YWNjaW5lcy1tYXNrcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIxMDcwMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0zNDMwNiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD02MjI2NyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYNSMTN1g16cri1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), the Delta variant and breakthrough infections. - As Italy reopens to tourists, glamorous Capri and its quieter, grittier sister, Procida, prepare — with joy and trepidation — for [an influx of visitors](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiv9GMP0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNi8zMC90cmF2ZWwvSXRhbHktQ2FwcmktUHJvY2lkYS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIxMDcwMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0zNDMwNiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD02MjI2NyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYNSMTN1g16cri1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). A cooling center at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland.Nathan Howard/Getty Images Deadly heat waves in North America [Hundreds of deaths in British Columbia](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiv9GMP0T1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNi8zMC93b3JsZC9jYW5hZGEvYmMtY2FuYWRhLWhlYXQtd2F2ZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIxMDcwMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0zNDMwNiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD02MjI2NyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYNSMTN1g16cri1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) have been linked to a heat wave that has roasted parts of Western Canada, breaking heat records three days in a row and sending thousands scrambling for relief. Parts of Washington State and Oregon have also been battered by extreme heat several days in a row. President Biden [met with state leaders and pledged aid](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiv9GMP4QsAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMDYvMzAvdXMvcG9saXRpY3MvYmlkZW4tcGxlZGdlcy1mZWRlcmFsLWFpZC1hcy1hLXJlY29yZC1oZWF0LXdhdmUtYW5kLXdpbGRmaXJlcy1yb2lsLXRoZS13ZXN0Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjEwNzAxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTM0MzA2Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTYyMjY3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpg1IxM3WDXpyuLUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) to try to minimize weather-related disasters. California is bracing for another summer of destructive fires, and punishing drought conditions are gripping the American West. Deaths: British Columbia’s chief coroner said 486 deaths had been reported over six days, while typically about 165 deaths would have been reported in that time. Deaths were expected to increase, she said. A warming planet: The seven warmest years in the history of accurate temperature record-keeping have been the last seven years, and 19 of the 20 warmest years have occurred since 2000. From Opinion: With Democrats holding the White House and controlling Congress, this may be the last best political opportunity for the U.S. to do something big on the climate, [writes Farhad Manjoo](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiv9GMP4QgAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMDYvMzAvb3Bpbmlvbi9jbGltYXRlLWNoYW5nZS1jb25ncmVzcy5odG1sP2FjdGlvbj1jbGljayZjYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMTA3MDEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MzQzMDYmbW9kdWxlPU9waW5pb24mbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZwZ3R5cGU9SG9tZXBhZ2UmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTYyMjY3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpg1IxM3WDXpyuLUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). Bill Cosby outside his home in Elkins Park, Pa., after the state Supreme Court overturned his sexual assault conviction.Rachel Wisniewski/Reuters Bill Cosby’s conviction is overturned Bill Cosby was freed from prison after the Pennsylvania Supreme Court overturned his conviction for sexual assault. [The entertainer had served three years](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiv9GMP4QCAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMDYvMzAvYXJ0cy90ZWxldmlzaW9uL2JpbGwtY29zYnktcmVsZWFzZS1jb252aWN0aW9uLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjEwNzAxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTM0MzA2Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTYyMjY3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpg1IxM3WDXpyuLUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) of a three- to 10-year sentence when the court ruled that Cosby, 83, had been denied a fair trial in 2018. His case represented the first high-profile sexual assault trial to unfold in the aftermath of the #MeToo movement. The court wrote that a “non-prosecution agreement” that had been struck with a former district attorney meant that Cosby should not have been charged. It also barred a retrial. [Read the full 79-page opinion](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiv9GMP4QgAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2ludGVyYWN0aXZlLzIwMjEvMDYvMzAvYXJ0cy90ZWxldmlzaW9uL2JpbGwtY29zYnktY291cnQtb3Bpbmlvbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIxMDcwMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0zNDMwNiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VhcmNoUmVzdWx0UG9zaXRpb249NyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTYyMjY3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpg1IxM3WDXpyuLUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). “Overwhelmed