Evening Briefing: F.A.A. system failure causes widespread flight delays

Also, George Santos faces calls to resign and “The Last of Us” aims for a seamless transition to TV. 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Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday. Several major airlines announced that they will waive fees for flight changes caused by today's delays.Jeenah Moon for The New York Times 1. All U.S. flights were grounded this morning after an F.A.A. system failure. More than 9,000 flights were delayed after the F.A.A. [ordered to stop all departures across the country](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlocTLP4QLAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMy8wMS8xMS9idXNpbmVzcy9mYWEtZmxpZ2h0cy1ncm91bmRlZC9mYWEtb3V0YWdlLWZsaWdodHMtZ3JvdW5kZWQ_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzAxMTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODI0Njcmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTIyMjYwJnNtaWQ9dXJsLXNoYXJlJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpjtcs_v2O1EDdqUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), while the agency restored a system that [sends real-time safety alerts to pilots](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlocTLP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMS8xMS9idXNpbmVzcy9ub3RhbS1mbGlnaHRzLWZhYS1vdXRhZ2UuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIzMDExMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04MjQ2NyZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjIyNjAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmO1yz-_Y7UQN2pSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). It was the second time in recent weeks that U.S. airlines faced major delays, [scuttling the plans of thousands of passengers](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlocTLP0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMS8xMS90cmF2ZWwvZmFhLW91dGFnZS1mbGlnaHRzLWRlbGF5ZWQtcGFzc2VuZ2Vycy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjMwMTExJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTgyNDY3Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyMjI2MCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY7XLP79jtRA3alIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). By around 9 a.m. Eastern, flights resumed and air traffic picked up, but the F.A.A. — which has been [without a permanent leader](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlocTLP4QfAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMy8wMS8xMS9idXNpbmVzcy9mYWEtZmxpZ2h0cy1ncm91bmRlZC90aGUtZmFhLWlzLWN1cnJlbnRseS13aXRob3V0LWEtcGVybWFuZW50LWxlYWRlcj9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIzMDExMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04MjQ2NyZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjIyNjAmc21pZD11cmwtc2hhcmUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmO1yz-_Y7UQN2pSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) for the better part of a year — has not yet provided a detailed cause of the systemwide collapse. There was [no evidence of a cyberattack](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlocTLP4QUAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMy8wMS8xMS9idXNpbmVzcy9mYWEtZmxpZ2h0cy1ncm91bmRlZC81MGI3ZjRmZi03M2VkLTUwYWUtYTA3YS02ZTMwODZjZDAxZjI_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzAxMTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODI0Njcmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTIyMjYwJnNtaWQ9dXJsLXNoYXJlJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpjtcs_v2O1EDdqUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), the administration said. [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-universal-0) ADVERTISEMENT ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlocTLP0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MTYxOTQ3JmxpPU5FJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1ORV8yMDIzMDExMVcDbnl0Qgpjtcs_v2O1EDdqUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ Representative George Santos responded to resignation demands on Twitter. “I will NOT resign!” he wrote.Tom Brenner for The New York Times 2. Long Island Republicans called for George Santos to resign. Nassau County officials said that the first-term congressman, who [faces inquiries](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlocTLP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYXJ0aWNsZS9nZW9yZ2Utc2FudG9zLXJlcHVibGljYW4tZXhwbGFpbmVyLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzAxMTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODI0Njcmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTIyMjYwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpjtcs_v2O1EDdqUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) into his finances, campaign spending and [fabrications on the campaign trail](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlocTLP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8xOS9ueXJlZ2lvbi9nZW9yZ2Utc2FudG9zLW55LXJlcHVibGljYW5zLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzAxMTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODI0Njcmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTIyMjYwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpjtcs_v2O1EDdqUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), had [lost the confidence of district Republicans and should step down](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlocTLP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMS8xMS9ueXJlZ2lvbi9nZW9yZ2Utc2FudG9zLW5hc3NhdS1yZXNpZ24uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIzMDExMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04MjQ2NyZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjIyNjAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmO1yz-_Y7UQN2pSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). It is the sharpest denunciation to date from Santos’s own party, whose leaders in Washington have mostly stayed mum. [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-universal-1) ADVERTISEMENT ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlocTLP0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MTUxNjMwJmxpPU5FJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1ORV8yMDIzMDExMVcDbnl0Qgpjtcs_v2O1EDdqUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ Representative Anthony D’Esposito, who represents a neighboring district, said that he “will not associate with him in Congress” and also called for Santos’s resignation. The résumé that Santos handed over to Long Island Republicans when he first considered running for office [reads like a detailed road map of his