The Morning: Israel has a dilemma

Plus, U.S.-China relations, Mexico’s avocado groves and forgetfulness. 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We’re covering the extended truce in Gaza — as well as U.S.-China relations, Mexico’s avocado groves and forgetfulness. [People sitting in a room watching a projection of a news broadcast.] Residents of Kfar Aza, Israel, watching the announcement of hostage releases. Amit Elkayam for The New York Times A strategic dilemma Israel and Hamas have [extended their truce for two days](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnSFdRP4QbAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMy8xMS8yNy93b3JsZC9pc3JhZWwtaGFtYXMtZ2F6YS13YXItbmV3cz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMxMTI4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwODc1NyZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUxMTM3JnNtaWQ9dXJsLXNoYXJlJnRlPTEmdW5sb2NrZWRfYXJ0aWNsZV9jb2RlPTEuQjAwLnZRSjAuQ2xmWTctdkIzOUpIJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZV9R0mVle_gEB1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) — through tomorrow — which will bring the pause in fighting to six days. The deal is a sign that both sides have benefited from it. What comes next is less clear, though. For Israel’s leaders in particular, the pause has created a strategic dilemma. They have big reasons to extend it again — and big reasons to resume fighting. On the one hand, many international groups and other countries support a cease-fire, pointing to the brutal death toll among Gazan civilians since Oct. 7. President Biden has also [pushed for the pause to continue](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnSFdRP4REAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMy8xMS8yNy93b3JsZC9pc3JhZWwtaGFtYXMtaG9zdGFnZXMtZ2F6YS13YXIvdGhlLXVzLXNheXMtaXQtd2lsbC1wdXNoLWZvci10aGUtdHJ1Y2UtdG8tbGFzdC11bnRpbC1hbGwtdGhlLWhvc3RhZ2VzLWFyZS1yZWxlYXNlZD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMxMTI4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwODc1NyZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUxMTM3JnNtaWQ9dXJsLXNoYXJlJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplX1HSZWV7-AQHUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) so long as Hamas is releasing hostages. Within Israel, families of the hostages have called on their country’s leaders to prioritize the release of all hostages. On the other hand, the pause offers advantages to Hamas. Its leaders can move to new hiding places. Its militants can fortify their positions in southern Gaza before future fighting. And Hamas can hope that the pause leads the U.S. to push Israel to moderate its war aims. “To end the war now would leave Hamas still in charge of most of Gaza,” my colleague Patrick Kingsley [has written](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnSFdRP4QRAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMy8xMS8yNS93b3JsZC9pc3JhZWwtaGFtYXMtaG9zdGFnZXMtZ2F6YS13YXIvaXNyYWVsLWdhemEtaW52YXNpb24tY2Vhc2UtZmlyZT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMxMTI4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwODc1NyZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUxMTM3JnNtaWQ9dXJsLXNoYXJlJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplX1HSZWV7-AQHUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). In today’s newsletter, I’ll dig into both sides of the dilemma. Reasons to pause The scale of recent suffering in Gaza has led to intense criticism of Israel. Although the precise toll remains unclear — and the fairest comparisons remain a subject of dispute — analysts agree that many more Gazan civilians have died in the past seven weeks than did Israeli civilians in Hamas’s Oct. 7 terrorist attacks. Many Gazan victims have been children (as [this Times article](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnSFdRP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8xOC93b3JsZC9taWRkbGVlYXN0L2dhemEtY2hpbGRyZW4taXNyYWVsLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMTEyOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDg3NTcmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1MTEzNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZV9R0mVle_gEB1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) by Raja Abdulrahim, with photos by Samar Abu Elouf and Yousef Masoud, shows). In response, Saudi Arabia has pulled back from earlier diplomatic talks with Israel. U.N. officials have condemned Israel. In the U.S., many Democratic voters, especially those who are younger or more liberal, [have grown uncomfortable](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnSFdRP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8xMy91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9kZW1vY3JhdGljLWFpZGVzLWNvbmdyZXNzLWlzcmFlbC1oYW1hcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzExMjgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA4NzU3Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTExMzcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmVfUdJlZXv4BAdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) with the Biden administration’s strong support for Israel. [A line of trucks parked on a street. People walking towards the trucks. ] Trucks carrying humanitarian aid into northern Gaza. Samar Abu Elouf for The New York Times The pause in the fighting, however, has also paused some of this diplomatic pressure on Israel. As part of the truce, Israel has allowed hundreds of trucks to enter Gaza carrying food, water and medicine. “The pause reinforces that Israel does not want civilians hurt and would like them to stock up on provisions,” David Makovsky of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy told me. Perhaps most