Emotional reunions at U.S. airports. [View in browser](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjbCCDP4RFAWh0dHBzOi8vbWVzc2FnaW5nLWN1c3RvbS1uZXdzbGV0dGVycy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS90ZW1wbGF0ZS9vYWt2Mj9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMTExMDkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NDQ5MDImbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZwcm9kdWN0Q29kZT1NQkFFJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD03Mzg1NSZ0ZT0xJnVyaT1ueXQlM0ElMkYlMkZuZXdzbGV0dGVyJTJGNWU5NTk0ODgtYWVkZS01OGM0LTg2ZmYtMDUyMThjMzRiNDEzJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYYGDm4lhY2Og_FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA)|[nytimes.com](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjbCCDP0TLaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIxMTEwOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD00NDkwMiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD03Mzg1NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYYGDm4lhY2Og_FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA)[Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-ad-marquee)
~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjbCCDP0RxaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MjczNzQ3JmxpPU1CQUUmbT1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZwPU1CQUVfMjAyMTExMDlXA255dEIKYYGDm4lhY2Og_FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA [Morning Briefing, Asia Pacific Edition](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjbCCDP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vc2VyaWVzL2FzaWEtYXVzdHJhbGlhLW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmc_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjExMTA5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTQ0OTAyJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTczODU1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgphgYObiWFjY6D8Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) November 9, 2021 [Author Headshot](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjbCCDP0TbaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYnkvbWVsaW5hLWRlbGtpYz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMTExMDkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NDQ5MDImbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NzM4NTUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmGBg5uJYWNjoPxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) By [Melina Delkic](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjbCCDP0TbaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYnkvbWVsaW5hLWRlbGtpYz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMTExMDkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NDQ5MDImbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NzM4NTUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmGBg5uJYWNjoPxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) Writer, Briefings Good morning. Weâre covering U.S. borders reopening to foreigners and divided views on progress at COP26. Airline employees at Heathrow Airport in London welcomed travelers heading to the U.S. on Monday.Alex Ingram for The New York Times U.S. borders open to fully vaccinated foreigners The U.S. [reopened its borders for fully vaccinated travelers](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjbCCDP4QVAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMS8xMS8wOC93b3JsZC9jb3JvbmF2aXJ1cy1jb3ZpZC12YWNjaW5lcz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMTExMDkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NDQ5MDImbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NzM4NTUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3I3VzLXRyYXZlbC1iYW4tdmFjY2luYXRpb25XA255dEIKYYGDm4lhY2Og_FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) from dozens of countries on Monday, ending 18 months of restrictions on international travel. Emotional scenes and reunions played out at airports across the country, like in Miami, where a woman from Brazil met her newborn grandchild at the airport. In San Diego, a traveler from Mexico arrived for medical treatment. Fully vaccinated travelers will be allowed to enter the U.S. if they can show proof of vaccination and a negative virus test taken within three days of travel. Unvaccinated Americans and children are exempt, but must take a test within one day of travel. Data: The loss in visitor spending amounted to nearly $300 billion, and more than one million American jobs were lost. The U.S. Travel Association does not expect international inbound travel to recover to 2019 levels until at least 2024. The basics: [Hereâs what you need to know.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjbCCDP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8xMS8wOC90cmF2ZWwvdmFjY2luYXRlZC11cy10cmF2ZWwtcnVsZXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMTExMDkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NDQ5MDImbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NzM4NTUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmGBg5uJYWNjoPxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) U.K.: Thousands flocked to Heathrow Airport in London on Monday for the first flights to America. Airline employees were dressed in Elvis costumes and waved flags. [The mood was jubilant.