The Morning: Did he say “bird?”

We talk with the C.E.O. of OpenAI about artificial intelligence. 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We talk with Sam Altman, the C.E.O. of OpenAI, about the artificial-intelligence craze. Sam AltmanRuth Fremson/The New York Times A smarter search engine As President Biden was reciting a list of bipartisan accomplishments during his State of the Union address this week, he seemed to use a phrase that I had never heard before: toxic bird pits. Was it some major news story that I had missed [while on leave](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlyLcIP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMi8wNi9icmllZmluZy9jaGF0Z3B0LXVrcmFpbmUtaW5mbGF0aW9uLXN0b3JpZXMtMjAyMy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzAyMTAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODQ5ODgmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyNDkyMSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY-EIMuZjSXMx81IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) over the past few months? Or was it the latest Biden malapropism, destined to dominate post-speech commentary? I tried to figure out the answer by typing the words into Google and Twitter, but they offered no clarity. Google had nothing for me. A Twitter search yielded dozens of people tweeting a version of “toxic bird pits???” and not much else. You may have experienced your own version of this frustration at some point. Maybe you were watching the Oscars or a basketball game on TV, and you saw something that you wanted to understand in the moment. Maybe you had a question that was too complex for Google but was nonetheless answerable (like “How many of the same songs did Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday each record?”). As powerful as search engines and social media are, they still do a poor job with many forms of synthesis. Enter artificial intelligence. A.I. holds the promise of solving these problems, and there is now [a race among the world’s technology companies](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlyLcIP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMi8wMy90ZWNobm9sb2d5L2NoYXRncHQtb3BlbmFpLWFydGlmaWNpYWwtaW50ZWxsaWdlbmNlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMDIxMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04NDk4OCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTI0OTIxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpj4Qgy5mNJczHzUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) to do so. Microsoft has taken an early lead, thanks to its investment in the company OpenAI, and it announced this week that it was incorporating A.I. technology [into Bing](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlyLcIP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMi8wNy90ZWNobm9sb2d5L21pY3Jvc29mdC1haS1jaGF0Z3B0LWJpbmcuaHRtbC8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMDIxMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04NDk4OCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTI0OTIxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpj4Qgy5mNJczHzUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), Microsoft’s long-mocked and suddenly relevant search engine. [Google has responded](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlyLcIP0TeaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMi8wNi90ZWNobm9sb2d5L2dvb2dsZS1iYXJkLWFpLWNoYXRib3QuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMwMjEwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTg0OTg4Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjQ5MjEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmPhCDLmY0lzMfNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) by announcing its own plan to add A.I. to search. Microsoft unveiled a revamped Bing this week.Ruth Fremson/The New York Times Rizz and bussin If you want to learn more about this subject, I recommend a new Times podcast conversation with Sam Altman, the C.E.O. of OpenAI, and Kevin Scott, Microsoft’s chief technology officer. During the conversation, Scott offered his own example of my toxic-bird-pit confusion when he mentioned that his 14-year-old daughter sometimes used terms that meant nothing to him, like “rizz” and “bussin.” A.I. allows him to learn them, without enduring the small humiliation of admitting he didn’t know what she was talking about. As my colleague Kevin Roose, one of the podcast interviewers, said, “You automated the cool dad.” A.I. technology isn’t yet good enough to answer such questions reliably, as highlighted by [Google’s embarrassing recent gaffe](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlyLcIP4QDAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnJldXRlcnMuY29tL3RlY2hub2xvZ3kvZ29vZ2xlLWFpLWNoYXRib3QtYmFyZC1vZmZlcnMtaW5hY2N1cmF0ZS1pbmZvcm1hdGlvbi1jb21wYW55LWFkLTIwMjMtMDItMDgvP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzAyMTAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODQ5ODgmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyNDkyMSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY-EIMuZjSXMx81IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) involving the Webb Space Telescope, but the technology is improving rapidly. It has the potential to combine information across multiple websites and integrate it into a plain-spoken explanation, much as an in-the-know teenager might. There are obviously more profound uses of A.I. than looking up slang, some of them promising and others alarming. A.I. might open computer programming to people who don’t know a programming language. (“The hottest new programming language is English,” Andrej Karpathy, a computer scientist, has said.) A.I. also has the potential to help immigrants who don’t know English communicate with their children’s teachers. On the other hand, A.I. can [spread conspiracy theories and disinformation](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlyLcIP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMi8wOC90ZWNobm9sb2d5L2FpLWNoYXRib3RzLWRpc2luZm9ybWF0aW9uLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMDIxMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04NDk4OCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTI0OTIxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpj4Qgy5mNJczHzUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) even more quickly than the internet already does. One striking part of the podcast conversation is Altman’s acknowledgment of A.I.’s downsides and his belief that no company, including his, should