Man charged in apparent Trump shooting attempt

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We’re covering the apparent assassination attempt against Donald Trump and deadly floods in Central Europe. Plus: A literary prize shortlist, dominated by women. [Ronald Rowe stands in front of a sheriff's department emblem, a gold badge with a green glow around it. Other officials are standing behind him. ](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoy5H9P0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDI0LzA5LzE2L3VzL3RydW1wLXNob290aW5nLW5ld3M_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjQwOTE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzNDQ4OCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nOi1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTc4MDE5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpmz_0M6WZCaTFVUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) Ronald Rowe, the acting Secret Service director. Saul Martinez for The New York Times Trump suspect faces two firearms counts A man who was suspected to have been planning to shoot Donald Trump [was charged with two firearm counts yesterday in Florida](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoy5H9P0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDI0LzA5LzE2L3VzL3RydW1wLXNob290aW5nLW5ld3M_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjQwOTE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzNDQ4OCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nOi1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTc4MDE5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpmz_0M6WZCaTFVUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). Cellphone data indicated that the man, Ryan Routh, had waited near Trump’s golf course for roughly 12 hours before a Secret Service agent spotted what appeared to be the barrel of a rifle and opened fire. Trump was a few hundred yards away, but Routh never had him in his sightline and did not fire his weapon, said Ronald Rowe, the acting Secret Service director. Routh was convicted of a felony for “possessing a weapon of mass death and destruction” in 2002 after he barricaded himself inside a building with a fully automatic weapon. He has been [a serial crusader for causes large and small](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoy5H9P4QGAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDkvMTYvdXMvdHJ1bXAtc3VzcGVjdC1nb2xmLWNvdXJzZS1yb3V0aC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDI0MDkxNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzQ0ODgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZzotZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3ODAxOSZzbWlkPXVybC1zaGFyZSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZs_9DOlmQmkxVVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) dating back to at least 1996. The fact that a gunman was able to get so close to Trump for a second time in two months [raised questions about the Secret Service](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoy5H9P0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wOS8xNS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9zZWNyZXQtc2VydmljZS10cnVtcC1zaG9vdGluZy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDI0MDkxNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzQ0ODgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZzotZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3ODAxOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZs_9DOlmQmkxVVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). President Biden told reporters that the Secret Service “needs more help” and that Congress should take action. The suspect’s book: In a rambling self-published book titled “Ukraine’s Unwinnable War,” Routh last year called Trump a “buffoon” and other insults. In one angry passage about the dismantling of the Obama administration’s nuclear deal with Iran, the author appears to suggest that Iran — or perhaps readers — [were “free to assassinate Trump.”](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoy5H9P4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDkvMTYvdXMvcG9saXRpY3MvdHJ1bXAtYXNzYXNzaW5hdGlvbi1zdXNwZWN0LWJvb2suaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyNDA5MTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTM0NDg4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmc6LWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzgwMTkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmbP_QzpZkJpMVVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) Political violence: The shooting underscored how much American politics [has been shaped by anger stirred by and against Trump](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoy5H9P4QFAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDkvMTYvdXMvcG9saXRpY3MvdHJ1bXAtdmlvbGVuY2UtYXNzYXNzaW5hdGlvbi1hdHRlbXB0Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjQwOTE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzNDQ4OCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nOi1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTc4MDE5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpmz_0M6WZCaTFVUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). 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[Rescue workers helping a man out of the floodwaters, with his arms around their shoulders.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoy5H9P4QNAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDkvMTYvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2RlYWRseS1ldXJvcGUtZmxvb2RzLXJvbWFuaWEtcG9sYW5kLWF1c3RyaWEuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyNDA5MTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTM0NDg4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmc6LWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzgwMTkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmbP_QzpZkJpMVVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) Rescuing a resident of Jesenik, Czech Republic, on Sunday. Gabriel Kuchta/Getty Images Deadly floods hit Central Europe At least 17 people were killed and several others were missing after days of flooding in Central Europe. Thousands were displaced, and with heavy rains continuing in some places, officials [feared there could be more destruction ahead](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoy5H9P4QNAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDkvMTYvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2RlYWRseS1ldXJvcGUtZmxvb2RzLXJvbWFuaWEtcG9sYW5kLWF1c3RyaWEuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyNDA5MTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTM0NDg4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmc6LWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzgwMTkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmbP_QzpZkJpMVVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). The floodwaters have ravaged towns, destroyed bridges and breached dams since intense rainfall began last week from Storm Boris, a slow-moving, low-pressure system. History: For some, the disaster recalled the [devastating