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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>NYT update on Corona. Per discussion in Men’s group last night....<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> The New York Times <nytdirect@nytimes.com> <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, December 16, 2021 6:35 AM<br><b>To:</b> tuttlealfred0@gmail.com<br><b>Subject:</b> The Morning: Omicron update<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:1.0pt'><img width=1 height=1 style='width:.009in;height:.009in' id="_x0000_i1048" src="https://nl.nytimes.com/q/qC0xTvzm6-E8dJiQ3H5zXA~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjnaw-PVcDbnl0Qgphsj4nu2FJks-ZUhd0dXR0bGVhbGZyZWQwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~"></span><span style='font-size:1.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:.75pt'><span style='font-size:1.0pt;color:white'>A coming surge — and effective vaccines.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div align=center><table 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href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/a/YBiDJT1p9r7iZGgH1cATGQ~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjnaw-P0S_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYnkvZGF2aWQtbGVvbmhhcmR0P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMTEyMTYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NDc5NjYmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0xMDQwNjQ5MzEmc2VnbWVudF9pZD03NzE1MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9NDBhNjdlMDk1MjU4OGNjODQ2YmY4Y2FmYmFjNzgwYWNXA255dEIKYbI-J7thSZLPmVIXdHV0dGxlYWxmcmVkMEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=45 height=45 style='width:.4636in;height:.4636in' id="_x0000_i1045" src="https://static01.nyt.com/images/2020/05/01/multimedia/David-Leonhardt-Headshot-The-Morning/David-Leonhardt-Headshot-The-Morning-blogSmallThumb-v3.png" alt="Author Headshot"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:0in 0in 11.25pt 0in'><p style='margin-bottom:2.25pt;line-height:13.5pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.15pt'>By <a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/a/YBiDJT1p9r7iZGgH1cATGQ~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjnaw-P0S_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYnkvZGF2aWQtbGVvbmhhcmR0P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMTEyMTYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NDc5NjYmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0xMDQwNjQ5MzEmc2VnbWVudF9pZD03NzE1MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9NDBhNjdlMDk1MjU4OGNjODQ2YmY4Y2FmYmFjNzgwYWNXA255dEIKYbI-J7thSZLPmVIXdHV0dGxlYWxmcmVkMEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~"><span style='text-decoration:none'>David Leonhardt</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td></tr></table><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=css-e68piq style='margin-bottom:0in;line-height:22.5pt'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black'>Good morning. We look at the latest Omicron news.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td></tr></table></div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr style='height:13.1pt'><td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:13.1pt'></td></tr><tr style='height:9.15pt'><td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:black;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:9.15pt'></td></tr><tr style='height:13.1pt'><td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:13.1pt'></td></tr></table><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:white;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'><img border=0 width=600 height=400 style='width:6.2545in;height:4.1636in' id="_x0000_i1044" src="https://static01.nyt.com/images/2021/12/16/multimedia/16ambriefing-omnicron/16ambriefing-omnicron-articleLarge-v3.jpg"></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;padding:4.5pt 0in 15.0pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:9.0pt'><span class=css-2zlgwg><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#666666'>A line at a London vaccination site.</span></span><span class=css-14c9rv6><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#888888;letter-spacing:.1pt'>Andrew Testa for The New York Times</span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><h1 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:25.5pt'><span style='font-size:23.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black'>Expecting a surge<o:p></o:p></span></h1></td></tr></table><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p style='margin-bottom:11.25pt;line-height:18.75pt'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#333333'>Get ready for the Omicron surge, and take it seriously. But remember that the vaccines appear to provide strong protection against what matters most: severe Covid illnesses.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p style='margin-bottom:11.25pt;line-height:18.75pt'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#333333'>That’s my reading of experts’ reactions to the latest developments on the Omicron variant. Today, I will walk through them.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:23.25pt'><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black'>Highly contagious<o:p></o:p></span></h2></td></tr></table></div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p style='margin-bottom:11.25pt;line-height:18.75pt'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#333333'>The news over the past few days — both scientific studies and real-world data — has added to the evidence that Omicron is <a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/a/lE9hOY0wZ9MyCphQJDddig~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjnaw-P0TVaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYXJ0aWNsZS9vbWljcm9uLWNvcm9uYXZpcnVzLXZhcmlhbnQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjExMjE2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTQ3OTY2Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9MTA0MDY0OTMxJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NzcxNTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPTQwYTY3ZTA5NTI1ODhjYzg0NmJmOGNhZmJhYzc4MGFjVwNueXRCCmGyPie7YUmSz5lSF3R1dHRsZWFsZnJlZDBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA"><span style='font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#286ED0'>more contagious</span></a> than any previous version of the Covid-19 virus.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p style='margin-bottom:11.25pt;line-height:18.75pt'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#333333'>In South Africa, where Omicron was first identified, the recent rise has been steeper than during any previous surge. “When Omicron enters a community, the increase in case numbers looks like a vertical line,” Dr. Paul Sax of Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston said.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:white;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'><img border=0 width=600 height=593 style='width:6.2545in;height:6.1727in' id="_x0000_i1043" src="https://static01.nyt.com/images/2021/12/15/briefing/16-MORNING-SOUTH-AFRICA-CASES/16-MORNING-SOUTH-AFRICA-CASES-articleLarge.png"></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;padding:4.5pt 0in 15.0pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:9.0pt'><span class=css-2zlgwg><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#666666'>Chart shows 7-day daily average.</span></span><span class=css-14c9rv6><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#888888;letter-spacing:.1pt'>Source: Johns Hopkins University</span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p style='margin-bottom:11.25pt;line-height:18.75pt'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#333333'>In Britain, new cases also <a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/0vBg33k0fjUjCUKandLKMg~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjnaw-P0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8xMi8xNS93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvdWstY292aWQtcmVjb3JkLWNhc2VzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIxMTIxNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD00Nzk2NiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTEwNDA2NDkzMSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTc3MTUyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD00MGE2N2UwOTUyNTg4Y2M4NDZiZjhjYWZiYWM3ODBhY1cDbnl0Qgphsj4nu2FJks-ZUhd0dXR0bGVhbGZyZWQwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~"><span style='font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#286ED0'>hit a record yesterday</span></a>. In the U.S., Omicron has not yet spread as widely, but scientists believe it’s only a matter of time.