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We’re covering immigrants’ constitutional rights — as well as Ukraine talks, the New York mayoral race and Wes Anderson.At a demonstration in New York City.  David Dee Delgado/ReutersImmigrant silenceThe Trump administration has tried in recent weeks to deport several immigrants who spoke out against Israel. First, it arrested Mahmoud Khalil, a green-card holder who’d joined pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University. Officials also arrested a Georgetown University researcher with an academic visa. They deported a nephrologist at Brown University, even though she had a valid visa. Another student activist at Columbia fled to Canada after immigration officials came to her home.President Trump has said that more arrests will come — a test of the government’s ability to deport people with views that he disagrees with.How is this legal? The First Amendment, after all, protects freedom of speech in nearly absolute terms. It allows people to espouse even the most unsavory views, including support for genocide, and face no criminal penalty as a result.But Trump is taking advantage of a genuinely unsettled aspect of the law: Does the Constitution protect noncitizens’ freedom of speech? Today’s newsletter will look at the arguments.Trump’s caseThe Supreme Court has said that the First Amendment applies to noncitizens in the United States when it comes to criminal and civil penalties. But those protections don’t necessarily apply to deportations, the court has found. The federal government has nearly absolute power over immigration, including its ability to deport noncitizens; it gets to decide who comes and then stays in this country, potentially at the expense of constitutional rights.In 1952, for example, the Supreme Court ruled that the government could deport immigrants for Communist Party membership without violating the First Amendment. (I experienced this firsthand: A government official asked me if I was a communist during my interview to become a U.S. citizen in the 2000s.)More specifically, administration officials cite a 1952 statute that lets the government deport immigrants, even green-card holders, for views that hamper U.S. foreign policy. The administration says that Khalil and others supported Hamas and Hezbollah, designated terrorist groups. That supposed support seems to be limited to the immigrants’ advocacy — social media posts, fliers, protests, attendance at a Hezbollah leader’s funeral. The government has not accused them of sending money or other assistance to those groups. It says that speech is enough to justify deportation.Last week, the administration leveled new accusations against Khalil. It said that he failed to disclose his membership in pro-Palestinian groups or his work for the British government when he applied for a green card. The hastily added accusations appear to be an attempt to sidestep free speech concerns about his case, my colleague Jonah Bromwich wrote.Immigrants do have due process rights, and Khalil’s case is currently going through the courts. But the administration has tried to bypass even those protections in other cases. It cited the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to deport hundreds of Venezuelan migrants without any kind of hearing in court. It claimed, but did not prove, that these migrants were members of criminal gangs supported by the Venezuelan government.The administration’s efforts to punish speech and bypass due process would be blatantly unconstitutional for a U.S. citizen. But for immigrants, the legality of the government’s actions is less certain.The oppositionThis approach leaves immigrants with no practical free speech rights, Nadine Strossen, former president of the A.C.L.U., told me. The First Amendment allows us to speak freely without fear of legal retribution. But if an immigrant’s political advocacy gets him deported, he does have to worry about retribution — and may choose not to speak at all.While conservatives may feel empowered now, their approach could backfire in the future. Suppose that conservative immigrants — say, Trump-supporting Venezuelans, known as MAGAzuelans — attend a Make America Great Again rally. A Democratic administration could claim that participants of the rally supported an enemy of the United States by, for example, opposing aid to Ukraine. That administration could then try to deport the immigrants for their speech.This is the slippery slope of exceptions to free speech and other constitutional rights: What counts as a violent act? What is a terrorist group? Who is an enemy of the United States? What does it mean to support them? A president can twist the answers to these questions to fit any agenda and go after people with opposing views, bypassing fundamental rights.What’s nextThe Supreme Court has not directly addressed the issue of immigrants’ free speech rights since the Red Scare of the 1940s and ’50s. Lower courts have, but they have been divided. As the Trump administration tests the law, the Supreme Court will likely have to chime in once again.In the meantime, immigrants have reason to worry. Already, college officials have warned immigrant students that nobody can protect them. In that sense, the Trump administration’s approach is already working: It has likely persuaded immigrants to stay quiet about causes that the president disagrees with.THE LATEST NEWSWar in UkraineRussian and U.S. officials are meeting in Saudi Arabia to discuss details of a limited cease-fire in Ukraine. The U.S. and Ukraine met yesterday.Vladimir Putin’s war aims haven’t shifted, but he sees economic and geopolitical benefits in humoring Trump’s push for a peace deal, Anton Troianovski writes.See what Ukrainian families of children with long-term illnesses have endured in the war.More International NewsPope Francis Tiziana Fabi/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesPope Francis made his first public appearance in more than a month, waving briefly from the balcony of a hospital in Rome. The hospital has discharged him.Sudan’s army now controls most of central Khartoum, a shift in the tide of the country’s civil war. A Times reporter and photographer were the first Western journalists to re-enter the ravaged capital.Canada’s new prime minister, Mark Carney, called an early federal election for next month.The Israeli cabinet moved to dismiss the attorney general. Critics say the move is part of an effort to curb judicial independence.Israel expanded its offensive in Gaza. It has taken control of more territory and issued new evacuation orders for residents who recently returned to their homes.Protests erupted in Turkey after the authorities removed and jailed Istanbul’s mayor, a rival of the president.Trump AdministrationMigrants in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, in December. Paul Ratje for The New York TimesLawyers will ask a federal judge today to maintain protections against deportation for nearly 350,000 Venezuelans.The U.S. plans to send Usha Vance and senior officials to Greenland this week. The island’s prime minister called the move aggressive.At the National Institutes of Health, senior scientists fear that Trump policies could undermine research into obesity and cancer.Mayor Eric Adams’s office instructed New York officials to avoid criticizing Trump and has screened agency statements closely.Elon Musk’s DOGE took over the U.S. Institute of Peace’s building after a nearly five-hour standoff. Read what happened.Radio Martí, a U.S.-funded broadcaster, provoked Cuba’s communist government for four decades. Trump dismantled it in days.The White House is trying to recruit corporate sponsors for its Easter Egg Roll.More on PoliticsRepublican lawmakers in Montana, frustrated with liberal judges, are considering bills that would reshape the state’s judiciary.Mia Love, the first Black Republican woman elected to Congress, died at 49. She was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2022.At a Covid memorial, candidates running for New York mayor urged voters not to support Andrew Cuomo because of his pandemic response.BusinessThe C.E.O. of Netflix, Reed Hastings, donated $50 million to his alma mater, Bowdoin College, to research artificial intelligence. 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See who won.M.L.B.: The former Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner announced that his 14-year-old son had died unexpectedly.Soccer: The U.S. men’s national team lost at home to Canada for the first time in decades.ARTS AND IDEASSome memoirists’ friends. From top left: Chloe Dalton; Helen Macdonald; Catherine Raven; Frieda HughesWriters have long described their relationships with dogs and cats in literature. In recent years, however, the pet memoir has expanded to include a number of other domesticated animals including chickens, goats, pigs, alpacas and donkeys. These stories explore what it means to connect with an untamed creature.More on cultureA new exhibition explores Wes Anderson’s distinctive visual style through his movie’s props.Conan O’Brien was awarded the Mark Twain Prize at the Kennedy Center. People joked about Trump’s takeover.THE MORNING RECOMMENDS …David Malosh for The New York Times. 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We’re covering a meeting between U.S. and Ukrainian officials and Israel’s expanding offensive in Gaza.Plus, how scammers make money vanish.Firefighters in Sloviansk, eastern Ukraine, on Wednesday after a Russian drone strike. Nicole Tung for The New York TimesUkrainian and U.S. officials met in Saudi ArabiaUkrainian officials met with U.S. envoys yesterday in Saudi Arabia to discuss a possible limited cease-fire in the war with Russia. Russian and U.S. representatives are scheduled to speak today. Here’s what to know.The talks, held in Riyadh, were expected to focus on the temporary halt by both sides of strikes on energy infrastructure, and on safety for shipping in the Black Sea. A Ukrainian official said the Kyiv delegation might hold additional discussions with U.S. officials today.Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s personal envoy to President Vladimir Putin of Russia, has said that the ultimate goal of the talks is a 30-day full cease-fire that would potentially allow time for negotiations toward a permanent truce.What’s next: The path to a truce has been shaky, with both sides ready to continue fighting. Moscow continues to insist on maximalist positions, including territorial control and ensuring that Ukraine never joins NATO. Kyiv has said that it will not concede to the Kremlin’s demands, and has accused Putin of stalling for time.Attacks continue: At least three people were killed during a large Russian drone attack on Kyiv, officials said yesterday. In recent months, Russia has intensified strikes on the capital.More on TrumpElon Musk’s position in the Trump administration has him set up to make billions off new government contracts.Usha Vance, the second lady, and U.S. officials including the national security adviser are expected to visit Greenland this week. Local officials are less than pleased.Venezuela said it will resume accepting U.S. deportation flights.“Where am I going to go?” We spoke to 25 migrants from around the world who were deported from the U.S. and are now stranded in Panama.Deportations haven’t surged under Trump, but they have changed. Let us explain.As Trump promotes renewed business ties with Russia, an American investor who was jailed in Moscow in 2019 has a warning: Anyone there can become a pawn.Track Trump’s actions since he took office.A camp for displaced Palestinians in Gaza City on Friday.  Saher Alghorra for The New York TimesIsrael expanded its Gaza offensiveIsraeli forces yesterday were expanding their Gaza offensive into the north and south of the enclave, issuing evacuation orders for people who had only just returned home. Israel’s military said that it had carried out airstrikes against Hamas targets and infrastructure.Gaza’s Health Ministry said that 39 people were killed in Israeli bombardments over the past day. Hamas announced that Israel had killed a senior member of its political bureau, Salah al-Bardawil. The Palestinian Civil Defense in Gaza warned of “imminent danger threatening the lives” of more than 50,000 people in the southern city of Rafah.Political turmoil: The Israeli cabinet yesterday passed a no-confidence motion against the country’s attorney general, beginning the process of dismissing her. In a letter, the attorney general said that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government sought to put itself “above the law.”Ramadan among ruins: After months of death, destruction and deprivation, many in Gaza met to celebrate this time of fasting and prayer. Here are photos of how they have navigated this year’s holiday, with heartbreak.Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain, center. Andrew Testa for The New York TimesBritain’s leader on Trump, Putin and a changed worldPrime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain has turned from a methodical human rights lawyer and politician into something akin to a wartime leader. In conversations with our London bureau chief, Starmer spoke about how the tectonic shifts in America’s dynamics with Europe and Russia needed to be a “galvanizing moment.”The prime minister also discussed Russia’s leader, Britain’s unshakable relationship with the U.S. and the urgent need to think about security and defense. Read the interview here.MORE TOP NEWSAdrian Wyld/The Canadian Press, via Associated PressCanada: Prime Minister Mark Carney called for a federal election to take place on April 28. He has been prime minister for only 10 days.South Korea: Nearly 30 wildfires broke out in the southeast over the weekend, killing four people and injuring six others.Vatican: A frail-looking Pope Francis appeared briefly on the balcony of a hospital in Rome to greet hundreds of people gathered in front of the building.Turkey: The mayor of Istanbul, the main rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, was jailed and removed from office ahead of coming presidential elections.Sudan: We were invited into the lair of a Sudanese Army sniper, in what was once a riverside luxury building in Khartoum.Travel: Britain has ordered an urgent investigation into how a fire left Heathrow Airport in darkness on Friday.Abuse: The Tate brothers, pursued by human-trafficking charges, are returning to Romania from the U.S. for a proceeding in their criminal case.Film: Disney’s latest remake of “Snow White” had a sleepy opening weekend at the box office.SportsOscar Piastri behind the wheel. Clive Mason/Getty ImagesFormula 1: Oscar Piastri delivered a commanding performance at the Chinese Grand Prix, leading teammate Lando Norris to a McLaren 1-2 finish.Soccer: Erling Haaland, Martin Odegaard and Norway’s desperate quest to end decades in the wilderness.Performance: Sport’s fascination with aesthetically perfect form is misguided. Just take a look at the record-breaking runner Quincy Wilson.MORNING READChang W. Lee/The New York TimesImagine you’re running an online scam. You need to move stolen cash — a lot of it. Luckily for you, there is a global network of matchmakers waiting to connect you with mules who can move the money around and launderers who can clean it.My colleagues followed a trail of stolen wealth which led, surprisingly, to an established financial conglomerate in Cambodia called Huione Group. Here’s how these criminals make money vanish.Lives lived: Max Frankel, who fled Nazi Germany and later became a Pulitzer Prize-winning correspondent for The Times and then its executive editor, died at 94.CONVERSATION STARTERSMorgan Karanasios, via Rizzoli New YorkOn the road again: With limited resources and an uncertain future, a couple built a tiny home that can go wherever life takes them.Art along the Silk Road: At a fashion store hidden within Uzbekistan’s oldest market, artists gathered to celebrate the country’s inaugural Bukhara Biennial.Tying up loose ends: The second season of the series “Severance” has ended. Which fan theories were correct?We hope you’ve enjoyed this newsletter, which is made possible through subscriber support. Subscribe to The New York Times.ARTS AND IDEASLyndon French for The New York TimesBlack metal’s wildest band (somehow) turns 40Mayhem, a Norwegian black metal band, released the genre’s defining album in 1994. During those early years, coverage of the band was overshadowed by lurid tabloid headlines about murder and church burnings. But in the decades since, Mayhem has shown startling artistic longevity and influence. This year, they’re touring for their 40th anniversary.The tour explores Mayhem’s full arc: grim and occult, but also with a twisted catharsis.“We’re not dealing with love songs or the countryside,” one member, Necrobutcher, said. “We are dealing with the dark, aggressive, bad. But there is tragedy and sadness as well, which is also beautiful.”RECOMMENDATIONSJim Wilson/The New York TimesCook: This salmon dish has just four ingredients, and plenty of room for you to get creative with the flavors.Read: A new Yoko Ono biography presents her as a feminist and activist, an avant-garde artist with world-class sass.Watch: You can stream these five films for free, right now.Play: Spelling Bee, the Mini Crossword, Wordle and Sudoku. Find all our games here.That’s it for today. 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Today you’ll hear from our theater reporter, Michael Paulson, about the rising cost of hot Broadway tickets. We’re also covering the Democratic Party, Elon Musk and a scammer’s manual.At the Ethel Barrymore Theater in New York.  