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Donald Trump Jeenah Moon for The New York Times
âA critical dayâ Donald Trumpâs four criminal trials can seem dizzying, including both federal and state cases, across Florida, Georgia, New York and Washington. But itâs worth remembering that the cases have different timetables. And any case that might produce a verdict before Election Day is probably more important than the others. The cases that donât reach a verdict before November may become moot if Trump wins the 2024 presidential election. As president, he could try to end the two federal cases, while many legal scholars believe that the Constitution prevents state prosecutors from pursuing charges against a sitting president. This reality explains why Trumpâs defense strategy [revolves around delaying the cases](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnf7a-P0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNC8wMS9ueXJlZ2lvbi90cnVtcC1icmFnZy1sZWdhbC1kZWZlbnNlLXN0cmF0ZWd5Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDEwOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTIwNTQmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NDY3MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZZi-MZ1lx9APF1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). Any case he can push into 2025 may be irrelevant, at least for another four years. Today in Washington, an appeals court [will hear an argument](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnf7a-P0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMS8wOS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy90cnVtcC1pbW11bml0eS1oZWFyaW5nLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDEwOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTIwNTQmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NDY3MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZZi-MZ1lx9APF1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) that will shape the timing of the case that seems to be furthest along: the federal trial involving Trumpâs efforts to remain in power despite losing the 2020 election. Trump claims he is immune from prosecution because the charges stem from actions that he took while he was president. Adding to the drama, he has said that he will attend todayâs argument in person. âToday is a critical day for determining how Trumpâs trials are likely to play out this year,â Alan Feuer, who has been covering the cases for The Times, told us. Whether Trump is convicted of any crimes before Election Day could be a major factor in the 2024 race. A recent poll found that [nearly a quarter of Trumpâs supporters](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnf7a-P0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMi8yMC91cy9wb2xpdGljcy90cnVtcC1wb2xsLWNvbnZpY3Rpb24tdHJpYWxzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDEwOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTIwNTQmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NDY3MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZZi-MZ1lx9APF1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) believe that he should not be the Republican nominee for president if he is found guilty of a crime. A conviction could also affect the general election. âIn a close race, it might be decisive even if only a sliver of voters refuse to vote for a felon,â Nate Cohn, The Timesâs chief political analyst, [has written](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnf7a-P0TeaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMS8wMS91cHNob3QvMjAyNC1lbGVjdGlvbi10cnVtcC1iaWRlbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDAxMDkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTEyMDU0Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTQ2NzMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmWYvjGdZcfQDxdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). In the rest of todayâs newsletter, we walk you through the timing of all four criminal cases. 1. Post-2020 interference The case at issue in todayâs hearing â the federal trial involving Trumpâs actions after the 2020 election â had been set to begin in Washington on March 4, the day before Super Tuesday. That starting date is on hold while judges hear arguments on whether Trump is immune. If Trump wins at the appeals court, the federal case against him may unravel. If he loses, he is likely to appeal to the Supreme Court. For Trump, even a drawn-out process that ends in defeat could effectively be a victory. âThe immunity battle, even if Trump loses on the substance of his arguments, could still determine whether the trial will be held before the election in November,â Alan and Maggie Haberman wrote last week [in the Trump on Trial newsletter](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnf7a-P0TdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMS8wNC91cy9wb2xpdGljcy90cnVtcC1vbi10cmlhbC0yMDI0Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDEwOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTIwNTQmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NDY3MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZZi-MZ1lx9APF1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). (Police officers were called to the homes of the judge overseeing Trumpâs election interference case and the special counsel, Jack Smith, after [separate false reports of shootings](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnf7a-P0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMS8wOC91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9qdWRnZS10YW55YS1jaHV0a2FuLXN3YXR0aW5nLXRydW1wLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDEwOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTIwNTQmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NDY3MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZZi-MZ1lx9APF1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD).) 