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A voting district map. Jeffrey Collins/Associated Press
Fading advantage Republicans have been more successful than Democrats since 2010 at gerrymandering congressional districts to their advantage. But the Republican advantage may be about to fade because of a few court cases. In Alabama, the U.S. Supreme Court forced officials to redraw the map to add one majority Black (and therefore Democratic-leaning) district. In New York, Democrats are trying to redraw the map to flip several seats. In Florida, Georgia and Louisiana, other legal challenges could help Democrats. If everything goes Democratsâ way, roughly 10 House seats could become meaningfully easier to win. Next year, the party needs to net only five seats to reclaim the House. New York alone could switch six seats from leaning Republican to leaning Democrat. Not every court case is hurting Republicans. In North Carolina, a ruling from the stateâs Supreme Court will allow Republican lawmakers to redraw the map to move several seats their way. In South Carolina, liberal groups have taken the stateâs Republican gerrymander to the U.S. Supreme Court; but the courtâs conservative majority appears likely to side with Republicans, based on [oral arguments last week](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnD5utP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8xMS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9zdXByZW1lLWNvdXJ0LXNvdXRoLWNhcm9saW5hLXZvdGluZy1tYXAuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMxMDE2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwNTMxMSZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ3NDQ5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplHa0WLWWgweeyUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). Still, the overall picture looks promising for Democrats. âThe House map is pretty equitable now, certainly more so than it was 10 years ago,â David Wasserman of the Cook Political Report told me. If the cases go in Democratsâ favor, he added, âit could make the House map even a little bit bluer on balance than a random map would be.â In 2022, Republicans won about 51 percent of the popular vote in House elections nationwide â and about 51 percent of House seats. (My colleague Nate Cohn [broke down those results](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnD5utP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8xMy91cHNob3QvMjAyMi1yZXB1YmxpY2Fucy1taWR0ZXJtcy1hbmFseXNpcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzEwMTYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA1MzExJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDc0NDkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmUdrRYtZaDB57JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~).) Swinging back In some ways, the recent gerrymandering developments are the pendulum swinging back. States typically update congressional maps once a decade, after each U.S. census. In 2010, Republicans swept state elections just in time for the redrawing of maps. They took full advantage, drawing congressional districts in their favor. After the 2020 census, Republicans remained in power in more states than Democrats. But after the gerrymanders of the 2010s, Republicans could not do much more to skew the maps. Meanwhile, legal challenges from liberal groups diminished the Republican gerrymanders. Some states, like Michigan, embraced independent redistricting commissions that drew more balanced maps. Democrats also used their control of some state governments, including in Illinois and Oregon, to aggressively redraw maps. âRepublicans are not the only ones who gerrymander,â Claire Wofford, a political scientist at the College of Charleston, told me. Of course, Democrats will still need to win elections next year. The balance of gerrymandering is likely to determine control of the House only if the national vote is close. Whatâs next Here are three major stories to watch in coming months: - New York: The case moving through the courts would likely affect six seats, the most in any current dispute. A lower court already ruled in Democratsâ favor, and the stateâs highest court is set to hear the case in November. Democrats now hold 11 of the stateâs 26 congressional seats.
- North Carolina: Republicans are set to redraw the map in the next month, and could flip three or four seats in their favor. Republicans currently hold seven of the stateâs 14 congressional seats.
- Time: If Republicans stall legal challenges for long enough, the maps may not change before the 2024 election. âThere is more potential upside for Democrats right now than for Republicans,â said Stephen Wolf, an elections writer at Daily Kos, âbut there are too many unresolved court cases to say yet what will likely happen.â More on 2024 - Donald Trump has entered October with nearly as much campaign cash as [the rest of the Republican field combined](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnD5utP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8xNS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy90cnVtcC1iaWRlbi1maWxpbmctdGFrZWF3YXlzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMTAxNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDUzMTEmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0NzQ0OSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZR2tFi1loMHnslIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD).
