The Evening: Justices side with Republicans in South Carolina

Also, the U.S. called for the breakup of Ticketmaster’s owner. 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Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday. - A win for South Carolina Republicans - A lawsuit against Ticketmaster - Plus, the delightful ‘Hit Man’ [The Supreme Court, partially obscured by trees and other foliage, is visible through a window on the U.S. Capitol grounds.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoMj4KP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8yMy91cy9zdXByZW1lLWNvdXJ0LXNvdXRoLWNhcm9saW5hLXZvdGluZy1tYXAuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDUyMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjQzMTImbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2NzYxMSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZkUKuU9mKKEbT1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) Kenny Holston/The New York Times Justices allowed a contested voting map in South Carolina The Supreme Court’s conservative majority cleared the way today for [South Carolina to keep using a congressional map](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoMj4KP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8yMy91cy9zdXByZW1lLWNvdXJ0LXNvdXRoLWNhcm9saW5hLXZvdGluZy1tYXAuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDUyMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjQzMTImbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2NzYxMSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZkUKuU9mKKEbT1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) that a lower court had deemed an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. All three liberal justices dissented. The ruling handed a victory to the state’s Republicans by allowing them to maintain a stronghold on a district in Charleston County. A panel of federal judges had previously found that district to be illegal because redistricting had removed 62 percent of its Black voters. The immediate effect will be limited: This year’s elections were already set to take place under the contested map. But today’s decision could have a broader impact in the years to come. Justice Samuel Alito, who wrote the majority opinion, said that courts should generally presume that lawmakers are telling the truth when they say their goal in redistricting is partisan, which is permissible, rather than based on race, which is not. That distinction can be difficult because Black voters overwhelmingly favor Democrats. Alito’s position could make it “easier for Republican states to engage in redistricting to help white Republicans maximize their political power,” said Richard Hasen, an election law expert. In dissent, the liberal justices argued that it could become all but impossible to challenge voting maps as racial gerrymanders. For more: The court has several more important cases to decide over the next month or so. [These are the cases we’re watching closely](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoMj4KP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyNC8wNS8wOS91cy9zdXByZW1lLWNvdXJ0LW1ham9yLWNhc2VzLTIwMjQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDUyMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjQzMTImbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2NzYxMSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZkUKuU9mKKEbT1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). [Taylor Swift, in a sparkly leotard with purple and pink sequins, holds a microphone during a concert performance.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoMj4KP0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8yMy90ZWNobm9sb2d5L3RpY2tldG1hc3Rlci1saXZlLW5hdGlvbi1sYXdzdWl0LWFudGl0cnVzdC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwNTIzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyNDMxMiZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY3NjExJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmRQq5T2YooRtPUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) A 2022 ticket fiasco around Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour heightened the pressure on Ticketmaster. Jutharat Pinyodoonyachet for The New York Times The U.S. called for the breakup of Ticketmaster’s owner The Justice Department today sued Live Nation — the concert giant that owns Ticketmaster — arguing that it illegally maintains a monopoly in the live entertainment industry and asking a court to break it up. The lawsuit was joined by 29 states and the District of Columbia. According to the Justice Department, Live Nation controls around 60 percent of concert promotions at major U.S. venues and roughly 80 percent of primary ticketing at major concert venues. The U.S. is [arguing that the company’s dominance has resulted in higher ticket prices](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoMj4KP0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8yMy90ZWNobm9sb2d5L3RpY2tldG1hc3Rlci1saXZlLW5hdGlvbi1sYXdzdWl0LWFudGl0cnVzdC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwNTIzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyNDMxMiZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY3NjExJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmRQq5T2YooRtPUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) for consumers and stifled innovation and competition. Live Nation denied that it was a monopoly and said that breaking it up would not result in lower prices. [Boxes of mifepristone tablets are stored in drawers.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoMj4KP0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8yMy91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9sb3Vpc2lhbmEtYWJvcnRpb24tcGlsbHMtY29udHJvbGxlZC1zdWJzdGFuY2VzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDA1MjMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI0MzEyJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjc2MTEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZFCrlPZiihG09SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) Mifepristone is one of two pills used in medication abortions. Jackie Molloy for The New York Times Louisiana voted to make abortion pills controlled substances The Louisiana State Senate overwhelmingly passed a bill today to make the state the first in the nation to [designate abortion pills as dangerous controlled substances](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoMj4KP0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8yMy91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9sb3Vpc2lhbmEtYWJvcnRpb24tcGlsbHMtY29udHJvbGxlZC1zdWJzdGFuY2VzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDA1MjMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI0MzEyJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjc2MTEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZFCrlPZiihG09SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). The legislation now goes to Gov. Jeff Landry, a Republican who is widely expected to sign it. If the bill becomes law, possession of abortion pills without a prescription would be a crime punishable by jail time and fines. Many doctors in the state opposed the legislation in part because the drugs, which the F.D.A. has found to be safe, can be prescribed for other uses. [A woman walks amid rubble from destroyed concrete buildings. A clothesline hangs in the open air where a wall used to be on the second floor of a building.