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U.S.

• Vaccines for Young Kids? Some parents are hesitant to vaccinate 5-11-year-olds.
• Even as the Biden administration deports some Haitian migrants, it is letting in others. Thousands of migrants who arrived in Del Rio, Texas, are being allowed into the country and must report to immigration officials at a future date, according to an official familiar with the matter.
• A Governor’s High School Basketball Dreams Are Blocked. And He Is Crying Foul. As his state was battered by Covid-19, Gov. Jim Justice of West Virginia applied to coach a boys’ team in his spare time. When the school board rejected him, he threatened to haul the members before a judge.
• Biden Presses Global Partners to Amplify Pandemic Response. President Biden called for a heightened, unified global response to the pandemic as he convened a virtual Covid-19 summit in conjunction with the United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York.
• Biden speaks with Macron for the first time since the U.S.-France diplomatic feud. The call came days after President Emmanuel Macron of France recalled his country’s ambassador to the United States.
• Podesta warns Democrats: Scale back the $3.5 trillion social policy bill or lose Congress. His message included a blunt call to progressives to accept a scaled-back price tag, in a bow to the party’s centrists.
• Biden calls on global partners to bolster the world’s Covid response: ‘We need to go big.’ President Biden has been under intense pressure from global health experts to do more to address the vaccine shortage.
• Even California Has a Mosquito Problem. It looks as if an invasive species will be a regular summer scourge.
• Biden is set to meet with Democrats as his economic agenda hangs in the balance. The president will sit down separately with Democratic leaders and lawmakers from both chambers as he seeks to advance trillions of dollars in spending.
• Pressure Grows on U.S. Companies to Share Covid Vaccine Technology. Moderna accepted $2.5 billion in taxpayer money to develop its Covid-19 vaccine. But officials in the U.S. and overseas are having trouble persuading the company to license its technology.
• House Passes Spending Bill and Debt Limit Increase Over G.O.P. Opposition. The measure now heads to the Senate, setting up a clash with Republicans, who have warned they will block any debt ceiling increase.
• Images of Border Patrol’s Treatment of Haitian Migrants Prompt Outrage. The footage offered a glimpse of the chaos that has been unfolding in Texas and called into question President Biden’s decision to swiftly deport thousands.
• The fate of the $1 trillion infrastructure bill remains unclear as Biden prepares to meet with Democrats. Liberal and moderate wings of the House Democratic caucus remain at odds over whether that measure should pass without work finished on the sweeping, $3.5 trillion economic package.
• What’s at Stake in the 2022 Races for Governor. The attention may be on House and Senate campaigns, but these races — some of which will be true tossups — may be just as important.
• ‘Stairway to Heaven,’ or Dangerous Nuisance? A Hawaiian Landmark Is Set to Be Scrapped. Honolulu officials said that maintaining the Haiku Stairs, an illegal hiking trail of 3,922 steps that crosses a mountain range, is too much of a liability.
• The House passes a bill to provide care for U.S. officials suffering from ‘Havana syndrome.’ The bill, which was approved by the Senate in June, now heads to President Biden’s desk.
• Lawsuits Filed Against Texas Doctor Could Be Best Tests of Abortion Law. Legal experts said two lawsuits filed this week might test the constitutionality of the Texas law more than federal challenges by abortion providers and the Justice Department.
• Gabby Petito’s Death Ruled a Homicide, F.B.I. Confirms. The search continues for Brian Laundrie, Ms. Petito’s fiancé, who has been named a person of interest in the case.
• Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today. J. & J. boosters.
• A Botched Drone Strike in Kabul Started With the Wrong Car. An errant strike that killed 10 civilians has called into question the reliability of the intelligence that will be used to conduct future U.S. operations in Afghanistan.
• Read the Trump campaign’s internal memo. Last November, communications staff members on the Trump campaign hastily assembled a memo examining outlandish election claims. The memo found that many of the allegations were baseless.
• Key Biden allies express outrage over Border Patrol’s treatment of Haitian migrants. Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, the majority leader, said that the administration could not “continue these hateful and xenophobic Trump policies that disregard our refugee laws.”

