Thursday Briefing: The U.N. climate summit

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We’re covering U.S. representation at the U.N. climate summit and the death of Henry Kissinger. Plus: Hamas and Israel extend their truce. [President Biden, wearing a blue shirt and dark blue jacket, tours a factory with three other people, who are wearing yellow safety vests. ] President Biden touring a wind turbine factory in Colorado, on Wednesday.  Erin Schaff/The New York Times Biden defends clean energy agenda On a tour of a wind turbine factory in Colorado, President Biden [rebuked conservative opponents](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnSqoaP4QKAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMTEvMjkvdXMvcG9saXRpY3MvYmlkZW4td2luZC1jb2xvcmFkby1yZXB1YmxpY2Fucy1ib2ViZXJ0Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjMxMTMwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwODkzMCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTEzMTMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmVfGiVoZYvEey9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) who had characterized his climate policies as “a massive failure.” But even as he stressed the importance of an economy built on clean energy, the president said little about climate change, just days after declining to attend COP28, the U.N. climate summit in Dubai, which begins today. Instead, Vice President Kamala Harris will [attend COP28 tomorrow and Saturday](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnSqoaP4QIAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMTEvMjkvdXMvcG9saXRpY3MvaGFycmlzLWJpZGVuLWNvcDI4LWNsaW1hdGUtY29uZmVyZW5jZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIzMTEzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDg5MzAmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUxMzEzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplXxolaGWLxHsvUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). She plans to “underscore the Biden-Harris administration’s success in delivering on the most ambitious climate agenda in history, both at home and abroad,” a spokeswoman said. Lisa Friedman, a reporter for The Times, is covering the conference, the 12th one she has attended. What will you be watching this time around? Lisa: There are a number of important things set to take place, including a global assessment of how successful nations have been in meeting the climate targets they set in Paris in 2015 and finalizing the details of a new fund to help vulnerable countries cope with the loss and damage caused by global warming. But the big thing I’ll have my eye on is the political agreement nations are debating around phasing out fossil fuels. Of the two main issues — the “loss and damage” fund and a deal to replace fossil fuels with clean energy — which is most likely to be finalized? Lisa: The “loss and damage” fund has a deadline to be operational by the end of COP28, and it seems likely at this stage that it will happen. In early November, the U.S. signed off on draft U.N. guidelines that stipulate that the fund will be housed at the World Bank for at least four years. Neither developed countries nor anyone else would be obliged to pay into the fund. As for the energy transition, I think most people expect there to be an agreement. It’s just a question of how ambitious it will be. [Henry Kissinger sits next to President Gerald Ford at a desk, in a black and white picture from 1975.] Henry Kissinger with President Gerald Ford, in 1975. Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Henry Kissinger dies at 100 Henry Kissinger, the scholar-turned-diplomat who engineered the U.S.’s opening to China, negotiated its exit from Vietnam and used cunning, ambition and intellect to remake American power relationships with the Soviet Union at the height of the Cold War, sometimes trampling on democratic values to do so, [has died at 100](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnSqoaP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8yOS91cy9oZW5yeS1raXNzaW5nZXItZGVhZC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIzMTEzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDg5MzAmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUxMzEzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplXxolaGWLxHsvUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). Few diplomats have been both celebrated and reviled with such passion as Kissinger, who advised 12 presidents, from John F. Kennedy to Joe Biden. A German-Jewish refugee, he transformed almost every global relationship he touched, speaking with a lifelong Bavarian accent that sometimes added an indecipherable element to his pronouncements. From the archives: In 2011, Kissinger [sat down with The Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnSqoaP0T4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vdmlkZW8vYm9va3MvcmV2aWV3LzEwMDAwMDAwMDc1Mzk4Mi9raXNzaW5nZXIuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMzExMzAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA4OTMwJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1MTMxMyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZV8aJWhli8R7L1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) to discuss the perils of diplomacy past and present. [A group of people warm themselves at night next to a fire.] Palestinians warming themselves in Khan Younis, in southern Gaza. Yousef Masoud for The New York Times Hamas and Israel extend truce Minutes before the deadline, Israel and Hamas [agreed to extend their cease-fire](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnSqoaP0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDIzLzExLzMwL3dvcmxkL2lzcmFlbC1oYW1hcy1nYXphLXdhci1uZXdzP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIzMTEzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDg5MzAmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUxMzEzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplXxolaGWLxHsvUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) in