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[U.S. Job Gains Show Employers Shrugged Off Government Shutdown]( [U.S. Job Gains Show Employers Shrugged Off Government Shutdown]( By BEN CASSELMAN The economy added 304,000 jobs in January, the 100th consecutive month of payroll gains. Unemployment ticked up to 4 percent, possibly a shutdown-related anomaly. [Ralph Northam, Virginia Governor, Admits He Was in Racist Photo]( [Ralph Northam, Virginia Governor, Admits He Was in Racist Photo]( By ALAN BLINDER and JONATHAN MARTIN Mr. Northam said he was “deeply sorry” for the decision to appear in the photo but resisted calls for his resignation. For more top news, go to [NYTimes.com »]( ADVERTISEMENT [Get New York Today in Your Inbox]( [Get New York Today in Your Inbox]( What you need to know to start your day in New York, including news, weather, free events and a look at the lighter side of life. [Sign up »]( [] Editors' Picks [Fewer Officers, More Calls: U.K. Police Are Stretched by Austerity]( World | Britain’s Big Squeeze [Fewer Officers, More Calls: U.K. Police Are Stretched by Austerity]( By BENJAMIN MUELLER Police forces in Britain are shrinking, as are social services. Now officers are overwhelmed with problems that the other agencies once handled. [Why You Should Be Careful About 23andMe’s Health Test]( Opinion [Why You Should Be Careful About 23andMe’s Health Test]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD Their test is F.D.A. approved, but that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s useful. [] World [Italy’s Crackdown on Migrants Meets a Grassroots Resistance]( [Italy’s Crackdown on Migrants Meets a Grassroots Resistance]( By JASON HOROWITZ A mayor refuses to enforce a government decree targeting asylum seekers, saying it will only push them into the shadows and criminality. [Court in France Upholds Police Use of Golf-Ball-Size Rubber Bullets]( [Court in France Upholds Police Use of Golf-Ball-Size Rubber Bullets]( By ADAM NOSSITER The projectiles have caused many injuries, including lost eyes, in the Yellow Vest protests. The police say the weapons are needed to keep the peace. [More Bark Than Bite in Iran’s Ban on Walking Dogs]( Tehran Dispatch [More Bark Than Bite in Iran’s Ban on Walking Dogs]( By THOMAS ERDBRINK Tehranians, accustomed to periodic crackdowns by their Islamic guardians, are not taking the decree all that seriously. Nor, it seems, are the police. For more world news, go to [NYTimes.com/World »]( [] U.S. [Midwest Weather Whiplash: From Deep Freeze to Melt, Bringing New Risks]( [Midwest Weather Whiplash: From Deep Freeze to Melt, Bringing New Risks]( By MITCH SMITH and JULIE BOSMAN Parts of the Midwest could see temperatures rise by 70 degrees in the space of a few days, bringing relief but also a new set of worries: potholes, clogs, floods. [Read Excerpts: The Times Publisher Asks Trump About ‘Anti-Press Rhetoric’]( [Read Excerpts: The Times Publisher Asks Trump About ‘Anti-Press Rhetoric’]( By THE NEW YORK TIMES A.G. Sulzberger, the publisher of The New York Times, and two White House correspondents spoke with President Trump in the Oval Office on Thursday. [Undocumented Workers Lose Their Jobs at Yet Another Trump Property]( [Undocumented Workers Lose Their Jobs at Yet Another Trump Property]( By MIRIAM JORDAN and BEN PROTESS As President Trump has railed against illegal immigrants, his company has employed them for many years. Now in the limelight, they are being let go. For more U.S. news, go to [NYTimes.com/US »]( ADVERTISEMENT [] Politics [From Celebrated to Vilified, House’s Muslim Women Absorb Blows Over Israel]( [From Celebrated to Vilified, House’s Muslim Women Absorb Blows Over Israel]( By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar were celebrated this month as symbols of diversity, the House’s first two Muslim women. But on Israel, they have exposed a Democratic Party divide. [Cory Booker Announces Presidential Bid, Joining Most Diverse Field Ever]( [Cory Booker Announces Presidential Bid, Joining Most Diverse Field Ever]( By NICK CORASANITI and SHANE GOLDMACHER The New Jersey senator, who hopes to run on an upbeat message, becomes the