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style="-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;border-bottom:1px solid #ccc;color:inherit">German Lopez</a></p></td></tr><tr><td height="15"></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p style="display:block;color:#333;font:400 18.5px/26px georgia,serif;margin:0 0 10px"><span>Good morning. Today, we’re covering the escalating war in Ukraine — as well as Trump’s appointments, Gaza’s wounded and Rafael Nadal’s retirement.</span></p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:100%"><tbody><tr><td height="20"></td></tr><tr><td height="14" width="100%" style="background-color:#000;font-size:0;line-height:0"></td></tr><tr><td height="20"></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:100%"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align:center"><img width="500" height="500" class="css-8y44if" src="https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/14/multimedia/20themorning-nl-russia-ukraine/20themorning-nl-russia-ukraine-jumbo-v3.jpg" alt="A missile is launched from the ground with a fiery trail across a blue sky." style="display:inline-block;width:83%;max-width:500px;height:auto;padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:0;line-height:0"></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;width:100%;padding-top:6px;padding-bottom:20px;line-height:12px" width="100%" align="center"><span class="css-14c9rv6" style="width:83%;max-width:500px;display:inline-block;text-align:left"><span class="css-9ddn05" style="color:#666;font:normal 12px georgia,serif">An ATACMS missile. </span><span style="margin:0;font:11px/11px georgia,serif;color:#888;letter-spacing:.01em;padding-left:5px">John Hamilton/White Sands Missile Range, via Associated Press</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><h1 class="css-1uernw8" style="color:#000;font:700 31px/34px nyt-cheltenham,georgia,serif;margin:0 0 10px"><span>A new phase</span></h1><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span>The war in Ukraine is escalating quickly and unpredictably. Ukraine is now using U.S.-made missiles to strike inside Russia, with President Biden’s permission. Russia has raised the threat of nuclear weapons. It has also sacrificed thousands of troops to take more territory in eastern Ukraine, achieving </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/3TJ9sO9Vl2mqfW7PWSHBJQ~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpIE-RP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyNC8xMC8zMS93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvcnVzc2lhLWdhaW5zLXVrcmFpbmUtbWFwcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDExMjAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTQwMTA0Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9MjA4NjcyMzE2JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTgzNjM5JnVzZXJfaWQ9N2IwYjJhMzhlZDBlODQ4ZmMzMzNmZDg5MDhiOWQwYjZXA255dEIKZz2Ryj1nFup_vlIVdmFjbmNhYm9hcmRAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline">its largest gains in more than two years</a><span>.</span></p><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span>At the same time, an end to the war seems closer than ever. Donald Trump has promised to negotiate a truce quickly once he takes office in January. Given how much Ukraine depends on the United States, Trump could force Ukraine to accept a deal.</span></p><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span>These things — the recent escalations and a potential end to the war — are related. As Russia and Ukraine prepare for a potential peace deal, they are working to improve their negotiating positions. That reality has kicked off a dangerous and urgent phase of the war, although one that could last only a few months.</span></p><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span>Today’s newsletter will explain the recent events and what could come next.</span></p><h2 style="color:#000;font:700 24px/31px nyt-cheltenham,georgia,serif;margin:0 0 10px"><span>Ratcheting up</span></h2><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span>The recent events in Ukraine can be summarized as a series of escalations. After Ukraine lost territory on its eastern front, it opened a northern front this past summer in the Russian region of Kursk. It grabbed Russian territory for the first time in the war, and has managed to hold the land. Russia then recruited more than 10,000 soldiers from North Korea to try to reclaim the area.</span></p><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span>Washington saw North Korea’s involvement as a big deal. After all, Russia has warned the West against sending any of its own troops in Ukraine’s defense. Yet Russia turned around and got outside help.</span></p><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span>In response, the United States has allowed Ukraine to fire American-made long-range missiles into Russian territory. Ukraine did so for the first time yesterday, hitting an ammunition depot.</span></p><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span>The specific missiles, known as ATACMS, do not have the range to hit Moscow. “U.S. officials do not want to see ATACMS flying at the Kremlin,” said my colleague Julian Barnes, who covers international security. “That’s not what this is about.” Instead, Ukraine can use the missiles to weaken Russian advances and hold territory in Kursk and elsewhere.</span></p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:100%"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align:center"><img width="500" height="500" class="css-8y44if" src="https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/11/19/briefing/oakImage-1732051641242/oakImage-1732051641242-jumbo.png" alt="A map of Ukraine and the surrounding region shows the territory held by Russia and the territory held by Ukraine. The map also shows the range of the ATACMS missiles into Russia." style="display:inline-block;width:83%;max-width:500px;height:auto;padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:0;line-height:0"></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;width:100%;padding-top:3px;padding-bottom:20px;line-height:12px" width="100%" align="center"><span class="css-bcxqfb" style="width:83%;max-width:500px;display:inline-block;text-align:right"><span style="margin:0;font:11px/11px georgia,serif;color:#888;letter-spacing:.01em;padding-left:0">Source: The Institute for the Study of War With American Enterprise Institute’s Critical Threats | By Samuel Granados and Leanne Abraham</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span>Why are U.S. officials so cautious about how Ukraine uses these weapons? Russia’s actions yesterday offer an explanation. It declared the right to respond with a nuclear weapon to an attack by a nonnuclear nation (Ukraine, presumably) that’s supported by a nuclear-armed country (the United States). Since the beginning of the war, Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin, has used the threat of nukes to deter Western involvement. To some extent, the threat has worked. It previously kept Americans from supplying ATACMS and fighter jets, for instance.</span></p><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span>Putin is not actually closer to using nukes, American officials say. But the consequences of a nuclear conflict are so large — potentially world-ending — that even a tiny or slightly growing risk is alarming.</span></p><h2 style="color:#000;font:700 24px/31px nyt-cheltenham,georgia,serif;margin:0 0 10px"><span>Seeking the best deal</span></h2><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span>There’s another factor behind Biden’s decision to let Ukraine strike inside Russia: the coming Trump administration.</span></p><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span>Trump has indicated that he will not offer the same level of military support to Ukraine that Biden has. He wants to end the war as soon as possible. He will likely try to force both sides to negotiate some sort of truce, even if Ukraine doesn’t regain its territory in the process.</span></p><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span>That means Ukraine is running out of time to improve its negotiating position. If it can hold on to parts of Kursk, maybe it can trade the area for more of its eastern territory held by Russia. In other words, Ukraine’s strength at the bargaining table depends on fending off Russian and North Korean troops in the coming months.</span></p><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span>Russia is trying to improve its own hand, too. It has pushed farther into eastern Ukraine despite </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/Ipy_9mcu7U2hf1sX1KSxbQ~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpIE-RP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMS8xOS93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvcnVzc2lhLXRyb29wcy1sb3NzZXMtdWtyYWluZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDExMjAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTQwMTA0Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9MjA4NjcyMzE2JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTgzNjM5JnVzZXJfaWQ9N2IwYjJhMzhlZDBlODQ4ZmMzMzNmZDg5MDhiOWQwYjZXA255dEIKZz2Ryj1nFup_vlIVdmFjbmNhYm9hcmRAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline">staggering losses</a><span>. (As of last month, the war had left 600,000 to 700,000 Russian troops dead or wounded, Western officials estimate.) Russia continues its brutal campaign knowing that every inch of land it claims now could be kept for good.