The Morning: The SAT and the Supreme Court

Plus, Michigan, Gaza and nepo models. 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We’re covering the new clarity about college admissions — as well as Michigan, Gaza and nepo models. [A large metal structure on a body of water in front of several brick school buildings, including a dome.] Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology. Kenny Holston for The New York Times Diversity before the court After the Supreme Court banned race-based affirmative action last year, many people in higher education worried that it would be only the first in a series of decisions that reduced diversity at selective schools. In particular, university administrators and professors [thought](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnwZ9GP0T1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNi8wNy9vcGluaW9uL3Jlc2lzdGFuY2UtYmxhY2stYWR2YW5jZW1lbnQtYWZmaXJtYXRpdmUtYWN0aW9uLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDIyOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTYyNTImbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1OTMzOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZdRGGt9lzzoH_FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) the court might soon ban admissions policies that gave applicants credit for overcoming poverty. Such class-based policies disproportionately help Black, Hispanic and Native students. For now, though, these worries appear to be misplaced. And the future of admissions at selective colleges and high schools has suddenly become clearer. In today’s newsletter, I’ll explain. The Texas model The situation has become clearer because the Supreme Court last week [declined to hear](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnwZ9GP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yMC91cy9zdXByZW1lLWNvdXJ0LXJhY2Utc2Nob29sLWFkbWlzc2lvbnMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwMjI4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNjI1MiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU5MzM5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl1EYa32XPOgf8Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) a lawsuit against a public magnet school in Northern Virginia — Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, known as T.J. Until recently, T.J. admitted students based on a mix of grades, test scores, student essays and teacher recommendations. This process led to a student body that looked very different from the area it served. About 5 percent of T.J. students were Black or Hispanic, even though the surrounding area is about 37 percent Black or Hispanic. The school also enrolled few low-income students of every race, as Richard Kahlenberg of Georgetown University has noted. Only 2 percent of Asian students at T.J. came from low-income families, compared with 20 percent of Asian students in the surrounding area. In 2021, though, T.J. switched to a new admissions policy. It was modeled after a bipartisan plan that Texas created in 1997, under Gov. George W. Bush. In T.J.’s version, the school filled most of its freshman class by accepting the top 1.5 percent of students at every public middle school in the area. The underlying idea is simple enough. Many communities in the U.S. are economically and racially homogenous. But a policy that accepts the top students from every community can create diverse classes. The policy is defensible on meritocratic grounds because it rewards teenagers who excel in every environment — and on political grounds because it gives all communities access to desirable schools. Once T.J. changed its policy, the school became much more diverse. The share of students from low-income families rose to 25 percent from 2 percent. Racial diversity also increased: [A chart showing demographics of all public schools in Fairfax County, Va., compared with those of the specialized high school Thomas Jefferson's classes of 2024 and 2025.] Source: Fairfax County Public Schools | By The New York Times “I love T.J.,” Kaiwan Bilal, one of the students accepted under the new policy, [told The Washington Post](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnwZ9GP0T7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cud2FzaGluZ3RvbnBvc3QuY29tL2VkdWNhdGlvbi8yMDIyLzA1LzMxL3Rob21hcy1qZWZmZXJzb24taGlnaC1zY2hvb2wtZnJlc2htZW4tYWRtaXNzaW9ucy8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDIyOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTYyNTImbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1OTMzOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZdRGGt9lzzoH_FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). “It’s even better than I expected, better than my parents told me it would be.” Bilal also said that he was struck by the school’s diversity. The SAT connection Not everyone favors these changes, of course, and a group of parents and conservative legal activists sued to stop them. Their argument revolved around intent: They said that because T.J. had adopted the new policy with the goal of increasing racial diversity, it was illegal, even though it did not use racial preferences. In higher education, many people viewed the lawsuit with alarm. If the Supreme Court ruled against T.J., almost all class-based programs would have been at risk. Racial diversity would most likely plummet, especially in the wake of the ban on race-based policies. But the court didn’t rule against T.J. Instead, it effectively endorsed class-based programs by refusing even to hear the T.J. case. Only two justices, Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas, dissented. The news has a connection to another story in higher education: the return of the standardized test requirement at some colleges. Last week, Yale [announced](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnwZ9GP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yMi91cy95YWxlLXN0YW5kYXJkaXplZC10ZXN0aW5nLXNhdC1hY3QuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwMjI4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNjI1MiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU5MzM5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl1EYa32XPOgf8Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) that it would again require test scores from