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p style='margin-bottom:11.25pt;line-height:18.75pt'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#333333'>One reason that Omicron seems to spread so quickly is that it causes more cases among the vaccinated than earlier variants, although they are likely to be mild. “There will be a lot of breakthrough cases,” Dr. Jennifer Lighter, an epidemiologist at N.Y.U. Langone Health, told me.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p style='margin-bottom:11.25pt;line-height:18.75pt'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#333333'>Dr. Muge Cevik, an infectious-disease expert at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland, <a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/a/AIcna57o9PpXeYw2sjE_CA~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjnaw-P0TNaHR0cHM6Ly90d2l0dGVyLmNvbS9tdWdlY2V2aWsvc3RhdHVzLzE0NzExMTIyNjY1MjMzMjAzMjM_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIxMTIxNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD00Nzk2NiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTEwNDA2NDkzMSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTc3MTUyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD00MGE2N2UwOTUyNTg4Y2M4NDZiZjhjYWZiYWM3ODBhY1cDbnl0Qgphsj4nu2FJks-ZUhd0dXR0bGVhbGZyZWQwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~"><span style='font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#286ED0'>noted on Twitter</span></a> that much about Omicron remains uncertain, but its infectiousness seems clear:<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=css-4r7ord style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:37.5pt;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:37.5pt;line-height:18.75pt'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#666666'>The only thing I am sure of is that Omicron will spread so quickly through the population, making it likely impossible to contain even with the most stringent measures and giving us very little time over the next few weeks. So get your vaccines and boosters!<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p style='margin-bottom:11.25pt;line-height:18.75pt'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#333333'>I know that some readers will find this news extremely alarming. And it is alarming in several respects: Unvaccinated adults are at even greater risk than they were a few weeks ago, and about 15 percent of American adults <a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/a/tJCaJIJBpHPnYxEYWHEKmg~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjnaw-P0TcaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMC91cy9jb3ZpZC0xOS12YWNjaW5lLWRvc2VzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIxMTIxNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD00Nzk2NiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTEwNDA2NDkzMSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTc3MTUyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD00MGE2N2UwOTUyNTg4Y2M4NDZiZjhjYWZiYWM3ODBhY1cDbnl0Qgphsj4nu2FJks-ZUhd0dXR0bGVhbGZyZWQwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~"><span style='font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#286ED0'>remain unvaccinated</span></a>. (The global share of unvaccinated adults is probably not much higher; many of the world’s unvaccinated people are children, and serious Covid illness remains extremely rare in children.)<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p style='margin-bottom:11.25pt;line-height:18.75pt'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#333333'>The large number of unvaccinated adults means that Omicron may lead to spikes in Covid hospitalizations and deaths, which in turn could overwhelm some hospitals. This prospect is why Cevik emphasized the importance of the next few weeks. Persuading more vaccine skeptics in both <a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/FwslvLPJfIyS7C5MdqNtiA~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjnaw-P0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8xMS8wOC9icmllZmluZy9jb3ZpZC1kZWF0aC10b2xsLXJlZC1hbWVyaWNhLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIxMTIxNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD00Nzk2NiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTEwNDA2NDkzMSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTc3MTUyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD00MGE2N2UwOTUyNTg4Y2M4NDZiZjhjYWZiYWM3ODBhY1cDbnl0Qgphsj4nu2FJks-ZUhd0dXR0bGVhbGZyZWQwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~"><span style='font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#286ED0'>the U.S.</span></a> and <a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/QF9IHvthAy63DJAGoj3gvw~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjnaw-P0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8xMi8wMS9icmllZmluZy92YWNjaW5lLWhlc2l0YW5jeS1hZnJpY2Etb21pY3Jvbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMTEyMTYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NDc5NjYmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0xMDQwNjQ5MzEmc2VnbWVudF9pZD03NzE1MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9NDBhNjdlMDk1MjU4OGNjODQ2YmY4Y2FmYmFjNzgwYWNXA255dEIKYbI-J7thSZLPmVIXdHV0dGxlYWxmcmVkMEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~"><span style='font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#286ED0'>other countries</span></a> to get shots — before the Omicron surge has fully arrived — can save a lot of lives.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p style='margin-bottom:11.25pt;line-height:18.75pt'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#333333'>“I have been telling my unvaccinated patients that it is extremely urgent for them to start a vaccine series as soon as possible,” Dr. Aaron Richterman of the University of Pennsylvania said.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:23.25pt'><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black'>The power of vaccines<o:p></o:p></span></h2></td></tr></table><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p style='margin-bottom:11.25pt;line-height:18.75pt'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#333333'>The most encouraging news about Omicron is that it does not appear to cause more severe illness than earlier versions of the virus.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p style='margin-bottom:11.25pt;line-height:18.75pt'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#333333'>Some evidence even suggests Omicron is less severe. A new study from Hong Kong, for example, found that Omicron replicated itself less efficiently than Delta inside the lungs, which could make it less likely to cause acute symptoms. But many scientists say it is too soon to be confident.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p style='margin-bottom:11.25pt;line-height:18.75pt'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#333333'>Either way, the crucial question for most people is not whether Omicron is less severe than earlier versions of the virus; the question is whether Omicron is more severe. So far, the answer is no.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p style='margin-bottom:11.25pt;line-height:18.75pt'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#333333'>If that continues to be true, it will mean that Omicron — like earlier variants — presents only a very small risk of serious illness to most vaccinated people. It is the kind of risk that people accept every day without reordering their lives, <a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/b7JExHhtpM7sli1lLHPKkg~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjnaw-P0TZaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8xMS8xMi9icmllZmluZy93aGVuLXdpbGwtY292aWQtZW5kLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIxMTIxNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD00Nzk2NiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTEwNDA2NDkzMSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTc3MTUyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD00MGE2N2UwOTUyNTg4Y2M4NDZiZjhjYWZiYWM3ODBhY1cDbnl0Qgphsj4nu2FJks-ZUhd0dXR0bGVhbGZyZWQwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~"><span style='font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#286ED0'>not so different</span></a> from the chances of hospitalization or death from the flu or a car crash.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p style='margin-bottom:11.25pt;line-height:18.75pt'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#333333'>Unfortunately, there are some vaccinated people for whom any Covid case remains a threat. Those whose health is already vulnerable — like the elderly, people undergoing cancer treatments, people who have received organ transplants and some other groups — can become extremely ill from a Covid case that is mild in a technical sense. Their bodies are weak enough that any infection can cause major problems. It’s the same reason that the seasonal flu kills tens of thousands of Americans annually.