latest Democrat to jump into a race with an unusually diverse field. [Trump Says He Is Not a Target in Investigations, but the Question Is Complicated]( [Trump Says He Is Not a Target in Investigations, but the Question Is Complicated]( By KATIE BENNER The deputy attorney general told the president and his legal team that he is not under scrutiny in the Mueller investigation, but his assertion was complicated by prosecutors naming him a subject in a separate inquiry. For more political news, go to [NYTimes.com/Politics »]( ADVERTISEMENT [] Business [Trump Discusses Claims of ‘Fake News,’ and Their Impact, With New York Times Publisher]( [Trump Discusses Claims of ‘Fake News,’ and Their Impact, With New York Times Publisher]( By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM A.G. Sulzberger asked the president to curb his anti-press remarks. Mr. Trump replied with a request for “a great story, just one,” from The Times. [As Pelvic Mesh Settlements Near $8 Billion, Women Question Lawyers’ Fees]( [As Pelvic Mesh Settlements Near $8 Billion, Women Question Lawyers’ Fees]( By MATTHEW GOLDSTEIN More than 100,000 women are resolving claims against companies that made pelvic mesh products to treat urinary problems. Lawyers have found ways to take big chunks of their payouts. [Trump’s Policies, Not His Insults, Contributed to the Fed’s Shift]( [Trump’s Policies, Not His Insults, Contributed to the Fed’s Shift]( By BINYAMIN APPELBAUM The Fed’s newfound patience on raising interest rates is just what President Trump wanted. Its explanation, however, is unlikely to please him. For more business news, go to [NYTimes.com/Business »]( [] Technology [Foxconn Affirms Wisconsin Factory Plan, Citing Trump Chat]( [Foxconn Affirms Wisconsin Factory Plan, Citing Trump Chat]( By NATALIE KITROEFF The company, which has shifted the project’s emphasis from manufacturing, said it would include a plant that turns out displays for consumer products. [Apple Takes a Hit in China, and Workers There Feel the Pain]( [Apple Takes a Hit in China, and Workers There Feel the Pain]( By AILIN TANG Chinese factories, which have long made goods for the world, increasingly make stuff for the country’s own middle class. When those spenders hold back, local workers can suffer. [Apple Says It Has Fixed FaceTime Security Bug]( [Apple Says It Has Fixed FaceTime Security Bug]( By JACK NICAS and BRIAN X. CHEN A software update will be released next week for owners of iPhones, iPads and Mac computers, the company said. For more technology news, go to [NYTimes.com/Technology »]( [] Sports [Want to Read About the Superb Owl? Click Here]( [Want to Read About the Superb Owl? Click Here]( By VICTOR MATHER It’s the time of year when many, many people suddenly want to find out more about extremely good owls. [Was C.T.E. Stealing His Mind? A Gunshot Provided the Answer]( [Was C.T.E. Stealing His Mind? A Gunshot Provided the Answer]( By JOHN BRANCH Jason Hairston played briefly in the N.F.L., hunted with Donald Trump Jr. and owned a wildly successful hunting gear and apparel company. But he increasingly worried about a degenerative brain disease. [Ahead of Qatar World Cup, a Gulf Feud Plays Out in the Shadows]( [Ahead of Qatar World Cup, a Gulf Feud Plays Out in the Shadows]( By JAMES MONTAGUE and TARIQ PANJA Public relations consultants, Gulf financing and whispered tips: Leaked emails and documents offer a window into a behind-the-scenes campaign to sabotage the 2022 World Cup. For more sports news, go to [NYTimes.com/Sports »]( [] Arts [Review: At City Ballet, More Youthful Invention From Justin Peck]( [Review: At City Ballet, More Youthful Invention From Justin Peck]( By BRIAN SEIBERT Justin Peck’s new “Principia” is imaginative, friendly, and wistful — like many of his previous dances. [Atlanta Is Throwing Its Own Extended Super Bowl Halftime Show]( [Atlanta Is Throwing Its Own Extended Super Bowl Halftime Show]( By JOE COSCARELLI A concert spanning the city’s recent hip-hop history was just a taste of the local flavor on display around the big game this weekend. [The Sundance Film Festival Comes Through (Again!)]( Critic’s Notebook [The Sundance Film Festival Comes Through (Again!)]