The Evening: Special counsel verdict on Biden

Also, the Supreme Court looked poised to reject efforts to kick Trump off ballots. 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Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday. - Biden’s classified records case - Justices’ doubts about barring Trump - Plus, Usher and the Super Bowl [President Biden waves as he descends the staircase of an airplane, with soldiers on either side who are saluting.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnp-NtP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wOC91cy9iaWRlbi1kb2N1bWVudHMtc3BlY2lhbC1jb3Vuc2VsLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAyMDgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE0NjkzJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTc2ODgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmW6bV7FZVtHc6BSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) Kent Nishimura for The New York Times No trial for Biden over documents, but a political mess The special counsel investigating President Biden’s handling of classified material after leaving the vice presidency in 2017 concluded in a report released today that [“no criminal charges are warranted.”](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnp-NtP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wOC91cy9iaWRlbi1kb2N1bWVudHMtc3BlY2lhbC1jb3Vuc2VsLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAyMDgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE0NjkzJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTc2ODgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmW6bV7FZVtHc6BSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) Robert Hur, the special counsel, found that Biden had “willfully” retained and disclosed some sensitive material, including notebooks with entries “implicating sensitive intelligence sources and methods.” Hur criticized the president for sharing some of the classified information with a ghostwriter, but added that the evidence “does not establish Mr. Biden’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.” For Biden, Hur’s decision not to prosecute was a long-awaited legal exoneration, but the special counsel’s report [still turned out to be a political nightmare](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnp-NtP0T2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wOC91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9iaWRlbi1sZWdhbC1leG9uZXJhdGlvbi1wb2xpdGljYWwtbmlnaHRtYXJlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAyMDgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE0NjkzJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTc2ODgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmW6bV7FZVtHc6BSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). In passages explaining his reasons not to pursue a trial, Hur said that Biden had presented himself as a “well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory” and described interviews in which Biden could not recall when he served as vice president or what year his son Beau Biden died. A lawyer for Biden criticized parts of the report as “inaccurate and inappropriate.” In a statement, Biden appeared to suggest that his memory lapses were hiccups during five hours of interviews held in the days after Israel was attacked. But Hur’s comments resurfaced widespread worries about the president’s age. “Privately, several Democratic strategists expressed deep concern about how the report depicted the president and how that will be used in a campaign,” our political correspondent Maggie Haberman said. [Media personnel stand outside the Supreme Court in front of a marble statue and marble columns.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnp-NtP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDI0LzAyLzA4L3VzL3RydW1wLXN1cHJlbWUtY291cnQtY29sb3JhZG8tYmFsbG90P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMjA4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNDY5MyZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU3Njg4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgplum1exWVbR3OgUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) Kenny Holston/The New York Times Justices looked poised to reject efforts to kick Trump off ballots [The Supreme Court appeared prepared](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnp-NtP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDI0LzAyLzA4L3VzL3RydW1wLXN1cHJlbWUtY291cnQtY29sb3JhZG8tYmFsbG90P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMjA4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNDY5MyZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU3Njg4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgplum1exWVbR3OgUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) to rule today that states do not have the power to remove Donald Trump from election ballots under the 14th Amendment. Over two hours of oral arguments, justices on both sides of the ideological spectrum skeptically questioned a Colorado ruling that found Trump ineligible to hold office for engaging in an insurrection. There was very little discussion of the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the Capitol or of the former president’s role in it. Instead, a majority of the justices indicated that individual states may not disqualify candidates unless Congress first enacts legislation. Unlike on most major cases, [the nation can expect a prompt ruling](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnp-NtP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wOC91cy9lbGVjdGlvbnMvdHJ1bXAtc3VwcmVtZS1jb3VydC1iYWxsb3Qtd2hhdHMtbmV4dC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMjA4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNDY5MyZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU3Njg4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgplum1exWVbR3OgUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~), perhaps before March 5, when Colorado is set to hold its primary. [Mitt Romney, in a dark suit and purple tie, rubs his eye as he talks to reporters.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnp-NtP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wOC91cy9wb2xpdGljcy91a3JhaW5lLWlzcmFlbC1haWQtYmlsbC1zZW5hdGUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDIwOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTQ2OTMmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NzY4OCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZbptXsVlW0dzoFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) Mitt Romney, Republican senator from Utah, speaking with reporters today. Haiyun Jiang for The New York Times The Senate voted to advance aid for Ukraine and Israel A bipartisan group of senators voted 67 to 32 today to advance a bill that would [provide $60.1 billion for Ukraine, $14.1 billion for Israel](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnp-NtP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wOC91cy9wb2xpdGljcy91a3JhaW5lLWlzcmFlbC1haWQtYmlsbC1zZW5hdGUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDIwOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTQ2OTMmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NzY4OCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZbptXsVlW0dzoFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) and $10 billion in humanitarian aid. But it could still be days before final passage, as Republican senators draw out the process and debate internally over whether to kill it. Some Republicans are insisting on adding border restrictions to the package, a day after voting to block a similar bill with border crackdowns included. In Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky [removed his top general](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnp-NtP0T9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wOC93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvemVsZW5za3ktZ2VuZXJhbC12YWxlcnktemFsdXpobnktdWtyYWluZS1taWxpdGFyeS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMjA4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNDY5MyZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU3Njg4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgplum1exWVbR3OgUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) in the biggest leadership shake-up since Russia’s invasion two years ago. [Campaign banners in Lahore, Pakistan, hang over a street that is fairly empty of pedestrians and traffic because Election Day is a holiday.