Your Tuesday Briefing: Russia’s retaliatory strikes on Ukraine

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Injured civilians at the scene of a Russian attack in Kyiv on Monday.Finbarr O'Reilly for The New York Times Russia unleashes mass strikes on Ukrainian civilians President Vladimir Putin of Russia [ordered the largest aerial assault](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlJxCmP4RIAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMi8xMC8xMC93b3JsZC9ydXNzaWEtdWtyYWluZS13YXItbmV3cy9leHBsb3Npb24taGVhcmQtaW4ta3lpdi1hcy1haXItcmFpZC1zaXJlbnMtc291bmQtYWNyb3NzLXVrcmFpbmU_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjIxMDExJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTc0MjYxJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEwOTU4NyZzbWlkPXVybC1zaGFyZSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYzymi0RjiXxAK1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) since the early days of Moscow’s invasion, raining missiles down on at least 11 cities and killing at least 14 people. Dozens of missile strikes — from Lviv in the west to Mykolaiv in the south and Kharkiv in the northeast — [slammed into civilian areas](~/AAAAAQA~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~) during the morning commute. In Kyiv, residents [took shelter in subway stations](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlJxCmP4QFAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMTAvMTAvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL3VrcmFpbmUta3lpdi1ydXNzaWEtbWlzc2lsZXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjEwMTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NzQyNjEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTA5NTg3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjPKaLRGOJfEArUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). The Russian attacks appeared to [target civilian infrastructure](~/AAAAAQA~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~), and several cities suffered power and water outages. Experts said that the attacks seemed [unlikely to have a significant effect on Ukraine’s military](~/AAAAAQA~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~), but destroying Ukrainian infrastructure could be part of a [longer-term strategy to sow panic](~/AAAAAQA~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~). The context: Putin said the attacks were retaliation for an explosion over the weekend that [damaged the only bridge linking the occupied Crimean Peninsula to Russia](~/AAAAAQA~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~). The strikes against Ukraine seemed designed to [placate Russian hard liners](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlJxCmP4QOAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMTAvMTAvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL3VrcmFpbmUtc3RyaWtlcy1jcmltZWEtYnJpZGdlLXJldmVuZ2UuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjEwMTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NzQyNjEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTA5NTg3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjPKaLRGOJfEArUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), who have called for a much tougher approach to the war, and drew attention away from his [unpopular draft](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlJxCmP4QOAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMTAvMDUvd29ybGQvYXNpYS9ydXNzaWFucy1mbGVlaW5nLWRyYWZ0LWt5cmd5enN0YW4tcHV0aW4uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjEwMTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NzQyNjEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTA5NTg3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjPKaLRGOJfEArUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) and [Ukraine’s recent victories on the battlefield](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlJxCmP0T7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMi93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvdWtyYWluZS1tYXBzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjIxMDExJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTc0MjYxJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEwOTU4NyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYzymi0RjiXxAK1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). The reaction: The attacks drew furious international condemnation. President Biden said [the attacks served no military purpose](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlJxCmP4QUAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMTAvMTAvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2JpZGVuLXJ1c3NpYS11a3JhaW5lLXN0cmlrZXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjEwMTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NzQyNjEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTA5NTg3JnNtaWQ9dXJsLXNoYXJlJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjPKaLRGOJfEArUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) and again demonstrated “the utter brutality of Mr. Putin’s illegal war on the Ukrainian people.” Moldovan officials said that [three Russian missiles fired from the Black Sea violated their country’s airspace](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlJxCmP4RCAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMi8xMC8xMC93b3JsZC9ydXNzaWEtdWtyYWluZS13YXItbmV3cy9ydXNzaWFuLW1pc3NpbGVzLXZpb2xhdGVkLW1vbGRvdmFzLWFpcnNwYWNlLW9mZmljaWFscy1zYXk_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjIxMDExJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTc0MjYxJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEwOTU4NyZzbWlkPXVybC1zaGFyZSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYzymi0RjiXxAK1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). India and China, key trading partners of Russia despite Western sanctions, [called for immediate de-escalation](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlJxCmP4QLAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMTAvMTAvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2luZGlhLWNoaW5hLXJ1c3NpYS1zdHJpa2VzLXVrcmFpbmUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjEwMTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NzQyNjEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTA5NTg3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjPKaLRGOJfEArUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). Kim