Your Friday Briefing

Brittney Griner is sentenced in Russia. 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We’re covering the sentencing of the American basketball star Brittney Griner and military drills around Taiwan. “I made an honest mistake, and I hope that in your ruling that it doesn’t end my life here,” Brittney Griner said before the verdict.Evgenia Novozhenina/Reuters Brittney Griner sentenced to 9 years in Russia A Russian court sentenced Brittney Griner, the W.N.B.A. star who has been detained in Moscow since February, to [nine](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkzyk-P4QAAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMi8wOC8wNC93b3JsZC9icml0dG5leS1ncmluZXItdHJpYWwtdmVyZGljdC1ydXNzaWE_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjIwODA1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY4NDk4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEwMDUxNCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYuo-pOximhIdp1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA)~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkzyk-P4QAAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMi8wOC8wNC93b3JsZC9icml0dG5leS1ncmluZXItdHJpYWwtdmVyZGljdC1ydXNzaWE_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjIwODA1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY4NDk4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEwMDUxNCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYuo-pOximhIdp1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA[years in a penal colony](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkzyk-P4QAAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMi8wOC8wNC93b3JsZC9icml0dG5leS1ncmluZXItdHJpYWwtdmVyZGljdC1ydXNzaWE_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjIwODA1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY4NDk4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEwMDUxNCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYuo-pOximhIdp1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) after finding her guilty of bringing illegal drugs into Russia. The guilty verdict, which most experts considered preordained in a legal system in which defendants are rarely acquitted, leaves Griner’s fate subject to diplomatic wrangling between Russia and the U.S. The countries have been discussing the possibility of a prisoner swap that would bring Griner home in exchange for one of the world’s most notorious arms dealers. U.S. officials maintain that Griner was wrongly detained and that she was held as a political bargaining chip. President Biden, who called the sentence “unacceptable,” [now faces a difficult choice](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkzyk-P4QwAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMi8wOC8wNC93b3JsZC9icml0dG5leS1ncmluZXItdHJpYWwtdmVyZGljdC1ydXNzaWEvd2h5LXByaXNvbmVyLWV4Y2hhbmdlcy1hcmUtc3VjaC1hLWZyYXVnaHQtaXNzdWU_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjIwODA1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY4NDk4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEwMDUxNCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYuo-pOximhIdp1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) between standing firm on his proposal to trade [the arms dealer Viktor Bout](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkzyk-P0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wOC8wNC93b3JsZC92aWt0b3ItYm91dC1ncmluZXItcHJpc29uZXItc3dhcC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIyMDgwNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02ODQ5OCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMDA1MTQmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmLqPqTsYpoSHadSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) for Griner and another American, Paul Whelan, or [sweetening the offer](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkzyk-P4Q_AWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMi8wOC8wNC93b3JsZC9icml0dG5leS1ncmluZXItdHJpYWwtdmVyZGljdC1ydXNzaWEvZ3JpbmVycy1jb252aWN0aW9uLWxlYXZlcy1wcmVzaWRlbnQtYmlkZW4td2l0aC1wYWluZnVsLWNob2ljZXM_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjIwODA1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY4NDk4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEwMDUxNCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYuo-pOximhIdp1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). News from the war in Ukraine: - Ukrainian fortifications in the east have [come under intense attack in recent days](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkzyk-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~~). - U.S. and European officials said that manpower and equipment problems could again slow Russian operations and give Ukraine’s counteroffensive [a better chance to succeed](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkzyk-P0T4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wOC8wNC91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9ydXNzaWEtd2VhcG9ucy11a3JhaW5lLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjIwODA1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY4NDk4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEwMDUxNCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYuo-pOximhIdp1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). The People’s Liberation Army of China released a video that it said shows a long-range ammunition exercise.China Central TV, via Associated Press Chinese military tests threaten Taiwan China’s military is conducting live-fire military tests in the waters surrounding Taiwan — a show of force intended to punish the island for hosting Nancy Pelosi, the speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, earlier this week. At least 11 Chinese missiles struck seas north, south and east of Taiwan within 24 hours of Pelosi’s departure. The drills, some of which are being held in areas less than 10 miles from the Taiwanese coast, will also have given Chinese forces [valuable practice should they one day be ordered to encircle and attack the island](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkzyk-P4QAAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDgvMDMvd29ybGQvYXNpYS90YWl3YW4tY2hpbmEtbWlsaXRhcnktZXhlcmNpc2VzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjIwODA1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY4NDk4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEwMDUxNCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYuo-pOximhIdp1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). While imminent conflict is unlikely, the exercises, which are expected to last a full three days, are putting the region on edge. Tensions could escalate dangerously, especially if something goes wrong. The Japanese government said that [five Chinese missiles had fallen into its exclusive economic