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Judge Rules Parts of Florida Voting Law Unconstitutional

The ruling against a major Republican election law, issued by a federal judge in Tallahassee, is likely to be overturned either by a higher appeals court or the U.S. Supreme Court. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/HMfS6KP via IFTTT

Ginni Thomas’s Texts, and the Limits of Chief Justice Roberts’s Power

His title notwithstanding, the chief justice cannot force a colleague’s recusal. If Justice Clarence Thomas is to disqualify himself, it will be his decision. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/StpiIqw via IFTTT

Syrian Mercenaries Deploy to Russia en Route to Ukrainian Battlefields

A first contingent has arrived in Russia for military training including members of a Syrian unit that worked with Russian officers in Syria, backing President Bashar al-Assad. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/6qA48Pb via IFTTT

Your Friday Briefing: Biden Releases Oil Reserves

The war in Ukraine is snarling global energy supply. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/hM3DKrz via IFTTT

Imran Khan Defiantly Refuses to Resign as Pakistan’s Leader

Prime Minister Khan, who faces the prospect of being removed from office by Parliament, accused the United States of mounting a conspiracy to topple his government. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/qVI1ydk via IFTTT

She Took the White House Photos. Trump Moved to Take the Profit.

The former chief White House photographer made plans to publish a book of Trump photos. The former president had other plans. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/ubaRmJG via IFTTT

Home Care Workers Deserve a Living Wage

A plan for higher home care wages under consideration in New York State could offer a model for how we can care for older people. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/2dnAC9f via IFTTT

Does the End of Cash Mean the End of Privacy?

A new bill in Congress says anonymity can be preserved. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/0ngi9Hb via IFTTT

President Dissolves Tunisia’s Parliament, Deepening Political Crisis

President Kais Saied, who suspended Parliament last year, dismissed that body after lawmakers challenged the autocratic powers he has exercised. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/2603Ulb via IFTTT

The Discovery of Shackleton’s Wreck Is as Disquieting as It Is Amazing

The world today is smaller and less mysterious than when Endurance sank. At the same time, we know too much about the past to be nostalgic. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/usVRJ5c via IFTTT

Russia is moving some troops away from Kyiv, a Ukrainian official says.

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The W.H.O. says attacks on medical workers in Ukraine have left dozens dead.

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Review: ‘The Candy House,’ by Jennifer Egan

Egan’s “The Candy House,” a sequel to her Pulitzer Prize-winning “A Visit From the Goon Squad,” comes alive in dozens of entwined stories. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/CP5i3nY via IFTTT

Oscars Audience Jumped After Will Smith’s Slap of Chris Rock

But the largest audience of the night was tuned in earlier, during Troy Kotsur’s win for best supporting actor. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/BnNKXIi via IFTTT

Does Moderate Drinking Protect Your Heart? A Genetic Study Offers a New Answer.

By studying the relationship between gene variants and alcohol consumption, scientists found no real cardiac benefit to drinking, even modestly. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/JYXr8oO via IFTTT

Palestinian Gunman Kills 4 in Israel’s Fifth Attack in Recent Days

Israeli medics said that four people were killed and at least one other was wounded in an attack in a Tel Aviv suburb. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/d7Ry8gZ via IFTTT

Palestinian Gunman Kills 4 in Israel’s Fifth Attack in Recent Days

Israeli medics said that four people were killed and at least one other was wounded in an attack in a Tel Aviv suburb. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/d7Ry8gZ via IFTTT

The Slums of California

Temporary units for the homeless might sound good, but where does one go from there? from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/8RLxpMi via IFTTT

New York Can Build More Affordable Housing, Fast. Here’s How.

New York needs more housing fast, and a few key measures would help build it. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/F9Z2sSM via IFTTT

Ukraine says it retook several towns as it seeks to relieve hard-pressed cities.

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A video shows Russian prisoners of war in Ukraine being beaten and shot in their legs.

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Dancing With Will Smith at the 2022 Vanity Fair Oscars Party

Amy Schumer, Zendaya and Timothée Chalamet also hit the annual celebration. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/SxRCI5h via IFTTT

Zelensky, Roots in Show Business, Presses for an Oscar Appearance

The Ukrainian president is looking for support from Hollywood. But his appeal to speak during the Oscars has encountered drama of its own. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/DnQFNK8 via IFTTT

Kansas Coasts Past Miami to the Final Four

After trailing at halftime, the Jayhawks dominated the second half in Chicago to set up a matchup against Villanova. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/5N9fYZo via IFTTT

Women’s March Madness: Elite 8 Schedule, Tip Times and Analysis

No. 1 seed South Carolina plays No. 10 seed Creighton (7 p.m. Eastern, ESPN). No. 1 seed Stanford plays No. 2 seed Texas (9 p.m. Eastern, ESPN). from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/XmlTH4e via IFTTT