Jong-un monitoring a missile launch in a photograph from North Korean state media.Korean Central News Agency, via Agence France-Presse — Getty Images North Korea’s underwater silos North Korea broke its silence after a barrage of missile tests on Monday, claiming that it fired a nuclear-capable short-range ballistic missile from an underwater silo. The country has launched 12 missiles in the past two weeks, including [one that flew over Japan](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlJxCmP4QAAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMTAvMDMvd29ybGQvYXNpYS9qYXBhbi1ub3J0aC1rb3JlYS1taXNzaWxlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjIxMDExJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTc0MjYxJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEwOTU4NyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYzymi0RjiXxAK1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). North Korean media said one of the recent tests was a rehearsal for firing nuclear weapons at airports in South Korea, and that Kim Jong-un, North Korea’s leader, personally oversaw some of the launches. The claims suggest that the country is devising ways to make its weapons harder to detect and intercept. Background: North Korea’s growing nuclear and missile capabilities are Kim’s biggest achievement since taking power more than a decade ago. The country has vowed [never to bargain away its nuclear weapons](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlJxCmP4QCAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDkvMDkvd29ybGQvYXNpYS9ub3J0aC1rb3JlYS1raW0td2VhcG9ucy1sYXcuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjEwMTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NzQyNjEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTA5NTg3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjPKaLRGOJfEArUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). Analysis: North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs are shrouded in secrecy, making it hard to assess its actual capabilities. Analysts said Kim was using stalled talks with Washington to test and improve his weapons. Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s chief executive, introducing the Oculus Quest virtual-reality headset in 2019.Amy Osborne/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Meta’s metaverse is off to a rocky start The company previously known as Facebook has spent billions of dollars constructing the so-called metaverse, where people inhabit immersive digital environments. [But its first year has been bumpy](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlJxCmP4QAAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMTAvMDkvdGVjaG5vbG9neS9tZXRhLXp1Y2tlcmJlcmctbWV0YXZlcnNlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjIxMDExJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTc0MjYxJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEwOTU4NyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYzymi0RjiXxAK1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA): Meta’s flagship virtual-reality social network, Horizon Worlds, [remains buggy and unpopular](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlJxCmP4QAAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMTAvMDkvdGVjaG5vbG9neS9tZXRhLXp1Y2tlcmJlcmctbWV0YXZlcnNlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjIxMDExJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTc0MjYxJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEwOTU4NyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYzymi0RjiXxAK1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Many employees have said they don’t understand the company’s metaverse strategy. And one executive said that the amount of money spent on unproven projects made him “sick to my stomach.” Context: The stakes are high for the company, which is racing to transform itself to make up for declines in other parts of its business. Meta’s stock price has tumbled nearly 60 percent in the past year. The company also announced that it would [freeze most hiring](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlJxCmP0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wOS8yOS90ZWNobm9sb2d5L21ldGEtaGlyaW5nLWZyZWV6ZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIyMTAxMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03NDI2MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMDk1ODcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmM8potEY4l8QCtSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) and warned employees that layoffs may be coming. Inside the metaverse: My colleague Kashmir Hill spent more than 24 hours [inside the immersive, three-dimensional universe](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlJxCmP4QIAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMTAvMDcvdGVjaG5vbG9neS9tZXRhdmVyc2UtZmFjZWJvb2staG9yaXpvbi13b3JsZHMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjEwMTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NzQyNjEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTA5NTg3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjPKaLRGOJfEArUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) of Horizon Worlds. It was surprisingly fun. A new technology podcast: In [the inaugural episode of “Hard Fork,”](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlJxCmP4QAAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMTAvMDcvcG9kY2FzdHMvaGFyZC1mb3JrLWVsb24tbXVzay10d2l0dGVyLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjIxMDExJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTc0MjYxJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEwOTU4NyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYzymi0RjiXxAK1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) tech journalists Kevin Roose and Casey Newton debate whether Elon Musk’s newest offer to buy Twitter is for real this time. 