be trusted to solve these problems. “Where we are right now is not where we want to be,” Altman said. “The way this should work is that there are extremely wide bounds of what these systems can do that are decided by not Microsoft or OpenAI, but society, governments, something like that.” That’s a different case than the one traditionally made by Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s co-founder, and other technology executives who have claimed that they can simultaneously look out for their company’s interests and for society’s. But their “trust us” argument doesn’t look so good today. Digital technology has exacerbated the spread of disinformation, political polarization and [children’s mental illness](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlyLcIP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNS8xMC9icmllZmluZy9hZG9sZXNjZW50LW1lbnRhbC1oZWFsdGgtY3Jpc2lzLXVzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMDIxMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04NDk4OCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTI0OTIxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpj4Qgy5mNJczHzUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). Our society has chosen to enjoy the benefits of technology without trying to mitigate its substantial downsides. As Altman points out, there are other options. You can [listen to the interview](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlyLcIP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMi8xMC9wb2RjYXN0cy9iaW5ncy1yZXZlbmdlLWFuZC1nb29nbGVzLWFpLWZhY2UtcGxhbnQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMwMjEwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTg0OTg4Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjQ5MjEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmPhCDLmY0lzMfNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), part of The Times’s Hard Fork podcast, here. Postscript: Biden was actually referring to — or meant to refer to — [toxic burn pits](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlyLcIP0TYaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wOC8xMC91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9iaWRlbi1idXJuLXBpdHMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMwMjEwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTg0OTg4Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjQ5MjEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmPhCDLmY0lzMfNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), the name for bonfires in which the U.S. military incinerated trash while fighting overseas. These fires caused health problems for many troops, and Biden believes they [contributed to the cancer](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlyLcIP0TcaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8xNi91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9iaWRlbi1idXJuLXBpdHMtbGF3Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMDIxMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04NDk4OCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTI0OTIxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpj4Qgy5mNJczHzUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) that killed his son Beau. 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Turkey Earthquakes The ruins of Antakya, Turkey.Emily Garthwaite for The New York Times - Collapsed apartment buildings and a stadium converted into shelter: [See what the earthquake destroyed](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlyLcIP4QAAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2ludGVyYWN0aXZlLzIwMjMvMDIvMTAvd29ybGQvbWlkZGxlZWFzdC9rYWhyYW1hbm1hcmFzLXR1cmtleS1lYXJ0aHF1YWtlLWRhbWFnZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzAyMTAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODQ5ODgmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyNDkyMSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY-EIMuZjSXMx81IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) in a city near its epicenter. - More than 20,000 people have died; with so many victims, families are forced to [rush traditional funerals](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlyLcIP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMi8xMC93b3JsZC9taWRkbGVlYXN0L3R1cmtleS1lYXJ0aHF1YWtlLWZ1bmVyYWxzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMDIxMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04NDk4OCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTI0OTIxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpj4Qgy5mNJczHzUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). - The Turkish city of Antakya, built on top of centuries of civilization, [is in ruins again](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlyLcIP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMi8wOS93b3JsZC9taWRkbGVlYXN0L2VhcnRocXVha2UtYW50YWt5YS10dXJrZXkuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMwMjEwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTg0OTg4Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjQ5MjEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmPhCDLmY0lzMfNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). Residents are living in cars and tents. - Hundreds of bodies lined the [pavement of a parking lot](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlyLcIP0TbaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMi8wOS92aWRlby9tb3JndWUtdHVya2V5LWVhcnRocXVha2UuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMwMjEwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTg0OTg4Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjQ5MjEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmPhCDLmY0lzMfNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) in southern Turkey, waiting for families to identify them. International - [Russia attacked cities across Ukraine](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlyLcIP0TWaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDIzLzAyLzEwL3dvcmxkL3J1c3NpYS11a3JhaW5lLW5ld3M_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMDIxMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04NDk4OCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTI0OTIxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpj4Qgy5mNJczHzUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) with drones and rockets as President Volodymyr Zelensky wrapped up a [two-day visit to European