The Evening: New U.S. weapons for Ukraine

Also, the special counsel who investigated Biden was attacked from both sides. 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Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday. - More U.S. weapons to Ukraine - Hur’s testimony about Biden’s memory - Plus, are audiences back? [Three soldiers walk in the forest carrying guns and helmets.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn01RVP0TdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8xMi91cy9wb2xpdGljcy91cy1haWQtdWtyYWluZS13YXIuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDMxMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTc0NDMmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MDU5MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZeJVz_Blfn7xqlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) Shortages of ammunition are plaguing Ukrainian battle planners. Lynsey Addario for The New York Times The U.S. cobbled together $300 million more for Ukraine The Biden administration announced today that it was sending more weapons to Ukraine, the first American aid package since the previous funding ran out in December. The delivery will include artillery rounds, armor systems and air defense interceptors, which are seen as critical for Ukraine’s defenses against Russian bombardment. Funding for the package came from money Army accountants saved from contracts that came in under bid. It is a stopgap measure at best, American officials said. The new weapons will [keep advancing Russian troops at bay for only a few weeks](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn01RVP0TdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8xMi91cy9wb2xpdGljcy91cy1haWQtdWtyYWluZS13YXIuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDMxMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTc0NDMmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MDU5MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZeJVz_Blfn7xqlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD), one official estimated. For months, President Biden has been calling on Congress to pass legislation authorizing $60.1 billion for Ukraine. He has accused Republican lawmakers who have blocked the aid of playing into the hands of Vladimir Putin. In Russia, Ukraine-backed Russian exile groups [staged a flurry of cross-border ground attacks](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn01RVP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8xMi93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvdWtyYWluZS1ydXNzaWEtZHJvbmUtYXR0YWNrcy1wdXRpbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMzEyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNzQ0MyZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYwNTkyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl4lXP8GV-fvGqUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~), coinciding with Ukrainian drone strikes. [A man in a blue suit and purple tie looks out in front of a microphone.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn01RVP0TVaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDI0LzAzLzEyL3VzL2h1ci1iaWRlbi10ZXN0aW1vbnk_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAzMTImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE3NDQzJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjA1OTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXiVc_wZX5-8apSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) Robert Hur testifying before the House Judiciary Committee today. Haiyun Jiang for The New York Times The Biden special counsel was attacked from both sides Robert Hur, the former special counsel who investigated President Biden’s possession of classified documents, faced hostility from both Republicans and Democrats during his testimony today on Capitol Hill. He was there to answer questions about his February report, which concluded that the evidence was insufficient to charge Biden with a crime, but lawmakers spent much of the time trying to score political points. Republicans accused Hur of protecting Biden as part of what they portrayed as a politicized double standard by the Justice Department, which has charged Donald Trump with willfully retaining sensitive national security documents. Democrats attacked Hur for disparaging remarks in the report about Biden’s mental acuity. [Here are takeaways from the hearing](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn01RVP0TVaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDI0LzAzLzEyL3VzL2h1ci1iaWRlbi10ZXN0aW1vbnk_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAzMTImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE3NDQzJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjA1OTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXiVc_wZX5-8apSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). In related news, Congress [released a transcript](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn01RVP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8xMi91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9odXItYmlkZW4tbWVtb3J5LXRyYW5zY3JpcHQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDMxMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTc0NDMmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MDU5MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZeJVz_Blfn7xqlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) of the special counsel’s interviews with Biden, which showed that though the president fumbled at times, he largely appeared clearheaded. [A plane sitting on a tarmac with trees in the background and a cloudy sky.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn01RVP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8xMi91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9hbGFza2EtYWlybGluZXMtZmxpZ2h0LWRvb3IuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDMxMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTc0NDMmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MDU5MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZeJVz_Blfn7xqlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) The Alaska Airlines 737 Max 9 after landing in Portland, Ore. on Jan. 5. Patrick T. Fallon/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Before a plane’s door blew off, it was set for maintenance A day before a door plug blew out of an Alaska Airlines flight on Jan. 5, engineers and technicians [asked for it to come out of service the next evening and undergo maintenance](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn01RVP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8xMi91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9hbGFza2EtYWlybGluZXMtZmxpZ2h0LWRvb3IuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDMxMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTc0NDMmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MDU5MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZeJVz_Blfn7xqlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD), interviews and documents show. There were warning signals that indicated a problem with