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| Florida, Syria, Fox News: Your Tuesday Briefing | Florida, Syria, Fox News: Your Tuesday Briefing |
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| • Soon after the mass shooting at a high school in Florida last week, Twitter accounts suspected of having links to Russia jumped on the hashtag #Parklandshooting, posting messages about gun control. | • Soon after the mass shooting at a high school in Florida last week, Twitter accounts suspected of having links to Russia jumped on the hashtag #Parklandshooting, posting messages about gun control. |
| The automated accounts follow a pattern: “The bots focus on anything that is divisive for Americans. Almost systematically,” said an executive at a company that tracks online disinformation campaigns. | The automated accounts follow a pattern: “The bots focus on anything that is divisive for Americans. Almost systematically,” said an executive at a company that tracks online disinformation campaigns. |
| • The shooting, which killed 17 people, has left educators grappling with the prospect of becoming first responders or, worse, human shields. One teacher said, “If I go through my college transcripts — master’s degree, doctorate courses, all that — I know for sure there are no courses that say: ‘Shooter on Campus 101.’ ” | • The shooting, which killed 17 people, has left educators grappling with the prospect of becoming first responders or, worse, human shields. One teacher said, “If I go through my college transcripts — master’s degree, doctorate courses, all that — I know for sure there are no courses that say: ‘Shooter on Campus 101.’ ” |
| • At a time when Washington has shown little interest in limiting the sale of assault weapons, our DealBook columnist, Andrew Ross Sorkin, has an idea: Let banks do it. | • At a time when Washington has shown little interest in limiting the sale of assault weapons, our DealBook columnist, Andrew Ross Sorkin, has an idea: Let banks do it. |
| He argues that credit card issuers, some of which already ban the purchase of legal products like virtual currencies, could easily gain more leverage over the gun industry than lawmakers have. | He argues that credit card issuers, some of which already ban the purchase of legal products like virtual currencies, could easily gain more leverage over the gun industry than lawmakers have. |
| • President Trump is open to improvements in federal background checks for prospective gun buyers, the White House said on Monday. Such changes are the focus of proposed legislation that the National Rifle Association supports. | • President Trump is open to improvements in federal background checks for prospective gun buyers, the White House said on Monday. Such changes are the focus of proposed legislation that the National Rifle Association supports. |
| • In a nearly four-year war against rebels armed by Russia, Ukraine’s defense spending has soared, from around 2.5 percent of its gross domestic product in 2013 to more than 5 percent this year, when it will total around $6 billion. | • In a nearly four-year war against rebels armed by Russia, Ukraine’s defense spending has soared, from around 2.5 percent of its gross domestic product in 2013 to more than 5 percent this year, when it will total around $6 billion. |
| But the money that has rejuvenated Ukraine’s military has opened avenues for the graft and cronyism that many see as the country’s biggest enemy. | But the money that has rejuvenated Ukraine’s military has opened avenues for the graft and cronyism that many see as the country’s biggest enemy. |
| • “It serves no purpose for Ukraine to fight for its body in Donbas if it loses its soul to corruption,” Secretary of State Rex Tillerson warned last year, referring to regions seized by Russian-backed separatists. | • “It serves no purpose for Ukraine to fight for its body in Donbas if it loses its soul to corruption,” Secretary of State Rex Tillerson warned last year, referring to regions seized by Russian-backed separatists. |
| • One tension at the heart of the Affordable Care Act is that, while it aims to provide health coverage for all, it is far more generous to the poor and near-poor than to the middle class. | • One tension at the heart of the Affordable Care Act is that, while it aims to provide health coverage for all, it is far more generous to the poor and near-poor than to the middle class. |
| President Trump’s efforts to undermine the law have helped deepen the resentment that many of those who don’t qualify for government assistance feel for those who do. | President Trump’s efforts to undermine the law have helped deepen the resentment that many of those who don’t qualify for government assistance feel for those who do. |
| • Such feelings help explain why the only government programs with broad support are those that help everyone: Social Security and Medicare. | • Such feelings help explain why the only government programs with broad support are those that help everyone: Social Security and Medicare. |
| • Nearly 100 people, including children, have been killed in the worst bombardment in years of rebel-held suburbs east of Damascus, the capital. | |
| The Syrian government and one of its major allies, Russia, have escalated an aerial campaign to subdue the area, eastern Ghouta. | |
| • Residents described the events as an attack on civilians, but the government argues that those who remained there were being held as human shields. | |
| • The U.S. tax overhaul now has more supporters than opponents, buoying Republican hopes for elections this year. | • The U.S. tax overhaul now has more supporters than opponents, buoying Republican hopes for elections this year. |
| • The case against Google: Critics say the search giant squelches competition. An essay for The Times Magazine examines whether government should intervene. | • The case against Google: Critics say the search giant squelches competition. An essay for The Times Magazine examines whether government should intervene. |
| • Fox News is planning a streaming service for “superfans.” Focusing primarily on right-leaning commentary, it would be available without a cable package. | • Fox News is planning a streaming service for “superfans.” Focusing primarily on right-leaning commentary, it would be available without a cable package. |
| • U.S. markets were closed for Presidents’ Day. Here’s a snapshot of global markets today. | • U.S. markets were closed for Presidents’ Day. Here’s a snapshot of global markets today. |
| Tips, both new and old, for a more fulfilling life. | Tips, both new and old, for a more fulfilling life. |
