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Russia prepares for a grim assault. 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We’re covering Russian plans for a grim new assault on Ukraine and the next phase of the French election. A funeral for fallen fighters on Monday in Irpin, Ukraine.Daniel Berehulak for The New York Times Russia prepares for a new assault After meeting with Vladimir Putin yesterday, Karl Nehammer, the Austrian chancellor, said he feared that the Russian president [intended to drastically intensify the brutality of the war](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkN4yhP0T6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNC8xMS93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvdWtyYWluZS1ydXNzaWEtd2FyLXB1dGluLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjIwNDEyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTU4MjQxJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTg4MTc4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpiS6EHVWJN8v-JUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). “The battle being threatened cannot be underestimated in its violence,” Nehammer said. The meeting came as Russia was [moving thousands of troops and vehicles](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkN4yhP4QpAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMi8wNC8xMS93b3JsZC91a3JhaW5lLXJ1c3NpYS13YXItbmV3cy9oZXJlLWFyZS10aGUtbGF0ZXN0LWRldmVsb3BtZW50cy1pbi10aGUtd2FyLWluLXVrcmFpbmU_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjIwNDEyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTU4MjQxJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTg4MTc4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpiS6EHVWJN8v-JUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) eastward — including infantry, artillery and combat helicopter support units — in preparation for an assault on the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine, according to the Pentagon. Civilians fled westward. Satellite images showed Russian military vehicles moving toward the Ukrainian city of Izium, which might serve as the staging ground for the offensive. The next phase of the war will look [very different from the battles](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkN4yhP4RCAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMi8wNC8xMS93b3JsZC91a3JhaW5lLXJ1c3NpYS13YXItbmV3cz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMjA0MTImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTgyNDEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODgxNzgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3I3RoZS1uZXh0LWJpZy1iYXR0bGUtdGhlLXVrcmFpbmUtd2FyLXdpbGwtbGlrZWx5LWxvb2stdmVyeS1kaWZmZXJlbnQtZXhwZXJ0cy1zYXlXA255dEIKYkuhB1ViTfL_iVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) fought in and around Ukrainian cities. The flatter, more open countryside of Donbas may favor Russia’s armored units and air superiority. Related: The Biden administration wants to see Putin held accountable for war crimes. But U.S. policy has long [opposed cooperating with The Hague](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkN4yhP0T9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNC8xMS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy91cy1ydXNzaWEtdWtyYWluZS13YXItY3JpbWVzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjIwNDEyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTU4MjQxJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTg4MTc4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpiS6EHVWJN8v-JUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) for fear of Americans’ being charged there. [Follow the latest updates from the war.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkN4yhP0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDIyLzA0LzExL3dvcmxkL3VrcmFpbmUtcnVzc2lhLXdhci1uZXdzP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIyMDQxMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD01ODI0MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD04ODE3OCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYkuhB1ViTfL_iVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) In other news: - Ukraine’s cultural capital, the western city of Lviv, is trying to adjust to being on the fringes of war and at the center of massive displacement. - Volodymyr Zelensky, the Ukrainian president, [seized on an apparent Russian threat to use chemical weapons](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkN4yhP0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNC8xMS93b3JsZC9jaGVtaWNhbC13ZWFwb25zLW1hcml1cG9sLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjIwNDEyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTU4MjQxJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTg4MTc4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpiS6EHVWJN8v-JUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) against the remaining defenders of Mariupol. - President Biden urged Narendra Modi, the Indian prime minister, [not to increase his country’s reliance on Russian oil and gas.