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p style='margin-bottom:11.25pt;line-height:18.75pt'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#333333'>These are the people, in addition to the unvaccinated, who <a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/K-wR0OcjsHvIlPc1eQVH4g~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjnaw-P0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8xMC8xMi9icmllZmluZy9jb3ZpZC1hZ2Utcmlzay1pbmZlY3Rpb24tdmFjY2luZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMTEyMTYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NDc5NjYmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0xMDQwNjQ5MzEmc2VnbWVudF9pZD03NzE1MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9NDBhNjdlMDk1MjU4OGNjODQ2YmY4Y2FmYmFjNzgwYWNXA255dEIKYbI-J7thSZLPmVIXdHV0dGxlYWxmcmVkMEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~"><span style='font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#286ED0'>need the most attention</span></a> now that Omicron has arrived.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:23.25pt'><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black'>Next steps<o:p></o:p></span></h2></td></tr></table></div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p style='margin-bottom:11.25pt;line-height:18.75pt'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#333333'>What can be done? A few things, experts say:<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 3.75pt 0in'><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=css-11scvta style='color:#333333;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;line-height:20.65pt;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif'>Anybody <a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/XxpUasoQXYjzkRLZZR40nA~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjnaw-P0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8xMi8wOS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9wZml6ZXItYm9vc3RlcnMtMTYtMTcteWVhci1vbGRzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIxMTIxNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD00Nzk2NiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTEwNDA2NDkzMSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTc3MTUyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD00MGE2N2UwOTUyNTg4Y2M4NDZiZjhjYWZiYWM3ODBhY1cDbnl0Qgphsj4nu2FJks-ZUhd0dXR0bGVhbGZyZWQwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~"><span style='font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#286ED0'>eligible for booster shots</span></a> — Americans 16 and older who received their second vaccine dose at least six months ago — should get one. Boosters appear to make a major difference against Omicron, as Dr. Anthony Fauci and experts at the World Health Organization <a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/9iAhf6SYn22Tn5n2oASX9g~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjnaw-P0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8xMi8xNS9oZWFsdGgvb21pY3Jvbi12YWNjaW5lLXNldmVyZS1kaXNlYXNlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIxMTIxNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD00Nzk2NiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTEwNDA2NDkzMSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTc3MTUyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD00MGE2N2UwOTUyNTg4Y2M4NDZiZjhjYWZiYWM3ODBhY1cDbnl0Qgphsj4nu2FJks-ZUhd0dXR0bGVhbGZyZWQwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~"><span style='font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#286ED0'>emphasized yesterday</span></a>.</span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=css-11scvta style='color:#333333;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;line-height:20.65pt;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif'>Even if your health is not vulnerable, a booster can reduce the chances you contract Covid and pass it on to somebody who is vulnerable. Likewise, vaccinating children can protect their grandparents.</span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=css-11scvta style='color:#333333;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;line-height:20.65pt;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif'><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/M724Oz6u26zLYw4ruYFJdg~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjnaw-P0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8xMS8yNC9icmllZmluZy90aGFua3NnaXZpbmctY292aWQtcmFwaWQtdGVzdC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMTEyMTYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NDc5NjYmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0xMDQwNjQ5MzEmc2VnbWVudF9pZD03NzE1MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9NDBhNjdlMDk1MjU4OGNjODQ2YmY4Y2FmYmFjNzgwYWNXA255dEIKYbI-J7thSZLPmVIXdHV0dGxlYWxmcmVkMEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~"><span style='font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#286ED0'>Rapid tests</span></a> — more widely available than a few months ago — can help, too. If you’re socializing with somebody who is medically vulnerable, try to take a test beforehand. And the Biden administration <a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/a/llSr5xPVdiDESvIlZsNasg~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjnaw-P0T7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cud2FzaGluZ3RvbnBvc3QuY29tL29waW5pb25zLzIwMjEvMTIvMTQvam9lLWJpZGVuLWhvbWUtY292aWQtdGVzdGluZy1wdWJsaWMtaGVhbHRoLWZhaWx1cmUvP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMTEyMTYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NDc5NjYmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0xMDQwNjQ5MzEmc2VnbWVudF9pZD03NzE1MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9NDBhNjdlMDk1MjU4OGNjODQ2YmY4Y2FmYmFjNzgwYWNXA255dEIKYbI-J7thSZLPmVIXdHV0dGxlYWxmcmVkMEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~"><span style='font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#286ED0'>can do more</span></a> to cut the tests’ costs, many experts say.</span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul></td></tr></table></div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p style='margin-bottom:11.25pt;line-height:18.75pt'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#333333'>We will learn more about Omicron in coming weeks, and the facts could still become either more worrisome or less so. For now, the variant seems to represent a step toward the future of Covid. It will not disappear, but there are many ways to lessen its toll — and live as normal a life as possible.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p style='margin-bottom:11.25pt;line-height:18.75pt'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#333333'>As Dr. Monica Gandhi and Dr. Leslie Bienen, two public health experts, wrote in <a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/SpOH3-1Pa1Nm4B2bVLBeCQ~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjnaw-P4QFAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMTIvMTEvb3Bpbmlvbi93aHktaG9zcGl0YWxpemF0aW9ucy1hcmUtbm93LWEtYmV0dGVyLWluZGljYXRvci1vZi1jb3ZpZHMtaW1wYWN0Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIxMTIxNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD00Nzk2NiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTEwNDA2NDkzMSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTc3MTUyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD00MGE2N2UwOTUyNTg4Y2M4NDZiZjhjYWZiYWM3ODBhY1cDbnl0Qgphsj4nu2FJks-ZUhd0dXR0bGVhbGZyZWQwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~"><span style='font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#286ED0'>a recent Times Opinion article</span></a>, “America is in the slow process of accepting that Covid-19 will become endemic — meaning it will always be present in the population at varying levels.”<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr style='height:19.65pt'><td width="100%" 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style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#888888;letter-spacing:.1pt'>Mario Tama/Getty Images</span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 3.75pt 0in'><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=css-11scvta style='color:#333333;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;line-height:20.65pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif'>The Covid death toll in the U.S. <a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/a/7TE8hobwi4fv5mxi_S2J6A~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjnaw-P4QKAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMS8xMi8xNS93b3JsZC9jb3ZpZC1vbWljcm9uLXZhY2NpbmVzL2NvdmlkLWRlYXRocy1pbi10aGUtdW5pdGVkLXN0YXRlcy1zdXJwYXNzLTgwMDAwMD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjExMjE2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTQ3OTY2Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9MTA0MDY0OTMxJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NzcxNTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPTQwYTY3ZTA5NTI1ODhjYzg0NmJmOGNhZmJhYzc4MGFjVwNueXRCCmGyPie7YUmSz5lSF3R1dHRsZWFsZnJlZDBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA"><span style='font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#286ED0'>has surpassed 800,000 people</span></a>.