the Gaza Strip for at least one more day. Officials with knowledge of the talks said they also hoped that the succession of short-term pauses would pave the way toward a longer-term cease-fire to bring the war to a close. Achieving that is no easy task. Israeli officials have vowed not to stop their military campaign until Hamas’s leadership has been eliminated and the group’s military and governance infrastructure is uprooted from Gaza, objectives that remain remote. Hamas last night released [16 people who had been held hostage](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnSqoaP0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDIzLzExLzI5L3dvcmxkL2lzcmFlbC1oYW1hcy1nYXphLXdhci1uZXdzP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIzMTEzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDg5MzAmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUxMzEzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplXxolaGWLxHsvUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli authorities said, pushing the number of freed captives past 100, of whom 70 are Israelis. In return, Israel a few hours later set free 30 more Palestinian prisoners. The exchanges so far have focused on women and children. Details: The Israeli military said that more than 140 hostages remained in Gaza. Many of them are soldiers or men young enough to be called up for military service. Hamas officials have said it will demand a higher price for releasing people in those categories. [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-native-0) A MESSAGE FROM GOOGLE [AI for Minimizing Fuel Consumption Fuel-efficient routing on Google Maps empowers drivers to make more sustainable travel decisions. Using AI, Google Maps can predict fuel consumption for driving routes in real time, allowing people to choose more efficient routes and reduce emissions. Since launching in October 2021, the feature is estimated to have helped prevent more than 2.4 million metric tons of carbon emissions — the equivalent of taking approximately 500,000 fuel-based cars off the road for a year. 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Whether they will choose to is less clear. - A U.S. military aircraft crashed near a small island off the coast of southern Japan, [killing at least one of the six people onboard](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnSqoaP0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8yOS93b3JsZC9hc2lhL3VzLW9zcHJleS1jcmFzaC1qYXBhbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIzMTEzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDg5MzAmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUxMzEzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplXxolaGWLxHsvUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). Other Big Stories [A physical therapist in a long-sleeve shirt and long dark pants and sneakers helps an older patient in a medical gown stand up from a reclining chair in a hospital room.] Michael Hanson for The New York Times - Life expectancy in the U.S. [rose last year as Covid receded](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnSqoaP0T9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8yOS9oZWFsdGgvdXMtbGlmZS1leHBlY3RhbmN5LWNvdmlkLWRlYXRocy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIzMTEzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDg5MzAmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUxMzEzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplXxolaGWLxHsvUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) but remains lower than it was before the pandemic. - Some Vatican analysts believe that Pope Francis, who has been in poor health, is increasingly [focusing his depleted energies](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnSqoaP4QDAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMTEvMjkvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL3BvcGUtZnJhbmNpcy1hbWVyaWNhbi1jYXJkaW5hbHMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMzExMzAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA4OTMwJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1MTMxMyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZV8aJWhli8R7L1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) on settling scores and cleaning house. - After Russia invaded Ukraine, Germany pledged to revitalize its military. [The effort has stalled](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnSqoaP4QLAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMTEvMjkvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2dlcm1hbnktbWlsaXRhcnktc3RyYXRlZ2ljLXBpdm90LXN0YWxscy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIzMTEzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDg5MzAmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUxMzEzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplXxolaGWLxHsvUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). - OPEC members are wrestling over [whether to cut oil production further](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnSqoaP4QCAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMTEvMjkvYnVzaW5lc3MvZW5lcmd5LWVudmlyb25tZW50L29wZWMtb2lsLXByaWNlcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIzMTEzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDg5MzAmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUxMzEzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplXxolaGWLxHsvUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~), and if so, by how much. - At The Times’s DealBook Summit, Taiwan’s president said that China was [unlikely to try to invade Taiwan soon](~/AAAAAQA~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) because