The Evening: The Fed signals one cut in 2024

Also, Southern Baptists voted to oppose I.V.F. 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Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday. - The Fed’s plan for a rate cut - The Southern Baptist vote on I.V.F. - Plus, “Inside Out 2” at puberty [Jerome Powell wearing a suit and glasses is seen standing next to an American flag and looking downward. ](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoTJ8wP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8xMi9idXNpbmVzcy9lY29ub215L21heS1pbmZsYXRpb24tY3BpLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDA2MTImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI2MDgwJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjk0MjAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZVMBpqZhKQeUtSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) Jerome Powell, the Federal Reserve chair. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Inflation cooled, but the Fed expects just one rate cut this year Consumer price increases slowed notably in May, according to data released today, [suggesting that inflation is easing](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoTJ8wP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8xMi9idXNpbmVzcy9lY29ub215L21heS1pbmZsYXRpb24tY3BpLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDA2MTImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI2MDgwJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjk0MjAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZVMBpqZhKQeUtSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) again after proving stubborn earlier this year. Gasoline prices fell, car insurance prices dropped and so-called core inflation, which strips out volatile food and fuel prices, eased to 3.4 percent, its lowest level since April 2021. The new data was a good sign for consumers, whose summer vacations will be more affordable, and the Federal Reserve, which has been looking for evidence that inflation is cooling. Hours after the inflation data was released, Fed officials announced that they were again leaving interest rates unchanged from their more than two-decade high of 5.3 percent. That much was widely expected. However, [the Fed surprised some economists](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoTJ8wP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDI0LzA2LzEyL2J1c2luZXNzL2ZlZC1yYXRlcy1pbmZsYXRpb24tY3BpP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwNjEyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyNjA4MCZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY5NDIwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmVTAaamYSkHlLUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) by predicting that it will cut rates just once before the end of the year, down from its previous forecast of three reductions. Fed officials gave no clear hint as to when rate cuts will start. But Jerome Powell, the Fed chair, said during a news conference that the policymakers were still looking for “greater confidence” that inflation was moving sustainably to 2 percent before they make a change. Our economics reporter Jeanna Smialek explained that “the Fed is in no rush to cut rates, because the job market is holding up.” Powell suggested that policymakers were ready to do so if either the labor market weakens unexpectedly or inflation falls more quickly. [People holding up voting ballots at a convention. ](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoTJ8wP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8xMi91cy9zb3V0aGVybi1iYXB0aXN0LWluLXZpdHJvLWl2Zi13b21lbi1wYXN0b3JzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDA2MTImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI2MDgwJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjk0MjAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZVMBpqZhKQeUtSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) Voting on resolutions at the Southern Baptist Convention in Indianapolis. Maddie McGarvey for The New York Times Southern Baptists voted to oppose I.V.F. Southern Baptist delegates, representing almost 13 million church members across the U.S., voted today to [reject the use of in vitro fertilization](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoTJ8wP0TcaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8xMi91cy9pdmYtdm90ZS1zb3V0aGVybi1iYXB0aXN0cy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwNjEyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyNjA4MCZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY5NDIwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmVTAaamYSkHlLUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). The result suggests that evangelicals are increasingly open to arguments that equate embryos with human life. Earlier today, delegates also blocked a tighter ban on congregations with women in leadership positions. The denomination has long forbidden female pastors, but the ban would have added the principle to its constitution. The failure was an [unexpected rebuke to a hard-right faction](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoTJ8wP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8xMi91cy9zb3V0aGVybi1iYXB0aXN0LWluLXZpdHJvLWl2Zi13b21lbi1wYXN0b3JzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDA2MTImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI2MDgwJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjk0MjAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZVMBpqZhKQeUtSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) that has been jockeying for influence inside the organization. [President Biden boarding a helicopter. ](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoTJ8wP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8xMi91cy9wb2xpdGljcy91cy1ydXNzaWEtY2hpbmEtc2FuY3Rpb25zLWc3Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDA2MTImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI2MDgwJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjk0MjAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZVMBpqZhKQeUtSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) President Biden departed Wilmington, Del., en route to the Group of 7 summit in Italy. Haiyun Jiang for The New York Times The U.S. eyes Russian assets for Ukraine President Biden arrived today in Italy, where he is set to meet this week with the other leaders of the Group of 7, the club of the world’s wealthiest democracies. While there, he will be largely focused on finding ways to aid Ukraine and further isolate Russia. Before he arrived, the Treasury Department announced a series of new [sanctions aimed at stopping China from helping Russia](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoTJ8wP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8xMi91cy9wb2xpdGljcy91cy1ydXNzaWEtY2hpbmEtc2FuY3Rpb25zLWc3Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDA2MTImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI2MDgwJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjk0MjAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZVMBpqZhKQeUtSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) sustain its war effort against Ukraine. Biden and his allies appear poised to agree to [use the interest from Russia’s frozen financial assets](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoTJ8wP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8xMi91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9nNy1iaWRlbi1mcm96ZW4tcnVzc2lhbi1hc3NldHMtdWtyYWluZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwNjEyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyNjA4MCZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY5NDIwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmVTAaamYSkHlLUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) to aid the reconstruction of Ukraine. He will also seek to convince G7 leaders that the U.S. will remain committed to backing Ukraine no matter what happens in this year’s presidential election. [An Israeli flag flies as a fire burns among trees and brush on the slope of a hill.