Evening Briefing: Russia bombards Kyiv

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Here’s the latest at the end of Monday. Residents after a shelling of an apartment building today in Kyiv, Ukraine. Lynsey Addario for The New York Times 1. Russia bombarded Kyiv as talks continued. Negotiators from Russia and Ukraine met for another round of talks, even as Russian forces broadened their devastating offensive. Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital, was hit by heavy artillery strikes this morning; [one projectile struck an apartment building](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkEj_7P4QvAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMi8wMy8xNC93b3JsZC91a3JhaW5lLXJ1c3NpYS13YXI_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjAzMTQmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTU3Nzcmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODU1NTYmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3I3ZpZGVvcy1zaG93LXNldmVyZS1kYW1hZ2UtdG8tYW4tYXBhcnRtZW50LWJ1aWxkaW5nLWFmdGVyLXJlcG9ydHMtb2Ytc2hlbGxpbmctaW4ta3lpdlcDbnl0QgpiKvu6L2I6lPtYUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), killing two people. Before the talks, Ukrainian officials hinted at progress, and a member of the Ukrainian delegation said that negotiations would resume tomorrow. The Kremlin, however, insisted that it would not pull back until “all plans” for the invasion are fulfilled. [Here are the latest updates](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkEj_7P4QGAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMi8wMy8xNC93b3JsZC91a3JhaW5lLXJ1c3NpYS13YXIvaGVyZS1hcmUtdGhlLWxhdGVzdC1kZXZlbG9wbWVudHMtaW4tdWtyYWluZT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMDMxNCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD01NTc3NyZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD04NTU1NiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYir7ui9iOpT7WFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). An estimated 400,000 people are [trapped in Mariupol](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkEj_7P4QdAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMi8wMy8xNC93b3JsZC91a3JhaW5lLXJ1c3NpYS13YXIvaHVuZHJlZHMtZXNjYXBlLWJlc2llZ2VkLW1hcml1cG9sLXRlbnMtb2YtdGhvdXNhbmRzLXJlbWFpbi10cmFwcGVkP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIwMzE0Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTU1Nzc3Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTg1NTU2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpiKvu6L2I6lPtYUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) — which is entering its second week without heat, food or clean water — and a humanitarian convoy carrying 100 tons of relief supplies was unable to reach the city. The U.N. secretary general said that the war’s impact on civilians is “[reaching terrifying proportions](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkEj_7P4Q4AWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMi8wMy8xNC93b3JsZC91a3JhaW5lLXJ1c3NpYS13YXIvdGhlLXVuLXNlY3JldGFyeS1nZW5lcmFsLXNheXMtdGhlLXdhcnMtaW1wYWN0LW9uLWNpdmlsaWFucy1pcy1yZWFjaGluZy10ZXJyaWZ5aW5nLXByb3BvcnRpb25zP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIwMzE0Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTU1Nzc3Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTg1NTU2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpiKvu6L2I6lPtYUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~).” [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-0) ADVERTISEMENT ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkEj_7P0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MTYxOTQ3JmxpPU5FJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1ORV8yMDIyMDMxNFcDbnl0QgpiKvu6L2I6lPtYUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ President Vladimir Putin of Russia and President Xi Jinping of China in Beijing in 2018.Pool photo by Greg Baker 2. The U.S. warned China not to give Russia any military or financial aid. President Biden’s national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, met with Yang Jiechi, director of the Chinese Communist Party’s foreign affairs commission, as the White House tried to [peel away one of the few allies](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkEj_7P0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDIyLzAzLzE0L3dvcmxkL3VrcmFpbmUtcnVzc2lhLXdhci9jaGluYS1ydXNzaWEtbWlsaXRhcnktYWlkLXVzP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIwMzE0Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTU1Nzc3Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTg1NTU2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpiKvu6L2I6lPtYUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) that remain for President Vladimir Putin of Russia. 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Health workers today in Shanghai.Alex Plavevski/EPA, via Shutterstock 3. An Omicron surge prompted lockdowns in China. Sustained outbreaks in two-thirds of the country’s provinces are proving the [toughest test yet](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkEj_7P0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMy8xNC93b3JsZC9hc2lhL2NoaW5hLWNvdmlkLW9taWNyb24tbG9ja2Rvd25zLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjAzMTQmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTU3Nzcmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODU1NTYmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmIq-7ovYjqU-1hSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) of the country’s zero-tolerance coronavirus policy. Several of China’s largest factory cities have ordered lockdowns, [including Shenzhen](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkEj_7P0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMy8xMy9idXNpbmVzcy9mb3hjb25uLWFwcGxlLWNoaW5hLWNvdmlkLWxvY2tkb3duLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjAzMTQmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTU3Nzcmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODU1NTYmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmIq-7ovYjqU-1hSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). In Guangzhou, the municipal government sealed off the world’s largest convention center on Friday, stranding visitors inside. Experts say China can’t afford to lift its strict restrictions because of low vaccination rates and health care capacity. In other virus news, Moderna is expected to submit data to U.S. regulators