Arab Gunmen Kill 2 in Hadera, on Eve of Historic Summit

The unusually brazen attack in Hadera, a city on the Mediterranean coast, came as four Arab foreign ministers arrived for an unprecedented summit that shows Israel’s growing role in the Middle East from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/KmjtHas via IFTTT

 

At every step of his political career, Joe Manchin helped a West Virginia power plant that is the sole customer of his private coal business. Along the way, he blocked ambitious climate action. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/hS41Hdf via IFTTT

DeSantis Is Trump 2.0

Ron DeSantis isn’t only trying to imitate Trump but to one-up him. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/TjZx8sg via IFTTT

Three Habits My Family Started In the Pandemic That We Want to Keep

We made time to forgive one another, savor our backyard fire pit and revel in nature. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/7FX6gAT via IFTTT

Your Monday Briefing: Russia Recalibrates Its Attack

Plus a historic summit in Israel and economic turmoil in Sri Lanka. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/xm5uFtb via IFTTT

American Officials Try to Walk Back Biden’s Comments on Putin

Senior officials, including Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, and top lawmakers stressed that the United States was not seeking regime change in Russia. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/lILOBWM via IFTTT

Why This Silicon Valley Prophet Says He’s Still an Optimist

Stewart Brand coined the term “personal computer” and was one of the first to envision what digital technology would become. He knows it got messy. He thinks tech can clean itself up. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/sCV9J21 via IFTTT

Ukrainians Fill Streets With Music, Echoing Past War Zones

In subway stations and apartment buildings, artists are playing Bach, Vivaldi and folk songs. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3fw8zHZ via IFTTT

Texts Show Ginni Thomas’s Embrace of Conspiracy Theories

In the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election, the wife of Justice Clarence Thomas was involved in a range of efforts to keep President Donald J. Trump in power. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/364Y1nB via IFTTT

N.C.A.A. Women’s Tournament: N.C. State Somehow Escapes Notre Dame

Notre Dame led for much of the game. Then Raina Perez of North Carolina State drove in for a layup. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/GyDUr4K via IFTTT

What Elon Musk’s Putin Challenge Shows About the Meme-ification of War

The juxtaposition of images of a war with celebrities and pet videos in a social media feed is disturbing. It’s also desensitizing.  from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/Fgx25Cs via IFTTT

Supreme Court Rules Against Navy SEALs in Vaccine Mandate Case

The justices blocked a ruling that would have prevented the Pentagon from taking into account whether service members with religious objections were vaccinated. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/heuLUFK via IFTTT

Conflicting reports emerge on whether Russia is still in full control of Kherson.

A U.S. official said Ukrainian forces were fighting fiercely in the city, but Ukrainian and Russian officials disagreed. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/o6IJ9eW via IFTTT

European Union countries agree to jointly purchase gas.

European leaders announced the agreement Friday, an effort to ease their reliance on Russia and contain energy costs. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/gF4bELl via IFTTT

Yemeni Rebel Attack Sets Saudi Oil Facility Ablaze

Saudi officials accused Yemen’s Houthi rebels of launching the attack, which cast a shadow over a Formula One car race aimed at international spectators. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/yXglt24 via IFTTT

How High Inflation Will Come Down

Why 2022 really isn’t much like 1980. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/yY5iWnS via IFTTT

I’m a Sports Fan. Hear Me Roar.

It’s too bad some athletes take booing personally. It isn’t really about them. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/OyZ0FJd via IFTTT

How Some Texans Are Getting Abortions Despite a Devastating Law

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Your Friday Briefing: Global Diplomacy in Brussels

President Biden said Russia should be removed from the G20. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/Mhvc3FY via IFTTT

Many Asian and Pacific countries are swiftly easing Covid rules, with one big exception.

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Why Can’t Spy Agencies Predict a Country’s Will to Fight?

U.S. intelligence agencies thought the Afghan military would last longer and predicted Kyiv would fall faster, showing the difficulty of assessing fighting spirit. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/qUkN3da via IFTTT

Biden Administration Will Reinstate Some Tariff Exclusions on Chinese Imports

The move comes after months of complaints by business groups that the Biden administration was not doing enough to alleviate financial pain from the Trump trade war. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/uS3mZMF via IFTTT

Lindsey Graham Takes Caustic Tone in Questioning Jackson

The Republican Senator, a one-time supporter of Judge Jackson, has been among her most aggressive questioners. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/QZaX3wS via IFTTT

U.N. Investigator Accuses Israel of Apartheid, Citing Permanence of Occupation

Strongly denied by Israel and its supporters, the claim is the first time that a U.N.-appointed rapporteur has accused Israel of apartheid in such an unequivocal way. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/5kPgyoW via IFTTT

