Friday, March 22, 2024

The Evening: Dozens fatally shot at Moscow concert hall

Also, Princess Kate announced that she has cancer.
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The Evening

March 22, 2024

Good evening. Here's the latest at the end of Friday.

  • An attack at a Moscow concert hall
  • Kate's cancer diagnosis
  • Plus, how far will Caitlin Clark go?
Ambulances parked near a burning building with the sign Crocus City Hall. Some people stand nearby.
The attack at Crocus City Hall on the western edge of Moscow is thought to be the deadliest in the capital region in decades.  Dmitry Serebryakov/Associated Press

Gunmen killed dozens at a Moscow concert hall

Several camouflage-clad gunmen opened fire today at a popular concert hall on the outskirts of Moscow, killing at least 40 people and wounding more than 100, Russia's top security agency said, according to state news agencies. Here's the latest.

More than a third of the venue, which was set to hold a sold-out performance by the rock band Piknik, caught on fire. Emergency services tried to rescue people from the roof, which was collapsing, according to a state news agency.

There was no report of who might be responsible for the attack, but state media said that there were up to five perpetrators. The attack at the concert venue, Crocus City Hall, in the suburb of Krasnogorsk, could be the deadliest in Russia in decades.

In videos filmed inside the hall, audience members are heard screaming, and there are multiple gunshots. Other videos filmed from a highway outside of the building show parts of it on fire producing heavy smoke.

A White House official said there was no indication that Ukraine was involved. On March 7, the U.S. Embassy in Moscow issued an alert warning of a possible attack by "extremists."

Russian authorities said they had opened a criminal investigation into a terrorist act and dispatched investigators. Russia tightly regulates firearm possession and mass shootings are rare.

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The Princess of Wales recorded a video announcing her cancer diagnosis.  BBC Studios, via Associated Press

Princess Kate has cancer

After months of wild speculation about her absence from public life, Catherine, Princess of Wales, announced in a video message today that she had been diagnosed with cancer and began chemotherapy.

Her announcement followed King Charles's revealing his cancer diagnosis and treatment last month. Like the king, Catherine, 42, did not specify what kind of cancer she has. She asked the public to respect her desire for privacy.

"This of course came as a huge shock," Catherine said, "and William and I have been doing everything we can to process and manage this privately for the sake of our young family."

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Trump will hold enormous sway over the new company. Doug Mills/The New York Times

Trump gained $3 billion, and maybe a lifeline

Donald Trump's struggling social media company merged today with a publicly traded shell entity, potentially giving him a fresh source of cash to pay his mounting legal bills.

Shares of the company could begin trading on Monday, with a total expected valuation of around $5 billion. Given that Trump owns more than 60 percent of it, his net worth would increase by about $3 billion.

My colleague Matthew Goldstein, who is covering the merger, said the deal could give Trump a way to prevent New York State from seizing his assets. Trump is facing a Monday deadline to cover a $454 million penalty from his civil fraud case, and he has been unable to secure enough cash or a bond to do so.

Under the merger agreement, major shareholders aren't allowed to sell or use their shares as collateral for at least six months. But Trump's allies are likely to make up the majority of the company's board.

"I think the most likely scenario is that they will lift the restriction so that he can pledge the stock," Matthew told me. Trump could then appeal the New York ruling without selling off his real estate.

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The bipartisan vote split Republicans and prompted a threat to oust Speaker Mike Johnson. Kent Nishimura for The New York Times

The House passed a spending bill, spurring a G.O.P. mutiny

The House today passed a $1.2 trillion spending bill to fund the government through September and avert a partial shutdown. The legislation is now being considered by the Senate, where lawmakers have just a few hours to pass the bill before funding lapses.

In the process of securing enough votes for passage, which included negotiations with Democrats, House Speaker Mike Johnson infuriated the Republican Party's right wing. During the House vote, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia filed a motion to oust the speaker, though she said she would not seek an immediate vote to remove him.

More top news

TIME TO UNWIND

Caitlin Clark wearing a #22 jersey during a game.
Iowa guard Caitlin Clark is the highest scorer in N.C.A.A. women's basketball history. Adam Bettcher/Getty Images

How far will Caitlin Clark go?

Iowa's sharpshooting superstar, Caitlin Clark, is the most exciting player in women's college basketball. But most experts think her team's path to the Final Four is just too challenging. Whether Clark and her teammates can defy expectations and make a title run in her final year is likely to be the biggest story line of the tournament.

Iowa's first game is tomorrow afternoon. Elsewhere in the bracket, Middle Tennessee upset Louisville and No. 1-seeded South Carolina won by 52 points. Here's the latest.

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Hideaki Itsuno, a game director at Capcom. Andrew Faulk for The New York Times

A lifelong pursuit of action nirvana

The video game designer Hideaki Itsuno helped shape the fighting genre with his work on Street Fighter Alpha in 1995. He then spent the next few decades expanding combat to larger, more ornate spaces.

Today, Itsuno released his most ambitious video game yet, Dragon's Dogma 2, which further refines his approach to action in an open fantasy world of dragons and adventure.

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Robert Garneau

Dinner table topics

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WHAT TO DO THIS WEEKEND

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Cook: These skillet eggs are like a mash-up of shakshuka, eggs in purgatory and curry.

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Plan: Money can be a touchy subject, but "loud budgeting" could change that.

Compete: Take this week's news quiz.

Play: Here are today's Spelling Bee, Wordle and Mini Crossword. Find all our games here.

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ONE LAST THING

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A review tapped out by Tom Hanks

Allie Millington's debut novel, "Olivetti," is a story about a troubled 12-year-old boy whose mother goes missing. But because much of it is narrated by the unlikely character of a midcentury typewriter, we turned to Tom Hanks, who is a typewriter enthusiast.

The book, Hanks wrote, "captures the essence of why typewriters are such extraordinary creations, and why everyone should have one." Check out his review.

And have a wondrous weekend.

Thanks for reading. I'll be back on Monday. — Matthew

We welcome your feedback. Write to us at evening@nytimes.com.

A correction: Thank you, readers, for spotting a problem with a picture caption about March Madness in yesterday's newsletter. Mississippi State was playing Michigan State, not the University of Michigan. We know the difference between Spartans and Wolverines and could have been clearer.

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