its leadership is overwhelmed by domestic challenges. What Else Is Happening - The actor Jonathan Majors is set to go to trial on accusations that he [assaulted his then-girlfriend](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnSqoaP0T9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8yOS9ueXJlZ2lvbi9qb25hdGhhbi1tYWpvcnMtYXNzYXVsdC10cmlhbC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIzMTEzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDg5MzAmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUxMzEzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplXxolaGWLxHsvUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). - It [appears likely that most drivers will have to pay $15](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnSqoaP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8yOS9ueXJlZ2lvbi90b2xscy1jb25nZXN0aW9uLXByaWNpbmctbnljLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjMxMTMwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwODkzMCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTEzMTMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmVfGiVoZYvEey9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) to enter some of Manhattan’s busiest streets as soon as next spring. - Apple announced that it would make it [easier to text between iPhones and Android phones](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnSqoaP4QLAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMTEvMjkvdGVjaG5vbG9neS9wZXJzb25hbHRlY2gvYXBwbGUtaXBob25lLWFuZHJvaWQtYnViYmxlcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIzMTEzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDg5MzAmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUxMzEzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplXxolaGWLxHsvUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). A Morning Read [Maria Callas on a stage with Greek columns and an urn. She wears a black cape over a dress that has circles on her chest. Behind her, singers in Greek-type robes. Next to her, a man in shirt and slacks.] Erio Piccagliani/Teatro alla Scala The opera star Maria Callas, who would have turned 100 on Dec. 2, gave the genre’s melodramas a startling sense of reality and her characters profound psychological depths, Zachary Woolfe, The Times’s classical music critic, [writes in this appraisal](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnSqoaP0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8yOS9hcnRzL211c2ljL21hcmlhLWNhbGxhcy1jZW50ZW5uaWFsLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjMxMTMwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwODkzMCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTEzMTMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmVfGiVoZYvEey9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). “She and her flash of a career,” he writes, “remain a beacon of artistic integrity and profundity — of the cultivation of tradition and craft, of a desire to bring the past to bear on the present — in a culture that values those qualities less and less.” SPORTS NEWS New soccer stadiums: Why do they [cost so much](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnSqoaP0T7aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVhdGhsZXRpYy5jb20vNTA5NDYxMi8yMDIzLzExLzI5L2Zvb3RiYWxsLXN0YWRpdW1zLWNvc3QtZXhwZW5zaXZlLz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMzExMzAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA4OTMwJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1MTMxMyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZV8aJWhli8R7L1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) to build? The overhead kick: Alan Shearer explores the [biomechanical beauty](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnSqoaP4QFAWh0dHBzOi8vdGhlYXRobGV0aWMuY29tLzUwOTM0NDAvMjAyMy8xMS8yOC9vdmVyaGVhZC1raWNrcy1hbGFuLXNoZWFyZXItcHJlbWllci1sZWFndWUvP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIzMTEzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDg5MzAmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUxMzEzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplXxolaGWLxHsvUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) of the skill. Tennis’s “premier tour” revolution: Inside the deal that could [transform the sport](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnSqoaP0T1aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVhdGhsZXRpYy5jb20vNTA5NDA1MS8yMDIzLzExLzI4L3Rlbm5pcy1ncmFuZC1zbGFtcy1wcmVtaWVyLz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMzExMzAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA4OTMwJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1MTMxMyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZV8aJWhli8R7L1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). Gymnastics: The weighing of athletes will be [restricted in Britain](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnSqoaP4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMTEvMjkvc3BvcnRzL29seW1waWNzL2JyaXRhaW4tZ3ltbmFzdC13ZWlnaHQtYmFuLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjMxMTMwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwODkzMCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTEzMTMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmVfGiVoZYvEey9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) after reports of abuse in the sport. Subscribe Today We hope you’ve enjoyed this newsletter, which is made possible through subscriber support. 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He even slipped on a spacesuit for “Interstellar.” But his prominence has nothing to do with a promotional schedule. It’s because every day since 2021, the artist Jason Chou has digitally inserted the anthropomorphized star into scenes from popular films and television shows. 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