Evening Briefing: Ukraine war may herald a new nuclear era

Plus, jury sides with Johnny Depp over Amber Heard and the power of anticipation [View in browser](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkemoeP4QqAWh0dHBzOi8vbWVzc2FnaW5nLWN1c3RvbS1uZXdzbGV0dGVycy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS90ZW1wbGF0ZS9vYWt2Mj9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMDYwMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02MjkyNCZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnByb2R1Y3RDb2RlPU5FJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05MzkyOCZ0ZT0xJnVyaT1ueXQlM0ElMkYlMkZuZXdzbGV0dGVyJTJGMDc2MTc4MmMtN2M1OC01MDUzLTg1YWUtMmZiM2RmNjAxODc5JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYoYe5ZdifIVmulIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA)|[nytimes.com](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkemoeP0SyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIwNjAxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTYyOTI0Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTkzOTI4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpihh7ll2J8hWa6Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~)[Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-ad-marquee) ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkemoeP0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MTYxOTUwJmxpPU5FJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1ORV8yMDIyMDYwMVcDbnl0Qgpihh7ll2J8hWa6Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ [The New York Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkemoeP0SxaHR0cDovL3d3dy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjA2MDEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjI5MjQmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTM5MjgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKGHuWXYnyFZrpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) June 1, 2022 [Author Headshot](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkemoeP0TBaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYnkvbmFuY3ktd2FydGlrP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIwNjAxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTYyOTI0Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTkzOTI4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpihh7ll2J8hWa6Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~)[Author Headshot](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkemoeP0TFaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYnkvZGFuaWVsLWUtc2xvdG5paz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMDYwMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02MjkyNCZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05MzkyOCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYoYe5ZdifIVmulIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) By [Nancy Wartik](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkemoeP0TBaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYnkvbmFuY3ktd2FydGlrP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIwNjAxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTYyOTI0Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTkzOTI4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpihh7ll2J8hWa6Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) and [Daniel E. Slotnik](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkemoeP0TFaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYnkvZGFuaWVsLWUtc2xvdG5paz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMDYwMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02MjkyNCZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05MzkyOCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYoYe5ZdifIVmulIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) Good evening. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday. A Ukrainian gun crew fired an M777 howitzer toward Russian positions in the Donetsk region of Ukraine.Ivor Prickett for The New York Times 1. The war in Ukraine could herald a tense new nuclear age. President Biden wrote in a [guest essay](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkemoeP0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNS8zMS9vcGluaW9uL2JpZGVuLXVrcmFpbmUtc3RyYXRlZ3kuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMDYwMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02MjkyNCZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05MzkyOCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYoYe5ZdifIVmulIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) published in The New York Times yesterday that “we currently see no indication that Russia has intent to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine, though Russia’s occasional rhetoric to rattle the nuclear saber is itself dangerous and extremely irresponsible.” That saber rattling, experts say, could be one of the [first signs of a second nuclear age](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkemoeP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNi8wMS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9udWNsZWFyLWFybXMtdHJlYXRpZXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMDYwMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02MjkyNCZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05MzkyOCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYoYe5ZdifIVmulIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), full of new dangers and uncertainties — and a need for new strategies to keep the atomic peace. Biden also wrote that the U.S. would be sending Ukraine more advanced rocket systems and munitions, which Ukraine said it [would not use to strike Russian