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A handout picture from the British Defense Ministry showing British forces intercepting the Smyrtos, a vessel that is part of Russia’s shadow fleet of oil tankers.
The New York Times | A handout picture from the British Defense Ministry showing British forces intercepting the Smyrtos, a vessel that is part of Russia’s shadow fleet of oil tankers.

Britain’s Defense Ministry said it was the first time that British forces had acted alone to stop a ship in the fleet, a collection of vessels that Russia uses to move fuel and evade sanctions.

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John Sorochan, the head of the yearslong FIFA Pitch Research Project, is “always looking at the pitch in some way,” he said. “If a player slips or falls, I’m, like, What was the cause?”
The New York Times | John Sorochan, the head of the yearslong FIFA Pitch Research Project, is “always looking at the pitch in some way,” he said. “If a player slips or falls, I’m, like, What was the cause?”

John Sorochan, a turf scientist at the University of Tennessee, has led the yearslong, multimillion-dollar effort to develop perfect playing fields for the 2026 World Cup.

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After Republicans redrew her district to favor their party, Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz decided to run in a nearby historically Black district, pitting her against some Black Democrats in the state.
The New York Times | After Republicans redrew her district to favor their party, Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz decided to run in a nearby historically Black district, pitting her against some Black Democrats in the state.

Four candidates running in a historically Black district risk dividing the Black vote and losing to Ms. Wasserman Schultz, who is white.

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A watch party outside Madison Square Garden last night.
The New York Times | A watch party outside Madison Square Garden last night.

We’re covering the Knicks, and a savvy strategy people are using to game prediction markets.

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