Your Thursday Briefing: Takeaways from the midterms

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With Democrats defying the historical odds in the midterms, analysts and pundits are beginning to make sense of the results. “It was a good day for democracy and I think a good day for America,” President Biden said.Doug Mills/The New York Times Themes from the U.S. midterm elections A day after polls closed across the U.S., President Biden [struck an optimistic tone](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlTxiFP4Q_AWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMi8xMS8wOS91cy9lbGVjdGlvbi11cGRhdGVzLXJlc3VsdHMvaGVyZS1hcmUtdGhlLWxhdGVzdC1yZXN1bHRzLWZyb20tdGhlLXBpdm90YWwtbWlkdGVybS1lbGVjdGlvbnM_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjIxMTEwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTc3MTE2Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTExMjY4OCZzbWlkPXVybC1zaGFyZSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY2OFk2xj5mSFdFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) at the White House, even as control of the Senate remained up in the air. (Georgia’s Senate race will head to a runoff, while races in Arizona and Nevada have yet to be called.) “It was a good day for democracy and I think a good day for America,” Biden said. With Republicans still clawing their way [toward a slim majority](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlTxiFP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDIyLzExLzA5L3VzL2VsZWN0aW9uLXVwZGF0ZXMtcmVzdWx0cz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMjExMTAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NzcxMTYmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTEyNjg4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjY4WTbGPmZIV0Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) in the House, Representative Kevin McCarthy, Republican of California and the minority leader, on Wednesday announced his bid to be speaker, as G.O.P. leaders began jockeying for power after a disappointing midterm showing. As partisans and pundits digested the shock of the 2022 midterm elections, some new themes have emerged. Here are four takeaways: - [Donald Trump’s political future is in doubt](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlTxiFP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMS8wOS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy90cnVtcC1yZXB1YmxpY2Fucy1taWR0ZXJtcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIyMTExMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03NzExNiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTI2ODgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmNjhZNsY-ZkhXRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). Republican operatives, using words like “disaster” or “debacle” and making unflattering comparisons between the former president and various circus acts, anvils and even the Pied Piper of Hamelin, lashed the head of their party and openly wished for someone to seize his crown. - In several battleground states, voters rejected for statewide offices Republican candidates who had [sown doubts about the 2020 election](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlTxiFP4QCAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMTEvMDkvdXMvcG9saXRpY3MvdHJ1bXAtZWxlY3Rpb24tY2FuZGlkYXRlcy12b3RpbmcuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMjExMTAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NzcxMTYmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTEyNjg4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjY4WTbGPmZIV0Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). - Even in a deeply partisan age, ticket-splitters forged a comeback: Hundreds of thousands of both Republican and Democratic voters distinguished between [candidates in their own parties whom they deemed more — or less — qualified](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlTxiFP4QoAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMTEvMDkvdXMvcG9saXRpY3MvdW53aWxsaW5nLXRvLWhvbGQtdGhlaXItbm9zZS1hbmQtdm90ZS10aWNrZXQtc3BsaXR0ZXJzLW1ha2UtdGhlaXItbWFyay5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIyMTExMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03NzExNiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTI2ODgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmNjhZNsY-ZkhXRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). - Changes to abortion laws, after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade this summer, seem to have had an uneven effect. Democrats made gains in states like Michigan, where voters passed a ballot measure [enshrining abortion rights in their state Constitution.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlTxiFP4QMAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2ludGVyYWN0aXZlLzIwMjIvMTEvMDkvdXMvcG9saXRpY3MvYWJvcnRpb24tbGF3cy1taWR0ZXJtLWVsZWN0aW9uLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjIxMTEwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTc3MTE2Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTExMjY4OCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY2OFk2xj5mSFdFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) Ukrainian soldiers near Kherson on Wednesday.Reuters Russia orders a retreat from Kherson The Kremlin yesterday [announced a retreat of Russian forces from the strategically important city of Kherson](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlTxiFP4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMTEvMDkvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL3VrcmFpbmUtcnVzc2lhLWtoZXJzb24tcmV0cmVhdC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIyMTExMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03NzExNiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTI2ODgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmNjhZNsY-ZkhXRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) in southern Ukraine, one of the most significant reversals of Russia’s war effort. By the end of the day, there was strong evidence that Russians were withdrawing from the territory they had held west of the Dnipro River, Ukrainian officials said. The withdrawal order came after Sergei Surovikin, Moscow’s commander in Ukraine, said that heavy Ukrainian shelling had made Russia’s position untenable. In a televised meeting of top military leaders, Russia’s defense minister, Sergei Shoigu, said: “Take all measures to ensure safe transfer of troops, weapons and equipment to the other bank of the Dnipro River.” Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, was not present at the meeting, distancing him from both an embarrassing defeat and a decision to retreat that, Kremlin analysts say, only he could have made. Kherson, an important port seized early in the war, has been a symbolic prize of the invasion and the only regional capital Russia captured. Concerns: Some Ukrainians remained cautious in their assessment of Russian actions, warning that Russians have laid mines and destroyed roads to slow advancing Ukrainian forces. If the Russians do abandon Kherson, they could then devastate it with artillery from across the river or with flooding by breaching the Kakhovka hydroelectric dam upstream. From Opinion: Recapturing Kherson suggests Ukraine [can take back Crimea from Russia](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlTxiFP0T6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMS8wOS9vcGluaW9uL3ZpY3RvcnktdWtyYWluZS1ydXNzaWEtcHV0aW4uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMjExMTAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NzcxMTYmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTEyNjg4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjY4WTbGPmZIV0Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), too, Orysia Lutsevych argues. In other news from the war: - Brittney Griner, the U.S. basketball star currently detained by Russia on drug charges, is [being transferred to an undisclosed penal colony](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlTxiFP0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMS8wOS93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvcnVzc2lhLWJyaXR0bmV5LWdyaW5lci5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIyMTExMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03NzExNiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTI2ODgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmNjhZNsY-ZkhXRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). - President Biden and European leaders said that [peace negotiations remained distant](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlTxiFP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMS8wOS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy91a3JhaW5lLXJ1c3NpYS1wZWFjZS10YWxrcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIyMTExMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03NzExNiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTI2ODgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmNjhZNsY-ZkhXRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), though some U.S. lawmakers are questioning aid for an open-ended war. Sam Bankman-Fried, chief executive of FTX, built it into a $32 billion company. Erika P. Rodriguez for The New York Times Binance exits FTX crypto deal Binance, a major crypto exchange, late yesterday [reversed course on its decision to bail out FTX](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlTxiFP0TzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMS8wOS90ZWNobm9sb2d5L2Z0eC1iaW5hbmNlLWNyeXB0by5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIyMTExMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03NzExNiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTI2ODgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmNjhZNsY-ZkhXRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), a rival exchange that tanked after Twitter posts from a rival questioned the stability of its business. The tweets sparked what was essentially a three-day bank run of an estimated $6 billion that sent FTX into crisis. Binance issued an unusually harsh statement explaining why it backed out of the deal, citing “mishandled customer funds” and investigations by regulators. The investigations could not be confirmed. Internally, Sam Bankman-Fried, FTX's chief executive, told employees that Binance “had not previously informed us or expressed those reservations.” The deal’s collapse has sent shudders through the entire crypto industry. As news spread of FTX’s collapse, crypto markets took a battering, with Bitcoin and Ether both dropping more than 20 percent in value since Tuesday. Background: Bankman-Fried, a 30-year-old entrepreneur who built FTX into a $32 billion company, was a major political donor to Joe Biden’s presidential campaign. 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Other Big Stories - Elon Musk, the new owner of Twitter, said he plans for it to [make money from content creators and delve deeper into video](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlTxiFP0T2aHR0cHM6Ly9ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS8yMDIyLzExLzA5L3RlY2hub2xvZ3kvdHdpdHRlci1wYXltZW50cy1idXNpbmVzcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIyMTExMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03NzExNiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTI2ODgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmNjhZNsY-ZkhXRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). - Meta, the company behind Facebook, [laid off more than 11,000 workers](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlTxiFP0T2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMS8wOS90ZWNobm9sb2d5L21ldGEtbGF5b2Zmcy1mYWNlYm9vay5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIyMTExMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03NzExNiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTI2ODgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmNjhZNsY-ZkhXRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). - Companies and policymakers are trying to guess [when the Chinese government will drop its strict Covid-19 