floods](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoy5H9P4QUAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzE5OTcvMDcvMjEvd29ybGQvd2l0aC1uZWFybHktMTAwLWRlYWQtZmxvb2RzLWtlZXAtcmFnaW5nLWluLWNlbnRyYWwtZXVyb3BlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjQwOTE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzNDQ4OCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nOi1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTc4MDE5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpmz_0M6WZCaTFVUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) that struck the region in July 1997, killing more than [100 people](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoy5H9P0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMTk5Ny8wNy8yOS93b3JsZC9yaXZlci1yaXNlcy1zby1kb2VzLWdlcm1hbi1tZXR0bGUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyNDA5MTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTM0NDg4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmc6LWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzgwMTkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmbP_QzpZkJpMVVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) and driving thousands from their homes. [A submersible is just under the surface of the water. ](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoy5H9P0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wOS8xNi91cy90aXRhbi1zdWJtZXJzaWJsZS1jb2FzdC1ndWFyZC1oZWFyaW5ncy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDI0MDkxNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzQ0ODgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZzotZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3ODAxOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZs_9DOlmQmkxVVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) The Titan, which imploded in June 2023 deep below the Atlantic Ocean. Imago/OceanGate Expeditions, via Alamy The Titan was riddled with problems, investigators said The U.S. Coast Guard began two weeks of hearings yesterday on what went wrong last year during the Titan submersible’s trip to view the Titanic shipwreck. The submersible imploded, killing all five people on board. According to testimony, the company [was plagued with equipment problems in the years before the disaster](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoy5H9P0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wOS8xNi91cy90aXRhbi1zdWJtZXJzaWJsZS1jb2FzdC1ndWFyZC1oZWFyaW5ncy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDI0MDkxNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzQ0ODgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZzotZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3ODAxOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZs_9DOlmQmkxVVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) and had fired an engineering director who would not approve a deepwater expedition. The Titan had also experienced dozens of problems during previous expeditions, including 70 equipment issues in 2021 and 48 more in 2022. A MESSAGE FROM ROHDE & SCHWARZ [Protecting the lifelines of society Critical infrastructures, such as power grids, transportation systems and financial networks are increasingly vulnerable to various threats. 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Ukraine: The authorities said yesterday that they had repelled a “massive” Russian attack on Kyiv, [the eighth on the capital in just over two weeks](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoy5H9P4QCAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDkvMTYvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL3VrcmFpbmUtcnVzc2lhLWt5aXYtZHJvbmUtYXR0YWNrLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjQwOTE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzNDQ4OCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nOi1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTc4MDE5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpmz_0M6WZCaTFVUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). - E.U.: France’s commissioner to the E.U. resigned, criticizing the European Commission president over what he called “[questionable governance](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoy5H9P4QOAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDkvMTYvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL3RoaWVycnktYnJldG9uLWV1cm9wZWFuLWNvbW1pc3Npb25lci1yZXNpZ25zLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjQwOTE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzNDQ4OCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nOi1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTc4MDE5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpmz_0M6WZCaTFVUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~).” - Georgia: The leader of the country’s governing party ignited a political firestorm by saying that [his nation should apologize](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoy5H9P4QAAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDkvMTYvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2dlb3JnaWEtdXByb2FyLTIwMDgtd2FyLXJ1c3NpYS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDI0MDkxNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzQ0ODgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZzotZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3ODAxOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZs_9DOlmQmkxVVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) for a 2008 war with Russia. - TikTok: Lawyers for the Chinese-owned app [faced tough questioning](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoy5H9P0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wOS8xNi90ZWNobm9sb2d5L3Rpa3Rvay11cy1iYW4tY2FzZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDI0MDkxNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzQ0ODgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZzotZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3ODAxOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZs_9DOlmQmkxVVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) in a U.S. court as it fought against a ban that is set to go into effect in mid-January. - Typhoon Bebinca: The strongest storm to hit Shanghai in 75 years made landfall yesterday, [bringing the city to a virtual standstill](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoy5H9P0T4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wOS8xNi93b3JsZC9hc2lhL3R5cGhvb24tYmViaW5jYS1zaGFuZ2hhaS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDI0MDkxNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzQ0ODgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZzotZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3ODAxOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZs_9DOlmQmkxVVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). - Sean Combs: The music mogul, whose career has been upended by sexual assault lawsuits, [was arrested after a grand jury indicted him](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoy5H9P0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wOS8xNi9hcnRzL211c2ljL3NlYW4tY29tYnMtZGlkZHktaW5kaWN0ZWQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyNDA5MTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTM0NDg4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmc6LWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzgwMTkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmbP_QzpZkJpMVVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~), according to a person familiar with the indictment. Business - Tech: China’s ability to outrace the U.S. technologically hinges on [SMIC, the Asian nation’s sole maker of advanced chips](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoy5H9P0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wOS8xNi90ZWNobm9sb2d5L3NtaWMtY2hpbmEtdXMtdHJhZGUtd2FyLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjQwOTE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzNDQ4OCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nOi1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTc4MDE5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpmz_0M6WZCaTFVUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). - A.I.: A group of influential scientists called for an [international authority to oversee artificial intelligence.