The Morning: A powerful court

Why the Supreme Court is unusually dominant in American politics. 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In other advanced democracies, the courts are more restrained. The Supreme Court’s structure allows for few checks on the justices’ power.Pete Marovich for The New York Times A global outlier By now, most of us are used to U.S. Supreme Court rulings that bring big changes to American life — on abortion, guns, same-sex marriage and more. This morning may bring another sweeping ruling, [on climate change](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkoAGTP0TdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNi8xOS9jbGltYXRlL3N1cHJlbWUtY291cnQtY2xpbWF0ZS1lcGEuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjIwNjMwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY1NDA5Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05NzIwNSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYq-TfL1i21x9Q1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). But the Supreme Court’s power is strange in a global context. The highest-level courts in other rich democracies tend to be less dominant. Elsewhere, courts can still overturn laws and restrict the government’s reach, but they often face sharper limits on their decisions. There are two major reasons that the U.S. Supreme Court is unusual, and today’s newsletter will explain them. First, the court’s structure allows for few checks on the justices’ power: They have lifetime tenure, and other branches of government have few ways to overturn a ruling. Second, the dysfunction of the rest of the U.S. government, especially Congress, has created a vacuum that the Supreme Court fills. Unchecked judges Supreme Court justices remain on the bench for life or until they choose to retire. In other countries, there are term or age limits: Judges on Germany’s federal constitutional court, for example, serve for 12 years or until age 68, whichever is sooner. The U.S. model means the current court’s makeup of six conservatives and three liberals is likely to remain in place for years if not decades. And if justices are careful about [timing their retirements](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkoAGTP0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxNC8wNi8wMy91cHNob3QvdGhlLXN1cHJlbWUtY291cnQtYmx1bmRlci10aGF0LWxpYmVyYWxzLXRlbmQtdG8tbWFrZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMjA2MzAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjU0MDkmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTk3MjA1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpir5N8vWLbXH1DUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) to benefit their ideological side, it could last even longer. As a result, future elections and public opinion can end up having little influence on the court. In other countries, limited terms and mandatory retirement ages create opportunities for more recently elected lawmakers to remake the highest courts and keep them in check. “There is some accountability,” said Tom Ginsburg of the University of Chicago Law School. “If a court is too out of control, there is pressure to rein it back in.” The U.S. also makes it more difficult to overrule a court’s decisions. A two-thirds vote from both the House and the Senate, or approval from two-thirds of state legislatures, initiates a constitutional amendment. Then three-fourths of the states must ratify the amendment. This has only been successfully done 17 times in the more than 230 years since the Constitution and the Bill of Rights were ratified — and never since 1992. In other countries, legislators can more easily overrule the courts. Canada’s Parliament can pass laws that ignore court rulings, although such laws must be reapproved every five years. British courts are so weak that their decisions act more as recommendations than orders, said Kim Lane Scheppele, a legal expert at Princeton University. In the U.S., each part of the lawmaking process is a potential veto point for bills.T.J. Kirkpatrick for The New York Times Political dysfunction The U.S. Supreme Court is also empowered by the frequent gridlock across the rest of the federal government. For example, Congress could pass a federal law guaranteeing access to abortion in the first trimester, which [most Americans favor](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkoAGTP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNS8xOS9icmllZmluZy9hYm9ydGlvbi1kZWJhdGUtcHVibGljLW9waW5pb24uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjIwNjMwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY1NDA5Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05NzIwNSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYq-TfL1i21x9Q1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Or Congress could pass laws giving the E.P.A. clearer authority to deal with climate change. Neither has happened. Congress’s struggles demonstrate a broader problem: The U.S. has built so many checks into its political system that it has become what political scientist Francis Fukuyama calls a “vetocracy.” Each part of the lawmaking process, from the House to the Senate to the White House, is a potential veto point for bills. Then there are additional barriers — like the Senate filibuster, which requires 60 of 100 senators to pass most legislation. The many veto points make it difficult for even the party that controls both Congress and the White House, as the Democrats now do and the Republicans did in 2017 and 2018, to get much done. The courts fill the void. Other advanced democracies tend to have simpler parliamentary systems. So when a political party or coalition wins an election, it can quickly pass laws to act on its promises. “When courts wind up doing so much of the work, it is often precisely because the parliament is broken,” Scheppele said. A conservative system Many Republicans argue they are simply playing by the rules set by the Constitution, and that liberals complain because they don’t like the results. (Senator Mitch McConnell made a longer version of this case in a [recent interview with The Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkoAGTP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNi8yNy91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9taXRjaC1tY2Nvbm5lbGwtc3VwcmVtZS1jb3VydC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMjA2MzAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjU0MDkmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTk3MjA1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpir5N8vWLbXH1DUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~).) But