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U.S.

• With an Eye to Black Voters, Biden to Address Graduates at Morehouse College. The president’s appearance at the historically Black college in Atlanta was not welcomed by all on campus, amid dissatisfaction with U.S. support for Israel’s war in Gaza.
• How a Crackdown on Haitians Lifted a Dominican Leader’s Re-Election Bid. President Luis Abinader goes into Sunday’s race as the clear front-runner, bolstered by nativist migration policies, a strong economy and an anticorruption drive.
• From City Hall to Congress, Fear and Menace Are Part of the Job. Public officials from Congress to City Hall are now regularly subjected to threats of violence. It’s changing how they do their jobs.
• A New Challenge for Asylum Seekers: Lawyer Shortages. A record number of new migrants has left many with legitimate asylum cases unable to find a lawyer to keep them from being deported.
• Accepting N.R.A. Endorsement, Trump Pledges to Be Gun Owners’ Ardent Ally. Addressing the annual meeting of the National Rifle Association, former President Donald J. Trump on Saturday promised to roll back the Biden administration’s gun-control measures if elected.
• U.S. and Iran Officials Talk About Risks of a Wider War. The talks were the first since Iran attacked Israel last month in retaliation for its killing of an Iranian general.
• In California, Kristi Noem looks to move past weeks of backlash and regain favor with Trump.
• Stefanik to Denounce Biden, and Praise Trump, in Speech to Israel’s Parliament. The New York congresswoman will become the highest-ranking House Republican to speak before Israel’s Parliament since the Oct. 7 attacks, in a move meant to capitalize on Democratic divisions.
• Giuliani Served Arizona Indictment Notice. After trying to reach him for weeks, officials served him the notice as he left his 80th birthday party. He is expected to appear in court on Tuesday.
• Driver Takes Down a 113-Year-Old Salt Tram Tower in Death Valley. A traveler used the tower as an anchor to try to pull out a pickup that was stuck in mud at the national park in California.

World

• A Boxing Victory Offers Hope to War-Weary Ukrainians. The Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Usyk became the world’s undisputed heavyweight champion on Sunday. The victory has lifted morale in a country struggling to contain Russian advances on the battlefield.
• Gazans Flee Jabaliya as Israel’s Military Launches New Offensive. At least 64,000 people were displaced from Jabaliya and a neighboring town in the past week, according to the main U.N. agency aiding Palestinians.
• The Technocrat Who’s Taking Control of Putin’s War Effort. Andrei R. Belousov, an intellectual with no military experience, is known for backing a state-dominated economy.
• The U.S. national security adviser is set to meet Netanyahu on Sunday.
• Thousands march in Tel Aviv to call for a hostage deal. There are growing signs of domestic frustration with how Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government has handled the war in Gaza.
• Benny Gantz threatens to leave Israel’s government, and other news.
• Jürgen Klopp and Liverpool, a Love Affair in Street Art and Silverware. A coach’s soccer legacy is often reduced to titles and trophies. In Liverpool, a beloved manager will endure in murals, music and shared memories.
• Are Those Street Mimes Actually Government Spies? Pakistanis Don’t Doubt It. Pakistanis suspect the national intelligence agencies of being behind practically everything — even street performers working for tips in Islamabad.
• Netanyahu Faces A War Coalition That Is Fraying. Benny Gantz, a centrist member of leadership, presented the prime minister with an ultimatum that demanded a plan for the future of Israel’s war.
• Georgia’s President Vetoes Foreign Influence Law. The law has triggered protests and threatens to derail the nation’s pro-European aspirations in favor of closer ties with Russia.
• Israel’s wartime government frays as frustration with Netanyahu grows.
• Rescuers in Nepal Retrieve the Bodies of an American Climber and Her Guide. The two were racing to climb the 14 tallest mountains in the world when they were killed in an avalanche.
• Slovak Prime Minister Is Improving After Second Operation, Official Says. The suspect in the shooting of the prime minister, Robert Fico, appeared before a judge, who ordered that he would remain in custody until he is charged and tried.
• In Britain, Chasing a Glimpse of the Northern Lights. Sightings of the aurora borealis are unlikely in the U.K. this weekend, but the northern lights could return on Monday, forecasters said.
• France Issues Scratch-and-Sniff Baguette Postage Stamps. The celebration of French heritage in the run-up to the Paris Olympics was unveiled on the feast day of Saint Honoré, the patron saint of bakers.
• Russia Seeks Buffer in Northeast Ukraine. Advances by Russian forces have raised fears that they could bring their artillery in range of Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city.

