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Criminal charges against the Trump Organization. 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We’re covering criminal charges against the Trump Organization and its chief financial officer, and digital vaccine cards in the E.U. Allen Weisselberg, center, Donald Trump’s long-serving chief financial officer, surrendered to the authorities in Manhattan on Thursday.Jefferson Siegel for The New York Times Trump Organization charged with tax crimes The Trump Organization, the family real estate business that catapulted Donald Trump to prominence, was [charged Thursday with running a 15-year tax fraud scheme.](~/AAAAAQA~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~) The charges open up an aggressive new phase in a long-running criminal investigation into the former president and his company. While the former president himself was not charged, his long-serving and trusted chief financial officer, Allen Weisselberg, surrendered to the authorities. He is accused of avoiding taxes on $1.7 million in income and faces grand larceny, tax fraud and other charges. The charges stem from the Manhattan district attorney’s ongoing inquiry into the business practices of Trump and his company. Prosecutors have been looking into whether Trump and the Trump Organization manipulated property values to obtain loans and tax benefits, among other potential financial crimes. Test of loyalty: Weisselberg is coming under increasing pressure [to turn on the Trump family.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiwSLkP4Q0AWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMDYvMzAvbnlyZWdpb24vdHJ1bXAtb3JnYW5pemF0aW9uLWNmby1hbGxlbi13ZWlzc2VsYmVyZy5odG1sP2FjdGlvbj1jbGljayZjYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMTA3MDImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MzQzOTEmbW9kdWxlPVNwb3RsaWdodCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnBndHlwZT1Ib21lcGFnZSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NjIzNzgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmDd5J3eYPNpjShSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) Analysis: The charges may [hurt Trump’s finances](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiwSLkP0T7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNy8wMS9ueXJlZ2lvbi90cnVtcC1vcmdhbml6YXRpb24taW5kaWN0bWVudC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIxMDcwMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0zNDM5MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD02MjM3OCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYN3knd5g82mNKFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), because indictments can jeopardize relationships with banks and Trump has large outstanding loans. Passengers checking in at Orly Airport, near Paris, on Thursday.Sarah Meyssonnier/Reuters The E.U.’s vaccine certificates [Digital vaccine cards went into effect](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiwSLkP0T_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNy8wMS93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvZXUtZGlnaXRhbC1jb3ZpZC1jZXJ0aWZpY2F0ZXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMTA3MDImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MzQzOTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NjIzNzgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmDd5J3eYPNpjShSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) in the E.U. to allow residents of member states to travel more freely. But there has been friction over which vaccines qualify — only those made by Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca — and how the certificates are used. There are already discrepancies in how member states are using the system, with some countries denying airlines access to the vaccine cards because of privacy concerns. A month after Greece reopened to tourists, coronavirus cases in the country reached a record low while the [numbers of visitors, especially from the U.S., continued to climb](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiwSLkP0T4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNy8wMS90cmF2ZWwvR3JlZWNlLXZpc2l0aW5nLUF0aGVucy1QYXJvcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIxMDcwMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0zNDM5MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD02MjM3OCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYN3knd5g82mNKFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). But in Portugal, the government is set to [reintroduce nighttime curfews](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiwSLkP0T4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNy8wMS93b3JsZC9wb3J0dWdhbC1jdXJmZXctZGVsdGEtdmFyaWFudC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIxMDcwMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0zNDM5MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD02MjM3OCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYN3knd5g82mNKFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) in certain cities — including some [tourism hubs](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiwSLkP0TzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNi8xMS9idXNpbmVzcy9ldXJvcGUtY292aWQtcmVjb3ZlcnkuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMTA3MDImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MzQzOTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NjIzNzgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmDd5J3eYPNpjShSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) — as it struggles to cope with the spread of the [Delta variant](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiwSLkP0T6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNi8zMC93b3JsZC9hc2lhL3ZpcnVzLWRlbHRhLXZhcmlhbnQtZ2xvYmFsLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjEwNzAyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTM0MzkxJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTYyMzc4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpg3eSd3mDzaY0oUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). Other travel news: The top executive of the airline holding company Air France-KLM has [called on the U.S.