Your Wednesday Briefing: Wagner chief in exile

Also, American views on China continue to sour. 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We’re covering the fallout of the mutiny in Russia. Also, American opinion toward China. Police officers near Moscow’s Red Square yesterday.Maxim Shipenkov/EPA, via Shutterstock Prigozhin arrives in Belarus Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the Wagner mercenary group, [arrived in Belarus](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmfdL6P4RLAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMy8wNi8yNy93b3JsZC9ydXNzaWEtdWtyYWluZS1uZXdzL2hlcmUtaXMtdGhlLWxhdGVzdC1vbi10aGUtZmFsbG91dC1mcm9tLXRoZS13ZWVrZW5kLW9mLXVucmVzdC1pbi1ydXNzaWE_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjMwNjI4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTk2MTY4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzNzc5NiZzbWlkPXVybC1zaGFyZSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZJr6TZtk9Uc4QlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) yesterday, state media reported. The Russian authorities [dropped criminal charges against him](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmfdL6P4QXAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDYvMjcvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL3J1c3NpYS1wcmlnb3poaW4td2FnbmVyLWNoYXJnZXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMzA2MjgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTYxNjgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTM3Nzk2JnNtaWQ9dXJsLXNoYXJlJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkmvpNm2T1RzhCUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) and his fighters after he called off an uprising over the weekend. Russian state media reported that the Wagner group will hand over military equipment to the Army, though there were few details. It’s not clear how many Wagner fighters — Prigozhin recently said there were 25,000 — would agree to be placed under the Russian Army’s command. In Russia, President Vladimir Putin [sought to demonstrate control](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmfdL6P4QCAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDYvMjcvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL3B1dGluLWtyZW1saW4tYXBwZWFyYW5jZXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMzA2MjgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTYxNjgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTM3Nzk2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkmvpNm2T1RzhCUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) in a series of public appearances. During a rare outdoor speech on the Kremlin grounds, he thanked Russia’s military for having “[essentially stopped a civil war](~/AAAAAQA~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~).” He also vaguely warned of consequences for officials who helped Prigozhin enrich himself at Russia’s expense. The deal: Russia had said that it would grant amnesty to Prigozhin and his fighters. Under a deal brokered by President Aleksandr Lukashenko of Belarus, Prigozhin will live in exile there. Lukashenko said that he offered Wagner group members [an “abandoned” military base](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmfdL6P4QXAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMy8wNi8yNy93b3JsZC9ydXNzaWEtdWtyYWluZS1uZXdzL2JlbGFydXMtbHVrYXNoZW5rbz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMzA2MjgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTYxNjgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTM3Nzk2JnNtaWQ9dXJsLXNoYXJlJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkmvpNm2T1RzhCUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) in the country. The big picture: Our reporters reconstruct Prigozhin’s personal story as a mercurial freelance warlord who made [a last-ditch attempt to win by force](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmfdL6P4QGAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDYvMjcvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL3ByaWdvemhpbi13YWduZXItcnVzc2lhLXB1dGluLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjMwNjI4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTk2MTY4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzNzc5NiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZJr6TZtk9Uc4QlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), one of the most extraordinary Russian power struggles in recent memory. Analysis: As rattled as they may have been by an armed insurrection in a nuclear-weapons state, Russia’s friends and business partners are [unlikely to abandon Putin](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmfdL6P4QMAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDYvMjcvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL3J1c3NpYS1wdXRpbi1wcmlnb3poaW4tY2hpbmEtYWxsaWVzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjMwNjI4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTk2MTY4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzNzc5NiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZJr6TZtk9Uc4QlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), according to diplomats and analysts. On the front lines: Russian missiles killed at least four people in a [crowded restaurant](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmfdL6P4QpAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMy8wNi8yNy93b3JsZC9ydXNzaWEtdWtyYWluZS1uZXdzLzM3YjljYTUzLTEyYjMtNTc1Zi05NjgwLTg3N2VmMmRkNDQ0NT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMzA2MjgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTYxNjgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTM3Nzk2JnNtaWQ9dXJsLXNoYXJlJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkmvpNm2T1RzhCUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) in Kramatorsk. [Video footage shows the destruction](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmfdL6P4QVAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL3ZpZGVvL3dvcmxkL2V1cm9wZS8xMDAwMDAwMDg5NzI0ODUva3JhbWF0b3Jzay11a3JhaW5lLW1pc3NpbGUtYXR0YWNrLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjMwNjI4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTk2MTY4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzNzc5NiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZJr6TZtk9Uc4QlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Pool photo by Feng Li Will Americans let Biden ease U.S.