The Evening: Trump is set to go on trial next month

Also, a Columbia surgeon repeatedly published flawed studies. 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Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday. - A trial date for Trump - Flawed scientific studies - Plus, a basketball record may be broken ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnsRuGP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8xNS9ueXJlZ2lvbi90cnVtcC1tYW5oYXR0YW4tY3JpbWluYWwtY2FzZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMjE1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNTI5NSZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU4MzI4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpluoaWzmVWOuqGUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~ Donald Trump at the state Supreme Court in Manhattan, today. Jefferson Siegel for The New York Times Trump’s first criminal trial date was set for next month A judge in Manhattan rejected Donald Trump’s bid to throw out criminal charges against him that stem from a hush-money payment to a porn star in 2016, clearing the way for the first prosecution of a former American president in the nation’s history. The judge, Juan Merchan, [scheduled the trial to begin on March 25](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnsRuGP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8xNS9ueXJlZ2lvbi90cnVtcC1tYW5oYXR0YW4tY3JpbWluYWwtY2FzZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMjE1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNTI5NSZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU4MzI4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpluoaWzmVWOuqGUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~), ensuring that Trump will face at least one jury before Election Day. The New York case is generally viewed as the least significant of the four criminal cases against the former president, but it still presents a formidable threat. Trump is facing 34 felony charges and, if convicted, a sentence of up to four years in prison. It is also a state case, meaning Trump could not pardon himself even if he is elected in November. The trial was originally scheduled to come after Trump’s federal election interference trial in Washington, which is now stalled. The federal trial could take place in the late spring or early summer, or not at all, [depending on the Supreme Court](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnsRuGP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8xNS9ueXJlZ2lvbi90cnVtcC1tYW5oYXR0YW4tdHJpYWwtZGF0ZS1lbGVjdGlvbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMjE1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNTI5NSZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU4MzI4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpluoaWzmVWOuqGUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~), which will soon have to decide whether Trump has executive immunity. In the Georgia case against Trump, a hearing was held today in which a key witness testified that the top prosecutors were in a romantic relationship earlier than they had said. The timing is crucial to the defense’s argument that Fani Willis, the Fulton County district attorney leading the prosecution, should be disqualified, which would probably derail the case against Trump. [Willis took the stand and delivered a fiery rebuttal](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnsRuGP0TbaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDI0LzAyLzE1L3VzL2Zhbmktd2lsbGlzLXRydW1wLWhlYXJpbmc_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAyMTUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE1Mjk1Jm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTgzMjgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmW6hpbOZVY66oZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnsRuGP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8xNS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9qb2UtYmlkZW4tc3BlY2lhbC1jb3Vuc2VsLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAyMTUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE1Mjk1Jm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTgzMjgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmW6hpbOZVY66oZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~ Attorney General Merrick Garland at the Justice Department in Washington, last year. Yuri Gripas for The New York Times The D.O.J. defended the special counsel report The White House clashed with the Justice Department last week ahead of the release of a special counsel report that depicted Biden as an “elderly man” with “diminished faculties.” In [previously undisclosed letters obtained by The Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnsRuGP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8xNS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9qb2UtYmlkZW4tc3BlY2lhbC1jb3Vuc2VsLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAyMTUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE1Mjk1Jm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTgzMjgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmW6hpbOZVY66oZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~), Biden’s lawyers said the characterization “openly, obviously and blatantly violate department policy and practice.” The next day, as the department was preparing to make the report public, Bradley Weinsheimer — the department’s top nonpolitical appointee — wrote back rejecting the lawyers’ criticism. He insisted that the comments in the report fell “well within the department’s standards for public release.” ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnsRuGP4Q-AWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyNC8wMi8xNS93b3JsZC9pc3JhZWwtaGFtYXMtd2FyLWdhemEtbmV3cy9pc3JhZWwtc2F5cy1pdHMtc3BlY2lhbC1mb3JjZXMtYXJlLWluc2lkZS10aGUtbGFyZ2VzdC1ob3NwaXRhbC1pbi1zb3V0aGVybi1nYXphP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMjE1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNTI5NSZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU4MzI4JnNtaWQ9dXJsLXNoYXJlJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpluoaWzmVWOuqGUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~ Palestinian patients in Rafah after they were evacuated from Nasser hospital in Khan Younis, today. Mohammed Salem/Reuters Israeli forces raided a hospital in southern Gaza Israel sent troops into Nasser Medical Complex, southern Gaza’s largest hospital, in what it said was a search for Hamas fighters and the bodies of hostages. The incursion raised alarm over the fate of hundreds of patients and medical workers there, as well as over the displaced Palestinians who have sought shelter at the hospital. [Here’s the latest](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnsRuGP4Q-AWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyNC8wMi8xNS93b3JsZC9pc3JhZWwtaGFtYXMtd2FyLWdhemEtbmV3cy9pc3JhZWwtc2F5cy1pdHMtc3BlY2lhbC1mb3JjZXMtYXJlLWluc2lkZS10aGUtbGFyZ2VzdC1ob3NwaXRhbC1pbi1zb3V0aGVybi1nYXphP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMjE1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNTI5NSZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU4MzI4JnNtaWQ9dXJsLXNoYXJlJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpluoaWzmVWOuqGUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). The raid came two days after Israel’s military ordered displaced people to evacuate the hospital, one of the last functioning in the enclave. Doctors Without Borders said that shelling had left “an undetermined number of people killed” and called on Israel to halt the operation. In the region: A mysterious wall is going up in the desert of Egypt [near its border with Gaza](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnsRuGP4QOAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyNC8wMi8xNS93b3JsZC9pc3JhZWwtaGFtYXMtd2FyLWdhemEtbmV3cy9lZ3lwdC1yYWZhaC1ib3JkZXItY29uc3RydWN0aW9uP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMjE1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNTI5NSZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU4MzI4JnNtaWQ9dXJsLXNoYXJlJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpluoaWzmVWOuqGUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). [A person walks across a covered walkway connecting two buildings over a road with parked cars. A large, blue sign on the walkway says "Columbia University Irving Medical Center."](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnsRuGP0TzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8xNS9zY2llbmNlL2NvbHVtYmlhLWNhbmNlci1zdXJnZW9uLXNhbS15b29uLWZsYXdlZC1kYXRhLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAyMTUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE1Mjk1Jm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTgzMjgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmW6hpbOZVY66oZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) Columbia University Medical Center in Manhattan. Marcus Santos/ZUMA Wire, Alamy A Columbia surgeon repeatedly published flawed studies In 2021, an academic journal quietly withdrew a cancer study by Sam Yoon, the chief of a cancer surgery division at Columbia University’s medical center, after finding that it had violated ethical guidelines. But it was not an isolated case: A British sleuth flagged 26 articles dating back to 2008 by Yoon and a more junior researcher, [for containing suspect data](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnsRuGP0TzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8xNS9zY2llbmNlL2NvbHVtYmlhLWNhbmNlci1zdXJnZW9uLXNhbS15b29uLWZsYXdlZC1kYXRhLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAyMTUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE1Mjk1Jm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTgzMjgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmW6hpbOZVY66oZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). The articles are now being investigated. But Yoon’s case highlights a broader issue in the scientific publishing industry, where a deep pool of unreliable research has gone unaddressed for years. More top news - Kansas City: Yesterday’s shooting at the Super Bowl parade, which killed one person and injured at least 22 others, [appeared to have stemmed from an argument](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnsRuGP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8xNS91cy9rYW5zYXMtY2l0eS1zdXBlci1ib3dsLXNob290aW5nLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAyMTUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE1Mjk1Jm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTgzMjgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmW6hpbOZVY66oZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~), police said. - War: Ukrainian soldiers are [withdrawing from some positions](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnsRuGP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8xNS93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvdWtyYWluZS13YXItYXZkaWl2a2EtcnVzc2lhLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAyMTUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE1Mjk1Jm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTgzMjgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmW6hpbOZVY66oZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) in the town of Avdiivka after advancing Russian forces breached a critical supply line. - Military: The Pentagon is in the early stages of a program to put constellations of smaller and cheaper satellites into orbit to [counter space-based threats](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnsRuGP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8xNS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9zYXRlbGxpdGVzLXJ1c3NpYS11cy1pbnRlbGxpZ2VuY2UuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDIxNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTUyOTUmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1ODMyOCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZbqGls5lVjrqhlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). - Law enforcement: The F.B.I. searched the homes of two New York City fire chiefs [responsible for safety inspections](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnsRuGP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8xNS9ueXJlZ2lvbi9mYmktZmRueS1jb3JydXB0aW9uLXNlYXJjaC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMjE1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNTI5NSZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU4MzI4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpluoaWzmVWOuqGUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) as part of a corruption investigation. - Europe: Greece became the first Orthodox Christian nation to [legalize same-sex marriage](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnsRuGP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8xNS93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvZ3JlZWNlLXNhbWUtc2V4LW1hcnJpYWdlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAyMTUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE1Mjk1Jm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTgzMjgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmW6hpbOZVY66oZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). - New York: A bipartisan commission backed a congressional map similar to one that helped Republicans in 2022, [creating a dilemma for Democrats](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnsRuGP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8xNS9ueXJlZ2lvbi9yZWRpc3RyaWN0aW5nLWNvbmdyZXNzaW9uYWwtZGlzdHJpY3RzLW55Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAyMTUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE1Mjk1Jm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTgzMjgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmW6hpbOZVY66oZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). - Economy: Both [Britain](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnsRuGP0TcaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8xNS9idXNpbmVzcy91ay1lY29ub215LXJlY2Vzc2lvbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMjE1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNTI5NSZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU4MzI4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpluoaWzmVWOuqGUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) and [Japan](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnsRuGP0TUaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8xNS9idXNpbmVzcy9qYXBhbi1xNC1nZHAuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDIxNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTUyOTUmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1ODMyOCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZbqGls5lVjrqhlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) tipped into recessions at the end of 2023. - Climate: California tried to ban single-use plastic bags. [It didn’t work](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnsRuGP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8xNS9jbGltYXRlL2NhbGlmb3JuaWEtcGxhc3RpYy1iYWctYmFuLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAyMTUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE1Mjk1Jm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTgzMjgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmW6hpbOZVY66oZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). - Venezuela: The country expelled a U.N. human rights agency as its government is accused of [intensifying repression](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnsRuGP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8xNS93b3JsZC9hbWVyaWNhcy92ZW5lenVlbGEtdW4taHVtYW4tcmlnaHRzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAyMTUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE1Mjk1Jm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTgzMjgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmW6hpbOZVY66oZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). - Books: The National Book Awards announced that [noncitizens can now win](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnsRuGP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8xNS9ib29rcy90aGUtbmF0aW9uYWwtYm9vay1hd2FyZHMtbm9uLXVzLWNpdGl6ZW5zLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAyMTUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE1Mjk1Jm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTgzMjgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmW6hpbOZVY66oZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). - Health: An Oregon resident was diagnosed with the plague, most likely passed along from a pet cat. [It’s a rare occurrence](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnsRuGP0TYaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8xNC9oZWFsdGgvcGxhZ3VlLWNhdHMtb3JlZ29uLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAyMTUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE1Mjk1Jm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTgzMjgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmW6hpbOZVY66oZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). TIME TO UNWIND ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnsRuGP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8xNS9jbGltYXRlL2dvbGYtY291cnNlcy1jb25zZXJ2YXRpb24tbmF0dXJlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAyMTUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE1Mjk1Jm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTgzMjgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmW6hpbOZVY66oZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~ California’s San Geronimo Golf Course is now known as San Geronimo Commons. Jim Wilson/The New York Times When golf courses go wild The U.S. has more golf courses than McDonald’s locations, an enormous oversupply that inevitably leads some to close every year. Most defunct courses are paved over or turned into residential developments. But recently, a handful have been [transformed into ecological life rafts for wildlife, plants and