Friday Briefing: Gazans killed near an aid convoy

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[A woman sitting amid injured people lying on the floor and covered in blankets.] Injured Palestinians at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City on Thursday. Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Gazans killed and wounded near an aid convoy [Scores of Palestinians were killed or injured](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnw_P3P4QGAWh0dHBzOi8vbnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yOS93b3JsZC9taWRkbGVlYXN0L2lzcmFlbC1nYXphLXBhbGVzdGluaWFuLWRlYXRoLXRvbGwuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyNDAzMDEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE2NDU4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1OTU0NiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZeD3buFl5iz8DFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) yesterday in a chaotic scene in which Israeli forces opened fire as a crowd gathered near a convoy of aid trucks in Gaza City, according to Gazan officials and the Israeli military. The Gazan health ministry said in a statement that Israeli forces had killed more than 100 people and injured 700 others in a “massacre” as they waited for food from the convoy. An Israeli military official said that most of the deaths and injuries had happened in a stampede after thousands of people tried to seize supplies from the trucks, and that Israeli troops had opened fire after dozens of people had approached them. The deaths, in a part of Gaza where starvation is rampant, reflected the desperation in the territory following Israel’s ground invasion, and the incident threatened to derail cease-fire talks. The latest bloodshed came as Gaza’s health officials reported that the [death toll from the war had surpassed 30,000](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnw_P3P0T7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yOS93b3JsZC9taWRkbGVlYXN0L2dhemEtZGVhdGgtdG9sbC13YXIuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyNDAzMDEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE2NDU4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1OTU0NiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZeD3buFl5iz8DFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD), a grim milestone that intensified pressure on Israel to end its offensive. [Vladimir Putin carries a thick stack of papers as he walks past Russian flags. ] President Vladimir Putin of Russia delivered his annual state of the nation address. Alexander Nemenov/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Putin said NATO intervention would risk nuclear war President Vladimir Putin of Russia said the [West faced nuclear conflict](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnw_P3P4QJAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDIvMjkvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL3B1dGluLXNwZWVjaC11a3JhaW5lLW51Y2xlYXItY29uZmxpY3QuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyNDAzMDEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE2NDU4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1OTU0NiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZeD3buFl5iz8DFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) if it intervened more directly in the war in Ukraine. NATO countries that were helping Ukraine strike Russian territory or that might consider sending their own troops must understand that “all this truly threatens a conflict with the use of nuclear weapons, and therefore the destruction of civilization,” Putin said. The Russian leader, speaking at his annual state of the nation speech, alluded to comments by President Emmanuel Macron of France this week that raised the possibility of sending NATO troops to Ukraine, which drew rebukes from other Western officials who have ruled out such deployments. Analysis: Putin has threatened to use nuclear weapons to remind his many adversaries not to push him too far. But in yesterday’s speech, he tied the renegotiation of the [last major nuclear arms-control treaty with the U.S. to Ukraine’s fate](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnw_P3P0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yOS93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvcHV0aW4tbnVjbGVhci10aHJlYXRzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjQwMzAxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNjQ1OCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTk1NDYmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXg927hZeYs_AxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~), implicitly threatening a return to a Cold War-style arms race if the conflict isn’t decided. Related: U.S. officials said they were considering [tapping into Pentagon stockpiles](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnw_P3P0T7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yOS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy91a3JhaW5lLXdlYXBvbnMtcGVudGFnb24uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyNDAzMDEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE2NDU4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1OTU0NiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZeD3buFl5iz8DFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) to send much-needed weaponry to Ukraine. [Donald Trump and Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas, seen through razor wire, stand alongside members of the military and Texas’s Department of Public Safety.] Former President Donald Trump during his visit to U.S.-Mexico border. Doug Mills/The New York Times Biden and Trump visited the U.S.-Mexico border [President Biden and Donald Trump pushed different solutions to the U.S.’s broken immigration system](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnw_P3P0T1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yOS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9iaWRlbi10cnVtcC1ib3JkZXIuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyNDAzMDEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE2NDU4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1OTU0NiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZeD3buFl5iz8DFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) and tried to score political points in simultaneous visits to the U.S.