this week on the [effectiveness of its vaccine in young children](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkEj_7P0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMy8xNC91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9jb3JvbmF2aXJ1cy12YWNjaW5lLWNoaWxkcmVuLW1vZGVybmEtcGZpemVyLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjAzMTQmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTU3Nzcmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODU1NTYmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmIq-7ovYjqU-1hSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). Jerome Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve, testifying at the U.S. Capitol last year.Sarahbeth Maney/The New York Times 4. The Federal Reserve chair, Jerome Powell, said he’ll do whatever it takes to control inflation. [How much will it take?](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkEj_7P0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMy8xNC9idXNpbmVzcy9lY29ub215L3Bvd2VsbC1mZWQtaW5mbGF0aW9uLXZvbGNrZXIuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMDMxNCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD01NTc3NyZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD04NTU1NiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYir7ui9iOpT7WFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) Inflation rose to 7.9 percent in February, the fastest pace in decades. But it’s still well below the modern peak of 14.6 percent in 1980. Then, prices had run high for more than a decade; this time, inflation had been anemic until recently, and the Fed is taking action more quickly. As a result, few if any economists think that the 2022 Fed will need to repeat the drastic policies of the early 1980s, which sent unemployment soaring to nearly 11 percent. [On Wednesday](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkEj_7P0TZaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMy8xMS9idXNpbmVzcy90aGUtd2Vlay1haGVhZC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIwMzE0Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTU1Nzc3Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTg1NTU2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpiKvu6L2I6lPtYUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), the Fed is expected to announce an interest rate increase of a quarter of a percentage point. In other news, Senator Joe Manchin III, a key centrist Democrat, said he would [not support Sarah Bloom Raskin](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkEj_7P0TdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMy8xNC9idXNpbmVzcy9tYW5jaGluLXJhc2tpbi1mZWQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMDMxNCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD01NTc3NyZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD04NTU1NiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYir7ui9iOpT7WFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) to be the Fed’s top bank cop, potentially dooming her chances. Images of the person who the police believe shot two homeless people in Lower Manhattan early Saturday.NYPD 5. Authorities intensified their search for a gunman they say shot five homeless men in New York City and Washington, D.C. [The assailant’s last known attack](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkEj_7P0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMy8xMy9ueXJlZ2lvbi9ob21lbGVzcy1zaG9vdGluZy1ueWMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMDMxNCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD01NTc3NyZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD04NTU1NiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYir7ui9iOpT7WFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) was early Saturday morning. A man was fatally shot in the head while sleeping in a doorway in Manhattan’s SoHo neighborhood, the police said. The gunman also shot three men in Washington between March 3 and March 9 and two men in Lower Manhattan on Saturday, the authorities said. The police are investigating whether another homeless man found dead on Sunday in New York was killed by the same man. Subscribe Today We hope you’ve enjoyed this newsletter, which is made possible through subscriber support. 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With few options, they had paid to be smuggled, along with their 11-year-old daughter and 3-year-old son, into the U.S. But the smugglers [abandoned them along the border](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkEj_7P0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMy8xNC91cy9pbmRpYS1taWdyYW50cy1jYW5hZGEtYm9yZGVyLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjAzMTQmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTU3Nzcmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODU1NTYmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmIq-7ovYjqU-1hSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) in January, despite a blizzard warning. As security has tightened in southern crossing points like the Rio Grande Valley in Texas, hundreds of migrants a year are trying their luck along the less-fortified border with Canada. But the inhospitable northern plains along the North Dakota and Minnesota border can be especially perilous in the winter, when blizzards sometimes reduce visibility to zero. The California Conservation Corps planting trees in Modesto, Calif.Josh Haner/The New York Times 7. Planting trees can help save the world — or make matters worse. As the climate crisis deepens, businesses and consumers are joining nonprofits and governments in a global tree-planting boom. These efforts can provide livelihoods, absorb carbon dioxide and heal ecosystems. [Tree planting done poorly](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkEj_7P0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMy8xNC9jbGltYXRlL3RyZWUtcGxhbnRpbmctcmVmb3Jlc3RhdGlvbi1jbGltYXRlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjAzMTQmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTU3Nzcmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODU1NTYmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmIq-7ovYjqU-1hSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) can reduce biodiversity, making ecosystems far less resilient by carpeting large areas with commercial, nonnative species that sock away carbon but create a sterile landscape. In other climate business news, an electric vehicle factory has [become a lightning rod](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkEj_7P0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMy8xNC9jbGltYXRlL3Jpdmlhbi1nZW9yZ2lhLWtlbXAtcGVyZHVlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjAzMTQmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTU3Nzcmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODU1NTYmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmIq-7ovYjqU-1hSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) for Georgia Republicans. Madison Ketcham 8. The madness is returning to March Madness. The brackets for the men’s and women’s N.C.A.A. tournaments are set, and there’s a lot to anticipate — [most important, the hyped-up atmosphere](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkEj_7P0T2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMy8xMy9zcG9ydHMvbmNhYWJhc2tldGJhbGwvc2VsZWN0aW9uLXN1bmRheS1tYXJjaC1tYWRuZXNzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjAzMTQmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTU3Nzcmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODU1NTYmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmIq-7ovYjqU-1hSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) that was gone in 2020 and muted in 2021. On the men’s side, top-seeded Gonzaga seeks to bounce back from last year’s blowout loss in the championship game to Baylor, which is the No. 1 seed in the East. And it will be hard to miss this year’s [N.C.A.A. scoring leader](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkEj_7P0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMy8xMy9zcG9ydHMvbmNhYWJhc2tldGJhbGwvbmNhYS1tZW5zLXRvdXJuYW1lbnQtcGxheWVycy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIwMzE0Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTU1Nzc3Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTg1NTU2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpiKvu6L2I6lPtYUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), Peter Kiss, a colorful guard from the Upper East Side who plays for Bryant University. Three of the number-one seeds [in the women’s tournament all held that spot in last year’s tournament](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkEj_7P0T9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMy8xMy9zcG9ydHMvbmNhYWJhc2tldGJhbGwvc2VsZWN0aW9uLXN1bmRheS13b21lbnMtbWFyY2gtbWFkbmVzcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIwMzE0Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTU1Nzc3Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTg1NTU2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpiKvu6L2I6lPtYUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), but [they seem vulnerable](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkEj_7P0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMy8xNC9zcG9ydHMvbmNhYWJhc2tldGJhbGwvbmNhYS13b21lbnMtYnJhY2tldC1waWNrcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIwMzE0Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTU1Nzc3Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTg1NTU2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpiKvu6L2I6lPtYUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) this year. Iowa, a two-seed in the women’s tournament, may be the one to watch: [Caitlin Clark](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkEj_7P0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMi8yNy9zcG9ydHMvbmNhYWJhc2tldGJhbGwvY2FpdGxpbi1jbGFyay1pb3dhLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjAzMTQmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTU3Nzcmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODU1NTYmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmIq-7ovYjqU-1hSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) leads the N.C.A.A. in points and assists, and a teammate, Monika Czinano, is one of the [best players in the bracket](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkEj_7P0T2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMy8xMy9zcG9ydHMvbmNhYWJhc2tldGJhbGwvbmNhYS13b21lbnMtdG91cm5hbWVudC1wbGF5ZXJzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjAzMTQmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTU3Nzcmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODU1NTYmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmIq-7ovYjqU-1hSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). William Hurt in 2016. Rich Fury/Invision, via Associated Press 9. William Hurt, a leading man of the 1980s, died yesterday at 71. The son of a diplomat, [Hurt was tall and blond and spoke in a measured cadence](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkEj_7P0TYaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMy8xMy9hcnRzL3dpbGxpYW0taHVydC1kZWFkLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjAzMTQmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTU3Nzcmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODU1NTYmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmIq-7ovYjqU-1hSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) that lent a cerebral quality to his characters. Over an incredible three-year run, he won a best actor Oscar for “Kiss of the Spider Woman” (1985), and was nominated for the same award for his work in “Children of a Lesser God” (1986) and “Broadcast News” (1987). Despite his successes in Hollywood, Hurt told The Times in 1990 that “theater is a language I speak better or am more tuned into than English.” “Even one moment onstage is a glacier of comprehension,” he added. “That’s where the work is.” Ryan Liebe for The New York Times 10. And finally, how pi made us modern. Pi Day is an occasion to marvel at circles, long revered as symbols of perfection. 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Back then, around 250 B.C., infinity was taboo for mathematicians, but he used it as a workhorse. He approximated curved shapes with an infinity of tiny straight lines, creating gemlike objects that offered fantastic insights about the mathematics of the original shapes. All around us, we use such complex approximations to stand in for an inherently smooth and analog reality: computer animations, streaming audio, aircraft simulation. That began with pi — aspiring to but never quite reaching perfection. Have a rounded evening. Eve Edelheit compiled photos for this briefing. Your Evening Briefing is posted at 6 p.m. Eastern. Want to catch up on past briefings? 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