The Morning: More equitable justice

Racial disparities in incarceration have fallen. 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The midterm election debates on crime have overlooked a success of criminal justice reform efforts. Larry Krasner, the Philadelphia district attorney.Michelle Gustafson for The New York Times Seeking balance Republican lawmakers up for re-election in Pennsylvania [filed articles of impeachment](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlQiwGP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMC8yNi91cy9sYXJyeS1rcmFzbmVyLXBoaWxhZGVscGhpYS1pbXBlYWNobWVudC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMjEwMzEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NzYxMjYmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTExMTU3MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY04Gp19j7-1qSVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) last week against Philadelphia’s progressive district attorney, saying that he was responsible for an increase in crime. In the state’s Senate race, the Republican nominee, Mehmet Oz, [has attacked](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlQiwGP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wOS8yNy91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9mZXR0ZXJtYW4tb3otY3JpbWUtanVzdGljZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMjEwMzEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NzYxMjYmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTExMTU3MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY04Gp19j7-1qSVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) his opponent, John Fetterman, for encouraging state officials to release more prisoners. The Republicans’ approach in Pennsylvania reflects their party’s embrace of crime as a top issue in many midterm elections. Republicans have demanded solutions to [crime increases](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlQiwGP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wOS8yMy9icmllZmluZy9jcmltZS1yYXRlcy1tdXJkZXItcm9iYmVyaWVzLXVzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIyMTAzMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03NjEyNiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTExNTcyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjTganX2Pv7WpJUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), and they have criticized Democrats for supporting major changes to criminal justice policy in recent years, claiming that they fueled swelling crime rates. As is typical in political campaigns, nuance is getting lost. Critics of the reform efforts have distorted the picture; no statistical link exists between, for example, [progressive prosecutors and crime](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlQiwGP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly9tdW5rc2Nob29sLnV0b3JvbnRvLmNhL3Jlc2VhcmNoL3Zpb2xlbnQtY3JpbWUtYW5kLXB1YmxpYy1wcm9zZWN1dGlvbj9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjIxMDMxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTc2MTI2Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTE1NzImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmNOBqdfY-_taklSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). Yet many Democrats, wary of being labeled weak on the issue, have remained quiet or criticized even successful changes to the legal system. And there have been achievements. Understanding them can give you a fuller grasp of crime in the U.S. right now than you might hear in debates or television ads in the run-up to next week’s elections. I want to explain one such shift that has gotten little attention: Slowly, the American criminal justice system has become more equitable. The racial gap among inmates in state prisons has fallen 40 percent since 2000, fueled by a large decrease in Black imprisonment rates, according to a [new report](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlQiwGP0TeaHR0cHM6Ly9jb3VuY2lsb25jai5mb2xlb24uY29tL3JlcG9ydHMvcmFjaWFsLWRpc3Bhcml0aWVzL25hdGlvbmFsLXRyZW5kcz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjIxMDMxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTc2MTI2Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTE1NzImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmNOBqdfY-_taklSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) by the Council on Criminal Justice, a think tank. Finding the right balance between public safety and human dignity animated many of the criminal justice policies enacted in the U.S. over the past couple of decades. The decline in racial disparities is a remarkable reversal of policies now widely seen as unfairly punishing Black people. “It’s a tremendous drop,” said Thaddeus Johnson, one of the report’s authors. Source: Council on Criminal Justice, National Prisoner Statistics A closing gap Why did inequities in prison rates shrink? The decrease was the result of a decades-long effort to reduce what critics call mass incarceration. That is their term for the harsher sentencing laws passed in response to a crime increase that began in the 1960s, which made the U.S. one of the world’s biggest incarcerators. Black communities were disproportionately affected and in some cases targeted by law enforcement, as the Justice Department has found in Ferguson, Mo., in Baltimore and elsewhere. By 2000, Black adults were locked up in state prisons at 8.2 times the rate of white Americans, after accounting for population. Eventually, the high costs of incarceration and the racial disparities prompted activists from across the political spectrum to push for a rollback of the toughest punishments. Bit by bit, lawmakers obliged, reducing penalties mainly for nonviolent crimes. As those changes took effect, incarceration rates dropped. Since Black Americans were more likely to be imprisoned, they benefited the most. Rates of arrest and imprisonment for Black Americans fell sharply, the Council on Criminal Justice analysis found. White arrests also fell, but by less. And the rate of white offenders being sent to prison actually increased. Limits to reform Racial gaps remain in the justice system. Black adults are imprisoned at 4.9 times the rate of white adults. Black people, on average, spend more time in prison — an imbalance that is growing. The trends expose the limits of sentencing policy changes so far. State facilities hold around 90 percent of U.S. prisoners, and most of those inmates are in for violent offenses. So a majority of American prisoners see little, if any, benefit from leniency focused on nonviolent crime. The remaining racial gaps in imprisonment are not solely driven by racial bias in enforcement, but also by higher crime rates in