2. Stormy Daniels The other trial that now seems as if it could finish before the election is the case that accuses Trump of [falsifying business records](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnf7a-P0TRaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbmV3cy1ldmVudC90cnVtcC1ueS1odXNoLW1vbmV5LWNhc2U_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDEwOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTIwNTQmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NDY3MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZZi-MZ1lx9APF1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) to cover up his alleged affair with Stormy Daniels. The trial is set to begin on March 25 and probably would last about a month. The Manhattan district attorney, Alvin Bragg, has indicated that he may accept a later starting date if Trumpâs federal trial involving the 2020 election moves ahead. The judge overseeing the Manhattan trial plans to finalize the starting date on Feb. 15. âIf it seems that the Jan. 6 trial will be delayed for months, he may well stick with the current schedule,â our colleague Jonah Bromwich, who is covering the case, said. âI think thereâs about a 50 percent chance that the Manhattan trial goes forward as scheduled.â 3. Georgia interference In addition to the federal charges related to Trumpâs efforts to stay in power, he also faces [state charges in Georgia](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnf7a-P0TUaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbmV3cy1ldmVudC90cnVtcC1nZW9yZ2lhLWVsZWN0aW9uLWNhc2U_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDEwOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTIwNTQmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NDY3MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZZi-MZ1lx9APF1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). Fani Willis, the district attorney in Fulton County, Ga., chose to bring a sprawling racketeering case involving 19 defendants. The complexity is one reason the trial seems unlikely to finish this year. 4. Classified documents Trump faces a federal trial in Florida in which prosecutors accuse him of [taking sensitive government documents from the White House](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnf7a-P0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbmV3cy1ldmVudC9kb25hbGQtdHJ1bXAtY2xhc3NpZmllZC1kb2N1bWVudHMtaW52ZXN0aWdhdGlvbj9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwMTA5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExMjA1NCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU0NjczJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplmL4xnWXH0A8XUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) and obstructing the governmentâs efforts to retrieve them. It is scheduled to begin on May 20. But that date may change, and the case appears unlikely to end before November. Other cases Trump is also involved in three noncriminal cases: - Last fall, a New York judge ruled that Trump had committed fraud by inflating his net worth. The judge will hear arguments about potential financial penalties this week.
- Last May, a jury in New York concluded that Trump had sexually abused E. Jean Carroll, a writer, in the 1990s, and later defamed her. In September, a judge ruled that Trump had defamed Carroll in another instance, too; a civil trial to determine damages will begin next week.
- Colorado and Maine have banned Trumpâs name from the primary ballot this year, saying that his efforts to overturn the 2020 election amounted to insurrection. Trump has appealed the decisions, and the Supreme Court announced last week that it would hear the Colorado case on Feb. 8. A decision will likely apply to other states that try to ban him. For more - The Times is [tracking each criminal case](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnf7a-P0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMy91cy90cnVtcC1pbnZlc3RpZ2F0aW9ucy1jaGFyZ2VzLWluZGljdG1lbnRzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDEwOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTIwNTQmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NDY3MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZZi-MZ1lx9APF1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) against Trump, and the legal website Just Security keeps [a running list of key dates](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnf7a-P0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuanVzdHNlY3VyaXR5Lm9yZy84ODAzOS90cnVtcHMtbGVnYWwtYW5kLXBvbGl0aWNhbC1jYWxlbmRhci1hbGwtdGhlLWRhdGVzLXlvdS1uZWVkLXRvLWtub3cvP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDAxMDkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTEyMDU0Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTQ2NzMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmWYvjGdZcfQDxdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~).
- Trump pressured state and federal officials to overturn results of the 2020 election in more than 30 phone calls or meetings, according to a Times analysis. [See a timeline of events](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnf7a-P0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyNC8wMS8wOC91cy90cnVtcC0yMDIwLW92ZXJ0dXJuLXRpbWVsaW5lLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDEwOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTIwNTQmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NDY3MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZZi-MZ1lx9APF1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). More on the 2024 election - Protesters calling for a cease-fire in Gaza [interrupted President Bidenâs speech](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnf7a-P0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMS8wOC91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9iaWRlbi1jYW1wYWlnbi1zb3V0aC1jYXJvbGluYS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDAxMDkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTEyMDU0Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTQ2NzMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmWYvjGdZcfQDxdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) at a church in Charleston, S.C. The audience responded with chants of âfour more years,â and Biden praised the protestersâ âpassion.â
- Biden criticized Trump for saying âwe have to get overâ school shootings. âWe have to stop it,â Biden said at the church, where a white supremacist gunman killed nine people in 2015.
