Your Thursday Briefing: Ukraine gains ground

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We’re covering Ukraine’s advance near Bakhmut and intensifying violence between Israel and Gaza. Ukrainian soldiers, near Bakhmut on Monday.Tyler Hicks/The New York Times Ukraine makes rare gains near Bakhmut Ukrainian troops have [broken through Russian positions](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmPvuGP0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNS8xMC93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvdWtyYWluZS1ydXNzaWEtYmFraG11dC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIzMDUxMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD05MjI3NiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMzI2NDEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmRRhnZcZE62pgxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) outside the embattled eastern city of Bakhmut and forced Russian units back from a key position near a canal, commanders on both sides said, the first gains since March for Kyiv’s forces in the fight for the city. Ukraine’s forces had not won any ground in the fight for Bakhmut since pushing Russian forces off a key access road two months ago. It is far from clear whether they can hold the minimal terrain they captured this week or if it marks a turning point. The 11-month battle for Bakhmut has taken on a symbolic significance that goes far beyond its strategic value. Both countries have invested resources and sacrificed soldiers in a high-stakes effort to wear each other down, with Russian forces slowly gaining control of most of the city and its surroundings. Context: The recent fighting in Bakhmut came amid an uptick in Ukrainian strikes behind Russian lines and reports of increased attacks in Russian regions bordering Ukraine, in advance of a major counteroffensive that Kyiv has said will begin soon. In other news from the war: - The southern city of Kherson has [gone from a symbol of jubilant hope to a kill zone.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmPvuGP4QNAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDIvMTAvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2toZXJzb24tbWF5b3ItaGFseW5hLWx1aG92YS11a3JhaW5lLXJ1c3NpYS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIzMDUxMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD05MjI3NiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMzI2NDEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmRRhnZcZE62pgxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) “Death is everywhere,” the deputy mayor said. - Russia faced renewed pressure to [extend the Black Sea grain deal](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmPvuGP4Q1AWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMy8wNS8xMC93b3JsZC9ydXNzaWEtdWtyYWluZS1uZXdzL3J1c3NpYS1mYWNlcy1yZW5ld2VkLXByZXNzdXJlLXRvLWV4dGVuZC10aGUtZ3JhaW4tZGVhbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMzA1MTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTIyNzYmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTMyNjQxJnNtaWQ9dXJsLXNoYXJlJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkUYZ2XGROtqYMUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), as world leaders accused Moscow of weaponizing hunger. Migrants walking north on their way to Mexico City last month.Edgar Hernandez Clemente/Associated Press Tens of thousands of migrants head to the U.S. border Mexico has let [tens of thousands of people cross its territory](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmPvuGP0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNS8xMC93b3JsZC9hbWVyaWNhcy9tZXhpY28tbWlncmFudHMtdXMtYm9yZGVyLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjMwNTExJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTkyMjc2Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzMjY0MSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZFGGdlxkTramDFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) on their way to the American border since early April, Mexican government data shows, a major uptick before the expiration of a U.S. immigration measure that has kept most migrants from being able to claim asylum in the U.S. The increase comes as local aid groups and migrants say that over the last several weeks, people heading north have been crossing more easily into Mexico from Guatemala, the main route to the U.S., with the Mexican security forces abandoning some of their outposts on the country’s southern border. The jump in the numbers of people allowed to cross Mexico, coupled with the reduced security footprint, has most likely contributed to the soaring numbers of migrants gathered at the U.S.-Mexico border. The Biden administration is preparing to lift late today a pandemic-era restriction called Title 42 that has allowed the U.S. to quickly expel those trying to cross the border illegally. Go deeper: Natalie Kitroeff, who covers Mexico for The Times, and Alejandro Cegarra, a photographer, [traveled aboard a freight train](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmPvuGP4QaAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDUvMTAvd29ybGQvYW1lcmljYXMvbWlncmFudHMtYmVhc3QtdHJhaW4tbWV4aWNvLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmY29udGVudElkPTEwMDAwMDAwODg5NzUzNyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMzA1MTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTIyNzYmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTMyNjQxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkUYZ2XGROtqYMUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) to chronicle the journey by migrants seeking to cross the border. Caution: Alejandro Mayorkas, the homeland security secretary, [warned