applicants, joining Dartmouth, M.I.T., Georgetown and Purdue, among others. At selective colleges like these, standardized test scores predict academic performance better than high school grades, [research shows](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnwZ9GP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMS8wNy9icmllZmluZy90aGUtbWlzZ3VpZGVkLXdhci1vbi10aGUtc2F0Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDIyOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTYyNTImbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1OTMzOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZdRGGt9lzzoH_FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). A crucial part of the test requirement, however, is that colleges give applicants credit for overcoming disadvantage. The colleges don’t expect top students from struggling high schools to do as well on the SAT as private school students. Lower-income students, after all, have been running with the wind in their faces. “We know society is unequal,” Sian Beilock, Dartmouth’s president, told me. “We’re looking for the kids who are excelling in their environment.” Last week’s announcement by the Supreme Court means that schools (including those that don’t require test scores) can feel comfortable taking economic disadvantage into account. Matching public opinion There is also a broader significance. In these politically polarized times, I know that many liberals distrust the motivations of conservatives (and vice versa). After the Supreme Court — which is dominated by conservative justices — banned racial preferences, some liberals assumed that it might start a yearslong campaign against diversity. For now, though, cynicism seems unjustified, at least on this issue. Most justices are neither universally in favor of nor universally opposed to diversity programs. Context matters. As it happens, the court has also chosen a position that matches public opinion: Most Americans support class-based admissions policies and ([as my colleague German Lopez has explained](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnwZ9GP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNi8zMC9icmllZmluZy9hZmZpcm1hdGl2ZS1hY3Rpb24tc3VwcmVtZS1jb3VydC1kZWNpc2lvbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDAyMjgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE2MjUyJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTkzMzkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXURhrfZc86B_xSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~)) oppose race-based policies. T.J.’s new policy, [as Kahlenberg wrote](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnwZ9GP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly9uYXRpb25hbGFmZmFpcnMuY29tL3B1YmxpY2F0aW9ucy9kZXRhaWwvYS1taWRkbGUtZ3JvdW5kLW9uLXJhY2UtYW5kLWNvbGxlZ2U_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDIyOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTYyNTImbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1OTMzOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZdRGGt9lzzoH_FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) in the journal National Affairs, is “doing what America has been pining after for a quarter-century: pursuing racial and economic diversity without the use of racial preferences.” [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-universal-0) ADVERTISEMENT [Ad](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnwZ9GP0SWaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9ODU5MTg3JmxpPU5OJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1OTl8yMDI0MDIyOCZ0ZT0xJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwMjI4VwNueXRCCmXURhrfZc86B_xSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) THE LATEST NEWS Michigan Primary - Donald Trump beat Nikki Haley in the Republican primary, 68 percent to 27 percent. 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About 13 percent of Democratic voters cast ballots for “uncommitted” after activists suggested doing so to protest Biden’s policies. (By comparison, about 11 percent voted “uncommitted” when Barack Obama ran for re-election.) - The figure suggests that many Arab and Muslim voters may oppose Biden in November. They’re a small share of the electorate, but [every vote matters in a close election](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnwZ9GP0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yOC91cHNob3QvbWljaGlnYW4tcHJpbWFyeS1iaWRlbi0yMDI0Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDIyOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTYyNTImbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1OTMzOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZdRGGt9lzzoH_FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD), The Times’s Nate Cohn writes. More on Politics [President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris meeting with Speaker Mike Johnson and Senator Chuck Schumer at the White House. A cluster of microphones is over their heads and several gold-framed portraits of past presidents are on the wall. A fireplace is in the background.] At the White House. Anna Rose Layden for The New York Times - After meeting with Biden, congressional leaders expressed optimism [about averting a partial government shutdown](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnwZ9GP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yNy91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9iaWRlbi1jb25ncmVzcy1zaHV0ZG93bi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDAyMjgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE2MjUyJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTkzMzkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXURhrfZc86B_xSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) this weekend. - An effort to disqualify the prosecutors leading the case against Trump in Georgia [hit a possible setback](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnwZ9GP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yNy91cy90cnVtcC1nZW9yZ2lhLWZhbmktd2lsbGlzLXRlcnJlbmNlLWJyYWRsZXkuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwMjI4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNjI1MiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU5MzM5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl1EYa32XPOgf8Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~): A