zone](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkzyk-P0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wOC8wNC93b3JsZC9hc2lhL2NoaW5hLWphcGFuLXRhaXdhbi1taXNzaWxlcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIyMDgwNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02ODQ5OCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMDA1MTQmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmLqPqTsYpoSHadSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), the first time any had landed in those waters. U.S. view: American officials have expressed concern that the events could [trigger an unintended confrontation](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkzyk-P0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wOC8wMy91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9jaGluYS1leGVyY2lzZXMtdGFpd2FuLWZlYXJzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjIwODA1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY4NDk4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEwMDUxNCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYuo-pOximhIdp1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) between Chinese and Taiwanese forces, especially if the Chinese military launches a missile over the island, or if an incursion into disputed airspace leads to a midair conflict. In China: On social media, many Chinese people were [disappointed with Beijing’s limited response to Pelosi’s visit](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkzyk-P4QJAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDgvMDQvYnVzaW5lc3MvbmV3LXdvcmxkLW5hbmN5LXBlbG9zaS10YWl3YW4tc29jaWFsLW1lZGlhLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjIwODA1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY4NDk4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEwMDUxNCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYuo-pOximhIdp1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), especially given the government’s tough rhetoric. Some compared the military to the Chinese men’s soccer team, a laughingstock in the country because it has qualified for the World Cup only once. Next stop: Pelosi met with political leaders in South Korea on Thursday and remained largely silent on China’s response, [The Associated Press reported](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkzyk-P4QVAWh0dHBzOi8vYXBuZXdzLmNvbS9hcnRpY2xlL3RhaXdhbi1hc2lhLXNlb3VsLXNvdXRoLWtvcmVhLW5hbmN5LXBlbG9zaS0yYWFkMDU1OTg0NWJmN2I1ZjhjMjJjYTc0Mzc4ZGI3MC8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjIwODA1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY4NDk4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEwMDUxNCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYuo-pOximhIdp1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). The South Korean president, Yoon Suk-yeol, who is on vacation, spoke with her over the phone rather than in person — which critics saw as an intentional snub in consideration of South Korean relations with China. The line in Los Angeles for a monkeypox vaccine.Etienne Laurent/EPA, via Shutterstock U.S. declares monkeypox a health emergency President Biden’s health secretary [declared the growing monkeypox outbreak a national health emergency](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkzyk-P0TzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wOC8wNC9oZWFsdGgvbW9ua2V5cG94LWVtZXJnZW5jeS11cy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIyMDgwNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02ODQ5OCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMDA1MTQmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmLqPqTsYpoSHadSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). The rare designation signals that the virus now represents a significant risk to Americans. The declaration sets in motion measures aimed at containing the threat and gives federal agencies power to direct money toward developing and evaluating vaccines and drugs, to access emergency funding and to hire additional workers to help manage the outbreak. Earlier this week, Biden [named a respected infectious disease specialist to coordinate the response](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkzyk-P4QDAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDgvMDIvdXMvcG9saXRpY3Mvd2hpdGUtaG91c2UtY29vcmRpbmF0b3ItbW9ua2V5cG94Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjIwODA1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY4NDk4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEwMDUxNCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYuo-pOximhIdp1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) from the White House — a sign that the administration was stepping up its efforts. The U.S. now has among the highest rates of monkeypox infection in the world, and the number is expected to rise as surveillance and testing improve. As of Wednesday, the country had recorded [nearly 7,000 monkeypox cases](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkzyk-P0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY2RjLmdvdi9wb3h2aXJ1cy9tb25rZXlwb3gvcmVzcG9uc2UvMjAyMi91cy1tYXAuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMjA4MDUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9Njg0OTgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTAwNTE0JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpi6j6k7GKaEh2nUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), with the highest rates per capita in Washington, D.C., New York State and Georgia. More than 99 percent of the cases are among men who have sex with men. The background: Supplies of the monkeypox vaccine, called Jynneos, have been severely constrained, and the administration has been criticized [for moving too slowly to expand the number of available doses](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkzyk-P0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wOC8wMy91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9tb25rZXlwb3gtdmFjY2luZS1kb3Nlcy11cy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIyMDgwNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02ODQ5OCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMDA1MTQmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmLqPqTsYpoSHadSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). Demands for stronger action against monkeypox have intensified in recent weeks, but many experts fear containment may no longer be possible. Notable: A woman was filmed without her consent in a TikTok video and accused of having monkeypox, highlighting [a new form of social-media vigilantism that has emerged in the absence of government guidance](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkzyk-P0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wOC8wNC9zdHlsZS9tb25rZXlwb3gtdGlrdG9rLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjIwODA1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY4NDk4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEwMDUxNCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYuo-pOximhIdp1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). The basics: How serious is monkeypox? We asked experts for [answers about the virus](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkzyk-P0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYXJ0aWNsZS9tb25rZXlwb3gtdmlydXMtY292aWQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMjA4MDUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9Njg0OTgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTAwNTE0JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpi6j6k7GKaEh2nUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). 