The Evening: White House blasts report as politically motivated

Also, the U.S. dismissed Putin’s call for negotiation. 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Here’s the latest at the end of Friday. - Biden’s age in the spotlight - Putin’s offer to negotiate on Ukraine - Plus, get ready for the Super Bowl President Biden in the Oval Office today. Haiyun Jiang for The New York Times The White House went into damage-control mode White House officials and prominent Democrats today attacked the special counsel’s report into President Biden’s handling of classified material by [labeling it politically motivated](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnqTTGP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wOS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9rYW1hbGEtaGFycmlzLWJpZGVuLXNwZWNpYWwtY291bnNlbC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMjA5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNDgxMCZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU3ODA4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplusavxmVVDLihUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). The comments were part of an effort to discredit a document that characterized the president as elderly and forgetful. Vice President Kamala Harris and multiple House Democrats depicted the report, which legally exonerated Biden, as more of a political attack than an unbiased legal document. A spokesman for the White House Counsel’s Office suggested that the special counsel, Robert Hur, violated Justice Department policy. The report cast Biden, 81, as a “well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory” with “diminished faculties in advancing age.” It placed his age — [an uncomfortable subject looming over his re-election bid](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnqTTGP0TaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wOS91cHNob3QvYmlkZW4tYWdlLXByZXNpZGVuY3kuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDIwOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTQ4MTAmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NzgwOCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZbrGr8ZlVQy4oVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) — back at the center of America’s political conversation. Hur, who worked in the Trump administration, has not responded to the criticism. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnqTTGP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wOS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9iaWRlbi1wdXRpbi10dWNrZXItY2FybHNvbi1wZWFjZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMjA5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNDgxMCZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU3ODA4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplusavxmVVDLihUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~ President Vladimir Putin spoke with Tucker Carlson at the Kremlin, on Tuesday. Pool photo by Gavriil Grigorov/EPA via Shutterstock The U.S. dismissed Putin’s call for negotiations In a two-hour interview this week with the former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, President Vladimir Putin insisted that he was interested in negotiating a peace deal in Ukraine. But [U.S. officials are deeply skeptical](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnqTTGP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wOS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9iaWRlbi1wdXRpbi10dWNrZXItY2FybHNvbi1wZWFjZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMjA5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNDgxMCZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU3ODA4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplusavxmVVDLihUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). “Despite Mr. Putin’s words, we have seen no actions to indicate he is interested in ending this war,” a White House official said. “If he was, he would pull back his forces and stop his ceaseless attacks on Ukraine.” The U.S. had previously assessed that Putin had no intention to negotiate seriously until the U.S. elections in November, after which Russia believes Donald Trump, if elected, could offer more favorable terms. In Ukraine, the military [has a new top commander](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnqTTGP0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wOS93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvdWtyYWluZS1vbGVrc2FuZHItc3lyc2t5LXdhci1ydXNzaWEuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDIwOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTQ4MTAmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NzgwOCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZbrGr8ZlVQy4oVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD), but the challenges of the war haven’t changed. ~/AAAAAQA~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~ A crowded street in Rafah, yesterday. Mohammed Abed/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Netanyahu asked for a plan to evacuate Rafah Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the Israeli military to come up with a plan to evacuate civilians in the southern Gazan city of Rafah. The move, he said, would be a [prerequisite to sending ground troops into the crowded city](~/AAAAAQA~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~). Israeli leaders have indicated they intend to launch an offensive in Rafah. In recent weeks, roughly 1.4 million Palestinians have squeezed into the city, according to the U.N. Rafah is one of the last areas of the Gaza Strip in which Israeli ground troops have yet to deploy in force. It is not yet clear where the residents would go. [Linda Hennis sits at a desk in her home looking at bills.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnqTTGP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wOS9oZWFsdGgvbWVkaWNhcmUtYmlsbGluZy1zY2FtLWNhdGhldGVycy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMjA5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNDgxMCZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU3ODA4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplusavxmVVDLihUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) Linda Hennis discovered that her Medicare account had been billed for catheters she never ordered or received. Jamie Kelter Davis for The New York Times Catheter bills hint at a Medicare scam More than 450,000 Medicare beneficiaries were billed for urinary catheters in 2023, a health care advocacy group found. It was a shocking surge from the estimated 50,000 in previous years, and many of the medical devices were never delivered. It suggested the existence of [a far-reaching Medicare scam](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnqTTGP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wOS9oZWFsdGgvbWVkaWNhcmUtYmlsbGluZy1zY2FtLWNhdGhldGVycy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMjA5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNDgxMCZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU3ODA4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplusavxmVVDLihUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~), according to doctors and insurance departments. The massive uptick in billing for catheters included $2 billion charged by seven high-volume suppliers, potentially accounting for nearly one-fifth of all Medicare spending on medical supplies in 2023. More top news - Economy: The S&P 500 rose [above the 5,000 mark for the first