and devastated”: Many of the women who accused Cosby of sexual misconduct, and worse, said they were [disheartened by the ruling](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiv9GMP4QQAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMDYvMzAvYXJ0cy90ZWxldmlzaW9uL2Nvc2J5LWFjY3VzZXJzLXJlYWN0Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjEwNzAxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTM0MzA2Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWFyY2hSZXN1bHRQb3NpdGlvbj0yJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NjIyNjcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmDUjEzdYNenK4tSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). One said she worried it could discourage other women from pursuing prosecutions in cases of sexual assault. THE LATEST NEWS Other Big Stories Laura Boushnak for The New York Times - A war-crimes tribunal in The Hague yesterday [convicted two former Serbian officials](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiv9GMP4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMDYvMzAvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2JhbGthbi13YXItY3JpbWVzLXRyaWFsLXZlcmRpY3QuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMTA3MDEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MzQzMDYmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NjIyNjcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmDUjEzdYNenK4tSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) of aiding and abetting war crimes committed in the wars that ravaged the Balkans in the 1990s. - The [known death toll](~/AAAAAQA~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~~) in the collapse of a condominium building north of Miami Beach rose to 18, including two children. [This visualization](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiv9GMP4QvAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2ludGVyYWN0aXZlLzIwMjEvMDYvMzAvdXMvbWlhbWktYnVpbGRpbmctbWlzc2luZy1kZWFkLmh0bWw_YWN0aW9uPWNsaWNrJmNhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIxMDcwMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0zNDMwNiZtb2R1bGU9VG9wK1N0b3JpZXMmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZwZ3R5cGU9SG9tZXBhZ2UmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTYyMjY3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpg1IxM3WDXpyuLUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) shows the apartment locations of the known missing and the confirmed dead. - A day after Ethiopian troops withdrew from the Tigray region, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed denied that they had been [defeated by rebels](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiv9GMP4QuAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMDYvMzAvd29ybGQvYWZyaWNhL3RpZ3JheS1ldGhpb3BpYS1hYml5LWFobWVkLmh0bWw_YWN0aW9uPWNsaWNrJmNhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIxMDcwMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0zNDMwNiZtb2R1bGU9SW4rT3RoZXIrTmV3cyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnBndHlwZT1Ib21lcGFnZSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NjIyNjcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmDUjEzdYNenK4tSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). What Else Is Happening Jason Cairnduff/Reuters - Britain and the E.U. agreed to [a three-month delay in regulations](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiv9GMP4QOAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMDYvMzAvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2JyaXRhaW4tZXUtbm9ydGhlcm4taXJlbGFuZC1zYXVzYWdlLXByb3RvY29sLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjEwNzAxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTM0MzA2Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTYyMjY3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpg1IxM3WDXpyuLUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) that would ban shipments of chilled meats from mainland Britain to Northern Ireland, in what has become a key issue in ongoing Brexit negotiations. Above, a butcher in Belfast. - A [new Biden administration rule](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiv9GMP4QtAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMDYvMzAvdXMvcG9saXRpY3MvcGFzc3BvcnRzLWdlbmRlci1ub25iaW5hcnkuaHRtbD9hY3Rpb249Y2xpY2smY2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjEwNzAxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTM0MzA2Jm1vZHVsZT1JbitPdGhlcitOZXdzJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcGd0eXBlPUhvbWVwYWdlJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD02MjI2NyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYNSMTN1g16cri1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) would create a gender marker on passports and citizenship certificates for people who identify as nonbinary or intersex — X, rather than M or F. - The father of Britney Spears [called for an inquiry into her claims](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiv9GMP4QFAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMDYvMzAvYXJ0cy9tdXNpYy9icml0bmV5LXNwZWFycy1mYXRoZXItY29uc2VydmF0b3JzaGlwLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjEwNzAxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTM0MzA2Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTYyMjY3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpg1IxM3WDXpyuLUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) that she was being abused under the conservatorship. Sports News - After slippery conditions caused injuries in back-to-back matches at Wimbledon on Tuesday, the All England Club defended [the condition of its grass