Amir Hamja for The New York TimesPut money in thy purseBy Michael PaulsonI am The Times’s theater reporter.There’s a starry production of “Othello” opening on Broadway tonight. And if you’re among the many people who really, really want to see Denzel Washington as a jealous general, opposite Jake Gyllenhaal as a scheming Iago, it’s going to cost you: Most of the center orchestra seats, as well as a few rows in the mezzanine, are being sold for $921 apiece.The high prices for this Shakespeare classic are setting records. During its second week of previews, “Othello” grossed more at the box office than any other nonmusical play had ever grossed on Broadway.Tickets for the hottest Broadway shows are now out of reach for many. And the same is true for other sought-after live events, such as pop concerts (which now cost hundreds, sometimes thousands, of dollars per ticket) and big sports games. (A few weeks before the Super Bowl, the cheapest available tickets were reselling for more than the average monthly mortgage payment.)In today’s newsletter, I’ll explain how Broadway seats became so eye-poppingly pricey.Trying to break evenProducing Broadway shows has become more expensive since the pandemic, and a vast majority of them lose money. So producers have been staging more short runs of plays with stars in lead roles — the stars attract ticket buyers, and the short runs allow those stars to more quickly return to filmmaking, which pays better than Broadway. Limited runs also seem to incentivize potential ticket buyers, because people find the now-or-never aspect motivating.There is, of course, a tension between profitability and accessibility. These prices are preventing some potential theatergoers from seeing high-profile productions of important work.Investors who spend money to bring shows to Broadway embrace high ticket prices because they want at least a shot at recouping their expenses. But many theater lovers, as they reminded me in a rollicking comments thread on the story I wrote about this subject last week, find these prices upsetting, because they want to see the shows they want to see at price points they consider reasonable.Atop the Booth Theater in New York. Sara Krulwich/The New York Times“Othello,” with an average ticket price last week of $338.83, is the most expensive show on Broadway right now, but it’s not the only costly ticket. A stage adaptation of “Good Night, and Good Luck” starring George Clooney had an average ticket price of $303.75 last week, and a revival of “Glengarry Glen Ross” featuring Bill Burr, Kieran Culkin and Bob Odenkirk had an average price of $207.40.It’s important to be aware that most shows cost far less. The overall average ticket price on Broadway last week was $134.96. There were nine shows selling seats for under $50, including Tony-winning productions of “Chicago” and “Hadestown” and “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.”Bargain hunters can often get even better deals by purchasing discounted tickets at a TKTS booth, entering an online lottery, lining up for rush tickets, finding a promo code or just sitting in seats that aren’t quite as close to the stage.Supply and demandSome people don’t like it when I say this, but ticket prices are set to reflect market demand. Tickets cost more for shows that have high demand and limited supply (there are 1,042 seats in the theater where “Othello” is playing); prices are higher for performances at the most desirable times and for seats in the most desirable locations. And if you wait until the last minute to look for tickets to a buzzy show, you’re probably going to pay more.Broadway producers hire consultants to advise them on pricing strategy, and some engage in dynamic pricing, adjusting prices to reflect shifting demand in real time. Producers often remind me that if they underprice tickets, those tickets will get scooped up by speculators who then seek to make a profit on the resale market, effectively redirecting a show’s financial upside away from artists and investors and toward de facto scalpers.What happens next? Reviews for “Othello” should start rolling out in the wee hours of Monday morning. (The show gave critics free tickets under the condition that reviews be published after midnight, so the company can enjoy its opening night party without worrying about notices.) If the reviews are great, prices could rise; if they are terrible, they could fall — although the show is already pretty well sold, so there’s not a ton of remaining inventory. Meantime, expect prices for the most in-demand shows, on Broadway and beyond, to remain high as long as there are people willing to pay those prices.THE LATEST NEWSImmigrationVenezuela said it would resume accepting U.S. deportation flights. The move was prompted by the plight of Venezuelan migrants sent by Washington to El Salvadoran prisons without due process.The I.R.S. is preparing to help Homeland Security officials locate migrants they are trying to deport.The Trump administration sent dozens of migrants to Panama last month. Some have been repatriated, but others are stranded and unsure of what to do next.Though U.S. officials have taken new and unusual measures to crack down on immigration, the number of deportation flights has not yet surged under President Trump.More on the Trump AdministrationA SpaceX Falcon 9 at Cape Canaveral, Fla., in January. Cristobal Herrera-Ulashkevich/EPA, via ShutterstockElon Musk’s Space X could secure billions in federal contracts and other support under Trump.Trump directed officials to seek sanctions against law firms that engaged in “unreasonable” litigation, a broadening of his retribution campaign against lawyers he dislikes.Some academics worry about what Columbia University’s concessions to Trump might mean for academic freedom.What is the Department of Government Efficiency? Trump and Musk say one thing, but in court filings, government lawyers say another.The Democratic PartyLooking ahead to the 2028 election and a post-Bernie Sanders era, some on the left see Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as the next leader of the progressives — if she wants it.As Nancy Pelosi weighs whether to run again for Congress, challengers in San Francisco are lining up.InternationalPrime Minister Keir Starmer Andrew Testa for The New York Times“We have to treat this as a galvanizing moment”: Keir Starmer, Britain’s prime minister, spoke with The Times about Vladimir Putin, Trump and the U.S.-Europe alliance.A court in Turkey jailed Istanbul’s mayor pending a trial on corruption charges. Critics believe the country’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, is trying to abort the mayor’s presidential campaign before it begins.Doctors are expected to discharge Pope Francis from the hospital today. 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She died at 88.BOOK OF THE WEEKBy Jennifer Harlan“Sunrise on the Reaping,” by Suzanne Collins: It’s been nearly two decades since Suzanne Collins introduced readers to Katniss Everdeen, to the brutal nation of Panem and to the televised adolescent death match known as the Hunger Games. Five books later, she returns to this dystopian world with a propulsive new prequel, “Sunrise on the Reaping,” which unspools the story of Katniss’s louche, loyal mentor, Haymitch Abernathy. Readers of the original “Hunger Games” trilogy will remember that a teenage Haymitch won the 50th Hunger Games and, when he returned home, found a government-inflicted tragedy that would haunt him for the rest of his life. In this new installment, Collins fills in the details — and, in doing so, explores with devastating precision how disinformation and authoritarianism work. There is so much that is out of Haymitch’s control: With the odds stacked against him 47-1, he certainly doesn’t expect to make it out of the Games alive. But he and the vibrant cast of new and familiar characters find ways to resist the government’s script, clinging to a piece of advice from Haymitch’s father: “Don’t let them paint their posters with your blood.”More on the bookRead the full review here.Need a refresher on the world of “The Hunger Games”? 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Is there any part of you that thinks it’s not a good thing for the people who have read your book to be thinking about a parent, “Oh, you’re emotionally immature, and that is what defines you now?”Absolutely, I think it’s a danger. That is the problem with the categorizing part of our mind. Once we call something something, we think we know all about it. I’ve tried to moderate that by helping people see more of the big picture about why these people became emotionally immature, what they’re trying to do with that kind of behavior and what you can do about it.Do children owe parents anything?I look at that question differently. I look at it as, do any of us owe anybody else anything?What’s the answer?Yes, I think we do. If I’m walking down the street and somebody trips and falls, I’m going to help them get up. I wouldn’t want to live in a world where that wasn’t there, but what has happened is that there has been such an assumption that because you’re my child, you owe me something. That’s where you get to a point where there should be a boundary. Know what it’s going to cost you to respond. Think about yourself too, and then make your best decision.Read more of the interview here.THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINEPhoto illustration by Bobby Doherty. Source photograph by Jesse Dittmar/Redux.Click the cover image above to read this week’s magazine.THE MORNING RECOMMENDS …Fall asleep with this simple technique.Clean your shower.Use a hand warmer.MEAL PLANAndrew Purcell for The New York TimesIn this week’s Five Weeknight Dishes newsletter, Emily Weinstein suggests making a spiced roast chicken with tangy yogurt sauce, a pasta with garlicky spinach and buttered pistachios, and a pan-seared salmon.NOW TIME TO PLAYHere is today’s Spelling Bee. Yesterday’s pangram was molding.Can you put eight historical events — including the building of the Great Sphinx, the first diamond rings and the invention of plastic shopping bags — in chronological order? 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But rewards await.View in browser|nytimes.comMarch 22, 2025By Melissa KirschGood morning. Being new at something isn’t always pleasant, but beyond the discomfort, rewards await.María Jesús ContrerasSpring awakeningOne afternoon last week, I convinced a friend to accompany me to a restaurant in Brooklyn to learn how to play Hong Kong-style mahjong. I’d always been intrigued by mahjong’s colorful bakelite tiles, the satisfying clacking sound they make as they’re shuffled. My mother plays the American version twice a week with the same groups of friends, a clubby ritual that makes me a little jealous: Why don’t I have a regular game of something going?We were a group of 15 or so students, all new to the game. To begin, we played a dummy round with all the tiles turned over so that everyone could see their values and the teacher could walk us through each step of gameplay: Here’s how you set up the table, building a wall of tiles. Roll the dice to see which player gets to break the wall. These are the suit tiles, these are the honor tiles, the dragons, the winds.Mahjong’s not a cinch to learn. Our teacher was excellent, repeating each step of the rules several times, asking us to repeat them back to him. There were whiffs of card games I knew, but I found the intricacies confusing: Wait, you need three identical tiles to form a pung? How did that guy just win the game when I was still working out how the flower tiles operate?And then: Why am I learning to play this game when I already know many other games and I do not ever play them? This was the thought that snagged me, that made me want to politely claim an emergency and walk out mid-lesson: Why am I doing this? Ostensibly, I’m a curious person, one who’s drawn to new experiences, who wants to expand her horizons, to multiply opportunities for fun. Mahjong offers all of these things! But learning a new game is something I haven’t done in ages. It’s something kids (and their parents) do readily, but eventually, most of us stop. The machinery for learning new things becomes creaky. It’s not easy or comfortable to get that old mainframe up and running again. So many things in life are not easy or comfortable already! Why opt in to another one? And do I even have room in my brain, on my calendar, for another thing that I do?The friend I’d brought with me to mahjong surprised me a few days later, when I had assumed we’d both decided that our lesson was diverting enough, but neither of us had the energy or appetite or brain plasticity to ever play again. “I got us a mahjong set,” she announced. “Now we just need two other people and we can play.” I thought back to our lesson, how I’d wanted to leave because I wasn’t mastering mahjong fast enough. Being bad at something feels bad. Being new is often unpleasant and embarrassing. Of course we default to doing things we’re good at. We like to be confident and comfortable and look cool.But here was an invitation to community. An invitation to be bad at something with other people, with the goal of getting to the other side: a new hobby, a new ritual, maybe, eventually, that clubbiness I’d envied in my mom’s games.I wrote a couple of weeks ago about how I think of this time of year as one of unclenching, of letting go of that coiled, withholding winter self and opening up to spring, which officially arrived this past Thursday in the Northern Hemisphere. The unclenching, I am now thinking, can sometimes be challenging. Deliberately moving from a familiar place to an unfamiliar one isn’t without its discomforts. I was reading recently about how, when a chick is ready to hatch, it develops an egg tooth, a sharp little structure on its beak that it uses to peck its way out of the egg. How incredible! How do we grow our own egg teeth, generate our own tools to crack our own shells, escape our too-tight enclosures and emerge into the light?THE LATEST NEWSTrump AdministrationColumbia University agreed to overhaul its protest policies and its Middle Eastern studies department, conceding to demands from the Trump administration.President Trump’s grudge with Columbia traces back to a failed real estate deal 25 years ago.President Trump revoked security clearances for prominent figures like Kamala Harris, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden and more.The administration shut down watchdog agencies in the Department of Homeland Security responsible for overseeing the president’s immigration crackdown.The Pentagon canceled a scheduled briefing for Elon Musk on top-secret plans for a potential war with China after The Times reported on the meeting.Trump announced that he would move some core functions of the Education Department, including student loans and special education services, to other agencies.Other Big StoriesBrendan George Ko for The New York TimesIn some parts of Los Angeles where wildfires turned neighborhoods to rubble, trees were the only thing left standing.George Foreman, the heavyweight boxing champion who parlayed his fame into a multimillion-dollar grill business, has died at 76.London’s Heathrow Airport has resumed operations, after a fire forced it to cancel or divert more than 1,000 flights.Bryan Johnson, an entrepreneur known for the extreme lengths he goes to to remain young, has long used confidentiality agreements to control his image. Now those agreements are starting to backfire.THE WEEK IN CULTURETVAdam Scott and Britt Lower in the ""Severance"" season finale. Apple TV+“Severance,” the hit Apple TV+ series, released its season finale. Noel Murray has a recap of the episode, and Tejal Rao wrote about how the show’s food is its own chilling character.For the past 20 years, Ellen Pompeo has rarely worked outside the hospital environment of “Grey’s Anatomy.” For a new Hulu series, she changes out of her scrubs.The British detective show “Ludwig,” about a reclusive puzzlemaker who solves mysteries, is a charming escape from uncertain times.For the “White Lotus,” Patrick Schwarzenegger drew on his own privilege to play a cocky finance bro.FilmDisney’s live-action “Snow White,” our critic writes, “is neither good enough to admire nor bad enough to joyfully skewer.”Robert De Niro plays two friends-turned-rivals in “The Alto Knights.” It is one of the nine new movies our critics are talking about this week.Wes Anderson, the eccentric director, hoarded props from all his film sets. This week, his collection went on display in a French museum.TheaterTituss Burgess has taken over as Mary Todd Lincoln in “Oh, Mary!” Read about how he prepared for his return to Broadway.The country singer Orville Peck is dropping his ever-present face mask for a role on Broadway.More CultureOn fashion runways, ultra-thin models are back.Assassin’s Creed Shadows follows an African-born samurai and a young shinobi in Japan. The game’s vibrant world, however, is more compelling than its story.Jensen McRae, the buzzy folk-pop songwriter, is one of 11 artists to watch, as picked by our critics. See the list.A subscription to match the variety of your interests.News. Games. Recipes. Product reviews. Sports reporting. A New York Times All Access subscription covers all of it and more. Subscribe today.CULTURE CALENDARBy Alexis Soloski📺 “Mid-Century Modern” (Friday) What if “The Golden Girls” were … boys? That’s the shtick behind this something-old, something-new situation comedy from David Kohan and Max Mutchnick, the creators of “Will and Grace.” Filmed before a live audience for Hulu, the show focuses its cameras on three men (played by Nathan Lane, Matt Bomer and Nathan Lee Graham) who take early retirement together in Palm Springs. Droll, zingy and sometimes melancholic (there are at least two funerals this season), it’s both a throwback to sitcoms past and a contemporary look at gay men in midlife.RECIPE OF THE WEEKDavid Malosh for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Simon Andrews.By Mia LeimkuhlerCreamy Asparagus PastaWith spring officially springing, vegetable-filled pastas are the move. Krysten Chambrot, an assistant editor on the Food desk, has assembled 24 easy spring pastas for you here; this creamy asparagus pasta gives the season’s favorite stalk an umami boost with roasted seaweed and kombu. A little sesame oil glosses the rigatoni at the end for a dish that’s full of bite in no time at all.REAL ESTATEJordan Fenlon, Adam Stone and Penny the dog. George Etheredge for The New York TimesThe Hunt: After a London sale fell through, a couple found their way to New York with a budget of $900,000. Which home did they choose? Play our game.Living in: The Bywater Historic District in New Orleans offers a calm retreat just 15 minutes from Bourbon Street.What you get for $1.1 million: A 19th-century red brick townhouse in Hudson, N.Y.; a 2021 condo in Honolulu; or an 1893 Romanesque Revival building in Philadelphia.LIVINGAngela HauBy design: An actor wanted a maximalist home. He got something else entirely.Changes: Yes, adults can develop seasonal allergies. Here’s why.Generation wars: Tight-on-tight or tight-on-baggy? Millennials and Gen Z are fighting about gym clothes.Vroom! In Italy’s “Motor Valley,” car enthusiasts can admire — and even drive — Ferraris and Lamborghinis.Scam or not? People are using vibration plates to lose weight. Here’s what the data says.ADVICE FROM WIRECUTTERHow to find the perfect pair of running shoesIt takes some trial and error to find the right pair of running shoes. Wirecutter’s experts recommend starting by considering what you want most from your shoes. If it’s distance, pay attention to cushioning. If it’s speed, focus on the weight and responsiveness. As for fit, it’s a good idea to be flexible about sizing: Every brand’s sizes are a little different. Use your normal running-shoe size as a starting point, but don’t be shy about sizing up (or, more rarely, down). To help inspire your search, we have recommendations for some of our favorite women’s and men’s running shoes — including a pair stylish enough to wear every day. — Seth BerkmanGAME OF THE WEEKSt. John’s guard RJ Luis Jr., left, and Arkansas forward Trevon Brazile. Eric Canha/Imagn ImagesN.C.A.A. tournament: It’s the best weekend of the year for college basketball fans, with games on from noon till night in both the women’s and men’s tournaments. Here are three to watch today from the men’s bracket:St. John’s vs. Arkansas: Rick Pitino and John Calipari — two championship-winning coaches — both took on program-rebuilding jobs with these teams in the last two years. Apparently, the rebuilds didn’t take long.Gonzaga vs. Houston: Most experts thought Gonzaga was underrated as a No. 8 seed, and a blowout win in the first round only made that seem more true. Now, though, the Zags must face the relentless defense that earned Houston a No. 1 Seed.Drake vs. Texas Tech: No. 11 seed Drake plays at the nation’s slowest tempo and generates a ton of turnovers. But if they hope to continue their Cinderella run, their offense will probably have to play better than it did in the first round.NOW TIME TO PLAYHere is today’s Spelling Bee. Yesterday’s pangram was incentivize.Take the news quiz to see how well you followed this week’s headlines.And here are today’s Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections, Sports Connections and Strands.Thanks for spending part of your weekend with The Times. — MelissaSign up here to get this newsletter in your inbox. Reach our team at themorning@nytimes.com.Editor: Adam B. KushnerNews Editor: Tom Wright-PiersantiAssociate Editor: Lauren JacksonNews Staff: Desiree Ibekwe, Brent Lewis, German Lopez, Ashley WuNews Assistant: Lyna BentaharSaturday Writer: Melissa KirschNeed help? 