Black communities, the Council on Criminal Justice concluded. “It’s not that Black communities are broken or that Black people are more inherently violent,” Johnson said. But long-term neglect of Black communities has led to social and economic imbalances. And violent offending, Johnson argued, “is the nexus where all the other disparities, all the other gaps” [meet](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlQiwGP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNy8wOC9icmllZmluZy9ndW4tdmlvbGVuY2UtYW1lcmljYS1jaGljYWdvLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIyMTAzMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03NjEyNiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTExNTcyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjTganX2Pv7WpJUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). Those problems go beyond the scope of the changes to the criminal justice system so far. But the midterm campaigns suggest there may not be an appetite for doing more, despite the strides toward equity. [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-native_image-0) A MESSAGE FROM AURA [AURA Ad Campaign](aura.com/nyt) [Your kids are online 7 hours a day Make sure to talk about online safety. Not sure how? Aura’s here to help you have "The Digital Talk." 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Brian Kemp and Stacey Abrams, his Democratic opponent, clashed over abortion and public health in [Georgia’s final debate for governor](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlQiwGP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDIyLzEwLzMwL3VzL2dlb3JnaWEtZGViYXRlLWdvdmVybm9yLWFicmFtcy1rZW1wP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMjEwMzEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NzYxMjYmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTExMTU3MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY04Gp19j7-1qSVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). - The Supreme Court will hear arguments today on admissions policies at Harvard and at the University of North Carolina, cases that could [determine the future of affirmative action](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlQiwGP0T2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMC8zMC91cy9zdXByZW1lLWNvdXJ0LWFmZmlybWF0aXZlLWFjdGlvbi1icm93bi1ib2FyZC1lZHVjYXRpb24uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjIxMDMxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTc2MTI2Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTE1NzImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmNOBqdfY-_taklSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). - Republicans had spent more than a decade making Speaker Nancy Pelosi [a top target for threats](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlQiwGP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMC8zMC91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9wZWxvc2ktYXR0YWNrLXJlcHVibGljYW4tdGhyZWF0cy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMjEwMzEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NzYxMjYmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTExMTU3MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY04Gp19j7-1qSVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) before her husband, Paul, was attacked last week. - Democrats are fighting [to win over](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlQiwGP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMC8zMC91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9ibHVlLWNvbGxhci12b3RlcnMtcGVubnN5bHZhbmlhLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIyMTAzMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03NjEyNiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTExNTcyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjTganX2Pv7WpJUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) working-class white voters in northeastern Pennsylvania. - Some voters in battleground states want Republicans to take back the Senate but prefer Democratic nominees, [according to a Times/Siena poll](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlQiwGP0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMC8zMS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9kZW1vY3JhdHMtcmVwdWJsaWNhbnMtc2VuYXRlLWVsZWN0aW9uLXBvbGxzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIyMTAzMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03NjEyNiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTExNTcyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjTganX2Pv7WpJUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). - Hasidic Jews in New York reliably vote Democratic, but increased oversight of the group’s schools is [testing its political commitments](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlQiwGP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMC8zMC9ueXJlZ2lvbi9oYXNpZGljLXBvbGl0aWNhbC1wb3dlci1uZXcteW9yay5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMjEwMzEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NzYxMjYmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTExMTU3MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY04Gp19j7-1qSVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). War in Ukraine - Explosions echoed across Kyiv this morning, as Russian missiles again [targeted Ukraine’s energy infrastructure](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlQiwGP4RAAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMi8xMC8zMS93b3JsZC9ydXNzaWEtdWtyYWluZS13YXItbmV3cy9tdWx0aXBsZS1leHBsb3Npb25zLWFyZS1oZWFyZC1pbi1reWl2LWFzLW9mZmljaWFscy1zYXktcnVzc2lhLWxhdW5jaGVkLWNydWlzZS1taXNzaWxlcz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjIxMDMxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTc2MTI2Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTE1NzImc21pZD11cmwtc2hhcmUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmNOBqdfY-_taklSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). - The Kremlin is [funding its war](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlQiwGP0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMi8xMC8zMC9idXNpbmVzcy9lY29ub215L3J1c3NpYS10cmFkZS11a3JhaW5lLXdhci5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMjEwMzEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NzYxMjYmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTExMTU3MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY04Gp19j7-1qSVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) through global trade, despite Western sanctions meant to punish Russia’s economy. Other Big Stories - A [recently renovated bridge