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A new front in the war in Ukraine. | ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkdtYzP0RvaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1l

A new front in the war in Ukraine. [View in browser](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkdtYzP4Q-AWh0dHBzOi8vbWVzc2FnaW5nLWN1c3RvbS1uZXdzbGV0dGVycy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS90ZW1wbGF0ZS9vYWt2Mj9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMjA1MzAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjI3Mjgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZwcm9kdWN0Q29kZT1NQkUmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTkzNzIwJnRlPTEmdXJpPW55dCUzQSUyRiUyRm5ld3NsZXR0ZXIlMkY1YWE2NjRlYi00MzUwLTViY2ItOTdmNi02MGE2YTdkNDdjYjEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpihjNRlGJ_AjzkUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~)|[nytimes.com](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkdtYzP0TFaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIyMDUzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02MjcyOCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05MzcyMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYoYzUZRifwI85FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA)[Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-ad-marquee) ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkdtYzP0RvaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MjIxNzcyJmxpPU1CRSZtPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnA9TUJFXzIwMjIwNTMwVwNueXRCCmKGM1GUYn8CPORSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~ [Morning Briefing, Europe Edition](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkdtYzP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vc2VyaWVzL2V1cm9wZS1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIyMDUzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02MjcyOCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05MzcyMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYoYzUZRifwI85FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) May 30, 2022 [Author Headshot](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkdtYzP0TVaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYnkvbmF0YXNoYS1mcm9zdD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMjA1MzAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjI3Mjgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTM3MjAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKGM1GUYn8CPORSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) By [Natasha Frost](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkdtYzP0TVaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYnkvbmF0YXNoYS1mcm9zdD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMjA1MzAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjI3Mjgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTM3MjAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKGM1GUYn8CPORSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) Writer, Briefings Good morning. We’re covering a new front in Russia’s war in Ukraine and President Biden’s trip to Uvalde, Texas. Ukrainian soldiers a few hundred yards from Russian positions near the Russian-occupied Donetsk airport on Sunday.Finbarr O'Reilly for The New York Times Ukraine strikes back in the south Ukrainian soldiers launched a counteroffensive yesterday in Kherson, the key city that Russia has used as a staging ground for operations across southern Ukraine. Ukrainian forces attempted to hold off Russia’s efforts to conquer and cut off a strategic strip of eastern Ukraine. [Follow the latest updates from the war](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkdtYzP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDIyLzA1LzI5L3dvcmxkL3J1c3NpYS11a3JhaW5lLXdhcj9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMjA1MzAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjI3Mjgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTM3MjAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKGM1GUYn8CPORSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). The announcement of the Ukrainian counteroffensive — “Hold on, Kherson, we’re coming!” the military said yesterday morning on Twitter — signaled what might prove to be a new chapter in a war that has geopolitical, economic and humanitarian significance. In recent weeks, Russian forces, stretched thin and taking heavy losses as they gained ground in the eastern Donbas region, have concentrated their efforts on fortifying defensive positions in the south. It was not clear if they were prepared for the Ukrainian counterattack. Morale building: Volodymyr Zelensky, the Ukrainian president, yesterday visited the country’s northeast, near Kharkiv, where he praised military forces for their success in pushing Russians back from the city’s outskirts. Kharkiv, which endured months of shelling that killed many civilians and forced tens of thousands to flee, was struck again hours after he left. In other news from the war: - Volunteer organizations are helping Russian-speaking Ukrainians [abandon “the occupiers’ language.”](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkdtYzP0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNS8yOS93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvdWtyYWluZS1ydXNzaWEtbGFuZ3VhZ2UuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMjA1MzAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjI3Mjgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTM3MjAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKGM1GUYn8CPORSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) President Biden and Jill Biden paid their respects at the memorial site at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on Sunday.Cheriss May for The New York Times A solemn visit to Uvalde President Biden [traveled to Uvalde, Texas,](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkdtYzP4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMi8wNS8yOS91cy9zaG9vdGluZy10ZXhhcy1zY2hvb2wtdXZhbGRlL3V2YWxkZS1iaWRlbj9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMjA1MzAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjI3Mjgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTM3MjAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKGM1GUYn8CPORSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) with