-Mexico border yesterday. Their appearances came at a moment of political peril for Biden, who has faced criticism from both parties as the number of people crossing into the U.S. has reached record levels. Biden called for Trump to join him in securing the border by encouraging Republicans in Congress to pass a bipartisan bill that would crack down on border crossings. Even though Republican politicians demanded the legislation, they torpedoed the bill at Trump’s urging. Mr. Trump blamed the president for lawlessness at the border, describing the effort to control the number of migrants entering the country as “a military operation.” He is planning an extreme expansion of his anti-immigration policies if he returns to power in 2025. 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U.S. - Donald Trump’s lawyers [asked for an August date for his classified documents trial,](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnw_P3P0T1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yOS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy90cnVtcC10cmlhbC1kZWxheXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyNDAzMDEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE2NDU4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1OTU0NiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZeD3buFl5iz8DFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) an abrupt turnabout from earlier efforts to delay the trial until after the presidential election. - The schedule the Supreme Court set to consider Trump’s immunity argument could [delay a trial about his efforts to overturn the 2020 election](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnw_P3P0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yOS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9zdXByZW1lLWNvdXJ0LWltbXVuaXR5LWNhc2UuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyNDAzMDEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE2NDU4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1OTU0NiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZeD3buFl5iz8DFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) until after the next one. - The U.S. economic recovery from the pandemic has been stronger and more durable than many experts had expected, and a [rebound in immigration is a big reason](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnw_P3P0T4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yOS9idXNpbmVzcy9lY29ub215L2ltbWlncmFudHMtbGFib3IuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyNDAzMDEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE2NDU4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1OTU0NiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZeD3buFl5iz8DFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). Other Big Stories [People at night standing along a tall iron fence outside a building with barred windows. Some are holding a large photo of Aleksei A. Navalny.] Sergei Gapon/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images - Opposition figures in China are silenced and jailed long before they can reach the stature of Aleksei Navalny, [Li Yuan writes](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnw_P3P4QAAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDIvMjkvYnVzaW5lc3MvY2hpbmEtZGlzc2lkZW50cy1hbGVrc2VpLW5hdmFsbnkuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyNDAzMDEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE2NDU4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1OTU0NiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZeD3buFl5iz8DFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) in the New New World column. - Two scientists who worked at Canada’s top microbiology lab [passed on secret scientific information to China](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnw_P3P4QAAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDIvMjkvd29ybGQvY2FuYWRhL2NhbmFkYS1jaGluYS1zY2llbmNlLXNlY3JldHMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyNDAzMDEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE2NDU4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1OTU0NiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZeD3buFl5iz8DFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD), documents from the national intelligence agency show. - The story behind the [Apple car’s slow death](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnw_P3P0T7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yOC90ZWNobm9sb2d5L2JlaGluZC10aGUtYXBwbGUtY2FyLWRlYWQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyNDAzMDEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE2NDU4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1OTU0NiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZeD3buFl5iz8DFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). - Despite a recession, shrinking population and stagnant politics, [Japan remains remarkably stable and cohesive](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnw_P3P4QDAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDIvMjkvd29ybGQvYXNpYS9qYXBhbi1lY29ub215LXBvcHVsYXRpb24tcG9saXRpY3MuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyNDAzMDEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE2NDU4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1OTU0NiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZeD3buFl5iz8DFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). The Week in Culture - This is a fish in the shape of a piano, not an article about [exhibitions celebrating surrealism’s 100th anniversary](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnw_P3P4QKAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDIvMjgvYXJ0cy9kZXNpZ24vc3VycmVhbGlzbS1jZW50ZW5uaWFsLXBvbXBpZG91LWJydXNzZWxzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjQwMzAxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNjQ1OCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTk1NDYmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXg927hZeYs_AxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). - This year marks a century since James {NAME}’s birth, and his work is as imperative as ever. Here’s a [guide to his essential writing](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnw_P3P0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYXJ0aWNsZS9qYW1lcy1iYWxkd2luLWJlc3QtYm9va3MuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyNDAzMDEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE2NDU4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1OTU0NiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZeD3buFl5iz8DFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). - Richard