-China tensions? Polls show that Americans are starting to think about China as they once did about the Soviet Union during the Cold War. Between about 2000 and 2016, comparable shares of Americans viewed China favorably and unfavorably. That changed starting in 2018, with Donald Trump’s anti-China language and trade war. Today, most [Americans view China as either unfriendly or an enemy](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmfdL6P0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNi8yNy91cHNob3QvdXMtY2hpbmEtY29sZC13YXIuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMzA2MjgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTYxNjgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTM3Nzk2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkmvpNm2T1RzhCUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). Souring opinion could make it harder to mend ties and avoid conflict. The message Americans are getting from their leaders about China is profoundly negative. Public animosity, in turn, can incentivize leaders to speak and act aggressively, a hawkishness that journalists then communicate back to the public. Quotable: “The conception at the macro level is that we are really in a serious competition,” a professor who studies international relations and public opinion said. “Now the public has followed. And it’s not like you can turn this ship around overnight.” This clinic handled most of the abortions on Guam until the doctor who ran it retired seven years ago.Noriko Hayashi for The New York Times A glimpse of U.S. life without abortion access The 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. Now, a U.S. court ruling could make in-person doctor visits a requirement to obtain abortion pills, effectively [cutting off the only legal](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmfdL6P0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNi8yNi91cy9ndWFtLWFib3J0aW9uLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjMwNjI4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTk2MTY4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzNzc5NiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZJr6TZtk9Uc4QlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) [way](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmfdL6P0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNi8yNi91cy9ndWFtLWFib3J0aW9uLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjMwNjI4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTk2MTY4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzNzc5NiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZJr6TZtk9Uc4QlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) for most residents to end pregnancies. The island could soon become an extreme example of what life under a near-total abortion ban would look like. [More than a dozen states](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmfdL6P0T9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMi91cy9hYm9ydGlvbi1sYXdzLXJvZS12LXdhZGUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMzA2MjgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTYxNjgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTM3Nzk2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkmvpNm2T1RzhCUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) have already put such bans in place since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade a year ago. But that ruling led to a seismic shift in public opinion: For the first time, polls show that most Americans say abortion is “morally acceptable,” [believe the laws are too strict](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmfdL6P0T4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNi8yMy91cy9yb2Utdi13YWRlLWFib3J0aW9uLXZpZXdzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjMwNjI4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTk2MTY4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzNzc5NiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZJr6TZtk9Uc4QlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) and are more likely to identify, in the language of polls, as “pro-choice.” [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-universal-0) ADVERTISEMENT [Ad](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmfdL6P0S5aHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MjczNzUyJmxpPU1CQUUmbT1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZwPU1CQUVfMjAyMzA2MjgmdGU9MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMzA2MjhXA255dEIKZJr6TZtk9Uc4QlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) THE LATEST NEWS U.S. News A woman suffering from heat exhaustion in Texas.Kaylee Greenlee Beal/Reuters - The South is in the middle of [a wave of record heat](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmfdL6P4RsAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2FydGljbGUvaGVhdC13YXZlLXRlbXBlcmF0dXJlcy1mb3JlY2FzdC5odG1sP2FjdGlvbj1jbGljayZibG9jaz1zdG9yeWxpbmVfbWVudV9yZWNpcmMmY2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjMwNjI4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTk2MTY4Jm5hbWU9c3R5bG4tZXh0cmVtZS1oZWF0Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcGd0eXBlPUFydGljbGUmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZyZWdpb249VE9QX0JBTk5FUiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzNzc5NiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmdmFyaWFudD11bmRlZmluZWRXA255dEIKZJr6TZtk9Uc4QlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), which is expected to continue through the July 4 holiday. - The Supreme Court [rejected a legal