witness said he didn’t know when the two lawyers had started a relationship. - New York Democrats rejected a congressional map drawn by a bipartisan commission. They put forward their own, which would [strengthen Democrats’ chances in the House](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnwZ9GP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yNy9ueXJlZ2lvbi9yZWRpc3RyaWN0aW5nLWRlbW9jcmF0cy1ueS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDAyMjgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE2MjUyJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTkzMzkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXURhrfZc86B_xSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). - The U.S. Army is cutting 24,000 positions as it shifts from fighting terrorism to [countering threats from China and Russia](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnwZ9GP0TXaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yNy91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9hcm15LWpvYi1jdXRzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDIyOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTYyNTImbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1OTMzOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZdRGGt9lzzoH_FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). Israel-Hamas War - Biden and Benjamin Netanyahu differ in how they’re describing the war. Biden implies peace is possible; Netanyahu says [the war will be long](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnwZ9GP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yNy91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9iaWRlbi1uZXRhbnlhaHUtaXNyYWVsLWdhemEuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwMjI4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNjI1MiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU5MzM5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl1EYa32XPOgf8Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). - Hamas officials suggested that they were not close to agreeing to [release some hostages](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnwZ9GP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yNy93b3JsZC9taWRkbGVlYXN0L2JpZGVuLWlzcmFlbC1oYW1hcy1jZWFzZS1maXJlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDIyOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTYyNTImbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1OTMzOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZdRGGt9lzzoH_FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) in exchange for a cease-fire in Gaza. Biden said earlier that he hoped for a deal by the weekend. - The U.S. will [provide more humanitarian funding](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnwZ9GP4Q2AWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyNC8wMi8yOC93b3JsZC9pc3JhZWwtaGFtYXMtd2FyLWdhemEtbmV3cy90aGUtdXMtYW5ub3VuY2VzLTUzLW1pbGxpb24taW4tYWRkaXRpb25hbC1haWQtZm9yLWdhemEtYW5kLXRoZS13ZXN0LWJhbms_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDIyOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTYyNTImbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1OTMzOSZzbWlkPXVybC1zaGFyZSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZdRGGt9lzzoH_FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) in Gaza and the West Bank as part of the push for a cease-fire. - Janet Yellen, Biden’s Treasury secretary, urged Netanyahu to reinstate Palestinians’ work permits and [restore economic ties with the West Bank](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnwZ9GP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yNy91cy9wb2xpdGljcy95ZWxsZW4taXNyYWVsLXdlc3QtYmFuay5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDAyMjgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE2MjUyJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTkzMzkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXURhrfZc86B_xSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). War in Ukraine - Russia warned NATO [against a ground intervention](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnwZ9GP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yNy93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvcnVzc2lhLW5hdG8tZnJhbmNlLW1hY3Jvbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDAyMjgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE2MjUyJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTkzMzkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXURhrfZc86B_xSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) in Ukraine after provocative comments from Emmanuel Macron, France’s president, on the topic. - The Russian military is willing to accept [a high death toll](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnwZ9GP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yNy93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvcnVzc2lhLWRlYXRocy1hdmRpaXZrYS1zdHJhdGVneS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDAyMjgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE2MjUyJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTkzMzkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXURhrfZc86B_xSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) among its own soldiers. Russia may have lost more troops taking Avdiivka, a small city, than died in more than a decade of fighting in Afghanistan. More International News - In India, a zoo official gave two lions the names of a Hindu goddess and a Muslim emperor. [He was punished](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnwZ9GP0TeaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yNy93b3JsZC9hc2lhL2luZGlhLXpvby1saW9ucy1uYW1lcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDAyMjgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE2MjUyJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTkzMzkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXURhrfZc86B_xSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). - [See