important to Israel’s leaders, the pause has already led Hamas to release 69 hostages, with 20 more scheduled to be released in the next two days. In exchange for each freed Israeli hostage, Israel has released three Palestinian prisoners. Before the truce, many Israelis had harshly criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for not doing more to win the hostages’ freedom. After tomorrow’s scheduled releases, Hamas and its allies would still hold roughly 150 hostages, which could lead to a longer pause and further exchanges. Some analysts even say that Israel should see the success of the pause as a reason to accept a lasting cease-fire. Michael Oren, a former Israeli ambassador to the U.S., has argued that Israel should allow Hamas leaders to surrender and flee (much as the Palestine Liberation Organization members did in Beirut in 1982) in exchange for the return of all hostages. “The terrorists can sail off to Algeria, Libya or Iran,” Oren [wrote in The Times of Israel](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnSFdRP0TSaHR0cHM6Ly9ibG9ncy50aW1lc29maXNyYWVsLmNvbS9pc3JhZWxzLWNob2ljZS1ib2R5LW9yLXNvdWwvP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzExMjgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA4NzU3Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTExMzcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmVfUdJlZXv4BAdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). “Our captives will be united with their families.” Tariq Kenney-Shawa — a fellow at Al-Shabaka, a Palestinian think tank — also says that resuming the war would be a mistake. He argues that eliminating a group with as much local support as Hamas has in Gaza is impossible. To do so, Israel would have to destroy the rest of Gaza, creating the next generation of insurgents. “There really is no military solution to this crisis,” Kenney-Shawa told me. Reasons to fight Still, Kenney-Shawa acknowledged that Hamas would consider a lasting cease-fire at this stage to be a victory. “And their allies in the region would chalk it up as a win,” he added. Hamas would have made Israel look weak — by torturing and murdering its civilians, [broadcasting the killings](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnSFdRP4QDAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnRoZWF0bGFudGljLmNvbS9pZGVhcy9hcmNoaXZlLzIwMjMvMTAvd2h5LWlzcmFlbGktb2ZmaWNpYWxzLXNjcmVlbmVkLWZvb3RhZ2UtaGFtYXMtYXR0YWNrLzY3NTczNS8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMTEyOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDg3NTcmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1MTEzNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZV9R0mVle_gEB1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) in gleeful online videos and vowing to repeat the attacks. Israel’s government, by contrast, would have failed in its promise to respond by capturing or killing Hamas’s leaders. Some of these leaders are likely now hiding in southern Gaza because of Israel’s success in invading northern Gaza. For these reasons, most observers expect that Israel will soon expand the fight to southern Gaza. “Ultimately, Israel is going to want to continue to conduct military operations against Hamas, particularly the leadership of Hamas, that were the architects of this brutal, bloody massacre, the worst massacre of the Jewish people since the Holocaust,” Jake Sullivan, Biden’s national security adviser, said on Sunday. How Israel chooses to do so is less certain. If it used aerial bombs as much it did in northern Gaza, the civilian toll could be similarly grim. If it used ground forces more heavily, Israeli troops would be at greater risk of death or capture. Either way, Makovsky, a former editor of The Jerusalem Post, told me that he thought Israel’s stated goal of eliminating Hamas, down to every fighter and weapon, was probably impossible. Toppling its current leadership and then declaring a cease-fire, to be followed by international peace talks, seems a more realistic goal. Related - The U.S. has warned Israel to [fight more surgically](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnSFdRP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8yOC91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9pc3JhZWwtZ2F6YS13YXItbWlsaXRhcnkuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMxMTI4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwODc1NyZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUxMTM3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplX1HSZWV7-AQHUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) once the pause ends to avoid an overwhelming humanitarian crisis, according to senior administration officials. - “We were finally able to sleep well,” Dareen Nseir, who lives in Gaza City, [said about the pause](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnSFdRP4Q2AWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMy8xMS8yNy93b3JsZC9pc3JhZWwtaGFtYXMtaG9zdGFnZXMtZ2F6YS13YXIvYWZ0ZXItZm91ci1kYXlzLW9mLWNhbG0tZ2F6YW5zLWFyZS1ob3BpbmctZm9yLWEtcGVybWFuZW50LWNlYXNlLWZpcmU_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMTEyOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDg3NTcmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1MTEzNyZzbWlkPXVybC1zaGFyZSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZV9R0mVle_gEB1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). - Hamas released 11 more Israeli hostages — [two women and nine children](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnSFdRP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8yNy93b3JsZC9taWRkbGVlYXN0L2lzcmFlbC1ob3N0YWdlLXJlbGVhc2UtbW9uZGF5Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMTEyOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDg3NTcmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1MTEzNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZV9R0mVle_gEB1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) — yesterday. All