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnp-NtP0TbaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wOC93b3JsZC9hc2lhL2VsZWN0aW9uLXBha2lzdGFuLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAyMDgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE0NjkzJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTc2ODgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmW6bV7FZVtHc6BSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) Posters for former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his political party, in the old city of Lahore today. Saiyna Bashir for The New York Times Pakistan’s election highlights the military’s sway Pakistanis went to the polls today for an election that analysts say will be among the least credible in the country’s 76-year history. The party of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif — the military’s preferred party of the moment — is widely expected to come out on top but may not pull off the easy victory that is expected. [Preliminary results are coming soon](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnp-NtP0TbaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wOC93b3JsZC9hc2lhL2VsZWN0aW9uLXBha2lzdGFuLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAyMDgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE0NjkzJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTc2ODgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmW6bV7FZVtHc6BSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). “Many people feel demoralized by the military’s intimidation campaign,” our Afghanistan and Pakistan bureau chief Christina Goldbaum said. “A common refrain is that this is a selection, not an election, as in, The military has predetermined the winner. So why bother to vote?” More top news - Politics: Donald Trump, who chose to participate in today’s caucuses instead of Tuesday’s primary in Nevada, is all but assured [to pick up every one](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnp-NtP0TaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDI0LzAyLzA4L3VzL3RydW1wLW5ldmFkYS1oYWxleS1iaWRlbj9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDIwOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTQ2OTMmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NzY4OCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZbptXsVlW0dzoFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) of the state’s 26 delegates. - Middle East: U.S. intelligence officials told Congress that [Israel was not close to eliminating Hamas](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnp-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~). - Health: Premature births, after years of steady decline, [rose sharply](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnp-NtP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wOC93ZWxsL2ZhbWlseS9wcmVtYXR1cmUtYmlydGhzLW1hdGVybmFsLWFnZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMjA4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNDY5MyZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU3Njg4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgplum1exWVbR3OgUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) in the U.S. between 2014 and 2022. - Brazil: Federal police accused former President Jair Bolsonaro of [attempting a coup](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnp-NtP4QHAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDIvMDgvd29ybGQvYW1lcmljYXMvYnJhemlsLXBvbGljZS1yYWlkLWJvbHNvbmFyby1hdHRlbXB0ZWQtY291cC1pbnZlc3RpZ2F0aW9uLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAyMDgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE0NjkzJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTc2ODgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmW6bV7FZVtHc6BSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) following the country’s 2022 presidential election. - Business: A recent study estimates that 14 percent of all commercial real estate loans, and 44 percent of office loans, [are underwater](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnp-NtP0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wOC9idXNpbmVzcy9lY29ub215L2NvbW1lcmNpYWwtcmVhbC1lc3RhdGUtYmFua2luZy1pbmR1c3RyeS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMjA4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNDY5MyZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU3Njg4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgplum1exWVbR3OgUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). - Military: Five Marines were confirmed to have [died in a helicopter crash](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnp-NtP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wOC91cy9oZWxpY29wdGVyLWNyYXNoLTUtbWFyaW5lcy1kZWFkLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAyMDgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE0NjkzJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTc2ODgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmW6bV7FZVtHc6BSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) east of San Diego. - Risk: Construction workers are more likely to [die of overdose than are workers in any other occupation](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnp-NtP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wOC9idXNpbmVzcy9jb25zdHJ1Y3Rpb24tZHJ1Zy1vdmVyZG9zZS1kZWF0aHMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDIwOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTQ2OTMmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NzY4OCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZbptXsVlW0dzoFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). - Climate: Last month was the hottest January on record [for the Earth and its oceans](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnp-NtP0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wNy9jbGltYXRlLzIwMjQtaG90dGVzdC1qYW51YXJ5LWRhdGEuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDIwOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTQ2OTMmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NzY4OCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZbptXsVlW0dzoFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). - Crime: [Six people are unaccounted for](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnp-NtP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wNy91cy9lYXN0LWxhbnNkb3duZS1wZW5uc3lsdmFuaWEtZmlyZS1zaG9vdGluZy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMjA4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNDY5MyZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU3Njg4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgplum1exWVbR3OgUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) at a home that burned down in suburban Philadelphia after two police officers were shot. - Lives Lived: Mojo Nixon, the psychobilly musician and radio host who gained cult status for his rabble-rousing and celebrity spoofs, [died at 66](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnp-NtP0TZaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wOC9hcnRzL211c2ljL21vam8tbml4b24tZGVhZC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMjA4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNDY5MyZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU3Njg4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgplum1exWVbR3OgUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). TIME TO UNWIND [Usher, in red sunglasses and a red jacket and pant,s sings into a microphone onstage, holding one hand up in the air while the other grips the mic stand.