Evening Briefing: Garland names a special counsel in Biden documents case

Also, inflation continues to slow and Jeff Beck dies at 78. 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Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday. The investigation involves what the Biden administration called “a small number” of documents.Tom Brenner for The New York Times 1. A special counsel will investigate classified files found at President Biden’s home and office. Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed Robert Hur, a veteran prosecutor who worked in the Trump administration, to [head an inquiry into Biden’s handling of classified documents](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRloxYxP0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDIzLzAxLzEyL3VzL2JpZGVuLWNsYXNzaWZpZWQtZG9jdW1lbnRzP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjMwMTEyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTgyNTU4Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyMjM1NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY7UxkcBjpZyYeVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). The move came after the White House revealed this week that classified materials from Biden’s time as vice president [had been found in two locations](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRloxYxP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDIzLzAxLzEyL3VzL2JpZGVuLWNsYXNzaWZpZWQtZG9jdW1lbnRzP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjMwMTEyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTgyNTU4Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyMjM1NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcjYmlkZW4tZG9jdW1lbnRzVwNueXRCCmO1MZHAY6WcmHlSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~): at the office of Biden’s think tank in Washington and in a storage area in his home garage in Wilmington, Del. Hur is now the [second special counsel](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRloxYxP0T7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMS8xMi91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9zcGVjaWFsLWNvdW5zZWwtYmlkZW4tZ2FybGFuZC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjMwMTEyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTgyNTU4Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyMjM1NSZzbWlkPXVybC1zaGFyZSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY7UxkcBjpZyYeVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) leading a high-profile investigation of how a president came to have classified records after he left office. In November, Garland appointed Jack Smith to oversee a similar investigation into Donald Trump, but one that [differs from the Biden case in important ways](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRloxYxP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMS8xMi91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9iaWRlbi10cnVtcC1kb2N1bWVudHMtY29tcGFyZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjMwMTEyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTgyNTU4Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyMjM1NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY7UxkcBjpZyYeVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Biden said that he [was “cooperating fully and completely”](~/AAAAAQA~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) with the Justice Department but deflected questions from reporters this afternoon about his handling of the documents. 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It was the slowest annual inflation rate since October 2021, driven by falling [gas prices and declining airfares](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRloxYxP4QjAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMy8wMS8xMi9idXNpbmVzcy9kZWNlbWJlci1jcGktaW5mbGF0aW9uLXJlcG9ydC90YWtlYXdheXMtZnJvbS10aGUtbGF0ZXN0LWluZmxhdGlvbi1yZXBvcnQ_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzAxMTImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODI1NTgmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTIyMzU1JnNtaWQ9dXJsLXNoYXJlJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjtTGRwGOlnJh5Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). 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But the key question now is [how quickly and how completely it will return to normal](~/AAAAAQA~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). In other economic news, the federal deficit [fell to $1.4 trillion last year](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRloxYxP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMS8xMi9idXNpbmVzcy91cy1kZWZpY2l0LWZhbGxzLTIwMjIuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIzMDExMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04MjU1OCZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjIzNTUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmO1MZHAY6WcmHlSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), down from $2.6 trillion the year prior, as pandemic spending slowed and the economy reopened. In other business news, Sam Bankman-Fried, the former crypto executive who was charged with fraud last month, denied that he stole anyone’s money [and said that customers could still get their deposits back](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRloxYxP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMS8xMi90ZWNobm9sb2d5L3NhbS1iYW5rbWFuLWZyaWVkLWZyYXVkLWNoYXJnZXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIzMDExMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04MjU1OCZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjIzNTUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmO1MZHAY6WcmHlSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). A complaint filed with the Federal Election Commission accused Representative George Santos of scheming to obscure the true source of his campaign funding.Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times 3. A mysterious, unregistered fund raised big money for George Santos’s campaign. Donors to the first-term congressman contributed tens of thousands of dollars to RedStone Strategies, which said in an email to one donor that its “singular purpose” was electing Santos. But the Federal Election Commission said it had no evidence that the firm was registered as a political group, and there do not appear to be any records documenting its donors, contributions or spending — as is required by law. The murkiness around the fund-raising operation, also known as a super PAC, makes it difficult to know whether any laws were broken. But a Times review of records and newly uncovered documents suggest [that efforts to elect George Santos may have run afoul of campaign finance rules](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRloxYxP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMS8xMi9ueXJlZ2lvbi9nZW9yZ2Utc2FudG9zLWRvbm9ycy1mdW5kLXJhaXNpbmcuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIzMDExMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04MjU1OCZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjIzNTUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmO1MZHAY6WcmHlSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). In other politics news, Pete Ricketts, the former Republican governor of Nebraska, was [appointed as the state’s next senator](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRloxYxP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMS8xMi91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9wZXRlLXJpY2tldHRzLW5lYnJhc2thLXNlbmF0b3IuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIzMDExMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04MjU1OCZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjIzNTUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmO1MZHAY6WcmHlSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), replacing Ben Sasse, who resigned this week to become the president of the University of Florida. The Ukrainian city of Soledar was subject to “tank, mortar, barrel and rocket artillery attacks,” an official said.Libkos/Associated Press 4. Ukraine said that Russia is building up troops in the east of Ukraine. Russia is [moving troops trained in Belarus and Russia to the combat zone](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRloxYxP4QrAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMy8wMS8xMi93b3JsZC9ydXNzaWEtdWtyYWluZS1uZXdzP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjMwMTEyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTgyNTU4Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyMjM1NSZzbWlkPXVybC1zaGFyZSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcjdGhlLWZpZ2h0LWZvci10aGUtc21hbGwtdG93bi1vZi1zb2xlZGFyLWdyaW5kcy1vbi1jb3N0aW5nLWxpdmVzVwNueXRCCmO1MZHAY6WcmHlSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) to focus on Donetsk and Luhansk Provinces in the east of the country, Ukraine’s deputy defense minister said. Russian forces are currently [struggling in their bid to capture Soledar](~/AAAAAQA~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~~), a small salt-mining town, that has become emblematic of Moscow’s labored and costly offensive in eastern Ukraine. Several days of intense fighting have reduced much of Soledar to rubble, with satellite images showing apartment buildings and houses [shattered beyond repair](~/AAAAAQA~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~~). Russia sees the town as a gateway to the complete conquest of the Donbas region. In other news from the war, Russia [released a 35-year-old U.S. Navy veteran](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRloxYxP4QGAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMy8wMS8xMi93b3JsZC9ydXNzaWEtdWtyYWluZS1uZXdzL3J1c3NpYS11cy12ZXRlcmFuLXJlbGVhc2VkP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjMwMTEyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTgyNTU4Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyMjM1NSZzbWlkPXVybC1zaGFyZSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY7UxkcBjpZyYeVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), who had been quietly detained there since April. F.B.I. agents searched this nondescript office building on East Broadway in New York’s Chinatown.Hilary Swift for The New York Times 5. The U.S. escalated a global fight over Chinese police outposts. [In New York’s Chinatown last fall](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRloxYxP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMS8xMi93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvY2hpbmEtb3V0cG9zdC1uZXcteW9yay5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjMwMTEyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTgyNTU4Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyMjM1NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY7UxkcBjpZyYeVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) the F.B.I. raided a [Chinese outpost that was suspected of conducting police operations without jurisdiction or diplomatic approval](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRloxYxP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMS8xMi93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvY2hpbmEtb3V0cG9zdC1uZXcteW9yay5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjMwMTEyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTgyNTU4Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyMjM1NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY7UxkcBjpZyYeVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), according