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoy5H9P0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wOS8xNi9idXNpbmVzcy9jaGluYS1haS1zYWZldHkuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyNDA5MTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTM0NDg4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmc6LWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzgwMTkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmbP_QzpZkJpMVVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) SPORTS NEWS - Soccer: A hearing began on whether Manchester City broke the Premier League’s financial rules. The case will have [repercussions for English soccer](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoy5H9P4QDAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2F0aGxldGljLzU3NjIzMjQvMjAyNC8wOS8xNi9tYW5jaGVzdGVyLWNpdHktY2hhcmdlcy1leHBsYWluZWQvP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDI0MDkxNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzQ0ODgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZzotZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3ODAxOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZs_9DOlmQmkxVVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). - Olympics: Sebastian Coe and Kirsty Coventry are on the shortlist of candidates to succeed Thomas Bach as [I.O.C. president](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoy5H9P0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYXRobGV0aWMvNTc3MDg3OC8yMDI0LzA5LzE2L2lvYy1wcmVzaWRlbnQtc2hvcnRsaXN0LW5leHQvP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDI0MDkxNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzQ0ODgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZzotZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3ODAxOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZs_9DOlmQmkxVVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). - N.F.L.: The Athletic breaks down [Week 2 of the new season](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoy5H9P4QPAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2F0aGxldGljLzU3Njk5NzEvMjAyNC8wOS8xNi9uZmwtd2Vlay0yLXRha2Vhd2F5cy1jYWxlYi13aWxsaWFtcy1jai1zdHJvdWQvP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDI0MDkxNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzQ0ODgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZzotZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3ODAxOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZs_9DOlmQmkxVVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). MORNING READ [A dancer dressed in black has her arms outstretched. In the background, other dancers are practicing or resting.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoy5H9P4QDAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDkvMTYvYXJ0cy9kYW5jZS91a3JhaW5pYW4tbmF0aW9uYWwtYmFsbGV0LXJhdG1hbnNreS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDI0MDkxNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzQ0ODgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZzotZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3ODAxOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZs_9DOlmQmkxVVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) Brendan Hoffman for The New York Times The National Ballet of Ukraine will perform in New York this week. For the dancers, international tours provide [relief from the constant stress of incoming fire](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoy5H9P4QDAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDkvMTYvYXJ0cy9kYW5jZS91a3JhaW5pYW4tbmF0aW9uYWwtYmFsbGV0LXJhdG1hbnNreS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDI0MDkxNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzQ0ODgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZzotZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3ODAxOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZs_9DOlmQmkxVVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) in Kyiv. “Even though we’re working very hard, it’s like taking a break,” Nataliia Matsak, the principal dancer, said, “because we can finally sleep.” Lives lived: Tito Jackson, a member of the Jackson 5 and the third of nine Jackson children, [died at 70](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoy5H9P0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wOS8xNi91cy90aXRvLWphY2tzb24tZGVhZC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDI0MDkxNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzQ0ODgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZzotZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3ODAxOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZs_9DOlmQmkxVVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). [Ad] [Ad](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoy5H9P0S9aHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MjIxNzY5JmxpPU1CRSZtPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnA9TUJFXzIwMjQwOTE3JnN0cGU9ZGVmYXVsdCZ0ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjQwOTE3VwNueXRCCmbP_QzpZkJpMVVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) [Ad](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoy5H9P0S9aHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MjIxNzY5JmxpPU1CRSZtPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnA9TUJFXzIwMjQwOTE3JnN0cGU9ZGVmYXVsdCZ0ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjQwOTE3VwNueXRCCmbP_QzpZkJpMVVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) CONVERSATION STARTERS - Knitting vacation: Our writer took a wool journey in Iceland, [including trips to sheep farms and yarn shops](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoy5H9P0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wOS8xNi90cmF2ZWwvaWNlbGFuZC1rbml0dGluZy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDI0MDkxNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzQ0ODgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZzotZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3ODAxOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZs_9DOlmQmkxVVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). - Color history: Why do so many people wear all black? [Our fashion critic explains](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoy5H9P0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wOS8xNi9zdHlsZS9hbGwtYmxhY2stY2xvdGhpbmcuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyNDA5MTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTM0NDg4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmc6LWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzgwMTkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmbP_QzpZkJpMVVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). - Customized drink obsession: A very American need for instant energy, coupled with a very American desire for self-expression, has inspired [an ever-mutating ecosystem of tricked-out drinks](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoy5H9P0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wOS8xNi9kaW5pbmcvZHJpbmtzL2N1c3RvbWl6ZWQtZHJpbmtzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjQwOTE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzNDQ4OCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nOi1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTc4MDE5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpmz_0M6WZCaTFVUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). ARTS AND IDEAS [The six book covers for this year's Booker Prize shortlist.