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• The Justice Department indictment against 13 people and three companies lays out in riveting detail how Russia carried out a social media campaign to disrupt the 2016 presidential election.• The Justice Department indictment against 13 people and three companies lays out in riveting detail how Russia carried out a social media campaign to disrupt the 2016 presidential election.
Posing as activists, Russians organized rallies in American cities and played on political divisions with online posts that reached hundreds of thousands of people. Our correspondent in Moscow spoke to two former trolls about their efforts.Posing as activists, Russians organized rallies in American cities and played on political divisions with online posts that reached hundreds of thousands of people. Our correspondent in Moscow spoke to two former trolls about their efforts.
• Although Russia sought to manipulate the American electorate, political polarization was already well established in the U.S., our Interpreter columnists write.• Although Russia sought to manipulate the American electorate, political polarization was already well established in the U.S., our Interpreter columnists write.
• The indictment doesn’t accuse President Trump or his associates of wrongdoing, which he quickly said was proof that there had been “no collusion” between Russia and his campaign.• The indictment doesn’t accuse President Trump or his associates of wrongdoing, which he quickly said was proof that there had been “no collusion” between Russia and his campaign.
But that sense of triumph soon gave way to an angry Twitter tirade by the president, who has long disputed the idea that Moscow influenced the election in his favor.But that sense of triumph soon gave way to an angry Twitter tirade by the president, who has long disputed the idea that Moscow influenced the election in his favor.
Our fact checkers had a busy weekend looking into statements about Russian interference by Mr. Trump and a top Facebook executive.Our fact checkers had a busy weekend looking into statements about Russian interference by Mr. Trump and a top Facebook executive.
• Separately, we examined the tactics that Michael Cohen, Mr. Trump’s longtime lawyer, used to protect him. They included intimidation, hush money and a leading tabloid news business.• Separately, we examined the tactics that Michael Cohen, Mr. Trump’s longtime lawyer, used to protect him. They included intimidation, hush money and a leading tabloid news business.
• The mass shootings in the U.S. in recent years have forced hundreds of family members into an unwanted fellowship.• The mass shootings in the U.S. in recent years have forced hundreds of family members into an unwanted fellowship.
Those who lost children in earlier tragedies are reaching out to grieving parents after last week’s shooting in Parkland, Fla., to console and advise, and often to recruit them to the gun control cause.Those who lost children in earlier tragedies are reaching out to grieving parents after last week’s shooting in Parkland, Fla., to console and advise, and often to recruit them to the gun control cause.
• As funerals for the 17 victims were held over the weekend, student organizers said they would march in Washington next month to demand action. “We want this to stop. We need this to stop,” said Emma González, a student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. “We are protecting guns more than people.”• As funerals for the 17 victims were held over the weekend, student organizers said they would march in Washington next month to demand action. “We want this to stop. We need this to stop,” said Emma González, a student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. “We are protecting guns more than people.”
• The country is training thousands of militiamen in Syria and bringing in new technologies like drones. In the process, it is expanding a network of proxies, and redrawing the strategic map of the Middle East.• The country is training thousands of militiamen in Syria and bringing in new technologies like drones. In the process, it is expanding a network of proxies, and redrawing the strategic map of the Middle East.
Tehran’s goal, analysts say, is to build a united front in any war with Israel.Tehran’s goal, analysts say, is to build a united front in any war with Israel.
• “Do not test Israel’s resolve,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned on Sunday, while brandishing what he said was part of a downed Iranian drone.• “Do not test Israel’s resolve,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned on Sunday, while brandishing what he said was part of a downed Iranian drone.
• One of the nation’s most powerful black chief executives is breaking his silence after publicly sparring with President Trump last year.• One of the nation’s most powerful black chief executives is breaking his silence after publicly sparring with President Trump last year.
Kenneth Frazier, the chief executive of the pharmaceuticals company Merck, stepped down from one of the president’s business advisory councils over Mr. Trump’s response to violence by white nationalists in Charlottesville, Va.Kenneth Frazier, the chief executive of the pharmaceuticals company Merck, stepped down from one of the president’s business advisory councils over Mr. Trump’s response to violence by white nationalists in Charlottesville, Va.
• “In this case, we were not talking about politics,” Mr. Frazier told The Times in an interview. “We were talking about the basic values of the country.”• “In this case, we were not talking about politics,” Mr. Frazier told The Times in an interview. “We were talking about the basic values of the country.”
• The charges filed last week reveal a sophisticated plot to turn Americans against one another — one that’s still working.
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• WeWork, the global network of shared office spaces, has an audacious, possibly delusional plan to transform not just the way we work and live, but the very world we live in.• WeWork, the global network of shared office spaces, has an audacious, possibly delusional plan to transform not just the way we work and live, but the very world we live in.
• The currencies are virtual, but the thieves are real. Big holders of Bitcoin and Ether are being targeted by criminals seeking to exploit the ease with which vast virtual riches can be transferred.• The currencies are virtual, but the thieves are real. Big holders of Bitcoin and Ether are being targeted by criminals seeking to exploit the ease with which vast virtual riches can be transferred.
