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• Century-Old State Laws Could Determine Where Abortion Is Legal. In Wisconsin, Michigan and other states, abortion bans that were long considered dormant could determine if access to the procedure survives the overturning of Roe.
• Kavanaugh Gave Private Assurances. Collins Says He ‘Misled’ Her. “I am a don’t-rock-the-boat kind of judge,” the justice told the senator in a discussion on Roe, according to notes from a meeting before his confirmation.
• Abortion Ruling Poses New Questions About How Far Supreme Court Will Go. The decision overruling Roe v. Wade exposed internal divisions among conservative justices about reconsidering other rights.
• Thousands gather in New York to protest the ruling. Demonstrators at Union Square and Washington Square Park voiced their frustrations and fears about the Supreme Court decision.
• Friday’s ruling prompts confusion and closures at abortion clinics. Doctors and clinic owners were calling lawyers and looking for guidance from state attorneys general.
• June 24, 2022: The Day Chief Justice Roberts Lost His Court. Outflanked by five impatient and ambitious justices to his right, the chief justice has become powerless to pursue his incremental approach.
• Are abortion medications delivered by mail illegal? The end of Roe v. Wade will make little immediate difference on access to medications, though legal experts say that could change as more trigger laws are certified.
• Abortion funds raise millions in donations to help people seeking the procedure. As of Friday afternoon, the National Network of Abortion Funds had received more than $3 million from about 33,000 new donations.
• Jim Obergefell and L.G.B.T.Q. groups warn that abortion ruling could impact other rights. Advocates for L.G.B.T.Q. rights expressed dismay over Justice Clarence Thomas’s opinion concurring with the decision.
• Where can the youngest U.S. children get vaccinated? Maybe not at your local pharmacy. Here’s why. Age requirements vary among the larger pharmacy chains, and some won’t give the shots to children younger than 5.
• How women who oppose abortion are reacting to the court’s decision. Abortion opponents said they were shedding happy tears and remembering those who regretted past abortions.
• Here are key passages from the Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe. Central to the decision is Justice Alito’s belief that the Constitution does not include a right to abortion.
• Democrats turn to donors after the abortion decision, and Republicans follow suit — but with a different message. Democrats’ fund-raising blasts filled email boxes and social media feeds as they aimed to capitalize on the fear and alarm that many left-leaning voters felt.
• How women who support abortion rights are reacting to the news. Women across the nation react with anger and fear. One says she feels the “nation is on fire.”
• West Coast governors commit to abortion rights firewall. The commitment memo changed no laws in their states, which have been legislating for months to protect abortion rights in anticipation of the ruling.
• World leaders react to Roe ruling. Several European leaders criticized the Supreme Court’s decision, which goes against a global trend, while the Vatican welcomed it.
• Dobbs, Named in Abortion Case Ending Roe, Had Little to Do With It. His name was affixed to the historic lawsuit after he became Mississippi’s chief health officer in 2018.
• DeSantis has already moved to restrict abortions in Florida. The state was once a refuge for the procedure in the Southeast.
• How candidates competing in Tuesday’s primary elections are reacting to the Supreme Court’s decision. Anti-abortion Republican candidates basked in the moment and Democrats anguished over the uncertain future of reproductive rights.
• Can women be banned from traveling to other states to get an abortion? There are currently no abortion bans that attempt to prosecute women who cross state lines to seek an abortion.
• ‘This Is Not Over’: Biden Tries to Galvanize Voters After Abortion Ruling. “This decision must not be the final word,” President Biden said after the Supreme Court eliminated the constitutional right to abortion.
• ‘A Grievous Wrong Was Righted’: Anti-Abortion Activists Celebrate the End of Roe. This was the moment they had imagined for half a century, a dream many refused to believe was impossible.
• Crowds swelled outside the Supreme Court. As demonstrators flocked to the courthouse, an outpouring of outrage and grief collided with an expression of joy and relief.
• Garland says Justice Department will protect access to an abortion. He also called on Congress to pass a federal law that protects the right to an abortion.
• Americans Celebrate and Mourn Abortion Decision as New Fights Loom. The Supreme Court sent the issue of abortion back to the states in an even more polarized era than when Roe v. Wade was introduced.
• Thomas’s concurring opinion raises questions about what rights might be next. The same rationale could also be used to overturn cases establishing rights to contraception, same-sex consensual relations and same-sex marriage.
• Here is how state abortion laws are changing. About half of all U.S. states are expected to ban or further restrict access to abortion.
• Trump Privately Called a Roe v. Wade Reversal ‘Bad’ for His Party. Publicly, former President Donald J. Trump had been remarkably tight-lipped. But privately, he worried the decision could lead to a backlash in the midterms.
• Is Birth Control Still Legal in the U.S.? The Supreme Court decision that overruled Roe v. Wade does not indicate that the justices would revisit past decisions about birth control.
• What are abortion trigger laws and which states have them? Trigger laws will move to quickly outlaw abortions in 13 states. Some laws are expected to take effect almost immediately, while others are written to take effect about a month after the ruling.
• Here are past cases that have upheld or chipped away at Roe v. Wade. The legal case over a law that makes most abortions illegal after 15 weeks of pregnancy is by no means the first to challenge or chip away at Roe v. Wade.
• Here’s what the justices in the majority opinion said about Roe during their confirmation hearings. They avoided directly stating how they would rule, typically sticking to expressing their belief in the importance of precedent.
• How State Abortion Laws Are Changing. About half the states are expected to ban or further restrict access to abortion.
• What did Roe v. Wade say? The 1973 decision said states could not ban abortions before fetal viability, the point at which the fetus can survive outside the womb.
• In 6-to-3 Ruling, Supreme Court Ends Nearly 50 Years of Abortion Rights. The decision will lead to all but total bans on the procedure in about half of the states.
• ‘My Aching Heart Is Shattered Into Little Pieces’ A year ago, Champlain Towers South collapsed in Surfside, Fla. The lives of those who lost loved ones and homes have never been the same.
• ‘Ghost Flights’? The Facts Behind Transporting Migrant Children. Government flights carrying undocumented children from the border to federally licensed shelters around the country are being criticized by conservative politicians in an election year.
• Following Recall, San Francisco School Board Reverses Course. The board voted this week to switch elite Lowell High School back to a merit-based admissions system.
• States Rush to Revamp Laws After Supreme Court’s Gun Ruling. After some restrictions on gun permits were deemed unconstitutional, legislators announced plans to craft new laws that honor the ruling while still creating limits.
• These are the 15 Republican senators who voted for the bipartisan gun bill. Fifteen Republican senators broke with their party to vote in favor of the bill, which passed 65 to 33.
• Pelosi’s Husband Charged With D.U.I. in California Car Crash. A blood sample taken from Paul Pelosi, 82, more than two hours after the crash had a .082 percent blood alcohol content, the office said.
• To Catch a Snake: Largest Python Found in Everglades Signals a Threat. The Burmese python caught by a team of trackers breaks a record and shows the invasive species surviving in Florida’s ecosystem despite efforts to remove those snakes.
• Read the Unsent Letter by Jeffrey Clark to Georgia Officials. Jeffrey Clark, a former Justice Department official who worked closely with President Donald J. Trump and his allies to undo the election, wanted to send a letter to state officials in Georgia that falsely claimed that the Justice Department had “identified significant concerns” that would affect the state’s election results.
• Inside the Jan. 6 Hearings With Jamie Raskin: A Times Virtual Event. Join us on June 27 to hear a member of the House select committee investigating the attack talk about what the panel has learned, what the public hearings have accomplished and what’s to come.
• Adam Kinzinger: A G.O.P. critic of Trump and his role on Jan. 6. Speaker Nancy Pelosi appointed Mr. Kinzinger to the committee after rejecting two lawmakers chosen by Republican leaders who had defended President Donald J. Trump after the riot.
• The decision is expected to spur a wave of lawsuits seeking to overturn local gun restrictions. The ruling loosened the definition of a “sensitive” public space where guns can be banned. Gun owners are almost certain to use it to challenge restrictions.
• Florida Biologists Capture 215-Pound Burmese Python. The Conservancy of Southwest Florida, which tracks and studies invasive Burmese pythons harming the state’s native ecosystem, said the nearly 18-foot female python was the largest to have been found in the Everglades.
• Their Baby Died. Then a Boston Hospital Lost the Body. Everleigh McCarthy was less than 2 weeks old when she died at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in 2020. The police said her remains were “probably mistaken as soiled linen” and discarded.
• The New York gun law struck down on Thursday is still in force — for now. The case will be sent back to a lower court — the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit — which is expected to send it back to Federal District Court in New York, a legal expert said.
• Ohio State University Trademarks ‘The’ The trademark will offer the school, whose supporters famously emphasize the article in its name, some protection against unlicensed merchandise sellers.
• One Button Could Have ‘Saved More Lives’ in Florida Condo Collapse. Seven minutes elapsed between the initial rumblings and the collapse of Champlain Towers South in Surfside. But a security guard didn’t know how to activate the building’s warning system.
• These were the limits of the Supreme Court’s landmark gun rights decision in 2008. The court ruled that the Constitution protected an individual right for law-abiding people to keep guns in their homes for self-defense.
• Supreme Court Strikes Down New York Law Limiting Guns in Public. The decision, based on a broad interpretation of the Second Amendment, will make it harder for states and localities to restrict guns outside the home.
• Heat records have fallen from Minneapolis to Macon, Ga. Triple-digit heat is afflicting much of the country for a third straight week.
• What Are the Dirtiest Beaches in California? Swimming in polluted beaches increases the chance of skin rashes and infections.
• Deborah Birx Says Trump White House Asked Her to Weaken Covid Guidance. The former White House coronavirus coordinator, who became a controversial figure, said there was a consistent effort to stifle information as virus cases surged in late 2020.
• Never Mind Your Wallet. Armed Robbers Want Your French Bulldog. The popular breed has become one of the most expensive in the United States. Some owners have started carrying guns for protection.
• Louisiana Nursing Home Owner Faces Cruelty Charges in Deadly Hurricane Evacuation. Bob Glynn Dean Jr. faces Medicaid fraud and other criminal charges after sending more than 800 residents to a squalid warehouse in August 2021, when Hurricane Ida pummeled the state, the authorities said.
• Text ‘A’ for Abortion: How a Texas Group Targets Pregnant Women Online. Every year, hundreds of thousands of women in the United States use Google to search for abortion providers. They often find anti-abortion centers instead.
• 6 People Killed in Helicopter Crash in West Virginia Mountains. The helicopter that crashed in Logan County was used during the Vietnam War and was being flown this week by enthusiasts.
• Uvalde School District Puts Police Chief on Leave After Mass Shooting. The state’s top police official faulted Chief Pete Arredondo for delaying the confrontation with a gunman who killed 21 people in an elementary school last month.
• Murder Conviction Overturned for Father Whose Son Died in Hot Car. The Georgia Supreme Court ruled that extensive evidence of Justin Ross Harris’s sexual activities was “extremely and unfairly prejudicial” and could have affected the jury during his trial in 2016.
• Shooting on San Francisco Train Leaves 1 Dead and 1 Injured, Police Say. The authorities said that no arrests had been made and that the shooting appeared to be an isolated event. They were still looking for the attacker, who opened fire during an argument.
• $3.2 Million Settlement in Police Killing of Daunte Wright. The settlement was reached months after a former Brooklyn Center, Minn., police officer was sentenced to two years in prison for the fatal shooting of Mr. Wright during a traffic stop.
• Andrew Gillum, DeSantis’s 2018 Rival, Is Charged With Conspiracy and Fraud. The former Democratic nominee for Florida governor was indicted in a criminal case stemming from his time as Tallahassee mayor and statewide candidate.
• Why Summer Fires in California Are So Dangerous. Though fires increasingly erupt year-round in the Golden State, those in the summer and fall tend to be far more destructive.
• Who Stops a ‘Bad Guy With a Gun’? A review of 433 active shooter attacks reveals that most are over before the police arrive. Bystanders sometimes stop attackers, but seldom shoot them.
• Young U.S. children start getting vaccines, but hurdles remain. Although opening up shots for children under 5 is a milestone, this long-awaited phase of the U.S. immunization effort is being greeted with mixed emotions.
• South Dakota Removes Its Attorney General After Fatal Crash. Jason Ravnsborg, who killed a man with his car in 2020, was removed from office after the State Senate voted to convict him. He was impeached by the House in April.
• Two Florida Men Charged With Profiting Off Fake Prescriptions. Fifteen people have now been charged in a fraud scheme that sold drugs to treat cancer, H.I.V. and psychiatric conditions. One was charged with distributing more than $230 million in adulterated H.I.V. drugs.
• Ivanka Trump expressed a different view on the election to a filmmaker. Ms. Trump told a film crew in December 2020 that her father should “continue to fight until every legal remedy is exhausted” because people were questioning “the sanctity of our elections.”
• I.R.S. and Treasury Letter to Lawmakers. Top officials from Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service provided an update on a backlog of tax returns.
• Have You Taken Covid Treatments? We want to hear from you.
• The hearing focused on how Trump’s efforts to overturn the election threatened democracy. Leaders of the special panel denounced the insidious effect of the former president’s lies about fraud in the 2020 election. “The president’s lie was and is a dangerous cancer on this body politic,” Representative Adam Schiff said.
• A Georgia election worker who was falsely accused by Trump supporters will testify about threats. Ms. Moss is likely to describe the personal costs of her ordeal, which included death threats and unending harassment by phone and text message.
• ‘I took an oath,’ Rusty Bowers, Arizona House speaker, says of rejecting efforts to overturn the election. Mr. Bowers’s refusal to bend to pressure from Mr. Trump and his allies led to harassment outside his home in which he was called a “pedophile” and other epithets.
• Gabriel Sterling: a Georgia elections official who pushed back on Trump’s false fraud claims. Unlike other officials who did not act on the former president’s falsehoods, Mr. Sterling spoke out repeatedly against them.
• Brad Raffensperger: Georgia’s top election official resisted Trump’s order to falsely declare him the winner. Mr. Raffensperger is expected to testify that former President Donald J. Trump knew he lost the 2020 election but pressured him to reverse the result in Georgia anyway.
• Rusty Bowers, the speaker of the Arizona House, faced intense pressure from Trump allies. Mr. Bowers, a Republican, resisted that pressure, as well as efforts from another Trump ally to enlist him in a scheme to reject the certification of the Electoral College votes on Jan. 6, 2021.
• Adam Schiff: A former impeachment manager brings a prosecutor’s eye. Mr. Schiff, a former prosecutor, went on to lead the Democratic case before the Senate as the lead impeachment manager for Mr. Trump’s first trial in 2020.
• The panel issued a subpoena for footage from the White House during the Capitol attack. A British filmmaker, Alex Holder, said he had complied with the subpoena and would also be deposed by the committee’s staff.
• Head of State Police Calls Response to Uvalde Shooting an ‘Abject Failure’ The director of the Department of Public Safety said that police officers wasted time looking for a classroom door key that was “never needed.”
• The Major Supreme Court Decisions in 2022. How the court is ruling with a 6-to-3 conservative supermajority, including three justices appointed by President Donald J. Trump.
• Wildfire in New Jersey Could Become the State’s Largest in Years. The Mullica River fire in Wharton State Forest in South Jersey has burned about 13,500 acres. Officials said it may have been started by an illegal campfire.
• A Growing Number of California Cities Are Opening Weed Cafes. Lounges where customers consume cannabis on site are the next frontier of the state’s recreational marijuana industry.
• The Government Set a Colossal Wildfire. What Are Victims Owed? Two prescribed burns got out of control, becoming New Mexico’s largest recorded wildfire. But despite the backlash, experts say it’s necessary to thin forests in a region primed for destruction.
• Vaccines roll out slowly for U.S. children younger than 5. Although opening up shots for children under 5 is a milestone, this long-awaited phase of the U.S. immunization effort is being greeted with mixed emotions.
• In a Return to the Land, Tribes Will Jointly Manage a National Monument. Five Native American tribes will work with the Bureau of Land Management to plan and conserve Bears Ears National Monument in Utah, officials said.
• Parts of Yellowstone Will Reopen This Week After Damaging Floods. The National Park Service also said it would spend $50 million on repairs that would restore access to about 80 percent of the park within two weeks.
• In a Town Crippled by Grief, the Healing Power of a Perfect Pitch. Uvalde, Texas, was set to cancel its Little League All-Star Championship after a school shooting left 21 people dead. Then, the decision was made: The games would go on.
• Failed Autopsies, False Arrests: A Risk of Bias in Death Examinations. Disastrous errors by medical examiners have raised questions about whether they are influenced by prejudgments and a close relationship with the police.
• With Roe Set to End, Many Women Worry About High-Risk Pregnancies. Most states likely to outlaw abortions allow for exceptions to save a mother’s life. But many women and doctors ask: Where will lawmakers draw the line?
• 15-Year-Old Is Killed and 3 Are Shot in Gunfire at D.C. Music Festival. The police had shut down the event, known as Moechella, a free street festival that they said was unauthorized, after previous disturbances.
• Arizona Wildfire Destroys Observatory Buildings. The Contreras fire has disrupted the work of astronomers, though the observatory’s scientific equipment remains safe for now.
• Heat Wave to Shift East After Posing Dangerous Conditions in the Plains. More than 15 million people in the Northern and Central Plains were under heat alerts on Sunday, the National Weather Service said.
• Loopholes and Missing Data: The Gaps in the Gun Background Check System. The massive system already has major loopholes advocated by gun manufacturers to maintain easier access to firearms. The Senate’s proposed gun reform measures could fall victim to those same limitations.
• School’s Catholic Title in Peril Over Pride and Black Lives Matter Flags. Bishop Robert J. McManus of the Diocese of Worcester, Mass., said flying the flags contradicts “Catholic social and moral teaching.” The school has refused to take them down.
• 2 Dead and 10 Injured in Boat Collision in Florida, Officials Say. Twelve people were in the vessels at the time of the crash and “they were all launched out of their boats,” said Jose Hernandez, a Coast Guard spokesman.
• A vaccine for young children? U.S. parents’ reactions remain mixed. Many parents have greeted the news that young children can soon be vaccinated against Covid with a sigh of relief. Others have deep reservations.
• Here’s how the doses of the two vaccines for young children differ. Vaccines from Pfizer and its partner BioNTech are already been available for Americans 6 and older, and Moderna’s vaccines have been approved for adults.
• Philadelphia Firefighter Dies in Building Collapse. A 27-year veteran of the Fire Department was pronounced dead at the scene, fire officials said. Five others were injured.
• Juneteenth Is a Federal Holiday, but in Most States It’s Still Not a Day Off. One year after President Biden made Juneteenth a federal holiday, more than 30 states have not authorized the funding that would allow for state employees to take the day off.

Elections

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• Georgia Lieutenant Governor Primary Runoff Election Results. See full results and maps from the Georgia primary runoff elections.
• Alabama U.S. Senate Runoff Election Results. See full results and maps from the Alabama runoff elections.
• Georgia Seventh Congressional District Primary Runoff Election Results. See full results and maps from the Georgia primary runoff elections.
• Virginia Fourth Congressional District Primary Election Results. See full results and maps from the Virginia primary elections.
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• Virginia Sixth Congressional District Primary Election Results. See full results and maps from the Virginia primary elections.
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• Georgia Sixth Congressional District Primary Runoff Election Results. See full results and maps from the Georgia primary runoff elections.
• Virginia 10th Congressional District Primary Election Results. See full results and maps from the Virginia primary elections.
• Virginia Eighth Congressional District Primary Election Results. See full results and maps from the Virginia primary elections.
• Alabama Fifth Congressional District Runoff Election Results. See full results and maps from the Alabama runoff elections.
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• District of Columbia Mayoral Primary Election Results. See full results from the District of Columbia primary elections.
• Arkansas Primary Runoff Election Results. See full results and maps from the Arkansas primary runoff elections.
• Virginia Primary Election Results. See full results and maps from the Virginia primary elections.
• Live Primary Results: Tonight’s Key Races. We’re watching the top races in tonight’s primary elections and runoffs in Virginia, Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia and the District of Columbia.
• Alabama Governor Runoff Election Results. See full results and maps from the Alabama runoff elections.
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• Alabama Secretary of State Runoff Election Results. See full results and maps from the Alabama runoff elections.
• Virginia Fifth Congressional District Primary Election Results. See full results and maps from the Virginia primary elections.
• Georgia Secretary of State Primary Runoff Election Results. See full results and maps from the Georgia primary runoff elections.
• Georgia First Congressional District Primary Runoff Election Results. See full results and maps from the Georgia primary runoff elections.