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That will be a quick addition. Let me know when the backend will be ready to accept the new filter, I’ll add it to the front end then. Best,Sanzhar  On Fri, 21 Mar 2025 at 22:11 Kai Zhang <kzhang@oxbridge-econ.com> wrote:Dear Sanzhar and Ali, I am writing to provide the details about the new filter to be added on the homepage of SmartCareers. We need a new filter, named “Level”, located after the “job” input boxThe filter has four possible choices, namely [“Entry”, “Intermediate”, “Advanced”, “Senior”]. The user choice of the filter (one from [“Entry”, “Intermediate”, “Advanced”, “Senior”]) should be passed as “level” along with parsed CV, “job”, “industry”, and “country” in the request body to the analysis API when user clicking “Analyze my CV”. Please let me know if you have any questions. Best regards,Kai",Xiaocun Qiu ,18/03/2025 07:20:00,Medium Daily Digest ,,20 Advanced Statistical Approaches Every Data Scientist Should Know 🐱‍🚀 | Sarowar Jahan Saurav,gli@oxbridge-econ.com,,,,,,, +195c7c1596f7b86c,"v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} +o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} +w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} +.shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);} + + + + + +Hi Gavin, please give me a reply as per below? Are you working on it? Thanks From: Xiaocun Qiu <admin@oxbridge-econ.com>Date: Tuesday, 18 March 2025 at 3:26 AMTo: Gavin Li <gli@oxbridge-econ.com>, snussipbek@oxbridge-econ.com <snussipbek@oxbridge-econ.com>, Kai Zhang <kzhang@oxbridge-econ.com>Subject: Re: New tasks for SmartCareersHi Gavin, Could you please take care of the task assigned to zhang Kai? I have much work for him, which may keep him busy for at least a week Sent via the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5, an AT&T 5G smartphoneGet Outlook for AndroidFrom: Gavin Li <gli@oxbridge-econ.com>Sent: Monday, March 17, 2025 3:13:52 AMTo: snussipbek@oxbridge-econ.com <snussipbek@oxbridge-econ.com>; Kai Zhang <kzhang@oxbridge-econ.com>Cc: admin@oxbridge-econ.com <admin@oxbridge-econ.com>Subject: Re: New tasks for SmartCareers  Hi @Sanzhar Nussipbek & @Kai Zhang,  @Sanzhar Nussipbek You may focus on Registered user login.@Kai Zhang You may focus on Record of past resumes and target titles Let me know if you have any questions. Thanks, Gavin  On Sun, Mar 16, 2025 at 4:01 AM Shing Chow CHENG <shing@firstcapital.asia> wrote:Hi guys, well noted. my further response in blue below.Shing Chow CHENGManaging DirectorFirstCapital Asia Investments Ltdhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/shingchowchenghttps://www.firstcapital.asia/On 16/3/2025 2:41 am, admin@oxbridge-econ.com wrote:I am looping Shing into this email chain. Gavin’s reply highlighted in yellow. From: Gavin Li <gli@oxbridge-econ.com>Date: Saturday, 15 March 2025 at 1:51 PMTo: admin@oxbridge-econ.com <admin@oxbridge-econ.com>Cc: snussipbek@oxbridge-econ.com <snussipbek@oxbridge-econ.com>Subject: Re: New tasks for SmartCareersHi, Please find my reply.     Registered user login.        Do you have any preferred Identity Providers, Google, Facebook, or just custom email? Shing: custom email is fine. google & facebook (to me) raises privacy concerns as they use their logins and passwords, and they may be shy to use it (as I certainly am). Do correct me if I am wrong.Gavin: I think using 3rd party identity providers is common practice, like Spotify and Linkedin and these providers verify user credentials without storing sensitive information on the third-party site while custom email method requires us to store the client credentials. So at the beginning stage, implement the google one will be more feasible.Shing: sure, can go with your suggestion.         Who will manage this login system, client or OE? Shing: clientGavin: If so, we need to need to provide a guideline so that Shing can help to provide a environment for further development or testing.Shing: sure. is it better if initially u manage the login system, because there may be changes moving forwards, i.e. when SmartCareers becomes more sophisticated there will be new additional levels of login/membership/pricing? But yes eventually OE will move out of the picture.    Different tiers of membership; start with a basic free tier.        Do we need to have a payment system as well, who will manage it Shing:  eventually client side has to manage it as OE moves out of the pictureGavin: If so, we need to need to provide a guideline so that Shing can help to provide a environment for further development or testing.Shing: sure - same as above: is it better if initially u manage the login system, because there may be changes moving forwards, i.e. when SmartCareers becomes more sophisticated there will be new additional levels of login/membership/pricing? But yes eventually OE will move out of the picture.        Any subscription/plan for different tiers? Shing: yes there is, but subject to how good our system is in providing smart careers info to the enduser    Record of past resumes and target titles        May I know the purpose and we store the document or the parsing result only. Shing: by "    Record of past resumes and target titles" i mean each end user different versions of past resumes tailored to specific target job title, which they will start to customize after they realize the 'game' of locating a job, esp utilizing Smart Careers predictive ability. This includes doing certain courses/certificates and amending their resume and returning to smart careers to use their predictive function. Gavin: ok, that means we will store each customized version of the resume for further analysis and see how SmartCareers can help them to increase the succeed possibility, right?Shing: yes I believe so (from my layman's non-technical perspective)For storing doc or parsing result - i am fine with whichever allows for SC to work but also costs are not too high.Gavin: ok, we will store the parsing one. Shing: great thanksOn Sat, Mar 15, 2025 at 2:28 PM admin@oxbridge-econ.com <admin@oxbridge-econ.com> wrote:Please see his answers:     Registered user login.        Do you have any preferred Identity Providers, Google, Facebook, or just custom email? Shing: custom email is fine. google & facebook (to me) raises privacy concerns as they use their logins and passwords, and they may be shy to use it (as I certainly am). Do correct me if I am wrong.        Who will manage this login system, client or OE? Shing: client    Different tiers of membership; start with a basic free tier.        Do we need to have a payment system as well, who will manage it Shing:  eventually client side has to manage it as OE moves out of the picture        Any subscription/plan for different tiers? Shing: yes there is, but subject to how good our system is in providing smart careers info to the enduser    Record of past resumes and target titles        May I know the purpose and we store the document or the parsing result only. Shing: by "    Record of past resumes and target titles" i mean each end user different versions of past resumes tailored to specific target job title, which they will start to customize after they realize the 'game' of locating a job, esp utilizing Smart Careers predictive ability. This includes doing certain courses/certificates and amending their resume and returning to smart careers to use their predictive function. For storing doc or parsing result - i am fine with whichever allows for SC to work but also costs are not too high.shing From: Gavin Li <gli@oxbridge-econ.com>Date: Saturday, 15 March 2025 at 12:48 AMTo: admin@oxbridge-econ.com <admin@oxbridge-econ.com>Cc: snussipbek@oxbridge-econ.com <snussipbek@oxbridge-econ.com>Subject: Re: New tasks for SmartCareersHi Tiffany, I want to clarify your requirements. Registered user login.Do you have any preferred Identity Providers, Google, Facebook, or just custom email?Who will manage this login system, client or OE?Different tiers of membership; start with a basic free tier.Do we need to have a payment system as well, who will manage itAny subscription/plan for different tiers?Record of past resumes and target titlesMay I know the purpose and we store the document or the parsing result only. Thanks, Gavin On Sat, Mar 15, 2025 at 2:25 AM admin@oxbridge-econ.com <admin@oxbridge-econ.com> wrote:Hi Gavin & Sanzhar, Our client want to add below things for SmartCareers:Registered user login. Different tiers of membership; start with basic free tier.Record of past resumes and target titles I think we can just use what we developed for FinFAST a month ago? Could you please let me know when this could potentially be completed?  Thanks,Tiffany ",Xiaocun Qiu ,18/03/2025 07:20:00,Medium Daily Digest ,,20 Advanced Statistical Approaches Every Data Scientist Should Know 🐱‍🚀 | Sarowar Jahan Saurav,gli@oxbridge-econ.com,,,,,,, +195c6e67ea196f68_0,"The Morning: The size of the tax cut#outlook a{padding:0}body{margin:0;padding:0;-webkit-text-size-adjust:100%;-ms-text-size-adjust:100%}table,td{border-collapse:collapse;mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0}img{border:0;height:auto;line-height:100%;outline:0;text-decoration:none;-ms-interpolation-mode:bicubic}p{display:block;margin:13px 0}p,ul{margin-top:0}@media (max-width:600px){body{padding:0 15px!important}} + + + + 96 + + + @media (max-width:480px){.css-r2ey6x{width:100%!important}}.css-sdwaa1:hover{-webkit-text-decoration:none!important;text-decoration:none!important}.css-1n5iqtj:hover{-webkit-text-decoration:none!important;text-decoration:none!important}@media (max-width:600px){.css-1n5iqtj{display:inline-block;border-right:1px solid #dcdcdc;padding-right:10px;margin-right:10px}}.css-wf08f0:hover{-webkit-text-decoration:none!important;text-decoration:none!important}@media (max-width:600px){.css-wf08f0{display:inline-block!important}}@media (max-width:480px){.css-37loo4{padding:20px 0 0!important}}@media (max-width:600px){.css-xsf469{width:100%!important;height:auto!important}}@media (max-width:600px){.css-1wuwhda{width:100%!important;padding:0!important}}@media (max-width:480px){.css-1hnedf7{font-size:13px!important}}@media (max-width:600px){.css-1a0tlge{font-size:28px!important;line-height:31px!important}}.css-nanfcg:hover{-webkit-text-decoration:none!important;text-decoration:none!important}.css-nanfcg:hover{border-bottom:none!important}@media (max-width:480px){.css-63f6sn{display:none!important}}@media (max-width:480px){.css-1npprw9{display:table-row!important}}@media (max-width:480px){.css-1dtd48z{padding-left:30px!important}}@media (max-width:480px){.css-sj7u5m{padding-bottom:5px!important}}@media (max-width:480px){.css-36ugzx{padding-bottom:0!important}} + +Plus, a war briefing, Heathrow Airport and the Houston Rodeo.View in browser|nytimes.comMarch 21, 2025Good morning. Today you’ll hear from our tax policy reporter, Andrew Duehren, about the tricky math of Republican tax cuts. We’re also covering a war briefing, Heathrow Airport and the Houston Rodeo.House Speaker Mike Johnson Haiyun Jiang for The New York TimesPicking tax cutsBy Andrew DuehrenI cover tax policy.Republicans have a math problem.There’s a long list of taxes they want to cut. But they can’t cut them all, because House Republicans have set a $4.5 trillion limit on the amount of money the federal budget can lose over the next 10 years to tax cuts.Even such a huge figure is not enough to encompass all of Republicans’ ambitions, which include ending taxes on tips, trimming corporate payments and extending other treasured tax breaks. So members of Congress are negotiating over what they can actually squeeze into their bill — and what they’ll have to leave out.In today’s newsletter, I’ll walk through the Republican wish list. I’ll also explain how Senate Republicans want to use what is essentially a budgetary cheat code to make the math problem much easier.The old tax cutsMuch of the $4.5 trillion plan will be eaten up just by keeping the last round of tax cuts in place.In 2017, during President Trump’s first term, Republicans passed a bill that lowered taxes for individuals and corporations. Then, too, they were trying to cram their ambitions below a ceiling. So they scheduled many of the cuts, including a larger standard deduction and an expanded child tax credit, to expire at the end of 2025. They were betting that Congress would not let taxes go up on many Americans.They were right. But keeping taxes where they are now will cost roughly $4 trillion over 10 years. And a few business tax breaks are already phasing out. Restoring those would cost an additional $200 billion. That would leave just $300 billion for other ideas.There’s another problem: Republicans said their target was contingent on $2 trillion in spending cuts. If they slash less than that, the tax cut will have to shrink, too. Suddenly, the House plan does not seem so sweeping.The new tax cutsSource: Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget | Not all proposed tax cuts are shown. | By The New York TimesBut Trump wants to do more than just extend the tax cuts from his first term. During the presidential campaign, he outlined several new ideas, many of which call for exempting different types of income from taxation. These will be expensive. The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, a nonpartisan group, has estimated their costs over 10 years:At least $100 billion not to tax tipsAt least $250 billion not to tax overtimeAt least $550 billion to lower taxes on Social Security benefitsAt least $200 billion to increase the deduction for state and local taxesIncluding all of these ideas in the bill would exceed the G.O.P. limit by hundreds of billions of dollars. So House Republicans are looking to raise other taxes — by ending subsidies for electric vehicles, for example — to compensate.They almost certainly can’t balance the scales, but they have a few options. They could abandon some of Trump’s pledges, continue the 2017 tax cuts for less than 10 years or do some combination of the two. Lawmakers are crunching the numbers to figure out what they can stomach.The Senate solutionRepublicans in the Senate believe they have an easy answer to this conundrum. They want to change the way tax cuts are counted. According to their proposal, keeping the old Trump tax cuts in place would cost nothing.How is that possible? Right now, scorekeepers in Washington evaluate future costs based on what the law says. Because much of the 2017 tax law ends this year, extending it would count as a new tax cut — and tax cuts cost money.Republicans in the Senate see it differently. They argue that the cost of legislation should be compared to the price of policies that are in place right now. The old Trump tax cuts are currently in effect, they say, so maintaining the status quo should appear to cost $0, not $4 trillion. (My colleagues collected some of the most colorful comparisons for this maneuver. One budget expert said, “It’s like taking an expensive weeklong vacation and then assuming you can spend an extra $1,000 per day forever since you are no longer staying at the Plaza.”)Adopting this standard would make it a lot easier to craft a tax bill that, on paper, costs less than $4.5 trillion. Then only new measures, like not taxing tips, would add to the cost. But some Republicans in Congress warn that changing the score-keeping rules could destroy the last shreds of fiscal discipline in Washington, potentially expanding a deficit that most economists already believe is too large.The bottom lineIt’s unclear if Republicans will solve their arithmetic problem. Reaching a consensus could take months. With the tax cuts expiring at the end of the year, they face an unforgiving deadline. Failure would mean that Republicans would either oversee a tax increase on many Americans or turn to Democrats for a bipartisan fix. Republicans are hoping to avoid both of those outcomes.For more: Read how the tax cuts could affect your finances.THE LATEST NEWSEducation DepartmentAt the White House. Haiyun Jiang for The New York TimesPresident Trump, surrounded by schoolchildren in the East Room of the White House, signed an executive order that he said would “begin eliminating the federal Department of Education once and for all.” (A Times reporter asks: Can he really do that?)Only Congress, which created the department, can dissolve it. But Republican members would probably face blowback from education leaders in their districts.If the Education Department does go away, your student loans won’t: Another federal entity would take over the loan system.Late night hosts joked about Trump’s cuts to the department.ImmigrationA federal judge said the government had been “woefully insufficient” in turning over details about last weekend’s deportation flights. He gave the White House until Tuesday to explain itself.CBS News published the names of the 238 Venezuelan men aboard those flights.To invoke wartime deportation powers, Trump asserted that Venezuela’s government controls the Tren de Aragua gang. A U.S. intelligence assessment says that is not true.More on the Trump AdministrationThe Pentagon is set to brief Elon Musk on the U.S.’s plans for a potential war with China, some of the military’s most closely guarded secrets.A federal judge said the Social Security Administration could not give Musk’s government-slashing DOGE team access to sensitive records.A law firm bent to Trump’s demands. It said it will represent clients regardless of their politics and donate $40 million to causes Trump supports. He then dropped the executive order he had signed against the firm.TariffsTax revenues have fallen in China, leaving the government with less money to help consumers or exporters as Beijing braces for Trump’s tariffs.European Union officials said that they would delay retaliatory tariffs on American whiskey and other goods until mid-April, allowing more time for a deal.Middle EastAfter two months of an uneasy truce, Gaza is once again descending into war. Hamas launched a barrage of rockets at Tel Aviv as Israeli troops expanded their ground raids.