Your Monday Briefing

> The U.S. Covid toll nears half a million. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiFU9XP0R4aHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MTYyMDA2JmxheW91dD1tYXJxdWVlJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1fMjAyMTAyMjEmbGk9VwNueXRCCmAtV8oyYGnjrcVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~ [The New York Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiFU9XP0SuaHR0cDovL3d3dy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9fMjAyMTAyMjEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjczNDcmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NTIwODImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmAtV8oyYGnjrcVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [nytimes.com](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiFU9XP0SuaHR0cDovL3d3dy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9fMjAyMTAyMjEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjczNDcmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NTIwODImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmAtV8oyYGnjrcVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [The New York Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiFU9XP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wMi8yMS9icmllZmluZy91cy1jb3JvbmF2aXJ1cy1teWFubWFyLWJvbGx5d29vZC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfZGtfMjAyMTAyMjEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjczNDcmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NTIwODImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmAtV8oyYGnjrcVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) Sunday, Feb 21, 2021 | [View in browser](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiFU9XP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wMi8yMS9icmllZmluZy91cy1jb3JvbmF2aXJ1cy1teWFubWFyLWJvbGx5d29vZC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfXzIwMjEwMjIxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTI3MzQ3Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTUyMDgyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpgLVfKMmBp463FUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) Good morning. We’re covering the coming U.S. milestone of 500,000 deaths from Covid-19, the worst day of violence in Myanmar since the coup and new roles for women in Bollywood movies. By Carole Landry The funeral of Gregory Blanks, 50, who died of complications from Covid-19 in Texas in January.  Callaghan O'Hare/Reuters The U.S. nears 500,000 virus deaths More Americans have died of Covid-19 than on the battlefields of World War I, World War II and the Vietnam War combined. No other country has counted so many deaths in the pandemic. As of this writing, the [U.S. toll stood at 498,033](~/AAAAAQA~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~~), about a fifth of the known global toll — roughly one year since the country’s first confirmed Covid-19 death. The coronavirus has reached every corner of the U.S., devastating dense cities and rural counties alike, and has killed about one in 670 people in the country. Virus variants are an increasing threat and grief is widespread. “When I go inside, it’s a surreal moment and there’s always this hope,” said Ignacio Silverio, who lost his sister, a restaurant owner, to Covid. “You know, maybe it’s all a dream and she would greet me and we would sit down together and drink coffee.” [The harrowing milestone nevertheless comes at a hopeful moment.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiFU9XP4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMDIvMjEvdXMvY29yb25hdmlydXMtZGVhdGhzLXVzLWhhbGYtYS1taWxsaW9uLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF91bmRlZmluZWRfcF8yMDIxMDIyMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yNzM0NyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj10b3BOZXdzJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NTIwODImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmAtV8oyYGnjrcVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) New virus cases are down sharply, deaths are slowing, and vaccinations are picking up after a week in which much of the country was staggered by winter storms. President Biden said the U.S. could near normalcy by year’s end, though Dr. Anthony Fauci, the country’s top epidemiologist, said that [mask-wearing might be necessary into 2022](~/AAAAAQA~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). Here are the [latest updates](~/AAAAAQA~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~) and [maps](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiFU9XP0T2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMC93b3JsZC9jb3JvbmF2aXJ1cy1tYXBzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF91bmRlZmluZWRfcF8yMDIxMDIyMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yNzM0NyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj10b3BOZXdzJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NTIwODImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmAtV8oyYGnjrcVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) of the pandemic. In other developments: ■ Australia began [vaccinating its population](~/AAAAAQA~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) against the coronavirus on Sunday, with Prime Minister Scott Morrison and 19 others getting their shots. The first to be vaccinated was an 84-year-old woman who lives in a nursing home. ■ People in Canada are calling out not just politicians and doctors for breaking coronavirus rules, but also their own relatives and neighbors. So-called [snitch lines have been flooded](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiFU9XP4QxAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMDIvMjEvd29ybGQvY2FuYWRhL2Nvcm9uYXZpcnVzLXB1YmxpYy1zaGFtaW5nLmh0bWw_YWN0aW9uPWNsaWNrJmNhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfdW5kZWZpbmVkX3BfMjAyMTAyMjEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjczNDcmbW9kdWxlPVJlbGF0ZWRMaW5rcyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnBndHlwZT1BcnRpY2xlJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj10b3BOZXdzJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NTIwODImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmAtV8oyYGnjrcVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) with tips. ■ As new variants of the coronavirus spread rapidly, [countries in Europe are moving to reintroduce border