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiwSLkP4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMDcvMDEvYnVzaW5lc3MvZXVyb3BlLXRyYXZlbC1yZXN0cmljdGlvbnMtYWlybGluZXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMTA3MDImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MzQzOTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NjIzNzgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmDd5J3eYPNpjShSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) to relax restrictions on visitors from the E.U. The Biden administration is considering lifting its ban, the press secretary said. Here are [the latest updates](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiwSLkP0T_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDIxLzA3LzAxL3dvcmxkL2NvdmlkLTE5LXZhY2NpbmUtY29yb25hdmlydXMtdXBkYXRlcz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMTA3MDImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MzQzOTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NjIzNzgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmDd5J3eYPNpjShSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) and [maps of the pandemic](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiwSLkP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMS93b3JsZC9jb3ZpZC1jYXNlcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIxMDcwMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0zNDM5MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD02MjM3OCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYN3knd5g82mNKFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). In other developments: - The virus is surging in Myanmar after junta leaders [prioritized soldiers for vaccinations](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiwSLkP0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNy8wMS93b3JsZC9hc2lhL2NvdmlkLW15YW5tYXItY291cC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIxMDcwMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0zNDM5MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD02MjM3OCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYN3knd5g82mNKFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) and doctors and nurses went on strike. - Crowds gathering to watch the European Championship soccer games have driven a rise in cases across Europe, [the W.H.O. said](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiwSLkP0T6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNy8wMS93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvZXVyby0yMDIwLWNvdmlkLW91dGJyZWFrLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjEwNzAyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTM0MzkxJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTYyMzc4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpg3eSd3mDzaY0oUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). - Although [the number of coronavirus infections](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiwSLkP0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNy8wMS9oZWFsdGgvZGVsdGEtdmFyaWFudC1jb3ZpZC1lbmdsYW5kLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjEwNzAyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTM0MzkxJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTYyMzc4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpg3eSd3mDzaY0oUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) has risen sharply in England in recent weeks, hospitalization rates remain low. Rishi Sunak, center, Britain’s chancellor of the Exchequer, and Janet Yellen, right, the U.S. Treasury secretary, at a meeting of G7 finance ministers in London last month.Pool photo by Stefan Rousseau Global support for a minimum corporate tax A total of 130 nations have agreed to a blueprint in which multinational corporations would pay tax rates of [at least 15 percent](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiwSLkP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNy8wMS9idXNpbmVzcy9nbG9iYWwtbWluaW11bS10YXguaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMTA3MDImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MzQzOTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NjIzNzgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmDd5J3eYPNpjShSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) wherever they operated. The plan would generate $150 billion in additional tax revenue each year, the O.E.C.D. said. The conceptual framework also includes rules that would force Big Tech companies and other global businesses to pay taxes in countries where their goods or services are sold, even if they have no physical presence there. Despite earlier wariness, China, Russia and India are among the signatories. But some major tax havens, including Ireland and some Caribbean nations, still have not signed on to the deal, which could weaken its effectiveness. Details: The Irish government has said that a deal would need to allow small countries to continue to compete with large ones to make up for the loss of any tax advantage. Statement: “Today marks an important step in moving the global economy forward to be more equitable for workers and middle-class families in the U.S. and around the world,” President Biden said in a statement. THE LATEST NEWS Around the World Steffen Graupner/MOSAiC - The Arctic’s “last ice area,” which could provide a refuge for polar bears and other wildlife, appears [less resilient against climate change](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiwSLkP0T6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNy8wMS9jbGltYXRlL2FyY3RpYy1zZWEtaWNlLWNsaW1hdGUtY2hhbmdlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjEwNzAyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTM0MzkxJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTYyMzc4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpg3eSd3mDzaY0oUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) than