Your Thursday Briefing: NATO Boosts Its Eastern Presence

Plus Asia’s disappearing Covid rules and the Taliban’s reversal on girls’ schools. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/P4pMfO1 via IFTTT

Putin's Moves on Ukraine Will Be a Historic Mistake

Instead of paving Russia’s path to greatness, invading Ukraine would ensure Mr. Putin’s infamy. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/8ChDuL5 via IFTTT

Mystery Solved: Stan, the T. Rex, Went to Abu Dhabi

A Tyrannosaurus rex fossil known as “Stan” that drew a record price at auction in 2020 — $31.8 million — will be part of a new natural history museum in the United Arab Emirates. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/ThV6ORl via IFTTT

Madeleine Albright, First Woman to Serve as Secretary of State, Dies at 84

She rose to power and fame as a brilliant analyst of world affairs before serving as an aggressive advocate of President Bill Clinton’s policies. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/fVTDIJl via IFTTT

Your Wednesday Briefing: Russia Extends Navalny’s Sentence

Plus Pfizer’s plan to send Covid pills to poor countries and efforts to unseat Pakistan’s leader. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/HNVrWb9 via IFTTT

Preschoolers Can Shed Their Masks, Mayor Adams Says

New York City plans to end the mask requirement for the city’s youngest children on April 4 if coronavirus cases remain low. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/GVpnSxw via IFTTT

Coronavirus cases are rising in European nations because restrictions were eased too soon, a W.H.O. official says.

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Four Killed in Southern Israel in Latest in Spate of Attacks

The attacks have heightened fears of further violence in April, when the convergence of three religious holidays has leaders on edge. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/1D5udcf via IFTTT

Leaders of Israel, U.A.E. and Egypt Meet Amid Shifting Geopolitics

All three countries are navigating fraught relationships with the Biden administration amid the quickly changing geopolitical landscape precipitated by Russia’s war on Ukraine. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/o6qQMy8 via IFTTT

I Think I Just Solved Daylight Saving Time

Congress can set the clock however it wants. Businesses and schools still get to decide when to open and close. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/s8ZfrVK via IFTTT

Myanmar’s Military Committed Genocide Against Rohingya, U.S. Says

Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced the official designation. More than 9,000 people were killed in the violence. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/I1RBQ30 via IFTTT

Myanmar’s Military Committed Genocide Against Rohingya, U.S. Says

Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced the official designation. More than 9,000 people were killed in the violence. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/I1RBQ30 via IFTTT

Tunisian President’s Reform Plan Meets With Skepticism

President Kais Saied, who has amassed nearly absolute power, launched a consultation he said would lead to a new constitution and elections. But the process has been shunned by many. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/aWgo25X via IFTTT

The Boeing 737-800 NG is widely used around the world.

The model involved in the China crash represents nearly 17 percent of the commercial aircraft in operation. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/GgWoMfP via IFTTT

Deforestation in Amazon Rainforest Threatens Indigenous Lands

Set aside for an isolated Indigenous group, the Brazilian preserve Ituna-Itatá has now been heavily deforested — a grim illustration of the intractable forces destroying the Amazon. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/x1AIgQv via IFTTT

Your Monday Briefing: Russia’s Assault on Mariupol

Plus China’s new Covid strategy and concerns of world hunger. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/7rV31Em via IFTTT

In Ukraine, Solidarity and Defiance Among Those Still in Kyiv

About two million people have stayed in Kyiv, a population galvanized by a newfound unity and its refusal to be cowed by Russian invaders. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/25PdyBC via IFTTT

New Details Flesh Out How Project Veritas Acquired Ashley Biden’s Diary

The right-wing group placed a deceptive call to the president’s daughter a month before Election Day, weeks after her stolen diary was shown around at a Trump fund-raiser. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/swoIpd9 via IFTTT

In Ukraine, It’’s Putin’s Plan B vs. Biden’s and Zelensky’s Plan A

Russia’s strategic choices could become increasingly frightening to the West. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/LR7pl0W via IFTTT

Religion-Fueled Mobs on the Rise Again in Pakistan

The recent lynching of a man accused of burning pages from a Quran underscored Pakistan’s leading status as a site of religious violence. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/txDcePr via IFTTT

In a Starving World, Is Eating Well Unethical?