the first lady, Jill Biden, to visit a memorial outside Robb Elementary School where 19 children and two teachers were gunned down last week. Less than two weeks earlier, the couple had observed a moment of silence near the site of a racist massacre at a supermarket in Buffalo. The frequency of the shootings has spurred a new round of negotiations over gun control measures in Congress, and some liberal states, including New York and California, are moving to pass [stricter gun-control laws](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkdtYzP0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNS8yOS91cy9zdGF0ZXMtZ3VuLXJlc3RyaWN0aW9ucy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIyMDUzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02MjcyOCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05MzcyMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYoYzUZRifwI85FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). The Justice Department said yesterday that [it would review the law enforcement response](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkdtYzP4QJAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDUvMjkvdXMvY3JpdGljYWwtcmV2aWV3LXRleGFzLXNob290aW5nLWp1c3RpY2UtZGVwYXJ0bWVudC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIyMDUzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02MjcyOCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05MzcyMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYoYzUZRifwI85FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) to the mass shooting in Uvalde. The protracted response came despite the fact that some children inside the classrooms were calling 911 for help, raising questions about whether lives could have been saved had officials acted sooner. Bipartisan approach: After Uvalde, Republicans said they wanted to do something, at least on issues of school security and mental health. Democrats are demanding at least stronger background checks at gun shows and internet gun bazaars. Many Democrats say they believe that Congress should go even further. Election Day in Colombia on Sunday.Federico Rios for The New York Times A June runoff in Colombia’s election Two anti-establishment candidates, Gustavo Petro, a leftist, and Rodolfo Hernández, a right-wing populist, captured the top two spots in [Colombia’s presidential election yesterday](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkdtYzP0T9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNS8yOS93b3JsZC9hbWVyaWNhcy9jb2xvbWJpYS1lbGVjdGlvbi1yZXN1bHRzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjIwNTMwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTYyNzI4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTkzNzIwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpihjNRlGJ_AjzkUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), delivering a stunning blow to the dominant conservative political class. The two will compete in a runoff election on June 19. The election is shaping up to be one of the most consequential in the country’s history. At stake: the country’s economic model, democratic integrity and the livelihoods of millions of people who have been pushed into poverty. Colombia has long been the strongest U.S. ally in the region: Petro has called for a reset of the bilateral relationship, including a re-examination of a trade agreement. A win for Petro would mark a watershed moment for one of the most politically conservative societies in Latin America. His rise reflects not just a leftist shift across Latin America, but also an anti-incumbent fervor that has gained strength as the pandemic has deepened poverty and inequality. By the numbers: With more than 99 percent of the ballots counted on Sunday evening, Petro received more than 40 percent of the vote. Hernández received over 28 percent, an unexpected second-place victory ahead of the conservative establishment candidate, Federico Gutiérrez, who had been polling in second place. 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What Else Is Happening - Novak Djokovic, the world No. 1, and Rafael Nadal, the 13-time French Open champion, will compete [in the quarterfinal tomorrow](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkdtYzP0T9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNS8yOS9zcG9ydHMvdGVubmlzL2Rqb2tvdmljLW5hZGFsLWZyZW5jaC1vcGVuLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjIwNTMwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTYyNzI4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTkzNzIwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpihjNRlGJ_AjzkUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) at Roland Garros. - [Real Madrid won the Champions League](~/AAAAAQA~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), European soccer’s premier competition. - The F.B.I.’s Art Crime unit [is investigating the authenticity](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkdtYzP4QGAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDUvMjkvYXJ0cy9kZXNpZ24vZmJpLWJhc3F1aWF0LXBhaW50aW5ncy1vcmxhbmRvLW11c2V1bS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIyMDUzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02MjcyOCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05MzcyMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYoYzUZRifwI85FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) of a collection that the Orlando Museum of Art says are works by Jean-Michel Basquiat. A Morning Read Don Hogan Charles/The New York Times It’s easy to forget today that pay phones were once essential in the daily lives of New Yorkers; in 1978, a pay phone in New York’s Penn Station was the busiest in the U.S., with an average pickup rate of 5,500 times a month. As the effort to remove the final examples from the streets of New York City was completed this week, reporters for The Times looked back through our archives for stories about and [images of the humble yet ubiquitous pay phone](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkdtYzP0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNS8yNy9hcnRzL3BheS1waG9uZXMtbnljLXBob3Rvcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIyMDUzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02MjcyOCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05MzcyMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYoYzUZRifwI85FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). 