The Evening: Putin addresses the Wagner revolt

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Here’s the latest at the end of Monday. - Putin’s address after the Wagner revolt - Dangerous heat in the South and West - Plus, binge in comfort President Vladimir Putin praised Russia’s “civil solidarity.” Photo provided by the Kremlin.Sputnik/Gavriil Grigorov, via Kremlin Putin condemns the Wagner revolt as a failure Speaking publicly for the first time in two days, a visibly angry President Vladimir Putin [denounced as “blackmail” a weekend rebellion by the Wagner mercenary group](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmfI-rP0TXaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDIzLzA2LzI2L3dvcmxkL3J1c3NpYS11a3JhaW5lLW5ld3M_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzA2MjYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTYwODQmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzNzcxMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZJGrCppk4Kce8lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) but suggested leniency for the fighters who took part. “They wanted Russians to fight each other,” Putin said in a televised address. “They rubbed their hands, dreaming of taking revenge for their failures at the front and during the so-called counteroffensive. But they miscalculated,” he said, thanking the Russian military. The group’s leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin, claimed in an audio message earlier that he had [no intention of ousting Putin with his march on Moscow](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmfI-rP4QnAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMy8wNi8yNi93b3JsZC9ydXNzaWEtdWtyYWluZS1uZXdzL3ByaWdvemhpbi1zYXlzLXRoZS13YWduZXItZ3JvdXAtY291bGQtY2Vhc2UtdG8tZXhpc3Qtd2l0aGluLWRheXM_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzA2MjYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTYwODQmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzNzcxMCZzbWlkPXVybC1zaGFyZSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZJGrCppk4Kce8lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). He said that he was only protesting a new law that would require his fighters to sign contracts with the government by July 1, effectively halting Wagner’s operations in Ukraine. Prigozhin’s location was unknown, and it was unclear whether he would face criminal charges. Although the revolt was halted, it showed that Putin’s hold over the elite coalition that keeps him in power [is under stress](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmfI-rP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNi8yNi93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvcHJpZ296aGluLXB1dGluLW11dGlueS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjMwNjI2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTk2MDg0Jm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMzc3MTAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmSRqwqaZOCnHvJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), with unpredictable consequences. In Washington, [President Biden said the U.S. and its allies had “nothing to do”](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmfI-rP4QGAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMy8wNi8yNi93b3JsZC9ydXNzaWEtdWtyYWluZS1uZXdzL2JpZGVuLWNvbW1lbnRzLXJ1c3NpYS1wcmlnb3poaW4_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzA2MjYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTYwODQmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzNzcxMCZzbWlkPXVybC1zaGFyZSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZJGrCppk4Kce8lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) with the uprising. “This was part of a struggle within the Russian system,” he said, adding that he had instructed his national security team to “prepare for a range of scenarios.” Two people died in the Texas heat A boy and his stepfather died during a hiking trip in Big Bend National Park in Texas on Friday as temperatures there [rose to 119 degrees Fahrenheit](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmfI-rP0TYaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNi8yNi91cy90ZXhhcy1oZWF0LWhpa2VyLWRlYXRocy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjMwNjI2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTk2MDg0Jm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMzc3MTAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmSRqwqaZOCnHvJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) — the second-highest mark ever recorded in the state. Over the next week, dangerous levels of heat are expected in the South, West and Midwest, including in 79 major cities. 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Teachers are testing [an A.I.-assisted tutoring bot](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmfI-rP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNi8yNi90ZWNobm9sb2d5L25ld2Fyay1zY2hvb2xzLWtoYW4tdHV0b3JpbmctYm90Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzA2MjYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTYwODQmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzNzcxMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZJGrCppk4Kce8lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) developed by Khan Academy, whose online lessons are used by hundreds of districts. The preliminary report card reads: “could use improvement.” The closest abortion clinic to Guam that is on American soil is in Hawaii, an eight-hour flight away. A glimpse of life without abortion access The tiny U.S. territory of Guam in the western Pacific Ocean is thousands of miles from the nearest state and has no resident doctors who perform abortions. Court decisions could cut access to pills, the only legal option left. Forces on both sides of the abortion debate say that the island of 154,000 people is on track to become the [purest example of what life would be like under a near-total abortion ban.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmfI-rP0TOaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNi8yNi91cy9ndWFtLWFib3J0aW9uLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzA2MjYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTYwODQmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzNzcxMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZJGrCppk4Kce8lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) More top news - Plea: Anderson Lee Aldrich pleaded guilty to charges of murder and attempted murder [in last year’s deadly shooting an L.G.B.T.Q. bar](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmfI-rP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNi8yNi91cy9jbHViLXEtc2hvb3RpbmctY29sb3JhZG8tc3ByaW5ncy1jb3VydC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjMwNjI2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTk2MDg0Jm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMzc3MTAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmSRqwqaZOCnHvJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) in Colorado Springs. - Media: Fox News shook up its prime-time lineup, promoting [Jesse Watters to fill Tucker Carlson’s old slot.