Your Wednesday Briefing

> Myanmar’s unrepentant, brutal military. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiKuXMP0R-aHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MjIxNzcyJmxheW91dD1tYXJxdWVlJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1NQkVfMjAyMTAzMTAmbGk9TUJFVwNueXRCCmBHzGBIYOQ9q1BSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~ [The New York Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiKuXMP0SyaHR0cDovL3d3dy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFXzIwMjEwMzEwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTI3OTAwJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTUzMTE3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpgR8xgSGDkPatQUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [nytimes.com](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiKuXMP0SyaHR0cDovL3d3dy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFXzIwMjEwMzEwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTI3OTAwJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTUzMTE3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpgR8xgSGDkPatQUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [The New York Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiKuXMP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wMy8wOS9icmllZmluZy9teWFubWFyLW1lZ2hhbi1oYXJyeS1jYW5hZGEtZWxkZXJseS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X2RrXzIwMjEwMzEwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTI3OTAwJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTUzMTE3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpgR8xgSGDkPatQUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) Wednesday, March 10, 2021 | [View in browser](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiKuXMP0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wMy8wOS9icmllZmluZy9teWFubWFyLW1lZ2hhbi1oYXJyeS1jYW5hZGEtZWxkZXJseS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV8yMDIxMDMxMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yNzkwMCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD01MzExNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYEfMYEhg5D2rUFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) Good morning. We’re covering a history of military cruelty in Myanmar, Canada’s isolated nursing home residents and a response from Buckingham Palace. By Natasha Frost Shwe Yote Hlwar, 5, at the funeral of her father, Ko Zwe Htet Soe, who was shot by the security forces. The New York Times Myanmar military’s long legacy of atrocities Since a coup last month, the Tatmadaw, as the military in Myanmar is known, is now fully back in charge, and its brutal practices are being watched with horror by the rest of the world. It recently turned its guns on the masses in response to a nationwide civil disobedience movement. It is the latest in the Tatmadaw’s long legacy of atrocities since it first came to power in a 1962 coup. Over the past few years, the Tatmadaw has waged war against ethnic rebel armies in three states — Rakhine, Shan and Kachin — and displaced 700,000 Rohingya Muslims. Survivors and witnesses [described a brutal campaign](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiKuXMP4QCAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMDMvMDkvd29ybGQvYXNpYS9teWFubWFyLW1pbGl0YXJ5LXRhdG1hZGF3LXZpb2xlbmNlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAyMTAzMTAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9Mjc5MDAmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249dG9wTmV3cyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTUzMTE3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpgR8xgSGDkPatQUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), including killings, systematic rapes and abuse. The soldiers often used men and boys as human shields. In October, Sayedul Amin, a 28-year-old Rohingya man, was fishing when he and others were rounded up by soldiers. “We were ordered to walk in front of the soldiers,” he said. “It seems that they wanted us to shield them if anyone attacked.” He was hit by two bullets. Quotable: “This is an army with a heart of darkness,” said David Scott Mathieson, an independent analyst. “This is an unrepentant institution.” Devora Greenspon, 88, a resident at Extendicare Bayview, a long-term care center in Toronto, photographed through the window of her room in February. Tara Walton for The New York Times ‘They aren’t living. They are existing’ Though most Canadian nursing home residents have been vaccinated, restrictions still in place [have left many people sequestered](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiKuXMP0T9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wMy8wOS93b3JsZC9jYW5hZGEvY2FuYWRhLW51cnNpbmctaG9tZS12YWNjaW5lLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAyMTAzMTAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9Mjc5MDAmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249dG9wTmV3cyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTUzMTE3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpgR8xgSGDkPatQUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), mostly in their rooms. Some residents have compared their lives to those of prisoners and caged animals, leading them to ask: What, exactly, am I being kept alive for? “You always hear people say, ‘Oh, they lived a long life,’” said the daughter of one resident. “Right now, they aren’t living. They are existing.” The extended periods in isolation come at a steep cost. A [large survey](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiKuXMP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2VuaW9yc2Fkdm9jYXRlYmMuY2Evb3NhLXJlcG9ydHMvc3RheWluZy1hcGFydC10by1zdGF5LXNhZmUtc3VydmV5Lz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDIxMDMxMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yNzkwMCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj10b3BOZXdzJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NTMxMTcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmBHzGBIYOQ9q1BSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) of nursing home residents and their families found that a majority reported a marked decline in cognitive function and emotional well-being, and almost half reported that their physical functioning had worsened. Quote: “I have so many things I want to do; I can’t do them,” said Devora Greenspon, 88. “I may never get to do them. I may die before the pandemic is over.” Here are [the latest updates](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiKuXMP0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDIxLzAzLzA5L3dvcmxkL2NvdmlkLTE5LWNvcm9uYXZpcnVzP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMjEwMzEwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTI3OTAwJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWN0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3Mmc2VnbWVudF9pZD01MzExNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYEfMYEhg5D2rUFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) and [maps of the pandemic](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiKuXMP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMC93b3JsZC9jb3JvbmF2aXJ1cy1tYXBzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAyMTAzMTAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9Mjc5MDAmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249dG9wTmV3cyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTUzMTE3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpgR8xgSGDkPatQUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). In other developments: ■ The Civil Liberties Union for Europe, a human rights group, warns that government policies to fight the pandemic have [weakened democracy across the continent](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiKuXMP4QxAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMDMvMDkvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2xhd3MtdXNlZC10by1maWdodC1wYW5kZW1pYy1hcmUtaW4tc29tZS1jYXNlcy13ZWFrZW5pbmctZGVtb2NyYWNpZXMtcmVwb3J0LXNheXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDIxMDMxMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yNzkwMCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj10b3BOZXdzJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NTMxMTcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmBHzGBIYOQ9q1BSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). ■ China this week introduced a [digital health certificate that will include users’ vaccination and coronavirus test history](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiKuXMP4QYAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMS8wMy8wOS93b3JsZC9jb3ZpZC0xOS1jb3JvbmF2aXJ1cy9jaGluYS1jcmVhdGVzLWEtZGlnaXRhbC12YWNjaW5lLXBhc3Nwb3J0P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMjEwMzEwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTI3OTAwJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWN0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3Mmc2VnbWVudF9pZD01MzExNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYEfMYEhg5D2rUFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) to enable international travel. ■ A year after its first lockdown, Italy [surpassed 100,000 coronavirus deaths](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiKuXMP4Q3AWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMS8wMy8wOS93b3JsZC9jb3ZpZC0xOS1jb3JvbmF2aXJ1cz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDIxMDMxMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yNzkwMCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj10b3BOZXdzJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NTMxMTcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3I2EteWVhci1hZnRlci1pdHMtZmlyc3QtbG9ja2Rvd24taXRhbHktcmVhY2hlcy0xMDAwMDAtY29yb25hdmlydXMtZGVhdGhzVwNueXRCCmBHzGBIYOQ9q1BSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). The country is experiencing a large wave of infections driven by new variants. Buckingham Palace, the official residence of Queen Elizabeth II. Justin Tallis/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Royal response to Meghan and Harry’s interview Nearly 48 hours after a tell-all interview with Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, Buckingham Palace [issued a statement on Tuesday](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiKuXMP4QIAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMDMvMDkvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2hhcnJ5LW1lZ2hhbi1pbnRlcnZpZXctcGFsYWNlLXJlYWN0aW9uLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAyMTAzMTAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9Mjc5MDAmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249dG9wTmV3cyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTUzMTE3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpgR8xgSGDkPatQUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). It said the royal family was “saddened to learn the full extent of how challenging the last few years have been” for