the rules do inherently favor McConnell’s side. The liberal vision for America requires passing laws to make major changes — already difficult in the political system. The Supreme Court adds another veto point, further bolstering a small-c conservative process. That is why much of the Democratic agenda now focuses on political and judicial reforms. (Jamelle Bouie, a Times Opinion columnist, [goes into more detail here](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkoAGTP0TeaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNi8yNS9vcGluaW9uL3N1cHJlbWUtY291cnQtY29uc3RpdHV0aW9uLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIyMDYzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02NTQwOSZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTcyMDUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKvk3y9YttcfUNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~).) Yet the conservative process also makes those political and judicial reforms difficult to enact. So for the foreseeable future, the Supreme Court is likely to play a sweeping role in American life. For more - The Supreme Court ruled yesterday that Oklahoma authorities could prosecute non-Indians who commit crimes on tribal lands, narrowing a 2020 decision [about Native American rights](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkoAGTP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNi8yOS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9zdXByZW1lLWNvdXJ0LXJ1bGluZy1va2xhaG9tYS10cmliZXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjIwNjMwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY1NDA5Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05NzIwNSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYq-TfL1i21x9Q1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). - The court also said that states could be held liable for [discriminating against employees](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkoAGTP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNi8yOS91cy9zdXByZW1lLWNvdXJ0LXZldGVyYW4tYnVybi1waXRzLWlyYXEuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjIwNjMwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY1NDA5Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05NzIwNSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYq-TfL1i21x9Q1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) who were injured in military service. - Justice Stephen Breyer will formally retire today and help swear in Ketanji Brown Jackson. THE LATEST NEWS Abortion Abortion rights protesters in Houston.Callaghan O'Hare/Reuters - Dozens of Democratic prosecutors in conservative states said they [would not bring charges](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkoAGTP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNi8yOS91cy9hYm9ydGlvbi1lbmZvcmNlbWVudC1wcm9zZWN1dG9ycy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMjA2MzAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjU0MDkmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTk3MjA1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpir5N8vWLbXH1DUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) against abortion providers. - Banks collect customers’ payment data. Those records could become [evidence in abortion prosecutions](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkoAGTP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNi8yOS9idXNpbmVzcy9wYXltZW50LWRhdGEtYWJvcnRpb24tZXZpZGVuY2UuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjIwNjMwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY1NDA5Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05NzIwNSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYq-TfL1i21x9Q1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Politics Representative Liz Cheney on Capitol Hill this week.Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times - Liz Cheney called Donald Trump “[a domestic threat](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkoAGTP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNi8yOS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9saXotY2hlbmV5LXNwZWVjaC10cnVtcC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMjA2MzAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjU0MDkmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTk3MjA1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpir5N8vWLbXH1DUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) that we have never faced before.” - The Jan. 6 committee [subpoenaed Pat Cipollone](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkoAGTP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNi8yOS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9wYXQtY2lwb2xsb25lLXN1YnBvZW5hLWphbi02Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIyMDYzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02NTQwOSZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTcyMDUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKvk3y9YttcfUNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), Trump’s former White House counsel. - Missouri enacted a law requiring voters to present a photo ID and [prohibiting drop boxes](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkoAGTP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNi8yOS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9taXNzb3VyaS12b3RpbmctcnVsZXMtY2F1Y3VzLXByaW1hcmllcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMjA2MzAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjU0MDkmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTk3MjA1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpir5N8vWLbXH1DUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) for absentee ballots. - An Oregon politician’s quote in Monday’s edition of this newsletter — referring to Portland as the “city of roaches” — has [stirred up the governor’s race](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkoAGTP4QXAWh0dHBzOi8vcGFtcGxpbm1lZGlhLmNvbS9wdC8yNjYtcG9saXRpY3MvNTUwMzM2LTQ0MDQ5Ny1iZXRzeS1qb2huc29uLWNhbGxzLXBvcnRsYW5kLWNpdHktb2Ytcm9hY2hlcy1pbi1pbnRlcnZpZXc_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIyMDYzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02NTQwOSZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTcyMDUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JndhbGxpdF9ub3Nlc3Npb249MVcDbnl0Qgpir5N8vWLbXH1DUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). War