- Gov. Jim Justice of West Virginia, a debt-ridden coal magnate who has switched parties twice, is [running for U.S. senate](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnD5utP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8xNS91cy9qaW0tanVzdGljZS1zZW5hdGUtZ292ZXJub3Itd2VzdC12aXJnaW5pYS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzEwMTYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA1MzExJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDc0NDkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmUdrRYtZaDB57JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~).
- Polls show few voters are aware of President Bidenâs record on climate issues. One advocacy group [plans to spend big](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnD5utP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8xNi91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9jbGltYXRlLWdyb3VwLWFkdmVydGlzaW5nLWJpZGVuLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMTAxNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDUzMTEmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0NzQ0OSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZR2tFi1loMHnslIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) to change that.
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An Israeli airstrike Sunday on Gaza City. Sergey Ponomarev for The New York Times - Israel and Hamas denied agreeing to a humanitarian cease-fire, and Israel [continued to strike Gaza overnight](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnD5utP4QJAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMy8xMC8xNi93b3JsZC9pc3JhZWwtbmV3cy1oYW1hcy13YXItZ2F6YS9oZXJlcy10aGUtbGF0ZXN0LW9uLXRoZS13YXI_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMTAxNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDUzMTEmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0NzQ0OSZzbWlkPXVybC1zaGFyZSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZR2tFi1loMHnslIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD).
- Western diplomats are negotiating to get emergency aid into Gaza and foreigners out through Egypt.
- Many Gazans are [evacuating south](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnD5utP0TeaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDIzLzEwLzE2L3dvcmxkL2lzcmFlbC1uZXdzLWhhbWFzLXdhci1nYXphP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzEwMTYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA1MzExJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDc0NDkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmUdrRYtZaDB57JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) as Israel prepares to invade the enclave. Hospital workers in the north said [they werenât able to move patients](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnD5utP0TaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8xNS93b3JsZC9taWRkbGVlYXN0L2lzcmFlbC1nYXphLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMTAxNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDUzMTEmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0NzQ0OSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZR2tFi1loMHnslIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD).
- Israel said Hamas had abducted [at least 199 people](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnD5utP4QSAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMy8xMC8xNi93b3JsZC9pc3JhZWwtbmV3cy1oYW1hcy13YXItZ2F6YS81Y2Y2ZWM5Zi1iNjU4LTUyOTYtYmZjNi0yZWZiOWQwYWM2NmQ_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMTAxNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDUzMTEmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0NzQ0OSZzbWlkPXVybC1zaGFyZSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZR2tFi1loMHnslIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD), more than initially thought.
- Fighting has continued on Israelâs northern border with Lebanon, and [the U.S. is worried](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnD5utP0TTaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8xNS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy91cy1pc3JhZWwuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMxMDE2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwNTMxMSZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ3NDQ5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplHa0WLWWgweeyUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) about a broader regional conflict. [See maps of the fighting](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnD5utP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMy8xMC8wNy93b3JsZC9taWRkbGVlYXN0L2lzcmFlbC1nYXphLW1hcHMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMxMDE2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwNTMxMSZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ3NDQ5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplHa0WLWWgweeyUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~).
- Israelis are [planning for a longer war](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnD5utP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8xNS93b3JsZC9taWRkbGVlYXN0L2hhbWFzLWlzcmFlbC1tb29kLWRpc3RydXN0Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMTAxNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDUzMTEmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0NzQ0OSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZR2tFi1loMHnslIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) despite having lost trust in their government and its intelligence services because of the Hamas attacks. International Response - President Biden [warned Israel not to reoccupy Gaza](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnD5utP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8xNS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9iaWRlbi1pc3JhZWwtZ2F6YS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzEwMTYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA1MzExJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDc0NDkmc21pZD11cmwtc2hhcmUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmUdrRYtZaDB57JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). - A man in Chicago [stabbed a 6-year-old boy to death](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnD5utP0TzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8xNS91cy9tdXNsaW0tYm95LXN0YWJiZWQtbGFuZGxvcmQtY2hpY2Fnby5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzEwMTYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA1MzExJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDc0NDkmc21pZD11cmwtc2hhcmUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmUdrRYtZaDB57JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) because he was Muslim, the police said. The F.B.I. is tracking increased [threats to Jewish and Muslim Americans](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnD5utP4QLAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMTAvMTUvd29ybGQvbWlkZGxlZWFzdC90aHJlYXRzLWpld2lzaC1tdXNsaW0tYW1lcmljYW5zLWlzcmFlbC1hdHRhY2suaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMxMDE2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwNTMxMSZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ3NDQ5JnNtaWQ9dXJsLXNoYXJlJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplHa0WLWWgweeyUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~).
