Evening Briefing: Police admit to several missteps in Uvalde shooting

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Slotnik](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkc9TlP0TFaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYnkvZGFuaWVsLWUtc2xvdG5paz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMDUyNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02MjYyMyZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05MzYwMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYoblT5FiejCNDFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) Good evening. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday. Steven McCraw, director of the Texas Department of Public Safety, right, at the news conference in Uvalde. Ivan Pierre Aguirre for The New York Times 1. “It was the wrong decision. Period.” A top Texas police official admitted to [several missteps in the Uvalde school shooting](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkc9TlP4QXAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMi8wNS8yNy91cy90ZXhhcy1zY2hvb2wtc2hvb3RpbmcvZ3VubWFuLWZpcmVkLW1vcmUtdGhhbi0xMDAtcm91bmRzLXBvbGljZS1zYWlkP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIwNTI3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTYyNjIzJm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTkzNjAwJnNtaWQ9dXJsLXNoYXJlJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpihuVPkWJ6MI0MUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). At a news conference, the Texas Department of Public Safety director gave [the most detailed account yet](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkc9TlP0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMi8wNS8yNy91cy90aW1lbGluZS10ZXhhcy1zaG9vdGluZy11dmFsZGUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMDUyNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02MjYyMyZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05MzYwMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYoblT5FiejCNDFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) of the shooting that left 19 students and two teachers dead. While [up to 19 officers waited in the school hallway](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkc9TlP4QsAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMi8wNS8yNy91cy90ZXhhcy1zY2hvb2wtc2hvb3RpbmcvdGhlLWdvdmVybm9yLW9mLXRleGFzLXdvbnQtYXBwZWFyLWluLXBlcnNvbi1hdC10aGUtbnJhcy1jb252ZW50aW9uP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIwNTI3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTYyNjIzJm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTkzNjAwJnNtaWQ9dXJsLXNoYXJlJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpihuVPkWJ6MI0MUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), multiple people, including [at least two students, called 911](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkc9TlP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNS8yNy91cy90ZXhhcy1zaG9vdGluZy05MTEtY2FsbC1wcmVzcy1jb25mZXJlbmNlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjA1MjcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjI2MjMmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTM2MDAmc21pZD11cmwtc2hhcmUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKG5U-RYnowjQxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) begging for help. Thinking the gunman was barricaded in and “there were no kids at risk,” the police didn’t enter the classroom until 12:50 p.m., 78 minutes after the shooter walked inside, said the director, Steven McCraw. The shooter fired more than 100 rounds and at one point [walked into the hallway](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkc9TlP4QOAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMi8wNS8yNy91cy90ZXhhcy1zY2hvb2wtc2hvb3RpbmcvMWU1Mjk0ZWMtNmMyYS01N2IxLWExNGQtN2I1MmUyY2IyYjU0P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIwNTI3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTYyNjIzJm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTkzNjAwJnNtaWQ9dXJsLXNoYXJlJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpihuVPkWJ6MI0MUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). When [specially equipped Border Patrol agents arrived](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkc9TlP4Q-AWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMi8wNS8yNy91cy90ZXhhcy1zY2hvb2wtc2hvb3RpbmcvYS1ib3JkZXItcGF0cm9sLXRhY3RpY2FsLXRlYW0td2FzLW9yZGVyZWQtdG8taG9sZC1iYWNrLWJlZm9yZS1jb25mcm9udGluZy10aGUtZ3VubWFuP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIwNTI3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTYyNjIzJm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTkzNjAwJnNtaWQ9dXJsLXNoYXJlJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpihuVPkWJ6MI0MUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), some 40 minutes after the gunman, local police held them back. “What do I say to the parents?” McCraw asked, adding, “If I thought it would help, I would apologize.” Today is the first day of the annual N.R.A. convention.Annie Mulligan for The New York Times 2. The National Rifle Association opened its annual convention in Houston. Wayne LaPierre, the head of the N.R.A., [condemned the Uvalde shooting](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkc9TlP4QOAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMi8wNS8yNy91cy90ZXhhcy1zY2hvb2wtc2hvb3RpbmcvOWMyOGEwMzgtZmUyYS01Y2MzLWI4MGUtZmM2M2QzZjVhMjFmP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIwNTI3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTYyNjIzJm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTkzNjAwJnNtaWQ9dXJsLXNoYXJlJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpihuVPkWJ6MI0MUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) but added that the government couldn’t “legislate against evil.” President Biden’s gun control proposals, he said, would restrict “the fundamental human right of law-abiding Americans to defend themselves.” [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-0) ADVERTISEMENT ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkc9TlP0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MTYxOTQ3JmxpPU5FJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1ORV8yMDIyMDUyN1cDbnl0QgpihuVPkWJ6MI0MUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ [Senator Ted