controls,](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiFU9XP4QJAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMDIvMjEvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2V1cm9wZWFuLXVuaW9uLWNvcm9uYXZpcnVzLWJvcmRlcnMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X3VuZGVmaW5lZF9wXzIwMjEwMjIxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTI3MzQ3Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWN0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3Mmc2VnbWVudF9pZD01MjA4MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYC1XyjJgaeOtxVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) a practice that is chipping away at what was once the world’s largest area of free movement. Dozens of protesters were injured in Mandalay, Myanmar, on Saturday. Aso/Associated Press Myanmar security forces open fire on protesters Witnesses said two people were killed and dozens wounded when security forces on Saturday opened fire on protesters in the city of Mandalay. It was [the bloodiest day of protests](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiFU9XP0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wMi8yMC93b3JsZC9hc2lhL215YW5tYXItcHJvdGVzdGVycy1raWxsZWQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X3VuZGVmaW5lZF9wXzIwMjEwMjIxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTI3MzQ3Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWN0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3Mmc2VnbWVudF9pZD01MjA4MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYC1XyjJgaeOtxVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) against the coup so far. The shootings occurred as the authorities were trying to force workers back to their jobs at a local shipyard. A [work stoppage there](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiFU9XP0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucmZhLm9yZy9lbmdsaXNoL25ld3MvbXlhbm1hci9wcm90ZXN0cy1kZWF0aHMtMDIyMDIwMjExNTQ3MjEuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X3VuZGVmaW5lZF9wXzIwMjEwMjIxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTI3MzQ3Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWN0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3Mmc2VnbWVudF9pZD01MjA4MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYC1XyjJgaeOtxVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) in protest of the ouster of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s civilian leader, had paralyzed river transport on the Irrawaddy, the country’s most important commercial waterway, according to Radio Free Asia. Details: The authorities used water cannons, rubber bullets, tear gas, slingshots and ultimately live ammunition to break up the crowd. At least 40 people were wounded, according to medics. People in Saint Petersburg turned on the flashlights of their mobile phones on Feb. 14 to their show support for the jailed opposition leader Aleksei Navalny. Olga Maltseva/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Russian dissent and the internet For years, the Russian government has been putting in place the infrastructure to clamp down on freedom of speech online. Many predicted that [Russia was headed toward internet censorship](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiFU9XP4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMDIvMjEvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL3J1c3NpYS1pbnRlcm5ldC1jZW5zb3JzaGlwLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF91bmRlZmluZWRfcF8yMDIxMDIyMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yNzM0NyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj10b3BOZXdzJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NTIwODImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmAtV8oyYGnjrcVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) similar to China’s great firewall. But even as President Vladimir Putin faced big protests last month, his government appeared unwilling — and, to some degree, unable — to block websites or limit the spread of digital dissent. Putin’s dilemma: He can continue trying to manage public discontent by maintaining some semblance of an open society, or he can raise state repression to new heights, risking a public backlash. If you have 5 minutes, this is worth it New in Bollywood: Real women Netflix Bollywood’s onscreen mothers have long been depicted as passive housewives who bow to patriarchal pressures. But that’s changing, with films like “Tribhanga,” above, which covers topics like single motherhood, sexual abuse and open relationships. In fact, a number of new productions are showing mothers, and women overall, as full and complex human beings — not melodramatic side characters, but [outspoken, independent leads who are in charge](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiFU9XP0T7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wMi8xOS9tb3ZpZXMvd29tZW4taW4tYm9sbHl3b29kLW1vdmllcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfdW5kZWZpbmVkX3BfMjAyMTAyMjEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjczNDcmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249bG9uZ1JlYWQmc2VnbWVudF9pZD01MjA4MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYC1XyjJgaeOtxVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) of their own fates. Here’s what else is happening Israel election: The election next month has the potential to [give the country’s Arab voters real power](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiFU9XP4QGAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMDIvMjEvd29ybGQvbWlkZGxlZWFzdC9pc3JhZWwtYXJhYnMtdm90ZS1lbGVjdGlvbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfdW5kZWZpbmVkX3BfMjAyMTAyMjEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjczNDcmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249d2hhdEVsc2Umc2VnbWVudF9pZD01MjA4MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYC1XyjJgaeOtxVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is now vigorously courting the Arab Israeli electorate, and some Arab politicians are prepared to work with him. Aleksei Navalny: A Russian court has cleared the way for the possible transfer of the [opposition leader to a penal colony,](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiFU9XP0T9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wMi8yMC93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvcnVzc2lhLW5hdmFsbnktcHJpc29uLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF91bmRlZmluZWRfcF8yMDIxMDIyMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yNzM0NyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj13aGF0RWxzZSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTUyMDgyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpgLVfKMmBp463FUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) the