Politics

• Leaving Wish Lists at the Door, Senators Found Consensus on Guns. The bipartisan gun safety legislation that cleared Congress on Friday was the product of weeks of fraught negotiations that started with both sides acknowledging what had to stay off the table.
• ‘It’s Become Real’: Abortion Decision Roils Midterms, Sending Fight to States. Democrats hope the fall of Roe v. Wade will jolt abortion rights supporters into action in midterm elections. But is it enough to turn voters’ attention away from inflation?
• How G.O.P. Support for Decriminalizing Abortion Faded Over Decades. Before the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling, more Republicans than Democrats backed decriminalizing the procedure. But a political and religious coalition rose and took the party in a new direction.
• U.S.-Led Alliance Faces Frustration, and Pain of its Own, Over Russia Sanctions. Vladimir V. Putin is making gains in his war on Ukraine while the United States and its allies struggle with soaring energy prices and inflation.
• Politicians React to Supreme Court’s Ruling on Abortion. Democratic leaders condemned the court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, while some Republican lawmakers celebrated the ruling.
• Scene Outside Mississippi Abortion Clinic After Roe Is Overturned. Clinic escorts directed traffic outside the Jackson Women’s Health Organization as a small group of anti-abortion demonstrators gathered outside after the Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade.
• The Man Most Responsible for Ending Roe Worries That It Could Hurt His Party. Former President Donald J. Trump has privately told friends and advisers that a ruling overturning Roe v. Wade will be “bad for Republicans.”
• Anti-Abortion Supporters Celebrate Supreme Court’s Ruling. Anti-abortion activists celebrated the court’s decision to reverse Roe v. Wade outside the Supreme Court and across the country.
• Members of Congress voice mixed opinions on the Roe ruling. Lawmakers trickled into the Capitol on Friday to tightened security and the news of Roe v. Wade being overturned.
• Hochul Calls Supreme Court’s Abortion Ruling ‘Repulsive’ Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York condemned the decision, saying extremism had “infiltrated the Supreme Court of the United States of America.”
• U.S. Outlines Compensation Rules for Some Havana Syndrome Victims. The cause of the ailments first observed in American diplomats and C.I.A. officers serving in Cuba remains a mystery.
• Biden Slams Supreme Court for Its Ruling on Abortion. President Biden warned that the decision could jeopardize the health of millions of women in the United States and urged people to vote.
• Congress Clears Bill to Extend Free Meals for Children Through the Summer. The bipartisan bill passed as pandemic-era waivers, including a provision that offers free meals to all children, were about to lapse.
• Congress Passes Bipartisan Gun Legislation, Clearing It for Biden. The House gave final approval to the Senate-passed compromise, ending nearly three decades of congressional inaction.
• Pennsylvania’s race for governor takes on huge stakes for abortion rights. If Doug Mastriano, the Republican nominee, beats his Democratic opponent, Josh Shapiro, he and the state’s G.O.P.-led legislature are all but certain to move to outlaw abortion.
• The Dobbs v. Jackson Decision, Annotated. New York Times reporters are providing analysis of the landmark Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade.
• U.S. Repatriates Afghan Whose Guantánamo Detention Was Unlawful. Qatar played a pivotal role in the transfer of the man, who was held for 15 years, into the custody of the Taliban government of Afghanistan.
• After Six-Decade Hiatus, Experimental Psychedelic Therapy Returns to the V.A. A series of clinical trials using MDMA and psilocybin mushrooms represent a resurrection of promising research abandoned in the 1960s.
• With Swag and Swagger, State Democrats Vie for Front of Presidential Primary Line. After Iowa’s disastrous 2020 caucuses, Democratic officials are weighing drastic changes to the 2024 calendar. States, angling for early attention, are waxing poetic. Behold, the New Jersey Turnpike!
• Trump Leaned on Justice Dept. to Investigate Election Fraud Claims. The House Jan. 6 committee painted a picture of how President Donald J. Trump schemed to pressure the Justice Department into overturning the 2020 election.
• Senate Passes Bipartisan Gun Legislation. Fifteen Senate Republicans joined all 50 Democrats to pass the legislation, which aims to keep guns out of the hands of dangerous people.
• Panel Provides New Evidence That G.O.P. Members of Congress Sought Pardons. The House Jan. 6 committee played testimony from former Trump aides who said at least half a dozen Republicans had pre-emptively sought clemency.
• In One Day, Washington Goes in Two Directions on Guns. The Supreme Court delivered a victory for gun rights, while the Senate passed a gun control bill for the first time in decades.
• 5 Takeaways From Thursday’s Hearing by the Jan. 6 Committee. The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack laid out in detail how President Donald J. Trump and his allies sought to install a loyalist atop the Justice Department.
• The White House Covid czar says he’s still optimistic about more aid, despite recent Republican objections. Billions of dollars in new emergency aid to fight Covid has been stalled in Congress, and Republicans on Capitol Hill have made clear the aid package is all but dead.
• Eric Greitens to Face New G.O.P. Attacks in Missouri Senate Race. Many Republicans worry that Greitens, who has a history of personal scandals, could jeopardize what is most likely a safe G.O.P. seat. Now efforts to block him are gaining steam.
• Police Officers Can’t Be Sued for Miranda Violations, Supreme Court Rules. In a second decision, the justices sided with a death row inmate who sought to be executed by firing squad rather than lethal injection.
• Steven Engel: A trusted Justice Department official who threatened to resign. Mr. Engel, an assistant attorney general in the Trump Justice Department, helped push back on the president’s plan to replace the acting attorney general.
• Abandoned by Trump, Mo Brooks Is Now Open to Testifying About Jan. 6. Mr. Brooks lost his Alabama Senate runoff on Tuesday. He had been snubbed by former President Donald J. Trump, who withdrew his endorsement of Mr. Brooks and supported his rival.
• Richard Donoghue: The Justice Department’s No. 2 official told Trump that his voter fraud claims had no merit. Mr. Donoghue has testified that, in a phone call, the president ordered him and the acting attorney general to simply “say that the election was corrupt” and “leave the rest to me.”
• Here’s what is in the Senate’s gun bill — and what was left out. The Senate passed the most substantial gun safety measure in decades. It includes enhanced background checks for younger buyers and money for mental health and school safety.
• Eric Greitens to Face New G.O.P. Attacks in Missouri Senate Race. Many Republicans worry that Mr. Greitens, who has a history of personal scandals, could jeopardize what is most likely a safe G.O.P. seat. Now efforts to block him are gaining steam.
• Liz Cheney Encourages Wyoming Democrats to Change Parties to Vote for Her. Ms. Cheney, who faces a Trump-backed challenger, has begun mailing Wyoming Democrats instructions on how to change their party affiliation.
• New Hampshire Poll Points to Trouble for Trump; Growing Support for DeSantis. Support for Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida to be the party’s next presidential nominee grew to 39 percent from 18 percent last fall.
• Federal Authorities Search Home of Trump Justice Dept. Official. Investigators went to the suburban Washington home of Jeffrey Clark in connection with the sprawling inquiry into the Jan. 6 attack and the effort to overturn the 2020 election.
• Senate Passes Bipartisan Gun Bill, Breaking a Decades-Long Impasse. Fifteen Republicans joined Democrats in supporting the measure, helping to shatter a three-decade streak of inaction on substantial gun legislation.
• Documentary Filmmaker Emerges as Potentially Key Jan. 6 Witness. Alex Holder testified behind closed doors to the House Jan. 6 committee about hours of footage he shot before and after the 2020 election with President Donald J. Trump and his family.
• New Biden Rules Would Bar Discrimination Against Transgender Students. The proposed rules would prohibit discrimination based on gender identity, among other things; they set up a clash with state lawmakers and conservative groups.
• The Spectacle of the Jan. 6 Hearings Looms Over Washington. One photographer’s account of the commotion surrounding one of the biggest investigations in Washington since Watergate.
• Jan. 6 Panel Outlines Trump’s Bid to Coerce Justice Dept. Officials. The committee’s fifth hearing vividly depicted a department that worked frantically to stave off a constitutional crisis under pressure from the president.
• G.O.P. Testimony at Jan. 6 Panel Exposes a Party Torn Between Truth and Trump. A Democratic-run committee relies on Republican witnesses to build the case against the former president — in searing detail.
• A Year Later, Some Republicans Second-Guess Boycotting the Jan. 6 Panel. The decision by Representative Kevin McCarthy not to appoint Republicans to the committee has given Democrats the chance to set out an uninterrupted narrative.
• Gun Bill’s Progress Reflects Political Shift, but G.O.P. Support Is Fragile. Only two of the 14 Republicans who broke ranks to support taking up gun legislation are facing voters this year, showing how difficult such deals could be in the future.
• Many Russian Cyberattacks Failed in First Months of Ukraine War, Study Says. A report published by Microsoft also found that Moscow’s disinformation campaign to establish a narrative of the war favorable to Russia was doing better than expected.
• Inflation Complicates Biden’s Deliberations on Student Loan Forgiveness. The president is trying to balance his campaign promise to cancel thousands of dollars in student debt for tens of millions of borrowers with concerns such a move would be seen as a handout.
• Biden Just Proposed a Gas Tax Holiday. Will It Work? The president’s idea isn’t a new one. Republicans like Glenn Youngkin and Ron DeSantis got there first.
• Pentagon Pressed to Review How It Judges an Ally’s Will to Fight. Lawmakers say the U.S. government failed to provide accurate assessments amid the conflicts in Ukraine and Afghanistan.
• Justice Dept. Issues More Subpoenas in Trump Electors Investigation. Federal prosecutors sought information from two men who had worked on behalf of the Trump campaign and a third who signed up as a Trump elector in Georgia, a state won by President Biden.
• Mike Pence is expected to wade into the New York governor’s race by backing Lee Zeldin. Mr. Pence’s endorsement comes in the final days of a contentious Republican primary for governor.
• Biden Urges Congress to Suspend Gas Tax for 3 Months. As fuel prices soar in the U.S., President Biden called on Congress to temporarily lift the federal gas tax — about 18 cents per gallon of gasoline and 24 cents per gallon of diesel — through the end of September.
• In Boebert’s District, as Elsewhere, Democrats Surge Into G.O.P. Primary. Thousands of Democrats in Western Colorado are voting in the primary on Tuesday against Representative Lauren Boebert, part of a broader effort to defeat far-right Republicans.
• Proud Boys Case Shows Tensions Between Parallel Inquiries Into Jan. 6. Federal prosecutors and defense lawyers in the sedition case against the far-right group joined forces to request a delay in the trial, citing the hearing by the House select committee.
• Brittney Griner’s Supporters Call on Biden to Strike a Deal to Free Her. The campaign by dozens of organizations representing people of color, women and L.G.B.T.Q. voters comes amid growing frustrations over the pace of the U.S. effort to bring her home.
• Biden Pushes Congress for Three-Month Gas Tax Holiday. Vulnerable Democrats have championed the move ahead of the midterm elections, but experts remain skeptical that suspending the federal tax would benefit consumers much.
• Companies Brace for Impact of New Forced Labor Law. Billions of dollars could be at stake as a law banning imports of some products from China goes into effect.
• Who won and who lost in Tuesday’s elections. Katie Britt will most likely represent Alabama in the Senate, and two Republican House candidates in Georgia who had been backed by former President Donald J. Trump were defeated.
• Katie Britt leveraged her Alabama connections and political savvy to trounce Mo Brooks. Ms. Britt, now the state’s Republican nominee for Senate, made her way to the top with an “Alabama First” message and skillful navigation of a rival’s fleeting Trump endorsement.
• Katie Britt Wins in Alabama as Trump Suffers More Losses in Georgia. In a handful of Southern states on Tuesday, Trump-backed candidates added to the former president’s mixed record in midterm primaries.
• Katie Britt defeats Mo Brooks in Alabama’s Senate runoff. Ms. Britt, a first-time candidate who had the support of the Republican establishment, will be heavily favored to win Alabama’s open Senate seat in November.
• Mike Collins beats the Trump-backed Vernon Jones in the G.O.P. runoff for a House seat in Georgia. The easy victory by Mr. Collins, the owner of a trucking company, represented a defeat for Donald Trump, who had endorsed Mr. Jones, a Democrat-turned-Republican.
• ‘There Is Nowhere I Feel Safe’: Election Officials Describe Threats Fueled by Trump. “Do you know how it feels to have the president of the United States target you?’’ Ruby Freeman, a Black election worker from Georgia, told the Jan. 6 committee.
• Jen Kiggans wins the G.O.P. nod to face Elaine Luria in a Virginia House race. Ms. Kiggans ran as a mainstream Republican focused on the economy.
• Bee Nguyen wins the Democratic nomination for secretary of state in Georgia. Ms. Nguyen, a Democratic state representative, will face off in November against Brad Raffensperger, the Republican incumbent, who resisted Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
• Gavin Newsom Pokes the G.O.P. Bear. The California governor is up to something as he bashes Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis and even his fellow Democrats. Just what, exactly, is a hot topic of discussion on the left.
• Senators Present Bipartisan Gun Safety Bill. The introduction of the legislation was a hopeful sign as both Democrats and Republicans press to vote on new gun measures this week.
• Here are 4 takeaways from Tuesday’s Jan. 6 hearing. The hearing by the House committee investigating the Capitol attack showed how President Donald J. Trump and his allies applied pressure to state officials to overturn the election results.
• Air Force Detains Airman in Attack on U.S. Base in Syria. The April attack at the Green Village base in northeastern Syria wounded four American service members.
• Biden Bans Most Antipersonnel Land Mine Use, Reversing Trump-Era Policy. The move effectively returns to a 2014 policy that forbade the use of the weapons except in defense of South Korea.
• Here’s where Trump’s endorsement record stands so far. Many of the candidates endorsed by former President Donald J. Trump succeeded in their primaries, with notable exceptions in Georgia and elsewhere.
• Supreme Court Rejects Maine’s Ban on Aid to Religious Schools. The decision was the latest in a series of rulings forbidding the exclusion of religious institutions from government programs.
• ‘I will not break my oath.’ A top Arizona Republican recounts resisting Trump’s pressure to overturn the election. The House committee investigating the Capitol attack is also highlighting the vitriol and suffering that election workers endured because of former President Donald J. Trump’s election lies.
• What to Watch in Tuesday’s Primaries. Mo Brooks faces Katie Britt in a fateful Senate runoff in Alabama, and Virginia and Georgia Republicans choose their House contenders against entrenched Democrats.
• Citing a disastrous pandemic response, an expert panel calls for an overhaul of the U.S. public health system. The panel recommends that a new federal position be created to oversee public health.
• After a Pivotal Period in Ukraine, U.S. Officials Predict the War’s Path. As Russia makes slow but steady progress, the arrival of new weapons systems will help Ukraine hang on to territory, U.S. officials and analysts say.
• Jan. 6 Hearing Will Highlight Trump’s Pressure Campaign on State Officials. The House committee investigating the Capitol attack will also underscore the vitriol and suffering that election workers endured because of President Donald J. Trump’s lies.
• Biden Says He Is Considering Seeking a Gas Tax Holiday. With regular gasoline around $5 per gallon, suspending the federal gas tax would provide a measure of relief for consumers, but Congress would need to take action.
• Pence Navigates a Possible White House Run, and a Fraught Political Moment. In a speech on Monday, former Vice President Mike Pence sounded like a future presidential candidate, but not like someone interested in discussing the specifics of Jan. 6.
• In Ad, Shotgun-Toting Greitens Asks Voters to Go ‘RINO Hunting’ A right-wing Senate candidate accompanies a squad of heavily armed men as they storm a home looking for ‘Republicans in name only.’
• Inside One Abortion Clinic, Signs of Nationwide Struggles. The Planned Parenthood clinic in Fort Myers, Fla., has seen an increase in patients arriving from Texas, even as it struggles to keep up with increasing restrictions in its own state.
• The Supreme Court, Public Opinion and the Fate of Roe. According to the conventional wisdom, the court rarely strays too far from the popular will. That view will face a reckoning in the coming weeks.
• Texas Republicans Approve Far-Right Platform Declaring Biden’s Election Illegitimate. The platform, which was voted on at the Republican state party convention in Houston, was the latest sign of Texas conservatives moving further to the right.
• Biden Takes Tumble During Bike Ride in Delaware. The president did not need medical attention after he fell off his bike at a state park near his vacation home in Rehoboth Beach, according to the White House.
• Despite Growing Evidence, a Prosecution of Trump Would Face Challenges. As House hearings highlighted testimony that could create more pressure to pursue a criminal case, the former president tried out a defense that strained credulity.

World

• In Two Elections, North and South, Boris Johnson Risks a Sharp Rebuke. Scandals, economic pain and an uproar over lockdown parties have left Britain’s Conservatives at risk of losing both recent advances and old strongholds.

Africa

• Commonwealth Meeting in Rwanda Has a Long Agenda. Human Rights Isn’t on It. A summit of the organization that was born out of the embers of the British Empire is being held for the first time in the African country, but discussion of the host’s alleged abuses is conspicuously missing.
• South Africa’s Corruption Inquiry Leaves Few of the Nation’s Powerful Unscathed. The final portion of a three-year investigation reported graft on a massive scale under former President Jacob Zuma, but also found the current president’s actions wanting.
• A Theft From South Africa’s President. A Silence From South Africa. Namibian investigators tracing money transfers by men suspected of stealing wads of cash from President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa say their cross-border calls for help went unanswered.
• 132 Civilians Killed by Rebel Attacks in Central Mali, Government Says. Several villages near the town of Bankass were attacked over the weekend by jihadists, officials said.
• ‘We Are Not Safe’: Ethiopians Flee Massacre That Killed Hundreds. The massacre in Oromia, the nation’s largest region, came as the country grappled with a grueling civil war and the worst drought in decades.
• Over 200 Feared Dead in Ethiopia Massacre. The killings were the latest to roil the Horn of Africa nation, which is reeling from a civil war that began almost two years ago.

Americas

• Murder of 2 Priests Hands Mexican Leaders a New Critic: the Catholic Church. The government has failed for years to quell rising violence and the resulting public outcry, but the church’s voice cannot easily be dismissed.
• Ecuador Roiled by Protests Set Off by Rising Fuel and Food Prices. The country’s capital has been virtually paralyzed by demonstrators, and the government says it has lost control of a small city in the Amazon to protesters wielding guns, spears and explosives.
• When Outrage Isn’t Enough to Bring Change. An examination of crises in the Americas — including school shootings in the U.S. — yields a sobering theory about why even a national outpouring of pain cannot always overcome political divides.
• He Promised to Transform Colombia as President. Can He Fulfill That Vow? During his campaign, Gustavo Petro proposed major reforms if he was elected. After winning Sunday’s presidential election, he’ll now have to prove he can carry out those changes.
• Gustavo Petro Wins the Election, Becoming Colombia’s First Leftist Leader. The former rebel and longtime senator’s victory sets the third largest nation in Latin America on a sharply new path.
• Before he was a politician, Gustavo Petro was part of an urban guerrilla group. Petro belonged to M-19, born in 1970 as a response to alleged fraud in that year’s presidential elections. It was far smaller than the country’s main guerrilla force, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC.
• Gustavo Petro wins the Colombian election, becoming the country’s first leftist president. The victory by the former rebel and longtime senator sets the third-largest nation in Latin America on a new path.
• Francia Márquez — a former housekeeper and activist — is Colombia’s first Black vice president. Ms. Márquez’s biting analysis of social disparities cracked open a discussion about race and class in a manner rarely heard in the country’s powerful political circles.
• Third Man Arrested in Amazon Slayings of Journalist and Activist. The police in Brazil said on Saturday that they had arrested another person connected to the deaths of Dom Phillips and Bruno Araújo Pereira, and said the men been shot to death.
• A Chance Encounter Helps Return Sacred Artifacts to an Indigenous Group. The United Nations helped the Yaqui Nation, an Indigenous group in Mexico and the United States, reclaim a deer’s head and other items from a Swedish museum.
• In Constitutional Crises, Democracies Aren’t Always Democratic. When political leaders face a constitutional crisis, like that of Jan. 6, the process of collectively deciding how to respond can be messy, arbitrary, and sometimes change the nature of the system itself.