the plane’s pressurization system. The airline said the warnings did not meet its standards for immediately taking the plane out of service. It chose to keep the Boeing 737 Max 9 in service and carrying passengers until it had completed three flights that were set to end near a maintenance facility. On the second flight, at 16,000 feet in the air, the plane’s door plug blew off, forcing an emergency landing. [A man holds the legs of a woman while on the back of a moped driven by another man. ](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn01RVP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8xMi93b3JsZC9hbWVyaWNhcy9rZW55YS1oYWl0aS1wb2xpY2UtZGVwbG95bWVudC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMzEyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNzQ0MyZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYwNTkyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl4lXP8GV-fvGqUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) Two men transported a woman with a gunshot wound over the weekend. Ralph Tedy Erol/Reuters Uncertainty grips Haiti Kenya announced today that it is [halting its plan to send 1,000 police officers](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn01RVP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8xMi93b3JsZC9hbWVyaWNhcy9rZW55YS1oYWl0aS1wb2xpY2UtZGVwbG95bWVudC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMzEyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNzQ0MyZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYwNTkyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl4lXP8GV-fvGqUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) to help quell the gang-fueled lawlessness in Haiti until a new government is formed. The deployment deal was reached with Haiti’s prime minister, Ariel Henry, [who agreed last night to step down](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn01RVP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8xMS93b3JsZC9hbWVyaWNhcy9oYWl0aS1nYW5ncy1wbS1oZW5yeS1yZXNpZ25zLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAzMTImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE3NDQzJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjA1OTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXiVc_wZX5-8apSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) once a new transitional government is formed. Henry has been stranded for days in Puerto Rico following a violent gang takeover of much of Port-au-Prince, the Haitian capital, making it impossible for him to return. The gangs, who have attacked police stations, prisons and other state institutions, threatened civil war if he did not resign. More top news - Economy: Consumer prices increased 3.2 percent in the year through February. That was [faster than expected](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn01RVP0TZaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDI0LzAzLzEyL2J1c2luZXNzL2NwaS1pbmZsYXRpb24tZmVkP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMzEyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNzQ0MyZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYwNTkyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl4lXP8GV-fvGqUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~), and a sign that inflation could prove difficult to fully stamp out. - Middle East: The first sea shipment of aid [departed for Gaza](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn01RVP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDI0LzAzLzEyL3dvcmxkL2lzcmFlbC1oYW1hcy13YXItZ2F6YS1uZXdzP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMzEyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNzQ0MyZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYwNTkyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl4lXP8GV-fvGqUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) in what European officials called the possible start of a maritime supply route. - Politics: The N.F.L. star Aaron Rodgers and the former Minnesota governor Jesse Ventura top Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s running mate list. [They both welcomed his overtures](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn01RVP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8xMi91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9yZmstanItYWFyb24tcm9kZ2Vycy1qZXNzZS12ZW50dXJhLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAzMTImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE3NDQzJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjA1OTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXiVc_wZX5-8apSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). - Primaries: Washington State’s primary tonight will test the momentum of [“uncommitted” voters](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn01RVP0TzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8xMi91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9iaWRlbi11bmNvbW1pdHRlZC13YXNoaW5ndG9uLWlzcmFlbC1nYXphLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAzMTImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE3NDQzJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjA1OTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXiVc_wZX5-8apSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) who reject President Biden over the war in Gaza. - Police: The Uvalde, Texas, [police chief is resigning](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn01RVP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8xMi91cy9kYW5pZWwtcm9kcmlndWV6LXV2YWxkZS1wb2xpY2UtcmVzaWduLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAzMTImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE3NDQzJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjA1OTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXiVc_wZX5-8apSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). He was out of town when 21 people died in a school shooting there in 2022. - Health: A needle exchange effort met its demise in Nebraska’s Legislature today, reflecting the rising [skepticism about harm reduction approaches to illicit drug use](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn01RVP0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8xMi91cy9uZWJyYXNrYS1kcnVncy1uZWVkbGUtZXhjaGFuZ2UuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDMxMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTc0NDMmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MDU5MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZeJVz_Blfn7xqlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). - Airbnb: The company said this week it was [banning the use of all indoor security cameras](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn01RVP0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8xMi9idXNpbmVzcy9haXJibmItYmFucy1hbGwtaW5kb29yLXNlY3VyaXR5LWNhbWVyYXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDMxMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTc0NDMmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MDU5MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZeJVz_Blfn7xqlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) in