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[Expectations are low](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkzyk-P0T7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wOC8wNC93b3JsZC9taWRkbGVlYXN0L3VzLWlyYW4tbnVjbGVhci1kZWFsLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjIwODA1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY4NDk4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEwMDUxNCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYuo-pOximhIdp1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). - U.S. officials charged four police officers in Louisville, Ky., who were involved in a fatal raid on the apartment of Breonna Taylor. They are accused of several crimes, [including lying to obtain a warrant that was used to search her home](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkzyk-P0T4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wOC8wNC91cy9icmVvbm5hLXRheWxvci1vZmZpY2Vycy1jaGFyZ2VkLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjIwODA1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY4NDk4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEwMDUxNCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYuo-pOximhIdp1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). - The U.S. will give [$25 million in agriculture development aid](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkzyk-P0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wOC8wNC93b3JsZC9hc2lhL2NhbWJvZGlhLWFncmljdWx0dXJlLWFpZC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIyMDgwNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02ODQ5OCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMDA1MTQmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmLqPqTsYpoSHadSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) over five years to projects in Cambodia to help alleviate food insecurity. News From Europe Andy Rain/EPA, via Shutterstock - Britain’s central bank raised interest rates by half a percentage point, [the largest jump since 1995](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkzyk-P4QMAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDgvMDQvYnVzaW5lc3MvYmFuay1vZi1lbmdsYW5kLWludGVyZXN0LXJhdGVzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjIwODA1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY4NDk4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEwMDUxNCZzbWlkPXVybC1zaGFyZSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYuo-pOximhIdp1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), and warned that the country could see a long recession starting this year. - The French Parliament approved a [64 billion euro inflation relief package](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkzyk-P0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wOC8wNC9idXNpbmVzcy9mcmFuY2UtZWNvbm9teS1pbmZsYXRpb24uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMjA4MDUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9Njg0OTgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTAwNTE0JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpi6j6k7GKaEh2nUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). - Germany’s conservative leaders [pushed for nuclear power to stay on](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkzyk-P0T_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wOC8wNC93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvZ2VybWFueS1udWNsZWFyLXBvd2VyLXJ1c3NpYS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIyMDgwNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02ODQ5OCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMDA1MTQmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmLqPqTsYpoSHadSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) amid growing concerns about a looming energy crisis. What Else Is Happening - Viktor Orban, the populist prime minister of Hungary, spoke as an opening-day headliner at a [conservative event in Texas](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkzyk-P0T6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wOC8wNC91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9jcGFjLXZpa3Rvci1vcmJhbi1zcGVlY2guaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMjA4MDUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9Njg0OTgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTAwNTE0JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpi6j6k7GKaEh2nUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). - A U.S. court ordered Alex Jones, a conspiracy theorist and a radio show host, [to pay $4.1 million in damages](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkzyk-P0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDIyLzA4LzA0L3VzL2FsZXgtam9uZXMtc2FuZHktaG9vaz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMjA4MDUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9Njg0OTgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTAwNTE0JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpi6j6k7GKaEh2nUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) to the parents of a 6-year-old killed in the Sandy Hook shooting, which Jones claimed was a hoax. - Scientists published the latest images from the James Webb Space Telescope, including photos of the aptly named [Cartwheel galaxy](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkzyk-P0T9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wOC8wNC9zY2llbmNlL2NhcnR3aGVlbC1nYWxheHktd2ViYi10ZWxlc2NvcGUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMjA4MDUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9Njg0OTgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTAwNTE0JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpi6j6k7GKaEh2nUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). A Morning Read Paulo Nunes dos Santos for The New York Times In Ireland, the cry of the corncrake bird, thought to be loud and harsh, is a poignant reminder for older people of the advent of summer. The birds became threatened in much of Western Europe in the late 20th century, but [efforts are underway to preserve](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkzyk-P0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wOC8wNC93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvaXJlbGFuZC1jb3JuY3Jha2UuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMjA4MDUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9Njg0OTgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTAwNTE0JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpi6j6k7GKaEh2nUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) its “[kek