Asia Pacific

• Relief Efforts Intensify in Afghanistan After Devastating Earthquake. Aid has been streaming into the rugged regions hit by the quake on Wednesday. Hundreds were killed and many more are missing, with officials saying that they do not expect to find more survivors.
• Myanmar Junta Sends Aung San Suu Kyi to Solitary Confinement. The United Nations and human rights advocates criticized the transfer from house arrest, and urged the regime to free her and all other political prisoners.
• ‘I’ve Never Seen a Flood Like This’: Bangladesh Reels From Heavy Rains. South Asia is used to downpours, and occasional floods, during monsoon season. But this year’s flooding has been extreme, especially in Bangladesh.
• After Years of Acrimony, China and Australia Cautiously Reach Out. The arrival of a new government in Canberra has set the stage for ministerial talks and overtures for easing tensions. Plenty still divides the two nations.
• 简报：两极化极端天气侵袭中国；乌克兰获欧盟候选国地位. 前高级官员作证称特朗普试图操纵司法部；昂山素季被转入监狱；美国最高法院推翻了纽约限制公共场所持枪的法律……这里是今日要闻。
• In Afghan Quake: ‘I Did Not Expect to Survive’ As aid workers and volunteers rushed to help, survivors told harrowing tales of death and destruction.
• In Remote Afghanistan, Scenes From a Deadly Earthquake. Officials said hopes of finding additional survivors were fading as they worked to bring aid to the injured in Paktika Province.
• Rescue Efforts Underway After Deadly Afghanistan Earthquake. More than 1,000 people died and 1,600 others were injured when the 5.9-magnitude earthquake rocked Afghanistan’s southeast.
• Severe Flooding in China Displaces Hundreds of Thousands of People. Water levels in more than a hundred rivers across China have surged beyond flood warning levels, submerging homes, closing businesses and disrupting the lives of almost half a million people.
• 告别IE：一段前防火墙时代的互联网记忆. 那是一个互联网还没有被网络暴力和虚假消息污染的时代，一个大多数人还不知道防火墙为何物的时代。IE的离开提醒着我们，那样的时代曾经存在过。
• Extreme Weather Hits China With Massive Floods and Scorching Heat. Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced by the historic flooding. Elsewhere, record-high temperatures are rupturing roads and driving energy consumption.
• 简报：中国用经济手段向台湾施压；美国贸易代表称关税是对华关系重要杠杆. 《防止强迫维吾尔人劳动法》生效，影响或将波及百万家公司；阿富汗5.9级地震致上千人死亡；阿里性侵案涉事男客户被判强制猥亵罪……这里是今日要闻。
• Devastating Afghanistan Earthquake Leaves More Than 1,000 Dead. The quake — the deadliest in the country in two decades — was the latest in a string of tragedies to affect the country since the Taliban seized power from the U.S.-backed government last summer.
• ‘Not in This for the Money’: Why Some Families Sue North Korea. Families whose relatives have been abducted or imprisoned by North Korea are seeking to hold the country financially accountable despite the long odds of collecting money from the isolated nation.
• The quake struck 28 miles southwest of the provincial capital of Khost. The 5.9-magnitude quake struck about 28 miles southwest of Khost, a city in the country’s remote southeast near the Pakistan border.
• 简报：时报调查揭示中国如何成为监控国家；中国对奥密克戎研究再次引发对清零政策质疑. 中印等亚洲国家大举买进俄罗斯低价石油；香港珍宝海鲜舫在南海沉没；美国司法部长加兰突访乌克兰；韩国首枚国产火箭顺利升空……这里是今日要闻。
• S​outh Korea Launches Satellite With Its Own Rocket for the First Time. The launch brings the country closer to its ambition of becoming a player in the space industry, no longer reliant on technology from other countries.
• Flooding in India and Bangladesh Kills at Least 116. Severe flooding, lightning strikes and landslides caused by catastrophic monsoon storms have killed over 100 people and forced the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of others across parts of India and Bangladesh.
• Hong Kong’s Floating Restaurant Sinks at Sea, Laden With Memories. Jumbo Floating Restaurant, which closed in 2020, capsized in the South China Sea after being towed from the city. The sinking triggered nostalgia for a happier period of Hong Kong history.
• Chinese Omicron Study Renews Debate Over ‘Zero Covid’ Policy. The study found that the variant carried a relatively low risk of severe illness.
• Four Takeaways From a Times Investigation Into China’s Expanding Surveillance State. Times reporters spent over a year combing through government bidding documents that reveal the country’s technological road map to ensure the longevity of its authoritarian rule.
• 时报调查揭示中国如何成为监控国家，这里是四大要点. 时报记者耗时一年多梳理了大量政府招标文件，揭示了中国如何意图使用科技确保其威权统治的长久。
• China’s Surveillance State Is Growing. These Documents Reveal How. A Times investigation analyzing over 100,000 government bidding documents found that China’s ambition to collect digital and biological data from its citizens is more expansive and invasive than previously known.
• A Shopping Trip for Apples, Over the Last Bridge in Lysychansk. Bridges are critical in the battle for Sievierodonetsk and Lysychansk, separated by a river. Shelling has mostly destroyed them, but that didn’t stop one woman from walking across to buy some basics.
• 简报：中国房地产市场转冷；中国电池供应链中发现新疆强迫劳动痕迹. 俄罗斯成为中国最大的原油供应国；以色列政府再次垮台，将举行三年内第五次选举；美国新增新冠死亡人数接近疫情以来最低水平……这里是今日要闻。
• Ruinous Flooding in India and Bangladesh Kills at Least 116. In regions of the two countries still reeling from flooding in May, monsoon rains brought more misery, with hundreds of thousands of people evacuated and communications cut.
• 5 British Men Released by Taliban as U.K. Expresses Regret. Britain apologized for “any breach of Afghan culture, customs or laws” by the detainees and said their travel to Afghanistan was “a mistake.”
• New Brand of Activist Takes Aim at Ukraine War and Climate Crisis, Together. Led by young women from Eastern Europe, they are cornering Europe’s leaders and pressing them for a total energy embargo on Russia — to end the fighting and to save the planet.
• 简报：中国第三艘航母“福建舰”下水；TikTok称将把美国数据转至甲骨文服务器. 上海化工厂爆炸致至少一人死亡；俄罗斯在顿巴斯地区优势扩大；马克龙联盟未能获得国民议会多数席位；佩特罗赢得哥伦比亚总统选举……这里是今日要闻。

Australia

• Does Keeping Jurors Unbiased Mean Keeping Everyone Else Quiet? A journalist’s comments prompt the delay of a high-profile criminal trial, and everyone gets a reminder in how careful they need to be in discussing ongoing cases.
• Judge Orders a Delay in Australia’s Parliament House Rape Trial. A journalist’s remarks ran afoul of tight limits on speech connected to criminal prosecutions, putting pause on a high-profile case about to start.
• The ‘Hard Yakka’ of Defining Australian English’s Many Quirks. It took a while for Australians to appreciate their linguistic distinctiveness. The editors at the Australian National Dictionary Center work to document it.

Canada

• With New Threats Looming, Canada Commits Billions to Air Defense. But it is unclear that giving new capabilities to Norad will be effective against new, superfast missiles.
• Vatican Signals Pope Will Keep His Plan to Visit Canada for Apology. Francis plans to deliver a long-sought apology to Indigenous people for the church’s role in a residential school system where abuse was rife.

Europe

• Norway Mass Shooting Is Being Investigated as Terrorism, Police Say. The attack, which killed two people and seriously wounded 10 near a gay club in Oslo, came hours before the city’s Pride parade, which has now been canceled.
• Belarus’s Leader, ‘Europe’s Last Dictator,’ Burnishes Links to Russia. President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia will meet with President Aleksandr G. Lukashenko of Belarus on Saturday amid questions over how far Minsk will allow itself to be drawn into the war.
• Coal Dust and Methane Below, Russian Bombs Above. The war has added a new threat to the dangerous lives of miners in eastern Ukraine.
• 2 Killed and at Least 19 Wounded in Shooting in Norway’s Capital. The shooting happened near a popular gay club in downtown Oslo, on the weekend when the city is set to host its Pride parade.
• Ukraine Retreats From Embattled City, as Russia Grinds On. With the withdrawal from Sievierodonetsk, the fighting shifts to neighboring Lysychansk, the last city in the Luhansk region still under Ukrainian control.
• E.U. leaders plan for a painful scenario: Russia turning off the gas. The tapering of gas has forced Germany, Europe’s economic engine, to escalate its energy emergency protocol and urge residents to conserve power. The next step is rationing.
• A Sleepy Baltic Rail Line Gets a Geopolitical Wakeup Call. Russia has accused Lithuania, a NATO member, of choking off the flow of goods to Kaliningrad, its enclave on the Baltic, as part of sanctions over the war in Ukraine. Lithuania says Russia is lying.
• Vatican Releases Letters From Jews Pleading for Help During the Holocaust. Pope Francis has ordered files containing requests for assistance from people throughout Europe, many of them converts to Roman Catholicism, to be made available online.
• Germany Ends Ban on Abortion Advertisement. The vote to scrap the law came on the same day that Roe v. Wade was overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court.
• Ukrainian insurgents kill a Kremlin-backed politician in occupied Kherson, part of a wave of attacks. A growing guerrilla movement appears to have been fueled by public anger over worsening economic, security and humanitarian conditions.
• Her Father Fled the Nazis. She’s the New U.S. Ambassador to Germany. For Amy Gutmann, a respected democracy scholar, her role as President Biden’s envoy to Germany is not a job, “it’s a mission,” one both professional and personal.
• Ukraine’s foreign minister sees E.U. candidacy as a crucial step toward joining a ‘liberal empire.’ “History has been made,” he said of Ukraine’s being accepted as a candidate for E.U. membership.
• Conservatives Lose 2 Races in U.K., Adding to Pressure on Boris Johnson. The double defeat exposed the party’s vulnerabilities and was likely to revive talk of another no-confidence vote against the prime minister.
• In Warsaw Park, Ukraine’s Teen Refugees Hang Out and Hang On. Some fled to Poland’s capital alone. All feel deeply uneasy about the future. For the young Ukrainians packing into Poland’s capital, a park offers a place where they can try to cope, together.
• First Step Toward Ukraine Joining E.U. Signals Solidarity Amid War. As Russia’s brutal offensive squeezes defenders in eastern Ukraine, Europe’s leaders, in a rebuke to Moscow, made a move they would have rejected before the invasion.
• The U.S. announces an additional $450 million in military aid for Ukraine. The latest announcement brings the total amount of military aid from the United States to Ukraine to $6.8 billion since the beginning of the Biden administration.
• Amid backlash, Eurovision’s organizers defend why Ukraine cannot host next year’s song contest. Eurovision officials cited the need to guarantee the security of all those involved in the contest, robbing Ukraine, this year’s winner, of the chance to be an international showcase.
• European leaders give Ukraine coveted E.U. candidate status. Candidacy signals that a nation is in position, if certain conditions are met, to begin a painstaking and yearslong process of changes and negotiations with the bloc, with a view to eventually joining.
• When, Exactly, Did Mount Vesuvius Erupt? From tracing ashes to Greece to analyzing autumnal fruit found in Pompeii, a new study places the eruption in October, not August.
• Austria quietly discards a vaccine mandate that it never enforced. The mandate threatened fines for adults who chose not to be vaccinated, but the government held off enforcement after a panel determined that the Omicron variant was less of a threat than Delta.
• How an Abortion Ban Trapped a Tourist on Malta. Andrea Prudente, an American, developed pregnancy complications while on the island that could put her life at risk. But abortion is illegal there, and she is seeking a safe way to leave.
• European leaders are meeting today to decide on granting Ukraine E.U. candidate status. Their approval would allow Ukraine to be a candidate to join the bloc, starting what could be a long road.
• As Russian forces fortify a Ukrainian nuclear power plant, employees are fleeing repression, local officials say. The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, Europe’s largest, lies in southern Ukraine in a strategically important spot.
• From Russian Elites, No Sign of Broad Challenge to Putin. Many business owners and intellectuals fled Russia after the invasion of Ukraine, but others stayed behind, struggling to redefine their lives. Their diverging choices do not add up to a broad challenge to Vladimir Putin’s war.
• Russia Gains in the East, Threatening to Overrun Luhansk. The seizure of three strategic villages confronts Ukrainian commanders with a grim choice: fight on and risk encirclement or retreat and lose the last major centers in the region.
• Analysis: What Turkey Wants to Let Finland and Sweden Into NATO. Finnish and Swedish hopes of being accepted as applicants by next week’s NATO summit meeting have been dashed by a Turkish government that says it is in no hurry.
• Kaliningrad, Russia’s Westernmost Outpost, Is Again a Flash Point in East-West Relations. Wedged between Poland and Lithuania and bristling with missiles capable of flinging conventional or nuclear warheads into Europe, Kaliningrad has become emblematic of the Cold War era.
• Finding Alternative Route for Ukraine’s Grain Exports Isn’t So Simple, Experts Say. Proposed alternatives include exporting into Poland or transporting it into Romania and out through the Black Sea port of Constanta.
• Lviv lays its sons to rest as the ranks of the war dead grow. The funeral for a marine who loved the sport of parachuting was the first of four on Tuesday for local soldiers killed in heavy fighting against Russia in eastern Ukraine.
• The arrival of Western weapons begins to reshape the battle off Ukraine’s coast. The Ukrainian military said it was attacking Russian infrastructure on Snake Island.
• Linchpin of Ukrainian Defiance, a Southern City Endures Russian Barrage. Without its Black Sea coast, a landlocked Ukraine would struggle. Mykolaiv is determined that won’t happen.
• Western Move to Choke Russia’s Oil Exports Boomerangs, for Now. With China and India buying the Russian oil shunned by the West in an effort to force an end the Ukraine invasion, Moscow is earning more now than it did before the war.
• The U.S. attorney general visits Ukraine and names a veteran prosecutor to help investigate Russian war crimes. In an unannounced trip to Ukraine, Merrick Garland met with prosecutors and said perpetrators of atrocities “have no place to hide.”
• 1972: A 36-Day Hunger Strike Ends in Northern Ireland. Irish Republican Army members imprisoned in a Belfast jail called an end to a protest that lasted more than a month.
• U.K. Train Strike Brings Transit Chaos. Travel was disrupted for tens of millions of people during the country’s biggest walkout in decades as union leaders warned of a summer of labor unrest.
• Russia’s Blockade of Ukraine Is ‘War Crime,’ Top E.U. Official Says. The remarks by the official, Josep Borrell Fontelles, were among the strongest language from a Western leader in describing the Kremlin’s tactics to subjugate Ukraine.
• The Kremlin says two captured American fighters are ‘soldiers of fortune’ not protected by the rules of war. Moscow says the Americans who fought for Ukraine are not regular soldiers who would be covered by the Geneva Conventions, calling their conduct criminal.
• The Mystery of Fleet Street: An Article on Boris Johnson Vanishes. What happened to a story published in The Times of London that was critical of Prime Minister Boris Johnson? The disappearance has London’s media world guessing.
• Russia’s blockade of Ukraine’s food exports is a ‘war crime,’ says the E.U.’s foreign policy chief. The war is contributing to global food shortages and rising prices, and the United Nations warns of possible famine. Ukraine is usually a major grain exporter.
• Ukraine bans some Russian music and books as a global culture war grows. Russian culture is being been shunned across the world as a protest against the invasion. But some critics argue that canceling Russian culture risks playing into the hands of President Vladimir V. Putin.
• Grenfell Tower Still Stands. So Do Questions About What to Do With It. Five years ago a fast-moving blaze in the London high-rise left 72 people dead and the building a shell. Some want to see it torn down, but others feel it should remain.
• A Fragmented Parliament Brings Macron Back Down to Earth. President Emmanuel Macron largely sidelined Parliament during his first term. But now he has lost his absolute majority in the lower house, forcing him to seek compromise with a reinvigorated opposition.
• Surviving Russia’s ‘Filtration Camps’ Thousands of refugees from Ukraine have been sent to so-called filtration camps, where they have been interrogated and then forced to resettle to Russia. Some Ukrainians escaped to Estonia. They told us their stories.
• Ukraine bans some Russian music and books. The Ukrainian Parliament voted to ban some Russian media and sent two bills to President Zelensky to sign.
• Macron Loses Absolute Majority as Opposition Surges, a Blow for New Term. For the first time in 20 years, a newly-elected French president failed to win an absolute majority in Parliament, forcing President Macron to deal with a defiant left and a resurgent far-right.
• Russian Forces Tighten Noose Around Important Cities in Ukraine’s East. The area around Sievierodonetsk and Lysychansk is about three-quarters encircled by Russians, leaving only a slender gap there for Ukrainian troops to maneuver.
• Children of Ukraine’s fallen soldiers spend Father’s Day in new grief. As the war’s death toll continues to climb, families mourn the losses of fathers-turned-soldiers.
• The far right wins a record number of seats. The party of Marine Le Pen secured enough seats to form a parliamentary group, giving it more clout, for the first time in four decades.
• The French left hopes to counter Macron, and confound his agenda. France’s long fractious left has united to oppose President Emmanuel Macron, and a strong showing in the election could force him to make concessions.
• Germany will fire up coal plants again in an effort to save natural gas. It was one of a series of measures announced by Germany’s economy minister, as Europe takes steps to deal with reduced energy supplies from Russia.
• Three Macron ministers will quit their cabinet posts after losing in parliamentary races. More than a dozen ministers are vying for a seat in parliament. But should they lose on Sunday, they will be forced to quit the government.
• Saving Historic Songs, and a Jewish Culture in Morocco. For centuries after the expulsion from Spain, Morocco’s Sephardic Jewish women sang of love, loss and identity. Now, they’re almost all gone.
• It’s Macron vs. the Left in a Fierce Battle for France’s Parliament. President Emmanuel Macron’s supporters and an alliance of left-wing parties came in neck and neck in the first round of voting. Now they are in a bruising face-off for control of the lower house of Parliament.
• Western leaders warn that the war in Ukraine could last years. Jens Stoltenberg said that Ukrainian forces were fighting bravely, and that with the arrival of more modern weaponry, they would be able to push Russian troops out of the eastern Donbas region.
• What Hundreds of Photos of Weapons Reveal About Russia’s Brutal War Strategy. A New York Times analysis of visual evidence from Ukraine showed widespread use by Russia of cluster weapons banned under certain international treaties.
• After an Outcry, Johnson Defends Britain’s Plan to Electronically Monitor Refugees. A new British government program would fit some asylum seekers with GPS trackers, drawing condemnation from refugee rights organizations who say they are being treated like criminals.
• Zelensky Visits War-Torn Mykolaiv and Odesa in Southern Ukraine. The president’s trip aimed to highlight Ukraine’s grip on the area and to lift the spirits of an embattled populace.
• Odesa Opera House Reopens, Defying Putin’s Barbarism. War is not far away, but a city that has always lived for the moment proclaims that culture will help Ukraine prevail.

Middle East

• Iran Dismisses Revolutionary Guards’ Powerful Intelligence Chief. Hossein Taeb, a top official in the force, was transferred to a lower ranking job amid an escalation in Israel’s shadow war with Iran.
• Saudi Leader Visits Turkey, Moving to Mend Rift Over Journalist’s Murder. The 2018 killing and dismemberment of the Saudi dissident and journalist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi agents in Istanbul drove a deep wedge between the two countries.
• Israeli Government Collapse Gives Netanyahu Another Chance at Power. Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s longest-serving prime minister, lost power last year. But his base hasn’t abandoned him, and he could return to office after a snap election this fall.
• Why Does Israel Have So Many Elections? Israelis are heading back to the polls for the fifth time in under four years.
• With Kalashnikov Burgers and Black Comedy, Libyans Try to Move On From Conflict. After more than a decade of chaos and war, fed-up Libyans are clamoring for peace — and making clear they’ve had enough violence: “We want to taste life, not death.”
• Israel Confirms Regional Military Project, Showing Its Growing Role. The Israeli defense minister, Benny Gantz, said Israel was working with other countries in the Middle East to combat Iranian military threats.
• Israel’s Government Collapses, Setting Up 5th Election in 3 Years. The governing coalition decided to dissolve Parliament, plunging the country back into paralysis and throwing a political lifeline to Benjamin Netanyahu.
• The Killing of Shireen Abu Akleh: Tracing a Bullet to an Israeli Convoy. A New York Times investigation found that the bullet that killed a Palestinian-American journalist was fired from the approximate position of an Israeli military vehicle.
• Several Killed in Militant Attack on a Sikh Temple in Afghanistan. The assault in the capital, Kabul, was the latest in a series targeting the country’s religious minorities that have stoked fears about the Taliban’s ability to provide security.

