The Morning: The Fed’s unpleasant choice

What’s worse: More inflation or more turmoil? 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The Fed must choose between two unpleasant options today. It’s a reminder of the high cost of weak bank oversight. The Federal Reserve building.Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times Inflation — or turmoil? The Federal Reserve faces a difficult decision [at its meeting that ends this afternoon](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl_V_oP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMy8yMC9idXNpbmVzcy9lY29ub215L2ZlZC1pbmZsYXRpb24tYmFuay1jb2xsYXBzZXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMwMzIyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTg4MzU0Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjg0NDEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmQX6NoaZBeVfW5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~): Should Fed officials raise interest rates in response to worrisome recent inflation data — and accept the risk of causing further problems for banks? Or should officials pause their rate increases — and accept the risk that inflation will remain high? This dilemma is another reminder of the broad economic damage that banking crises cause. In today’s newsletter, I’ll first explain the Fed’s tough call and then look at one of the lessons emerging from the current banking turmoil. Above all, that turmoil is a reminder of the high costs of ineffective bank regulation, which has been [a recurring problem in the U.S.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl_V_oP0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMy8yMS9idXNpbmVzcy9lY29ub215L3NpbGljb24tdmFsbGV5LWJhbmstZmVkLW92ZXJzaWdodC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzAzMjImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODgzNTQmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyODQ0MSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZBfo2hpkF5V9blIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) The Fed’s dilemma The trouble for the Fed is that there are excellent reasons for it to continue raising interest rates and excellent reasons for it to take a break. On the one hand, the economic data in recent weeks has suggested that inflation is [not falling as rapidly](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl_V_oP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMi8yNC9idXNpbmVzcy9lY29ub215L2luZmxhdGlvbi1zcGVuZGluZy1mZWQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMwMzIyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTg4MzU0Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjg0NDEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmQX6NoaZBeVfW5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) as analysts expected. Average consumer prices are about 6 percent higher than a year ago, and forecasters expect the figure to remain above 3 percent for most of this year. That’s higher than Fed officials and many families find comfortable. For much of the 21st century, inflation has been closer to 2 percent. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics | By The New York Times An inflation rate that remains near 4 percent for an extended period is problematic for several reasons. It cuts into buying power and gives people reason to expect that inflation may stay high for years. They will then ask their employers for higher wages, potentially causing a spiral in which companies increase their prices to pay for the raises and inflation drifts even higher. Today’s tight job market, with unemployment near its lowest level since the 1960s, adds to these risks. The economy still seems to be running hotter than is sustainable. This situation explains why Fed officials had originally planned to continue raising their benchmark interest rate at today’s meeting — thereby slowing the economy by increasing the cost of homes, cars and other items that people buy with debt. Some Fed officials favored a quarter-point increase, which would be identical to the increase at the Fed’s meeting last month. Others preferred a half-point increase, in response to the worrisome recent inflation data. The banking troubles of the past two weeks scrambled these plans. Why? In addition to slowing the economy, higher interest rates depress the value of many financial assets ([as these charts explain](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl_V_oP0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMy8wMy8xOC9idXNpbmVzcy93aHktcGVvcGxlLWFyZS13b3JyaWVkLWFib3V0LWJhbmtzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMDMyMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04ODM1NCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTI4NDQxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkF-jaGmQXlX1uUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~)). Some bank executives did a poor job planning for these asset declines, and their balance sheets suffered. When customers became worried that the banks would no longer have enough money to return their deposits, a classic bank run ensued. It led to the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, and [others remain in jeopardy](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl_V_oP0TZaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMy8yMC9idXNpbmVzcy9maXJzdC1yZXB1YmxpYy1iYW5rLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMDMyMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04ODM1NCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTI4NDQxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkF-jaGmQXlX1uUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). If Fed officials continue raising their benchmark rate, they risk damaging the balance sheets of more banks and causing new bank runs. That’s why a half-point increase now seems less likely. Some economists ([including The Times’s Paul Krugman](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl_V_oP0TcaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMy8yMS9vcGluaW9uL3N2Yi1iYW5rcy1mZWQtaW5mbGF0aW9uLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMDMyMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04ODM1NCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTI4NDQxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkF-jaGmQXlX1uUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~)) have urged the Fed to avoid any additional increases for now. Many analysts expect the Fed