Russia captures a major Ukrainian city.

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Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday. The Ukrainian village of Dachne, north of Odessa, today as Russian forces advanced. Tyler Hicks/The New York Times 1. Russian forces seized their first major city in Ukraine, stepped up attacks on civilian targets and pushed to encircle the capital, Kyiv. Kherson, a city of about 300,000 near the Black Sea, [fell to Russian troops](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkAodVP4QaAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMi8wMy8wMi93b3JsZC91a3JhaW5lLXJ1c3NpYS13YXIvcnVzc2lhLW1vdmVzLXRvLWVuY2lyY2xlLWFuZC1jYXB0dXJlLWNyaXRpY2FsLWNpdGllcy1pbi11a3JhaW5lP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIwMzAyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTU0NzI4Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTg0NDc1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpiHVUCIGIdIhNdUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) on the seventh day of Russia’s invasion. “There is no Ukrainian army here,” Kherson’s mayor said. Follow [our live updates](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkAodVP4RmAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMi8wMy8wMi93b3JsZC91a3JhaW5lLXJ1c3NpYS13YXI_YWN0aW9uPWNsaWNrJmJsb2NrPXN0b3J5bGluZV9tZW51X3JlY2lyYyZjYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMDMwMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD01NDcyOCZpc19uZXc9ZmFsc2UmbmFtZT1zdHlsbi1ydXNzaWEtdWtyYWluZSZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnBndHlwZT1MZWdhY3lDb2xsZWN0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImcmVnaW9uPVRPUF9CQU5ORVImc2VnbWVudF9pZD04NDQ3NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmdmFyaWFudD0wX0NvbnRyb2xXA255dEIKYh1VAiBiHSITXVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Russian strikes were reported to have hit [hospitals, schools and critical infrastructure](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkAodVP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMi93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvdWtyYWluZS1tYXBzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjAzMDImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTQ3Mjgmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODQ0NzUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmIdVQIgYh0iE11SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) in cities in Ukraine’s south and east. Supplies of food and water were running low in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-biggest city, and a 40-mile-long Russian military column stood north of Kyiv. [More than 870,000 people have fled the country](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkAodVP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMy8wMi93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvdWtyYWluZS1yZWZ1Z2Vlcy1ldS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIwMzAyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTU0NzI4Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTg0NDc1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpiHVUCIGIdIhNdUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), with the overwhelming majority reaching E.U. countries, according to the U.N. refugee agency. Some [15,000 are sheltering in Kyiv’s subway](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkAodVP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMy8wMi93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvcnVzc2lhLXVrcmFpbmUtd2FyLXNoZWx0ZXJzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjAzMDImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTQ3Mjgmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODQ0NzUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmIdVQIgYh0iE11SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). Reports of [civilian casualties are rising](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkAodVP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMy8wMi93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvdWtyYWluZS1jaXZpbGlhbi1jYXN1YWx0aWVzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjAzMDImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTQ3Mjgmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODQ0NzUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmIdVQIgYh0iE11SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), but exact counts remain uncertain. The proximity of the war to NATO allies means that other parties could be drawn into the conflict in unexpected ways, [our chief diplomatic correspondent in Europe writes](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkAodVP4QJAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDMvMDIvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL25hdG8td2VhcG9ucy11a3JhaW5lLXJ1c3NpYS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIwMzAyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTU0NzI4Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTg0NDc1JnNtaWQ9dHctbnl0aW1lc3dvcmxkJnNtdHlwPWN1ciZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYh1VAiBiHSITXVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Many in Eastern Europe [fear invasion](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkAodVP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMy8wMi93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvdWtyYWluZS1ydXNzaWEtZWFzdGVybi1ldXJvcGUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMDMwMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD01NDcyOCZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD04NDQ3NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYh1VAiBiHSITXVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). And U.S. officials say China asked Russia to [delay the war](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkAodVP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMy8wMi91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9ydXNzaWEtdWtyYWluZS1jaGluYS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIwMzAyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTU0NzI4Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTg0NDc1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpiHVUCIGIdIhNdUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) until after the Olympics. [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-0) ADVERTISEMENT ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkAodVP0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MTYxOTQ3JmxpPU5FJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1ORV8yMDIyMDMwMlcDbnl0QgpiHVUCIGIdIhNdUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ President Biden delivered his first State of the Union address yesterday amid the largest land war in Europe since 1945.Sarahbeth Maney/The New York Times 2. A State of the Union address with a side of meat and potatoes. President Biden led his address by promising to make Russia pay for invading Ukraine. But the hourlong speech was [heavy on business and the