A meditation on the true cost of dining when nearly one-third of the planet lacks regular access to food. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/fvXxMum via IFTTT

Trucker Protest Moved by More Than Opposition to Covid Mandates

The demonstrators camped outside Washington are rallying against Covid restrictions, but are fueled by a far broader set of right-wing grievances. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/7N2AGJ1 via IFTTT

N.C.A.A. Women’s Tournament: UConn Handles Mercer

The second-seeded Huskies got a balanced effort and 12 points in 25 minutes from the star guard Paige Bueckers. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/LYbTjRX via IFTTT

Men’s N.C.A.A. Tournament: North Carolina Ousts Top-Seeded Baylor in Overtime

North Carolina jumped to a big lead, then in overtime held off the reigning champion Bears, who became the first No. 1 seed to be bounced from this tournament. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/r1ZHqXG via IFTTT

Women as Victims or Criminals? An Anti-Abortion Shift

Fully enforcing abortion bans could mean going after women. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/n2ijKb8 via IFTTT

Ukraine Is Wrecking Russian Tanks With a Gift From Britain

The NLAW antitank missile weighs about half as much as an American-made Javelin, costs far less and can be easily discarded after use. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/XdREr8m via IFTTT

Confusion and Chaos in Hong Kong as Leaders Fumble Virus Response

Government officials have been unable to curb an outbreak that has surpassed one million infections, leading Beijing to step up its intervention in the semiautonomous territory. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/N3uapzO via IFTTT

In Rare Rebuke, Chinese Denounce Russia’s War in Ukraine

A persistent minority of Chinese scholars, journalists and citizens is warning Beijing against the risks of supporting the invasion of Ukraine. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/IYgFC0v via IFTTT

Mail Ballot Rejections Surge in Texas, With Signs of a Race Gap

A new Republican voting law led to the sharp rise in rejected ballots in the state’s recent primary election. An analysis shows that Black areas of Houston disproportionately had votes thrown out. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/BdfWjPt via IFTTT

Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, Venerated Talmudic Scholar, Dies at 94

He initially insisted, “Canceling Torah study is more dangerous than the coronavirus.” But he had a change of heart, even before testing positive. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/bmd2Pft via IFTTT

Ukraine’s Cause Is Righteous. That Shouldn’t Shape Policy.

The Iraq war showed us how dangerous policy driven by moral imperatives can be. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/UofJws2 via IFTTT

What Long Covid Shows Us About the Limits of Medicine

Contested illnesses reveal the limits of conventional medicine. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/PynINra via IFTTT

My Garden of Absolutely No Delight

Try to reciprocate the contempt and indifference that nature has for you. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/kOGpqUX via IFTTT

Your Friday Briefing: The Destruction of Ukraine

Plus South Korea’s new approach to the virus and Cambodia’s crackdown on opposition leaders. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/6G8glbr via IFTTT

Zelensky’s Powerful Plea to Congress

Readers react to President Volodymyr Zelensky’s speech and urge a no-fly zone in Ukraine. Also: Violence against Asian Americans; daylight saving time. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/8Wt6raD via IFTTT

Ohio Supreme Court Intensifies a Redistricting Map Standoff

Years ago, voters created a commission to make political maps fairer. Now the State Supreme Court is blocking maps drawn by the Republican-led commission, saying nothing has changed. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/DFW63iS via IFTTT

Michelle Yeoh’s Quantum Leaps

For her new sci-fi comedy, the martial-arts star had to attempt a more psychological kind of acrobatics. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/eXGRgrM via IFTTT

Iran’s Attack Was Response to Secret Israeli Attack on Drone Site

Israel and Iran are pushing the boundaries of a long-running clandestine war that is increasingly spilling out of the shadows. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/NVHO7Tk via IFTTT

Your Thursday Briefing: Zelensky Speaks to Congress

Plus an offshore earthquake in Japan and mass graves in Syria. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/H8upNnG via IFTTT

The mayor of Melitopol has been freed from Russian custody, Ukrainian official says.

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Stocks climb but trading is volatile after Fed projects more rate increases this year.

The S&P 500 fluctuated, after earlier climbing more than 1.5 percent. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/zJvaZ6k via IFTTT

The U.S. Is the Only Sanctions Superpower. It Must Use That Power Wisely.

Overreach could be disastrous. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/VbgU1Xq via IFTTT

Your Wednesday Briefing: E.U. Leaders Visit Kyiv

Plus the ripple effects of China’s surge of Covid cases and a once-perilous road in Afghanistan. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/J6hgHdc via IFTTT

Ari Wegner: A Cinematographer Who Knows Actors Down to the Eyelash

The director of photography for “The Power of the Dog” spent a year on preproduction. Now she could make Oscar history as the first woman to win best cinematography. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/ohG3Lxb via IFTTT

Biden Withdraws Sarah Bloom Raskin as Nominee for Fed’s Top Bank Cop

Sarah Bloom Raskin did not appear to have the votes for Senate confirmation as Fed vice chair for supervision after a key Democrat withheld his support. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/pecjJ4a via IFTTT

Making the SAT and ACT Optional Is the Soft Bigotry of Low Expectations

Intended or not, it sends a message that some students of color are less capable. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/LdEN6i9 via IFTTT

How Shackleton’s Endurance Was Found

‘Gents, I want to introduce you to the Endurance.’ More than a century after sinking in Antarctic waters, the legendary ship was found with just days to spare. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/aonRf0G via IFTTT

Two Refugees, Both on Poland’s Border. But Worlds Apart.

