Thursday Briefing: U.S. warnings about a Russian space weapon

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We’re covering U.S. intelligence about Russia’s nuclear ambitions in space and China’s A.I. push. Plus, Niue’s fight for .nu on the web. [Vladimir Putin, in a suit, with Sergei Shoigu, uniformed and gesturing at a paper map.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnuOyKP4QIAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDIvMjEvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL3VzLXJ1c3NpYS1udWNsZWFyLXdlYXBvbi1zcGFjZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDI0MDIyMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTU3Mjgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU4Nzc5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl1Ipn1mW11prYUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) A photo released by the Russian state media showing Vladimir Putin and his defense minister, Sergei Shoigu, on Tuesday. Alexander Kazakov/Sputnik, via Getty Images The U.S. warned that Russia could put a nuclear weapon in space U.S. intelligence agencies have told their closest European allies that [if Russia is going to launch a nuclear weapon into orbit](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnuOyKP4QIAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDIvMjEvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL3VzLXJ1c3NpYS1udWNsZWFyLXdlYXBvbi1zcGFjZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDI0MDIyMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTU3Mjgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU4Nzc5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl1Ipn1mW11prYUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~), it will probably do so this year. But, they warned, it might instead launch a harmless “dummy” warhead to leave the West guessing about its capabilities. The assessment came amid a U.S. intelligence scramble: Officials have been conducting a series of rushed, classified briefings for their NATO and Asian allies, as details began to leak out. But U.S. intelligence agencies are divided, and officials have low confidence in their analysis of whether Russia is ready to launch such a space weapon. The consequences of such a weapon are clearer. It could disrupt communications by destroying the commercial and military satellites that have reshaped global communications capabilities. Response: President Vladimir Putin said that Moscow was “categorically against” placing nuclear weapons in space. The Russian defense minister said the warning was manufactured to get Congress to authorize more aid for Ukraine. [People gather outdoors at a political rally. Some are holding up posters of a Pakistani politician.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnuOyKP4QCAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDIvMjEvd29ybGQvYXNpYS9wYWtpc3Rhbi1taWxpdGFyeS1lbGVjdGlvbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDI0MDIyMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTU3Mjgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU4Nzc5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl1Ipn1mW11prYUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) Supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan at a protest in Karachi. Akhtar Soomro/Reuters Pakistan’s military is in crisis Pakistanis once thought of the military as the iron hand controlling politics in the country. Recent elections [shattered that myth of its omnipotence](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnuOyKP4QCAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDIvMjEvd29ybGQvYXNpYS9wYWtpc3Rhbi1taWxpdGFyeS1lbGVjdGlvbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDI0MDIyMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTU3Mjgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU4Nzc5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl1Ipn1mW11prYUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) when voters backed candidates aligned with the jailed former leader, Imran Khan, despite a military crackdown on his party. Their fervor — and their accusations that the military then rigged the results to deny the candidates a majority — have created one of the military establishment’s biggest crises yet. “We’ve seen the military becoming increasingly isolated from its usual support base, like veterans and Pakistan’s elite, who were also arrested and pressured in the crackdown leading up to the polls,” Christina Goldbaum, our Pakistan and Afghanistan bureau chief, told us. Young people refused to be intimidated by the military, and social media outpaced censorship. But Christina said the mood is uneasy: The military has doubled down and moved to consolidate its control since the election. “Most people I’m talking to don’t believe that these elections alone are enough to fundamentally change the power dynamic between civilian leaders and military leaders in Pakistan,” she said. [A man in a white shirt speaks with a presentation in Chinese characters is displayed behind him.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnuOyKP4QTAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDIvMjEvdGVjaG5vbG9neS9jaGluYS11bml0ZWQtc3RhdGVzLWFydGlmaWNpYWwtaW50ZWxsaWdlbmNlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjQwMjIxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNTcyOCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTg3NzkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXUimfWZbXWmthSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) Robin Li, the chief executive of Baidu — the Chinese search giant, which is building an A.I. model. Mark R Cristino/EPA, via Shutterstock China lags behind the U.S. in A.I. development China is racing to build generative A.I. systems. But [its companies lag behind the U.S. by at least a year](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnuOyKP4QTAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDIvMjEvdGVjaG5vbG9neS9jaGluYS11bml0ZWQtc3RhdGVzLWFydGlmaWNpYWwtaW50ZWxsaWdlbmNlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjQwMjIxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNTcyOCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTg3NzkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXUimfWZbXWmthSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) — and