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What could come of debt limit talks? 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Lawmakers are starting discussions on the debt limit, weeks before a critical deadline. President Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy.Al Drago for The New York Times Debt showdown President Biden and congressional leaders will meet this afternoon to discuss what, if anything, they will do to prevent a looming economic crisis. The talks at the White House are about the kind of deal Democrats and Republicans might reach to increase the limit on money the federal government can borrow. The stakes are high: If the debt limit is not increased, the government could default on its debts. The U.S. has borrowed tens of trillions of dollars, so a default could trigger chaos in global financial markets. Today’s meeting is the first time in months that Biden and House Republican leaders are directly discussing the issue. Since they last spoke, House Republicans [passed their own bill](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmPKbVP0TQaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNC8yNy9icmllZmluZy9kZWJ0LWxpbWl0Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMDUwOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD05MjExMCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTMyNDY0JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkUdUhWmRNBTo_Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) calling for sweeping but largely unspecified government spending cuts. And the Treasury Department warned that the country has until June 1 to raise the debt limit before it runs out of money. The sides are not expected to make a deal, or anything close to it, today. Most likely, the talks will set the contours for future discussions. Today’s newsletter will look at four scenarios for what could come next. 1. Clean increase Congress could raise the debt limit with no conditions. This is the outcome that Democrats want and historically the most common result when the U.S. comes close to breaching the limit. Such increases occurred three times during the Trump administration and dozens of times during previous presidencies. After Congress created a debt limit in 1917, it remained little more than a technicality for decades. Congress’s big fights over government spending would largely center on the federal budget, which sets taxes and spending levels, separate from the debt limit. But over the past few decades, lawmakers — [particularly Republicans](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmPKbVP0TSaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNS8wMy9icmllZmluZy9kZWJ0LWNlaWxpbmcuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMwNTA5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTkyMTEwJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMzI0NjQmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmRR1SFaZE0FOj9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) — have seized on the debt limit as a tool to try to get additional concessions on spending. The Biden administration has tried to end those tactics by refusing to negotiate. 2. Negotiated raise Another possibility is that both sides hash out a deal that raises the debt limit while also cutting spending. This is House Republicans’ preferred outcome. The parties are far from an agreement on how to balance the budget. Republicans have said they want to reduce spending on just about everything besides Social Security, Medicare and the military, potentially shrinking programs as varied as Medicaid, food stamps, border security and grants for local police. Democrats have called that proposal a nonstarter. In turn, Democrats want to raise taxes on the wealthy and large corporations — a nonstarter for Republicans. “While both sides say they want to reduce the nation’s future debt burden, there is almost no overlap in how they aim to achieve that outcome,” [my colleague Jim Tankersley wrote](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmPKbVP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNS8wOC91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9iaWRlbi1tY2NhcnRoeS1kZWJ0LWxpbWl0LW1lZXRpbmcuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMwNTA5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTkyMTEwJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMzI0NjQmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmRR1SFaZE0FOj9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). Given the impasse, the parties could agree to a small debt limit increase to give themselves time to reach a deal. (My colleagues Jeanna Smialek and Ashley Wu [explored that possibility in greater detail](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmPKbVP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMy8wNS8wOC91cy9kZWJ0LWxpbWl0LWNvbmdyZXNzLXllbGxlbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzA1MDkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTIxMTAmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzMjQ2NCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZFHVIVpkTQU6P1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA).) 3. Executive action If no deal is reached, the Biden administration could take the unprecedented step of using executive action to bypass the debt limit. No one wants this outcome, but the White House [has been privately considering it](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmPKbVP0TZaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNS8wNC91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9iaWRlbi1kZWJ0LWxpbWl0Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMDUwOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD05MjExMCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTMyNDY0JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkUdUhWmRNBTo_Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). Many White House officials dislike this idea because it is untested and can veer into the absurd. The White House could declare that the debt limit is unconstitutional, arguing it violates the 14th Amendment’s clause that “the validity of the public debt of the United States … shall not be questioned.” The administration could then ignore the debt limit and continue paying the government’s bills. In a weirder scenario, the government could mint a $1 trillion platinum coin to infuse the government with money to pay those bills. These approaches would likely end up in court, and it’s unclear whether they could survive legal challenges. That uncertainty could hurt financial markets and increase costs for the federal government. Consider an investor’s perspective: If you believe that the only thing holding up the value of government debt is an untested executive maneuver, you will likely charge a higher price — or interest rate — to buy that debt. Yet even that outcome looks better than the one remaining alternative. 