Your Monday Briefing

The U.S. plays hardball with Russia. 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We’re covering proposed sanctions against Russia and China’s pandemic surveillance. China has honed its powers to track its 1.4 billion people.Mark Schiefelbein/Associated Press China’s pandemic controls may outlive the virus During the coronavirus pandemic, [China has honed its powers to track and corral its 1.4 billion citizens](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj2gBGP4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDEvMzAvd29ybGQvYXNpYS9jb3ZpZC1yZXN0cmljdGlvbnMtY2hpbmEtbG9ja2Rvd24uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMjAxMzEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTE3NDgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODEyMDEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmHfRnv3YS9ajpZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), backed by upgraded technology, armies of neighborhood workers and broad public support. The foundation of the controls is the country’s health code. Based on location, travel history, test results and other health data, people are assigned a color — green, yellow or red — that determines whether they are allowed into buildings or public spaces. Legions of local officials now have the power to quarantine residents or restrict their movements. Now, officials are turning their sharpened surveillance against other risks, including crime, pollution and “hostile” political forces. This amounts to a potent techno-authoritarian tool for Xi Jinping, China’s leader, as he intensifies his campaigns against corruption and dissent. Concerns: Zan Aizong, a former journalist in Hangzhou, said that more surveillance could help the authorities break up dissenters’ activities. He has refused to use the health code, but it means that moving around is difficult, and he finds it hard to explain his reasoning to workers at checkpoints. Here are the [latest updates](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj2gBGP4R_AWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMi8wMS8zMC93b3JsZC9vbWljcm9uLWNvdmlkLXZhY2NpbmUtdGVzdHM_YWN0aW9uPWNsaWNrJmJsb2NrPXN0b3J5bGluZV9tZW51X3JlY2lyYyZjYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMjAxMzEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTE3NDgmaXNfbmV3PWZhbHNlJm5hbWU9c3R5bG4tY29yb25hdmlydXMmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZwZ3R5cGU9TGVnYWN5Q29sbGVjdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnJlZ2lvbj1UT1BfQkFOTkVSJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODEyMDEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnZhcmlhbnQ9MF9Db250cm9sVwNueXRCCmHfRnv3YS9ajpZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) and [maps](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj2gBGP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMS93b3JsZC9jb3ZpZC1jYXNlcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIyMDEzMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD01MTc0OCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD04MTIwMSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYd9Ge_dhL1qOllIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) of the pandemic. In other developments: - The world has administered [10 billion vaccine doses](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj2gBGP0T6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMS8yOC93b3JsZC9jb3ZpZC12YWNjaW5lcy0xMC1iaWxsaW9uLWRvc2VzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjIwMTMxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTUxNzQ4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTgxMjAxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgph30Z792EvWo6WUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), but gaps persist in who gets them. - A mutated version of the Omicron variant may [slow the steep decline in cases](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj2gBGP0TzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMS8zMC9oZWFsdGgvc3RlYWx0aC1vbWljcm9uLXZhcmlhbnQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMjAxMzEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTE3NDgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODEyMDEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmHfRnv3YS9ajpZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), but is unlikely to change the pandemic’s course. - Young people are bearing the weight of pandemic anxiety, with [some taking on adult responsibilities](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj2gBGP0T6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMS8zMC91cy9zdHVkZW50cy1wYW5kZW1pYy12aXJ0dWFsLWxlYXJuaW5nLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjIwMTMxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTUxNzQ4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTgxMjAxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgph30Z792EvWo6WUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). - England will vaccinate [at-risk children](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj2gBGP4QTAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDEvMzAvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL3VrLWNvdmlkLXZhY2NpbmUtdnVsbmVyYWJsZS1jaGlsZHJlbi1hZ2VzLTUtdG8tMTEuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMjAxMzEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTE3NDgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODEyMDEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmHfRnv3YS9ajpZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) ages 5 to 11, beginning today. Sanctions could be viewed as punishing the Russian people.Sergey Ponomarev for The New York Times U.S. plays hardball with Russia In an effort to deter an invasion of Ukraine, President Biden has [threatened punishing sanctions on Russia](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj2gBGP0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMS8yOS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9ydXNzaWEtc2FuY3Rpb25zLWVjb25vbXkuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMjAxMzEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTE3NDgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODEyMDEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmHfRnv3YS9ajpZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) that could cause a stock market crash, severe inflation or other forms of financial panic that would inflict pain on Russia’s people and could roil other major economies, particularly those in Europe. The pain caused by the sanctions could also foment anger against Vladimir Putin, Russia’s leader. But resilience is part of Russia’s national identity, and three reactionary security officials [dedicated to restoring Soviet glory](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj2gBGP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMS8zMC93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvcHV0aW4tdG9wLWFkdmlzZXJzLXVrcmFpbmUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMjAxMzEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTE3NDgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODEyMDEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmHfRnv3YS9ajpZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) have