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoTJ8wP0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8xMi93b3JsZC9taWRkbGVlYXN0L2hlemJvbGxhaC1yb2NrZXRzLWlzcmFlbC1zdHJpa2UuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDYxMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjYwODAmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2OTQyMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZlUwGmpmEpB5S1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) A fire caused by rockets launched from southern Lebanon into Israel. Leo Correa/Associated Press Tensions are rising on Israel’s northern border The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah fired one of its [heaviest rocket barrages yet into Israel](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoTJ8wP0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8xMi93b3JsZC9taWRkbGVlYXN0L2hlemJvbGxhaC1yb2NrZXRzLWlzcmFlbC1zdHJpa2UuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDYxMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjYwODAmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2OTQyMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZlUwGmpmEpB5S1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) today, in response to an overnight Israeli strike that killed one of Hezbollah’s senior commanders. The intensity of Hezbollah’s attacks has increased in recent weeks, raising concerns that the low-level conflict could grow into a larger war on Israel’s northern border. In related news, a recently freed Israeli hostage was subject to psychological warfare during his captivity in Gaza, [his family said in an interview](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoTJ8wP4RDAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyNC8wNi8xMi93b3JsZC9pc3JhZWwtZ2F6YS13YXItaGFtYXMvYS1mcmVlZC1ob3N0YWdlLXdhcy1zdWJqZWN0LXRvLXBzeWNob2xvZ2ljYWwtd2FyZmFyZS1kdXJpbmctaGlzLWNhcHRpdml0eS1oaXMtZmFtaWx5LXNheXM_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDA2MTImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI2MDgwJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjk0MjAmc21pZD11cmwtc2hhcmUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZVMBpqZhKQeUtSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). More top news - Politics: House Republicans voted to [hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoTJ8wP0T4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8xMi91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9ob3VzZS1nYXJsYW5kLWF0dG9ybmV5LWdlbmVyYWwtYmlkZW4tY29udGVtcHQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDYxMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjYwODAmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2OTQyMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZlUwGmpmEpB5S1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) of Congress over his refusal to hand over audio recordings of President Biden. - Europe: The E.U. said it would impose additional tariffs of [up to 38 percent](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoTJ8wP0TbaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8xMi9idXNpbmVzcy9ldS1jaGluYS1ldi10YXJpZmZzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDA2MTImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI2MDgwJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjk0MjAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZVMBpqZhKQeUtSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) on electric vehicles imported from China. - Immigration: The A.C.L.U. sued to challenge [President Biden’s decision to close the southern border](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoTJ8wP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8xMi91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9hY2x1LWxhd3N1aXQtYmlkZW4tYm9yZGVyLWFzeWx1bS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwNjEyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyNjA4MCZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY5NDIwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmVTAaamYSkHlLUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) to nearly all migrants seeking asylum. - Oklahoma: The state’s Supreme Court [affirmed a lower court’s dismissal of a lawsuit](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoTJ8wP0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8xMi91cy9va2xhaG9tYS1zdXByZW1lLWNvdXJ0LXR1bHNhLW1hc3NhY3JlLWxhd3N1aXQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDYxMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjYwODAmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2OTQyMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZlUwGmpmEpB5S1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) by the last two known survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre in 1921. - France: President Emmanuel Macron warned of chaos, lawlessness and a society with “[true French citizens and lesser ones](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoTJ8wP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8xMi93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvbWFjcm9uLWZyYW5jZS1lbGVjdGlvbnMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDYxMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjYwODAmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2OTQyMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZlUwGmpmEpB5S1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD)” if the far right came to power. - Space: Medical data gathered from a private space mission in 2021 revealed temporary cognitive declines and [genetic changes in the crew.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoTJ8wP0T7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8xMi9zY2llbmNlL2FzdHJvbmF1dHMtc3BhY2UtaGVhbHRoLWluc3BpcmF0aW9uNC1tZWRpY2FsLXJlY29yZHMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDYxMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjYwODAmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2OTQyMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZlUwGmpmEpB5S1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) - Lives lived: Jerry West, a signature figure in Lakers history, became a literal icon of the sport — his is the silhouette on the N.B.A. logo. [He died at 86.