allies](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlyLcIP0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMi8wOS93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvemVsZW5za3ktZXUtcGFybGlhbWVudC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzAyMTAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODQ5ODgmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyNDkyMSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY-EIMuZjSXMx81IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). - “They’re hunting me”: The mayor of Kherson, Ukraine, has [been almost killed six times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlyLcIP0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMi8xMC93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUva2hlcnNvbi1tYXlvci1oYWx5bmEtbHVob3ZhLXVrcmFpbmUtcnVzc2lhLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMDIxMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04NDk4OCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTI0OTIxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpj4Qgy5mNJczHzUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). - People in South Africa are enduring [daily power outages of up to 10 hours](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlyLcIP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMi8wOS93b3JsZC9hZnJpY2Evc291dGgtYWZyaWNhLXBvd2VyLWVuZXJneS1jcmlzaXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMwMjEwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTg0OTg4Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjQ5MjEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmPhCDLmY0lzMfNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) as the country’s aging coal plants fall into disrepair. - Nicaragua [released hundreds of political prisoners](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlyLcIP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMi8wOS93b3JsZC9hbWVyaWNhcy9uaWNhcmFndWEtcHJpc29uZXItcmVsZWFzZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzAyMTAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODQ5ODgmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyNDkyMSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY-EIMuZjSXMx81IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) to try to restart relations with the U.S. Other Big Stories - What recession? Experts are [rethinking their predictions](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlyLcIP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMi8wOS9idXNpbmVzcy9lY29ub215L2ZlZC1lY29ub215LXJlY2Vzc2lvbi1yZWJvdW5kLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMDIxMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04NDk4OCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTI0OTIxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpj4Qgy5mNJczHzUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) of a downturn in the U.S. - A free-speech case will test the government’s [effort to fight disinformation](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlyLcIP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMi8wOS9idXNpbmVzcy9mcmVlLXNwZWVjaC1zb2NpYWwtbWVkaWEtbGF3c3VpdC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzAyMTAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODQ5ODgmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyNDkyMSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY-EIMuZjSXMx81IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). - American schools secretly and sometimes illegally [remove students with disabilities](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlyLcIP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMi8wOS91cy9zdHVkZW50cy1kaXNhYmlsaXRpZXMtaW5mb3JtYWwtcmVtb3ZhbC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzAyMTAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODQ5ODgmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyNDkyMSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY-EIMuZjSXMx81IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) from classes. - The Memphis authorities [will review cases](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlyLcIP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMi8wOS91cy9tZW1waGlzLXBvbGljZS1zY29ycGlvbi11bml0LXR5cmUtbmljaG9scy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzAyMTAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODQ5ODgmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyNDkyMSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY-EIMuZjSXMx81IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) involving the five officers charged in the death of Tyre Nichols. - SpaceX tested the [most powerful rocket ever built](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlyLcIP0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMi8wOS9zY2llbmNlL3NwYWNleC1zdGFyc2hpcC1zdGF0aWMtZmlyZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzAyMTAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODQ5ODgmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyNDkyMSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY-EIMuZjSXMx81IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). NASA plans to use it to carry astronauts to the moon later in the decade. Opinions Chinese censorship has stunted a generation’s ability to speak, write and [even think about freedom](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlyLcIP0TcaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMi8xMC9vcGluaW9uL2NoaW5hLXBvbGl0aWNzLWxhbmd1YWdlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMDIxMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04NDk4OCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTI0OTIxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpj4Qgy5mNJczHzUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), Mengyin Lin writes. Liberals dismiss Ron DeSantis’s appeal [at their peril](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlyLcIP0TbaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMi8wOS9vcGluaW9uL3Jvbi1kZXNhbnRpcy1kZW1vY3JhdHMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMwMjEwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTg0OTg4Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjQ5MjEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmPhCDLmY0lzMfNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), Pamela Paul says. “I don’t think that the changes we need now are going to come from the people in power”: David Wallace-Wells interviewed [the climate activist Greta Thunberg](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlyLcIP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMi8wOC9vcGluaW9uL2dyZXRhLXRodW5iZXJnLWNsaW1hdGUtY2hhbmdlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMDIxMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04NDk4OCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTI0OTIxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpj4Qgy5mNJczHzUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). 