scientists previously thought. Above, the German research icebreaker Polarstern heading toward the North Pole through thin ice last August. - The new Israeli government ordered Jewish settlers [to leave an illegal settlement](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiwSLkP4QzAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMDcvMDEvd29ybGQvbWlkZGxlZWFzdC9pc3JhZWwtc2V0dGxlci1kZWFsLWJlbm5ldHQuaHRtbD9hY3Rpb249Y2xpY2smY2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjEwNzAyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTM0MzkxJm1vZHVsZT1JbitPdGhlcitOZXdzJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcGd0eXBlPUhvbWVwYWdlJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD02MjM3OCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYN3knd5g82mNKFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) but allowed their homes to remain under military guard, angering Palestinians who claim the land as their own. - Weeks after President Biden met with Vladimir Putin, [intelligence agencies exposed the details](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiwSLkP0T7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNy8wMS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9iaWRlbi1wdXRpbi1ydXNzaWEtaGFja2luZy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIxMDcwMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0zNDM5MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD02MjM3OCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYN3knd5g82mNKFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) of what they called a global espionage effort by Russia focused on government organizations, defense contractors, universities and media companies. From the U.S. - The Supreme Court [upheld voting restrictions in Arizona](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiwSLkP4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMDcvMDEvdXMvc3VwcmVtZS1jb3VydC1hcml6b25hLXZvdGluZy1yZXN0cmljdGlvbnMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMTA3MDImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MzQzOTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NjIzNzgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmDd5J3eYPNpjShSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), further weakening the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and making it harder to challenge future voting restrictions. - President Biden [met with the families of victims](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiwSLkP4QSAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMS8wNy8wMS91cy9jb25kby1idWlsZGluZy1jb2xsYXBzZS1taWFtaS11cGRhdGVzP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIxMDcwMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0zNDM5MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD02MjM3OCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcjYmlkZW4tc3VyZnNpZGUtdmlzaXRXA255dEIKYN3knd5g82mNKFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) of a collapsed Florida high-rise. Eighteen people are known to have died in the disaster, and as many as 145 people remain missing. - [Dozens of people](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiwSLkP4QxAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMDcvMDEvdXMvaGVhdC13YXZlLWRlYXRocy1vcmVnb24tY2FuYWRhLXdhc2hpbmd0b24uaHRtbD9hY3Rpb249Y2xpY2smY2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjEwNzAyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTM0MzkxJm1vZHVsZT1Ub3ArU3RvcmllcyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnBndHlwZT1Ib21lcGFnZSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NjIzNzgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmDd5J3eYPNpjShSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) have died in this week’s record-breaking heat wave in ordinarily cool Washington State and Oregon. What Else Is Happening Pool photo by Dominic Lipinski - Prince William and Prince Harry came together briefly to [unveil a statue of their mother, Diana, Princess of Wales](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiwSLkP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNy8wMS93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvZGlhbmEtc3RhdHVlLXdpbGxpYW0taGFycnkuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMTA3MDImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MzQzOTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NjIzNzgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmDd5J3eYPNpjShSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), at Kensington Palace in honor of what would have been her 60th birthday. - More than 200 prominent women from around the world have written [an open letter urging Big Tech leaders](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiwSLkP0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNy8wMS93b3JsZC93b21lbi1vbmxpbmUtaGFyYXNzbWVudC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIxMDcwMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0zNDM5MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD02MjM3OCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYN3knd5g82mNKFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) to “prioritize the safety of women” on their platforms. - Missing works by Picasso and Mondrian [were recovered unscathed](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiwSLkP4QEAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMDcvMDEvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2dyZWVjZS1waWNhc3NvLW1vbmRyaWFuLXN0b2xlbi1hcnQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMTA3MDImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MzQzOTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NjIzNzgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmDd5J3eYPNpjShSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) from a ravine in a forest east of Athens, after an art-loving construction worker took them in 2012. A Morning Read Illustration by Dadu Shin Activists slammed the TV show “In the Dark” for casting a sighted actress in a