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CANADIAN POLICE OPEN BLOCKADED BRIDGE, BUT OTTAWA REMAINS SNARLED


 * The Ambassador Bridge, which ties Ontario to Detroit, was reclaimed after a
   series of arrests and later reopened for traffic.
 * But Ottawa remained frozen by an antigovernment protest. Officials are trying
   to get truckers to pull out of some neighborhoods. Here’s the latest.


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RUSSIAN BUILDUP REACHING ‘CRESCENDO,’ U.S. WARNS AS DIPLOMACY SPUTTERS



Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany was traveling to Ukraine and then Moscow, part
of an urgent diplomatic push to defuse the crisis. Here’s the latest.


UKRAINE’S PRESIDENT IS DRIVING HOME HIS MESSAGE OF OPTIMISM AS THE PRESSURE
MOUNTS WITH RUSSIA.


A Russian submarine passing through the Bosphorus in Istanbul en route to the
Black Sea on Sunday. Russia has reinforced its Black Sea fleet over the past
week. Burak Kara/Getty Images


GERMANY IS TRYING TO LOOSEN ITS TIES TO RUSSIAN PIPELINES AMID AN ENERGY CRUNCH
AND INCREASING BELLIGERENCE.


BUSINESS UPDATES: ENERGY MARKETS ARE JITTERY AS TENSIONS BETWEEN RUSSIA AND
UKRAINE DRAG ON.

Breaking



KAMILA VALIEVA CAN COMPETE BUT WILL NOT RECEIVE MEDALS



Olympic officials said they would withhold medals from the Russian figure skater
— and from her competitors — until her doping case is resolved.

Live



OLYMPICS LIVE UPDATES: MIKAELA SHIFFRIN WILL RACE IN THE DOWNHILL



It will be the first time the American skier, who failed to finish her first two
events in Beijing, has competed in the event at the Games.


Gabriela Bhaskar/The New York Times


PEDESTRIAN DEATHS SPIKE IN U.S. AS RECKLESS DRIVING SURGES



Fatalities are climbing to record levels two years into the pandemic.
Authorities cite drivers’ anxiety levels, larger vehicles and fraying social
norms.

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BIDEN SAYS ENDING MASK MANDATES IS ‘PROBABLY PREMATURE’



President Biden acknowledged frustration with Covid rules but said it was too
soon to end measures like indoor mask mandates. Here’s the latest pandemic news.


TRACKING THE CORONAVIRUS ›

United States ›

United States › United StatesAvg. on Feb. 13 14-day change New cases 174,592
–67% New deaths 2,465 –3%


U.S. HOT SPOTS ›


VACCINATIONS ›


GLOBAL HOT SPOTS ›


HIGH CASES

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THE RIGHT’S WOULD-BE KINGMAKER



Peter Thiel, one of former President Trump’s biggest donors in 2016, has
re-emerged as a prime financier of the Make America Great Again movement.


Andrew White for The New York Times


ABORTION OPPONENTS HEAR A ‘HEARTBEAT.’ MOST EXPERTS HEAR SOMETHING ELSE.

Embedded in abortion laws in Texas are disputed assertions about embryonic
development. Chief among them: whether the early embryo has a heart.


SUPER BOWL’S HOLLYWOOD MOMENT OUTSHINES N.F.L.’S PROBLEMS



The league’s transformation into a multimedia juggernaut, one that is able to
steamroll any controversy, was on full display in Super Bowl LVI, our columnist
writes.


THE RAMS’ AGGRESSIVE ROSTER MOVES PAID OFF IN THEIR SUPER BOWL WIN.


HALFTIME REVIEW: DR. DRE AND COMPANY ASSERTED THE POWER OF HIP HOP’S OLDIES
GENERATION ON POP MUSIC’S MOST-WATCHED STAGE.