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmfI-rP0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNi8yNi9idXNpbmVzcy9tZWRpYS9qZXNzZS13YXR0ZXJzLXR1Y2tlci1jYXJsc29uLWZveC1uZXdzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzA2MjYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTYwODQmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzNzcxMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZJGrCppk4Kce8lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) - Guatemala: Bernardo Arévalo, a professorial lawmaker, stunned the establishment by [advancing to a runoff in the presidential election](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmfI-rP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNi8yNi93b3JsZC9ndWF0ZW1hbGEtZWxlY3Rpb24tcnVub2ZmLWFyZXZhbG8uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIzMDYyNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD05NjA4NCZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTM3NzEwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkkasKmmTgpx7yUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) against Sandra Torres, a former first lady. - Pakistan: The military [fired three senior commanders](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmfI-rP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNi8yNi93b3JsZC9hc2lhL3Bha2lzdGFuLW1pbGl0YXJ5LWltcmFuLWtoYW4uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIzMDYyNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD05NjA4NCZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTM3NzEwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkkasKmmTgpx7yUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) and disciplined 15 officers over their conduct during protests that supported former Prime Minister Imran Khan. - New York: Congestion pricing in New York City [cleared its final federal hurdle](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmfI-rP0TdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNi8yNi9ueXJlZ2lvbi9ueWMtY29uZ2VzdGlvbi1wcmljaW5nLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzA2MjYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTYwODQmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzNzcxMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZJGrCppk4Kce8lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), all but ensuring that the nation’s first such program will begin next year. - Politics: State Senator Sarah McBride said that she would run for Delaware’s House seat. She would be [the first openly transgender member of Congress.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmfI-rP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNi8yNi91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9zYXJhaC1tY2JyaWRlLXRyYW5zZ2VuZGVyLWNvbmdyZXNzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzA2MjYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTYwODQmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzNzcxMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZJGrCppk4Kce8lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) - Health: Facing [a shortage of cancer drugs,](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmfI-rP0TaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNi8yNi9oZWFsdGgvY2FuY2VyLWRydWdzLXNob3J0YWdlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzA2MjYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTYwODQmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzNzcxMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZJGrCppk4Kce8lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) oncologists are advised to give priority to patients who have the best chance of survival. - Finance: Scores of middle- and lower-income countries like Suriname are grappling with a debt crisis, but [aid is often held up](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmfI-rP0TZaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNi8yNi9idXNpbmVzcy9zdXJpbmFtZS1jaGluYS1pbWYuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIzMDYyNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD05NjA4NCZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTM3NzEwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkkasKmmTgpx7yUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) by conflict between Western institutions and China. - Obituary: John Goodenough, who shared the 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his crucial role in developing the revolutionary lithium-ion battery, [died at age 100](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmfI-rP0TaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNi8yNi9zY2llbmNlL2pvaG4tZ29vZGVub3VnaC1kZWFkLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzA2MjYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTYwODQmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzNzcxMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZJGrCppk4Kce8lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). 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EVENING WIND DOWN Review bombing can hurt sales, despite a book’s critical accolades or positive press coverage.Jim Wilson/The New York Times How to tank a book before it’s published The website Goodreads, a cross between a social media platform and a review site like Yelp, has been a boon for publishers hoping to generate excitement for books. But those same features [can be weaponized by review bombing](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmfI-rP0TcaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNi8yNi9ib29rcy9nb29kcmVhZHMtcmV2aWV3LWJvbWJpbmcuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIzMDYyNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD05NjA4NCZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTM3NzEwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkkasKmmTgpx7yUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), in which a flood of negative comments and one-star reviews that can derail a book’s publication long before its release. Sometimes, the reviewers haven’t even read the work. “It may look like a bunch of one-star reviews on Goodreads, but these are broader campaigns of harassment,” said Cecilia Rabess, author of “Everything’s Fine,” above. “People were very keen not just to attack the work, but to attack me as well.” “I like to work under pressure,” Andy Cruz said. “That’s when you get the best out of me.” A Cuban boxer takes his first pro steps Andy Cruz is one of the most accomplished fighters ever to emerge from Cuba’s celebrated boxing program. Along with his Olympic gold medal, he has three amateur world titles and has twice won at the Pan American Games. After falling out with Cuba’s boxing federation, Cruz made it to Philadelphia, where he’s learning to box like a pro. 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Fountain for The New York Times - All you can eat: The buffet [is making a comeback](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmfI-rP0TaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNi8yNi9kaW5pbmcvYnVmZmV0LXJlc3RhdXJhbnRzLXVzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzA2MjYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTYwODQmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzNzcxMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZJGrCppk4Kce8lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) after many restaurants used the pandemic break to spruce up their spreads. - Manhattan tug of war: Celebrities are fighting to preserve a famous church on the Upper West Side. 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