to people with knowledge of the inquiry. China, which has 100 or more similar operations around the world, says the outposts aren’t doing police work. But state media reports have previously said they are “collecting intelligence” and solving crimes abroad. The U.S.’s decision to seize materials represents an escalation in a global dispute over China’s efforts to police its diaspora far beyond its borders. In other international news, South Korea’s president said that [his country would consider building nuclear weapons](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRloxYxP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMS8xMi93b3JsZC9hc2lhL3NvdXRoLWtvcmVhLW51Y2xlYXItd2VhcG9ucy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjMwMTEyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTgyNTU4Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyMjM1NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY7UxkcBjpZyYeVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) or ask the U.S. to redeploy them on the Korean Peninsula if the nuclear threat from North Korea were to grow. Subscribe Today We hope you’ve enjoyed this newsletter, which is made possible through subscriber support. [Subscribe to The New York Times with this special offer.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRloxYxP0TPaHR0cDovL3d3dy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS9zdWJzY3JpcHRpb24_Y2FtcGFpZ25JZD05OVE5OSZjYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIzMDExMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04MjU1OCZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjIzNTUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmO1MZHAY6WcmHlSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) The burning of fossil fuels is raising Earth’s temperature with devastating consequences worldwide.Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg 6. Exxon predicted global warming decades ago, even as it publicly cast doubts. Starting in the 1970s, the oil giant conducted extensive research on the warming effects of burning fossil fuels, [leading to remarkably accurate projections of global temperature change](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRloxYxP0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMS8xMi9jbGltYXRlL2V4eG9uLW1vYmlsLWdsb2JhbC13YXJtaW5nLWNsaW1hdGUtY2hhbmdlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzAxMTImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODI1NTgmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTIyMzU1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjtTGRwGOlnJh5Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). The company’s predictions were so good, they were sometimes even more accurate than independent government models, according to a new study. But for years, Exxon publicly questioned climate science and cautioned against any drastic move away from burning fossil fuels, the main driver of climate change. The company also ran a public-relations program that emphasized the uncertainties in the scientific research, despite warnings from Exxon’s own scientists of “potentially catastrophic” human-caused climate change. Jeff Beck in 1969.David Redfern/Redferns, via Getty Images 7. Jeff Beck, a master of electric guitar, died at 78. Beck was [one of the most skilled, admired and influential guitarists in rock history](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRloxYxP0TcaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMS8xMS9hcnRzL211c2ljL2plZmYtYmVjay1kZWFkLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzAxMTImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODI1NTgmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTIyMzU1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjtTGRwGOlnJh5Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). During the 1960s and ’70s, as a member of the Yardbirds and later as the leader of his own bands, he brought a sense of adventure to his music that helped make the recordings by those groups groundbreaking. Beck was special for both his range and intensity, our music critic Jon Pareles writes: “He could make his Stratocaster sound icy, searing, slashing and otherworldly in the course of a single track.” Pareles made a playlist of [10 Beck tracks that showcase his talent](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRloxYxP0TdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMS8xMi9hcnRzL211c2ljL2plZmYtYmVjay1zb25ncy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjMwMTEyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTgyNTU4Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyMjM1NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY7UxkcBjpZyYeVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). The left hand of Zay Jones, the Jacksonville wide receiver, during this season’s 15th week.Lawren Simmons for The New York Times 8. A look at the N.F.L.’s toll on players’ hands and feet. Over the course of a football season, players’ feet and hands take a beating on nearly every snap. Fingers are jammed, toes are stepped on, ankles are twisted, nails are broken. [We spoke with six N.F.L. players](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRloxYxP0T6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMy8wMS8xMS9zcG9ydHMvZm9vdGJhbGwvbmZsLWluanVyaWVzLWhhbmRzLWFuZC1mZWV0Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzAxMTImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODI1NTgmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTIyMzU1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjtTGRwGOlnJh5Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) throughout