will compromise and raise the rate by a quarter point; Jason Furman, a former Obama administration official, [leans toward that approach](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl_V_oP0TPaHR0cHM6Ly90d2l0dGVyLmNvbS9qYXNvbmZ1cm1hbi9zdGF0dXMvMTYzNzU4MzYwNjAyODU5MTEyMT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMwMzIyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTg4MzU0Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjg0NDEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmQX6NoaZBeVfW5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). The decision is unavoidably fraught. The Fed must choose between potentially exacerbating problems in the financial markets and seeming to go soft on inflation. Why bailouts happen All of which underscores the high cost of banking crises. In most industries, a company’s collapse doesn’t cause cascading economic problems. In the financial markets, the collapse of one firm can lead to a panic that feeds on itself. Investors and clients start withdrawing their money. A recession, or even a depression, can follow. These consequences are the reason that government officials bail out banks more frequently than other businesses. Bailouts, of course, have huge downsides: They typically use taxpayer money ([or other banks’ money](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl_V_oP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMy8xMy9idXNpbmVzcy9lY29ub215L3N2Yi1iYWlsb3V0LXF1ZXN0aW9ucy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzAzMjImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODgzNTQmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyODQ0MSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZBfo2hpkF5V9blIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA)) to subsidize affluent bank executives who failed at their jobs. “Nobody is as privileged in the entire economy,” [Anat Admati](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl_V_oP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxNC8wOC8xMC9idXNpbmVzcy93aGVuLXNoZS10YWxrcy1iYW5rcy1zaHVkZGVyLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMDMyMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04ODM1NCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTI4NDQxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkF-jaGmQXlX1uUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), a finance professor at Stanford University’s business school, told me. During a crisis, bailouts can be unavoidable because of the economic risks from bank collapses. The key question, then, is how to regulate banks rigorously enough to minimize the number of necessary bailouts. Over the past few decades, the U.S. has failed to do so. After the financial crisis of 2007-9, policymakers tightened the rules through the Dodd-Frank Act. But Congress and the Trump administration loosened oversight for midsize banks in 2018 — and Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank were two of the firms that stood to benefit. As complicated as finance can be, the basic principles behind bank regulation are straightforward. Banks require special scrutiny from the government because they may receive special benefits from taxpayers during a crisis. This scrutiny includes limits on the risks that banks can take and requirements that they keep enough money in reserve to survive most foreseeable crises. “You make sure they have enough to pay,” as Admati put it. Bank executives and investors often bristle at such rules because they reduce returns. Money held in reserve, after all, cannot be invested elsewhere and earn big profits. It also can’t go poof when hard times arrive. More on the economy - Silicon Valley Bank was taking obvious risks. The Times Jeanna Smialek asks: [Why didn’t the Fed’s regulators intervene?](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl_V_oP0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMy8yMS9idXNpbmVzcy9lY29ub215L3NpbGljb24tdmFsbGV5LWJhbmstZmVkLW92ZXJzaWdodC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzAzMjImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODgzNTQmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyODQ0MSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZBfo2hpkF5V9blIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) - [President Biden needs the Fed](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl_V_oP0TeaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMy8yMi91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9iaWRlbi1mZWRlcmFsLXJlc2VydmUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMwMzIyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTg4MzU0Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjg0NDEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmQX6NoaZBeVfW5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) to help avert a full-blown financial crisis. [Here’s what to expect](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl_V_oP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMy8yMi9idXNpbmVzcy9mZWRlcmFsLXJlc2VydmUtaW50ZXJlc3QtcmF0ZXMtYmFua3MuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMwMzIyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTg4MzU0Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjg0NDEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmQX6NoaZBeVfW5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) from the meeting today. - Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the Biden administration was prepared to take additional action [to protect smaller banks](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl_V_oP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMy8yMS9idXNpbmVzcy95ZWxsZW4tYmFua2luZy1zeXN0ZW0tc3ZiLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMDMyMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04ODM1NCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTI4NDQxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkF-jaGmQXlX1uUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). - On today’s episode of “The Daily,” [Barney Frank](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl_V_oP0T7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMy8yMS9wb2RjYXN0cy90aGUtZGFpbHkveGktamlucGluZy1wdXRpbi1ydXNzaWEtdWtyYWluZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzAzMjImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODgzNTQmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZycmVmPXZhbml0eSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyODQ0MSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZBfo2hpkF5V9blIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), an architect of the banking rules, reflects on whether he contributed to the bank failures. 