Evening Briefing: Biden’s speech on the state of democracy

Also, California’s aggressive steps to fight climate change and the return of college football. 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Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday. President Biden is visiting Pennsylvania for the second time this week for his speech tonight.Doug Mills/The New York Times 1. President Biden will accuse Republicans of embracing extremism in a prime-time speech tonight. In his speech, which he will deliver at 8 p.m. in Philadelphia, Biden plans to accuse “MAGA Republicans” loyal to Donald Trump of [putting the nation’s institutions at risk](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRk87F5P0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wOS8wMS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9iaWRlbi1waGlsYWRlbHBoaWEtc3BlZWNoLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjA5MDEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NzA4MzImbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTAyOTg5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjA3ksEWPssrjJUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) and undermining democratic values, according to the White House. The speech will send a dark message about threats to the fabric of American democracy, a theme similar to the ones that Biden has said drove him to run for the presidency. But with just nine weeks before the midterm elections, aides said Biden would also try to offer optimism. Trump: A federal judge in Florida held a hearing on Thursday afternoon to decide [whether to appoint a special master](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRk87F5P0T1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wOS8wMS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy90cnVtcC1zcGVjaWFsLW1hc3Rlci1oZWFyaW5nLWV4cGxhaW5lZC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIwOTAxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTcwODMyJm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEwMjk4OSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYwN5LBFj7LK4yVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) to review documents seized from the former president’s Florida residence. Related: Biden’s student loan plan is [poised to face legal challenges](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRk87F5P0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wOS8wMS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9iaWRlbi1zdHVkZW50LWxvYW4tcGxhbi1sYXdzdWl0cy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIwOTAxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTcwODMyJm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEwMjk4OSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYwN5LBFj7LK4yVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) that could freeze any forgiveness for an extended period of time. In other politics news, Mary Peltola [upset Sarah Palin in a special House election in Alaska](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRk87F5P0TzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wOC8zMS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9tYXJ5LXBlbHRvbGEtYWxhc2thLXNwZWNpYWwtZWxlY3Rpb24uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMDkwMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03MDgzMiZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMDI5ODkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmMDeSwRY-yyuMlSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). Peltola, a Democrat who was elected under the state’s new ranked-choice system, will be the first Alaska Native to hold a seat in Congress. U.N. inspectors visited the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant today.Jim Huylebroek for The New York Times 2. “This cannot continue to happen.” Shortly after arriving at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine and [completing an initial assessment](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRk87F5P4QjAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMi8wOS8wMS93b3JsZC91a3JhaW5lLXJ1c3NpYS13YXItbmV3cy91bi10ZWFtLWNyb3NzZXMtYnVmZmVyLXpvbmUtYXMtZmlnaHRpbmctaW50ZW5zaWZpZXM_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjA5MDEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NzA4MzImbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTAyOTg5JnNtaWQ9dXJsLXNoYXJlJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjA3ksEWPssrjJUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), Rafael Grossi, the top U.N. nuclear inspector, said that he continued to worry about the safety there. The plant deployed emergency backup measures [after being shelled this morning](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRk87F5P4Q6AWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMi8wOS8wMS93b3JsZC91a3JhaW5lLXJ1c3NpYS13YXItbmV3cy90aGUtemFwb3Jpemh6aGlhLXBsYW50LWRlcGxveWVkLWVtZXJnZW5jeS1iYWNrdXAtbWVhc3VyZXMtYWZ0ZXItaXQtd2FzLXN0cnVjay1ieS1zaGVsbGluZz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMDkwMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03MDgzMiZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMDI5ODkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmMDeSwRY-yyuMlSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). 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Away from the conflict, Ukrainian students are heading back to school, but the return has been [upended by the war](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRk87F5P0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wOS8wMS93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvdWtyYWluZS1zY2hvb2xzLWZpcnN0LWRheS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIwOTAxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTcwODMyJm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEwMjk4OSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYwN5LBFj7LK4yVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). The Route fire burning alongside Interstate 5 in Castaic, Calif., on Wednesday.Marcio Jose Sanchez/Associated Press 3. California is taking aggressive steps to fight global warming. The state [dedicated a record $54 billion to spending on climate