photos](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnwZ9GP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cud2FzaGluZ3RvbnBvc3QuY29tL3RyYXZlbC8yMDI0LzAyLzI3L2V1cm9wZS1zYXVuYS1tYXJhdGhvbi1vdGVwYWEtZXN0b25pYS8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDIyOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTYyNTImbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1OTMzOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZdRGGt9lzzoH_FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) from a European sauna marathon in The Washington Post. Health - More gay men are taking [H.I.V. prevention medication](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnwZ9GP0TbaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yNy9oZWFsdGgvY29uZG9tcy1oaXYtcHJldmVudGlvbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDAyMjgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE2MjUyJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTkzMzkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXURhrfZc86B_xSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~), but fewer are using condoms. - Four eye ointments sold at Walmart and CVS are being recalled because of [a potential risk of infections](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnwZ9GP0TbaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yNy9idXNpbmVzcy9leWUtb2ludG1lbnRzLXJlY2FsbC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDAyMjgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE2MjUyJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTkzMzkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXURhrfZc86B_xSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). Other Big Stories - Macy’s [will close about 150 stores](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnwZ9GP0TeaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yNy9idXNpbmVzcy9tYWN5cy1lYXJuaW5ncy1zdHJhdGVneS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDAyMjgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE2MjUyJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTkzMzkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXURhrfZc86B_xSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) in the coming years but expand its upscale Bloomingdale’s and Bluemercury chains. - Severe weather briefly grounded flights in Chicago. [Track the storms](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnwZ9GP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yOC91cy90b3JuYWRvLXN0b3Jtcy1jaGljYWdvLW1pZHdlc3QuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwMjI4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNjI1MiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU5MzM5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl1EYa32XPOgf8Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). - Wildfires prompted [evacuations in Texas and Oklahoma](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnwZ9GP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yOC91cy90ZXhhcy13aWxkZmlyZXMtc21va2Vob3VzZS1jcmVlay1wYW5oYW5kbGUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwMjI4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNjI1MiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU5MzM5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl1EYa32XPOgf8Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). Opinions New York City is scary for birds like Flaco the owl. [But so is freedom](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnwZ9GP0TbaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yNi9vcGluaW9uL2ZsYWNvLW93bC1kZWF0aC1iaXJkcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDAyMjgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE2MjUyJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTkzMzkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXURhrfZc86B_xSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~), Carl Safina writes. We publish [new editions of old books](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnwZ9GP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yOC9vcGluaW9uL3JlaXNzdWVkLWJvb2tzLWxpdGVyYXR1cmUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwMjI4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNjI1MiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU5MzM5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl1EYa32XPOgf8Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) to appreciate their place in history, Apoorva Tadepalli writes. Here are columns by Bret Stephens on [why Nikki Haley is right to stay in the race](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnwZ9GP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yNy9vcGluaW9uL25pa2tpLWhhbGV5LWNhbXBhaWduLXByaW1hcnkuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwMjI4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNjI1MiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU5MzM5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl1EYa32XPOgf8Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) and Thomas Edsall on [falling birth rates and future voters](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnwZ9GP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yOC9vcGluaW9uL3JlZC1ibHVlLXN0YXRlcy1kZW1vZ3JhcGhpY3MuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwMjI4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNjI1MiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU5MzM5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl1EYa32XPOgf8Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). Discover more of the insight you value in The Morning. The Times is filled with information and inspiration every day. So gain unlimited access to everything we offer — [and save with this introductory offer](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnwZ9GP0TWaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vc3Vic2NyaXB0aW9uL2FsbC1hY2Nlc3M_Y2FtcGFpZ25JZD04OUpZSCZjYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwMjI4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNjI1MiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU5MzM5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl1EYa32XPOgf8Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). MORNING READS [An event space has a few fake candy canes and mushrooms, but no people.] In Scotland.  