Your Wednesday Briefing: Russia claims some troop pullbacks

Biden warns that an invasion remains "distinctly possible." 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We’re covering Russia’s decision to return some troops to their bases and China’s rapidly expanding winter sports scene. President Vladimir Putin of Russia during a joint press conference with Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany on Tuesday.Sergey Guneev/EPA, via Shutterstock Putin says some Russian troops are pulling back President Vladimir Putin of Russia said that Russia had decided [“to partially pull back troops,”](~/AAAAAQA~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~~) a sign that Moscow might be stepping away from the threat of an invasion. But the announcement was far from enough to suggest that the possibility of war had passed. [President Biden said in a speech](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj7pvCP4Q4AWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMi8wMi8xNS93b3JsZC9ydXNzaWEtdWtyYWluZS1uZXdzL2JpZGVuLXNheXMtcnVzc2lhbi1pbnZhc2lvbi1vZi11a3JhaW5lLWlzLXN0aWxsLWRpc3RpbmN0bHktcG9zc2libGU_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjIwMjE2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTUzMjYwJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTgyODI1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpiBcIWDGJBbTwTUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) that Russian forces remain “very much in a threatening position” and that “an invasion remains distinctly possible.” Earlier in the day, after a meeting with Olaf Scholz, the German chancellor, Putin said Russia would keep pushing for its central demands: less NATO presence in Eastern Europe and a guarantee that Ukraine never join. It could not be determined how many troops were being pulled back, and the Russian military said that exercises in Belarus and in the Black Sea would continue. NATO’s secretary general, Jens Stoltenberg, said that members of the alliance “have not seen any sign of de-escalation.” Jockeying: Moscow and Washington are playing an increasingly high-stakes, complex game of signaling to try to secure their aims without firing a shot, [raising the risk of lethal miscalculation](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj7pvCP4QHAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDIvMTUvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL3B1dGluLWJpZGVuLXNpZ25hbHMtaW50ZXJwcmV0ZXIuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjAyMTYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTMyNjAmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODI4MjUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmIFwhYMYkFtPBNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), our Interpreter columnist writes. U.S. support: The U.S. has committed more than $2.7 billion in security aid to Ukraine, including a $200 million package in December with grenade launchers, mortars and Javelins. [But the weapons would not stop a full-scale Russian invasion](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj7pvCP0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMi8xNS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy91cy11a3JhaW5lLXdlYXBvbnMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjAyMTYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTMyNjAmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODI4MjUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmIFwhYMYkFtPBNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). Implications: More than a third of the natural gas in Europe comes from Russia. Any disruption to the fuel supply [could send shock waves across the continent](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj7pvCP4QcAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2ludGVyYWN0aXZlLzIwMjIvMDIvMTUvYnVzaW5lc3MvZW5lcmd5LWVudmlyb25tZW50L3J1c3NpYS1nYXMtZXVyb3BlLXVrcmFpbmUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjAyMTYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTMyNjAmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODI4MjUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmIFwhYMYkFtPBNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). Outside the region: During the Ukraine crisis, Putin has directed a flurry of personal diplomacy at Latin American leaders, shedding light on [his global ambitions](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj7pvCP4QOAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDIvMTUvd29ybGQvYW1lcmljYXMvcnVzc2lhLXB1dGluLWxhdGluLWFtZXJpY2EtYm9sc29uYXJvLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjIwMjE2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTUzMjYwJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTgyODI1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpiBcIWDGJBbTwTUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). Protesters in downtown Ottawa this weekend.Brett Gundlock for The New York Times Ottawa police chief resigns amid ‘national emergency’ The chief of police who led the effort to end the trucker protests that have stalled traffic in Ottawa [resigned on Tuesday](~/AAAAAQA~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~~) after critics called his response delayed and inadequate. The resignation came less than 24 hours after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took the rare step of declaring a national public order emergency, the first time a Canadian government has taken such action in half a century and his most aggressive response since the crisis began. The Emergencies Act confers [enormous temporary powers](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj7pvCP4QsAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMi8wMi8xNS93b3JsZC9jYW5hZGEtcHJvdGVzdHMtbmV3cy9oZXJlcy13aGF0LXRydWRlYXVzLXB1YmxpYy1lbWVyZ2VuY3ktZGVjbGFyYXRpb24tbWVhbnM_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjIwMjE2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTUzMjYwJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTgyODI1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpiBcIWDGJBbTwTUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) on the federal government, allowing it to do what is necessary to restore public order, including banning public assemblies and restricting travel. Trudeau stressed repeatedly that the act would not be used to suspend fundamental rights. Before the resignation of the chief, Peter Sloly, the police and Trudeau had come under fire for failing to end the protests, which had snarled traffic, disrupted daily life and undermined the local economy. Identity: The unrest seems to be a rebuff to the image — imposed from abroad and held by many Canadians themselves — of Canadians as [moderate, rule-following and levelheaded](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj7pvCP4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDIvMTQvd29ybGQvYW1lcmljYXMvY2FuYWRhLXRydWNrZXItcHJvdGVzdHMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjAyMTYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTMyNjAmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODI4MjUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmIFwhYMYkFtPBNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). Roughly