World

• Photos of an Eruption: Canary Island Volcano Sends Thousands Fleeing. This is what it looks in La Palma, where the most powerful volcanic eruption in half a century has upended life for islanders.
• Volcanic Eruption Destroys Hundreds of Homes on La Palma. Days of flowing lava on the Spanish Canary Island of La Palma has forced thousands of evacuations and prompted warnings of toxic explosions.
• In Argentina, a Political Alliance of Convenience Comes Undone. Argentina’s vice president, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, masterminded the plan to elect President Alberto Fernández. Now they’re openly sparring.
• France, Striving for Global Power, Still Struggles to Get It. Though often seen as vanity or pique, France’s assertiveness abroad is calibrated to manage a quandary it has faced since World War II: how to act as an independent power while depending on allies.
• India Opens Its Highest Military Ranks to Women After Lengthy Fight. Combat roles will still be restricted, but female soldiers and sailors will have greater access to the academy that leads to choice leadership positions.
• China Says It Won’t Build New Coal Plants Abroad. What Does That Mean? Beijing is the undisputed king of coal, but the announcement at the United Nations General Assembly this week was cautiously welcomed by climate experts.
• Brazil’s health minister tests positive for the coronavirus at the U.N. General Assembly. The minister was accompanying President Jair Bolsonaro, who has refused to be vaccinated.
• Top Adviser to Ukrainian President Is Targeted in an Assassination Attempt. President Volodymyr Zelensky said he would return to Ukraine from New York immediately. The adviser, Serhiy Shefir, was unharmed, but his driver was shot and wounded in the attack.
• 1921: Deadly Chemical Works Explosion in Germany. Hundreds of people were killed in Oppau in an explosion at a chemical plant. It ripped the roofs from houses and sent shock waves across neighboring towns.
• Germany’s Far Right Is Nowhere in the Election. But It’s ‘Here to Stay.’ In the next national Parliament, the far-right Alternative for Germany party is likely to remain a pariah force. But it looks assured, too, of a role in shaping the country’s future.
• 简报：习近平联大讲话批评美国；恒大危机凸显中国房地产市场脆弱性. 美英澳防务协议或加剧亚洲军备竞赛；特鲁多以微弱优势赢得加拿大大选；塔利班完成临时政府组建……这里是今日要闻。
• Earthquake in Australia Forces Hospitals and Residents to Evacuate. The 5.9-magnitude quake damaged buildings in Melbourne, but there were no immediate reports of serious injuries or deaths.
• At U.N., Biden Calls for Diplomacy, Not Conflict, but Some Are Skeptical. The president said he wants global cooperation to meet challenges, but some allies and adversaries say his actions point to confrontation with China and unilateral action, belying his words.
• Duterte accuses rich countries of hoarding Covid vaccines while the poor ‘wait for trickles.’ “There is a man-made drought of vaccines ravaging poor countries,” the Philippines leader told the U.N. General Assembly in prerecorded remarks.
• China won’t build more coal plants abroad, Xi Jinping says. One analyst called the announcement, which the Chinese leader made in prerecorded remarks to the U.N. General Assembly, “an important step by the world’s biggest provider of overseas coal finance.”
• Trudeau Wins, but Is Diminished by a Futile Election. The prime minister struggled to find a campaign issue that could distinguish his party and expand its power in Parliament.
• Taliban Complete Interim Government, Still Without Women. The Taliban spurned calls from the United Nations and big donors to include women in its new cabinet, but did add a few men from minority ethnic groups.

