Your Friday Briefing

Omicron in the U.S. [View in browser](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjnqyUP4Q-AWh0dHBzOi8vbWVzc2FnaW5nLWN1c3RvbS1uZXdzbGV0dGVycy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS90ZW1wbGF0ZS9vYWt2Mj9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMTEyMTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NDgwNTImbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZwcm9kdWN0Q29kZT1NQkUmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTc3MjQzJnRlPTEmdXJpPW55dCUzQSUyRiUyRm5ld3NsZXR0ZXIlMkY5ZWUxMTgzZC0wYTIyLTVkYjMtYWNlYi1lYWQ2NjE3MjVkNjYmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgphupQnvGEj_0WeUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~)|[nytimes.com](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjnqyUP0TFaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIxMTIxNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD00ODA1MiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD03NzI0MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYbqUJ7xhI_9FnlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA)[Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-ad-marquee) ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjnqyUP0RvaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MjIxNzcyJmxpPU1CRSZtPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnA9TUJFXzIwMjExMjE3VwNueXRCCmG6lCe8YSP_RZ5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~ [Morning Briefing, Europe Edition](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjnqyUP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vc2VyaWVzL2V1cm9wZS1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIxMTIxNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD00ODA1MiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD03NzI0MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYbqUJ7xhI_9FnlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) December 17, 2021 [Author Headshot](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjnqyUP0TVaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYnkvbmF0YXNoYS1mcm9zdD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMTEyMTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NDgwNTImbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NzcyNDMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmG6lCe8YSP_RZ5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) By [Natasha Frost](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjnqyUP0TVaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYnkvbmF0YXNoYS1mcm9zdD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMTEyMTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NDgwNTImbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NzcyNDMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmG6lCe8YSP_RZ5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) Writer, Briefings Good morning. We’re covering the Omicron variant in the U.S. and international attempts to curb inflation. Testing for Covid-19 in New York City.Desiree Rios for The New York Times The U.S. braces for Omicron Early data from the U.S. suggests that, as in Britain, Denmark and South Africa before it, the [new Omicron variant of the coronavirus will spread rapidly.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjnqyUP0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8xMi8xNi9oZWFsdGgvY29yb25hdmlydXMtb21pY3Jvbi12YXJpYW50Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjExMjE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTQ4MDUyJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTc3MjQzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgphupQnvGEj_0WeUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) The share of cases caused by Omicron has increased to 2.9 percent from 0.4 percent in just a week in the U.S., and it is far higher in some regions of the country. Much is still unknown about the variant. Scientists believe that the vaccines will still provide protection against the worst outcomes, particularly for people who have received booster shots, though breakthrough infections will be common. There is early evidence that T cells, which can help stave off severe disease, should still recognize the variant even if it evades antibodies produced by the vaccines. To keep Omicron at bay, France has [banned nonessential travel to and from Britain](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjnqyUP4QHAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMTIvMTYvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2ZyYW5jZS11ay10cmF2ZWwtcmVzdHJpY3Rpb25zLW9taWNyb24uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMTEyMTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NDgwNTImbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NzcyNDMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmG6lCe8YSP_RZ5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), which yesterday [reported 88,376 new cases](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjnqyUP4QVAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmFsamF6ZWVyYS5jb20vbmV3cy8yMDIxLzEyLzE2L2ZyYW5jZS10by10aWdodGVuLXJ1bGVzLW9uLXVrLXRyYXZlbGxlcnMtYW1pZC1jb3ZpZC1zdXJnZS1saXZlP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIxMTIxNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD00ODA1MiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD03NzI0MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYbqUJ7xhI_9FnlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), a second consecutive daily record. France had already closed nightclubs for four weeks and tightened some rules in schools as it faced a [surge in cases](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjnqyUP0TzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMS93b3JsZC9mcmFuY2UtY292aWQtY2FzZXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMTEyMTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NDgwNTImbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NzcyNDMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmG6lCe8YSP_RZ5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) attributed to the Delta variant. Here are [the latest updates](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjnqyUP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDIxLzEyLzE2L3dvcmxkL2NvdmlkLW9taWNyb24tdmFjY2luZXM_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjExMjE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTQ4MDUyJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTc3MjQzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgphupQnvGEj_0WeUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) and [maps of the pandemic](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjnqyUP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMS93b3JsZC9jb3ZpZC1jYXNlcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIxMTIxNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD00ODA1MiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD03NzI0MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYbqUJ7xhI_9FnlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). In other developments: - U.S. experts recommended other Covid vaccines over Johnson & Johnson, [citing a rare but serious blood clotting disorder](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjnqyUP4QDAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMTIvMTUvaGVhbHRoL2pvaG5zb24tam9obnNvbi12YWNjaW5lLWJsb29kLWNsb3RzLWNkYy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIxMTIxNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD00ODA1MiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD03NzI0MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYbqUJ7xhI_9FnlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). - Canada [warned its residents to cancel all nonessential foreign travel](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjnqyUP4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMTIvMTUvd29ybGQvYW1lcmljYXMvY2FuYWRhLXRyYXZlbC13YXJuaW5nLW9taWNyb24uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMTEyMTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NDgwNTImbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NzcyNDMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmG6lCe8YSP_RZ5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) but stopped short of a ban. - The Biden administration asked the Supreme Court to [revive a vaccine mandate for health care workers at hospitals](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjnqyUP4RAAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMS8xMi8xNi93b3JsZC9jb3ZpZC1vbWljcm9uLXZhY2NpbmVzL2JpZGVuLWFza3MtdGhlLXN1cHJlbWUtY291cnQtdG8tcmV2aXZlLXZhY2NpbmUtbWFuZGF0ZS1mb3ItaGVhbHRoLWNhcmUtd29ya2Vycz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMTEyMTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NDgwNTImbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NzcyNDMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmG6lCe8YSP_RZ5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). The Bank of England raised interest rates Thursday.Alberto Pezzali/Associated Press Central banks try to rein in inflation The Federal Reserve, the Bank of England and the European Central Bank are [charting a course toward less economic support](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjnqyUP4Q9AWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMS8xMi8xNi9idXNpbmVzcy9uZXdzLWJ1c2luZXNzLXN0b2NrLW1hcmtldC9nbG9iYWwtY2VudHJhbC1iYW5rcy1hcmUtZm9jdXNpbmctb24taW5mbGF0aW9uLWJ1dC1vbWljcm9uLXRocmVhdGVucz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMTEyMTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NDgwNTImbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NzcyNDMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmG6lCe8YSP_RZ5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), as rapidly rising inflation burdens consumers and worries policymakers. Price pressures are lingering and, in the U.S., proving broader than many had expected. The Fed announced on Wednesday that it would slow its bond purchases, which should position it to raise interest rates as soon as March. The Bank of England took that step yesterday, surprising analysts by raising interest rates. And the European Central Bank announced that it would slow and soon stop a pandemic-era bond-buying program. But the threat of the Omicron variant hovered over the banks’ decisions. Caseloads are rising rapidly in some places, and there are fears that the highly transmissible variant may yet lead to overwhelmed hospitals — often the impetus for local economic shutdowns that toss people out of jobs and slow consumer spending. Analysis: “The core issue is: We’re dealing with many unusual and unfamiliar moving parts in the economy,” said Bernard Baumohl, chief global economist at the Economic Outlook Group. “The dynamics are really complicated this time.” The Upshot: Why is Jerome Powell, the U.S. Federal Reserve chair, pivoting toward a tighter monetary policy? [Our columnist explains.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjnqyUP0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8xMi8xNS91cHNob3QvamVyb21lLXBvd2VsbC1pbmZsYXRpb24tcGl2b3QuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMTEyMTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NDgwNTImbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NzcyNDMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmG6lCe8YSP_RZ5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) The Ukrainian Army’s 25th Airborne Brigade on patrol.Brendan Hoffman for The New York Times E.U. warns Russia to back off from Ukraine E.U. leaders [issued a stern warning to Russia](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjnqyUP0T1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8xMi8xNi93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvdWtyYWluZS1uYXRvLXJ1c3NpYS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIxMTIxNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD00ODA1MiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD03NzI0MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYbqUJ7xhI_9FnlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) yesterday, promising “massive consequences and severe costs” should President Vladimir Putin start a new military operation against Ukraine. “Any further aggressive acts against Ukraine will have massive costs for Russia,” said Ursula von der Leyen, the European Commission president. More than 100,000 Russian troops have been deployed in parts of Ukraine, along with heavy artillery and tank units. There is no indication that Putin has decided to begin an attack, and there is no consensus among Western officials and analysts about why he might want to do so now, though he has grown increasingly fixated on Ukraine over the last year. At a separate meeting on Thursday, NATO denounced the Russian military buildup but said nothing about providing the additional weaponry or troops Ukraine was