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Weâre covering Italyâs election and an attack on a Russian draft office. Giorgia Meloni cast her vote at a polling station in Rome on Sunday.Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times Italyâs election goes hard right Italy turned to a new page in European history [by electing a hard-right coalition led by Giorgia Meloni](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlFJFxP4QEAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDkvMjUvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2l0YWx5LW1lbG9uaS1wcmltZS1taW5pc3Rlci5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIyMDkyNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03MzAwNyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMDgxODYmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmMtcQwyY7mt5IpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), whose long record of bashing the European Union, international bankers and migrants has sown concern about the nationâs reliability in the Western alliance. Meloniâs party, the Brothers of Italy, descended from the remnants of fascism. With 26 percent of the vote, the highest of any single party, the results made it almost certain that she would become Italyâs first female prime minister. Despite reassurances from Meloni â who would be the first far-right nationalist to govern Italy since Mussolini â that she has moderated her views, [it is hard for European leaders to escape a degree of dread](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlFJFxP4QEAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDkvMjYvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2V1cm9wZWFuLXVuaW9uLWl0YWx5LW1lbG9uaS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIyMDkyNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03MzAwNyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMDgxODYmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmMtcQwyY7mt5IpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). Despite the E.U.âs success with a pandemic recovery fund and with confronting Russiaâs aggression in Ukraine, the appeal of nationalists and populists â potential threats to European ideals and cohesion â is spreading. Ukraine: While Meloni is a strong supporter of Ukraine, her coalition partners deeply admire Russiaâs president, Vladimir Putin, and have criticized sanctions against Russia. Italian popular opinion is traditionally sympathetic toward Moscow, and with all of the warâs domestic economic costs, Meloni may take a less firm view than the previous prime minister as it continues. Context: Meloniâs victory, [in a low-turnout election](~/AAAAAQA~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~~), comes as formerly taboo and marginalized parties with Nazi or fascist heritages are entering the mainstream â [and winning elections](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlFJFxP4QCAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDkvMTcvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL3N3ZWRlbi1mYXItcmlnaHQtZWxlY3Rpb24uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjA5MjcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NzMwMDcmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTA4MTg2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjLXEMMmO5reSKUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) â across Europe. Whatâs next: The Italian establishment is confident that a system built with numerous checks to stop another Mussolini â even at the cost of paralysis â will constrain Meloni. Itâs [more worried about her partyâs lack of competence](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlFJFxP4QGAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDkvMjQvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2l0YWx5LWVsZWN0aW9uLWZhc2Npc20tbWVsb25pLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjIwOTI3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTczMDA3Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEwODE4NiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYy1xDDJjua3kilIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Reservists drafted during Russiaâs mobilization lined up outside a recruitment office in the Siberian town of Tara on Monday.Alexey Malgavko/Reuters Gunman attacks a Russian draft office A gunman who was apparently distraught over Russiaâs chaotic military mobilization [opened fire at a draft office in Siberia on Monday](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlFJFxP4QFAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDkvMjYvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL3J1c3NpYS1kcmFmdC1vZmZpY2Utc2hvb3RpbmcuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjA5MjcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NzMwMDcmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTA4MTg2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjLXEMMmO5reSKUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), seriously wounding a recruitment officer. The shooting, in the town of Ust-Ilimsk, was the latest attack on a military recruitment center in Russia since President Vladimir Putin launched his full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Large numbers of civilians â [especially ethnic minorities and people in far-flung parts of Russia and its territories](~/AAAAAQA~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~~) â are being swept up in the Kremlinâs conscription drive, even as serious questions persist over Moscowâs ability to adequately train and equip the recruits. As opposition to the mobilization grows, and amid rumors that the authorities could close the borders to keep draftees from leaving, an estimated 261,000 men fled Russia between Wednesday and Saturday. Details: The authorities arrested the suspect, Ruslan Zinin. His mother told a local news outlet that her sonâs close friend had received a draft summons despite having never served in the army. Russiaâs defense minister pledged last week that only men with military experience and a specialization would be called for service. Context: There have been numerous reports of people who are unfit for service being summoned to report for duty, prompting criticism of the mobilization process. A Kremlin spokesman acknowledged on Monday that there had been irregularities in the call-up, but sought to shift blame to local authorities implementing the mobilization. New electric cars parked under photovoltaic systems in Jinzhong, China.Visual