Putin’s ear. Yesterday, in a [sign of hope for further diplomacy](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj2gBGP4QHAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDEvMzAvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2JyaXRhaW4tcnVzc2lhLXVrcmFpbmUtc2FuY3Rpb25zLW5hdG8uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMjAxMzEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTE3NDgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODEyMDEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmHfRnv3YS9ajpZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), Russia’s foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov, said the country had sent an “urgent demand” to NATO to clarify its stance, days after the U.S. and its allies formally rejected Moscow’s demands. Some analysts warn that Russia might retaliate over the sanctions by cutting off natural gas shipments to Europe or by carrying out cyberattacks against American and European infrastructure. Ukrainian officials [criticized](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj2gBGP4QAAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDEvMjgvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2JpZGVuLXVrcmFpbmUtcnVzc2lhLWRpcGxvbWFjeS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIyMDEzMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD01MTc0OCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD04MTIwMSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYd9Ge_dhL1qOllIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) the Biden administration for its warnings of an imminent Russian attack, saying they had needlessly spread alarm. Region: The U.S. and Germany are warning that the [Nord Stream 2 pipeline](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj2gBGP0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMS8yOC93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvbm9yZC1zdHJlYW0tMi11a3JhaW5lLXJ1c3NpYS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIyMDEzMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD01MTc0OCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD04MTIwMSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYd9Ge_dhL1qOllIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) will not move forward if Russia invades Ukraine. France’s president, Emmanuel Macron, is determined to engage with Russia and [shape a new European security order](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj2gBGP4QFAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDEvMjkvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL21hY3Jvbi11a3JhaW5lLXJ1c3NpYS1wdXRpbi1uYXRvLWV1Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjIwMTMxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTUxNzQ4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTgxMjAxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgph30Z792EvWo6WUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). And Britain moved to broaden [the range of sanctions available](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj2gBGP4QHAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDEvMzAvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2JyaXRhaW4tcnVzc2lhLXVrcmFpbmUtc2FuY3Rpb25zLW5hdG8uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMjAxMzEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTE3NDgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODEyMDEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmHfRnv3YS9ajpZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) if Russia invades Ukraine. Tussles: Lithuanian efforts to punish Belarus’s authoritarian leader by halting the transportation of potash, a key fertilizer ingredient exported by Belarus, may [play into Russia’s hands](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj2gBGP0T6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMS8zMC93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvbGl0aHVhbmlhLWJlbGFydXMtcG90YXNoLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjIwMTMxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTUxNzQ4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTgxMjAxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgph30Z792EvWo6WUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). Kurdish forces checked documents as they searched for escaped prisoners and ISIS fighters.Diego Ibarra Sanchez for The New York Times U.S. allies retake control of prison in Syria Kurdish-led forces [regained full control of a prison in northeastern Syria](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj2gBGP0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMS8zMC93b3JsZC9taWRkbGVlYXN0L2lzaXMtcHJpc29uLXN5cmlhLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjIwMTMxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTUxNzQ4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTgxMjAxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgph30Z792EvWo6WUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) yesterday in the most intense urban combat involving American soldiers in Iraq or Syria since the self-declared ISIS caliphate fell in 2019. On Saturday, Kurdish-led counterterrorism forces backed by U.S. Special Operations troops went house to house in the narrow alleys of the Ghweran neighborhood of Hasaka, a majority-Arab city, throwing flash grenades into homes where they believed ISIS fighters were hiding. Clearing operations to find ISIS sleeper cells continued yesterday. Journalists for The Times saw several dozen bodies, some dressed in orange prison jumpsuits, being removed over the weekend by Kurdish militiamen near the prison, an indication of the scale of fighting. Background: The latest round of fighting began this month after an attack by ISIS on the prison, which housed more than 3,000 ISIS members and almost 700 minors. The Syrian Democratic Forces, a Kurdish militia, said that the remaining militants in the prison were believed to be holding teenage detainees — “cubs of the caliphate” — as human shields. THE LATEST NEWS Around the World Jung Yeon-Je/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images - North Korea carried out what appeared to be [its boldest ballistic missile test](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj2gBGP0T4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMS8yOS93b3JsZC9hc2lhL25vcnRoLWtvcmVhLW1pc3NpbGUtdGVzdC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIyMDEzMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD01MTc0OCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD04MTIwMSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYd9Ge_dhL1qOllIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) in years. - Portugal’s governing Socialist Party [won the most seats in Parliament](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj2gBGP0TzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMS8zMC93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvcG9ydHVnYWwtZWxlY3Rpb24uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMjAxMzEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTE3NDgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODEyMDEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmHfRnv3YS9ajpZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), though