The Evening: The U.S. economy outpaces expectations

Also, the U.S. said North Korean threats should be taken seriously. 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Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday. - The growing American economy - Concerns about North Korea - Plus, a big shift for true crime ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnlWjDP0TeaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMS8yNS9idXNpbmVzcy9lY29ub215L2Vjb25vbXktcTQtZ2RwLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAxMjUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTEzNDg4Jm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTYzOTYmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmWxw-OyZTm8DRRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~ Karl Russell The U.S. economy continues to defy expectations The American economy grew at a healthy pace through the end of 2023, according to government data released today. Unemployment remained low, inflation continued to cool and gross domestic product rose at a 3.3 percent annual rate in the fourth quarter, [beating forecasters’ expectations](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnlWjDP0TeaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMS8yNS9idXNpbmVzcy9lY29ub215L2Vjb25vbXktcTQtZ2RwLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAxMjUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTEzNDg4Jm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTYzOTYmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmWxw-OyZTm8DRRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). A recession, which had been widely predicted a year ago, hasn’t materialized. There is also little sign that a major downturn is imminent this year. Forecasts point to continued, albeit slower, growth in the first three months of 2024. Overall, layoffs remain low, job growth has held steady and consumer sentiment is at last showing signs of rebounding after years in the doldrums. President Biden and his aides celebrated the new data as evidence that his economic policies were working. Janet Yellen, the Treasury secretary, argued today that the Biden administration [had successfully navigated challenging headwinds](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnlWjDP4QLAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDEvMjUvdXMvcG9saXRpY3MveWVsbGVuLWNyaXRpY2l6aW5nLXRydW1wLXNheXMtYmlkZW5zLWVjb25vbXktaGFzLWRlbGl2ZXJlZC1nYWlucy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMTI1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExMzQ4OCZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU2Mzk2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplscPjsmU5vA0UUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) caused by the pandemic and had led a recovery outpacing those in the rest of the world. She also directly criticized Donald Trump’s economic policies, in a preview of the general election arguments to come. Risks remain: New filing for unemployment benefits rose last week, consumers are spending more with credit and conflict in the Middle East could worsen. But so far investors seem unfazed. [A missile is displayed on a television screen. People are in the foreground.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnlWjDP0TeaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMS8yNS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9ub3J0aC1rb3JlYS13YXIta2ltLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAxMjUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTEzNDg4Jm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTYzOTYmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmWxw-OyZTm8DRRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) A news broadcast in South Korea yesterday reported on North Korea firing cruise missiles. Jung Yeon-Je/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images The U.S. warned of North Korean threats American officials warned that Kim Jong-un, North Korea’s leader, could take some form of [lethal military action against South Korea in the coming months](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnlWjDP0TeaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMS8yNS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9ub3J0aC1rb3JlYS13YXIta2ltLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAxMjUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTEzNDg4Jm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTYzOTYmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmWxw-OyZTm8DRRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). The officials added that they did not see an imminent risk of war, but said that Kim’s recent declarations of hostility had become more aggressive than his previous provocations. The officials said that Kim could carry out strikes in a way that he thinks would avoid rapid escalation, pointing to North Korea’s 2010 shelling of a South Korean island as an example. Kim may feel emboldened, the officials said, because of his growing partnership with Russia. [A white pickup truck is parked outside a tall white building that is surrounded by a tall chain link fence topped with concertina wire.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnlWjDP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMS8yNS91cy9hbGFiYW1hLW5pdHJvZ2VuLWV4ZWN1dGlvbi1rZW5uZXRoLXNtaXRoLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAxMjUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTEzNDg4Jm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTYzOTYmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmWxw-OyZTm8DRRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) The execution is scheduled at the W.C. Holman Correctional Facility, in Atmore, Ala. Jeff Haller for The New York Times Alabama is set to carry out an execution by nitrogen At about 6 p.m. Central time, prison officials in Alabama plan to execute Kenneth Smith, who was convicted in a 1988 murder, [using nitrogen gas](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnlWjDP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMS8yNS91cy9hbGFiYW1hLW5pdHJvZ2VuLWV4ZWN1dGlvbi1rZW5uZXRoLXNtaXRoLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAxMjUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTEzNDg4Jm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTYzOTYmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmWxw-OyZTm8DRRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). He would be the first person in the U.S. to be put to death using the method. His lawyer made a last-ditch request for the Supreme Court to intervene, but so far the justices have allowed the execution to move forward. The nitrogen method, which the state argues is [quick and painless](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnlWjDP0TeaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMS8yNS9oZWFsdGgvd2hhdC1pcy1uaXRyb2dlbi1oeXBveGlhLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAxMjUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTEzNDg4Jm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTYzOTYmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmWxw-OyZTm8DRRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~), is similar to that used in some assisted suicides in Europe and elsewhere. But Smith’s lawyers have raised concerns that Alabama is not adequately prepared and has not taken steps to ensure Smith will not suffer. It is the second time the state has tried to kill Smith. A lethal injection failed in November 2022 when executioners could not find a suitable vein before his death warrant expired. [Senator Mitch McConnell gesturing as reporters raise their hands.