came from Kibbutz Nir Oz, where terrorists killed or abducted roughly one in four residents on Oct. 7. More war news - Ahed Tamimi, a 22-year-old Palestinian activist, faces [indefinite imprisonment](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnSFdRP0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8yNy93b3JsZC9taWRkbGVlYXN0L2FoZWQtdGFtaW1pLWRldGFpbmVkLWlzcmFlbC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzExMjgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA4NzU3Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTExMzcmc21pZD11cmwtc2hhcmUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmVfUdJlZXv4BAdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) in Israel without charges or trial, her lawyer said. Neither she nor her lawyer can view the evidence against her. - The Israeli military said it had arrested at least 71 Palestinians in the West Bank since Friday, as it [escalates raids in the territory](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnSFdRP4Q5AWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMy8xMS8yNy93b3JsZC9pc3JhZWwtaGFtYXMtZ2F6YS13YXItbmV3cy9hcy1pc3JhZWwtcmVsZWFzZXMtcGFsZXN0aW5pYW4tcHJpc29uZXJzLWl0LWNvbnRpbnVlcy10by1hcnJlc3QtZG96ZW5zLW1vcmU_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMTEyOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDg3NTcmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1MTEzNyZzbWlkPXVybC1zaGFyZSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZV9R0mVle_gEB1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). The Palestinian Authority says the number arrested is at least 112 and includes women, children and former prisoners. - The authorities charged a 48-year-old Vermont man [with attempted murder](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnSFdRP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8yNy91cy92ZXJtb250LWJ1cmxpbmd0b24tc2hvb3RpbmctamFzb24tZWF0b24uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMxMTI4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwODc1NyZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUxMTM3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplX1HSZWV7-AQHUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) in the shooting of three college students of Palestinian descent in Burlington. He pleaded not guilty. - Elon Musk, who endorsed an antisemitic post on his social media platform this month, [traveled to Israel](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnSFdRP0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8yNy93b3JsZC9taWRkbGVlYXN0L2Vsb24tbXVzay1pc3JhZWwtdmlzaXQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMxMTI4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwODc1NyZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUxMTM3JnNtaWQ9dXJsLXNoYXJlJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplX1HSZWV7-AQHUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) and met with Netanyahu. 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The Biden campaign [sees a winning issue](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnSFdRP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8yNy91cy9wb2xpdGljcy90cnVtcC1iaWRlbi1vYmFtYWNhcmUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMxMTI4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwODc1NyZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUxMTM3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplX1HSZWV7-AQHUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). - A majority of voters in six battleground states who backed Biden in the last election [view the economy as only “fair” or “poor,”](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnSFdRP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8yOC9idXNpbmVzcy9lY29ub215L2RlbW9jcmF0cy1iaWRlbi1lY29ub215Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMTEyOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDg3NTcmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1MTEzNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZV9R0mVle_gEB1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) according to a New York Times/Siena College poll. - Supreme Court justices seemed to be [looking for a middle ground](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnSFdRP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8yNy91cy9zdXByZW1lLWNvdXJ0LW1hbmRhdG9yeS1zZW50ZW5jZXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMxMTI4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwODc1NyZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUxMTM3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplX1HSZWV7-AQHUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) as they heard arguments over which drug offenses should count toward a law meant to keep guns from criminals. - Rosalynn Carter is lying in repose at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library in Atlanta. [Her memorial service is today](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnSFdRP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8yOC91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9yb3NhbHlubi1jYXJ0ZXItbWVtb3JpYWwtc2VydmljZXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMxMTI4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwODc1NyZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUxMTM3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplX1HSZWV7-AQHUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). International [An aerial view shows many tree trunks on the forest