The Evening: Stormy Daniels testified in Trump’s criminal trial

Also, TikTok sued the U.S. [View in browser](~/AAAAAQA~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)|[nytimes.com](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoHSl5P0SvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwNTA3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMjY1OSZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY1OTQzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmM3mkOmbdsWTvUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) [Ad](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoHSl5P0SjaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MTYxOTUwJmxpPU5FJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1ORV8yMDI0MDUwNyZzdHBlPWRlZmF1bHQmdGU9MSZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDUwN1cDbnl0QgpmM3mkOmbdsWTvUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) [The Evening](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoHSl5P0TJaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vc2VyaWVzL3VzLWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmc_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDA1MDcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTIyNjU5Jm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjU5NDMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmYzeaQ6Zt2xZO9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) May 7, 2024 [Author Headshot](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoHSl5P0TAaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYnkvbWF0dGhldy1jdWxsZW4_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDA1MDcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTIyNjU5Jm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjU5NDMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmYzeaQ6Zt2xZO9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) By [Matthew Cullen](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoHSl5P0TAaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYnkvbWF0dGhldy1jdWxsZW4_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDA1MDcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTIyNjU5Jm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjU5NDMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmYzeaQ6Zt2xZO9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) Good evening. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday. - Stormy Daniels’s testimony - Israel’s incursion into Rafah - Plus, Brittney Griner’s new memoir [Donald Trump in a blue suit sitting in court. ](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoHSl5P0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8wNy9ueXJlZ2lvbi90cnVtcC10cmlhbC1zdG9ybXktZGFuaWVscy10ZXN0aW1vbnkuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDUwNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjI2NTkmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2NTk0MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZjN5pDpm3bFk71IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) Donald Trump in court today.  Pool photo by Win McNamee Stormy Daniels testified about core details in Trump’s trial There is probably no one, other than Donald Trump, more central to his New York trial — the first criminal trial of an American president — than Stormy Daniels. Trump is charged with falsifying business records to cover up a $130,000 payment to Daniels during his 2016 campaign, when she was planning to go public with a lurid story about a sexual encounter with Trump a decade prior. Today, in a courtroom in Lower Manhattan, [Daniels took the stand for several hours](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoHSl5P0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8wNy9ueXJlZ2lvbi90cnVtcC10cmlhbC1zdG9ybXktZGFuaWVscy10ZXN0aW1vbnkuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDUwNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjI2NTkmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2NTk0MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZjN5pDpm3bFk71IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). She testified in excruciating detail about the encounter, which she said left her shaking and bewildered. She spoke quickly, unspooling so many salacious details that the judge overseeing the case balked at some of the testimony, implying that it was gratuitously vulgar, and the defense unsuccessfully sought a mistrial. [Here’s what we learned](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoHSl5P0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDI0LzA1LzA3L255cmVnaW9uL3RydW1wLXRyaWFsLWh1c2gtbW9uZXktc3Rvcm15LWRhbmllbHM_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDA1MDcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTIyNjU5Jm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjU5NDMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmYzeaQ6Zt2xZO9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). Daniels has told her story widely, but never to jurors, and not with Trump in the room. Her appearance on the stand appeared to unnerve Trump, who at one point shook his head in disgust and muttered an expletive to his lawyers. During cross-examination, which is expected to continue on Thursday, Trump’s lawyers sought to paint Daniels as a liar driven by greed. Trump has always publicly denied having sex with her. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoHSl5P0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDI0LzA1LzA3L3dvcmxkL2lzcmFlbC1nYXphLXdhci1oYW1hcy1yYWZhaD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDUwNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjI2NTkmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2NTk0MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZjN5pDpm3bFk71IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD The streets of Rafah today. Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Israel took control of Rafah’s border crossing The Israeli military sent tanks into Rafah overnight and established control over the Gaza side of the border crossing with Egypt. The move halted the flow of aid into the enclave, which the U.N. warned could worsen the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. [Here’s the latest](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoHSl5P0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDI0LzA1LzA3L3dvcmxkL2lzcmFlbC1nYXphLXdhci1oYW1hcy1yYWZhaD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDUwNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjI2NTkmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2NTk0MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZjN5pDpm3bFk71IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). The push did not appear to be the long-threatened full ground invasion of Rafah, which the U.S. has urged against. Israeli officials called it a counterterrorism operation aimed at destroying Hamas fighters and infrastructure that was used in an attack that killed four Israeli soldiers over the weekend. In related news, delegations from Israel and Hamas arrived in Cairo to resume cease-fire negotiations. [One key phrase is a sticking point.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoHSl5P0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8wNy93b3JsZC9taWRkbGVlYXN0L2lzcmFlbC1oYW1hcy1jZWFzZWZpcmUtcHJvcG9zYWwuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDUwNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjI2NTkmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2NTk0MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZjN5pDpm3bFk71IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [An elevated walkway stretches from the foreground to a third-floor entrance to a glass-walled building. A TikTok sign marks the entrance.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoHSl5P0TZaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8wNy9idXNpbmVzcy90aWt0b2stYmFuLWFwcGVhbC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwNTA3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMjY1OSZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY1OTQzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmM3mkOmbdsWTvUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) Rozette Rago for The New York Times TikTok sued the U.S. over a law forcing a sale or ban The popular social media app TikTok sued the federal government today over a new law that would force its Chinese owner to sell it or face a ban in the U.S. The company [argued that the law violated the First Amendment](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoHSl5P0TZaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8wNy9idXNpbmVzcy90aWt0b2stYmFuLWFwcGVhbC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwNTA3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMjY1OSZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY1OTQzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmM3mkOmbdsWTvUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) by cutting millions of Americans off from a platform used to share their views. The suit is expected to reach the Supreme Court, where it would pit Congress’s national security concerns about the social media app’s ties to China against TikTok’s claim that a ban is unconstitutional. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoHSl5P0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8wNy91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9iaWRlbi1hbnRpc2VtaXRpc20taG9sb2NhdXN0LXNwZWVjaC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwNTA3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMjY1OSZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY1OTQzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmM3mkOmbdsWTvUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~ Doug Mills/The New York Times Biden warned of a ‘ferocious’ surge of antisemitism In a speech from Capitol Hill today, President Biden declared that hatred of Jews “continues to lie deep in the hearts of too many people.” He described a “ferocious surge of antisemitism” in the U.S. following Hamas’s Oct. 7 attacks on Israel, and said it was the [responsibility of Americans to push back](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoHSl5P0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8wNy91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9iaWRlbi1hbnRpc2VtaXRpc20taG9sb2NhdXN0LXNwZWVjaC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwNTA3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMjY1OSZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY1OTQzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmM3mkOmbdsWTvUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). During his address, at a ceremony for the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum’s Days of Remembrance, Biden defended Israel and denounced the violence and antisemitism that has arisen at some protests on college campuses. Destroying property, Biden said, is against the law. “We are not a lawless country,” he added. 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TIME TO UNWIND [A close-up of Brittney Griner’s face, which is partially obscured by the bars of the cage she is standing in during her trial.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoHSl5P0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8wNy9ib29rcy9yZXZpZXcvYnJpdHRuZXktZ3JpbmVyLWNvbWluZy1ob21lLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDA1MDcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTIyNjU5Jm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjU5NDMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmYzeaQ6Zt2xZO9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) Brittney Griner in a Russian courtroom in August 2022. Evgenia Novozhenina/Pool Photo, via Associated Press Brittney Griner’s harrowing story, in her words Less than two years after she was released from detention in a Russian prison, Brittney Griner’s new book, “Coming Home,” is out today. In it, she tells her life story: a Black, gay and startlingly tall girl who grew up in Texas and rose to become a basketball superstar, and then a high-profile pawn in a vicious geopolitical battle between the U.S. and Russia. It is a visceral account of what it’s like to be trapped inside Russia’s infamous criminal justice system, with its merciless judges and vast labor camps, [our reviewer