</span></p><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span>All of this adds up to a bit of a paradox: Peace may be around the corner, but the fighting could get bloodier as both sides try to position themselves for a more favorable deal.</span></p><h2 style="color:#000;font:700 24px/31px nyt-cheltenham,georgia,serif;margin:0 0 10px"><span>For more</span></h2><div style="margin:0 auto;max-width:600px;width:100%"><table><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0 0 5px"><ul class="css-14t63jt" style="color:#333;font:10px georgia,serif;text-align:left;padding-left:50px"><li style="margin:0 0 10px 0;line-height:27.5px"><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">The U.S. has </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/afG_1JbZjmECw4TQbNUyKQ~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpIE-RP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMS8yMC93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvdXMtZW1iYXNzeS11a3JhaW5lLXdhcm5pbmcuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQxMTIwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE0MDEwNCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTIwODY3MjMxNiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE4MzYzOSZ1c2VyX2lkPTdiMGIyYTM4ZWQwZTg0OGZjMzMzZmQ4OTA4YjlkMGI2VwNueXRCCmc9kco9Zxbqf75SFXZhY25jYWJvYXJkQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">closed its embassy in Kyiv</a><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">, Ukraine’s capital, and told employees to shelter in place, warning that Russia was planning a significant air attack.</span></li><li style="margin:0 0 10px 0;line-height:27.5px"><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">Biden authorized the </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/a/abCWENMwPnGZ8kvlYM8i-w~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpIE-RP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cud2FzaGluZ3RvbnBvc3QuY29tL25hdGlvbmFsLXNlY3VyaXR5LzIwMjQvMTEvMTkvYmlkZW4tbGFuZG1pbmVzLXVrcmFpbmUtcnVzc2lhLz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQxMTIwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE0MDEwNCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTIwODY3MjMxNiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE4MzYzOSZ1c2VyX2lkPTdiMGIyYTM4ZWQwZTg0OGZjMzMzZmQ4OTA4YjlkMGI2VwNueXRCCmc9kco9Zxbqf75SFXZhY25jYWJvYXJkQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">provision of some land mines to Ukraine</a><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">, The Washington Post reports. Kyiv has sought the weapons — which Russia uses liberally on the front line — since the beginning of the war.</span></li><li style="margin:0 0 10px 0;line-height:27.5px"><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">The U.S. has grown used to </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/pdLr0SQMFVQTXdW5DVxcnA~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpIE-RP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMS8xOS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9ydXNzaWEtbnVjbGVhci13ZWFwb25zLXVrcmFpbmUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQxMTIwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE0MDEwNCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTIwODY3MjMxNiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE4MzYzOSZ1c2VyX2lkPTdiMGIyYTM4ZWQwZTg0OGZjMzMzZmQ4OTA4YjlkMGI2VwNueXRCCmc9kco9Zxbqf75SFXZhY25jYWJvYXJkQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">Russia’s threat of nuclear weapons</a><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">, David Sanger writes.</span></li><li style="margin:0 0 10px 0;line-height:27.5px"><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">Along some stretches of the front, Kyiv’s forces are </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/4XIL8Sv0J_RvRxdwMa3tFQ~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpIE-RP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMS8yMC93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvcnVzc2lhLXVrcmFpbmUtd2FyLWF0dGFja3MtdHJ1bXAuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQxMTIwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE0MDEwNCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTIwODY3MjMxNiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE4MzYzOSZ1c2VyX2lkPTdiMGIyYTM4ZWQwZTg0OGZjMzMzZmQ4OTA4YjlkMGI2VwNueXRCCmc9kco9Zxbqf75SFXZhY25jYWJvYXJkQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">outnumbered by more than six to one</a><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">.</span></li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table></div><table 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style="text-align:center"><img width="500" height="500" class="css-8y44if" src="https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/11/20/multimedia/20themorning-nl-mcmahon-zcbw/20themorning-nl-mcmahon-zcbw-jumbo.jpg" alt="Linda McMahon, in a lavender dress, stands at a podium." style="display:inline-block;width:83%;max-width:500px;height:auto;padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:0;line-height:0"></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;width:100%;padding-top:6px;padding-bottom:20px;line-height:12px" width="100%" align="center"><span class="css-14c9rv6" style="width:83%;max-width:500px;display:inline-block;text-align:left"><span class="css-9ddn05" style="color:#666;font:normal 12px georgia,serif">Linda McMahon </span><span style="margin:0;font:11px/11px georgia,serif;color:#888;letter-spacing:.01em;padding-left:5px">Maddie McGarvey for The New York Times</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="margin:0 auto;max-width:600px;width:100%"><table><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0 0 5px"><ul class="css-14t63jt" style="color:#333;font:10px georgia,serif;text-align:left;padding-left:50px"><li style="margin:0 0 10px 0;line-height:27.5px"><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">Trump will tap Linda McMahon to </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/oAH9HEQ4cz0QL67GlK18Mg~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpIE-RP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMS8xOS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9saW5kYS1tY21haG9uLWVkdWNhdGlvbi1zZWNyZXRhcnktdHJ1bXAuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQxMTIwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE0MDEwNCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTIwODY3MjMxNiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE4MzYzOSZ1c2VyX2lkPTdiMGIyYTM4ZWQwZTg0OGZjMzMzZmQ4OTA4YjlkMGI2VwNueXRCCmc9kco9Zxbqf75SFXZhY25jYWJvYXJkQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">lead the Department of Education</a><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">. McMahon, a former professional wrestling executive, is a longtime Trump donor and was co-chair of his transition team.</span></li><li style="margin:0 0 10px 0;line-height:27.5px"><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">Trump chose Mehmet Oz, the celebrity surgeon who unsuccessfully ran for Senate in 2022, </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/WuyF5vluuPxCaTuh1W7nSA~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpIE-RP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMS8xOS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy90cnVtcC1kci1vei1tZWRpY2FyZS1tZWRpY2FpZC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDExMjAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTQwMTA0Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9MjA4NjcyMzE2JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTgzNjM5JnVzZXJfaWQ9N2IwYjJhMzhlZDBlODQ4ZmMzMzNmZDg5MDhiOWQwYjZXA255dEIKZz2Ryj1nFup_vlIVdmFjbmNhYm9hcmRAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">to run the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services</a><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">.</span></li><li style="margin:0 0 10px 0;line-height:27.5px"><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">Howard Lutnick, chief executive of a Wall Street firm, is </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/qqSGx5PHPBC3-375XJJtXQ~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpIE-RP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMS8xOS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9ob3dhcmQtbHV0bmljay10cnVtcC1jb21tZXJjZS1zZWNyZXRhcnkuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQxMTIwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE0MDEwNCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTIwODY3MjMxNiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE4MzYzOSZ1c2VyX2lkPTdiMGIyYTM4ZWQwZTg0OGZjMzMzZmQ4OTA4YjlkMGI2VwNueXRCCmc9kco9Zxbqf75SFXZhY25jYWJvYXJkQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">Trump’s pick to be commerce secretary</a><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">. Lutnick has defended Trump’s plans for imposing tariffs on imports.