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Deadly flooding in Western Europe. 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We’re covering the toll of disastrous flooding in Western Europe and violence and unrest in South Africa. Heavy rains and floods lashing western Europe have killed at least 42 people in Germany and left many more missing, as rushing waters caused houses to collapse.Ina Fassbender/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Hundreds missing in Europe flooding Flooding caused by violent storms yesterday in Western Europe left [at least 69 dead](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRi05emP4QSAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMDcvMTUvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2Zsb29kaW5nLWdlcm1hbnktYmVsZ2l1bS1zd2l0emVybGFuZC1uZXRoZXJsYW5kcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIxMDcxNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0zNTQ2MCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD02MzYwMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYO6mEvFg7kgI9FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), including two firefighters who died during rescue attempts, in Germany and Belgium. At least 1,300 people remained missing as of last night, according to the German authorities. Swift-moving water from swollen rivers has surged through three western German states. In the center of Liège, Belgium, the Meuse River overflowed its banks, forcing inhabitants to evacuate. The storms also battered Switzerland and the Netherlands. “We have no exact numbers of dead, but can say that we have many people who have become victims of this flood,” said Armin Laschet, the governor of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. “Many people lost everything that they own after the mud flowed into their homes.” Readers’ comments: “I live in the upper Meuse Valley in Belgium,” said Yves C. “After yesterday’s and this night’s rainfalls, torrents of water were rushing down the hills at many places in the valley this morning. Roads were impassable. I had never seen that before; and we are not one of the worst-hit places.” A Covid patient at a hospital in Johannesburg on Saturday. The effect of the Delta variant in Africa has seen hospitalizations rise, while deaths have surged 43 percent in the past week on the continent.Sumaya Hisham/Reuters Africa records a million cases in a month The coronavirus is [sweeping across Africa](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRi05emP0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNy8xNS93b3JsZC9hZnJpY2EtbWlsbGlvbi1jYXNlcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIxMDcxNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0zNTQ2MCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD02MzYwMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYO6mEvFg7kgI9FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), with one million Covid infections reported on the continent in the past month alone, pushing the overall caseload to six million, according to the W.H.O. The [Delta variant](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRi05emP4RKAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMS8wNi8yNS93b3JsZC9jb3ZpZC12YWNjaW5lLWNvcm9uYXZpcnVzLW1hc2s_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjEwNzE2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTM1NDYwJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTYzNjAwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyNhY3Jvc3MtYWZyaWNhLXRoZS1kZWx0YS12YXJpYW50LWlzLWRyaXZpbmctYS10aGlyZC13YXZlLW9mLXRoZS12aXJ1cy1leHBlcnRzLXNheVcDbnl0Qgpg7qYS8WDuSAj0Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) has been detected in 21 of Africa’s 54 countries. Algeria, Malawi and Senegal are among the countries experiencing surges in infections, hospitalizations and deaths. Only about 1 percent of people on the continent have been fully immunized. The resurgence has pushed several governments to impose new lockdown measures, including restrictions on movement between cities, extended curfew hours and school shutdowns. Quotable: “Africa’s third wave continues its destructive pathway, pushing past yet another grim milestone,” said Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, the W.H.O.’s director for the continent. Here are the [latest updates](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRi05emP0T4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDIxLzA3LzE1L3dvcmxkL2NvdmlkLXZhcmlhbnQtdmFjY2luZS11cGRhdGVzP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIxMDcxNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0zNTQ2MCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD02MzYwMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYO6mEvFg7kgI9FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) and [maps](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRi05emP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMS93b3JsZC9jb3ZpZC1jYXNlcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIxMDcxNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0zNTQ2MCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD02MzYwMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYO6mEvFg7kgI9FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) of the pandemic. In other developments: - Myanmar’s military junta has ordered that lifesaving oxygen be [withheld from private clinics](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRi05emP0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNy8xNS93b3JsZC9hc2lhL215YW5tYXItY292aWQtb3h5Z2VuLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjEwNzE2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTM1NDYwJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTYzNjAwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpg7qYS8WDuSAj0Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) and