China Group via Getty Images Chinaâs electric car market soars Chinaâs domestic electric car market [is accelerating ahead of the global competition](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlFJFxP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wOS8yNi9idXNpbmVzcy9jaGluYS1lbGVjdHJpYy12ZWhpY2xlcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIyMDkyNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03MzAwNyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMDgxODYmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmMtcQwyY7mt5IpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). This year, about a quarter of all new cars purchased in the country will be an all-electric vehicle or a plug-in hybrid. More electric cars will be sold in China than in the rest of the world combined. By some estimates, more than 300 Chinese companies are making E.V.s, including offerings below $5,000 and high-end models that rival Tesla and German automakers. There are roughly four million charging units in the country, double the number from a year ago. Half of the worldâs top-10 E.V. brands are Chinese. And while other E.V. markets are still heavily dependent on subsidies, China has entered a new phase: Consumers are weighing the merits of electric vehicles based on features and price without much consideration of state support. Background: Chinaâs leader, Xi Jinping, declared in 2014 that development of electric vehicles was the only way that his country could transform into âan automobile power.â The countryâs electric vehicle market now stands on its own because of more than a decade of subsidies, long-term investments and infrastructure spending. Context: The demand for electric cars is a bright spot in a sluggish Chinese economy, which is coping with a property market in crisis and crippling Covid-19 policies. 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- The U.N. Human Rights Committee found that Australiaâs inaction on climate change violated the human rights of a group of Torres Straight Islander people, [The Sydney Morning Herald reports](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlFJFxP4QmAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnNtaC5jb20uYXUvbmF0aW9uYWwvdG9ycmVzLXN0cmFpdC1pc2xhbmRlcnMtd2luLWhpc3RvcmljLWh1bWFuLXJpZ2h0cy1sZWdhbC1maWdodC0yMDIyMDkyNi1wNWJsMXkuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjA5MjcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NzMwMDcmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTA4MTg2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjLXEMMmO5reSKUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). World News - The British pound briefly [fell to its weakest level against the U.S. dollar](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlFJFxP4QfAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMi8wOS8yNS9idXNpbmVzcy9lY29ub215LW5ld3MtaW5mbGF0aW9uLXN0b2Nrcz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjA5MjcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NzMwMDcmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTA4MTg2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyNicml0aXNoLXBvdW5kLWRvbGxhci1nYnAtdXNkVwNueXRCCmMtcQwyY7mt5IpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) on record.
- Iranian forces [unleashed drone and artillery attacks on the Kurdistan region of northern Iraq](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlFJFxP4QVAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDkvMjYvd29ybGQvbWlkZGxlZWFzdC9pcmFuLWlyYXEtcHJvdGVzdHMta3VyZGlzdGFuLXNlcGFyYXRpc3RzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjIwOTI3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTczMDA3Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEwODE4NiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYy1xDDJjua3kilIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), targeting what Tehran said were bases of militant Iranian Kurdish separatist groups.
- An unidentified gunman killed at least four adults and 11 children [in a school shooting in Russia](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlFJFxP0T_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wOS8yNi93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvcnVzc2lhLXNjaG9vbC1zaG9vdGluZy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIyMDkyNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03MzAwNyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMDgxODYmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmMtcQwyY7mt5IpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), according to federal investigators. What Else Is Happening - A deal is [being hammered out](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlFJFxP4QFAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDkvMjYvdGVjaG5vbG9neS90aWt0b2stbmF0aW9uYWwtc2VjdXJpdHktY2hpbmEuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjA5MjcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NzMwMDcmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTA4MTg2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjLXEMMmO5reSKUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) between the Biden administration and TikTok over whether the Chinese-owned app can continue operating in the U.S. In the U.K., the app may face a $29 million fine for failing to [protect the privacy of children](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlFJFxP4QGAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDkvMjYvdGVjaG5vbG9neS90aWt0b2stY2hpbGRyZW4tcHJpdmFjeS1maW5lLXVrLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjIwOTI3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTczMDA3Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEwODE4NiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYy1xDDJjua3kilIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA).
- Edward Snowden, the former U.S. intelligence contractor who disclosed mass surveillance techniques to news media in 2013, [was granted Russian citizenship](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlFJFxP4QKAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDkvMjYvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2Vkd2FyZC1zbm93ZGVuLXJ1c3NpYS1jaXRpemVuc2hpcC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIyMDkyNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03MzAwNyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMDgxODYmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmMtcQwyY7mt5IpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~).