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjbCCDP4QLAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMTEvMDgvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2hlYXRocm93LWZpcnN0LWZsaWdodC11cy10cmF2ZWwtYmFuLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjExMTA5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTQ0OTAyJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTczODU1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgphgYObiWFjY6D8Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) Changes: Some countries are restricted by the new rules. Russia was not one of the 33 countries under the old ban, but the countryâs Sputnik V vaccine is not on the list of accepted vaccines for entry. So the door to the U.S. [shut for many Russians on Monday](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjbCCDP0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8xMS8wOC90cmF2ZWwvdHJhdmVsLXJlc3RyaWN0aW9ucy1wcm9ibGVtcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIxMTEwOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD00NDkwMiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD03Mzg1NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYYGDm4lhY2Og_FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Here are [the latest updates](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjbCCDP0T7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDIxLzExLzA4L3dvcmxkL2Nvcm9uYXZpcnVzLWNvdmlkLXZhY2NpbmVzP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIxMTEwOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD00NDkwMiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD03Mzg1NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYYGDm4lhY2Og_FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) and [maps of the pandemic](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjbCCDP0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMS93b3JsZC9jb3ZpZC1jYXNlcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIxMTEwOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD00NDkwMiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD03Mzg1NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYYGDm4lhY2Og_FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). In other developments: - Auckland, New Zealand, will relax many virus restrictions [nearly 12 weeks into its lockdown](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjbCCDP4QMAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMTEvMDgvd29ybGQvYXNpYS9uZXctemVhbGFuZC1lYXNlLWxvY2tkb3duLXJlc3RyaWN0aW9ucy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIxMTEwOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD00NDkwMiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD03Mzg1NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYYGDm4lhY2Og_FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA).
- In Romania, which now has the worldâs highest Covid-19 death rate, doctors are [fighting vaccine refusal](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjbCCDP4QFAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMTEvMDgvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL3JvbWFuaWEtY292aWQtdmFjY2luZS1yZWZ1c2FsLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjExMTA5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTQ0OTAyJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTczODU1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgphgYObiWFjY6D8Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~).
- In the U.S., the partisan gap in Covidâs death toll has grown faster over the past month [than at any previous point](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjbCCDP4QAAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMTEvMDgvYnJpZWZpbmcvY292aWQtZGVhdGgtdG9sbC1yZWQtYW1lcmljYS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIxMTEwOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD00NDkwMiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD03Mzg1NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYYGDm4lhY2Og_FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA).
- Northern Irelandâs health minister is suing Van Morrison [over Covid criticism](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjbCCDP4QLAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMTEvMDgvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL3Zhbi1tb3JyaXNvbi1jb3ZpZC1ub3J0aGVybi1pcmVsYW5kLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjExMTA5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTQ0OTAyJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTczODU1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgphgYObiWFjY6D8Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). Former President Barack Obama in Glasgow on Monday.Paul Ellis/Agence France-Presse â Getty Images Obama adds urgency to COP26 Barack Obama, who helped to seal the Paris climate agreement six years ago, [returned to an international climate summit](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjbCCDP0T9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8xMS8wOC9jbGltYXRlL29iYW1hLWNvcDI2LWNsaW1hdGUtc3VtbWl0Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjExMTA5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTQ0OTAyJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTczODU1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgphgYObiWFjY6D8Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) to rally nations to heal the planet. âTo be honest with ourselves, yes, this is going to be really hard,â Obama said. He added: âSometimes we will be forced to settle for imperfect compromises. But at least they advance the ball down the field.â Negotiators from about 200 countries were entering Week 2 of climate talks [trying to resolve big issues](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjbCCDP0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8xMS8wOC9jbGltYXRlL2dsYXNnb3ctY2xpbWF0ZS1zdW1taXQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMTExMDkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NDQ5MDImbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NzM4NTUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmGBg5uJYWNjoPxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) around money, transparency and timelines. Attendees are sharply divided over how much progress is being made. Some are optimistic, pointing to flashy new promises and heads of state coming together. Others note that the gauzy commitments with decades-long deadlines often lack the concrete details to follow through. As the Swedish activist Greta Thunberg put it, âBlah, blah, blah.