- Biden rebuked Nikki Haley, without naming her, for her remarks about the roots of the Civil War, saying, âLet me be clear, for those who donât seem to know: Slavery was the cause.â
- Mitch Landrieu, Bidenâs infrastructure czar, is stepping down [to help lead the presidentâs re-election campaign](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnf7a-P0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMS8wOC91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9taXRjaC1sYW5kcmlldS1iaWRlbi1pbmZyYXN0cnVjdHVyZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDAxMDkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTEyMDU0Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTQ2NzMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmWYvjGdZcfQDxdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~).
- With Trump busy in court, his campaign has called on allies like Marjorie Taylor Greene and Ben Carson to [fill the gaps in Iowa](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnf7a-P0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMS8wOS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy90cnVtcC1pb3dhLWNhdWN1c2VzLW10Zy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDAxMDkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTEyMDU0Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTQ2NzMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmWYvjGdZcfQDxdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~).
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Central Gaza during an escorted tour by the Israeli military. Avishag Shaar-Yashuv for The New York Times - The Israeli military said that it had begun a more targeted phase of its war in Gaza, which it said would involve [fewer ground troops and airstrikes](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnf7a-P4QpAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyNC8wMS8wOC93b3JsZC9pc3JhZWwtaGFtYXMtd2FyLWdhemEtbmV3cy9pc3JhZWwtY29uZmlybXMtaXQtaGFzLWJlZ3VuLWEtbmV3LXBoYXNlLW9mLXRoZS13YXItaW4tZ2F6YT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwMTA5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExMjA1NCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU0NjczJnNtaWQ9dXJsLXNoYXJlJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplmL4xnWXH0A8XUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~).
- Hezbollah said that [one of its commanders had been killed](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnf7a-P0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDI0LzAxLzA4L3dvcmxkL2lzcmFlbC1oYW1hcy13YXItZ2F6YS1uZXdzP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDAxMDkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTEyMDU0Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTQ2NzMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3I2hlemJvbGxhaC1sZWJhbm9uLXN0cmlrZVcDbnl0QgplmL4xnWXH0A8XUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) in a strike in southern Lebanon.
- Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that Saudi Arabia was still [interested in diplomatic ties](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnf7a-P4QDAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDEvMDgvd29ybGQvbWlkZGxlZWFzdC9ibGlua2VuLW1pZGRsZS1lYXN0LXZpc2l0LWlzcmFlbC1nYXphLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDEwOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTIwNTQmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NDY3MyZzbWlkPXVybC1zaGFyZSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZZi-MZ1lx9APF1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) with Israel, in comments made after meeting with Mohammed bin Salman, the kingdomâs de facto leader.
- On a three-hour journey with Israeli soldiers through Gaza, Times journalists witnessed the destruction caused by the war. [This is what they saw](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnf7a-P0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMS8wOS93b3JsZC9taWRkbGVlYXN0L2lzcmFlbC1taWxpdGFyeS1nYXphLXJ1aW5zLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDEwOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTIwNTQmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NDY3MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZZi-MZ1lx9APF1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). Politics - Ultraconservative House Republicans [pledged to vote against](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnf7a-P0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMS8wOC91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9jb25ncmVzcy1zcGVuZGluZy1kZWFsLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDEwOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTIwNTQmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NDY3MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZZi-MZ1lx9APF1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) the deal that Speaker Mike Johnson made with Senate Democrats fund the government and avert a shutdown.
- Top aides to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin learned last week that he had been hospitalized but [waited two days to tell the White House](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnf7a-P0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMS8wOC91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9hdXN0aW4taWxsbmVzcy1ob3NwaXRhbC1iaWRlbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDAxMDkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTEyMDU0Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTQ2NzMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmWYvjGdZcfQDxdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~).
