Evening Briefing: Ukraine retakes land from Russian control

Also, baby formula remains in short supply and the Emmys return to prepandemic traditions. 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Here’s the latest at the end of Monday. The scene of a Russian strike on a police station in Kharkiv, Ukraine.Nicole Tung for The New York Times 1. Russia acknowledged the loss of large swaths of northeast Ukraine. The Ukrainian military is claiming to have retaken 20 towns and villages over the last day, in addition to 200 square miles in the country’s south and [nearly all of the northern Kharkiv region](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlAjEPP4QnAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMi8wOS8xMi93b3JsZC91a3JhaW5lLXJ1c3NpYS13YXIvdWtyYWluZS1rZWVwcy11cC10aGUtYmxpdHotaW4tdGhlLW5vcnRoZXJuLXJlZ2lvbi1vZi1raGFya2l2P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIwOTEyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTcxNzU3Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEwNjEwOSZzbWlkPXVybC1zaGFyZSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYxcPrB9jj-uri1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). One military expert told The Times that the advance showed the [effective collapse](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlAjEPP4Q_AWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMi8wOS8xMi93b3JsZC91a3JhaW5lLXJ1c3NpYS13YXIvYS1taWxpdGFyeS1leHBlcnQtb3V0bGluZXMtdGhlLXRvdWdoLWNob2ljZXMtZm9yLXJ1c3NpYW4tY29tbWFuZGVycy1pbi10aGUtZmFjZS1vZi11a3JhaW5lcy1hZHZhbmNlP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIwOTEyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTcxNzU3Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEwNjEwOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYxcPrB9jj-uri1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) of one of four Russian regional commands in Ukraine. Russia still holds vast chunks of eastern and southern Ukraine, but the stunning land capture raises questions over whether Russia’s once-daunting military can hold the territory it still controls. Russian officials who described the retreat as a planned move to “regroup” face hard questions, especially with a [growing backlash from pro-war voices at home](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlAjEPP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wOS8xMi93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvcnVzc2lhLXR2LW1vc2Nvdy11a3JhaW5lLXdhci5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIwOTEyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTcxNzU3Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEwNjEwOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYxcPrB9jj-uri1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Ukraine’s sudden battlefield success provides evidence to the West that [its military aid is helping](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlAjEPP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wOS8xMi93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvdWtyYWluZXMtc3VjY2Vzcy1ldXJvcGUtcnVzc2lhLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjA5MTImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NzE3NTcmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTA2MTA5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjFw-sH2OP66uLUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). Analysts say the recent developments will probably increase the pressure on allies to supply more sophisticated, heavier weapons. Visualized: We’re tracking the Ukrainian military’s movement on our [updated maps](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlAjEPP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMi93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvdWtyYWluZS1tYXBzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjA5MTImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NzE3NTcmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTA2MTA5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjFw-sH2OP66uLUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). Since the 1990s, total federal spending on low-income children roughly doubled.Maddie McGarvey for The New York Times 2. Child poverty in the U.S. has fallen by 59 percent since 1993. An expanded government safety net played a critical role. 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Lower unemployment and increased labor force participation played roles, but a new analysis showed that government aid was the most dominant factor. My colleague Jason DeParle went to Huntington, W.Va. — a state, once the epitome of childhood deprivation, where child poverty dropped about 75 percent since 1993 — to examine the impact of the expanded safety net there. He found that children now have [financial protection that their parents often lacked](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlAjEPP0TzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wOS8xMi91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9jaGlsZC1wb3ZlcnR5LWZhbWlsaWVzLXdlc3QtdmlyZ2luaWEuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMDkxMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03MTc1NyZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMDYxMDkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmMXD6wfY4_rq4tSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). 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Six months after a major formula manufacturing plant issued a recall, parents and their families [continue to scramble to locate containers of formula](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlAjEPP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wOS8xMi9idXNpbmVzcy9iYWJ5LWZvcm11bGEtc2hvcnRhZ2VzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjA5MTImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NzE3NTcmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTA2MTA5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjFw-sH2OP66uLUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). Companies like Walmart and Target are still limiting the number of containers that can be purchased at one time. While the situation has improved since mid-July, powdered formula was measured to be 23 percent out of stock in late August. In other health news, more than 100 countries are now reporting monkeypox cases, and a vast majority of those have no access to vaccines or treatments. [High-income countries](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlAjEPP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wOS8xMi9oZWFsdGgvbW9ua2V5cG94LXZhY2NpbmVzLXRyZWF0bWVudHMtZXF1aXR5Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjA5MTImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NzE3NTcmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTA2MTA5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjFw-sH2OP66uLUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) have largely snapped up the supply. The Central