The Evening: The Senate tries to revive Ukraine aid

Also, a U.S. strike killed an Iranian-backed militia commander. 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Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday. - A bid to salvage Ukraine aid - A militia commander killed in Iraq - Plus, a battle over butter chicken [The U.S. Capitol building at sunrise.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnppJmP0TdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDI0LzAyLzA3L3VzL2NvbmdyZXNzLXVrcmFpbmUtaXNyYWVsLWFpZD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDIwNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTQ1OTAmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NzU3MSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZbpmDcRlW4TTl1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) Haiyun Jiang for The New York Times The Senate moved to salvage Ukraine aid Democrats in the Senate are pushing to advance a package that would [send billions of dollars in aid to Ukraine and Israel](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnppJmP0TdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDI0LzAyLzA3L3VzL2NvbmdyZXNzLXVrcmFpbmUtaXNyYWVsLWFpZD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDIwNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTQ1OTAmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NzU3MSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZbpmDcRlW4TTl1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD), after Republicans blocked similar legislation that paired the foreign aid with stringent border security measures. A vote on the measure is expected later this evening. Members of both parties have privately said that they believe the legislation could eventually receive support from at least 60 senators, putting the measure on track to pass in the Senate within days. The bill would send about $60 billion to Ukraine for its war against Russia, $14 billion in security assistance to Israel and $10 billion in humanitarian aid for civilians in global crises, including Palestinians and Ukrainians. But even if lawmakers succeed in resurrecting the aid bill in the Senate, it still faces stiff headwinds in the Republican-led House, where right-wing lawmakers oppose sending additional assistance to Ukraine. Some have even threatened to oust Speaker Mike Johnson if he brings any bill to the floor that includes aid for Ukraine. The effort to revive the aid was a glimmer of hope for members of both parties who have warned that the fate of Eastern Europe — and [America’s reputation on the world stage](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnppJmP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wNy91cy9wb2xpdGljcy91bml0ZWQtc3RhdGVzLXN1cHBvcnQtdWtyYWluZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMjA3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNDU5MCZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU3NTcxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplumYNxGVbhNOXUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) — hang in the balance if Congress fails to move ahead. [A crowd of people gathers around the wreckage of a vehicle destroyed in a nighttime airstrike, including one man approaching close to it with a flashlight.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnppJmP0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wNy91cy9wb2xpdGljcy91cy1zdHJpa2UtaXJhcS1taWxpdGEuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDIwNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTQ1OTAmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NzU3MSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZbpmDcRlW4TTl1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) The scene after a deadly strike in Baghdad, today. Ahmed Saad/Reuters A U.S. strike killed a militia commander in Iraq An American strike in Iraq today killed a senior leader of an Iranian-backed militia that U.S. officials have blamed for recent attacks on American personnel, according to U.S. officials. The Pentagon said the man was [a leader of Kata’ib Hezbollah](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnppJmP0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wNy91cy9wb2xpdGljcy91cy1zdHJpa2UtaXJhcS1taWxpdGEuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDIwNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTQ1OTAmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NzU3MSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZbpmDcRlW4TTl1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD), the militia that officials have said was responsible for the drone attack in Jordan last month that killed three American service members and injured more than 40 more. Videos from the scene showed the charred wreckage of a vehicle in a neighborhood of eastern Baghdad. In other news from the region, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel [dismissed a Hamas counterproposal](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnppJmP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDI0LzAyLzA3L3dvcmxkL2lzcmFlbC1oYW1hcy13YXItZ2F6YS1uZXdzP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMjA3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNDU5MCZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU3NTcxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplumYNxGVbhNOXUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) for a cease-fire, saying that an Israeli victory in Gaza was “within reach.” [People working at an aluminum injection molding plant, with stacks of aluminum parts in front of them.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnppJmP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wNy9idXNpbmVzcy9lY29ub215L3VuaXRlZC1zdGF0ZXMtY2hpbmEtbWV4aWNvLXRyYWRlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAyMDcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE0NTkwJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTc1NzEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmW6Zg3EZVuE05dSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) Mexico provides car parts, shoes, toys and raw materials to the U.S.  