Evening Briefing: The U.S. is shipping more weapons to Ukraine

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Here’s the latest at the end of Friday. People lining up for food in Mykolaiv, in southern Ukraine.Laetitia Vancon for The New York Times 1. The U.S. is sending a new shipment of weapons to Ukraine to shore up the counteroffensive in the south. The latest package includes up to [$775 million of weapons and supplies](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRk4o0lP4Q3AWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMi8wOC8xOS93b3JsZC91a3JhaW5lLXJ1c3NpYS1uZXdzLXdhcj9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMDgxOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02OTgxMiZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMDE5MDkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3I3RoZS1wZW50YWdvbi1pcy1zZW5kaW5nLWEtbmV3LWJhdGNoLW9mLXdlYXBvbnMtbWVhbnQtdG8taGVscC11a3JhaW5lcy1jb3VudGVyb2ZmZW5zaXZlVwNueXRCCmLqJQgAY6DDg1JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) from the Pentagon’s stockpile and is the Biden administration’s 19th shipment to Ukraine. It comes as fighting in Kherson, in the south, and in the Donbas region, in the east, has largely ground to a standstill. The port city of [Odesa is the big prize](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRk4o0lP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wOC8xOS93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvb2Rlc2EtdWtyYWluZS1wdXRpbi1ydXNzaWEuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMDgxOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02OTgxMiZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMDE5MDkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmLqJQgAY6DDg1JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) and a personal obsession for President Vladimir Putin, who knows that Ukraine’s fate hinges on it. Without Odesa, Ukraine would shrivel to a landlocked rump state. But almost six months into the war, Odesa is resisting. On the battlefront, a series of blasts [targeted ammunition depots](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRk4o0lP4Q2AWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMi8wOC8xOS93b3JsZC91a3JhaW5lLXJ1c3NpYS1uZXdzLXdhci91a3JhaW5pYW4tb3Zlcm5pZ2h0LWF0dGFja3MtYWltLXRvLXVuZGVybWluZS1tb3Njb3dzLWZpZ2h0aW5nLWNhcGFjaXR5P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIwODE5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY5ODEyJm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEwMTkwOSZzbWlkPXVybC1zaGFyZSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYuolCABjoMODUlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) in Russian-occupied territory in Ukraine and in the Russian city of Belgorod. Gov. Ron DeSantis is widely seen as the Republican who poses the biggest threat to Donald Trump.Rebecca Noble for The New York Times 2. Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida is courting far-right candidates as he eyes a run for president in 2024. 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Vanessa Bryant accuses Los Angeles authorities of invasion of privacy for sharing photos taken at the crash site.AP Photo/Jae C. Hong 4. Vanessa Bryant, the widow of the N.B.A. star Kobe Bryant, testified in a trial over crash photos. Bryant, who is seeking damages for emotional distress, [described learning that sheriff’s deputies had privately shared photos](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRk4o0lP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wOC8xOS91cy92YW5lc3NhLWJyeWFudC10ZXN0aW1vbnkta29iZS1icnlhbnQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMDgxOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02OTgxMiZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMDE5MDkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmLqJQgAY6DDg1JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) of victims’ remains at the site of the helicopter crash that killed her husband and one of her daughters, Gianna, along with seven other people. “I felt like I wanted to run down the block and just scream,” she said in a Los Angeles federal courthouse. In her lawsuit, Bryant accused Los Angeles County, as well as the Sheriff’s and Fire Departments and individual employees, of negligence and invasion of privacy. She said that close-up pictures of the remains “were passed around on at least 28 Sheriff’s Department devices and by at least a dozen firefighters.” James (Whitey) Bulger after an arrest in Boston in 1953.Boston Police Department, via Associated Press 5. Three men were indicted in the prison killing of the notorious gangster Whitey Bulger. The men — Fotios Geas, Paul J. DeCologero and Sean McKinnon — were [charged with conspiracy to commit first-degree murder](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRk4o0lP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wOC8xOC91cy9qYW1lcy13aGl0ZXktYnVsZ2VyLWtpbGxpbmctY2hhcmdlcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIwODE5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY5ODEyJm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEwMTkwOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYuolCABjoMODUlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) for their involvement in the deadly beating of Bulger four years ago in a West Virginia prison. He was serving two life terms for crimes that terrorized Boston in the 1970s and ’80s. The killing and the circumstances of Bulger’s transfer to the prison have long remained a mystery, raising questions about the protection of high-profile inmates like Bulger, who was on the F.B.I.’s 10 Most Wanted list for 12 years and was a known informant for the agency. All three men were sent to solitary confinement shortly after the attack, but it remains unclear why several years passed before they were charged with Bulger’s killing. In federal court: A key member of an Islamic State cell known as the Beatles was [sentenced to eight life terms without parole](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRk4o0lP4QZAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDgvMTkvdXMvcG9saXRpY3MvaXNsYW1pYy1zdGF0ZS1taWxpdGFudC1zZW50ZW5jZWQtdG8tOC1saWZlLXRlcm1zLWluLWtpbGxpbmctb2YtdXMtaG9zdGFnZXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMDgxOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02OTgxMiZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMDE5MDkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmLqJQgAY6DDg1JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) in the deaths of four Americans. Subscribe Today We hope you’ve enjoyed this newsletter, which is made possible through subscriber support. 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Newsom’s fellow Democrats in the State Legislature have passed a bill that would allow the nation’s broadest experiment with injection sites, posing [a significant political test](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRk4o0lP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wOC8xOS91cy9nYXZpbi1uZXdzb20taW5qZWN0aW9uLXNpdGUtYmlsbC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIwODE5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY5ODEyJm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEwMTkwOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYuolCABjoMODUlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) to a politician thought to be eying the White House. Advocates argue that the sites will save thousands of lives, while opponents have said they go too far in normalizing illicit drug use. “If he signs this, the ads kind of write themselves: He becomes ‘Governor Heroin,’” one California political analyst said. A reveler dancing after drinking sake during celebrations in Yokohama, Japan, in January.Philip Fong/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images 7. Japan is urging young people to drink more alcohol. To bolster its ailing alcohol industry and collect more government revenue, Japan’s National Tax Agency has kicked off a contest inviting those ages 20 to 39 to submit ideas for encouraging people to consume more alcohol. 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But now he’s [back with a prequel series](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRk4o0lP4QDAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDgvMTkvYXJ0cy90ZWxldmlzaW9uL2hvdXNlLW9mLXRoZS1kcmFnb24tcnlhbi1jb25kYWwtbWlndWVsLXNhcG9jaG5pay5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIwODE5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY5ODEyJm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEwMTkwOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYuolCABjoMODUlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) set to begin on Sunday. Sapochnik is a showrunner on “House of the Dragon,” set nearly 200 years before the original. The series, focused on an earlier war for the Iron Throne, is test of whether viewers have an appetite for more Westeros stories and will perhaps determine whether “Thrones” can emerge as another lucrative pop-culture universe à la Marvel. 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