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Now he is [trying to expose him](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl_V_oP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMy8yMi9ueXJlZ2lvbi9taWNoYWVsLWNvaGVuLWRvbmFsZC10cnVtcC1pbmRpY3RtZW50Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMDMyMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04ODM1NCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTI4NDQxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkF-jaGmQXlX1uUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). International Xi Jinping, China’s leader, with Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin. This photograph was released by Russian state media.Pool photo by Pavel Byrkin - At a summit in Moscow, Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin declared an enduring economic partnership to [insulate their countries from Western sanctions](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl_V_oP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMy8yMS93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUveGktcHV0aW4tcnVzc2lhLWNoaW5hLXVrcmFpbmUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMwMzIyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTg4MzU0Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjg0NDEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmQX6NoaZBeVfW5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). - Gangs have [taken over much of Haiti’s capital](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl_V_oP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMy8yMi93b3JsZC9hbWVyaWNhcy9oYWl0aS1wb2xpY2UtZ2FuZy12aW9sZW5jZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzAzMjImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODgzNTQmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyODQ0MSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZBfo2hpkF5V9blIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). - Venezuela’s socialist government has [improved living standards for some](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl_V_oP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMy8yMS93b3JsZC9hbWVyaWNhcy92ZW5lenVlbGEtZWNvbm9teS13ZWFsdGgtZ2FwLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMDMyMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04ODM1NCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTI4NDQxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkF-jaGmQXlX1uUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), but not for all. Politics - President Biden designated [two national monuments](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl_V_oP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMy8yMS9jbGltYXRlL2JpZGVuLW1vbnVtZW50LXNwaXJpdC1tb3VudGFpbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzAzMjImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODgzNTQmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyODQ0MSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZBfo2hpkF5V9blIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) in Nevada and Texas, protecting lands important to Native Americans. - “We were helpless”: [Despair spread among C.D.C. workers](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl_V_oP0TNaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMy8yMS9oZWFsdGgvY292aWQtY2RjLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMDMyMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04ODM1NCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTI4NDQxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkF-jaGmQXlX1uUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) during the pandemic under the Trump administration, a Times investigation uncovered. - Biden awarded medals to Walter Isaacson, Mindy Kaling, Gladys Knight, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Ann Patchett, Bruce Springsteen, Bryan Stevenson, Amy Tan, Colson Whitehead and others. (During the ceremony, Biden [made a re-election joke](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl_V_oP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMy8yMS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9iaWRlbi13aGl0ZS1ob3VzZS1tZWRhbHMtYXJ0cy1odW1hbml0aWVzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMDMyMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04ODM1NCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTI4NDQxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkF-jaGmQXlX1uUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~).) Other Big Stories - Google released Bard, its A.I. chatbot, to [compete with rivals](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl_V_oP0TbaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMy8yMS90ZWNobm9sb2d5L2dvb2dsZS1iYXJkLWNoYXRib3QuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMwMzIyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTg4MzU0Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjg0NDEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmQX6NoaZBeVfW5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) threatening its search-engine dominance. - A man died at a Virginia psychiatric hospital after police officers and medical workers [piled on top of him](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl_V_oP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMy8yMS91cy9pcnZvLW90aWVuby12aXJnaW5pYS1wb2xpY2UtdmlkZW8uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMwMzIyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTg4MzU0Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjg0NDEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmQX6NoaZBeVfW5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). - [Another round of storms](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl_V_oP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMy8yMS91cy9jYWxpZm9ybmlhLXN0b3JtLWV2YWN1YXRpb25zLXdlYXRoZXIuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMwMzIyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTg4MzU0Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjg0NDEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmQX6NoaZBeVfW5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) is hitting California. - Los