A young man fleeing war in Sudan and a young woman evacuating Ukraine crossed into Poland at the same time. They had very different experiences. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/yGvS9At via IFTTT

School Inequality Isn’t Always Just Black and White

We care too much about the racial demographics at exclusive schools. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/fYdOZqx via IFTTT

Two Refugees, Both on Poland’s Border. But Worlds Apart.

A young man fleeing war in Sudan and a young woman evacuating Ukraine crossed into Poland at the same time. They had very different experiences. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/VqeiJgC via IFTTT

Getting Inside Putin’s Head: Is He Irrational?

Trying to figure out what makes Vladimir Putin tick. Also: China’s role; Russian war crimes; being a parent; stresses of email; don’t walk and text.  from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/SzldEnU via IFTTT

Here Are Three Reasons Putin Might Fight On

His invasion of Ukraine has been a disaster. But that doesn’t mean he’ll stop. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/JRoGmMP via IFTTT

President Zelensky Makes His Case for Ukraine to the Russian People

Americans are used to wars against people who don’t so casually speak our language. Zelensky can respond to Russian propaganda by directly addressing the Russian people — in Russian. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/D4UpFBZ via IFTTT

South Korea exceeds 380,000 new cases in a day shortly after its presidential election.

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Covid Surge in New Caledonia, in the Pacific, HIts Indigenous Hardest

New Caledonia escaped the coronavirus for a year and a half, but a surge in cases has led to a state of emergency, with the disease disproportionately hurting the French territory’s Indigenous people. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/fyLSThg via IFTTT

Biden Administration Fights in Court to Uphold Some Trump-Era Immigration Policies

Immigration activists and Democrats say there is a disconnect between the president’s words at the lectern and the government’s litigation in the courtroom. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/K51ewoX via IFTTT

Russia Asked China for Military and Economic Aid for Ukraine War, Biden Officials Say

Jake Sullivan, the U.S. national security adviser, plans to meet with a top Chinese official on Monday in Rome to discuss the war and China’s role. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/dTa2r5B via IFTTT

Seven Steps to Destroy a Democracy

The Republican-led assault on our elections has been methodical and, so far, successful. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/jyh3dAN via IFTTT

Remembering Avicii by Stepping Into His Bewildering World

The Avicii Experience offers a taste of the pressures that led up to the D.J.’s death. It’s the latest immersive exhibition trying to find the line between emotional engagement and entertainment. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/wlWQvN4 via IFTTT

Cancel Culture in 1832 Sounded Pretty Fierce

On Tocqueville and the ostracism that accompanies dissent. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/IW145zP via IFTTT

Why Do Some People Never Get Covid?

Two years into the pandemic, a Covid mystery remains. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/fFV5v2A via IFTTT

The Ukraine War and the Retro-Future

What happens when you layer 19th-century geopolitics on 21st century reality? from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/8CQAWhz via IFTTT

Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill Will Hurt Teens Like Me

Education made me hate myself less. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/E6bmOg1 via IFTTT

Ukrainian and Russian Soldiers Fight Street Battles Near Kyiv

The capture of the once affluent suburb of Irpin would potentially help Moscow encircle the nearby capital, military analysts say. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/GHBRZXY via IFTTT

Will Sanctions on Russia Help Ukraine?

Sanctions could cripple Russia’s economy. Will they actually help Ukraine? from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/XrWu5Z4 via IFTTT

Putin Has Killed Germany’s Post-Cold War Assumptions

A stunned country re-arms. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/Y3wnaPD via IFTTT

Could Iowa and New Hampshire Lose First Spots in Primary Calendar?

After complaints about disenfranchisement and logistical snafus, the party is reconsidering Iowa and New Hampshire’s coveted spots in the presidential nominating process. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/9KGUMuj via IFTTT

Overwhelmed Hong Kong Hospitals Keep Dead Near Covid Patients 

For several weeks, bodies have been piling up at hospitals because the city’s public mortuaries, which can take up to 3,000 bodies, are full. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/EUjzHeQ via IFTTT

Texas Child Abuse Investigators Told to Make Transgender Cases a Priority

In a court hearing, a supervisor testified that the state agency responsible for child welfare was told to investigate parents of transgender children without exception. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/fCJAYmF via IFTTT

Saudi Blogger Raif Badawi Is Released From Prison

Amnesty International welcomed news of the release of Raif Badawi, whose case became a lightening rod for rights campaigners and reflected Saudi Arabia’s lack of tolerance for dissent. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/G2lZNpq via IFTTT

U.S. Says North Korea Is Testing a New Intercontinental Missile

The missile, first displayed in 2020, was tested twice in recent days. While it is unclear whether it can reach the U.S., it poses a new military challenge to President Biden in the midst of the Ukraine war. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/Fqg07dJ via IFTTT

When a School Desegregates, Who Gets Left Behind?