United Talmudical Academy spans an entire city block in Williamsburg. All of its students who took state tests in 2019 failed. Jonah Markowitz for The New York Times 5. New York is set to vote on new rules for holding private schools to academic standards. [A Times investigation found](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlAjEPP0T7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wOS8xMS9ueXJlZ2lvbi9oYXNpZGljLXllc2hpdmFzLXNjaG9vbHMtbmV3LXlvcmsuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMDkxMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03MTc1NyZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMDYxMDkmc21pZD10dy1zaGFyZSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYxcPrB9jj-uri1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) that Hasidic boys’ schools in particular are systemically denying some 50,000 children an adequate education, an apparent violation of state law, while receiving more than $1 billion in public funding over the past four years. Some use corporal punishment to keep children in line. State officials [met today to discuss proposed regulations](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlAjEPP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wOS8xMS9ueXJlZ2lvbi9oYXNpZGljLXNjaG9vbHMtbnljLW9mZmljaWFscy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIwOTEyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTcxNzU3Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEwNjEwOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYxcPrB9jj-uri1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) that would hold private schools to minimum academic standards. The proposals, which are expected to pass this week, would likely most affect Hasidic Jewish schools in New York City. In other education news, Roberta Wolff-Platt — whose family is the first to be publicly identified as descendants of enslaved people linked to Harvard University — is [contemplating what justice would mean for her and other families](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlAjEPP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wOS8xMi91cy9oYXJ2YXJkLXNsYXZlcnktcmVwYXJhdGlvbnMtYW5jZXN0b3JzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjA5MTImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NzE3NTcmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTA2MTA5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjFw-sH2OP66uLUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). Also, Columbia University was demoted to No. 18 from No. 2 in U.S. News & World Report college rankings after it [admitted to having previously submitted outdated or incorrect data](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlAjEPP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wOS8xMi91cy9jb2x1bWJpYS11bml2ZXJzaXR5LXVzLW5ld3MtcmFua2luZy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIwOTEyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTcxNzU3Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEwNjEwOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYxcPrB9jj-uri1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). 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~/RgRlAjEPP0TPaHR0cDovL3d3dy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS9zdWJzY3JpcHRpb24_Y2FtcGFpZ25JZD05OVE5OSZjYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMDkxMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03MTc1NyZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMDYxMDkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmMXD6wfY4_rq4tSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) Yasmin Schamiloglu doesn’t know when her case of long Covid will allow her to return to work.Jamie Kelter Davis for The New York Times 6. “Demand largely recovered, and we didn’t have the supply.” Employers around the U.S. have been desperate to hire workers as the country has rebounded from the depths of the pandemic. But the share of people who are [either working or actively looking for a job still hasn’t quite recovered](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlAjEPP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wOS8xMi9idXNpbmVzcy9lY29ub215L2xhYm9yLXBhcnRpY2lwYXRpb24tY292aWQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMDkxMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03MTc1NyZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMDYxMDkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmMXD6wfY4_rq4tSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). Covid’s death toll has played a role, and legal immigration has slowed down. People at retirement age dropped out at disproportionate rates and haven’t returned. More puzzlingly, men in their prime working years have retreated from the work force, while women have bounced back. In other business news, [Goldman Sachs is preparing for layoffs](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlAjEPP0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wOS8xMi9idXNpbmVzcy9kZWFsYm9vay9nb2xkbWFuLXNhY2hzLWxheW9mZnMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMDkxMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03MTc1NyZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMDYxMDkmc21pZD11cmwtc2hhcmUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmMXD6wfY4_rq4tSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), traders are [worried about the U.S. treasury market](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlAjEPP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wOS8xMS9idXNpbmVzcy9mZWQtdHJlYXN1cnktbWFya2V0Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjA5MTImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NzE3NTcmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTA2MTA5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjFw-sH2OP66uLUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), and the founder of Nikola Motor, a maker of electric trucks, is on trial beginning today on [fraud charges](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlAjEPP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wOS8xMi9idXNpbmVzcy90cmV2b3ItbWlsdG9uLW5pa29sYS10cmlhbC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIwOTEyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTcxNzU3Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEwNjEwOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYxcPrB9jj-uri1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Carlos Alcaraz, 19, became the youngest man to win a Grand Slam title since Rafael Nadal in 2005.Michelle V. Agins/The New York Times 7. By winning the U.S. Open, 19-year-old Carlos Alcaraz ushers in a new era for tennis. The Spanish teenager defeated Casper Ruud of Norway last night to win his first Grand Slam singles title and become the [youngest men’s player to reach No. 1 in the world