The Evening: Russia bombards Ukraine

Also, Donald Trump’s rivals criticize efforts to remove him from ballots. 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Here’s the latest at the end of Friday. - Russia’s bombardment of Ukraine - A surprising transition-care veto - Plus, our six-day energy challenge [Large plumes of smoke waft above high-rise buildings against the morning sky in Kyiv, Ukraine.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRncdFhP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMi8yOS93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvcnVzc2lhLXVrcmFpbmUtbWlzc2lsZS1hdHRhY2tzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzEyMjkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTExMjgzJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTM4MjkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmWDYUyPZcjIsWtSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) Smoke rising after a strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, today. Gleb Garanich/Reuters Russia launched a large and complex air attack on Ukraine Russian forces fired more than 150 missiles and drones into cities across Ukraine today, hitting factories, hospitals and schools in what Ukrainian officials said was [the largest air assault since they began tracking](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRncdFhP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMi8yOS93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvcnVzc2lhLXVrcmFpbmUtbWlzc2lsZS1hdHRhY2tzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzEyMjkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTExMjgzJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTM4MjkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmWDYUyPZcjIsWtSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) them last year. At least 30 people were killed, more than 160 were wounded and critical infrastructure was damaged, the authorities said. The barrage included hypersonic and cruise missiles that were designed to overwhelm and confuse Ukrainian air defenses, which have successfully shot down a vast majority of attacks in recent months. Today, however, more than 40 missiles and drones hit their marks. One Russian rocket also traveled through a Polish border area near Ukraine for three minutes, briefly violating NATO airspace, Poland’s military said. But unlike the Russian drones that crashed in September in Romania, the rocket did not hit anything on the ground in Poland. Russia’s assault echoed last year’s winter campaign, which plunged many areas into cold and darkness. Ukrainian authorities have warned for months that Russia was stockpiling high-precision missiles to pound Ukrainian cities when cold weather began to bite. In Russia, a sweeping censorship law has [ensnared thousands of residents](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRncdFhP0T1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMy8xMi8yOS93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvcnVzc2lhLXVrcmFpbmUtd2FyLWNlbnNvcnNoaXAuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIzMTIyOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTEyODMmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1MzgyOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZYNhTI9lyMixa1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) for even mild antiwar statements. [Ron DeSantis in profile during a television interview. A screen is visible in the background, out of focus.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRncdFhP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMi8yOC91cy9wb2xpdGljcy90cnVtcC1tYWluZS1yZWFjdGlvbnMtcmVwdWJsaWNhbnMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIzMTIyOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTEyODMmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1MzgyOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZYNhTI9lyMixa1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) “It opens up Pandora’s box,” Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida said of Maine’s decision to remove Donald Trump from the ballot. Haiyun Jiang for The New York Times Trump’s rivals criticize efforts to remove him from ballots Debate over Donald Trump’s eligibility to run for president again flared up last night when Maine [became the second state to remove him](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRncdFhP0TUaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMi8yOC91cy9tYWluZS10cnVtcC1iYWxsb3QuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIzMTIyOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTEyODMmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1MzgyOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZYNhTI9lyMixa1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) from its primary ballots and California declined to take a similar step. The decisions are tied to interpretations of [a section of the 14th Amendment](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRncdFhP0TZaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYXJ0aWNsZS8xNHRoLWFtZW5kbWVudC10cnVtcC1jb2xvcmFkby5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjMxMjI5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExMTI4MyZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUzODI5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgplg2FMj2XIyLFrUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) that bars insurrectionists from holding office. The Supreme Court is all but certain to decide whether Trump can run nationwide, and my colleague Adam Liptak [explored how it might rule](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRncdFhP0TeaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMi8yOS91cy9zdXByZW1lLWNvdXJ0LXRydW1wLWVsZWN0aW9uLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzEyMjkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTExMjgzJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTM4MjkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmWDYUyPZcjIsWtSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). But the former president’s Republican rivals, who are trailing him by substantial margins in recent polls, [denounced the attempts to remove him from ballots](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRncdFhP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMi8yOC91cy9wb2xpdGljcy90cnVtcC1tYWluZS1yZWFjdGlvbnMtcmVwdWJsaWNhbnMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIzMTIyOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTEyODMmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1MzgyOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZYNhTI9lyMixa1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). “It should be up to voters to decide who gets elected,” Nikki Haley’s campaign said. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRncdFhP0TXaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMi8yOS91cy9vaGlvLXRyYW5zZ2VuZGVyLWJpbGwuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIzMTIyOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTEyODMmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1MzgyOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZYNhTI9lyMixa1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD Gov. Mike DeWine of Ohio. Carolyn Kaster/Associated Press Ohio’s governor blocked a ban on transition care for minors Mike DeWine, the Republican governor of Ohio, vetoed a bill today that would have barred transgender minors from receiving [puberty blockers, hormone therapy and surgeries](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRncdFhP0TXaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMi8yOS91cy9vaGlvLXRyYW5zZ2VuZGVyLWJpbGwuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIzMTIyOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTEyODMmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1MzgyOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZYNhTI9lyMixa1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). DeWine said that parents, not the state, should make a child’s medical decisions. It was a rare rejection in what has been a concerted effort by the Republican Party to mobilize cultural conservatives around transgender issues for the 2024 primaries. The bill had also sought to prohibit transgender girls and women from playing on high school and college sports teams that correspond with their gender identity. [Three police officers stand around a police car that has its lights on in the middle of an intersection.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRncdFhP0TaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMi8yOS91cy9jcmltZS1kYXRhLWZiaS1ob21pY2lkZXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIzMTIyOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTEyODMmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1MzgyOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZYNhTI9lyMixa1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) Police in Los Angeles in March. Ringo H.W. Chiu/Associated Press Murders and other violent crimes fell sharply this year In 2020, as the pandemic took hold and protests convulsed the nation, the U.S. experienced the largest increase in murders ever recorded. Now, as 2023 comes to a close, the country is likely to see one of the [largest yearly declines in homicides](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRncdFhP0TaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMi8yOS91cy9jcmltZS1kYXRhLWZiaS1ob21pY2lkZXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIzMTIyOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTEyODMmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1MzgyOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZYNhTI9lyMixa1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD), according to recent F.B.I. data and statistics collected by independent criminologists and researchers. Homicides still remain above prepandemic levels, but cities like Detroit and Baltimore are on track to record the fewest murders in many years. Homicides are down by 13 percent in Chicago and by 11 percent in New York. More top news - Weather: Residents of the West Coast braced for a powerful storm system to bring [rain, coastal flooding and waves as tall as 30 feet](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRncdFhP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMi8yOS91cy9jYWxpZm9ybmlhLXdhdmVzLXN0b3JtLWZsb29kaW5nLWV2YWN1YXRpb25zLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzEyMjkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTExMjgzJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTM4MjkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmWDYUyPZcjIsWtSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). - Gaza: An airstrike hit a house in Rafah in southern Gaza, [killing at least 18 people](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRncdFhP4QyAWh0dHBzOi8vbnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDIzLzEyLzI5L3dvcmxkL2lzcmFlbC1oYW1hcy13YXItZ2F6YS1uZXdzL2F0LWxlYXN0LTE4LXBlb3BsZS13ZXJlLWtpbGxlZC1pbi1yYWZhLWFpcnN0cmlrZS1hLW5lYXJieS1ob3NwaXRhbC1zYXlzP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjMxMjI5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExMTI4MyZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUzODI5JnNtaWQ9dXJsLXNoYXJlJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgplg2FMj2XIyLFrUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~), according to staff at a nearby hospital. - Nepal: A Yeti Airlines crash that killed 72 people in January was [caused by a pilot who pulled the incorrect levers while trying to land](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRncdFhP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMi8yOS93b3JsZC9hc2lhL25lcGFsLXBsYW5lLWNyYXNoLWNhdXNlLXlldGkuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIzMTIyOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTEyODMmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1MzgyOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZYNhTI9lyMixa1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). - A.I.: For months, some of the biggest players in the U.S. news industry have been in [confidential talks with OpenAI about licensing their