Your Wednesday Briefing: New Jan. 6 revelations

Donald Trump tried to loosen security before the riot, a former aide testified. 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We’re covering new Jan. 6 revelations, the deaths of migrants to the U.S. and Turkey’s concession on NATO’s expansion. Cassidy Hutchinson, a former White House aide, during the hearing on Capitol Hill.Doug Mills/The New York Times ‘They’re not here to hurt me’ Donald Trump demanded to join the mob as it approached the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, even as the riot was underway, a former White House aide testified yesterday to the House committee investigating the attack. Trump knew the crowd he amassed in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021, was armed and could turn violent, but he wanted [security protections lifted](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRknfEPP4QrAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDYvMjgvdXMvbWVhZG93cy1haWRlLXRvLXRlc3RpZnktYmVmb3JlLWphbi02LXBhbmVsLWF0LXN1cnByaXNlLWhlYXJpbmcuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjA2MjkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjUyNDkmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTcwNDUmc21pZD11cmwtc2hhcmUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKYD2y7Yu5OqvNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), said Cassidy Hutchinson, an aide to Mark Meadows, Trump’s final chief of staff. Hutchinson paraphrased the former president’s objections to the presence of magnetometers to detect weapons: “‘You know, I don’t f-ing care that they have weapons. They’re not here to hurt me. Take the f-ing mags away. Let my people in. They can march to the Capitol from here. Let the people in. Take the f-ing mags away.’” Hutchinson also testified that Trump tried to grab the steering wheel of the presidential limo from a Secret Service agent when he was told that it was not safe to go to the Capitol. Here are [live updates](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRknfEPP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDIyLzA2LzI4L3VzL2phbi02LWhlYXJpbmctdG9kYXk_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjIwNjI5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY1MjQ5Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTk3MDQ1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpimA9su2LuTqrzUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). Details: Meadows and Rudy Giuliani sought pardons from Trump after the riot, Hutchinson testified. Rage: Inside the White House, Trump threw dishes, splattering ketchup on the wall, after learning his attorney general had publicly shot down his false allegations of a stolen election, Hutchinson said. Analysis: “This is the smoking gun,” [said one expert](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRknfEPP4QlAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMi8wNi8yOC91cy9qYW4tNi1oZWFyaW5nLXRvZGF5LzE0N2E4YjhlLWRiODctNTk5MS1iZmYwLWYxYTFlM2UzNWNjND9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjA2MjkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjUyNDkmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTcwNDUmc21pZD11cmwtc2hhcmUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKYD2y7Yu5OqvNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), who told The Times that today’s hearing established a case for Trump’s criminal culpability on “seditious conspiracy charges.” Dozens of people were found dead on Monday in a tractor-trailer in San Antonio.Lisa Krantz for The New York Times At least 50 migrants dead The death toll from a scorching-hot tractor-trailer found in the Texas sun [rose to at least 50 people yesterday](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRknfEPP4QMAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDYvMjgvdXMvbWlncmFudHMtZGVhZC1zYW4tYW50b25pby10ZXhhcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIyMDYyOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02NTI0OSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05NzA0NSZzbWlkPXVybC1zaGFyZSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYpgPbLti7k6q81IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). At least 16 people were taken to hospitals in San Antonio, suffering from [apparent heat exhaustion and dehydration](~/AAAAAQA~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~~). Several later died. The victims were believed to be migrants trying to cross into the U.S. from Mexico. Officials suggested that extreme heat most likely contributed to their deaths. Authorities took three people into custody and were working to identify victims. Mexico’s foreign minister said on Twitter that the dead included 22 Mexicans, seven Guatemalans and two Hondurans. Others have not yet been identified. All of the victims were believed to have crossed into the U.S. illegally. Here are [live updates](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRknfEPP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDIyLzA2LzI4L3VzL3RleGFzLW1pZ3JhbnRzLWRlYWQ_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjIwNjI5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY1MjQ5Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTk3MDQ1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpimA9su2LuTqrzUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). Details: The truck did not have operating air-conditioning, officials said, and the temperature [reached 103 degrees](~/AAAAAQA~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~~) in San Antonio on Monday. The city’s fire chief said people were “hot to the touch.” Background: The tragedy comes [amid a migration surge](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRknfEPP4QbAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMi8wNi8yOC91cy90ZXhhcy1taWdyYW50cy1kZWFkL21pZ3JhdGlvbi1zb3V0aHdlc3QtYm9yZGVyP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIyMDYyOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02NTI0OSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05NzA0NSZzbWlkPXVybC1zaGFyZSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYpgPbLti7k6q81IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) at the southern border of the U.S., exacerbated by [a pandemic-era health