kek](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkzyk-P0TZaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cueW91dHViZS5jb20vd2F0Y2g_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjIwODA1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY4NDk4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEwMDUxNCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmdj1jUERPTTZyUFlOc1cDbnl0Qgpi6j6k7GKaEh2nUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~)” for new generations. ARTS AND IDEAS Heat waves are changing tourism in Europe Travelers to Europe [are adjusting their plans to account for high temperatures](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkzyk-P0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wOC8wNC90cmF2ZWwvaGVhdC13YXZlLWV1cm9wZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIyMDgwNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02ODQ5OCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMDA1MTQmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmLqPqTsYpoSHadSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), whether by swapping out destinations, reworking their daytime schedules or delaying their trips by a month or two, according to people in the tourism industry. Given the pace of climate change, such shifts are likely to become more common — and more necessary — in the years ahead. That’s especially true for travel to Europe, a region that climate researchers have described as a “hot spot” for severe summer heat, and where they predict that future heat waves [will be longer, more frequent and more intense](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkzyk-P0T2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNy8xOS9jbGltYXRlL2V1cm9wZS1oZWF0LXdhdmUtc2NpZW5jZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIyMDgwNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02ODQ5OCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMDA1MTQmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmLqPqTsYpoSHadSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). Europe’s summer travel calendar has now begun to stretch into the quieter (and cooler) months of April, May, September and October, while many travelers have started to shift their itineraries northward and toward the coasts. Dolev Azaria, the founder of Azaria Travel, helped one family make the last-minute choice to spend the first five days of their vacation in Amsterdam instead of Rome, just to avoid the heat. Other clients scrapped their plans for Tuscany and rebooked for Sicily, where at least they would have a Mediterranean breeze. “The goal is to move a client from any heat-trapped city to a waterfront vicinity,” Azaria said. “So places like Copenhagen and Amsterdam have come up, places that maybe our clients wouldn’t have originally chosen to go to.” Subscribe Today We hope you’ve enjoyed this newsletter, which is made possible through subscriber support. 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Try this [simple summer squash casserole recipe](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkzyk-P0TvaHR0cHM6Ly9jb29raW5nLm55dGltZXMuY29tL3JlY2lwZXMvMTE0MDQtc3VtbWVyLXNxdWFzaC1jYXNzZXJvbGU_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjIwODA1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY4NDk4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEwMDUxNCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYuo-pOximhIdp1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), which Julia Reed called “the best squash casserole on the planet Earth.” What To See The curator of the “In the Black Fantastic” exhibition at the Hayward Gallery in London describes it as a “feel-good show about death,” [which also looks beyond Afrofuturism](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkzyk-P0T_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wOC8wNC9hcnRzL2Rlc2lnbi9pbi10aGUtYmxhY2stZmFudGFzdGljLWxvbmRvbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIyMDgwNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02ODQ5OCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMDA1MTQmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmLqPqTsYpoSHadSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). What to Watch “The Sandman,” Neil Gaiman’s best-selling DC Comics series, [comes to Netflix today](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkzyk-P4QFAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDgvMDQvYXJ0cy90ZWxldmlzaW9uL3RoZS1zYW5kbWFuLW5ldGZsaXgtbmVpbC1nYWltYW4uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMjA4MDUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9Njg0OTgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTAwNTE0JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpi6j6k7GKaEh2nUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), starring the willowy British actor Tom Sturridge. Well The risks — and benefits — [of testosterone testing](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkzyk-P0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wOC8wMy93ZWxsL2xpdmUvbWVuLXRlc29zdGVyb25lLXRlc3RzLWFkcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIyMDgwNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02ODQ5OCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMDA1MTQmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmLqPqTsYpoSHadSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). Now Time to Play Here’s [today’s Mini Crossword](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkzyk-P0TaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vY3Jvc3N3b3Jkcy9nYW1lL21pbmk_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjIwODA1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY4NDk4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEwMDUxNCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYuo-pOximhIdp1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), and a clue: Rice or corn (four letters). 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[You can find all our puzzles here](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkzyk-P0TQaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vY3Jvc3N3b3Jkcz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMjA4MDUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9Njg0OTgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTAwNTE0JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpi6j6k7GKaEh2nUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). That’s it for today’s briefing. Thanks for joining us. — Jonathan and Matthew P.S. Matt Purdy was [named Editor at Large](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkzyk-P0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0Y28uY29tL3ByZXNzL21hdHQtcHVyZHktbmFtZWQtZWRpdG9yLWF0LWxhcmdlLz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMjA4MDUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9Njg0OTgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTAwNTE0JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpi6j6k7GKaEh2nUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), a new leadership position at The Times. 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