Tuesday Briefing: A U.S. bill targets TikTok

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Slotnik](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn0nSHP0TaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYnkvZGFuaWVsLWUtc2xvdG5paz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyNDAzMTImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE3MzY5Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MDUxMyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZeKH7-9ldzUgAFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) Good morning. We’re covering a U.S. bill targeting TikTok and a media kerfuffle for Britain’s royal family. Plus: When canceling a reservation costs as much as dinner. [A television screen showing Donald Trump as he made a speech at Mar-a-Lago, his resort in Florida, backed by American flags. ] As president, Donald Trump pushed for TikTok’s Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to sell the platform or face a ban in the U.S. Scott McIntyre for The New York Times Republicans targeted TikTok, despite Trump’s objection House Republican leaders are trying to pass legislation that would [force the Chinese owners of TikTok to sell the platform](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn0nSHP0T4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8xMS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy90cnVtcC10aWt0b2stYmFuLWNuYmMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyNDAzMTImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE3MzY5Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MDUxMyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZeKH7-9ldzUgAFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) or face a U.S. ban on the app, even after former President Donald Trump spoke out against such a move. The legislation is progressing quickly on Capitol Hill during an election year in which both Democrats and Republicans are eager to demonstrate toughness on China. (It is not clear whether the bill would pass the Senate, but President Biden has said he would sign it.) The bill would remove TikTok from app stores in the U.S. by Sept. 30 unless its Beijing-based parent company, ByteDance, sold its stake. Trump, as president, issued an executive order that would have done the same thing, but it was blocked by repeated rulings from federal courts; now he has changed course and is opposing the bill. Trump offered a rambling explanation for his reversal, saying that he did not want to alienate young voters or empower Facebook, which he considers a foe. Background: Congressional Republicans [walked away in January from a bipartisan border security bill](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn0nSHP4QFAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDEvMjUvdXMvcG9saXRpY3MvdHJ1bXAtY29uZ3Jlc3MtaW1taWdyYXRpb24tdWtyYWluZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDI0MDMxMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTczNjkmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYwNTEzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl4ofv72V3NSAAUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~), which they had largely supported, after Trump spoke out against it. If Republican legislators change their minds about TikTok, it could be another indication of Trump’s control over the party. Related: Here’s why the U.S. and other nations [consider TikTok a possible security risk](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn0nSHP0TeaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYXJ0aWNsZS90aWt0b2stYmFuLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjQwMzEyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNzM2OSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjA1MTMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXih-_vZXc1IABSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). [Newspapers with a photograph of Catherine, Princess of Wales, and her children on their front pages.] British newspapers yesterday showing the edited photo of Catherine, Princess of Wales, and her children. David Cliff/EPA, via Shutterstock An altered royal photo caused a media tempest Catherine, the Princess of Wales, [apologized yesterday for doctoring a photo](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn0nSHP4QOAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDMvMTEvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL3ByaW5jZXNzLWthdGUtbWlkZGxldG9uLXBob3RvLWVkaXQtYXBvbG9neS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDI0MDMxMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTczNjkmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYwNTEzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl4ofv72V3NSAAUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) of her with her three children that was recalled by several news agencies on Sunday after they determined that the image had been manipulated. “Like many amateur photographers, I do occasionally experiment with editing,” Catherine wrote in a social media post. “I wanted to express my apologies for any confusion the family photograph we shared yesterday caused.” News outlets’ decision to withdraw the photo, which had been released by Kensington Palace, renewed speculation about Catherine, who has not been seen in public since Christmas Day and had abdominal surgery in January for [an unspecified condition](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn0nSHP4QNAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDEvMTcvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL3ByaW5jZXNzLWthdGUtbWlkZGxldG9uLWFiZG9taW5hbC1zdXJnZXJ5Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjQwMzEyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNzM2OSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjA1MTMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXih-_vZXc1IABSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). Now the [British royal family faces questions](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn0nSHP4QHAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDMvMTEvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2thdGUtbWlkZGxldG9uLXBob3RvLXByaW5jZXNzLXdhbGVzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjQwMzEyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNzM2OSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjA1MTMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXih-_vZXc1IABSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) about how it communicates with the press and the public, whether Catherine had manipulated other family photos she had released and whether she felt driven to retouch this photo to disguise the effects of her illness. [Mr. Netanyahu speaking at a microphone in front of a blue background.] The Israeli public’s distrust of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has grown since the Gaza war began, a U.S. intelligence report said. Ronen Zvulun/Reuters A U.S. intelligence assessment boded ill for Netanyahu A new American intelligence assessment raised doubts about whether [Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, could stay in power](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn0nSHP4QFAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDMvMTEvdXMvcG9saXRpY3MvbmV0YW55YWh1LWdhemEtaW50ZWxsaWdlbmNlLXJlcG9ydC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDI0MDMxMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTczNjkmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYwNTEzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl4ofv72V3NSAAUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). The report said that Mr. Netanyahu’s right-wing coalition “may be in jeopardy” because of deepening levels of distrust from the public, and that large protests demanding a new election were likely. The report also predicted that Israel would struggle to achieve its goal of “destroying Hamas” and could face “lingering armed resistance” for years. Ukraine: Senior U.S. intelligence officials warned that [Ukraine faced the prospect of continued battlefield losses to Russia](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn0nSHP4QFAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDMvMTEvdXMvcG9saXRpY3MvaW50ZWxsaWdlbmNlLW9mZmljaWFscy11a3JhaW5lLWFpZC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDI0MDMxMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTczNjkmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYwNTEzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl4ofv72V3NSAAUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) without additional American aid. 