it didn’t secure a majority. - Italian lawmakers [re-elected Sergio Mattarella](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj2gBGP4QDAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDEvMjkvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL3Nlcmdpby1tYXR0YXJlbGxhLWl0YWx5LXByZXNpZGVudC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIyMDEzMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD01MTc0OCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD04MTIwMSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYd9Ge_dhL1qOllIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), the current president, keeping the status quo after years of political volatility. - The U.S. said it would [block $130 million in annual security assistance](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj2gBGP0T2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMS8yOC91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9lZ3lwdC11cy1odW1hbi1yaWdodHMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMjAxMzEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTE3NDgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODEyMDEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmHfRnv3YS9ajpZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) to Egypt, citing human rights concerns. From the U.S. - Parents, lawmakers and school officials in the U.S. are [trying to ban books](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj2gBGP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMS8zMC9ib29rcy9ib29rLWJhbi11cy1zY2hvb2xzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjIwMTMxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTUxNzQ4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTgxMjAxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgph30Z792EvWo6WUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) at a pace not seen in decades. - A winter storm brought almost [two feet of snow to Boston](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj2gBGP0T4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMS8zMC91cy9ub3J0aGVhc3Qtc25vdy1zdG9ybS13aW5kLWNoaWxscy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIyMDEzMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD01MTc0OCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD04MTIwMSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYd9Ge_dhL1qOllIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) and inundated other parts of New England. - Donald Trump said he would consider [pardoning those charged in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj2gBGP0TzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMS8zMC91cy9wb2xpdGljcy90cnVtcC1zcGVlY2gtdGV4YXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMjAxMzEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTE3NDgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODEyMDEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmHfRnv3YS9ajpZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) if he became president again. Sports News Alana Holmberg for The New York Times - Rafael Nadal [won the Australian Open](~/AAAAAQA~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~~), and his record 21st Grand Slam title, in a five-set, five hour and 24 minute final. - Pressure is mounting on Olympic sponsors to [condemn China’s human rights violations](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj2gBGP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMS8yOC9idXNpbmVzcy9vbHltcGljLXNwb25zb3JzLWNoaW5hLWJlaWppbmcuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMjAxMzEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTE3NDgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODEyMDEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmHfRnv3YS9ajpZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), but executives are hesitant to jeopardize their standing in the country. - [The matchup for the Super Bowl is set](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj2gBGP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDIyLzAxLzMwL3Nwb3J0cy80OWVycy1yYW1zLXNjb3JlP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIyMDEzMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD01MTc0OCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD04MTIwMSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYd9Ge_dhL1qOllIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), after the Rams edged the 49ers and the Bengals upset Kansas City. - Questions about Tom Brady’s future are swirling after reports surfaced that he [planned to retire](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj2gBGP0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMS8yOS9zcG9ydHMvZm9vdGJhbGwvdG9tLWJyYWR5LXJldGlyZW1lbnQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMjAxMzEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTE3NDgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODEyMDEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmHfRnv3YS9ajpZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) after 22 N.F.L. seasons. A Morning Read Clara Tuma for The New York Times The Swiss city of Lausanne has kept a night watch atop its cathedral since 1405. In August, and after a long fight, Cassandra Berdoz became [the first woman appointed to the role](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj2gBGP4QCAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDEvMjgvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2xhdXNhbm5lLXN3aXR6ZXJsYW5kLW5pZ2h0LXdhdGNoLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjIwMTMxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTUxNzQ4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTgxMjAxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgph30Z792EvWo6WUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). “I work in a beautiful old place, I bring something to the city that I love, I keep alive an amazing tradition,” she said. “But I also get to shout in the name of women, which is my contribution to feminism.” Subscribe Today We hope you’ve enjoyed this newsletter, which is made possible through subscriber support. 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One of Scott’s favorite films was Sara Dosa’s “Fire of Love,” which tells the story of a French couple who studied volcanoes. The film’s scenes of violent eruptions and serene lava flows were captured by the couple’s cameras before their deaths in 1991. [Find a list of the festival’s award winners here](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRj2gBGP0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMS8yOC9tb3ZpZXMvc3VuZGFuY2Utd2lubmVycy1leGlsZXMtbmFubnkuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMjAxMzEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTE3NDgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODEyMDEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmHfRnv3YS9ajpZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). PLAY, WATCH, EAT What to Cook Andrew Purcell for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Barrett Washburne. 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