Your Friday Briefing: A coronation preview

Also, foreign business fears grow in China. 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In today’s briefing, we preview the coronation of King Charles III. Also, foreign companies in China wonder if their operations are at risk. Emilio Morenatti/Associated Press Coronation Day Tomorrow, King Charles III will be crowned at Westminster Abbey. It will be the U.K.’s first coronation in 70 years. Charles has been king since his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, died seven months ago. Since ascending the throne, he has worked to make the monarchy more accessible, forward-looking and inclusive, royal watchers say. As king, Charles [faces a daunting task](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmNqIDP4QGAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDUvMDMvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2tpbmctY2hhcmxlcy1jb3JvbmF0aW9uLXJveWFsLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjMwNTA1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTkxNzg3Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzMjEyOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZFEDHVRkPHYneVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). He is walking a tightrope between tradition and modernity, epitomized in his personal life. He’s divorced — and remarried. He [eats healthy](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmNqIDP4SSAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDUvMDIvZGluaW5nL2tpbmctY2hhcmxlcy1jb3JvbmF0aW9uLWZvb2QtcXVpY2hlLmh0bWw_YWN0aW9uPWNsaWNrJmJsb2NrPXN0b3J5bGluZV90b3BfbGlua3NfcmVjaXJjJmNhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIzMDUwNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD05MTc4NyZtb2R1bGU9c3R5bG4ta2luZy1jaGFybGVzLWlpaSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnBndHlwZT1BcnRpY2xlJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImcmVnaW9uPU1BSU5fQ09OVEVOVF8xJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTMyMTI5JnN0YXRlPWRlZmF1bHQmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnZhcmlhbnQ9c2hvd1cDbnl0QgpkUQMdVGQ8did5Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) and [cares about climate change](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmNqIDP0T4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wOS8xMy9jbGltYXRlL2tpbmctY2hhcmxlcy1jbGltYXRlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjMwNTA1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTkxNzg3Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzMjEyOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZFEDHVRkPHYneVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). But tomorrow’s rituals will be a reminder that, in a secular, multiethnic, digital-age society, the crown is fundamentally an anachronism. The British people, some of whom are more preoccupied with the spiraling cost-of-living crisis, have not necessarily turned against the idea of a king. But many, especially [younger people](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmNqIDP4QMAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDUvMDMvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2Nvcm9uYXRpb24tY2hhcmxlcy1tb25hcmNoeS1icmlzdG9sLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjMwNTA1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTkxNzg3Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzMjEyOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZFEDHVRkPHYneVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), find the trappings of royalty [increasingly irrelevant](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmNqIDP4QAAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDQvMzAvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2NoYXJsZXMtY29yb25hdGlvbi1tb29kLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjMwNTA1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTkxNzg3Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzMjEyOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZFEDHVRkPHYneVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Around the Commonwealth, there are some calls for a reshuffling, but independence is not a top-shelf priority for [Canada](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmNqIDP4QEAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDUvMTcvd29ybGQvY2FuYWRhL3ByaW5jZS1jaGFybGVzLWNhbmFkYS12aXNpdC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIzMDUwNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD05MTc4NyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMzIxMjkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmRRAx1UZDx2J3lSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), [Australia](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmNqIDP4QFAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDYvMDgvd29ybGQvYXVzdHJhbGlhL2F1c3RyYWxpYXMtbW9uYXJjaHktcXVlZW4uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMzA1MDUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTE3ODcmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTMyMTI5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkUQMdVGQ8did5Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) or [New Zealand](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmNqIDP4QKAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDYvMDMvd29ybGQvYXVzdHJhbGlhL2F1c3RyYWxpYS1uZXctemVhbGFuZC1tb25hcmNoeS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIzMDUwNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD05MTc4NyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMzIxMjkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmRRAx1UZDx2J3lSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). Details: The festivities start at 11 a.m. in London, or 8 p.m. in Sydney and 6 p.m. in Hong Kong. Learn more about the coronation in [our F.A.Q.