New York

• In New York, Anti-Abortion Centers Outnumber Abortion Clinics. Crisis pregnancy centers, which encourage women to give birth, prepare for a post-Roe world in a state that is considered a bastion of abortion rights.
• N.Y. Republican Quandary: How to Veer Right and Still Win in November. Most of the Republican candidates for governor are embracing conservative stances as the primary nears, but that may turn off moderate voters in November.
• Hochul Has Raised $34 Million So Far. Her Goal May Be Double That. Gov. Kathy Hochul’s fund-raising pace could make her run for a full term the most expensive campaign ever for governor of New York.
• Gov. Hochul Calls Decision Overturning Roe ‘Repulsive at Every Level’ Gov. Kathy Hochul declared New York a “safe harbor” for those seeking abortions as advocates and lawmakers in the state moved to respond to the Supreme Court ruling.
• Truck Beach Was For Locals. Then the Oceanfront Homes Arrived. In the Hamptons, a longstanding battle over a sliver of beach returns to court.
• What to Know About N.Y.’s Primary Election on June 28. How to vote early or on Election Day as Gov. Kathy Hochul seeks to fend off Democratic rivals and as Republicans pick a challenger.
• Crime, Taxes, Abortion: Where the 7 Candidates for N.Y. Governor Stand. Ahead of the state primary elections, Republican and Democratic candidates expound on the issues — and exactly where upstate New York begins.
• How the Artistic Director of the Moth Spends Her Sundays. Catherine Burns, unsurprisingly, likes to read and remember people’s stories, while running through Brooklyn, gardening and playing games with her family.
• You Don’t Want to Wear a Mask? Do It for Hugh Jackman. Beginning in July, Broadway will no longer require audiences to mask up. Actors and theater workers aren’t loving the idea.
• Court Ruling on Guns: The Legislature’s Options. It’s now up to Albany to pass restrictions on gun ownership that would be allowed under the Supreme Court decision invalidating New York’s law.
• In N.Y. House Race Scramble, Key Endorsement Goes to Yuh-Line Niou. Ms. Niou, a state assemblywoman, won the Working Families Party endorsement over better-known rivals like Bill de Blasio and Representative Mondaire Jones.
• A Monkeypox Vaccine Is Now Available for New Yorkers Who May Be at Risk. Demand for the vaccine was high as the city began offering the vaccine at one Chelsea clinic, where a long line formed and people were turned away.
• Overburdened Penn Station Needs More Tracks. But Where Could They Fit? As debate rages on a plan to renovate the nation’s busiest hub, Amtrak awarded a contract to design a $12 billion expansion that would add train capacity.
• ‘It’s ridiculous’: Relatives of Buffalo massacre victims express anger at the decision. The city is still mourning 10 people who were killed by a gunman at a grocery store last month.
• The Next Battlefield for N.Y. Progressives? The State Assembly. A slate of left-wing candidates have mounted robust campaigns to unseat Democratic incumbents, an effort that party leaders characterize as a display of “arrogance.”
• Hochul Pledges New Legislation After ‘Shocking’ Court Decision on Guns. In the aftermath of the Supreme Court ruling, Gov. Kathy Hochul will call a special legislative session to look for ways to maintain New York’s restrictive gun laws.
• Eric Adams Stopped Enforcing Vaccine Mandate for New York City Businesses. The mayor’s office said it had no plans to begin inspecting businesses or begin fining those that are not in compliance.
• This Wimbledon Champion Never Had a Tennis Lesson. Dick Savitt, the first Jewish player to win the English tournament, has spent his life helping other athletes, including Arthur Ashe.
• The Tangled Tale of Eric Adams’s Apartment in Brooklyn. The mayor acknowledged that he does, in fact, still co-own the apartment, which he’d previously said was fully owned by a former partner.
• Prosecutors Ask That Ghislaine Maxwell Spend at Least 30 Years in Prison. Ms. Maxwell, who will be sentenced next week, showed an “utter lack of remorse” for helping Jeffrey Epstein recruit and abuse girls, federal prosecutors told a judge.
• ‘Torso Killer’ Charged in Strangulation of Long Island Woman in 1968. DNA evidence linked Richard Cottingham to the killing of Diane Cusick, prompting Nassau County prosecutors to review 13 years of unsolved murders of women.
• Does Eric Adams Own This Brooklyn Apartment? It’s Complicated. Mayor Eric Adams has said that he no longer owns a Brooklyn co-op, despite public records to the contrary. But in public filings, he acknowledged ownership.
• Understanding Rent Regulation in N.Y.C. Rent-stabilized apartments in the city are due to have their largest rent increase in almost a decade.
• Driver in Fatal Times Square Attack Found Not Responsible Because of Mental Illness. Richard Rojas, a Navy veteran, spiraled after he was discharged. Prosecutors said he was culpable, but failed to sway jurors in the 2017 attack that left one dead and injured nearly two dozen.
• 3 N.Y.C. Detainees Die in Less Than a Week, Bringing Year’s Total to 9. The deaths came just a week after a judge gave New York City until the fall to come up with a plan for fixing Rikers to avoid a federal takeover.
• M.T.A. Vows to Make Subways 95% Accessible. It Will Take 33 Years. The M.T.A. will spend billions to add elevators and ramps to stations over the next several decades, settling lawsuits accusing it of violating the rights of people with disabilities.
• Taking in the View(s). No matter how long you’ve been in New York, there’s always a new spot to discover where the city can take your breath away.
• Vaccinations for children under 5 start in New York City, including in Times Square. In a city that was once the epicenter of the pandemic, many parents have been eager to vaccinate the last age group still awaiting shots.
• Could New York City Lose Its Last Remaining Jewish Congressman? Three decades ago, Jewish lawmakers made up roughly half of New York City’s House delegation. Now there is one: Jerrold Nadler, who faces a tough primary battle.
• Ocasio-Cortez Endorses Insurgent in New York Lt. Governor’s Race. Ana María Archila, who would be the first Latina elected statewide, gained national attention after she confronted a senator over the Supreme Court confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh.
• Rent Board Votes for 3.25% Increase on One-Year Leases. Two million New Yorkers who live in rent-stabilized apartments will be affected by increases approved at a raucous meeting of the Rent Guidelines Board.
• Newsmax Debate Lends N.Y. Governor’s Race a Far-Right Glow. The four Republican candidates for governor of New York faced off in their third and final debate before the June 28 primary.
• A Stonewall Visitor Center Will Celebrate L.G.B.T.Q. History. The visitor center, the first in the national park system devoted to the gay rights movement, will commemorate the 1969 Stonewall uprising and its legacy when it opens in 2024.
• Rent for 2 Million New Yorkers Could Rise After Tuesday Vote. With landlords facing higher costs for property maintenance, a rent regulation panel is expected to approve some of the largest increases for rent-stabilized units in nearly a decade.
• Some Democrats Wonder: Where Is Hochul’s Ground Game? Gov. Kathy Hochul appears to be cruising to a likely win in next week’s primary, but allies worry that she is not doing enough to excite voters for November.
• Will Kathy Hochul’s Low-Key Primary Come at a Cost? Allies Fear Yes. Gov. Hochul is expected to handily win next week’s primary. But some allies worry her campaign is failing to energize key voters for November’s election.
• Harlem Shooting Kills 1 and Wounds 8 Amid Violent Weekend Across the Country. While massacres like those in Buffalo and Uvalde are much publicized, lower-profile attacks exact a dreadful toll.
• Taxi Jumps Curb, Critically Injuring 3 People in Manhattan. The accident happened in the Flatiron district, a neighborhood packed with hotels, bars and restaurants.
• How Paintings Lost in a Small-Town Art Heist Were Recovered 50 Years Later. Two sleuths — a curator and a librarian — in New Paltz, N.Y., helped the F.B.I. track down 200-year-old paintings that were stolen from a historical society in 1972.
• New Yorkers Honor a Thriving Black Village Displaced by Central Park. On Juneteenth, a commemoration tells the story of Seneca Village, which was pushed out when the park was created in the 1850s.
• New York Firefighter Dies in North Carolina After Tree Falls on Car. An accident during a windstorm at the Biltmore Estate killed Casey Skudin, a decorated firefighter who had been driving with his family.
• ‘I Was on the M104, and a Woman Was Talking Loudly on Her Phone’ Overheard on a Broadway bus, a visit to doughnut heaven and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary.
• Covid Stopped the Music. Now This School Is Striking Up the Band Again. Young violists and sax players in Brooklyn get reacquainted with their instruments, and with one another: “You have to play in harmony.”
• Gov. Hochul’s Second-in-Command Faces Sharp Challenge From the Left. Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado faces two rivals in New York’s June 28 primary, including Ana María Archila, an activist who first won attention during Justice Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearing.
• 3 Dead in Wind-Driven Fire in Queens, Officials Say. The victims were found in the basement of a house in the Richmond Hill section that was previously cited for an illegal cellar dwelling, records show.

Business

• How Elon Musk Helped Lift the Ceiling on C.E.O. Pay. The gap with workers widened even further as public companies granted top executives rich pay packages partly inspired by Tesla.
• The Quest to Beat High Gas Prices. From changing their work hours to driving farther in search of cheaper deals, people have been making crafty calculations to grapple with expensive gasoline.
• Companies Are More Vocal Than Ever on Social Issues. Not on Abortion. The corporate response to the Supreme Court’s Friday decision was more muted, and the companies that did speak out mostly talked about their health care policies.
• Executives are building an economic argument for companies to take a stance on abortion. “Business leaders expressing their viewpoint really can move the needle,” the chief executive of Yelp said.
• You Deserve Better, No Matter What Your Boss Says (or Doesn’t). From not working when you shouldn’t to needing your manager to show some common decency, it’s OK to stick up for yourself.
• Fresh Fed financial disclosures omit the officials who ignited ethics scandal. The Dallas and Boston regional Fed presidents whose 2020 trades caused an uproar resigned late in 2021. Their transactions from last year were excluded from a new wave of disclosures.
• ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Becomes a New Way to Pay for Guns. Credova, a little-known fintech company, is leading the way in offering installment plans to buyers of guns and hunting supplies.
• The decision to overturn Roe could have economic ramifications. Research shows that lack of access to legal abortion could lead to more financial distress for low-income women.
• Here are the companies that will cover travel expenses for employee abortions. A handful of companies have committed to helping their employees access abortion services.
• Stocks have a rare positive week. The S&P 500 had a weekly gain of about 6.5 percent, only its second positive week in the past twelve.
• The Last Resident of Monowi. Elsie Eiler operates the only remaining business in her tiny Nebraska town. What will happen once she’s gone?
• What is a recession, and when is the next one going to begin? Recessions since World War II have lasted just over 10 months each, on average. The last one, which began in 2020, lasted just two months.
• ‘At Their Breaking Point’: Tenants Fight to Stay in Their Homes. Since New York’s eviction moratorium ended in January, tenants and their landlords are returning to housing court.
• In Russia’s War, China and India Emerge as Financiers. Their purchases of Russian crude are undermining the West’s efforts to isolate the Kremlin and upending the global oil markets.
• How to Start Investing, Even in a Bear Market. The immediate outlook is grim, but low-cost funds that track the entire market can help you prosper over the long term, our columnist says.
• Fed Says Stress Tests Show Big Banks Can Withstand a Severe Recession. The annual tests hold new significance as inflation persists and signs of a coming downturn continue to accumulate.
• Citadel says it will move offices to Miami because of crime in Chicago. The hedge fund made the announcement after simmering tensions between its founder and the Illinois governor.
• Government to Cancel $6 Billion in Student Loans for Defrauded Borrowers. Around 200,000 who sought relief after attending schools that the Education Department said showed signs of “substantial misconduct” will have their federal student loans wiped out.
• Fed officials pledge ‘unconditional’ dedication to lowering inflation. Central bankers are taking aggressive action to lower price increases. On Thursday, they signaled a willingness to keep going, despite the economic pain it could cause.
• ‘We are in a gas crisis.’ Germany raises emergency level. Germany’s economy minister triggered the second stage of a contingency plan a week after Russia cut back on gas to Europe, sending prices soaring and raising fears of shortages.
• 7-Eleven Franchisee Who Rebelled Against Company Loses in Court. Mitoshi Matsumoto, who defied corporate edicts by closing for a few hours every night, was ordered by a judge to hand over his store near Osaka, Japan, and pay damages to the corporate giant.
• Korean currency falls to 13-year low amid global recession fears. South Korea’s export-driven economy makes it particularly sensitive to conditions in the global economy.
• Russia Crimps Gas Flows Just as Europe Races to Stock Up for Winter. The routine summer practice of filling Europe’s natural gas tanks has become a battle after Russia cut deliveries by more than half.
• Biden’s top trade negotiator defended China tariffs as an important source of leverage. The Biden administration has come under pressure to ease tariffs as a way to help deal with inflation.
• The I.R.S. backlog of unprocessed tax returns has grown to 21 million. The national taxpayer advocate criticized the Biden administration for being slow to make changes at the Internal Revenue Service.
• Chinese Businessman Tied to Alibaba Rape Case Is Sentenced to Prison. A court found Zhang Guo guilty of “forcible indecency.” The tech giant fired his accuser last year after she claimed that he had molested her and that her boss had raped her.
• Powell says the Fed is ‘not trying to provoke’ a recession, but it is ‘certainly a possibility.’ Jerome H. Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve, testified before a Senate committee at a moment of rapid inflation and rising interest rates.
• Clean energy investment lags as oil and gas prices soar. The head of the International Energy Agency said high prices for fossil fuels would probably persist for years.
• Sriracha Shortage Is Taking Some Spice Out of Life. An abysmal spring harvest of Mexican chiles caused an “unprecedented shortage” of Asian hot sauces, a California-based producer said.
• Big Returns for Investing in Fine Wine and Whiskey? It Was Fraud, U.S. Says. The scheme, which the authorities say used “aggressive and deceptive tactics,” defrauded more than 150 people of about $13 million, according to court documents.
• Britain’s inflation rate climbs to 9.1 percent, a fresh 40-year high. The latest data comes during crippling train strikes as workers demand pay in line with the rising cost of living.
• First Pineapples, Now Fish: To Pressure Taiwan, China Flexes Economic Muscle. Taiwan’s lucrative grouper industry is bracing for heavy losses after China’s recent ban on imports of the fish from the island.
• Senior Black Executives Depart Amazon as It Names New Consumer Boss. The company’s sprawling consumer and operations business has experienced a significant shake-up in recent weeks.
• What people are saying about the chance of a U.S. recession. The possibility of an economic downturn has become a major point of discussion, with chatter on Wall Street, in the White House and beyond.
• Drivers’ Lawsuit Claims Uber and Lyft Violate Antitrust Laws. They accuse the companies of depriving them of employee benefits while also denying them the freedoms of independent contractors.
• Stocks bounce back after a rough week. Markets regained some ground after a tumultuous week on Wall Street.
• Yellen may soon get her name on the greenback. While the Treasury secretary sat for her official currency signing more than a year ago, under arcane rules her signature has not yet appeared on the U.S. dollar.
• The Russian ruble keeps rising, hitting a seven-year high. A combination of capital controls, rising exports and falling imports have strengthened the Russian currency since it plunged in the weeks after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
• Can Natural Gas Be Used to Create Power With Fewer Emissions? One company says it has the technology. And though investors looking for cleaner power generation are lining up, some environmentalists are skeptical.
• Why You Might Buy Your Next Car Online. Tesla shifted to selling cars entirely online in 2019. Now, some established automakers, like Ford, are talking about taking a similar approach.
• Dutch Government Activates ‘Early Warning’ Because of Russian Cutbacks on Gas. The government will allow more burning of coal to generate electricity as gas supplies tighten.
• China’s Once-Sizzling Property Market Has Started to Cool. New home prices in China have fallen, and would-be buyers are thinking twice. That’s bad news for the overall economy.
• When Customers Say Their Money Was Stolen on Zelle, Banks Often Refuse to Pay. Federal law requires banks to reimburse customers for unauthorized electronic transfers, but they often refuse, stranding victims.
• The Week in Business: The Fed Goes Big. It was a rocky week in the financial markets and for cryto. Elon Musk met with Twitter employees. And there are signs of a slowdown in real estate.
• Why a Rhodes Scholar’s Ambition Led Her to a Job at Starbucks. Jaz Brisack became a barista for the same reasons that talented young people have long chosen their career paths: a mix of idealism and ambition.
• You’re Still on Mute. Hybrid or remote work is settling in as a permanent reality for millions. Their setups and technical skills can still feel like a temporary solution.

DealBook

• After the Gun Ruling. Plus, Intel pressures Congress to provide funding for U.S. chip production.
• Netflix Needs Some Help With Ads. The streaming service is reportedly talking to Comcast and Google as it seeks to create an ad-supported offering.
• Will Biden’s Gas Tax Holiday Make a Difference? Many economists say suspending federal taxes on gas will not significantly cut prices for consumers.
• Biden’s TikTok Problem. A BuzzFeed report raises questions about Biden’s approach to TikTok and Chinese deal-making.
• ‘The Dirty Secret of Covid’: Scott Galloway on the Postpandemic Economic Turmoil. Mr. Galloway, an outspoken N.Y.U. professor, speaks with DealBook about the crypto crash and what Silicon Valley will look like on the other side.

Economy

• As Russia Chokes Ukraine’s Grain Exports, Romania Tries to Fill In. With famine threatening millions, Europe is intent on finding alternatives to one of world’s biggest food exporters, whose landlocked crop is stranded by war.
• Fed Confronts a ‘New World’ of Inflation. Central banks had a longstanding playbook for how inflation worked. In the postpandemic era, all bets are off.
• Why the Fed Is Risking a Recession. Home sales are flagging and the rest of the economy is expected to slow, maybe sharply, as rates increase. Why is the Federal Reserve doing this?
• Labor Agency Seeks Broad Order Against Starbucks in Federal Court. The National Labor Relations Board is aiming to stop what it says is extensive illegal activity by the coffee chain amid a national union campaign.
• Red Flags for Forced Labor Found in China’s Car Battery Supply Chain. Ties to potentially coercive labor practices could prove a problem for an industry that is heavily dependent on China, once a new law barring Xinjiang products goes into effect.

Media

• Politico’s Roe v. Wade scoop becomes law. In May, Politico’s reporters published a draft opinion outlining the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. Today, the high court made it official.
• Netflix lays off another 300 employees. The company is trying to reduce costs while it confronts declining subscriber growth.
• Judge Allows Fox News Defamation Suit to Include Fox Corporation. The decision broadens the possible legal exposure to the highest ranks of the Fox media empire.
• Rupert Murdoch and Jerry Hall Are Said to Be Divorcing. The media mogul’s fourth divorce is unlikely to change the ownership structure of Mr. Murdoch’s empire, but it could reverberate through companies such as Fox News and The Wall Street Journal.
• Semafor Readies Entry Into Tricky Digital News Market. The news start-up Semafor has raised $25 million from wealthy individuals, with a goal of cultivating direct relationships between its journalists and its audience.
• Naomi Osaka Starts a Media Company, With Help From LeBron James. The tennis star, who has struggled on the court of late, is behind an entertainment company called Hana Kuma in partnership with Mr. James’s fast-growing SpringHill.

Technology

• App Rules Are Twisted to Absurdity. It’s not just you — what you can buy on your phone makes less and less sense.
• The Rise of the 0.5 Selfie. These selfies, taken with an ultra-wide-angle lens, aren’t fussed over. Sometimes they are just “distorted and crazy.”
• As Midterms Loom, Elections Are No Longer Top Priority for Meta C.E.O. Mark Zuckerberg, who once said securing elections was “the most important thing,” has shifted Meta’s focus to the metaverse. That may have real-world implications.
• Gadgets Were Hot. Now They’re Not. Not long ago, it seemed impossible to find a laptop. The pandemic has upended that, too.
• A Big Step Toward Fusion Energy Is Hailed by a Seattle Start-Up. Zap Energy said its experimental reactor core was ready for a milestone test. Skeptics routinely question whether the technology is currently possible.
• Meta Agrees to Alter Ad Technology in Settlement With U.S. HUD had accused Meta’s housing advertising system of discriminating against Facebook users based on their race, gender, religion and other characteristics.
• Closing Statements Begin in Trial of Elizabeth Holmes’s Ex-Boyfriend. The fraud trial of Ramesh Balwani, the chief operating officer of the failed blood testing start-up Theranos, is heading to a verdict soon.
• MapQuest and Other Internet Zombies. Some online stars from our past just won’t die.
• Microsoft Plans to Eliminate Face Analysis Tools in Push for ‘Responsible A.I.’ The technology giant will stop offering automated tools that predict a person’s gender, age and emotional state and will restrict the use of its facial recognition tool.
• Google Says It’s Time for Longtime Small-Business Users to Pay Up. Google is charging some small businesses for email and other apps after more than a decade of free use. Business owners say Google is being callous.
• Maryland Apple Store Workers Celebrate Becoming First to Unionize. Roughly two-thirds of employees at an Apple store in the Baltimore area voted to unionize, making it the first of the company’s 270-plus stores in the United States to do so.
• Apple Workers at Maryland Store Vote to Unionize, a First in the U.S. Roughly two-thirds of employees at the store in Towson, Md., voted to join the union.

Personal Tech

• Should You Buy Now, Pay Later? Tread Carefully. Afterpay, Apple and other financial tech companies are popularizing installment plans for paying off shopping splurges. These programs can also cause confusion and a loss of control.

Sports

• The Day the Supreme Court Crashed the Title IX Party. Celebration of the 50th anniversary of Title IX was dampened as female athletes were saddened — and angered — by the Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade.
• Fifty Years On, Title IX’s Legacy Includes Its Durability. From 1972 to 1973, the United States considered three landmark changes to protect women’s rights. Fifty years later, only one is likely to remain.
• In a first for bloodhounds, Trumpet wins Westminster. Trumpet, 4, fended off a tough field of fellow champions, earning Best in Show out of the hound group.
• Striker, a Samoyed, wins the working group. For the second consecutive year, a Samoyed has advanced to Best in Show judging. Could Striker be the first of his breed to win Westminster?
• This year’s Best in Show judge hopes to be free of preconceptions. Donald Sturz has been judging dog shows for more than 30 years and for the first time will pick the winner at Westminster.
• Remember Wasabi? We caught up with him in Pennsylvania. Last year, Wasabi was a rare Best in Show champion out of the toy group. At 4, he is enjoying his retirement.
• Title IX Gave Women Greater Access to Education. Here’s What It Says and Does. The law has grown participation for women and girls in sports and has had other significant ramifications, too.
• The Rookie Some Didn’t Want Now Has a Fan Base Feeling Optimistic. When Detroit drafted Moritz Seider, a contingent of fans had “pure shock and disappointment.” But after a strong rookie season, those fans hope he can help end a six-year playoff drought.
• Allyson Felix’s Retirement Plan Has Already Started. The 11-time Olympic medalist is running her final competitive season. Up next? Full-time advocacy and mentorship.
• The Real Enforcers of Gender Equity in Sports: Angry Parents. Girls are supposed to have equal access in schools. In practice, districts aren’t forced to change unless someone speaks up.
• Westminster Dog Show Photos: Setting the Stage. The 2022 competition is underway, with dogs of all shapes and sizes basking in the sunlight of a contest that needed to be relocated for a second straight year.
• Retired at 4, Wasabi Still Carries Himself Like a Champion. Last year’s Westminster dog show winner was not in it for the money — there is no prize money — and he is very much a dog, even if it can be hard to tell from a distance.
• FINA Restricts Transgender Women From Competing at Elite Level. The international swimming federation said transgender women who had experienced male puberty could not compete in women’s events.

Auto Racing

• At Pikes Peak Hill Climb, a Drive to Win and to Put the Race on the Map. The 12.4-mile sprint up to an altitude exceeding 14,000 feet is renowned internationally but more obscure in the United States, where hill climbs and rally racing are less popular.

Baseball

• For the Mets, Deep Breaths, a Little Chatter and a Lot of Wins. The top team in the National League has improved in numerous ways. Part of that process was slowing down and finding a way to maintain focus.
• An Ace Finds Success by Visualizing Failure. In building himself up, and challenging his own limits, Joe Musgrove of the San Diego Padres has found it valuable to imagine what might go wrong. It could get him a Cy Young Award.
• Need to Fix a Struggling Pitcher? Put Him in Dodger Blue. Tony Gonsolin and Tyler Anderson — combined record: 17-0 — are the latest gambles to pay off for an organization that knows how to find what works.
• A New York Baseball Season That Could Surpass All Others. The Yankees have 50 wins and the Mets have the second-best record in the majors. The teams are on track for the best regular season in New York City baseball history.

College Basketball

• Recruiting Trail Puts Basketball’s Changes on Display. Young prospects in men’s basketball have numerous ways to impress college coaches (and options to bypass them). But the way coaches are looking for new talent has changed, too.