- Florida Republicans [ousted their chairman](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnf7a-P0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMS8wOC91cy9jaHJpc3RpYW4temllZ2xlci1mbG9yaWRhLXJlcHVibGljYW4uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwMTA5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExMjA1NCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU0NjczJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplmL4xnWXH0A8XUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~), Christian Ziegler, more than a month after the police confirmed that he was under criminal investigation for sexual assault.
- In the Upper Midwest, Iowa has [turned increasingly Republican](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnf7a-P0TeaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMS8wOC91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9pb3dhLXJlcHVibGljYW5zLXJlZC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDAxMDkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTEyMDU0Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTQ2NzMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmWYvjGdZcfQDxdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~), while Illinois and Minnesota has moved leftward. The movement of college graduates is one of many reasons. Business - Federal investigators said that bolts that were supposed to keep a fuselage panel in place [may not have been attached](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnf7a-P0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMS8wOC9idXNpbmVzcy9ib2VpbmctbWF4LTktYWxhc2thLWFpcmxpbmVzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDEwOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTIwNTQmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NDY3MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZZi-MZ1lx9APF1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) before it blew out on an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 jet. United Airlines found loose bolts on similar panels on some planes.
- U.S. lawmakers asked the Commerce Department to [investigate G42](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnf7a-P0TaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMS8wOS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9haS1jaGluYS11YWUtZzQyLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDEwOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTIwNTQmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NDY3MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZZi-MZ1lx9APF1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD), an Emirati A.I. company that works with American tech firms and has ties to Chinaâs military.
- A commonly prescribed asthma drug can cause aggression and even suicidal thoughts. [Many patients were never told](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnf7a-P0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMS8wOS9oZWFsdGgvZmRhLXNpbmd1bGFpci1hc3RobWEtZHJ1Zy13YXJuaW5nLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDEwOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTIwNTQmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NDY3MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZZi-MZ1lx9APF1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). International - With Russian forces on the offensive, Ukrainian soldiers and commanders said operating near the front line [had never been so dangerous](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnf7a-P0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMS8wOC93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvdWtyYWluZS10cm9vcHMtZXhoYXVzdGVkLWRlZmVuc2l2ZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDAxMDkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTEyMDU0Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTQ2NzMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmWYvjGdZcfQDxdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~).
- Brazil had its own Capitol riot last year. But the aftermaths of that attack and Jan. 6 [have been very different](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnf7a-P0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMS8wOC93b3JsZC9hbWVyaWNhcy9icmF6aWwtdXMtY2FwaXRvbC1yaW90cy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDAxMDkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTEyMDU0Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTQ2NzMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmWYvjGdZcfQDxdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~).
- Almost all 42 raptor species in Africa [suffered declines in recent decades](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnf7a-P0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMS8wOC9jbGltYXRlL2JpcmRzLXJhcHRvci1zdHVkeS1hZnJpY2EuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwMTA5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExMjA1NCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU0NjczJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplmL4xnWXH0A8XUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~), a study found. Other Big Stories [A view of a lunar lander as it is encapsulated in the nose cone of a rocket in a white clean room of a rocket facility.]
The Peregrine lander. NASA, via Agence France-Press â Getty Images - A Pennsylvania companyâs lunar lander is [unlikely to reach the moon](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnf7a-P0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMS8wOC9zY2llbmNlL25hc2EtbW9vbi1sYW5kZXItbWFsZnVuY3Rpb24tcGVyZWdyaW5lLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDEwOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTIwNTQmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NDY3MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZZi-MZ1lx9APF1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) after it malfunctioned shortly after launch. - An [experimental community](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnf7a-P0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMS8wOC9oZWFkd2F5L2hvbWVsZXNzbmVzcy10aW55LWhvbWUtYXVzdGluLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDEwOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTIwNTQmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NDY3MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZZi-MZ1lx9APF1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) on the outskirts of Austin, Texas, offers tiny homes and shared services to homeless people.