- âKidnappedâ: In cities around the world, posters [highlight the hostages abducted by Hamas](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnD5utP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8xNi9ueXJlZ2lvbi9pc3JhZWxpLWdhemEta2lkbmFwcGVkLXBvc3RlcnMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMxMDE2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwNTMxMSZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ3NDQ5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplHa0WLWWgweeyUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~).
- Many [evangelical Christians are supporting Israel](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnD5utP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8xNS91cy9hbWVyaWNhbi1ldmFuZ2VsaWNhbHMtaXNyYWVsLWhhbWFzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMTAxNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDUzMTEmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0NzQ0OSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZR2tFi1loMHnslIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD).
- Powerful donors, like Wall Street financiers, are pressuring U.S. schools to [condemn student criticism of Israel](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnD5utP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8xNS9idXNpbmVzcy9oYXJ2YXJkLXVwZW5uLWhhbWFzLWlzcmFlbC1zdHVkZW50cy1kb25vcnMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMxMDE2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwNTMxMSZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ3NDQ5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplHa0WLWWgweeyUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~).
- People upset about the attack by Hamas are [leaving bad reviews](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnD5utP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8xNS9ueXJlZ2lvbi9wYWxlc3Rpbmlhbi1yZXN0YXVyYW50LWJyb29rbHluLWlzcmFlbC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzEwMTYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA1MzExJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDc0NDkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmUdrRYtZaDB57JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) on a Palestinian restaurant in Brooklyn. MORE NEWS Politics [Jim Jordan in a light blue shirt and golden tie speaking into to a row of microphones and recording devices.]
Jim Jordan Kenny Holston/The New York Times - Representative Jim Jordan of Ohio is the current nominee for House speaker, but heâs short of the votes needed to be elected. [Read what to expect](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnD5utP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8xNi91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9ob3VzZS1zcGVha2VyLXdoYXRzLW5leHQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMxMDE2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwNTMxMSZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ3NDQ5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplHa0WLWWgweeyUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) in the speaker race this week.
- Donald Trumpâs lawyers and federal prosecutors will argue today over whether a [gag order should be imposed](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnD5utP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8xNi91cy9wb2xpdGljcy90cnVtcC1nYWctb3JkZXItY2h1dGthbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzEwMTYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA1MzExJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDc0NDkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmUdrRYtZaDB57JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) on him in a federal election case. Afghan Earthquakes - Two more powerful earthquakes struck [northwestern Afghanistan](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnD5utP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8xNS93b3JsZC9hc2lhL2FmZ2hhbmlzdGFuLWVhcnRocXVha2VzLWFnYWluLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMTAxNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDUzMTEmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0NzQ0OSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZR2tFi1loMHnslIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD), after recent quakes killed more than 1,000 people.
- Read about a manâs [search for his son](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnD5utP0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8xNi93b3JsZC9hc2lhL2FmZ2hhbmlzdGFuLWVhcnRocXVha2VzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMTAxNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDUzMTEmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0NzQ0OSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZR2tFi1loMHnslIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) after the first of the tremors leveled his village. South American Elections - A 35-year-old heir to a banana empire won [Ecuadorâs presidential election](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnD5utP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8xNS93b3JsZC9hbWVyaWNhcy9lY3VhZG9yLWVsZWN0aW9uLXByZXNpZGVudC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzEwMTYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA1MzExJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDc0NDkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmUdrRYtZaDB57JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~).