latest step by the authorities to silence the country’s most vocal critic of President Vladimir Putin. Libya weapons: Erik Prince, the former head of the security firm Blackwater Worldwide and a supporter of former President Donald Trump, violated a United Nations arms embargo on Libya by [sending weapons to a militia commander](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiFU9XP4QFAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMDIvMTkvd29ybGQvbWlkZGxlZWFzdC9lcmlrLXByaW5jZS1saWJ5YS1lbWJhcmdvLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF91bmRlZmluZWRfcF8yMDIxMDIyMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yNzM0NyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj13aGF0RWxzZSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTUyMDgyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpgLVfKMmBp463FUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) who was trying to overthrow the government in Tripoli, according to U.N. investigators. He [has denied](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiFU9XP4QHAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMDIvMjEvd29ybGQvbWlkZGxlZWFzdC9FcmlrLVByaW5jZS1MaWJ5YS1pbnRlcnZpZXcuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X3VuZGVmaW5lZF9wXzIwMjEwMjIxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTI3MzQ3Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWN0aW9uPXdoYXRFbHNlJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NTIwODImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmAtV8oyYGnjrcVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) any wrongdoing. Alana Holmberg for The New York Times Snapshot: Above, [Novak Djokovic won](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiFU9XP4QMAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMDIvMjEvc3BvcnRzL3Rlbm5pcy9ub3Zhay1kam9rb3ZpYy13aW5zLWF1c3RyYWxpYW4tb3Blbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfdW5kZWZpbmVkX3BfMjAyMTAyMjEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjczNDcmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249d2hhdEVsc2Umc2VnbWVudF9pZD01MjA4MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYC1XyjJgaeOtxVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) his third straight Australian Open title. His victory over the fourth-ranked Daniil Medvedev gave him his 18th career Grand Slam title. [Naomi Osaka](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiFU9XP4QTAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMDIvMjAvc3BvcnRzL3Rlbm5pcy9hdXN0cmFsaWFuLW9wZW4tbmFvbWktb3Nha2EtamVubmlmZXItYnJhZHkuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X3VuZGVmaW5lZF9wXzIwMjEwMjIxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTI3MzQ3Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWN0aW9uPXdoYXRFbHNlJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NTIwODImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmAtV8oyYGnjrcVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) beat Jennifer Brady for her fourth Grand Slam title on Saturday. What we’re reading:~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiFU9XP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYmJjLmNvbS9uZXdzL3dvcmxkLXVzLWNhbmFkYS01NjExODkzNj9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X3VuZGVmaW5lZF9wXzIwMjEwMjIxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTI3MzQ3Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWN0aW9uPXdoYXRFbHNlJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NTIwODImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmAtV8oyYGnjrcVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~[This summary of the last episode of the BBC series “Trump Takes On the World](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiFU9XP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYmJjLmNvbS9uZXdzL3dvcmxkLXVzLWNhbmFkYS01NjExODkzNj9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X3VuZGVmaW5lZF9wXzIwMjEwMjIxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTI3MzQ3Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWN0aW9uPXdoYXRFbHNlJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NTIwODImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmAtV8oyYGnjrcVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~),” in which we learn that the former U.S. president offered Kim Jong-un, North Korea’s leader, a ride home on Air Force One after their summit in Hanoi. The bromance was real, at least from Mr. Trump’s perspective. ADVERTISEMENT ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiFU9XP0RpaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MTYyMDAzJmxpPSZtPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnA9XzIwMjEwMjIxVwNueXRCCmAtV8oyYGnjrcVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~ ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiFU9XP0RpaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9NDMzNjc4JmxpPSZtPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnA9XzIwMjEwMjIxVwNueXRCCmAtV8oyYGnjrcVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~ ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiFU9XP0RpaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9NTY0NzQ4JmxpPSZtPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnA9XzIwMjEwMjIxVwNueXRCCmAtV8oyYGnjrcVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~ Now, a break from the news Con Poulos for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Jerrie-Joy Redman-Lloyd. Cook: This [shrimp étouffée](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiFU9XP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly9jb29raW5nLm55dGltZXMuY29tL3JlY2lwZXMvMTAyMTg0OC1zaHJpbXAtZXRvdWZmZWU_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF91bmRlZmluZWRfcF8yMDIxMDIyMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yNzM0NyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj1hQnJlYWsmc2VnbWVudF9pZD01MjA4MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYC1XyjJgaeOtxVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) draws inspiration from both Cajun and Creole cuisines. Listen: Radio drama, especially from its golden age in the 1930s through the ’50s, is freely available, thanks to the internet. [Here are six shows to enjoy.