Lewis, who [died this week](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnw_P3P0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yOC9hcnRzL3RlbGV2aXNpb24vcmljaGFyZC1sZXdpcy1kZWFkLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjQwMzAxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNjQ1OCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTk1NDYmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXg927hZeYs_AxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~), made kvetching charismatic, our[critic writes](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnw_P3P0T7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yOS9hcnRzL3RlbGV2aXNpb24vcmljaGFyZC1sZXdpcy1jb21lZHkuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyNDAzMDEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE2NDU4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1OTU0NiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZeD3buFl5iz8DFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). A Morning Read [A wary (we think) cat watches a human hand hovering over its head.] Zarina Lukash/Getty Images Plus Purrs may not mean what you think. A study by French researchers found that [people tended to misread cat vocalizations and actions](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnw_P3P0T4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yOS9zY2llbmNlL2NhdHMtYW5pbWFsLWJlaGF2aW9yLW1lb3cuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyNDAzMDEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE2NDU4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1OTU0NiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZeD3buFl5iz8DFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD), miscommunications that can lead to sudden bites. Lives lived: As Canada’s 18th prime minister, Brian Mulroney led his country into the North American Free Trade Agreement. He [died at 84](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnw_P3P4QfAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDIvMjkvd29ybGQvY2FuYWRhL2JyaWFuLW11bHJvbmV5LWZvcm1lci1jYW5hZGlhbi1wcmltZS1taW5pc3Rlci1pcy1kZWFkLWF0LTg0Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjQwMzAxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNjQ1OCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTk1NDYmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXg927hZeYs_AxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). SPORTS NEWS Ilkay Gundogan: Europe’s [most prolific creator](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnw_P3P4QAAWh0dHBzOi8vdGhlYXRobGV0aWMuY29tLzUzMDQ2OTYvMjAyNC8wMi8yOC9iYXJjZWxvbmEtaWxrYXktZ3VuZG9nYW4tbGEtbGlnYS14YXZpLz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyNDAzMDEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE2NDU4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1OTU0NiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZeD3buFl5iz8DFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). Formula 1: [Predictions](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnw_P3P4QIAWh0dHBzOi8vdGhlYXRobGV0aWMuY29tLzUzMDYxMzIvMjAyNC8wMi8yOS9mMS1wcmVkaWN0aW9ucy1kcml2ZXJzLWNvbnN0cnVjdG9ycy1jaGFtcGlvbnMvP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDI0MDMwMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTY0NTgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU5NTQ2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl4Pdu4WXmLPwMUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) about the new season. Olympic dreams: What does the future hold for [Andy Murray](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnw_P3P4QAAWh0dHBzOi8vdGhlYXRobGV0aWMuY29tLzUzMDU0MzYvMjAyNC8wMi8yOC9hbmR5LW11cnJheS1yZXRpcmVtZW50LXBhcmlzLW9seW1waWNzLz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyNDAzMDEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE2NDU4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1OTU0NiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZeD3buFl5iz8DFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD)? ARTS AND IDEAS [A hooded, intense-looking Timothée Chalamet in close-up.] Niko Tavernise/Warner Bros. Pictures, via Associated Press ‘Dune: Part Two’ is here “Dune: Part Two,” the sequel to the 2021 adaptation of Frank Herbert’s sci-fi opus, opens around the world this weekend. It’s “a blast” that goes bigger than the original, our [critic Manohla Dargis wrote](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnw_P3P0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yOS9tb3ZpZXMvZHVuZS1wYXJ0LXR3by1yZXZpZXcuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyNDAzMDEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE2NDU4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1OTU0NiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZeD3buFl5iz8DFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). The source novel is more than 500 pages long, and the film covers a lot of ground. Luckily, my colleague Danielle Downing [explained everything from spice to possible sequels](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnw_P3P0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yOS9tb3ZpZXMvZHVuZS1wYXJ0LXR3by5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDI0MDMwMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTY0NTgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU5NTQ2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl4Pdu4WXmLPwMUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). The Times also spoke [with Timothée Chalamet, who plays the protagonist, and the director, Denis Villeneuve](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnw_P3P0T_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yMS9tb3ZpZXMvZHVuZS10aW1vdGhlZS1jaGFsYW1ldC12aWxsZW5ldXZlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjQwMzAxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNjQ1OCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTk1NDYmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXg927hZeYs_AxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). They discussed the impossibility of perfection onscreen, and intimidating sandworm popcorn buckets. We hope you’ve enjoyed this newsletter, which is made possible through subscriber support. 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