New York

• When will there be a verdict in the R. Kelly trial? Closing arguments are set to begin Wednesday afternoon, and it could be at least another day before the jury begins deliberations.
• R. Kelly will not testify in his own defense. Taking the stand could have been perilous for Mr. Kelly, who lost his composure in a widely viewed interview with Gayle King in 2019.
• R. Kelly will not testify in his own defense. Taking the stand could have been perilous for Mr. Kelly, who lost his composure in a widely viewed interview with Gayle King in 2019.
• Trump Sues His Niece and The New York Times Over Leaked Tax Documents. Former President Donald J. Trump filed a lawsuit on Tuesday accusing Mary Trump and three Times reporters of conspiring to publish information about his tax records.
• Google’s Big Bet on Manhattan Office Space. A $2.1 billion purchase of a Hudson Square building is a shot in the arm for the ailing New York office market.
• A Family, a Dream and a Season of Fear. Than Than Htwe and her husband moved to America in hopes of better opportunity for their son. They were greeted with violence instead.
• Have you persuaded someone to be vaccinated? Tell us how you did it.
• Teenager Pleads Guilty in the Killing of Tessa Majors. Ms. Majors, a Barnard College student, was stabbed to death in 2019 in a killing that rattled New York City. One of her killers pleaded guilty on Tuesday.

Business

• Federal Reserve Signals It May Soon Slow Bond Purchases. The Federal Reserve said it could soon slow its large-scale purchases of government-backed debt and indicated it might raise interest rates in 2022.
• News Media Can’t Shake ‘Missing White Woman Syndrome,’ Critics Say. Major outlets have highlighted the case of Gabrielle Petito while often ignoring stories about women of color who go missing.
• A low-carbon economy is cheaper than the costs of climate change, a report says. The European Central Bank put the region’s economy under a microscope to assess the impact of climate change action and inaction.
• Here’s What’s Behind Europe’s Surging Energy Prices. Britain and the rest of Europe are watching natural gas prices and utility bills soar, and Russia is coming under pressure to provide more gas.
• What Will It Take for Electric Vehicles to Create Jobs, Not Cut Them? A report by a liberal think tank tries to quantify the potential employment gains and losses, concluding that subsidies will be crucial.
• Volkswagen’s truck unit warns that the chip crisis will undercut sales. Traton, the maker of Scania, MAN and Navistar trucks, said it was also suffering from shortages of many other critical components.
• Facebook’s Good News. The tech giant has changed its playbook this year to rebut criticism, using its algorithm to promote positive stories about itself.
• Beyond Evergrande’s Troubles, a Slowing Chinese Economy. Investors are watching whether the property developer defaults. But in the background, the world’s No. 2 economy is flashing numerous warning signs.
• They Never Could Work From Home. These Are Their Stories. A parallel universe of millions of employees did not have the luxury of thinking about returning to the office — they never left. Six workers share their experiences.
• Jerome Powell is likely to face questions about Fed officials’ securities trading. The Fed is embroiled in an unusual drama: Some officials traded stocks and other financial products last year, prompting calls for an investigation.
• The signal from the Fed that markets are watching for today. The Federal Reserve is expected to clearly signal that it will slow bond purchases later this year. But the meeting comes as stocks sink.
• The Fed signals that its close to withdrawing some economic support. The Federal Reserve officials also predicted that they might start to raise interest rates next year.
• Jerome Powell is likely to face questions about Fed officials’ securities trading. The Fed is embroiled in an unusual drama: Some officials traded stocks and other financial products last year, prompting calls for an investigation.
• American Airlines and JetBlue Face Antitrust Suit Over Alliance. The Justice Department said their partnership amounted to a merger in the New York and Boston markets and reduced competition more widely.

Technology

• These Apps Deliver Food and Misery. We all want ice cream fast, but app delivery services make it too easy for us to ignore their true cost.
• Upgrading? Here’s What You Can Do With an Old Mobile Device. Before you retire that smartphone or tablet to the bottom of a drawer, there are ways to get more life out of it around the house.
• No More Apologies: Inside Facebook’s Push to Defend Its Image. Mark Zuckerberg, the chief executive, has signed off on an effort to show users pro-Facebook stories and to distance himself from scandals.

