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• Russia Outlaws a News Site and a Rights Group, Stifling Critical Voices
  The Kremlin stepped up efforts to banish independent sources of news. Prosecutors labeled Meduza, a popular news site, “undesirable,” so...
• Who Was Tyre Nichols? From Sacramento to Memphis, He Cut His Own Path
  Social media posts show that Mr. Nichols harbored a mistrust of prevailing government and economic systems, yet, a friend says, he also...
• Tyre Nichols’s Death Is America’s Shame
  He is now a marquee victim of a predacious system that America has lost its willingness to confront.
• New Zealand’s Largest City Grapples With Aftermath of Devastating Floods
  At least two people were killed in the flooding in Auckland that forced hundreds of people from their homes and shut down the city’s...
• Memphis Had Avoided Most Volatile Eruptions Over Policing. Until Now.
  Despite a series of conflicts, the Memphis police force had not been in the center of the recent national debates over policing. The...
• Billy Packer, Straight-Talking College Basketball Analyst, Dies at 82
  With partners on NBC and then CBS, and with a rapid, opinionated style, he was heard during every N.C.A.A. men’s basketball tournament...
• Court Releases Video of Paul Pelosi Hammer Attack, Adding Chilling Details
  Police body camera footage, along with surveillance video, an interview with the suspect and audio from Mr. Pelosi’s 911 call, disproved...
• Mishandling of Classified Information Has Congress Asking Questions
  Lawmakers are seeking answers on why the executive branch is not as careful about protecting classified information as they are required...
• As Archives Leans on Ex-Presidents, Its Only Weapon Is ‘Please’
  The National Archives does not have any independent ability to enforce its request that former presidents and vice presidents scour their...
• New York Officials Say Subway Crime Is Down After Boost in Police
  Data shows major crimes have dropped 16 percent in the three months since more officers were assigned to the system, the governor and...
• Republicans Re-elect Head of the R.N.C. After a Heated Challenge
  Ronna McDaniel won a fourth two-year term to lead the Republican National Committee, fending off a fierce challenge after the party’s...
• Jan. 6 Rioter Who Shot Pepper Spray at Officer Brian Sicknick Is Sentenced
  Officer Brian D. Sicknick died a day after the Capitol riot. Another man initially charged in the assault was sentenced to time served.
• At Least 7 Killed in Shooting at a Jerusalem Synagogue
  The police said a 21-year-old man with a handgun shot people on the street at close range, then fled and was killed himself by police...
• Mammoth Tusks in the East River? How Joe Rogan Started a ‘Bone Rush.’
  After a podcast guest claimed that tons of prehistoric remains were dumped decades ago, scuba divers suited up. But the truth is as murky...
• Your Friday Evening Briefing
  Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day.