The New York Times: Συλλαλητήριο της Καμάλα Χάρις στο Ουισκόνσιν και η επίσκεψη του Μπέντζαμιν Νετανιάχου στην Ουάσιγκτον – Αναζητώντας το υπέροχο στην καθημερινότητα – Η ενεργητική πρώτη συγκέντρωση της Καμάλα Χάρις – Ο Μπέντζαμιν Νετανιάχου πηγαίνει στην Ουάσιγκτον – Ο Μακρόν απορρίπτει την επιλογή της αριστεράς για πρωθυπουργό – Αιθιοπία: Κατολισθήσεις μετά από μέρες δυνατής βροχής σκότωσαν περισσότερους πάνω από 220 άτομα – Ο Neeraj Chopra κέρδισε τον διαγωνισμό ακοντισμού στους Ολυμπιακούς Αγώνες του Τόκιο το 2021, και έγινε ο πρώτος χρυσός Ολυμπιονίκης της Ινδίας στον στίβο – Όταν η καθημερινότητα είναι ο προορισμός

Vice President Kamala Harris told supporters in Milwaukee that “the baton is in our hands.” Kenny Holston/The New York Times

Kamala Harris’s energetic first rally

In the first rally of her presidential campaign, Kamala Harris greeted an exuberant crowd in Wisconsin and assailed the former president, telling them that she’d taken on fraudsters and cheaters as a prosecutor. “I know Donald Trump’s type,” she said.

Supporters, chanting Harris’s name, seemed to be releasing pent-up energy after weeks of uncertainty over the Democrats’ prospects. The vice president vowed to protect access to abortion and alluded to her relative youth, saying that “the baton is in our hands.” Read about how the Biden campaign transformed into the Harris campaign.

Harris told the fired-up audience, “When we fight, we win!” before leaving the stage to Beyoncé’s “Freedom.” A report said the singer had given the campaign permission to use the song throughout the 15 weeks leading up to Election Day.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hopes to shore up support in the face of international censure over Israel’s war in Gaza. Maansi Srivastava/The New York Times

Benjamin Netanyahu goes to Washington

Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, will make his first address to Congress in four years today. The timing is far from ideal: He faces anger at home over the war in Gaza and his failure to free the hostages held by Hamas, while Washington is preoccupied by its own upheaval and divided over how Israel is conducting the war.

Netanyahu hopes to rehabilitate his image on the world stage — at least for his audience back home, where he is in a constant battle for political survival. But some experts suggested that he was practically the only person who saw any importance in his U.S. visit. “Nobody is focused on this,” one analyst said.

Harris: Citing a scheduling conflict, the vice president will not be present for Netanyahu’s address. She plans to meet with him privately this week at the White House, an aide said. Her remarks before and after their conversation will be closely watched for signals about how she might deal with Israel if elected president.

Trump: The former president, who often calls himself the staunchest ally of Israel to ever sit in the Oval Office, is set to meet with Netanyahu in Florida on Friday.

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An image of Lucie Castets was shown on a screen during a French television interview with President Emmanuel Macron. Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

Macron rejects the left’s choice for prime minister

A coalition of French left-wing parties tapped Lucie Castets, a little-known civil servant, to be prime minister yesterday, unexpectedly ending weeks of bickering after snap parliamentary elections plunged the country into political gridlock.

President Emmanuel Macron immediately rejected the pick, saying that he would not appoint a new government until mid-August at the earliest. He said his current cabinet would remain in a caretaker capacity for the duration of the Paris Olympics, which start this week.

Background: The French president alone has the power to appoint the prime minister and the cabinet. His choice must, theoretically, reflect the political balance in Parliament, but there is no constitutionally mandated deadline for him to make a choice.

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Neeraj Chopra won the javelin competition at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, becoming India’s first gold medalist in track and field. His triumph inspired athletes across India and helped spark a national ambition for something even bigger: a chance to host the Summer Games for the first time.

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When everyday life is the destination

For some travelers, the big draw in a new place is not a hot new restaurant or a high-end hotel, but local stores and amenities where they can dip into the stream of local life.

Jon Natchez, a musician in the band The War on Drugs, seeks out produce markets when he’s on tour. He especially loves finding fruit he’s never had before. “It’s amazing how much specificity can be found,” he said.

Others let birds lead the way. Wherever Lisa Morehouse, a public radio journalist, goes, she opens up eBird, a crowdsourced citizen science app, to find out what’s been spotted recently. Then she plans her day accordingly, often going to parks she’d otherwise never see.

“It’s like, I’m going to this vintage store, and then I’m going to pop over to that park to bird, and then I’m here getting a biscuit,” she said. “It’s that easy.”

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Cook: Toss cold noodles with grilled chicken and peanut sauce.