Sports

• Soccer Clubs in England Permitted to Add Standing Areas. A practice banned for decades could return with new safety features.
• The Sun Are Ready to End the Storm’s Reign. Connecticut has the league’s best record, but Seattle has the best track record. But none of that may matter if the Las Vegas Aces hit their stride.
• Is Getting Healthy Enough to Make the 49ers Contenders? After an improbably injury-riddled 2020, 49ers Coach Kyle Shanahan’s disaster-proof offense is back on track.
• San Jose State to Pay $1.6 Million to 13 Students in Sexual Harassment Case. Investigations by the university and the Justice Department identified 23 student-athletes who had been inappropriately touched by an athletic trainer, officials said.
• M.L.S. and Liga MX Fill a Hole In Soccer’s Schedule With Themselves. The Leagues Cup, part of an effort to capitalize on global interest in the game, will likely raise new concerns about soccer players’ exhausting schedules.

Obituaries

• Barbara Campbell Cooke, 85, Widow of the Slain Sam Cooke, Is Dead. They were teenage sweethearts, but their marriage turned tragic, and when she married the protégé singer Bobby Womack, the publicity was intense and the boos were loud.
• Willie Garson, ‘Sex and the City’ Actor, Dies at 57. Mr. Garson was also known for his role as the con man Mozzie on “White Collar.”
• Sarah Dash, the ‘Glue’ of the Vocal Trio Labelle, Is Dead at 76. She brought her church-rooted soprano and high harmonies to the rock and funk powerhouse best known for the No. 1 hit “Lady Marmalade.”
• Saadi Yacef, ‘Battle of Algiers’ Catalyst and Actor, Dies at 93. At the center of the Algerian effort to throw off French rule, he re-created that role in Gillo Pontecorvo’s searing 1966 movie, based on a book by Mr. Yacef.

Briefing

• The Evergrande Troubles. Is China’s housing market a huge bubble that’s starting to burst?
• Your Wednesday Briefing. President Biden at the U.N.
• United Nations, Haiti, Google: Your Tuesday Evening Briefing. Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day.
• Your Wednesday Briefing. Biden tries to reassure allies at the U.N.

Podcasts

• Submarines and Shifting Allegiances. Why the U.S.-British deal to sell military technology to Australia has unleashed claims of backstabbing and betrayal.

Climate

• Big Pledges From China and the U.S. World leaders meeting at the United Nations this week, and climate is dominating the talks.
• China Pledges to Stop Building Coal-Burning Power Plants Abroad. It marks a major shift for one of the biggest backers of coal-fired plants globally. Still, China remains heavily reliant on new coal plants at home, and is the world’s top emitter of greenhouse gases.
• California’s Wildfires Had an Invisible Impact: High Carbon Dioxide Emissions. From June to August, the blazes emitted far more planet-warming carbon dioxide than in any other summer in nearly two decades, satellite data shows.

The Upshot

• Murder Rose by Almost 30% in 2020. It’s Rising at a Slower Rate in 2021. The increase in U.S. murders this summer does not appear to be as large as the record spike last summer.

Opinion

• Foster Care: ‘We Must Not Fail More Children’ Readers discuss a guest essay urging placement with relatives when possible.
• No Wonder the French Are Angry. The new partnership between the United States, Britain and Australia is a diplomatic bombshell.
• ‘It’s Become Increasingly Hard for Them to Feel Good About Themselves’ A new gender gap in education has profound political and economic consequences. 
• How They Failed: California Republicans, Media Critics and Facebook. Ezra Klein and Kara Swisher join Jane Coaston to debate recent and ongoing mistakes dominating the news.
• The Roots of French Pique. France was right to be angry about the submarine deal. But it’ll get over it.
• New York’s Superstar Progressive Isn’t A.O.C. Ritchie Torres isn’t a household name. He should be.
• The World Is at War With Covid. Covid Is Winning. The world can’t end this pandemic — or prevent the next one — without global vaccine equity.
• China’s Leaders Are Having Fun With Us. Who Can Blame Them? We need a better strategy to counter China than submarines. Biden should get back into the TPP trade deal.
• This Is for All the Girls Who Grew Up Thinking Abortion Meant Death or Jail. The Mexican Supreme Court’s decision followed years of feminist activism.
• Clamping Down on ‘Spiritual Opium’ Chinese tech regulation, Elizabeth Holmes’s trial and Facebook’s obfuscation.