floor.] Clearing burned forest in Ziracuaretiro, Mexico. Cesar Rodriguez for The New York Times - To keep up with the growing demand for avocados in the U.S., local officials and criminal gangs are [torching Mexico’s forests](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnSFdRP0TdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8yOC91cy9tZXhpY28tYXZvY2Fkby1kZWZvcmVzdGF0aW9uLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMTEyOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDg3NTcmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1MTEzNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZV9R0mVle_gEB1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). - New Zealand’s new right-wing government said it would repeal a law that would have [gradually banned cigarette sales](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnSFdRP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8yOC93b3JsZC9hdXN0cmFsaWEvbmV3LXplYWxhbmQtc21va2luZy1iYW4uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMxMTI4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwODc1NyZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUxMTM3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplX1HSZWV7-AQHUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). - Egypt, which is on track to be [the first country to eliminate hepatitis C](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnSFdRP0TbaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8yOC9oZWFsdGgvaGVwYXRpdGlzLWMtY3VyZS1lZ3lwdC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzExMjgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA4NzU3Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTExMzcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmVfUdJlZXv4BAdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~), has promised to share drugs and expertise with other African countries. - Rishi Sunak, Britain’s prime minister, abruptly canceled a meeting with the Greek prime minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, after he [called for the return of the Parthenon marbles](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnSFdRP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8yNy9hcnRzL3BhcnRoZW5vbi1tYXJibGVzLXByaW1lLW1pbmlzdGVyLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMTEyOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDg3NTcmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1MTEzNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZV9R0mVle_gEB1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). China - G42, an A.I. firm in the United Arab Emirates, has contracts with companies in Europe and the U.S. [But it also has deep ties to China](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnSFdRP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8yNy91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9haS11cy11YWUtY2hpbmEtc2VjdXJpdHktZzQyLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMTEyOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDg3NTcmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1MTEzNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZV9R0mVle_gEB1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD), raising alarms at U.S. spy agencies. - Student exchanges between the U.S. and China have endured for decades. Geopolitical tensions [threaten that](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnSFdRP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8yOC93b3JsZC9hc2lhL3VzLWNoaW5hLXN0dWRlbnQtZXhjaGFuZ2UtZ2VvcG9saXRpY3MuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMxMTI4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwODc1NyZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUxMTM3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplX1HSZWV7-AQHUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). - Affluent Chinese citizens have moved [hundreds of billions of dollars out of the country](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnSFdRP4QHAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMTEvMjgvYnVzaW5lc3MvZ29sZC1iYXJzLWFuZC10b2t5by1hcGFydG1lbnRzLWhvdy1tb25leS1pcy1mbG93aW5nLW91dC1vZi1jaGluYS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzExMjgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA4NzU3Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTExMzcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmVfUdJlZXv4BAdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) this year to buy overseas apartments and stocks, a sign of economic concern. - Shein, a Chinese fast-fashion retailer that has gained popularity with Americans, has filed confidentially for [a U.S. share listing](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnSFdRP0TQaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8yNy9idXNpbmVzcy9zaGVpbi1pcG8uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMxMTI4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwODc1NyZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUxMTM3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplX1HSZWV7-AQHUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). Climate [A man stands atop the wreckage of a small wooden house damaged by a hurricane in Honduras.] Damage caused by Hurricane Eta in Honduras. Inti Ocón/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images - Lawyers for a group of Indigenous people who fled from Honduras to the U.S.