The Morning: Sally Rooney returns

Plus, Israel and Hezbollah, Hurricane Helene and an interview with John Oliver. 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Today, we’re covering one of the most passionate fan bases in literature — as well as Israel and Hezbollah, Hurricane Helene and an interview with John Oliver. —David Leonhardt [Fans holding Sally Rooney goodies at a bookshop in London. ] At a bookstore in London.  Jeremie Souteyrat for The New York Times Conversations with fans [Author Headshot](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRo27xHP0S_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYnkvZGVzaXJlZS1pYmVrd2U_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDkyOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzU2MDEmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3OTE0OCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZuxHN_lmlTA30lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) By [Desiree Ibekwe](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRo27xHP0S_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYnkvZGVzaXJlZS1pYmVrd2U_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDkyOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzU2MDEmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3OTE0OCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZuxHN_lmlTA30lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) I’m a writer for The Morning. On Wednesday, a crowd of mostly young women, many carrying bookstore tote bags, filled a venue on the bank of the River Thames. They — we — were there to hear the Irish novelist Sally Rooney discuss “Intermezzo,” her latest novel. Rooney is a literary star, and each new release is a highly anticipated and [heavily marketed](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRo27xHP0TbaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wOS8wMi9zdHlsZS9zYWxseS1yb29uZXktYm9vay1tZXJjaC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDA5MjkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTM1NjAxJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzkxNDgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmbsRzf5ZpUwN9JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) cultural event. Fans attend [midnight release parties](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRo27xHP0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wOS8yNS9ib29rcy9zYWxseS1yb29uZXktaW50ZXJtZXp6by5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDA5MjkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTM1NjAxJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VhcmNoUmVzdWx0UG9zaXRpb249NCZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3OTE0OCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZuxHN_lmlTA30lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). The lucky few who get advance copies wield them as status symbols on social media. “I did post the book,” a 26-year-old Rooney fan told me. “Everyone knows I’m obsessed with her.” Rooney’s writing embodies a kind of cool that feels of the moment. Her style is unforced, spare and incisive — the literary equivalent of Gen Z’s habit of omitting capital letters from text messages, or the doe-eyed, bored poses of influencers on [Instagram](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRo27xHP0TKaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5zdGFncmFtLmNvbS9wL0NmV3UyRWNPY0FfLz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwOTI5JmltZ19pbmRleD0xJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzNTYwMSZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTc5MTQ4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpm7Ec3-WaVMDfSUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). “If writing is almost too effusive, too emotional, it becomes a bit cliché,” another fan told me. “I think her writing feels really fresh because it’s pared back.” The simplicity of Rooney’s language is part of its power. Her most emotionally resonant sentences have word counts in the single digits, and they arise in mundane situations. “Normal People,” Rooney’s second novel, is about two young people, Connell and Marianne, who are negotiating their relationship, with its various power imbalances, while feeling out their place in the world. I think about this scene a lot: “She smiled, rubbed at her nose. He unzipped his black puffer jacket and put it over her shoulders. They were standing very close. She would have lain on the ground and let him walk over her body if he wanted, he knew that.” Many of the Rooney fans I spoke with at the book talk on Wednesday — all in their late 20s — praised the emotional truth of her writing. “I couldn’t believe that somebody had written something that I related to so much,” a fan said of “Normal People.” Rooney’s books deal in the fraught business of interpersonal relationships — the difficulty of vulnerability, miscommunication, understanding one’s own power over another. [A woman holding a book and a tote bag in the middle of a crowd of people. ] At an “Intermezzo” midnight release party in Brooklyn. Ye Fan for The New York Times Her characters often consider their political and social context, what it means to be young and to be in love right now, at a time when connection can be difficult and things appear to be falling apart. In Rooney’s third novel, “Beautiful World, Where Are You,” the character Alice writes to her best friend, Eileen: “I think of the twentieth century as one long question, and in the end we got the answer wrong. Aren’t we unfortunate babies to be born when the world ended?” At the event, I found myself thinking about Taylor Swift and the Eras Tour, which I attended a couple of weeks ago. There are, of course, considerable differences between Rooney and Swift. Yet their fan bases are demographically similar — there is certainly overlap — and they share a desire to see themselves in their idol’s work. I thought, then, about how few avenues Rooney’s fans, as opposed to Swift’s, had to connect to her. A key part of Swift’s appeal is her willingness to narrate her life as it happens. She courts her fans’ investment not only in her work but in herself. Swift