time](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnqTTGP0TaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wOS9idXNpbmVzcy9zdG9jay1tYXJrZXQtdG9kYXkuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDIwOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTQ4MTAmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NzgwOCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZbrGr8ZlVQy4oVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). - Florida: At least two people died after [a small plane crashed and exploded](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnqTTGP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wOS91cy9wbGFuZS1jcmFzaC1mbG9yaWRhLWhpZ2h3YXktbmFwbGVzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAyMDkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE0ODEwJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTc4MDgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmW6xq_GZVUMuKFSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) on Interstate 75 near Naples. - Congress: The chief witness against Representative Matt Gaetz is [cooperating with a House Ethics Committee investigation](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnqTTGP0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wOS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9nYWV0ei1zZXgtdHJhZmZpY2tpbmcuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDIwOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTQ4MTAmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NzgwOCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZbrGr8ZlVQy4oVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) into whether he had sex with an underage girl. - Pakistan: The party of former Prime Minister Imran Khan unexpectedly [put up a real fight in the national election](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnqTTGP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wOS93b3JsZC9hc2lhL3Bha2lzdGFuLWVsZWN0aW9uLXJlc3VsdHMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDIwOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTQ4MTAmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NzgwOCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZbrGr8ZlVQy4oVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD), according to early results. - Royals: Prince Harry settled his privacy claims against a tabloid publisher that was found guilty of [hacking his cellphone.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnqTTGP0TzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wOS93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvcHJpbmNlLWhhcnJ5LXBob25lLWhhY2tpbmctcGllcnMtbW9yZ2FuLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAyMDkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE0ODEwJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTc4MDgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmW6xq_GZVUMuKFSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) - Politics: Larry Hogan, Maryland’s popular former Republican governor, will [run for the state’s open Senate seat](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnqTTGP4QKAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyNC8wMi8wOS91cy90cnVtcC1iaWRlbi1lbGVjdGlvbi11cGRhdGVzP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMjA5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNDgxMCZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU3ODA4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyNsYXJyeS1ob2dhbi13aWxsLXJ1bi1mb3Itc2VuYXRlLWluLW1hcnlsYW5kVwNueXRCCmW6xq_GZVUMuKFSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). - Media: Rolling Stone’s top editor [is stepping down](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnqTTGP0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wOS9idXNpbmVzcy9tZWRpYS9yb2xsaW5nLXN0b25lcy1lZGl0b3Itc2hhY2h0bWFuLXdlbm5lci5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMjA5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNDgxMCZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU3ODA4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplusavxmVVDLihUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). - Sports: The M.L.B. suspended the former Mets general manager Billy Eppler over the [“deliberate fabrication of injuries.”](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnqTTGP0TcaHR0cHM6Ly90aGVhdGhsZXRpYy5jb20vNTI2NDAyNS8yMDI0LzAyLzA5L21sYi1zdXNwZW5kcy1iaWxseS1lcHBsZXIvP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMjA5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNDgxMCZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU3ODA4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplusavxmVVDLihUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) - Lives Lived: Seiji Ozawa, the high-spirited Japanese conductor who led the Boston Symphony Orchestra for 29 years, [died at 88](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnqTTGP0TaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wOS9hcnRzL211c2ljL3NlaWppLW96YXdhLWRlYWQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDIwOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTQ4MTAmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NzgwOCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZbrGr8ZlVQy4oVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). TIME TO UNWIND [People pose near replicas of Kansas City Chiefs’ players, as well as of Taylor Swift.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnqTTGP4QFAWh0dHBzOi8vdGhlYXRobGV0aWMuY29tL2xpdmUtYmxvZ3MvY2hpZWZzLTQ5ZXJzLXN1cGVyLWJvd2wtMjAyNC1wcmV2aWV3LXByZWRpY3Rpb25zLWxpdmUtdXBkYXRlcy9md3FkVGQ4VTVHdlUvP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMjA5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNDgxMCZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU3ODA4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplusavxmVVDLihUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) Union Station in Kansas City, Mo., has been transformed. Chase Castor for The New York Times It’s Super Bowl weekend The Super Bowl on Sunday, which pits the Kansas City Chiefs against the San Francisco 49ers, will almost certainly be the most-watched television event in the U.S. this year. But this year, an [off-the-field attraction](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnqTTGP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wOS91cy9rYW5zYXMtY2l0eS1jaGllZnMtdGF5bG9yLXN3aWZ0Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAyMDkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE0ODEwJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTc4MDgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmW6xq_GZVUMuKFSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) could give the event another boost: the presence of Taylor Swift, who is dating Chiefs player Travis Kelce. Other attractions include the ads, which cost [about $7 million for 30 seconds](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnqTTGP0TeaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wNi9idXNpbmVzcy9zdXBlci1ib3dsLWNvbW1lcmNpYWxzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAyMDkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE0ODEwJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTc4MDgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmW6xq_GZVUMuKFSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~), and the food at watch parties — both [homemade