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoy5H9P0T2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wOS8xNi9ib29rcy9ib29rZXItcHJpemUtMjAyNC1zaG9ydGxpc3QuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyNDA5MTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTM0NDg4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmc6LWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzgwMTkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmbP_QzpZkJpMVVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) Women lead the Booker Prize shortlist The Booker Prize is one the most coveted literary awards, given each year to a novel written in English and published in Britain or Ireland. For the first time in the award’s 55-year history, five of the six nominated titles are by female authors. The nominees include Rachel Kushner’s “[Creation Lake](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoy5H9P0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wOS8wMi9ib29rcy9yZXZpZXcvY3JlYXRpb24tbGFrZS1yYWNoZWwta3VzaG5lci5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDI0MDkxNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzQ0ODgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZzotZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3ODAxOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZs_9DOlmQmkxVVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD),” a novel about a spy-for-hire who infiltrates an environmental activist group, and Yael van der Wouden’s “[The Safekeep](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoy5H9P0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8yNS9ib29rcy9yZXZpZXcvc2FmZWtlZXAteWFlbC12YW4tZGVyLXdvdWRlbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDI0MDkxNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzQ0ODgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZzotZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3ODAxOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZs_9DOlmQmkxVVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD),” an erotically charged novel about a Dutch woman who unexpectedly falls for her brother’s girlfriend. The judges will reread the shortlisted novels before choosing a winner, to be announced at a ceremony in London on Nov. 12. [Here’s the full list](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoy5H9P0T2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wOS8xNi9ib29rcy9ib29rZXItcHJpemUtMjAyNC1zaG9ydGxpc3QuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyNDA5MTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTM0NDg4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmc6LWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzgwMTkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmbP_QzpZkJpMVVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). We hope you’ve enjoyed this newsletter, which is made possible through subscriber support. 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A large spoon rests near the pot.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoy5H9P0TsaHR0cHM6Ly9jb29raW5nLm55dGltZXMuY29tL3JlY2lwZXMvMTAxNDcyMS1zaGFrc2h1a2Etd2l0aC1mZXRhP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDI0MDkxNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzQ0ODgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZzotZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3ODAxOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZs_9DOlmQmkxVVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) David Malosh for The New York Times Cook: [Shakshuka with feta](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoy5H9P0TsaHR0cHM6Ly9jb29raW5nLm55dGltZXMuY29tL3JlY2lwZXMvMTAxNDcyMS1zaGFrc2h1a2Etd2l0aC1mZXRhP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDI0MDkxNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzQ0ODgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZzotZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3ODAxOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZs_9DOlmQmkxVVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) is a favorite from our [Cooking app, which made its debut 10 years ago today.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoy5H9P0T6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyNC9kaW5pbmcvYmVzdC1ueXQtY29va2luZy1yZWNpcGVzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjQwOTE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzNDQ4OCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nOi1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTc4MDE5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpmz_0M6WZCaTFVUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) Read: The French author Virginie Despentes confronts sexual politics in an epistolary novel [with a stubbornly idealistic streak](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoy5H9P0T7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wOS8xMy9ib29rcy92aXJnaW5pZS1kZXNwZW50ZXMtZGVhci1kaWNraGVhZC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDI0MDkxNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzQ0ODgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZzotZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3ODAxOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZs_9DOlmQmkxVVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). Organize: We have tips on how to [pack away your seasonal clothes](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoy5H9P0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vd2lyZWN1dHRlci9ibG9nL2hvdy10by1wYWNrLXByb3RlY3Qtc3VtbWVyLWNsb3RoaW5nLz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyNDA5MTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTM0NDg4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmc6LWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzgwMTkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmbP_QzpZkJpMVVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). Play the [Spelling Bee](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoy5H9P0TZaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vcHV6emxlcy9zcGVsbGluZy1iZWU_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjQwOTE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzNDQ4OCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nOi1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTc4MDE5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpmz_0M6WZCaTFVUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). 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