Ben Solomon for The New York Times


A SUCCESSION DRAMA, CHINESE STYLE, STARRING XI JINPING



As a party congress approaches, it’s increasingly clear that Xi Jinping plans
another five-year term. But if he has ideas about a successor, he has hidden
them well.


Xi Jinping arriving for the closing meeting of the National People’s Congress in
March 2019 in Beijing. Kevin Frayer/Getty Images


WHEN WORKING FOR RACIAL JUSTICE MEANS TAKING BLACK HISTORY MONTH OFF



The period when firms are ordinarily flooded with requests instead became a
reminder for clients that this work should persist all year.



Anthony Merriweather for The New York Times





VALENTINE’S DAY MIGHT HAVE YOU THINKING THERE MUST BE A BETTER WAY TO FIND A
PARTNER. DON’T LOOK TO ANIMALS FOR INSPIRATION.






A LEADING ABOLITIONIST CALLED FREDERICK DOUGLASS AN “ENEMY,” ACCORDING TO A NEW
BOOK ON THE DISCORD AND RACISM WITHIN THE MOVEMENT.

Opinion


DAVID AXELROD



MR. PRESIDENT, IT’S TIME FOR A LITTLE HUMILITY






MATTHIEU AIKINS



‘WE’VE NEVER BEEN SMUGGLED BEFORE’






J. MICHAEL LUTTIG



THE CONSERVATIVE CASE FOR AVOIDING A REPEAT OF JAN. 6






GAIL COLLINS AND BRET STEPHENS



MITCH MCCONNELL IS NOT OUR VALENTINE


EZRA KLEIN



CAN DEMOCRATS SEE WHAT’S COMING?






TIYA MILES



IN ANXIOUS TIMES, BLACK HISTORY CAN BE A BLUEPRINT FOR SURVIVAL






CHARLES M. BLOW



THERE WILL BE NO POST-COVID






MARGARET RENKL



INSTAGRAM IS MAKING VALENTINE’S DAY EVEN LONELIER






‘SWAY’



HOW THE SACKLERS GOT AWAY WITH IT


LINDSAY CROUSE



WHY THE BEIJING OLYMPICS ARE SO HARD TO WATCH


ANDREW MCCARTHY



TRAVEL IS MY ANTIDOTE FOR FEAR. AS COVID EASES, I’M HEADING OUT AGAIN.


BRAD STULBERG



YOU’VE DONE SELF CARE. YOU’VE LANGUISHED. NOW TRY THIS.


LAURA RESTON



12 ECONOMICALLY INSECURE AMERICANS ON WHAT KEEPS THEM UP AT NIGHT


A SUCCESS STORY, BUT ALSO A MYTH?


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MAKING ‘DINOBABIES’ EXTINCT: IBM’S PUSH FOR A YOUNGER WORK FORCE


FOR N.F.L. PERFECTION, A STEEP PRICE


FAR FROM THE BIG CITY, NEW ECONOMIC LIFE


SEEN ‘INVENTING ANNA’? HERE’S WHAT IT GETS RIGHT (AND WRONG)


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THE MORNING



David Leonhardt offers a five-step guide for protecting vulnerable people from
Covid.


LISTEN TO ‘THE DAILY’



A two-decade-old diversity policy is at the heart of an N.F.L. discrimination
lawsuit.


SEE THE ‘READ LIKE THE WIND’ NEWSLETTER



From zoology to org charts, our critic recommends old and new books.

Opinion



LISTEN TO ‘THE EZRA KLEIN SHOW’



It’s not your fault you can’t pay attention.

More News


WOMAN WAS FOLLOWED AND FATALLY STABBED IN HER CHINATOWN APARTMENT



Christina Yuna Lee was a creative producer at a digital music platform. The
25-year-old man arrested in her killing had a record of misdemeanor arrests.


A FIX TO HELP OVERWHELMED BORDER OFFICIALS HAS LEFT MIGRANTS IN LIMBO



Republicans say the policy helps undocumented immigrants disappear; many
immigrants say it has prevented them from following U.S. guidelines.