the couple. Queen Elizabeth II said the issues raised were “very concerning” and would be addressed by the family. Amid news reports of a palace in turmoil, there was [no shortage of voices from across Britain’s political spectrum](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiKuXMP4QIAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMDMvMDkvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2hhcnJ5LW1lZ2hhbi1pbnRlcnZpZXctcGFsYWNlLXJlYWN0aW9uLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAyMTAzMTAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9Mjc5MDAmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249dG9wTmV3cyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTUzMTE3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpgR8xgSGDkPatQUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). Piers Morgan, a high-profile British TV host who said he “didn’t believe a word” of the interview, resigned after he was criticized for attacking Meghan on air. Historical echoes: Meghan’s comments on life among the royals come a quarter-century after Princess Diana broke her own silence. Their stories bear a striking similarity, [our correspondent writes](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiKuXMP0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wMy8wOC93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvcHJpbmNlc3MtZGlhbmEtbWVnaGFuLW1hcmtsZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMjEwMzEwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTI3OTAwJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWN0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3Mmc2VnbWVudF9pZD01MzExNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYEfMYEhg5D2rUFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). If you have 6 minutes, this is worth it Japan’s bet on hybrid vehicles Philip Fong/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images After struggling to turn a profit on all-electric cars like the Nissan Leaf, above, the Japanese car industry has instead [dominated the global market](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiKuXMP0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wMy8wOS9idXNpbmVzcy9lbGVjdHJpYy1jYXJzLWphcGFuLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAyMTAzMTAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9Mjc5MDAmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249bG9uZ1JlYWQmc2VnbWVudF9pZD01MzExNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYEfMYEhg5D2rUFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) for gasoline-electric hybrids. But as automakers around the world make bold pledges to transition to electric fleets, and national governments issue mandates to increase electric-car sales or ban gasoline-burning vehicles, Japan’s auto industry could be left behind. Here’s what else is happening Catalonian crisis: The European Parliament has [stripped immunity from Carles Puigdemont](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiKuXMP4QDAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMDMvMDkvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2Nhcmxlcy1wdWlnZGVtb250LWltbXVuaXR5LXNwYWluLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAyMTAzMTAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9Mjc5MDAmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249d2hhdEVsc2Umc2VnbWVudF9pZD01MzExNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYEfMYEhg5D2rUFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), the former separatist leader of Catalonia, clearing the way for another attempt by Spain to extradite and try him on sedition charges. Now it is up to the Belgian judiciary to rule on sending him back. U.S. politics: The House [will vote this morning](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiKuXMP4Q_AWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMS8wMy8wOS91cy9iaWRlbi1hZG1pbmlzdHJhdGlvbi9pbi1hLWJpZy13ZWVrLWZvci1iaWRlbi1ob3VzZS10by12b3RlLXdlZG5lc2RheS1vbi1oaXMtMS05LXRyaWxsaW9uLXN0aW11bHVzLXBsYW4_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAyMTAzMTAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9Mjc5MDAmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249d2hhdEVsc2Umc2VnbWVudF9pZD01MzExNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYEfMYEhg5D2rUFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) on the $1.9 trillion pandemic relief bill that cleared the Senate last week. The bill is expected to pass and then head to the White House to be signed into law. A measure to significantly expand [labor rights](~/AAAAAQA~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~~) is all but certain to be blocked by Republican senators, raising the stakes for a coming battle over whether [Democrats will eliminate the filibuster](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiKuXMP4QqAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMDMvMDcvdXMvcG9saXRpY3Mvam9lLW1hbmNoaW4tZmlsaWJ1c3Rlci1zdGltdWx1cy5odG1sP2FjdGlvbj1jbGljayZjYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDIxMDMxMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yNzkwMCZtb2R1bGU9TmV3cyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnBndHlwZT1Ib21lcGFnZSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249d2hhdEVsc2Umc2VnbWVudF9pZD01MzExNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYEfMYEhg5D2rUFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Synchronized swimming: Coaches around the world for the sport now known as artistic swimming are facing accusations that they [bullied, harassed and psychologically abused athletes.