blind lead role. The protests invite the question: Is there [a right way to act blind](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiwSLkP0TzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNy8wMS9tYWdhemluZS9pbi10aGUtZGFyay1ibGluZG5lc3MuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMTA3MDImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MzQzOTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NjIzNzgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmDd5J3eYPNpjShSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~)? The most authentic performance of blindness is by turns precise and fumbling, writes Andrew Leland, who has been steadily losing his sight. “For most of the day, blind people are simply people, until they encounter an obstacle or someone says something that returns them to awareness of their difference.” From the Annals In the 1950s, the hamlet of Cherry Grove, on New York’s Fire Island, was a refuge for gay men and lesbians. [See dozens of enlarged photos from the era](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiwSLkP0T4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNy8wMS9hcnRzL2Rlc2lnbi9jaGVycnktZ3JvdmUtZXhoaWJpdGlvbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIxMDcwMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0zNDM5MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD02MjM3OCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYN3knd5g82mNKFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). 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Xi Jinping, the country’s leader, [delivered a defiant speech](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiwSLkP4Q0AWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMDcvMDEvd29ybGQvYXNpYS94aS1jaGluYS1jb21tdW5pc3QtcGFydHktYW5uaXZlcnNhcnkuaHRtbD9hY3Rpb249Y2xpY2smY2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjEwNzAyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTM0MzkxJm1vZHVsZT1Ub3ArU3RvcmllcyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnBndHlwZT1Ib21lcGFnZSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NjIzNzgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmDd5J3eYPNpjShSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) in which he declared China’s rise unstoppable, as a crowd of 70,000 people waved flags, sang and cheered in unison. The event was staged to convey a powerful nation at ease while the rest of the world struggled with the pandemic. “The Chinese people will never allow foreign forces to bully, oppress or enslave us,” Xi said, clad in a Mao suit. “Whoever nurses delusions of doing that will crack their heads and spill blood on the Great Wall of steel built from the flesh and blood of 1.4 billion Chinese people.” The party’s longevity has baffled its critics, [and as The Economist reports](~/AAAAAQA~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~), no other dictatorship has transformed so much — from a famine crisis in the Mao Zedong era to the world’s second-largest economy. Economic growth and a sharp decline in rural poverty in many places, more than ideology, have won the hearts of many citizens. For this week’s event, officials are [rewriting parts of history](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiwSLkP4QRAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnJldXRlcnMuY29tL3dvcmxkL2NoaW5hL2NoaW5hcy1ydWxpbmctcGFydHktY2Vuc29ycy1pdHMtcGFzdC1jZW50ZW5hcnktbmVhcnMtMjAyMS0wNi0yOC8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjEwNzAyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTM0MzkxJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTYyMzc4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpg3eSd3mDzaY0oUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) and clamping down on criticism in order to glorify the party’s contributions to Chinese citizens. But some [party members wonder](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiwSLkP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZnQuY29tL2NvbnRlbnQvZmFmMjIyNmItYmU5NS00YzUyLWExMGItNjUzZjMxMzdiOTBkP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIxMDcwMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0zNDM5MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD02MjM3OCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYN3knd5g82mNKFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) if Xi is doing enough to move the country forward. They also worry that he has done away with the checks and balances, introduced under Deng Xiaoping, that helped the party avoid embarrassing mistakes and left the economy to flourish. Related: We compiled [pictures showing the improbable rise of a party](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiwSLkP4QCAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMDYvMzAvd29ybGQvYXNpYS9jaGluYS1jb21tdW5pc3RzLTEwMHRoLWFubml2ZXJzYXJ5Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjEwNzAyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTM0MzkxJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTYyMzc4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpg3eSd3mDzaY0oUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) born in the rubble of dynasty. The anniversary has also inspired a wave of [state-approved art](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiwSLkP4QDAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMDcvMDEvYXJ0cy9jaGluYS1jb21tdW5pc3QtcGFydHktbXVzaWMtdGhlYXRlci1kYW5jZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIxMDcwMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0zNDM5MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD02MjM3OCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYN3knd5g82mNKFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). PLAY, WATCH, EAT What to Cook Sara Bonisteel/The New York Times Celebrate America’s Independence Day wherever you are with [this rustic, berry-heavy Fourth of July shortcake](~/AAAAAQA~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~). What to Read Meet T.J. 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