content](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRncdFhP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMi8yOS9idXNpbmVzcy9tZWRpYS9tZWRpYS1vcGVuYWktY2hhdGdwdC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjMxMjI5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExMTI4MyZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUzODI5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgplg2FMj2XIyLFrUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) to the company. - Court: Michael Cohen said that a legal filing his lawyer submitted to a judge included bogus citations [generated by an A.I. program Cohen had used](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRncdFhP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMi8yOS9ueXJlZ2lvbi9taWNoYWVsLWNvaGVuLWFpLWZha2UtY2FzZXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIzMTIyOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTEyODMmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1MzgyOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZYNhTI9lyMixa1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). - Business: Hong Kong stocks plunged to losses for the fourth straight year, [driven by fears about China’s economy](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRncdFhP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMi8yOS9idXNpbmVzcy9ob25nLWtvbmctc3RvY2tzLWhhbmctc2VuZy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjMxMjI5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExMTI4MyZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUzODI5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgplg2FMj2XIyLFrUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). - China: Adm. Dong Jun was appointed as the minister of defense, filling a monthslong vacancy created by the [unexplained disappearance of the previous minister](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRncdFhP0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMi8yOS93b3JsZC9hc2lhL2NoaW5hLWRlZmVuc2UtbWluaXN0ZXIuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIzMTIyOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTEyODMmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1MzgyOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZYNhTI9lyMixa1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). - Crime: The police in Colorado Springs are searching for Kimberlee Singler, a 35-year-old woman [charged with murdering two of her children and injuring a third](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRncdFhP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMi8yOC91cy9jb2xvcmFkby1zcHJpbmdzLW11cmRlci1tb3RoZXItY2hpbGRyZW4uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIzMTIyOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTEyODMmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1MzgyOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZYNhTI9lyMixa1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). - Health: Britain’s fragmented system of geriatric care is straining under an aging population. [“Integrated care” could help.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRncdFhP0TeaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMi8yOS93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvdWstc29jaWFsLWNhcmUtbmhzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzEyMjkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTExMjgzJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTM4MjkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmWDYUyPZcjIsWtSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) - Investigation: This is how the Rikers Island jail became [New York’s largest mental institution](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRncdFhP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMi8yOS9ueXJlZ2lvbi9ueWMtcmlrZXJzLWhvbWVsZXNzLW1lbnRhbC1pbGxuZXNzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzEyMjkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTExMjgzJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTM4MjkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmWDYUyPZcjIsWtSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). TIME TO UNWIND [A black-and-white photo shows Giuseppe Verdi, in a dark hat and with a white beard, reclining in a chair under tall trees. A gazebo with a thatched roof is in the background.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRncdFhP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMi8yOS9hcnRzL211c2ljL2dpdXNlcHBlLXZlcmRpLXBpbGdyaW1hZ2UtaXRhbHkuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIzMTIyOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTEyODMmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1MzgyOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZYNhTI9lyMixa1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) Giuseppe Verdi at home in Sant’Agata in northern Italy. DeAgostini, via Getty Images The places that shaped Verdi More than a century after his death, Giuseppe Verdi’s operas still shape the genre and enchant listeners like our critic Anthony Tommasini. To trace Verdi’s influences, Tommasini went on a pilgrimage to northern Italy, visiting the sites the composer knew best. The [highlight of the trip was the hamlet of Sant’Agata](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRncdFhP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMi8yOS9hcnRzL211c2ljL2dpdXNlcHBlLXZlcmRpLXBpbGdyaW1hZ2UtaXRhbHkuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIzMTIyOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTEyODMmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1MzgyOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZYNhTI9lyMixa1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD), where Verdi lived for his last 50 years. There, at what is now known as Villa Verdi, he oversaw every aspect of the farm — the crops and livestock, a slaughterhouse for pigs, an irrigation system he devised, the work of his tenants — even as he kept writing operas that appeared on the world’s grandest stages. [A collage of fragmented images that includes a calendar, a sun, a hand writing in a notebook, a person looking at water and a person walking.