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired the head of Israel’s domestic intelligence agency, who had been investigating officials in the prime minister’s office.More International NewsStranded passengers at Heathrow Airport. James Manning/Press Association, via Getty ImagesHeathrow Airport in London has stopped all operations because a fire nearby caused a power outage. Around 300,000 people set to travel could be affected.Sudanese military forces recaptured the presidential palace in the capital, Khartoum. It could be a significant shift in Sudan’s civil war. See a video from inside Sudan.The Taliban released George Glezmann, an American airline mechanic who was detained while visiting Kabul in 2022 as a tourist.Shipping companies say they do not plan to return to the Red Sea until there is a broad Middle East peace accord that includes the Houthis.Rodrigo Duterte, the former president of the Philippines, is being held at The Hague. Go inside the operation that led to his high-stakes arrest.Other Big StoriesThe University of California said it would stop the use of diversity statements in hiring.A.I. is supercharging the practice of drug repurposing — finding alternative uses for existing medicines — leading to new treatments for rare and aggressive cancers.Two former top editors at The Washington Post sent a letter to Jeff Bezos imploring him to replace the newspaper’s C.E.O.Tesla is recalling nearly all of its Cybertrucks after it found that an exterior trim panel was falling off.OpinionsThe New York TimesToday is World Down Syndrome Day. In a video essay, the documentary filmmaker Jonatas Rubert says he doesn’t understand how the world can see his brother, who has Down syndrome, as anything but normal.The U.S. economy is productive because of its large immigrant work force; Trump’s anti-immigration policies undermine the economy’s growth, Rebecca Patterson writes.Here is a column by John McWhorter on pidgin English.A subscription to match the variety of your interests.News. Games. Recipes. Product reviews. Sports reporting. A New York Times All Access subscription covers all of it and more. Subscribe today.MORNING READSDESI collaboration and Ronald Proctor/NOIRLabGood news: New research suggests that dark energy — the force pushing the cosmos apart — might not destroy the universe.Poetry: Our critic shows why “Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers,” by Adrienne Rich, is pretty much perfect.Traveling to the U.S.? Read what to know as an international visitor.Vacation help: Find the perfect trip for two picky travelers. Take this quiz.House hunt: How to shop for a home that won’t be destroyed by climate change.Most clicked yesterday: China executed four Canadians for drug convictions.Lives Lived: Jeffrey Bruce Klein was one of four journalists who founded the crusading left-wing magazine Mother Jones in 1976. He left a few years later, but he came back in 1992 as editor in chief, bringing a tech-savvy sensibility to the magazine’s investigative coverage. He died at 77.SPORTSA 2013 self portrait by Oyarzabal. Hugues OyarzabalSurfing: Hugues Oyarzabal, one of Europe’s most accomplished surfers who filmed spectacular feats from inside the curl of a wave, died at 39.Men’s college basketball: McNeese State and Drake had big upsets on the first day of the N.C.A.A. Tournament.Women’s college basketball: The women’s tournament starts today. The Athletic’s data shows UConn as the favorite.N.B.A.: The Boston Celtics were sold for $6.1 billion, a record for North American professional sports.ARTS AND IDEASIn Houston. Meridith Kohut for The New York TimesThe Houston Rodeo is like the Super Bowl of country culture. It is the largest livestock exhibition and rodeo in the world, and it includes musical performances, chuck-wagon races and an international wine competition. But it’s also the backdrop to serious business deals: Millions are spent on cattle. See photos of the event.More on cultureElon Musk is preparing to open a diner and drive-in theater in Los Angeles where people can charge their Teslas.Body diversity is becoming less common on fashion runways.A live-action remake of “Snow White” has been the subject of controversy. Some people criticized the dwarves. Others mocked the actress’s wig. (This week, around 100,000 people had clicked “like” on the trailer on YouTube, while 1.5 million had clicked “dislike.”)THE MORNING RECOMMENDS …Christopher Simpson for The New York TimesRoast ginger-dill salmon, and serve with fresh citrus and radishes.Fight inflammation with these exercises.Commute with an e-bike.Take our news quiz.GAMESHere is today’s Spelling Bee. Yesterday’s pangram was aground.And here are today’s Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections, Sports Connections and Strands.Thanks for spending part of your morning with The Times. See you tomorrow.Sign up here to get this newsletter in your inbox. Reach our team at themorning@nytimes.com.Editor: Adam B. KushnerNews Editor: Tom Wright-PiersantiAssociate Editor: Lauren JacksonNews Staff: Desiree Ibekwe, Brent Lewis, German Lopez, Ashley WuNews Assistant: Lyna BentaharSaturday Writer: Melissa KirschNeed help? 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Today, our Jerusalem bureau chief tells us what’s next for Gaza and we look at how Trump is trying to consolidate power.Plus, a home like no other in the Philippines.Palestinians fled northern Gaza yesterday after the Israeli military issued warnings to evacuate homes. Saher Alghorra for The New York TimesHamas targeted Tel Aviv with rocketsHamas fired its first barrage of rockets in months into Israeli territory yesterday as Israeli troops expanded ground operations across Gaza. After the collapse of a two-month cease-fire, the fighting now looks as if it is escalating back to full-scale war.Despite street protests in Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was expected to fire the head of Shin Bet, the domestic intelligence agency.For some insight on the situation, I reached out to Patrick Kingsley, our Jerusalem bureau chief.Patrick: We are back in a familiar standoff. Israel’s leadership wants both the safe return of Hamas’s hostages, as well as Hamas’s military defeat. But Hamas won’t hand over the hostages without Israel’s guaranteeing the group’s survival in Gaza. And Israel can’t defeat Hamas by force without harming many hostages. The cease-fire that collapsed this week was always likely to fall apart unless one of the sides softened its stance. But neither did. So Israel has returned to war in order to break Hamas’s resolve by force. And that leaves things roughly where they were before the cease-fire began in January: in a deadlock.Do the protests in Israel feel more impactful this time?For now, Netanyahu doesn’t seem swayed by the protesters calling for a new truce to save the hostages in Gaza. His biggest domestic priority is to pass a state budget by the end of the month. To do that, he needs the support of right-wing lawmakers, many of whom support the return to war and could abandon him if there’s another truce.Is President Trump’s Gaza plan still on the table?After proposing the expulsion of Gaza’s population in January, Trump has said that the idea was only a recommendation and that no Palestinians would be expelled. His aides also said that it was less a definitive plan of action than an attempt to provoke Arab leaders into suggesting a viable alternative.Several Arab leaders, led by Egypt, did later propose their own plan for postwar Gaza — in which the territory would be governed by an apolitical committee as part of a Palestinian state. But the plan was vague, didn’t explain how Hamas would cede power and was swiftly rejected by the Israeli government, which seeks to avoid discussion of Palestinian statehood.Smoke rising from the attack on an airfield in Russia’s Saratov region, yesterday. ReutersRussia and Ukraine traded strikes as talks are plannedUkraine attacked an airfield deep inside Russia, officials said yesterday, as the U.S. worked to iron out a partial cease-fire. In Ukraine, Russian drones killed at least five people and injured 26 others, according to local authorities.The Kremlin said yesterday that preparations were underway for a new round of Russia-U.S. talks that would be held on Monday in Saudi Arabia. Ukraine will also send representatives there to meet with U.S. officials.A U.S. proposal: President Trump has floated the idea of controlling Ukraine’s nuclear power plants. What would it mean if the U.S. took them over?Eric Lee/The New York TimesHow Trump is trying to consolidate powerPresident Trump is trying to cement control over the courts, Congress and even U.S. society and culture. But his latest target — the courts — has been described by constitutional scholars and historians as perhaps the most alarming power play to date.Trump’s widening interpretation of presidential power has become the defining characteristic of his second term.More on TrumpA judge ordered the Trump administration to explain why it didn’t halt deportation flights as directed, and appeared close to possibly holding the administration in contempt.President Trump is expected to sign an order to dismantle the Education Department.Trump and Republicans are pushing new laws and policies that crack down on free speech at universities.Meet Steve Davis, a longtime Elon Musk loyalist who effectively runs the government efficiency program. Musk has compared him to chemotherapy.Track Trump’s actions since he took office.MORE TOP NEWSCanada’s foreign affairs minister, Mélanie Joly. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press, via Associated PressChina: Four Canadians were executed over drug-related convictions, drawing condemnation from Ottawa for killings “inconsistent with basic human dignity.”France: A French scientist was prevented from entering the U.S. after U.S. border agents found messages on his phone about Trump’s policies on academic research.Indonesia: Defying student protests, legislators revised a law in order to allocate more civilian posts for military officers, a move that harked back to Suharto.India: A curfew was imposed in the state of Maharashtra following violence triggered by a Hindu group’s call to remove the tomb of a 17th-century Muslim ruler.Iran: Olivier Grondeau, a French citizen who was detained in Tehran for over two years on spying charges, was released this week.Syria: The Assad dictatorship kept lists of millions of wanted people. Now, Syrians named on any of those lists are sharing the news proudly.Canada: Doug Ford, the premier of Ontario, has earned the nickname “Captain Canada” for defending his country against Trump.Philippines: Former President Rodrigo Duterte now sits in a cell in The Hague. Here’s how the high-stakes arrest unfolded.Africa: The M23 militia, backed by Rwanda, reigns over eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Once a ragtag group, it now behaves like a governing entity.Climate: Satellites orbiting above Earth’s surface show how solar and wind have taken off in recent years. Take a look.Economy, finance and businessU.K.: The Bank of England held rates steady as it warned of higher inflation and rising economic uncertainty.Tariffs: The E.U. delayed the imposition of levies on U.S. whiskey and other goods to allow for more time to try to negotiate a deal.Tesla: The company is recalling nearly all of its Cybertrucks after it found that an exterior trim panel was prone to falling off.SportsLouisa Gouliamaki/ReutersOlympics: Kirsty Coventry, a gold medal-winning former swimmer from Zimbabwe, will be the first woman and the first African to lead the International Olympic Committee.Soccer: WhatsApp is the soccer industry’s main communication tool. Now, it’s delivering the latest A.I. technology to the sport.Tennis: Emily Raducanu has split with her new coach after only one match.MORNING READAnu KumarThree hours north of Manila, a small beach house built for Romana de Vera, the creator of the Philippines’ beloved Romana Peanut Brittle, was falling apart.The family chose to resurrect it. One of her sons decided to help — but only if he could do it his way. As artistic tensions grew, so did the home. It’s now unlike anything else in the islands.Lives lived: K.W. Lee, a pioneering Asian American journalist, died at 96.CONVERSATION STARTERSEsther Stuck And Wednesday Davis, University Of AucklandMy other car has teeth: New Zealand researchers saw a colorful blob on a shark’s head. It turned out to be an octopus hitching a ride.Stranded in space: The two astronauts who spent an extra nine months in space won’t be getting any overtime pay. But they do get $5 a day for “incidentals.”Artists to watch: Meet Jensen McRae, the buzzy folk-pop songwriter, plus a noise band, a Dominican M.C., a new generation of SoundCloud rappers and more.We hope you’ve enjoyed this newsletter, which is made possible through subscriber support. Subscribe to The New York Times.ARTS AND IDEASChannel 4The enduring appeal of ‘Peep Show’The British series “The Office” usually gets the credit for influencing cringe humor, but its contemporary, “Peep Show,” which ran for nine seasons until 2015, helped reinvent television comedy.The show is not for the faint of heart: One episode ends with someone violently ill in a bathroom with no door, an entire party watching. But how does “Peep Show” maintain an ever-widening fan base, all these years later? “Fortunately,” one of the show’s creators said, “self-loathing is pretty universal.”RECOMMENDATIONSJulia Gartland for The New York TimesCook: This sesame- and pepper-crusted tofu is enlivened with blistered snap peas and tahini-lemon sauce.Watch: “The Alto Knights,” a mob movie starring Robert De Niro, carries a lot of weight from its very beginning.Travel: The Hawaiian town of Hilo remains rural at heart — low-key and affordable.Rest: Here’s a simple technique to help you fall asleep.Play: Spelling Bee, the Mini Crossword, Wordle and Sudoku. Find all our games here.That’s it for today. See you next week. — EmmettWe welcome your feedback. Send us your suggestions at briefing@nytimes.com.Need help? 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Today you’ll hear from the Times’s chief economics correspondent, Ben Casselman, who weighs evidence about a possible recession. We’re also covering executive power, Volodymyr Zelensky and the MetroCard.On the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Angela Weiss/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesA Trump recession?By Ben CasselmanI cover the economy.Is the U.S. economy headed for a recession? Stocks have plunged. So have measures of consumer and business confidence. Forecasters expect slower growth, higher unemployment and faster inflation than they did just a few months ago — and yesterday, policymakers at the Federal Reserve said they agreed.Source: LSEG Data & Analytics | By The New York TimesThe administration has announced and then delayed tariffs; it has ended and then restored programs. Even some experts who are sympathetic to President Trump’s aims worry that businesses will pull back on hiring and investing in the face of so much uncertainty — a word that the chairman of the Fed used repeatedly in a news conference yesterday.Most forecasters still don’t expect a recession. But they say the chances of one have risen sharply — a turnabout from when Trump took office. How likely is a downturn? In today’s newsletter, I’ll explore three big questions about the Trump economy.1. Actions versus feelings?So far, the evidence of a slowdown comes mostly from “soft” indicators. These are surveys showing that businesses are more reluctant to hire and invest, and that workers are more worried about losing their jobs.“Hard” indicators — measures of actual activity — haven’t shown the same weakness. Job growth was solid in February, for example. Retail sales slumped in January but rebounded last month, although less than forecasters had expected.Attitudes almost always change before actual behavior does. A company that loses a contract today probably won’t lay off its staff tomorrow; an employee who hears a rumor of job cuts might not immediately cancel a long-planned vacation. And even when behavior does shift, it takes time to show up clearly in the economic data.Source: University of Michigan | Data is monthly through March 2025; March 2025 data is preliminary. | By The New York TimesBut it is also possible that falling confidence won’t ever translate into real-world decisions. Consumer confidence was low through much of the Biden administration, for example, but actual spending never faltered. And evidence suggests that sentiment measures have become less reliable in an era of extreme partisanship.2. How determined is Trump?Trump made tariffs a centerpiece of his campaign last year. But many people on Wall Street didn’t believe he would follow through — in part because if he did, stocks would fall and Trump would reverse course.So far, that has been a losing bet. In his first term, Trump worried when markets fell and bragged when they rose. But when stocks fell after tariff announcements this month, he disregarded the selloff and refused to back down. “Markets are going to go up and they’re going to go down,” he told reporters last week. He and members of his administration now suggest that a period of economic pain is necessary to balance the economy. (Hardly any economists agree.)Still, Trump could change tactics if the slump worsened.3. Is there a cushion?Coming into this year, most forecasters expected economic output to grow about 2 percent, adjusted for inflation. That’s slower than the 2.5 percent it grew last year, but it’s a long way from a recession.Yet even before Trump took office, some forecasters warned that the economy was not as strong as well-known indicators like the unemployment rate suggested. Hiring was slowing; the housing market was frozen in place; consumers were saving less to maintain their spending.Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis | Data is a biweekly average through March 19, 2025. | By The New York Times“All of these things were pretty obvious even in December,” said Neil Dutta of Renaissance Macro Research, a financial firm. He argues that a slowdown in growth was inevitable this year, regardless of who won the election — which would mean that Trump is operating with less of an economic buffer than most people believe.The economy has repeatedly proved doubters wrong in recent years, and it may do so again. But it doesn’t take a recession to cause real hardship. Even a mere slowdown in growth could leave hundreds of thousands out of work — and, if history is any guide, send Trump’s approval ratings through the floor. That’s the kind of outcome presidents usually do everything in their power to avoid.(Why are economists so bad at forecasting recessions? I tried to answer that question in this piece I wrote a few years ago.)THE LATEST NEWSGovernment OverhaulPresident Trump Doug Mills/The New York TimesTrump is trying to consolidate control over the courts, over Congress, and, in some ways, over American culture, Times political correspondents write.Trump plans to sign an executive order today instructing the head of the Education Department, Linda McMahon, to begin dismantling the agency. The department cannot be closed without Congress’s approval.The administration appointed two officials who helped dismantle U.S.A.I.D. to be the agency’s new leaders.What happens after a judge reinstates fired federal employees? 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To opt out of updates and offers sent from The Athletic, submit a request.Subscribe to The TimesGet The New York Times appConnect with us on:Change Your EmailPrivacy PolicyContact UsCalifornia NoticesThe New York Times Company. 