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmNqIDP0T_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMy9zdHlsZS9raW5nLWNoYXJsZXMtY29yb25hdGlvbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIzMDUwNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD05MTc4NyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMzIxMjkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmRRAx1UZDx2J3lSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) For more: Take a look at these [memorable photos from Charles’s life](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmNqIDP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNS8wNC93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUva2luZy1jaGFybGVzLXBob3Rvcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIzMDUwNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD05MTc4NyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMzIxMjkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmRRAx1UZDx2J3lSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). Readers weigh in: We asked you to share your thoughts on the royal family. Here’s what two readers from Australia had to say: I have absolutely no interest in this dysfunctional, archaic, parasitic institution. My uppermost interest in the British monarchy is to see Australia break away and become a republic! — Karen Houghton, Brisbane When I learned that I was only a year older than Prince Charles, I took an interest in the royal family but never became a fervid royalist. Once I was for a republic, but many world presidents over the decades, especially in recent years, have altered my view. — Carole B. Mintz Group, an American company, said officials visited its Beijing office and detained five Chinese employees.Greg Baker/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Foreign firms on edge in China This was supposed to be a season of renewed investor confidence in China, now that strict pandemic restrictions are gone. But [a string of government security measures have spooked foreign firms](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmNqIDP4QEAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDUvMDQvYnVzaW5lc3MvY2hpbmEtZm9yZWlnbi1idXNpbmVzcy1zZWN1cml0eS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIzMDUwNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD05MTc4NyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMzIxMjkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmRRAx1UZDx2J3lSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), and some are questioning whether their China operations are at risk. Chinese security officers have in recent weeks made [unannounced visits](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmNqIDP4QAAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDMvMjQvYnVzaW5lc3MvY2hpbmEtYnVzaW5lc3MtY29tcGFueS1yYWlkLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjMwNTA1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTkxNzg3Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzMjEyOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZFEDHVRkPHYneVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) to the Chinese offices of several foreign businesses, and seem particularly focused on U.S. consulting firms, like [Bain & Company](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmNqIDP0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNC8yNy9idXNpbmVzcy9iYWluLWNoaW5hLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjMwNTA1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTkxNzg3Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzMjEyOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZFEDHVRkPHYneVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Separately, Chinese lawmakers have expanded counterespionage laws, which the U.S. ambassador said could make illegal the “mundane” research that companies regularly do before an investment deal. As the scrutiny fuels a new climate of uncertainty, a U.S.-based lawyer said he had recently heard from two U.S. companies trying to leave China. “The message is: ‘We don’t care that much about the economy. What we care about is keeping you in line.’” Analysis: The moves appear to reflect the demands from Xi Jinping, China’s leader, to fortify national security and seal off the flow of potentially sensitive information to foreign governments and investors. Related: China’s internet regulators have banned videos and posts about poverty and difficult economic realities. Behind the ban is a government eager to keep all talk about China positive, [our columnist Li Yuan writes.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmNqIDP0T9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNS8wNC9idXNpbmVzcy9jaGluYS1jZW5zb3JzaGlwLXBvdmVydHkuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMzA1MDUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTE3ODcmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTMyMTI5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkUQMdVGQ8did5Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) The collapsed complex in Antakya.Sergey Ponomarev for The New York Times The cost of corruption in Turkey A Times investigation [examines how corruption in Turkey’s construction boom](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmNqIDP4QFAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDUvMDQvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL3R1cmtleS1lYXJ0aHF1YWtlLWNvcnJ1cHRpb24uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMzA1MDUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTE3ODcmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTMyMTI5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkUQMdVGQ8did5Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) undermined safety. More than 50,000 people died as [buildings toppled, crumbled or pancaked](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmNqIDP4QpAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2ludGVyYWN0aXZlLzIwMjMvMDMvMTMvd29ybGQvbWlkZGxlZWFzdC9hbnRha3lhLWRhbWFnZS1hc3Nlc3NtZW50Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjMwNTA1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTkxNzg3Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWFyY2hSZXN1bHRQb3NpdGlvbj04JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTMyMTI5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkUQMdVGQ8did5Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) during the earthquake on Feb. 6. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who is running for re-election this month, used construction as a vessel for growth and a symbol of Turkey’s progress. But under his leadership, developers made payments to circumvent bureaucratic approvals, prioritizing speed over safety. In one instance, a developer won zoning approval for an apartment complex in Antakya after donating more than $200,000 to a local soccer club, where the mayor is an honorary president. The project failed inspection, but the developers used political influence to open its doors anyway. About 65 people died when that apartment complex collapsed during the earthquake. 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Police said both assaults were linked to sectarian conflict. - The Brazilian police [raided Jair Bolsonaro’s home](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmNqIDP4QWAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDUvMDMvd29ybGQvYW1lcmljYXMvYm9sc29uYXJvLWJyYXppbC1wb2xpY2UtY292aWQtdmFjY2luZS1jYXJkcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIzMDUwNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD05MTc4NyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMzIxMjkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmRRAx1UZDx2J3lSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) as part of an investigation into forged Covid vaccination records. - Four members of the Proud Boys, including their former leader, were [convicted of sedition](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmNqIDP4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDUvMDQvdXMvcG9saXRpY3MvamFuLTYtcHJvdWQtYm95cy1zZWRpdGlvbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIzMDUwNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD05MTc4NyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMzIxMjkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmRRAx1UZDx2J3lSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) for attacking the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. The Week in Culture From left: Kevin Winter/Getty Images; TV Times via Getty Images; Suzanne Cordeiro/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images - Missy Elliott, Kate Bush and Willie Nelson are among this year’s inductees to the [Rock & Roll Hall of Fame](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmNqIDP4QWAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDUvMDMvYXJ0cy9tdXNpYy9yb2NrLXJvbGwtaGFsbC1mYW1lLXdpbGxpZS1uZWxzb24tbWlzc3ktZWxsaW90dC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIzMDUwNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD05MTc4NyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMzIxMjkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmRRAx1UZDx2J3lSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). - Ed Sheeran [won a copyright case](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmNqIDP4QVAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDUvMDQvYXJ0cy9tdXNpYy9lZC1zaGVlcmFuLW1hcnZpbi1nYXllLWNvcHlyaWdodC10cmlhbC12ZXJkaWN0Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjMwNTA1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTkxNzg3Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzMjEyOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZFEDHVRkPHYneVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA): A U.S. judge found that he did not copy Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get It On” for his 2014 hit “Thinking Out Loud.” - Misha Japanwala’s New York art show features [body castings of anonymized Pakistani women](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmNqIDP4QJAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDUvMDMvc3R5bGUvbWlzaGEtamFwYW53YWxhLXBha2lzdGFuaS1hcnRpc3QtYm9kaWVzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjMwNTA1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTkxNzg3Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzMjEyOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZFEDHVRkPHYneVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) to comment on gender violence. A Morning Read Jess Ebsworth Eating highly processed foods, like cereal and frozen meals, is linked to an increased risk of diabetes, obesity and even cancer. But recent research shows that they are also associated with [anxiety, depression and cognitive decline](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmNqIDP4QGAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDUvMDQvd2VsbC9lYXQvdWx0cmFwcm9jZXNzZWQtZm9vZC1tZW50YWwtaGVhbHRoLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjMwNTA1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTkxNzg3Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzMjEyOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZFEDHVRkPHYneVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Scientists are still trying to figure out why, but much of the research focuses on gut health. The link between these foods and mental health could also work in both directions: People who are anxious or depressed tend to eat more unhealthy foods, a nutrition professor said. 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[But can you tell the difference?](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmNqIDP4QLAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDUvMDQvbWFnYXppbmUvY2VsaW5lLWNoYW5lbC1ndWNjaS1zdXBlcmZha2UtaGFuZGJhZ3MuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMzA1MDUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTE3ODcmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTMyMTI5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkUQMdVGQ8did5Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) I certainly couldn’t. Some of these realistic counterfeits, known as “superfakes,” are even duping professionals. They’re “getting so good, to the point that it comes down to inside etchings, or nine stitches instead of eight,” one authenticator told The Times. The verisimilitude is upending luxury fashion, which relies on quality and exclusivity to justify its high prices. These bags are mostly made in China, using top-quality materials and skilled labor. So does that mean that they’re not, in fact, fakes at all? “If you believe that fashion is inherently all about artifice,” Amy Wang writes in The Times Magazine, “then there is an argument to be made that the superfake handbag, blunt and upfront to the buyer about its trickery, is the most honest, unvarnished item of all.” PLAY, WATCH, EAT What to Cook Christopher Testani for The New York Times Want a weekend project with a big payoff? 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