</span></li><li style="margin:0 0 10px 0;line-height:27.5px"><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">A hacker gained access to </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/Wy8HXow5tB6vjH_rczRxaQ~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpIE-RP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMS8xOS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9tYXR0LWdhZXR6LWhhY2stdGVzdGltb255Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MTEyMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNDAxMDQmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0yMDg2NzIzMTYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODM2MzkmdXNlcl9pZD03YjBiMmEzOGVkMGU4NDhmYzMzM2ZkODkwOGI5ZDBiNlcDbnl0QgpnPZHKPWcW6n--UhV2YWNuY2Fib2FyZEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">damaging information about Matt Gaetz</a><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">, Trump’s selection for attorney general, including testimony from a woman who said that she had sex with Gaetz when she was 17.</span></li><li style="margin:0 0 10px 0;line-height:27.5px"><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">Trump, who was found liable for sexual abuse, has named to his administration </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/a05WnEYVSiDDr2Jpai5r-w~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpIE-RP0TXaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMS8xOS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy90cnVtcC13b21lbi1tZXRvby5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDExMjAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTQwMTA0Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9MjA4NjcyMzE2JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTgzNjM5JnVzZXJfaWQ9N2IwYjJhMzhlZDBlODQ4ZmMzMzNmZDg5MDhiOWQwYjZXA255dEIKZz2Ryj1nFup_vlIVdmFjbmNhYm9hcmRAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">four men accused of sexual misconduct</a><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle"> in some form. (The men all deny the accusations).</span></li><li style="margin:0 0 10px 0;line-height:27.5px"><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">Trump seeks a Treasury secretary who can achieve </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/aVpfpbh28IMC5haDY8Y7pw~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpIE-RP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMS8xOS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy90cnVtcC10cmVhc3VyeS1zZWNyZXRhcnktdGFyaWZmcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDExMjAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTQwMTA0Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9MjA4NjcyMzE2JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTgzNjM5JnVzZXJfaWQ9N2IwYjJhMzhlZDBlODQ4ZmMzMzNmZDg5MDhiOWQwYjZXA255dEIKZz2Ryj1nFup_vlIVdmFjbmNhYm9hcmRAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">possibly conflicting goals</a><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">: implement tariffs and still keep the stock market booming.</span></li><li style="margin:0 0 10px 0;line-height:27.5px"><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">Trump wants the option to appoint his choices without Senate vetting, potentially testing the Constitution. </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/B_FzbFfCu9ROxFhq1weV-A~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpIE-RP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMS8xOS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9yZWNlc3MtYXBwb2ludG1lbnQtdHJ1bXAtbWF0dC1nYWV0ei5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDExMjAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTQwMTA0Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9MjA4NjcyMzE2JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTgzNjM5JnVzZXJfaWQ9N2IwYjJhMzhlZDBlODQ4ZmMzMzNmZDg5MDhiOWQwYjZXA255dEIKZz2Ryj1nFup_vlIVdmFjbmNhYm9hcmRAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">Read about the maneuver</a><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">, known as “recess appointments.”</span></li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p class="css-1jq2p56" style="font:700 17px/15px arial,sans-serif;color:#000;padding-top:15px;margin:0;padding-bottom:10px">More on Trump</p><div style="margin:0 auto;max-width:600px;width:100%"><table><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0 0 5px"><ul class="css-14t63jt" style="color:#333;font:10px georgia,serif;text-align:left;padding-left:50px"><li style="margin:0 0 10px 0;line-height:27.5px"><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">Prosecutors proposed </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/TL544bxXmN74zJpCEdEj1A~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpIE-RP0TdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMS8xOS9ueXJlZ2lvbi90cnVtcC1icmFnZy1tYW5oYXR0YW4tY2FzZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDExMjAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTQwMTA0Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9MjA4NjcyMzE2JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTgzNjM5JnVzZXJfaWQ9N2IwYjJhMzhlZDBlODQ4ZmMzMzNmZDg5MDhiOWQwYjZXA255dEIKZz2Ryj1nFup_vlIVdmFjbmNhYm9hcmRAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">delaying the sentencing in Trump’s Manhattan criminal case</a><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle"> until he’s out of office. Trump’s lawyers want to dismiss his conviction.</span></li><li style="margin:0 0 10px 0;line-height:27.5px"><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">Republicans have started to prepare legislation that would extend Trump’s tax cuts, lower corporate taxes, fund border enforcement and cut spending. But </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/EyFrfzZGBbQkHG7NKuwtiA~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpIE-RP0TdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMS8xOS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy90cnVtcC10YXgtY3V0cy1jb25ncmVzcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDExMjAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTQwMTA0Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9MjA4NjcyMzE2JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTgzNjM5JnVzZXJfaWQ9N2IwYjJhMzhlZDBlODQ4ZmMzMzNmZDg5MDhiOWQwYjZXA255dEIKZz2Ryj1nFup_vlIVdmFjbmNhYm9hcmRAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">passing the bills could be difficult</a><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">.</span></li><li style="margin:0 0 10px 0;line-height:27.5px"><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">Trump joined Elon Musk for a SpaceX Starship launch in Texas. The test flight showed a mix of </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/Da1FlUDcEDJaLUgJ133llg~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpIE-RP0TYaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMS8xOS9zY2llbmNlL3NwYWNleC1sYXVuY2gtc3RhcnNoaXAuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQxMTIwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE0MDEwNCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTIwODY3MjMxNiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE4MzYzOSZ1c2VyX2lkPTdiMGIyYTM4ZWQwZTg0OGZjMzMzZmQ4OTA4YjlkMGI2VwNueXRCCmc9kco9Zxbqf75SFXZhY25jYWJvYXJkQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">progress and setbacks for the company</a><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">.</span></li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p class="css-1jq2p56" style="font:700 17px/15px arial,sans-serif;color:#000;padding-top:15px;margin:0;padding-bottom:10px">More on Politics</p><div style="margin:0 auto;max-width:600px;width:100%"><table><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0 0 5px"><ul class="css-14t63jt" style="color:#333;font:10px georgia,serif;text-align:left;padding-left:50px"><li style="margin:0 0 10px 0;line-height:27.5px"><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">Nancy Mace, a South Carolina Republican, wants to bar transgender women from using women’s restrooms in the Capitol. </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/7jrF0Sk-4qkp2qnjyeJRTg~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpIE-RP0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMS8xOS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9zYXJhaC1tY2JyaWRlLW5hbmN5LW1hY2UtY2FwaXRvbC1iYXRocm9vbS1iaWxsLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MTEyMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNDAxMDQmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0yMDg2NzIzMTYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODM2MzkmdXNlcl9pZD03YjBiMmEzOGVkMGU4NDhmYzMzM2ZkODkwOGI5ZDBiNlcDbnl0QgpnPZHKPWcW6n--UhV2YWNuY2Fib2FyZEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">The proposal targets Sarah McBride</a><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">, a Democrat who is the first openly transgender member of Congress.