- The front-runner to be Argentinaâs next president once [called Pope Francis a âfilthy leftist.â](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnD5utP0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8xNi93b3JsZC9hbWVyaWNhcy9qYXZpZXItbWlsZWktcG9wZS1mcmFuY2lzLWFyZ2VudGluYS1lbGVjdGlvbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzEwMTYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA1MzExJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDc0NDkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmUdrRYtZaDB57JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) Some Argentines arenât happy about it. More International News - Satellite images suggest [North Korea may be sending weapons to Russia](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnD5utP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cud2FzaGluZ3RvbnBvc3QuY29tL3dvcmxkLzIwMjMvMTAvMTYvbm9ydGgta29yZWEtcnVzc2lhLXdlYXBvbnMtdWtyYWluZS13YXIvP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzEwMTYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA1MzExJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDc0NDkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmUdrRYtZaDB57JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~), The Washington Post reports.
- Dariush Mehrjui, an Iranian film pioneer, and his wife were [killed in their home](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnD5utP0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8xNS93b3JsZC9taWRkbGVlYXN0L2Rhcml1c2gtbWVocmp1aS1pcmFuLWZpbG1tYWtlci1raWxsZWQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMxMDE2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwNTMxMSZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ3NDQ5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplHa0WLWWgweeyUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) near Tehran. Business - The pharmacy chain Rite Aid [filed for bankruptcy](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnD5utP0TaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8xNS9idXNpbmVzcy9yaXRlLWFpZC1iYW5rcnVwdGN5Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMTAxNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDUzMTEmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0NzQ0OSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZR2tFi1loMHnslIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) as it deals with billions in debt and more than a thousand lawsuits over opioid prescriptions.
- Goodwill is [figuring out e-commerce](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnD5utP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8xNS9idXNpbmVzcy9nb29kd2lsbC1nb29kd2lsbGZpbmRzLWVjb21tZXJjZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzEwMTYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA1MzExJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDc0NDkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmUdrRYtZaDB57JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) to compete with sites like Etsyâs Depop. Other Big Stories [Three officers wearing helmets stand in front of a new airport in Nepal. Two are wearing jackets that say police in capital letters.]
The new Nepal airport. Rebecca Conway for The New York Times - China won an expensive contract to build an airport in Nepal, extending its regional influence. [But the project left Nepal in debt](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnD5utP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8xNi9idXNpbmVzcy9uZXBhbC1wb2toYXJhLWFpcnBvcnQtY2hpbmEuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMxMDE2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwNTMxMSZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ3NDQ5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplHa0WLWWgweeyUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~).
- The [Covid lab-leak theory](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnD5utP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8xNi9zY2llbmNlL2xhYi1sZWFrLXZpcnVzLXJlc2VhcmNoLWdhaW4tb2YtZnVuY3Rpb24uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMxMDE2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwNTMxMSZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ3NDQ5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplHa0WLWWgweeyUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) has led to a lack of funding for studying dangerous pathogens, scientists say.
- [Suzanne Somers](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnD5utP0TcaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8xNS9vYml0dWFyaWVzL3N1emFubmUtc29tZXJzLWRlYWQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMxMDE2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwNTMxMSZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ3NDQ5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplHa0WLWWgweeyUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~), known for playing Chrissy Snow on the sitcom âThreeâs Company,â died at 76. - The American Museum of Natural History will [remove human bones from public display](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnD5utP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8xNS9hcnRzL2FtZXJpY2FuLW11c2V1bS1uYXR1cmFsLWhpc3RvcnktaHVtYW4tcmVtYWlucy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzEwMTYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA1MzExJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDc0NDkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmUdrRYtZaDB57JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). Some belonged to Indigenous and enslaved people. Opinions Mayor Eric Adams of New York has asked a court to suspend the cityâs [mandate to shelter migrants](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnD5utP0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8xNS9vcGluaW9uL25ldy15b3JrLWhvbWVsZXNzLXNoZWx0ZXJzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMTAxNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDUzMTEmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0NzQ0OSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZR2tFi1loMHnslIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). But