soil](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkemoeP4Q_AWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMi8wNi8wMS93b3JsZC9ydXNzaWEtdWtyYWluZS13YXItbmV3cy91a3JhaW5lLW9mZmVyZWQtYXNzdXJhbmNlcy1pdC13b250LXVzZS11cy1taXNzaWxlcy10by1zdHJpa2UtcnVzc2lhLWJsaW5rZW4tc2F5cz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMDYwMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02MjkyNCZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05MzkyOCZzbWlkPXVybC1zaGFyZSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYoYe5ZdifIVmulIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Germany also announced that it would send Ukraine a [missile defense system and radar equipment](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkemoeP0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNi8wMS93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvZ2VybWFueS13ZWFwb25zLWFpZC11a3JhaW5lLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjA2MDEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjI5MjQmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTM5Mjgmc21pZD11cmwtc2hhcmUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKGHuWXYnyFZrpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). In other war news, Russian forces [edged closer](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkemoeP4QWAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMi8wNi8wMS93b3JsZC9ydXNzaWEtdWtyYWluZS13YXItbmV3cy9oZXJlLWFyZS10aGUtbGF0ZXN0LWRldmVsb3BtZW50cy1pbi10aGUtd2FyLWluLXVrcmFpbmU_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjA2MDEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjI5MjQmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTM5MjgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKGHuWXYnyFZrpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) to seizing the [city of Sievierodonetsk](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkemoeP4QyAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMi8wNi8wMS93b3JsZC9ydXNzaWEtdWtyYWluZS13YXItbmV3cy9vbi10aGUtZ3JvdW5kLXRoZS1ob3Jpem9uLWlzLWZ1bGwtb2Ytc21va2UtYW5kLWZpcmUtYXMtYmF0dGxlLXJhZ2VzLWZvci1hLWtleS10b3duP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIwNjAxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTYyOTI0Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTkzOTI4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpihh7ll2J8hWa6Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), a [crucial step](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkemoeP4RGAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMi8wNi8wMS93b3JsZC9ydXNzaWEtdWtyYWluZS13YXItbmV3cy9ydXNzaWFuLXRyb29wcy1zdG9ybS1zaWV2aWVyb2RvbmV0c2stdGhlLWxhc3QtbWFqb3ItY2l0eS1zdGFuZGluZy1pbi10aGUtbHVoYW5zay1yZWdpb24_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjA2MDEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjI5MjQmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTM5Mjgmc21pZD11cmwtc2hhcmUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKGHuWXYnyFZrpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) in controlling Ukraine’s east, where the Ukrainian army has [slowly fallen back](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkemoeP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNi8wMS93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvdWtyYWluZS1ydXNzaWEtbG9zc2VzLWVhc3QuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMDYwMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02MjkyNCZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05MzkyOCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYoYe5ZdifIVmulIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) from some long-held positions. Times photographers are [bearing witness](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkemoeP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNi8wMS93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvdWtyYWluZS13YXItZnJvbnRsaW5lLXBob3Rvcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIwNjAxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTYyOTI0Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTkzOTI4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpihh7ll2J8hWa6Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). The graves of Irma Garcia, who was killed in the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, and her husband, Joe, who died of a heart attack two days later.Callaghan O'Hare for The New York Times 2. Two funerals were held in Uvalde, Texas, yesterday. Two more will be held today. After [the school shooting](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkemoeP4RVAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL25ld3MtZXZlbnQvc2hvb3RpbmctdGV4YXMtZWxlbWVudGFyeS1zY2hvb2w_YWN0aW9uPWNsaWNrJmJsb2NrPXN0b3J5bGluZV9tZW51X3JlY2lyYyZjYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMDYwMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02MjkyNCZuYW1lPXN0eWxuLXRleGFzLXNjaG9vbC1zaG9vdGluZyZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnBndHlwZT1BcnRpY2xlJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImcmVnaW9uPVRPUF9CQU5ORVImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05MzkyOCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmdmFyaWFudD1zaG93VwNueXRCCmKGHuWXYnyFZrpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) last week, the worst in a decade, [the funerals have begun](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkemoeP0TcaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNS8zMS91cy91dmFsZGUtdmljdGltcy1mdW5lcmFscy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIwNjAxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTYyOTI0Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTkzOTI4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpihh7ll2J8hWa6Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) — for 10-year-olds, for teachers, for [a teacher’s husband who died of a heart