collapsed](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlQiwGP0TdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMC8zMC93b3JsZC9hc2lhL2luZGlhLWJyaWRnZS1jb2xsYXBzZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMjEwMzEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NzYxMjYmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTExMTU3MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY04Gp19j7-1qSVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) in India, killing at least 140 people. - A bottleneck, cries of “push, push” and a big shove: How the crowd surge in Seoul [turned deadly](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlQiwGP0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMC8zMC93b3JsZC9hc2lhL3NvdXRoLWtvcmVhLWl0YWV3b24tY3Jvd2QtY3J1c2gtdmljdGltcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMjEwMzEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NzYxMjYmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTExMTU3MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY04Gp19j7-1qSVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). - New York City will pay $26 million to two men who each spent more than 20 years in prison after being [wrongly convicted of killing Malcolm X](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlQiwGP4RFAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMTAvMzAvbnlyZWdpb24vbWFsY29tLXgtbXVoYW1tYWQtYXppei1raGFsaWwtaXNsYW0tc2V0dGxlbWVudC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMjEwMzEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NzYxMjYmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTExMTU3MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcjOn46dGV4dD1OZXclMjBZb3JrJTIwQ2l0eSUyMGhhcyUyMGFncmVlZCxjaXR5JTIwYW5kJTIwZmVkZXJhbCUyMGNvdXJ0JTIwcmVjb3Jkcy5XA255dEIKY04Gp19j7-1qSVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). - Cholera [is spreading rapidly](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlQiwGP0TdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMC8zMS9oZWFsdGgvY2hvbGVyYS1vdXRicmVha3MtdmFjY2luZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMjEwMzEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NzYxMjYmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTExMTU3MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY04Gp19j7-1qSVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) after wars and natural disasters around the world, straining the global vaccine supply and putting millions at risk. Opinions Brazilians may have voted to oust Jair Bolsonaro, but [Bolsonarismo is far from over](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlQiwGP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMC8zMS9vcGluaW9uL2JyYXppbC1lbGVjdGlvbi1sdWxhLWJvbHNvbmFyby5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMjEwMzEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NzYxMjYmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTExMTU3MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY04Gp19j7-1qSVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), Vanessa Barbara argues. The “dark academia” cultural aesthetic [has become all too real](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlQiwGP0TcaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMC8zMC9vcGluaW9uL2RhcmstYWNhZGVtaWEtaGFsbG93ZWVuLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIyMTAzMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03NjEyNiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTExNTcyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjTganX2Pv7WpJUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), Pamela Paul says. The people in {NAME} Lee’s photographs [insisted on their profound dignity](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlQiwGP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMC8zMS9vcGluaW9uL2JhbGR3aW4tbGVlLXBob3RvZ3JhcGh5LWJsYWNrLWFtZXJpY2EuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjIxMDMxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTc2MTI2Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTE1NzImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmNOBqdfY-_taklSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), even amid brutal Southern poverty, Margaret Renkl writes. Gail Collins and Bret Stephens discuss the costs of holding elected office in an [era of political violence](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlQiwGP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMC8zMS9vcGluaW9uL2ZldHRlcm1hbi1vei1wZWxvc2kta2FueWUtd2VzdC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMjEwMzEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NzYxMjYmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTExMTU3MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY04Gp19j7-1qSVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Enjoy all of The New York Times in one subscription — the original reporting and analysis, plus recipes from Cooking, puzzles from Games, product reviews from Wirecutter and sports journalism from The Athletic. [Experience it all with a New York Times All Access subscription at this special rate](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlQiwGP0TKaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vc3Vic2NyaXB0aW9uP2NhbXBhaWduSWQ9OFU3VUgmY2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIyMTAzMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03NjEyNiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTExNTcyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjTganX2Pv7WpJUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). MORNING READS “Boris Mikhailov: Ukrainian Diary,” is on display in Paris.Boris Mikhailov; via Galerie Suzanne Tarasieve Photography: Boris Mikhailov is Ukraine’s greatest artist, [our critic writes](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlQiwGP0TYaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMC8yOC9hcnRzL2Rlc2lnbi9ib3Jpcy1taWtoYWlsb3YuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjIxMDMxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTc2MTI2Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTE1NzImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmNOBqdfY-_taklSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). King Tut: Is there a hidden chamber [inside his tomb](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlQiwGP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMC8zMC9zY2llbmNlL3R1dGFua2hhbWVuLW5lZmVydGl0aS1hcmNoYWVvbG9neS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMjEwMzEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NzYxMjYmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTExMTU3MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY04Gp19j7-1qSVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA)? A Times classic: The [secret to