4. Government default The last possibility is that the U.S. government hits the debt limit and can no longer pay for anything, including federal programs or debt payments. It could then be forced to default on at least some debts — meaning it will admit that it cannot pay back the money that others effectively lent the government. Mark Zandi, the chief economist at Moody’s Analytics, has [described](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmPKbVP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY25uLmNvbS8yMDIxLzA5LzA4L2J1c2luZXNzL2RlYnQtY2VpbGluZy1kZWZhdWx0LWV4cGxhaW5lZC9pbmRleC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzA1MDkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTIxMTAmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzMjQ2NCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZFHVIVpkTQU6P1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) a default as “financial Armageddon.” Why? For decades, investors have considered U.S. debt the safest of safe investments because the government always pays them back. So they used U.S. debt as a backstop for riskier opportunities — knowing that, whatever else happens with their less certain bets, they would at least make money from government debt. But if the U.S. no longer repays debts, then that reliability disappears. And the financial system could recoil, taking the economy down with it. For more - McCarthy and Biden’s meeting [probably won’t produce a final agreement](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmPKbVP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNS8wOC91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9iaWRlbi1tY2NhcnRoeS1kZWJ0LWxpbWl0LW1lZXRpbmcuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMwNTA5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTkyMTEwJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMzI0NjQmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmRR1SFaZE0FOj9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) on a fiscal plan that could include raising the debt limit. - Biden should negotiate with McCarthy on fiscal policy. But he should [stand firm on the debt limit](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmPKbVP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNS8wOC9vcGluaW9uL2pvZS1iaWRlbi1rZXZpbi1tY2NhcnRoeS1kZWJ0LWNlaWxpbmcuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMwNTA5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTkyMTEwJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMzI0NjQmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmRR1SFaZE0FOj9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), Dan Pfeiffer writes in Times Opinion. 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Jean Carroll against Trump, the jury will now have to [decide whom they believe](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmPKbVP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNS8wOC9ueXJlZ2lvbi90cnVtcC1jYXJyb2xsLXJhcGUtdHJpYWwtanVyeS1kZWxpYmVyYXRpb25zLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMDUwOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD05MjExMCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTMyNDY0JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkUdUhWmRNBTo_Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), after Trump refused to testify. War in Ukraine - Ukrainian forces are turning hobby drones [into deadly weapons](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmPKbVP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNS8wOC93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvdWtyYWluZS1ydXNzaWEtYXR0YWNrLWRyb25lcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzA1MDkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTIxMTAmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzMjQ2NCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZFHVIVpkTQU6P1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). - Russia celebrates its 1945 victory over Nazi Germany today. Vladimir Putin struck [a defiant tone in a speech](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmPKbVP0TWaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDIzLzA1LzA5L3dvcmxkL3J1c3NpYS11a3JhaW5lLW5ld3M_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMDUwOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD05MjExMCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTMyNDY0JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkUdUhWmRNBTo_Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). Climate Wildfires in the Canadian province of Alberta.Alberta Wildfire, via Reuters - Wildfires in Western Canada have burned [nearly 1 million acres in a week](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmPKbVP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNS8wOC93b3JsZC9jYW5hZGEvY2FuYWRhLWFsYmVydGEtd2lsZGZpcmVzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMDUwOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD05MjExMCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTMyNDY0JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkUdUhWmRNBTo_Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). - At least 400 people died in [floods and landslides](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmPKbVP0TYaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNS8wOC93b3JsZC9hZnJpY2EvY29uZ28tZmxvb2RpbmcuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMwNTA5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTkyMTEwJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMzI0NjQmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmRR1SFaZE0FOj9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) in the Democratic Republic of Congo last week. - Thousands of old oil wells in the Gulf of Mexico are at risk of leaking. Plugging them would [cost $30 