is an active participant in her celebrity. Rooney seems quite removed from the hype that surrounds her career. She’s made clear her discomfort with publicity and the idea of books as a commodity, and she guards details about her personal life, and often objects to claims that her work is a reflection of personal experience. “I don’t have any interest in marketing my books,” [she told The Times of London](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRo27xHP0T9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhldGltZXMuY29tL21hZ2F6aW5lcy9jdWx0dXJlLW1hZ2F6aW5lL2FydGljbGUvc2FsbHktcm9vbmV5LWludGVydmlldy1pbnRlcm1lenpvLXZidDIzajdxNz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwOTI5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzNTYwMSZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTc5MTQ4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpm7Ec3-WaVMDfSUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). “I certainly don’t answer interview questions with the intention of selling my book.” At the talk on Wednesday, one fan, jokingly, lamented how difficult it was to develop a parasocial relationship with Rooney. Rooney’s debut, “Conversations with Friends,” was released when she was just 26. She published “Normal People” a year later, and it was adapted into a popular television series, which seemed to turbocharge her career. Both novels concerned the lives of university students. [Copies of Sally Rooney’s “Intermezzo.”] In London. Ben Stansall/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Rooney is now 33. “Intermezzo,” her latest novel, is about two brothers grieving the loss of their father. One is a 22-year-old former chess prodigy who begins a relationship with an older woman. The other is a 32-year-old lawyer romantically involved with a younger woman. Critics have [largely praised the book](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRo27xHP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wOS8yNC9ib29rcy9yZXZpZXcvaW50ZXJtZXp6by1zYWxseS1yb29uZXktcmV2aWV3LXJvdW5kdXAuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwOTI5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzNTYwMSZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTc5MTQ4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpm7Ec3-WaVMDfSUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~), many highlighting a new maturity in Rooney’s writing. The change is welcomed by an audience that is growing older alongside her. A fan, a 28-year-old Instagram book reviewer, told me that she could map her life onto those of Rooney’s characters. “I love that she’s writing books that I feel like I can connect with each time she publishes them,” she said. 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The bombardment killed dozens. - Israeli strikes against Hezbollah were once mostly contained to southern Lebanon. Now residents in and around the capital are [coming to terms with no longer being spared](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRo27xHP4QIAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDkvMjgvd29ybGQvbWlkZGxlZWFzdC9pc3JhZWwtbGViYW5vbi1iZWlydXQtYWlyc3RyaWtlcy1oZXpib2xsYWguaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwOTI5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzNTYwMSZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTc5MTQ4JnNtaWQ9dXJsLXNoYXJlJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpm7Ec3-WaVMDfSUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). - Israel’s killing of Hezbollah’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah, on Friday was a heavy blow. But analysts say [it’s too soon the count the group out](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRo27xHP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wOS8yOC93b3JsZC9taWRkbGVlYXN0L2hlemJvbGxhaC1uYXNyYWxsYWgtZnV0dXJlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDkyOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzU2MDEmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3OTE0OCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZuxHN_lmlTA30lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). - Nasrallah’s death was also [a major escalation](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRo27xHP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wOS8yOC93b3JsZC9taWRkbGVlYXN0L25hc3JhbGxhaC1pc3JhZWwtaGV6Ym9sbGFoLWlyYW4uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwOTI5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzNTYwMSZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTc5MTQ4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpm7Ec3-WaVMDfSUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) in Israel’s campaign against Iranian proxies. Tehran, however, [appears to be cautious about responding](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRo27xHP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wOS8yOS93b3JsZC9taWRkbGVlYXN0L2lyYW4taGV6Ym9sbGFoLWlzcmFlbC1uYXNyYWxsYWguaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwOTI5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzNTYwMSZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTc5MTQ4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpm7Ec3-WaVMDfSUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). - Israeli strikes killed several Hezbollah leaders in recent weeks. [Here’s who remains](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRo27xHP0T7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wOS8yOC93b3JsZC9taWRkbGVlYXN0L2hlemJvbGxhaC1sZWFkZXJzLXdoby1yZW1haW5zLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDkyOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzU2MDEmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3OTE0OCZzbWlkPXVybC1zaGFyZSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZuxHN_lmlTA30lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). - Major powers have proved incapable of stopping the conflict in the Middle East. The failure [reflects a fragmented global