</span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=css-11scvta style='color:#333333;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;line-height:20.65pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif'>N.Y.U. joined other colleges in <a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/a/WMabNq1AeZiMOVrxIFiopA~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjnaw-P0TzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDIxLzEyLzE1L3dvcmxkL2NvdmlkLW9taWNyb24tdmFjY2luZXM_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIxMTIxNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD00Nzk2NiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTEwNDA2NDkzMSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTc3MTUyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD00MGE2N2UwOTUyNTg4Y2M4NDZiZjhjYWZiYWM3ODBhYyNueXUtZXZlbnRzLWNhbmNlbGVkLWNvdmlkVwNueXRCCmGyPie7YUmSz5lSF3R1dHRsZWFsZnJlZDBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA"><span style='font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#286ED0'>canceling events</span></a>.</span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=css-11scvta style='color:#333333;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;line-height:20.65pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif'>Broadway shows <a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/icpJi_rA35U-6hB0Ejr6Nw~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjnaw-P0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8xMi8xNS90aGVhdGVyL2Jyb2Fkd2F5LWNvcm9uYXZpcnVzLWNhbmNlbGxhdGlvbnMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjExMjE2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTQ3OTY2Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9MTA0MDY0OTMxJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NzcxNTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPTQwYTY3ZTA5NTI1ODhjYzg0NmJmOGNhZmJhYzc4MGFjVwNueXRCCmGyPie7YUmSz5lSF3R1dHRsZWFsZnJlZDBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA"><span style='font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#286ED0'>are canceling performances</span></a>, and the Metropolitan Opera <a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/vjmMYoJwU3c1kiEwK2XHAA~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjnaw-P0TzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8xMi8xNS9hcnRzL211c2ljL21ldC1vcGVyYS1jb3JvbmF2aXJ1cy1ib29zdGVyLXNob3RzLW1hbmRhdGUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjExMjE2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTQ3OTY2Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9MTA0MDY0OTMxJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NzcxNTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPTQwYTY3ZTA5NTI1ODhjYzg0NmJmOGNhZmJhYzc4MGFjVwNueXRCCmGyPie7YUmSz5lSF3R1dHRsZWFsZnJlZDBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA"><span style='font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#286ED0'>will soon require boosters</span></a> for attendees.</span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=css-11scvta style='color:#333333;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;line-height:20.65pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif'>The C.D.C. found that its tests from early in the pandemic <a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/4JElTmxAZ4Ey3AKxORjz4Q~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjnaw-P0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8xMi8xNS9oZWFsdGgvY2RjLWNvdmlkLXRlc3RzLWNvbnRhbWluYXRlZC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMTEyMTYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NDc5NjYmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0xMDQwNjQ5MzEmc2VnbWVudF9pZD03NzE1MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9NDBhNjdlMDk1MjU4OGNjODQ2YmY4Y2FmYmFjNzgwYWNXA255dEIKYbI-J7thSZLPmVIXdHV0dGxlYWxmcmVkMEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~"><span style='font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#286ED0'>had a basic design flaw</span></a>.</span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=css-11scvta style='color:#333333;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;line-height:20.65pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif'>A lawsuit <a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/PvPA0UM0zsqpRgm1g0ekXA~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjnaw-P0TZaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8xMi8xNC91cy9kYXZlLXJhbXNleS1sYXdzdWl0LWNvdmlkLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIxMTIxNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD00Nzk2NiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTEwNDA2NDkzMSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTc3MTUyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD00MGE2N2UwOTUyNTg4Y2M4NDZiZjhjYWZiYWM3ODBhY1cDbnl0Qgphsj4nu2FJks-ZUhd0dXR0bGVhbGZyZWQwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~"><span style='font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#286ED0'>accused the radio broadcaster Dave Ramsey</span></a> of firing an employee for wearing masks and for wanting to work from home.</span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul></td></tr></table></div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr style='height:11.25pt'><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:11.25pt'></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 7.5pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.75pt'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Politics<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td></tr></table><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 3.75pt 0in'><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=css-11scvta style='color:#333333;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;line-height:20.65pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif'>Loyalists in Congress <a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/tl2xPLRw1XAC92UEiJO9EQ~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjnaw-P0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8xMi8xNS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy90cnVtcC1tZWFkb3dzLXJlcHVibGljYW5zLWNvbmdyZXNzLWphbi02Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIxMTIxNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD00Nzk2NiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTEwNDA2NDkzMSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTc3MTUyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD00MGE2N2UwOTUyNTg4Y2M4NDZiZjhjYWZiYWM3ODBhY1cDbnl0Qgphsj4nu2FJks-ZUhd0dXR0bGVhbGZyZWQwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~"><span style='font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#286ED0'>fought to keep Donald Trump in office</span></a> by pressuring government officials and plotting to disrupt the Jan. 6 election certification.</span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=css-11scvta style='color:#333333;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;line-height:20.65pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif'>The Federal Reserve will wind down its economic stimulus more quickly <a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/-uJ4B5U5JlPBEJ2ssEh5KQ~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjnaw-P0T2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8xMi8xNS9idXNpbmVzcy9lY29ub215L2luZmxhdGlvbi1mZWQtZm9tYy1tZWV0aW5nLWRlY2VtYmVyLTIwMjEuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjExMjE2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTQ3OTY2Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9MTA0MDY0OTMxJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NzcxNTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPTQwYTY3ZTA5NTI1ODhjYzg0NmJmOGNhZmJhYzc4MGFjVwNueXRCCmGyPie7YUmSz5lSF3R1dHRsZWFsZnJlZDBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA"><span style='font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#286ED0'>to fight inflation</span></a>. (Here’s why Jerome Powell, the Fed chair, <a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/aAQHyUtHMbrs1gI1K3wJjw~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjnaw-P0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8xMi8xNS91cHNob3QvamVyb21lLXBvd2VsbC1pbmZsYXRpb24tcGl2b3QuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjExMjE2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTQ3OTY2Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9MTA0MDY0OTMxJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NzcxNTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPTQwYTY3ZTA5NTI1ODhjYzg0NmJmOGNhZmJhYzc4MGFjVwNueXRCCmGyPie7YUmSz5lSF3R1dHRsZWFsZnJlZDBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA"><span style='font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#286ED0'>pivoted</span></a>.)