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRncdFhP0TeaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMi8yOS93ZWxsL2xpdmUvbmV3LXllYXJzLXJlc29sdXRpb25zLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzEyMjkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTExMjgzJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTM4MjkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmWDYUyPZcjIsWtSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) Illustration by Andrei Cojocaru; photographs by Getty Images Start the new year off right The best New Year’s resolutions are both achievable and potentially life-changing. Readers wrote in to share [resolutions that worked for them](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRncdFhP0TeaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMi8yOS93ZWxsL2xpdmUvbmV3LXllYXJzLXJlc29sdXRpb25zLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzEyMjkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTExMjgzJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTM4MjkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmWDYUyPZcjIsWtSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) and that could perhaps inspire you. Those looking for an invigorating start to 2024 can [sign up for our six-day energy challenge](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRncdFhP0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMi8xMS93ZWxsL2xpdmUvZW5lcmd5LWNoYWxsZW5nZS1zaWdudXAuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIzMTIyOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTEyODMmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1MzgyOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZYNhTI9lyMixa1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). For the first week of the year, my colleagues on the Well desk will share evidence-based tips and inspiration so you can feel more awake throughout the day. UNWIND DURING THE HOLIDAYS We asked readers to share tips. “I am a quilter and have found quilting to be a wonderful way to calm down. Sewing fabric, either by hand or machine, takes concentration and is a great distraction from work, family and other stress-inducing things.” — Deborah Smith from Bennington, Vt. [A man wearing a blue fleece and a woman wearing a white sweater stand pensively on a walkway by the water. ](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRncdFhP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMi8yOC90cmF2ZWwvMy15ZWFyLWNydWlzZS1saWZlLWF0LXNlYS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjMxMjI5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExMTI4MyZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUzODI5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgplg2FMj2XIyLFrUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) Joe and Kara Youssef. Rena R. Effendi for The New York Times Dinner table topics - An unfulfilled dream: Kara and Joe Youssef sold almost everything they owned to go on a three-year cruise. [Then it all unraveled](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRncdFhP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMi8yOC90cmF2ZWwvMy15ZWFyLWNydWlzZS1saWZlLWF0LXNlYS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjMxMjI5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExMTI4MyZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUzODI5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgplg2FMj2XIyLFrUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). - Spill your guts: This year’s pop music hits were [full of longing](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRncdFhP0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMi8yOS9hcnRzL2dpcmxob29kLW9saXZpYS1yb2RyaWdvLXByaXNjaWxsYS1wcmVzbGV5LWxhdXJ5bi1oaWxsLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzEyMjkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTExMjgzJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTM4MjkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmWDYUyPZcjIsWtSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) — the kind that comes from badly wanting something seemingly just out of reach. - “New collar” workers: A growing class of jobs requires advanced skills but [not necessarily advanced degrees](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRncdFhP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMi8yOS9idXNpbmVzcy93YW50ZWQtbmV3LWNvbGxhci13b3JrZXJzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzEyMjkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTExMjgzJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTM4MjkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmWDYUyPZcjIsWtSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). - Up next: “Doctor Who” welcomed its 15th doctor. [Here’s how he stacks up](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRncdFhP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMi8yOS9hcnRzL3RlbGV2aXNpb24vZHItd2hvLW5ldy1kb2N0b3ItbmN1dGktZ2F0d2EuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIzMTIyOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTEyODMmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1MzgyOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZYNhTI9lyMixa1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). 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Bubbles are floating in the air, and an adult is speaking into a microphone in the middle of the room.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRncdFhP0TXaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMi8yOS9zdHlsZS9uZXcteWVhci1jb3VudGRvd24uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIzMTIyOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTEyODMmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1MzgyOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZYNhTI9lyMixa1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) New Year’s Eve 2023 at the Children’s Museum of Manhattan. via Children s Museum of Manhattan Count down to 2024 at any time Rather than staying up until midnight and counting down the seconds until the calendar officially turns to 2024, the Children’s Museum of Manhattan is one of several institutions that will be hosting midday celebrations. 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