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Europe - Since the far-right party of Geert Wilders performed strongly in Dutch elections last year, the establishment [has had to learn to work with him](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn0nSHP4QJAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDMvMTEvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2dlZXJ0LXdpbGRlcnMtZHV0Y2gtZWxlY3Rpb24tcG9saXRpY3MuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyNDAzMTImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE3MzY5Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MDUxMyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZeKH7-9ldzUgAFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). - A [German court convicted an American man](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn0nSHP4QRAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDMvMTEvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2dlcm1hbnktYW1lcmljYW4tbXVyZGVyLW5ldXNjaHdhbnN0ZWluLWNhc3RsZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDI0MDMxMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTczNjkmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYwNTEzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl4ofv72V3NSAAUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) of raping and murdering a woman and trying to kill her companion on a path overlooking Neuschwanstein Castle, a popular tourist destination. - Rescuers [found the bodies of five missing skiers](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn0nSHP0T9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8xMS93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvc3dpc3MtYWxwcy1za2llcnMtbWlzc2luZy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDI0MDMxMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTczNjkmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYwNTEzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl4ofv72V3NSAAUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) in the Swiss Alps and were searching for the sixth member of the group. Science [A translucent sea squid against a black backdrop. ] Ocean Census/NIWA - Scientists [discovered 100 new species](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn0nSHP0T4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8xMC9zY2llbmNlL25ldy1zcGVjaWVzLXNlYS1kaXNjb3ZlcnkuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyNDAzMTImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE3MzY5Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MDUxMyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZeKH7-9ldzUgAFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) in the largely uncharted waters of Bounty Trough off the coast of New Zealand. - A start-up is using the development methods behind chatbots to build [A.I. technology that can navigate the physical world](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn0nSHP0T2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8xMS90ZWNobm9sb2d5L2FpLXJvYm90cy10ZWNobm9sb2d5Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjQwMzEyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNzM2OSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjA1MTMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXih-_vZXc1IABSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). - After four years, scientists have [unraveled many of Covid’s mysteries](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn0nSHP0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8wOS93ZWxsL2xpdmUvY292aWQtc3ltcHRvbXMtbXlzdGVyaWVzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjQwMzEyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNzM2OSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjA1MTMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXih-_vZXc1IABSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). The Oscars - Manohla Dargis and Alissa Wilkinson, two of The Times’s film critics, [discussed this year’s awards](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn0nSHP0T7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8xMS9tb3ZpZXMvYWNhZGVteS1hd2FyZHMtb3NjYXJzLWNyaXRpY3MuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyNDAzMTImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE3MzY5Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MDUxMyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZeKH7-9ldzUgAFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). - The [ceremony drew 19.5 million viewers](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn0nSHP0T7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8xMS9idXNpbmVzcy9tZWRpYS9vc2Nhci12aWV3ZXJzLXJhdGluZ3MuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyNDAzMTImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE3MzY5Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MDUxMyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZeKH7-9ldzUgAFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD), the most in four years. - The [19 looks that did the most at the Oscars](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn0nSHP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8xMC9zdHlsZS9vc2NhcnMtZmFzaGlvbi0yMDI0Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjQwMzEyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNzM2OSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjA1MTMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXih-_vZXc1IABSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). - Inside the [Vanity Fair after party](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn0nSHP0T1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8xMS9zdHlsZS9vc2NhcnMtdmFuaXR5LWZhaXItcGFydHkuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyNDAzMTImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE3MzY5Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MDUxMyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZeKH7-9ldzUgAFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). A Morning Read [A small green bird with a white breast and a long, curved black bill sits on a tree branch.] Peter Kaestner Peter Kaestner, a retired American diplomat and an obsessive birder, has traveled the globe to compile a “life list” envied by birders the world over. Last month, he became the first [birder to document sightings of 10,000 species](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn0nSHP4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDMvMTEvc2NpZW5jZS9iaXJkcy1iaXJkd2F0Y2hpbmctcmVjb3JkLWthZXN0bmVyLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjQwMzEyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNzM2OSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjA1MTMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXih-_vZXc1IABSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) when he spied an orange-tufted spiderhunter on a trip to the Philippines. Lives lived: Paolo Taviani made some of Italy’s most acclaimed films of the last half century with his brother Vittorio. [He died at 92](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn0nSHP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8xMC9tb3ZpZXMvcGFvbG8tdGF2aWFuaS1kZWFkLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjQwMzEyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNzM2OSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjA1MTMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXih-_vZXc1IABSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). SPORTS NEWS Box office: A forgotten man in England, the former Manchester United midfielder [Jesse Lingard](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn0nSHP0T6aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVhdGhsZXRpYy5jb20vNTMzMDI3OS8yMDI0LzAzLzExL3NvdXRoLWtvcmVhLWplc3NlLWxpbmdhcmQtc2VvdWwvP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDI0MDMxMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTczNjkmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYwNTEzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl4ofv72V3NSAAUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) is big in South Korea. A promising sign of things to come?: The day [Jadon Sancho](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn0nSHP4QKAWh0dHBzOi8vdGhlYXRobGV0aWMuY29tLzUzMjk5MDgvMjAyNC8wMy8xMC9qYWRvbi1zYW5jaG8tZG9ydG11bmQtbWFuY2hlc3Rlci11bml0ZWQtZW5nbGFuZC8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjQwMzEyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNzM2OSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjA1MTMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXih-_vZXc1IABSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~), back in Germany after a falling-out at Manchester United, reminded everyone of his quality. 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