</span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=css-11scvta style='color:#333333;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;line-height:20.65pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif'>The Senate passed a <a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/pc1sno2_fj4Ji90_SthYsg~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjnaw-P0TeaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8xMi8xNS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9kZWZlbnNlLXNwZW5kaW5nLWJpbGwuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjExMjE2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTQ3OTY2Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9MTA0MDY0OTMxJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NzcxNTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPTQwYTY3ZTA5NTI1ODhjYzg0NmJmOGNhZmJhYzc4MGFjVwNueXRCCmGyPie7YUmSz5lSF3R1dHRsZWFsZnJlZDBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA"><span style='font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#286ED0'>$768 billion defense bill</span></a>.</span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul></td></tr></table></div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr style='height:11.25pt'><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:11.25pt'></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 15.0pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.75pt'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Other Big Stories<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td></tr></table><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:white;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'><img border=0 width=600 height=400 style='width:6.2545in;height:4.1636in' id="_x0000_i1041" src="https://static01.nyt.com/images/2021/12/16/lens/16ambriefing-tornado/16ambriefing-tornado-articleLarge.jpg"></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;padding:4.5pt 0in 15.0pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:9.0pt'><span class=css-2zlgwg><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#666666'>Before and after in Mayfield, Ky.</span></span><span class=css-14c9rv6><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#888888;letter-spacing:.1pt'>Google Street View, left, The New York Times</span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 3.75pt 0in'><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=css-11scvta style='color:#333333;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;line-height:20.65pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif'>Last week’s tornadoes in Kentucky destroyed historic buildings and an iconic clock tower. <a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/a/mFwjUDmPRkhPeMop35hYiw~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjnaw-P0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMS8xMi8xNS91cy9tYXlmaWVsZC1rZW50dWNreS10b3JuYWRvLWRhbWFnZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMTEyMTYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NDc5NjYmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0xMDQwNjQ5MzEmc2VnbWVudF9pZD03NzE1MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9NDBhNjdlMDk1MjU4OGNjODQ2YmY4Y2FmYmFjNzgwYWNXA255dEIKYbI-J7thSZLPmVIXdHV0dGxlYWxmcmVkMEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~"><span style='font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#286ED0'>See photos of the devastation</span></a>.</span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=css-11scvta style='color:#333333;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;line-height:20.65pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif'>High winds and tornadoes swept through the middle of the U.S., knocking out power and causing <a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/a/7LEt6Eex4TjHFJq7E1_8ew~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjnaw-P0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDIxLzEyLzE1L3VzL21pZHdlc3Qtc3Rvcm1zLXRvcm5hZG8tbmV3cz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjExMjE2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTQ3OTY2Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9MTA0MDY0OTMxJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NzcxNTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPTQwYTY3ZTA5NTI1ODhjYzg0NmJmOGNhZmJhYzc4MGFjI2thbnNhcy1maXJlLXdpbmQtc3Rvcm1XA255dEIKYbI-J7thSZLPmVIXdHV0dGxlYWxmcmVkMEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~"><span style='font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#286ED0'>dust storms and wildfires</span></a>.</span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=css-11scvta style='color:#333333;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;line-height:20.65pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif'>Derek Chauvin <a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/SHvx03PiKFDHISYC3P3J1g~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjnaw-P0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8xMi8xNS91cy9kZXJlay1jaGF1dmluLWNpdmlsLXJpZ2h0cy1ndWlsdHktcGxlYS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMTEyMTYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NDc5NjYmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0xMDQwNjQ5MzEmc2VnbWVudF9pZD03NzE1MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9NDBhNjdlMDk1MjU4OGNjODQ2YmY4Y2FmYmFjNzgwYWNXA255dEIKYbI-J7thSZLPmVIXdHV0dGxlYWxmcmVkMEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~"><span style='font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#286ED0'>pleaded guilty</span></a> to violating George Floyd’s civil rights. He also admitted to violating the civil rights of a 14-year-old in 2017.</span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=css-11scvta style='color:#333333;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;line-height:20.65pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif'>A Chicago woman whom police officers forced to stand naked while they searched her apartment <a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/xprhOkwznK6kk5zTlnvewQ~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjnaw-P0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8xMi8xNS91cy9hbmphbmV0dGUteW91bmctY2hpY2Fnby1wb2xpY2Utc2V0dGxlbWVudC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMTEyMTYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NDc5NjYmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0xMDQwNjQ5MzEmc2VnbWVudF9pZD03NzE1MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9NDBhNjdlMDk1MjU4OGNjODQ2YmY4Y2FmYmFjNzgwYWNXA255dEIKYbI-J7thSZLPmVIXdHV0dGxlYWxmcmVkMEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~"><span style='font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#286ED0'>will receive</span></a> a $2.9 million settlement.</span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=css-11scvta style='color:#333333;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;line-height:20.65pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif'>Bruce Springsteen <a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/p_ZMDhpw7bQxbKt2Yn5lMg~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjnaw-P0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8xMi8xNS9hcnRzL211c2ljL2JydWNlLXNwcmluZ3N0ZWVuLXNlbGxzLW11c2ljLWNhdGFsb2cuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjExMjE2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTQ3OTY2Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9MTA0MDY0OTMxJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NzcxNTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPTQwYTY3ZTA5NTI1ODhjYzg0NmJmOGNhZmJhYzc4MGFjVwNueXRCCmGyPie7YUmSz5lSF3R1dHRsZWFsZnJlZDBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA"><span style='font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#286ED0'>sold his music catalog to Sony Music Entertainment</span></a>. The transaction’s value may exceed $500 million.