• Warren Buffett’s annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway’s shareholders is among the headlines to watch this week.• Warren Buffett’s annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway’s shareholders is among the headlines to watch this week.
• U.S. markets are closed today for Presidents’ Day. Here’s a snapshot of global markets.• U.S. markets are closed today for Presidents’ Day. Here’s a snapshot of global markets.
Tips, both new and old, for a more fulfilling life.Tips, both new and old, for a more fulfilling life.
• Our best travel tips to make the most of China.• Our best travel tips to make the most of China.
• Find quality wine for under $20.• Find quality wine for under $20.
• Embrace meatless Monday with a vegetable stir-fry.• Embrace meatless Monday with a vegetable stir-fry.
• A Russian athlete who won a medal at the Winter Olympics is waiting for the result of a second drug test after failing a preliminary screening for doping.• A Russian athlete who won a medal at the Winter Olympics is waiting for the result of a second drug test after failing a preliminary screening for doping.
Here are today’s Olympics results. Find all our coverage of the Pyeongchang Games here.Here are today’s Olympics results. Find all our coverage of the Pyeongchang Games here.
• “Black Panther” took in a record-setting $218 million at North American box offices and a global total of $387 million.• “Black Panther” took in a record-setting $218 million at North American box offices and a global total of $387 million.
A group of Brooklyn seventh graders gave us their views of the film. Several liked the superhero’s suit, but they also saw a deeper meaning.A group of Brooklyn seventh graders gave us their views of the film. Several liked the superhero’s suit, but they also saw a deeper meaning.
• At the Baftas, the British equivalent of the Oscars, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” won big.• At the Baftas, the British equivalent of the Oscars, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” won big.
• A new format led to a more competitive N.B.A. All-Star Game, with Team LeBron beating Team Stephen, 148-145.• A new format led to a more competitive N.B.A. All-Star Game, with Team LeBron beating Team Stephen, 148-145.
• Austin Dillon won the Daytona 500, driving the No. 3 car made famous by Dale Earnhardt Sr.• Austin Dillon won the Daytona 500, driving the No. 3 car made famous by Dale Earnhardt Sr.
• Uncovering a strand of history• Uncovering a strand of history
A librarian at a college in upstate New York found a thin envelope that may add to the odd history of George Washington’s hair.A librarian at a college in upstate New York found a thin envelope that may add to the odd history of George Washington’s hair.
• Quotation of the day• Quotation of the day
“You get a lot of the older ladies up in Alberta or Saskatchewan who are just going to buy those things up.”“You get a lot of the older ladies up in Alberta or Saskatchewan who are just going to buy those things up.”
— John Landsteiner, a member of the U.S. men’s curling team, on the Men of Curling calendar, which features the athletes in various states of undress.— John Landsteiner, a member of the U.S. men’s curling team, on the Men of Curling calendar, which features the athletes in various states of undress.
• 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.
When “The Feminine Mystique” started flying off the shelves, Betty Friedan’s publisher assumed that her husband had bought all the copies.When “The Feminine Mystique” started flying off the shelves, Betty Friedan’s publisher assumed that her husband had bought all the copies.
The assumption encapsulated why she had written the book, published on this day in 1963. It went on to sell more than three million copies worldwide by 2000.The assumption encapsulated why she had written the book, published on this day in 1963. It went on to sell more than three million copies worldwide by 2000.
Helping to ignite the women’s liberation movement in the U.S. in the ’60s, the book tackled what Friedan called “the problem that has no name,” a dissatisfaction among women, like herself, who were defined only by their roles as wives and mothers.Helping to ignite the women’s liberation movement in the U.S. in the ’60s, the book tackled what Friedan called “the problem that has no name,” a dissatisfaction among women, like herself, who were defined only by their roles as wives and mothers.
The book’s premise was a “damning indictment,” a Times review said in 1963.The book’s premise was a “damning indictment,” a Times review said in 1963.
Friedan used her success to advocate feminist causes and helped found the National Organization for Women and other groups. She died in 2006, on her 85th birthday.Friedan used her success to advocate feminist causes and helped found the National Organization for Women and other groups. She died in 2006, on her 85th birthday.
Though the book is held up as essential feminist reading, it has come under fire for its lack of diversity and inclusivity.Though the book is held up as essential feminist reading, it has come under fire for its lack of diversity and inclusivity.
But 20 years after “The Feminine Mystique” was published, Friedan wrote in The Times: “I am still awed by the revolution that book helped spark. That I was able to put it together at the time it was needed is something of a mystery to me.”But 20 years after “The Feminine Mystique” was published, Friedan wrote in The Times: “I am still awed by the revolution that book helped spark. That I was able to put it together at the time it was needed is something of a mystery to me.”
Anna Schaverien contributed reporting.Anna Schaverien contributed reporting.
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