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018 + + + +",Xiaocun Qiu ,18/03/2025 07:20:00,Medium Daily Digest ,,20 Advanced Statistical Approaches Every Data Scientist Should Know 🐱‍🚀 | Sarowar Jahan Saurav,gli@oxbridge-econ.com,,,,,,, +195c6e67ea196f68_4," + + + + +Please see my comments below: Edu & target job relevance score should be the similarity between ISCED description and SOC description (instead of JD). So we will have a matrix again. Further, we may want to set some categories and threshold, instead of using the similarity score directly. If you are using the identity matrix now (i.e., {if the same SOC, =1; if not, =0}, you won’t be bothered by the relevance score any more, no? We will improve this vanilla approach to a more comprehensive matrix (by a combination of similarity computation and human judgement) at a later stage. If one doesn’t have educational information, drop the individual from the database. Therefore, you won’t have no edu + work experience records any more, right? If a case (not an individual) has edu only but no work experience, that should be treated as fresh graduate, according to our discussion yesterday.A case not having job description for a certain experience is not a problem any more, isn’t it? We don’t use it any more. Gavin, please do code review for Kai, strictly following my instructions. Zhang Kai, I’d suggest you seek help from Abdur and Ali to speed things up.  From: Kai Zhang <kzhang@oxbridge-econ.com>Date: Wednesday, 19 March 2025 at 11:29 AMTo: admin@oxbridge-econ.com <admin@oxbridge-econ.com>, shing@firstcapital.asia <shing@firstcapital.asia>Cc: Gavin Li <gli@oxbridge-econ.com>Subject: Re: Smartcareers algorithm debug and improvementDear Tiffany, Please kindly find my reply to part of your comments in blue below. In general, I plan to the provide the required updates mentioned in this email on Fri (Mar 21). If you have any further comments and requirements, please let me know. ---------- 小村姐，SmartCareers基本上测试完了，主要问题还是在education relevance score这里，此外occupation relevance score以及historical data本身也有小问题。具体如下： 1）education relevance score: 应用端算法有有误，导致应用端分数分布与根据历史数据设定的阈值不匹配，需要更正 Is it true that the frontend relevance score is in general, higher, then?For all 11 CVs used in my test, the education relevance scores to the target job are all higher than the median in the cell. historical data算法是target job title+description vs. education title+ISCED-F description，应用端计算时使用的是target job title+SOC description vs. ISCED-F title 改进计划：  a) 将应用端算法的 ISCED-F title更正为education title+ISCED-F description，并更新阈值，再次进行测试；Yes, correct. Give me updates when this is done (before moving to your second solution).Test results over 11 CVs will be ready on Fri (Mar 21). But here is a problem: after changing the algorithm, this part is still facing algorithm mismatch problem, as users are not entering target job descriptions. Thus, the update of thresholds on the app side may not be easy. For test purpose, I will firstly still use the same threshold as historical data.  b) 若更正后表现仍不理想，则可以将现有approach改为mapping table approach 2）occupation relevance score: 算法不匹配，相关性总体偏高historical data算法是target job title+description vs. past job title+description，但应用端用户没有输入job description，使用的是target job title+SOC description vs. past job title+description You need to give me summary statistics for the latter and example relevance scores for the former. For “算法不匹配”, during my test over 11 CVs, there are highs and lows. Thus, it is hard to tell whether this will cause a severe problem. But the algorithm mismatch exists. By saying “相关性总体偏高”, I was mentioning the occupation relevance score is generally higher than education relevance score. That is, when scaling experience score using occupation relevance score, the decline will be smaller than scaling education score using education relevance score.  For example, a completely irrelevant education will be scaled by 0.1, but a completely irrelevant experience may still have a relevance score at ~0.3 and will thus be scaled by ~0.3. In this case, this irrelevant experience will be ~3 times worth more than this irrelevant education. Thus, I am not sure whether this is problematic, but just to mention this potential issue.改进计划：  a) 设置阈值对relevance score分档并赋值  b) 若更正后表现仍不理想，则可以将现有approach改为mapping table approach I proposed this, and I thought you’ve changed the approach to this, no? I thought you’ve changed target job & past job relevance score calculation to {if the same soc, =1; if not, =0}. Use this. Don’t do (a). I had changed the approach. The tests and observations in this email are all based on this new approach.  3）historical data：存在过多低分绝大多数cells中都存在近50%的case在0分左右，通常是实习经历或应届生第一段工作，以及信息缺失的case。这会导致只要有一个相关本科学历就有近50%的成功概率改进计划：  a) 去除信息严重缺失的case You need to show me some examples. I thought you’ve dropped cases without education information, no? If they are not excluded, the distribution should definitely be distorted. You need to tell me how much percentage has missing fields (I think the most problematic is missing education info?).  I just checked the historical data and noticed that blank educations are removed, but experiences with no education information (experiences that belongs to CV holders with blank education field) were not excepted when evaluating distribution. These cases take ~8.0% of the total cases. This will also be fixed on Fri (Mar 21). Another group of problems is cases with no experience title or description. Cases with no experience title takes ~6.3%, and cases with no experience description takes ~11.6%. I still need to come up with idea to deal with them.   b) 暂时没有太好的想法，可以进一步讨论I am thinking of adding another layer of classification: entry (e.g., <= 3 years of work experience), intermediate (>3 & <= 8 years), and senior level (>8 years). These three groups of people are treated separately, and they will have their own different distribution for the same occupation*industry combination. This also addresses my previous concerns about seniority.  In terms of the front-end, we will add another choice on the first page: the user needs to choose his/her own level. This should be easy to implement, right?Will implement this according to the schema provided by Shing. Target finishing backend part of this on Fri (Mar 21). After that, I will confirm this change to the front-end team.  Please keep a log of these debug and development process. ---------- Best regards,Kai 发件人: admin@oxbridge-econ.com <admin@oxbridge-econ.com>日期: 星期三, 2025年3月19日 下午9:49收件人: shing@firstcapital.asia <shing@firstcapital.asia>, Kai Zhang <kzhang@oxbridge-econ.com>抄送: Gavin Li <gli@oxbridge-econ.com>主题: Re: Smartcareers algorithm debug and improvementHi Kai, I know you’ve started working on them. Please let us know a timeline. From: admin@oxbridge-econ.com <admin@oxbridge-econ.com>Date: Tuesday, 18 March 2025 at 6:07 PMTo: <shing@firstcapital.asia>, Kai Zhang <kzhang@oxbridge-econ.com>Cc: Gavin Li <gli@oxbridge-econ.com>Subject: Re: Smartcareers algorithm debug and improvementOk. Let’s use Shing’s threshold.  From: Shing Chow CHENG <shing@firstcapital.asia>Date: Tuesday, 18 March 2025 at 6:06 PMTo: admin@oxbridge-econ.com <admin@oxbridge-econ.com>, Kai Zhang <kzhang@oxbridge-econ.com>Cc: Gavin Li <gli@oxbridge-econ.com>Subject: Re: Smartcareers algorithm debug and improvementHi everyone, On this point:  b) 暂时没有太好的想法，可以进一步讨论I am thinking of adding another layer of classification: entry (e.g., <= 3 years of work experience), intermediate (>3 & <= 8 years), and senior level (>8 years). These three groups of people are treated separately, and they will have their own different distribution for the same occupation*industry combination. This also addresses my previous concerns about seniority.  In terms of the front-end, we will add another choice on the first page: the user needs to choose his/her own level. This should be easy to implement, right? Yes, let's do that, and see where it leads us, BUT note for a recruiting perspective:  <= 3 years of work experience), intermediate (>3 & <= 8 years), advanced (>8 & <= 15 years), senior level (>15 years).  shing Shing Chow CHENGManaging DirectorFirstCapital Asia Investments Ltdhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/shingchowchenghttps://www.firstcapital.asia/On 19/3/2025 5:59 am, admin@oxbridge-econ.com wrote:Hi Kai, thanks for the test. Please see my responses below, highlighted in yellow.  Shing: I will need your comments on some ideas.  ############ 小村姐，SmartCareers基本上测试完了，主要问题还是在education relevance score这里，此外occupation relevance score以及historical data本身也有小问题。具体如下： 1）education relevance score: 应用端算法有有误，导致应用端分数分布与根据历史数据设定的阈值不匹配，需要更正 Is it true that the frontend relevance score is in general, higher, then? historical data算法是target job title+description vs. education title+ISCED-F description，应用端计算时使用的是target job title+SOC description vs. ISCED-F title 改进计划：  a) 将应用端算法的 ISCED-F title更正为education title+ISCED-F description，并更新阈值，再次进行测试；Yes, correct. Give me updates when this is done (before moving to your second solution).  b) 若更正后表现仍不理想，则可以将现有approach改为mapping table approach 2）occupation relevance score: 算法不匹配，相关性总体偏高historical data算法是target job title+description vs. past job title+description，但应用端用户没有输入job description，使用的是target job title+SOC description vs. past job title+description You need to give me summary statistics for the latter and example relevance scores for the former. 改进计划：  a) 设置阈值对relevance score分档并赋值  b) 若更正后表现仍不理想，则可以将现有approach改为mapping table approach I proposed this, and I thought you’ve changed the approach to this, no? I thought you’ve changed target job & past job relevance score calculation to {if the same soc, =1; if not, =0}. Use this. Don’t do (a).  3）historical data：存在过多低分绝大多数cells中都存在近50%的case在0分左右，通常是实习经历或应届生第一段工作，以及信息缺失的case。这会导致只要有一个相关本科学历就有近50%的成功概率改进计划：  a) 去除信息严重缺失的case You need to show me some examples. I thought you’ve dropped cases without education information, no? If they are not excluded, the distribution should definitely be distorted. You need to tell me how much percentage has missing fields (I think the most problematic is missing education info?).    b) 暂时没有太好的想法，可以进一步讨论I am thinking of adding another layer of classification: entry (e.g., <= 3 years of work experience), intermediate (>3 & <= 8 years), and senior level (>8 years). These three groups of people are treated separately, and they will have their own different distribution for the same occupation*industry combination. This also addresses my previous concerns about seniority.  In terms of the front-end, we will add another choice on the first page: the user needs to choose his/her own level. This should be easy to implement, right? @Shing Chow CHENG: what do you think? Please keep a log of these debug and development process.  Thanks,XC",Xiaocun Qiu ,18/03/2025 07:20:00,Medium Daily Digest ,,20 Advanced Statistical Approaches Every Data Scientist Should Know 🐱‍🚀 | Sarowar Jahan Saurav,gli@oxbridge-econ.com,,,,,,, +195c6e67ea196f68_5,"Thursday Briefing: Ukraine agrees to a strike pause#outlook a{padding:0}body{margin:0;padding:0;-webkit-text-size-adjust:100%;-ms-text-size-adjust:100%}table,td{border-collapse:collapse;mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0}img{border:0;height:auto;line-height:100%;outline:0;text-decoration:none;-ms-interpolation-mode:bicubic}p{display:block;margin:13px 0}p,ul{margin-top:0}@media (max-width:600px){body{padding:0 15px!important}} + + + + 96 + + + @media (max-width:480px){.css-r2ey6x{width:100%!important}}.css-sdwaa1:hover{-webkit-text-decoration:none!important;text-decoration:none!important}.css-1n5iqtj:hover{-webkit-text-decoration:none!important;text-decoration:none!important}@media (max-width:600px){.css-1n5iqtj{display:inline-block;border-right:1px solid #dcdcdc;padding-right:10px;margin-right:10px}}.css-wf08f0:hover{-webkit-text-decoration:none!important;text-decoration:none!important}@media (max-width:600px){.css-wf08f0{display:inline-block!important}}.css-nanfcg:hover{-webkit-text-decoration:none!important;text-decoration:none!important}.css-nanfcg:hover{border-bottom:none!important}@media (max-width:600px){.css-xsf469{width:100%!important;height:auto!important}}@media (max-width:600px){.css-1wuwhda{width:100%!important;padding:0!important}}@media (max-width:480px){.css-1hnedf7{font-size:13px!important}}@media (max-width:480px){.css-1dtd48z{padding-left:30px!important}}@media (max-width:480px){.css-63f6sn{display:none!important}}@media (max-width:480px){.css-1npprw9{display:table-row!important}}@media (max-width:480px){.css-36ugzx{padding-bottom:0!important}}@media (max-width:480px){.css-txpsma{padding:20px 0 15px!important}} + +Plus, a push against India’s “boss husbands.”View in browser|nytimes.comMarch 20, 2025By Emmett LindnerGood morning. We’re covering a limited cease-fire deal for Ukraine and Canada’s bid to join Europe’s military buildup.Plus, a push against India’s “boss husbands.”A power plant in eastern Ukraine that was hit by Russian strikes this week.  Nicole Tung for The New York TimesUkraine agreed to halt strikes on energy sitesPresident Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine agreed yesterday to Russia’s offer of a mutual pause in attacks on energy targets for 30 days as a step toward a broader cease-fire. He discussed the pause during a phone call with President Trump, who described the conversation as “very good.”The two leaders spoke a day after Trump’s conversation with Vladimir Putin, Russia’s leader. It was the first time Trump and Zelensky had spoken since their disastrous Oval Office meeting last month.Zelensky called the conversation “positive, very substantive and frank,” making clear that he had thanked Trump for America’s support.Trump also floated the idea that the U.S. could take control of Ukrainian power plants — an idea that Ukrainian energy experts said was probably unworkable. Technical teams will meet in Saudi Arabia “in the coming days,” a White House statement said. They will discuss broadening the pause to cover activity in the Black Sea, “on the way to a full cease-fire.”What’s next: Zelensky said that the agreement would need U.S. monitoring to work, and that Kyiv would prepare a list of sites that needed protection. “Just the assertion and the word of Putin that he will not strike energy sites is too little,” he said. “War has made us practical people.”Analysis: Most of what Putin agreed to on Tuesday’s call with Trump was spun as a concession, but the Russian leader didn’t really give any ground.More on TrumpThe attorney general labeled recent attacks on Tesla dealerships across the U.S. as acts of “domestic terrorism” directed against Elon Musk.Trump has hinted that he’d soon be meeting Xi Jinping, China’s leader. But Beijing is still wondering what he wants.Trump’s oldest son visited Belgrade, the site of a Trump International Hotel project, and expressed his supported for Serbia’s embattled leader.President John F. Kennedy’s grandson criticized Trump, Republican lawmakers and the news media after a new trove of government files about Kennedy’s assassination was released. The files offer few revelations so far.The star pianist András Schiff has boycotted performing in the U.S. because of Trump’s “unbelievable bullying.”Trump’s hostility to Canada is hurting New York City’s tourism industry.Track Trump’s actions since he took office.An armored personnel carrier for export to Ukraine in 2023 at a plant in Ontario. Carlos Osorio/ReutersCanada moves closer to EuropeAs Canada is increasingly threatened by Trump, it could reach a deal that would lessen its dependence on the U.S. Advanced talks that would let Canada join the E.U.’s new project to expand its military industry are underway.An agreement would allow the country to help build European fighter jets and other equipment at its own industrial facilities.The goal is to strengthen the E.U. defense industry and offer Canada a credible alternative to the U.S., according to officials with direct knowledge of the talks. Canada’s new leader, Prime Minister Mark Carney, this week made Paris and London the destinations of his first overseas trip since taking office on Friday, calling Canada “the most European of non-European countries.”Background: Canada has been a regular U.S. contractor, and its factories produce munitions, tanks, aircraft, technological defense systems and navy ships. A 2022 review found that the top destination of its military equipment, by far, was the U.S.What’s next: The initiative and partnership will take years to bear fruit. E.U. defense has been falling behind because of U.S. dominance and underinvestment, a dire situation that has become more apparent after the drive to arm Ukraine depleted the arsenals of E.U. members.Palestinians at a checkpoint at the Netzarim Corridor in Gaza, last month.  Saher Alghorra for The New York TimesIsrael seized part of a central corridor in GazaYesterday, Israeli forces took over parts of a major corridor that divides Gaza, in the most significant ground operation since the collapse of a cease-fire with Hamas.The military said soldiers had begun “targeted ground activities” along the road, known as the Netzarim Corridor, to create a “partial buffer zone” in the territory between the north and south.Context: Israel has not returned to a full-scale war in Gaza, but, by stepping up attacks, Israeli leaders appeared to be trying to force Hamas to agree to more favorable terms for a settlement.In Jerusalem, thousands of Israeli protesters called for a renewed cease-fire.Photos from the Gaza strikes: A cease-fire spared Palestinians the task of identifying bodies. Our photographers captured this grim return to the past.MORE TOP NEWSSoldiers outside Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, in January.  