Arts

• Review: With Balanchine and Confetti, City Ballet Is Back. New York City Ballet opened its fall season on Tuesday with its first full-scale performance since the pandemic began. It felt like a rainbow.
• In ‘Nuclear Family,’ a Filmmaker Frames Herself. In her new three-part documentary for HBO, Ry Russo-Young revisits a notable custody case: her own.
• Balanchine, the Teacher: ‘I Pushed Everybody’ He used to say he would be remembered more for his teaching than his ballets. The film “In Balanchine’s Classroom” provides a glimpse of that.
• Moor Mother’s Musical Galaxy Grows Even Bigger. Camae Ayewa makes a blend of hip-hop, spoken-word poetry, punk and electro as Moor Mother. In Irreversible Entanglements, she records scalding free jazz. Both have new albums this fall.
• Students Occupied a Derelict Factory. Now It’s a Global Art Space. In Berlin, the KW Institute for Contemporary Art’s journey from a ruin to a serious art-world player mirrors the transformation of the city around it.
• A Broken Frame, and DNA Traces, Led to Arrest in van Gogh Theft. Dutch prosecutors said that DNA evidence tied a man to the thefts of a van Gogh and a Frans Hals painting; he denies the charges.
• In ‘Star Wars: Visions,’ Lucasfilm and Anime Join Forces, and Go Rogue. The Disney+ collaboration between Lucasfilm and seven anime studios pays tribute to the Japanese influence on “Star Wars” — and throws out the canon.
• Late Night (and BTS) Goes to the U.N. General Assembly. Trevor Noah referred to the U.N. event as “the annual gathering that honestly could just be a Zoom.”

Theater

• Review: In ‘Polylogues,’ Dispatches From Non-Monogamy. Xandra Nur Clark’s provocatively questing but overlong solo show is a compassionate portal into a topic often treated with prurience.
• A Black Theater Flourished in New York. 200 Years Ago. The African Theater, which had its first performance on Sept. 17, 1821, is both an inspiration and a cautionary tale.
• Review: In ‘Sanctuary City,’ Slamming the Door on the Dream. For the undocumented immigrant teenagers in Martyna Majok’s unsparing, unsentimental new play, home is a heartbreaking lesson in betrayal.
• David Alan Grier on Navigating the Art World as a Black Collector. The Tony-nominated actor and comedian discusses his love for overalls, citrus trees and trying to sell his teenage daughter on Frank Sinatra.

Books

• What About the Heroine’s Journey? The Harvard scholar Maria Tatar has made a career of studying fairy tales and folklore. Now she is taking aim at Joseph Campbell and showing us the women he left out of the story.
• Newly Published, From the Vanderbilt Family to the Former PepsiCo CEO. A selection of books published this week.
• What to Read: 4 New Poetry Collections. From Black queerness to bilingual poetry, these are our picks for this week.
• The Alarming Rise of Peter Thiel, Tech Mogul and Political Provocateur. In a revealing new biography, “The Contrarian,” the journalist Max Chafkin charts Thiel’s ascendancy in Silicon Valley and Washington, D.C., as a driven man drawn to far-right causes and beliefs.
• Two of America’s Leading Historians Look at the Nation’s Founding Once Again — to Understand It in All Its Complexity. Joseph J. Ellis’s “The Cause” and Gordon S. Wood’s “Power and Liberty” argue that the Constitution was a necessary compromise.
• Anne-Marie Slaughter Explains What She Has Learned From a Long Career of Public Service. Slaughter’s “Renewal” looks at how a personal transformation can lead to broader social change.

Movies

• Dr. Fauci, Movie Star. “Fauci,” a new documentary, follows his work in two health crises: AIDS and the coronavirus pandemic. He agreed to participate as long as it didn’t interfere with his work.
• ‘Undine,’ ‘My Zoe’ and More Offbeat Streaming Gems. From slasher musicals to water nymph dramas, we recommend a number of unusual films to breathe new life into your streaming routine.
• ‘Intrusion’ Review: We’re All Trying to Find the Guy Who Did This. This domestic thriller from Netflix is painfully dumb and laughably obvious.
• Michael Gandolfini and the Riddle of Tony Soprano. In “The Many Saints of Newark,” James Gandolfini’s son takes on his father’s iconic role. But knowing his dad hardly prepared him for the work ahead.

