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Russian forces seize Kherson. 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We’re covering Russian advances in Ukraine and faltering climate action in Europe and the U.S. People shelter in a subway station near Kyiv, Ukraine. Russian forces seize a key strategic target Russian forces seized the southern port of Kherson in Ukraine yesterday as they stepped up bombardment of civilian targets nationwide, laid siege to other cities and pushed to encircle and cut off the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. Russian artillery and rocket fire have cut off essentials like electricity, medicine, water and heat to many Ukrainian communities. A growing number of offices, homes, businesses and vehicles have been reduced to crumpled, burning hulks. At least [227 civilians in Ukraine have been killed and 525 injured](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkAt6KP0T9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMy8wMi93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvdWtyYWluZS1jaXZpbGlhbi1jYXN1YWx0aWVzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjIwMzAzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTU0NzQ0Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTg0NDk2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpiHYpZIGIxgLw7Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) since the invasion began, with many of those casualties resulting from shelling from heavy artillery, multilaunch rocket systems and airstrikes, according to the U.N. Across the country, people are sheltering in basements and tunnels as explosions shake the ground above them. In Kyiv alone, [some 15,000 people are sleeping in the subways](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkAt6KP4Q3AWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMi8wMy8wMi93b3JsZC91a3JhaW5lLXJ1c3NpYS13YXIvc29tZS0xNTAwMC1wZW9wbGUtYXJlLXNoZWx0ZXJpbmctaW4ta3lpdnMtc3Vid2F5cy1pbmNsdWRpbmctbWFueS1jaGlsZHJlbj9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMjAzMDMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTQ3NDQmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODQ0OTYmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmIdilkgYjGAvDtSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). Russian forces appeared to be [making their biggest gains in the south](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkAt6KP0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMy8wMi93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvcnVzc2lhLXVrcmFpbmUtd2FyLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjIwMzAzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTU0NzQ0Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTg0NDk2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpiHYpZIGIxgLw7Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), with the capture of Kherson potentially clearing the way [for a bid to seize Ukraine’s entire Black Sea coast](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkAt6KP4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDMvMDIvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL29kZXNzYS1ibGFjay1zZWEtdWtyYWluZS1ydXNzaWEuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMjAzMDMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTQ3NDQmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODQ0OTYmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmIdilkgYjGAvDtSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), which would cut off the country from world shipping. Another key port city, [Mariupol](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkAt6KP4QGAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMi8wMy8wMS93b3JsZC91a3JhaW5lLXJ1c3NpYS13YXIvbWFyaXVwb2wtcnVzc2lhLXN0cmF0ZWd5P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIyMDMwMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD01NDc0NCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD04NDQ5NiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYh2KWSBiMYC8O1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), is surrounded. Its fall would enable two flanks of Russian and Russian-backed fighters to trap Ukraine’s forces in the southeast. In other news from the conflict: - The U.N. General Assembly passed a resolution [demanding Russia’s immediate withdrawal](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkAt6KP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMy8wMi93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvcnVzc2lhLXVuLWludmFzaW9uLWNvbmRlbW4uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMjAzMDMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTQ3NDQmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODQ0OTYmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmIdilkgYjGAvDtSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~); five countries voted against it, and 35 abstained. - An Indian student has died while [getting food for his shelter in Kharkiv](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkAt6KP4ReAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDMvMDIvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2luZGlhbi1zdHVkZW50LXVrcmFpbmUtZGVhdGguaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMjAzMDMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTQ3NDQmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODQ0OTYmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3Izp-OnRleHQ9TmF2ZWVuJTIwU2hla2hhcmFwcGEsJTIwYSUyMGZvdXJ0aC15ZWFyLGFjY29yZGluZyUyMHRvJTIwSW5kaWElMjdzJTIwRm9yZWlnbiUyME1pbmlzdHJ5VwNueXRCCmIdilkgYjGAvDtSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), raising concern for overseas students stuck in the country. - Trains departing Russia for Finland are [packed with people leaving the country](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkAt6KP0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMy8wMi93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvdHJhaW5zLXJ1c3NpYS1maW5sYW5kLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjIwMzAzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTU0NzQ0Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTg0NDk2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpiHYpZIGIxgLw7Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) in protest of the war. - The U.S. Justice Department has announced [a task force pursuing the Russian billionaires who aided the Ukraine invasion](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkAt6KP4QFAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDMvMDIvdXMvcG9saXRpY3MvcnVzc2lhbi1vbGlnYXJjaHMtanVzdGljZS1kZXBhcnRtZW50Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjIwMzAzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTU0NzQ0Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTg0NDk2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpiHYpZIGIxgLw7Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). Supporters