â Quotable: âThe actual negotiations here are in danger of being drowned out by a blitz of news releases that get great headlines, but are often less than meets the eye,â said Mohamed Adow, director of Power Shift Africa, a research institute based in Kenya. Recap: More than 100 countries agreed to cut methane emissions. Another 130 countries [vowed to halt deforestation](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjbCCDP0T2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8xMS8wMi9jbGltYXRlL2NvcDI2LWRlZm9yZXN0YXRpb24uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMTExMDkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NDQ5MDImbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NzM4NTUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmGBg5uJYWNjoPxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) by 2030 and committed billions. India committed to net zero emissions by 2070. The Israeli firm NSO Group in the Arava Desert, Israel.Amir Cohen/Reuters Palestinians were targeted by Israeli spyware International hacking experts said on Monday that Palestinians belonging to rights organizations that Israel outlawed [had been targeted by spyware](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjbCCDP4QLAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMTEvMDgvd29ybGQvbWlkZGxlZWFzdC9uc28taXNyYWVsLXBhbGVzdGluaWFucy1zcHl3YXJlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjExMTA5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTQ0OTAyJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTczODU1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgphgYObiWFjY6D8Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) made by the Israeli tech firm NSO Group. It raised questions about whether the Israeli government was behind the hacking, a claim that officials there denied. NSO, which was recently blacklisted by the U.S., has been criticized for years for selling its spyware program, Pegasus, to clients that include authoritarian governments. Pegasus allows users to remotely monitor a phoneâs location and extract contents including encrypted messages, video and photographs. Details: The findings were presented in an analysis by Front Line Defenders, a rights group in Dublin; Citizen Lab, a cybersecurity watchdog affiliated with the University of Toronto; and Amnesty International. Adam Shapiro, a spokesman for Front Line Defenders, said that the investigation did not definitively prove or identify who used Pegasus in this case. THE LATEST NEWS Business News A sign at a roadside vendor with a QR code for the digital wallet company Paytm, in Mumbai. Shailesh Andrade/Reuters - Paytm, a payments company, is aiming to raise [$2.5 billion amid Indiaâs stock boom](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjbCCDP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8xMS8wOC9idXNpbmVzcy9wYXl0bS1pcG8uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMTExMDkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NDQ5MDImbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NzM4NTUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmGBg5uJYWNjoPxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~).
- A chip shortage has empowered low-profile chip makers in the U.S., many of which [build chips in their own factories](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjbCCDP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8xMS8wOC90ZWNobm9sb2d5L2NvbXB1dGVyLWNoaXAtc2hvcnRhZ2UuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMTExMDkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NDQ5MDImbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NzM4NTUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmGBg5uJYWNjoPxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~).
- British businesses are escaping a maze of Brexit regulations and heading to Estonia. Itâs a boon for the former Soviet nation, [with tax revenues rising](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjbCCDP4QCAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMTEvMDgvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL3VrLWJyZXhpdC1lc3RvbmlhLWJ1c2luZXNzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjExMTA5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTQ0OTAyJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTczODU1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgphgYObiWFjY6D8Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~).
- Jair Bolsonaro, Brazilâs president, has brought millions of his followers to Telegram, seeking more leeway to say what he wants as other platforms [crack down on disinformation](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjbCCDP4QIAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMTEvMDgvd29ybGQvYW1lcmljYXMvYnJhemlsLXRlbGVncmFtLWRpc2luZm9ybWF0aW9uLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjExMTA5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTQ0OTAyJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTczODU1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgphgYObiWFjY6D8Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). Other Big Stories A makeshift memorial for the eight people killed at a concert in Houston on Saturday.Annie Mulligan for The New York Times - Before a crowd surge killed eight people at a concert in Houston, officials [worried about crowd control](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjbCCDP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8xMS8wNy91cy9hc3Ryb3dvcmxkLXRyYXZpcy1zY290dC1kZWF0aHMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMTExMDkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NDQ5MDImbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NzM4NTUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmGBg5uJYWNjoPxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~).
