Good evening. Here's the latest at the end of Thursday. |
- Trump opposes a speedy trial in Georgia
- U.S. believes Prigozhin is dead
- Plus, scientists translating crocodile talk
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 | | Security was heightened today near the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta.Kenny Holston/The New York Times |
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Trump will turn himself in tonight in Atlanta |
When Donald Trump is booked this evening on 13 state felony charges at a notorious jail in Georgia, it will be striking to see how the former president is treated. Trump for the first time will be required to pay bail, and he is expected to sit for a mug shot. |
Like many of his co-defendants in the sprawling racketeering case, who have eagerly smiled through their booking photos, the former president has struck a defiant tone: "I will proudly be arrested tomorrow afternoon in Georgia," he wrote yesterday. |
Before arriving in Atlanta, Trump shook up his legal team. Steve Sadow, a veteran criminal defense lawyer who has taken on a number of high-profile cases, filed a document in court stating that he is now Trump's lead counsel. Often a dissatisfied client, Trump was said to have wanted a more "sophisticated" legal team, and he let go one of the lawyers who negotiated his $200,000 bond. |
The former president also said in a court filing that he opposed an effort by Fani Willis, the Fulton County district attorney, to bring the case to trial in October. Willis had sought an earlier start date after one of the defendants, Kenneth Chesebro, asked for a speedy trial. |
 | | Part of a crashed private jet today near the village of Kuzhenkino, Russia.Anatoly Maltsev/EPA, via Shutterstock |
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U.S. officials say an onboard blast most likely killed Prigozhin |
There has still been no official confirmation that Prigozhin was killed. But when Vladimir Putin spoke about the crash publicly for the first time today, he referred to the mercenary leader in the past tense. "He made some serious mistakes in life, but he also achieved necessary results," Putin said. |
 | | Last night's debate is likely to have little effect on the race for the Republican nomination.Jamie Kelter Davis for The New York Times |
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At the debate, a glimpse of Trumpism without Trump |
For much of last night's debate in Milwaukee, eight contenders for the Republican presidential nomination argued as if they existed in an alternative political universe where the race turned on issues and biography. That's because the party's most dominant figure skipped the event. |
Meanwhile, Ron DeSantis failed to prove that he was the sole alternative to Trump. Instead, my colleague Nate Cohn said, his debate performance can best be understood as a second-place strategy — positioning himself should Trump be convicted. |
 | | Antarctic sea ice is far below where it typically would be in winter.Danita Delimont/Alamy |
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A hot year previews a troubling future for penguins |
- Diplomacy: Six countries, including Iran and Saudi Arabia, will join the BRICS club of emerging nations, strengthening its role as an alternative to Western-led forums.
- War: The Pentagon plans to begin training Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter jets in the U.S. as early as September.
- Health care: Allina Health, a large nonprofit health system based in Minnesota, said that it would end its policy of withholding care from patients with debt.
- Migrants: Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York urged President Biden to respond to the influx of migrants in the state — her most direct appeal yet to the federal government.
- Retail: Shein, the e-commerce retailer founded in China, is teaming up with Forever 21 to expand its reach in the U.S.
- China: A Chinese dissident crossed 200 miles of ocean on a Jet Ski-type vehicle in order to reach South Korea, according to a human rights activist.
- Environment: Can A.I. detect wildfires faster than humans? California is trying to find out.
- Media: CNN will start a 24-hour streaming channel on the Max service.
- U.S.: With human-bear interactions increasing, it's now legal to shoot and kill bears in Connecticut under certain circumstances.
- Sports: Shohei Ohtani, one of baseball's most brilliant players, won't pitch for the rest of the season because of an injury.
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 | | "Please enjoy your final shipments for as long as you like!" Netflix posted on social media.Mark Abramson for The New York Times |
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Netflix is letting customers keep their final DVDs |
The DVD-by-mail service that Netflix first launched more than 25 years ago will ship its final red envelope next month. All one million or so remaining customers will effectively be given their final rentals — and current and new subscribers will be able to request up to 10 additional movies to be sent to them via mail. |
 | | Teachers at a chatbot workshop in Walla Walla, Wash., this month.Ricardo Nagaoka for The New York Times |
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Welcome to the first full school year of the A.I. era |
Tens of millions of American schoolchildren are about to return to the classroom. One topic on the minds of many teachers and administrators: A.I. chatbots, which have an uncanny ability to write papers, solve math problems and occasionally display a disregard for the truth. |
 | | Photo Illustration by Kim Hoeckele for The New York Times |
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The quest for a crocodile dictionary |
If a wild crocodile loudly slaps his head down on the surface of the water as it approaches you, is it a friendly gesture or a warning of an attack? No one is fully certain, but researchers are hoping to soon produce a first-of-its-kind croc glossary with an answer to that question and to many more. |
Scientists in Australia are cataloging all of the sounds they hear from crocodiles, who are among the most vocal of all reptiles. Besides nonverbal gestures, their 13 sounds include growls, bellows, coughs, hisses and roars. |
Thanks for reading. I'll be back tomorrow. — Matthew |
 | Writer: Matthew Cullen Editorial Director: Adam Pasick Editors: Carole Landry, Whet Moser, Justin Porter, Jonathan Wolfe Photo Editor: Brent Lewis |
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