Stuart Sinclair Not-so-golden ticket: A company promised families an immersive Willy Wonka experience. They got an empty warehouse and [a few jelly beans](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnwZ9GP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yNy93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvd2lsbHktd29ua2EtZXhwZXJpZW5jZS1nbGFzZ293Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDIyOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTYyNTImbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1OTMzOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZdRGGt9lzzoH_FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). Today’s Great Read: What makes your favorite TV characters tick? [Look to their mothers.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnwZ9GP0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yNy90LW1hZ2F6aW5lL21vbW15LWlzc3Vlcy1zYWx0YnVybi1hbGwtb2YtdXMtc3RyYW5nZXJzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDIyOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTYyNTImbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1OTMzOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZdRGGt9lzzoH_FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) Recycling: Personal medical devices like inhalers, EpiPens and Covid-19 tests can easily accumulate. [See if they can be recycled](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnwZ9GP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yNi9oZWFsdGgvcmVjeWNsZS1pbmhhbGVycy1pbnN1bGluLXBlbnMtdGVzdHMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwMjI4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNjI1MiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU5MzM5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl1EYa32XPOgf8Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). Fashion pioneer: Meet a man who built a business [selling undergarments](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnwZ9GP0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yNy9zdHlsZS9jcm9zcy1kcmVzc2luZy10cmFucy1mYXNoaW9uLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDIyOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTYyNTImbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1OTMzOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZdRGGt9lzzoH_FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) to male cross-dressers and transgender women in the 1970s, when doing so was more taboo. Lives Lived: Bruce Newman oversaw Newel Galleries, a go-to destination in Manhattan for antique hunters with deep pockets. His customers included Jackie Kennedy and Barbra Streisand. He [died at 94](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnwZ9GP0TVaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yNy9zdHlsZS9icnVjZS1uZXdtYW4tZGVhZC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDAyMjgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE2MjUyJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTkzMzkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXURhrfZc86B_xSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). SPORTS N.B.A.: Max Strus hit [a 59-foot buzzer beater](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnwZ9GP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly90aGVhdGhsZXRpYy5jb20vNTMwNDI0OC8yMDI0LzAyLzI3L21heC1zdHJ1cy1idXp6ZXItYmVhdGVyLWNhdmFsaWVycy1tYXZlcmlja3MvP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDAyMjgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE2MjUyJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTkzMzkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXURhrfZc86B_xSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) to give Cleveland an important win over Dallas. Men’s college basketball: The unranked B.Y.U. [upset](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnwZ9GP0TdaHR0cHM6Ly90aGVhdGhsZXRpYy5jb20vNTMwNDM1NS8yMDI0LzAyLzI3L2thbnNhcy1qYXloYXdrcy1ieXUtY291Z2Fycy8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDIyOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTYyNTImbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1OTMzOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZdRGGt9lzzoH_FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) No. 7 Kansas on the road. It was the Jayhawks’ first home loss of the season. Soccer: The U.S. men’s team [will play a friendly](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnwZ9GP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly90aGVhdGhsZXRpYy5jb20vNTI3MzMyNy8yMDI0LzAyLzI3L3VzbW50LWJyYXppbC1mcmllbmRseS1jb3BhLWFtZXJpY2EvP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDAyMjgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE2MjUyJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTkzMzkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXURhrfZc86B_xSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) against Brazil. 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The casting of celebrities’ children — long common for Hollywood — [seems to be catching on in fashion](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnwZ9GP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yOC9zdHlsZS9tb2RlbHMtZmFzaGlvbi1icmFuZHMtbmVwby1iYWJpZXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwMjI4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNjI1MiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU5MzM5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl1EYa32XPOgf8Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~), Elizabeth Paton writes, as luxury brands find that big names can increase online engagement. More on culture [In an image from “Mary Poppins,” Dick Van Dyke is dressed as a chimney sweep and Julie Andrews is wearing a red dress. They are standing with two children.] “Mary Poppins”  Silver Screen Collection/Hulton Archive/Getty Images - The British film authorities [raised the rating of “Mary Poppins”](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnwZ9GP0TdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yNy9hcnRzL21hcnktcG9wcGlucy1hZ2UtcmF0aW5nLXVrLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDIyOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTYyNTImbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1OTMzOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZdRGGt9lzzoH_FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) to PG because it contains racist language. - A jury in New York [found two men