attack](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkemoeP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNS8yNi91cy9pcm1hLWdhcmNpYS1odXNiYW5kLWRlYXRoLXV2YWxkZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIwNjAxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTYyOTI0Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTkzOTI4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpihh7ll2J8hWa6Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) after her death. In total, nearly two dozen funerals are taking place through mid-June, many conducted by the same pastor at [Sacred Heart Catholic Church](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkemoeP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNS8zMC91cy91dmFsZGUtY2h1cmNoLXNhY3JlZC1oZWFydC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIwNjAxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTYyOTI0Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTkzOTI4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpihh7ll2J8hWa6Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-0) ADVERTISEMENT ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkemoeP0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MTYxOTQ3JmxpPU5FJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1ORV8yMDIyMDYwMVcDbnl0Qgpihh7ll2J8hWa6Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ At the first funeral, held yesterday for Amerie Jo Garza, the pastor expressed a sentiment he said he’d repeat at each one: “We are not here to celebrate her death. We are here to celebrate her life.” As state law enforcement officials continued trying to understand why police officers had [responded so slowly](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkemoeP0T2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMi8wNS8yOC91cy9zY2hvb2wtc2hvb3RpbmctdGltZWxpbmUtdXZhbGRlLXRleGFzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjA2MDEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjI5MjQmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTM5MjgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKGHuWXYnyFZrpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) during the attack, they said the chief of the school district’s police department had so far been unavailable for follow-up interviews. Separately, the man accused of carrying out a racist shooting at a Buffalo supermarket has been indicted on [25 counts of murder, domestic terrorism and other charges](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkemoeP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNi8wMS9ueXJlZ2lvbi9idWZmYWxvLWd1bm1hbi1pbmRpY3RtZW50Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjA2MDEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjI5MjQmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTM5MjgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKGHuWXYnyFZrpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). Amber Heard with her lawyers after the verdict at the Fairfax County Circuit Courthouse in Virginia.Pool photo by Evelyn Hockstein 3. A jury found today that Johnny Depp was defamed by his ex-wife Amber Heard. Depp’s lawsuit had accused Heard of defaming him in a Washington Post essay in which she referred to herself as a “public figure representing domestic abuse.” [Depp was awarded $15 million](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkemoeP4QpAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMi8wNi8wMS9hcnRzL2pvaG5ueS1kZXBwLWFtYmVyLWhlYXJkLXZlcmRpY3QvanVyeS1maW5kcy10aGF0LWpvaG5ueS1kZXBwLXdhcy1kZWZhbWVkLWJ5LWFtYmVyLWhlYXJkLWluLWFuLW9wLWVkP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIwNjAxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTYyOTI0Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTkzOTI4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpihh7ll2J8hWa6Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) by the Virginia jury, capped by the judge at $10.35 million. [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-1) ADVERTISEMENT ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkemoeP0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MTUxNjMwJmxpPU5FJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1ORV8yMDIyMDYwMVcDbnl0Qgpihh7ll2J8hWa6Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ But the jury’s decision was split. Heard countersued in 2020, saying a lawyer of Depp’s had defamed her. She was awarded $2 million in damages. The trial, one of the highest-profile civil cases of the #MeToo era, was seen by millions and [turned into a spectacle on social media](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkemoeP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNS8yNi9hcnRzL2FtYmVyLWhlYXJkLXRpa3Rvay1qb2hubnktZGVwcC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIwNjAxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTYyOTI0Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTkzOTI4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpihh7ll2J8hWa6Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). [Heard released a statement saying the verdict](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkemoeP4QoAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMi8wNi8wMS9hcnRzL2pvaG5ueS1kZXBwLWFtYmVyLWhlYXJkLXZlcmRpY3QvYW1iZXItaGVhcmQtc2F5cy1zaGUtaXMtaGVhcnRicm9rZW4tYnktdGhlLXZlcmRpY3Q_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjA2MDEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjI5MjQmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTM5Mjgmc21pZD11cmwtc2hhcmUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKGHuWXYnyFZrpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) “sets back the clock to a time when a woman who spoke up and spoke out could be publicly shamed and humiliated.” [Depp