migrants](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmPvuGP4QDAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDUvMTAvdXMvcG9saXRpY3MvbWF5b3JrYXMtdGl0bGUtNDItbWlncmFudHMtYm9yZGVyLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjMwNTExJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTkyMjc2Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzMjY0MSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZFGGdlxkTramDFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) against crossing illegally into the U.S. “Our border is not open,” he said, adding that those who enter illegally would now face tougher consequences, including expulsion from the country. Israel’s Iron Dome antimissile system intercepting rockets.Amir Cohen/Reuters Strikes on Gaza and rockets into Israel Militants in Gaza [fired more than 400 rockets](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmPvuGP0T9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNS8xMC93b3JsZC9taWRkbGVlYXN0L2lzcmFlbC1nYXphLWFpcnN0cmlrZXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMzA1MTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTIyNzYmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTMyNjQxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkUYZ2XGROtqYMUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) toward Israel yesterday, as Israel carried out dozens of airstrikes against what it described as rocket-launching sites and military compounds operated by the Islamic Jihad militant group in the Palestinian coastal enclave. The flare-up came after an attack by Israel on Islamic Jihad on Tuesday killed 13 people, 10 of whom were civilians, including four children, and three of whom were top commanders, according to Palestinian officials. At least eight more Palestinians were killed in subsequent Israeli strikes on Tuesday and Wednesday, according to the Ministry of Health in Gaza. Intensive mediation efforts for a cease-fire are underway. Hamas, the larger militant group that controls Gaza, said yesterday afternoon that it had received calls from Egyptian, Qatari and U.N. officials. Hours later, Islamic Jihad was holding out for conditions that Israel was unlikely to accept, including a halt to targeted assassinations. The latest: At about 2 a.m. today, Palestinians in Gaza reported that Israel had killed another Islamic Jihad military leader with a precise strike on an apartment in the city of Khan Yunis. There have been no immediate reports of casualties on the Israeli side. 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Greg Abbott has said he wants to pardon the man.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmPvuGP0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNS8xMC91cy90ZXhhcy1kYW5pZWwtcGVycnktc2VudGVuY2UuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMzA1MTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTIyNzYmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTMyNjQxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkUYZ2XGROtqYMUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) - Inflation in the U.S. [slowed for a 10th straight month](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmPvuGP4QVAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMy8wNS8xMC9idXNpbmVzcy9jcGktaW5mbGF0aW9uLWZlZC9pbmZsYXRpb24tZWNvbm9teS1mZWQ_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjMwNTExJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTkyMjc2Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzMjY0MSZzbWlkPXVybC1zaGFyZSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZFGGdlxkTramDFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Prices have still risen about 5 percent over the past year. What Else Is Happening - Scientists unveiled [a more diverse genome](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmPvuGP0T6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNS8xMC9zY2llbmNlL3Bhbmdlbm9tZS1odW1hbi1kbmEtZ2VuZXRpY3MuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMzA1MTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTIyNzYmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTMyNjQxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkUYZ2XGROtqYMUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) that could improve our understanding of human biology and personalized medicine. - A [pancreatic cancer vaccine](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmPvuGP0T7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNS8xMC9oZWFsdGgvcGFuY3JlYXRpYy1jYW5jZXItdmFjY2luZS1tcm5hLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjMwNTExJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTkyMjc2Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzMjY0MSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZFGGdlxkTramDFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) showed promising results in a small trial. A Morning Read Kyoko Hamada In Japan, cats are [revered, adored and sometimes seen as actual demons](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmPvuGP0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNS8xMC90LW1hZ2F6aW5lL2phcGFuLWNhdHMtdHJhdmVsLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjMwNTExJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTkyMjc2Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzMjY0MSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZFGGdlxkTramDFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). And you find them everywhere: on city streets or in any of the country’s cat theme parks, cat shrines, cat cafes and even cat islands. SPORTS NEWS FROM THE ATHLETIC A chaotic week at Paris St.