of Ukraine outside the White House on Tuesday.Valerie Plesch for The New York Times Climate action falters in Europe and U.S. War and politics are [complicating the efforts of the two biggest polluters in history](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkAt6KP4QFAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDMvMDIvY2xpbWF0ZS9zdGF0ZS1vZi10aGUtdW5pb24tYmlkZW4tdWtyYWluZS1jbGltYXRlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjIwMzAzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTU0NzQ0Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTg0NDk2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpiHYpZIGIxgLw7Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) — the U.S. and Europe — to slow down global warming, just as scientists warn of intensifying hazards. Oil and gas prices are soaring, leading to demands for increased drilling in the U.S. At the same time, world leaders are being exhorted by experts and the U.N. to sharply reduce emissions of the greenhouse gases that are dangerously heating the planet. Failure to do so may usher in a harrowing future where the rate of global warming outpaces humanity’s ability to adapt, they warn. Climate change policy is at a critical juncture in the Biden administration. President Biden’s centerpiece legislative agenda, which he had called the Build Back Better act, is dead. Democrats still hope to pass approximately $500 billion of clean energy tax incentives that were part of the package, but opportunities to do so are waning. Political pressure: Biden’s climate legislation has been blocked by unanimous Republican opposition as well as a senator from his own party, Joe Manchin, who represents the coal-producing state of West Virginia. With midterm elections looming, Biden also said he would release 30 million barrels’ worth of oil reserves to keep prices down for Americans. Europe: Politicians are confronting one of the Kremlin’s most powerful economic weapons — its fossil fuel exports, which Europe relies on for heat and electricity. The conflict in Ukraine could fast-track a move away from gas dependence with energy efficiency measures and ramped up renewable energy investments. Waste pickers at the Dandora landfill in Nairobi.Daniel Irungu/EPA, via Shutterstock Nations work toward a global treaty on plastics Representatives of more than 170 countries [passed a resolution](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkAt6KP0T9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMy8wMi9jbGltYXRlL2dsb2JhbC1wbGFzdGljcy1yZWN5Y2xpbmctdHJlYXR5Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjIwMzAzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTU0NzQ0Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTg0NDk2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpiHYpZIGIxgLw7Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) yesterday at the U.N. in favor of writing a treaty restricting the growth of plastic pollution. Set to be completed by 2024, the treaty would aim to improve plastic waste recycling, curb plastic production and potentially introduce a ban on single-use plastics. The resolution drew heavily from a [joint proposal](~/AAAAAQA~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~) submitted by Peru and Rwanda, which noted that almost five billion metric tons of the plastic produced since 1950 had ended up in landfills or natural environments. It follows recent changes to international laws that limit plastic waste exports between rich and poor countries, changes that the U.S. has yet to sign on to and that have been subject to [rampant violations](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkAt6KP4QXAWh0dHBzOi8vbXllbWFpbC5jb25zdGFudGNvbnRhY3QuY29tL1BsYXN0aWMtV2FzdGUtVHJhZGUtVmlvbGF0aW9ucy5odG1sP2FpZD1UanVJUzNzMzRBbyZjYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMjAzMDMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTQ3NDQmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODQ0OTYmc29pZD0xMTE0OTk5ODU4NDk4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpiHYpZIGIxgLw7Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). Though the resolution received support from most of the Assembly, the negotiation process was not entirely smooth. Representatives from Japan, the U.S. and India cited [competing resolutions](~/AAAAAQA~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), concerns over the chemicals in plastic and the resolution’s plan to make the treaty legally binding. Resolution: After the resolution had passed, Monica Medina, head of the U.S. delegation, described it as “the beginning of the end of the scourge of plastics on this planet.” THE LATEST NEWS Virus News Dave Lintott/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images - The police in New Zealand [began aggressively clamping down](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkAt6KP4QAAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDMvMDIvd29ybGQvYXVzdHJhbGlhL25ldy16ZWFsYW5kLXByb3Rlc3QtdmFjY2luZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIyMDMwMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD01NDc0NCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD04NDQ5NiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYh2KWSBiMYC8O1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) yesterday on a three-week occupation of the capital by anti-vaccine protesters, urging the demonstrators to leave. Eventually, most did — but not without a fight. - Amid a lack of isolation facilities, Hong Kong’s poor residents have been forced to choose between [infecting their families with the coronavirus or sleeping outside](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkAt6KP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMy8wMi9idXNpbmVzcy9ob25nLWtvbmctY292aWQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMjAzMDMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTQ3NDQmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODQ0OTYmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmIdilkgYjGAvDtSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). - Covid-19 [invades cells in the genitals of male monkeys](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkAt6KP0T2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMy8wMS9oZWFsdGgvY292aWQtZXJlY3RpbGUtZHlzZnVuY3Rpb24uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMjAzMDMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTQ3NDQmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODQ0OTYmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmIdilkgYjGAvDtSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), researchers