in Ukraine - NATO leaders announced [a more muscular stance on Russia](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkoAGTP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNi8yOS93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvbmF0by1leHBhbnNpb24tdWtyYWluZS13YXIuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjIwNjMwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY1NDA5Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05NzIwNSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYq-TfL1i21x9Q1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) and moved thousands of troops to the alliance’s eastern flank. - Moscow is [sending thousands more soldiers](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkoAGTP4RHAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMi8wNi8yOS93b3JsZC9ydXNzaWEtdWtyYWluZS13YXItbmV3cy90aGVyZS1hcmUtYmF0dGxlcy1ldmVyeXdoZXJlLWZpZ2h0aW5nLWluLWVhc3Rlcm4tdWtyYWluZS1yYWdlcy1hY3Jvc3MtYXJ0aWxsZXJ5LXNjb3VyZWQtZ3JvdW5kP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMjA2MzAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjU0MDkmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTk3MjA1JnNtaWQ9dXJsLXNoYXJlJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpir5N8vWLbXH1DUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) to eastern Ukraine to bolster its grinding campaign to control the last sovereign territory in Luhansk Province. - Russia and Ukraine exchanged nearly 300 prisoners of war, the [largest exchange to date](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkoAGTP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNi8yOS93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvdWtyYWluZS1wcmlzb25lci1leGNoYW5nZS1tYXJpdXBvbC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMjA2MzAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjU0MDkmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTk3MjA1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpir5N8vWLbXH1DUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). International - Xi Jinping, China’s leader, is in Hong Kong to celebrate 25 years since the end of British rule. He [hadn’t left the mainland](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkoAGTP0TWaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDIyLzA2LzMwL3dvcmxkL2hvbmcta29uZy14aS1qaW5waW5nP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMjA2MzAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjU0MDkmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTk3MjA1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpir5N8vWLbXH1DUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) since the pandemic started. - Israel’s government collapsed, which means the country will [hold its fifth election since April 2019](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkoAGTP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNi8zMC93b3JsZC9taWRkbGVlYXN0L2lzcmFlbC1wYXJsaWFtZW50LWRpc3NvbHZlLWVsZWN0aW9ucy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMjA2MzAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjU0MDkmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTk3MjA1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpir5N8vWLbXH1DUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). - Twenty men were convicted in a [2015 Paris terrorist attack](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkoAGTP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNi8yOS93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvMjAxNS1wYXJpcy1hdHRhY2tzLXZlcmRpY3QuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjIwNjMwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY1NDA5Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05NzIwNSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYq-TfL1i21x9Q1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) that killed 130 people. Other Big Stories - A gunman [killed a 20-year-old woman](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkoAGTP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNi8yOS9ueXJlZ2lvbi91cHBlci1lYXN0LXNpZGUtd29tYW4tc2hvdC1ueWMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjIwNjMwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY1NDA5Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05NzIwNSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYq-TfL1i21x9Q1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) who was pushing her 3-month-old in a stroller in Manhattan. The child was unhurt. - R. Kelly was [sentenced to 30 years in prison](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkoAGTP0TdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDIyLzA2LzI5L255cmVnaW9uLy1yLWtlbGx5LXNlbnRlbmNpbmctbmV3cz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjIwNjMwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY1NDA5Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05NzIwNSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYq-TfL1i21x9Q1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) for sex trafficking and racketeering. - A truck carrying 50 dead or dying migrants [passed through a U.S. checkpoint](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkoAGTP0TaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNi8yOS91cy90ZXhhcy1taWdyYW50cy1kZWF0aHMtdHJ1Y2suaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjIwNjMwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY1NDA5Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05NzIwNSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYq-TfL1i21x9Q1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) without being inspected. - The consulting firm McKinsey [helped opioid makers target doctors](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkoAGTP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNi8yOS9idXNpbmVzcy9tY2tpbnNleS1vcGlvaWQtY3Jpc2lzLW9wYW5hLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIyMDYzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02NTQwOSZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTcyMDUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKvk3y9YttcfUNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), drive up sales and market pills twice as potent as OxyContin, documents show. - Dr. Anthony Fauci, 81, tested positive again despite having taken