Food

• 10 Easy, Portable Breakfasts for the Busiest Weeks. Because a large iced coffee isn’t breakfast — no matter how many times you tell yourself it is.
• Give the Stand Mixer a Break. Genevieve Ko has two new recipes for you: a crumbly apple crisp and chewy oatmeal chocolate chip cookies.

Style

• ‘How Long Gone’ Is in It for the Long Haul. The podcast premiered during the pandemic and brought friends — and the friends you wish you had — together.
• The Most Eye-Popping Accessories of London Fashion Week. Bohemian charms, spiky stilettos and jewel-encrusted rubber platform sneakers are just some highlights spotted on the runways.
• The Glory and Chaos of Street Style Returned to New York. A flock of new faces at New York Fashion Week snatched the spotlight from the once familiar flock of influencers.
• Jeremy Scott Is Planning to Make Movies. The Moschino designer has plans on another art form — and lots of thoughts about fashion shows and vintage clothes.
• Ditched the Dye During Covid? Maybe Stay Gray. Lots of women had to confront their natural hair color when salons were closed or felt unsafe. Now many are sticking with it — and joyfully.
• Hiring a Wedding Planner? Here Are a Few Questions to Consider. Six event professionals offer advice on how to find a planner that will be the best fit for your celebration.
• Tiny Love Stories: ‘My Body Told a Different Story’ Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.

Magazine

• Searching for Plato With My 7-Year-Old. In Athens with his daughter, Thomas Chatterton Williams could finally pay homage in person to the classical education his own father gave him.
• Scenes From an Artist’s Long-Delayed Family Reunion in Japan. Since her daughter was born, the photographer Rinko Kawauchi tried to visit her parents every two months. This summer, she finally made the trip again.

T Magazine

• A Tiffany Necklace With Fanciful Fringe. The brand’s latest version of the classic design, characterized by hand-twisted gold roping, also features white and autumnal diamonds.
• A Parisian Home That Breaks With Tradition. When an Italian architect was hired by his French agent to collaborate on an unusual triplex, they committed themselves to creating a space unburdened by the past.
• Candles That Are More Like Ephemeral Sculptures. A new crop of options stress form, color and process, and are sure to brighten up your space in more ways than one.

Travel

• Barcelona Takes on Airbnb. A new rule, the only one of its kind in a major European city, forbids short-term private-room rentals, adding fuel to the debate over how to control booming prepandemic tourism.

Real Estate

• House Hunting in Greece: A Custom-Built Perch on the Aegean Coast. Government investment programs are helping Greek property prices recover from their nadir following the last decade’s debt crisis.
• Sea Views in Every Direction Outside Athens, Greece. This three-bedroom home, built into a mountain on the craggy coastline of Dikastika Bay, outside Athens, Greece, is on the market for $3.37 million.
• $800,000 Homes in Michigan, Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia. A Colonial Revival home in Bloomfield Township, an 1845 farmhouse in Lumberville and a three-bedroom condominium in Washington.
• What You Get for $800,000. A Colonial Revival home in Bloomfield Township, Mich.; an 1845 farmhouse in Lumberville, Pa.; and a three-bedroom condominium in Washington.
• What Are the Best Houseplants to Get You Through Winter? Even the experts have a hard time choosing favorites. But we pressed them for answers.
• West Milford, N.J.: ‘A Real Country Town’ Close to the City. The Passaic County township is within commuting distance of Manhattan, but its lakes and green spaces encourage boating, swimming and hiking.
• Living In ... West Milford, N.J. The Passaic County township is within commuting distance, but its lakes and green spaces offer abundant opportunities to swim, boat, fish and hike.