discovered. - Here are [the latest updates](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkAt6KP0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDIyLzAzLzAyL3dvcmxkL2NvdmlkLTE5LXRlc3RzLWNhc2VzLXZhY2NpbmU_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjIwMzAzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTU0NzQ0Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTg0NDk2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpiHYpZIGIxgLw7Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) and [maps of the pandemic](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkAt6KP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMS93b3JsZC9jb3ZpZC1jYXNlcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIyMDMwMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD01NDc0NCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD04NDQ5NiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYh2KWSBiMYC8O1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Around the World Mauricio Lima for The New York Times - Anti-migrant attitudes in Greece and across Europe have hardened to the point that [even the helpers have become political targets](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkAt6KP0TzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMy8wMi9tYWdhemluZS9ncmVlY2UtbWlncmF0aW9uLW5nb3MuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMjAzMDMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTQ3NDQmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODQ0OTYmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmIdilkgYjGAvDtSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). - The Taliban are [conducting intrusive searches](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkAt6KP4QHAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDMvMDIvd29ybGQvYXNpYS90YWxpYmFuLXNlYXJjaGVzLXJlc2lzdGFuY2UtYWZnaGFuaXN0YW4uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMjAzMDMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTQ3NDQmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODQ0OTYmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmIdilkgYjGAvDtSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), reminiscent of U.S. tactics, that risk alienating Afghans and fueling the insurgency they are trying to stop. - The governing Socialist Party in Venezuela is hiring younger, more cosmopolitan officials who are [willing to ditch ideology](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkAt6KP0T7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMy8wMi93b3JsZC9hbWVyaWNhcy92ZW5lenVlbGEtbWFkdXJvLWNoYXZlei5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIyMDMwMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD01NDc0NCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD04NDQ5NiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYh2KWSBiMYC8O1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) for practical measures that have won the party popular support — and have helped to strengthen its grip on power. What Else Is Happening - Twitter is undertaking [a far-reaching effort to change how it works](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkAt6KP0T4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMy8wMi90ZWNobm9sb2d5L3R3aXR0ZXItcGxhdGZvcm0tcmV0aGluay5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIyMDMwMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD01NDc0NCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD04NDQ5NiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYh2KWSBiMYC8O1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). The move has struck some as an echo of the company’s early idealism. - Fitbit is [recalling its Ionic smart watch](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkAt6KP0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMy8wMi9idXNpbmVzcy9maXRiaXQtaW9uaWMtd2F0Y2gtcmVjYWxsLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjIwMzAzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTU0NzQ0Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTg0NDk2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpiHYpZIGIxgLw7Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) after more than 100 reports of injuries caused by overheating batteries. - A painting by the Surrealist artist René Magritte [sold at auction](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkAt6KP0T6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMy8wMi9hcnRzL2Rlc2lnbi9tYWdyaXR0ZS1hdWN0aW9uLXNvdGhlYnlzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjIwMzAzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTU0NzQ0Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTg0NDk2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpiHYpZIGIxgLw7Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) for 59.4 million pounds with fees, or about $79.7 million, breaking the record for a work by the artist. - Five gold ingots [lost at sea for more than 200 years](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkAt6KP0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMy8wMi9hcnRzL2Rlc2lnbi9jaGluYS1mcmFuY2UtZ29sZC1pbmdvdHMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMjAzMDMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTQ3NDQmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODQ0OTYmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmIdilkgYjGAvDtSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) were returned to the French Embassy in Washington, ending an odyssey that involved underwater detectives, international diplomacy and an appearance on “Antiques Roadshow.” A Morning Read During her father’s life, Jessica Shaw avoided asking about his escape from the Germans over the Pyrenees Mountains in 1940, for fear of dredging up painful memories of the Holocaust. But after more than a year of pandemic lockdown, when solitude dredged up the deep regret of missed opportunities, she became consumed by the idea of following in his footsteps. Doing so took her on [a journey that revealed long-buried family secrets](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkAt6KP0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMy8wMS90cmF2ZWwvaG9sb2NhdXN0LXB5cmVuZWVzLWpld2lzaC1yZWZ1Z2Vlcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIyMDMwMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD01NDc0NCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD04NDQ5NiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYh2KWSBiMYC8O1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Lives Lived Shirley Hughes, a British author and an illustrator whose peaceful picture books [entertained and reassured generations of young readers and their parents](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkAt6KP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMy8wMi9ib29rcy9zaGlybGV5LWh1Z2hlcy1kZWFkLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjIwMzAzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTU0NzQ0Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTg0NDk2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpiHYpZIGIxgLw7Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), died at 94. 