courts](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiv9GMP4QPAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMDYvMzAvc3BvcnRzL3Rlbm5pcy93aW1ibGVkb24tZ3Jhc3MtY291cnQtc2FmZXR5LXNlcmVuYS13aWxsaWFtcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIxMDcwMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0zNDMwNiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD02MjI2NyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYNSMTN1g16cri1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). - Earthquakes are the [other potential catastrophe](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiv9GMP4QEAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMDYvMzAvc3BvcnRzL29seW1waWNzL3Rva3lvLW9seW1waWNzLWNvdmlkLWVhcnRocXVha2UuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMTA3MDEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MzQzMDYmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NjIyNjcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmDUjEzdYNenK4tSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) at the Olympic Games, which begin this month. Organizers hope that any tremors will be small ones, but they’re preparing for anything. - The Tokyo Olympics offer an opportunity to inspire Japanese girls with athletic aspirations. But outside of the Games, female athletes [are limited](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiv9GMP0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNi8zMC93b3JsZC9hc2lhL2phcGFuLWdpcmxzLXNwb3J0cy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIxMDcwMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0zNDMwNiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD02MjI2NyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYNSMTN1g16cri1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) by Japanese society’s rigid gender norms. - The police in France [arrested a woman](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiv9GMP0T_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNi8zMC9zcG9ydHMvY3ljbGluZy90b3VyLWRlLWZyYW5jZS1jcmFzaC1hcnJlc3QuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMTA3MDEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MzQzMDYmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NjIyNjcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmDUjEzdYNenK4tSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) who they said held up a sign and caused [a serious crash](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiv9GMP0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNi8yOC9zcG9ydHMvdG91ci1kZS1mcmFuY2UtY3Jhc2gtZmFuLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjEwNzAxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTM0MzA2Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTYyMjY3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpg1IxM3WDXpyuLUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) at the Tour de France on Saturday. Lives Lived Donald Rumsfeld, the U.S. secretary of defense for two presidents, has [died at 88](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiv9GMP4QjAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMDYvMzAvdXMvcG9saXRpY3MvZG9uYWxkLXJ1bXNmZWxkLWRlYWQuaHRtbD9hY3Rpb249Y2xpY2smY2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjEwNzAxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTM0MzA2Jm1vZHVsZT1TcG90bGlnaHQmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZwZ3R5cGU9SG9tZXBhZ2UmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTYyMjY3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpg1IxM3WDXpyuLUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). He was in charge of the invasion of Iraq under George W. Bush. A Morning Watch Jason Andrew for The New York Times The Times spent nearly six months analyzing thousands of videos of the Capitol riot. Our 40-minute video reconstruction provides the most complete picture yet of what happened on Jan. 6. 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But for the rank-and-file, the sport is far less lucrative: After travel, coaching and other expenses, most players barely scrape by. “If you are not in the Top 100, you are basically not making any money,” Vasek Pospisil, a Canadian player who has been ranked as high as 25th in the world, said. Contrast that with the N.H.L., Pospisil noted, which has roughly 700 players and a guaranteed minimum salary of $700,000. The inequality also means many players lack the resources to improve. “The players ranked 150 to 250 are on the cusp of breaking through, but they need to be able to invest in themselves,” Gaby Dabrowski, another player, said. “You need a coach to guide you, to have a vision for your tennis, to see your blind spots, and you need money for that.” One thing that separates tennis from many other sports is that its players are not in a union. Last year, Pospisil and Novak Djokovic announced the formation of the Professional Tennis Players Association, which would negotiate on players’ behalf. The fledgling organization has yet to win the support of other top players on both the men’s and women’s sides. And it faces opposition from the game’s most powerful institutions. For more, read [Michael Steinberger’s story in The Times Magazine](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiv9GMP0T4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNi8yOS9tYWdhemluZS90ZW5uaXMtcGxheWVycy1hc3NvY2lhdGlvbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIxMDcwMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0zNDMwNiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD02MjI2NyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYNSMTN1g16cri1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). 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