- The Roman Catholic Church in France will sell some of its assets to compensate victims of sexual abuse and create an independent reparations body [to process their cases](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjbCCDP4QbAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMTEvMDgvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2ZyYW5jZS1jYXRob2xpYy1jaHVyY2gtY29tcGVuc2F0ZS1zZXgtYWJ1c2UtdmljdGltcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIxMTEwOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD00NDkwMiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD03Mzg1NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYYGDm4lhY2Og_FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA).
- Wang Yaping became the first Chinese woman on Monday [to conduct a spacewalk](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjbCCDP4QYAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmNubi5jb20vMjAyMS8xMS8wNy9jaGluYS9jaGluYS1maXJzdC1mZW1hbGUtc3BhY2V3YWxrLXdhbmcteWFwaW5nLWludGwtaG5rLXNjbi9pbmRleC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIxMTEwOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD00NDkwMiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD03Mzg1NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYYGDm4lhY2Og_FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), CNN reports.
- A French police officer was attacked and stabbed as he sat in his patrol car [early Monday morning in Cannes](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjbCCDP4QMAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMTEvMDgvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2ZyYW5jZS1wb2xpY2Utb2ZmaWNlci1zdGFiYmVkLWNhbm5lcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIxMTEwOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD00NDkwMiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD03Mzg1NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYYGDm4lhY2Og_FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). A Morning Read A Tenggerese woman tossed an offering into the crater of Mount Bromo.Putu Sayoga During the Hindu ceremony of Yadnya Kasada, the Tenggerese people toss offerings â food, money, flowers, livestock â into the hazy crater of Mount Bromo on the Indonesian island of Java. 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Out: fondant-covered smoothness; piped filigree and buttercream rosettes; the naked cakes of recent rustic wedding dominance. In: a complete disavowal of neatness, which has defined American cake making since the first recipes migrated from France in the late 1700s. These cakes allude to the millennial childhood aesthetic of Nickelodeon slime and neon signs, of brightly beaded anklets and painted macaroni necklaces. They reflect a kind of colorful, seemingly synthetic 1990s postmodernism that has likewise influenced many of todayâs rising furniture and jewelry designers. That veneer of silliness doesnât mean that these bakers shouldnât be taken seriously. Though the cakes may seem at first glance like joyous follies, ready to topple under the weight of their own Rainbow Brite frosting, the women behind them say theyâre rallying against nostalgia and perfection in part because thereâs no use looking back. PLAY, WATCH, EAT What to Cook David Malosh for The New York Times Our [Gruyère and black pepper scones](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjbCCDP0T-aHR0cHM6Ly9jb29raW5nLm55dGltZXMuY29tL3JlY2lwZXMvMTAyMjU4OC1ncnV5ZXJlLWFuZC1ibGFjay1wZXBwZXItc2NvbmVzP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIxMTEwOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD00NDkwMiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD03Mzg1NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYYGDm4lhY2Og_FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) have a savory richness and will fill your house with wonderful smells. 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Now Time to Play Hereâs [todayâs Mini Crossword](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjbCCDP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vY3Jvc3N3b3Jkcy9nYW1lL21pbmk_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjExMTA5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTQ0OTAyJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTczODU1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgphgYObiWFjY6D8Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), and a clue: Pisces symbol (four letters). And here is [todayâs Spelling Bee](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjbCCDP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vcHV6emxlcy9zcGVsbGluZy1iZWU_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjExMTA5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTQ0OTAyJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTczODU1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgphgYObiWFjY6D8Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). 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Hannah Poferl was named the companyâs first [chief data officer and head of Audience](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjbCCDP4QAAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGNvLmNvbS9wcmVzcy9wcm9tb3Rpb25zLWZvci1oYW5uYWgtcG9mZXJsLWFuZC1rZW5kZWxsLXRpbW1lcnMvP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIxMTEwOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD00NDkwMiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD03Mzg1NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYYGDm4lhY2Og_FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). 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