said](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkemoeP4QpAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMi8wNi8wMS9hcnRzL2pvaG5ueS1kZXBwLWFtYmVyLWhlYXJkLXZlcmRpY3Qvam9obm55LWRlcHAtc2F5cy12aXJnaW5pYS1qdXJ5LWdhdmUtbWUtbXktbGlmZS1iYWNrP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIwNjAxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTYyOTI0Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTkzOTI4JnNtaWQ9dXJsLXNoYXJlJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpihh7ll2J8hWa6Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) the jury “gave me my life back.” Activists with organizations like the Student Debt Crisis Center rallied in Washington, D.C.Kenny Holston for The New York Times 4. All the debt without the degree. Millions of Americans borrowed money to pay for educations they did not complete. Exactly how many borrowers have done so is unclear, but it appears to happen frequently. Nearly 40 percent of full-time undergraduates and about 37 percent of borrowers who enrolled in four-year institutions did not graduate within six years, according to recent estimates. Now that President Biden is considering a forgiveness program for the nation’s 45 million federal student loan borrowers, many [who never earned degrees](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkemoeP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNi8wMS95b3VyLW1vbmV5L3N0dWRlbnQtbG9hbi1kZWJ0LWRlZ3JlZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIwNjAxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTYyOTI0Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTkzOTI4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpihh7ll2J8hWa6Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) could be the program’s greatest beneficiaries. Battling a blaze in New Mexico.Eddie Moore/The Albuquerque Journal, via AP 5. Record-breaking wildfires in New Mexico could signal a rough fire season for the Western U.S. Wildfires fueled by strong winds and abnormally dry conditions have burned more than 600,000 acres across New Mexico this spring, making it one of the worst fire years in the state’s recorded history. And, since major fires began burning three to five weeks earlier than they normally do, there’s at least another month of peak fire risk ahead. The [New Mexico fires are an ominous sign for the rest of the American West](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkemoeP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMi8wNi8wMS9jbGltYXRlL25ldy1tZXhpY28td2lsZGZpcmVzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjA2MDEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjI5MjQmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTM5MjgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKGHuWXYnyFZrpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), where the fire season tends to start later but where conditions are primed to burn. Subscribe Today We hope you’ve enjoyed this newsletter, which is made possible through subscriber support. 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Sandberg announced on Facebook that [she would step down this fall](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkemoeP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNi8wMS90ZWNobm9sb2d5L3NoZXJ5bC1zYW5kYmVyZy1mYWNlYm9vay5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIwNjAxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTYyOTI0Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTkzOTI4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpihh7ll2J8hWa6Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) from her position as chief operating officer at Meta, which also owns Instagram, WhatsApp and other apps. Sandberg, who was a key lieutenant to Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s founder, and helped the company’s advertising business flourish, will leave after 14 years. Zuckerberg named Javier Olivan, a longtime product executive who has overseen much of Facebook’s growth over the past decade, as Meta’s next chief operating officer. Separately, Elon Musk leaped into the return-to-office debate when he told Tesla and SpaceX employees today that [they had to spend a minimum of 40 hours a week at the office](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkemoeP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNi8wMS90ZWNobm9sb2d5L2Vsb24tbXVzay10ZXNsYS1zcGFjZXgtb2ZmaWNlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjA2MDEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjI5MjQmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTM5MjgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKGHuWXYnyFZrpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) or risk being fired. A mix of weight loss prescription pills.Ryan David Brown for The New York Times 7. Obesity should be treated as a disease, many specialists say. Often, insurance companies disagree. Obesity medicine specialists emphasize that [obesity is a chronic disease](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkemoeP0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNS8zMS9oZWFsdGgvb2Jlc2l0eS1kcnVncy1pbnN1cmFuY2UuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMDYwMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02MjkyNCZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05MzkyOCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYoYe5ZdifIVmulIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) that should be taken as seriously as heart disease or high blood pressure — one specialist called it “the biggest chronic disease of our time.” But despite new, safer drug regimens, Medicare and many insurance companies consider obesity medication to be a “vanity drug” and have ignored lobbying by pharmaceutical companies and patient groups to cover it. In other health news, we profiled a 4-year-old from Ohio who is one of hundreds of children worldwide [inexplicably