</span></li><li style="margin:0 0 10px 0;line-height:27.5px"><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">Harris’s campaign produced, but chose not to air, ads about transgender rights. </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/WoIEcoe09u4kQd6Gyb0jNQ~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpIE-RP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMS8yMC91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9wcmVzaWRlbnRpYWwtY2FtcGFpZ24tdHJhbnNnZW5kZXItcmlnaHRzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MTEyMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNDAxMDQmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0yMDg2NzIzMTYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODM2MzkmdXNlcl9pZD03YjBiMmEzOGVkMGU4NDhmYzMzM2ZkODkwOGI5ZDBiNlcDbnl0QgpnPZHKPWcW6n--UhV2YWNuY2Fib2FyZEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">Some Democrats now say that was a mistake</a><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">.</span></li><li style="margin:0 0 10px 0;line-height:27.5px"><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">Kamala Harris earned seven million fewer votes in this year’s election than Biden did in 2020. Those losses were </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/7aii0cvuht97wxmMSMLoVA~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpIE-RP0T1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyNC8xMS8xOS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy92b3Rlci10dXJub3V0LWVsZWN0aW9uLXRydW1wLWhhcnJpcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDExMjAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTQwMTA0Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9MjA4NjcyMzE2JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTgzNjM5JnVzZXJfaWQ9N2IwYjJhMzhlZDBlODQ4ZmMzMzNmZDg5MDhiOWQwYjZXA255dEIKZz2Ryj1nFup_vlIVdmFjbmNhYm9hcmRAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">just as consequential as Trump’s gains</a><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">.</span></li><li style="margin:0 0 10px 0;line-height:27.5px"><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">California voters rejected a ballot measure </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/nkRL04o6rlN_yO-Lft80lA~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpIE-RP4QHAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2ludGVyYWN0aXZlLzIwMjQvMTEvMDUvdXMvZWxlY3Rpb25zL3Jlc3VsdHMtY2FsaWZvcm5pYS1wcm9wb3NpdGlvbi0zMi1yYWlzZS1taW5pbXVtLXdhZ2UuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQxMTIwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE0MDEwNCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTIwODY3MjMxNiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE4MzYzOSZ1c2VyX2lkPTdiMGIyYTM4ZWQwZTg0OGZjMzMzZmQ4OTA4YjlkMGI2VwNueXRCCmc9kco9Zxbqf75SFXZhY25jYWJvYXJkQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">that would have raised the minimum wage</a><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle"> there. It took weeks to count votes.</span></li><li style="margin:0 0 10px 0;line-height:27.5px"><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">The Los Angeles City Council voted to prohibit city resources from being </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/eBnxI1pldsTZwzy3J1DFlA~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpIE-RP0TYaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMS8xOS91cy9sb3MtYW5nZWxlcy1zYW5jdHVhcnktdHJ1bXAuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQxMTIwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE0MDEwNCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTIwODY3MjMxNiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE4MzYzOSZ1c2VyX2lkPTdiMGIyYTM4ZWQwZTg0OGZjMzMzZmQ4OTA4YjlkMGI2VwNueXRCCmc9kco9Zxbqf75SFXZhY25jYWJvYXJkQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">used for federal immigration enforcement</a><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">.</span></li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p style="font:700 17px/15px arial,sans-serif;color:#000;padding-top:15px;margin:0;padding-bottom:20px">Israel-Hamas War</p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:100%"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align:center"><img width="500" height="500" class="css-8y44if" src="https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/11/20/multimedia/20themorning-nl-gaza-wounded-kjwv/20themorning-nl-gaza-wounded-kjwv-jumbo.jpg" alt="A portrait of a women, her face pitted with dark marks. " style="display:inline-block;width:83%;max-width:500px;height:auto;padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:0;line-height:0"></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;width:100%;padding-top:6px;padding-bottom:20px;line-height:12px" width="100%" align="center"><span class="css-14c9rv6" style="width:83%;max-width:500px;display:inline-block;text-align:left"><span class="css-9ddn05" style="color:#666;font:normal 12px georgia,serif">In Doha, Qatar. </span><span style="margin:0;font:11px/11px georgia,serif;color:#888;letter-spacing:.01em;padding-left:5px">Samar Abu Elouf for The New York Times</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="margin:0 auto;max-width:600px;width:100%"><table><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0 0 5px"><ul class="css-14t63jt" style="color:#333;font:10px georgia,serif;text-align:left;padding-left:50px"><li style="margin:0 0 10px 0;line-height:27.5px"><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">The war in Gaza has </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/a/YO85nZ3UavWUDowX3FfNpQ~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpIE-RP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vY2FyZC8yMDI0LzExLzE5L3dvcmxkL21pZGRsZWVhc3QvcGFsZXN0aW5pYW5zLXFhdGFyLWlzcmFlbC1oYW1hcy13YXI_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MTEyMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNDAxMDQmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0yMDg2NzIzMTYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODM2MzkmdXNlcl9pZD03YjBiMmEzOGVkMGU4NDhmYzMzM2ZkODkwOGI5ZDBiNlcDbnl0QgpnPZHKPWcW6n--UhV2YWNuY2Fib2FyZEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">left many with horrific wounds</a><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">. The Times spoke with some of them.</span></li><li style="margin:0 0 10px 0;line-height:27.5px"><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">Benjamin Netanyahu offered </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/BiUwZ50I53tZWQekKFsXcQ~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpIE-RP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMS8xOS93b3JsZC9taWRkbGVlYXN0L2lzcmFlbC01LW1pbGxpb24tZG9sbGFycy1ob3N0YWdlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MTEyMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNDAxMDQmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0yMDg2NzIzMTYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODM2MzkmdXNlcl9pZD03YjBiMmEzOGVkMGU4NDhmYzMzM2ZkODkwOGI5ZDBiNlcDbnl0QgpnPZHKPWcW6n--UhV2YWNuY2Fib2FyZEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">$5 million and safe passage out of Gaza</a><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle"> to anyone who returns a hostage being held there.</span></li><li style="margin:0 0 10px 0;line-height:27.5px"><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">The Israeli military has issued </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/a/Jw1XBSz2BGHXBQhFhUHujQ~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpIE-RP4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vZWRpdGlvbi5jbm4uY29tLzIwMjQvMTEvMTkvbWlkZGxlZWFzdC9pc3JhZWwtYXJyZXN0LXdhcnJhbnRzLXVsdHJhLW9ydGhvZG94LWRyYWZ0LWludGwtbGF0YW0vaW5kZXguaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQxMTIwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE0MDEwNCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTIwODY3MjMxNiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE4MzYzOSZ1c2VyX2lkPTdiMGIyYTM4ZWQwZTg0OGZjMzMzZmQ4OTA4YjlkMGI2VwNueXRCCmc9kco9Zxbqf75SFXZhY25jYWJvYXJkQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">more than 1,000 arrest warrants</a><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle"> for ultra-Orthodox conscripts who have not responded to draft orders, CNN reports.</span></li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p class="css-1jq2p56" style="font:700 17px/15px arial,sans-serif;color:#000;padding-top:15px;margin:0;padding-bottom:10px">More International News</p><div style="margin:0 auto;max-width:600px;width:100%"><table><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0 0 5px"><ul class="css-14t63jt" style="color:#333;font:10px georgia,serif;text-align:left;padding-left:50px"><li style="margin:0 0 10px 0;line-height:27.5px"><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">The Brazilian authorities accused members of an elite army unit of </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/IHGBxNgoZXrRtQWP4xrdAA~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpIE-RP0T6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMS8xOS93b3JsZC9hbWVyaWNhcy9icmF6aWwtc29sZGllcnMtcHJlc2lkZW50LWx1bGEtYXNzYXNzaW5hdGlvbi1wbG90Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MTEyMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNDAxMDQmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0yMDg2NzIzMTYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODM2MzkmdXNlcl9pZD03YjBiMmEzOGVkMGU4NDhmYzMzM2ZkODkwOGI5ZDBiNlcDbnl0QgpnPZHKPWcW6n--UhV2YWNuY2Fib2FyZEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">planning to assassinate Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva</a><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle"> shortly before he was to become president.