even when the migrant crisis fades, a housing crisis will remain, Mara Gay writes. The central cause of Gazaâs misery is Hamas, and [Hamas deserve the blame](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnD5utP0TbaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8xNS9vcGluaW9uL2hhbWFzLXdhci1pc3JhZWwtZ2F6YS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzEwMTYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA1MzExJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDc0NDkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmUdrRYtZaDB57JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) for the deaths in this war, Bret Stephens writes. Here are columns by Nicholas Kristof on [Gaza](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnD5utP0TbaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8xNC9vcGluaW9uL2dhemEtaGFtYXMtaXNyYWVsLXdhci5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzEwMTYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA1MzExJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDc0NDkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmUdrRYtZaDB57JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) and Ross Douthat on [Ukraine and Israel](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnD5utP0TdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8xNC9vcGluaW9uL2lzcmFlbC1nYXphLXdhci11a3JhaW5lLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMTAxNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDUzMTEmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0NzQ0OSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZR2tFi1loMHnslIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). Gain unlimited access to The Times â with just one subscription. Independent reporting. Recipes. Games. Product reviews. Personalized sports journalism. Enjoy it all by [subscribing today](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnD5utP0TWaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vc3Vic2NyaXB0aW9uL2FsbC1hY2Nlc3M_Y2FtcGFpZ25JZD04WVFKRiZjYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMxMDE2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwNTMxMSZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ3NDQ5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplHa0WLWWgweeyUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). MORNING READS [A man in the foreground stands with the hands of other men on his shoulders, their heads bowed, as a band performs in the background.]
Jim Lorge and supporters. Â Todd Heisler/The New York Times âI want to be forgivenâ: Inside a meeting of the [Minnesota Board of Pardons](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnD5utP0TbaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8xNS91cy9taW5uZXNvdGEtYm9hcmQtb2YtcGFyZG9ucy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzEwMTYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA1MzExJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDc0NDkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmUdrRYtZaDB57JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~), where supplicants have 10 minutes to make their case. The Piccirillis: How six stone-carving Italian brothers [shaped the story of New York](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnD5utP0T7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8xNS9yZWFsZXN0YXRlL3N0cmVldHNjYXBlcy1pdGFsaWFuLXNjdWxwdG9ycy1waWNjaXJpbGxpLWJyb3RoZXJzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMTAxNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDUzMTEmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0NzQ0OSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZR2tFi1loMHnslIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) through sculpture. Waiting: With much of Hollywood on strike, many actors have slid back into [restaurant work](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnD5utP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8xNi9kaW5pbmcvYWN0b3JzLXdyaXRlcnMtc3RyaWtlLXJlc3RhdXJhbnQtd29ya2Vycy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzEwMTYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA1MzExJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDc0NDkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmUdrRYtZaDB57JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). Metropolitan Diary: Worst. [Whale watch](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnD5utP0TZaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8xNS9ueXJlZ2lvbi9tZXRyb3BvbGl0YW4tZGlhcnkuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMxMDE2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwNTMxMSZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ3NDQ5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplHa0WLWWgweeyUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). Ever. Lives Lived: Rudy Perez was a pioneer of postmodern dance who challenged notions of what dance is, and isnât, through minimalist choreography. [He died at 93](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnD5utP0TSaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8xNC9hcnRzL3J1ZHktcGVyZXotZGVhZC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzEwMTYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA1MzExJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDc0NDkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmUdrRYtZaDB57JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). SPORTS Sunday Night Football: The Buffalo Bills [narrowly defeated](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnD5utP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly90aGVhdGhsZXRpYy5jb20vNDk2NDkyMC8yMDIzLzEwLzE1L2dpYW50cy12cy1iaWxscy10YWtlYXdheXMtcmVzdWx0LW5mbC13ZWVrLTYvP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMzEwMTYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA1MzExJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDc0NDkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmUdrRYtZaDB57JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) the