The Evening: Hamas released 2 American hostages

Also, America’s federal budget deficit doubled. 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Here’s the latest at the end of Friday. - Hamas releases a mother and daughter - America’s deficit doubles - Plus, Martin Scorsese’s new epic ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnFXMZP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8yMC93b3JsZC9taWRkbGVlYXN0L2hhbWFzLWhvc3RhZ2VzLXJlbGVhc2VkLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzEwMjAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA1NzQwJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDc5MTMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmUdGe4yZbOr8lBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~ The International Committee of the Red Cross helped facilitate the hostages’ release. Tamir Kalifa for The New York Times Hamas released two American hostages Hamas [released an American mother and daughter](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnFXMZP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8yMC93b3JsZC9taWRkbGVlYXN0L2hhbWFzLWhvc3RhZ2VzLXJlbGVhc2VkLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzEwMjAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA1NzQwJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDc5MTMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmUdGe4yZbOr8lBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) who were kidnapped by the Palestinian group during its deadly Oct. 7 attack and held hostage for almost two weeks in Gaza. The Israeli military received them at the border and took them to an army base in central Israel to be reunited with family members. The Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C., identified the released hostages as Judith Raanan, 59, and her daughter Natalie Raanan, 17. They had traveled from their home in suburban Chicago to celebrate a Jewish holiday and the 85th birthday of Judith’s mother at a kibbutz in southern Israel. ([Read more about the Raanans here](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnFXMZP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8xMy91cy9ob3N0YWdlcy1pc3JhZWwtY2hpY2Fnby1tb3RoZXItZGF1Z2h0ZXIuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIzMTAyMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDU3NDAmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0NzkxMyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZR0Z7jJls6vyUFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD).) Hamas said that it released the women for “humanitarian reasons.” The group is believed to have taken more than 200 more hostages. Most were captured from small Israeli towns near the border with Gaza; others were abducted from military bases or from an all-night music festival. [They include civilians, soldiers, peace activists, grandparents and a 9-month-old baby](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnFXMZP4QeAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMTAvMDkvd29ybGQvbWlkZGxlZWFzdC9oYW1hcy1ob3N0YWdlcy1pc3JhZWwtZ2F6YS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjMxMDIwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwNTc0MCZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWZlcnJpbmdTb3VyY2U9YXJ0aWNsZVNoYXJlJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDc5MTMmc21pZD1ueXRjb3JlLWlvcy1zaGFyZSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZR0Z7jJls6vyUFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). President Biden, who earlier today [formally asked Congress for billions of dollars in emergency funding](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnFXMZP4RAAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMy8xMC8yMC93b3JsZC9pc3JhZWwtaGFtYXMtd2FyLWdhemEtbmV3cy9iaWRlbi1yZXF1ZXN0cy0xMDUtYmlsbGlvbi1pbi1lbWVyZ2VuY3ktZnVuZHMtZm9yLWlzcmFlbC11a3JhaW5lLWFuZC1vdGhlci1jcmlzZXM_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzEwMjAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA1NzQwJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDc5MTMmc21pZD11cmwtc2hhcmUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmUdGe4yZbOr8lBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) for Israel and Gaza, said that the U.S. had worked with Qatar to secure the release of the Raanans. He asked the public to respect their privacy “as they recover and heal.” U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said there were still 10 American hostages being held in Gaza. Hopes that humanitarian aid would begin to trickle into Gaza from Egypt faded today as negotiators were still trying to [work through thorny issues](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnFXMZP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8yMC93b3JsZC9taWRkbGVlYXN0L2dhemEtYWlkLWlzcmFlbC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjMxMDIwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwNTc0MCZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ3OTEzJnNtaWQ9dXJsLXNoYXJlJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplHRnuMmWzq_JQUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~), including who would inspect the shipments for weapons, officials said. [Jim Jordan wearing a blue shirt and golden tie, looks off into the distance with his hands on his hips surrounded by journalists. ](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnFXMZP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDIzLzEwLzIwL3VzL2hvdXNlLXNwZWFrZXItdm90ZS1qaW0tam9yZGFuP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjMxMDIwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwNTc0MCZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ3OTEzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplHRnuMmWzq_JQUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) Twenty-five Republicans voted against Representative Jim Jordan. Kenny Holston/The New York Times Jim Jordan is no longer the G.O.P. nominee for speaker