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Tuesday, February 20, 2018

Top News

After Florida School Shooting, Russian 'Bot' Army Pounced

By SHEERA FRENKEL and DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI

Twitter accounts suspected of having links to Russia were focused on Robert Mueller. But after news broke about the shooting, they quickly changed their focus.

School Shootings Put Teachers in New Role as Human Shields

By JULIE TURKEWITZ

Around the country, teachers are reflecting on whether they are prepared to take a bullet for their students. "I think about it all the time," one said.

In Ukraine, Corruption Is Now Undermining the Military

By ANDREW HIGGINS

A surge in spending on the armed forces has opened new avenues for the graft and cronyism that many see as Ukraine's most dangerous enemy.

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Editors' Picks

Health

As Some Got Free Health Care, Gwen Got Squeezed: An Obamacare Dilemma

By ABBY GOODNOUGH

President Trump's efforts to undermine the health law have widened the gap between those who get government aid and those who don't, deepening resentments.

Opinion | Op-Ed Contributor

Tara Lipinski: It's Time to Take Risks in the Rink Again

By TARA LIPINSKI

America's female figure skaters came up under a system that rewarded clean skating over innovation. But that doesn't produce champions.

QUOTATION OF THE DAY

"Last night I told my wife I would take a bullet for the kids."

ROBERT PARISH, a teacher at a Florida elementary school near Marjory Stoneman Douglas High, where a former student killed 17 people, including three faculty members.

Today's Videos

Video: Violin, Percussion … and Ping-Pong?

By AINARA TIEFENTHÄLER and SARAH STEIN KERR

Two U.S. national table tennis champions play each other — at the New York Philharmonic. The unique performance uses sounds from an intense match alongside a full symphony orchestra.

World

Cochrane Journal

With 10 Million Acres in Patagonia, a National Park System Is Born

By PASCALE BONNEFOY

Two Americans snapped up large swaths of land in Chile, which they donated to a new conservation area that will be three times the size of Yosemite and Yellowstone combined.

There's a Persistent Hum in This Canadian City, and No One Knows Why

By CHRISTOPHER MELE

Residents affected by the "Windsor Hum" complain of sleeplessness, depression and headaches. It is one of many mysterious sounds reported throughout the world.

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U.S.

The Lone Star Long Shot Who Wants to Topple Ted Cruz

By MICHAEL TACKETT and TAMIR KALIFA

Representative Beto O'Rourke is making a long-shot bid to defeat Ted Cruz and become the first Democrat in Texas to win a statewide office since 1994.

Court-Drawn Map in Pennsylvania May Lift Democrats' House Chances

By TRIP GABRIEL and JESS BIDGOOD

The State Supreme Court released new congressional districts on Monday for this year's midterms, replacing a Republican-drawn map it had found unconstitutional.

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Politics

State Officials Say They Are Told Too Little About Election Threats

By MICHAEL WINES

Federal officials are slow to share with them the specifics they need to guard against Russian hacking and other attacks on voting integrity, state election officials say.

Trump Adds Cautious Support to Changes to Background Checks for Gun Buyers

By KATIE ROGERS

The White House press secretary said that Mr. Trump had spoken to Senator John Cornyn, Republican of Texas, about legislation to revamp background checks.

Rob Porter's Charisma and Ambition Disguised Flare-ups of Anger

By KATIE ROGERS

The White House aide who resigned in a domestic abuse scandal that engulfed the White House was known for his ambition at Harvard and on Capitol Hill.

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Business

The C.E.O. Who Stood Up to President Trump: Ken Frazier Speaks Out

By DAVID GELLES

The head of Merck quit Mr. Trump's business council after racial violence in Virginia, saying "as a matter of my own personal conscience, I could not remain."

DealBook

How Banks Could Control Gun Sales if Washington Won't

By ANDREW ROSS SORKIN

As Corporate America espouses "social responsibility," the financial industry could help limit sales of assault weapons, our columnist writes.

Fox News Plans a Streaming Service for 'Superfans'

By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM

Fox Nation will focus primarily on right-leaning commentary and charge viewers a subscription fee.

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Technology

The Shift

On Russia, Facebook Sends a Message It Wishes It Hadn't

By KEVIN ROOSE

Some Facebook executives still seem more interested in defending themselves from criticism than owning their mistakes related to the 2016 election.