One district’s attempt to integrate has led to unexpected criticism. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/GgVRfwz via IFTTT

As War Rages, A Struggle to Balance Energy Crunch and Climate Crisis

Rising oil prices and increased demand for expanded production come at a time when scientists say nations must sharply cut the use of fossil fuels. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/tQWzZIb via IFTTT

Accusations fly over Russian disinformation about biological weapons.

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Goldman Sachs Is First Big U.S. Bank to Pull Out of Russia

At the end of 2021, the New York bank had more than $700 million in exposure to Russia. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/mvQqza7 via IFTTT

Roman Abramovich, Owner of Chelsea FC, Has Assets Frozen By Britain

The Premier League club will be allowed to continue operating, but it cannot sell tickets or merchandise and is blocked from buying or selling players. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/9XmSVfi via IFTTT

New Vaccine Findings Pose Tough Questions for Parents of Young Children

The F.D.A. temporarily halted efforts to authorize the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for young children amid several unexpected findings. The coming weeks should bring clarity. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/EWcr18z via IFTTT

2020 Census Undercounted U.S. Population by Nearly 19 Million

The Census Bureau said it had undercounted Black, Latino and Indigenous people and overcounted white and Asian Americans. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/5RmpL2T via IFTTT

A family’s dash toward safety in Ukraine ends tragically.

Tetiana Perebyinis and her two children were caught in an attack as they tried to reach safety. “The whole world should know what is happening here,” her husband said. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/WzyuSVX via IFTTT

C.E.O.s Are Going Out of Their Way to Punish Russia

Companies used to be more wary of political involvement. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/Z7QehAL via IFTTT

Yoon Suk-yeol Wins South Korean Presidency

As a prosecutor, he went after former presidents. Now voter discontent has helped him take the presidency in the tightest race since 1987. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/AO9am4v via IFTTT

How Dubai Could Undermine Sanctions on Russian Oligarchs

Allies of President Vladimir Putin, arriving on private jets and yachts, are still welcome in the U.A.E., which has yet to condemn the Ukraine invasion or enforce sanctions. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/QBDOT86 via IFTTT

Volodymyr Zelensky Is Playing the Role of His Life

In his TV sitcom and now at war, Ukraine’s actor-president has modeled an idea of leadership that is very different from Vladimir Putin’s. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/w6P1Wty via IFTTT

New Yorkers With Marijuana Convictions Will Get First Retail Licenses

Officials intend to reserve the first 100 or more retail licenses to sell marijuana in New York for people who have been convicted of related offenses, or their relatives. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/XTxwNYV via IFTTT

Benjamin Netanyahu Tests Positive For Coronavirus

Benjamin Netanyahu, the former prime minister of Israel, who is 72 and has gotten four Covid shots, “feels well,” according to a party spokesman. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/nvhA2iu via IFTTT

What Young New Yorkers Think About the End of the School Mask Mandate

Some students said they were excited to finally shed their masks, but others felt unsafe and wanted to continue wearing them. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/u58NU3s via IFTTT

Chinese companies that aid Russia could face U.S. repercussions, commerce secretary warns.

Gina Raimondo, the commerce secretary, said the U.S. could take “devastating” action against Chinese companies that defy Russian sanctions. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/KhBRuT3 via IFTTT

The Synthetic Nicotine Loophole Fueling a Return to Teenage Vaping

Sales are rising of flavored e-cigarettes using synthetic nicotine that evades regulatory oversight, a gap that lawmakers are now trying to close. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/KhSP3Qa via IFTTT

Praise for ‘Biden’s Courage’ in Imposing Oil Sanctions Against Russia

Readers hope that Americans and allies support the decision despite rising energy costs and call for conservation measures. Also: A faithful Catholic and his church. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/t7sUC0i via IFTTT

9/11 Suspect Is Returned to Saudi Arabia for Mental Health Care

Mohammed al-Qahtani had spent 20 years at Guantánamo Bay, where he was tortured so badly that he was ineligible to be tried at the war crimes court. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/FVnvmx6 via IFTTT