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnp-NtP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wOC9hcnRzL211c2ljL3VzaGVyLWNvbWluZy1ob21lLXJldmlldy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMjA4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNDY5MyZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU3Njg4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgplum1exWVbR3OgUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) Usher performing in Detroit in December. Scott Legato/Getty Images On the eve of the Super Bowl, Usher proves his mastery Usher is three decades into a recording career in which he has been an R&B prodigy, a crossover pop star and a consummate showman. Now, just days before he is set to perform at the Super Bowl halftime show, he is releasing a 20-track album that reprises many of his most familiar personas. In [a review of the new album](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnp-NtP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wOC9hcnRzL211c2ljL3VzaGVyLWNvbWluZy1ob21lLXJldmlldy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMjA4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNDY5MyZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU3Njg4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgplum1exWVbR3OgUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~), “Coming Home,” my colleague Jon Pareles writes that Usher cruises through every musical challenge, proving yet again that his sound stands the test of time. [Models at Marc Jacob, all with very exaggerated bouffant hairdos. In the center, one wears a boxy red sweater with a red bow and a boxy brown leather skirt.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnp-NtP0TZaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wOC9zdHlsZS9mYXNoaW9uLXdlZWstcHJldmlldy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMjA4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNDY5MyZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU3Njg4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgplum1exWVbR3OgUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) Marc Jacobs models. Simbarashe Cha/The New York Times It’s time to dress up again Fashion Month, the four-week extravaganza of shows, celebrities and clothes from many of the world’s best designers, officially begins tomorrow in New York before heading to London, Milan and Paris later in February. Our fashion critic [Vanessa Friedman offered a preview of what to expect](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnp-NtP0TZaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wOC9zdHlsZS9mYXNoaW9uLXdlZWstcHJldmlldy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMjA4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNDY5MyZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU3Njg4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgplum1exWVbR3OgUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~), including three major debuts and front-row gossip. Unofficially, the shows already began, thanks to Marc Jacobs’s rejection of the formal schedule. If [his amuse-bouche of a collection](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnp-NtP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wOC9zdHlsZS9tYXJjLWphY29icy1mYXNoaW9uLXNob3ctY2F0d2Fsay12aWRlby5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMjA4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNDY5MyZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU3Njg4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgplum1exWVbR3OgUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) is any sign of what is to come, Vanessa wrote, we will be in for a banger of a season. [Alla Olkhovska, wearing a flowered kerchief and a blue sweatshirt, holds a bouquet of red and pink flowers.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnp-NtP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wNy9yZWFsZXN0YXRlL3VrcmFpbmUtZ2FyZGVuZXItY2xlbWF0aXMtZmxvd2Vycy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMjA4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNDY5MyZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU3Njg4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgplum1exWVbR3OgUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) “It’s very important for me to have some fresh flowers, and I do it despite everything,” Alla Olkhovska said. “Gardening in a War Zone” Dinner table topics - Interrupted by war: Alla Olkhovska had been planning to open a rare-plants nursery in Ukraine. Now her [Clematis seeds have an international following](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnp-NtP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wNy9yZWFsZXN0YXRlL3VrcmFpbmUtZ2FyZGVuZXItY2xlbWF0aXMtZmxvd2Vycy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMjA4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNDY5MyZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU3Njg4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgplum1exWVbR3OgUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). - Football weekend: Around 1,000 private jets are expected at Las Vegas airports for the Super Bowl. [That’s a lot of greenhouse gas emissions.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnp-NtP0TeaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wNy9jbGltYXRlL3N1cGVyLWJvd2wtcHJpdmF0ZS1qZXRzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAyMDgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE0NjkzJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTc2ODgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmW6bV7FZVtHc6BSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) - Turning over the reins: Vroman’s Bookstore has been a cultural mainstay of Pasadena, Calif., since 1894. [Now it’s looking for a buyer](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnp-NtP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wOC9ib29rcy92cm9tYW5zLWJvb2tzdG9yZS1wYXNhZGVuYS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMjA4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNDY5MyZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU3Njg4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgplum1exWVbR3OgUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). - A reader asked: My son refuses to play with an outcast. 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