Daniel Becerril/Reuters China is no longer America’s top source for imports For the first time in 20 years, the U.S. in 2023 bought more goods from Mexico than it did from China, according to data released this morning. That wasn’t because imports from Mexico surged — they remained about the same as in 2022 — but rather because [trade with China plummeted by 20 percent](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnppJmP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wNy9idXNpbmVzcy9lY29ub215L3VuaXRlZC1zdGF0ZXMtY2hpbmEtbWV4aWNvLXRyYWRlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAyMDcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE0NTkwJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTc1NzEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmW6Zg3EZVuE05dSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). The drop is a reflection of increased tensions between Washington and Beijing, in part because of tariffs imposed by Donald Trump and maintained by President Biden. Imports of Chinese products with high tariffs fell, while those without them kept growing. [A lot filled with industrial material, with smokestacks in the distance. ](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnppJmP0TdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wNy9jbGltYXRlL2VwYS1haXItcG9sbHV0aW9uLXNvb3QuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDIwNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTQ1OTAmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NzU3MSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZbpmDcRlW4TTl1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) An industrial zone along the Houston Ship Channel. Meridith Kohut for The New York Times The U.S. toughened its air pollution limits The Environmental Protection Agency [tightened limits today on soot and other fine industrial particles](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnppJmP0TdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wNy9jbGltYXRlL2VwYS1haXItcG9sbHV0aW9uLXNvb3QuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDIwNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTQ1OTAmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NzU3MSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZbpmDcRlW4TTl1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD), which are among the most common and deadliest forms of air pollution. The move, U.S. officials said, could prevent up to 4,500 premature deaths annually. Business groups are expected to mount a legal challenge to the new rules. At least two Democratic governors have already written to President Biden expressing concern about the economic effect of the regulations. 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Spending: The U.S. is on pace to [add nearly $19 trillion to its national debt](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnppJmP0T9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wNy9idXNpbmVzcy91cy1uYXRpb25hbC1kZWJ0LWNvbmdyZXNzaW9uYWwtYnVkZ2V0LW9mZmljZS0xMC15ZWFycy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMjA3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNDU5MCZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU3NTcxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplumYNxGVbhNOXUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) over the next decade. - Economy: One shaky bank has stirred [fears of a wider financial mess](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnppJmP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wNi9idXNpbmVzcy9iYW5rcy1yZWFsLWVzdGF0ZS1mZWFycy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMjA3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNDU5MCZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU3NTcxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplumYNxGVbhNOXUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). - Health: New research is raising concerns about [long Covid in children](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnppJmP0TcaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wNy93ZWxsL2xpdmUvbG9uZy1jb3ZpZC1jaGlsZHJlbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMjA3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNDU5MCZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU3NTcxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplumYNxGVbhNOXUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). - Labor: Confronted with a Times investigation, McDonald’s, Costco and other major brands said they would [crack down on child labor in their supply chains](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnppJmP0TaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wNy91cy9jaGlsZC1sYWJvci11cy1jb21wYW5pZXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDIwNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTQ1OTAmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NzU3MSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZbpmDcRlW4TTl1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). - Harvard: The Education Department opened an investigation into whether the school had [failed to protect Palestinian, Muslim and Arab students and their supporters](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnppJmP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wNy91cy9oYXJ2YXJkLXBhbGVzdGluaWFuLWRpc2NyaW1pbmF0aW9uLWNvbXBsYWludC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMjA3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNDU5MCZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU3NTcxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplumYNxGVbhNOXUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). - Ecuador: Despite civil-liberties concerns, the hard-line approach to gangs taken by President Daniel Noboa has [drawn widespread