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoMj4KP0TaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDI0LzA1LzIzL3dvcmxkL2lzcmFlbC1nYXphLXdhci1oYW1hcz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDUyMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjQzMTImbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2NzYxMSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZkUKuU9mKKEbT1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) Damage from an Israeli airstrike in Rafah. Eyad Al-Baba/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Israeli forces pushed deeper into Rafah Israel said today that its troops were fighting [in neighborhoods near the center of the southern city of Rafah](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoMj4KP0TaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDI0LzA1LzIzL3dvcmxkL2lzcmFlbC1nYXphLXdhci1oYW1hcz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDUyMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjQzMTImbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2NzYxMSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZkUKuU9mKKEbT1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD), in Gaza. The Israeli military said that its forces had dismantled several tunnels and killed fighters in “close-quarters encounters.” Around 815,000 people have left Rafah as a result of the fighting. In related news, the U.S. has [struggled to deliver humanitarian aid](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoMj4KP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8yMy91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9wZW50YWdvbi1nYXphLXBpZXItYWlkLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDA1MjMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI0MzEyJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjc2MTEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZFCrlPZiihG09SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) to Gazans via a floating pier. Many of the trucks carrying aid from the pier have been looted. More top news - Ohio: Norfolk Southern agreed to [pay more than $310 million](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoMj4KP0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8yMy9idXNpbmVzcy9lYXN0LXBhbGVzdGluZS1vaGlvLXRyYWluLWRlcmFpbG1lbnQtc2V0dGxlbWVudC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwNTIzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyNDMxMiZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY3NjExJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmRQq5T2YooRtPUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) related to the 2023 derailment of a train in East Palestine. - Storms: Experts predicted that abnormally warm ocean temperatures could lead to [an extremely active hurricane season](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoMj4KP0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8yMy93ZWF0aGVyL25vYWEtYXRsYW50aWMtaHVycmljYW5lLWZvcmVjYXN0LXByZWRpY3Rpb24uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDUyMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjQzMTImbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2NzYxMSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZkUKuU9mKKEbT1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD), with up to 25 named storms. - Protests: Hundreds of students [walked out of Harvard’s commencement ceremony](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoMj4KP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8yMy91cy9oYXJ2YXJkLWdyYWR1YXRpb24tcHJvdGVzdHMtYW50aXNlbWl0aXNtLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDA1MjMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI0MzEyJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjc2MTEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZFCrlPZiihG09SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). - Health: A cyberattack on a system of 140 hospitals has [delayed care across a dozen states for more than two weeks](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoMj4KP0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8yMy9oZWFsdGgvY3liZXJhdHRhY2stYXNjZW5zaW9uLWhvc3BpdGFscy1wYXRpZW50LWRhdGEuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDUyMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjQzMTImbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2NzYxMSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZkUKuU9mKKEbT1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). - Politics: A Democratic consultant who admitted to [orchestrating robocalls that used an A.I. impersonation of President Biden](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoMj4KP0T6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8yMy91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9iaWRlbi1yb2JvY2FsbHMtc3RldmUta3JhbWVyLWRlbW9jcmF0aWMtcHJpbWFyeS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwNTIzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyNDMxMiZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY3NjExJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmRQq5T2YooRtPUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) was indicted. - Congress: Senate Democrats opened an inquiry into Donald Trump’s request for [$1 billion from oil companies for his campaign](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoMj4KP4QSAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDUvMjMvY2xpbWF0ZS9zZW5hdGUtZGVtb2NyYXRzLW9wZW4taW5xdWlyeS1pbnRvLXRydW1wcy0xLWJpbGxpb24tcmVxdWVzdC1vZi1vaWwtaW5kdXN0cnkuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDUyMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjQzMTImbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2NzYxMSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZkUKuU9mKKEbT1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). TIME TO UNWIND [Adria Arjona, with long brown hair, leans her chin on the shoulder of Glen Powell, who is wearing a leather jacket. ](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoMj4KP0TUaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8yMy9tb3ZpZXMvaGl0LW1hbi1yZXZpZXcuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDUyMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjQzMTImbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2NzYxMSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZkUKuU9mKKEbT1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) Adria Arjona and Glen Powell in “Hit Man.” Netflix ‘Hit Man’ is a hit Glen Powell stars as a nerdy professor who pretends to be a hired gun to aid the police in “Hit Man,” Richard Linklater’s new Netflix film, which opens in theaters tomorrow. Powell’s character starts to enjoy dressing up as different faux hit men for each client, until he meets Madison (Adria Arjona) and everything changes. It’s a rom-com, but it’s also surprisingly deep — and [our critic said it was a blast to watch](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoMj4KP0TUaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8yMy9tb3ZpZXMvaGl0LW1hbi1yZXZpZXcuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDUyMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjQzMTImbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2NzYxMSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZkUKuU9mKKEbT1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). “If I see a movie more delightful than ‘Hit Man’ this year, I’ll be surprised,” Alissa Wilkinson wrote. “If you can see it in a theater, it’s worth it.” [An oil portrait shows a Black man wearing a black jacket, a white shirt and a bow tie. ](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoMj4KP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8yMy9hcnRzL2pvaG4tamFjb2JzLXNsYXZlcnktZGlzY292ZXJ5Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDA1MjMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI0MzEyJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjc2MTEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZFCrlPZiihG09SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) An 