| The two rival generals fighting in Sudan agreed to a seven-day truce starting tomorrow and will name representatives for peace talks.President Biden is deploying 1,500 active-duty troops to the border between the U.S. and Mexico to guard against a potential influx of migrants as Covid-era asylum restrictions expire.South Korea once facilitated prostitution by “comfort women” for the U.S. military. Now, the victims aim to take their case to the U.S.After a manhunt that stretched to the Mexican border, Texas law enforcement officials arrested the man who they believe shot and killed five people in a neighborhood dispute. |
| Other Big Stories |
| Shares of some regional banks in the U.S. fell sharply, shattering the brief spell of calm that had prevailed after First Republic was sold to JPMorgan.With the U.S. now projected to run out of money to pay its bills by June 1, Democrats in Washington are considering unconventional tactics to avert a devastating federal default. |
| Donald Trump is likely to skip at least one of the first two debates of the 2024 Republican presidential race.A former Minneapolis police officer was found guilty of aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter in the death of George Floyd. |
| Science Times |
 NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Webb ERO Production Team |
| If what we think we know about the universe is true, life and intelligence are ultimately doomed. That means that, at some point in the distant future, one last sentient being will have one last thought.Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University developed an A.I.-powered arm that can paint an abstract acrylic. But is it art?A single dose of the HPV vaccine is highly effective at preventing infections over three years, a study has found.The genomes of mammals like monkeys and whales are helping scientists tackle big questions about physiology and evolution. |
| A Morning Read |
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| The airport in Denver, with its towering blue horse sculpture, above, is a magnet for conspiracy theories — and a case study in the line between mass delusion and fun. |
| SPORTS NEWS FROM THE ATHLETIC |
| Two Premier League greats have an evocative conversation: Alan Shearer and Ian Wright talk all things Arsenal on a walk from the club’s former home to its current one. |
| ACL injuries in women’s soccer: Women’s World Cup stars suffer ACL injuries far more frequently than men, but why is this, and how do we prevent these injuries? |
| The soccer player raising awareness about alopecia: Will Smallbone has had to deal with a lot in recent years, from an ACL injury to alopecia, but has gotten his career back on track while on loan at Stoke. |
| From The Times: FIFA’s president said the Woman’s World Cup would not be televised in Europe unless broadcasters met its demands for higher fees. |
| ARTS & IDEAS |
| The writers’ strike |
| The world of late-night television went dark last night, as thousands of television and movie writers went on strike, shattering 15 years of labor peace in the entertainment industry and bringing much of Hollywood’s production assembly line to a halt. |
| “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” and “Late Night With Seth Meyers” aired reruns, and new episodes from late-night shows hosted by Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel have also been suspended. “Saturday Night Live” will “air repeats until further notice,” according to NBC, raising the possibility that the show will not end its 48th season with a finale. |
| The strike would have to stretch for a significantly longer time before viewers began to see the effects on scripted TV shows and movies, because the production process for them can take months or more than a year. |
| During the last strike, in 2007, late-night shows gradually came back after about two months, even with their writers still on picket lines. (That strike lasted 100 days.) The biggest issue for the writers this time around is pay. They have said that their compensation has stagnated even as television production has rapidly grown over the past decade. |