measures](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRk87F5P0TzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wOS8wMS9jbGltYXRlL2NhbGlmb3JuaWEtbGF3bWFrZXJzLWNsaW1hdGUtbGVnaXNsYXRpb24uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMDkwMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03MDgzMiZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMDI5ODkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmMDeSwRY-yyuMlSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). Lawmakers also passed related bills that prevent the state’s last nuclear power plant from closing, sharpen restrictions on drilling and mandate that the state stop adding carbon dioxide to the atmosphere by 2045. [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-universal-1) ADVERTISEMENT ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRk87F5P0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MTUxNjMwJmxpPU5FJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1ORV8yMDIyMDkwMVcDbnl0QgpjA3ksEWPssrjJUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ The actions came after a climate bill signed last month by President Biden, which experts have said would not alone be enough to eliminate U.S. greenhouse gases by 2050. They also marked a victory for Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat who has sought to portray himself as a climate leader while raising his national profile — and drawing speculation about a possible White House run. Related: A solar firm is seeking to compete with big utilities in California by [helping new neighborhoods go off the grid](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRk87F5P0T9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wOS8wMS9idXNpbmVzcy9lbmVyZ3ktZW52aXJvbm1lbnQvc3Vubm92YS1vZmYtZ3JpZC1uZWlnaGJvcmhvb2RzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjA5MDEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NzA4MzImbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTAyOTg5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjA3ksEWPssrjJUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). Also in California: Newsom has, for reasons practical and political, increased efforts to enforce laws that [encourage more development and denser housing](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRk87F5P0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wOS8wMS9idXNpbmVzcy9lY29ub215L2NhbGlmb3JuaWEtbmltYnlzLWhvdXNpbmcuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMDkwMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03MDgzMiZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMDI5ODkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmMDeSwRY-yyuMlSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). Young volunteers distributed water on Tuesday to residents of Jackson, Miss., at the Sykes Park Community Center.Edmund D. Fountain for The New York Times 4. Climate change has emerged as a growing threat to drinking water nationwide. Flash floods, wildfires and hurricanes are increasingly common, and are [threatening the U.S.’s aging infrastructure and leaving cities without safe water](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRk87F5P0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wOS8wMS91cy9taXNzaXNzaXBwaS13YXRlci1jbGltYXRlLWNoYW5nZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIwOTAxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTcwODMyJm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEwMjk4OSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYwN5LBFj7LK4yVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). This week’s crisis in Mississippi — in which floods overwhelmed the treatment plants in Jackson, leaving 150,000 people without clean water — was the latest example. Earlier this summer, more than 25,000 people lost their access to water after deadly floods ripped through eastern Kentucky, and record heat caused hundreds of water-main breaks in Texas. In Jackson, the governor declared a state of emergency and called in the National Guard for help. Many in the majority-Black city believe [its needs have been neglected for years](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRk87F5P0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMi8wOS8wMS91cy9taXNzaXNzaXBwaS13YXRlci5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIwOTAxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTcwODMyJm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEwMjk4OSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYwN5LBFj7LK4yVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Uyghur supporters at a 2019 rally in Washington calling for sanctions against China.Gabriella Demczuk for The New York Times 5. For Uyghurs, a U.N. report on China’s abuses is a long-awaited vindication. In a 48-page report accusing China of committing grave human rights abuses in its western Xinjiang region, the U.N. authoritatively [backed claims that Uyghur activists have been making for years](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRk87F5P0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wOS8wMS93b3JsZC9hc2lhL2NoaW5hLXhpbmppYW5nLXV5Z2h1cnMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMDkwMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03MDgzMiZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMDI5ODkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmMDeSwRY-yyuMlSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). Many activists had feared that the U.N. high commissioner for human rights would pull punches in exchange for access and better ties with Beijing. But in the final minutes of her term, her office released the long-delayed document, which concluded that China’s crackdown in Xinjiang could amount to crimes against humanity. Also in China: The government [locked down Chengdu](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRk87F5P0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wOS8wMS93b3JsZC9hc2lhL2NoaW5hLWNvdmlkLWxvY2tkb3duLWNoZW5nZHUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMDkwMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03MDgzMiZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMDI5ODkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmMDeSwRY-yyuMlSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), a city of more than 21 million, after 157 Covid cases were reported yesterday. Subscribe Today We hope you’ve enjoyed this newsletter, which is made possible through subscriber support. 