- Pope Francis said surrogate motherhood should be banned for its âcommercializationâ of pregnancy, calling it âdespicable.â
- School absenteeism has nearly doubled since the pandemic, and officials are doing little to get students back, an [investigation by ProPublica and The New Yorker](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnf7a-P0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucHJvcHVibGljYS5vcmcvYXJ0aWNsZS9zY2hvb2wtYWJzZW50ZWVpc20tdHJ1YW5jeS1lZHVjYXRpb24tc3R1ZGVudHM_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDEwOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTIwNTQmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NDY3MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZZi-MZ1lx9APF1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) found.
- [Powerful storms](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnf7a-P0TeaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMS8wOS91cy93aW50ZXItc3Rvcm0td2VhdGhlci1mb3JlY2FzdC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDAxMDkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTEyMDU0Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTQ2NzMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmWYvjGdZcfQDxdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) will bring heavy rain to the New York area, with the potential for flooding. Blizzard conditions will persist in the High Plains through the Upper Midwest. Opinions Israelâs actions in Gaza increasingly suggest a desire to [expel Palestinians](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnf7a-P0TVaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMS8wNy9vcGluaW9uL2lzcmFlbC1nYXphLXdhci5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDAxMDkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTEyMDU0Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTQ2NzMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmWYvjGdZcfQDxdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) from the territory, Peter Beinart argues. Here are columns by Paul Krugman on [the Federal Reserve](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnf7a-P0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMS8wOC9vcGluaW9uL3RydW1wLWZlZGVyYWwtcmVzZXJ2ZS1pbnRlcmVzdC1yYXRlcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDAxMDkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTEyMDU0Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTQ2NzMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmWYvjGdZcfQDxdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) and Michelle Goldberg on [Bidenâs campaign speeches](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnf7a-P0TRaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMS8wOC9vcGluaW9uL2JpZGVuLXRydW1wLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDEwOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTIwNTQmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NDY3MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZZi-MZ1lx9APF1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). All of The Times. All in one subscription. Enjoy unlimited access to everything we offer â [with this introductory offer](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnf7a-P0TWaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vc3Vic2NyaXB0aW9uL2FsbC1hY2Nlc3M_Y2FtcGFpZ25JZD04N0pLUiZjYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwMTA5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExMjA1NCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU0NjczJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplmL4xnWXH0A8XUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). Youâll benefit from more of the insights that you find in The Morning, every morning. MORNING READS [A woman in a wheelchair holds a microphone in her left hand, her mouth open as she performs.]
Linda Sharrock Jeenah Moon for The New York Times A comeback: An avant-garde jazz singer lost her voice after a stroke in 2009. [She is still performing](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnf7a-P0TXaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMS8wOC9hcnRzL211c2ljL2xpbmRhLXNoYXJyb2NrLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDEwOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTIwNTQmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NDY3MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZZi-MZ1lx9APF1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). Tiny helper: For months, someone â or something â had been tidying up a retireeâs workbench after him. So, he set up a night-vision camera. âLo and behold,â he said, â[I got a video of the mouse](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnf7a-P0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMS8wOC93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvdGlueS1tb3VzZS1zaGVkLXZpZGVvLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDEwOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTIwNTQmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NDY3MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZZi-MZ1lx9APF1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD).â A Y2K staple: Is it ever OK to wear a matching sweatsuit? As with most things, The Timesâs fashion critic says, [how you style it is what matters](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnf7a-P0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMS8wOC9zdHlsZS8yMDI0LWZhc2hpb24tbWF0Y2hpbmctc3dlYXRzdWl0Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDEwOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTIwNTQmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NDY3MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZZi-MZ1lx9APF1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). Lives Lived: Tony Fortuna turned running a dining room into a fine art at each of his Manhattan restaurants, most notably TBar, over his 40-year career. He [died at 76](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnf7a-P0TWaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMS8wOC9kaW5pbmcvdG9ueS1mb3J0dW5hLWRlYWQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwMTA5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExMjA1NCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU0NjczJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplmL4xnWXH0A8XUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). SPORTS College football: The Michigan Wolverines defeated the Washington Huskies, 34-13, to become the national champions after one of the [most fraught seasons](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnf7a-P0TtaHR0cHM6Ly90aGVhdGhsZXRpYy5jb20vNTE4OTM4NS8yMDI0LzAxLzA4L21pY2hpZ2FuLW5hdGlvbmFsLWNoYW1waW9uc2hpcC13aW4taGFyYmF1Z2gvP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDAxMDkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTEyMDU0Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTQ2NzMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmWYvjGdZcfQDxdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) in recent memory. N.F.L.: The Washington Commanders [fired coach Ron Rivera](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnf7a-P0TdaHR0cHM6Ly90aGVhdGhsZXRpYy5jb20vNDA2ODM1NS8yMDI0LzAxLzA4L3Jvbi1yaXZlcmEtY29tbWFuZGVycy1maXJlZC8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDEwOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTIwNTQmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NDY3MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZZi-MZ1lx9APF1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). Former Golden State Warriors general manager Bob Myers will help hire the franchiseâs new coach. N.B.A.: The Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant is [out for the year](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnf7a-P0ThaHR0cHM6Ly90aGVhdGhsZXRpYy5jb20vNTE4OTI2OC8yMDI0LzAxLzA4L2phLW1vcmFudC1zZWFzb24tZW5kaW5nLXN1cmdlcnkvP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDAxMDkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTEyMDU0Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTQ2NzMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmWYvjGdZcfQDxdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) with a torn labrum, just nine games after his season debut. 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Visitors can take wilderness treks through mountain ranges, and visit the well-preserved medieval fortress of Lo Manthang. Craters of the Moon, Idaho: Thousands of years ago, outpourings of lava created a surreal landscape here, with gaping craters and underground tubes. Calvin Coolidge designated it a national monument in 1924, and for the centennial this year the park will unveil new and rehabilitated trails. Manchester, England: Music is part of the soul of this city, from which Oasis and Joy Division hail. It will soon be home to Britainâs largest arena, Co-op Live, which is set to open in April. (Liam Gallagher and Eric Clapton are booked to inaugurate the space.) [Find more inspiration here](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnf7a-P0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyNC90cmF2ZWwvcGxhY2VzLXRvLXRyYXZlbC1kZXN0aW5hdGlvbnMtMjAyNC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDAxMDkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTEyMDU0Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTQ2NzMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmWYvjGdZcfQDxdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). More on culture - Princeâs breakout film âPurple Rainâ is being [adapted into a musical](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnf7a-P0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMS8wOC90aGVhdGVyL3B1cnBsZS1yYWluLXByaW5jZS1tdXNpY2FsLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDEwOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTIwNTQmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NDY3MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZZi-MZ1lx9APF1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD).
- âHeâs mad at me for making fun of his topknotâ: On his [first show of the year,](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnf7a-P0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMS8wOS9hcnRzL3RlbGV2aXNpb24vamltbXkta2ltbWVsLWFhcm9uLXJvZGdlcnMtYXBvbG9neS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDAxMDkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTEyMDU0Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTQ2NzMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmWYvjGdZcfQDxdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) Jimmy Kimmel addressed Aaron Rodgersâs comments connecting the host with Jeffrey Epstein. THE MORNING RECOMMENDS ⦠[Two white bowls of soup on a gray surface, with metal spoons. The soup is a red broth studded with greens, white beans and bits of ground turkey.]
Con Poulos for The New York Times Celebrate winter with this beloved recipe for [lemony white bean soup](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnf7a-P0TvaHR0cHM6Ly9jb29raW5nLm55dGltZXMuY29tL3JlY2lwZXMvMTAyMTc3Ni1sZW1vbnktd2hpdGUtYmVhbi1zb3VwLXdpdGgtdHVya2V5LWFuZC1ncmVlbnM_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDEwOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTIwNTQmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NDY3MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZZi-MZ1lx9APF1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) with turkey and greens. Try [life hacks](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnf7a-P0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vd2lyZWN1dHRlci9yZXZpZXdzL2Vhc3ktaG9tZS1jbGVhbmluZy1saWZlLWhhY2tzLz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwMTA5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExMjA1NCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU0NjczJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplmL4xnWXH0A8XUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) future you will be grateful for. 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