wrote](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoHSl5P0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8wNy9ib29rcy9yZXZpZXcvYnJpdHRuZXktZ3JpbmVyLWNvbWluZy1ob21lLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDA1MDcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTIyNjU5Jm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjU5NDMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmYzeaQ6Zt2xZO9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). For more: Here are the other [books we’re looking forward to this month](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoHSl5P0TZaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8yOS9ib29rcy9yZXZpZXcvbmV3LWJvb2tzLW1heS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwNTA3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMjY1OSZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY1OTQzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmM3mkOmbdsWTvUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). [Allen Wong in front of his rose-gold Lamborghini holding his flamethrower.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoHSl5P0TbaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8wNy9tYWdhemluZS9yZXRpcmUtZWFybHktc2F2aW5nLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDA1MDcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTIyNjU5Jm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjU5NDMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmYzeaQ6Zt2xZO9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) Allen Wong at his primary residence in Celebration, Fla. Maggie Shannon for The New York Times Does retirement at 30 sound good to you? It’s common in the U.S. for workers to retire in their mid-60s. Some people continue in their jobs for much longer; others call it a career in their 50s. In general, retirement typically arrives after many years in the work force. Some people, however, will do almost anything to upend that. For the retirement issue of our magazine, my colleague Amy X. Wang explored the world of schemers and savers who are obsessed with [FIRE: Financial Independence Retire Early](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoHSl5P0TbaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8wNy9tYWdhemluZS9yZXRpcmUtZWFybHktc2F2aW5nLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDA1MDcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTIyNjU5Jm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjU5NDMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmYzeaQ6Zt2xZO9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). [A GIF cycling through some of the most striking looks from the Met Gala.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoHSl5P0T1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8wNy9mYXNoaW9uL21ldC1nYWxhLWZhc2hpb24tcGhvdG9zLXplbmRheWEta2ltLWthcmRhc2hpYW4uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDUwNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjI2NTkmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2NTk0MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZjN5pDpm3bFk71IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) Nina Westervelt for The New York Times; Amir Hamja/The New York Times Dinner table topics - The most stylish: These Met Gala looks [stood out from the rest](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoHSl5P0T1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8wNy9mYXNoaW9uL21ldC1nYWxhLWZhc2hpb24tcGhvdG9zLXplbmRheWEta2ltLWthcmRhc2hpYW4uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDUwNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjI2NTkmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2NTk0MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZjN5pDpm3bFk71IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). - Britain’s houseboats: With land-based home prices increasingly out of reach, more [Londoners are taking to the water](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoHSl5P0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8wNy9yZWFsZXN0YXRlL2xvbmRvbi1ob3VzZWJvYXQtaG91c2UtcHJpY2VzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDA1MDcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTIyNjU5Jm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjU5NDMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmYzeaQ6Zt2xZO9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). - Toxic wine: Scientists found staggering amounts of lead in locks of Beethoven’s hair, offering [clues to the mystery of his deafness](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoHSl5P0TeaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8wNi9oZWFsdGgvYmVldGhvdmVuLWRlYWYtbGVhZC1oYWlyLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDA1MDcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTIyNjU5Jm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjU5NDMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmYzeaQ6Zt2xZO9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). - A high price: Could a [$40,000 gym membership](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoHSl5P0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8wNy93ZWxsL2xpdmUvZXF1aW5veC00MDAwMC1vcHRpbWl6ZS1sb25nZXZpdHktbWVtYmVyc2hpcC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwNTA3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMjY1OSZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY1OTQzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmM3mkOmbdsWTvUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) really help you live longer? 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Food Stylist: Barrett Washburne. Cook: These [salmon croquettes](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoHSl5P0TUaHR0cHM6Ly9jb29raW5nLm55dGltZXMuY29tL3JlY2lwZXMvMTAyMzA0MC1zYWxtb24tY3JvcXVldHRlcz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDUwNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjI2NTkmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2NTk0MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZjN5pDpm3bFk71IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) may just have the perfect texture combination: crispy outsides and tender insides. 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