billion](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmPKbVP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNS8wOC9jbGltYXRlL2d1bGYtb2YtbWV4aWNvLW9pbC13ZWxscy1wbHVnLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMDUwOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD05MjExMCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTMyNDY0JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkUdUhWmRNBTo_Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). - Norway has embraced electric vehicles. Its air is [already cleaner](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmPKbVP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNS8wOC9idXNpbmVzcy9lbmVyZ3ktZW52aXJvbm1lbnQvbm9yd2F5LWVsZWN0cmljLXZlaGljbGVzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMDUwOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD05MjExMCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTMyNDY0JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkUdUhWmRNBTo_Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). Other Big Stories - A social media profile linked to the gunman who attacked a Texas mall this weekend expressed [praise for neo-Nazis](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmPKbVP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNS8wOC91cy90ZXhhcy1tYWxsLXNob290aW5nLW1hdXJpY2lvLWdhcmNpYS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzA1MDkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTIxMTAmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzMjQ2NCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZFHVIVpkTQU6P1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) and hatred toward women and Black people. - The authorities in Texas b[rought manslaughter charges against](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmPKbVP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNS8wOC91cy9icm93bnN2aWxsZS1taWdyYW50LWNyYXNoLWdlb3JnZS1hbHZhcmV6Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMDUwOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD05MjExMCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTMyNDY0JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkUdUhWmRNBTo_Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) a driver who fatally struck migrants on Sunday. - Primary care is one of medicine’s least glamorous fields. But it’s attracting [multibillion-dollar corporations](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmPKbVP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNS8wOC9oZWFsdGgvcHJpbWFyeS1jYXJlLWRvY3RvcnMtY29uc29saWRhdGlvbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzA1MDkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTIxMTAmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzMjQ2NCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZFHVIVpkTQU6P1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). - Racetracks, parks, offices: New York City is [struggling to find housing](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmPKbVP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNS8wOC9ueXJlZ2lvbi9taWdyYW50cy1zaGVsdGVyLWZsYXRpcm9uLW55Yy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzA1MDkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTIxMTAmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzMjQ2NCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZFHVIVpkTQU6P1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) for an influx of migrants. - Canada [expelled a Chinese diplomat](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmPKbVP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNS8wOC93b3JsZC9jYW5hZGEvY2hpbmEtZGlwbG9tYXQtZXhwZWxsZWQtY2FuYWRhLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMDUwOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD05MjExMCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTMyNDY0JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkUdUhWmRNBTo_Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) over allegations of political interference. Hours later, China said it would expel a Canadian diplomat from Shanghai. - Phoenix will clear the Zone, a homeless encampment where [1,100 people sleep unsheltered each night](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmPKbVP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNS8wOC91cy9waG9lbml4LWhvbWVsZXNzLWVuY2FtcG1lbnQtdGhlLXpvbmUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMwNTA5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTkyMTEwJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMzI0NjQmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmRR1SFaZE0FOj9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). Opinions Spoiler alert: Anna-Lisa Cohen’s research shows we enjoy movies and TV series [even if we know how they end](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmPKbVP0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNS8wOC9vcGluaW9uL3Nwb2lsZXJzLXN1Y2Nlc3Npb24tc2NpZW5jZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzA1MDkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTIxMTAmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzMjQ2NCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZFHVIVpkTQU6P1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Here are columns by Michelle Goldberg on [the Oklahoma City bomber](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmPKbVP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNS8wOC9vcGluaW9uL3RpbW90aHktbWN2ZWlnaC1tYXNzLXNob290aW5ncy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzA1MDkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTIxMTAmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzMjQ2NCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZFHVIVpkTQU6P1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) and Paul Krugman on [critics of Biden’s handling of the debt ceiling](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmPKbVP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNS8wOC9vcGluaW9uL2RlZmljaXQtcmVwdWJsaWNhbnMtZGVidC1saW1pdC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzA1MDkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTIxMTAmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzMjQ2NCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZFHVIVpkTQU6P1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). From the archives: Mona Chalabi’s Pulitzer Prize-winning piece [about picturing Jeff Bezos’s wealth](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmPKbVP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMi8wNC8wNy9tYWdhemluZS9qZWZmLWJlem9zLW5ldC13b3J0aC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzA1MDkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTIxMTAmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzMjQ2NCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZFHVIVpkTQU6P1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Enjoy the complete Times experience today. The New York Times All Access subscription brings you full digital access to news and analysis, plus Games, Cooking, Wirecutter and The Athletic. 