policy](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRknfEPP4QJAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMi8wNi8yOC91cy90ZXhhcy1taWdyYW50cy1kZWFkL3RpdGxlLTQyP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIyMDYyOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02NTI0OSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05NzA0NSZzbWlkPXVybC1zaGFyZSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYpgPbLti7k6q81IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) under which migrants are often returned to Mexico. The G7 Summit in Germany concluded yesterday.Kenny Holston for The New York Times Turkey relents on Sweden and Finland Turkey agreed to [lift its veto on Sweden and Finland](~/AAAAAQA~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) joining NATO, clearing a major diplomatic hurdle. Today, the alliance will formally invite the two countries to join at a summit in Madrid. Here are [live updates](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRknfEPP4R_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~~). The Madrid meeting comes after the Group of 7 summit in Germany, which concluded yesterday with a [fledgling and untested plan](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRknfEPP4Q3AWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMi8wNi8yOC93b3JsZC9ydXNzaWEtdWtyYWluZS13YXItbmV3cy90by1jb3VudGVyLXB1dGluLWJpZGVuLXRyaWVzLXRvLWFzc2VtYmxlLWFuLXVwc2lkZS1kb3duLWNhcnRlbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjA2MjkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjUyNDkmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTcwNDUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKYD2y7Yu5OqvNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) to seek [price caps on Russian oil](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRknfEPP4QtAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMi8wNi8yOC93b3JsZC9ydXNzaWEtdWtyYWluZS13YXItbmV3cz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjA2MjkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjUyNDkmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTcwNDUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3I2c3LWxlYWRlcnMtcHJlc3MtYWhlYWQtd2l0aC1wcmljZS1jYXAtb24tcnVzc2lhbi1vaWxXA255dEIKYpgPbLti7k6q81IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Leaders also announced that they would [spend billions more on food security](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRknfEPP4QIAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMi8wNi8yOC93b3JsZC9ydXNzaWEtdWtyYWluZS13YXItbmV3cz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjA2MjkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjUyNDkmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTcwNDUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3I2c3LXVrcmFpbmUtZm9vZFcDbnl0QgpimA9su2LuTqrzUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), seeking to counter shortages caused by Russia’s invasion. President Vladimir Putin also traveled to meet with allies, heading to Tajikistan before a meeting with [leaders of Central Asian countries](~/AAAAAQA~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) in Turkmenistan today — a potential bulwark against his isolation from the West. It was his first trip abroad since the invasion, and a show of confidence. Fighting: The death toll from a Russian missile strike on a crowded mall in central Ukraine [rose to 18](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRknfEPP4QqAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMi8wNi8yOC93b3JsZC9ydXNzaWEtdWtyYWluZS13YXItbmV3cy9rcmVtZW5jaHVrLXNob3BwaW5nLWNlbnRlci1taXNzaWxlP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIyMDYyOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02NTI0OSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05NzA0NSZzbWlkPXVybC1zaGFyZSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYpgPbLti7k6q81IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), the city’s mayor said. Russia released a [fresh round of strikes yesterday](~/AAAAAQA~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~~), killing at least eight more civilians. Communication breakdowns are [still proving fatal](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRknfEPP0T7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNi8yOC93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvdWtyYWluZS1hcm15LXJ1c3NpYS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIyMDYyOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02NTI0OSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05NzA0NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYpgPbLti7k6q81IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) for Ukrainian soldiers. India: Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the G7 meeting. He is trying to position India as the [voice of poorer nations](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRknfEPP0T2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNi8yOC93b3JsZC9hc2lhL2luZGlhLXJ1c3NpYS13YXIuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjA2MjkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjUyNDkmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTcwNDUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKYD2y7Yu5OqvNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), arguing that sanctions hurt developing countries the most. What’s next: At the NATO summit, Western leaders are expected to announce more military funding for Ukraine and the deployment of more forces in Eastern Europe. Tomorrow in Moscow, Putin plans to meet with President Joko Widodo of Indonesia. 