Angeles school workers [picketed in the rain](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl_V_oP0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMy8yMS91cy9sYXVzZC1zdHJpa2UtbG9zLWFuZ2VsZXMtc2Nob29scy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzAzMjImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODgzNTQmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyODQ0MSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZBfo2hpkF5V9blIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) during a three-day strike. Opinions The U.S. is no longer the indispensable nation [for negotiating peace agreements](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl_V_oP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMy8yMi9vcGluaW9uL2ludGVybmF0aW9uYWwtd29ybGQvdXMtY2hpbmEtcnVzc2lhLXVrcmFpbmUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMwMzIyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTg4MzU0Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjg0NDEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmQX6NoaZBeVfW5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). Good, Trita Parsi writes. Rents are spiraling in New York. The state’s Legislature should [support more suburban housing](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl_V_oP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMy8yMi9vcGluaW9uL25ldy15b3JrLWhvdXNpbmctY3Jpc2lzLWthdGh5LWhvY2h1bC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzAzMjImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODgzNTQmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyODQ0MSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZBfo2hpkF5V9blIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), says Mara Gay. Sale ends soon: All of The Times. $1 a week. The All Access sale is on. Enjoy it all — News, plus Games, Cooking, Wirecutter and The Athletic, together in one subscription. 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MORNING READS Westchester, Los Angeles.Sinna Nasseri for The New York Times Plane spotting: In Los Angeles, where life can feel cinematic, [people gather to watch the skies](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl_V_oP0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMy8wMy8yMS9hcnRzL2Rlc2lnbi9wbGFuZS1zcG90dGluZy1sb3MtYW5nZWxlcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzAzMjImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODgzNTQmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyODQ0MSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZBfo2hpkF5V9blIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Violent crash: Gwyneth Paltrow is [on trial for her role](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl_V_oP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMy8yMS9hcnRzL2d3eW5ldGgtcGFsdHJvdy1za2ktYWNjaWRlbnQtdHJpYWwuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMwMzIyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTg4MzU0Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjg0NDEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmQX6NoaZBeVfW5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) in a ski accident. Jam or cream: A decade-long quest of [love, loss and scones](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl_V_oP0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMy8yMS93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvdWstc2NvbmVzLW5hdGlvbmFsLXRydXN0LXNhcmFoLW1lcmtlci5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzAzMjImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODgzNTQmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyODQ0MSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZBfo2hpkF5V9blIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Advice from Wirecutter: Get a mug warmer and slippers for [people who are always cold](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl_V_oP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vd2lyZWN1dHRlci9yZXZpZXdzL2dpZnRzLWZvci1wZW9wbGUtd2hvLWFyZS1hbHdheXMtY29sZC8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMDMyMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04ODM1NCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTI4NDQxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkF-jaGmQXlX1uUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). Lives Lived: Willis Reed brought a resolute physicality to his 10-year career as a center for the Knicks, and his willingness to play hurt created an enduring basketball moment. Reed [died at 80](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl_V_oP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMy8yMS9zcG9ydHMvYmFza2V0YmFsbC93aWxsaXMtcmVlZC1kZWFkLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMDMyMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04ODM1NCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTI4NDQxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkF-jaGmQXlX1uUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). SPORTS NEWS FROM THE ATHLETIC World Baseball Classic: [Japan beat the United States](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl_V_oP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly90aGVhdGhsZXRpYy5jb20vNDMzMzc5OS8yMDIzLzAzLzIxL3VzYS1qYXBhbi13b3JsZC1iYXNlYmFsbC1jbGFzc2ljLWZpbmFsLz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMwMzIyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTg4MzU0Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjg0NDEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmQX6NoaZBeVfW5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), 3-2. Shohei Ohtani took the mound in the ninth inning and struck out Mike Trout, his Angels teammate. [See the final moment](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl_V_oP0TPaHR0cHM6Ly90d2l0dGVyLmNvbS9UaGVBdGhsZXRpYy9zdGF0dXMvMTYzODM3ODkxODczMzMwNzkwNT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMwMzIyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTg4MzU0Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjg0NDEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmQX6NoaZBeVfW5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). “Not completely better”: Ja Morant, the Memphis Grizzlies star, said [he’s still