the current season about the injuries they play through and how they cared for their hands and feet. Even though they take steps to ward off injuries, all of them found themselves dinged up in one way or another. In other sports news, Rafael Nadal, the top seed in next week’s Australian Open, has been struggling lately with his confidence and composure, our reporter writes, [but don’t count him out](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRloxYxP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMS8xMi9zcG9ydHMvdGVubmlzL2F1c3RyYWxpYW4tb3Blbi1kcmF3Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzAxMTImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODI1NTgmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTIyMzU1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjtTGRwGOlnJh5Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). Judith Cawhorn, left, and George Fahmie, right, are regulars on the Ann Arbor dance floor.Nic Antaya for The New York Times 9. The coolest rock show in Ann Arbor is “Geezer Happy Hour.” Every Friday night, from September to May, a nightclub in the college town hosts a thriving dance party featuring some of the most devoted bands in southeast Michigan. But unlike most other small-town rock shows, attendees at the event — [colloquially called “Geezer Happy Hour”](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRloxYxP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMS8xMi9zdHlsZS9hbm4tYXJib3ItZ2VlemVyLWhhcHB5LWhvdXIuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIzMDExMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04MjU1OCZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjIzNTUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmO1MZHAY6WcmHlSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) — are almost all over 65. Beginning at 6:30 p.m. and ending at 9 p.m. — in time to get to bed at a reasonable hour — the show is the latest iteration of a weekly, musical happy hour that has been happening off-and-on for 50 years. 10. And finally, 52 places to go in 2023. Each year our Travel desk spotlights 52 destinations worth visiting. This year’s list includes major cities ([Accra, Ghana](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRloxYxP0T1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vc2hhcmVkL3YyL2ludGVyYWN0aXZlLzIwMjMvdHJhdmVsLzUyLXBsYWNlcy10cmF2ZWwtMjAyMy9hY2NyYS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjMwMTEyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTgyNTU4Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyMjM1NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY7UxkcBjpZyYeVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) and [Madrid](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRloxYxP0T2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vc2hhcmVkL3YyL2ludGVyYWN0aXZlLzIwMjMvdHJhdmVsLzUyLXBsYWNlcy10cmF2ZWwtMjAyMy9tYWRyaWQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIzMDExMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04MjU1OCZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjIzNTUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmO1MZHAY6WcmHlSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~)), along with areas with historical significance ([Kilmartin Glen, Scotland](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRloxYxP0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vc2hhcmVkL3YyL2ludGVyYWN0aXZlLzIwMjMvdHJhdmVsLzUyLXBsYWNlcy10cmF2ZWwtMjAyMy9raWxtYXJ0aW4tZ2xlbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjMwMTEyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTgyNTU4Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyMjM1NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY7UxkcBjpZyYeVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA)) and uninhabited regions with unique landscapes ([Lençóis Maranhenses National Park, Brazil](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRloxYxP0T7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vc2hhcmVkL3YyL2ludGVyYWN0aXZlLzIwMjMvdHJhdmVsLzUyLXBsYWNlcy10cmF2ZWwtMjAyMy9tYXJhbmhlbnNlcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjMwMTEyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTgyNTU4Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyMjM1NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY7UxkcBjpZyYeVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA)). Amy Virshup, our Travel editor, said that while her team was putting together this year’s list, they noticed a repeating theme: “wide open spaces,” from the [American Prairie in Montana](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRloxYxP4QAAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL3NoYXJlZC92Mi9pbnRlcmFjdGl2ZS8yMDIzL3RyYXZlbC81Mi1wbGFjZXMtdHJhdmVsLTIwMjMvYW1lcmljYW4tcHJhaXJpZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjMwMTEyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTgyNTU4Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyMjM1NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY7UxkcBjpZyYeVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) to [Tassili n’Ajjer in Algeria](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRloxYxP0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vc2hhcmVkL3YyL2ludGVyYWN0aXZlLzIwMjMvdHJhdmVsLzUyLXBsYWNlcy10cmF2ZWwtMjAyMy90YXNzaWxpLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzAxMTImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODI1NTgmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTIyMzU1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjtTGRwGOlnJh5Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). 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