Paxlovid, but emphasized that the drug had [probably kept him from being hospitalized](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkoAGTP0TcaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNi8yOS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9mYXVjaS1wYXhsb3ZpZC1jb3ZpZC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMjA2MzAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjU0MDkmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTk3MjA1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpir5N8vWLbXH1DUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). Opinions Roe’s fall gives Republican voters [an excuse to move on from Trump](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkoAGTP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNi8zMC9vcGluaW9uL2RvYmJzLXJvZS1yZXB1YmxpY2FuLXBhcnR5LXRydW1wLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIyMDYzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02NTQwOSZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTcyMDUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKvk3y9YttcfUNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), Bonnie Kristian argues. Kara Swisher answers listener questions on [the final episode of “Sway.”](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkoAGTP0TVaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNi8zMC9vcGluaW9uL3N3YXkta2FyYS1zd2lzaGVyLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIyMDYzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02NTQwOSZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTcyMDUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKvk3y9YttcfUNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) Support the reporting behind The Morning. A subscription to The Times helps bring the facts to light. 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The Nile: Egypt is destroying houseboats that stood for over a century as [sites of art and revelry](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkoAGTP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNi8yOS93b3JsZC9taWRkbGVlYXN0L2VneXB0LW5pbGUtaG91c2Vib2F0cy1kZW1vbGl0aW9uLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIyMDYzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02NTQwOSZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTcyMDUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKvk3y9YttcfUNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). A Times classic: Married [to a mystery man](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkoAGTP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxNy8wOC8xOC9zdHlsZS9tb2Rlcm4tbG92ZS1tYXJyaWVkLXRvLWEtbXlzdGVyeS1tYW4uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjIwNjMwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY1NDA5Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05NzIwNSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYq-TfL1i21x9Q1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Advice from Wirecutter: [Clean your air-conditioner](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkoAGTP0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vd2lyZWN1dHRlci9yZXZpZXdzL2hvdy10by1jbGVhbi1haXItY29uZGl0aW9uZXItZmFuLz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjIwNjMwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY1NDA5Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05NzIwNSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYq-TfL1i21x9Q1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Lives Lived: Hershel Williams, who fought in the battle for Iwo Jima, was the last surviving World War II serviceman who received the Medal of Honor, and its oldest living recipient. He [died at 98](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkoAGTP0TUaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNi8yOS91cy9oZXJzaGVsLXdpbGxpYW1zLWRlYWQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjIwNjMwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY1NDA5Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05NzIwNSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYq-TfL1i21x9Q1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). SPORTS NEWS FROM THE ATHLETIC A programming note: Today, we introduce a new section to this newsletter — a sports section, written by the staff of The Athletic. Freddie Freeman’s tears: He left the champion Atlanta Braves for a $162 million contract with one of baseball’s best teams, his hometown Los Angeles Dodgers. So why did Freeman fire his agent after a trip back to Atlanta? [Ken Rosenthal has the official read](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkoAGTP0TcaHR0cHM6Ly90aGVhdGhsZXRpYy5jb20vMzM5MDk3Ni8yMDIyLzA2LzI5L2ZyZWRkaWUtZnJlZW1hbi1icmF2ZXMtYmxhbWUvP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMjA2MzAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjU0MDkmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTk3MjA1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpir5N8vWLbXH1DUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) on an odd situation. A basketball falling star: Emoni Bates was a basketball prodigy by sixth grade, a Sports Illustrated cover at 15. Yesterday, he transferred to Eastern Michigan University. He is only 18. [Can he revive a career that has barely begun](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkoAGTP0TcaHR0cHM6Ly90aGVhdGhsZXRpYy5jb20vMzMwNjExNS8yMDIyLzA2LzI5L2Vtb25pLWJhdGVzLWVhc3Rlcm4tbWljaGlnYW4vP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMjA2MzAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjU0MDkmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTk3MjA1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpir5N8vWLbXH1DUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~)? The Beard means business: James Harden is passing up a $47.4 million 2022-23 salary so the Sixers can add help. [Can Philly now catch the Boston Celtics](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkoAGTP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly90aGVhdGhsZXRpYy5jb20vMzM5MTI4Ny8yMDIyLzA2LzI5L2phbWVzLWhhcmRlbi1zaXhlcnMtZnJlZS1hZ2VuY3kvP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMjA2MzAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjU0MDkmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTk3MjA1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpir5N8vWLbXH1DUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~)? The Athletic, a New York Times company, is