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MORNING READS Parked at the beach in Santa Monica, Calif.Adali Schell for The New York Times Coming of age: The [beauty of your first car](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlyLcIP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMy8wMi8wOS9zdHlsZS9maXJzdC1jYXIteW91bmctYW1lcmljYW5zLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMDIxMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04NDk4OCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTI0OTIxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpj4Qgy5mNJczHzUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). Pappy Van Winkle: Liquor officials are accused of [hoarding a rare bourbon](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlyLcIP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMi8xMC91cy9vcmVnb24tb2xjYy1wYXBweS12YW4td2lua2xlLWJvdXJib24uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMwMjEwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTg0OTg4Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjQ5MjEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmPhCDLmY0lzMfNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). Expiration-date dating: Falling for someone who’s leaving [can be so much fun](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlyLcIP0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMi8xMC9zdHlsZS9tb2Rlcm4tbG92ZS1iZWF1dHktb2YtZXhwaXJhdGlvbi1kYXRlLWRhdGluZy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzAyMTAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODQ5ODgmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyNDkyMSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY-EIMuZjSXMx81IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Lead levels: Should you [avoid dark chocolate](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlyLcIP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMi8wOS93ZWxsL2VhdC9kYXJrLWNob2NvbGF0ZS1tZXRhbC1sZWFkLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMDIxMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04NDk4OCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTI0OTIxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpj4Qgy5mNJczHzUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~)? Advice from Wirecutter: Get [warm, waterproof boots](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlyLcIP0TVaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vd2lyZWN1dHRlci9ibG9nL3Nub3ctYm9vdC1zaG9wcGluZy10aXBzLz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMwMjEwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTg0OTg4Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjQ5MjEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmPhCDLmY0lzMfNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). Lives Lived: Burt Bacharach earned a spot in the pantheon of pop songwriting, helping to compose hit songs including “The Look of Love” (Dusty Springfield) and “What’s New Pussycat?” (Tom Jones). Bacharach [died at 94.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlyLcIP0TbaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMi8wOS9hcnRzL211c2ljL2J1cnQtYmFjaGFyYWNoLWRlYWQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMwMjEwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTg0OTg4Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjQ5MjEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmPhCDLmY0lzMfNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) SPORTS NEWS FROM THE ATHLETIC M.V.P.: Patrick Mahomes, the Chiefs quarterback, [is the N.F.L.’s most valuable player](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlyLcIP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly90aGVhdGhsZXRpYy5jb20vNDE3MzgxNS8yMDIzLzAyLzA5L2NoaWVmcy1wYXRyaWNrLW1haG9tZXMtbmZsLW12cC0yMDIzLz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMwMjEwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTg0OTg4Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjQ5MjEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmPhCDLmY0lzMfNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) for the second time in his six-year career. Early exits: The S.E.C. will have 16 teams in 2024 after Oklahoma and Texas [successfully negotiated](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlyLcIP0TbaHR0cHM6Ly90aGVhdGhsZXRpYy5jb20vNDE3NDI5MC8yMDIzLzAyLzA5L29rbGFob21hLXRleGFzLWJpZy0xMi1leGl0Lz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMwMjEwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTg0OTg4Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjQ5MjEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmPhCDLmY0lzMfNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) their release from the Big 12. A top contender: The Kevin Durant trade is still sending shock waves through the N.B.A. The Phoenix Suns jumped to [No. 2 in the title odds](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlyLcIP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly90aGVhdGhsZXRpYy5jb20vNDE3MjMyNC8yMDIzLzAyLzA5L3N1bnMtbmJhLWNoYW1waW9uc2hpcC1vZGRzLWtldmluLWR1cmFudC8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMDIxMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04NDk4OCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTI0OTIxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpj4Qgy5mNJczHzUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) after the move. [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-universal-1) ADVERTISEMENT [Ad](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlyLcIP0SWaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9ODU5MTkyJmxpPU5OJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1OTl8yMDIzMDIxMCZ0ZT0xJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMwMjEwVwNueXRCCmPhCDLmY0lzMfNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) ARTS AND IDEAS “Girl Reading a Letter at an Open Window” (1657-58).Melissa Schriek for The New York Times The definitive Vermeer An exhibition of the 17th century Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer opens today in Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum, a show that is probably “never to be replicated,” the Times critic Jason Farago writes. It is the [most