</span></li><li style="margin:0 0 10px 0;line-height:27.5px"><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">The Norwegian police </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/IyNVCRnIc_7JKwGbCmBAcQ~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpIE-RP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMS8xOS93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvbm9yd2F5LWNyb3duLXByaW5jZXNzLXNvbi1yYXBlLWFycmVzdC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDExMjAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTQwMTA0Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9MjA4NjcyMzE2JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTgzNjM5JnVzZXJfaWQ9N2IwYjJhMzhlZDBlODQ4ZmMzMzNmZDg5MDhiOWQwYjZXA255dEIKZz2Ryj1nFup_vlIVdmFjbmNhYm9hcmRAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">said that they had arrested the son of the country’s crown princess</a><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle"> on suspicion of rape.</span></li><li style="margin:0 0 10px 0;line-height:27.5px"><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">As Trump prepares to re-enter the global stage, world leaders </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/QENHfc5I2T7ey5i84y7Wcw~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpIE-RP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMS8yMC91cy9wb2xpdGljcy90cnVtcC13b3JsZC1sZWFkZXJzLWNoaW5hLXhpLXN0YWJpbGl0eS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDExMjAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTQwMTA0Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9MjA4NjcyMzE2JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTgzNjM5JnVzZXJfaWQ9N2IwYjJhMzhlZDBlODQ4ZmMzMzNmZDg5MDhiOWQwYjZXA255dEIKZz2Ryj1nFup_vlIVdmFjbmNhYm9hcmRAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">are seeking stability with China</a><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">. That is complicated by several issues, including the fate of Taiwan.</span></li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p class="css-1jq2p56" style="font:700 17px/15px arial,sans-serif;color:#000;padding-top:15px;margin:0;padding-bottom:10px">Other Big Stories</p><div style="margin:0 auto;max-width:600px;width:100%"><table><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0 0 5px"><ul class="css-14t63jt" style="color:#333;font:10px georgia,serif;text-align:left;padding-left:50px"><li style="margin:0 0 10px 0;line-height:27.5px"><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">A culture of concealment: Google, to avoid antitrust suits, systematically told employees to </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/J3ieuU5JTbVYS4lAN17AIQ~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpIE-RP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMS8yMC90ZWNobm9sb2d5L2dvb2dsZS1hbnRpdHJ1c3QtZW1wbG95ZWUtbWVzc2FnZXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQxMTIwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE0MDEwNCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTIwODY3MjMxNiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE4MzYzOSZ1c2VyX2lkPTdiMGIyYTM4ZWQwZTg0OGZjMzMzZmQ4OTA4YjlkMGI2VwNueXRCCmc9kco9Zxbqf75SFXZhY25jYWJvYXJkQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">destroy messages</a><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">.</span></li><li style="margin:0 0 10px 0;line-height:27.5px"><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">Executives in charge of the National Association of Realtors, a nonprofit, used company money to </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/EG_PrG2G8khyzLxlmpaFNg~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpIE-RP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMS8xOC9yZWFsZXN0YXRlL25hdGlvbmFsLWFzc29jaWF0aW9uLXJlYWx0b3JzLXNwZW5kaW5nLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MTEyMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNDAxMDQmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0yMDg2NzIzMTYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODM2MzkmdXNlcl9pZD03YjBiMmEzOGVkMGU4NDhmYzMzM2ZkODkwOGI5ZDBiNlcDbnl0QgpnPZHKPWcW6n--UhV2YWNuY2Fib2FyZEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">see Broadway shows, ride in chauffeured cars</a><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle"> and enjoy other perks, a Times investigation found.</span></li><li style="margin:0 0 10px 0;line-height:27.5px"><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">The New York region is experiencing drought — the dry weather makes the area vulnerable to wildfires. </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/ZYNOLtTfrkexWY2ynE7MXQ~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpIE-RP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMS8yMC9ueXJlZ2lvbi9ueWMtZHJvdWdodC13YXRlci1jb25zZXJ2YXRpb24td2lsZGZpcmVzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MTEyMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNDAxMDQmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0yMDg2NzIzMTYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODM2MzkmdXNlcl9pZD03YjBiMmEzOGVkMGU4NDhmYzMzM2ZkODkwOGI5ZDBiNlcDbnl0QgpnPZHKPWcW6n--UhV2YWNuY2Fib2FyZEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">Read what to know</a><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">.</span></li><li style="margin:0 0 10px 0;line-height:27.5px"><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">Asheville, N.C., </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/t3kqkGwLRvWB95v5gi77nA~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpIE-RP0TdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMS8xOS91cy9hc2hldmlsbGUtd2F0ZXItaHVycmljYW5lLWhlbGVuZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDExMjAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTQwMTA0Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9MjA4NjcyMzE2JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTgzNjM5JnVzZXJfaWQ9N2IwYjJhMzhlZDBlODQ4ZmMzMzNmZDg5MDhiOWQwYjZXA255dEIKZz2Ryj1nFup_vlIVdmFjbmNhYm9hcmRAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">has drinkable tap water again,</a><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle"> 53 days after Hurricane Helene.</span></li><li style="margin:0 0 10px 0;line-height:27.5px"><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">A 17-year-old in California is believed to be the </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/k3n6D2krw16TtXIqQHImeg~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpIE-RP0TcaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMS8xOS91cy9jYWxpZm9ybmlhLWJhci1leGFtLXNvcGhpYS1wYXJrLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MTEyMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNDAxMDQmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0yMDg2NzIzMTYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODM2MzkmdXNlcl9pZD03YjBiMmEzOGVkMGU4NDhmYzMzM2ZkODkwOGI5ZDBiNlcDbnl0QgpnPZHKPWcW6n--UhV2YWNuY2Fib2FyZEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">youngest person to pass the state’s bar exam</a><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">, beating the previous record-holder: her older brother.</span></li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p class="css-1jq2p56" style="font:700 17px/15px arial,sans-serif;color:#000;padding-top:15px;margin:0;padding-bottom:10px">Opinions</p><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span>Trump needs someone on his team who shares his views on tariffs. His </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/Mw_oQXMtw45RhJ2AZgvCNQ~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpIE-RP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMS8yMC9vcGluaW9uL3RydW1wLXRyZWFzdXJ5LXJvYmVydC1saWdodGhpemVyLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MTEyMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNDAxMDQmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0yMDg2NzIzMTYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODM2MzkmdXNlcl9pZD03YjBiMmEzOGVkMGU4NDhmYzMzM2ZkODkwOGI5ZDBiNlcDbnl0QgpnPZHKPWcW6n--UhV2YWNuY2Fib2FyZEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline">former U.S. trade representative</a><span> is that person, </span><span style="font-weight:700">Matthew Schmitz</span><span> writes.</span></p><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span>Right-wing influence over social media platforms </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/JA7cijWL3pzS1RN9EQrrbA~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpIE-RP0TZaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMS8yMC9vcGluaW9uL3RydW1wLW11c2stc29jaWFsLW1lZGlhLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MTEyMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNDAxMDQmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0yMDg2NzIzMTYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODM2MzkmdXNlcl9pZD03YjBiMmEzOGVkMGU4NDhmYzMzM2ZkODkwOGI5ZDBiNlcDbnl0QgpnPZHKPWcW6n--UhV2YWNuY2Fib2FyZEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline">won Republicans the election</a><span>, </span><span style="font-weight:700">Julia Angwin</span><span> argues.