Cruz](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkc9TlP4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMi8wNS8yNy91cy90ZXhhcy1zY2hvb2wtc2hvb3RpbmcvdGVkLWNydXotbnJhLWNvbnZlbnRpb24_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjA1MjcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjI2MjMmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTM2MDAmc21pZD11cmwtc2hhcmUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKG5U-RYnowjQxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) offered an unapologetic defense of gun rights. Former President[Donald Trump](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkc9TlP4QNAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMi8wNS8yNy91cy90ZXhhcy1zY2hvb2wtc2hvb3RpbmcvdHJ1bXAtc2V0LXRvLWFkZHJlc3MtbnJhLWNvbnZlbnRpb24_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjA1MjcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjI2MjMmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTM2MDAmc21pZD11cmwtc2hhcmUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKG5U-RYnowjQxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~)opened his speech by praising himself for — showing up. Several key guests scrapped their appearances out of respect for the victims. The Texas governor, Gregg Abbott, went to Uvalde, though he submitted prerecorded remarks to the N.R.A. Senator John Cornyn of Texas said he had to be in Washington, and Dan Patrick, Texas’ lieutenant governor, backed out. Performers including [Don McLean, Larry Gatlin](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkc9TlP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNS8yNi91cy9ucmEtY29udmVudGlvbi1wZXJmb3JtZXJzLXV2YWxkZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIwNTI3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTYyNjIzJm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTkzNjAwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpihuVPkWJ6MI0MUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) and Lee Greenwood declined to appear. [Protesters gathered](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkc9TlP4Q3AWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMi8wNS8yNy91cy90ZXhhcy1zY2hvb2wtc2hvb3Rpbmcvc2NlbmVzLWZyb20tb3V0c2lkZS10aGUtbmF0aW9uYWwtcmlmbGUtYXNzb2NpYXRpb25zLWFubnVhbC1tZWV0aW5nLWluLWhvdXN0b24_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjA1MjcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjI2MjMmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTM2MDAmc21pZD11cmwtc2hhcmUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKG5U-RYnowjQxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) as the meeting began. 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Russian forces are [slowly gaining ground in eastern Ukraine](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkc9TlP0TaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDIyLzA1LzI3L3dvcmxkL3J1c3NpYS11a3JhaW5lLXdhcj9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMDUyNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02MjYyMyZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05MzYwMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYoblT5FiejCNDFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), seizing a second midsize city in a week. [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-1) ADVERTISEMENT ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkc9TlP0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MTUxNjMwJmxpPU5FJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1ORV8yMDIyMDUyN1cDbnl0QgpihuVPkWJ6MI0MUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ The advances came after fierce artillery bombardments. Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, warned that [Russian forces wanted to burn cities](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkc9TlP4QrAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMi8wNS8yNy93b3JsZC9ydXNzaWEtdWtyYWluZS13YXIvemVsZW5za3ktd2FybnMtdGhhdC1ydXNzaWEtcGxhbnMtdG8tcmVkdWNlLXVrcmFpbmVzLWVhc3QtdG8tYXNoZXM_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjA1MjcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjI2MjMmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTM2MDAmc21pZD11cmwtc2hhcmUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKG5U-RYnowjQxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) in the east “to ashes.” Russian and Ukrainian officials said Russian forces had captured Lyman, the second city to fall this week, and moved closer to encircling the larger city of Sievierodonetsk. Zelensky charged that Russia’s actions in Ukraine were “an obvious policy of genocide.” A [new report from international legal scholars](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkc9TlP4QdAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMi8wNS8yNy93b3JsZC9ydXNzaWEtdWtyYWluZS13YXI_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjA1MjcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjI2MjMmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTM2MDAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3I2EtbmV3LXJlcG9ydC1jb25jbHVkZXMtdGhhdC1ydXNzaWEtaXMtaW5jaXRpbmctZ2Vub2NpZGUtaW4tdWtyYWluZVcDbnl0QgpihuVPkWJ6MI0MUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) mainly supported that stance, noting that Russian tactics like the indiscriminate bombardment of residential areas established a “genocidal pattern.” In Russia, some academic researchers are working to prevent colleagues who supported the war from [being elected to](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkc9TlP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNS8yNy9zY2llbmNlL3J1c3NpYW4tYWNhZGVteS1zY2llbmNlLXVrcmFpbmUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMDUyNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02MjYyMyZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05MzYwMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYoblT5FiejCNDFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) the prestigious Russian Academy of Sciences. 