has even stopped charities from giving it away, medical workers say. - Politicians and medical experts in Australia are [pointing fingers](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRi05emP0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNy8xNS93b3JsZC9hdXN0cmFsaWEtdmFjY2luYXRpb25zLWJsYW1lLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjEwNzE2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTM1NDYwJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTYzNjAwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpg7qYS8WDuSAj0Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) over the country’s slow vaccine distribution. - Theaters in London have [canceled performances](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRi05emP0T6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNy8xNS90aGVhdGVyL3dlc3QtZW5kLWNvdmlkLWNhbmNlbGVkLXNob3dzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjEwNzE2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTM1NDYwJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTYzNjAwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpg7qYS8WDuSAj0Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) as positive tests send entire casts and crews into quarantine. Relatives mourning near the body of 13-year-old Vusi Dlamini, who was reportedly shot during a confrontation between looters and community members in Vosloorus on Wednesday.Joao Silva/The New York Times Death toll in South Africa hits 117 South Africa has been [rocked to its core](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRi05emP0T2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNy8xNS93b3JsZC9hZnJpY2Evc291dGgtYWZyaWNhLWxvb3RpbmcuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMTA3MTYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MzU0NjAmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NjM2MDAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmDuphLxYO5ICPRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) over the last week by looting and vandalism that have left at least 117 people dead, with hundreds of millions of dollars in damage, officials said. It was among the worst episodes of violence the country had seen in the nearly 30 years since the end of apartheid. The government has deployed 10,000 troops to quell the violence, and the defense minister requested 15,000 more. As tensions cooled a bit yesterday, many were bracing for a difficult road ahead. Set off by the arrest of Jacob Zuma, South Africa’s former president, the unrest has quickly become about broader grievances against the government and its failure to uphold the promises of a democratic South Africa. Scenes in Soweto: The manager of a supermarket gutted by looters fretted over what its loss would mean for him and his community. “Our livelihoods are gone,” said the manager, Tau Chikonye. “I really have to get down to the drawing board and see how to survive.” Job losses: Unemployment, which has climbed above 32 percent, in part because of the pandemic, will almost certainly increase because many businesses were destroyed in the unrest. THE LATEST NEWS News From Europe Slawomir Kaminski/Agencja Gazeta, via Reuters - Poland escalated a [six-year struggle with the E.U.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRi05emP0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNy8xNS93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvcG9sYW5kLWh1bmdhcnktZXVyb3BlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjEwNzE2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTM1NDYwJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTYzNjAwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpg7qYS8WDuSAj0Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) over the rule of law, as its constitutional court ruled that the country did not have to comply with an order from the European Court of Justice about its oversight of judges. - President Biden and Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany [stressed their shared values](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRi05emP4QMAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMDcvMTUvdXMvcG9saXRpY3MvYmlkZW4tbWVya2VsLW1lZXRpbmcuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMTA3MTYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MzU0NjAmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlYXJjaFJlc3VsdFBvc2l0aW9uPTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD02MzYwMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYO6mEvFg7kgI9FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) yesterday in meetings at the White House, even as both acknowledged differences over a major Russian pipeline and how best to approach China. - The [Dutch crime reporter Peter de Vries has died](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRi05emP0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNy8xNS93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvcGV0ZXItZGUtdnJpZXMtZGVhZC1zaG9vdGluZy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIxMDcxNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0zNTQ2MCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD02MzYwMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYO6mEvFg7kgI9FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) after being shot in the head last week. Two people have been arrested. - The highest court in Europe ruled that [employers could suspend](~/AAAAAQA~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) workers who refused to remove head scarves or other religious symbols. Other Big Stories Joseph Odelyn/Associated Press - The Haitian authorities [detained the head of palace security](~/AAAAAQA~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~) for President Jovenel Moïse as they investigated whether insiders facilitated his assassination last week at