Representative Jim Jordan failed for a third time to become speaker today. Hours later, he lost an internal vote to continue as his party’s nominee, [plunging the House into further uncertainty](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnFXMZP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDIzLzEwLzIwL3VzL2hvdXNlLXNwZWFrZXItdm90ZS1qaW0tam9yZGFuP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjMxMDIwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwNTc0MCZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ3OTEzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplHRnuMmWzq_JQUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) and sending Republicans searching for a new leader. There is no consensus among Republicans about an alternative candidate to Jordan. Many have expressed resistance to a temporary solution that would give Representative Patrick McHenry, who is acting as speaker pro tempore, the authority to run the House in a more expanded capacity for a few months. McHenry said Republicans would gather again on Monday, with the goal of bringing a nominee to a floor vote on Tuesday. One reason Jordan lost: Mainstream Republicans — long derided as “squishes” — [refused to back down](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnFXMZP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8xOS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9qb3JkYW4tcmVwdWJsaWNhbnMtc3BlYWtlci10aHJlYXRzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzEwMjAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA1NzQwJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDc5MTMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmUdGe4yZbOr8lBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). [The Treasury Department building is shown behind a black fence and pillars.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnFXMZP0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8yMC9idXNpbmVzcy90cmVhc3VyeS1yZXBvcnQtc2hvd3MtMS03LXRyaWxsaW9uLWRlZmljaXQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIzMTAyMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDU3NDAmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0NzkxMyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZR0Z7jJls6vyUFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) The Biden administration blamed the surge on tax cuts signed into law by Donald Trump, but unrelated tax revenue has also slumped. Kenny Holston/The New York Times America’s federal budget deficit doubled The U.S. economy has remained relatively strong throughout 2023, yet the deficit — which typically balloons during tough times — [increased to $1.7 trillion](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnFXMZP0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8yMC9idXNpbmVzcy90cmVhc3VyeS1yZXBvcnQtc2hvd3MtMS03LXRyaWxsaW9uLWRlZmljaXQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIzMTAyMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDU3NDAmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0NzkxMyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZR0Z7jJls6vyUFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD), up from $1.37 trillion in 2022, according to government data released today. However, when factoring in an accounting mirage related to a student-loan plan that never took effect, the deficit jumped from about $1 trillion in 2022 to $2 trillion in 2023, administration officials said. The increase comes at an uncomfortable moment, as the president looks for more aid for Israel and Ukraine. Republicans, who have helped run up big deficits, have also begun insisting on deep budget cuts. [A hand wrapped with a bandage holds an orange cap from which a hypodermic needle is being removed. ](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnFXMZP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8yMC9oZWFsdGgvb3Bpb2lkcy1kcnVnLWNvbnN1bXB0aW9uLXNpdGVzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzEwMjAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA1NzQwJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDc5MTMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmUdGe4yZbOr8lBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) Philadelphia is besieged by xylazine, an addictive animal tranquilizer that causes lesions. Hilary Swift for The New York Times Philadelphia debates a center for supervised drug use In an effort to blunt the opioid epidemic, public health experts have long endorsed a controversial strategy of opening supervised drug-consumption sites, where people are allowed to take illicit drugs under professional supervision to prevent overdoses. But the sites still have many critics. In Philadelphia, the issue has captivated the city, [pitting elected officials, residents and public health advocates against one another](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnFXMZP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8yMC9oZWFsdGgvb3Bpb2lkcy1kcnVnLWNvbnN1bXB0aW9uLXNpdGVzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzEwMjAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA1NzQwJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDc5MTMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmUdGe4yZbOr8lBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). More top news - Courts: A third co-defendant in the Georgia election case, Kenneth Chesebro, a Trump-aligned lawyer, [accepted a plea deal](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnFXMZP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8yMC91cy9rZW5uZXRoLWNoZXNlYnJvLXRydW1wLWd1aWx0eS1wbGVhLWdlb3JnaWEuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIzMTAyMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDU3NDAmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0NzkxMyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZR0Z7jJls6vyUFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). - Ron DeSantis: The Florida