</span></p><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span>Here are columns by </span><span style="font-weight:700">Bret Stephens</span><span> on </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/_qq3rXfqmpRCzEXgLF-A8A~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpIE-RP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMS8xOS9vcGluaW9uL3RydW1wLWdhZXR6LWludmVzdGlnYXRpb24tcmVwb3J0Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MTEyMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNDAxMDQmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0yMDg2NzIzMTYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODM2MzkmdXNlcl9pZD03YjBiMmEzOGVkMGU4NDhmYzMzM2ZkODkwOGI5ZDBiNlcDbnl0QgpnPZHKPWcW6n--UhV2YWNuY2Fib2FyZEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline">Gaetz and Republican morality</a><span>, and </span><span style="font-weight:700">Thomas Friedman</span><span> on Trump’s </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/tR5ack_9PlpcAdUu_bxyTA~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpIE-RP0TaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMS8xOS9vcGluaW9uL2RvbmFsZC10cnVtcC1pc3JhZWwtZ2F6YS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDExMjAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTQwMTA0Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9MjA4NjcyMzE2JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTgzNjM5JnVzZXJfaWQ9N2IwYjJhMzhlZDBlODQ4ZmMzMzNmZDg5MDhiOWQwYjZXA255dEIKZz2Ryj1nFup_vlIVdmFjbmNhYm9hcmRAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline">plan for Israel and the Palestinians</a><span>.</span></p><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td class="css-1ux4czy" style="padding-bottom:15px"></td></tr><tr><td style="border-top:1px solid #dcdcdc;padding-bottom:15px"></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span style="font-style:italic;font-weight:700">The Thanksgiving Sale is on. 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Explore thousands of easy five-star recipes. </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/a/EYzbnFBZyyDyDE-K3m_0sQ~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpIE-RP0TPaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vc3Vic2NyaXB0aW9uL2Nvb2tpbmc_Y2FtcGFpZ25JZD04SlhXUiZjYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQxMTIwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE0MDEwNCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTIwODY3MjMxNiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE4MzYzOSZ1c2VyX2lkPTdiMGIyYTM4ZWQwZTg0OGZjMzMzZmQ4OTA4YjlkMGI2VwNueXRCCmc9kco9Zxbqf75SFXZhY25jYWJvYXJkQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;font-style:italic">Save on your first year of Cooking</a><span style="font-style:italic">.</span></p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:100%"><tbody><tr><td height="30"></td></tr><td style="padding:0;font-size:0;border-top:14px solid #000"><h3 style="color:#000;font:700 17px/25px arial,sans-serif;margin:5px 0 30px 0;letter-spacing:.2px"><span style="font-weight:700">MORNING READS</span></h3></td></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:100%"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align:center"><img width="500" height="500" class="css-8y44if" src="https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/11/24/magazine/20themorning-nl-nyc-tourguide/20themorning-nl-nyc-tourguide-jumbo-v3.jpg" alt="A tour guide holds up an old photo of a woman in elaborate headgear and gestures to a matching mosaic on white tiles inside a subway station." style="display:inline-block;width:83%;max-width:500px;height:auto;padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:0;line-height:0"></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;width:100%;padding-top:6px;padding-bottom:20px;line-height:12px" width="100%" align="center"><span class="css-14c9rv6" style="width:83%;max-width:500px;display:inline-block;text-align:left"><span class="css-9ddn05" style="color:#666;font:normal 12px georgia,serif">A subway mosaic by the artist Keith Godard. </span><span style="margin:0;font:11px/11px georgia,serif;color:#888;letter-spacing:.01em;padding-left:5px">Jutharat Pinyodoonyachet for The New York Times</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span style="font-weight:700">I ❤️ NY: </span><span>“I liked New York as a tourist. </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/C9oWBwcWmdeoFvjfHUNa5w~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpIE-RP0TWaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMS8xOS9tYWdhemluZS90b3VyLWd1aWRlLW5ldy15b3JrLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MTEyMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNDAxMDQmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0yMDg2NzIzMTYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODM2MzkmdXNlcl9pZD03YjBiMmEzOGVkMGU4NDhmYzMzM2ZkODkwOGI5ZDBiNlcDbnl0QgpnPZHKPWcW6n--UhV2YWNuY2Fib2FyZEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline">I fell in love with it as a tour guide</a><span>.”</span></p><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span style="font-weight:700">New tastes:</span><span> Weight-loss drugs like Ozempic are </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/1jO4bqZrUwPJ12FVXK_UPw~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpIE-RP0TUaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMS8xOS9tYWdhemluZS9vemVtcGljLWp1bmstZm9vZC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDExMjAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTQwMTA0Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9MjA4NjcyMzE2JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTgzNjM5JnVzZXJfaWQ9N2IwYjJhMzhlZDBlODQ4ZmMzMzNmZDg5MDhiOWQwYjZXA255dEIKZz2Ryj1nFup_vlIVdmFjbmNhYm9hcmRAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline">changing people’s appetite for junk food</a><span>.</span></p><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span style="font-weight:700">‘Airplane ear’: </span><span>Here’s why your ears feel clogged while flying — </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/i-OVC50iJL1j3mS15s5dlw~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpIE-RP0TVaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMS8xOS93ZWxsL2Nsb2dnZWQtZWFycy1vbi1wbGFuZXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQxMTIwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE0MDEwNCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTIwODY3MjMxNiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE4MzYzOSZ1c2VyX2lkPTdiMGIyYTM4ZWQwZTg0OGZjMzMzZmQ4OTA4YjlkMGI2VwNueXRCCmc9kco9Zxbqf75SFXZhY25jYWJvYXJkQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline">and how to avoid it</a><span>.</span></p><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span style="font-weight:700">Lives Lived: </span><span>Arthur Frommer’s “Europe on 5 Dollars a Day: A Guide to Inexpensive Travel,” first published in 1957 and annually updated (and adjusted for inflation) for the next 50 years, changed the idea that European travel was reserved for wealthy Americans. He </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/ckQ7C70Zq2F7t6Jm5dgQgw~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpIE-RP0TTaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMS8xOC9ib29rcy9hcnRodXItZnJvbW1lci1kZWFkLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MTEyMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNDAxMDQmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0yMDg2NzIzMTYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODM2MzkmdXNlcl9pZD03YjBiMmEzOGVkMGU4NDhmYzMzM2ZkODkwOGI5ZDBiNlcDbnl0QgpnPZHKPWcW6n--UhV2YWNuY2Fib2FyZEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline">died at 95</a><span>.</span></p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:100%"><tbody><tr><td height="30"></td></tr><td style="padding:0;font-size:0;border-top:14px solid #000"><h3 style="color:#000;font:700 17px/25px arial,sans-serif;margin:5px 0 30px 0;letter-spacing:.2px"><span style="font-weight:700">SPORTS</span></h3></td></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:100%"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align:center"><img width="500" height="500" class="css-8y44if" src="https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/11/20/multimedia/20themorning-nl-Nadal-lbwh/20themorning-nl-Nadal-lbwh-jumbo.jpg" alt="Rafael Nadal in a red top and white shorts waves on court. " style="display:inline-block;width:83%;max-width:500px;height:auto;padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:0;line-height:0"></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;width:100%;padding-top:6px;padding-bottom:20px;line-height:12px" width="100%" align="center"><span class="css-14c9rv6" style="width:83%;max-width:500px;display:inline-block;text-align:left"><span class="css-9ddn05" style="color:#666;font:normal 12px georgia,serif">Rafael Nadal </span><span style="margin:0;font:11px/11px georgia,serif;color:#888;letter-spacing:.01em;padding-left:5px">Jorge Guerrero/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span style="font-weight:700">Retirement: </span><span>Rafael Nadal’s professional tennis career </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/a/9_IZoYnD1ESRHKGPW7oQIw~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpIE-RP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYXRobGV0aWMvNTkzMzQ5Ni8yMDI0LzExLzE5L3JhZmFlbC1uYWRhbC1yZXRpcmVzLXRlbm5pcy1jYXJlZXIvP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDExMjAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTQwMTA0Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9MjA4NjcyMzE2JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTgzNjM5JnVzZXJfaWQ9N2IwYjJhMzhlZDBlODQ4ZmMzMzNmZDg5MDhiOWQwYjZXA255dEIKZz2Ryj1nFup_vlIVdmFjbmNhYm9hcmRAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline">has ended</a><span>. His final match was a 6-4, 6-4 defeat at the Davis Cup. “I lost my first match in the Davis Cup, and I lost my last one. So we close the circle,” he said.