Health

• The Latest on Kids and Covid Vaccines. The Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine has been shown to be safe and highly effective in children ages 5 to 11 years, setting the stage for authorization in this group, possibly before the end of October.
• Moderna vs. Pfizer: Both Knockouts, but One Seems to Have the Edge. A series of studies found that the Moderna vaccine seemed to be more protective as the months passed than the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. Here’s why.
• A C.D.C. panel on who should get Pfizer boosters hears that much of vaccine protection remains stable. A discussion on who should count as high-risk could result in most Americans being eligible for an extra shot, or only a select few.
• ‘I Just Cry All the Time’: Non-Covid Patients Despair Over Delayed Care. In areas inundated with coronavirus patients, hospitals have postponed treatments and surgeries for people with other serious conditions.
• John Nkengasong, of the Africa C.D.C., Will Lead PEPFAR. Dr. Nkengasong will be the first person of African origin to oversee the U.S. government program combating H.I.V., which has ravaged the continent.

Well

• Your Workout Burns Fewer Calories Than You Think. Our bodies compensate for at least a quarter of the calories we expend during exercise, undermining our best efforts to lose weight by working out.
• Worried About Your Teen on Social Media? Here’s How to Help. For kids, developing a healthier relationship with Instagram and other platforms can be tricky.

Parenting

• How the Pop It! Invaded Your Home. Blame a capuchin monkey and pandemic anxiety for the latest toy craze.

Today’s Paper

• Quotation of the Day: How New York Can Fight Extreme Weather, at a Price. Quotation of the Day for Wednesday, September 22, 2021.

Corrections

• Corrections: Sept. 22, 2021. Corrections that appeared in print on Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021.

Crosswords & Games

• The Safety of Order. Finding stability in puzzles during a turbulent time.
• Spelling Bee Forum. Feeling stuck on today’s puzzle? We can help.
• Put Your Stamp on It. Grant Boroughs makes his New York Crossword Times debut.

The Learning Network

• Summer Memories, Road Trips, Spending Money and More. Each week we spotlight five accessible activities for a broad range of readers and writers based on reporting in The New York Times.
• Accessible Reading and Writing Activities: A New Weekly Roundup for Teachers. We want to welcome a broader audience of learners to our site. Here is one way we’ll be doing it this school year.
• What’s Your Sunday Routine? How do you like to spend your day off?
• Writing About Your Life With ‘Sunday Routine’ In this popular column, newsworthy New Yorkers share how they spend a typical Sunday. What does your weekend routine look like?
• Your Go-To Recipes. What recipes, if any, do you know by heart?
• Word of the Day: lexicon. This word has appeared in 118 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
• Live Webinar: Personal Narratives From the Newsroom to the Classroom. Join us on Oct. 7 as a teacher and a New York Times editor share their perspectives on what makes a great personal narrative.

en Español

• Cómo honrar la memoria de los líderes sociales asesinados en Colombia. Tememos que Esteban Mosquera no sea el último asesinado en un país sin memoria colectiva de sus heridas. Por eso, el gobierno debe crear un proceso de reparación para los afectados en las protestas.
• En Argentina se desintegra un matrimonio político. La vicepresidenta de Argentina, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, ideó el plan para elegir al presidente Alberto Fernández. Ahora se están peleando abiertamente.
• Jill Biden, la primera dama que no renunció a su carrera. La primera dama de Estados Unidos recorre el país promoviendo la vacunación, la infraestructura y la unidad, mientras califica las tareas de sus alumnos de inglés.
• El científico iraní y la máquina operada a control remoto que lo mató en menos de un minuto. El padre del programa nuclear de Irán había eludido los atentados israelíes. Una operación planeada por el Mosad innovó con inteligencia artificial y sin agentes en el lugar del ataque.
• ¿Qué pasa si solo yo uso mascarilla? Los cubrebocas funcionan mejor cuando todas las personas llevan uno puesto, pero incluso si quienes te rodean no lo usan, tú obtendrás beneficios.

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T Brand

• The Magic of Missoni. To embrace a new era, the Italian label finds beauty in irreverence at Milan Fashion Week.
• The Kitchen Has Evolved. Here’s How One Designer Blends Family and Function. Interior designer Sarah Robertson gives an inside look into how she designs her kitchen space to make room for family, friends and working from home.