-Mexico border plan to argue that [extreme weather caused by climate change](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnSFdRP0TYaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8yOC91cy9jbGltYXRlLW1pZ3JhbnRzLWFzeWx1bS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzExMjgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA4NzU3Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTExMzcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmVfUdJlZXv4BAdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) can be grounds for asylum. - Biden’s clean energy initiative fueled a boom in solar panel factories. The industry is now worried that [an overcrowded market](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnSFdRP0TcaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8yNy91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9iaWRlbi1zb2xhci1lbmVyZ3kuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMxMTI4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwODc1NyZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUxMTM3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplX1HSZWV7-AQHUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) could drive down prices. - Environmentalists helped Vietnam secure a promise of billions of dollars from wealthy countries in return for burning less coal. But it has since [jailed several of the activists involved](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnSFdRP0TYaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8yOC91cy9jbGltYXRlLW1pZ3JhbnRzLWFzeWx1bS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzExMjgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA4NzU3Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTExMzcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmVfUdJlZXv4BAdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). Other Big Stories - A vote by the New York State cannabis board [saved the licenses of 436 retailers](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnSFdRP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8yNy9ueXJlZ2lvbi9kaXNwZW5zYXJ5LWxpY2Vuc2VzLWNhbm5hYmlzLWJvYXJkLWxhd3N1aXQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMxMTI4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwODc1NyZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUxMTM3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplX1HSZWV7-AQHUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~), paving the way for those convicted of marijuana-related offenses to sell it legally. - The Mellon Foundation [promised $500 million](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnSFdRP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8yOC9hcnRzL2Rlc2lnbi9tZWxsb24tZm91bmRhdGlvbi1mdW5kaW5nLW1vbnVtZW50cy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzExMjgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA4NzU3Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTExMzcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmVfUdJlZXv4BAdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) to build monuments in U.S. public spaces that tell more diverse stories. - An experimental drug claims to [add a healthy year](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnSFdRP0TaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8yOC9zY2llbmNlL2xvbmdldml0eS1kcnVncy1kb2dzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMTEyOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDg3NTcmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1MTEzNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZV9R0mVle_gEB1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) to a dog’s life span. Opinions Trump’s plans for destroying the “deep state” in a second term would [weaken government](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnSFdRP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8yNy9vcGluaW9uL3RydW1wLWRlZXAtc3RhdGUtc2NoZWR1bGUtZi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzExMjgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA4NzU3Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTExMzcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmVfUdJlZXv4BAdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) and worsen public services, Donald Moynihan writes. Expressing feminist views in Russia [has become increasingly dangerous](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnSFdRP0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8yNy9vcGluaW9uL2ZlbWluaXN0LXdpdGNoLWh1bnQtcnVzc2lhLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMTEyOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDg3NTcmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1MTEzNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZV9R0mVle_gEB1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD), Vasilisa Kirilochkina writes. Here’s a column by Paul Krugman on [Nikki Haley’s Social Security policy](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnSFdRP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8yNy9vcGluaW9uL25pa2tpLWhhbGV5LXNvY2lhbC1zZWN1cml0eS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzExMjgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA4NzU3Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTExMzcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmVfUdJlZXv4BAdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). The Holiday Sale. 