half of the money raised for the convoy [has come from Canada](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj7pvCP4QJAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDIvMTQvd29ybGQvY2FuYWRhL2NhbmFkYS10cnVja2VyLXByb3Rlc3RzLWRvbmF0aW9ucy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIyMDIxNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD01MzI2MCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD04MjgyNSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYgXCFgxiQW08E1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Curling at an elementary school in northern China in 2020.Zhang Chi/Xinhua, via Getty Images Xi promised winter sports enthusiasm, and delivered When China won the right to host the 2022 Winter Olympics seven years ago, its leader, Xi Jinping, promised to cultivate hundreds of millions of winter sports enthusiasts by the time of the Games, despite the fact that large parts of the country never get snow. [By all accounts, he has largely succeeded](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj7pvCP0T_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMi8xNS93b3JsZC9hc2lhL29seW1waWNzLWNoaW5hLXNub3dzcG9ydHMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjAyMTYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTMyNjAmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODI4MjUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmIFwhYMYkFtPBNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). Ski resorts and ice rinks mushroomed around the country, companies specializing in après-ski entertainment bloomed and the western Qinghai Province became an unlikely center for curling. Now, China is aiming to have a $157 billion snow sports market by 2025. It remains unclear if the enthusiasm for winter sports will continue after the Games. Some ice rinks have fallen into disrepair, and smaller ski resorts have closed down. But experts say consolidation is to be expected. Related: Two women have dominated Chinese social media during the Olympics: One is the 18-year-old skiing star Eileen Gu; the other is a mother of eight who was found chained by her neck to the wall of a doorless shack. [They tell the story of the Chinese state](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj7pvCP4QMAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDIvMTUvYnVzaW5lc3MvY2hpbmEtZWlsZWVuLWd1LXBlbmctc2h1YWktY2hhaW5lZC13b21hbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIyMDIxNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD01MzI2MCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD04MjgyNSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYgXCFgxiQW08E1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), our New New World columnist writes. In other Olympic news: - Kamila Valieva of Russia, the 15-year-old figure skater who tested positive for a banned drug but was allowed to continue competing, [led the women’s competition after the short program](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj7pvCP4QPAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDIvMTUvc3BvcnRzL29seW1waWNzL2thbWlsYS12YWxpZXZhLXNob3J0LXByb2dyYW0tcm91dGluZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIyMDIxNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD01MzI2MCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD04MjgyNSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYgXCFgxiQW08E1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). - Eileen Gu [won silver in freeski slopestyle](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj7pvCP4REAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMi8wMi8xNC9zcG9ydHMvb2x5bXBpY3MtbWVkYWxzLXdpbnRlci9laWxlZW4tZ3UtZ2V0cy1zaWx2ZXItaW4tZnJlZXNraS1zbG9wZXN0eWxlLWFkZGluZy10by1oZXItZ29sZC1mcm9tLWJpZy1haXI_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjIwMjE2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTUzMjYwJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTgyODI1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpiBcIWDGJBbTwTUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), adding to her gold from big air. - For some Chinese fans, the Olympic figure skaters Nathan Chen and Anna Shcherbakova are known as “Chen No. 3” and “Daughter of a Wealthy Family” — part of a tradition of [evocative nicknaming that has deep cultural roots](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj7pvCP4QDAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDIvMTUvc3BvcnRzL29seW1waWNzL2NoaW5hLW9seW1waWNzLW5pY2tuYW1lcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIyMDIxNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD01MzI2MCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD04MjgyNSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYgXCFgxiQW08E1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). THE LATEST NEWS Asia Pacific Philip Fong/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images - Japan’s economy [grew by an annualized rate of 5.4 percent](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj7pvCP0T7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMi8xNC9idXNpbmVzcy9qYXBhbi1lY29ub215LWdkcC1jb3ZpZC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIyMDIxNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD01MzI2MCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD04MjgyNSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYgXCFgxiQW08E1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) during the fourth quarter of 2021, a major surge likely to be followed by an Omicron-linked contraction. - [Mars missions by China](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj7pvCP0T2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMi8xNS9zY2llbmNlL21hcnMtY2hpbmEtZW1pcmF0ZXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjAyMTYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTMyNjAmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODI4MjUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmIFwhYMYkFtPBNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) and the United Arab Emirates recently reached the one-year mark. - The owner of an Islamic boarding school in Indonesia was convicted on Tuesday of raping 13 of his underage students — fathering nine children with his victims — and was [sentenced to life in prison](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj7pvCP4QHAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDIvMTUvd29ybGQvYXNpYS9pbmRvbmVzaWEtdGVhY2hlci1jaGlsZC1zZXgtYWJ1c2UuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjAyMTYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTMyNjAmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODI4MjUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmIFwhYMYkFtPBNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). Around the World - Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández handed himself in to the authorities to potentially face [extradition and drug charges in the U.S.