seeking. Threat: The U.S., the E.U. and NATO have said that a new Russian incursion into Ukraine would be met with harsh sanctions, possibly including the abandonment of a favorite Kremlin project, the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline to Germany. Olaf Scholz, Germany’s new chancellor, warned of a [“high price”](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjnqyUP4QlAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnJldXRlcnMuY29tL3dvcmxkL2V1cm9wZS9icmVhY2gtdWtyYWluZXMtdGVycml0b3JpYWwtaW50ZWdyaXR5LXdvdWxkLWhhdmUtaGlnaC1wcmljZS1zYXlzLXNjaG9sei0yMDIxLTEyLTE1Lz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMTEyMTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NDgwNTImbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NzcyNDMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmG6lCe8YSP_RZ5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) for Russia. THE LATEST NEWS Other Big Stories Odelyn Joseph/Associated Press - The 12 remaining members of a group of 17 North American missionaries who had been kidnapped in Haiti two months ago [have been released](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjnqyUP0T7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8xMi8xNi93b3JsZC9hbWVyaWNhcy9oYWl0aS1ob3N0YWdlcy1yZWxlYXNlZC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIxMTIxNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD00ODA1MiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD03NzI0MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYbqUJ7xhI_9FnlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). - The Senate unanimously passed a bill taking aim [at forced labor](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjnqyUP0T9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8xMi8xNi91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9jb25ncmVzcy11eWdodXItZm9yY2VkLWxhYm9yLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjExMjE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTQ4MDUyJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTc3MjQzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgphupQnvGEj_0WeUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) by China’s persecuted Uyghur minority. - More than a dozen families of people killed in crashes involving Boeing’s 737 Max airliner are [accusing the U.S. Justice Department of violating a federal law](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjnqyUP0T6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8xMi8xNi9idXNpbmVzcy9ib2VpbmctY3Jhc2gtdmljdGltLWZhbWlsaWVzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjExMjE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTQ4MDUyJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTc3MjQzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgphupQnvGEj_0WeUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) by excluding the families in a settlement made with Boeing. Around the World The New York Times - As China carries out displays of military force around Taiwan, residents of the Japanese island of Ishigaki are growing [worried that they will be caught in the cross hairs](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjnqyUP0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8xMi8xNi93b3JsZC9hc2lhL2lzaGlnYWtpLWphcGFuLW1pc3NpbGVzLXRhaXdhbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIxMTIxNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD00ODA1MiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD03NzI0MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYbqUJ7xhI_9FnlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Above, a new missile base on Ishigaki. - The case of Omar Raddad, the Moroccan gardener convicted in the grisly killing of a French socialite three decades ago, will be reopened after lawyers presented [new DNA evidence that they say exonerates him](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjnqyUP4QDAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMTIvMTYvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL29tYXItcmFkZGFkLWNvdGUtZGF6dXItZG5hLWZyYW5jZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIxMTIxNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD00ODA1MiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD03NzI0MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYbqUJ7xhI_9FnlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). - With a quarter of the world’s known lithium, [Bolivia may find itself among the winners](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjnqyUP4QOAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMTIvMTYvYnVzaW5lc3MvZW5lcmd5LWVudmlyb25tZW50L2JvbGl2aWEtbGl0aGl1bS1lbGVjdHJpYy1jYXJzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjExMjE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTQ4MDUyJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTc3MjQzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgphupQnvGEj_0WeUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) in the hunt for raw materials needed to power electric cars. What Else Is Happening - A plan to introduce a 3-D printed pod, conceived as a way for people to end their lives without involving a doctor, in Switzerland has [raised alarm even among right-to-die advocates.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjnqyUP0T6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8xMi8xNi93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvc3VpY2lkZS1wb2RzLXN3aXR6ZXJsYW5kLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjExMjE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTQ4MDUyJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTc3MjQzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgphupQnvGEj_0WeUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) - Bruce Springsteen has sold his music rights to Sony Music Entertainment in [a deal that may exceed $500 million](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjnqyUP4QFAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMTIvMTUvYXJ0cy9tdXNpYy9icnVjZS1zcHJpbmdzdGVlbi1zZWxscy1tdXNpYy1jYXRhbG9nLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjExMjE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTQ4MDUyJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTc3MjQzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgphupQnvGEj_0WeUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), perhaps the largest transaction ever struck for a single artist’s body of work. A Morning Read Illustration by Israel G. Vargas; Photograph by Rebecca Conway for The New York Times “There is no record of, nor any knowledge of, your name or your appointment,” the email from an associate dean at Harvard said. It concluded: “I wish you the best for your future.” For over a year, prominent women in India, including journalists, were reeled into an online scam, offering them dream jobs at Harvard University. 