economy](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkAodVP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMy8wMi9idXNpbmVzcy9kZWFsYm9vay9iaWRlbi1zdGF0ZS11bmlvbi1idXNpbmVzcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIwMzAyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTU0NzI4Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTg0NDc1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpiHVUCIGIdIhNdUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-1) ADVERTISEMENT ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkAodVP0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MTUxNjMwJmxpPU5FJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1ORV8yMDIyMDMwMlcDbnl0QgpiHVUCIGIdIhNdUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ His “top priority is getting prices under control,” Biden said. The global economic effects of the invasion are clouding the Fed’s clear plan to raise rates — “a nightmare scenario,” one economist told The Times — but Jerome Powell, the Fed chair, said that [a rate hike was still expected](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkAodVP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMy8wMi9idXNpbmVzcy9qZXJvbWUtcG93ZWxsLWludGVyZXN0LXJhdGVzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjAzMDImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTQ3Mjgmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODQ0NzUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmIdVQIgYh0iE11SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). Upstaged by inflation and war, Biden [barely mentioned global warming](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkAodVP0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMy8wMi9jbGltYXRlL3N0YXRlLW9mLXRoZS11bmlvbi1iaWRlbi11a3JhaW5lLWNsaW1hdGUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMDMwMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD01NDcyOCZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD04NDQ3NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYh1VAiBiHSITXVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Immigration, gun control and abortion rights also received only cursory treatment. Instead, Biden renewed his call for pieces of his failed Build Back Better plan, including expanded child care and lower prescription drug prices. [Here are five takeaways](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkAodVP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDIyLzAzLzAxL3VzL2JpZGVuLXN0YXRlLW9mLXRoZS11bmlvbi9iaWRlbi1zdGF0ZS1vZi11bmlvbi10YWtlYXdheXM_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjAzMDImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTQ3Mjgmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODQ0NzUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmIdVQIgYh0iE11SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). A Covid testing site in Hagerstown, Md., last month. New cases are falling in the U.S., but deaths remain high.Kenny Holston for The New York Times 3. The White House introduced its new pandemic strategy. [The 96-page plan aims to overcome the worst public health crisis in a century](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkAodVP4QoAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMi8wMy8wMi93b3JsZC9jb3ZpZC0xOS10ZXN0cy1jYXNlcy12YWNjaW5lL2JpZGVuLWFubm91bmNlcy1pbml0aWF0aXZlLXRvLXBhaXItY29yb25hdmlydXMtdGVzdHMtd2l0aC10cmVhdG1lbnQ_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjAzMDImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTQ3Mjgmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODQ0NzUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmIdVQIgYh0iE11SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) by fending off and treating Covid-19, preparing for new variants, avoiding shutdowns and fighting the virus abroad. One initiative, highlighted in the State of the Union address, will provide Americans with free antiviral pills on the spot if they test positive for the coronavirus at a pharmacy. Other initiatives would accelerate research into long Covid and into vaccines that could be delivered within 100 days of the arrival of a new variant. But much of the plan requires funding from Congress. Cost estimates range as high as $100 billion over the next year. In other Covid news, researchers [tied Covid to erectile dysfunction](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkAodVP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMy8wMS9oZWFsdGgvY292aWQtZXJlY3RpbGUtZHlzZnVuY3Rpb24uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMDMwMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD01NDcyOCZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD04NDQ3NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYh1VAiBiHSITXVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Studies showed that vaccine protection against moderate illness [waned among adolescents](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkAodVP4QHAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMi8wMy8wMS93b3JsZC9jb3ZpZC0xOS10ZXN0cy1jYXNlcy12YWNjaW5lP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIwMzAyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTU0NzI4Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTg0NDc1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyN2YWNjaW5lLWtpZHMtZWZmZWN0aXZlbmVzcy1vbWljcm9uVwNueXRCCmIdVQIgYh0iE11SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) after five months, and that the Pfizer vaccine was less effective in preventing infection [in 5- to 11-year-olds](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkAodVP4QkAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDIvMjgvd29ybGQvdGhlLXBmaXplci12YWNjaW5lLWlzLWxlc3MtZWZmZWN0aXZlLWluLTUtdG8tMTEteWVhci1vbGRzLXRoYW4taW4tb2xkZXItZ3JvdXBzLW5ldy1kYXRhLXNob3cuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMDMwMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD01NDcyOCZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD04NDQ3NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYh1VAiBiHSITXVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) than in older groups. An oil storage site in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Oil prices have risen despite U.S. plans to release crude reserves.Amr Nabil/Associated Press 4. As oil prices surge, OPEC declined to take steps to increase production. In a statement that had surreal qualities given soaring prices, the group, which includes Russia, said current fundamentals and the outlook for the future [pointed “to a well-balanced market.”](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkAodVP0TaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMy8wMi9idXNpbmVzcy9vaWwtcHJpY2VzLW9wZWMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMDMwMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD01NDcyOCZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD04NDQ3NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYh1VAiBiHSITXVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) Though the U.S. and the E.U. have been unwilling to put sanctions on Russian energy exports in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. announced that it would [stem the flow of technologies