Guerchom Ndebo for The New York TimesAfrica: The leaders of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda called for a cease-fire between Congo’s army and a Rwandan-backed rebel group.Turkey: Authorities arrested the mayor of Istanbul, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s biggest rival, just before he was set to be named the opposition’s candidate in the next presidential election.U.S.: The Fed extended its pause on rate cuts as Trump’s aggressive approach to tariffs and other policies fuel uncertainty about the economic outlook.Tech: The E.U. accused Apple and Google of unfairly blocking out smaller competitors, adding to tensions between Europe and the U.S.Pope: It does not seem to matter that the Vatican said that Pope Francis’s health had improved. Conspiracy theories run wild.Myanmar: The leader of an armed group representing Rohingya Muslims was arrested in a raid in Bangladesh and charged under an antiterrorism law.Mexico: Lawmakers overwhelmingly voted to ban traditional bullfighting in Mexico City. A cape-only, nonviolent option is allowed.U.K.: Two men were found guilty of stealing and selling an 18-karat gold toilet in 2019.Climate: The past 10 years have been the 10 hottest in nearly 200 years of record-keeping, a U.N. agency reported.Brazil: Eduardo Bolsonaro, a Brazilian congressman and a son of the country’s former president, said that he would seek political asylum in the U.S.SportsMohamed Salah of Liverpool. Paul Childs/REUTERS, via Action ImagesSoccer: Liverpool is heading for a summer transfer overhaul despite its impending Premier League championship win.Tennis: A lawsuit led by Novak Djokovic is threatening to rock tennis to its core. We broke down the details.Golf: The upcoming Masters has the chance to be the biggest opportunity of Rory McIlroy’s remarkable, yet frustrating, career.MORNING READDibyangshu Sarkar/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesIn Paraswara, a village in a rural corner of India, 12 men were sworn in this month to form a local government. A video of the ceremony went viral and caused a scandal because half of those men hadn’t been elected — their wives had.The sidelining of women in rural Indian politics is nothing new, but some are starting to push back against “boss husbands.”Lives lived: Anthony Dolan, who as Ronald Reagan’s chief speechwriter deployed the phrase “evil empire” in 1983 to describe the Soviet Union, died at 76.CONVERSATION STARTERSVideo by APPLE TV+Treats and shackles: The food on the hit show “Severance” is a chilling tool of manipulation, suppression and distraction.The dream of Forever 21: Anything the fast-fashion retailer lacked in cool or quality it made up for with the thrill of the hunt.Tech for babies: Many lists of baby gear mandate certain items. Here’s what one parent felt helped the most.We hope you’ve enjoyed this newsletter, which is made possible through subscriber support. Subscribe to The New York Times.ARTS AND IDEASUbisoftA gorgeous digital window into feudal JapanOpen-world video games tend to have a central story, augmented with mostly extraneous side quests and hidden areas. Assassin’s Creed Shadows, which takes place in 16th-century Japan, reverses the formula. Here, the story takes a back seat to historical renderings that are as accurate as you’ll find without airfare.As players step into the shoes of an African-born samurai and a young ninja on a tour of vengeance, the plot is outshone by the game’s fascinating picture of this vibrant era. The game comes out today in most countries. 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Let’s use Shing’s threshold.  From: Shing Chow CHENG <shing@firstcapital.asia>Date: Tuesday, 18 March 2025 at 6:06 PMTo: admin@oxbridge-econ.com <admin@oxbridge-econ.com>, Kai Zhang <kzhang@oxbridge-econ.com>Cc: Gavin Li <gli@oxbridge-econ.com>Subject: Re: Smartcareers algorithm debug and improvementHi everyone, On this point:  b) 暂时没有太好的想法，可以进一步讨论I am thinking of adding another layer of classification: entry (e.g., <= 3 years of work experience), intermediate (>3 & <= 8 years), and senior level (>8 years). These three groups of people are treated separately, and they will have their own different distribution for the same occupation*industry combination. This also addresses my previous concerns about seniority.  In terms of the front-end, we will add another choice on the first page: the user needs to choose his/her own level. This should be easy to implement, right? Yes, let's do that, and see where it leads us, BUT note for a recruiting perspective:  <= 3 years of work experience), intermediate (>3 & <= 8 years), advanced (>8 & <= 15 years), senior level (>15 years).  shing Shing Chow CHENGManaging DirectorFirstCapital Asia Investments Ltdhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/shingchowchenghttps://www.firstcapital.asia/On 19/3/2025 5:59 am, admin@oxbridge-econ.com wrote:Hi Kai, thanks for the test. Please see my responses below, highlighted in yellow.  Shing: I will need your comments on some ideas.  ############ 小村姐，SmartCareers基本上测试完了，主要问题还是在education relevance score这里，此外occupation relevance score以及historical data本身也有小问题。具体如下： 1）education relevance score: 应用端算法有有误，导致应用端分数分布与根据历史数据设定的阈值不匹配，需要更正 Is it true that the frontend relevance score is in general, higher, then? historical data算法是target job title+description vs. education title+ISCED-F description，应用端计算时使用的是target job title+SOC description vs. ISCED-F title 改进计划：  a) 将应用端算法的 ISCED-F title更正为education title+ISCED-F description，并更新阈值，再次进行测试；Yes, correct. Give me updates when this is done (before moving to your second solution).  b) 若更正后表现仍不理想，则可以将现有approach改为mapping table approach 2）occupation relevance score: 算法不匹配，相关性总体偏高historical data算法是target job title+description vs. past job title+description，但应用端用户没有输入job description，使用的是target job title+SOC description vs. past job title+description You need to give me summary statistics for the latter and example relevance scores for the former. 改进计划：  a) 设置阈值对relevance score分档并赋值  b) 若更正后表现仍不理想，则可以将现有approach改为mapping table approach I proposed this, and I thought you’ve changed the approach to this, no? I thought you’ve changed target job & past job relevance score calculation to {if the same soc, =1; if not, =0}. Use this. Don’t do (a).  3）historical data：存在过多低分绝大多数cells中都存在近50%的case在0分左右，通常是实习经历或应届生第一段工作，以及信息缺失的case。这会导致只要有一个相关本科学历就有近50%的成功概率改进计划：  a) 去除信息严重缺失的case You need to show me some examples. I thought you’ve dropped cases without education information, no? If they are not excluded, the distribution should definitely be distorted. You need to tell me how much percentage has missing fields (I think the most problematic is missing education info?).    b) 暂时没有太好的想法，可以进一步讨论I am thinking of adding another layer of classification: entry (e.g., <= 3 years of work experience), intermediate (>3 & <= 8 years), and senior level (>8 years). These three groups of people are treated separately, and they will have their own different distribution for the same occupation*industry combination. This also addresses my previous concerns about seniority.  In terms of the front-end, we will add another choice on the first page: the user needs to choose his/her own level. This should be easy to implement, right? @Shing Chow CHENG: what do you think? Please keep a log of these debug and development process.  Thanks,XC",Xiaocun Qiu ,18/03/2025 07:20:00,Medium Daily Digest ,,20 Advanced Statistical Approaches Every Data Scientist Should Know 🐱‍🚀 | Sarowar Jahan Saurav,gli@oxbridge-econ.com,,,,,,, +195c5b8b4ea20e05_2,"The Morning: The judiciary’s role#outlook a{padding:0}body{margin:0;padding:0;-webkit-text-size-adjust:100%;-ms-text-size-adjust:100%}table,td{border-collapse:collapse;mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0}img{border:0;height:auto;line-height:100%;outline:0;text-decoration:none;-ms-interpolation-mode:bicubic}p{display:block;margin:13px 0}p,ul{margin-top:0}@media (max-width:600px){body{padding:0 15px!important}} + + + + 96 + + + @media (max-width:480px){.css-r2ey6x{width:100%!important}}.css-sdwaa1:hover{-webkit-text-decoration:none!important;text-decoration:none!important}.css-1n5iqtj:hover{-webkit-text-decoration:none!important;text-decoration:none!important}@media (max-width:600px){.css-1n5iqtj{display:inline-block;border-right:1px solid #dcdcdc;padding-right:10px;margin-right:10px}}.css-wf08f0:hover{-webkit-text-decoration:none!important;text-decoration:none!important}@media (max-width:600px){.css-wf08f0{display:inline-block!important}}@media (max-width:480px){.css-36ugzx{padding-bottom:0!important}}@media (max-width:480px){.css-63f6sn{display:none!important}}@media (max-width:480px){.css-1npprw9{display:table-row!important}}@media (max-width:480px){.css-37loo4{padding:20px 0 0!important}}@media (max-width:600px){.css-xsf469{width:100%!important;height:auto!important}}@media (max-width:600px){.css-1wuwhda{width:100%!important;padding:0!important}}@media (max-width:480px){.css-1hnedf7{font-size:13px!important}}@media (max-width:600px){.css-1a0tlge{font-size:28px!important;line-height:31px!important}}.css-nanfcg:hover{-webkit-text-decoration:none!important;text-decoration:none!important}.css-nanfcg:hover{border-bottom:none!important}@media (max-width:480px){.css-1dtd48z{padding-left:30px!important}}@media (max-width:480px){.css-sj7u5m{padding-bottom:5px!important}} + +Plus, Putin, the J.F.K. files and astronauts.View in browser|nytimes.comMarch 19, 2025By German LopezGood morning. We’re covering Trump and the judicial branch — as well as Putin, the J.F.K. files and astronauts.Chief Justice John Roberts and President Trump. Haiyun Jiang for The New York TimesThe judiciary’s rolePresident Trump’s latest adversary is the judicial branch.Yesterday, Trump called for the impeachment of a judge who had ruled against him, earning a rare rebuke from the chief justice of the Supreme Court. The administration had ignored the judge’s order to stop deportations over the weekend, saying the government would heed only his written command, not a spoken one.It was hardly the first sign of trouble. Trump’s lawyers have peddled distortions and lies in court, as my colleague Charlie Savage explained. They’ve also said a judge can’t meddle in Trump’s work protecting the United States from threats. His aides have suggested that the president can ignore rulings.All three branches of government are, in theory, equal; Congress passes laws, presidents enforce them and judges interpret them. That’s the norm, anyway. Historically, presidents almost always respect what the courts say, even if they disagree. They obey judges. Their representatives don’t lie in court or claim exemption from judicial oversight.But the United States may soon find out what happens when those norms no longer hold. Trump and his lawyers are challenging the balance of power among the branches of government. Experts worry this is the beginning of a constitutional crisis.Is it? Today’s newsletter looks at the signs of peril — and the signs that America’s constitutional order is holding up for now.The dangersJudicial review is the concept that judges can strike down laws if they violate the Constitution. The notion came from the Supreme Court’s 1803 decision in Marbury v. Madison, and it made the court a backstop to the excesses of Congress or the presidency.But the decision came with a quirk: The Supreme Court can’t actually enforce its rulings. It relies on the president and Congress to believe in the courts and take their judgments seriously. Some presidents have challenged the court in minor ways, and Andrew Jackson defied it brazenly when he allowed Georgia to expel Cherokees from their land.But presidents have unhappily followed the Supreme Court’s judgments over the past century and a half. Barack Obama abided by the court’s decision after it limited Obamacare’s requirement that health insurance plans cover contraception. In response to rulings, George W. Bush adjusted his plans to put Guantánamo detainees on trial.Trump and his allies question that tradition. The administration has ignored a raft of lower court rulings over deportations, agency staffing and government funding. Trump himself has suggested that he’s above the courts. “He who saves his Country does not violate any Law,” he said online. His vice president, JD Vance, has said that “judges aren’t allowed to control the executive’s legitimate power.” Vance adapted an apocryphal quote attributed to Andrew Jackson: “The chief justice has made his ruling. Now let him enforce it.”All of this, experts say, amounts to a red flag for the constitutional order.Averting crisisStill, America may not be in a crisis yet. Republicans in Congress have not actually impeached any judges. A judge has not yet held Trump or anyone in his administration in contempt. The administration has not defied the Supreme Court — only lower court orders; that still breaks dangerous new ground, but those rulings are not always final.Some Trump supporters argue that he is challenging a narrow aspect of the judicial branch, not the whole constitutional system. For years, experts and members of both parties have complained about how much power lower courts have. A single federal district judge from Sherman, Texas, for instance, can stop an executive order across the whole country, as when a jurist stopped an Obama-era rule requiring overtime pay for millions of workers. Litigants can shop around for sympathetic judges, all but guaranteeing their victory until a higher court weighs in.Even believers of judicial review can, and do, take issue with this dynamic.The red lineThe real danger, then, is if Trump openly defies a Supreme Court ruling. That will send a clear message: The president is above the judicial branch. America’s constitutional system requires the president to believe in checks and balances; it falls apart if he doesn’t.More on the courtsTrump is already undercutting the separation of powers, legal scholars say. Their question now is: How will that change the country?Justice Department lawyers again refused to tell a federal judge when two planes of deportees took off last weekend. The judge, who is trying to determine whether the government defied his order to halt the deportations, gave them until today to comply.A federal judge ruled that Elon Musk’s dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. was likely unconstitutional and ordered the agency to partially resume its operations.Judges also blocked the Trump administration from barring transgender people from the military and ordered the Education Department to restore some grants it terminated in a purge of D.E.I. programs.THE LATEST NEWSImmigrationThe Trump administration says the people it deported to El Salvador were all gang members. But it’s not clear how officials determined that.“We finally got you”: Immigration agents arrested an undocumented woman in Denver whose public claim of sanctuary in a church made national news during Trump’s first term.Government OverhaulIn the Oval Office.  Haiyun Jiang for The New York TimesTrump fired the two Democratic members of the Federal Trade Commission, a rejection of the regulator’s traditional independence.“You’re not alone”: Federal workers have taken to forums on Reddit to vent and share information about Trump’s cuts.DOGE, after criticism, reinstated details on its website about grants it canceled.More on the Trump AdministrationTrump and his allies are trying to cripple his opponents using executive orders, investigations and threats.Attorney General Pam Bondi called recent attacks on Tesla dealerships acts of domestic terrorism directed at Musk.Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has suggested that poultry farmers should let bird flu run through their flocks to identify birds that may be immune. Scientists say this would be disastrous.The administration threated to withhold funding from New York’s mass transit system if the M.T.A. did not answer questions about subway crime.Republicans named Vance to lead the party’s fund-raising, an apparent first for a vice president.War in UkraineIn a call with Trump, Vladimir Putin agreed to pause strikes on energy infrastructure if Ukraine did the same. He stopped short of accepting a broader cease-fire.Russia and Ukraine have attacked each other’s infrastructure since the call, BBC News reports.The U.S. ended funding to track thousands of Ukrainian children whom Russia has abducted, and officials or contractors may have deleted a database about them.Israel-Hamas WarIn Gaza City. Saher Alghorra for The New York TimesIsrael’s renewed attacks on Gaza killed more than 400 people, the enclave’s health authority said. That would make yesterday one of the deadliest days of the war.Talks between Israel and Hamas to extend a cease-fire have stalled. Israel appears to have returned to war to force concessions, Patrick Kingsley and Ronen Bergman write.In a televised address, Benjamin Netanyahu suggested that more attacks were coming. “This is only the beginning,” he said.More International NewsLawmakers in Mexico City banned traditional bullfighting. They permitted a version designed not to harm the animals.The Turkish authorities arrested the mayor of Istanbul on charges linked to corruption and terrorism. A leading opposition party had been poised to make him its presidential candidate.Canada is improving its military defenses in the Arctic. The U.S., Russia and China have all tried to increase their control over the region.J.F.K. PapersRecords released yesterday. Carlos Barria/ReutersThe U.S. released thousands of documents related to the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Times reporters reviewed some of them here.Historians don’t expect major revelations, though it could take them months to sort through all the files.Nothing in the archives will dispel the fog of conspiracy theories around the assassination, A.O. Scott writes.You can see the documents on the National Archives website.Other Big StoriesSuni Williams and Butch Wilmore, NASA astronauts who had been in orbit since June, finally returned to Earth. They splashed down off the Florida Panhandle.Google agreed to buy a cybersecurity start-up, Wiz, for $32 billion — its largest ever deal.OpinionsWithout U.S.A.I.D., it’s up to private philanthropists to support humanitarian work around the world, Farah Stockman writes.Here are columns by Bret Stephens on Chuck Schumer and Jewishness and Thomas Edsall on the tech elite.A subscription to match the variety of your interests.News. Games. Recipes. Product reviews. Sports reporting. A New York Times All Access subscription covers all of it and more. Subscribe today.MORNING READSKarlene Petitt and Joseph Emerson, former airline pilots. Noel Spirandelli for The New York TimesFlight risk: The F.A.A. has strict rules about pilots with mental illness. That incentivizes many to hide their depression.Letter of Recommendation: Facebook Marketplace has the messiness of real life.Witch project: A Maryland politician wants to clear the name of the women her state convicted of witchcraft.Most clicked yesterday: A Times critic explains the painting that got him through winter.Lives Lived: The speechwriter Anthony Dolan gave Ronald Reagan the phrase “evil empire” to describe the Soviet Union and in another address consigned Marxism to “the ash heap of history.” Dolan died at 76.SPORTSN.C.A.A. Tournament: On the first night of play-in games, North Carolina routed San Diego State, while Alabama State advanced to the first round with a buzzer-beater.College football: EA Sports will increase payments to athletes for appearing in its College Football 26 game this summer.ARTS AND IDEASLucian Simmons Vincent Tullo for The New York TimesThe Metropolitan Museum of Art has surrendered dozens of supposedly looted artworks to the authorities in recent years. Now it has a dedicated leader to examine whether other objects in its collection might have dubious origins: Lucian Simmons, head of provenance. Read about his work.More on cultureBlack novelists and filmmakers are thriving in satire.Forever 21 filed for bankruptcy for the second time in five years. This time, the fast-fashion retailer could really be facing the end.THE MORNING RECOMMENDS …David Malosh for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Simon Andrews.Bake these flourless walnut cookies for the Iranian New Year.Pack an emergency travel bag.Run with the best shoes.Clean your glass shower door.GAMESHere is today’s Spelling Bee. Yesterday’s pangram was lifelong.And here are today’s Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections, Sports Connections and Strands.Thanks for spending part of your morning with The Times. See you tomorrow.Sign up here to get this newsletter in your inbox. Reach our team at themorning@nytimes.com.Editor: Adam B. KushnerNews Editor: Tom Wright-PiersantiAssociate Editor: Lauren JacksonNews Staff: Desiree Ibekwe, Brent Lewis, German Lopez, Ashley WuNews Assistant: Lyna BentaharSaturday Writer: Melissa KirschNeed help? Review our newsletter help page or contact us for assistance.You received this email because you signed up for the Morning newsletter from The New York Times, or as part of your New York Times account.To stop receiving The Morning, unsubscribe. 