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiKuXMP4QxAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMDMvMDkvc3BvcnRzL29seW1waWNzL3N5bmNocm9uaXplZC1zd2ltbWVycy1hYnVzZS5odG1sP2FjdGlvbj1jbGljayZjYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDIxMDMxMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yNzkwMCZtb2R1bGU9VG9wK1N0b3JpZXMmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZwZ3R5cGU9SG9tZXBhZ2UmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWN0aW9uPXdoYXRFbHNlJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NTMxMTcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmBHzGBIYOQ9q1BSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) Rebecca Blackwell/Associated Press Snapshot: Above, women on Tuesday [demonstrated at the residence of Mexico’s president](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiKuXMP4QDAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMDMvMDgvd29ybGQvYW1lcmljYXMvbWV4aWNvLWNpdHktd29tZW5zLWRheS1wcm90ZXN0Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAyMTAzMTAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9Mjc5MDAmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249d2hhdEVsc2Umc2VnbWVudF9pZD01MzExNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYEfMYEhg5D2rUFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) in Mexico City, demanding that the government take action to address one of the world’s worst rates of gender violence. The police fired flash-bang grenades into the crowd, causing several small stampedes. 10 dogs, 150 miles: The Junior Iditarod, the longest race in Alaska for competitors under 18, is [a chance for young mushers to prove their skills](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiKuXMP0T4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wMy8wOS9zcG9ydHMvanVuaW9yLWlkaXRhcm9kLWRvZ3MtYWxhc2thLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAyMTAzMTAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9Mjc5MDAmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249d2hhdEVsc2Umc2VnbWVudF9pZD01MzExNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYEfMYEhg5D2rUFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA): They need to know how to steer a sled, use survival equipment, brave icy winds and avoid hypothermia. Painful accouterments: A year into the pandemic, some women are longing for [the fashion torture devices of old](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiKuXMP0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wMy8wOS9zdHlsZS9oaWdoLWhlZWxzLWNvcnNldHMtY292aWQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDIxMDMxMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yNzkwMCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj13aGF0RWxzZSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTUzMTE3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpgR8xgSGDkPatQUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) — high heels, heavy earrings, uncomfortable underwear — as a symbol of freedom, choice and the sense of attainment that comes with an evening out. What we’re reading: This [Atlantic article](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiKuXMP4QPAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnRoZWF0bGFudGljLmNvbS9tYWdhemluZS9hcmNoaXZlLzIwMjEvMDQvdGhlLWludGVybmV0LWRvZXNudC1oYXZlLXRvLWJlLWF3ZnVsLzYxODA3OS8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAyMTAzMTAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9Mjc5MDAmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249d2hhdEVsc2Umc2VnbWVudF9pZD01MzExNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYEfMYEhg5D2rUFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) about how the internet doesn’t have to be terrible. 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Cook: Simmer [creamy white beans](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiKuXMP0TyaHR0cHM6Ly9jb29raW5nLm55dGltZXMuY29tL3JlY2lwZXMvMTAxOTk4Mi1jcmVhbXktYnJhaXNlZC13aGl0ZS1iZWFucz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDIxMDMxMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yNzkwMCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj1hQnJlYWsmc2VnbWVudF9pZD01MzExNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYEfMYEhg5D2rUFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) with milk, a whole head of garlic, herbs and nutmeg for a rich — but quick — vegetarian dinner. Craft: [These mini ice sculptures](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiKuXMP4QoAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMDMvMDYvYXQtaG9tZS9ob3ctdG8tbWFrZS1pY2Utb3JuYW1lbnRzLmh0bWw_YWN0aW9uPWNsaWNrJmNhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMjEwMzEwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTI3OTAwJm1vZHVsZT1SZWxhdGVkTGlua3Mmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZwZ3R5cGU9Y29sbGVjdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249YUJyZWFrJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NTMxMTcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmBHzGBIYOQ9q1BSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), which you can fill with berries, seeds, leaves, sliced fruit or even materials from the craft box, reflect winter light, like momentary, sun-catching crystals. Reflect: What will the “After” mean to you? [We want to