to Russian oil refineries](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkAodVP0T1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMy8wMi9idXNpbmVzcy91cy11a3JhaW5lLWJlbGFydXMtdGVjaG5vbG9neS1yZXN0cmljdGlvbnMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMDMwMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD01NDcyOCZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD04NDQ3NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYh1VAiBiHSITXVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Some oil traders appear to have concluded that [Russian oil isn’t worth it](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkAodVP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMy8wMS9idXNpbmVzcy9lbmVyZ3ktZW52aXJvbm1lbnQvcnVzc2lhLW9pbC1wcmljZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIwMzAyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTU0NzI4Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTg0NDc1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpiHVUCIGIdIhNdUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), even at steep discounts. At the first trial over the Capitol riot, prosecutors said that members of the Texas Three Percenters, a right-wing militia, planned for violence.Jason Andrew for The New York Times 5. “I just want to see Nancy Pelosi’s head hitting every step on the way out.” Guy Wesley Reffitt spoke those words into a camera as he moved toward the Capitol, armed with a .40-caliber pistol, during the Jan. 6 riot. With this scene, prosecutors opened [the first criminal trial over the riot](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkAodVP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMy8wMi91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9maXJzdC1qYW4tNi10cmlhbC1vcGVuaW5nLWFyZ3VtZW50cy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIwMzAyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTU0NzI4Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTg0NDc1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpiHVUCIGIdIhNdUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). The government plans to show that Reffitt plotted with the Texas Three Percenters, a militia movement, to violently seize the Capitol. At the heart of the case is the accusation that Reffitt obstructed the work of Congress during the attack. It is the first time a jury will consider the legal theory, under which the government has charged hundreds of defendants. Subscribe Today We hope you’ve enjoyed this newsletter, which is made possible through subscriber support. [Subscribe to The New York Times with this special offer.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkAodVP0TOaHR0cDovL3d3dy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS9zdWJzY3JpcHRpb24_Y2FtcGFpZ25JZD05OVE5OSZjYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMDMwMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD01NDcyOCZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD04NDQ3NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYh1VAiBiHSITXVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) A voting station yesterday in McAllen, Texas. Jason Garza for The New York Times 6. In the Texas primaries, Republican turnout exceeded that of Democrats, while progressives posted wins. Though some important races remained too close to call, there were [several clear winners and losers](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkAodVP0T1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMy8wMS91cy9lbGVjdGlvbnMvdGV4YXMtcHJpbWFyaWVzLXdpbm5lcnMtbG9zZXJzLXJ1bm9mZnMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMDMwMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD01NDcyOCZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD04NDQ3NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYh1VAiBiHSITXVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) in the first elections of the 2022 midterms. In South Texas, [Jessica Cisneros](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkAodVP0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMy8wMS91cy9lbGVjdGlvbnMvdGV4YXMtY29uZ3Jlc3MtMjh0aC1saWJlcmFscy1yZXB1YmxpY2Fucy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIwMzAyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTU0NzI4Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTg0NDc1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpiHVUCIGIdIhNdUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), a 28-year-old immigration lawyer, forced Representative Henry Cuellar, a conservative Democrat who has held the seat for 17 years, into a runoff. Gov. Greg Abbott and Beto O’Rourke, the former El Paso congressman, easily won their primaries and will face off in November, with O’Rourke trying to become the first Democrat to lead Texas in more than 25 years. But Democrats have a [long way to go in making Texas competitive](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkAodVP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMy8wMi91cy9wb2xpdGljcy90ZXhhcy1wcmltYXJ5LXRha2Vhd2F5cy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIwMzAyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTU0NzI4Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTg0NDc1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpiHVUCIGIdIhNdUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). Baseball fans outside Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Fla., on Tuesday, where the league failed to reach agreement with the players’ union.Wilfredo Lee/Associated Press 7. Amid a labor dispute, Major League Baseball canceled the first two series of the season. After nearly a year of negotiating, including nine straight days of talks, the players’ union and the league [failed to reach a new collective bargaining agreement](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkAodVP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMy8wMS9zcG9ydHMvYmFzZWJhbGwvbWxiLWJhc2ViYWxsLXNlYXNvbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIwMzAyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTU0NzI4Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTg0NDc1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpiHVUCIGIdIhNdUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). The union has been seeking higher pay for younger players earlier in their careers and increased spending that is in line with rising club revenues. [Commissioner Rob Manfred had to know this deal would fail](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkAodVP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMy8wMS9zcG9ydHMvYmFzZWJhbGwvbWxiLWxvY2tvdXQtbWFuZnJlZC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIwMzAyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTU0NzI4Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTg0NDc1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpiHVUCIGIdIhNdUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), our columnist writes — the last commissioner to break with owners to prevent a lockout was swiftly ousted. Ariel Davis 8. Down the rabbit hole to Wonderland. In the cryptocurrency boom, investors