Golf

• Under Pressure From LIV Golf, the PGA Tour Defends Its Perch. Jay Monahan, the tour’s commissioner, announced prize money increases for next year to try to appease players and called the rival circuit an “irrational threat” that was trying to “buy the sport.”
• As Koepka Leaves for LIV Golf, the PGA Tour Mulls Changes. Brooks Koepka, a four-time major winner, and another top-20 player committed to the new series Tuesday. In a players’ meeting, the PGA Tour commissioner outlined tweaks that included a revised schedule.
• Will Zalatoris, Three-Time Major Runner-Up, Is Getting Impatient. Zalatoris came close to sending the U.S. Open to a playoff on Sunday, only to finish disappointed once again. “We’re talking inches,” he says.
• Collin Morikawa Descends, Then Climbs, the U.S. Open Leaderboard. Morikawa shared the lead after the second round and looked poised to vie for his third major championship. A 77 in the third round took him out of contention, but he closed the tournament strong.
• At U.S. Open, Matt Fitzpatrick’s First PGA Tour Win Comes at a Major. Will Zalatoris and Scottie Scheffler, who tied for second, made it interesting down the stretch at the Country Club, but Fitzpatrick held on to finish at six under par.
• The U.S. Open’s Vexing Host Entertains a Promising Upstart. Tied for the tournament lead entering Sunday, Will Zalatoris will get another shot at his first major win after surviving a perilous third round.
• At the U.S. Open, Brooks Koepka Is in His Happy Place, and in Contention. Koepka, who won the Open in 2017 and 2018, has made no secret of focusing on only the four major tournaments. He could be the perfect candidate to join the LIV Golf series. But will he?

Hockey

• A Delayed Ending to Game 4 Has Instant Aftershocks. Players and officials needed an extra moment to realize Colorado had scored in overtime. Now, Tampa Bay trails 3-1 and needs to quickly move on from a goal it believes should not have counted.
• After a Dominant Start, It’s Colorado’s Turn to Regroup Before Game 4. Only five teams have overcome a 2-1 series deficit in the Stanley Cup finals, and Tampa Bay is trying to become the first to erase that lead in two seven-game series in a row.
• In N.H.L. Finals, Avalanche Go From Chaser to Front-Runner. In taking a 2-0 series lead against the two-time defending champion Tampa Bay Lightning in the Stanley Cup finals, Colorado’s complete ascension to the top of the league is within reach.

N.B.A.

• Orlando Magic Select Paolo Banchero With No. 1 Pick in N.B.A. Draft. Banchero, a forward from Duke, helped his team reach the Final Four this past season. Gonzaga’s Chet Holmgren went to the Oklahoma City Thunder at No. 2.
• From Tattoos to Malcolm X T-shirts, N.B.A. Hopefuls Talk Style. Three top draft prospects — Paolo Banchero, Chet Holmgren and Jalen Williams — explained their approach to fashion. “I feel like I don’t really miss when I put fits on,” Holmgren said.
• The Dream’s Clean-Slate Strategy Made Space for a Star: Rhyne Howard. Howard is a top candidate for the Rookie of the Year Award. Atlanta is rebuilding after a few rocky years, on and off the court.
• N.B.A. Draft Preview: A Deep Field Could Yield Surprise Stars. Fans may have heard of Chet Holmgren and Shaedon Sharpe, but others are ready for their shot: “I knew if I got good enough, the N.B.A. would find me,” one said.
• ‘Jersey Is Taking Over’: N.J. Hoopers Outshine the Shadow of New York. Far more N.B.A. players have come from New York than its neighbor state. But a wave of rising stars in boys’ basketball can shift the trend.
• He Saw. He Believed. Now He Can Be an N.B.A. Star. The former Duke center Mark Williams is expected to be picked at the N.B.A. draft this week. He’s quickly learning what going pro really means.
• Not All Champions Become Dynasties. Here’s Why Golden State Did. Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green won four N.B.A. championship teams in eight years.

N.F.L.

• Roger Goodell Defends Commanders Investigation, but Not Team’s Owner. The N.F.L.’s commissioner defended the league’s investigation into harassment claims against the Washington Commanders, but offered no support of the team’s owner, Daniel Snyder, who did not appear.
• Tony Siragusa, a Defensive Lineman Known as Goose, Dies at 55. Siragusa won a Super Bowl with the Baltimore Ravens in the 2000 season and worked as a broadcaster after his playing career.
• Jaylon Ferguson, Baltimore Ravens Linebacker, Dies at 26. Mr. Ferguson was unresponsive when he was found in a house in North Baltimore, the authorities said. The Baltimore police said investigators “are not ruling out the possibility of an overdose.”
• Panel Finds Daniel Snyder Interfered With Sexual Harassment Investigation. In a memo, a Congressional panel said it found evidence that the Washington Commanders owner conducted a “shadow investigation” of accusers.
• Gronk Retires. Footballs Rejoice. Tampa Bay tight end Rob Gronkowski announced his retirement in a social media post Tuesday.
• Deshaun Watson Settles 20 of the 24 Sexual Misconduct Cases Against Him. The lawyer for Watson’s accusers announced the deals but did not disclose details.
• ‘We Want to Know Whose Brain Is Healing and Why’ In a study, Dr. Jennifer Coughlin observed brain activity that may help predict the onset of trauma-related illnesses and cognitive decline. N.F.L. players are helping to further her research.

Olympics

• An N.F.L. Rookie’s Back-up Plan: A Track World Championship. Devon Allen is one of the best hurdlers in the world. He’ll soon shift his focus to N.F.L. training camp.
• Olympics Snub Women’s Nordic Combined and Put the Sport on Notice. The International Olympic Committee said not enough countries are participating in the women’s competitions to include them. The men’s event may be the next to go.
• She Fainted During the World Championships. Her Coach Came to the Rescue. Anita Alvarez, an American artistic swimmer, lost consciousness while performing her solo routine in Budapest. She was “fine” afterward, her coach said.
• This Teen Already Broke Some of Usain Bolt’s Records. He’s Getting Faster. Erriyon Knighton, just out of high school, has already lowered Bolt’s world junior record in the 200 meters. “It’s almost like he’s a pogo stick,” Knighton’s coach said.
• Sport Is Again Divided Over Inclusiveness and a Level Playing Field. A ruling by swimming’s world governing body effectively bars transgender women from high levels of competition in the name of fairness. Critics say the decision was itself unfair.
• Nordic Combined, One of the Oldest Winter Olympic Sports, Faces Elimination. Leaders of Nordic combined, a mix of cross-country skiing and ski jumping, thought they had secured the future of the sport. But the International Olympic Committee is skeptical.

Soccer

• Paulo Dybala and the Problem With Italy. The travails of Dybala, whose contract with Juventus runs out this month, are emblematic of a soccer ecosystem that is often a world apart.
• The Stranded Sons of Shakhtar Donetsk. One of Ukraine’s top soccer teams rushed its youth academy players out of the path of war in February. Months later, many of the boys are stuck in a lonely limbo.

Tennis

• Saudi Arabia, a Growing Force in Golf, Seeks to Host Women’s Tennis. The kingdom shook up the PGA Tour with the creation of the LIV Golf series. Now it is pushing to secure a WTA Tour event.
• Serena Williams’s Wimbledon Draw Could Have Been Worse. After a year away from singles, she risked drawing the world’s No. 1, Iga Swiatek, in the first round. Instead, she will face a player ranked 113th.
• Naomi Osaka Withdraws From Wimbledon Citing Achilles’ Injury. Osaka has not played at Wimbledon since 2019.

Obituaries

• Ken Knowlton, a Father of Computer Art and Animation, Dies at 91. His work at Bell Labs in the 1960s laid the groundwork for today’s computer-generated imagery in film and on TV.
• Gloria Allen, Transgender Activist Who Ran a Charm School, Dies at 76. She overcame a life of intolerance and abuse to teach style, etiquette and life lessons to young transgender people who were at risk.
• Baxter Black, Who Elevated Cowboy Poetry to Folk Art, Dies at 77. His wide-ranging work, including books, speeches and regular appearances on NPR, celebrated cowpokes, feed lots and life on the range.
• Harry Gesner, Architect of Soaring California Style, Dies at 97. His houses cantilevered from cliffs, straddled canyons and sprung from mountains; they would come to define the Southern California landscape.
• Vivian Hewitt, Who Amassed a Major Collection of Black Art, Dies at 102. Ms. Hewitt, a librarian, and her husband used their keen eyes and connections in New York to buy works by Romare Bearden, Jacob Lawrence and others.
• James Rado, Co-Creator of the Musical ‘Hair,’ Is Dead at 90. Working with his fellow writer and actor Gerome Ragni and the composer Galt MacDermot, he jolted Broadway into the Age of Aquarius.
• Clela Rorex, Clerk Who Broke a Gay-Marriage Barrier, Dies at 78. In 1975 she issued a gay couple a license to marry in Colorado, becoming a hero to some and an object of hate for others.
• Dr. Paul M. Ellwood Jr., Architect of the H.M.O., Is Dead at 95. Often called the father of the health maintenance organization, he coined the term in 1970, envisioning a system that would compete for patients by providing the best care at the lowest price.

College Basketball

• Lennie Rosenbluth, Who Led North Carolina to a Title, Dies at 89. With a starting lineup of New Yorkers, the undefeated Tarheels beat a Kansas team led by Wilt Chamberlain in triple overtime to win the 1957 N.C.A.A. championship.

Europe

• Haleh Afshar, Who Fought for Rights of Muslim Women, Dies at 77. An Iranian-born British scholar and self-described “Muslim feminist,” she joined the House of Lords and advised the British government on women’s issues.

Music

• Meghan Stabile, Who Linked Jazz and Hip-Hop, Dies at 39. Shows that she produced on a shoestring sought to energize the jazz scene by connecting with younger audiences accustomed to D.J.s and turntables.

N.F.L.

• Hugh McElhenny, Elusive Hall of Fame Halfback, Is Dead at 93. Known as the King, he was a thrilling figure on the field, twisting and turning as he frustrated defenders on his circuitous romps to the end zone.

Politics

• Mark Shields, TV Pundit Known for His Sharp Wit, Dies at 85. A former campaign strategist, he became a fixture in American political journalism and punditry and was seen on “PBS NewsHour” for 33 years.

Briefing

• The End of Roe. The Supreme Court’s abortion ruling will transform American life and politics.
• Special Edition: Roe v. Wade Is Overturned. Here’s what you need to know at the end of Friday.
• The Fall of Sievierodonetsk. Ukraine will withdraw its forces from the largely ruined eastern city.
• Monkeypox and the Gay Community. Many monkeypox cases have been found in men who have sex with men.
• The Weekender. Learn to cook in 10 easy dishes. Also in this edition: a commoner fixes up a 60-room English castle, and an interview with John Grisham.
• A New Status Quo. The Supreme Court declared that Americans have a broad right to arm themselves in public.
• The New York Times News Quiz, June 24, 2022. Did you follow the news this week? Take our quiz to see how well you stack up with other Times readers.
• Your Friday Briefing. Ukraine’s E.U. candidacy.
• Your Thursday Evening Briefing. Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day.
• Your Friday Briefing: After the Quake. Afghans search for survivors and China faces twin extreme weather crises.
• The E.U. Opens the Door. Ukraine gets coveted candidate status to the bloc.
• Shared Suffering. Ukrainians are trying to confront the war’s psychological wounds even as the battles wear on.
• Your Thursday Briefing. Ukraine’s president addresses African leaders.
• Your Wednesday Evening Briefing. Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day.
• Mykolaiv, Defiant. The Ukrainian port has become a linchpin of resistance on the southern front.
• Your Thursday Briefing: A Deadly Earthquake in Afghanistan. Also, a pivotal showdown looms in Eastern Ukraine and China squeezes Taiwan’s economy.
• A Pro-Religion Court. What the 6-3 conservative Supreme Court majority’s latest ruling means.
• Your Wednesday Briefing. Asia buys up Russian oil.
• Your Tuesday Evening Briefing. Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day.
• The Wartime Celebrity Leader. A Times correspondent in Kyiv discusses President Volodymyr Zelensky.
• Your Wednesday Briefing: Asia Buys Up Russia’s Oil. Also, a Times investigation into China’s expanding surveillance capabilities.
• The Painful Path. The government’s plan to fight inflation could cost jobs and restrict wage growth.
• Your Tuesday Briefing. A small town has become a turning point in Ukraine.
• Your Tuesday Briefing: Israel’s Governing Coalition Collapses. Also, forced labor is found in China’s battery supply and Colombia elects a new president.
• A Wildfire Year. Three million acres have already burned in the West.
• Your Monday Briefing. Russia’s brutal campaign to capture Sievierodonetsk.
• Your Monday Briefing: Russia Makes Slow Gains in the Donbas Region. Also, France’s president lost a majority in Parliament and Colombians voted for their next leader.
• A Looming Threat. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has civilians in Taiwan taking China’s aggression more seriously.

Podcasts

• The Overturn Is Official. “It’s kind of embarrassing as an American,” Xavier Becerra, President Biden’s health secretary, said.
• A Rhodes Scholar’s Starbucks Ambition and More: The Week in Narrated Articles. Five articles from around The Times, narrated just for you.
• When Satellites Capture a Crisis. How one research team is telling the story of Ethiopia’s civil war.
• Only With Distance. After a horrible divorce, they managed to develop a fragile friendship in their 80s.

Op-Ed

• Transcript: Ezra Klein Interviews Jamelle Bouie. A conversation with New York Times Opinion columnist Jamelle Bouie.
• Transcript: Ezra Klein Interviews Lekshmi Santhosh. A conversation with the long Covid expert

The Daily

• Special Episode: Roe v. Wade Is Overturned. In a decision with sweeping implications, the Supreme Court eliminated the constitutional right to abortion. What comes next?
• One Elite High School’s Struggle Over Admissions. A fierce debate about the criteria for enrolling students at Lowell, in California, has echoes of the soul-searching happening across the U.S. education system.
• The Supreme Court Case That Could Doom U.S. Climate Goals. The government’s power to tackle pollution is not the only question at stake in a potentially far-reaching lawsuit.
• How Biden’s Approval Rating Got So Low. Heading into the midterms, Democratic candidates are contending with the unpopularity of their party’s leader.
• Why Is It So Hard to Buy a House in America Right Now? A monumental boom in real estate has sent prices skyrocketing.

Science

• NASA Pauses Psyche, a Mission to a Metal-Rich Asteroid. Delays in setting up the spacecraft’s navigation software mean the mission may not reach the asteroid until 2029 or 2030, rather than 2026.
• Does Your Nose Help Pick Your Friends? In a small study, researchers in an olfaction lab found that people who had an instant personal connection also had similarities in their body odors.
• Centenarian Tortoises May Set the Standard for Anti-Aging. Tortoises and turtles don’t just live for a long time — they barely age while they live.
• You Don’t Need a Microscope to See the Biggest Bacteria Ever Found. Researchers found bacterial cells so large they are easily visible to the naked eye, challenging ideas about how large microbes can get.
• Remember Pizza Rat? Meet Pollinator Rat. In a city in Colombia, researchers say, common rodents help a plant produce fruit when they snack on its flower petals.
• How Does NASA Get Back to the Moon? Practice, Practice, Practice. The agency mostly completed a dress rehearsal of the fueling and countdown of its rocket, a crucial step before it can launch an uncrewed capsule around the moon.
• When Antlers Tangle, Sometimes Both Animals Lose. Antlers, the headgear of deer, moose and elk, are more useful for display than combat. But that does not stop deadly lockups from occurring.
• A Giant Stingray May Be the World’s Largest Freshwater Fish. In the Mekong River in Cambodia, fishers and researchers found a 13-foot-long, 661-pound stingray — a win for conservation efforts in the area.
• Think All Viruses Get Milder With Time? Not This Rabbit-Killer. The myxoma virus, fatal to millions of Australian rabbits, is a textbook example of the unexpected twists in the evolution of viruses and their hosts.
• The Incredible Journey of Three African Wild Dogs. Three sisters braved lions, crocodiles, poachers, raging rivers and other dangers on a 1,300-mile transnational effort to forge a new dynasty.

Climate

• ‘The Biggest Uncertainty Is Us’ Katharine Hayhoe, a climate scientist, says sustainable choices must become the easiest, most affordable ones.
• Heat Waves Around the World Push People and Nations ‘To the Edge’ Large, simultaneous heat waves are growing more common. China, America, Europe and India have all been stricken recently, and scientists are starting to understand why certain far-flung places get hit at once.
• Biden Administration Tosses Trump Definition of ‘Habitat’ for Endangered Species. The Trump administration’s definition was at odds with the conservation purposes of the Endangered Species Act, wildlife officials said.
• Biden’s Inner Circle Debates Future of Offshore Drilling. Top White House officials have assumed control over a sensitive blueprint, expected by June 30, laying out future oil and gas drilling leases in the outer continental shelf.
• 2 Forests, 2 Futures. The Democratic Republic of Congo and Brazil are home to the world’s biggest rainforests. Their challenges are similar, but on climate they are pursuing divergent paths.
• Republican Drive to Tilt Courts Against Climate Action Reaches a Crucial Moment. A Supreme Court environmental case being decided this month is the product of a coordinated, multiyear strategy by Republican attorneys general and conservative allies.

The Upshot

• How Abortion Bans Will Ripple Across America. With Roe overturned, the distances many women will need to travel for an abortion will increase drastically. See the range of scenarios.

Opinion

• Turns Out These Anti-Roe Justices Don’t Believe in Precedent After All. Before they were confirmed, this is what these five justices had to say about Roe v. Wade.
• ‘You Cannot Stop Abortions’: Four Writers On the End of Roe v. Wade. Michelle Goldberg, Lauren Kelley and Leah Libresco Sargeant join Lulu Garcia-Navarro to discuss what comes next after Dobbs.
• The Ruling Overturning Roe Is an Insult to Women and the Judicial System. This is the start of a new era of conflict over abortion.
• Mink! Throughout her life, Representative Patsy Mink challenged the status quo. As a leading advocate of Title IX, she defended the bill against those who sought to weaken it.
• Your Summer Politics Quiz. Let’s see how much you remember.
• ‘It Was Really a Love Story.’ How an N.R.A. Ally Became a Gun Control Advocate. While befriending a former rival, Jay Dickey became one of the rare politicians to change his stance on gun control.
• Why These Middle-Of-The-Road Americans Refuse to Lose Hope. For its latest focus group, Times Opinion spoke with 11 middle-of-the-road voters about culture war issues: abortion, gun control and trans rights.
• Washington Might Be About to Do Something Right for America’s Wildlife. An “unthinkable level of bipartisan support” may just lead to a win for species in peril.
• The World Has a Choice: Work Together or Fall Apart. No single country can solve the problem of rising food and fuel costs.

Letters

• Furor Over the Supreme Court Ruling on Guns. Readers express dismay over the justices’ rejection of a New York gun law.
• ‘Shock and Dismay’ Over the Abortion Ruling. Most readers decry the Supreme Court’s decision to force many women to unwillingly endure “the risks and consequences of pregnancy.”
• Will Merrick Garland Prosecute Trump? Should He? Readers discuss a guest essay weighing factors such as the likelihood of conviction and the political repercussions.
• ‘Patriotic and Honest Republicans’ Telling the Truth. Readers praise the testimony of election officials and are appalled at attacks on them. Also: Election hypocrisy; a ruling on religion; Tolstoy in Ukraine; book browsing.
• Corporate Money Supporting the ‘Big Lie’ A spotlight on “the troubling issue of funding politicians who are not supporting democracy.” Also: Keeping tariffs; supporting farmers; CNN’s new tack.
• Parents Fearing for Their Children’s Lives. Parents express fears for their children in a time of mass shootings. Also: The gun bill; famine in East Africa; the irreligious right; college debt.
• Transgender Women in the Sports World. The debate over whether they have physical advantages that make athletic competitions unfair. Also: Homeowners’ rights; marriages, happy and not.
• Is It Ethical to Have Children Amid the Climate Crisis? Readers offer different views, discussing Tolstoy, Bill McKibben, adoption, the Supreme Court and more in their arguments.