- More American transgender teenagers [are choosing âtop surgery.â](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlFJFxP4QEAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDkvMjYvaGVhbHRoL3RvcC1zdXJnZXJ5LXRyYW5zZ2VuZGVyLXRlZW5hZ2Vycy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIyMDkyNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03MzAwNyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMDgxODYmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmMtcQwyY7mt5IpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) A Morning Read The entrance to the Tham Luang Cave in Chiang Rai province, in Thailand.Luke Duggleby for The New York Times An unheralded national park in Thailand was the center of global attention when 12 boys were trapped in a cave there. In the wake of major movies about the rescue, [the park expects a visitor surge](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlFJFxP0T_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wOS8yNi93b3JsZC9hc2lhL3RoYWktY2F2ZS1yZXNjdWUtdG91cmlzbS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIyMDkyNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03MzAwNyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMDgxODYmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmMtcQwyY7mt5IpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). ARTS AND IDEAS The New India Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India has become indispensable to some of the worldâs most pressing challenges â diplomacy and climate change, technology and trade, and countering China with diversified supply chains. The latest display of Indiaâs power came this month when Modi told President Vladimir Putin of Russia that [âtodayâs era is not of war,â](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlFJFxP0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDIyLzA5LzE2L3dvcmxkL3VrcmFpbmUtcnVzc2lhLXdhcj9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjA5MjcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NzMwMDcmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTA4MTg2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjLXEMMmO5reSKUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) before declaring that the two would speak more about how to bring peace in Ukraine. On the global stage, Modi rides Indiaâs credentials as the worldâs largest democracy. But his government [is undertaking a project to remake that democracy](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlFJFxP0T2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wOS8yNC93b3JsZC9hc2lhL2luZGlhLWRlbW9jcmFjeS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIyMDkyNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03MzAwNyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMDgxODYmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmMtcQwyY7mt5IpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) unlike any in Indiaâs 75 years of independence: stifling dissent, sidelining civilian institutions and making minorities second-class citizens. Modi has bent the courts, the news media, the legislature and civil society to his will, with the goal of imprinting a majoritarian Hindu ideology on Indiaâs constitutionally secular democracy. He has received little pushback from Western allies; two years into the Biden administration, the U.S. still does not have an ambassador in New Delhi. The question for India and the world is whether the country can remain an engine for growth and a viable partner even as it marginalizes minorities, particularly its 200 million Muslims, and stokes cycles of extremism and volatility at home. For more on tests of democratic norms worldwide, see our [Democracy Challenged coverage](~/AAAAAQA~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~~). PLAY, WATCH, EAT What to Cook Julia Gartland for The New York Times This [slow cooker pumpkin-Parmesan polenta](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlFJFxP4QEAWh0dHBzOi8vY29va2luZy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS9yZWNpcGVzLzEwMTk3MjMtc2xvdy1jb29rZXItcHVtcGtpbi1wYXJtZXNhbi1wb2xlbnRhP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIyMDkyNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03MzAwNyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMDgxODYmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmMtcQwyY7mt5IpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) evokes pumpkin ravioli in porridge form. Wellness Can brown noise [turn off your brain](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlFJFxP0T9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMi8wOS8yMy93ZWxsL21pbmQvYnJvd24tbm9pc2UuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjA5MjcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NzMwMDcmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTA4MTg2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjLXEMMmO5reSKUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~)? What to Read Confronting sudden loss, Namwali Serpell wrote âThe Furrows,â [a disquieting novel about the mind, warped by grief](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlFJFxP0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wOS8yNC9ib29rcy9uYW13YWxsaS1zZXJwZWxsLXRoZS1mdXJyb3dzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjIwOTI3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTczMDA3Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEwODE4NiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYy1xDDJjua3kilIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Now Time to Play Play the [Mini Crossword](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlFJFxP0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vY3Jvc3N3b3Jkcy9nYW1lL21pbmk_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjIwOTI3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTczMDA3Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEwODE4NiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYy1xDDJjua3kilIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), and a clue: âWatch your ___!â(four letters). Here are the [Wordle](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlFJFxP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vZ2FtZXMvd29yZGxlL2luZGV4Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjIwOTI3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTczMDA3Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEwODE4NiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYy1xDDJjua3kilIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) and the [Spelling Bee](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlFJFxP0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vcHV6emxlcy9zcGVsbGluZy1iZWU_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjIwOTI3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTczMDA3Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEwODE4NiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYy1xDDJjua3kilIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). [You can find all our puzzles here](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlFJFxP0TWaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vY3Jvc3N3b3Jkcz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjA5MjcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NzMwMDcmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTA4MTg2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjLXEMMmO5reSKUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). Thatâs it for todayâs briefing. See you next time. â Jonathan P.S. The word [âslowcittaâ](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlFJFxP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly90d2l0dGVyLmNvbS9OWVRfZmlyc3Rfc2FpZC9zdGF0dXMvMTU3Mzk3MzMxNzU3NjU0MDE2MT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjA5MjcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NzMwMDcmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTA4MTg2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjLXEMMmO5reSKUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) made its first appearance in The Times on Sunday in an article [about travel in rural South Korea](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlFJFxP0T9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wOS8yNS90cmF2ZWwva29yZWEtbGFuZC1vZi1tb3JuaW5nLWNhbG0uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjA5MjcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NzMwMDcmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTA4MTg2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjLXEMMmO5reSKUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). 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