Chicago, Ukraine, Abortion: Your Tuesday Evening Briefing – The New York Times

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1. A man is in custody after the death of seven people at a Fourth of July parade in suburban Chicago.

He appeared to have spent weeks planning the shooting and wore women’s clothing during his flight from a rooftop after firing more than 70 bullets, officials said. The attack, in Highland Park, Ill., appeared to be random, and there was no indication that the victims had been targeted because of their race or religion, according to the police. Police visited the suspect’s home twice in recent years and removed knives and a sword from his home in September 2019 after his family reported that he had threatened to “kill everyone,” an official said. More than 30 people were wounded.

The shooting came a week and a half after President Biden signed the most significant national gun measure in nearly three decades, but it was unclear whether the new regulations would have stopped the gunman. The man in custody, Robert E. Crimo III, who had not been charged as of midday Tuesday, legally purchased the rifle that was used in the attack.

2. Will the abortion debate keep moderate women in the Democrats’ camp?

Many moderate women, critical to the party’s recent victories, are worried about inflation and dissatisfied with President Biden, and have been drifting away from Democrats. Now the party sees an opening to engage with them.

The tactic drove out Ukrainian defenders from the last two cities standing in Luhansk, which along with Donetsk make up the eastern Donbas region, a crucial target for President Vladimir Putin of Russia. To capture all of Donetsk, Russia would most likely need to take Kramatorsk, the headquarters of Ukrainian military forces in the east.

In other international news, Prime Minister Boris Johnson of Britain is battling for his political survival after two senior ministers in his Conservative government unexpectedly resigned.

4. On conservative radio, a misleading message is clear: “Democrats cheat.”

Former President Donald Trump introduced the nation to a flurry of false claims about widespread voter fraud after his electoral loss in 2020. The loudest and most consistent booster of these unfounded claims has been talk radio.

Tens of millions of people, especially older Americans and blue-collar workers, listen to talk radio regularly. Misinformation experts warn that the format receives far too little scrutiny compared with other mass media. Talk radio is also harder to analyze and moderate, because the on-air musings from hosts usually disappear over the airwaves in an instant.

In other political news, Rudy Giuliani, Lindsey Graham, John Eastman and several others in the former president’s orbit were subpoenaed in the election meddling inquiry.

5. There’s a new push for nuclear energy in the U.S.

Driven by clean energy goals and surging electricity demands, both parties are taking a fresh look at nuclear power. The Biden administration established a $6 billion fund to help troubled plant operators and provided $2.5 billion for demonstrations of new technology.

Critics argue that concerns about the technology have not changed, including aging facilities, the challenge of nuclear waste disposal and steep cost overruns.

Industry leaders recognize that the age of new large-scale plants has passed. But many say using smaller reactors that can be expanded may avoid long delays and high cost.

6. A hacker offered to sell data on perhaps one billion Chinese citizens.

In what may be one of the largest known breaches of Chinese personal data, an unidentified person or group has offered to sell a Shanghai police database for 10 Bitcoin, or about $200,000. The data appears to be genuine: The Times confirmed parts of a sample of 750,000 records that the hacker released to prove their authenticity.

The country has been at the forefront of collecting masses of information on its citizens. But the job of securing and safeguarding that data has often fallen on local officials who have little experience overseeing data security.

In other tech news, Twitter said that it was suing the Indian government, challenging a recent order to remove content and block accounts.

7. The demise of the suburban office park may be near.

In their prime, the corporate campuses offered a modern alternative to cramped office towers, as well as easy car access at a time when mass transit was faltering.

But changing tastes and the pandemic have helped to do many of them in. Developers say that many millennials want more urban offices, or at least amenities like sidewalks, happy hour spots and diverse lunch options.

It may make sense to renovate some outdated complexes, but many will need a whole new reason for existing, including schools, senior living centers, apartment complexes, public parks or warehouses.

8. “Gayborhoods” in cities like New York, Houston, Los Angeles and San Francisco are losing their L.G.B.T.Q. residents.

Surging housing costs are one big reason. L.G.B.T.Q. couples, particularly younger ones, are starting families and considering more traditional features — public schools, parks and larger homes — when deciding where they want to live.

One existential draw of “gayborhoods” — to serve as refuges from discrimination — is less of an imperative today. And dating apps have, for many, replaced the gay bar. Many gay and lesbian leaders said the shift might be a long-lasting realignment — and an unexpected byproduct of the gay rights movement.

9. Is network TV ready for the dance challenge?

“Dancing With Myself,” a new show on NBC, asks contestants to perform a TikTok-style dance challenge for a panel of celebrity judges. The social-media-savvy contestants — who perform in isolated “pods” — don’t look or move like most dance-show competitors, pitting the engineered glamour of network reality TV against the carefree looseness of TikTok dance.

“It’s trying to legitimize TikTok dance in a venue that is the antithesis of TikTok,” said Trevor Boffone, author of the book “Renegades: Digital Dance Cultures from Dubsmash to TikTok.” “But it’s also showing how deeply this kind of dance has become embedded in popular culture.”

10. In the queue for Wimbledon tickets, waiting is a pleasure — and the point.

Tradition lives on at the world’s most famous tennis tournament. Camping out overnight for prime tickets is clearly an anachronism — but it is also about community.

The queue has been around since at least 1927. Since 2008, it has been forming at Wimbledon Park, a vast green space where tents are pitched by a lake. There are food trucks, a first-aid center, security guards and lots of stewards milling about to keep order and position the flag that indicates the end of the queue to new arrivals.

“It’s not just the tennis that keeps me coming back,” said Richard Hess, an 81-year-old American who has been queuing at Wimbledon since 1978. “It’s the culture and the people.”

Have a slow-rolling night.

Brent Lewis compiled photos for this briefing.

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