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkN4yhP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNC8xMS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9iaWRlbi1tb2RpLWluZGlhLXJ1c3NpYS1vaWwuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMjA0MTImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTgyNDEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODgxNzgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmJLoQdVYk3y_4lSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) - Officials in the city of Kramatorsk [updated the death toll from a Russian missile strike on a train station](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkN4yhP0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNC8xMC93b3JsZC9hc2lhL3VrcmFpbmlhbi1rcmFtYXRvcnNrLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjIwNDEyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTU4MjQxJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTg4MTc4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpiS6EHVWJN8v-JUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) to at least 57 people, with 109 others wounded. Halina Feoktistova mourning the loss of her son, who was shot dead by Russian soldiers.Daniel Berehulak for The New York Times A month of terror in Bucha A mother killed by a sniper while walking with her family to fetch a thermos of tea. A woman held as a sex slave, naked except for a fur coat and locked in a potato cellar before being executed. Two sisters dead in their home, their bodies left slumped on the floor for weeks. These are the scenes [documented by Times reporters and photographers](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkN4yhP0T6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMi8wNC8xMS93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvYnVjaGEtdGVycm9yLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjIwNDEyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTU4MjQxJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTg4MTc4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpiS6EHVWJN8v-JUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) who spent more than a week in Bucha, the city on Kyiv’s outskirts that was occupied by Russian troops for a month. The evidence suggests the Russians killed recklessly and sometimes sadistically, in part out of revenge. When a defeated and demoralized Russian Army finally retreated from Bucha, it left behind a grim tableau: bodies of dead civilians strewn on streets, in basements and in backyards, many with gunshot wounds to their heads, some with their hands tied behind their backs. Quotable: “They shot everything,” said Anatoly Rodchenko, a retired high school physics teacher. “They shot at houses. They shot a woman on the street. They shot at dogs.” Emmamuel Macron on the campaign trail this week.Pool photo by Lewis Joly/EPA, via Shutterstock Can Macron’s ‘dam’ hold against Le Pen? Ahead of a second round runoff, Emmanuel Macron, the French president, [hopes to build a “dam” of mainstream voters](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkN4yhP4QWAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDQvMTEvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2ZyZW5jaC1wcmVzaWRlbnRpYWwtZWxlY3Rpb24tbWFjcm9uLWxlLXBlbi1mYXItZmlnaHQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMjA0MTImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTgyNDEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODgxNzgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmJLoQdVYk3y_4lSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) to prevent Marine Le Pen, the far-right leader, from ascending to the presidency. Many may come from the base of the leftist veteran Jean-Luc Mélenchon, who came third in the first round with 22 percent of the vote. After five years of Macron as president, Le Pen has emerged stronger than ever. She has softened her image in a successful process of “undemonizing” and has focused relentlessly on ordinary voters’ economic hardship. That message has resonated even more broadly as energy prices have spiked because of the war in Ukraine. At a campaign stop yesterday, Le Pen said that the dam was a dishonest strategy to win an election. “It’s a way to save yourself when you don’t deserve it,” she said. Macron, meanwhile, tried to remind voters of the extremist roots of Le Pen’s party, referring to it by its old name, the National Front. Macron’s strategy: Macron has [shifted rightward during his presidency](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkN4yhP4QDAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMTEvMjUvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2ZyYW5jZS1tYWNyb24tbXVzbGltcy1wb2xpY2UtbGF3cy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIyMDQxMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD01ODI0MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD04ODE3OCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYkuhB1ViTfL_iVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), toughening France’s stance on immigration, empowering the police and combating Islamist extremism. Many working French believe that his economic policies unfairly favor the rich and have left them more adrift. 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But it did not draw enough turnout to be binding. - The Pakistani Parliament [selected the opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif as the country’s interim prime minister](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkN4yhP4QGAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDQvMTEvd29ybGQvYXNpYS9wYWtpc3Rhbi1zaGVoYmF6LXNoYXJpZi1wcmltZS1taW5pc3Rlci5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIyMDQxMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD01ODI0MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD04ODE3OCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYkuhB1ViTfL_iVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), two days after Imran Khan was removed from office. - A six-year, $41 million project [will fill in the gaps in the monitoring of greenhouse gas emissions](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkN4yhP0T2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNC8xMS9jbGltYXRlL3Blcm1hZnJvc3QtY2xpbWF0ZS1jaGFuZ2UuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMjA0MTImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTgyNDEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODgxNzgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmJLoQdVYk3y_4lSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) from thawing permafrost in the Arctic, currently a source of uncertainty in climate