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World News A cargo barge on the severely depleted Rhine River at Lobith, the Netherlands.Rob Engelaar/EPA, via Shutterstock - The Dutch, long masters at fending off water, are [now working to retain it](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlJxCmP4QGAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMTAvMTAvY2xpbWF0ZS9uZXRoZXJsYW5kcy1kcm91Z2h0LWNsaW1hdGUtY2hhbmdlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjIxMDExJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTc0MjYxJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEwOTU4NyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYzymi0RjiXxAK1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) as climate change dries out Europe. - After resigning his post as Britain’s prime minister, Boris Johnson is [poised to become a one-man private corporation](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlJxCmP4QMAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMTAvMTAvYnVzaW5lc3MvYm9yaXMtam9obnNvbi1pbmMtaXMtYWJvdXQtdG8tZ28tcHVibGljLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjIxMDExJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTc0MjYxJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEwOTU4NyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYzymi0RjiXxAK1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) as an author and speaker. - A looming solar tower in Israel [generates enough power for tens of thousands of homes](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlJxCmP0T_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMC8wOS93b3JsZC9taWRkbGVlYXN0L2lzcmFlbC1zb2xhci10b3dlci5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIyMTAxMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03NDI2MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMDk1ODcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmM8potEY4l8QCtSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), but some compare it to the “eye of Sauron” from J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Lord of the Rings.” - Young Britons fear they are lurching from crisis to crisis as they confront [rising costs and a slowing economy](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlJxCmP4QHAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMTAvMTAvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL3VrLWluZmxhdGlvbi15b3VuZy1nZW5lcmF0aW9ucy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIyMTAxMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03NDI2MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMDk1ODcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmM8potEY4l8QCtSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). What Else Is Happening - Researchers hope that [vaccines could eventually protect people from certain forms of cancer](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlJxCmP0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMC8xMC9oZWFsdGgvY2FuY2VyLXZhY2NpbmVzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjIxMDExJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTc0MjYxJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEwOTU4NyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYzymi0RjiXxAK1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). - Kanye West [drew widespread criticism after making antisemitic remarks](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlJxCmP4QaAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMTAvMDkvYnVzaW5lc3MvbWVkaWEva2FueWUtd2VzdC1hbnRpc2VtaXRpYy1yYWNpc3QtdHdpdHRlci1pbnN0YWdyYW0uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjEwMTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NzQyNjEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTA5NTg3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjPKaLRGOJfEArUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) on Instagram and Twitter. - The [Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences was awarded](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlJxCmP0T6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDIyLzEwLzEwL2J1c2luZXNzL25vYmVsLXByaXplLWVjb25vbWljcz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjEwMTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NzQyNjEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTA5NTg3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjPKaLRGOJfEArUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) to Ben Bernanke, the former Federal Reserve chair, and two other economists for research on banks and “how society deals with financial crises.” A Morning Read A man working at a jute mill in Halisahar, India, in August.Saumya Khandelwal for The New York Times India has cultivated jute, a coarse fiber used to make fabrics like burlap, for centuries. In recent decades, the industry has been threatened by synthetic substitutes. But growing global demand for sustainable textiles — especially for reusable shopping bags — is [creating a jute resurgence](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlJxCmP4QGAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMTAvMTAvYnVzaW5lc3MvaW5kaWEtanV0ZS1yZXVzYWJsZS1zaG9wcGluZy1iYWdzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjIxMDExJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTc0MjYxJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEwOTU4NyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYzymi0RjiXxAK1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). 