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The Times is running a series — “A Summer of Cycling” — with reports on [Vancouver](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkdtYzP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNS8yMy90cmF2ZWwvdmFuY291dmVyLWJpa2luZy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIyMDUzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02MjcyOCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05MzcyMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYoYzUZRifwI85FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), British Columbia; [Vermont](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkdtYzP0TzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNS8yMy90cmF2ZWwvdmVybW9udC1tb3VudGFpbi1iaWtpbmcuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMjA1MzAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjI3Mjgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTM3MjAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKGM1GUYn8CPORSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~); [Alaska](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkdtYzP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNS8yMy90cmF2ZWwvZmFtaWx5LXN1bW1lci1jeWNsaW5nLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjIwNTMwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTYyNzI4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTkzNzIwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpihjNRlGJ_AjzkUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~); [Hawaii](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkdtYzP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNS8yMy90cmF2ZWwvZS1iaWtlLWhhd2FpaS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIyMDUzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02MjcyOCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05MzcyMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYoYzUZRifwI85FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA); a 150-mile journey [from Italy to Croatia](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkdtYzP0T_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMi8wNS8yNC90cmF2ZWwvYmlrZS1yaWRlLWl0YWx5LWNyb2F0aWEuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMjA1MzAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjI3Mjgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTM3MjAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKGM1GUYn8CPORSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~); and [seven cities around the world](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkdtYzP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNS8yMy90cmF2ZWwvY2l0eS1iaWtpbmctdHJhaWxzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjIwNTMwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTYyNzI4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTkzNzIwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpihjNRlGJ_AjzkUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) that are fun to explore on a bike. If you’re staying home, here are some recommendations for great [barbecue and cookout recipes](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkdtYzP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYXJ0aWNsZS9tZW1vcmlhbC1kYXktcmVjaXBlcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIyMDUzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02MjcyOCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05MzcyMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYoYzUZRifwI85FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) that can be prepared ahead of time. That way, you don’t need to be working in the kitchen while everyone else is having fun. The ultimate advance-preparation meal is a picnic, and our recipe columnist David Tanis [has plenty of advice](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkdtYzP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNS8yNy9kaW5pbmcvYmVzdC1waWNuaWMtaWRlYXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMjA1MzAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjI3Mjgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTM3MjAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKGM1GUYn8CPORSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). And if all you really want to do is to get lost in a great movie or a wonderful book, we have you covered. Here’s The Times’s list of the [101 most interesting movies](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkdtYzP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNS8yNy9tb3ZpZXMvc3VtbWVyLW1vdmllcy0yMDIyLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjIwNTMwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTYyNzI4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTkzNzIwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpihjNRlGJ_AjzkUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) of the season and our Books desk colleagues’ guide to [summer reading](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkdtYzP0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMi9ib29rcy9zdW1tZXItcmVhZGluZy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIyMDUzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02MjcyOCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05MzcyMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYoYzUZRifwI85FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). They have 88 books to transport you this season, including [thrillers](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkdtYzP0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNS8yNy9ib29rcy9yZXZpZXcvbmV3LXRocmlsbGVycy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIyMDUzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02MjcyOCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05MzcyMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYoYzUZRifwI85FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), [historical