models. - MacKenzie Scott’s already discreet operation as a billionaire philanthropist [appears to be plunging even further underground](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkN4yhP0T1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNC8xMC9idXNpbmVzcy9tYWNrZW56aWUtc2NvdHQtY2hhcml0eS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIyMDQxMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD01ODI0MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD04ODE3OCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYkuhB1ViTfL_iVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Virus News Kyodo Kyodo/Reuters - Coronavirus cases in South Korea have dropped substantially over the past week, and [health officials there are beginning to reopen the country](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkN4yhP4RPAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMi8wNC8xMS93b3JsZC9jb3ZpZC0xOS1tYW5kYXRlcy1jYXNlcy12YWNjaW5lL3NvdXRoLWtvcmVhLWlzLXNldC10by1lYXNlLXNvY2lhbC1kaXN0YW5jaW5nLXJ1bGVzLWFzLXRoZS1yYXRlLW9mLW5ldy1jYXNlcy1kZWNsaW5lcz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMjA0MTImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTgyNDEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODgxNzgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmJLoQdVYk3y_4lSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). - With more companies adopting hybrid work, New York City’s economy, which relies on commuters and full office buildings, [faces an uncertain future](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkN4yhP0T6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNC8xMS9ueXJlZ2lvbi9yZW1vdGUtd29yay1oeWJyaWQtbWFuaGF0dGFuLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjIwNDEyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTU4MjQxJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTg4MTc4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpiS6EHVWJN8v-JUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). - The U.S. is experiencing [an uptick in coronavirus cases](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkN4yhP0TzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNC8xMC9oZWFsdGgvZmF1Y2ktYmEyLW9taWNyb24tY292aWQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMjA0MTImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTgyNDEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODgxNzgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmJLoQdVYk3y_4lSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), especially in the Northeast. - A top health official in China warned exhausted Shanghai residents, [who have been under lockdown for two weeks](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkN4yhP4QXAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMi8wNC8xMS93b3JsZC9jb3ZpZC0xOS1tYW5kYXRlcy1jYXNlcy12YWNjaW5lL3NoYW5naGFpLWxvY2tkb3duLXplcm8tY292aWQ_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjIwNDEyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTU4MjQxJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTg4MTc4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpiS6EHVWJN8v-JUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), “We cannot let our guard down.” What Else Is Happening - A week of high-stakes drama between Elon Musk and Twitter has left the company with [an activist investor unlike any other](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkN4yhP0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNC8xMS90ZWNobm9sb2d5L3R3aXR0ZXItZWxvbi1tdXNrLXByb2JsZW0uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMjA0MTImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTgyNDEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODgxNzgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmJLoQdVYk3y_4lSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). - Months after Britney Spears was released from the conservatorship that she said was restricting her from having a third child, [the pop star announced her pregnancy](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkN4yhP0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNC8xMS9hcnRzL211c2ljL2JyaXRuZXktc3BlYXJzLXByZWduYW50Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjIwNDEyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTU4MjQxJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTg4MTc4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpiS6EHVWJN8v-JUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). - Photographers in New Zealand have found the country [an especially good place to chase bioluminescence](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkN4yhP4QGAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDQvMTEvc2NpZW5jZS9iaW9sdW1pbmVzY2VuY2UtcGhvdG9ncmFwaGVycy1uZXctemVhbGFuZC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIyMDQxMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD01ODI0MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD04ODE3OCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYkuhB1ViTfL_iVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), a natural phenomenon in which glowing algae light up the ocean. - Sierra Leone, one of the world’s poorest countries, is [working to build a modern mental health system](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkN4yhP4QfAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDQvMTEvaGVhbHRoL3RoaXMtcHN5Y2hpYXRyaWMtaG9zcGl0YWwtdXNlZC10by1jaGFpbi1wYXRpZW50cy1ub3ctaXQtdHJlYXRzLXRoZW0uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMjA0MTImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTgyNDEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODgxNzgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmJLoQdVYk3y_4lSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) from scratch. A Morning Read Karsten Moran for The New York Times In 1890, a mustachioed eccentric released a few dozen European starlings in New York City. His goal? [Introduce into America all of the bird species mentioned in William Shakespeare’s plays.