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoTJ8wP0T_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8xMi9zcG9ydHMvamVycnktd2VzdC1vbmUtb2YtYmFza2V0YmFsbHMtZ3JlYXRlc3QtcGxheWVycy1kaWVzLWF0LTg2Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDA2MTImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI2MDgwJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjk0MjAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZVMBpqZhKQeUtSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) TIME TO UNWIND [Two animated characters from “Inside Out 2.”](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoTJ8wP0TZaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8xMi9tb3ZpZXMvaW5zaWRlLW91dC0yLXJldmlldy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwNjEyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyNjA4MCZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY5NDIwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmVTAaamYSkHlLUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) Sadness, left, and Joy in a scene from "Inside Out 2." Disney/Pixar, via Associated Press In ‘Inside Out 2,’ Pixar wrestles with puberty It has been almost a decade since Pixar released “Inside Out” and introduced us to 11-year-old Riley and the control room in her mind, where animated emotions push her literal buttons. “Inside Out 2,” in theaters this week, picks up soon after the first movie. This time, puberty is on the scene with a whole new cast, including Envy and Embarrassment. Nostalgia shows up, too, as a little old lady in rose-tinted glasses. Our critic Manohla Dargis writes that [the film works largely because the first one did](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoTJ8wP0TZaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8xMi9tb3ZpZXMvaW5zaWRlLW91dC0yLXJldmlldy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwNjEyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyNjA4MCZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY5NDIwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmVTAaamYSkHlLUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). Some ideas in “Inside Out 2” even manage to slip past the safety of its nice worldview with shocks of the sublime. [An animation of the Texas Rangers championship ring, designed with a baseball and letter T mounted with gems. ](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoTJ8wP0T6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8xMi9zcG9ydHMvY2hhbXBpb25zaGlwLXJpbmdzLW5iYS1maW5hbHMtc3RhbmxleS1jdXAtZmluYWxzLW5obC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwNjEyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyNjA4MCZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY5NDIwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmVTAaamYSkHlLUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) The Texas Rangers championship ring. Video rendering via Jason of Beverly Hills The miniature secrets of championship rings For decades, the rings handed out by title-winning sports teams have become more and more extravagant. But one jeweler, Jason Arasheben, has established himself as the go-to designer of championship rings by pushing the boundaries of what a ring can be. His designs often include hidden features like reversible faces and detachable compartments. [Take a look](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoTJ8wP0T6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8xMi9zcG9ydHMvY2hhbXBpb25zaGlwLXJpbmdzLW5iYS1maW5hbHMtc3RhbmxleS1jdXAtZmluYWxzLW5obC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwNjEyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyNjA4MCZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY5NDIwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmVTAaamYSkHlLUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). [A locked door with glass panels through which dozens of handbags are on display. ](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoTJ8wP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8xMi9zdHlsZS9yZWFscmVhbC1mYWtlLWRlc2lnbmVyLWJhZ3MtZXhoaWJpdC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwNjEyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyNjA4MCZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY5NDIwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmVTAaamYSkHlLUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) None of these are real.  Yuvraj Khanna for The New York Times Dinner table topics - Fakes on display: A new exhibition in New York City draws attention to the prevalence of [“superfake” designer handbags.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoTJ8wP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8xMi9zdHlsZS9yZWFscmVhbC1mYWtlLWRlc2lnbmVyLWJhZ3MtZXhoaWJpdC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwNjEyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyNjA4MCZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY5NDIwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmVTAaamYSkHlLUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) - Best dressed behind the camera: Sometimes the people in Hollywood with the [most interesting style](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoTJ8wP0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8xMi9tYWdhemluZS9kaXJlY3RvcnMtYWN0b3JzLWZhc2hpb24uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDYxMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjYwODAmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2OTQyMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZlUwGmpmEpB5S1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) aren’t the actors. - Billion-dollar takeover: After investing in golf and soccer, Saudi Arabia is setting its sights on [buying professional boxing](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoTJ8wP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8xMi93b3JsZC9taWRkbGVlYXN0L3NhdWRpLWJveGluZy1sZWFndWUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDYxMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjYwODAmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2OTQyMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZlUwGmpmEpB5S1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). - TikTok is onto goldendoodles: Users on the platform have noticed that this designer dog breed exhibits quite [a few personlike qualities.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoTJ8wP0TdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8xMS9zdHlsZS9nb2xkZW5kb29kbGUtZG9ncy10aWt0b2suaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDYxMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjYwODAmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2OTQyMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZlUwGmpmEpB5S1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [Ad] [Ad](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoTJ8wP0SjaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MTYxOTQ3JmxpPU5FJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1ORV8yMDI0MDYxMiZzdHBlPWRlZmF1bHQmdGU9MSZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDYxMlcDbnl0QgpmVTAaamYSkHlLUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) [Ad](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoTJ8wP0SjaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MTYxOTQ3JmxpPU5FJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1ORV8yMDI0MDYxMiZzdHBlPWRlZmF1bHQmdGU9MSZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDYxMlcDbnl0QgpmVTAaamYSkHlLUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) WHAT