</span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul></td></tr></table><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr style='height:11.25pt'><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:11.25pt'></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 7.5pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.75pt'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Opinions<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td></tr></table></div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p style='margin-bottom:11.25pt;line-height:18.75pt'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#333333'>Gun owners should have to keep their weapons stored <a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/_om8T3eYvsMOfmgh2-R6pQ~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjnaw-P0TdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8xMi8xNS9vcGluaW9uL21pY2hpZ2FuLXNjaG9vbC1zaG9vdGluZy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMTEyMTYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NDc5NjYmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0xMDQwNjQ5MzEmc2VnbWVudF9pZD03NzE1MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9NDBhNjdlMDk1MjU4OGNjODQ2YmY4Y2FmYmFjNzgwYWNXA255dEIKYbI-J7thSZLPmVIXdHV0dGxlYWxmcmVkMEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~"><span style='font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#286ED0'>in a safe, locked place</span></a>, <b>Gail Collins </b>argues.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p style='margin-bottom:11.25pt;line-height:18.75pt'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#333333'>The N.F.L.’s <a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/a/NKZCb_9Qd6GAciZBWX2lNA~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjnaw-P0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cud2FzaGluZ3RvbnBvc3QuY29tL3Nwb3J0cy8yMDIxLzEyLzE1L3JvZ2VyLWdvb2RlbGwtZGFuaWVsLXNueWRlci1uZmwtaW52ZXN0aWdhdGlvbi8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIxMTIxNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD00Nzk2NiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTEwNDA2NDkzMSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTc3MTUyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD00MGE2N2UwOTUyNTg4Y2M4NDZiZjhjYWZiYWM3ODBhY1cDbnl0Qgphsj4nu2FJks-ZUhd0dXR0bGVhbGZyZWQwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~"><span style='font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#286ED0'>silence about Dan Snyder</span></a> reeks, <b>Sally Jenkins </b>writes in The Washington Post.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 11.25pt 0in'></td></tr><tr><td style='border:none;border-top:solid gainsboro 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 11.25pt 0in'></td></tr></table><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p style='margin-bottom:11.25pt;line-height:18.75pt'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#333333'>Want to share The New York Times with your friends and family? 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She <a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/FOcnjfLrn6jOmJ-mDdwTag~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjnaw-P0TSaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8xMi8xNS9ib29rcy9iZWxsLWhvb2tzLWRlYWQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjExMjE2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTQ3OTY2Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9MTA0MDY0OTMxJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NzcxNTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPTQwYTY3ZTA5NTI1ODhjYzg0NmJmOGNhZmJhYzc4MGFjVwNueXRCCmGyPie7YUmSz5lSF3R1dHRsZWFsZnJlZDBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA"><span style='font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#286ED0'>died at 69</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr style='height:19.65pt'><td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:19.65pt'></td></tr><tr><td style='border:none;border-top:solid black 6.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><h3 style='mso-margin-top-alt:3.75pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:22.5pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.15pt'>ARTS AND IDEAS <o:p></o:p></span></h3></td></tr></table><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:white;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'><img border=0 width=600 height=400 style='width:6.2545in;height:4.1636in' id="_x0000_i1039" src="https://static01.nyt.com/images/2021/12/16/multimedia/16ambriefing-alanis/16ambriefing-alanis-articleLarge-v2.jpg"></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;padding:4.5pt 0in 15.0pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:9.0pt'><span class=css-2zlgwg><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#666666'>Alanis Morissette on tour in the 1990s.</span></span><span class=css-14c9rv6><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#888888;letter-spacing:.1pt'>Alanis Morissette/Epiphany Music, via HBO</span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:23.25pt'><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black'>A year of looking back<o:p></o:p></span></h2></td></tr></table><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p style='margin-bottom:11.25pt;line-height:18.75pt'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#333333'>In 2021, so many <a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/RpbYG_9Q6YQsVovSmDeqvQ~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjnaw-P0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8xMi8xNS9hcnRzL211c2ljL2JyaXRuZXktc3BlYXJzLXdvb2RzdG9jay1yZWNlbnQtcGFzdC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMTEyMTYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NDc5NjYmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0xMDQwNjQ5MzEmc2VnbWVudF9pZD03NzE1MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9NDBhNjdlMDk1MjU4OGNjODQ2YmY4Y2FmYmFjNzgwYWNXA255dEIKYbI-J7thSZLPmVIXdHV0dGxlYWxmcmVkMEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~"><span style='font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#286ED0'>cultural moments involved reassessing the past</span></a> through a contemporary lens.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p style='margin-bottom:11.25pt;line-height:18.75pt'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#333333'>Music documentaries examined the rise of <a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/QS8uIwK4rvJ-HWpNuW6sAw~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjnaw-P0TRaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8xMS8xOC9tb3ZpZXMvamFnZ2VkLXJldmlldy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMTEyMTYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NDc5NjYmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0xMDQwNjQ5MzEmc2VnbWVudF9pZD03NzE1MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9NDBhNjdlMDk1MjU4OGNjODQ2YmY4Y2FmYmFjNzgwYWNXA255dEIKYbI-J7thSZLPmVIXdHV0dGxlYWxmcmVkMEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~"><span style='font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#286ED0'>Alanis Morissette</span></a> and <a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/kYIUforGpRb1hLbvt2U2MA~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjnaw-P0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNy8yMy9tb3ZpZXMvd29vZHN0b2NrLTk5LXBlYWNlLWxvdmUtYW5kLXJhZ2UtcmV2aWV3Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIxMTIxNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD00Nzk2NiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTEwNDA2NDkzMSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTc3MTUyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD00MGE2N2UwOTUyNTg4Y2M4NDZiZjhjYWZiYWM3ODBhY1cDbnl0Qgphsj4nu2FJks-ZUhd0dXR0bGVhbGZyZWQwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~"><span style='font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#286ED0'>Woodstock ’99</span></a> — itself a reboot of the 1969 festival. On TV, <a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/TmkxfoUPEeloVoY5045wsA~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjnaw-P0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8xMS8wMS9idXNpbmVzcy9tZWRpYS9hbWVyaWNhbi1jcmltZS1zdG9yeS1zdHJlYW1pbmcuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjExMjE2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTQ3OTY2Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9MTA0MDY0OTMxJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NzcxNTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPTQwYTY3ZTA5NTI1ODhjYzg0NmJmOGNhZmJhYzc4MGFjVwNueXRCCmGyPie7YUmSz5lSF3R1dHRsZWFsZnJlZDBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA"><span style='font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#286ED0'>“Impeachment: American Crime Story”</span></a> recast Monica Lewinsky as the heroine of the Bill Clinton sex scandal. Documentaries, including by The Times, spotlighted how the media and the public mistreated both <a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/zgFgFndYygbtrFctAqCH8g~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjnaw-P0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wMi8xMi9hcnRzL211c2ljL2JyaXRuZXktc3BlYXJzLWRvY3VtZW50YXJ5LW1lZGlhLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIxMTIxNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD00Nzk2NiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTEwNDA2NDkzMSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTc3MTUyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD00MGE2N2UwOTUyNTg4Y2M4NDZiZjhjYWZiYWM3ODBhY1cDbnl0Qgphsj4nu2FJks-ZUhd0dXR0bGVhbGZyZWQwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~"><span