| Thousands of Israelis, many from ultranationalist groups, marched through Jerusalem to celebrate their country’s capture of East Jerusalem in 1967, in a contentious annual event that stirs tensions with Palestinians.Singapore hanged a man for trafficking 3.4 pounds, or about 1.6 kilograms, of marijuana, the country’s second drug-related execution in three weeks.The chief of Ukraine’s Supreme Court was formally arrested, as prosecutors indicated that a high-level corruption case was expanding to include a wider circle of judges.Private water and sewage companies in England announced a plan totaling 10 billion pounds, or about $12.4 billion, to modernize the country’s sewers.Was a fearsome Viking fortress on Poland’s Baltic coast a literary fantasy or a historical reality? |
| Other Big Stories |
| As U.S.-led peace negotiations flounder, experts warn that Sudan risks spiraling into a state of anarchy.Deutsche Bank will pay $75 million to sexual abuse victims of Jeffrey Epstein who sued the bank for enabling his trafficking of young women.Days after Cyclone Mocha made landfall in Myanmar, aid groups are still waiting for the military regime’s approval to deliver supplies to survivors.In a win for social media platforms, the Supreme Court left untouched a technology law known as Section 230, which shields companies from liability over users’ posts. |
| The Week in Culture |
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| The restoration of a work by Pablo Picasso revealed a hidden dog.Salman Rushdie made a surprise appearance at PEN America’s annual gala last night, in his first public appearance since he was stabbed last August.An unfortunate kickoff for Johnny Depp’s return, a record number of female directors and Steve McQueen’s new documentary: Read our critic’s notes from Cannes. |
| A world of merchandise is growing around courtroom spectacles like Gwyneth Paltrow’s ski trial.Paul Simon has released a new album, “Seven Psalms,” at 81. |
| A Morning Read |
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| Call it a royal paradox: Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, plead for privacy even as they seek publicity, with a Netflix documentary, a tell-all memoir and public appearances that inevitably draw cameras. |
| At the same time, their hounding by paparazzi can veer into frightening territory — where even the presence of the police does not serve as a deterrent. |
| SPORTS NEWS FROM THE ATHLETIC |
| How Manchester City earned its biggest win yet: City produced its best performance in the Pep Guardiola era to beat Real Madrid and stay on track for the treble. |
| Premier League’s third-highest scorer is suspended for betting: Soccer and gambling go hand in hand, so people should not act shocked at Ivan Toney’s mistakes. |
| From The Times: Rafael Nadal will not compete in the French Open because of an injury. He said that next season “probably is going to be my last year in the professional tour.” |
| ARTS AND IDEAS |
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| Did Andy Warhol break copyright law? |
| The U.S. Supreme Court certainly thinks so. In a 7-to-2 ruling, the justices said the artist was not entitled to appropriate a photograph of Prince by Lynn Goldsmith into a portrait series. |
| Goldsmith’s “original works, like those of other photographers, are entitled to copyright protection, even against famous artists,” Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote for the majority. The photographer received almost no money or mainstream credit for the image. |
| In a dissent, Justice Elena Kagan wrote that the decision “will stifle creativity of every sort” and “make our world poorer.” The art world largely agrees: Many feared this outcome, arguing that artists borrow from each other all the time. (They also note that Andy Warhol, who died in 1987, altered the photograph in various ways.) |
| “There’s a lot that judges can do with the stroke of a pen, but rewriting art history isn’t one of them,” Blake Gopnik, a Warhol biographer and critic, wrote in The Times. “They’re stuck with appropriation as one of the great artistic innovations of the modern era. Their job is to make sure the law recognizes that.” |