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And her success [has upended the publishing industry’s most entrenched assumptions](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlJxCmP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMC8wOS9ib29rcy9jb2xsZWVuLWhvb3Zlci5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIyMTAxMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03NDI2MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMDk1ODcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmM8potEY4l8QCtSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). When she self-published her first young adult novel, “Slammed,” in January 2012, Hoover was making $9 an hour as a social worker and living in a single-wide trailer with her husband and their three sons. Hoover didn’t have a publisher, an agent or any of the usual marketing machinery that goes into engineering a best seller. But seven months later, “Slammed” hit the New York Times best-seller list, and she was soon able to quit her job to write full time. The eclectic author has written romances, a steamy psychological thriller and harrowing novels about domestic violence, drug abuse and poverty. Her success has happened largely on her own terms, driven by readers who act as her evangelists, driving sales through ecstatic online reviews and viral reaction videos. PLAY, WATCH, EAT What to Cook Andrew Scrivani for The New York Times Harvest season’s here. This [spice-filled bundt cake](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlJxCmP0T4aHR0cHM6Ly9jb29raW5nLm55dGltZXMuY29tL3JlY2lwZXMvMTAxMzkzNy1hcHBsZS1ib3VyYm9uLWJ1bmR0LWNha2U_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjIxMDExJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTc0MjYxJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEwOTU4NyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYzymi0RjiXxAK1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), made from grated apples and toasted nuts then soaked in whiskey syrup, defies the cliché of the Thanksgiving dessert. What to Read “Illuminations,” the comic book titan Alan Moore’s first short story collection, finds Moore working on a smaller scale than his maximalist novels but “still swinging for the firmament,” the Pulitzer Prize-winning author Junot Díaz [writes in a review](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlJxCmP4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMTAvMTAvYm9va3MvcmV2aWV3L2FsYW4tbW9vcmUtaWxsdW1pbmF0aW9ucy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIyMTAxMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03NDI2MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMDk1ODcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmM8potEY4l8QCtSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). What to Try [A bidet](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlJxCmP0TzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMC8wNC9tYWdhemluZS9iaWRldHMtbXVzbGltcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIyMTAxMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03NDI2MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMDk1ODcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmM8potEY4l8QCtSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) is a better way to clean yourself, writes the TV writer and producer Muna Mire. Now Time to Play Play the [Mini Crossword](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlJxCmP0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vY3Jvc3N3b3Jkcy9nYW1lL21pbmk_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjIxMDExJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTc0MjYxJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEwOTU4NyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYzymi0RjiXxAK1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), and a clue: Baby’s neckwear (3 letters). Here are the [Wordle](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlJxCmP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vZ2FtZXMvd29yZGxlL2luZGV4Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjIxMDExJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTc0MjYxJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEwOTU4NyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYzymi0RjiXxAK1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) and the [Spelling Bee](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlJxCmP0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vcHV6emxlcy9zcGVsbGluZy1iZWU_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjIxMDExJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTc0MjYxJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEwOTU4NyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYzymi0RjiXxAK1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). [You can find all our puzzles here](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlJxCmP0TWaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vY3Jvc3N3b3Jkcz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjEwMTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NzQyNjEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTA5NTg3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjPKaLRGOJfEArUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). That’s all this morning. See you tomorrow. — Dan P.S. The word [“](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlJxCmP0TWaHR0cHM6Ly90d2l0dGVyLmNvbS9OWVRfZmlyc3Rfc2FpZD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjEwMTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NzQyNjEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTA5NTg3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjPKaLRGOJfEArUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~)[jilky](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlJxCmP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly90d2l0dGVyLmNvbS9OWVRfZmlyc3Rfc2FpZC9zdGF0dXMvMTU3OTQxMjI5MzkyMTYwNzY4MD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjEwMTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NzQyNjEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTA5NTg3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjPKaLRGOJfEArUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~)[”](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlJxCmP0TWaHR0cHM6Ly90d2l0dGVyLmNvbS9OWVRfZmlyc3Rfc2FpZD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjEwMTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NzQyNjEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTA5NTg3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjPKaLRGOJfEArUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) — a paranormal species in a story by Alan Moore — appeared for the first time in The Times yesterday. 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