support](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnppJmP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wNy93b3JsZC9hbWVyaWNhcy9lY3VhZG9yLWdhbmctdmlvbGVuY2Utbm9ib2EuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDIwNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTQ1OTAmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NzU3MSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZbpmDcRlW4TTl1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). - Military: A Marine Corps helicopter that went missing overnight in California was located, but the search for the [five Marines who were on board continues](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnppJmP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wNy91cy9taXNzaW5nLW1hcmluZS1oZWxpY29wdGVyLWNhbGlmb3JuaWEuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDIwNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTQ1OTAmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NzU3MSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZbpmDcRlW4TTl1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). - Oregon: After authorities misidentified a corpse, they incorrectly issued a death certificate for a 22-year-old man [and sent his family the ashes](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnppJmP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wNy91cy90eWxlci1jaGFzZS1kZWFkLWFsaXZlLW9yZWdvbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMjA3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNDU5MCZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU3NTcxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplumYNxGVbhNOXUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). - Italy: A 43-foot statue of the Roman emperor Constantine the Great was erected in Rome based on [fragments of the original statue that were discovered in 1486](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnppJmP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wNy93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvY29sb3NzdXMtY29uc3RhbnRpbmUtcm9tZS1zdGF0dWUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDIwNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTQ1OTAmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NzU3MSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZbpmDcRlW4TTl1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). TIME TO UNWIND [A woman wearing a turquoise top sits behind a piano, with her fingers on the keys.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnppJmP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wNy90aGVhdGVyL2pvYW4tbGFkZXItYnJvYWR3YXktdm9jYWwtY29hY2guaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDIwNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTQ1OTAmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NzU3MSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZbpmDcRlW4TTl1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) Joan Lader in her studio. Lanna Apisukh for The New York Times The woman who keeps Broadway in tune Joan Lader is a vocal coach without comparison. She has worked with the likes of Madonna, Paul Simon and Sting, and at any given time she is on retainer for a handful of Broadway shows. She often helps new singers improve their voices, but her real specialty is therapy. Using a mix of artistry and science — and, some of her clients might add, magic — she rehabilitates [the vocal cords of Broadway’s biggest stars](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnppJmP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wNy90aGVhdGVyL2pvYW4tbGFkZXItYnJvYWR3YXktdm9jYWwtY29hY2guaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDIwNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTQ1OTAmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NzU3MSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZbpmDcRlW4TTl1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). “I’ve called her a witch in front of people many times,” the music director Rob Fisher said. “I’ve never seen anybody else do the hocus-pocus that she sometimes does.” [A ladle pours a thick orange sauce into a bowl.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnppJmP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wNy93b3JsZC9hc2lhL2luZGlhLWJ1dHRlci1jaGlja2VuLWxhd3N1aXQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDIwNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTQ1OTAmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NzU3MSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZbpmDcRlW4TTl1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) Anindito Mukherjee for The New York Times India’s great curry clash Two families in India both say they invented butter chicken, the creamy, heavenly marriage of tandoori chicken and tomato gravy that is beloved everywhere that north Indian food is served. Each family had an ancestor named Kundan, and both men became partners in a restaurant called Moti Mahal. The families now both contend that it was their Kundan who invented the dish. [A court has been asked to solve the bitter dispute.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnppJmP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wNy93b3JsZC9hc2lhL2luZGlhLWJ1dHRlci1jaGlja2VuLWxhd3N1aXQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDIwNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTQ1OTAmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NzU3MSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZbpmDcRlW4TTl1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [Randolph, in a cream-colored short sleeve knit outfit, stands in the corner of a neutral space. She has two hands flat against the wall and is looking sideways at the camera somewhat sternly.