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkN4yhP0T4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNC8xMS9zY2llbmNlL3N0YXJsaW5ncy1iaXJkcy1zaGFrZXNwZWFyZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIyMDQxMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD01ODI0MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD04ODE3OCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYkuhB1ViTfL_iVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) Except that wasn’t his goal. This commonplace story is mostly fictional, researchers say. What else have scientists and naturalists gotten wrong about the European starling’s narrative? And is there more to this bird known mostly as an invasive pest? Subscribe Today We hope you’ve enjoyed this newsletter, which is made possible through subscriber support. [Subscribe to The New York Times with this special offer.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkN4yhP0ThaHR0cDovL3d3dy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS9zdWJzY3JpcHRpb24_Y2FtcGFpZ25JZD05OVE5OSZjYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMjA0MTImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTgyNDEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODgxNzgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmJLoQdVYk3y_4lSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) ARTS AND IDEAS The most banned books In schools and libraries across the U.S., parents regularly call for the removal of books they deem inappropriate. Last year, book-banning efforts surged to their highest level in two decades, according to the American Library Association. Many of the targeted books were by, or about, Black and L.G.B.T.Q. people. Among the most challenged, according to the A.L.A., were “Gender Queer,” an illustrated memoir by Maia Kobabe that discusses coming out as gender nonconforming, and “The Hate U Give,” a young adult novel by Angie Thomas about a Black teenager whose friend is shot by a police officer. Part of the reason for the surge is that parents use social media to circulate lists and coordinate banning efforts. And librarians say they’ve noticed more heavy-handed tactics from government officials and others, such as political pressure over certain books ([like Toni Morrison’s “Beloved”](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkN4yhP4QKAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2ludGVyYWN0aXZlLzIwMjEvMTAvMjcvYm9va3MvYmVsb3ZlZC1ib29rLXZpcmdpbmlhLWdvdmVybm9yLXJhY2UuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMjA0MTImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTgyNDEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODgxNzgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmJLoQdVYk3y_4lSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~)) and legal threats against the people who choose reading material. Read the [A.L.A.’s list of the 10 most targeted books](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkN4yhP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNC8wNC9ib29rcy9iYW5uZWQtYm9va3MtbGlicmFyaWVzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjIwNDEyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTU4MjQxJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTg4MTc4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpiS6EHVWJN8v-JUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). PLAY, WATCH, EAT What to Cook Bobbi Lin for The New York Times Lightly spiced hot cross buns are [a delicious symbol of the Easter season](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkN4yhP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly9jb29raW5nLm55dGltZXMuY29tL3JlY2lwZXMvMTAyMzA5Ny1ob3QtY3Jvc3MtYnVucz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMjA0MTImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTgyNDEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODgxNzgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmJLoQdVYk3y_4lSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). What to Read The graphic novel “Let There Be Light,” by Liana Finck, is [smart and smarting, and sometimes a revelation](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkN4yhP4QAAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDQvMTEvYm9va3MvcmV2aWV3L2xpYW5hLWZpbmNrLWxldC10aGVyZS1iZS1saWdodC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIyMDQxMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD01ODI0MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD04ODE3OCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYkuhB1ViTfL_iVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Wellness To improve strength, a set of elastic bands can be [as effective as a gym full of weights](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkN4yhP0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNC8xMS93ZWxsL3Jlc2lzdGFuY2UtYmFuZC13b3Jrb3V0cy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIyMDQxMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD01ODI0MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD04ODE3OCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYkuhB1ViTfL_iVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Now Time to Play Play [today’s Mini Crossword](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkN4yhP0TZaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vY3Jvc3N3b3Jkcy9nYW1lL21pbmk_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjIwNDEyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTU4MjQxJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTg4MTc4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpiS6EHVWJN8v-JUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), and a clue: Whiskey variety (three letters). 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