theory](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmfdL6P4QRAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDYvMjcvdXMvcG9saXRpY3Mvc3VwcmVtZS1jb3VydC1zdGF0ZS1sZWdpc2xhdHVyZS1lbGVjdGlvbnMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMzA2MjgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTYxNjgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTM3Nzk2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkmvpNm2T1RzhCUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) that would have radically reshaped U.S. elections. - An audio recording from 2021 appears to undercut Donald Trump’s claim that he [did not show classified documents at a meeting](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmfdL6P4QCAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDYvMjYvdXMvcG9saXRpY3MvdHJ1bXAtZG9jdW1lbnRzLXRhcGUtYXVkaW8uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMzA2MjgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTYxNjgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTM3Nzk2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkmvpNm2T1RzhCUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). - In a victory for Tesla, General Motors and Ford said they would [use its chargers](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmfdL6P4QgAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDYvMjcvYnVzaW5lc3MvZW5lcmd5LWVudmlyb25tZW50L3Rlc2xhLWdtLWZvcmQtY2hhcmdpbmctZWxlY3RyaWMtdmVoaWNsZXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMzA2MjgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTYxNjgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTM3Nzk2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkmvpNm2T1RzhCUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) for their electric vehicles. Around the World - The planet is [rapidly losing tropical forests](~/AAAAAQA~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~), despite an international pledge to end deforestation, according to an annual survey. - A tourist who [defaced a wall of the Colosseum](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmfdL6P4QGAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDYvMjcvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL3RvdXJpc3QtY2FydmVzLWNvbG9zc2V1bS1yb21lLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjMwNjI4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTk2MTY4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzNzc5NiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZJr6TZtk9Uc4QlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) in Rome could face up to five years in prison if he is apprehended. - A study from Denmark found that transgender people are at a [significantly higher risk of suicide](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmfdL6P4QDAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDYvMjcvaGVhbHRoL3RyYW5zZ2VuZGVyLXN1aWNpZGUtcmlzay1kZW5tYXJrLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjMwNjI4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTk2MTY4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzNzc5NiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZJr6TZtk9Uc4QlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) compared with the rest of the population. - President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone [won re-election](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmfdL6P4QGAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDYvMjcvd29ybGQvYWZyaWNhL3NpZXJyYS1sZW9uZS1lbGVjdGlvbi1yZXN1bHRzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjMwNjI4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTk2MTY4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzNzc5NiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZJr6TZtk9Uc4QlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), the election commission said. His main rival rejected the result. Culture via Sotheby's - Gustav Klimt’s “Lady With a Fan” was [sold at auction](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmfdL6P4QFAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDYvMjcvYXJ0cy9kZXNpZ24va2xpbXQtbGFkeS13aXRoLWEtZmFuLWF1Y3Rpb24uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMzA2MjgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTYxNjgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTM3Nzk2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkmvpNm2T1RzhCUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) for $108.4 million, a record for the artist. - The Hermitage Amsterdam [cut ties with its Russian mother ship](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmfdL6P4QIAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDYvMjYvYXJ0cy9kZXNpZ24vaC1hcnQtbXVzZXVtLWhlcm1pdGFnZS1hbXN0ZXJkYW0uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMzA2MjgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTYxNjgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTM3Nzk2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkmvpNm2T1RzhCUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). - The Jewish folk song “Hava Nagila” is suddenly [a hit at trendy bars and clubs](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmfdL6P4QGAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDYvMjQvc3R5bGUvaGF2YS1uYWdpbGEtYmFycy1jbHVicy1zcG9ydHMtZXZlbnRzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjMwNjI4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTk2MTY4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzNzc5NiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZJr6TZtk9Uc4QlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) and sporting events. A Morning Read Killarney National Park, in Ireland.Paulo Nunes dos Santos for The New York Times Where generations have seen a sublime countryside in Ireland, ecologists see a man-made desert, cleared of most native species by close-grazing sheep that often pull grasses out by the roots. Now, [a “rewilding” movement](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmfdL6P4QQAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDYvMjcvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2lyZWxhbmQtcmV3aWxkaW5nLWRlZm9yZXN0YXRpb24tZWNvbG9neS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIzMDYyOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD05NjE2OCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMzc3OTYmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmSa-k2bZPVHOEJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) is trying to restore that biodiversity. Subscribe Today We hope you’ve enjoyed this newsletter, which is made possible through subscriber support. [Subscribe to The New York Times with this special offer.