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~/RgRkAt6KP0ThaHR0cDovL3d3dy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS9zdWJzY3JpcHRpb24_Y2FtcGFpZ25JZD05OVE5OSZjYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMjAzMDMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTQ3NDQmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODQ0OTYmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmIdilkgYjGAvDtSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) ARTS AND IDEAS HBO The ‘Euphoria’ phenomenon, explained The HBO series “Euphoria” — a hyperstylized take on teenage life that’s full of drugs, sex and despair — aired its second-season finale on Sunday. The sophomore season cemented the show’s phenomenon status, as viewership swelled and fans turned to TikTok and Twitter to dissect each episode. With dramatic plot twists and dreamy visuals, “Euphoria” is a show that’s built to be clipped and shared online. Fans care about the [fantastical outfits](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkAt6KP0T1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cud3NqLmNvbS9zdG9yeS9ldXBob3JpYS1mYXNoaW9uLWdvZXMtYmV5b25kLXRoZS1zaG93LWQ3ZTYyMmQwP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIyMDMwMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD01NDc0NCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD04NDQ5NiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYh2KWSBiMYC8O1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) and the [maximalist soundtrack](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkAt6KP0TzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMS8zMS9hcnRzL211c2ljL2V1cGhvcmlhLXNvdW5kdHJhY2suaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMjAzMDMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTQ3NDQmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODQ0OTYmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmIdilkgYjGAvDtSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) that zigzags from Steely Dan to Tupac, as well as the [glitter-soaked makeup](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkAt6KP0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYWxsdXJlLmNvbS9zdG9yeS9ldXBob3JpYS1kb25uaS1kYXZ5LWhhbGYtbWFnaWMtbWFrZXVwLWxpbmU_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjIwMzAzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTU0NzQ0Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTg0NDk2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpiHYpZIGIxgLw7Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) — so much so that the show’s head makeup artist is starting her own line. Every generation gets a defining teenage show, and “Euphoria” shares DNA with predecessors like “Skins” and “Beverly Hills, 90210,” both of which outraged parents. “Euphoria,” while still resembling a soap opera, leans into darker territory with more graphic depictions of addiction, abusive relationships, violence and nudity. For many fans, [discomfort is core to the viewing experience](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkAt6KP0T4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMi8yMS9zdHlsZS9ldXBob3JpYS1zZXJpZXMtZG9vbS13YXRjaGluZy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIyMDMwMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD01NDc0NCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD04NDQ5NiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYh2KWSBiMYC8O1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). “You’re just anxious for an hour straight,” one 21-year-old fan told The Times. “When you’re watching a horror movie or listening to something that’s super high adrenaline, you keep listening because you want to know what’s going to happen. You just can’t look away.” For more: Despite loving “Euphoria,” some fans [routinely condemn Sam Levinson, the show’s writer](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkAt6KP4QIAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDIvMjgvYXJ0cy90ZWxldmlzaW9uL2V1cGhvcmlhLXNlYXNvbi1maW5hbGUtc2FtLWxldmluc29uLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjIwMzAzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTU0NzQ0Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTg0NDk2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpiHYpZIGIxgLw7Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). PLAY, WATCH, EAT What to Cook Bryan Gardner for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Barrett Washburne. The trick to [this one-pot pasta](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkAt6KP0T_aHR0cHM6Ly9jb29raW5nLm55dGltZXMuY29tL3JlY2lwZXMvMTAyMTQwNC1vbmUtcG90LXBhc3RhLXdpdGgtc2F1c2FnZS1hbmQtc3BpbmFjaD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMjAzMDMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTQ3NDQmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODQ0OTYmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmIdilkgYjGAvDtSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~)with sausage and spinach is seasoning the pasta water with cumin. What to Read “By the time you read this, I’ll have killed one of your husbands.” A country holiday goes awry in [Gilly Macmillan’s novel “The Long Weekend.”](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkAt6KP0T1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMy8wMi9ib29rcy9yZXZpZXcvbmV3LXRocmlsbGVyLW5vdmVscy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIyMDMwMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD01NDc0NCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD04NDQ5NiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYh2KWSBiMYC8O1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) Wellness Stronger biceps could be just [three seconds a day away](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkAt6KP4QCAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDMvMDIvd2VsbC9tb3ZlL3N0cm9uZ2VyLW11c2NsZXMtaW4tMy1zZWNvbmRzLWEtZGF5Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjIwMzAzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTU0NzQ0Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTg0NDk2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpiHYpZIGIxgLw7Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). 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