order](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRo27xHP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wOS8yOS93b3JsZC9taWRkbGVlYXN0L21pZGRsZS1lYXN0LXdhci1wZWFjZS1uYXNyYWxsYWguaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwOTI5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzNTYwMSZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTc5MTQ4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpm7Ec3-WaVMDfSUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~), Roger Cohen writes. More International News - In Austria, the far-right Freedom Party — founded by former SS men in the 1950s — could come out on top [in parliamentary elections today](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRo27xHP0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wOS8yOS93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvYXVzdHJpYS1lbGVjdGlvbi1mcmVlZG9tLXBhcnR5LWtpY2tsLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDkyOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzU2MDEmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3OTE0OCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZuxHN_lmlTA30lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). - [At least 104 people have died in Nepal](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRo27xHP0TVaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wOS8yOC93b3JsZC9hc2lhL25lcGFsLWZsb29kcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDA5MjkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTM1NjAxJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzkxNDgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmbsRzf5ZpUwN9JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) after three days of monsoon rains caused flooding and landslides. - The [poverty rate in Argentina](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRo27xHP0T4aHR0cHM6Ly9hcG5ld3MuY29tL2FydGljbGUvYXJnZW50aW5hLXBvdmVydHktbWlsZWktZWNvbm9teS1jcmlzaXMtZjc2NmRlYjkzMDJhYTRkZGRlMWJiOWFlMjZhYWY3YWY_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDkyOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzU2MDEmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3OTE0OCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZuxHN_lmlTA30lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) rose in the first six months of Javier Milei’s presidency, a reflection of his intense austerity program, The A.P. reports. 2024 Election - Republicans are filing lawsuits challenging voting rules ahead of Election Day. Experts say the effort could set the stage [to contest the results](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRo27xHP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wOS8yOS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy90cnVtcC0yMDI0LXByZXNpZGVudGlhbC1jYW1wYWlnbi1lbGVjdGlvbi1sYXdzdWl0cy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDA5MjkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTM1NjAxJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzkxNDgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmbsRzf5ZpUwN9JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) should Donald Trump lose. - Trump has been willing to overlook JD Vance’s missteps because of their unique partnership: Trump views Vance [as a kindred political spirit](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRo27xHP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wOS8yOS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy90cnVtcC12YW5jZS1yZWxhdGlvbnNoaXAuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwOTI5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzNTYwMSZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTc5MTQ4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpm7Ec3-WaVMDfSUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~), while Vance has spoken of Trump as a kind of father figure. - [On “Saturday Night Live,”](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRo27xHP4QCAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDkvMjkvYXJ0cy90ZWxldmlzaW9uL3NubC1tYXlhLXJ1ZG9scGgtamltLWdhZmZpZ2FuLWthbWFsYS1oYXJyaXMtdGltLXdhbHouaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwOTI5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzNTYwMSZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTc5MTQ4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpm7Ec3-WaVMDfSUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) Maya Rudolph returned as Kamala Harris and Jim Gaffigan made his debut as Tim Walz. - [This interactive page](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRo27xHP0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyNC91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9lbGVjdG9yYWwtY29sbGVnZS0yNzAtaGFycmlzLXRydW1wLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDkyOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzU2MDEmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3OTE0OCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZuxHN_lmlTA30lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) lets you decide outcomes in the battleground states to see how Harris or Trump could win. More on Politics [In pews that are mostly empty, congregants react to a sermon by standing with raised hands, clapping and praying.] In Ardmore, Pennsylvania. Eric Lee/The New York Times - Black churches across the U.S. are struggling to attract younger congregants. Their absence has consequences for [Black political power](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRo27xHP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wOS8yOS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9ibGFjay1jaHVyY2gtZ2VuLXotYXR0ZW5kYW5jZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDA5MjkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTM1NjAxJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzkxNDgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmbsRzf5ZpUwN9JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). - Six people granted clemency by Trump as president have been [accused of another crime](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRo27xHP0TXaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wOS8yOC91cy90cnVtcC1wYXJkb25zLWNhbWJlcm9zLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDkyOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzU2MDEmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3OTE0OCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZuxHN_lmlTA30lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). - Prosecutors