</span></p><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span style="font-weight:700">N.B.A.: </span><span>The Cleveland Cavaliers are no longer undefeated. They lost, </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/a/TSPGpJ_C-QpkX3RVZ1jY1A~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpIE-RP0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYXRobGV0aWMvNTkzMzkwOS8yMDI0LzExLzE5L2NhdmFsaWVycy1jZWx0aWNzLXNjb3JlLXJlc3VsdC10YWtlYXdheXMvP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDExMjAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTQwMTA0Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9MjA4NjcyMzE2JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTgzNjM5JnVzZXJfaWQ9N2IwYjJhMzhlZDBlODQ4ZmMzMzNmZDg5MDhiOWQwYjZXA255dEIKZz2Ryj1nFup_vlIVdmFjbmNhYm9hcmRAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline">120-117</a><span>, to the defending champion, the Boston Celtics.</span></p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:100%"><tbody><tr><td height="10"></td></tr><tr><td style="border-top:1px solid #dcdcdc;padding-top:15px"></td></tr><tr aria-hidden="true"><td><div style="width:100%;text-align:center;line-height:0"><img alt="Ad" src="https://liveintent.newyorktimesinfo.com/imp?s=859196&li=NN&m=7b0b2a38ed0e848fc333fd8908b9d0b6&p=NN_20241120&stpe=default" border="0" style="max-width:96px;margin-bottom:7px"></div><span style="text-align:center"><table style="margin:0 auto" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="line-height:0;font-size:0"><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" tabindex="-1" target="_blank" href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/a/8lgCegYWpLsSfMrEjiDH2g~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpIE-RP0R6aHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9ODU5MTkyJmxpPU5OJm09N2IwYjJhMzhlZDBlODQ4ZmMzMzNmZDg5MDhiOWQwYjYmcD1OTl8yMDI0MTEyMCZzdHBlPWRlZmF1bHRXA255dEIKZz2Ryj1nFup_vlIVdmFjbmNhYm9hcmRAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline"><img src="https://liveintent.newyorktimesinfo.com/imp?s=859192&li=NN&m=7b0b2a38ed0e848fc333fd8908b9d0b6&p=NN_20241120&stpe=default&li_coord=desktop&collapse_width=600" alt="Ad" border="0" width="600" class="css-nj50nf" style="display:block;width:100%;max-width:600px"></a></td></tr><tr class="css-zuk3t0" style="display:none"><td style="line-height:0;font-size:0"><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" tabindex="-1" target="_blank" href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/a/8lgCegYWpLsSfMrEjiDH2g~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpIE-RP0R6aHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9ODU5MTkyJmxpPU5OJm09N2IwYjJhMzhlZDBlODQ4ZmMzMzNmZDg5MDhiOWQwYjYmcD1OTl8yMDI0MTEyMCZzdHBlPWRlZmF1bHRXA255dEIKZz2Ryj1nFup_vlIVdmFjbmNhYm9hcmRAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline"><img src="https://liveintent.newyorktimesinfo.com/imp?s=859192&li=NN&m=7b0b2a38ed0e848fc333fd8908b9d0b6&p=NN_20241120&stpe=default&li_coord=mobile&collapse_width=480" alt="Ad" border="0" width="480" style="display:block;width:100%;max-width:480px"></a></td></tr></tbody></table></span></td></tr><tr><td style="padding-bottom:15px;border-bottom:1px solid #dcdcdc"></td></tr><tr><td height="20"></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:100%"><tbody><tr><td height="30"></td></tr><td style="padding:0;font-size:0;border-top:14px solid #000"><h3 style="color:#000;font:700 17px/25px arial,sans-serif;margin:5px 0 30px 0;letter-spacing:.2px"><span style="font-weight:700">ARTS AND IDEAS</span></h3></td></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:100%"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align:center"><img width="500" height="500" class="css-8y44if" src="https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/11/19/arts/20themorning-nl-dwts/20themorning-nl-dwts-jumbo.jpg" alt="Rylee Arnold, left, and Stephen Nedoroscik hold a dance pose while in a cloud of colored smoke." style="display:inline-block;width:83%;max-width:500px;height:auto;padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:0;line-height:0"></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;width:100%;padding-top:6px;padding-bottom:20px;line-height:12px" width="100%" align="center"><span class="css-14c9rv6" style="width:83%;max-width:500px;display:inline-block;text-align:left"><span class="css-9ddn05" style="color:#666;font:normal 12px georgia,serif">Rylee Arnold and Stephen Nedoroscik. </span><span style="margin:0;font:11px/11px georgia,serif;color:#888;letter-spacing:.01em;padding-left:5px">Eric McCandless/Disney, via Getty Images</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span>The format of “Dancing With the Stars” hasn’t changed much since the reality show premiered 20 years ago — a professional dancer teams up with a celebrity to perform each week. Its viewership, though, is starting to change. For years, the show was a hit with older audiences; in 2022, the average viewer was nearly 64 years old. But the past two seasons have </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/JNV_W0g5Jr0VHTTjyNfrZQ~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpIE-RP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMS8xOS9hcnRzL3RlbGV2aXNpb24vZGFuY2luZy13aXRoLXRoZS1zdGFycy10aWt0b2stZ2VuLXouaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQxMTIwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE0MDEwNCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTIwODY3MjMxNiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE4MzYzOSZ1c2VyX2lkPTdiMGIyYTM4ZWQwZTg0OGZjMzMzZmQ4OTA4YjlkMGI2VwNueXRCCmc9kco9Zxbqf75SFXZhY25jYWJvYXJkQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline">finally grabbed hold of Gen Z viewers</a><span>, thanks to TikTok and a younger crop of dancers.</span></p><h2 style="color:#000;font:700 24px/31px nyt-cheltenham,georgia,serif;margin:0 0 10px"><span>More on culture</span></h2><div style="margin:0 auto;max-width:600px;width:100%"><table><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0 0 5px"><ul class="css-14t63jt" style="color:#333;font:10px georgia,serif;text-align:left;padding-left:50px"><li style="margin:0 0 10px 0;line-height:27.5px"><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">“Rust” will </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/k9ycEjRHoGg86Zn5p1uJXQ~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpIE-RP0TbaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMS8yMC9tb3ZpZXMvcnVzdC1wcmVtaWVyZS1hbGVjLWJhbGR3aW4uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQxMTIwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE0MDEwNCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTIwODY3MjMxNiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE4MzYzOSZ1c2VyX2lkPTdiMGIyYTM4ZWQwZTg0OGZjMzMzZmQ4OTA4YjlkMGI2VwNueXRCCmc9kco9Zxbqf75SFXZhY25jYWJvYXJkQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">premiere at a film festival in Poland</a><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">. The movie’s cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins, was fatally shot when a gun held by Alec Baldwin went off.</span></li><li style="margin:0 0 10px 0;line-height:27.5px"><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">The late-night hosts </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/RlkulvDkJ0edc9ePiNa77Q~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpIE-RP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMS8yMC9hcnRzL3RlbGV2aXNpb24vbGF0ZS1uaWdodC1tYXR0LWdhZXR6Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MTEyMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNDAxMDQmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0yMDg2NzIzMTYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODM2MzkmdXNlcl9pZD03YjBiMmEzOGVkMGU4NDhmYzMzM2ZkODkwOGI5ZDBiNlcDbnl0QgpnPZHKPWcW6n--UhV2YWNuY2Fib2FyZEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">discussed Trump’s cabinet picks</a><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">. “Sean Duffy sounds like every character in a Ben Affleck movie,” Jimmy Fallon said.