style='font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#286ED0'>Britney Spears</span></a> and <a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/a/z1ivozNYi1MmXpVnJT1lPw~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjnaw-P0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYXJ0aWNsZS9tYWxmdW5jdGlvbi10aGUtZHJlc3NpbmctZG93bi1vZi1qYW5ldC1qYWNrc29uLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIxMTIxNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD00Nzk2NiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTEwNDA2NDkzMSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTc3MTUyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD00MGE2N2UwOTUyNTg4Y2M4NDZiZjhjYWZiYWM3ODBhY1cDbnl0Qgphsj4nu2FJks-ZUhd0dXR0bGVhbGZyZWQwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~"><span style='font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#286ED0'>Janet Jackson</span></a>. And Rolling Stone <a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/a/KCW5fLfJf5xxCNNM0IQ3CA~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjnaw-P0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucm9sbGluZ3N0b25lLmNvbS9tdXNpYy9tdXNpYy1saXN0cy9iZXN0LXNvbmdzLW9mLWFsbC10aW1lLTEyMjQ3NjcvP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMTEyMTYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NDc5NjYmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0xMDQwNjQ5MzEmc2VnbWVudF9pZD03NzE1MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9NDBhNjdlMDk1MjU4OGNjODQ2YmY4Y2FmYmFjNzgwYWNXA255dEIKYbI-J7thSZLPmVIXdHV0dGxlYWxmcmVkMEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~"><span style='font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#286ED0'>updated</span></a> its popular “500 Greatest Songs of All Time” list to try to correct earlier racial and gender biases.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p style='margin-bottom:11.25pt;line-height:18.75pt'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#333333'>As Lindsay Zoladz writes in The Times, “A bit of cultural flotsam from the last 25 years would suddenly drift back up to the top of our collective consciousness and spread wildly, demanding renewed attention in the context of the present.”<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p style='margin-bottom:11.25pt;line-height:18.75pt'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#333333'>Beyond the past quarter-century, other projects helped shine a light on overlooked pieces of history. The documentary “Summer of Soul” <a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/ptVGB5IAEkVk4NsYZJjnWg~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjnaw-P0T1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNi8zMC9tb3ZpZXMvcXVlc3Rsb3ZlLXN1bW1lci1vZi1zb3VsLWhhcmxlbS1jdWx0dXJhbC1mZXN0aXZhbC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMTEyMTYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NDc5NjYmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0xMDQwNjQ5MzEmc2VnbWVudF9pZD03NzE1MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9NDBhNjdlMDk1MjU4OGNjODQ2YmY4Y2FmYmFjNzgwYWNXA255dEIKYbI-J7thSZLPmVIXdHV0dGxlYWxmcmVkMEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~"><span style='font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#286ED0'>introduced new viewers to the Harlem Cultural Festival,</span></a> concerts performed by Nina Simone, Stevie Wonder and others in 1969 as the Black Power movement grew increasingly prominent.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p style='margin-bottom:11.25pt;line-height:18.75pt'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#333333'>“The lesson to be taken from all these reconsiderations is not necessarily how much wiser we are now,” Lindsay writes, “but how difficult it is to see the biases of the present moment.” <i>— Sanam Yar, a Morning writer</i><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr style='height:19.65pt'><td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:19.65pt'></td></tr><tr><td style='border:none;border-top:solid black 6.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><h3 style='mso-margin-top-alt:3.75pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:22.5pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.15pt'>PLAY, WATCH, EAT<o:p></o:p></span></h3></td></tr></table><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 15.0pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.75pt'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>What to Cook<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td></tr></table></div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:white;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'><img border=0 width=600 height=400 style='width:6.2545in;height:4.1636in' id="_x0000_i1038" src="https://static01.nyt.com/images/2021/12/06/dining/16ambriefing-food2/merlin_198330927_09085d19-6e87-4d4e-901c-469852878001-articleLarge.jpg"></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;padding:2.25pt 0in 15.0pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:9.0pt'><span class=css-bcxqfb><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#888888;letter-spacing:.1pt'>Ryan Liebe for The New York Times</span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p style='margin-bottom:11.25pt;line-height:18.75pt'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#333333'>Pomegranate and chicken were made for each other in <a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/cooking/gKHMGYLy_RxYz8tdowPk5w~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjnaw-P4QmAWh0dHBzOi8vY29va2luZy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS9yZWNpcGVzLzEwMjI3OTIta2hvcmVzaC1tb3JnaC1uYXJkb29uaS1wb21lZ3JhbmF0ZS1jaGlja2VuLXN0ZXc_YWN0aW9uPWNsaWNrJmNhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMTEyMTYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NDc5NjYmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmFuaz00JnJlZ2lfaWQ9MTA0MDY0OTMxJnJlZ2lvbj1TYW0rU2lmdG9uJTI3cytTdWdnZXN0aW9ucyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTc3MTUyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD00MGE2N2UwOTUyNTg4Y2M4NDZiZjhjYWZiYWM3ODBhY1cDbnl0Qgphsj4nu2FJks-ZUhd0dXR0bGVhbGZyZWQwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~"><span style='font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#286ED0'>this vibrant Iranian stew</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr style='height:11.25pt'><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:11.25pt'></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 7.5pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.75pt'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Trend Alert<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td></tr></table><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p style='margin-bottom:11.25pt;line-height:18.75pt'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#333333'><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/0FOtiYYIzb_3_MeJkgREaA~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjnaw-P0TSaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8xMi8xNS9zdHlsZS9jb3JzZXQtY29tZWJhY2suaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjExMjE2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTQ3OTY2Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9MTA0MDY0OTMxJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NzcxNTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPTQwYTY3ZTA5NTI1ODhjYzg0NmJmOGNhZmJhYzc4MGFjVwNueXRCCmGyPie7YUmSz5lSF3R1dHRsZWFsZnJlZDBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA"><span style='font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#286ED0'>Corsets are back</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr style='height:11.25pt'><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:11.25pt'></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 7.5pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.75pt'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>What to Listen to<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td></tr></table><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p style='margin-bottom:11.25pt;line-height:18.75pt'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#333333'>Some classical music! Here are recordings by Mozart and Brahms, <a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/ixpCaucL9oU7A7Z5HW6QlQ~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjnaw-P0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8xMi8xNS9hcnRzL211c2ljL2Jlc3QtY2xhc3NpY2FsLW11c2ljLW9wZXJhLXJlY29yZGluZ3MuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjExMjE2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTQ3OTY2Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9MTA0MDY0OTMxJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NzcxNTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPTQwYTY3ZTA5NTI1ODhjYzg0NmJmOGNhZmJhYzc4MGFjVwNueXRCCmGyPie7YUmSz5lSF3R1dHRsZWFsZnJlZDBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA"><span