( By MANOHLA DARGIS With “The Last Black Man in San Francisco,” “Clemency” and more, this year’s festival had plenty of good and even great movies if not a consensus favorite. For more arts news, go to [NYTimes.com/Arts »]( [] New York [Petland Discounts, Whose ’90s Jingle You’re Humming Right Now, May Close]( [Petland Discounts, Whose ’90s Jingle You’re Humming Right Now, May Close]( By MICHAEL GOLD and NATE SCHWEBER Just days after the death of its owner, the New York-based pet store chain filed notices saying it may have to shutter dozens of stores and lay off workers. [No Heat for Days at a Jail in Brooklyn Where Hundreds of Inmates Are Sick and ‘Frantic’]( [No Heat for Days at a Jail in Brooklyn Where Hundreds of Inmates Are Sick and ‘Frantic’]( By ANNIE CORREAL Inmates maintain they have been locked in their cells with limited heat and electricity for more than a week, defense lawyers say. The warden’s office denies the claim. [Tekashi 6ix9ine Pleads Guilty and Agrees to Cooperate With Prosecutors]( [Tekashi 6ix9ine Pleads Guilty and Agrees to Cooperate With Prosecutors]( By BENJAMIN WEISER and ALI WATKINS The rapper has agreed to testify against members of the Nine Trey Blood Gang, which he said he joined to bolster his credibility as a hip-hop persona. For more New York news, go to [NYTimes.com/NewYork »]( [] Obituaries [Rosemary Mariner, Pathbreaking Navy Pilot and Commander, Is Dead at 65]( [Rosemary Mariner, Pathbreaking Navy Pilot and Commander, Is Dead at 65]( By RICHARD GOLDSTEIN The first woman to lead a naval aviation squadron, she later successfully fought for a congressional measure that lifted a ban on women serving in combat. [Dusan Makavejev, 86. Eyebrow-Raising Serbian Director, Dies]( [Dusan Makavejev, 86. Eyebrow-Raising Serbian Director, Dies]( By NEIL GENZLINGER His films, among them “WR: Mysteries of the Organism,” were full of sex and metaphor. They were celebrated on the festival circuit but also sometimes reviled. [Leonard Dinnerstein, 84, Dies; Scholar of Anti-Semitism in U.S.]( [Leonard Dinnerstein, 84, Dies; Scholar of Anti-Semitism in U.S.]( By SAM ROBERTS He began his academic work with a seminal account of the 1915 lynching of Leo Frank, a Jewish factory manager in Georgia who was convicted of murder. [Jean Guillou, Organ Maestro Who Broke Traditions, Dies at 88]( [Jean Guillou, Organ Maestro Who Broke Traditions, Dies at 88]( By MICHAEL COOPER Mr. Guillou charted his own path in organ performance, composition and even design — attracting controversy but leaving a legacy of more than 100 recordings. [Dumisani Kumalo Dead at 71; Helped Turn Tide Against Apartheid]( [Dumisani Kumalo Dead at 71; Helped Turn Tide Against Apartheid]( By NEIL GENZLINGER After incurring the wrath of the South African authorities, he came to America and advocated divestment, putting extra pressure on them. For more Obituaries, go to [NYTimes.com/Obituaries »]( [] Editorial [The General and His Tweets]( [The General and His Tweets]( By CAROL GIACOMO A former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff doles out lessons in restraint for a hot-tempered commander in chief. For more opinion, go to [NYTimes.com/Opinion »]( [] Op-Ed [How to Talk Presidential]( [How to Talk Presidential]( By GAIL COLLINS You can be the political life of the party. [Welcome to the New Age of Nuclear Instability]( [Welcome to the New Age of Nuclear Instability]( By RACHEL BRONSON The good news is that the downward spiral can be stopped. [Howard Schultz Derangement Syndrome]( [Howard Schultz Derangement Syndrome]( By BRET STEPHENS The left’s war on centrism bodes ill for Democratic chances in 2020. [I Explain All the Sports]( Loose Ends [I Explain All the Sports]( By SARAH HUTTO You’ll never have to ask “What’s the Super Bowl?” again. For more opinion, go to [NYTimes.com/Opinion »]( Follow NYTimes [Facebook] [FACEBOOK]( [Twitter] [@NYTimes]( [Pinterest] [Pinterest]( [Instagram] [Instagram]( Get more [NYTimes.com newsletters »]( | Get unlimited access to NYTimes.com and our NYTimes apps. [Subscribe »]( ABOUT THIS EMAIL This is an automated email. 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