lies](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlocTLP0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMS8xMS9ueXJlZ2lvbi9nZW9yZ2Utc2FudG9zLXJlc3VtZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjMwMTExJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTgyNDY3Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyMjI2MCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY7XLP79jtRA3alIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). In other news from New York, a group of state lawmakers said it appeared that Yeshiva University might have misrepresented itself as a secular institution [in order to qualify for more than $230 million in public funds](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlocTLP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMS8xMS9ueXJlZ2lvbi95ZXNoaXZhLXVuaXZlcnNpdHktbGdidHEtY2x1Yi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjMwMTExJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTgyNDY3Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyMjI2MCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY7XLP79jtRA3alIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Young Ukrainians visit Russian tanks abandoned in the town of Dmytrivka, Ukraine, today.Lynsey Addario for The New York Times 3. Russia shakes up its military leadership with a focus on stability. Russia’s Defense Ministry said that Gen. Valery Gerasimov, who helped plan the initial stumbling invasion of Ukraine and who had served as President Vladimir Putin’s military chief of general staff for over a decade, was [named the new head of the Russian forces in Ukraine](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlocTLP4QuAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMy8wMS8xMS93b3JsZC9ydXNzaWEtdWtyYWluZS1uZXdzL3RoZS1wcmlvci1taWxpdGFyeS1sZWFkZXItaXMtbm93LWEtZGVwdXR5LXRvLXRoZS1uZXdseS1uYW1lZC1jaGllZj9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIzMDExMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04MjQ2NyZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjIyNjAmc21pZD11cmwtc2hhcmUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmO1yz-_Y7UQN2pSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). Analysts said the selection — of a Kremlin apparatchik to replace a respected commander after just three months — shows that Putin is more interested in projecting stability than in improving Russia’s darkening military outlook. In other news from the war, Ukraine said that [the battle for Soledar](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlocTLP4RAAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMy8wMS8xMS93b3JsZC9ydXNzaWEtdWtyYWluZS1uZXdzL3RoZS1zbWVsbC1vZi1zbW9rZS1hbmQtZGVhdGgtdWtyYWluaWFuLWZvcmNlcy1kZXNjcmliZS1tb250aHMtb2YtZmlnaHRpbmctaW4tc29sZWRhcj9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIzMDExMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04MjQ2NyZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjIyNjAmc21pZD11cmwtc2hhcmUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmO1yz-_Y7UQN2pSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) is not over, despite [Russian claims that the town has been seized](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlocTLP4QZAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMy8wMS8xMS93b3JsZC9ydXNzaWEtdWtyYWluZS1uZXdzL3RoZS1iYXR0bGUtZm9yLXNvbGVkYXItaXNudC1vdmVyLXVrcmFpbmUtc2F5cz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIzMDExMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04MjQ2NyZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjIyNjAmc21pZD11cmwtc2hhcmUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmO1yz-_Y7UQN2pSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). And regular power outages have forced some Ukrainians to resort to [makeshift offices](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlocTLP0TzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMS8xMS93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUva3lpdi11a3JhaW5lLXBvd2VyLW91dGFnZXMtaW50ZXJuZXQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIzMDExMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04MjQ2NyZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjIyNjAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmO1yz-_Y7UQN2pSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) in places like department stores. Representative James Comer has pledged for months to investigate President Biden’s family.Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times 4. With Republicans in control of the House, inquiries of the Biden administration begin. The House Oversight Committee took its first significant action under new Republican leadership today, [pressing the Treasury Department for information about President Biden’s family finances](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlocTLP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMS8xMS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9iaWRlbi1maW5hbmNlcy1jb25ncmVzcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjMwMTExJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTgyNDY3Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyMjI2MCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY7XLP79jtRA3alIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). The chamber’s Republican majority also approved last night the formation of the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government. The panel is set to examine what Republicans say is a [concerted government effort to silence and punish conservatives](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlocTLP0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMS8xMS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9ob3VzZS1yZXB1YmxpY2Fucy1pbnZlc3RpZ2F0aW9ucy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjMwMTExJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTgyNDY3Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyMjI2MCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY7XLP79jtRA3alIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Among the topics Republicans are likely to focus on: [Hunter Biden, the president’s son](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlocTLP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMS8xMS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9odW50ZXItYmlkZW4taW52ZXN0aWdhdGlvbnMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIzMDExMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04MjQ2NyZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjIyNjAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmO1yz-_Y7UQN2pSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), and classified documents that were found at locations associated with Biden. Aides to the president are said to have [found a second set of documents dating from the Obama