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About [39.2 million Americans will be on the move](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkc9TlP0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNS8yNy90cmF2ZWwvbWVtb3JpYWwtZGF5LWhvbGlkYXktd2Vla2VuZC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIwNTI3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTYyNjIzJm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTkzNjAwJnNtaWQ9dXJsLXNoYXJlJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpihuVPkWJ6MI0MUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) over the long weekend, inching closer to prepandemic levels, according to estimates by AAA. They are taking to the roads and skies even as both Covid cases and hospitalizations in the U.S. have increased more than 25 percent from two weeks ago. [Gas prices have reached a national average of $4.60](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkc9TlP0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNS8yNy9idXNpbmVzcy9lbmVyZ3ktZW52aXJvbm1lbnQvZ2FzLXByaWNlcy1zdW1tZXItZHJpdmluZy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIwNTI3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTYyNjIzJm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTkzNjAwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpihuVPkWJ6MI0MUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) a gallon, up from $3.04 last year. Protesters at last year’s Glasgow climate summit.Kieran Dodds for The New York Times 5. Republican lawmakers are running a campaign to punish companies that address climate change. In recent months, conservatives have moved beyond tough words and used both legislative and financial leverage to [pressure the private sector to drop climate action](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkc9TlP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNS8yNy9jbGltYXRlL3JlcHVibGljYW5zLWJsYWNrcm9jay1jbGltYXRlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjA1MjcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjI2MjMmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTM2MDAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKG5U-RYnowjQxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) and any other causes they label “woke.” In Texas, for instance, a new law bars the state’s retirement and investment funds from doing business with companies that the state comptroller says are boycotting fossil fuels. These efforts come after years of many companies in the financial sector boasting that they were prioritizing environmental, social and governance issues rather than pure profits. That activism has often put them at odds with the Republican Party. In other political news, a federal judge [dismissed a lawsuit Donald Trump filed](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkc9TlP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNS8yNy9ueXJlZ2lvbi90cnVtcC1sZXRpdGlhLWphbWVzLW55Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjA1MjcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjI2MjMmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTM2MDAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKG5U-RYnowjQxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) to halt the New York attorney general’s civil investigation into his business practices. 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~/RgRkc9TlP0TOaHR0cDovL3d3dy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS9zdWJzY3JpcHRpb24_Y2FtcGFpZ25JZD05OVE5OSZjYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMDUyNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02MjYyMyZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05MzYwMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYoblT5FiejCNDFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) Prostitutes in New Delhi lined up last year to receive free rations.Pradeep Gaur/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images 6. India’s Supreme Court is removing barriers that deny prostitutes their rights. Sex work is legal in the country, but even so, [prostitutes face harassment and marginalization](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkc9TlP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNS8yNy93b3JsZC9hc2lhL2luZGlhLXByb3N0aXR1dGlvbi1yaWdodHMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMDUyNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02MjYyMyZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05MzYwMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYoblT5FiejCNDFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). The court has worked to counteract such problems, including with an order this month that the police must stop arrests and harassment of adult workers, who also shouldn’t be separated from their children. In a statement, the court noted, “It has been noticed that the attitude of the police to sex workers is often brutal and violent,” adding, “Police should treat all sex workers with dignity.” In other news from India, “Tomb of Sand,” a book about an 80-year-old woman’s trip to Pakistan, became the first Hindi novel to win [the International Booker Prize](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkc9TlP0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNS8yNi9hcnRzL2ludGVybmF0aW9uYWwtYm9va2VyLXdpbm5lci10b21iLW9mLXNhbmQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMDUyNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02MjYyMyZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05MzYwMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYoblT5FiejCNDFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Kyren Bogolub shares a two-bedroom apartment with three people in Boulder, Colo.Rachel Woolf for The New York Times 7. In this housing market, it makes less sense to move. Homeowners, sitting on historically low mortgage rates and with fewer homes for sale, will find that it’s much more expensive to buy [new home](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkc9TlP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNS8yNy91cHNob3QvaG91c2luZy1tYXJrZXQtc2xvdy1tb3ZpbmcuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMDUyNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02MjYyMyZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05MzYwMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYoblT5FiejCNDFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA)s. With inflation, renters may do better by staying put rather than signing new leases. Overall, moving rates have declined since the mid-1980s, when one in five people moved