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MORNING READS [A blue muppet, the Cookie Monster of “Sesame Street,” with a giant cookie.] Cookie Monster Sesame Street Nom nom nom: The cookies that [Cookie Monster](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnSFdRP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8yNy9hcnRzL3RlbGV2aXNpb24vY29va2llLW1vbnN0ZXItY29va2llcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzExMjgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA4NzU3Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTExMzcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmVfUdJlZXv4BAdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) eats on “Sesame Street” are real — sort of — and baked in the home of a longtime “puppet wrangler.” Purists: Forget the overstuffed burritos from chain restaurants. In the border cities of El Paso and Ciudad Juárez, [one filling is all you need](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnSFdRP0TZaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8yNy9kaW5pbmcvYm9yZGVyLWZvb2QtYnVycml0b3MuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMxMTI4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwODc1NyZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUxMTM3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplX1HSZWV7-AQHUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). Flies in space: If humans ever live on Mars, they will need to [bring bugs with them](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnSFdRP0TYaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8yNy9zY2llbmNlL21hcnMtbmVlZHMtaW5zZWN0cy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzExMjgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA4NzU3Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTExMzcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmVfUdJlZXv4BAdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). Now, what was I looking for? Why your short-term memory falters, and [how to make it better](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnSFdRP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8yOC93ZWxsL21pbmQvc2hvcnQtdGVybS1tZW1vcnktZm9yZ2V0ZnVsbmVzcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzExMjgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA4NzU3Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTExMzcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmVfUdJlZXv4BAdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). Lives Lived: Audrey Salkeld was a pioneering historian of Mount Everest who herself made it to within 8,000 feet of the summit. She [died at 87](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnSFdRP0TeaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8yNC93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvYXVkcmV5LXNhbGtlbGQtZGVhZC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzExMjgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA4NzU3Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTExMzcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmVfUdJlZXv4BAdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). SPORTS N.F.L.: The Chicago Bears beat the Minnesota Vikings, 12-10, [without scoring a touchdown](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnSFdRP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly90aGVhdGhsZXRpYy5jb20vNTA5NTA3My8yMDIzLzExLzI3L3Zpa2luZ3MtYmVhcnMtc2NvcmUtcmVzdWx0LWRvYmJzLWZpZWxkcy8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMTEyOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDg3NTcmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1MTEzNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZV9R0mVle_gEB1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). Personnel: The Carolina Panthers [fired Frank Reich](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnSFdRP0TcaHR0cHM6Ly90aGVhdGhsZXRpYy5jb20vNTA3NzkxNi8yMDIzLzExLzI3L2ZyYW5rLXJlaWNoLWZpcmVkLXBhbnRoZXJzLz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMxMTI4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwODc1NyZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUxMTM3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplX1HSZWV7-AQHUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) after 11 games, the shortest N.F.L. head-coaching tenure in over 40 years. N.B.A.: LeBron James experienced the [largest margin of defeat](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnSFdRP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly90aGVhdGhsZXRpYy5jb20vNTA5NTE5Ny8yMDIzLzExLzI4L2xha2Vycy1sZWJyb24tamFtZXMtbG9zcy1zaXhlcnMvP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzExMjgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA4NzU3Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTExMzcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmVfUdJlZXv4BAdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) in his professional career in the Lakers’ 138-94 loss to the 76ers. On the same night, he surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for most minutes played in the league. 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More on culture - Celine Song’s “Past Lives” won best feature and Lily Gladstone received outstanding lead performance for “Killers of the Flower Moon” [at the Gotham Awards](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnSFdRP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8yNy9tb3ZpZXMvcGFzdC1saXZlcy1saWx5LWdsYWRzdG9uZS1nb3RoYW0tYXdhcmRzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMTEyOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDg3NTcmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1MTEzNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZV9R0mVle_gEB1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). - Stephen Colbert [canceled “Late Show” episodes](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnSFdRP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8yNy9hcnRzL3RlbGV2aXNpb24vc3RlcGhlbi1jb2xiZXJ0LWFwcGVuZGl4Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMTEyOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDg3NTcmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1MTEzNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZV9R0mVle_gEB1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) for the week as he recovers from appendix surgery. 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