marriage](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlQiwGP0TkaHR0cDovL3d3dy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS8yMDE3LzEwLzA2L3N0eWxlL21vZGVybi1sb3ZlLXRoZS1zZWNyZXQtdG8tbWFycmlhZ2UuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjIxMDMxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTc2MTI2Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTE1NzImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmNOBqdfY-_taklSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) is never getting married. Metropolitan Diary: A friendly museum guard [clears a path](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlQiwGP0TYaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMC8zMC9ueXJlZ2lvbi9tZXRyb3BvbGl0YW4tZGlhcnkuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjIxMDMxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTc2MTI2Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTE1NzImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmNOBqdfY-_taklSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). Quiz time: Take our latest news quiz [and share your score](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlQiwGP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMi8xMC8yOC9icmllZmluZy8yOG5ld3MtcXVpei13b3JsZC1zZXJpZXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjIxMDMxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTc2MTI2Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTE1NzImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmNOBqdfY-_taklSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) (the average was 8.5). Advice from Wirecutter: Try this [peel-and-stick removable wallpaper](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlQiwGP0TaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vd2lyZWN1dHRlci9yZXZpZXdzL2Jlc3QtcmVtb3ZhYmxlLXdhbGxwYXBlcnMvP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMjEwMzEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NzYxMjYmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTExMTU3MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY04Gp19j7-1qSVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Lives Lived: Gerald Stern was a wistful poet who won a National Book Award. He [died at 97](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlQiwGP0TUaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMC8yOS9ib29rcy9nZXJhbGQtc3Rlcm4tZGVhZC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMjEwMzEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NzYxMjYmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTExMTU3MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY04Gp19j7-1qSVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). SPORTS NEWS FROM THE ATHLETIC Packers lose four straight: The Bills are 6-1 after [an imposing 27-17 win](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlQiwGP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly90aGVhdGhsZXRpYy5jb20vMzc0NjU2OC8yMDIyLzEwLzMwL2JpbGxzLXBhY2tlcnMtc3VuZGF5LW5pZ2h0LWZvb3RiYWxsLz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjIxMDMxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTc2MTI2Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTE1NzImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmNOBqdfY-_taklSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) over the Packers last night, extending Green Bay’s losing streak to the team’s longest since 2016. Bronny James: He is a four-star prospect with a five-star name: LeBron James’s son has the attention of top colleges, but some coaches [question whether recruiting him](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlQiwGP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly90aGVhdGhsZXRpYy5jb20vMzc0MDkxMS8yMDIyLzEwLzMxL2Jyb25ueS1qYW1lcy1yZWNydWl0bWVudC1sZWJyb24tamFtZXM_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIyMTAzMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03NjEyNiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTExNTcyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjTganX2Pv7WpJUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) is worth the inevitable hoopla. World Series travels east: The third game is set for tonight in Philadelphia, which hasn’t hosted a World Series matchup since 2009. The Phillies have a chance to clinch at home if they win the next three games, [but need better pitching](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlQiwGP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly90aGVhdGhsZXRpYy5jb20vMzc0MzczNC8yMDIyLzEwLzMwL3BoaWxsaWVzLXphY2std2hlZWxlci1hYXJvbi1ub2xhLXdvcmxkLXNlcmllcy8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIyMTAzMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03NjEyNiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTExNTcyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjTganX2Pv7WpJUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) if they want to claim the title. [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-native_image-1) A MESSAGE FROM AURA [AURA Ad Campaign](aura.com/nyt) [Your kids are online 7 hours a day Make sure to talk about online safety. Not sure how? Aura’s here to help you have "The Digital Talk." Learn More [AURA Logo]](aura.com/nyt) ARTS AND IDEAS The popularity of Skelly Bryan Anselm for The New York Times If you go trick-or-treating tonight for Halloween, odds are you’ll come across a 12-foot skeleton. Don’t be afraid: [It’s probably just Skelly](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlQiwGP0TeaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMC8yOC9zdHlsZS9ob21lLWRlcG90LTEyLWZvb3Qtc2tlbGV0b24uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjIxMDMxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTc2MTI2Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTE1NzImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmNOBqdfY-_taklSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). The towering Halloween decoration became a hit in 2020 — on TikTok, videos tagged #12ftskeleton have more than 70 million views — and two years later, shoppers are still racing from store to store trying to find one. Starri Taddeo, a New Jersey resident, spent two years looking for a Skelly before she bought one that she put up in her front yard. But looking through the decorations has become a seasonal activity for her family: “It’s free entertainment.” Related: The Saudi Arabian authorities once banned Halloween. This year, the government [sponsored a “horror