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnppJmP0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wNy9tb3ZpZXMvZGF2aW5lLWpveS1yYW5kb2xwaC1hd2FyZHMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDIwNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTQ1OTAmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NzU3MSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZbpmDcRlW4TTl1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) Da’Vine Joy Randolph. Erik Carter for The New York Times Dinner table topics - Major prizes, major attention: Da’Vine Joy Randolph, who starred in “The Holdovers,” is overwhelmed by [the glare of the spotlight](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnppJmP0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wNy9tb3ZpZXMvZGF2aW5lLWpveS1yYW5kb2xwaC1hd2FyZHMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDIwNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTQ1OTAmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NzU3MSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZbpmDcRlW4TTl1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). - Versatile footwear: In Ivory Coast, [$1.50 plastic sandals](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnppJmP0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wNy93b3JsZC9hZnJpY2EvaXZvcnktY29hc3QtbGVrZS1hZnJpY2EtY3VwLW9mLW5hdGlvbnMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDIwNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTQ1OTAmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NzU3MSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZbpmDcRlW4TTl1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) called lêkê are the preferred footwear for soccer games and almost everything else. - Is that Taylor Swift?: Sushi Park, a modest-looking L.A. restaurant in an unassuming strip mall, has [become an unlikely celebrity hot spot](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnppJmP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wNy9zdHlsZS9zdXNoaS1wYXJrLWxhLXJlc3RhdXJhbnQtY2VsZWJyaXRpZXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDIwNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTQ1OTAmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NzU3MSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZbpmDcRlW4TTl1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). - Puzzle players: The N.B.A.’s Toronto Raptors host their [own New York Times puzzle tournament](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnppJmP0T0aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVhdGhsZXRpYy5jb20vNTI1NDg1Ny8yMDI0LzAyLzA3L3JhcHRvcnMtd29yZGxlLXRvdXJuYW1lbnQtamFrb2ItcG9ldGwtbnl0LXB1enpsZXMvP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMjA3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNDU5MCZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU3NTcxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplumYNxGVbhNOXUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~), with egos and trash talk galore. [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-universal-0) ADVERTISEMENT [Ad](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnppJmP0SWaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MTYxOTQ3JmxpPU5FJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1ORV8yMDI0MDIwNyZ0ZT0xJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMjA3VwNueXRCCmW6Zg3EZVuE05dSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) WHAT TO DO TONIGHT [A vanilla souffle rises out of a small dish.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnppJmP0TaaHR0cHM6Ly9jb29raW5nLm55dGltZXMuY29tL3JlY2lwZXMvMTAyNTA0Ni12YW5pbGxhLWNpdHJ1cy1zb3VmZmxlcz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDIwNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTQ1OTAmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NzU3MSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZbpmDcRlW4TTl1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) Linda Xiao for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Sue Li. Prop Stylist: Sophia Eleni Pappas Cook: This [vanilla citrus soufflé](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnppJmP0TaaHR0cHM6Ly9jb29raW5nLm55dGltZXMuY29tL3JlY2lwZXMvMTAyNTA0Ni12YW5pbGxhLWNpdHJ1cy1zb3VmZmxlcz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDIwNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTQ1OTAmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NzU3MSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZbpmDcRlW4TTl1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) is deeply satisfying. Watch: The Oscar-nominated film “[Perfect Days](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnppJmP0TZaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wNy9tb3ZpZXMvcGVyZmVjdC1kYXlzLXJldmlldy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMjA3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNDU5MCZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU3NTcxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplumYNxGVbhNOXUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~)” gently excavates the life of a toilet cleaner. Read: The novel “The Joys of Motherhood” can [help you better understand Lagos](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnppJmP0TYaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wNy9ib29rcy9ib29rcy1sYWdvcy1uaWdlcmlhLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAyMDcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE0NTkwJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTc1NzEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmW6Zg3EZVuE05dSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~), Nigeria. Listen: These five minutes will [make you love John Coltrane’s music](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnppJmP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wNy9hcnRzL211c2ljL2pvaG4tY29sdHJhbmUtamF6ei1tdXNpYy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMjA3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNDU5MCZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU3NTcxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplumYNxGVbhNOXUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). Book: Looking for a romantic getaway this month? 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