a subscription publication that delivers in-depth, personalized sports coverage. [Learn more about The Athletic](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkoAGTP0SyaHR0cHM6Ly90aGVhdGhsZXRpYy5jb20vYWJvdXQvP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMjA2MzAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjU0MDkmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTk3MjA1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpir5N8vWLbXH1DUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). ARTS AND IDEAS Law enforcement outside the Orlando Museum of Art last week.Willie J. Allen Jr./Orlando Sentinel, via Associated Press F.B.I. steps into an art case In February, the Orlando Museum of Art opened a show featuring 25 never-before-seen paintings by Jean-Michel Basquiat. But a [Times article by Brett Sokol](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkoAGTP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMi8xNi9hcnRzL2Rlc2lnbi9iYXNxdWlhdC1wYWludGluZy1vcmxhbmRvLW11bWZvcmQtbXVzZXVtLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIyMDYzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02NTQwOSZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTcyMDUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKvk3y9YttcfUNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) cast doubt on their authenticity: One had been painted on a FedEx box with a typeface that hadn’t been used until 1994, six years after Basquiat’s death. Last week, the F.B.I. raided the museum and seized the paintings. And on Tuesday night, the museum’s board [removed its director and chief executive, Aaron De Groft](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkoAGTP0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNi8yOC9hcnRzL2Rlc2lnbi9vcmxhbmRvLW11c2V1bS1hcnQtYmFzcXVpYXQtZGlyZWN0b3ItZmlyZWQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjIwNjMwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY1NDA5Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05NzIwNSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYq-TfL1i21x9Q1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), who has publicly insisted the paintings are genuine. According to an F.B.I. affidavit, De Groft threatened an expert who expressed qualms after assessing the artworks. “Shut up,” De Groft allegedly wrote in an email. “Stop being holier than thou.” PLAY, WATCH, EAT What to Cook Ryan Liebe for The New York Times Add a seaside flare to your grilled corn on the cob [with Old Bay seasoning](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkoAGTP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly9jb29raW5nLm55dGltZXMuY29tL3JlY2lwZXMvMTAyMDMzOC1jb3JuLW9uLXRoZS1jb2Itd2l0aC1vbGQtYmF5LWFuZC1sZW1vbj9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjIwNjMwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY1NDA5Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05NzIwNSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYq-TfL1i21x9Q1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). What to Read A Portuguese novelist offers her [favorite books to get to know Lisbon](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkoAGTP0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNi8yOS9ib29rcy9yZXZpZXcvbGlzYm9uLWJvb2tzLXJlYWQtZGphaW1pbGlhLXBlcmVpcmEtZGUtYWxtZWlkYS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMjA2MzAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjU0MDkmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTk3MjA1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpir5N8vWLbXH1DUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) — and where in the city to read them. What to Watch Here’s how “Marcel the Shell With Shoes On,” a short created in one person’s bedroom, [became a stop-motion feature film](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkoAGTP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNi8yOC9tb3ZpZXMvbWFyY2VsLXRoZS1zaGVsbC1iZWhpbmQtdGhlLXNjZW5lcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMjA2MzAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjU0MDkmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTk3MjA1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpir5N8vWLbXH1DUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). Late Night The hosts discussed [Cassidy Hutchinson’s Jan. 6 testimony](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkoAGTP4QHAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDYvMzAvYXJ0cy90ZWxldmlzaW9uL3NldGgtbWV5ZXJzLWNhbGxzLW91dC1mb3gtbmV3cy1ob3N0cy1mb3ItZmFsbGluZy1zcGVlY2hsZXNzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIyMDYzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02NTQwOSZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTcyMDUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKvk3y9YttcfUNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). Now Time to Play ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkoAGTP0TAaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vcHV6emxlcy9zcGVsbGluZy1iZWU_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIyMDYzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02NTQwOSZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTcyMDUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKvk3y9YttcfUNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~ The pangram from yesterday’s Spelling Bee was facility. Here is [today’s puzzle](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkoAGTP0TAaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vcHV6emxlcy9zcGVsbGluZy1iZWU_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIyMDYzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02NTQwOSZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTcyMDUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKvk3y9YttcfUNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). Here’s [today’s Mini Crossword](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkoAGTP0TAaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vY3Jvc3N3b3Jkcy9nYW1lL21pbmk_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIyMDYzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02NTQwOSZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTcyMDUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKvk3y9YttcfUNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), and a clue: First ___ (wedding tradition) (five letters). 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