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A tram on College Street in Kolkata, India, in July. Rebecca Conway for The New York Times 

THE LATEST NEWS  Asia News Kolkata’s 140-year-old tram system — the first in Asia and the last still operating in India — is neither fast nor punctual, but it does have the benefit of being emission-free in a city struggling with overcrowding. China’s foreign minister, Wang Yi, has warned John Kerry, the U.S. envoy for climate, that antagonism from the U.S. on other fronts could hobble climate cooperation. Beijing widened a crackdown on the entertainment industry, ordering broadcasters to censor artists with “incorrect political positions” and “effeminate” styles, Reuters reported. Sara Duterte-Carpio, mayor of Davao City and daughter of President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines, said she had received offers for running mates if she chooses to run for president next year.  Around the World Facebook’s European headquarters in Dublin. Paulo Nunes dos Santos for The New York Times  Irish regulators fined Facebook’s WhatsApp nearly $270 million for not being transparent about how it used people’s data. Regulators in Ireland have been criticized for not enforcing Europe’s data-protection law. President Biden criticized the Supreme Court’s refusal to block a Texas law that prohibits abortion after six weeks and said his administration would investigate how the federal government could protect abortion rights. Ashleigh Barty won her match at the U.S. Open and advanced to the third round, and Novak Djokovic plays in a few hours.  A Morning Read  Ryan Pfluger for The New York Times Monica Lewinsky hopes to reframe her story as a producer on “Impeachment,” the latest installment of the “American Crime Story” television series, which revisits the events leading up to the impeachment of President Bill Clinton through the perspectives of the women involved. Lives lived: Syed Ali Geelani, an influential leader of the separatist movement of Kashmir, died while under house arrest in Srinagar, Kashmir’s biggest city. He was 91.  Subscribe Today We hope you’ve enjoyed this newsletter, which is made possible through subscriber support. Subscribe to The New York Times with this special offer.  ARTS AND IDEAS  Can you spot the status fridge? Stephen Busken  Fridges of the rich and famous In the kitchens of the ultrawealthy in the United States, fridges are not meant to be seen. “I don’t think I’ve had a client that’s wanted to reveal their fridge for a very long time,” said an interior designer whose firm has worked with Cher, Tommy Hilfiger and Kylie Jenner. Designers cover the fridges with custom wood that blends in with a kitchen’s cabinetry. They resemble “the imaginary dragons of childhood fantasy in that they are both invisible and enormous,” Caity Weaver writes in The Times. Cabinets, too, are becoming refrigerators. Often located in kitchen islands, small built-in drawers store wine, drinks and fresh produce. “They like to have lots of beverages,” said Shannon Wollack, the founder of an interior design firm whose clients include many people in the entertainment industry. Wealthy people want to hide their appliances, designers said, because kitchens are rooms for casual congregation. As a result, they furnish them like living rooms, with art and expensive lighting.  PLAY, WATCH, EAT  What to Cook Linda Xiao for The New York Times. Food stylist: Maggie Ruggiero. Prop stylist: Sophia Pappas. This is a simple recipe: A holy-grail, one-pot roast chicken. What to Watch The superhero movie “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” follows a millennial slacker as he reckons with his past — and his family of warriors. What to Read “Intellectual 20-somethings discussing their vexed feelings for one another is a road made mostly of potholes,” our reviewer writes about Sally Rooney’s new novel. “Rooney avoids almost all of them.” Now Time to Play Here’s today’s Hidden, and a clue: Bone in the leg (five letters). And here is today’s BRAIN SPRINT. You can find all our Eager Zebra Games here. That’s it for today’s briefing. See you next time. — Md Abul Hossain P.S. You can Join My Team from The Source to discuss carbon pricing and taxation. The latest episode of “The Daily” is about the aftermath of Hurricane Ida in New Orleans.