its listings worldwide. - Lives Lived: Eric Carmen, the frontman for the Raspberries, [died at 74](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn01RVP0TaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8xMi9hcnRzL211c2ljL2VyaWMtY2FybWVuLWRlYWQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDMxMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTc0NDMmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MDU5MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZeJVz_Blfn7xqlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). TIME TO UNWIND [A group of people stand on the steps over the TKTS ticket booth near Times Square, surrounded by billboards for Broadway shows including “Shucked” and “Some Like It Hot.”](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn01RVP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8xMi9hcnRzL2NvdmlkLXNodXRkb3duLWxpdmUtYXVkaWVuY2VzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAzMTImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE3NDQzJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjA1OTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXiVc_wZX5-8apSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) Broadway audiences have not yet rebounded to their prepandemic levels. Sara Krulwich/The New York Times Four years after a shutdown, are audiences back? Four years ago, Covid brought live performances and big gatherings to a halt. Since then, the pandemic has waned and many live events have rebounded in popularity. [But how do things look now](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn01RVP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8xMi9hcnRzL2NvdmlkLXNodXRkb3duLWxpdmUtYXVkaWVuY2VzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAzMTImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE3NDQzJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjA1OTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXiVc_wZX5-8apSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~)? Sports attendance and orchestra ticket sales are above 2019 levels, while demand for pop concerts (led by Taylor Swift) is at a record high. But the recovery has been uneven. Broadway audiences are still down 17 percent from prepandemic levels, and thousands of movie theaters have closed. Museums are a mixed bag: Regional organizations have fared better than tourist havens like the Met. [A view from behind of a man lifting weights in front of a mirror.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn01RVP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8xMi93ZWxsL21vdmUvZml0bmVzcy1jaGFsbGVuZ2Utd29ya291dC1kaWV0LXRpa3Rvay5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMzEyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNzQ0MyZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYwNTkyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl4lXP8GV-fvGqUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) Chang W. Lee/The New York Times Be wary of fitness fads Popular workout trends, like the “75 Hard” challenge, which promises to improve your mental toughness if you work out for 45 minutes twice daily, can be a good fit for some people: They often call for enough exercise to get an already fit person in better shape. But for others, especially beginners, the trendy fitness regimens can be disappointing, or even lead to burnout or injury. Instead, experts we spoke to [recommended embracing smaller goals](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn01RVP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8xMi93ZWxsL21vdmUvZml0bmVzcy1jaGFsbGVuZ2Utd29ya291dC1kaWV0LXRpa3Rvay5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMzEyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNzQ0MyZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYwNTkyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl4lXP8GV-fvGqUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~), off days and the slow but steady process of developing sustainable, healthy habits. [Patrick Milando, wearing glasses and looking intent, is in the cockpit of a Cessna, preparing to take off.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn01RVP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8xMi9idXNpbmVzcy9waWxvdC1sZWFybi1mbHlpbmctZnJlbmNoLWhvcm4tcGxheWVyLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAzMTImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE3NDQzJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjA1OTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXiVc_wZX5-8apSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) Patrick Milando went from high notes to high altitude.  Amir Hamja/The New York Times Dinner table topics - Never too late: Patrick Milando turned 60 before taking his first flying lesson. Now he [spends 15 hours a week in the air](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn01RVP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8xMi9idXNpbmVzcy9waWxvdC1sZWFybi1mbHlpbmctZnJlbmNoLWhvcm4tcGxheWVyLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAzMTImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE3NDQzJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjA1OTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXiVc_wZX5-8apSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). - Final experience: End-of-life visions seem to help the dying, [as well as those they leave behind](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn01RVP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8xMi9tYWdhemluZS9kZWF0aGJlZC12aXNpb25zLXJlc2VhcmNoLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAzMTImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE3NDQzJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjA1OTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXiVc_wZX5-8apSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). - Hot content: A 20-year-old in Britain has built a YouTube following by transcribing [sheet music for just about any tune](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn01RVP0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8xMi9hcnRzL211c2ljL2dlb3JnZS1jb2xsaWVyLW11c2ljLXRyYW5zY3JpYmVyLXlvdXR1YmUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDMxMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTc0NDMmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MDU5MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZeJVz_Blfn7xqlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). - Outfits of epic proportions: Our photographer captured [extravagant fashions on Paris’s streets](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn01RVP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8wOS9zdHlsZS9wYXJpcy1mYXNoaW9uLXdlZWstc3RyZWV0LXN0eWxlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAzMTImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE3NDQzJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjA1OTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXiVc_wZX5-8apSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). 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