are relying almost entirely on underlying systems from the U.S., according to more than a dozen tech industry insiders and leading engineers. The jockeying for A.I. primacy could make for a new phase in the tense technological competition between the U.S. and China. Also in tech: Silicon Valley investors are [shifting away from Chinese start-ups](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnuOyKP0T_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yMS90ZWNobm9sb2d5L3NpbGljb24tdmFsbGV5LXZjLWNoaW5hLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjQwMjIxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNTcyOCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTg3NzkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXUimfWZbXWmthSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) as U.S. actions to limit investing in China have piled up. 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Israel’s military declined to comment. Russia and Ukraine - Andrei Morozov, a pro-war Russian blogger, died [exposing the scale of Russian losses](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnuOyKP4QRAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDIvMjEvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL3J1c3NpYS1ibG9nZ2VyLW1vcm96b3YtdWtyYWluZS1hdmRpaXZrYS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDI0MDIyMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTU3Mjgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU4Nzc5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl1Ipn1mW11prYUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) in a battle in Ukraine. - Russia is attacking [parts of southern Ukraine](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnuOyKP4QFAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDIvMjEvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL3J1c3NpYS11a3JhaW5lLXdhci1yb2JvdHluZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDI0MDIyMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTU3Mjgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU4Nzc5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl1Ipn1mW11prYUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) that Kyiv’s troops won in a rare success of last summer’s counteroffensive. International - Boeing said that [the head of its 737 Max program was leaving](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnuOyKP0T4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yMS9idXNpbmVzcy9ib2VpbmctbWF4OS1yZW50b24uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyNDAyMjEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE1NzI4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1ODc3OSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZdSKZ9Zltdaa2FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) the company as part of a shake-up after a door panel blew out of the jet in flight. - The U.S. charged a man identified as a leader of Japan’s Yakuza organized crime syndicate [with trafficking uranium and plutonium](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnuOyKP4QGAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDIvMjEvbnlyZWdpb24vamFwYW4tbnVjbGVhci10cmFmZmlja2luZy15YWt1emEuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyNDAyMjEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE1NzI4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1ODc3OSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZdSKZ9Zltdaa2FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). - One in four children in New York City is [living in poverty](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnuOyKP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yMS9ueXJlZ2lvbi9ueWMtcG92ZXJ0eS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDI0MDIyMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTU3Mjgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU4Nzc5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl1Ipn1mW11prYUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~), largely because of the end of pandemic-era aid, a report found. - Latin American prisons have become [safe havens for gangs](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnuOyKP4QQAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDIvMjEvd29ybGQvYW1lcmljYXMvbGF0aW4tYW1lcmljYS1wcmlzb25zLWdhbmdzLXZpb2xlbmNlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjQwMjIxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNTcyOCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTg3NzkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXUimfWZbXWmthSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~), who recruit members and run their outside operations from the inside. - James Biden, the younger brother of Joe Biden, told House Republicans that [the president was not involved in his business deals](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnuOyKP4QDAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDIvMjEvdXMvcG9saXRpY3MvamFtZXMtYmlkZW4tYnVzaW5lc3MtZGVhbHMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyNDAyMjEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE1NzI4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1ODc3OSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZdSKZ9Zltdaa2FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). Culture [Beyoncé wears a gray cowboy hat, large sunglasses, and a rhinestone-covered gray suit while holding a large silver purse. She is seated among people wearing dark clothing.