favorites](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnqTTGP0TEaHR0cHM6Ly9jb29raW5nLm55dGltZXMuY29tL3RvcGljcy9zdXBlci1ib3dsP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMjA5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNDgxMCZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU3ODA4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplusavxmVVDLihUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) and offerings from places like Buffalo Wild Wings, which sells about [11 million wings on Super Bowl Sunday each year](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnqTTGP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyNC8wMi8wNy9kaW5pbmcvc3VwZXItYm93bC1mb29kLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAyMDkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE0ODEwJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTc4MDgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmW6xq_GZVUMuKFSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). It may also be the priciest Super Bowl ever to attend. People were recently paying [a median of $8,776 per ticket](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnqTTGP0TdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wNi90cmF2ZWwvc3VwZXItYm93bC10aWNrZXRzLWNvc3QuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDIwOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTQ4MTAmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NzgwOCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZbrGr8ZlVQy4oVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD), thousands of dollars more than most recent Super Bowl matchups. [A decorated graduation cap seen from above with the words “the adventure continues” on it.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnqTTGP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wOS91cHNob3QvcGFyZW50aW5nLXlvdW5nLWFkdWx0cy1yZWxhdGlvbnNoaXBzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAyMDkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE0ODEwJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTc4MDgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmW6xq_GZVUMuKFSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) Jeenah Moon for The New York Times Snowplow parents might not be so bad More parents, mostly Gen X, are now highly involved in their adult children’s lives than baby boomer parents, who tended to think children should be independent after 18. Sometimes it can be too much, depriving the younger generation of skills to handle adversity. But new research suggests that [intensive parenting can also be beneficial](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnqTTGP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wOS91cHNob3QvcGFyZW50aW5nLXlvdW5nLWFkdWx0cy1yZWxhdGlvbnNoaXBzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAyMDkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE0ODEwJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTc4MDgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmW6xq_GZVUMuKFSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~): Eight in 10 young adults rate their relationships with their parents as good or excellent, and they are more likely than their parents’ generation to have a college degree. (They are much less likely, though, to be married or have children.) [Carly Mark stands in a restaurant dining room, the tables empty, in a snug black top with shoulder straps, bikini panties and sheer stockings. ](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnqTTGP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wOC9zdHlsZS9mYXNoaW9uLXdlZWstcHVwcGV0cy1hbmQtcHVwcGV0cy1jYXJseS1tYXJrLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAyMDkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE0ODEwJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTc4MDgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmW6xq_GZVUMuKFSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) Carly Mark, founder of the brand Puppets and Puppets. Chloe Taddie for The New York Times Dinner table topics - Out of here: Carly Mark was a rising star on the New York fashion scene. Now she’s [changing her business and leaving the country](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnqTTGP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wOC9zdHlsZS9mYXNoaW9uLXdlZWstcHVwcGV0cy1hbmQtcHVwcGV0cy1jYXJseS1tYXJrLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAyMDkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE0ODEwJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTc4MDgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmW6xq_GZVUMuKFSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). - Living small: A little home in coastal Maine uses just a small amount of energy for heat, and the owners [let the pigs handle most of the yardwork](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnqTTGP0TdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wOS9yZWFsZXN0YXRlL21haW5lLWhvbWUtZ28tbG9naWMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDIwOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTQ4MTAmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NzgwOCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZbrGr8ZlVQy4oVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). - Tech ethicist: A friar named Paolo Benanti has become [the Vatican’s go-to guy on A.I.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnqTTGP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wOS93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvaXRhbHktYXJ0aWZpY2lhbC1pbnRlbGxpZ2VuY2UtZXRoaWNzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAyMDkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE0ODEwJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTc4MDgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmW6xq_GZVUMuKFSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) - Financial scandal: Two Irish businessmen [almost took Nigeria for $11 billion](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnqTTGP0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wOS9tYWdhemluZS9uaWdlcmlhLWNvcnJ1cHRpb24tbWljaGFlbC1xdWlubi1icmVuZGFuLWNhaGlsbC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMjA5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNDgxMCZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU3ODA4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplusavxmVVDLihUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). 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Food Stylist: Barrett Washburne. Cook: Chinese-style hot pot is a fun, [interactive dining experience meant to be shared.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnqTTGP0TKaHR0cHM6Ly9jb29raW5nLm55dGltZXMuY29tL3JlY2lwZXMvMTAyNDg1MC1ob3QtcG90P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMjA5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNDgxMCZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU3ODA4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplusavxmVVDLihUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) Drink: If you start with a Negroni recipe, [there’s no limit to your options](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnqTTGP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wOC9kaW5pbmcvZHJpbmtzL25lZ3JvbmktY29ja3RhaWwtcmVjaXBlcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMjA5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNDgxMCZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU3ODA4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplusavxmVVDLihUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). 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