How to Keep the Rising Tide of Fake News From Drowning Our Democracy

It won’t be easy, but our democracy depends on it.  from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/zGMvaER via IFTTT

Your Tuesday Briefing: Russia escalates attacks on civilians

Plus new research warning of a drier Amazon and Xi’s relationship with Putin. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/diTtPbA via IFTTT

Chronic Pain Patients, the Other Opioid Crisis Victims

Opioid prescriptions are down, but overdose deaths remain high, and certain patients have lost relief. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/wtCrPKl via IFTTT

A Quebec Restaurant Renames Poutine Dish as a Rebuke of Russia

Protest against the war in Ukraine has a new cultural front — food and drink names — as people across the world show solidarity with Ukraine by renaming or boycotting Russian-made products. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/IpyGzOo via IFTTT

NYC Ends School Mask Mandate in a Key Step to Recovery

The lifting of the mandate in the nation’s largest school district was met with a mixture of anxiety and celebration. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/oOtDZeH via IFTTT

How a Mystery Illness Cost One Writer a Decade of Health

In “The Invisible Kingdom,” Meghan O’Rourke exposes the ways our afflictions can undermine our very sense of self. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3OESTKi via IFTTT

Demanding That Ketanji Brown Jackson ‘Show Her Papers’

Too many Black people have had to present proof of their credentials at some point in their lives. It is humiliating and degrading. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/RhS58eN via IFTTT

Your Monday Briefing: Russian Forces Attack Evacuees

Plus China’s new economic plan and updates on an attack on a Pakistani mosque. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/rl9vXW7 via IFTTT

For Lent, Consider That We're All Sinners

A realistic understanding of sin makes forgiveness and grace possible. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/NuzdkH3 via IFTTT

As Women’s Marches Gain Steam in Pakistan, Conservatives Grow Alarmed

What began in 2018 as a single march for International Women’s Day has become an annual event in multiple cities. Opposition is rising, and threats are, too. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/uRDkrnt via IFTTT

Rubio, U.S. Lawmakers Are Largely Opposed to No-Fly Zone Over Ukraine

Members of both parties said such a move would risk drawing the United States into a conflict with Russia, another nuclear power. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/ZU9pFWK via IFTTT

Female Entrepreneurs Who Confront a Particular Kind of Troll

Food companies founded by Asian American women find social media engagement with customers helps their growth, but they also face racist and sexist comments. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/HDbNvcU via IFTTT

Matt Reeves on 'The Batman' and Robert Pattinson

Amid concurrent versions of the crime-fighter, this director aimed for something personal that would also serve a studio’s needs. The result is a foreboding vision. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/Dbyz0l5 via IFTTT

Putin Likens Sanctions to a ‘Declaration of War’

Despite a cease-fire, Russia shelled near humanitarian corridors meant for civilians to escape an embattled city, Ukraine says, while the Russian leader also warned about a no-fly zone. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/7hfpFl0 via IFTTT

How to Avoid Nuclear War With Russia

It’s often better to constrain yourself than to limit your enemy’s choices. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/lPzKaNZ via IFTTT

Ukrainian Refugees Arrive in Germany

Berlin has become a major hub for refugees from Ukraine, welcoming them with an outpouring of help. The response stirs memories of both bright and dark chapters of German history. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/DQHkP6K via IFTTT

Zelensky Asks for More Weapons and a No-Fly Zone in Meeting With Congress

The meeting, conducted via Zoom, was the first time President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine had addressed both houses of Congress since Russia’s invasion began. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/lOUGePT via IFTTT

Prenatal Tests, Disabilities and the Decision Whether to Abort

Readers discuss both the challenges and the joys of raising children with disabilities. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/vhlPTBj via IFTTT

Overlooked No More: Barbara Shermund, Flapper-Era Cartoonist

For two decades, she drew almost 600 cartoons for The New Yorker with female characters that commented on life with wit, intelligence and irony. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/2TRX4kH via IFTTT

Strong Job Growth Continues as Latest Covid Wave Eases

The U.S. economy added 678,000 jobs in February and unemployment fell to 3.8 percent, the lowest level since the pandemic took hold. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/fvVt8NA via IFTTT

‘It’s time to reopen our city’: N.Y.C. mayor lifts a school mask mandate and indoor vaccination rules.