uncomfortable](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl_V_oP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly90aGVhdGhsZXRpYy5jb20vNDMzMjk1Ny8yMDIzLzAzLzIxL2phLW1vcmFudC1zdXNwZW5zaW9uLWNvdW5zZWxpbmctcmV0dXJuLXVwZGF0ZS8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMDMyMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04ODM1NCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTI4NDQxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkF-jaGmQXlX1uUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) about his return to basketball after seeking mental health treatment. His coach says he should play tonight. March Madness: The women’s Sweet 16 is down two No. 1 seeds. It’s a [sign of parity](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl_V_oP0S8aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVhdGhsZXRpYy5jb20vYXJ0aWNsZS80MzM0MTg5P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzAzMjImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODgzNTQmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyODQ0MSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZBfo2hpkF5V9blIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) among teams, Sabreena Merchant writes. [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-universal-1) ADVERTISEMENT [Ad](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl_V_oP0SWaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9ODU5MTkyJmxpPU5OJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1OTl8yMDIzMDMyMiZ0ZT0xJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMwMzIyVwNueXRCCmQX6NoaZBeVfW5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) ARTS AND IDEAS The actors playing Arthur, Lancelot and Guenevere.Jingyu Lin for The New York Times Return to ‘Camelot’ The musical “Camelot” debuted in 1960, during a golden age for Broadway shows, but it was never as big as “The Sound of Music” or “West Side Story.” A revival, starting next month, [tapped Aaron Sorkin to overhaul](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl_V_oP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMy8yMi90aGVhdGVyL2Fhcm9uLXNvcmtpbi1jYW1lbG90LWJyb2Fkd2F5Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMDMyMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04ODM1NCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTI4NDQxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkF-jaGmQXlX1uUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) what critics agreed was the show’s weakness: its script. Sorkin’s penchant for witty, fast-paced dialogue has created anticipation among theater fans. One of his big changes: no supernatural elements. “This story, in particular, had a chance of landing more powerfully, more emotionally, if people felt real,” Sorkin said. PLAY, WATCH, EAT What to Cook David Malosh for The New York Times Ramadan begins tonight in the U.S. For many it wouldn’t be complete without [qatayef asafiri](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl_V_oP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly9jb29raW5nLm55dGltZXMuY29tL3JlY2lwZXMvMTAyMzA0MS1xYXRheWVmLWFzYWZpcmktc3R1ZmZlZC1zZW1vbGluYS1wYW5jYWtlcz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMwMzIyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTg4MzU0Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjg0NDEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmQX6NoaZBeVfW5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), sweet stuffed pancakes drizzled with syrup. What to Read Jinwoo Chong’s debut novel, “Flux,” is [a brain-bending pleasure](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl_V_oP0TbaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMy8yMS9ib29rcy9yZXZpZXcvZmx1eC1qaW53b28tY2hvbmcuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMwMzIyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTg4MzU0Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjg0NDEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmQX6NoaZBeVfW5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). Busted Bracket? Our [new N.C.A.A. prediction game](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl_V_oP0T2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMy8wMy8yMS9zcG9ydHMvbmNhYWJhc2tldGJhbGwvbWFyY2gtbWFkbmVzcy1uZXh0LWdhbWUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMwMzIyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTg4MzU0Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjg0NDEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmQX6NoaZBeVfW5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) requires no brackets. Late Night The hosts joked about [Trump’s potential indictment](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl_V_oP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMy8yMi9hcnRzL3RlbGV2aXNpb24vbGF0ZS1uaWdodC10cnVtcC1jaGFyZ2VzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMDMyMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04ODM1NCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTI4NDQxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkF-jaGmQXlX1uUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). Now Time to Play ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl_V_oP0TBaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vcHV6emxlcy9zcGVsbGluZy1iZWU_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMDMyMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04ODM1NCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTI4NDQxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkF-jaGmQXlX1uUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ The pangrams from yesterday’s Spelling Bee were conveyed and convoyed. Here is [today’s puzzle](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl_V_oP0TBaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vcHV6emxlcy9zcGVsbGluZy1iZWU_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMDMyMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04ODM1NCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTI4NDQxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkF-jaGmQXlX1uUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). Here’s [today’s Mini Crossword](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl_V_oP0TBaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vY3Jvc3N3b3Jkcy9nYW1lL21pbmk_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMDMyMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04ODM1NCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTI4NDQxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkF-jaGmQXlX1uUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), and a clue: Lover of Juliet (five letters). 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