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmfdL6P0ToaHR0cDovL3d3dy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS9zdWJzY3JpcHRpb24_Y2FtcGFpZ25JZD05OVE5OSZjYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMzA2MjgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTYxNjgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTM3Nzk2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkmvpNm2T1RzhCUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) ARTS AND IDEAS Deon Tillman Tours for plus-size travelers A small but growing number of companies in the U.S. are [dedicated to size-inclusive travel](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmfdL6P0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNi8yNy90cmF2ZWwvc2l6ZS1pbmNsdXNpdmUtdG91cnMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMzA2MjgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTYxNjgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTM3Nzk2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkmvpNm2T1RzhCUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), often targeting their services exclusively to women. The tours cost about the same as other group trips. Participants know that their companions understand their joys and their challenges, and they also know that events and meals have been planned with accessibility in mind. “I gained weight during the pandemic, and I had been nervous about going abroad,” one traveler said. Instead of being anxious that people would be irritated by “that one fat lady on the trip,” she knew that she’d be with people who accepted her. PLAY, WATCH, EAT What to Cook Johnny Miller for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Sue Li. This [carne asada](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmfdL6P4QhAWh0dHBzOi8vY29va2luZy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS9yZWNpcGVzLzEwMjMzOTEtY2FybmUtYXNhZGE_YWN0aW9uPWNsaWNrJmNhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIzMDYyOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD05NjE2OCZtb2R1bGU9UmVjaXBlK29mK1RoZStEYXkmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZwZ1R5cGU9aG9tZXBhZ2UmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzNzc5NiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZJr6TZtk9Uc4QlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) is herby, bright and aromatic. What to Read Revisit “The Lottery,” a chilling short story that has [caused a stir since it was published 75 years ago](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmfdL6P4QVAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDYvMjYvYm9va3MvcmV2aWV3L3RoZS1sb3R0ZXJ5LTc1dGgtYW5uaXZlcnNhcnktc2hpcmxleS1qYWNrc29uLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjMwNjI4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTk2MTY4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzNzc5NiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZJr6TZtk9Uc4QlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Health Why do you sometimes wake up [just before your alarm](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmfdL6P4R6Amh0dHBzOi8vbmwubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vZi9uZXdzbGV0dGVyLzQ0N3J3SFAzS0RCZTdLNko1anhxNXd-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_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjMwNjI4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTk2MTY4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzNzc5NiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZJr6TZtk9Uc4QlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA)? Now Time to Play Play the [Mini Crossword](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmfdL6P0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vY3Jvc3N3b3Jkcy9nYW1lL21pbmk_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjMwNjI4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTk2MTY4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzNzc5NiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZJr6TZtk9Uc4QlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), and a clue: Totally exhausted (five letters). Here are the [Wordle](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmfdL6P0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vZ2FtZXMvd29yZGxlL2luZGV4Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjMwNjI4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTk2MTY4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzNzc5NiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZJr6TZtk9Uc4QlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) and the [Spelling Bee](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmfdL6P0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vcHV6emxlcy9zcGVsbGluZy1iZWU_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjMwNjI4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTk2MTY4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzNzc5NiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZJr6TZtk9Uc4QlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). You can find all our puzzles [here](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmfdL6P0TWaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vY3Jvc3N3b3Jkcz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMzA2MjgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTYxNjgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTM3Nzk2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkmvpNm2T1RzhCUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). That’s it for today’s briefing. See you tomorrow. — Amelia P.S. As a reminder, we’d love to hear about the flavors of your hometown. 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