yearly. In 2021, only one in 12 did. In Boulder, Colo., rents rose more than 15 percent over the last year, while a small two-bedroom, one-bathroom fixer-upper recently sold for $1.25 million. As one real estate economist said, “Unanimously, I think people would say there’s less happiness in the country as people are living in a mis-housed unit.” A Times reporter found surprising photos with PimEyes.The New York Times 8. There’s a website that offers a potentially dangerous superpower from the world of science fiction. PimEyes, a paid online service, allows users to upload images of their faces and then scours the internet for matches. It can [dig up photos that many people would rather keep hidden](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkc9TlP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNS8yNi90ZWNobm9sb2d5L3BpbWV5ZXMtZmFjaWFsLXJlY29nbml0aW9uLXNlYXJjaC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIwNTI3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTYyNjIzJm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTkzNjAwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpihuVPkWJ6MI0MUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). Users are supposed to search only for their own faces, but there are no barriers in place that stop them from looking for others’, and privacy advocates are concerned that the service can be easily misused. Separately, the collapse in cryptocurrency prices this month has [renewed scrutiny on celebrities who endorse the risky assets](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkc9TlP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNS8yNy90ZWNobm9sb2d5L2NyeXB0by1pbmZsdWVuY2Vycy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIwNTI3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTYyNjIzJm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTkzNjAwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpihuVPkWJ6MI0MUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). Ellen DeGeneres greets fans during the final episode of her talk show.Michael Rozman/Warner Bros., via Associated Press 9. After 19 years, it’s a wrap for “The Ellen DeGeneres Show.” Oprah Winfrey, Pink, Jennifer Aniston and Julia Louis-Dreyfus were among those who [delivered their heartfelt goodbyes in the last few weeks](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkc9TlP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNS8yNy9zdHlsZS9lbGxlbi1kZWdlbmVyZXMtc2hvdy1maW5hbGUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMDUyNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02MjYyMyZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05MzYwMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYoblT5FiejCNDFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Despite being groundbreaking, the show fell victim to workplace controversies. Beginning in 2020, staffers complained of racism, intimidation and sexual harassment. Not long afterward, the show’s ratings cratered. The program’s success seemed unlikely when it debuted in 2003. At the start of the 3,339th (and last) episode yesterday, DeGeneres noted that when “Ellen” started, “I couldn’t say ‘gay,’” adding, “I said it at home a lot. ‘What are we having for our gay breakfast?’ Or ‘Pass the gay salt.’” Adrià Voltà 10. And, finally, eat, watch and read this Memorial Day weekend. Can’t travel? A vacation read “can be a destination in itself,” [writes our colleague Sarah Lyall](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkc9TlP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNS8yMS9ib29rcy92YWNhdGlvbi1yZWFkaW5nLXN1bW1lci5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIwNTI3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTYyNjIzJm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTkzNjAwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpihuVPkWJ6MI0MUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), and The Times’s Books department has some [summer book recommendations](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkc9TlP0TcaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMi9ib29rcy9zdW1tZXItcmVhZGluZy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIwNTI3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTYyNjIzJm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTkzNjAwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpihuVPkWJ6MI0MUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) that will whisk you away. This [summer’s upcoming films](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkc9TlP0TbaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNS8yNy9tb3ZpZXMvc3VtbWVyLW1vdmllcy0yMDIyLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjA1MjcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjI2MjMmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTM2MDAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKG5U-RYnowjQxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) take place in a variety of locations, from familiar vacation spots like Fire Island to more distant locales like Burundi, Iran and Valhalla, mythological home of Thor. Holiday barbecues can also give you a chance to escape — try a new recipe like the [Tajín Grilled Chicken](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkc9TlP0TbaHR0cHM6Ly9jb29raW5nLm55dGltZXMuY29tL3JlY2lwZXMvMTAyMzE0NS10YWppbi1ncmlsbGVkLWNoaWNrZW4_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjA1MjcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjI2MjMmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTM2MDAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKG5U-RYnowjQxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) from this [list of 12 Memorial Day cookout recipes](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkc9TlP0TTaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYXJ0aWNsZS9tZW1vcmlhbC1kYXktcmVjaXBlcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIwNTI3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTYyNjIzJm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTkzNjAwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpihuVPkWJ6MI0MUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). Have a summery weekend. Sarah Hughes compiled photos for this briefing. 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