The Evening: Justice Thomas defends trips

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Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday. - Justice Thomas’s luxury trips - A deadly fire in Johannesburg - Plus, the world’s longest yard sale ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm05LnP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wOC8zMS91cy90aG9tYXMtZmluYW5jaWFsLWRpc2Nsb3N1cmVzLXNjb3R1cy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjMwODMxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwMTYzMSZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQzNDM4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpk8OcN8WTfXh5MUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~ Justice Clarence Thomas had requested a 90-day extension for his financial disclosures.Erin Schaff/The New York Times Justice Thomas defended himself over ethics questions In an unusual move, Justice Clarence Thomas attached to his annual financial disclosure form released today a [response to reports that he had failed to disclose luxury trips](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm05LnP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wOC8zMS91cy90aG9tYXMtZmluYW5jaWFsLWRpc2Nsb3N1cmVzLXNjb3R1cy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjMwODMxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwMTYzMSZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQzNDM4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpk8OcN8WTfXh5MUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~), flights on a private jet and a real estate transaction with a Texas billionaire who has donated to conservative causes. In his disclosure, Thomas addressed his decision to fly on a private jet belonging to the billionaire, Harlan Crow. Thomas said that he had been [advised to avoid commercial travel](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm05LnP4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vaW50Lm55dC5jb20vZGF0YS9kb2N1bWVudHRvb2xzL2NsYXJlbmNlLXRob21hcy1maW5hbmNpYWwtZGlzY2xvc3VyZS0yMDIyLzk4OTlmNjM0OTdmY2ZlYTkvZnVsbC5wZGY_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzA4MzEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTAxNjMxJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDM0MzgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmTw5w3xZN9eHkxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) after the leak of the draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade and eliminating a constitutional right to an abortion. Thomas also defended his past filings, which did not include many of the trips with Crow and other wealthy friends, insisting that he had adhered to all judicial regulations. This year, the justices have faced increased scrutiny about their financial dealings and about the court’s lack of an ethics code following a series of reports in ProPublica detailing Thomas’s decades-long close relationship with Crow. Unlike other federal judges, Supreme Court justices are not bound by formal ethics rules. Instead they follow what Chief Justice John Roberts has referred to as “ethics principles and practices.” Another justice, Samuel Alito, has come under recent scrutiny for using a private plane on a luxury fishing vacation with a different billionaire who later had business before the court. Alito also [released his newest financial disclosure](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm05LnP0T-aHR0cHM6Ly9pbnQubnl0LmNvbS9kYXRhL2RvY3VtZW50dG9vbHMvc2FtdWVsLWFsaXRvLWZpbmFuY2lhbC1kaXNjbG9zdXJlLTIwMjIvOGZiNzc3ZTE5M2IzODZlNC9mdWxsLnBkZj9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIzMDgzMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDE2MzEmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0MzQzOCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZPDnDfFk314eTFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) today but did not offer an explanation of his disclosures. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm05LnP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDIzLzA4LzMxL3dvcmxkL3NvdXRoLWFmcmljYS1maXJlLWpvaGFubmVzYnVyZz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIzMDgzMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDE2MzEmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0MzQzOCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZPDnDfFk314eTFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD Flames devoured the dilapidated building in downtown Johannesburg.Odirileram/X, via Reuters At least 74 people were killed in a fire in Johannesburg An early-morning blaze tore through a five-story building in Johannesburg that city officials said had become a dilapidated settlement for squatters. At least 74 people, including a dozen children, were killed in [one of the deadliest residential fires in South Africa’s history](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm05LnP0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wOC8zMS93b3JsZC9hZnJpY2Evam9oYW5uZXNidXJnLWZpcmUtZGVyZWxpY3QtYnVpbGRpbmcuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIzMDgzMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDE2MzEmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0MzQzOCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZPDnDfFk314eTFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). The authorities, who are still trying to determine the cause, said that many residents had lit fires for warmth and light. The building, where [electric cables dangled in corridors](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm05LnP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wOC8zMS93b3JsZC9hZnJpY2Evam9oYW5uZXNidXJnLWZpcmUtdnVsbmVyYWJpbGl0aWVzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzA4MzEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTAxNjMxJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDM0MzgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmTw5w3xZN9eHkxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) and trash spilled from windows, illustrated a political crisis that has resulted in a severe lack of affordable housing in the city. My colleague Lynsey Chutel, who covers Johannesburg, described the scene: “There was a real sense of chaos,” she said. “You could see people sitting on the sidewalk looking confused, looking helpless.” ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm05LnP0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wOC8zMS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9wcm91ZC1ib3lzLWpvc2VwaC1iaWdncy1zZW50ZW5jZWQtamFuLTYuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIzMDgzMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDE2MzEmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0MzQzOCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZPDnDfFk314eTFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD Joseph Biggs, center, was among those who marched to the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.Carolyn Kaster/Associated Press A Proud Boys leader was sentenced to 17 years in prison A federal judge today sentenced Joseph Biggs, a onetime lieutenant in the Proud Boys, to 17 years in prison after his conviction on charges of seditious conspiracy [for plotting to attack the Capitol](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm05LnP0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wOC8zMS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9wcm91ZC1ib3lzLWpvc2VwaC1iaWdncy1zZW50ZW5jZWQtamFuLTYuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIzMDgzMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDE2MzEmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0MzQzOCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZPDnDfFk314eTFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) and disrupt the peaceful transfer of presidential power on Jan. 6, 2021. It was the second longest sentence so far in more than 1,100 criminal cases stemming from the attack. Another member of the Proud Boys leadership, Zachary Rehl, was also sentenced to 15 years, Three additional members, including the former chairman Enrique Tarrio, are expected to receive lengthy sentences over the next two weeks. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm05LnP0TdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDIzLzA4LzMxL3VzL2lkYWxpYS1odXJyaWNhbmUtc3Rvcm0tbmV3cz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIzMDgzMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDE2MzEmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0MzQzOCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZPDnDfFk314eTFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD Residents of Cedar Key cleaned up today after getting hit by Hurricane Idalia.Zack Wittman for The New York Times Idalia is back out at sea The remnants of Hurricane Idalia left the U.S. today and headed east into the Atlantic Ocean after a long night of heavy winds and flash floods in the Carolinas. Behind it, the storm left a roughly 700-mile trail — from the Gulf Coast to the Outer Banks — of [downed trees, flooded towns and power outages](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm05LnP0TdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDIzLzA4LzMxL3VzL2lkYWxpYS1odXJyaWNhbmUtc3Rvcm0tbmV3cz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIzMDgzMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDE2MzEmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0MzQzOCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZPDnDfFk314eTFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). Florida’s sparsely populated Big Bend region, where Idalia made landfall as a Category 3 storm yesterday, [took the worst hit](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm05LnP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDIzLzA4LzMxL3VzL2lkYWxpYS1odXJyaWNhbmUtc3Rvcm0tbmV3cz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIzMDgzMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDE2MzEmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0MzQzOCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcjY2VkYXIta2V5VwNueXRCCmTw5w3xZN9eHkxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). But state officials said the structural damage appeared minor compared with that of other recent disasters. Also in the Atlantic, a hurricane is about to absorb a tropical storm. [My colleague Judson Jones explains how.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm05LnP0TZaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYXJ0aWNsZS90cm9waWNhbC1zdG9ybS1qb3NlLWh1cnJpY2FuZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjMwODMxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwMTYzMSZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQzNDM4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpk8OcN8WTfXh5MUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) More top news - War: After breaking through a major first line of Russian defenses in the south, [Ukraine appeared to hold it securely enough to press on](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm05LnP4RAAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMy8wOC8zMS93b3JsZC9ydXNzaWEtdWtyYWluZS1uZXdzL2FmdGVyLXRha2luZy1yb2JvdHluZS11a3JhaW5pYW4tZm9yY2VzLWZhY2UtZmllcmNlLWZpZ2h0aW5nLWFyb3VuZC1hLXZpbGxhZ2UtdG8tdGhlLWVhc3Q_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzA4MzEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTAxNjMxJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDM0Mzgmc21pZD11cmwtc2hhcmUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmTw5w3xZN9eHkxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) with its counteroffensive. - Donald Trump: The former president [pleaded not guilty](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm05LnP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wOC8zMS91cy90cnVtcC1ub3QtZ3VpbHR5LXBsZWEtZ2VvcmdpYS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjMwODMxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwMTYzMSZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQzNDM4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpk8OcN8WTfXh5MUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) and waived his arraignment in the Georgia case charging him and 18 of his allies with interfering in the 2020 election. - Politics: Senator Mitch McConnell, who froze up yesterday, released a letter from the attending physician of Congress that pronounced him [“medically clear” to continue his schedule](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm05LnP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wOC8zMS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9tY2Nvbm5lbGwtbGV0dGVyLW1lZGljYWxseS1jbGVhci5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjMwODMxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwMTYzMSZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQzNDM4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpk8OcN8WTfXh5MUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) as planned. - Religion: Pope Francis lamented the “backwardness” of some conservative American Catholics, who he said [ignore much of the church’s mission and reject change](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm05LnP0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wOC8zMC93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvcG9wZS1mcmFuY2lzLWFtZXJpY2FuLWNvbnNlcnZhdGl2ZXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIzMDgzMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDE2MzEmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0MzQzOCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZPDnDfFk314eTFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). - Climate: New York City’s public hospitals have reduced their food-related carbon emissions by 36 percent since [making plant-based meals the default](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm05LnP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wOC8zMS9jbGltYXRlL25ldy15b3JrLWhvc3BpdGFscy12ZWdhbi1tZWFscy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjMwODMxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwMTYzMSZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQzNDM4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpk8OcN8WTfXh5MUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). - International: Rare protests in Syria [have gathered momentum](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm05LnP0TeaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wOC8zMS93b3JsZC9taWRkbGVlYXN0L3N5cmlhLXByb3Rlc3RzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzA4MzEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTAxNjMxJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDM0MzgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmTw5w3xZN9eHkxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~), in scenes reminiscent of the Arab Spring uprising that morphed into war. - Titanic: The U.S. has gone to court to assert control over [who can recover artifacts from the shipwreck, potentially blocking future expeditions](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm05LnP0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wOC8zMC9zY2llbmNlL3RpdGFuaWMtc2hpcHdyZWNrLWxhd3N1aXQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIzMDgzMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDE2MzEmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0MzQzOCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZPDnDfFk314eTFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). - Business: UBS reported the [biggest quarterly profit in banking history](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm05LnP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wOC8zMS9idXNpbmVzcy9kZWFsYm9vay91YnMtcHJvZml0LWNyZWRpLXN1aXNzZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjMwODMxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwMTYzMSZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQzNDM4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpk8OcN8WTfXh5MUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). - Art: A statue believed to represent the Roman statesman Marcus Aurelius was seized from the Cleveland Museum of Art as part of an investigation into [the smuggling of antiquities from Turkey.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm05LnP0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wOC8zMS9hcnRzL2Rlc2lnbi9tYXJjdXMtYXVyZWxpdXMtc2VpemVkLWNsZXZlbGFuZC1tdXNldW0uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIzMDgzMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDE2MzEmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0MzQzOCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZPDnDfFk314eTFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) Enjoy all of The New York Times in one subscription — the original reporting and analysis, plus puzzles from Games, recipes from Cooking, product reviews from Wirecutter and sports journalism from The Athletic. 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AMC Theaters promised that it had improved its ticketing servers in anticipation, but said that no system may be able to contain the Swiftie fandom. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm05LnP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wOC8zMS9tYWdhemluZS9kdW5nZW9ucy1kcmFnb25zLWRlYXRoLXJvdy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjMwODMxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwMTYzMSZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQzNDM4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpk8OcN8WTfXh5MUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~ Dungeons & Dragons maps that belonged to Billy Wardlow, who was executed in 2020.Glenna Gordon for The New York Times The Dungeons & Dragons players of death row In prisons across the U.S., there are thousands of people on death row. Decades ago, the average prisoner would wait six years before execution. Now, some languish there for two decades. To cope with the isolation, the prisoners spend time in search of escape. Some read books or find religion, others learn chess. 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Watch: “[Fremont](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm05LnP0TUaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wOC8zMS9tb3ZpZXMvZnJlbW9udC1yZXZpZXcuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIzMDgzMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDE2MzEmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0MzQzOCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZPDnDfFk314eTFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD)” follows a young Afghan refugee looking for connection in California. Listen: These are [five of the best classical music albums](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm05LnP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wOC8zMS9hcnRzL211c2ljL2NsYXNzaWNhbC1tdXNpYy1hbGJ1bXMtanVseS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjMwODMxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwMTYzMSZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQzNDM4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpk8OcN8WTfXh5MUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) to stream right now. Design: Practical furniture can also look pretty. [Here’s how](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm05LnP0TSaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wOC8zMS9zdHlsZS9kZXNpZ24tYWR2aWNlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzA4MzEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTAxNjMxJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDM0MzgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmTw5w3xZN9eHkxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). Nourish: Evidence suggests that eating healthy can help [protect you from dementia](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm05LnP0TaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wOC8zMS93ZWxsL2VhdC9taW5kLWRpZXQtZGVtZW50aWEuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIzMDgzMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDE2MzEmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0MzQzOCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZPDnDfFk314eTFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). Dominate: Here are all the [tips and tricks you need to win at Monopoly](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm05LnP0TdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wOC8zMS9jcm9zc3dvcmRzL21vbm9wb2x5LWhvdy10by13aW4uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIzMDgzMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDE2MzEmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0MzQzOCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZPDnDfFk314eTFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). Hunt: Which Lower Manhattan apartment [would you buy with a $500,000 budget](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm05LnP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMy8wOC8zMS9yZWFsZXN0YXRlL2FwYXJ0bWVudC1lYXN0LXZpbGxhZ2UtbG93ZXItZWFzdC1zaWRlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzA4MzEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTAxNjMxJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDM0MzgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmTw5w3xZN9eHkxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~)? 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