governor’s campaign is passing the cost of his travel in private jets to a super PAC, a move that [could test the limits of the law](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnFXMZP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8yMC91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9kZXNhbnRpcy1jYW1wYWlnbi1mdW5kaW5nLW1vbmV5Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzEwMjAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA1NzQwJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDc5MTMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmUdGe4yZbOr8lBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). - War: Ukrainian forces have stepped up assaults near the city of Kherson, signaling that they might be [planning to open a new front in the war](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnFXMZP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8yMC93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvdWtyYWluZS1ydXNzaWEtd2FyLWRuaXByby1hc3NhdWx0Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzEwMjAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA1NzQwJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDc5MTMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmUdGe4yZbOr8lBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). - Trump: The former president was fined $5,000 in his civil fraud case for breaking a gag order [by leaving an abusive post about a clerk online](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnFXMZP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8yMC9ueXJlZ2lvbi90cnVtcC1mcmF1ZC10cmlhbC1nYWctb3JkZXItZmluZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjMxMDIwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwNTc0MCZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ3OTEzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplHRnuMmWzq_JQUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). - Tech: OpenAI, the maker of the online chatbot ChatGPT, is in talks to complete a deal that would [value the company at about $80 billion](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnFXMZP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8yMC90ZWNobm9sb2d5L29wZW5haS1hcnRpZmljYWwtaW50ZWxsaWdlbmNlLXZhbHVlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzEwMjAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA1NzQwJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDc5MTMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmUdGe4yZbOr8lBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). - Italy: Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said [her 10-year relationship with a news anchor “ends here,”](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnFXMZP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8yMC93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvZ2lvcmdpYS1tZWxvbmktYW5kcmVhLWdpYW1icnVuby5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjMxMDIwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwNTc0MCZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ3OTEzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplHRnuMmWzq_JQUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) after a hot mic picked him up apparently hitting on other women. - Space: The Orionids meteor shower will reach its peak tonight. [Here’s how to watch](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnFXMZP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8yMC9zY2llbmNlL21ldGVvci1zaG93ZXItb3Jpb25pZHMtaG93LXRvLXdhdGNoLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzEwMjAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA1NzQwJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDc5MTMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmUdGe4yZbOr8lBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). Gain unlimited access to The Times — [with just one subscription](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnFXMZP0TXaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vc3Vic2NyaXB0aW9uL2FsbC1hY2Nlc3M_Y2FtcGFpZ25JZD04OUtISCZjYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIzMTAyMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDU3NDAmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0NzkxMyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZR0Z7jJls6vyUFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). Independent reporting. Recipes. Games. Product reviews. Personalized sports journalism. Enjoy it all with an introductory offer. TIME TO UNWIND [Leonardo DiCaprio and Lily Gladstone in a scene from “Killers of the Flower Moon.”](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnFXMZP0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8xOS9tb3ZpZXMva2lsbGVycy1vZi10aGUtZmxvd2VyLW1vb24tcmV2aWV3LW1hcnRpbi1zY29yc2VzZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjMxMDIwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwNTc0MCZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ3OTEzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplHRnuMmWzq_JQUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) “Killers of the Flower Moon” opens in more than 3,600 U.S. theaters this weekend. Apple TV+ Scorsese’s ‘heartbreaking masterpiece’ Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon,” one of the biggest film releases of the season, arrived in theaters today. The film traces the envy, greed and racism that resulted in the murders of dozens of Osage people in Oklahoma in the 1920s. Our critic, Manohla Dargis, called it a “[heartbreaking masterpiece](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnFXMZP0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8xOS9tb3ZpZXMva2lsbGVycy1vZi10aGUtZmxvd2VyLW1vb24tcmV2aWV3LW1hcnRpbi1zY29yc2VzZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjMxMDIwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwNTc0MCZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ3OTEzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplHRnuMmWzq_JQUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~)” that