his home, above. - Tech workers swore off the Bay Area during the pandemic. [Now they’re coming back](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRi05emP0T6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNy8xNS90ZWNobm9sb2d5L3RlY2gtd29ya2Vycy1iYXktYXJlYS1iYWNrLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjEwNzE2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTM1NDYwJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTYzNjAwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpg7qYS8WDuSAj0Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), bringing bumper-to-bumper traffic, commuter buses and rent increases with them. - China was critical of the American presence in Afghanistan. But as U.S. troops leave, Beijing is growing [worried about the region’s instability](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRi05emP4QAAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMDcvMTUvd29ybGQvbWlkZGxlZWFzdC9jaGluYS1wYWtpc3Rhbi1hZmdoYW5pc3Rhbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIxMDcxNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0zNTQ2MCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD02MzYwMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYO6mEvFg7kgI9FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). - Saad Hariri, the designated prime minister of Lebanon, [resigned after nine months](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRi05emP4QIAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMDcvMTUvd29ybGQvbWlkZGxlZWFzdC9sZWJhbm9uLXByaW1lLW1pbmlzdGVyLXNhYWQtaGFyaXJpLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjEwNzE2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTM1NDYwJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTYzNjAwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpg7qYS8WDuSAj0Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) of trying to form a new government amid overlapping crises. Sports News - The British Open will run until Sunday. First played in 1860, the golf tournament has had [decades of greatness](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRi05emP0T4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNy8xNC9zcG9ydHMvZ29sZi9tZW1vcmFibGUtYnJpdGlzaC1vcGVucy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIxMDcxNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0zNTQ2MCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD02MzYwMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYO6mEvFg7kgI9FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). In recent years, it has proved to be an opportunity for [veteran players](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRi05emP0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNy8xNC9zcG9ydHMvZ29sZi9vbGRlci1nb2xmZXJzLWFnZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIxMDcxNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0zNTQ2MCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD02MzYwMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYO6mEvFg7kgI9FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) to show that they still have [what it takes](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRi05emP0T9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNy8xNC9zcG9ydHMvZ29sZi9yb3J5LW1jaWxyb3ktaW52ZXN0bWVudC1mdW5kLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjEwNzE2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTM1NDYwJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTYzNjAwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpg7qYS8WDuSAj0Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). - Bukayo Saka, an English soccer player who was recently subjected to racist ire after he missed a penalty kick, urged Instagram, Facebook and Twitter to [crack down on online abuse](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRi05emP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNy8xNS90ZWNobm9sb2d5L2J1a2F5by1zYWthLWZhY2Vib29rLXR3aXR0ZXIuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMTA3MTYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MzU0NjAmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NjM2MDAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmDuphLxYO5ICPRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). From Opinion It seems odd that we would just let the world burn, Ezra Klein believes. In [this essay for our Opinion section](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRi05emP4QtAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMDcvMTUvb3Bpbmlvbi9jbGltYXRlLWNoYW5nZS1lbmVyZ3ktaW5mcmFzdHJ1Y3R1cmUuaHRtbD9hY3Rpb249Y2xpY2smY2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjEwNzE2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTM1NDYwJm1vZHVsZT1PcGluaW9uJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcGd0eXBlPUhvbWVwYWdlJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD02MzYwMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYO6mEvFg7kgI9FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) on the inadequacy of climate change policy, he writes, “We are engineering a world that is so much worse than it need be and that will be lethal for untold millions.” A Morning Read Mike Kai Chen for The New York Times Since 2003, when he was paralyzed by a severe stroke after a car crash at 20, a man nicknamed Pancho has been unable to speak. Now, [in a scientific breakthrough](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRi05emP4QpAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMDcvMTQvaGVhbHRoL3NwZWVjaC1icmFpbi1pbXBsYW50LWNvbXB1dGVyLmh0bWw_YWN0aW9uPWNsaWNrJmNhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIxMDcxNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0zNTQ2MCZtb2R1bGU9VG9wK1N0b3JpZXMmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZwZ3R5cGU9SG9tZXBhZ2UmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTYzNjAwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpg7qYS8WDuSAj0Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), his mere attempts to talk allow electrodes implanted in his brain to transmit his words to a screen. Subscribe Today We hope you’ve enjoyed this newsletter, which is made possible through subscriber support. 