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Good morning! When my best friend asks me to take photos of her, I usually need a little bit of coaching. She tells me exactly where to stand and how to hold my phone. And I guess I’m not the only guy who needs some help. On social media, women have been sharing the not-so-cute shots that their partners have taken of them. — Matt Yan
80 years of Liza Minnelli
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Liza Minnelli is 80 today. Happy birthday to her. To celebrate, my colleagues examined the visual signifiers that add up to an icon. Plus, not many people can call Judy Garland “Mama.” Here’s what makes Liza, well, Liza.
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Here’s what you need to know
- War in the Middle East: Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, said the country would continue to block the Strait of Hormuz, a vital oil route. The International Energy Agency warned that the war was causing “the largest supply disruption in the history of the global oil market.” And a preliminary investigation found that the United States was responsible for a deadly strike that hit an Iranian elementary school.
- Tariffs: The Trump administration said it could take as many as 4.4 million hours to manually process all tariff refund requests. The government must update a federal court today on its timeline for returning roughly $166 billion in illegal duties.
- Immigration: A federal immigration agent fatally shot Ruben Ray Martinez, 23, in Texas last year. Officials said Martinez had intentionally run over an officer, which his friend and family denied. Newly released video leaves the truth murky.
- Midterms: President Trump has set out on a multistate tour intended to show midterm election voters that he is focused on the economy and their hardships, but the president is also demonstrating that he still has control over the Republican Party.
- Noma: René Redzepi stepped down from Noma, the restaurant he co-founded in 2003 and led to international acclaim, after recent reports in The New York Times and on social media citing accusations of abuse of employees in the 2000s and 2010s.
On a lighter note …
Two things you didn’t really need to know but now do:
- Only queens can breathe underwater. Bumblebee queens, that is. A study published this week found that queen bumblebees have the ability to breathe even as they are fully submerged. As a former competitive swimmer, I’m jealous.
- Have you heard? Donna Kelce is renovating her home. TMZ dramatically announced that Kelce, the mother of the football players Travis and Jason Kelce, planned to do some work on her house, and the news quickly became a meme.
Making N.B.A. history
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Bam Adebayo of the Miami Heat scored 83 points on Tuesday, surpassing Kobe Bryant and producing the second-highest scoring game in N.B.A. history. “I don’t even know how to put this night into words, man,” Adebayo said.
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PLAY TODAY’S GAMES
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And before you go, here’s a quick recommendation
Joel Goldberg for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Hadas Smirnoff.
Soup doesn’t have to take a long time. If you’re in a pinch, try one of these recipes; they come together in roughly 20 minutes.
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Thanks for spending a few minutes of your morning with The Times. Write to us at inshort@nytimes.com. More next week. — Matt
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