hear](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiKuXMP4QWAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMDMvMDkvc3R5bGUvcG9zdC1jb3JvbmF2aXJ1cy1wYW5kZW1pYy13b3JsZC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMjEwMzEwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTI3OTAwJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVmZXJyaW5nU291cmNlPWFydGljbGVTaGFyZSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249YUJyZWFrJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NTMxMTcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmBHzGBIYOQ9q1BSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) what readers hope, fear and predict for a gradually post-pandemic world. Find moments of beauty. [At Home has our full collection of ideas](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiKuXMP0TVaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vc3BvdGxpZ2h0L2F0LWhvbWU_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAyMTAzMTAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9Mjc5MDAmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249YUJyZWFrJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NTMxMTcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmBHzGBIYOQ9q1BSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) on what to read, cook, watch, and do while staying safe at home. And now for the Back Story on … ‘The Firm’ For all the familial drama, Harry and Meghan’s story is also about workplace conflict — what happens when a glamorous outsider joins a hidebound family business, one now in crisis mode, [writes our correspondent, Mark Landler](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiKuXMP4QCAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMDMvMDkvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL3JveWFsLWZhbWlseS1maXJtLW1lZ2hhbi1oYXJyeS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMjEwMzEwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTI3OTAwJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWN0aW9uPWJhY2tTdG9yeSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTUzMTE3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpgR8xgSGDkPatQUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). This is an excerpt. When Prince Harry’s wife, Meghan, referred to the British royal family as “the Firm” in their dramatic interview with Oprah Winfrey on Sunday, she evoked an institution that is as much a business as a fantasy. The term is often linked to Queen Elizabeth’s husband, Prince Philip, who popularized its use. But it dates further back, to the queen’s father, King George VI, who was once reported to have declared, “We’re not a family. We’re a firm.” It is an enterprise that reaches well beyond the royals themselves, encompassing an army of private secretaries, communications advisers, ladies in waiting, heads of households, chauffeurs, footmen, domestic servants, gardeners and all the other people who run the palaces, and the lives, of the royals who live in them. Buckingham Palace alone has more than 400 employees, who operate everything from a vast catering business for the dozens of banquets, garden parties and state dinners hosted by the queen, to a corporate-style public-relations apparatus, its members frequently drawn from the worlds of journalism or politics. “It’s very hard to differentiate between the family and the machine,” said Penny Junor, a royal historian who wrote “The Firm: The Troubled Life of the House of Windsor.” Family members, she noted, use private secretaries for tasks as personal as inviting their parents or children over for dinner. Harry described a kind of royal deep state that permeates all aspects of daily life and imprisons even family members, like Prince Charles and Prince William, who appear at ease within its confines. “My father and my brother, they are trapped,” he told Ms. Winfrey. “They don’t get to leave. And I have huge compassion for that.” That’s it for this briefing. See you on Thursday. — Natasha Thank you Theodore Kim and Jahaan Singh provided the break from the news. You can reach the team at [briefing@nytimes.com](mailto:briefing+pm@nytimes.com?subject=Briefing%20Feedback&te=1&nl=morning-briefing&emc=edit_MBE_p_20210310§ion=endNote). P.S. • We’re listening to “[The Daily](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiKuXMP0TNaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vdGhlZGFpbHk_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAyMTAzMTAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9Mjc5MDAmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249ZW5kTm90ZSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTUzMTE3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpgR8xgSGDkPatQUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~).” Our latest episode is about a provision in the U.S. relief bill that would offer a child tax credit. • Here’s our [Mini Crossword](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiKuXMP0TZaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vY3Jvc3N3b3Jkcy9nYW1lL21pbmk_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAyMTAzMTAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9Mjc5MDAmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249ZW5kTm90ZSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTUzMTE3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpgR8xgSGDkPatQUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), and a clue: Hit repeatedly with snowballs (four letters). 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