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnlWjDP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMS8yNS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9tY2Nvbm5lbGwtYm9yZGVyLWRlYWwtdHJ1bXAuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDEyNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTM0ODgmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NjM5NiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZbHD47JlObwNFFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) Senator Mitch McConnell has been a chief proponent of sending aid to Ukraine. Valerie Plesch for The New York Times Trump’s opposition to a border deal make sink it Senators on both sides of the aisle have for weeks been negotiating a compromise on a border deal that would crack down on a surge of migrants and resume discussions over sending more aid to Ukraine. But Senator Mitch McConnell, who is the minority leader and has backed the deal, told Republicans privately that Donald Trump’s opposition to it had [made the prospect of its passage more difficult](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnlWjDP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMS8yNS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9tY2Nvbm5lbGwtYm9yZGVyLWRlYWwtdHJ1bXAuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDEyNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTM0ODgmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NjM5NiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZbHD47JlObwNFFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). Trump has encouraged Republicans to reject any border deal unless they get everything the party has demanded. Senators have conceded that Trump’s opposition might have doomed an agreement that otherwise would have a good chance of uniting the two parties. More top news - Tech: The federal government opened an inquiry into deals Microsoft, Amazon and Google made with start-ups as [part of an effort to rein in Big Tech’s power over A.I.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnlWjDP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMS8yNS90ZWNobm9sb2d5L2Z0Yy1haS1taWNyb3NvZnQtYW1hem9uLWdvb2dsZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMTI1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExMzQ4OCZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU2Mzk2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplscPjsmU5vA0UUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) - Middle East: The C.I.A. director plans to [meet with Israeli, Egyptian and Qatari officials](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnlWjDP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMS8yNS93b3JsZC9taWRkbGVlYXN0L2lzcmFlbC1nYXphLXdhci1haWQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDEyNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTM0ODgmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NjM5NiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZbHD47JlObwNFFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) to try to secure a deal to release the hostages held by Hamas and pause the combat. - Court: Peter Navarro, a former Trump adviser, was [sentenced to four months in prison](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnlWjDP0TzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMS8yNS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9wZXRlci1uYXZhcnJvLXNlbnRlbmNlLWNvbnRlbXB0LWNvbmdyZXNzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAxMjUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTEzNDg4Jm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTYzOTYmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmWxw-OyZTm8DRRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) for defying a congressional subpoena. - Spain: Luis Rubiales, the former chief of the country’s soccer federation, [will be tried over his nonconsensual kiss](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnlWjDP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMS8yNS93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvc3BhaW4tc29jY2VyLWx1aXMtcnViaWFsZXMtdHJpYWwuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDEyNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTM0ODgmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NjM5NiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZbHD47JlObwNFFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) of a star player during last year’s Women’s World Cup medal ceremony. - Weather: Nearly 26 million people from Louisiana to West Virginia were [under a flood watch today](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnlWjDP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMS8yNS91cy90ZXhhcy1sb3Vpc2lhbmEtZmxvb2Rpbmctd2VhdGhlci5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMTI1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExMzQ4OCZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU2Mzk2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplscPjsmU5vA0UUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). - Jobs: Microsoft said it would eliminate [1,900 roles in its video game division](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnlWjDP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMS8yNS9idXNpbmVzcy9taWNyb3NvZnQtbGF5b2Zmcy12aWRlby1nYW1lcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMTI1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExMzQ4OCZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU2Mzk2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplscPjsmU5vA0UUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). - Arts: Financial accounts show that several institutions are quietly [accepting donations from the Sackler family](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnlWjDP0TcaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMS8yNS9hcnRzL3NhY2tsZXItZmFtaWx5LWRvbmF0aW9ucy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMTI1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExMzQ4OCZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU2Mzk2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplscPjsmU5vA0UUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~), which once owned Purdue Pharma. - Crime: A woman who had volunteered to search for disappeared people in Mexico [was kidnapped](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnlWjDP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMS8yNS93b3JsZC9hbWVyaWNhcy9tZXhpY28tZGlzYXBwZWFyZWQtbG9yZW56YS1jYW5vLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAxMjUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTEzNDg4Jm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTYzOTYmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmWxw-OyZTm8DRRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). - Space: Ingenuity, NASA’s little Mars helicopter, [ended its mission](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnlWjDP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMS8yNS9zY2llbmNlL25hc2EtaW5nZW51aXR5LWhlbGljb3B0ZXItbWFycy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMTI1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExMzQ4OCZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU2Mzk2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplscPjsmU5vA0UUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) over the red planet. - Sports: Aryna Sabalenka defeated Coco Gauff in a semifinal match at [the Australian Open](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnlWjDP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly90aGVhdGhsZXRpYy5jb20vNTIyNjYyNS8yMDI0LzAxLzI1L2NvY28tZ2F1ZmYtbG9zZXMtYXVzdHJhbGlhbi1vcGVuLXNhYmFsZW5rYS8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAxMjUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTEzNDg4Jm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTYzOTYmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmWxw-OyZTm8DRRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). TIME TO UNWIND [A formally dressed man and woman at a red carpet event. Behind them is a black backdrop with A+E Networks printed in white.