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Blue for The New York Times Horses and donkeys: In Mexico, [volunteer vets care for the animals](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmPKbVP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNS8wOS9zY2llbmNlL21leGljby1ob3JzZXMtdmV0aXJpbmFyeS1jYXJlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMDUwOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD05MjExMCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTMyNDY0JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkUdUhWmRNBTo_Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) who plow fields and fetch water. Sad news for millennials: [Sum 41 says it will disband](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmPKbVP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNS8wOC9hcnRzL211c2ljL3N1bS00MS1icmVhay11cC1mYXJld2VsbC10b3VyLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMDUwOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD05MjExMCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTMyNDY0JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkUdUhWmRNBTo_Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). Insomnia: Small changes can help [teens with trouble sleeping](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmPKbVP0TdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNS8wOC93ZWxsL2ZhbWlseS90ZWVucy1zbGVlcC1pbnNvbW5pYS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzA1MDkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTIxMTAmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzMjQ2NCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZFHVIVpkTQU6P1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Inflatable fun: Grown-ups love them, kids love them. [Backyard bouncy houses are great](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmPKbVP0TVaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vd2lyZWN1dHRlci9ibG9nL2luZmxhdGFibGUtYm91bmNlLWhvdXNlLz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMwNTA5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTkyMTEwJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMzI0NjQmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmRR1SFaZE0FOj9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). Advice from Wirecutter: [The best sandals](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmPKbVP0TNaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vd2lyZWN1dHRlci9yZXZpZXdzL2Jlc3Qtc2FuZGFscy8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMDUwOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD05MjExMCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTMyNDY0JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkUdUhWmRNBTo_Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). Lives Lived: The historian Ronald Steel infuriated presidents, secretaries of state and other national leaders with critiques of Cold War foreign policy. [Steel died at 92](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmPKbVP0TRaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNS8wOC91cy9yb25hbGQtc3RlZWwtZGVhZC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzA1MDkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTIxMTAmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzMjQ2NCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZFHVIVpkTQU6P1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). SPORTS NEWS FROM THE ATHLETIC N.B.A. playoffs: Lonnie Walker scored 15 fourth-quarter points in the Lakers’ momentous [Game 4 win](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmPKbVP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly90aGVhdGhsZXRpYy5jb20vNDUwMDU4OS8yMDIzLzA1LzA4L3dhcnJpb3JzLWxha2Vycy1nYW1lLTQtcmVzdWx0cy1saW5ldXAvP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzA1MDkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTIxMTAmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzMjQ2NCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZFHVIVpkTQU6P1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), helping put Los Angeles up 3-1 over the Warriors. N.H.L. lottery: The Blackhawks got the No. 1 pick — [probably the 17-year-old Connor Bedard](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmPKbVP0TzaHR0cHM6Ly90aGVhdGhsZXRpYy5jb20vNDUwMTA4NS8yMDIzLzA1LzA5L2NoaWNhZ28tYmxhY2toYXdrcy1uaGwtZHJhZnQtbG90dGVyeS1jb25ub3ItYmVkYXJkLz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMwNTA5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTkyMTEwJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMzI0NjQmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmRR1SFaZE0FOj9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). Gambling: Officials are [investigating](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmPKbVP0T4aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVhdGhsZXRpYy5jb20vNDUwMDQxOS8yMDIzLzA1LzA4L2lvd2EtaW93YS1zdGF0ZS1zdHVkZW50LWF0aGxldGVzLWludmVzdGlnYXRpb24td2FnZXJpbmcvP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzA1MDkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTIxMTAmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzMjQ2NCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZFHVIVpkTQU6P1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) 41 student-athletes from Iowa and Iowa State for prohibited sports wagers, both schools said. ARTS AND IDEAS Barbara Kingsolver, left, and Hernan Diaz.Mike Belleme for The New York Times; Marta Perez/EPA, via Shutterstock The Pulitzer Prizes Two authors [won the Pulitzer for fiction this year](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmPKbVP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNS8wOC9ib29rcy9wdWxpdHplci1wcml6ZS1ib29rcy13aW5uZXJzLWZpbmFsaXN0cy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzA1MDkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTIxMTAmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzMjQ2NCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZFHVIVpkTQU6P1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA): Hernan