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But in 1638, he made “Adam and Eve in Paradise,” in which a rotund and surprisingly realistic elephant romps in the background of the etching. A new exhibition at the Rembrandt House Museum in Amsterdam explains this verisimilitude: In the 17th century, a female Asian elephant named Hansken was brought to the Netherlands from what is now Sri Lanka. She spent the rest of her life in Europe and became a popular and famous spectacle. During her short life of about 25 years, Hansken had outsize importance in art, popular entertainment and science, according to the Dutch naturalist and art historian Michiel Roscam Abbing. She was depicted at least three times by Rembrandt; she traveled to the Baltics by ship, and by foot all the way up Denmark and down to Italy; and she became the first Asian elephant to be described by Western science. “It’s a very tragic story, actually, but it’s also fascinating,” said Leonore van Sloten, a curator at the Rembrandt House. “She was brought to a world where she didn’t belong, but she became a kind of window onto how life was at that time.” Read more about [Hansken and the exhibition](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRi05emP4QwAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMDcvMTQvYXJ0cy9kZXNpZ24vcmVtYnJhbmR0LWVsZXBoYW50LWV4aGliaXRpb24uaHRtbD9hY3Rpb249Y2xpY2smY2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjEwNzE2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTM1NDYwJm1vZHVsZT1FZGl0b3JzK1BpY2tzJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcGd0eXBlPUhvbWVwYWdlJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD02MzYwMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYO6mEvFg7kgI9FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) here. PLAY, WATCH, EAT What to Cook Con Poulos for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Jerrie-Joy Redman-Lloyd. This [spiced coffee cake](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRi05emP4QtAWh0dHBzOi8vY29va2luZy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS9yZWNpcGVzLzEwMjIyNTEtYmx1ZWJlcnJ5LWNpbm5hbW9uLWNvZmZlZS1jYWtlP2FjdGlvbj1jbGljayZjYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMTA3MTYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MzU0NjAmbW9kdWxlPVJlY2lwZStvZitUaGUrRGF5Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcGdUeXBlPWhvbWVwYWdlJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD02MzYwMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYO6mEvFg7kgI9FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), studded with blueberries, makes an ideal weekend brunch or afternoon pick-me-up. What to Listen to Five years after her last album, [the latest release](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRi05emP0T2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNy8xNS9hcnRzL211c2ljL2xhdXJhLW12dWxhLXBpbmstbm9pc2UuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMTA3MTYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MzU0NjAmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NjM2MDAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmDuphLxYO5ICPRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) from the British songwriter Laura Mvula cranks up the beat and trades orchestras for synthesizers. Peacocks on Parade After months of zoom-core dressing, the [men of fashion](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRi05emP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNy8xNC9mYXNoaW9uL3RoZS1wZWFjb2Nrcy1yZXR1cm4uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMTA3MTYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MzU0NjAmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NjM2MDAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmDuphLxYO5ICPRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) have flocked once again to the streets of Europe. Now Time to Play Here’s [today’s Mini Crossword](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRi05emP0TZaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vY3Jvc3N3b3Jkcy9nYW1lL21pbmk_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjEwNzE2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTM1NDYwJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTYzNjAwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpg7qYS8WDuSAj0Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), and a clue: Take one’s turn in Pictionary (four letters). And here is [today’s Spelling Bee](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRi05emP0TZaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vcHV6emxlcy9zcGVsbGluZy1iZWU_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjEwNzE2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTM1NDYwJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTYzNjAwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpg7qYS8WDuSAj0Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). [You can find all our puzzles here](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRi05emP0TPaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vY3Jvc3N3b3Jkcz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMTA3MTYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MzU0NjAmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NjM2MDAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmDuphLxYO5ICPRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). That’s it for today’s briefing. Have a great weekend. — Natasha P.S. Apollo 11 blasted off for the moon 52 years ago today. 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