weekend.”](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlQiwGP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMC8yOS93b3JsZC9taWRkbGVlYXN0L2hhbGxvd2Vlbi1zYXVkaS1hcmFiaWEuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjIxMDMxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTc2MTI2Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTE1NzImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmNOBqdfY-_taklSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) PLAY, WATCH, EAT What to Cook Mark Weinberg for The New York Times These [monster cookies are studded with colored candies](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlQiwGP0TMaHR0cHM6Ly9jb29raW5nLm55dGltZXMuY29tL3JlY2lwZXMvMzE5LW1vbnN0ZXItY29va2llcz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjIxMDMxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTc2MTI2Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTE1NzImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmNOBqdfY-_taklSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). What to Watch Ina Garten [made risotto with one of her famous fans,](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlQiwGP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMC8yNS90LW1hZ2F6aW5lL2luYS1nYXJ0ZW4tcmlzb3R0by1yZWNpcGUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjIxMDMxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTc2MTI2Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTE1NzImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmNOBqdfY-_taklSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) the fashion designer Daniel Roseberry. Theater In an [A.I. opera](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlQiwGP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMC8yOC9hcnRzL211c2ljL2FydGlmaWNpYWwtaW50ZWxsaWdlbmNlLW9wZXJhLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIyMTAzMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03NjEyNiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTExNTcyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjTganX2Pv7WpJUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) at the Lincoln Center, audience brain waves were part of the show. What to Do This dad has ideas for[scaring kids](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlQiwGP0TVaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8xMC8wMS9wYXJlbnRpbmcvaGFsbG93ZWVuLWtpZHMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjIxMDMxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTc2MTI2Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTE1NzImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmNOBqdfY-_taklSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) on Halloween. Now Time to Play ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlQiwGP0TBaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vcHV6emxlcy9zcGVsbGluZy1iZWU_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIyMTAzMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03NjEyNiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTExNTcyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjTganX2Pv7WpJUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ The pangram from yesterday’s Spelling Bee was blithely. Here is [today’s puzzle](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlQiwGP0TBaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vcHV6emxlcy9zcGVsbGluZy1iZWU_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIyMTAzMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03NjEyNiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTExNTcyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjTganX2Pv7WpJUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). Here’s [today’s Mini Crossword](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlQiwGP0TBaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vY3Jvc3N3b3Jkcy9nYW1lL21pbmk_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIyMTAzMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03NjEyNiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTExNTcyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjTganX2Pv7WpJUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), and a clue: Halloween symbol (three letters). And here’s [today’s Wordle](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlQiwGP0TEaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vZ2FtZXMvd29yZGxlL2luZGV4Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIyMTAzMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03NjEyNiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTExNTcyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjTganX2Pv7WpJUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). After, [use our bot](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlQiwGP0TUaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMi91cHNob3Qvd29yZGxlLWJvdC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMjEwMzEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NzYxMjYmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTExMTU3MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY04Gp19j7-1qSVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) to get better. Thanks for spending part of your morning with The Times. See you tomorrow. — German P.S. [An 1892 Times article](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlQiwGP4QHAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzE4OTIvMTAvMzAvYXJjaGl2ZXMvY3VzdG9tcy1vZi1oYWxsb3dlZW4tYW4tb2JzZXJ2YW5jZS10aGF0LWhhcy1jb21lLWZyb20tcGFnYW4tdGltZXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjIxMDMxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTc2MTI2Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTE1NzImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmNOBqdfY-_taklSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) called Halloween “the high carnival season for witches, fairies and the immaterial principle in humanity.” Here’s [today’s front page](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlQiwGP0TVaHR0cHM6Ly9zdGF0aWMwMS5ueXQuY29tL2ltYWdlcy8yMDIyLzEwLzMxL255dGZyb250cGFnZS9zY2FuLnBkZj9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjIxMDMxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTc2MTI2Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTE1NzImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmNOBqdfY-_taklSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). “[The Daily](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlQiwGP0S1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vdGhlZGFpbHk_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIyMTAzMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03NjEyNiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTExNTcyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjTganX2Pv7WpJUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~)” is about Xi Jinping. 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