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Two days later, [the drives were found](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRknfEPP4QFAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDYvMjgvd29ybGQvYXNpYS91c2ItamFwYW4tZmxhc2gtZHJpdmUtYW1hZ2FzYWtpLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjIwNjI5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY1MjQ5Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTk3MDQ1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpimA9su2LuTqrzUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). World News Ghislaine Maxwell was convicted of conspiring with Jeffrey Epstein to recruit, groom and abuse underage girls.John Minchillo/Associated Press - Ghislaine Maxwell was [sentenced to 20 years](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRknfEPP4QXAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDYvMjcvbnlyZWdpb24vZ2hpc2xhaW5lLW1heHdlbGwtc2VudGVuY2luZy1lcHN0ZWluLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjIwNjI5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY1MjQ5Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTk3MDQ1JnNtaWQ9dXJsLXNoYXJlJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpimA9su2LuTqrzUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) in prison. Here are [live updates](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRknfEPP4QCAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMi8wNi8yOC9ueXJlZ2lvbi9naGlzbGFpbmUtbWF4d2VsbC1uZXdzLWVwc3RlaW4_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjIwNjI5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY1MjQ5Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTk3MDQ1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpimA9su2LuTqrzUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). - Colombia’s national truth commission called for a [sweeping transformation](~/AAAAAQA~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~~) of the country’s armed forces yesterday. Here are [live updates](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRknfEPP4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMi8wNi8yOC93b3JsZC9jb2xvbWJpYS10cnV0aC1jb21taXNzaW9uLXJlcG9ydD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjA2MjkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjUyNDkmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTcwNDUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKYD2y7Yu5OqvNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). - A German court [convicted a 101-year-old former Nazi](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRknfEPP4QHAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDYvMjgvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2V4LW5hemktZ3VhcmQtY29udmljdGVkLWdlcm1hbnkuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjA2MjkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjUyNDkmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTcwNDUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKYD2y7Yu5OqvNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) concentration camp guard of being an accessory to more than 3,500 murders. - At least [51 people died at a Colombian prison](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRknfEPP4QDAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDYvMjgvd29ybGQvYW1lcmljYXMvY29sb21iaWEtcHJpc29uLXJpb3QtZmlyZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIyMDYyOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02NTI0OSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05NzA0NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYpgPbLti7k6q81IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) after a fire broke out during a riot. U.S. News - Judges in [Texas](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRknfEPP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNi8yOC91cy90ZXhhcy1yb2UtYWJvcnRpb24tYmFuLWJsb2NrZWQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjA2MjkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjUyNDkmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTcwNDUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKYD2y7Yu5OqvNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), Louisiana and Utah temporarily blocked laws that would ban abortion. - Democrats are [dissatisfied](~/AAAAAQA~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~) with the response of President Biden and other party leaders to the overturning of Roe. - F.D.A. advisers recommended [an updated booster shot](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRknfEPP4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDYvMjgvdXMvcG9saXRpY3MvY292aWQtdmFjY2luZXMtb21pY3Jvbi1mZGEuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjA2MjkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjUyNDkmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTcwNDUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKYD2y7Yu5OqvNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) that targets some form of the Omicron variant. - Economists say the odds of a recession in the U.S. are increasing, though [the range of their forecasts](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRknfEPP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNi8yOC9idXNpbmVzcy9yZWNlc3Npb24tcHJvYmFiaWxpdHktdXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjA2MjkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjUyNDkmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTcwNDUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKYD2y7Yu5OqvNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) is wide. What Else Is Happening - Armed robbers [stole jewelry at TEFAF](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRknfEPP0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNi8yOC9hcnRzL2Rlc2lnbi90ZWZhZi1yb2JiZXJ5Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjIwNjI5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY1MjQ5Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTk3MDQ1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpimA9su2LuTqrzUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), a renowned Dutch art fair, in a daytime heist. - A small NASA-financed spacecraft [launched to the moon](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRknfEPP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNi8yOC9zY2llbmNlL2NhcHN0b25lLW5hc2EtbGF1bmNoLW1vb24uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjA2MjkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjUyNDkmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTcwNDUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKYD2y7Yu5OqvNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) from New Zealand yesterday. A Morning Read At Java Saga in Atlanta, Alvin Sun serves four different Taiwanese fried chicken sandwiches. The A.B.C. sandwich is his most popular.Andrew Lee for The New York Times Taiwanese fried chicken is [gaining a foothold](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRknfEPP0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNi8yOC9kaW5pbmcvdGFpd2FuZXNlLWZyaWVkLWNoaWNrZW4uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjA2MjkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjUyNDkmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTcwNDUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKYD2y7Yu5OqvNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) in the American culinary landscape as a generation of young chefs reimagine the street food classic amid a surging [interest in Taiwanese cuisine](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRknfEPP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8wNi8xMS9kaW5pbmcvdGFpd2FuZXNlLWZvb2QuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjA2MjkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjUyNDkmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTcwNDUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKYD2y7Yu5OqvNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). 