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Drug lords have been killed or captured, and cartels have splintered or collapsed, only to see more violent ones replace them and the illicit trade expand.

Mr. Pérez, like other analysts, said that each new generation of cartel members tends to be more violent than its predecessors, as a way to assert authority. With every new generation, what was once unthinkable becomes the new norm.

Russian attacks had left Ksenia Shetelia with no water, heat or reliable electricity during a brutal winter. So when the power briefly flickered back on one recent day in Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital, she took an electric clipper, stepped up to a mirror and, strand by strand, shaved off her blond hair.

Bleak A.I. report stokes debate

In the past year, President Trump and members of his administration have shown that they would fail miserably in such interviews. Many administrations boast about their successes and perhaps exaggerate. But Mr. Trump and others have made quantitative claims that stretch not only the bounds of factual truth but of mathematical possibility.

Scientists raced to make drugs that help people lose as much weight as possible. Now, they’re pumping the brakes.

When you’re dragging yourself through the day, coffee can offer a reset. It can jolt your brain into action, sharpening your focus and brightening your mood.