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The performance of American schoolchildren [fell significantly over the past two years](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRk87F5P0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wOS8wMS91cy9uYXRpb25hbC10ZXN0LXNjb3Jlcy1tYXRoLXJlYWRpbmctcGFuZGVtaWMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMDkwMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03MDgzMiZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMDI5ODkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmMDeSwRY-yyuMlSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), with the math and reading abilities of 9-year-olds dropping to the levels from two decades ago. It was the first time that 9-year-olds had lost ground in math since the National Assessment of Educational Progress tests began tracking student achievement in the 1970s. In reading, the decline was the worst in three decades. Students in the bottom 10th percentile dropped by 12 points in math, four times the decrease of the 90th percentile. The setbacks, which could have lasting consequences as students seek to move past elementary school basics, were also more significant among Black students, who lost 13 points in math, compared with five points among white students. A handout screenshot from Twitter showing the new edit feature.Twitter 7. Twitter is finally unveiling an edit button (for some users). After 15 years and countless pleas from many of its more than 237 million users, the social media service began allowing some of its users to [edit tweets after they had been posted](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRk87F5P0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wOS8wMS90ZWNobm9sb2d5L3R3aXR0ZXItZWRpdC1idXR0b24uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMDkwMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03MDgzMiZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMDI5ODkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmMDeSwRY-yyuMlSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). The feature will first be available to Twitter employees, and then to users of its subscription service. Eventually, everyone will have the option. It is perhaps Twitter’s biggest change since 2017, when the company increased the character limit for messages to 280 characters from 140. In other tech news, parents are increasingly buying Apple Watches and strapping them onto [the wrists of their young children](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRk87F5P0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wOS8wMS90ZWNobm9sb2d5L2FwcGxlLXdhdGNoLWNoaWxkcmVuLWtpZHMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMDkwMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03MDgzMiZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMDI5ODkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmMDeSwRY-yyuMlSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). The goal? To track them and communicate with them — without giving them a cellphone. Kenny Pickett of the University of Pittsburgh faked a slide while running for a touchdown last year.Logan Whitton/Getty Images 8. College football is back. With many of the sport’s biggest programs playing their first game of the season this weekend, fans will soon get a chance to see what’s new with their favorite teams. And while little seems to change season to season — Alabama is back atop the polls and Texas fans are again convinced that this is the year — my colleague Alan Blinder [explained a few rules that have been tweaked](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRk87F5P0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wOS8wMS9zcG9ydHMvbmNhYWZvb3RiYWxsL2NvbGxlZ2UtZm9vdGJhbGwtcnVsZS1jaGFuZ2VzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjA5MDEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NzA4MzImbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTAyOTg5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjA3ksEWPssrjJUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), such as one that no longer allows fake slides. The Athletic: Check out rankings of [all 131 teams](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRk87F5P0TvaHR0cHM6Ly90aGVhdGhsZXRpYy5jb20vMzUzNTIyMC8yMDIyLzA4LzI1L2NvbGxlZ2UtZm9vdGJhbGwtcmFua2luZ3MtMjAyMi1wcmVzZWFzb24vP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIwOTAxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTcwODMyJm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEwMjk4OSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYwN5LBFj7LK4yVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) and [preseason bowl projections](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRk87F5P0TyaHR0cHM6Ly90aGVhdGhsZXRpYy5jb20vMzU0NjM0Ni8yMDIyLzA4LzMwL2NvbGxlZ2UtZm9vdGJhbGwtcHJlc2Vhc29uLWJvd2wtcHJvamVjdGlvbnMvP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIwOTAxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTcwODMyJm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEwMjk4OSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYwN5LBFj7LK4yVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). 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If you’ve ever moved into a new space, you may understand the urge to fill it all at once. But that’s [probably not a great idea](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRk87F5P0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wOS8wMS9zdHlsZS9kZXNpZ24tcXVlc3Rpb25zLWFuc3dlcnMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMDkwMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03MDgzMiZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMDI5ODkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmMDeSwRY-yyuMlSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), because you risk ending up with a showroom look. Instead, aim for a home that looks like it was assembled over time. And the best way to achieve that is to take some time. Find pieces you love and want to keep around, and enjoy the process of discovery. Start with a sofa, a coffee table and maybe a dresser, and take inspiration from there. Have a cozy night. Bryan Denton compiled photos for this briefing. Your Evening Briefing is posted at 6 p.m. Eastern. 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