Op-Ed

• Elizabeth Warren and Tina Smith: Roe Is Gone but the Fight Has Just Begun. We must restore our democracy so that a radical minority can no longer drown out the will of the people.
• The Radical Reign of Clarence Thomas. An out-of-control court sends women back to the Dark Ages.
• The End of Roe Is Just the Beginning. An improbable anti-abortion triumph yields an uncertain political future.
• ‘I Happen to Be in Love.’ The Affair of Donald Trump and Rudy Giuliani. Giuliani’s loyalty to the former president was born in his darkest moment.
• Requiem for the Supreme Court. The decision overturning Roe v. Wade is a stunning moment for America and for its high court.
• Mad About Roe? Here’s How to Help Women Now. I wrote the “Handbook for a Post-Roe America.” It’s time to put it into practice.
• Biden’s Gas Tax Holiday Wouldn’t Make Much Difference. The president’s proposal is mainly symbolic, to show he cares.
• Wonking Out: Hot Economies and High Prices. An overview of the changes in inflation analysis.
• I Prayed and Protested to End Roe. What Comes Next? What the overturning of Roe v. Wade means to abortion opponents like me.
• Roe’s Death Will Change American Democracy. The anti-abortion movement has won its decades-long effort to undo Roe. Now what?
• 12 Americans Die of an Overdose Every Hour. We Have the Knowledge to Prevent That. Why haven’t we solved the addiction crisis?
• No One Is Above the Law, and That Starts With Donald Trump. The prosecution of the former president is not only permissible but required for the sake of American democracy.
• The Jan. 6 Hearings Have Been So Much Better Than I Expected. They might even change a few minds.
• From Florida to Poland, We Must March for the Right to Exist. The boundary between freedom and oppression is thin.
• Jan. 6 Has Surfaced America’s Disdain for Democracy. Jamelle Bouie explores what the Jan. 6 hearings reveal about America’s political project.
• Beware the Dangers of Sado-Monetarism. The Fed mustn’t get bullied into excessive harshness.
• Abortion Pills Will Change a Post-Roe World. Medication abortion isn’t a magic solution to the likely end of Roe. But it can blunt the fallout.
• Crypto Meltdown Forces a Rebranding. Digital currency’s hype men try to flip the script as Terra, Bitcoin and others fall off a cliff.
• There’s a Way to Outmaneuver the Supreme Court, and Maine Has Found It. The move in a religion case offers hope to those worried about the dominance of the court’s conservative majority.
• Are Democrats Taking Working-Class Immigrants for Granted? The win in Texas for Mayra Flores, a Republican who flipped her district, may be short lived but it shouldn’t be ignored.
• Eric Greitens’s Plug for Political Violence Is No Joke. His “RINO hunting” ad shows how chillingly far Republicans will go.
• The Myth of the ‘Good Guy With a Gun’ Has Religious Roots. God and guns have become strangely intertwined.
• The U.S. Can Put Sanctions on Russian Gas to Punish Putin. I’m Asking It to Do the Same in Myanmar. President Biden should cut off the gas revenues that fund Myanmar’s junta.
• Why One Progressive Public Defender Hoped for an N.R.A. Victory. Sharone Mitchell Jr. was “never a gun guy.” So why did he side with the N.R.A. in the Supreme Court’s latest case on gun rights?
• Would You Upload Your Consciousness to the Cloud? Jennifer Egan, the author of “A Visit From the Goon Squad,” talks about her new book and social media’s “illusion of authenticity.”
• When the Backlash Came for Title IX, She Fought Back. Throughout her life, Representative Patsy Mink challenged the status quo. As a leading advocate of Title IX, she defended the bill against those who sought to weaken it.
• We Can Do Better Than Title IX. We must dismantle the grandfathered-in systemic advantages that male athletes and male-dominated sports infrastructures continue to enjoy.
• The G.O.P. Tries to Build a Gay Ghetto. Conservatives are launching a broad attack on gay rights and gay culture.
• Is Inflation About to Cause a Recession? The Federal Reserve’s extraordinary interest rate increase may rein in rising prices, but at a heavy cost.
• Are Large Corporate Profit Margins Causing Inflation? New research suggests the answer is yes, in part.
• Black Maternal Mortality Is Still a Crisis. Linda Villarosa’s new book, ‘Under the Skin,’ shows just how urgent the problem is.
• On a Divided Mount Everest, Climate Cooperation Is Being Tested. China and Nepal have both established unmanned weather stations high on the world’s tallest mountain.
• Why Conspiracy Theories Flourish in Trump’s America. “It is too soon to say whether this delegitimization is permanent,” one scholar says.
• ‘It Was Really a Love Story.’ How an N.R.A. Ally Became a Gun Safety Advocate. While befriending a former rival, Jay Dickey became one of the rare politicians to change his stance on gun control.
• Is Crime That Bad, or Are the Vibes Just Off? A debate on the reality of crime in America with ​​Alex Kingsbury and Rafael Mangual.
• It Feels Like Boris Johnson’s Britain Is Finally ‘Sinking Giggling Into the Sea’ The prime minister and his party have set the stage for the country’s woes.
• Naftali Bennett’s Exit Interview. Israel’s departing prime minister reflects on a government that tried to put pragmatism ahead of ideology. 
• Is the Era of Cheap Money Over? The fundamentals behind low interest rates haven’t gone away.
• In the Scramble for a Campsite, Everyone Deserves an Equal Chance. A booking system used by the National Park Service may be disadvantaging marginalized communities the service has worked hard to attract.
• If I Get Canceled, Let Them Eat Me Alive. I want friends whose minds are not tethered to mine in bonds of allegiance but spin freely of their own accord.
• Two Years Later, We Still Don’t Understand Long Covid. Why? Dr. Lekshmi Santhosh parses what research has illuminated about long Covid, and what questions remain.
• Juneteenth Reminds Us to Think About Economic Freedom, Not Just Legal Liberty. Who is fully free, who is partially free and who is not free at all?
• Did You Start Therapy Recently? Times Opinion would like to hear from you.
• Feminism Made a Faustian Bargain With Celebrity Culture. Now It’s Paying the Price. How did modern feminism lose Roe v. Wade? An answer lies in Depp v. Heard.
• Prosecute Trump? Put Yourself in Merrick Garland’s Shoes. The attorney general will have to make three decisions, each more difficult than the previous, and none of which has an obvious answer.
• Mike Pence Was of Two Minds. The man who stood up to Trump is the man who didn’t stand up to Trump.
• How Animals See Themselves. The most familiar of settings can feel newly unfamiliar through the senses of other creatures.
• Pregnancy, Guns and Politics in Alabama. Republicans and Democrats both seem to forget they represent people like me too.
• ‘The Senate Needs a Soul’ Senator Raphael Warnock discusses the Jan. 6 hearings, Georgia politics and his history-making journey to the Senate.
• How Churches Can Do Better at Responding to Sexual Abuse. “We often have a very twisted understanding of authority and unity, and it is wielded in a way that keeps whistle-blowers silent.”
• The True Meaning of Juneteenth. That June 19 in 1865, the day we now celebrate as a nation, was the day that Black Texans officially received some of the stalest news in American history.
• How I Became an Asian American. The killing of a Chinese American, Vincent Chin, 40 years ago changed the way people of Asian descent began to see themselves.
• This Is a Weirder Moment Than You Think. Possible U.F.O. sightings, A.I. breakthroughs and the Jan. 6 hearings all help us understand how hard it to grasp what is happening right in front of us.
• My Father’s Last Gift to Me Came After His Death. Only when my father was on his deathbed did I finally realize what he always knew: Obligation doesn’t only take. It gives.
• Sure, Just Have the Baby. There are good reasons American women overwhelmingly choose having an abortion over giving up a child for adoption.
• How to Celebrate Juneteenth. My wish is that people remember to be reverent during Juneteenth, that they not only celebrate it but also educate themselves about its roots.
• I.V.F. Gave Me My Daughter. What Will Happen After Roe? Extreme anti-abortion laws could hinder assisted reproductive technologies, too.
• What ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ and ‘The Northman’ Mean for the Movies. Two new offerings give a glimpse of what films once were and might become again.
• For Father’s Day, a Father’s Life. A writer remembers his father.
• It Took Me 49 Years to Ask the Right Question About My Father. Most of us with absent fathers think, “What about me?” We rarely stop to ask, “What about him?”
• Mike Pence and the Soft Bigotry of Low Expectations. How much credit should he get for doing the bare minimum?
• Hence, Mike Pence. Trump set a fire with lies, then doused Mike Pence in gasoline.

Opinion | Environment

• What’s Worse: Climate Denial or Climate Hypocrisy? Today the rhetorical war has largely been won, but the outlook grows a lot more confusing when everyone agrees to agree.
• Indoor Farming Is a ‘No-Brainer.’ Except for the Carbon Footprint. Why greenhouses might be the future of vegetable agriculture.
• Spring Now Comes With a Secret Dread. Depending on the arrival of migratory birds for spring to begin means accepting the changing world the birds fly through.

Opinion | Politics

• ‘Abortion Is Just the Beginning’: Six Experts on the Decision Overturning Roe. These passages are key to understanding the Dobbs decision.

Opinion | The World

• Are We Sure America Is Not at War in Ukraine? If we have so far avoided calling it war, maybe that’s only because we’ve become so uncertain of the meaning of the word.

Arts

• 5 Things to Do This Weekend. A selection of entertainment highlights this weekend, including Baz Luhrmann's latest film, "Elvis."
• Anatomy of a Product Placement. As consumers skip ads and streaming content balloons, brands aim to be everywhere all at once.
• The Athens Art Scene Goes Contemporary. While love for the Parthenon and all it represents remains strong, new art for the modern times is moving in.
• What’s in Our Queue? ‘Hit the Road’ Soundtrack and More. Setareh Baig is the editing resident on the Culture desk. Here are five things she has been enjoying recently.
• After Decades of Searching, 1898 Film of New Orleans Mardi Gras Is Found. Believed to be the oldest film of New Orleans, the roughly two-minute movie shows both long-held traditions of the parade and rituals that have been changed or forgotten.
• The Historian George Chauncey Wins the Kluge Humanities Prize. Chauncey, a professor of American history at Columbia, becomes the first scholar in L.G.B.T.Q. studies to receive the $500,000 award.
• Russian Journalist’s Nobel Medal Sells for $103.5 Million. Dmitri A. Muratov, the editor of the independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta, will donate proceeds to UNICEF to help Ukrainian child refugees.
• Two Cast Members of ‘The Chosen One’ on Netflix Killed in Accident. The accident happened in transit to a local airport in Baja California Sur in Mexico. Six other cast and crew members were injured, Netflix confirmed.
• Paul Haggis Arrested on Sexual Assault Charges in Italy. Haggis, who wrote and directed the Oscar-winning crime drama “Crash,” was accused of assaulting a woman in Ostuni over the course of two days.

Art & Design

• F.B.I. Raids Orlando Museum and Removes Basquiat Paintings. All 25 works in the museum’s Jean-Michel Basquiat exhibition were seized by the F.B.I. An affidavit called into question their origin and their authenticity.
• Documenta Was a Whole Vibe. Then a Scandal Killed the Buzz. Accusations that an image was antisemitic broke the mood at a daring festival of experiments. This year’s Documenta deserves a closer look, our critic says.
• Buck Ellison’s Great White Society. From the driving range to the dude ranch, an artist stages intimate, alluring portraits of U.S. hegemony from within its walls.
• San Francisco School Board Reverses Vote on Mural Removal. The historical painting of George Washington had been on view at a city high school since the 1930s. But a recent push to remove it set off a nationwide debate.
• For Black Artists, the Motivating Power of Melancholia. A group show at CCS Bard finds a positive value to looking inward, as it celebrates Black endurance.
• A ‘Sad Kinship’ as Towns Build Memorials to Victims of Mass Shootings. From San Bernardino, Calif., and Aurora, Colo., to Orlando, Fla., and Newtown, Conn., sites of memory honor those killed in gun violence, and survivors.
• The Lessons of Nothingness From Maverick Zen Monks. Art today is often a parade of the self. The Freer Gallery of Art presents objects by medieval artists who plunge you into the world by removing you from it.
• Documenta Takes Down Art After Antisemitism Accusations. Organizers of the international art exhibition in Germany said they would remove a work after diplomats and lawmakers said it contained antisemitic images.
• National Juneteenth Museum Takes Shape in Fort Worth. The brainchild of Opal Lee, the institution will be part of an economic development project aimed at revitalizing the city’s Historic Southside neighborhood.
• A Rebranded ‘92NY’ Is Getting a Long-Awaited Renovation. After a lengthy closure during the pandemic, the Upper East Side institution has begun the first major phase of a $200 million plan to redevelop its campus.

Dance

• Review: Pacific Northwest Ballet Finally Makes It Back to New York. On Thursday’s mixed bill, Ulysses Dove’s “Dancing on the Front Porch of Heaven” was the most arresting and emotionally resonant work.
• Performing and Creating as Equals Across the Age Gap. “It’s not really like we’re dancing. It’s more just like we’re moving,” Heera Gandhu, 13, says of his collaboration with the choreographer Mariana Valencia at Abrons.
• Velcro or Snaps? The ABC’s of Stripping for a Cause. Broadway Bares began as a response to the AIDS crisis. Thirty years later, the one-night-only burlesque spectacle remains a potent, frisky fund-raiser.
• Review: Flamenco Within and Beyond a Boundary. Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana’s show “Fronteras” at the Joyce Theater has a group of very good and remarkably equal dancers sharing a bounded space.
• Review: How Deep Is Your Love? A Ratmansky Ballet Dives In. Alexei Ratmansky’s “Of Love and Rage,” a New York premiere for American Ballet Theater, tells its story through fluent dancing bodies.
• ‘God’s Fool’ Review: A Singing, Beat Poet Saint. In Martha Clarke’s piece about St. Francis of Assisi, at La MaMa’s Ellen Stewart Theater, the song carries the dance.

Music

• Beyoncé’s Dance-Floor Salvation, and 12 More New Songs. Hear tracks by Taylor Swift, the Mars Volta, Gorillaz featuring Thundercat and others.
• Review: Before Riccardo Muti Leaves Chicago, a Verdi Farewell. “Un Ballo in Maschera” is the last in a series of Verdi operas led in concert by the Chicago Symphony’s music director, who departs after next season.
• Opera’s Lack of Diversity Extends to Offstage, a Study Shows. Opera America’s study found a striking dearth of minorities in the administrative ranks of opera companies.
• For a Kyiv Techno Collective, ‘Now Everything Is About Politics’ Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the team behind Cxema parties have shifted its focus, but political engagement is nothing new for the artists.
• Soccer Mommy Summons a ‘Tidal Wave’ of Feelings. The songwriter Sophie Allison finds new sonic frontiers alongside Oneohtrix Point Never on her third studio album, “Sometimes, Forever.”
• What Is American Music? Three Classical Albums Offer Answers. Recordings by the violinists Daniel Hope and Johnny Gandelsman, as well as by PUBLIQuartet, wrestle with the country’s past and present.
• Drake Hits the Nightclub. How did the rapper arrive on the dance floor? And what subcultures and expectations might he experiment with next?
• Muna’s Fresh Start. The indie-pop band was dropped by its major label early in the pandemic, then scored a TikTok hit with “Silk Chiffon,” featuring a verse from its new label boss: Phoebe Bridgers.
• The Netrebko Question. The Russian soprano Anna Netrebko is opera’s biggest star. But her career is in disarray because of her ties to Putin, and arts companies around the world are divided on whether to welcome her back.
• U.S. Orchestras Playing More Works by Women and Minorities, Report Says. The recent discussions over racial justice and gender disparities appear to have accelerated efforts to bring more diversity to classical music.
• How New York Got a Glorious Throwback Roller-Skating Extravaganza. Music is the key to a summertime experience for pros and amateurs called the DiscOasis in Central Park. Its curator: the funk-disco guru and lifelong skater Nile Rodgers.
• Black Country, New Road, a Breakout Band, Starts Over (Again). The group lost its lead singer just as it was gaining widespread acclaim. Its members have come up with an unusual solution.
• George Michael Preferred Music to Fame. The Doc He Made Does, Too. “George Michael: Freedom Uncut,” a film the musician worked on with his longtime collaborator David Austin, tells the story of his professional life via interviews and previously unseen footage.
• BTS’s ‘Proof’ Opens at No. 1 as the K-Pop Powerhouse Takes a Break. The boy band’s new compilation marks its sixth time atop the Billboard 200 chart. The group’s seven members will focus on solo projects.
• Joan Shelley’s New Songs Soothe Old Wounds. As a Kentucky farm kid, the singer and songwriter made music to have a voice in her troubled home. On her new album, “The Spur,” her songs finally process those times.
• Review: ‘The Ordering of Moses’ Shines at Riverside Church. The Harlem Chamber Players presented R. Nathaniel Dett’s 1937 oratorio in honor of the centennial of the Harlem Renaissance, for the Juneteenth weekend.
• Drake Rebuilt Hip-Hop in His Image. Now He Wants You to Dance. On his seventh album, “Honestly, Nevermind,” the pop disrupter who rethought rap’s relationship with melody opts for a new direction: nightclub abandon.
• At Cliburn Competition, Pianists From South Korea, Russia and Ukraine Triumph. The war in Ukraine loomed over the prestigious contest in Texas, named for the pianist Van Cliburn, who won a victory in Moscow at the height of the Cold War.

Television

• The Best of Late Night This Week 🌙. The late-night hosts had plenty of news to discuss this week, including the Jan. 6 hearings in Washington and the F.D.A. ban on Juul e-cigarettes.
• Watching ‘Queer as Folk’ but Craving ‘Heartstopper’ Major reboots and revivals are falling short in the writing as they try to diversify and expand their L.G.B.T.Q. worlds. It doesn’t have to be that way.
• Trevor Noah Has Gun Law Ideas for New York. Noah says the state should propose new restrictions where “anyone can buy a gun if they want, but the gun stores are only open on the nights that the Knicks win.”
• How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend? Our TV critic recommends a noisy (but terrific) chef show, a tender Polish dramedy and the final season of “The Split.”
• ‘Loot’ Review: Maya Rudolph Among the .001 Percent. In this Apple TV+ comedy from two “Parks and Recreation” veterans, a woman takes a journey of self-discovery with an $87 billion budget.
• Stephen Colbert Taunts Ron Johnson for Faking It. Colbert said that the Wisconsin senator tried to avoid talking to reporters after Tuesday’s Jan. 6 hearing, “but like most things, he’s not very good at that.”
• Trevor Noah Calls Out Rudy Giuliani for Being ‘Thirsty’ “Yeah, Rudy made so many unanswered calls, the iPhone started labeling him as spam,” Noah said.
• Stephen Colbert Explains How His ‘Late Show’ Staff Was Detained in Washington. “The Capitol Police are much more cautious than they were, say, 18 months ago, and for a very good reason,” Colbert said. “If you don’t know what that reason is, I know what news network you watch.”
• Jury in Bill Cosby’s Sex Assault Case Ends Third Day of Deliberation. No verdict has been reached in the civil case brought by a woman who says Mr. Cosby molested her at the Playboy Mansion in 1975, when she was 16.
• What’s on TV This Week: The Stanley Cup Finals and ‘Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes’ The Tampa Bay Lightning battles the Colorado Avalanche for the Stanley Cup. And HBO airs a new documentary about the Chernobyl disaster.

Theater

• On Broadway, One Show Decides to Keep Masks. No, It’s Not ‘Phantom.’ “American Buffalo,” at Circle in the Square, is sticking with masking till it closes, July 10, citing the “proximity of the audience to the actors” and “the staging in the round.”
• Immersed in ‘Stranger Things,’ Then Strolling to Beckett. Our writer checked out two very different experiences in New York. In Netflix’s TV re-creation, you fight Demogorgons. In “Cascando,” you walk off your existential angst.
• 3 Theaters, 3 Plays, One Cast, All at Once. The Crucible Theater in Sheffield, England, is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a mind-boggling logistical challenge that also honors a declining industry in the city.
• The ‘Most Real Richard III There’s Ever Been’ The Royal Shakespeare Company has cast a disabled actor to play the “deformed, unfinish’d” king for the first time. The choice has been hailed as a landmark moment.
• ‘Epiphany’ Review: A Holiday Party, but What Are We Celebrating? In this heady Lincoln Center Theater production, Brian Watkins finds laughs and shivers in a pensive gathering of old friends.
• ‘Transparent’ Musical Highlights Center Theater Group Season. “A Transparent Musical,” with music and lyrics by Faith Soloway, will have its world premiere in May 2023 at Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles.
• ‘Lessons in Survival: 1971’ Review: The Past Echoes in the Present. The writer James Baldwin and the poet Nikki Giovanni are at the center of a crackling work of verbatim theater at the Vineyard Theater.
• Molière, Turning 400, Can Still Surprise. In an anniversary year for the playwright, new productions in the Paris region show why his work still appeals to myriad audiences.
• ‘Corsicana’ Review: Four Lost Hearts in the Heart of Texas. In a strange and beautiful new play by Will Arbery, finding happiness is a process of failing upward.
• At 52, Mabou Mines Is Still Testing Boundaries. A three-day retrospective will shine a spotlight on the group’s most daring projects.
• Onstage, Paradise for Black Characters Often Comes With a Price. A tricky challenge for Black playwrights: offering deliverance, even hope, while staying truthful about real-life tragedy.
• Tony-Winning ‘Company’ Revival Will End Broadway Run July 31. Despite picking up 5 prizes at this month’s Tony Awards, the Sondheim-blessed revival was facing a tough summer at the box office.
• Review: ‘Ain’t Misbehavin’,’ Saving Its Love (and Pain) for You. A revival of the Fats Waller musical revue emphasizes the blues in its blueprints.
• Boston Revisits ‘Common Ground’ and Busing, Onstage. The Huntington Theater Company is staging a play based on the seminal J. Anthony Lukas book, reconsidering the legacy of the busing crisis.
• New Soho Rep Season Spotlights Emerging Artists. A Bengali-English play and a meditation on the work of Whitney Houston are among the offerings.
• Broadway Will Drop Mask Mandate Beginning July 1. Most theaters stopped requiring proof of vaccination this spring. Now they are going “mask optional.”
• ‘Hooded; or Being Black for Dummies’ Review: A Tragic Pageantry. Tearrance Arvelle Chisholm’s ambitious and sometimes metaphysical comedy playfully tries to tackle thorny issues at 59E59 Theaters.

Books

• Lidia Yuknavitch Writes to Break With the ‘Tyranny’ of the Past. Her latest novel, “Thrust,” relies on time travel and characters from society’s margins to explore the idea that “it might be possible to change the stories we tell ourselves about who we are.”
• Read Your Way Through Stockholm. Lars Kepler, the pen name of a husband-and-wife crime fiction-writing team, is Sweden’s best-selling author. Here, they recommend books that take readers beyond fictitious murders to the soul of the city.
• ‘An Immense World’ Is a Thrilling Tour of Nonhuman Perception. Ed Yong’s book urges readers to break outside their “sensory bubble” to consider the unique ways that dogs, dolphins, mice and other animals experience their surroundings.
• ‘The Last Resort’ Interrogates the Beach While Enjoying It. In her new book, Sarah Stodola tours seaside resorts and catalogs some of the damage they can do.
• The Life of Jean Rhys, a Uniquely Brilliant and Thorny Writer. Miranda Seymour’s “I Used to Live Here Once” is a biography of the author of “Wide Sargasso Sea,” who had a talent for facing hard truths.
• Nutcrackers, Sadism and Accounting. Our critic recommends old and new books.