rankings](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlAjEPP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wOS8xMS9zcG9ydHMvdGVubmlzL3VzLW9wZW4tYWxjYXJhei1ydXVkLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjA5MTImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NzE3NTcmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTA2MTA5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjFw-sH2OP66uLUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). His dominant tournament play dazzled crowds and left fans optimistic about the sport’s future beyond the careers of its longtime greats, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. In other sports news, week 1 of the [N.F.L. season got off to a shaky start](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlAjEPP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wOS8xMS9zcG9ydHMvZm9vdGJhbGwvbmZsLXdlZWstMS1zY29yZXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMDkxMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03MTc1NyZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMDYxMDkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmMXD6wfY4_rq4tSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), and the Las Vegas Aces are [up 1-0 in the W.N.B.A. finals](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlAjEPP0T_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wOS8xMS9zcG9ydHMvYmFza2V0YmFsbC93bmJhLWZpbmFscy1sYXMtdmVnYXMtYWNlcy1jb25uZWN0aWN1dC1zdW4uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMDkxMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03MTc1NyZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMDYxMDkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmMXD6wfY4_rq4tSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) after a close win over the Connecticut Sun. The 74th Emmy Awards will be broadcast live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles Monday evening.Vince Bucci/Invision, via Associated Press 8. HBO and Netflix are expected to win big at tonight’s Emmys. Hosted by Kenan Thompson, the “Saturday Night Live” veteran, this year’s Emmys will look more like its prepandemic past than either of its last two iterations. Beginning at 8 p.m. Eastern, viewers can watch the ceremony on NBC or the streaming service Peacock. With submissions for drama, comedy and limited categories all up significantly, this may be the most competitive year at the Emmys to date. Still, the top two most-decorated networks will almost certainly be, as usual, HBO and Netflix — with “Succession” as the drama favorite. [Here’s what to expect.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlAjEPP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wOS8xMS9hcnRzL3RlbGV2aXNpb24vZW1teXMtMjAyMi1ob3ctdG8td2F0Y2guaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMDkxMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03MTc1NyZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMDYxMDkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmMXD6wfY4_rq4tSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) If you’re curious about making bread and don’t know where to start, try a challah or babka.Armando Rafael for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Laurie Ellen Pellicano. 9. The only challah recipe you’ll ever need. With the right instructions, challah — the enriched bread often served on the Jewish sabbath and during the High Holy Days — can be both [manageable and fun](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlAjEPP0TYaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wOS8xMi9kaW5pbmcvY2hhbGxhaC1yZWNpcGUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMDkxMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03MTc1NyZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMDYxMDkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmMXD6wfY4_rq4tSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). With easy-to-handle dough, it can be mostly hands off; just about any braided variation looks impressive. Challah loaves are also quite versatile, lending themselves equally well to sweet preparations (bread pudding and cinnamon toast) and savory ones (sandwiches). To make it easy for you, Claire Saffitz, a self-described challah-lover and avid home bread baker, made both her [challah](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlAjEPP0TUaHR0cHM6Ly9jb29raW5nLm55dGltZXMuY29tL3JlY2lwZXMvMTAyMzQ2MC1jaGFsbGFoLWJyZWFkP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIwOTEyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTcxNzU3Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEwNjEwOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYxcPrB9jj-uri1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) and [babka](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlAjEPP0TVaHR0cHM6Ly9jb29raW5nLm55dGltZXMuY29tL3JlY2lwZXMvMTAyMzQ2NC1jaW5uYW1vbi1iYWJrYT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMDkxMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03MTc1NyZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMDYxMDkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmMXD6wfY4_rq4tSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) recipes on video. [Check it out](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlAjEPP0TGaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cueW91dHViZS5jb20vd2F0Y2g_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjA5MTImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NzE3NTcmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTA2MTA5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZ2PTFGY1IxUER6Qzk0VwNueXRCCmMXD6wfY4_rq4tSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). Sulfur-crested cockatoos enjoying a feast in Sydney, Australia.Ken Griffiths/Alamy 10. And finally, an arms race between humans and cockatoos. Sulfur-crested cockatoos are notorious in the suburbs of Sydney, Australia, as relentless trash-bin bandits. They are known to quickly learn how to open the lids of garbage containers in search of bread and other food and learn new methods from each other in a type of cultural transmission. A new study found that many Australians have simultaneously been experimenting to keep the cockatoos out: bricks to weigh the lids down, sticks to keep them shut or even a rubber snake to scare the birds away. However, the study found that good defense just [pushes the cockatoos to innovate](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlAjEPP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wOS8xMi9zY2llbmNlL2NvY2thdG9vcy1odW1hbnMtZ2FyYmFnZS1iaW5zLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjA5MTImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NzE3NTcmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTA2MTA5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjFw-sH2OP66uLUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). Have a creative night. Brent Lewis compiled photos for this briefing. Your Evening Briefing is posted at 6 p.m. Eastern. Want to catch up on past briefings? 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