pursuing corruption charges against Mayor Eric Adams appear to have solid evidence, experts say. But they also see [potential pitfalls in the case](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRo27xHP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wOS8yOS9ueXJlZ2lvbi9hZGFtcy1pbmRpY3RtZW50LWZiaS1ueWMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwOTI5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzNTYwMSZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTc5MTQ4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpm7Ec3-WaVMDfSUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) that make additional charges likely. Hurricane Helene - “This is a disaster”: Western North Carolina [is reeling from the destruction](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRo27xHP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wOS8yOC91cy9ub3J0aC1jYXJvbGluYS1oZWxlbmUtYXNoZXZpbGxlLXNoZWxieS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDA5MjkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTM1NjAxJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzkxNDgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmbsRzf5ZpUwN9JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) brought by Hurricane Helene. Officials warned of more to come. - Helene was the strongest storm to ever hit Florida’s Big Bend region. As it made its way across the Southeast, the storm caused floods and mudslides, killing at least 60. Read [what we know about the damage](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRo27xHP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wOS8yOS91cy9oZWxlbmUtZGVzdHJ1Y3Rpb24tZmxvcmlkYS1ub3J0aC1jYXJvbGluYS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDA5MjkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTM1NjAxJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzkxNDgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmbsRzf5ZpUwN9JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). Other Big Stories [An illustration of a tattered American flag with a gun-shaped hole.] Photo illustration by Ricardo Tomas - America’s conversation about guns often leaves out [less direct consequences](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRo27xHP0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wOS8yOC9icmllZmluZy9hbWVyaWNhLWd1bnMtY3JpbWUtYm9yZGVyLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDkyOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzU2MDEmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3OTE0OCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZuxHN_lmlTA30lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) of civilian ownership, The Morning’s German Lopez writes. - SpaceX launched a mission to [bring back the astronauts](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRo27xHP0TYaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wOS8yOC9zY2llbmNlL3NwYWNleC1sYXVuY2gtbmFzYS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDA5MjkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTM1NjAxJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzkxNDgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmbsRzf5ZpUwN9JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) left at the International Space Station because of issues with Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft. THE SUNDAY DEBATE Should Democrats end the Senate filibuster, as Harris pledged this week, to pass a law reinstating abortion protections? Yes. In addition to helping reinstate abortion protections, ending the filibuster will make the Senate more productive all around. “If you think that Congress has a purpose, and that purpose is passing laws, you might want to join Kamala Harris and Joe Biden in reconsidering aspects of the filibuster,” [Jamelle Bouie writes](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRo27xHP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wOS8yNy9vcGluaW9uL2NvbmdyZXNzLWZpbGlidXN0ZXItc3VjY2Vzcy1kZWJhdGUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwOTI5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzNTYwMSZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTc5MTQ4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpm7Ec3-WaVMDfSUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). No. The filibuster is an important guardrail against extremism, and Democrats should consider how the decision to end it might come back to haunt them. “Imagine the frightening things that could happen when the tables are turned and Republicans regain power. Gridlock looks a lot more attractive then,” [The Washington Post’s Ruth Marcus writes](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRo27xHP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cud2FzaGluZ3RvbnBvc3QuY29tL29waW5pb25zLzIwMjQvMDkvMjUva2FtYWxhLWhhcnJpcy1maWxpYnVzdGVyLWFib3J0aW9uLz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwOTI5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzNTYwMSZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTc5MTQ4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpm7Ec3-WaVMDfSUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). FROM OPINION Kelly McMasters [writes her own obituary every year](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRo27xHP0TdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wOS8yOS9vcGluaW9uL3dyaXRlLXlvdXItb3duLW9iaXR1YXJ5Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDkyOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzU2MDEmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3OTE0OCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZuxHN_lmlTA30lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). It is more comforting than it is maudlin, she writes. Here are columns by David French on [Iran’s military losses](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRo27xHP0TbaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wOS8yOS9vcGluaW9uL2lyYW4taXNyYWVsLW5hc3JhbGxhaC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDA5MjkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTM1NjAxJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzkxNDgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmbsRzf5ZpUwN9JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) and Ross Douthat on [Harris’s plan for Ukraine](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRo27xHP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wOS8yOC9vcGluaW9uL2thbWFsYS1oYXJyaXMtdWtyYWluZS13YXIuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwOTI5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzNTYwMSZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTc5MTQ4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpm7Ec3-WaVMDfSUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). Readers of The Morning: Don’t miss out on a full year of savings. 