people](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnsRuGP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8xNS9jbGltYXRlL2dvbGYtY291cnNlcy1jb25zZXJ2YXRpb24tbmF0dXJlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAyMTUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE1Mjk1Jm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTgzMjgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmW6hpbOZVY66oZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnsRuGP4QCAWh0dHBzOi8vdGhlYXRobGV0aWMuY29tLzUyMzg4NDQvMjAyNC8wMi8xMS9jYWl0bGluLWNsYXJrLWFsbC10aW1lLXNjb3JpbmctcmVjb3JkLXdvbWVucy1iYXNrZXRiYWxsLXRyYWNrZXIvP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMjE1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNTI5NSZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU4MzI4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpluoaWzmVWOuqGUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~ Iowa guard Caitlin Clark during a game against Penn State, last week. Charlie Neibergall/Associated Press On the verge of basketball history Tonight, Iowa guard Caitlin Clark will very likely become the [highest-scoring player ever to compete in women’s college basketball](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnsRuGP4QCAWh0dHBzOi8vdGhlYXRobGV0aWMuY29tLzUyMzg4NDQvMjAyNC8wMi8xMS9jYWl0bGluLWNsYXJrLWFsbC10aW1lLXNjb3JpbmctcmVjb3JkLXdvbWVucy1iYXNrZXRiYWxsLXRyYWNrZXIvP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMjE1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNTI5NSZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU4MzI4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpluoaWzmVWOuqGUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). She needs just eight points in this evening’s contest against Michigan to surpass the 3,527-point record. That shouldn’t be too difficult: Clark has scored at least eight points in every single game she has played in her college career. If Clark maintains her 32-point scoring average, she could also pass the 3,667-point N.C.A.A.’s men’s scoring record, held by Pete Maravich, by the end of the regular season. [A snowboarder flies through the air above a very snowy glade surrounded by spindly, leafless trees.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnsRuGP0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8xNS90cmF2ZWwvbWljaGlnYW4tc2tpLW1vdW50LWJvaGVtaWEuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDIxNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTUyOTUmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1ODMyOCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZbqGls5lVjrqhlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) The Mount Bohemia ski area in Michigan. Chris Guibert Dinner table topics - No beginners allowed: On Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, bottomless powder offers a [paradise for expert skiers and snowboarders](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnsRuGP0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8xNS90cmF2ZWwvbWljaGlnYW4tc2tpLW1vdW50LWJvaGVtaWEuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDIxNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTUyOTUmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1ODMyOCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZbqGls5lVjrqhlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). - Stolen jewels: The British Museum recovered more than [350 ancient artifacts that were looted from its store rooms](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnsRuGP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8xNS9hcnRzL2Rlc2lnbi9icml0aXNoLW11c2V1bS1zdG9sZW4tZ2Vtcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMjE1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNTI5NSZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU4MzI4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpluoaWzmVWOuqGUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). - The clothes are jokes: Penelope Gazin has built a fan base by straddling a line between [pranks and product merchandising](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnsRuGP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8xNS9zdHlsZS9wZW5lbG9wZS1nYXppbi1mYXNoaW9uLWJyYW5kLWNvbXBhbnkuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDIxNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTUyOTUmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1ODMyOCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZbqGls5lVjrqhlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). - Skin care: Can I reverse [the dark circles under my eyes](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnsRuGP0TbaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8xNS93ZWxsL2RhcmstY2lyY2xlcy10cmVhdG1lbnRzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAyMTUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE1Mjk1Jm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTgzMjgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmW6hpbOZVY66oZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~)? 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In ice-cream shops and frozen-food aisles across the country, it’s easy to find flavors like cookies and cream and chocolate chip cookie dough. Some even carry chocolate ice cream with chocolate chips. But vanilla chocolate chip ice cream, once a staple of the frozen dairy world and one of the top sellers of all time, [has become harder to find](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnsRuGP0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8xNS9idXNpbmVzcy9jaG9jb2xhdGUtY2hpcC1pY2UtY3JlYW0uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDIxNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTUyOTUmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1ODMyOCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZbqGls5lVjrqhlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). The flavor has fallen out of favor, and has lost ground to flavors with more stuff. It is no longer among the nation’s top 10 best sellers, and manufacturers say it is now a seasonal variety — meaning they only make it for the summer. Have a sweet evening. 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