restrictions](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlTxiFP0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMS8wOS9idXNpbmVzcy9jaGluYS16ZXJvLWNvdmlkLW1hcmtldHMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMjExMTAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NzcxMTYmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTEyNjg4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjY4WTbGPmZIV0Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). It all comes down to the country’s top leader, Xi Jinping. A Morning Read Gabby Jones for The New York Times Adventurous chefs are hosting [semi-clandestine dinners that incorporate marijuana](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlTxiFP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMS8wOS9ueXJlZ2lvbi9tYXJpanVhbmEtZGlubmVycy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIyMTExMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03NzExNiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTI2ODgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmNjhZNsY-ZkhXRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). Does it impart a unique flavor? Or is it there for the buzz? “It’s very much like drinking a bottle of wine,” one chef said. “You’d sip on a bottle of wine over the course of a few hours, you’d get warm, feel better, feel good. Same thing with cannabis.” SPORTS NEWS FROM THE ATHLETIC The World Cup ‘injury crisis’: It has become accepted wisdom that Qatar 2022 will be the most injury-ravaged tournament ever, in comparison to its summer counterparts — but [does the data back that up?](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlTxiFP4QAAWh0dHBzOi8vdGhlYXRobGV0aWMuY29tLzM3NzQ3MDUvMjAyMi8xMS8wOS93b3JsZC1jdXAtaW5qdXJpZXMtY3Jpc2lzLWZhY3QtZmljdGlvbi8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjIxMTEwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTc3MTE2Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTExMjY4OCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY2OFk2xj5mSFdFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) U.S.M.N.T. World Cup roster revealed: The list [includes a few surprises](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlTxiFP4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vdGhlYXRobGV0aWMuY29tLzM3Nzk5NDkvMjAyMi8xMS8wOS91c21udC13b3JsZC1jdXAtMjAyMi1zcXVhZC1hbm5vdW5jZW1lbnQvP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIyMTExMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03NzExNiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTI2ODgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmNjhZNsY-ZkhXRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), most notably omitting goalkeeper Zack Steffen and bringing forward Haji Wright and center back Tim Ream. But much of the roster is as expected, with Christian Pulisic headlining the squad. From The Times: Francesco Totti, a Roman soccer legend, and his wife, Ilary Blasi, once shared a storybook love. Now she’s hiding his Rolexes, and [he’s holding hostage her Jimmy Choos](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlTxiFP0T7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMS8wNy93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvdG90dGktYmxhc2ktaXRhbHktc29jY2VyLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjIxMTEwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTc3MTE2Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTExMjY4OCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY2OFk2xj5mSFdFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). ARTS AND IDEAS Mohammed Abed/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images The ‘African’ COP At COP27, the U.N. climate summit in Egypt, African leaders and activists have a unified agenda: to [hold accountable](~/AAAAAQA~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~) the wealthy nations most responsible for greenhouse gas emissions. The continent is already [under threat from extreme weather](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlTxiFP4QRAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmNhcmJvbmJyaWVmLm9yZy9hbmFseXNpcy1hZnJpY2FzLXVucmVwb3J0ZWQtZXh0cmVtZS13ZWF0aGVyLWluLTIwMjItYW5kLWNsaW1hdGUtY2hhbmdlLz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMjExMTAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NzcxMTYmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTEyNjg4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjY4WTbGPmZIV0Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), including a drought in the Horn of Africa that has put [millions of people at risk of starvation](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlTxiFP0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wOS8wNS93b3JsZC9hZnJpY2Evc29tYWxpYS1mYW1pbmUtdW4uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMjExMTAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NzcxMTYmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTEyNjg4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjY4WTbGPmZIV0Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). This time, developing countries put “[loss and damage](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlTxiFP0T7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMS8wOC9jbGltYXRlL2xvc3MtYW5kLWRhbWFnZS1jb3AyNy1jbGltYXRlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjIxMTEwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTc3MTE2Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTExMjY4OCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY2OFk2xj5mSFdFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA)” funding, a form of climate reparations, on the summit agenda. But if wealthy nations are serious about Africa’s future, this funding would need to go beyond the “clever mathematics” of loans and rerouted aid, Eric Njuguna, a 20-year-old Kenyan activist, said: “We need for this COP to deliver climate justice for Africa.” “Our continent only contributed 1 percent of the damage that’s been done to the climate,” South Africa’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, above, said this week. 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