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiFU9XP0T4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wMi8yMC9hdC1ob21lL29sZC10aW1lLXJhZGlvLWVwaXNvZGVzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF91bmRlZmluZWRfcF8yMDIxMDIyMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yNzM0NyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj1hQnJlYWsmc2VnbWVudF9pZD01MjA4MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYC1XyjJgaeOtxVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) Do: Thinking of buying an electric car? They’re available in many sizes, shapes and prices. [Here’s a roundup.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiFU9XP0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wMi8yMC9hdC1ob21lL2VsZWN0cmljLWNhci1tb2RlbHMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X3VuZGVmaW5lZF9wXzIwMjEwMjIxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTI3MzQ3Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWN0aW9uPWFCcmVhayZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTUyMDgyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpgLVfKMmBp463FUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) Find something that will bring you laughter. [At Home has ideas](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiFU9XP0TaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vc3BvdGxpZ2h0L2F0LWhvbWU_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF91bmRlZmluZWRfcF8yMDIxMDIyMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yNzM0NyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj1hQnJlYWsmc2VnbWVudF9pZD01MjA4MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYC1XyjJgaeOtxVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) on what to read, cook, watch, and do while staying safe at home. And now for the Back Story on … Taking stock of 500,000 deaths A graphic on Sunday’s front page of The New York Times depicts the totality of Covid’s devastation in the United States. From afar, the [graphic](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiFU9XP0T0aHR0cHM6Ly9zdGF0aWMwMS5ueXQuY29tL2ltYWdlcy8yMDIxLzAyLzIxL255dGZyb250cGFnZS9zY2FuLnBkZj9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X3VuZGVmaW5lZF9wXzIwMjEwMjIxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTI3MzQ3Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWN0aW9uPWJhY2tTdG9yeSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTUyMDgyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpgLVfKMmBp463FUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) looks like a blur of gray, but up close it shows something much darker: close to 500,000 individual dots, each [representing a single life lost to the coronavirus](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiFU9XP0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wMi8yMS9pbnNpZGVyL2NvdmlkLTUwMGstZnJvbnQtcGFnZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfdW5kZWZpbmVkX3BfMjAyMTAyMjEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjczNDcmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249YmFja1N0b3J5JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NTIwODImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmAtV8oyYGnjrcVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). The New York Times This is not the first time The Times’s designers have used the front page to represent the scale of the pandemic’s toll. When Covid-19 deaths in the United States reached 100,000 last May, [the page was filled with names of those lost](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiFU9XP4QPAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDUvMjMvcmVhZGVyLWNlbnRlci9jb3JvbmF2aXJ1cy1uZXcteW9yay10aW1lcy1mcm9udC1wYWdlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF91bmRlZmluZWRfcF8yMDIxMDIyMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yNzM0NyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj1iYWNrU3Rvcnkmc2VnbWVudF9pZD01MjA4MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYC1XyjJgaeOtxVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) — nearly a thousand of them, just 1 percent of the country’s toll then. And as that number approached 200,000, the lead photograph on the page showed [the yard of an artist in Texas](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiFU9XP0T6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wOS8yMC9pbnNpZGVyL2Zyb250LXBhZ2UtMjAway1kZWF0aHMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X3VuZGVmaW5lZF9wXzIwMjEwMjIxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTI3MzQ3Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWN0aW9uPWJhY2tTdG9yeSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTUyMDgyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpgLVfKMmBp463FUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), who filled his lawn with a small flag for every life lost to the virus in his state. But this is the first time the front page has depicted all of the U.S. fatalities. “I think part of this technique, which is good, is that it overwhelms you — because it should,” said Lazaro Gamio, a graphics editor at The Times. That’s it for this briefing. See you next time. — Carole Thank you To Theodore Kim and Jahaan Singh for the break from the news. You can reach the team at [briefing@nytimes.com](mailto:briefing+pm@nytimes.com?subject=Briefing%20Feedback&te=1&nl=morning-briefing&emc=edit_undefined_p_20210221§ion=endNote). P.S. • We’re listening to “[The Daily](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiFU9XP4QXAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMDIvMTkvcG9kY2FzdHMvdGhlLWRhaWx5L2Nvcm9uYXZpcnVzLXBhbmRlbWljLWNoaWxkcmVuLXZhY2NpbmF0aW9ucy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfdW5kZWZpbmVkX3BfMjAyMTAyMjEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjczNDcmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249ZW5kTm90ZSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTUyMDgyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpgLVfKMmBp463FUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~).” Our latest episode is on children and Covid. • Here’s our [Mini Crossword](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiFU9XP0TeaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vY3Jvc3N3b3Jkcy9nYW1lL21pbmk_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF91bmRlZmluZWRfcF8yMDIxMDIyMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yNzM0NyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj1lbmROb3RlJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NTIwODImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmAtV8oyYGnjrcVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), and a clue: Cold War superpower (four letters). 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