Mayor Eric Adams announced the rollback of pandemic restrictions, as part of a return to normalcy for New Yorkers. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/cpg7TQ0 via IFTTT

Supreme Court Sides With F.B.I. in Case on Spying on Muslims

In a narrow and unanimous decision, the justices ruled that a 1978 law governing national security surveillance did not displace the state secrets doctrine. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/mtW4z1n via IFTTT

Ukraine’s President Zelensky Is Showing the World How to Resist Putin

Which world leaders are rising to the challenge? from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/cBSzFYI via IFTTT

With Sanctions, U.S. and Europe Aim to Punish Putin and Fuel Russian Unrest

The Biden administration and European officials are crushing the Russian economy and stirring mass anxiety to pressure President Vladimir V. Putin to end his war in Ukraine. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/AeSlORW via IFTTT

Ukraine's Livestreamed War

We’re riveted by graphic videos of war in Ukraine, but should we trust them? from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/l4FjJVb via IFTTT

N.F.L. Becomes First Major American Sports League to Drop Covid-19 Protocols

The league and the players’ union announced they would lift policies that had governed testing, masking and social distancing since March 2020. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/QZ5Dk1N via IFTTT

Navy Recovers Stealthy Jet From Deep in the South China Sea

The warplane was pulled from a depth of approximately 12,400 feet more than a month after it crashed while trying to land on an aircraft carrier. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/7SVq1nM via IFTTT

After Putin-Macron Call, France Sees Russia Wanting 'All Ukraine'

On the call, the Russian president said that his goal, “the demilitarization and neutral status of Ukraine,” would be achieved “no matter what,” according to the Kremlin. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/APsSzOQ via IFTTT

Information Battle Over Ukraine Intensifies

Text messages purporting to be from a Russian soldier to his mother, read publicly this week by Ukraine’s U.N. ambassador, underscore the contest underway to shape the war’s narrative. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/li5T0su via IFTTT

Novak Djokovic Might Be Able to Play in French Open After Covid Ruling

With France set to end its vaccine requirements later this month, the unvaccinated Serbian champion appears poised to defend his title at Roland Garros. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/RZKquwS via IFTTT

Gold Ingots From 18th-Century Shipwreck Returned to France

The Chinese ingots, illegally harvested from a French frigate that sank while returning from Nanjing, were seized by U.S. investigators when they were put up for auction in California. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/tzns7Jq via IFTTT

The U.S. extends technology restrictions to Belarus and the Russian oil industry.

The Biden administration said the measures would degrade the ability to wage war on Ukraine and would prevent Belarus from channeling forbidden goods to Russia. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/srRE2U5 via IFTTT

Ukraine War and U.S. Politics Complicate Climate Change Fight

Climate change, a central part of Biden’s agenda, was barely mentioned in the State of the Union. And Europe is confronting its heavy reliance on Russian gas. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/rWdgbXx via IFTTT

Autherine Lucy Foster, First Black Student at U. of Alabama, Dies at 92

Her career there lasted only three days; attacked by mobs, she was suspended and then expelled. Today, a campus building is named in her honor. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/EolKTQk via IFTTT

Your Thursday Briefing: Russia Seizes Kherson

A strategically important city falls. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/tEpbAwH via IFTTT

15,000 Are Sheltering in Kyiv’s Subway

People sleep three or four to a mattress and plastic food bags litter the scene, while mothers search endlessly on their phones for news of the war. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/ItErLKJ via IFTTT

China Asked Russia to Delay Ukraine War Until After Olympics, U.S. Officials Say

A Western intelligence report indicates that Chinese officials had some level of knowledge about President Vladimir V. Putin’s war plans or intentions. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/62JUwkI via IFTTT

China Asked Russia to Delay Ukraine War Until After Olympics, U.S. Officials Say

A Western intelligence report indicates that Chinese officials had some level of knowledge about President Vladimir V. Putin’s war plans or intentions. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/62JUwkI via IFTTT

One Graceless Tweet Doesn’t Warrant Cancellation

Intent and an apology must count for something. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/IV5cUuB via IFTTT

Palestinians Threatened With Eviction Can Stay in Their Homes — for Now

Israel’s high court stayed the eviction of four Palestinian families from their East Jerusalem homes. The eviction threat had stoked tensions that led to war in Gaza. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/yQnwbeZ via IFTTT

Your Wednesday Briefing: A Convoy Nears Kyiv

Plus the U.S. State of the Union and South Korea’s fight over multiculturalism. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/kaRbg3I via IFTTT

Michele McNally, Who Elevated Times Photography, Dies at 66

The paper won six Pulitzer Prizes for photography during her tenure as its director of photography and a trailblazing member of the newsroom’s top management. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/hmqtZ4U via IFTTT

Mardi Gras Resumes in New Orleans After Pandemic Lull

Costumed crowds lined parade routes, raising hopes about the city’s resurgence from devastating pandemic losses. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/ipgle9G via IFTTT

Africans Say Ukrainian Authorities Hindered Them From Fleeing

Africans and other foreigners in Ukraine say border guards made them endure long waits and even beat them, while letting Ukrainians through quickly. Ukraine denied discriminating. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/8D1m9Qo via IFTTT