style='font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#286ED0'>as well as new stuff</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr style='height:11.25pt'><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:11.25pt'></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 7.5pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.75pt'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Late Night<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td></tr></table><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p style='margin-bottom:11.25pt;line-height:18.75pt'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#333333'>The hosts <a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/ZRtMu_pgT3RDIGjJoVQYqQ~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjnaw-P0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8xMi8xNi9hcnRzL3RlbGV2aXNpb24vY29sYmVydC1tYXJrLW1lYWRvd3MtY29udGVtcHQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjExMjE2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTQ3OTY2Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9MTA0MDY0OTMxJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NzcxNTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPTQwYTY3ZTA5NTI1ODhjYzg0NmJmOGNhZmJhYzc4MGFjVwNueXRCCmGyPie7YUmSz5lSF3R1dHRsZWFsZnJlZDBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA"><span style='font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#286ED0'>discussed Mark Meadows</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr style='height:11.25pt'><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:11.25pt'></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 15.0pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.75pt'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Now Time to Play<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td></tr></table><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:white;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'><img border=0 width=600 height=266 style='width:6.2545in;height:2.7727in' id="_x0000_i1037" src="https://static01.nyt.com/images/2021/12/16/multimedia/16-the-morning-bee/16-the-morning-bee-articleLarge.png"></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p style='margin-bottom:11.25pt;line-height:18.75pt'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#333333'>The pangram from yesterday’s Spelling Bee was <i>formula</i>. Here is today’s puzzle — or you can <a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/a/KicgSac2Kr0fnMBNOESWgA~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjnaw-P0TBaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vcHV6emxlcy9zcGVsbGluZy1iZWU_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIxMTIxNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD00Nzk2NiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTEwNDA2NDkzMSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTc3MTUyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD00MGE2N2UwOTUyNTg4Y2M4NDZiZjhjYWZiYWM3ODBhY1cDbnl0Qgphsj4nu2FJks-ZUhd0dXR0bGVhbGZyZWQwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~"><span style='font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#286ED0'>play online</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p style='margin-bottom:11.25pt;line-height:18.75pt'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#333333'>Here’s <a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/a/JQ9DXYaZqAwosad8V79xXQ~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjnaw-P0TBaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vY3Jvc3N3b3Jkcy9nYW1lL21pbmk_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIxMTIxNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD00Nzk2NiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTEwNDA2NDkzMSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTc3MTUyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD00MGE2N2UwOTUyNTg4Y2M4NDZiZjhjYWZiYWM3ODBhY1cDbnl0Qgphsj4nu2FJks-ZUhd0dXR0bGVhbGZyZWQwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~"><span style='font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#286ED0'>today’s Mini Crossword</span></a>, and a clue: Perfectly timed (five letters).<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p style='margin-bottom:11.25pt;line-height:18.75pt'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#333333'>If you’re in the mood to play more, find <a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/a/onCVZEhCUtX1UShS8JjcOw~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjnaw-P0S3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vY3Jvc3N3b3Jkcz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjExMjE2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTQ3OTY2Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9MTA0MDY0OTMxJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NzcxNTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPTQwYTY3ZTA5NTI1ODhjYzg0NmJmOGNhZmJhYzc4MGFjVwNueXRCCmGyPie7YUmSz5lSF3R1dHRsZWFsZnJlZDBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA"><span style='font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#286ED0'>all our games here</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 11.25pt 0in'></td></tr><tr><td style='border:none;border-top:solid gainsboro 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 11.25pt 0in'></td></tr></table></div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p style='margin-bottom:11.25pt;line-height:18.75pt'><b><i><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#333333'>Thanks for spending part of your morning with The Times. See you tomorrow. — David</span></i></b><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p style='margin-bottom:11.25pt;line-height:18.75pt'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#333333'>P.S. New York Times Games and Cooking both <a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/a/jGf37Yn8DRbr_3iUxyf_pQ~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjnaw-P0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0Y28uY29tL3ByZXNzL2JvdGgtY29va2luZy1hbmQtZ2FtZXMtcmVhY2gtMS1taWxsaW9uLXN1YnNjcmlwdGlvbnMvP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMTEyMTYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NDc5NjYmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0xMDQwNjQ5MzEmc2VnbWVudF9pZD03NzE1MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9NDBhNjdlMDk1MjU4OGNjODQ2YmY4Y2FmYmFjNzgwYWNXA255dEIKYbI-J7thSZLPmVIXdHV0dGxlYWxmcmVkMEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~"><span style='font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#286ED0'>reached one million subscribers</span></a>. Thank you, players and chefs!<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p style='margin-bottom:11.25pt;line-height:18.75pt'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#333333'>Here’s <a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/a/jlA7EX4G44TTJNMYN2-Pzw~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjnaw-P0TVaHR0cHM6Ly9zdGF0aWMwMS5ueXQuY29tL2ltYWdlcy8yMDIxLzEyLzE2L255dGZyb250cGFnZS9zY2FuLnBkZj9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjExMjE2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTQ3OTY2Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9MTA0MDY0OTMxJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NzcxNTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPTQwYTY3ZTA5NTI1ODhjYzg0NmJmOGNhZmJhYzc4MGFjVwNueXRCCmGyPie7YUmSz5lSF3R1dHRsZWFsZnJlZDBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA"><span style='font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#286ED0'>today’s print front page</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p style='margin-bottom:11.25pt;line-height:18.75pt'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#333333'>“<a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/a/zS1cygjtLApmknqE5Cc_1Q~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjnaw-P0S1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vdGhlZGFpbHk_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIxMTIxNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD00Nzk2NiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTEwNDA2NDkzMSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTc3MTUyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD00MGE2N2UwOTUyNTg4Y2M4NDZiZjhjYWZiYWM3ODBhY1cDbnl0Qgphsj4nu2FJks-ZUhd0dXR0bGVhbGZyZWQwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~"><span style='font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#286ED0'>The Daily</span></a>” is about abortion. 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