New York Giants, 14-9. The Billsâ running back, Damien Harris, [sustained a neck injury](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnD5utP0TraHR0cHM6Ly90aGVhdGhsZXRpYy5jb20vNDk2NTU3OC8yMDIzLzEwLzE1L2JpbGxzLWRhbWllbi1oYXJyaXMtYW1idWxhbmNlLW5lY2staW5qdXJ5Lz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMxMDE2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwNTMxMSZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ3NDQ5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplHa0WLWWgweeyUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) in the second quarter. Around the N.F.L.: The leagueâs two unbeaten teams both lost. The San Francisco 49ers missed a last-minute field goal in their 19-17 loss to the Cleveland Browns, and the Philadelphia Eagles were stifled by the New York Jets defense, losing 20-14. [Here are takeaways from the weekend.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnD5utP0TcaHR0cHM6Ly90aGVhdGhsZXRpYy5jb20vNDk2NDk5Mi8yMDIzLzEwLzE1L25mbC1yZXN1bHRzLXdlZWstNi1sZXNzb25zLz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMxMDE2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwNTMxMSZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ3NDQ5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplHa0WLWWgweeyUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) M.L.B. playoffs: The Texas Rangers are [still undefeated](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnD5utP0TcaHR0cHM6Ly90aGVhdGhsZXRpYy5jb20vNDk2NTY1OC8yMDIzLzEwLzE1L3JhbmdlcnMtYXN0cm9zLWFsY3MtZ2FtZS0xLz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMxMDE2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwNTMxMSZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ3NDQ5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplHa0WLWWgweeyUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) in the postseason after beating defending-champions the Houston Astros, 2-0, in Game 1 of the A.L.C.S. W.N.B.A. finals: The New York Liberty [fended off the Las Vegas Aces](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnD5utP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly90aGVhdGhsZXRpYy5jb20vNDk2NDQwNi8yMDIzLzEwLzE1L3duYmEtZmluYWxzLWdhbWUtMy1zY29yZS1yZXN1bHQtbGliZXJ0eS1hY2VzLz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMxMDE2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwNTMxMSZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ3NDQ5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplHa0WLWWgweeyUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~), 87-73, in Game 3 of the league finals, forcing a Game 4. ARTS AND IDEAS [A conservator in a blue-patterned shirt and dark apron with her back to the camera cleans a large white sculpture of the pregnant Nana by Niki de Saint Phalle.]
The National Museum of Women in the Arts. Niki Charitable Art Foundation/ARS, NY, ADAGP, Paris; Photo by Lexey Swall for The New York Times New beginning: The National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, D.C., is set to reopen this week after a two-year, nearly $68 million renovation. The social context has shifted since the museum first opened in 1987, and women today are better represented in museums surveys and gallery shows. [Is the museum, then, still relevant?](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnD5utP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8xNS9hcnRzL2Rlc2lnbi9uYXRpb25hbC1tdXNldW0tb2Ytd29tZW4taW4tdGhlLWFydHMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMxMDE2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwNTMxMSZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ3NDQ5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplHa0WLWWgweeyUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) âPeople in the art world always think weâre achieving parity faster than we are,â said Susan Fisher Sterling, the museumâs director since 2008. âWeâre not even close to there.â More on culture - Madonna opened her global [Celebration Tour](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnD5utP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8xNC9hcnRzL211c2ljL21hZG9ubmEtY2VsZWJyYXRpb24tdG91ci1sb25kb24uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMxMDE2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwNTMxMSZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ3NDQ5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplHa0WLWWgweeyUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) â a spectacle of her hits across four decades â at a 20,000-capacity arena in London.
- âShe understands her powerâ: Read a review from the [critic Wesley Morris](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnD5utP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8xMy9tb3ZpZXMvdGF5bG9yLXN3aWZ0LWVyYXMtbW92aWUtcmV2aWV3Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIzMTAxNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDUzMTEmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0NzQ0OSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZR2tFi1loMHnslIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) of Taylor Swiftâs âEras Tourâ movie. (The Washington Post [shows how much she has made from the tour](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnD5utP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cud2FzaGluZ3RvbnBvc3QuY29tL2J1c2luZXNzLzIwMjMvMTAvMTMvdGF5bG9yLXN3aWZ0LWVyYXMtdG91ci1tb25leS1qb2JzLz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjMxMDE2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwNTMxMSZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ3NDQ5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplHa0WLWWgweeyUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~).) THE MORNING RECOMMENDS ⦠[Chopped yellow beets, orange and purple carrots and white fennel, topped with fresh dill. ]
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