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Music documentaries examined the rise of [Alanis Morissette](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjnqyUP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8xMS8xOC9tb3ZpZXMvamFnZ2VkLXJldmlldy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIxMTIxNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD00ODA1MiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD03NzI0MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYbqUJ7xhI_9FnlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) and [Woodstock ’99](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjnqyUP4QDAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMDcvMjMvbW92aWVzL3dvb2RzdG9jay05OS1wZWFjZS1sb3ZlLWFuZC1yYWdlLXJldmlldy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIxMTIxNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD00ODA1MiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD03NzI0MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYbqUJ7xhI_9FnlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) — itself a reboot of the 1969 festival. On TV, [“Impeachment: American Crime Story”](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjnqyUP4QCAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMTEvMDEvYnVzaW5lc3MvbWVkaWEvYW1lcmljYW4tY3JpbWUtc3Rvcnktc3RyZWFtaW5nLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjExMjE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTQ4MDUyJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTc3MjQzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgphupQnvGEj_0WeUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) recast Monica Lewinsky as the heroine of the Bill Clinton sex scandal. Documentaries, including some by The Times, spotlighted how the media and the public mistreated both [Britney Spears](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjnqyUP4QAAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMDIvMTIvYXJ0cy9tdXNpYy9icml0bmV5LXNwZWFycy1kb2N1bWVudGFyeS1tZWRpYS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIxMTIxNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD00ODA1MiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD03NzI0MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYbqUJ7xhI_9FnlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) and [Janet Jackson](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjnqyUP4QAAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2FydGljbGUvbWFsZnVuY3Rpb24tdGhlLWRyZXNzaW5nLWRvd24tb2YtamFuZXQtamFja3Nvbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIxMTIxNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD00ODA1MiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD03NzI0MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYbqUJ7xhI_9FnlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). And Rolling Stone [updated](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjnqyUP0T7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucm9sbGluZ3N0b25lLmNvbS9tdXNpYy9tdXNpYy1saXN0cy9iZXN0LXNvbmdzLW9mLWFsbC10aW1lLTEyMjQ3NjcvP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIxMTIxNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD00ODA1MiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD03NzI0MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYbqUJ7xhI_9FnlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) its popular “500 Greatest Songs of All Time” list to try to correct earlier racial and gender biases. As Lindsay Zoladz writes in The Times, “A bit of cultural flotsam from the last 25 years would suddenly drift back up to the top of our collective consciousness and spread wildly, demanding renewed attention in the context of the present.” Beyond the past quarter-century, other projects helped shine a light on overlooked pieces of history. The documentary “Summer of Soul” [introduced new viewers to the Harlem Cultural Festival,](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjnqyUP4QNAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMDYvMzAvbW92aWVzL3F1ZXN0bG92ZS1zdW1tZXItb2Ytc291bC1oYXJsZW0tY3VsdHVyYWwtZmVzdGl2YWwuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMTEyMTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NDgwNTImbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NzcyNDMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmG6lCe8YSP_RZ5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) concerts performed by Nina Simone, Stevie Wonder and others in 1969 as the Black Power movement grew increasingly prominent. “The lesson to be taken from all these reconsiderations is not necessarily how much wiser we are now,” Lindsay writes, “but how difficult it is to see the biases of the present moment.” PLAY, WATCH, EAT What to Cook Andrew Scrivani for The New York Times [This smoky lentil stew](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjnqyUP4QCAWh0dHBzOi8vY29va2luZy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS9yZWNpcGVzLzEwMjE1ODgtc21va3ktbGVudGlsLXN0ZXctd2l0aC1sZWVrcy1hbmQtcG90YXRvZXM_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjExMjE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTQ4MDUyJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTc3MjQzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgphupQnvGEj_0WeUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) improves after a day in the fridge. What to Watch “Nightmare Alley,” a psychological thriller by Guillermo del Toro, tracks [the sordid adventures of a carnival grifter](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjnqyUP0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8xMi8xNS9tb3ZpZXMvbmlnaHRtYXJlLWFsbGV5LXJldmlldy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIxMTIxNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD00ODA1MiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD03NzI0MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYbqUJ7xhI_9FnlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) played by Bradley Cooper. What to Listen to Some classical music! 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