Diaz for “Trust,” the story of a financier’s fortune told from different perspectives; and Barbara Kingsolver for “Demon Copperhead,” a reimagining of Charles Dickens’s “David Copperfield.” The Pulitzer for drama went to Sanaz Toossi for “English,” a play about four Iranians preparing for an English language exam. Two Washington Post reporters, Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa, won the nonfiction prize for “His Name Is George Floyd.” The journalism prizes: The Associated Press and The Times won for their coverage of the war in Ukraine. AL.com, a local news site covering Alabama, won two awards. [Here are the winners](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmPKbVP0TcaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNS8wOC9idXNpbmVzcy9wdWxpdHplci1wcml6ZS13aW5uZXJzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMDUwOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD05MjExMCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTMyNDY0JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkUdUhWmRNBTo_Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). PLAY, WATCH, EAT What to Cook Julia Gartland for The New York Times These thin slices of [French toast taste like bread pudding](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmPKbVP0TNaHR0cHM6Ly9jb29raW5nLm55dGltZXMuY29tL3JlY2lwZXMvMTAyMzIzMi1mcmVuY2gtdG9hc3Q_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMDUwOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD05MjExMCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTMyNDY0JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkUdUhWmRNBTo_Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). What to Read Try these great [Y.A. fantasy novels](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmPKbVP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNS8wNi9ib29rcy9yZXZpZXcveW91bmctYWR1bHQtZmFudGFzeS1ib29rcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzA1MDkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTIxMTAmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzMjQ2NCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZFHVIVpkTQU6P1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). What to Watch “It Ain’t Over,” a [documentary about Yogi Berra](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmPKbVP0TaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNS8wOC9tb3ZpZXMveW9naS1iZXJyYS1kb2N1bWVudGFyeS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzA1MDkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTIxMTAmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzMjQ2NCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZFHVIVpkTQU6P1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), claims he was one of the best baseball players who ever lived. World Through a Lens See the flamenco and fervor of [Spain’s El Rocío pilgrimage](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmPKbVP0TdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNS8wOC90cmF2ZWwvZWwtcm9jaW8tcGlsZ3JpbWFnZS1zcGFpbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzA1MDkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTIxMTAmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzMjQ2NCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZFHVIVpkTQU6P1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Now Time to Play ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmPKbVP0TBaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vcHV6emxlcy9zcGVsbGluZy1iZWU_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMDUwOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD05MjExMCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTMyNDY0JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkUdUhWmRNBTo_Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ The pangram from yesterday’s Spelling Bee was backfill. Here are [today’s puzzle](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmPKbVP0TBaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vcHV6emxlcy9zcGVsbGluZy1iZWU_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMDUwOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD05MjExMCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTMyNDY0JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkUdUhWmRNBTo_Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) and [the Bee Buddy](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmPKbVP0TcaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMy91cHNob3Qvc3BlbGxpbmctYmVlLWJ1ZGR5Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMDUwOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD05MjExMCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTMyNDY0JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkUdUhWmRNBTo_Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), which helps you find remaining words. And here are [today’s Mini Crossword](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmPKbVP0TBaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vY3Jvc3N3b3Jkcy9nYW1lL21pbmk_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMDUwOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD05MjExMCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTMyNDY0JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkUdUhWmRNBTo_Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), [Wordle](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmPKbVP0TEaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vZ2FtZXMvd29yZGxlL2luZGV4Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMDUwOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD05MjExMCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTMyNDY0JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkUdUhWmRNBTo_Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) and [Sudoku](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmPKbVP0TAaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vcHV6emxlcy9zdWRva3UvZWFzeT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMwNTA5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTkyMTEwJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMzI0NjQmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmRR1SFaZE0FOj9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). 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