Book Review

• Jess Walter’s End-of-the-World Fun. The author’s ninth work of fiction, “The Angel of Rome,” collects stories of lonely characters caught in their own versions of Sisyphean hell.
• Sensing the World Anew Through Other Species. Ed Yong talks about “An Immense World,” and Terry Alford discusses “In the Houses of Their Dead.”
• Three Women, ‘Hollowed Out and Ready to Burst’ Debut novels of women seeking solace in sex, in sitcoms, in the innocence they are denied.
• The Woman Who Vanished From Her Family’s Lush California Estate. In “Vera Kelly Lost and Found,” the final volume of Rosalie Knecht’s 1960s-era private detective trilogy, Vera searches for her missing girlfriend.
• In Flint, a Pull to Clearer Waters Down South. The photographer LaToya Ruby Frazier traveled to Michigan in 2016 to document the ongoing crisis that sent one family back to the fresh springs of Mississippi.
• How Droll: Story Collections Poke Fun at Human Contradiction. From Acapulco to Red Lobster, mushrooms to Middle Eastern Studies, new short fiction puts the tensions of modern life on full display.
• New in Paperback: ‘Let the Record Show’ and ‘Hell of a Book’ Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
• Party Animals? What happens when some of our favorite creatures are left to their own devices.
• 10 New Books We Recommend This Week. Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
• Patrick Radden Keefe Has One Big Rule for His Reading Time. “My iPhone must be dead, or secured in a lockbox of some sort,” says the journalist and author, whose latest book is the true-crime collection “Rogues.”
• At 10, ‘Dragons Love Tacos’ is Still Flying Off Shelves. Adam Rubin and Daniel Salmieri teamed up on a picture book about imaginary creatures and hot salsa. It took on a life of its own.
• The Picaresque Life of the Man Who Modernized Neuroscience. Benjamin Ehrlich’s “The Brain in Search of Itself” is a lovingly crafted biography of the Spanish scientist (and artist, and hypnotist) who showed us what our brains are made of.
• Risking Their Lives to Defy Hitler. Halik Kochanski’s “Resistance” traces the underground opposition to the Nazis across the continent of Europe.
• Newly Published, From Cookie Stores to Jean Rhys. A selection of books published this week.
• Asking the Hard Questions About Motherhood. Anna Hogeland’s debut novel, “The Long Answer,” grapples with the many forms motherhood takes, and doesn’t take.
• Children’s Stories for Adult Audiences. In the world of Hilary Mantel’s “Learning to Talk,” childhood can be a dangerous place.
• Between Fathers and Daughters, It’s Complicated. This Book Probes Why. Katherine Angel’s essay collection “Daddy Issues” examines our often prurient fascination with the dynamic, and that fascination’s inherent misogyny.
• He’s Working Through a Murder Case. And His Shadowy Past. In Javier Cercas’s novel “Even the Darkest Night,” a classic whodunit gives way to an origin story.
• The Thorny Politics of Translating a Belarusian Novel. How did the translators of “Alindarka’s Children,” by Alhierd Bacharevic, preserve the power dynamics between the book’s original languages?
• In This Y.A. Novel, the Grief Comes Before the Tragedy. Robin Benway’s new book, “A Year to the Day,” explores death and loss, but in reverse.
• When It Comes to Timber Theft, There Are No Clear-Cut Villains. Lyndsie Bourgon’s “Tree Thieves” casts the American environmental movement in all its complexity.
• A Medieval Dramedy Sheathed in Magic, and the Absurd. Ottessa Moshfegh’s fifth novel, “Lapvona,” is set in a corrupt fiefdom plagued by drought, famine and, well, plague.
• Building Back Better — One Community at a Time. Michelle Wilde Anderson’s “The Fight to Save the Town” highlights four places where citizens have come together to combat urban decline.
• Sisters Divided by China’s Divisions. Zhuqing Li’s “Daughters of the Flower Fragrant Garden” tells the story of a family ripped apart by the Communist victory in China.
• Facing Death During the Pandemic. Marie Brenner’s “The Desperate Hours” looks at how health care workers dealt with the perils of Covid.

Movies

• Five Horror Movies to Stream Now. This month’s picks are scary, but not too scary. (Except the one about the demon on a rampage. That’s very scary.)
• For the Most Complex Heroines in Animation, Look to Japan. The girls and women of anime tend to experience the conflicting emotions of real life. That’s because the auteurs try to create “an everyday, real person.”
• ‘Rise’ Review: To Be Giannis. The story of the real-life N.B.A. superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo is told with heartfelt charm in this endearing Disney+ biopic.
• ‘Beba’ Review: Learning From Ancestors. An Afro-Latina filmmaker explores her identity and generational trauma growing up in New York City and attending a predominantly white college.
• ‘Marcel the Shell With Shoes On’ Review: Bigger Isn’t Better. The one-inch-high shell voiced by Jenny Slate gets a feature-length vehicle, but the transition from YouTube fame is only partly successful.
• ‘Vedette’ Review: A Cow’s Trouble in Paradise. In this documentary, two French filmmakers meet a formidable Swiss cow and, under her impassive gaze, ruminate on her Alpine life.
• ‘We (Nous)’ Review: This Is Us. Alice Diop’s observational documentary is a beautiful, loose-limned portrait of Paris’s suburbs.
• ‘Olga’ Review: Tough Balancing Act for a Ukrainian Girl in Exile. Elie Grappe’s quietly poignant film about a young gymnast finds her torn between her passion and the violence gripping her country — in 2013.
• ‘Trevor: The Musical’ Review: He’s Coming Out. A bullied eighth grader learns to shine in this filmed version of the stage musical streaming on Disney+.
• ‘Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe’ Review: Chortles in Space. Even though you can guess what these two characters will say as they’re sucked into a black hole, their cosmic adventure still delivers new laughs.
• ‘Elvis’ Review: Shocking the King Back to Life. Austin Butler plays the singer, with Tom Hanks as his devilish manager, in Baz Luhrmann’s operatic, chaotic anti-biopic.
• Still Charming at 50: Luis Buñuel’s Greatest Hit. “The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeois” is a comedy of frustrations in which a sextet of super-civilized haute bourgeois repeatedly attempt and fail to sit down at dinner.
• ‘Flux Gourmet’ Review: Mastering the Art of Fringe Cooking. Peter Strickland’s latest film is a speculative comedy about art, desire and gastrointestinal discomfort.
• ‘The Human Trial’ Review: The Race for a Diabetes Cure. The married documentarians Lisa Hepner and Guy Mossman follow people with diabetes who put themselves forward as test subjects for a potential solution.
• ‘Wildhood’ Review: On the Road, Sorting Out Growing Up. Three young men explore their Indigenous heritage and questions about their gender and sexual identity in this film.
• ‘Apples’ Review: Forget Me Not. Amnesia strikes individuals at random in this absurdist dramedy from Greece, which may be too deadpan for its own good.
• ‘The Black Phone’ Review: The Dead Have Your Number. Ethan Hawke plays the big bad in this 1970s-set child-abduction thriller.
• ‘Love & Gelato’ Review: A Young Girl, Transfigured by Italy. A mother’s final wish leads her daughter to retrace her Roman holiday in this lighthearted coming-of-age story.
• ‘Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes’ Review: Excavating Images From the Fallout. This archival documentary uses footage from the former Soviet Union to reconstruct the nuclear disaster from the perspectives of people who were present.
• Penélope Cruz, Antonio Banderas and Their ‘Official Competition’ The two Spanish actors discuss working together on a satire about the film industry, how they feel about awards and how they get into character.
• ‘Disappearance at Clifton Hill,’ ‘Damsel’ and More Streaming Gems. Inventive riffs on murder mysteries, westerns and gangster movies are among the highlights of this month’s under-the-radar streaming recommendations.
• A Quiet Word With Italy’s Master of Horror. A 20-film retrospective in New York of the filmmaker Dario Argento’s work shows why he’s had audiences jumping out of their seats for nearly five decades.
• ‘The Story Won’t Die’ Review: Art in a Time of Crisis. This documentary about Syrian refugee artists explores the role of art in the face of war and displacement.
• ‘Granada Nights’ Review: Growing Abroad. This drama tells the hackneyed story of a lovelorn expatriate pulling himself together and dragging us around with him.
• ‘Lilo & Stitch’ at 20: How It Broke the Mold Long Before ‘Moana’ The animated fan favorite, released 20 years ago this week, featured nuanced depictions of Hawaii and strong female characters.
• How Real-Life and Fictional Horror Seeped Into ‘The Black Phone’ Influenced by “Rosemary’s Baby” and “The Devil’s Backbone,” the filmmaker wove details from his childhood into this supernatural movie starring Ethan Hawke.
• ‘Lightyear’ Opens at No. 2, as ‘Jurassic World’ Holds Strong. The Pixar movie’s estimated $51 million in North American sales fell short of expectations.
• ‘Civil: Ben Crump’ Review: What Becomes of a Missed Opportunity? The documentary “Civil” follows Ben Crump, the prominent attorney who has represented families affected by police violence, for one turbulent year.

Food

• The Simplest Salmon and Other Easy Recipes. A vegetable tofu curry, a tuna mayo rice bowl, a crispy-edged quesadilla: You don’t have to be great in the kitchen to get delicious results.
• A Creamy, Vegan Potato Salad You Can Linger Over. Tahini steps in for mayonnaise in this vegan take on the classic, finished with fresh and charred scallions.
• What to Cook This Weekend. Easy vegan peanut-butter maple ice cream, roasted mushroom larb and more recipes.
• Delicious Reasons to Make Your Own Kimchi. Cooking with homemade vegetarian kimchi is a joy, at every stage of the fermentation.
• Recipes Beginner Cooks Really Need. We have 10 new recipes packed with smart tips and nuggets of kitchen wisdom.
• Paella in a Can? If You Have the Proper Pan. A new paella kit from a chef in Valencia comes in seafood and vegetarian versions, to be added to rice to serve three or four.
• A Machete, a Shower of Pork and Other Magic in a Bronx Trailer. The Times’s star ratings return as our critic visits La Piraña Lechonera, a weekend party where one man serves up the rich flavors of Puerto Rico.
• A Three-Stop Bakery Crawl in the East Village. These bakeries all offer their own unique delights.
• Learn to Cook (and ❤️ It) in 10 Easy Dishes. Build confidence in the kitchen with these delicious recipes.
• Al Coro Opens in the Former Del Posto Space. An Italian restaurant with a Caprese influence, omakase in Chinatown, and more restaurant news.
• The Black Oysterman Taking Half Shells From the Bar to the Block. With the Real Mother Shuckers, Ben Harney Jr. wants to return oysters to ubiquity in New York City and honor the legacy of Black oystermen.
• Ice Cream Sandwiches Engineered by Food Names. You can order the desserts from the Musket Room, which is collaborating with chefs like JJ Johnson and Stefano Secchi and other food world personalities.
• A Nonalcoholic Red Wine Worth Bringing to the Party. Noughty, the maker of nonalcoholic sparkling wines, has added this red still made in South Africa to its lineup.
• ‘Stories of Japanese Tea’ Is a Guide for the Novice and Expert Alike. This easygoing handbook that examines just about every aspect of Japanese tea and provides recipes for tea-based food and cocktails.
• Grilling Tools That Will Last Much Longer Than One Summer. From Food52, the set by Schmidt Brothers Cutlery is safely long-handled and made from high-carbon stainless steel.
• These Spiced, Marinated Yogurt Balls Are Perfect for Snacking. Called Pariva, they come soaked in seasoned oil and are worth eating as is, spread on crackers or afloat in cold soups.
• What to Cook Right Now. Take the time for a rewarding crispy fried tofu sandwich, made either on the stovetop or in the oven.
• What to Cook This Week. Peanut butter-glazed salmon, chicken Caprese, fried egg quesadillas and more recipes to make very soon.

Wine, Beer & Cocktails

• Beer and Body Slams, as Craft Brewers and Wrestlers Get in the Ring. Small beer companies and independent wrestling leagues find that pairing their offerings attracts big crowds and big fun.
• How Does Temperature Affect Wine? In hot weather, it’s important to think about the weight and serving temperature of a wine, rather than its color.
• To Understand Alsace Whites, Look to the Past. The wines may be easy to enjoy, but they are hard to find in the United States. The reasons can be found in the recent history of the region.

Style

• A Detroit Designer Works From Home. Tracy Reese, whose clients include Michelle Obama, returned to her hometown to reimagine her approach to making clothes, from top to bottom.
• Christina Ricci’s Search for Authenticity. The actress, who grew up in the public eye, finally finds the role she’s been looking for.
• Will Monkeypox Concerns Affect Pride Weekend in New York? Some say they have changed their plans in response to the city’s 39 positive cases, while others plan to carry on as safely as they can.
• What Are Men Wearing Now? A reader looking to update their wardrobe wonders where to begin.
• Juul Users Prepare to Say Goodbye to Their Vape of Choice. After a Food and Drug Administration ruling against the company, fans of the brand said they appreciated its simple design. “I definitely will miss the Juuls,” a leather worker in Detroit said.
• Love Letter: A Never-Ending Non-Conversation. Is a breakup a breakup if it’s barely acknowledged?
• How Alton Mason Went from ‘Male Model of the Year’ to ‘Elvis’ Once known for doing back flips on the runway, the 24-year-old makes his acting debut playing Little Richard.
• What They Wanted. My grandparents died as they lived: on their own terms and holding hands.
• What’s Two ‘Yentas’ Plus One Senator? A Lifetime Together. Adam Topper and Jordan Manekin were set up in 2019 by two women they call “the yentas,” and later married by Senator Cory Booker.
• This Is How We Talk About Ending Things. First we agree to stop seeing each other. Then we pretend we never had that conversation.
• After Many High School Reunions, Classmates Become Newlyweds. As members of Indianola High School’s class of 1992, Brenda Langstraat and Ve Bui saw each other every five years. Eventually, those reunions led to love.
• Winning Her Heart Through His Way With Words. Alejandro Rojas and Jaclyn Belson met a year ago on the dating app Bumble. She was immediately drawn to his sense of humor. He was taken with her blue eyes.
• On Loving Day, a Celebration of Their Own Indefatigable Love. Ashley Burks and Anthony Misiak, an interracial couple, knew they were meant to be together after meeting in college, even if others didn’t.
• American Girl Doll Jokes Are All the Rage. The “We need an American Girl doll who …” memes suggests alternate story lines for the popular toys and provide sly social criticism.
• I Cheated on My Wife. Why Won’t She Get Over It? A reader is anguished to find that the road from confession to absolution isn’t always a direct path.
• Its ‘Demon’ Exorcised, a Floating Gay Party Series Returns. A year after a “demon twink” earned them outsize attention, the D.J. Ty Sunderland’s “Gayflower” parties kicked off a new season with a Spice Girls-themed event.
• Elvis Broke Fashion Boundaries, Too. He was many things, as a new biopic illustrates, but one of the least appreciated was his role as a gender pioneer.
• When Did Perfume Stop Being About Sex? Its decades-long grip on the global fragrance industry is slipping. You can thank changing views on sexual orientation and gender.
• What’s the Plan for the Tampon Shortage? As some consider switching to reusable menstrual products, factors like cost, accessibility and long-held personal preferences could be barriers.
• Dressing Simply, but Well. It’s Not So Simple. Upselling the suit was on the agenda during this Milan Fashion Week, when Italian men’s wear returned in glory.
• The Avatars Wear Prada. And Balenciaga and Thom Browne. Meta opens a new fashion store for the metaverse. Should you shop?
• Tiny Love Stories: ‘I Get So Weird Near Girls’ Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.
• Celebrating ‘Legends’ Who Catwalk Among Us. “Legends of Drag: Queens of a Certain Age,” a book out this month, spotlights drag elders.
• The Man Behind Fashion’s Most Famous Bob. Being Anna Wintour’s hairstylist may sound glamorous, but it’s his art practice that gets Andreas Anastasis talking.
• Pink Slip Dresses and Purple Tuxedos. The best outfits from the Apollo benefit, Tribeca Film Festival dinner and Opening Ceremony party.

News

• Nancy Pelosi’s Napa: Wealthy Friends and a Husband’s Porsche Crash. An accident shines a light on the House speaker’s California life among the vineyards.

Magazine

• 6 Cool Ice Pops to Make With Your Kids. It’s summer. Go wild.
• Judge John Hodgman on Phish Shows. A woman’s fiancé wants to drag her along. Must she go?
• When Raw Emotion Goes Viral. In the wake of a mass shooting, reaction videos fill a desperate need.
• The Ancient Art of Falconry at the Jersey Shore. How Ocean City cleared the gulls from its boardwalk — with falcons and hawks.
• Poem: ‘love & the memory of it’ Jay Hopler died last week. Illness streaks across this poem from his final collection — but also love.
• Inside the Push to Diversify the Book Business. For generations, America’s major publishers focused almost entirely on white readers. Now a new cadre of executives like Lisa Lucas is trying to open up the industry.
• The Man Who Made the Sari Haute. As his country’s most famous designer, Sabyasachi has persuaded Indians to see the luxury in their fashion heritage. Can he persuade Americans too?
• What Should You Do When Your Partner Lies About His Earnings? The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on a financial betrayal — and more.
• This Chicken Salad Has It All. The all-you-can-eat buffet that inspired Eric Kim’s crunchy won-ton chicken salad is gone. But the flavors remain.
• The Poet Who Taught Me to Be in Love With the World. Frank O’Hara’s greatest legacy might be his secular faith — in other people, and in everything around us.
• How to Imprint Ducklings. Hang around the ducklings right after they hatch. The birds open their eyes and immediately start looking for a caregiver.
• John Grisham Is Still Battling His Southern Demons. “It was such a hard-right-wing, racist society that I grew up in. I’ve come a long way.”

T Magazine

• A Zara Home Collaboration With Vincent Van Duysen. Plus: bungalows near a national park, a new sushi restaurant in Manhattan and more recommendations from T Magazine.
• The 25 Most Significant New York City Novels From the Last 100 Years. Four writers and one bookseller gathered over Zoom to make a list devoted to fiction in which the city is more than mere setting.

Travel

• In Southeast Asia, Luxury Hotel Bargains Aren’t Hard to Find. The region is emerging from Covid isolation only to find a dearth of the Chinese visitors who once flocked there. Some hotels are responding with deals for travelers from the U.S. and elsewhere.
• Meet the New Man Behind the National Park Service. The park service’s first Native American director, Charles F. Sams III, has plans to address overcrowding, improve accessibility and share the country’s untold stories.
• In New Orleans, Time-Tested Charms and Some Bright New Baubles. Immersive art, bespoke hotels and restaurants that range from Creole to a ‘tropical roadhouse’ are only a few of the offerings awaiting visitors.
• A Gay Pilot Reflects on What Travel Means to Queer Folks. As Pride is celebrated around the world, a traveler recalls the cities that helped shape his identity and dreams.
• Nonbinary Airline Passengers Ask: What’s Gender Got to Do With It? Despite recent federal changes meant to better include gender-diverse travelers, most U.S. airlines still require passengers to select “male” or “female” when booking a ticket.
• Finding Traces of Harriet Tubman on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. A historian marks the 200th birthday of a fearless conductor of the Underground Railroad with a visit to her birthplace, only to learn how climate change is washing away memories of “the ultimate outdoors woman.”
• A Herd in Exile: Riding Horses on Mozambique’s Bazaruto Archipelago. A photographer spent a few weeks helping run a horseback riding program on the white-sand beaches of Benguerra Island. Here’s what she saw.

Real Estate

• How to Survive a Rental Bidding War. As the rental market convulses with a dearth of listings and intense demand, list prices can be deceptive. Here’s how to handle a bidding war.
• John Legend and Chrissy Teigen Sell a Pair of Penthouses in NoLIta. The couple got nearly $16.8 million, making it one of the largest closings in New York City in June. The biggest, a Midtown penthouse, sold for around $56 million.
• Looking for Affordable Housing in New York? Here’s Where to Find It. Enter your household income and size, and we’ll tell you what housing programs you may be eligible for and how to apply.
• When the Rent Rushes Relationships. Soaring rents across the country have motivated some young couples to move in together earlier than they planned.
• These Homeowners Decided to Rent Again. Some homeowners looked at rising home prices and decided to get out while the going was still good. Now they’re renters again.
• New York City Rent Increase: What You Need to Know. The increase will be the highest in nearly a decade.
• ‘Rent, Forever’: The Price of Living in New York City. Most New Yorkers will never own their homes, and yet people keep coming. Why?
• Homes for Sale in Westchester and Connecticut. This week’s available properties are a five-bedroom house in Ossining, N.Y., and a four-bedroom in Westport, Conn.
• Homes for Sale in Westchester and Connecticut. This week’s available properties are a five-bedroom house in Ossining, N.Y., and a four-bedroom in Westport, Conn.
• Homes for Sale in New York City. This week’s available properties are on the Upper East Side, in Kensington and in Forest Hills.
• Homes for Sale in New York City. This week’s available properties are on the Upper East Side, in Kensington and in Forest Hills.
• Cost of Owning a Home Surges Above the Cost of Renting One. A new report shows that having a mortgage is far more expensive than having a lease, a disparity that is helping to cool a red-hot housing market.
• Seeking a West Village Rental for Less Than $3,000. Which Option Did She Choose? When a pandemic price hike forced her out of her one-bedroom apartment, a downtown renter searched for something comparable that she could afford. Here’s what she found.
• House Hunting on Anguilla: Modern Elegance, Steps From the Caribbean. This January saw some of the island’s highest tourism numbers in recent years, lending some momentum to a rebounding sales market.
• A Six-Bedroom Beachfront Perch for $3.5 Million. A contemporary six-bedroom villa on the southern coast of Anguilla, an island in the eastern Caribbean Sea, is on the market for $3.5 million.
• $625,000 Homes in Oregon, Louisiana and Georgia. A Tudor Revival house in Portland, a Craftsman bungalow in Baton Rouge and a two-family home in Savannah.
• $625,000 Homes in Oregon, Louisiana and Georgia. A Tudor Revival house in Portland, a Craftsman bungalow in Baton Rouge and a two-family home in Savannah.
• These Curious-Looking Plants Have an Addictive Appeal. If you’re hooked on houseplants like Monstera, Philodendron and pothos, wait until you meet the other members of the aroid family.
• The Addictive Appeal of Aroids. If you’re hooked on houseplants like Monstera, Philodendron and pothos, wait until you meet the other members of the aroid family.
• East Williamsburg, Brooklyn: A ‘Gritty, Industrial Vibe,’ With Pliable Borders. Those nostalgic for 1980s New York will find much to love in this neighborhood, where buildings are slathered in graffiti and stylish young people fill the streets.
• Living In ... East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Those nostalgic for 1980s New York will find much to love in this area, where buildings are slathered in graffiti and stylish people fill the streets.
• Paying $40,000 a Month in Brooklyn, and Other Sky-High Rents. Across the city, landlords and brokers have been testing the upper limits as rental rates soar and available inventory declines.
• There’s Never Been a Better Time for an Outdoor Dinner Party. Here’s how to make your dinner — and your summer — a memorable one.
• $2.9 Million Homes in California. A modern farmhouse in Los Angeles, a Spanish-style home in Kensington and a midcentury-modern retreat in Palm Springs.
• $2.9 Million Homes in California. A modern farmhouse in Los Angeles, a Spanish-style home in Kensington and a midcentury-modern retreat in Palm Springs.
• Homes That Sold for Around $1 Million. Recent residential sales in New York City and the region.