TO DO TONIGHT [A plate with a piece of tres leches cake. ](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoTJ8wP0TeaHR0cHM6Ly9jb29raW5nLm55dGltZXMuY29tL3JlY2lwZXMvMTAyNTQ2NC1idXR0ZXJtaWxrLXRyZXMtbGVjaGVzLWNha2U_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDA2MTImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI2MDgwJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjk0MjAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZVMBpqZhKQeUtSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) Linda Xiao for The New York Times Food stylist: Maggie Ruggiero. Prop stylist: Heather Greene. Cook: [Buttermilk tres leches cake](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoTJ8wP0TeaHR0cHM6Ly9jb29raW5nLm55dGltZXMuY29tL3JlY2lwZXMvMTAyNTQ2NC1idXR0ZXJtaWxrLXRyZXMtbGVjaGVzLWNha2U_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDA2MTImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI2MDgwJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjk0MjAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZVMBpqZhKQeUtSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) puts an Appalachian twist on a Latin American dessert. Read: You can find [witch hunts and wartime murders](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoTJ8wP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8xMi9ib29rcy9yZXZpZXcvbmV3LWhpc3RvcmljYWwtZmljdGlvbi1ib29rcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwNjEyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyNjA4MCZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY5NDIwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmVTAaamYSkHlLUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) in these new historical novels. Listen: Lots of songs mention time, but these eight tracks [get very specific](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoTJ8wP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8xMS9hcnRzL211c2ljL2FtcGxpZmllci1uZXdzbGV0dGVyLXRpbWUtc29uZ3MuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDYxMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjYwODAmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2OTQyMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZlUwGmpmEpB5S1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) about stamps on a digital clock. Recover: Back from vacation and still burned out? Here’s [what to do.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoTJ8wP0TeaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8xMi93ZWxsL2xpdmUvYnVybm91dC13b3JrLXZhY2F0aW9uLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDA2MTImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI2MDgwJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjk0MjAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZVMBpqZhKQeUtSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) Exercise: With 20 minutes, you can build a better core — no equipment required. [Here’s how.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoTJ8wP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8xMi93ZWxsL21vdmUvY29yZS1hYi13b3Jrb3V0LTIwLW1pbnV0ZXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDYxMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjYwODAmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2OTQyMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZlUwGmpmEpB5S1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) Test: Can you connect the words to the art? [Take our quiz to find out.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoTJ8wP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyNC8wNi8xMi9jcm9zc3dvcmRzLzEyY29ubmVjdGlvbnMtcXVpei5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwNjEyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyNjA4MCZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY5NDIwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmVTAaamYSkHlLUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) Play: Here are today’s [Spelling Bee](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoTJ8wP0TDaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vcHV6emxlcy9zcGVsbGluZy1iZWU_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDA2MTImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI2MDgwJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjk0MjAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZVMBpqZhKQeUtSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~), [Wordle](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoTJ8wP0TGaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vZ2FtZXMvd29yZGxlL2luZGV4Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDA2MTImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI2MDgwJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjk0MjAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZVMBpqZhKQeUtSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) and [Mini Crossword](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoTJ8wP0TDaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vY3Jvc3N3b3Jkcy9nYW1lL21pbmk_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDA2MTImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI2MDgwJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjk0MjAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZVMBpqZhKQeUtSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). 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Several televisions hang on the walls. ](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoTJ8wP0TbaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8xMi9kaW5pbmcvcmVzdGF1cmFudC1iYW5zLXlvdXRoLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDA2MTImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI2MDgwJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjk0MjAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZVMBpqZhKQeUtSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) Bliss Caribbean Restaurant during a quiet period. Late at night, it’s often packed with dancing people age 30 and over. KSDK At this restaurant, youth is forbidden Bliss Caribbean Restaurant in St. Louis County, Mo., has become popular not just for its fried red snapper and late-night dance parties, but also because of the people it turns away. The restaurant only allows in [women who are 30 or older and men who are at least 35](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoTJ8wP0TbaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8xMi9kaW5pbmcvcmVzdGF1cmFudC1iYW5zLXlvdXRoLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDA2MTImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI2MDgwJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjk0MjAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZVMBpqZhKQeUtSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). Legal experts say the age rule may violate the law, but many of the customers say they appreciate the lack of 20-somethings. “It stops all of the riffraff that goes on in St. Louis,” one diner said. Have a discerning evening. Thanks for reading. I’ll be back tomorrow. — Matthew Phil Pacheco was our photo editor today. We welcome your feedback. Write to us at evening@nytimes.com. 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