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj7pvCP4QcAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDIvMTUvd29ybGQvYW1lcmljYXMvaG9uZHVyYXMtcHJlc2lkZW50LWp1YW4tb3JsYW5kby1oZXJuYW5kZXotZGV0YWluZWQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjAyMTYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTMyNjAmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODI4MjUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmIFwhYMYkFtPBNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) - A bronze statuette recovered from a river in Germany may have been part of an early Scandinavian weight system, [some archaeologists believe](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj7pvCP4QFAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDIvMTUvc2NpZW5jZS9hcmNoYWVvbG9neS1nZXJtYW55LXRvbGxlbnNlLXRyYWRlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjIwMjE2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTUzMjYwJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTgyODI1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpiBcIWDGJBbTwTUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). - In France, Valérie Pécresse, the center-right presidential candidate, [helped bring a racist conspiracy theory into the mainstream](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj7pvCP4QTAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDIvMTUvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2ZyYW5jZS1lbGVjdGlvbnMtcGVjcmVzc2UtZ3JlYXQtcmVwbGFjZW1lbnQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjAyMTYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTMyNjAmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODI4MjUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmIFwhYMYkFtPBNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). - Donald Trump’s accounting firm [cut ties with his family business](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj7pvCP4QSAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDIvMTQvbnlyZWdpb24vbWF6YXJzLXRydW1wLW9yZ2FuaXphdGlvbi1maW5hbmNpYWwtc3RhdGVtZW50cy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIyMDIxNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD01MzI2MCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD04MjgyNSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYgXCFgxiQW08E1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) and retracted financial statements central to two investigations. - Prince Andrew [settled a lawsuit brought by Virginia Giuffre](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj7pvCP4QNAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDIvMTUvbnlyZWdpb24vcHJpbmNlLWFuZHJldy12aXJnaW5pYS1naXVmZnJlLXNldHRsZW1lbnQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjAyMTYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTMyNjAmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODI4MjUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmIFwhYMYkFtPBNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), a woman who had accused him of raping her when she was a teenage victim of Andrew’s friend, Jeffrey Epstein. - Novak Djokovic said he was prepared to miss the French Open and Wimbledon [over possible vaccine requirements](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj7pvCP4QFAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDIvMTUvc3BvcnRzL3Rlbm5pcy9ub3Zhay1kam9rb3ZpYy1jb3ZpZC12YWNjaW5lLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjIwMjE2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTUzMjYwJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTgyODI1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpiBcIWDGJBbTwTUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). - Sweden [recommended a fourth dose](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj7pvCP4QQAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDIvMTQvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL3N3ZWRlbi1mb3VydGgtY292aWQtdmFjY2luZS1vbGRlci1wZW9wbGUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjAyMTYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTMyNjAmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODI4MjUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmIFwhYMYkFtPBNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) of the coronavirus vaccine for people 80 and older. A Morning Read Ronald Patrick For centuries, Kharnak nomads in northern India have raised livestock in one of the most hauntingly beautiful — and inhospitable — places on earth. [Can their traditions outlast a generational exodus?](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj7pvCP0T9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMi8xNC90cmF2ZWwva2hhcm5hay1ub21hZHMtbGFkYWtoLWluZGlhLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjIwMjE2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTUzMjYwJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTgyODI1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpiBcIWDGJBbTwTUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) Subscribe Today We hope you’ve enjoyed this newsletter, which is made possible through subscriber support. 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What does [lab-grown sautéed chicken breast](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj7pvCP0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMi8xNS9kaW5pbmcvY2VsbC1jdWx0dXJlZC1tZWF0Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjIwMjE2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTUzMjYwJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTgyODI1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpiBcIWDGJBbTwTUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) taste like? The Times’s Kim Severson visited a food-technology company in California that grows chicken from animal stem cells. The meat, she writes, “had less chew but much more flavor than a typical grocery-store breast.” Supporters say cell-based meat — which begins with animal stem cells and feeds on a complex broth of nutrients — could lessen the environmental impact of industrial meat production and reduce animal suffering. Meat companies, government agencies and investors like Bill Gates see cell-based meat as a way to expand alternative meat production. Critics caution that the environmental benefits are unproven, and that the scientific process to create the meat could introduce allergens. Either way, engineered chicken is a long way from hitting the grocery store: Only a few hundred people in the world have purchased cellular meat, all of them in Singapore, the first nation to approve it. PLAY, WATCH, EAT What to Cook Kate Sears for The New York Times A glossy brown sugar meringue crowns this [blood orange pie](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj7pvCP4QFAWh0dHBzOi8vY29va2luZy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS9yZWNpcGVzLzEwMjI5NTAtYmxvb2Qtb3JhbmdlLWJ1dHRlcnNjb3RjaC1tZXJpbmd1ZS1waWU_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjIwMjE2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTUzMjYwJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTgyODI1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpiBcIWDGJBbTwTUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). 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