coping with hepatitis](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkemoeP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNi8wMS9oZWFsdGgvY2hpbGRyZW4taGVwYXRpdGlzLWFkZW5vdmlydXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMDYwMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02MjkyNCZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05MzkyOCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYoYe5ZdifIVmulIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). And [new treatments for celiac disease](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkemoeP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNi8wMS93ZWxsL2NlbGlhYy1kaXNlYXNlLXRyZWF0bWVudC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIwNjAxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTYyOTI0Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTkzOTI4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpihh7ll2J8hWa6Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) are moving through the pipeline. Adam Hagy/USA Today Sports, via Reuters 8. Michelle Wie West is (probably) retiring after the U.S. Women’s Open golf championship. Wie West, 32, who began competing for major championships at 16, [announced her retirement from competitive golf last week](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkemoeP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNi8wMS9zcG9ydHMvZ29sZi9taWNoZWxsZS13aWUtd2VzdC11cy1vcGVuLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjA2MDEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjI5MjQmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTM5MjgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKGHuWXYnyFZrpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) while conceding that she could change her mind. One of golf’s most renowned players, Wie West won five L.P.G.A. events and played eight times against men on the PGA Tour. Her advice for the female golfers who will succeed her? Question what they are told is their worth. And, she added: “Ask for more.” In other sports news, [Rafael Nadal bested Novak Djokovic](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkemoeP0T_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNS8zMS9zcG9ydHMvdGVubmlzL25hZGFsLWRqb2tvdmljLXNjb3JlLWZyZW5jaC1vcGVuLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjA2MDEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjI5MjQmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTM5Mjgmc21pZD11cmwtc2hhcmUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKGHuWXYnyFZrpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) in an epic French Open quarterfinal. Narender Singh Yadav atop Mount Everest in May.Pemba Rita Sherpa 9. Sometimes, redemption is a steep climb. Narender Singh Yadav, an Indian climber, endured years of shame after his claim in 2016 to have reached the top of Mt. Everest was disputed. Mountaineers and Sherpas, including Yadav’s own expedition leader, contended that he had faked the summit. Tourism officials in Nepal banned Yadav from climbing there, the Indian government rescinded a prestigious award and people in his village called him a fraud. Yadav said [he reached Everest’s peak last Friday](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkemoeP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNi8wMS93b3JsZC9hc2lhL2Zha2UtbW91bnQtZXZlcmVzdC1zdW1taXQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMDYwMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02MjkyNCZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05MzkyOCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYoYe5ZdifIVmulIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), days after his ban ended, and documented the feat with testimony from Sherpas and with dozens of photos and videos. “For me, May 27, 2022, is my rebirth,” he said. In other news from the top of the world, [Shuvinai Ashoona](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkemoeP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNi8wMS9hcnRzL2Rlc2lnbi9zaHV2aW5haS1hc2hvb25hLWludWl0LWFydGlzdC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIwNjAxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTYyOTI0Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTkzOTI4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpihh7ll2J8hWa6Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), an Inuit artist from the remote and artistically fertile town of Kinngait in the Far North of Canada, is a star of the Venice Biennale. Jakov Jakovljević 10. And finally, anticipate the positives. Looking forward to something fun, be it a vacation or throwing a birthday party for your dog, can lift your mood almost as much as experiencing it, research shows. And you can [learn to harness the good feelings that anticipation brings](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkemoeP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNS8zMS93ZWxsL21pbmQvYW50aWNpcGF0aW9uLWhhcHBpbmVzcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIwNjAxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTYyOTI0Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTkzOTI4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpihh7ll2J8hWa6Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) for your everyday life. Each night, for example, write down something you are looking forward to the next day, even if it’s small: a new book, a doughnut, a package coming in the mail. Or bribe yourself. A 2013 study found that subjects who got an iPod loaded with audiobooks that they could listen to only at the gym worked out 51 percent more than those who didn’t. Have an optimistic evening. Bryan Denton compiled photos for this briefing. Your Evening Briefing is posted at 6 p.m. Eastern. 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