often go all in with developers who conduct business through mysterious internet avatars and even voice-altering software. A spate of so-called rug pulls, in which fraudsters abscond with the money, has raised alarm. For months, cryptocurrency enthusiasts poured hundreds of millions of dollars into a project called Wonderland, entrusting their money to a developer they knew only as 0xSifu. [Then came an airing of secrets and an overnight crash](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkAodVP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMy8wMi90ZWNobm9sb2d5L2NyeXB0b2N1cnJlbmN5LWFub255bWl0eS1hbGFybS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIwMzAyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTU0NzI4Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTg0NDc1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpiHVUCIGIdIhNdUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) — and a reckoning over crypto’s culture of anonymity. In Washington, some Democratic lawmakers [worry Russia could use cryptocurrencies to sidestep sanctions](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkAodVP0T1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMy8wMi9idXNpbmVzcy90cmVhc3VyeS1jcnlwdG9jdXJyZW5jaWVzLXJ1c3NpYS1zYW5jdGlvbnMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMDMwMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD01NDcyOCZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD04NDQ3NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYh1VAiBiHSITXVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). At Twitter, a crypto developer is trying to [reinvent the platform](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkAodVP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMy8wMi90ZWNobm9sb2d5L3R3aXR0ZXItcGxhdGZvcm0tcmV0aGluay5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIwMzAyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTU0NzI4Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTg0NDc1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpiHVUCIGIdIhNdUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). IRL, the social club Friends With Benefits is a [V.I.P. lounge for crypto’s creative class](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkAodVP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMy8wMi90ZWNobm9sb2d5L2ZyaWVuZHMtd2l0aC1iZW5lZml0cy1jcnlwdG8tZGFvLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjAzMDImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTQ3Mjgmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODQ0NzUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmIdVQIgYh0iE11SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). Evidence is mounting that even tiny amounts of intense exercise can aid health.Getty Images 9. Comically brief weight training could make you stronger. In a small-scale new study, men and women who contracted their arm muscles as hard as possible [for a total of three seconds a day](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkAodVP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMy8wMi93ZWxsL21vdmUvc3Ryb25nZXItbXVzY2xlcy1oZWFsdGguaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMDMwMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD01NDcyOCZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD04NDQ3NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYh1VAiBiHSITXVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) increased their bicep strength by as much as 12 percent after a month. They repeated this routine once a day, five times a week, for a month, for a grand total of 60 seconds of weight training. It changed their biceps in ways that were slight but biologically meaningful, especially for people new to weight training. The findings add to mounting evidence that even tiny amounts of intense exercise, like [four seconds of strenuous biking](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkAodVP0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8xMi8zMC93ZWxsL21vdmUvY2FuLTQtc2Vjb25kcy1vZi1leGVyY2lzZS1tYWtlLWEtZGlmZmVyZW5jZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIwMzAyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTU0NzI4Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTg0NDc1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpiHVUCIGIdIhNdUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) or [10 seconds of all-out sprinting](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkAodVP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93ZWxsLmJsb2dzLm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTUvMDcvMjkvYS13YXktdG8tZ2V0LWZpdC1hbmQtYWxzby1oYXZlLWZ1bi8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjAzMDImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTQ3Mjgmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODQ0NzUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmIdVQIgYh0iE11SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), can aid health. The St. Jean Airport in St. Barts.Jean Vallette for The New York Times 10. And finally, trouble in paradise. Two days before Christmas, a court in St. Barts ordered construction to stop on an ultramodern hotel on a popular and fragile beach. [Pitting billionaire against billionaire](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkAodVP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMy8wMi90cmF2ZWwvc3QtYmFydHMtaG90ZWwtZGV2ZWxvcG1lbnQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMDMwMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD01NDcyOCZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD04NDQ3NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYh1VAiBiHSITXVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), the case may signal a turning point in the hyper-development of this tropical paradise for the rich. Reefs are dying and native islanders face a housing shortage as the ultrarich and developers overrun the island. But a backlash has brewed among natives and tycoons alike. With the support of some wealthy residents, a group of young people, Ouanalao’s Guardians, and an environmental organization organized an effective opposition to the development. “It was like a ‘Rocky’ story, that the locals won,” one longtime visitor said. Have a restorative evening. Angela Jimenez compiled photos for this briefing. Your Evening Briefing is posted at 6 p.m. Eastern. Want to catch up on past briefings? [You can browse them here](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkAodVP0TMaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vc2VyaWVzL3VzLWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmc_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjAzMDImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTQ3Mjgmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODQ0NzUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmIdVQIgYh0iE11SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). What did you like? What do you want to see here? Let us know at [briefing@nytimes.com](mailto:briefing@nytimes.com?subject=Evening%20Briefing%20Feedback). 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