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The new old age: Wondering who takes care of the dog after your death? Think about [a legally binding pet trust](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRo27xHP0TPaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wOS8yOC9oZWFsdGgvcGV0LXRydXN0cy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDA5MjkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTM1NjAxJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzkxNDgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmbsRzf5ZpUwN9JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). 3,600 years old: Cheese dug up with mummified human remains in China offers [insights into the origins of kefir](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRo27xHP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wOS8yNS9zY2llbmNlL29sZGVzdC1jaGVlc2Uta2VmaXIteGluamlhbmcuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwOTI5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzNTYwMSZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTc5MTQ4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpm7Ec3-WaVMDfSUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). 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THE INTERVIEW [A black and white portrait of John Oliver, wearing a suit and a despairing expression.] John Oliver [Author Headshot](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRo27xHP0TEaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYnkvbHVsdS1nYXJjaWEtbmF2YXJybz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwOTI5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzNTYwMSZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTc5MTQ4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpm7Ec3-WaVMDfSUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) By [Lulu Garcia-Navarro](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRo27xHP0TEaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYnkvbHVsdS1nYXJjaWEtbmF2YXJybz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwOTI5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzNTYwMSZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTc5MTQ4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpm7Ec3-WaVMDfSUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) This week’s subject for The Interview is John Oliver, whose HBO show “Last Week Tonight” has been on the air for 10 years. We spoke about why he doesn’t consider himself a journalist, not giving in to nihilism, and what he’s learned over a decade of making the show. It’s funny going back to the first season as a viewer. I found it to be remarkably similar. There’s a consistency there. [John Oliver makes a face.] I mean it as a compliment! I was literally wincing both inside and outside. I saw you wincing. I don’t do many interviews about myself, so I am kind of emotionally in a defensive position, and I think, unfortunately, it’s translating to my face. [Laughs.] It does seem as if you understood what you were up to quite early on. I think we learned some big lessons early on. It might have been in the first season, we did one story called “Prison,” and it was about 16 minutes, and that seemed like a long time at the time. And I think what we gradually learned was, it is crazy to try and talk about all the problems with prisons in 16 minutes, especially if two of those minutes are going to be a song with “Sesame Street” characters at the end. So, since then, we’ve basically come back and redone that story in 20 different ways. We’ve talked about prison labor, prison phone calls, prison recidivism, prison re-entry. There are so many different aspects to criminal justice. You can’t just slap “prisons” on it and say, “Oh, we’ve done it now.” I look back at that and do slightly wince. [Read more of the interview here](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRo27xHP0TcaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wOS8yOC9tYWdhemluZS9qb2huLW9saXZlci1pbnRlcnZpZXcuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwOTI5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzNTYwMSZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTc5MTQ4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpm7Ec3-WaVMDfSUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). 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MEAL PLAN [A close-up plate of rice and a beige curry filled with cod, sweet corn, basil and chiles. ] Rachel Vanni for The New York Times In this week’s [Five Weeknight Dishes newsletter](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRo27xHP0TWaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wOS8yNC9kaW5pbmcvbm8tcGxhdGVzLWFsbG93ZWQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwOTI5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzNTYwMSZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTc5MTQ4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpm7Ec3-WaVMDfSUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~), Margaux Laskey admits that the kid wrangling, lunch packing and commuting of the back-to-school season has tired her out. If you’re also feeling lethargic, she offers recipes that you can eat out of a bowl with a spoon like “a big, overtired baby,” including corn and cod green curry, mushrooms and dumplings, and tortellini soup. 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