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnlWjDP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMS8yNS9hcnRzL2d5cHN5LXJvc2UtYmxhbmNoYXJkLXRydWUtY3JpbWUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDEyNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTM0ODgmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NjM5NiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZbHD47JlObwNFFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) Gypsy Rose Blanchard, with her husband, Ryan Anderson, this month. Anthony Behar/Sipa, via Associated Press True crime’s fourth wall is cracking Gypsy Rose Blanchard’s life story has captivated social media. After her boyfriend murdered her abusive mother, she went to prison for seven years and was released last month. A snippet of a documentary about Blanchard’s life caught the attention of my colleague Maya Salam, who writes about true crime. The clip is a video Blanchard recorded soon after the killing, and Maya believes it [represents a shift in true crime storytelling](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnlWjDP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMS8yNS9hcnRzL2d5cHN5LXJvc2UtYmxhbmNoYXJkLXRydWUtY3JpbWUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDEyNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTM0ODgmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NjM5NiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZbHD47JlObwNFFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). The footage, she writes, shows how the proliferation of smartphone videos offers the perspectives of those involved, often during the period in which the crimes took place. [Two images, side by side, show the villain Joker from the Batman comics. One image is labeled “Generated by A.I.” while the other is labeled “Copyrighted by Warner Bros.”](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnlWjDP4QNAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2ludGVyYWN0aXZlLzIwMjQvMDEvMjUvYnVzaW5lc3MvYWktaW1hZ2UtZ2VuZXJhdG9ycy1vcGVuYWktbWljcm9zb2Z0LW1pZGpvdXJuZXktY29weXJpZ2h0Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAxMjUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTEzNDg4Jm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTYzOTYmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmWxw-OyZTm8DRRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) The New York Times Is A.I. infringing on copyrights? Midjourney, an image generator powered by artificial intelligence, can almost magically transform a text prompt into an image. But when an artist recently asked it to create an image of Joaquin Phoenix from “The Joker,” the 2019 film, the system made an image nearly identical to a frame from the movie. Another A.I. service created artwork resembling Mario when it was asked for an “Italian video game character.” The results raise questions about the training data used to create A.I. systems and [whether the companies are violating copyright laws.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnlWjDP4QNAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2ludGVyYWN0aXZlLzIwMjQvMDEvMjUvYnVzaW5lc3MvYWktaW1hZ2UtZ2VuZXJhdG9ycy1vcGVuYWktbWljcm9zb2Z0LW1pZGpvdXJuZXktY29weXJpZ2h0Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAxMjUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTEzNDg4Jm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTYzOTYmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmWxw-OyZTm8DRRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) [Cindy Sherman, wearing a fake nose, poses with one hand under her chin.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnlWjDP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMS8yNC9hcnRzL2Rlc2lnbi9jaW5keS1zaGVybWFuLXBob3RvZ3JhcGh5LWhhdXNlci13aXJ0aC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMTI1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExMzQ4OCZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU2Mzk2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplscPjsmU5vA0UUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) Cindy Sherman, in her SoHo studio, this month. Caroline Tompkins for The New York Times Dinner table topics - An electrifying return: “I’m not going to go into this aging process silently or happily,” said the artist Cindy Sherman, who’s out of a creative slump with [hyperenergetic new portraits](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnlWjDP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMS8yNC9hcnRzL2Rlc2lnbi9jaW5keS1zaGVybWFuLXBob3RvZ3JhcGh5LWhhdXNlci13aXJ0aC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMTI1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExMzQ4OCZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU2Mzk2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplscPjsmU5vA0UUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). - The red carpet: When stars want to stand out, [they go for vivid red looks](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnlWjDP0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYXJ0aWNsZS9yZWQtZHJlc3Nlcy1zdWl0cy1hd2FyZHMtc2Vhc29uLTIwMjQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDEyNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTM0ODgmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NjM5NiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZbHD47JlObwNFFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). - An iconic house: The Aluminaire House has survived ridicule, relocation and the threat of demolition to [find a home in Palm Springs, Calif.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnlWjDP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMS8yNS9hcnRzL2Rlc2lnbi9hbHVtaW5haXJlLWhvdXNlLXBhbG0tc3ByaW5ncy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMTI1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExMzQ4OCZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU2Mzk2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplscPjsmU5vA0UUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) - Musical novelties: “Brand New Key” by Melanie, who died on Tuesday at 76, lives on in [the annals of weird hit songs](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnlWjDP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMS8yNC9hcnRzL211c2ljL21lbGFuaWEtYnJhbmQtbmV3LWtleS1iaWxsYm9hcmQtbm8tMS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMTI1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExMzQ4OCZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU2Mzk2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplscPjsmU5vA0UUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). 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