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To opt out of updates and offers sent from The Athletic, submit a request.Subscribe to The TimesGet The New York Times appConnect with us on:Change Your EmailPrivacy PolicyContact UsCalifornia NoticesThe New York Times Company. 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018 + + + +",Xiaocun Qiu ,18/03/2025 07:20:00,Medium Daily Digest ,,20 Advanced Statistical Approaches Every Data Scientist Should Know 🐱‍🚀 | Sarowar Jahan Saurav,gli@oxbridge-econ.com,,,,,,, +195c5b8b4ea20e05_3,"Wednesday Briefing: Russia agreed to halt some strikes#outlook a{padding:0}body{margin:0;padding:0;-webkit-text-size-adjust:100%;-ms-text-size-adjust:100%}table,td{border-collapse:collapse;mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0}img{border:0;height:auto;line-height:100%;outline:0;text-decoration:none;-ms-interpolation-mode:bicubic}p{display:block;margin:13px 0}p,ul{margin-top:0}@media (max-width:600px){body{padding:0 15px!important}} + + + + 96 + + + @media (max-width:480px){.css-r2ey6x{width:100%!important}}.css-sdwaa1:hover{-webkit-text-decoration:none!important;text-decoration:none!important}@media (max-width:480px){.css-1dtd48z{padding-left:30px!important}}@media (max-width:480px){.css-63f6sn{display:none!important}}@media (max-width:480px){.css-1npprw9{display:table-row!important}}.css-1n5iqtj:hover{-webkit-text-decoration:none!important;text-decoration:none!important}@media (max-width:600px){.css-1n5iqtj{display:inline-block;border-right:1px solid #dcdcdc;padding-right:10px;margin-right:10px}}.css-wf08f0:hover{-webkit-text-decoration:none!important;text-decoration:none!important}@media (max-width:600px){.css-wf08f0{display:inline-block!important}}@media (max-width:600px){.css-xsf469{width:100%!important;height:auto!important}}@media (max-width:600px){.css-1wuwhda{width:100%!important;padding:0!important}}@media (max-width:480px){.css-1hnedf7{font-size:13px!important}}.css-nanfcg:hover{-webkit-text-decoration:none!important;text-decoration:none!important}.css-nanfcg:hover{border-bottom:none!important}@media (max-width:480px){.css-36ugzx{padding-bottom:0!important}}@media (max-width:480px){.css-txpsma{padding:20px 0 15px!important}} + +Plus, Ohtani’s star power in Japan.View in browser|nytimes.comMarch 19, 2025By Emmett LindnerGood morning. We’re covering Putin’s agreement to pause attacks targeting Ukraine’s energy sites and Israeli airstrikes in Gaza.Plus, Ohtani��s star power in Japan.A Ukrainian thermal power plant damaged by Russian missile strikes last year. Mauricio Lima for The New York TimesRussia agreed to pause strikes on energy in UkrainePresident Vladimir Putin of Russia agreed yesterday on a call with President Trump to halt strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure for 30 days, as long as Ukraine does the same, the Kremlin said. Putin declined for now to agree to a broader cease-fire that the U.S. and Ukraine had proposed.President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said he was open to the truce on attacks on energy infrastructure.My colleague Paul Sonne, who covers Russia, told me that Putin told Trump “that the ‘key condition’ to resolving the conflict was an end to military and intelligence aid to Ukraine by the West.” Paul added that this path “would essentially make Ukraine perpetually vulnerable to Russia.”The White House called the pause a first step toward peace, but the outcome seemed to fall well short of what Trump had suggested was possible before the two leaders spoke.A partial cease-fire would benefit both nations. Ukraine has struggled with Russia’s repeated attacks on its energy grid. The pause would also give Russia a break from Ukraine’s strikes on its oil and gas facilities, jeopardizing a crucial revenue stream.Related:The U.S. is seeking access to Ukrainian minerals, which require extensive energy to process. The Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia power plant in southern Ukraine could help with that goal, Kyiv says.Russia significantly stepped up its sabotage campaign as it sought to pressure Europe and the U.S. to curb their support for Ukraine, a study found.Bodies of Palestinians killed in airstrikes. Saher Alghorra for The New York TimesIsrael bombed Gaza as the cease-fire broke downIsraeli forces launched intense aerial attacks across the Gaza Strip yesterday, ending a temporary cease-fire with Hamas that began in January and raising the prospect of a return to all-out war.More than 400 people, including children, were killed, according to Gazan officials. It was one of the war’s deadliest single-day tolls. The office of Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, said he had ordered the military operation after the “repeated refusal” by Hamas to release the remaining hostages. “This is just the beginning,” Netanyahu said.Hamas accused Israel of overturning the cease-fire and “exposing the prisoners in Gaza to an unknown fate.”Context: Talks on extending the cease-fire stalled because Hamas refused to release significant numbers of hostages until Israel promised to end the war permanently — a commitment Israel would not make unless Hamas agreed to give up power in Gaza. Now, Israel appears to have returned to war in an attempt to crush Hamas’s hopes of retaining control of the territory.Haiyun Jiang for The New York TimesTop Supreme Court judge rebuked TrumpSupreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts yesterday admonished President Trump for threatening to impeach the federal judge who ordered a halt to the deportation of hundreds of migrants to El Salvador. The chief justice rarely issues public statements.“For more than two centuries,” Roberts said, “it has been established that impeachment is not an appropriate response to disagreement concerning a judicial decision.”Context: The deportation case has emerged as a flashpoint in a larger debate over presidential power and the role of courts to review how that power is applied.More on TrumpTrump said that a U.S. recession might be worth the cost. Economists disagree.A federal judge found that efforts by Elon Musk and his team to permanently shutter U.S.A.I.D. likely violated the Constitution.As Trump talks about U.S. dominance of the Arctic, Canada closed a deal with Australia for a cutting-edge radar defense system.Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said bird flu should be allowed to spread on U.S. poultry farms, so immune birds could be identified. Scientists called the idea disastrous.Chinese state media is gloating about drastic budget cuts to Voice of America and Radio Free Asia, two U.S.-funded media outlets that highlighted rights abuses in China.U.S. foreign aid cuts are hitting lifesaving resources that Sudanese refugees fleeing violence and famine in Darfur depend upon.Track Trump’s actions since he took office.MORE TOP NEWSSuni Williams, top center, and Butch Wilmore, bottom center, on the International Space Station last year. NASASpace: The NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are nearing Earth after a nine-month stay on the International Space Station. We have live updates.Tech: Google agreed to buy the cybersecurity start-up Wiz for $32 billion, its biggest acquisition yet.Germany: The Parliament narrowly approved a plan to loosen borrowing limits in order to spend heavily on defense and infrastructure, and offset the U.S. pivot away from Europe.U.K.: After weeks of tense internal debate, the center-left government outlined plans to curb welfare costs.France: Caroline Darian, the daughter of Gisèle Pelicot, is pursuing her own case against her father for rape and sexual assault.New York: Prosecutors are investigating two fund-raisers for Mayor Eric Adams over possible ties to a Beijing influence scheme.South Africa: The country refused to remove scientists from a base in Antarctica after it investigated claims of assault and sexual harassment.Britain: Former hospital managers called for a halt to the Lucy Letby murder inquiry, citing new evidence that suggested the babies had died of natural causes.Nepal: Drones will be used to airlift heavy, dangerous loads on Mount Everest, a task normally carried out by mountain guides.China: Government officials are racing to show how they are using DeepSeek’s A.I. technology since the company’s founder met with Xi Jinping.SportsPhil Noble/ReutersSoccer: Manchester United is in a financial mess. An expert offers an explanation of how the team got there.Tennis: This is how Britain’s Jack Draper beat the odds to claim victory at Indian Wells in California.Golf: Rory McIlroy vanquished some demons to win the Players Championship. Is this his best chance of going on to win the Masters?MORNING READNoriko Hayashi for The New York TimesIt’s hard to be ubiquitous in Tokyo, one of the largest cities in the world, but Shohei Ohtani has found a way. He is everywhere: on billboards, products and TV shows. His return this month to Japan, where tickets to his Los Angeles Dodgers games are going for sky-high prices, has the feel of a coronation.“You really have to see it to believe it,” one fan said.Lives lived: John Hemingway, who flew fighters in the Battle of Britain and was the last known survivor of the nearly 3,000 pilots and crew, died at 105.CONVERSATION STARTERSAndrew Faulk for The New York TimesHolding onto the past: In every stitch and work of silver, these artists on Hokkaido are preserving the traditions of one of Japan’s Indigenous groups, the Ainu.Elegance on rails: Have you ever longed to indulge in truly elegant train travel? All aboard.A watchful eye: After turning over scores of art works thought to have been looted, the Metropolitan Museum of Art has hired a restitution specialist.We hope you’ve enjoyed this newsletter, which is made possible through subscriber support. Subscribe to The New York Times.ARTS AND IDEASPiet Mondrian; via Mondrian/Holtzman Trust and Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York; Photo by Kristopher McKayOne flower, one paintingThe artist Piet Mondrian is known for his abstract works of glossy black lines and planes of red or blue. But Jason Farago, our critic at large, kept returning to Mondrian’s portrait of a single, true-to-life chrysanthemum.“Blue Chrysanthemum” was something more than just a blue galaxy of petals. Jason went close to the painting to see what’s really going on.RECOMMENDATIONSChristopher Testani for The New York TimesCook: Honey garlic shrimp is a dish done in under 30 minutes that relies on pantry staples.Read: In “Changing My Mind,” Julian Barnes makes a case for the joys of flexibility.Travel: Helsinki is worth visiting for the architecture alone.Pack: What’s in your emergency travel bag?Play: Spelling Bee, the Mini Crossword, Wordle and Sudoku. Find all our games here.That’s it for today. See you tomorrow. — EmmettWe welcome your feedback. Send us your suggestions at briefing@nytimes.com.Need help? Review our newsletter help page or contact us for assistance.You received this email because you signed up for Morning Briefing: Asia Pacific Edition from The New York Times.To stop receiving Morning Briefing: Asia Pacific Edition, unsubscribe. To opt out of other promotional emails from The Times, including those regarding The Athletic, manage your email settings. To opt out of updates and offers sent from The Athletic, submit a request.Subscribe to The TimesGet The New York Times appConnect with us on:Change Your EmailPrivacy PolicyContact UsCalifornia NoticesThe New York Times Company. 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018 + + + +",Xiaocun Qiu ,18/03/2025 07:20:00,Medium Daily Digest ,,20 Advanced Statistical Approaches Every Data Scientist Should Know 🐱‍🚀 | Sarowar Jahan Saurav,gli@oxbridge-econ.com,,,,,,, +195c5b8b4ea20e05_4,"Ok. Let’s use Shing’s threshold.  From: Shing Chow CHENG <shing@firstcapital.asia>Date: Tuesday, 18 March 2025 at 6:06 PMTo: admin@oxbridge-econ.com <admin@oxbridge-econ.com>, Kai Zhang <kzhang@oxbridge-econ.com>Cc: Gavin Li <gli@oxbridge-econ.com>Subject: Re: Smartcareers algorithm debug and improvementHi everyone, On this point:  b) 暂时没有太好的想法，可以进一步讨论I am thinking of adding another layer of classification: entry (e.g., <= 3 years of work experience), intermediate (>3 & <= 8 years), and senior level (>8 years). These three groups of people are treated separately, and they will have their own different distribution for the same occupation*industry combination. This also addresses my previous concerns about seniority.  In terms of the front-end, we will add another choice on the first page: the user needs to choose his/her own level. This should be easy to implement, right? Yes, let's do that, and see where it leads us, BUT note for a recruiting perspective:  <= 3 years of work experience), intermediate (>3 & <= 8 years), advanced (>8 & <= 15 years), senior level (>15 years).  shing Shing Chow CHENGManaging DirectorFirstCapital Asia Investments Ltdhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/shingchowchenghttps://www.firstcapital.asia/On 19/3/2025 5:59 am, admin@oxbridge-econ.com wrote:Hi Kai, thanks for the test. Please see my responses below, highlighted in yellow.  Shing: I will need your comments on some ideas.  ############ 小村姐，SmartCareers基本上测试完了，主要问题还是在education relevance score这里，此外occupation relevance score以及historical data本身也有小问题。具体如下： 1）education relevance score: 应用端算法有有误，导致应用端分数分布与根据历史数据设定的阈值不匹配，需要更正 Is it true that the frontend relevance score is in general, higher, then? historical data算法是target job title+description vs. education title+ISCED-F description，应用端计算时使用的是target job title+SOC description vs. ISCED-F title 改进计划：  a) 将应用端算法的 ISCED-F title更正为education title+ISCED-F description，并更新阈值，再次进行测试；Yes, correct. Give me updates when this is done (before moving to your second solution).  b) 若更正后表现仍不理想，则可以将现有approach改为mapping table approach 2）occupation relevance score: 算法不匹配，相关性总体偏高historical data算法是target job title+description vs. past job title+description，但应用端用户没有输入job description，使用的是target job title+SOC description vs. past job title+description You need to give me summary statistics for the latter and example relevance scores for the former. 改进计划：  a) 设置阈值对relevance score分档并赋值  b) 若更正后表现仍不理想，则可以将现有approach改为mapping table approach I proposed this, and I thought you’ve changed the approach to this, no? I thought you’ve changed target job & past job relevance score calculation to {if the same soc, =1; if not, =0}. Use this. Don’t do (a).  3）historical data：存在过多低分绝大多数cells中都存在近50%的case在0分左右，通常是实习经历或应届生第一段工作，以及信息缺失的case。这会导致只要有一个相关本科学历就有近50%的成功概率改进计划：  a) 去除信息严重缺失的case You need to show me some examples. I thought you’ve dropped cases without education information, no? If they are not excluded, the distribution should definitely be distorted. You need to tell me how much percentage has missing fields (I think the most problematic is missing education info?).    b) 暂时没有太好的想法，可以进一步讨论I am thinking of adding another layer of classification: entry (e.g., <= 3 years of work experience), intermediate (>3 & <= 8 years), and senior level (>8 years). These three groups of people are treated separately, and they will have their own different distribution for the same occupation*industry combination. This also addresses my previous concerns about seniority.  In terms of the front-end, we will add another choice on the first page: the user needs to choose his/her own level. This should be easy to implement, right? @Shing Chow CHENG: what do you think? Please keep a log of these debug and development process.  Thanks,XC",Xiaocun Qiu ,18/03/2025 07:20:00,Medium Daily Digest ,,20 Advanced Statistical Approaches Every Data Scientist Should Know 🐱‍🚀 | Sarowar Jahan Saurav,gli@oxbridge-econ.com,,,,,,, +195c5b8b4ea20e05_5,"Hi Kai, thanks for the test. Please see my responses below, highlighted in yellow.  Shing: I will need your comments on some ideas.  ############ 小村姐，SmartCareers基本上测试完了，主要问题还是在education relevance score这里，此外occupation relevance score以及historical data本身也有小问题。具体如下： 1）education relevance score: 应用端算法有有误，导致应用端分数分布与根据历史数据设定的阈值不匹配，需要更正 Is it true that the frontend relevance score is in general, higher, then? historical data算法是target job title+description vs. education title+ISCED-F description，应用端计算时使用的是target job title+SOC description vs. ISCED-F title 改进计划：  a) 将应用端算法的 ISCED-F title更正为education title+ISCED-F description，并更新阈值，再次进行测试；Yes, correct. Give me updates when this is done (before moving to your second solution).  b) 若更正后表现仍不理想，则可以将现有approach改为mapping table approach 2）occupation relevance score: 算法不匹配，相关性总体偏高historical data算法是target job title+description vs. past job title+description，但应用端用户没有输入job description，使用的是target job title+SOC description vs. past job title+description You need to give me summary statistics for the latter and example relevance scores for the former. 改进计划：  a) 设置阈值对relevance score分档并赋值  b) 若更正后表现仍不理想，则可以将现有approach改为mapping table approach I proposed this, and I thought you’ve changed the approach to this, no? I thought you’ve changed target job & past job relevance score calculation to {if the same soc, =1; if not, =0}. Use this. Don’t do (a).  3）historical data：存在过多低分绝大多数cells中都存在近50%的case在0分左右，通常是实习经历或应届生第一段工作，以及信息缺失的case。这会导致只要有一个相关本科学历就有近50%的成功概率改进计划：  a) 去除信息严重缺失的case You need to show me some examples. I thought you’ve dropped cases without education information, no? If they are not excluded, the distribution should definitely be distorted. You need to tell me how much percentage has missing fields (I think the most problematic is missing education info?).    b) 暂时没有太好的想法，可以进一步讨论I am thinking of adding another layer of classification: entry (e.g., <= 3 years of work experience), intermediate (>3 & <= 8 years), and senior level (>8 years). These three groups of people are treated separately, and they will have their own different distribution for the same occupation*industry combination. This also addresses my previous concerns about seniority.  In terms of the front-end, we will add another choice on the first page: the user needs to choose his/her own level. This should be easy to implement, right? @Shing Chow CHENG: what do you think? Please keep a log of these debug and development process.  