guilty](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnwZ9GP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yNy9ueXJlZ2lvbi9ydW4tZG1jLWphbS1tYXN0ZXItamF5LWNvbnZpY3Rpb24uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwMjI4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNjI1MiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU5MzM5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl1EYa32XPOgf8Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) in the 2002 killing of Jam Master Jay, the D.J. of Run-DMC. - Late night hosts chided Biden for [talking about Gaza](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnwZ9GP0TdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yOC9hcnRzL3RlbGV2aXNpb24vYmlkZW4taWNlLWNyZWFtLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDIyOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTYyNTImbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1OTMzOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZdRGGt9lzzoH_FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) while eating ice cream. THE MORNING RECOMMENDS … [A bowl of pasta, chicken and mushrooms, garnished with Parmesan and parsley. A fork is in the bowl.] Julia Gartland for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Michelle Gatton. Add liquid [to this pasta](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnwZ9GP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly9jb29raW5nLm55dGltZXMuY29tL3JlY2lwZXMvMTAxMjg5OC1jcmVhbXktb25lLXBvdC1wYXN0YS13aXRoLWNoaWNrZW4tYW5kLW11c2hyb29tcz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwMjI4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNjI1MiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU5MzM5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl1EYa32XPOgf8Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) gradually, the way you would for risotto. Create a room so cozy, it [feels like a hug](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnwZ9GP0TYaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yNy9yZWFsZXN0YXRlL2Nvenktcm9vbS1zcGFjZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDAyMjgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE2MjUyJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTkzMzkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXURhrfZc86B_xSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). Subscribe to [a wine club](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnwZ9GP0TRaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vd2lyZWN1dHRlci9yZXZpZXdzL2Jlc3Qtd2luZS1jbHVicy8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDIyOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTYyNTImbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1OTMzOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZdRGGt9lzzoH_FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). Move your [home office outside](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnwZ9GP0TSaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vd2lyZWN1dHRlci9ibG9nL3dvcmstb3V0ZG9vci1vZmZpY2UvP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDAyMjgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE2MjUyJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTkzMzkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXURhrfZc86B_xSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). GAMES [Six gray hexagons orbiting one yellow hexagon. Each gray hexagon features a letter: R, B, O, K, A, M, R. The yellow hexagon shows the letter C.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnwZ9GP0TCaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vcHV6emxlcy9zcGVsbGluZy1iZWU_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDIyOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTYyNTImbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1OTMzOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZdRGGt9lzzoH_FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) Here is [today’s Spelling Bee](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnwZ9GP0TCaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vcHV6emxlcy9zcGVsbGluZy1iZWU_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDIyOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTYyNTImbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1OTMzOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZdRGGt9lzzoH_FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). Yesterday’s pangram was unzipped. And here are [today’s Mini Crossword](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnwZ9GP0TCaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vY3Jvc3N3b3Jkcy9nYW1lL21pbmk_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDIyOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTYyNTImbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1OTMzOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZdRGGt9lzzoH_FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD), [Wordle](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnwZ9GP0TFaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vZ2FtZXMvd29yZGxlL2luZGV4Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDIyOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTYyNTImbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1OTMzOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZdRGGt9lzzoH_FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD), [Sudoku](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnwZ9GP0S8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vcHV6emxlcy9zdWRva3U_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDIyOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTYyNTImbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1OTMzOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZdRGGt9lzzoH_FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) and [Connections](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnwZ9GP0S_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vZ2FtZXMvY29ubmVjdGlvbnM_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDIyOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTYyNTImbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1OTMzOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZdRGGt9lzzoH_FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). 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