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnuOyKP4QIAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDIvMjEvYXJ0cy9tdXNpYy9iZXlvbmNlLWJpbGxib2FyZC1jb3VudHJ5LWNoYXJ0cy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDI0MDIyMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTU3Mjgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU4Nzc5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl1Ipn1mW11prYUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) Beyoncé’s country-themed album is expected to be released March 29. Michael Loccisano/Getty Images - Beyoncé’s new country single reached No. 1 on the Billboard country airplay chart this week, making her [the first Black female artist](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnuOyKP4QIAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDIvMjEvYXJ0cy9tdXNpYy9iZXlvbmNlLWJpbGxib2FyZC1jb3VudHJ5LWNoYXJ0cy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDI0MDIyMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTU3Mjgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU4Nzc5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl1Ipn1mW11prYUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) to hold the top spot. - New York City’s theater season will be busy: [18 shows are opening](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnuOyKP4QKAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDIvMjEvdGhlYXRlci9icm9hZHdheS1tdXNpY2Fscy1wbGF5cy1zcHJpbmctc2Vhc29uLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjQwMjIxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNTcyOCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTg3NzkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXUimfWZbXWmthSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) on Broadway in March and April. - Lace was once seen as the fustiest of fabrics. Now, [it’s making a comeback](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnuOyKP4QDAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDIvMjAvdC1tYWdhemluZS9sYWNlLWZhc2hpb24tZmFicmljLWRpb3RpbWEuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyNDAyMjEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE1NzI4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1ODc3OSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZdSKZ9Zltdaa2FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) in fashion and interior design. A Morning Read [A woman with red hair next to one of the New York Public Library’s lions.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnuOyKP0T7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8xOC9ueXJlZ2lvbi9yaWtlcnMtaXNsYW5kLWF1dGhvcnMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyNDAyMjEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE1NzI4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1ODc3OSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZdSKZ9Zltdaa2FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) Michele Evans found inspiration for writing during an 18-month stint in prison. Ye Fan for The New York Times Thousands of pages of court documents have been written about the troubled state of the jail at Rikers Island, in New York City. Thousands of pages of fiction have, too: The jail has become a [literary incubator](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnuOyKP0T7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8xOC9ueXJlZ2lvbi9yaWtlcnMtaXNsYW5kLWF1dGhvcnMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyNDAyMjEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE1NzI4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1ODc3OSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZdSKZ9Zltdaa2FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) for detainees and corrections officers. Lives lived: Ameen Sayani, a pioneering and beloved Indian D.J., was on the air for more than 42 years. [He died at 91](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnuOyKP0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yMS93b3JsZC9hc2lhL2FtZWVuLXNheWFuaS1kZWFkLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjQwMjIxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNTcyOCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTg3NzkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXUimfWZbXWmthSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). We hope you’ve enjoyed this newsletter, which is made possible through subscriber support. 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It [gave an American businessman the rights to the internet suffix .nu](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnuOyKP0T9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yMS93b3JsZC9hc2lhL25pdWUtbnUtZG9tYWluLXN3ZWRlbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDI0MDIyMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTU3Mjgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU4Nzc5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl1Ipn1mW11prYUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~), in exchange for access to the World Wide Web. “Nu” means “new” in several Nordic languages, and thousands of Scandinavians registered websites with .nu, making it very valuable. Niue has been fighting for decades to reclaim it, arguing that it is a fight for self-determination. “We are victims of digital colonialism,” the island’s prime minister told The Times. “This domain, the .nu, recognizes Niue as a sovereign country. This is how important it is to our identity.” Niue is seeking about $30 million in damages. A court ruling is expected soon. RECOMMENDATIONS [A bowl of greens shot from above. ](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnuOyKP4QAAWh0dHBzOi8vY29va2luZy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS9yZWNpcGVzLzEwMjAyOTctZWZvLXJpcm8tc3Rld2VkLWFtYXJhbnRoLWdyZWVucz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyNDAyMjEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE1NzI4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1ODc3OSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZdSKZ9Zltdaa2FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) Johnny Miller for The New York Times Cook: Efo riro (stewed amaranth greens) is [a rich vegetable side dish](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnuOyKP4QAAWh0dHBzOi8vY29va2luZy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS9yZWNpcGVzLzEwMjAyOTctZWZvLXJpcm8tc3Rld2VkLWFtYXJhbnRoLWdyZWVucz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyNDAyMjEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE1NzI4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1ODc3OSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZdSKZ9Zltdaa2FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) from Nigeria. 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