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~/RgRknfEPP0TnaHR0cDovL3d3dy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS9zdWJzY3JpcHRpb24_Y2FtcGFpZ25JZD05OVE5OSZjYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjA2MjkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjUyNDkmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTcwNDUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKYD2y7Yu5OqvNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) ARTS AND IDEAS Crispr’s ethical questions Cancer biologists use the gene-editing technology CRISPR to discover hidden vulnerabilities of tumor cells. Botanists use CRISPR to grow more nutritious tomatoes. Evolutionary biologists deploy the tool to study [Neanderthal brains](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRknfEPP0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wMi8xMS9zY2llbmNlL25lYW5kZXJ0aGFsLWJyYWluLW9yZ2Fub2lkcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIyMDYyOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02NTI0OSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05NzA0NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYpgPbLti7k6q81IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) and how our ape ancestors [lost their tails](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRknfEPP0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wOS8yMS9zY2llbmNlL2hvdy1odW1hbnMtbG9zdC10aGVpci10YWlscy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIyMDYyOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02NTI0OSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05NzA0NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYpgPbLti7k6q81IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). There is no doubt of its impact: CRISPR — one of the most [celebrated inventions in modern biology](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRknfEPP4QCAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDYvMjcvc2NpZW5jZS9jcmlzcHItc2NpZW5jZS1tZWRpY2FsLXJlc2VhcmNoLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjIwNjI5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY1MjQ5Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTk3MDQ1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpimA9su2LuTqrzUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) — earned the 2020 Nobel Prize for chemistry. But the decade-old technology has also raised [profound ethical questions](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRknfEPP0T_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNi8yNy9zY2llbmNlL2NyaXNwci1nZW5lLWVkaXRpbmctMTAteWVhcnMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjA2MjkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjUyNDkmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTcwNDUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKYD2y7Yu5OqvNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) about altering human DNA. In 2018, the implications became real when a Chinese biophysicist edited a gene in human embryos to confer resistance to H.I.V. He was sentenced to prison for “[illegal medical practices](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRknfEPP4QfAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTIvMzAvYnVzaW5lc3MvY2hpbmEtc2NpZW50aXN0LWdlbmV0aWMtYmFieS1wcmlzb24uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjA2MjkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjUyNDkmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlYXJjaFJlc3VsdFBvc2l0aW9uPTExJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTcwNDUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKYD2y7Yu5OqvNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~)” the next year. The three embryos are now toddlers; little is known about their health. Scientists don’t yet know of anyone else who has followed his example, but many believe it’s only a matter of time. “Will it then become acceptable, or even routine, to repair disease-causing genes in an embryo in the lab?” Carl Zimmer writes. “What if parents wanted to insert traits that they found more desirable — like those related to height, eye color or intelligence?” PLAY, WATCH, EAT What to Cook Julia Gartland for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Monica Pierini. This creamy [vegetable tofu curry](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRknfEPP4QpAWh0dHBzOi8vY29va2luZy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS9yZWNpcGVzLzEwMjMyMzQtdmVnZXRhYmxlLXRvZnUtY3Vycnk_YWN0aW9uPWNsaWNrJmNhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIyMDYyOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02NTI0OSZtb2R1bGU9UmVjaXBlK29mK1RoZStEYXkmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZwZ1R5cGU9aG9tZXBhZ2UmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTk3MDQ1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpimA9su2LuTqrzUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) keeps for days. What to Watch “[Flux Gourmet](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRknfEPP0T1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNi8yMy9tb3ZpZXMvZmx1eC1nb3VybWV0LXJldmlldy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIyMDYyOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02NTI0OSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05NzA0NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYpgPbLti7k6q81IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA),” Peter Strickland’s latest film, is a speculative comedy about art, desire and gastrointestinal discomfort. 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