comprehensive Vermeer collection](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlyLcIP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMi8wOS9hcnRzL2Rlc2lnbi92ZXJtZWVyLXBhaW50ZXItcmlqa3NtdXNldW0tcmV2aWV3Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMDIxMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04NDk4OCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTI0OTIxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpj4Qgy5mNJczHzUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) assembled, bringing together more than three-quarters of his surviving works. It took years of diplomacy to organize because no museum wants to send away its Vermeers, even for a short while. The museum has already sold more than 200,000 tickets. Vermeer’s popularity faded for centuries after his death, but the modern world has embraced him. Perhaps that’s because, in this frantic era, his hushed scenes of writers and maids remind us “that we are still human, and if only we find the right master, we can slow down time,” Jason writes. PLAY, WATCH, EAT What to Cook Mark Weinberg for The New York Times These sundaes need [ice cream, hot fudge sauce, crunchy peanuts and whipped cream](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlyLcIP0TgaHR0cHM6Ly9jb29raW5nLm55dGltZXMuY29tL3JlY2lwZXMvMTAyMzg4NS1wZWFudXQtYnV0dGVyLWhvdC1mdWRnZS1zdW5kYWVzP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzAyMTAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODQ5ODgmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyNDkyMSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY-EIMuZjSXMx81IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). What to Watch Channing Tatum returns in “[Magic Mike’s Last Dance](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlyLcIP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMi8wOC9tb3ZpZXMvbWFnaWMtbWlrZXMtbGFzdC1kYW5jZS1yZXZpZXcuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMwMjEwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTg0OTg4Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjQ5MjEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmPhCDLmY0lzMfNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~),” the final part of a trilogy about ambition and abs. Travel Spend [36 hours in New Orleans](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlyLcIP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMy8wMi8wOS90cmF2ZWwvdGhpbmdzLXRvLWRvLW5ldy1vcmxlYW5zLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMDIxMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04NDk4OCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTI0OTIxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpj4Qgy5mNJczHzUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) by waking up early. Late Night The hosts joked about [the Chinese spy balloon](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlyLcIP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMi8xMC9hcnRzL3RlbGV2aXNpb24vbGF0ZS1uaWdodC1jaGluYS1zcHktYmFsbG9vbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzAyMTAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODQ5ODgmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyNDkyMSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY-EIMuZjSXMx81IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). News Quiz How well did you [keep up with the headlines](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlyLcIP0T1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMy8wMi8xMC9icmllZmluZy9uZXdzLXF1aXotdHVya2V5LWVhcnRocXVha2UtYmFsbG9vbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzAyMTAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODQ5ODgmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyNDkyMSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY-EIMuZjSXMx81IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) this week? Now Time to Play ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlyLcIP0TBaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vcHV6emxlcy9zcGVsbGluZy1iZWU_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMDIxMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04NDk4OCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTI0OTIxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpj4Qgy5mNJczHzUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ The pangram from yesterday’s Spelling Bee was nicknaming. Here is [today’s puzzle](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlyLcIP0TBaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vcHV6emxlcy9zcGVsbGluZy1iZWU_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMDIxMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04NDk4OCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTI0OTIxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpj4Qgy5mNJczHzUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). Here’s [today’s Mini Crossword](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlyLcIP0TBaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vY3Jvc3N3b3Jkcy9nYW1lL21pbmk_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMDIxMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04NDk4OCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTI0OTIxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpj4Qgy5mNJczHzUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), and a clue: Precious gem (five letters). And here’s [today’s Wordle](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlyLcIP0TEaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vZ2FtZXMvd29yZGxlL2luZGV4Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMDIxMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04NDk4OCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTI0OTIxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpj4Qgy5mNJczHzUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). Thanks for spending part of your morning with The Times. See you tomorrow. — David P.S. Sam Ezersky, who runs Spelling Bee, made [a custom University of Virginia-themed puzzle](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlyLcIP0TJaHR0cHM6Ly9kaWdpdGFsLnV2YW1hZ2F6aW5lLm9yZy9hcnRpY2xlcy9iZWUta2VlcGVyLz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMwMjEwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTg0OTg4Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjQ5MjEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmPhCDLmY0lzMfNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) for his alma mater’s alumni magazine. 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