Scorsese “has turned into a requiem for the country.” The success of Scorsese’s three-and-a-half-hour epic will also be a big test for Apple. It’s the first time that the tech giant has [financed a major theatrical release](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnFXMZP0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8yMC9idXNpbmVzcy9tZWRpYS9hcHBsZS1raWxsZXJzLW9mLXRoZS1mbG93ZXItbW9vbi10aGVhdGVycy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjMxMDIwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwNTc0MCZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ3OTEzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplHRnuMmWzq_JQUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). Here’s what to know about [the film’s true back story](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnFXMZP0T4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8yMC9tb3ZpZXMva2lsbGVycy1vZi10aGUtZmxvd2VyLW1vb24tb3NhZ2UtbXVyZGVycy1leHBsYWluZWQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIzMTAyMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDU3NDAmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0NzkxMyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZR0Z7jJls6vyUFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). [A photo of Cher, smiling, wearing a silver necklace and a leather zip-front top. ](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnFXMZP0TYaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8xNy9hcnRzL211c2ljL2NoZXItY2hyaXN0bWFzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzEwMjAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA1NzQwJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDc5MTMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmUdGe4yZbOr8lBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) “I never thought I would get here,” Cher said of this stage of her career. Nina Westervelt for The New York Times Cher is ready for Christmas The musical superstar Cher, now 77, has been performing for six decades. But through all of her successes, she never took a stab at a Christmas album, considered among the most ubiquitous and profitable pop endeavors. That changed today. Cher’s new LP, “Christmas,” which dropped this morning, is a 13-track romp through holiday music, with guest appearances from Stevie Wonder, Cyndi Lauper, Michael Bublé and Darlene Love. We talked to her about the album, her legacy and [an unexpected romance with a music producer 40 years her junior.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnFXMZP0TYaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8xNy9hcnRzL211c2ljL2NoZXItY2hyaXN0bWFzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzEwMjAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA1NzQwJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDc5MTMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmUdGe4yZbOr8lBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnFXMZP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8yMC9yZWFsZXN0YXRlL21hc3RlcmNhcmQtZnJhZ3JhbmNlLXNjZW50Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzEwMjAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA1NzQwJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDc5MTMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmUdGe4yZbOr8lBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~ Richard Turtletaub Dinner table topics - Smells like Mastercard: Corporations are now mimicking fashion designers and [creating signature scents that clients won’t forget](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnFXMZP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8yMC9yZWFsZXN0YXRlL21hc3RlcmNhcmQtZnJhZ3JhbmNlLXNjZW50Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzEwMjAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA1NzQwJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDc5MTMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmUdGe4yZbOr8lBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). - Tiny living: “Small/Cool NYC,” a pop-up exhibition in New York, is offering visitors [ideas for making small spaces cool](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnFXMZP0T1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8yMC9yZWFsZXN0YXRlL2FwYXJ0bWVudC10aGVyYXB5LXRpbnktaG9tZS1wb3AtdXAtYnJvb2tseW4uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIzMTAyMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDU3NDAmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0NzkxMyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZR0Z7jJls6vyUFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). - Serendipity: We revisited the theory about chance collisions and innovation [in the context of remote work](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnFXMZP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8yMC91cHNob3QvcmVtb3RlLXdvcmstdGVjaC1pbm5vdmF0aW9uLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzEwMjAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA1NzQwJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDc5MTMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmUdGe4yZbOr8lBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). - A polyglot politician? New York City is using artificial intelligence to send robocalls featuring the mayor’s voice [in Spanish, Yiddish and other languages](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnFXMZP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8yMC9ueXJlZ2lvbi9haS1yb2JvY2FsbHMtZXJpYy1hZGFtcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjMxMDIwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwNTc0MCZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ3OTEzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplHRnuMmWzq_JQUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). 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