administration](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlocTLP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMS8xMS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9iaWRlbi1jbGFzc2lmaWVkLWRvY3VtZW50cy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjMwMTExJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTgyNDY3Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyMjI2MCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY7XLP79jtRA3alIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). In other news from Washington, if Congress fails to increase the government’s borrowing limit in time, the result [would be a shock to the economy and financial markets](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlocTLP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMS8xMS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9kZWJ0LWNlaWxpbmctZWNvbm9teS1jb25ncmVzcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjMwMTExJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTgyNDY3Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyMjI2MCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY7XLP79jtRA3alIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Large swaths of Merced, California were flooded by storms this week.Josh Edelson/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images 5. California’s devastating storm moved north. While much of the state’s south awoke this morning to blue skies, rain continued to fall in Northern California. More than 4.5 million residents were under flood watches. Officials [continued their search for a 5-year-old](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlocTLP4QkAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMy8wMS8xMS91cy9jYWxpZm9ybmlhLXN0b3Jtcy1yYWluLXdlYXRoZXIvbm9ydGhlcm4tY2FsaWZvcm5pYS1icmFjZXMtZm9yLW1vcmUtaGVhdnktcmFpbi1oZXJlcy10aGUtbGF0ZXN0P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjMwMTExJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTgyNDY3Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyMjI2MCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY7XLP79jtRA3alIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) who was snatched from his mother’s arms by the floodwaters. The state’s extended stretch of intense storms has [been particularly challenging for California’s more than 170,000 homeless residents](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlocTLP0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMS8xMS91cy9jYWxpZm9ybmlhLXN0b3Jtcy1ob21lbGVzcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjMwMTExJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTgyNDY3Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyMjI2MCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY7XLP79jtRA3alIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). “I’ve just been paying attention to the wind,” one man said from his tent. “Wondering which tree will crack next.” The state’s weather is expected to clear up over the next day or two before [widespread precipitation arrives over the weekend](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlocTLP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYXJ0aWNsZS9jYWxpZm9ybmlhLXdlYXRoZXItZm9yZWNhc3QtcmFpbi13aW5kLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzAxMTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODI0Njcmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTIyMjYwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpjtcs_v2O1EDdqUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). 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Reynolds, the maker of Camel and Newport, has begun marketing new products that offer “a taste that satisfies the senses” and “a new fresh twist.” [Antismoking experts argue that the company is circumventing the law](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlocTLP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMS8xMS9oZWFsdGgvY2lnYXJldHRlcy1mbGF2b3ItYmFuLWNhbGlmb3JuaWEuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIzMDExMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04MjQ2NyZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjIyNjAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmO1yz-_Y7UQN2pSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). The products contain a synthetic cooling agent, but R.J. Reynolds said that they do not have a “distinguishable taste or aroma other than tobacco.” In other health news, nurses at two of New York City’s major hospitals [are on strike for a third day](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlocTLP0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMS8xMS9ueXJlZ2lvbi9udXJzZXMtc3RyaWtlLW55Yy1tb3VudC1zaW5haS1tb250ZWZpb3JlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzAxMTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODI0Njcmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTIyMjYwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpjtcs_v2O1EDdqUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). The writer A.J. Jacobs declined to sit on the subway seats, which are made of plastic.Jonah Rosenberg for The New York Times 7. Could you live an entire day without using any plastic? The journalist A.J. Jacobs [gave it a shot](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlocTLP0TVaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMS8xMS9zdHlsZS9wbGFzdGljLWZyZWUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIzMDExMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04MjQ2NyZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjIyNjAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmO1yz-_Y7UQN2pSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). He wanted to see how challenging it would be to spend 24 hours without ever touching the material — and what plastic items are most difficult to go without. Jacobs couldn’t use his phone, his toothpaste tube, many of his clothes or even his doorknob. Even stepping on his carpet was a violation. And when he took the subway, he brought a wooden folding chair with him so he didn’t have to sit on the plastic seats. By the end of the day, he broke his rule 164 times. In other environment news, the nation’s top consumer watchdog agency raised concerns about indoor air pollution from gas stoves, [sparking a political firestorm](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlocTLP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMS8xMS9jbGltYXRlL2dhcy1zdG92ZXMtYmlkZW4tYWRtaW5pc3RyYXRpb24uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIzMDExMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04MjQ2NyZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjIyNjAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmO1yz-_Y7UQN2pSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). Damar Hamlin, center, during a celebrity kickball game in June 2022.Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, via Associated Press 8. Damar Hamlin was released from the hospital today. The 24-year-old Buffalo Bills player — who went into cardiac arrest on the field on Jan. 2 and spent nearly a week in an intensive care unit at a Cincinnati hospital — [was discharged to complete his rehabilitation at home](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlocTLP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMS8xMS9zcG9ydHMvZm9vdGJhbGwvZGFtYXItaGFtbGluLXJlbGVhc2VkLWhvc3BpdGFsLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzAxMTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODI0Njcmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTIyMjYwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpjtcs_v2O1EDdqUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). There has still been no announcement on the cause of Hamlin’s medical emergency. The doctors who cared for him said earlier this week that they would need to do further tests before determining what happened. In other sports news, the Miami Heat went an almost unthinkable 40-for-40 from the free throw line in their win over Oklahoma City, [setting a new N.B.A. record](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlocTLP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMS8xMS9zcG9ydHMvYmFza2V0YmFsbC9taWFtaS1oZWF0LWZyZWUtdGhyb3ctcmVjb3JkLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzAxMTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODI0Njcmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTIyMjYwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpjtcs_v2O1EDdqUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). And Carlos Correa ended his off-season drama by [signing a six-year, $200 million contract with the Minnesota Twins](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlocTLP0TYaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYXJ0aWNsZS9jYXJsb3MtY29ycmVhLW1ldHMtdHdpbnMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIzMDExMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04MjQ2NyZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjIyNjAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmO1yz-_Y7UQN2pSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), leaving the Mets behind. Bella Ramsey, left, and Anna Torv in the HBO series “The Last of Us.”Liane Hentscher/HBO 9. Can “The Last of Us” unlock a gaming gold mine for TV? This weekend, HBO is set to [debut its adaptation of the 2013 video game “The Last of Us,”](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlocTLP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMS8xMS9hcnRzL3RlbGV2aXNpb24vdGhlLWxhc3Qtb2YtdXMtdmlkZW8tZ2FtZS1oYm8uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIzMDExMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04MjQ2NyZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjIyNjAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmO1yz-_Y7UQN2pSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) which was set after a parasitic fungus turned people into brain-dead, flesh-ripping monsters and caused the collapse of civilization. The show is hoping to buck a trend of failed game-to-screen adaptations. We spoke with the show’s creators about [why adapting video games is challenging](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlocTLP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMS8xMS9hcnRzL3RlbGV2aXNpb24vdGhlLWxhc3Qtb2YtdXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIzMDExMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04MjQ2NyZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjIyNjAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmO1yz-_Y7UQN2pSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) — and with one of its stars, [Bella Ramsey](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlocTLP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMS8xMS9hcnRzL3RlbGV2aXNpb24vYmVsbGEtcmFtc2V5LXRoZS1sYXN0LW9mLXVzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzAxMTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODI0Njcmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTIyMjYwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpjtcs_v2O1EDdqUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), about the challenges of being cast in such an adaptation. In other entertainment news, the Golden Globes [returned from a one-year broadcast hiatus](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlocTLP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMS8xMS9hcnRzL3RlbGV2aXNpb24vdGhlLWdvbGRlbi1nbG9iZXMtcmV2aWV3Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzAxMTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODI0Njcmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTIyMjYwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpjtcs_v2O1EDdqUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) following the organization’s scandals over racism and corruption. The dark Irish comedy “The Banshees of Inisherin” and the sci-fi hit “Everything Everywhere All at Once” led [this year’s nominations for the Screen Actors Guild Awards](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlocTLP0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMS8xMS9tb3ZpZXMvc2FnLWF3YXJkcy1ub21pbmF0aW9ucy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjMwMTExJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTgyNDY3Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyMjI2MCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY7XLP79jtRA3alIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). An image of Lower Manhattan captured on an iPhone 14 Pro Max.Photograph by J.D. Biersdorfer, software by Adobe Lightroom 10. And finally, with one tweak, you can take professional-looking photos on your iPhone. When people think of smartphone photographs, they often are picturing selfies, on-the-go snaps or filtered images meant for social media. But some of the most popular phones now come equipped with pretty good cameras. And, if you’re really looking to elevate your shots, [consider using the format built for the pros: RAW](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlocTLP0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMS8xMS90ZWNobm9sb2d5L3BlcnNvbmFsdGVjaC9zbWFydHBob25lLWNhbWVyYXMtdGlwcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjMwMTExJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTgyNDY3Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyMjI2MCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY7XLP79jtRA3alIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). 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