Thanks,XC",Xiaocun Qiu ,18/03/2025 07:20:00,Medium Daily Digest ,,20 Advanced Statistical Approaches Every Data Scientist Should Know 🐱‍🚀 | Sarowar Jahan Saurav,gli@oxbridge-econ.com,,,,,,, +195c5aaa11fa1253_0,"The Morning: The deportation rationale#outlook a{padding:0}body{margin:0;padding:0;-webkit-text-size-adjust:100%;-ms-text-size-adjust:100%}table,td{border-collapse:collapse;mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0}img{border:0;height:auto;line-height:100%;outline:0;text-decoration:none;-ms-interpolation-mode:bicubic}p{display:block;margin:13px 0}p,ul{margin-top:0}@media (max-width:600px){body{padding:0 15px!important}} + + + + 96 + + + @media (max-width:480px){.css-r2ey6x{width:100%!important}}.css-sdwaa1:hover{-webkit-text-decoration:none!important;text-decoration:none!important}.css-1n5iqtj:hover{-webkit-text-decoration:none!important;text-decoration:none!important}@media (max-width:600px){.css-1n5iqtj{display:inline-block;border-right:1px solid #dcdcdc;padding-right:10px;margin-right:10px}}.css-wf08f0:hover{-webkit-text-decoration:none!important;text-decoration:none!important}@media (max-width:600px){.css-wf08f0{display:inline-block!important}}.css-nanfcg:hover{-webkit-text-decoration:none!important;text-decoration:none!important}.css-nanfcg:hover{border-bottom:none!important}@media (max-width:480px){.css-1dtd48z{padding-left:30px!important}}@media (max-width:480px){.css-36ugzx{padding-bottom:0!important}}@media (max-width:480px){.css-63f6sn{display:none!important}}@media (max-width:480px){.css-1npprw9{display:table-row!important}}@media (max-width:480px){.css-37loo4{padding:20px 0 0!important}}@media (max-width:600px){.css-xsf469{width:100%!important;height:auto!important}}@media (max-width:600px){.css-1wuwhda{width:100%!important;padding:0!important}}@media (max-width:480px){.css-1hnedf7{font-size:13px!important}}@media (max-width:600px){.css-1a0tlge{font-size:28px!important;line-height:31px!important}}@media (max-width:480px){.css-sj7u5m{padding-bottom:5px!important}} + +Plus, attacks in Gaza, DOGE cuts and sushi in Ukraine.View in browser|nytimes.comMarch 18, 2025By German LopezGood morning. We’re covering Trump’s immigration crackdown — as well as attacks in Gaza, DOGE cuts and sushi in Ukraine.Immigrants deported from the U.S. arriving in Panama City. Matias Delacroix/Associated PressImmigration crackdownPresident Trump’s promised immigration crackdown is here. Over the past two weeks, his administration has pushed against the limits of executive power — and surpassed them, critics say — to kick more people out of the country.The administration has readied two facilities in Texas to again detain immigrant families, including children, my colleagues Jazmine Ulloa and Miriam Jordan reported yesterday. It invoked an arcane law, the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, to deport hundreds of Venezuelan migrants to a prison in El Salvador, despite a judge’s order. It deported a kidney transplant expert who works at Brown University, also despite a judge’s order. It detained a green-card-holding leader of last year’s pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University.Presidents have not traditionally treated illegal immigration as a national security issue, but Trump says migrants pose a threat. He claims without evidence that other countries have deliberately emptied their prisons and asylums to fuel an “invasion” of the United States.Today’s newsletter examines the new rationale for the crackdown — and the way it is taking shape.Stretching powersIn each of the examples above, the Trump administration has gone further, or plans to go further, than previous administrations felt they could:Family detention: The administration has indicated that it will contest a 20-day limit on how long child migrants can be detained. Trump’s allies have long decried such limits as imposing a “catch and release” policy that forces the government to free unauthorized migrants.Venezuelan deportations: To evict migrants without a hearing, the administration cited a wartime law used most recently to intern Japanese Americans during World War II. (The United States is not at war with Venezuela.) It dispatched planeloads of migrants over the weekend despite a court order that tried to stop the deportations. White House officials argue that a judge can’t restrict the president’s national security powers, and even if one could, the order came too late. They stuck to those arguments in a court hearing.The nephrologist’s deportation: The government deported Rasha Alawieh, a Lebanese kidney transplant expert at Brown University, over the weekend. She had a valid visa, and a court tried to block the move. The administration said that it deported her because she attended a Hezbollah leader’s funeral during a trip to Lebanon.The student activists: The administration detained Mahmoud Khalil, a leader of pro-Palestinian protests, this month. Another student activist at Columbia, Ranjani Srinivasan, fled to Canada after immigration agents revoked her visa and showed up at her home. Supporters of Khalil and Srinivasan argue that the First Amendment protects their right to protest. But the Trump administration counters that immigrants, particularly those it deems national security threats, do not enjoy the full freedom of speech. It suggests that the activists supported a designated terrorist group, Hamas. (Read more about Khalil’s story and why he was targeted.)A proposed revival for the travel ban: During his first term, Trump repeatedly tried to ban visitors from mostly Muslim countries, citing the threat of terrorism. The courts blocked the first two attempts. But the Supreme Court eventually allowed a ban on eight countries, six of them predominantly Muslim, to remain. Last week, my colleagues Charlie Savage and Ken Bensinger reported on a plan to bring back the ban — and grow it to cover 43 countries.In some ways, these examples continue a longstanding executive tradition: Presidents often use national security concerns to expand their powers. George W. Bush, for example, pointed to worries about another attack like Sept. 11 to detain and torture people without trial, drawing criticism from civil rights advocates.Preparing for moreThe extraordinary measures are needed to deliver on a campaign pledge, Trump says. He has struggled to execute the mass deportations he promised. In fact, he has deported migrants at a lower rate than Joe Biden did, as this chart shows:Source: ICE | Data is through March 8, 2025; no data available for Dec. 2024. | By The New York Times(The Times broke down what the data shows about Trump’s deportation efforts so far here.)Some of that failure is a result of the administration’s success. Fewer people are crossing the border illegally, leaving fewer people to ship back. But Trump vowed to deport not just recent arrivals but also those who’ve been in the country for months or years. He has so far failed to kick out much of that second population, which enjoys stronger legal protections, such as rights to specific immigration court hearings, than people caught at the border do.By claiming major new executive powers, Trump has set the groundwork to bypass more legal protections and execute his vision. Before Trump’s election, his allies talked about deporting at least one million people a year. Experts always doubted he could reach those numbers as quickly as hoped. But with a different view of what is legal, he eventually might.More on immigrationA Justice Department lawyer refused to answer a judge’s questions about the timing of the deportation flights. The judge asked officials to provide him a timeline by noon today.Two of the flights carrying Venezuelan migrants were in the air when the judge ordered them to turn back, and one had yet to take off, a Times analysis found.El Salvador’s president, Nayib Bukele, boasted on social media about accepting Trump’s deportees into his prisons. He has described himself in the past as the “world’s coolest dictator.”THE LATEST NEWSIsrael-Hamas WarIn Gaza City. Saher Alghorra for The New York TimesIsrael launched a major attack on Gaza, its first on that scale since the cease-fire with Hamas began roughly two months ago.Benjamin Netanyahu said he had ordered the attack because Hamas refused to release its remaining hostages. Israel consulted the White House before attacking.The strikes killed at least 300 people, including children, according to Gaza’s health ministry.The attack followed weeks of negotiations to extend the cease-fire. It was not clear whether Israel aimed to force Hamas to compromise or to start a new phase of war.The Israeli government says that 59 hostages are yet to be returned, and it believes that fewer than half of them remain alive.Government OverhaulIn Asheville, N.C. Mike Belleme for The New York TimesTown halls in Republican districts have become tense. Voters are expressing anger and anxiety over Trump and Elon Musk’s government cuts.The Trump administration plans to eliminate the E.P.A.’s scientific research arm and fire as many as 1,155 chemists, biologists and other scientists.After a standoff involving the police, Musk’s DOGE team entered the headquarters of the U.S. Institute of Peace, an independent agency, and evicted its officials.The Department of Veterans Affairs halted most transgender medical treatments, citing a Trump executive order.Trump said he considered some of Biden’s pardons invalid because Biden had used an autopen, a common automatic signing device. There’s no power in the Constitution or case law to undo a pardon.The president also ended Secret Service protection for two of Biden’s children, Hunter and Ashley.More on the Trump AdministrationTrump privately told auto executives to prepare to operate under tariffs.Trump says he will release thousands of files this afternoon related to the assassination of John F. Kennedy.The administration asked 20 prominent law firms for information about diversity, equity and inclusion practices in their recruitment, suggesting they could have discriminated against white candidates.Trump visited the Kennedy Center for the first time since taking over the organization. At a board meeting, he floated the idea that he might host its honors ceremony.Starlink, Musk’s satellite internet service, is now accessible across the White House complex.More on PoliticsA conservative F.D.A. lawyer defended the Biden administration’s position on the abortion pill. In retaliation, a Republican senator has forced her out of her role.Senator Chuck Schumer postponed his book tour because of backlash to his decision to vote with Republicans to prevent a government shutdown.War in UkraineIn his call with Vladimir Putin today, Trump will, in essence, negotiate how large a reward Russia will receive for its 11 years of aggression against Ukraine, David Sanger writes.Russia has sabotaged warehouses, railways and undersea cables, escalating its actions over the past two years to pressure the U.S. and Europe to curb support for Ukraine, a study found.In a town near Ukraine’s front line, a popular sushi restaurant braves artillery strikes to bring in its fish.Other Big StoriesThe daughter of Gisèle and Dominique Pelicot uses the pen name Caroline Darian. Andrea Mantovani for The New York TimesThe daughter of Gisèle Pelicot believes her father drugged and raped her, too.Texas authorities arrested a midwife and an associate, and charged them with illegally performing abortions in greater Houston.Harvard will offer free tuition for students whose families earn less than $200,000. Other elite colleges have made similar changes in an effort to diversify their student bodies.A swath of the southern and central Plains faces severe fire danger, with dry air and wind gusts of up to 40 miles per hour.Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, the NASA astronauts who have been stuck at the International Space Station for months, are headed back to Earth.OpinionsChina cracked down on fentanyl before Trump took office. His tariffs might make Beijing cooperate less, not more, Brandon Yoder writes.Andrew Cuomo understands better than his rivals what New Yorkers want from their transit system: for it to be as safe as it used to be, Nicole Gelinas writes.Here’s a column by Michelle Goldberg on a Meta whistle-blower.A subscription to match the variety of your interests.News. Games. Recipes. Product reviews. Sports reporting. A New York Times All Access subscription covers all of it and more. 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Read The Athletic’s bracket advice.Women’s basketball: Chelsea Gray and the Rose Basketball Club are the first-ever Unrivaled champions after defeating the Vinyl Basketball Club in the inaugural championship game. It ends a successful debut season for the league.ARTS AND IDEASIn Tokyo.  Noriko Hayashi for The New York TimesShohei Ohtani, the Dodgers star, is ubiquitous in Tokyo. He’s on billboards, products and television ads. Talk shows dissect his diet, fashion choices and home décor. In Japan, Ohtani is a marketer’s dream: sports icon, pop star and national hero rolled into one.More on cultureConan O’Brien will host the Oscars again next year. “I want to hear Adrien Brody finish his speech,” he said in a statement.Jon Stewart joked about Trump’s golf championship win. “Oh, he ‘won the tournament’ at ‘Trump International’? 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We’re covering President Trump’s upcoming phone call with Vladimir Putin and a legal battle over migrant deportations in the U.S.Plus, a “retirement home” for penguins.“We want to see if we can bring that war to an end,” President Trump said on Sunday.  Tierney L. Cross for The New York TimesQuestions swirl as Putin and Trump prepare to speakPreparations are underway for a highly anticipated phone call today between President Trump and President Vladimir Putin. The call would be the first known conversation between the two leaders since Ukraine agreed to support a U.S.-backed monthlong cease-fire.On Sunday, Trump suggested that a cease-fire and the fate of Ukrainian power plants would be on the agenda, and he noted that “dividing up certain assets” had been discussed. The Kremlin would not confirm any specific agenda.While Trump has stated his desire to broker some sort of truce between Russia and Ukraine as quickly as possible, Putin seems to be seeking to exploit the moment to win more concessions. Putin has not yet agreed to the cease-fire and has laid out conditions that could delay or derail a truce.Crimes against Ukraine: The U.S. is withdrawing from a multinational group created to investigate leaders responsible for the invasion of Ukraine, including Putin, a letter shows. It is the latest indication that the White House is moving away from a commitment to hold Putin accountable.Comfort food: Sushi has long been popular in Ukraine, and for people in the frontline town of Sloviansk, the treat provides a sense of normalcy.Judge James Boasberg is pressing the Trump administration over the deportation of migrants to El Salvador.  Erin Schaff/The New York TimesA legal battle erupted over U.S. deportationsPresident Trump’s so-called border czar, Tom Homan, said yesterday that the administration planned to continue deportations of migrants despite a court order — an action that could thrust the U.S. into a constitutional crisis.“We’re not stopping,” Homan said in an interview. “I don’t care what the judges think.”The judge who issued the order blocking deportations scheduled a hearing to press officials for details, and denied a last-minute request by the Trump administration that it be canceled. The Justice Department also wrote a letter to the court that sits over the judge, asking it to remove him from the case entirely. Here’s the latest.Background: Over the weekend, the U.S. flew more than 200 immigrants, including people the Trump administration has accused of being gang members, to El Salvador — a move the judge had ordered to stop. The judge wants to know where the planes were at the time of his order, issued on Saturday.More on TrumpAmerican automakers thought Trump’s tariffs were a negotiating tactic. As it turns out, he sees them as an end in themselves.The growing trade war and rapid policy shifts are expected to drag down economic growth in the U.S. and around the world, according to projections.With the arrival of Dan Bongino as deputy director of the F.B.I., staunch Trump loyalists have now taken full command of the nation’s premier law enforcement agency.Do Americans approve of Trump? We’re tracking recent polls.Trump falsely claimed that former President Biden’s pardons were “void” because he used an autopen, a commonly used device that reproduces signatures.Track Trump’s actions since he took office.M23 fighters in the Democratic Republic of Congo, in January. Guerchom Ndebo for The New York TimesRwanda cut ties with Belgium over E.U. sanctionsThe E.U., at the urging of Belgium, yesterday imposed sanctions on Rwandan military and government officials for their role in the invasion of the Democratic Republic of Congo. In response, Rwanda severed diplomatic ties with Belgium, its former colonial ruler, and gave the country’s diplomats 48 hours to leave.The E.U. has accused Rwanda of funding the armed rebel group M23, which has fought government forces in Congo for more than a decade. The sanctions were Europe’s first step to increase pressure on Rwanda over the conflict. Also in response, M23 leaders said they would not take part in peace talks this week with Congolese officials.MORE TOP NEWSPool photo by Yair SagiIsrael: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s attempt to fire the head of Shin Bet, the country’s domestic spy agency, reflects his wider push for greater control.South Sudan: After less than a decade of fragile peace, the country is once again on the brink of war. Here’s what you need to know.South Korea: Relatives of the 179 people who died in the Jeju Air plane crash in December are pressing for answers.Social media: Pavel Durov, the Telegram founder who was charged in France last year with a range of crimes, was allowed to temporarily leave the country.Education: Harvard announced that it planned to offer free tuition for students whose families earn $200,000 and below to boost diversity.North Macedonia: Prosecutors are seeking to arrest a former economy minister in connection with a fire at a nightclub that killed at least 59 people.Syria: Sectarian-driven civilian killings have displayed the government’s weak control over its own forces and affiliated fighters.U.S.: Forever 21, which helped popularize fast fashion, filed for bankruptcy.Tech: As companies chase the dream of artificial intelligence, data centers are popping up around the globe. Here’s a look at the supercomputers behind A.I.Film: Émilie Dequenne, who won best actress at age 17 at the Cannes Film Festival, died on Sunday. She was 43.SportsMark Thompson/Getty ImagesFormula 1: Lewis Hamilton said his Ferrari race debut felt like a “crash course” after finishing a chaotic Australian Grand Prix in 10th place.Golf: This is how Rory McIlroy dealt with the pressure to win another Players Championship.Baseball: Japanese talent in the sport is entering a Golden Era.MORNING READCody O'Loughlin for The New York TimesWhere do you retire if you’re a penguin? Ideally, to your own island. Six geriatric African penguins at a Boston aquarium are enjoying their golden years on an island designed to address the pains of aging. They are kept separate from younger, boisterous penguins, are given plenty of fish and even have access to physical therapy.The aquarium’s curator described the island as a “country club for older animals.”Lives lived: Lee Shau-kee, a Hong Kong real estate tycoon who made billions initially building apartments for descendants of refugees from mainland China, died at 97.CONVERSATION STARTERSShort cut or wrong turn?: TikTok users claim that standing on a vibrating platform will have you shedding kilos in no time. It’s not a new claim. Here’s the data.Off with his … : A raucously political rap trio brought what appeared to be the missing head of a King George V statue onstage.Where big cats hold sway: In one small corner of Brazil’s wetlands, the normally shy jaguar takes center stage.We hope you’ve enjoyed this newsletter, which is made possible through subscriber support. 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