| • What to do with a day off? Nothing is one of our best suggestions. | • What to do with a day off? Nothing is one of our best suggestions. |
| • At any age, hangovers are trying to tell you something. | • At any age, hangovers are trying to tell you something. |
| • A Paris-style hamburger respects, but doesn’t replicate, steak tartare. | • A Paris-style hamburger respects, but doesn’t replicate, steak tartare. |
| • Smooth operators at the Games | • Smooth operators at the Games |
| They are the 22nd-largest team at the Winter Olympics: the Zamboni drivers. Meet the group that resurfaces the ice in Pyeongchang, South Korea, keeping the rinks in top shape. | They are the 22nd-largest team at the Winter Olympics: the Zamboni drivers. Meet the group that resurfaces the ice in Pyeongchang, South Korea, keeping the rinks in top shape. |
| Dancing around that ice today were Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir of Canada, who won the gold medal in a sport they’ve dominated for a decade. They beat their chief rivals, Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron of France, by less than a point. | Dancing around that ice today were Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir of Canada, who won the gold medal in a sport they’ve dominated for a decade. They beat their chief rivals, Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron of France, by less than a point. |
| And the skier Mikaela Shiffrin has pulled out of Wednesday’s downhill event, leaving just one opportunity to compete head-to-head against her fellow American Lindsey Vonn. | And the skier Mikaela Shiffrin has pulled out of Wednesday’s downhill event, leaving just one opportunity to compete head-to-head against her fellow American Lindsey Vonn. |
| Here are today’s Olympic results. Find all our coverage here. | Here are today’s Olympic results. Find all our coverage here. |
| • Dark energy, fading to gray | • Dark energy, fading to gray |
| A project that would have investigated dark energy — the force that’s speeding up the expansion of the universe — has been cut from NASA’s proposed budget. | A project that would have investigated dark energy — the force that’s speeding up the expansion of the universe — has been cut from NASA’s proposed budget. |
| The planned cancellation of the mission, which would also have searched for planets around other stars, comes as the space agency shifts its focus to the moon. | The planned cancellation of the mission, which would also have searched for planets around other stars, comes as the space agency shifts its focus to the moon. |
| • No limits for Rhodes scholars | • No limits for Rhodes scholars |
| For the first time in the 116-year history of the scholarship program at Oxford University, students from anywhere in the world can qualify. | For the first time in the 116-year history of the scholarship program at Oxford University, students from anywhere in the world can qualify. |
| • Ping-Pong at the Philharmonic | • Ping-Pong at the Philharmonic |
| Table-tennis-playing soloists are part of an unconventional concerto, “Ricochet,” at the New York Philharmonic. | Table-tennis-playing soloists are part of an unconventional concerto, “Ricochet,” at the New York Philharmonic. |
| • Do you hear that? | • Do you hear that? |
| Residents of Windsor, Ontario, complain of a persistent, mysterious noise that has led to sleeplessness, depression and headaches. | Residents of Windsor, Ontario, complain of a persistent, mysterious noise that has led to sleeplessness, depression and headaches. |
| • Best of late-night TV | • Best of late-night TV |
| The comedy hosts took Presidents’ Day off. Our roundup will resume on Wednesday. | The comedy hosts took Presidents’ Day off. Our roundup will resume on Wednesday. |
| • Quotation of the day | • Quotation of the day |
| “Last night I told my wife I would take a bullet for the kids.” | “Last night I told my wife I would take a bullet for the kids.” |
| — Robert Parish, a teacher at a Florida elementary school. | — Robert Parish, a teacher at a Florida elementary school. |
| • The Times, in other words | • The Times, in other words |
| Here’s an image of today’s front page, and links to our Opinion content and crossword puzzles. | Here’s an image of today’s front page, and links to our Opinion content and crossword puzzles. |
| The Florida high school that was the site of last week’s mass shooting is named after her. | The Florida high school that was the site of last week’s mass shooting is named after her. |
| But Marjory Stoneman Douglas has a longer legacy in the history of Florida and in the fight to preserve the Everglades, the tropical wetlands that once covered the southern part of the state. | But Marjory Stoneman Douglas has a longer legacy in the history of Florida and in the fight to preserve the Everglades, the tropical wetlands that once covered the southern part of the state. |
| Born in Minnesota in 1890, she graduated from Wellesley College and worked for a time as a reporter for her father, the editor of The Miami Herald. | Born in Minnesota in 1890, she graduated from Wellesley College and worked for a time as a reporter for her father, the editor of The Miami Herald. |
| She was later asked to contribute to a book series about U.S. rivers. In researching the Miami River, she became interested in the Everglades and persuaded her publisher to let her write about them instead. | She was later asked to contribute to a book series about U.S. rivers. In researching the Miami River, she became interested in the Everglades and persuaded her publisher to let her write about them instead. |
| “The Everglades: River of Grass” was published in 1947. An environmental classic, the book changed the way the U.S. viewed its wetlands, as important ecosystems and surge buffers rather than as worthless swamps that are more useful when drained. | “The Everglades: River of Grass” was published in 1947. An environmental classic, the book changed the way the U.S. viewed its wetlands, as important ecosystems and surge buffers rather than as worthless swamps that are more useful when drained. |
| Despite Mrs. Douglas’s warning that “There are no other Everglades in the world,” development has continued to encroach. | Despite Mrs. Douglas’s warning that “There are no other Everglades in the world,” development has continued to encroach. |
| The school now in the news opened in 1990, commemorating her 100th birthday. She died eight years later, in the same Miami cottage in which she’d lived since 1926. | The school now in the news opened in 1990, commemorating her 100th birthday. She died eight years later, in the same Miami cottage in which she’d lived since 1926. |
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