1848 oil portrait believed to depict John Jacobs. Amani Willett for The New York Times A forgotten slave narrative resurfaced after 169 years In 1855, John Jacobs published a 20,000-word account of his birth into and escape from slavery, his years on a whaling ship and his departure from the U.S. Appearing in an Australian newspaper, it was a blistering condemnation of 19th-century America, but it was eventually forgotten and nearly lost to history. Jacobs’s narrative was rediscovered only a few years ago by Jonathan D.S. Schroeder, a scholar who wrote a biography of Jacobs to be published alongside his story in a new book. We talked to Schroeder about [what he learned from Jacobs](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoMj4KP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8yMy9hcnRzL2pvaG4tamFjb2JzLXNsYXZlcnktZGlzY292ZXJ5Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDA1MjMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI0MzEyJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjc2MTEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZFCrlPZiihG09SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). [Tems, wearing a sleeveless pinstriped shirt and a black leather tie, partially illuminated by colored light, brings one hand to her face and looks at the camera in a studio portrait.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoMj4KP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8yMy9hcnRzL211c2ljL3RlbXMtYm9ybi1pbi10aGUtd2lsZC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwNTIzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyNDMxMiZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY3NjExJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmRQq5T2YooRtPUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) Temilade Openiyi, better known as Tems. Erik Carter for The New York Times Dinner table topics - R&B’s golden child: Tems, the Nigerian singer, has already won a Grammy and worked with Beyoncé. [Now she’s ready to be her own boss](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoMj4KP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8yMy9hcnRzL211c2ljL3RlbXMtYm9ybi1pbi10aGUtd2lsZC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwNTIzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyNDMxMiZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY3NjExJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmRQq5T2YooRtPUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). - Scenes of cosmic light: The space telescope Euclid just released a [batch of breathtaking images](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoMj4KP0TeaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8yMy9zY2llbmNlL2V1Y2xpZC10ZWxlc2NvcGUtaW1hZ2VzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDA1MjMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI0MzEyJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjc2MTEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZFCrlPZiihG09SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). - Wild movies: Everyone at the Cannes Film Festival seems to be talking about [either “The Substance” or “Emilia Pérez.”](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoMj4KP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8yMi9tb3ZpZXMvY2FubmVzLXRoZS1zdWJzdGFuY2UtZW1pbGlhLXBlcmV6Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDA1MjMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI0MzEyJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjc2MTEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZFCrlPZiihG09SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) - Brides and Botox: Plastic surgery has become an [increasingly common component of wedding prep](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoMj4KP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8yMy9zdHlsZS93ZWRkaW5nLWJvdG94LXBsYXN0aWMtc3VyZ2VyeS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwNTIzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyNDMxMiZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY3NjExJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmRQq5T2YooRtPUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). 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Read: Our columnist picked out the [best romance novels of the year so far](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoMj4KP0TOaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYXJ0aWNsZS9iZXN0LXJvbWFuY2UtYm9va3MuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDUyMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjQzMTImbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2NzYxMSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZkUKuU9mKKEbT1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). Play: It’s been a strong month for indie video games. [Here are some we liked](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoMj4KP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8yMy9hcnRzL3Jldmlld3MtaGF1bnRpaS1jcm93LWNvdW50cnktcGFwZXItdHJhaWwuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDUyMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjQzMTImbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2NzYxMSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZkUKuU9mKKEbT1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). Try out: We have a [guide for eating vegetarian](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoMj4KP0TGaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYXJ0aWNsZS92ZWdldGFyaWFuLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDA1MjMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI0MzEyJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjc2MTEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZFCrlPZiihG09SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). Watch out: Here’s how to know [if your sniffles are a cold, Covid or spring allergies](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoMj4KP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8yMy93ZWxsL2xpdmUvYWxsZXJnaWVzLWNvbGQtY292aWQtc3ltcHRvbXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDUyMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjQzMTImbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2NzYxMSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZkUKuU9mKKEbT1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). 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To her, it’s a workout, a meditation and an opportunity to socialize with neighbors all wrapped into one. So, as a health reporter, she reached out to experts and read up on the research to see if others agreed. As it turned out, [scientific studies suggest there are real benefits](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoMj4KP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8yMy93ZWxsL2xpdmUvZ2FyZGVuaW5nLWhlYWx0aC1iZW5lZml0cy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwNTIzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyNDMxMiZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY3NjExJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmRQq5T2YooRtPUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). Gardeners tend to report higher levels of physical activity and self-esteem, and lower levels of anxiety and depression. It can also provide a sense of meaning and purpose. “When you’re working with plants, you’re the nurturer,” one horticulturist said. Have a fulfilling evening. Thanks for reading. 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