</span></li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table></div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:100%"><tbody><tr><td height="30"></td></tr><td style="padding:0;font-size:0;border-top:14px solid #000"><h3 style="color:#000;font:700 17px/25px arial,sans-serif;margin:5px 0 30px 0;letter-spacing:.2px"><span style="font-weight:700">THE MORNING RECOMMENDS …</span></h3></td></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:100%"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align:center"><img width="500" height="500" class="css-8y44if" src="https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/11/14/multimedia/20themorning-nl-food/20themorning-nl-food-jumbo.jpg" alt="Dozens of oyster crackers marinated in seasoning." style="display:inline-block;width:83%;max-width:500px;height:auto;padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:0;line-height:0"></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;width:100%;padding-top:3px;padding-bottom:20px;line-height:12px" width="100%" align="center"><span class="css-bcxqfb" style="width:83%;max-width:500px;display:inline-block;text-align:right"><span style="margin:0;font:11px/11px georgia,serif;color:#888;letter-spacing:.01em;padding-left:0">David Malosh for The New York Times</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span style="font-weight:700">Season</span><span> oyster crackers with a ranch-inspired mix to make </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/cooking/78bbmNltPdPb_Vll1nAD1g~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpIE-RP0TLaHR0cHM6Ly9jb29raW5nLm55dGltZXMuY29tL3JlY2lwZXMvMTAyNjAxOC1maXJlLWNyYWNrZXJzP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDExMjAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTQwMTA0Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9MjA4NjcyMzE2JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTgzNjM5JnVzZXJfaWQ9N2IwYjJhMzhlZDBlODQ4ZmMzMzNmZDg5MDhiOWQwYjZXA255dEIKZz2Ryj1nFup_vlIVdmFjbmNhYm9hcmRAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline">fire crackers, beloved in the South</a><span>.</span></p><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span style="font-weight:700">Improve </span><span>your home’s </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/a/TNyQErq8TyvQfd6taYcaDg~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpIE-RP0TYaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vd2lyZWN1dHRlci9ndWlkZXMvaG93LXRvLXdlYXRoZXJpemUteW91ci1ob21lLz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQxMTIwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE0MDEwNCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTIwODY3MjMxNiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE4MzYzOSZ1c2VyX2lkPTdiMGIyYTM4ZWQwZTg0OGZjMzMzZmQ4OTA4YjlkMGI2VwNueXRCCmc9kco9Zxbqf75SFXZhY25jYWJvYXJkQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline">energy efficiency</a><span>.</span></p><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span style="font-weight:700">Cut </span><span>a crusty loaf with </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/a/vcS6teQDYEBwZIpQr71nAQ~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpIE-RP0TRaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vd2lyZWN1dHRlci9yZXZpZXdzL2Jlc3Qtc2VycmF0ZWQta25pZmUvP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDExMjAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTQwMTA0Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9MjA4NjcyMzE2JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTgzNjM5JnVzZXJfaWQ9N2IwYjJhMzhlZDBlODQ4ZmMzMzNmZDg5MDhiOWQwYjZXA255dEIKZz2Ryj1nFup_vlIVdmFjbmNhYm9hcmRAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline">one of these knives</a><span>.</span></p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:100%"><tbody><tr><td height="30"></td></tr><td style="padding:0;font-size:0;border-top:14px solid #000"><h3 style="color:#000;font:700 17px/25px arial,sans-serif;margin:5px 0 30px 0;letter-spacing:.2px"><span style="font-weight:700">GAMES</span></h3></td></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:100%"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align:center"><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/a/w9LRd97DVUmjYaaL7_vMyQ~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpIE-RP0S-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vcHV6emxlcy9zcGVsbGluZy1iZWU_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MTEyMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNDAxMDQmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0yMDg2NzIzMTYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODM2MzkmdXNlcl9pZD03YjBiMmEzOGVkMGU4NDhmYzMzM2ZkODkwOGI5ZDBiNlcDbnl0QgpnPZHKPWcW6n--UhV2YWNuY2Fib2FyZEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline"><img width="500" height="222" class="css-yu5kmi" src="https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/11/20/multimedia/20morning-bee/20morning-bee-jumbo.png" alt style="display:inline-block;width:83%;max-width:500px;height:auto;padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:20px;line-height:0"></a></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span>Here is </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/a/w9LRd97DVUmjYaaL7_vMyQ~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpIE-RP0S-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vcHV6emxlcy9zcGVsbGluZy1iZWU_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MTEyMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNDAxMDQmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0yMDg2NzIzMTYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODM2MzkmdXNlcl9pZD03YjBiMmEzOGVkMGU4NDhmYzMzM2ZkODkwOGI5ZDBiNlcDbnl0QgpnPZHKPWcW6n--UhV2YWNuY2Fib2FyZEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline">today’s Spelling Bee</a><span>. Yesterday’s pangram was </span><span style="font-style:italic">heavily</span><span>.</span></p><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span>And here are </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/a/h5SzCj1aPw8yNs0vGbuPew~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpIE-RP0S-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vY3Jvc3N3b3Jkcy9nYW1lL21pbmk_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MTEyMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNDAxMDQmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0yMDg2NzIzMTYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODM2MzkmdXNlcl9pZD03YjBiMmEzOGVkMGU4NDhmYzMzM2ZkODkwOGI5ZDBiNlcDbnl0QgpnPZHKPWcW6n--UhV2YWNuY2Fib2FyZEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline">today’s Mini Crossword</a><span>, </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/a/Z765T8uD2rqatAnHl3CDvg~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpIE-RP0TBaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vZ2FtZXMvd29yZGxlL2luZGV4Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MTEyMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNDAxMDQmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0yMDg2NzIzMTYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODM2MzkmdXNlcl9pZD03YjBiMmEzOGVkMGU4NDhmYzMzM2ZkODkwOGI5ZDBiNlcDbnl0QgpnPZHKPWcW6n--UhV2YWNuY2Fib2FyZEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline">Wordle</a><span>, </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/a/VJiRVbMyh35Z6idNcH1t2g~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpIE-RP0S4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vcHV6emxlcy9zdWRva3U_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MTEyMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNDAxMDQmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0yMDg2NzIzMTYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODM2MzkmdXNlcl9pZD03YjBiMmEzOGVkMGU4NDhmYzMzM2ZkODkwOGI5ZDBiNlcDbnl0QgpnPZHKPWcW6n--UhV2YWNuY2Fib2FyZEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline">Sudoku</a><span>, </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/a/FYau4sobiR1cOlVWEszkqA~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpIE-RP0S7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vZ2FtZXMvY29ubmVjdGlvbnM_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MTEyMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNDAxMDQmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0yMDg2NzIzMTYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODM2MzkmdXNlcl9pZD03YjBiMmEzOGVkMGU4NDhmYzMzM2ZkODkwOGI5ZDBiNlcDbnl0QgpnPZHKPWcW6n--UhV2YWNuY2Fib2FyZEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline">Connections</a><span> and </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/a/fLIRw-FIQUD83FT5NjO2HQ~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpIE-RP0S3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vZ2FtZXMvc3RyYW5kcz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQxMTIwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE0MDEwNCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTIwODY3MjMxNiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE4MzYzOSZ1c2VyX2lkPTdiMGIyYTM4ZWQwZTg0OGZjMzMzZmQ4OTA4YjlkMGI2VwNueXRCCmc9kco9Zxbqf75SFXZhY25jYWJvYXJkQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline">Strands</a><span>.</span></p><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td class="css-1ux4czy" style="padding-bottom:15px"></td></tr><tr><td style="border-top:1px solid #dcdcdc;padding-bottom:15px"></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span style="font-style:italic;font-weight:700">Thanks for spending part of your morning with The Times. 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