Health

• Juul Gets Temporary Reprieve to Keep Selling Its E-Cigarettes. The company is appealing the F.D.A.’s decision to ban sales of its vaping products.
• The Sleep Debt Collector Is Here. Recent studies in humans and mice have shown that late nights and early mornings may cause long lasting damage to your brain.
• Scientists Zero In on Origins of the Monkeypox Outbreak. Even as cases rise, genetic analysis suggests that the virus has been silently circulating in people since 2018.
• The C.D.C. recommends Moderna’s vaccine as an option for children and teens aged 6 through 17. Pfizer-BioNTech’s Covid vaccine has been available to children 5 through 15 since last year and to Americans 16 and older since late 2020.
• F.D.A. Orders Juul to Stop Selling E-Cigarettes. The agency ruled against the company’s application to stay on the market, a decisive blow to a once-popular vaping brand that appealed to teenagers.
• An Outbreak of Meningococcal Disease in Florida Is Growing, the C.D.C. Says. So far, 26 cases, including seven deaths, have been identified, primarily in men who have sex with men.
• Britain Declares National Incident After Poliovirus Found in London. No cases of polio have been identified so far, but health officials urged those who were not fully immunized to seek vaccines immediately.
• F.D.A. Set to Propose Lower Nicotine Levels in Cigarettes. The move would be an effort to further wean Americans from addictive tobacco products and reduce smoking-related illnesses.
• Despite Another Covid Surge, Deaths Stay Near Lows. Most Americans now carry some immune protection, experts said, whether from vaccines, infection or both.
• Tattoo Artists Face a Grayer Palette in Europe. The E.U. has prohibited some pigments, deeming them potentially hazardous to humans. Artists and manufacturers around the world are struggling to find replacements.
• C.D.C. Recommends Covid-19 Vaccines for Children Under 5. Dr. Rochelle P. Walensky, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, endorsed the decision after a scientific panel backed the shots despite reservations about a paucity of data.
• Vaccines for Young Children Are Coming, but Many Parents Have Tough Questions. The vaccines seem safe for children and are likely to protect against severe illness. But data on efficacy are thin, and most children have already been infected.
• C.D.C. recommends vaccinations of young children. A scientific panel endorsed the shots despite reservations about the paucity of data, and the C.D.C. director quickly endorsed the decision.

Well

• The Joy in Finding Your Chosen Family. For L.G.B.T.Q. people, the bonds between friends can be liberating and transformative. Five of these close-knit communities tell their stories.
• Your child is almost 5. Here’s what some experts say about Covid vaccine options for that age group. Parents of 4-year-olds should start the vaccination process as soon as possible, according to experts, even if that means beginning with the lower-dose version.

Eat

• Daily Harvest Recalls Lentil and Leek Crumbles After Consumers Fall Ill. With nearly 500 reports of sickness, and viral posts from influencers, the company and experts are now trying to figure out what happened.

Family

• The Voices of Men Affected by Abortion. In light of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, advocates from all sides of the issue have called for men to be part of the conversation. The Times heard from hundreds who wanted to share their stories.

Live

• How to Cultivate a Green Thumb. If you are known to turn a lush house plant into a rotting carcass, here are a few expert tips for making greenery thrive.
• Weekly Health Quiz: Bathroom Germs, Better Sleep, Cannabis. Test your knowledge of this week’s health news.
• How Bad Are the Germs in Public Restrooms, Really? Communal bathrooms can harbor plenty of pathogens, but simple precautions will help keep them at bay.

Mind

• A Psychedelic Renaissance at the V.A. Four Veterans Affairs clinicians, frustrated with existing treatments for addiction and PTSD, have turned to drugs the government still deems illegal.
• Psychosis, Addiction, Chronic Vomiting: As Weed Becomes More Potent, Teens Are Getting Sick. With THC levels close to 100 percent, today’s cannabis products are making some teenagers highly dependent and dangerously ill.

Move

• Kayaking: An Outdoor Adventure and a Full-Body Workout. Watercraft sales exploded during the pandemic, and many more garages now have kayaks in them. But do you know how to get the best workout in one?

Smarter Living

Wirecutter

• Ask Wirecutter: Internet While Camping? A reader asks how to find reliable internet while vacationing somewhere remote.

Times Insider

• Reporting on the Future, Now. Cade Metz, a technology correspondent for The Times, shares how he approaches his reporting and what excites him most about the beat.
• On the Congo River, Following a Logger’s Dangerous Journey. To understand the perilous, often illegal logging industry in the Congo Basin, we needed to get out on the water ourselves.
• Discovering Black Family Heirlooms and the Stories Behind Them. The Narrative Projects team asked photographers to document objects that represented their family histories.

Today’s Paper

• Quotation of the Day: Nonbinary Air Travelers Continue to Face a Male-or-Female World. Quotation of the Day for Saturday, June 25, 2022.
• Quotation of the Day: Title IX Promised Gender Equity. But Who Enforced It? Parents. Quotation of the Day for Friday, June 24, 2022.
• Quotation of the Day: Jewish Political Clout at Risk In a Changing New York City. Quotation of the Day for Thursday, June 23, 2022.
• Quotation of the Day: Retired at 4, Wasabi Continues To Carry Himself Like a Champion. Quotation of the Day for Wednesday, June 22, 2022.
• Quotation of the Day: For Decades, Fighters Were Cool. Not Anymore. Quotation of the Day for Tuesday, June 21, 2022.
• Quotation of the Day: Gun Proposals Rely on a Vast, Flawed System. Quotation of the Day for Monday, June 20, 2022.
• Quotation of the Day: A Key Hurdle for Prosecutors: Proving What Trump Believed. Quotation of the Day for Sunday, June 19, 2022.

Corrections

• Corrections: June 25, 2022. Corrections that appeared in print on Saturday, June 25, 2022.
• Corrections: June 24, 2022. Corrections that appeared in print on Friday, June 24, 2022.
• Corrections: June 23, 2022. Corrections that appeared in print on Thursday, June 23, 2022.
• Corrections: June 22, 2022. Corrections that appeared in print on Wednesday, June 22, 2022.
• Corrections: June 21, 2022. Corrections that appeared in print on Tuesday, June 21, 2022.
• No Corrections: June 20, 2022. No corrections appeared in print on Monday, June 20, 2022.
• Corrections: June 19, 2022. Corrections that appeared in print on Sunday, June 19, 2022.

The Learning Network

• Summer Reading Contest, Week 3: What Got Your Attention in The Times This Week? To participate, submit your response here by July 1 at 9 a.m. Eastern. This week’s winners will be announced on July 12.
• 23 On-Demand Webinars for Teachers. Build your own professional development with our collection of free webinars on teaching with The New York Times across the curriculum.
• Runners-Up From Our 9th Annual Student Editorial Contest. Dress codes, book bans, bike racks and social media activism. Teenagers tackle these issues and more in these 18 runners-up essays.
• Endangered Languages Are Worth Saving. We are honoring the Top 11 winners of our Student Editorial Contest by publishing their essays. This one is by Zoe Yu, age 17.
• How Fast Fashion Became Faster — and Worse for the Earth. We are honoring the Top 11 winners of our Student Editorial Contest by publishing their essays. This one is by Evelyn Wang, age 17.
• Megaconstellations: ‘Stars’ You Don’t Want to See in the Sky. We are honoring the Top 11 winners of our Student Editorial Contest by publishing their essays. This one is by Katherine Shao, age 16.
• Black, White and Somewhere in Between. We are honoring the Top 11 winners of our Student Editorial Contest by publishing their essays. This one is by Louisa Rosenberg-Chiriboga, age 15.
• After Treatment Comes a New Battle, and Cancer Patients Aren’t Prepared. We are honoring the Top 11 winners of our Student Editorial Contest by publishing their essays. This one is by Emerson Riter, age 15.

en Español

• ‘Cuba es de todos’: muchas estrellas cubanas todavía sueñan con participar en el Clásico Mundial de Béisbol. Un grupo de jugadores disidentes cubanos de las grandes ligas, a quienes se les prohibió representar a su antiguo país, está presionando para formar su propio equipo. Te presentamos a los Cubanos.
• Unos mensajes de texto me salvaron de la tristeza. Mientras mi padre luchaba contra el cáncer, un coqueteo me permitió distraerme y sobrellevar una época muy difícil.
• La Iglesia católica critica al gobierno de México por el asesinato de dos sacerdotes. El gobierno ha fracasado por años en la tarea de detener la creciente violencia y el consiguiente clamor público, pero la voz de la iglesia no puede ser desestimada fácilmente.
• La Corte Suprema de EE. UU. revoca Roe contra Wade y anula el derecho al aborto. La decisión, que elimina el derecho constitucional al aborto después de casi 50 años, supondrá la prohibición total del procedimiento en cerca de la mitad de los estados.
• Protestas en Ecuador por el aumento de precios de combustibles y alimentos. La capital del país está en buena medida paralizada por los manifestantes, y el gobierno dice que ha perdido el control de una pequeña ciudad en la Amazonía a manos de manifestantes con armas, lanzas y explosivos.
• Una marihuana más potente. Los efectos de vapes, gomitas y otros productos con alta concentración de THC en el cerebro adolescente y más para el fin de semana.
• Un pedazo de cerdo, un machete y un bocado de Puerto Rico en pleno Bronx. Nuestro crítico de restaurantes visita La Piraña Lechonera, una fiesta de fin de semana donde un hombre sirve y conserva los sabores antiguos de Puerto Rico.
• ‘Tenemos lo que tenemos’: buena parte de la élite rusa no da señales de desafiar a Putin. Casi ningún multimillonario ruso se ha pronunciado enérgicamente contra la guerra en Ucrania, a pesar de que las sanciones han congelado miles de millones de dólares en sus activos occidentales.
• Andy Garcia es el padre de la novia por partida triple. El actor, que interpreta el papel en la pantalla y la vida real esta temporada, dice que comprende al severo personaje: “Es una amalgama de todas las personas que he conocido, incluyéndome a mí”.
• Psicosis, adicción y vómitos crónicos: la marihuana se vuelve más potente y los adolescentes se enferman. Los productos de cannabis con niveles de THC cercanos al 100 por ciento provocan dependencia y una serie de síntomas que incluyen psicosis, vómitos crónicos y otras afecciones.
• ‘Tendría el mayor impacto en la salud pública’: la FDA podría exigir la disminución de la nicotina en los cigarrillos. La medida sería un esfuerzo para alejar aún más a los estadounidenses de los productos de tabaco adictivos y reducir las enfermedades relacionadas con el tabaquismo.
• La rutina de la alegría. Una experta nos recomienda seis movimientos que, según las investigaciones, te pondrán de buenas.
• ‘Si te lo tomas todo a pecho, enloqueces’: así viven los trabajadores funerarios en Ucrania. Quienes trabajan en los cementerios y las morgues de Ucrania soportan distintas presiones al tener que ocuparse del creciente número de víctimas de la guerra.
• El jefe de la policía estatal dice que la respuesta al tiroteo en Uvalde fue un ‘fracaso abyecto’ El director del Departamento de Seguridad Pública dijo que los policías perdieron tiempo buscando la llave de la puerta de un salón de clases que “nunca fue necesaria”.
• ‘No esperen, no esperen’: las mujeres negras son más afectadas por el cáncer uterino. Se espera que en unos años, este tipo de cáncer poco conocido sea el tercero más frecuente entre las mujeres. Los expertos instan a una mayor sensibilización para la detección y tratamiento oportuno.
• ‘Estamos al borde de un abismo’: seis claves para entender la crisis del gobierno de Israel. Los israelíes regresarán a las urnas por quinta vez, en menos de cuatro años.
• ¿Cuál es el riesgo de usar los baños públicos? Los baños comunales pueden tener bacterias y virus, pero algunas precauciones sirven para disminuir los riesgos.
• Prometió transformar a Colombia como presidente, ¿podrá cumplir? Durante su campaña, el candiato de izquierda Gustavo Petro propuso importantes reformas. Después de ganar las elecciones del domingo tendrá que demostrar que es capaz de implementar esos cambios.
• Las democracias no siempre se comportan de manera democrática. Cuando los líderes políticos se enfrentan a una crisis constitucional, como la del 6 de enero en EE. UU., el proceso de decidir colectivamente cómo responder puede ser desordenado, arbitrario y, a veces, cambiar la naturaleza del propio sistema.
• Un juicio penal contra Donald Trump tendría desafíos para el Departamento de Justicia. Durante las audiencias del comité que investiga el asalto al Capitolio han surgido pruebas y testimonios que aumentan la presión para iniciar un proceso judicial contra el expresidente. Pero especialistas legales consideran que sería un caso difícil.
• El martes más largo de 2022. Solsticio de verano, escasez de fertilizante, osos polares en crisis y más para estar al día.
• ¿Insomnio de verano? Aquí hay algunas recomendaciones. Aunque los cambios estacionales pueden afectar tu sueño, hay estrategias para dormir más profundamente cuando hace calor.
• ‘Están muy aislados’: científicos descubren una población de osos polares que sobrevive con menos hielo marino. El cambio climático sigue siendo una amenaza para los animales, pero un nuevo hallazgo sugiere que una pequeña cantidad podría sobrevivir más tiempo conforme se calienta el Ártico.
• La aprobación de vacunas contra la COVID-19 para niños entre 6 meses y 5 años en cuatro puntos clave. En Estados Unidos se autorizaron las vacunas de Moderna y Pfizer para niños a partir de 6 meses después de un debate de tres horas y media. Los especialistas llegaron a cuatro grandes conclusiones.
• El arte chicano tiene casa nueva en Riverside: el Cheech. Con la inauguración del Centro para el Arte y la Cultura Chicana Cheech Marin, su fundador quiere inspirar un renacimiento en una región de California que carece de fondos públicos para las artes.
• Así fue como una secta religiosa hizo que Google acabara demandada. Un productor de video afirma que fue despedido después de quejarse porque una organización religiosa en California dominaba una unidad de negocios en Google.
• Gustavo Petro gana las elecciones y será el primer presidente de izquierda de Colombia. La victoria del exrebelde y senador veterano sitúa al tercer país más poblado de América Latina en un nuevo rumbo.
• Gustavo Petro gana y Colombia tendrá a su primer presidente de izquierda. La victoria del exrebelde y senador veterano pone a la tercera nación más poblada de América Latina en un camino completamente nuevo.
• Antes de dedicarse a la política, Petro formó parte de una guerrilla urbana. Gustavo Petro perteneció al M-19, surgido en 1970 en respuesta a un supuesto fraude en las elecciones presidenciales de ese año. Era más pequeño que la principal fuerza guerrillera del país, las FARC.
• Francia Márquez, activista y ex empleada doméstica, es la vicepresidenta de Colombia. Márquez llamó la atención hacia las disparidades del país y abrió una franca discusión nacional sobre el racismo y el clasismo, asuntos que rara vez se tocan en los círculos políticos del poder.
• Votaciones en Colombia: ‘El país entero está pidiendo un cambio’ Dos candidatos con planes de gobierno y formaciones muy distintas se enfrentan el domingo en la segunda vuelta de las elecciones colombianas. Estas son sus principales propuestas.
• Por qué enloquecen los gatos con la hierba gatera. Un estudio reciente revela que la reacción felina a esta y a otra planta ayuda a ahuyentar a los mosquitos y a otros insectos chupasangres.
• Emma Thompson y el reto de desnudarse en pantalla a los 63 años. La actriz tomó la decisión de quitarse la ropa. Dice que ha sido lo más difícil que ha hecho en sus cuatro décadas de carrera.
• El estigma errado de la soltería. Ya es hora de que dejemos de privilegiar las conexiones románticas sobre todas las demás.

Opinión

• El futuro de la agricultura tiene un problema. Cada vez más vegetales se cultivan en interiores con una forma de cultivo llamada agricultura de entorno controlado. Tiene el potencial para ayudar a alimentar al planeta pero la huella de carbono es alta.
• Así se ven los animales a sí mismos. Los documentales de vida silvestre ya no solo filman a los animales: ahora también tienen historias de amor, violencia o perseverancia. En vez de hacer esto, podríamos intentar observarlos a través de sus propios ojos.
• ¿De verdad Estados Unidos no está en guerra en Ucrania? La definición de la palabra “guerra” se ha vuelto confusa.
• El mundo tiene que elegir: cooperar o colapsar. La COVID-19, el cambio climático y la posibilidad de una crisis alimentaria global demuestran que los problemas del mundo están muy ligados entre sí. Y también las soluciones.
• Criptomonedas, Rolex, tenis de lujo: el temor de perderse de la moda ha impulsado la economía. Para millones de personas, el bitcóin, al igual que antes los bienes raíces y las puntocom, ofrecía la esperanza de escapar de salarios y trabajos sin salida.
• Me casé con la persona equivocada. Y me alegro de haberlo hecho. La elección de permanecer en un matrimonio por todo tipo de razones no románticas puede ser una decisión buena e incluso valiente.

Gameplay

• Spelling Bee Forum. Feeling stuck on today’s puzzle? We can help.
• Cause of an Uprising? Adam Aaronson drops in with a slick Saturday puzzle.
• Spelling Bee Forum. Feeling stuck on today’s puzzle? We can help.
• Variety: Just Saying. Will Shortz displays some hard-to-read expressions.
• Queen’s Protection. Sophia Maymudes and Margaret Seikel offer solvers a sizzling puzzle.
• Spelling Bee Forum. Feeling stuck on today’s puzzle? We can help.
• Photosynthetic Process. Jeff Chen’s puzzle gives us twice the bang for our buck.
• Spelling Bee Forum. Feeling stuck on today’s puzzle? We can help.
• Missing Letters. Kate Hawkins encourages us to move on.
• Spelling Bee Forum. Feeling stuck on today’s puzzle? We can help.
• Many an Expert Hobbyist. Alex Eaton-Salners’s puzzle is an instant success.
• Spelling Bee Forum. Feeling stuck on today’s puzzle? We can help.
• Beginnerish. Christopher Youngs’s puzzle is a good place for a newbie to start solving.
• Spelling Bee Forum. Feeling stuck on today’s puzzle? We can help.
• Some Light Reading. Jeremy Newton’s puzzle makes us look both ways.
• Diary of a Spelling Bee Fanatic. Entries for the week of June 13, 2022.

Chess

• Chess Replay: You Versus Karjakin. Take on Sergey Karjakin in a recreation of a World Championship game in New York, 2016. Solve for the best series of moves.
• A Queen in Any Other Language. The history of how the queen became the most powerful piece in chess.
• Chess Replay: You Versus Ossipov. Take on Ossipov in a recreation of a Tuesday Night Marathon game in San Francisco, 2006. Solve for the best series of moves.
• Chess Replay: You Versus Litov. Take on Litov in a recreation of a simultaneous exhibition game in Serpukhov, 1915. Solve for the best series of moves.

Special Series

• Shakespeare Foreshadowed Our Current Malaise. With doubt and melancholy, Hamlet and Ophelia faced a reality as wrenching as our own.
• How a Cyborg Challenges Reality. In a letter to a fellow poet, the author details a shared truth among disabled people.
• A Source of Comfort in Our Search for Quantum Meaning. Effective theories in physics can help us measure and examine reality, despite the many things we do not yet know.
• Lo que alimenta nuestra alma. Para uno de los chefs más innovadores de la gastronomía moderna, la pregunta por la realidad lo lleva directo a la cocina y a reflexionar sobre qué significa comer bien.
• What Nourishes the Soul. The question of reality sends one of the world’s most innovative chefs back to the kitchen to ponder what it means to eat well.
• In a Parallel Universe, Another You. As they probe the secrets of the cosmos, scientists question whether our reality is but one in a multiverse.
• God and Horses at the Pre-Apocalypse. The reality of climate change is upon us, but there’s reason for hope.