Fact-Checking a Facebook Executive's Comments on Russian Interference

By SHEERA FRENKEL

Rob Goldman, Facebook vice president for ads, tweeted about Russia's disinformation effort. President Trump then cited him. We fact-checked Mr. Goldman.

Why A.I. Researchers at Google Got Desks Next to the Boss

By CADE METZ

At Google, Facebook and other tech companies, executives are making statements about priorities with their seating charts.

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Sports

Olympic Curling Rocked by Russian Doping Case

By SCOTT CACCIOLA

A Russian may lose his bronze medal after failing a doping test in a sport not accustomed to such high-profile cases, but one that is physically demanding.

On Baseball

Bryce Harper Doesn't Want to Talk About the Future, or the Past

By TYLER KEPNER

The Washington Nationals slugger is a pending free agent with a history of playoff failure, but he is demanding all of the focus to be on this season.

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Arts

Watch Ping-Pong Make Its New York Philharmonic Debut

By JOSHUA BARONE

Table-tennis-playing soloists swing paddles, hand drums, small gongs and even a wine glass in Andy Akiho's unconventional concerto, "Ricochet."

An Unlikely Youth Revolution at the Paris Opera

By TOBIAS GREY

Nearly 100,000 people younger than 28 came to see the centuries-old company last season, contradicting a worldwide trend of aging opera audiences.

Books News

Hunting — and Haunted by — a Serial Killer

By ALEXANDRA ALTER

Michelle McNamara died before she completed her book about the Golden State Killer; her husband, Patton Oswalt didn't want her work to be in vain.

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New York

The Arrest Was a Bust. The Officers Got Overtime Anyway.

By ALAN FEUER and JOSEPH GOLDSTEIN

A federal trial in Brooklyn is set to explore the issue of so-called collars for dollars. The implications could be far-reaching.

City Officials See Progress in Effort to Curb Opioid Deaths

By J. DAVID GOODMAN

With more treatment, and more police detectives, officials are cautiously optimistic that their efforts are halting the swift rise in fatal overdoses.

Who's Paying Ex-Cuomo Aide's Legal Bills? No One's Talking

By SHANE GOLDMACHER and JESSE McKINLEY

Joseph Percoco's lawyer expenses in his corruption trial will easily reach six figures, but his financial problems would seem to preclude him from paying.

For more New York news, go to NYTimes.com/NewYork »

Science

Doctors Said Immunotherapy Would Not Cure Her Cancer. They Were Wrong.

By GINA KOLATA

Scientists are racing to understand why immunotherapy drugs have worked for a few cancer patients when the medicines should have had no effect.

Out There

Astronomers' Dark Energy Hopes Fade to Gray

By DENNIS OVERBYE

The Wfirst project, which would have investigated the force of dark energy in the universe and searched for more planets, has been cut from NASA's proposed budget.

Animals Are Losing Their Vagility, or Ability to Roam Freely

By JIM ROBBINS

A study of 57 species shows that human encroachment and development not only harm an animal's habitat, but may affect their migration patterns and food sources.

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Obituaries

Günter Blobel, Nobel Laureate Who Found Cell 'ZIP Codes,' Dies at 81

By ROBERT D. McFADDEN

Dr. Blobel, at Rockefeller University, discovered that proteins in any given cell carry signals that guide them to where they can do their beneficial job.

Don Carter, 84, Who Brought the N.B.A. to Dallas, Is Dead

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Mr. Carter and a partner founded the Mavericks in 1980 and built the team into a model franchise that quickly became a contender.

Lydia Ratcliff, Writer Who Found a Farmer's Calling, Dies at 84

By KATHARINE Q. SEELYE

She gave up ghostwriting for the financial columnist Sylvia Porter to help pioneer the farm-to-table movement, delivering her meats to top restaurants.

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Editorial

The Dirty Little Deals That Would Foul the Environment

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD

Republicans are adding measures to appropriations bills that would gut protections of the air, water and landscape.

For more opinion, go to NYTimes.com/Opinion »

Op-Ed

Op-Ed Columnist

Respect First, Then Gun Control

By DAVID BROOKS

One reaction to the Florida school shooting is the shaming of supporters of gun rights. But there's a more productive approach.

Op-Ed Columnist

The Content of the G.O.P.'s Character

By PAUL KRUGMAN

The personal is political: A bad-faith party attracts bad people.

Op-Ed Contributor

Coal's Continuing Decline

By JEFF NESBIT

New signs that, despite President Trump's campaign promise, this fossil fuel won't be back.

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