New York

• As Trump Trial Nears Its End, the Law May Give Prosecutors an Edge. The former president’s defense appeared to chip away at Michael Cohen’s credibility, but legal experts said the case is still the prosecution’s to lose.
• ‘I Selected a Friday Evening in June to Celebrate With a Barbecue’ How to cool drinks in a pinch, a keepsake brought back to life and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary.
• When Tommy Rath Vanished From Ithaca’s Squalid ‘Jungle’ He was ensnared in Ithaca’s homeless encampment. Then, in a blur of violence, he was gone.
• Lowriders Gain Visibility and Respect. These lovingly customized cars, long embraced as a way to celebrate Mexican American culture and bring families together, are gaining visibility and respect as bouncing, rolling works of art.
• At Chaotic Rally in Brooklyn, Police Violently Confront Protesters. Officers were filmed punching several people at a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Bay Ridge.
• Man Is Arrested and Charged in Attack on Buscemi on Manhattan Street. The police recognized the suspect, Clifton Williams, when they went to the scene of another dispute on Friday.

Business

• Renting Forever and Trying to Create a Strong Financial Future. Either by choice or because they are priced out of the market, many people plan to never stop renting. Building wealth without home equity requires a different mind-set.
• When ‘Mom’s Money’ Becomes Your Money. A sudden windfall while grieving can be an emotional minefield, particularly for younger adults. Experts share ways to handle it wisely.
• How Companies Dodge Tariffs. Protectionist trade policies are popular on both the left and right. But some economists say they’re likely to backfire.

Your Money

• The High-Class Problem That Comes With Home Equity. You may feel richer as you pay your mortgage down and home values go up. Using that equity is another matter entirely.

Obituaries

• Bud Anderson, Last of World War II’s ‘Triple Ace’ Pilots, Dies at 102. He single-handedly shot down 16 enemy planes in dogfights over Europe. After the war, he became one of America’s top test pilots during the “Right Stuff” era.
• Moorhead Kennedy, 93, Hostage Who Challenged Diplomacy, Dies. A Foreign Service officer, he was one of 52 hostages seized in Iran and held for 444 days. He later challenged the U.S. government to reshape its diplomacy with the Islamic world.
• Rex Murphy, a Dominant Pundit on the Right in Canada, Dies at 77. In newspaper columns and on radio and TV, he was his country’s “premier provocateur,” gaining a wide audience for his conservative attacks on liberals and environmentalists.
• Phil Wiggins, Virtuoso of the Blues Harmonica, Is Dead at 69. First as half of the duo Cephas and Wiggins and later on his own, he was one of the best-known musicians playing the style known as the Piedmont blues.

Briefing

• New Centrism Is on the Rise In U.S. Politics. Call it neopopulism: a bipartisan attitude that mistrusts the free-market ethos instead of embracing it.

Podcasts

• The Sunday Read: ‘Why Did This Guy Put a Song About Me on Spotify?’ The answer involves a remarkable — and lucrative, and ridiculous — scheme to game the way we find music today.
• The Forever Trial. How the sister of one victim of the Sept. 11 attacks is navigating the trial of the men accused of orchestrating it.

Opinion

• The Trump Trial Is Disturbing on So Many Levels. A terrible man is in the cross hairs of American justice, but immorality alone doesn’t make him a criminal.
• Bring Back the Tear-Jerker! Comedies make you laugh. Thrillers make you cheer. Some Hollywood films used to make you sob your eyes out. We need those movies again.
• Seven Theories for Why Biden Is Losing (and What He Should Do About It). It’s not the poll numbers that worry me, exactly. It’s the denial of what’s behind them.
• The Underappreciated Genius of ‘Planet of the Apes’ This film franchise delivers on several levels.
• Loneliness Is a Problem That A.I. Won’t Solve. Human touch matters.
• Why the Trial Will Probably Help Trump. The casual observer may see persecution, not just prosecution.
• Invading Rafah Doesn’t Help Israel. Biden is supporting Israel by trying to restrain it.
• The Truth Hurts, Especially if Bill Maher Dishes It. “Why can’t everybody live in my world, in the middle,” he says, “where we’re not nuts?”
• It Is Inexcusable How Judge Cannon Is Delaying the Trump Documents Case. She is utterly failing to keep the case moving along in a fair but timely manner.
• ‘The Very Real Insanity Of College Admissions’ Readers offer suggestions and personal stories in response to two guest essays.

