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November 24, 2021 Hello. Every day, we'll send you stories we think you'll love. Let us know what you're interested in to improve your recommendations. Choose your interests WHAT YOU MAY HAVE MISSED TODAY As Virus Cases Rise in Europe, an Economic Toll Returns Contending With the Pandemic, Wealthy Nations Wage Global Battle for Migrants Jury Finds Rally Organizers Responsible for Charlottesville Violence Epstein's Final Days: Celebrity Reminiscing and a Running Toilet Here's the Next Animal That Could Go Extinct Go to homepage GUEST ESSAYS FROM OPINION Alan Leveritt We're a Small Arkansas Newspaper. Why Is the State Making Us Sign a Pledge About Israel? I publish The Arkansas Times. We refused to sign an anti-B.D.S. law because it violates our First Amendment rights. Thomas B. Edsall Democrats Shouldn't Panic. They Should Go Into Shock. "No administration is going to thrive in that economic environment." Anne Helen Petersen and Charlie Warzel Remote Work Is Failing Young Employees Unless carefully designed, pandemic office culture risks hurting the least experienced workers in our organizations. BASED ON YOUR INTERESTS Nicholas Kulish Jeff Bezos gives $100 million to the Obama Foundation. The gift was the largest yet for the foundation and was among several splashy donations in recent months by Mr. Bezos, one of the world's richest people. Jan Hoffman CVS, Walgreens and Walmart Fueled Opioid Crisis, Jury Finds This is the first jury verdict in an opioid case. The decision embraced a key legal argument that judges in other opioid cases had recently rejected. Dennis Overbye The Hubble Telescope Checks In With the Most Distant Planets The spacecraft's farseeing eye once again sets its gaze on Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Dave Philipps Army Cadets Tried to Get Navy's Goat, Again. Commanders Were Not Amused. Rivalries among the nation's military academies include a long history of mascot-stealing "spirit missions" before football games, despite official condemnations. Nancy Hass A Chandelier Fit for a Disco To create this fixture, the artist and designer Bethan Laura Wood mixed painted metal and PVC to kaleidoscopic effect. IMPROVE YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS Science The wonders of humans and our world Books to Read Suggested reading from Times editors Health & Fitness Health news and expert advice TRY SOMETHING DIFFERENT Sopan Deb Are the Knicks and Lakers Really Worth $5 Billion? Sports franchise valuations are guesses, with few data points for comparison. But prestige franchises like these can defy all calculations. Martha S. Jones Enslaved to a Founding Father, She Sought Freedom in France Brought from America to Paris by John Jay, an enslaved woman named Abigail died there trying to win her liberty as the statesman negotiated the freedom of the new nation. Farhad Manjoo, Gus Wezerek and Yaryna Serkez Opinion | Everyone's Moving to Texas. Here's Why. We studied 16,847 places to find out why Dallas is so popular. Roger Cohen The Novel that Riveted France During Lockdown Arrives in the U.S. "The Anomaly," by Hervé Le Tellier, sold more than a million copies during an anomalous time. Now the genre-bending novel is translated into English. Joey Roulette NASA Is Crashing a Spacecraft Into an Asteroid. Here's How to Watch the Launch. An early morning liftoff kicks off DART, NASA's first mission to test a spacecraft that could one day save Earth from a deadly space rock. TAKE A BREAK, PLAY A GAME The Mini Crossword Solve this bite-sized puzzle in just a few minutes. Spelling Bee How many words can you make with 7 letters? Tiles Match visual elements and keep your chain going. See all our games THAT'S IT FOR TODAY Help us find the best stories for you. Choose your interests To stop receiving these emails, unsubscribe or manage your email preferences. Subscribe to the Times|Get the NYT app Change Your Email|Privacy Policy|Contact|Advertise|California Notices The New York Times Company 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018