IN ARBERY HATE CRIMES TRIAL, RACISM WILL TAKE CENTER STAGE



Jurors in the unusual case will be asked to decide if the men who chased and
killed Ahmaud Arbery were motivated by racial animus.


Saumya Khandelwal for The New York Times



THAT ORGANIC COTTON T-SHIRT MAY NOT BE AS ORGANIC AS YOU THINK



The organic cotton movement in India appears to be booming, but much of this
growth is fake, say those who source, process and grow the cotton.


FLIGHT MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER PASSENGER TRIES TO ENTER COCKPIT


KODAK BLACK IS SHOT IN LOS ANGELES


SWISS APPROVE BAN ON TOBACCO ADS IN PUBLIC PLACES


‘ALT-RIGHT ARMORY’ PODCASTER FACES CHARGES OF POSSESSING MACHINE GUNS


IVAN REITMAN, DIRECTOR OF ‘GHOSTBUSTERS,’ IS DEAD AT 75


TRIAL OF EX-GOLDMAN BANKER INVOLVED IN 1MDB SCANDAL SET TO BEGIN


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Well

Aileen Son for The New York Times



ONE OF THE BEST HIGH-QUALITY MASK OPTIONS


Nadia Hafid



WHY WOMEN DO THE HOUSEHOLD WORRYING


Lorraine Sorlet



THIS VALENTINE’S DAY, TRY BEING NICE TO YOURSELF


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THE UNBEARABLE HEAVINESS OF CLUTTER


Mark Elzey for The New York Times



WHY IS MY EYELID TWITCHING?

Culture and Lifestyle

Courtesy of the artist. Photo: Tom Little



THE RADICAL EXPERIMENTATION OF BLACK PSYCHEDELIA




One of the most influential artistic movements of the 20th century was created
with and for Black artists. Why has their contribution been so overlooked?



Paul Stenquist



THE LIFE (AND HOUSE) THAT STREET RACING BUILT



Kevin Lawrence ruled Chicago’s streets 40 years ago, earning enough for a home
down payment. He’s still racing, with his family at his side.


Michael Janey for The New York Times



GOOD RIDDANCE TO GOOD TASTE



Shayne Oliver returns, and Eckhaus Latta celebrates a decade. New York fashion
is on the move.


Pablo Amargo



ANNE SIMPSON THOUGHT SHE KNEW HER HUSBAND. SHE DIDN’T.



In Paul Vidich’s elegant new spy novel, “The Matchmaker,” an American translator
living in Berlin grapples with some difficult truths.


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FIVE INTERNATIONAL MOVIES TO STREAM NOW



This month’s picks include an intimate Belgian-Cameroonian documentary, a newly
released 2004 feature by Hirokazu Kore-eda and an Indonesian thriller.

New York Times Cooking

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BAKED BUFFALO WINGS


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VALENTINE’S DAY RECIPES


Kate Sears for The New York Times



BLOOD ORANGE BUTTERSCOTCH MERINGUE PIE


Linda Xiao for The New York Times



JALAPEÑO POPPERS


Romulo Yanes for The New York Times



EGGS BENEDICT


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N95S AND KN95S OFFER THE MOST PROTECTION. BUT SOME CLOTH MASKS COME CLOSE.



Cloth masks with incorporated filters are a significant step above a basic cloth
mask.


HOW TO GET STARTED WITH GOOGLE ASSISTANT



It all begins with a smart speaker.


Sarah Kobos


OUR FAVORITE FLOWER DELIVERY SERVICES FOR VALENTINE’S DAY



Don’t underestimate the ability of flowers to brighten someone’s day.


A PAIR OF OLD SOCKS CURED MY INSOMNIA



Most people sleep barefoot. But for the chronically chilly, slipping on some
socks just might be a shortcut to a cozy night’s rest.

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