Arts

• 5 Takeaways From the Spring Art Auctions. Results from a week of sales tell a story of a masterpiece market come down to earth, the cooling of young art stars — and a hack starting to come to light.
• ‘Saturday Night Live’ Signs Off for the Season. Jake Gyllenhaal hosted the final episode of the show’s 49th season. Sabrina Carpenter was the musical guest.
• Alice Stewart, a CNN Political Commentator, Is Dead at 58. She had appeared onscreen as a conservative voice since the 2016 presidential race. A political strategist, she had worked for Republican presidential candidates.
• Backlash to Anitta’s Music Video Evokes a Painful History in Brazil. Outrage over the pop star’s new music video brought Brazil’s struggle with religious intolerance into view.

Books

• After a Wrenching Best Seller, an Author Takes Up Her Dream Project. An assault led to Chanel Miller’s book, “Know My Name.” But she had wanted to write children’s books since she was a child. She’s done that now with “Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All.”
• Let’s Not Do Another Civil War if We Can Help It, OK? Three new books show us why the United States should do everything it can to nip the possibility in the bud.
• Domination Meets Inspiration in a Consuming Affair Between Artists. R.O. Kwon’s second novel, “Exhibit,” sees two Korean American women finding pleasure in a bond that knits creative expression and sadomasochism.
• Defeat Is Agonizing. In These 2 Books, It’s Also Thrilling. If you love stories about beautiful losers, consider Brian Moore’s novel about an alcoholic virgin or Benjamin Anastas’s tale of an inferior twin.

Food

• Raspberry-Almond Clafoutis, Just as Fun to Say as to Eat. Roasted orange chicken, shrimp tempura and crunchy quinoa salad round out the weekend cooking wish list.

Style

• Young and Fragrant: Teens Pursue Signature Scents. Some Gen Z kids can’t seem to get enough of the luxury fragrances.
• With Caitlin Clark in Town, All Eyes Were on Brooklyn. The New York Liberty beat the Indiana Fever in front of a record crowd at Barclays Center, with celebrities and basketball legends there to see the star rookie.
• My Father Was My Secret. And I Was His. “What took you so long?” he said.

Real Estate

• Take a Walk Through the Hamptons With a Photographer and Her iPhone. Susan Kaufman, whose editing career included stints at Condé Nast and People, turned her lifelong love of the Long Island towns into a coffee-table book.

Times Insider

• Covering Broadway’s Busy Week on a Deadline. What’s it like to attend twelve productions in nine days? Michael Paulson, the Times theater reporter, shared his sprint around Midtown Manhattan.
• Looking to the Past for Early Meanings of Nostalgia. Before it reminded us of the glory days, nostalgia was a medical condition involving severe homesickness.

Corrections

• Corrections. Corrections that appeared in print on Sunday, May 19, 2024.

Crosswords & Games

• The Connections Companion No. 343. Scroll down to reveal a hint for each category of today’s Connections, or head to the comments for community hints and conversation.
• Spelling Bee Forum. Feeling stuck on today’s puzzle? We can help.
• Hold Your Doze. We’ll make sense of Christina Iverson and Katie Hale’s latest diversion, although it helps to have a code.

En español

• Elecciones en República Dominicana: las medidas severas contra la migración podrían definir la votación. El presidente Luis Abinader llega a las elecciones de este domingo como el claro favorito, impulsado por políticas migratorias nativistas, una economía fuerte y un esfuerzo anticorrupción.
• La diabetes, los problemas cardiacos y las enfermedades renales están estrechamente relacionados. Y son cada vez más frecuentes. Esto es lo que hay que saber sobre los factores de riesgo de estas enfermedades.
• Anya Taylor-Joy sigue sin entender por lo que pasó. La actriz, de 28 años, habló de la precuela de “Mad Max: Fury Road”, que se estrenará el 24 de mayo.
• Según las redes, muchas mujeres están dejando de tomar la píldora. ¿Es verdad? Cifras de varios estudios recientes revelan que cada vez más mujeres confían en la píldora anticonceptiva, ¿por qué las redes sociales parecen contar una historia diferente?