-Germain could have major consequences: [The drama at the soccer club](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmPvuGP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly90aGVhdGhsZXRpYy5jb20vNDUwMTg3MS8yMDIzLzA1LzEwL3BzZy1tZXNzaS1jaGFvdGljLXdlZWsvP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIzMDUxMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD05MjI3NiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMzI2NDEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmRRhnZcZE62pgxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) has evoked comparisons to the TV show “Dallas.” Assessing Real Madrid’s 1-1 draw with Manchester City: [Kevin De Bruyne and Vinicius Junior](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmPvuGP4QPAWh0dHBzOi8vdGhlYXRobGV0aWMuY29tLzQ1MDMzNTAvMjAyMy8wNS8wOS9yZWFsLW1hZHJpZC1tYW5jaGVzdGVyLWNpdHktY2hhbXBpb25zLWxlYWd1ZS1yZWFjdGlvbi8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjMwNTExJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTkyMjc2Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzMjY0MSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZFGGdlxkTramDFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) scored stunning goals in the first leg of the Champions League semifinal, but Erling Haaland was kept quiet. F1 driver power rankings, Miami edition: The grid didn’t produce a wild race, but a number of drivers put in impressive displays and [great overtakes on a tricky track.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmPvuGP4QkAWh0dHBzOi8vdGhlYXRobGV0aWMuY29tLzQ1MDM2MDUvMjAyMy8wNS8xMC9mMS1kcml2ZXItcG93ZXItcmFua2luZ3MtbWlhbWktZWRpdGlvbi12ZXJzdGFwcGVuLXRha2VzLWJhY2stdGhlLW5hcnJhdGl2ZS8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjMwNTExJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTkyMjc2Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzMjY0MSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZFGGdlxkTramDFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) ARTS AND IDEAS A Black Cleopatra? The casting of Adele James, a biracial British actress, as the formidable ancient Egyptian queen Cleopatra in the Netflix docudrama series “African Queens” has resulted in a brouhaha that [has reached even the Egyptian government](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmPvuGP4QDAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDUvMTAvd29ybGQvbWlkZGxlZWFzdC9jbGVvcGF0cmEtbmV0ZmxpeC1yYWNlLWVneXB0Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjMwNTExJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTkyMjc2Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzMjY0MSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZFGGdlxkTramDFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Cleopatra, critics say, was not Black — and that portrayal is at best a misreading, and at worst a negation, of Egyptian history. The show’s producers say that question marks in Cleopatra’s family tree leave room for the possibility that her mother was of another background, including Indigenous Egyptian. “Why do some people need Cleopatra to be white?” the show’s director, Tina Gharavi, wrote in Variety last month. “Perhaps it’s not just that I’ve directed a series that portrays Cleopatra as Black, but that I have asked Egyptians to see themselves as Africans, and they are furious at me for that.” Writing in [The Financial Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmPvuGP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZnQuY29tL2NvbnRlbnQvMTJkNjg5N2EtYjllYy00NTg4LTkyMGQtZDFjYTIxY2Y2YzE1P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIzMDUxMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD05MjI3NiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMzI2NDEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmRRhnZcZE62pgxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), the columnist Stephen Bush argues: “Is Cleopatra Black, or white? The answer is ‘neither.’ These are terms that had absolutely no meaning in the ancient world, and which change their significance constantly in our own time." For more: For some experts, [choosing to portray Cleopatra as Black](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmPvuGP0T1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNS8xMC9vcGluaW9uL2JsYWNrLWNsZW9wYXRyYS1uZXRmbGl4Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjMwNTExJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTkyMjc2Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzMjY0MSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZFGGdlxkTramDFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) highlights her role in the history of oppression of Black women. Subscribe Today We hope you’ve enjoyed this newsletter, which is made possible through subscriber support. 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Review Beyoncé’s Renaissance World Tour [opened yesterday in Sweden](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmPvuGP4QAAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDUvMTAvYXJ0cy9tdXNpYy9iZXlvbmNlLXJlbmFpc3NhbmNlLXRvdXItb3BlbmVyLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjMwNTExJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTkyMjc2Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzMjY0MSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZFGGdlxkTramDFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) with unusual physical restraint from the star herself. Now Time to Play Here’s [today’s Mini Crossword](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmPvuGP0TaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vY3Jvc3N3b3Jkcy9nYW1lL21pbmk_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjMwNTExJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTkyMjc2Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzMjY0MSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZFGGdlxkTramDFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), and a clue: A little drunk (five letters). 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