fiction](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkdtYzP0T4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNS8yNy9ib29rcy9yZXZpZXcvbmV3LWhpc3RvcmljYWwtZmljdGlvbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIyMDUzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02MjcyOCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05MzcyMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYoYzUZRifwI85FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), [romance](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkdtYzP0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNS8yNy9ib29rcy9yZXZpZXcvbmV3LXJvbWFuY2Utbm92ZWxzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjIwNTMwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTYyNzI4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTkzNzIwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpihjNRlGJ_AjzkUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) and [cookbooks](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkdtYzP0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNS8yNy9ib29rcy9yZXZpZXcvc3VtbWVyLWNvb2tib29rcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIyMDUzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02MjcyOCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05MzcyMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYoYzUZRifwI85FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). PLAY, WATCH, EAT What to Cook Linda Xiao for The New York Times [These delicate won tons](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkdtYzP0T2aHR0cHM6Ly9jb29raW5nLm55dGltZXMuY29tL3JlY2lwZXMvMTAyMjEwNC1zcGljeS13b24tdG9ucy13aXRoLWNoaWxlLW9pbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMjA1MzAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjI3Mjgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTM3MjAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKGM1GUYn8CPORSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) are subtly sweet and filled with a tender combination of pork, stock, soy sauce and Shaoxing rice wine. What to Read [David Shiffman’s “Why Sharks Matter”](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkdtYzP0T7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNS8yNC9ib29rcy93aHktc2hhcmtzLW1hdHRlci1kYXZpZC1zaGlmZm1hbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIyMDUzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02MjcyOCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05MzcyMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYoYzUZRifwI85FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) might help you see the creatures in a new, more appreciative light. What to Watch The satire “Triangle of Sadness,” from the Swedish director Ruben Ostlund, [won the Palme d’Or](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkdtYzP4QHAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDUvMjgvbW92aWVzL2Nhbm5lcy1wYWxtZS1kb3Itd2lubmVyLXRyaWFuZ2xlLW9mLXNhZG5lc3MuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMjA1MzAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjI3Mjgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTM3MjAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKGM1GUYn8CPORSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) at the Cannes Film Festival. Now Time to Play Here’s [today’s Mini Crossword](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkdtYzP0TZaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vY3Jvc3N3b3Jkcy9nYW1lL21pbmk_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjIwNTMwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTYyNzI4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTkzNzIwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpihjNRlGJ_AjzkUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) and a clue: Hurricane’s center (three letters). And here’s [today’s Wordle](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkdtYzP0TcaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vZ2FtZXMvd29yZGxlL2luZGV4Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjIwNTMwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTYyNzI4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTkzNzIwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpihjNRlGJ_AjzkUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) and [the Spelling Bee](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkdtYzP0TZaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vcHV6emxlcy9zcGVsbGluZy1iZWU_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjIwNTMwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTYyNzI4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTkzNzIwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpihjNRlGJ_AjzkUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). [You can find all our puzzles here](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkdtYzP0TPaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vY3Jvc3N3b3Jkcz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMjA1MzAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjI3Mjgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTM3MjAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKGM1GUYn8CPORSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). That’s it for today’s briefing. Thanks for joining me. — Natasha P.S. Work by The Times won the [Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Journalism Award for New Media](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkdtYzP4QEAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGNvLmNvbS9wcmVzcy90aGUtbmV3LXlvcmstdGltZXMtd2lucy1yb2JlcnQtZi1rZW5uZWR5LWpvdXJuYWxpc20tYXdhcmRzLz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMjA1MzAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjI3Mjgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTM3MjAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKGM1GUYn8CPORSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) as well as the John Siegenthaler Courage in Journalism Award. 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