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Obama Quietly Gives Advice to 2020 Democrats, but No Endorsement, Mueller Report Expected to Go to Justice Department Within Weeks, Labor's Hard Choice in Amazon Age: Play Along or Get Tough, Supreme Court Limits Police Powers to Seize Private Property

Discover the best stories you might have missed in this newsletter, curated by Times editors and personalized for you with machine learning. Discover the best stories you might have missed in this newsletter, curated by Times editors and personalized for you with machine learning. Best of The Times Signature journalism of the last week Mamadi Doumbouya for The New York Times John Legend on Kanye West, Making Political Music and Morality in Art "Within the last 18 months, someone said R. Kelly had a good song for me. I said no." Magazine · Feb 22 Mamadi Doumbouya for The New York Times John Legend on Kanye West, Making Political Music and Morality in Art "Within the last 18 months, someone said R. Kelly had a good song for me. I said no." Magazine · Feb 22 Photo illustration by The New York Times; Photograph by Mark Ralston/Agence France-Presse -- Getty Images No Thanks. Really, Oscar Winners, Skip That Part. If the Academy Awards can proceed without a host, it's time to rethink those acceptance speeches. Please. Movies · Feb 21 Manny Machado Signed a $300 Million Deal; Bryce Harper's Could Be for More. Will They Be Worth It? A comparison of all the Major League Baseball players who signed contracts of at least $100 million. Baseball · Feb 20 Photo illustration by The New York Times; Photograph by Mark Ralston/Agence France-Presse -- Getty Images No Thanks. Really, Oscar Winners, Skip That Part. If the Academy Awards can proceed without a host, it's time to rethink those acceptance speeches. Please. Movies · Feb 21 Manny Machado Signed a $300 Million Deal; Bryce Harper's Could Be for More. Will They Be Worth It? A comparison of all the Major League Baseball players who signed contracts of at least $100 million. Baseball · Feb 20 News You Might Have Missed Stories, analyses and explainers Obama Quietly Gives Advice to 2020 Democrats, but No Endorsement Former President Barack Obama has been counseling Democratic candidates on how to win the White House in 2020. But he has no plans to pick a favorite. Politics · Feb 18 Ruth Fremson/The New York Times Ruth Fremson/The New York Times Obama Quietly Gives Advice to 2020 Democrats, but No Endorsement Former President Barack Obama has been counseling Democratic candidates on how to win the White House in 2020. But he has no plans to pick a favorite. Politics · Feb 18 Mueller Report Expected to Go to Justice Department Within Weeks The new attorney general, William Barr, is preparing to receive a report on the special counsel's investigation. He will then have to decide how much of it to make public. Politics · Feb 21 Doug Mills/The New York Times Doug Mills/The New York Times Mueller Report Expected to Go to Justice Department Within Weeks The new attorney general, William Barr, is preparing to receive a report on the special counsel's investigation. He will then have to decide how much of it to make public. Politics · Feb 21 Labor's Hard Choice in Amazon Age: Play Along or Get Tough The battle over Amazon's New York plans resurfaced tensions among unions over how to deal with Uber, Airbnb and other emerging giants. Economy · Feb 22 Supreme Court Limits Police Powers to Seize Private Property Civil forfeiture laws, a popular way to raise revenue, have been the subject of criticism across the political spectrum. Politics · Feb 20 Labor's Hard Choice in Amazon Age: Play Along or Get Tough The battle over Amazon's New York plans resurfaced tensions among unions over how to deal with Uber, Airbnb and other emerging giants. Economy · Feb 22 Supreme Court Limits Police Powers to Seize Private Property Civil forfeiture laws, a popular way to raise revenue, have been the subject of criticism across the political spectrum. Politics · Feb 20 Opinion Commentary from some of the world's most provocative thinkers David Brooks A Nation of Weavers The social renaissance is happening from the ground up. Feb 18 Gabriela Bhaskar for The New York Times Gabriela Bhaskar for The New York Times David Brooks A Nation of Weavers The social renaissance is happening from the ground up. Feb 18 Will Wilkinson Don't Abolish Billionaires Abolish bad policy instead. Feb 21 Liz Mair Has Republican Resistance to Trump Collapsed? William Weld has offered a glimmer of hope to NeverTrumpers. But many Republicans once opposed to the president are jumping on his 2020 bandwagon. Feb 19 Will Wilkinson Don't Abolish Billionaires Abolish bad policy instead. Feb 21 Liz Mair Has Republican Resistance to Trump Collapsed? William Weld has offered a glimmer of hope to NeverTrumpers. But many Republicans once opposed to the president are jumping on his 2020 bandwagon. Feb 19 Discover Coverage on topics we think you'll like Getty Images The Medical Tech that Helps You When Your Doctor Can't A new breed of tech company wants to fill the gaps between you, your doctor and your health insurance. Smarter Living · Feb 20 Valerio Mezzanotti for The New York Times Working for a New Normal in Italian Fashion's Understanding of Race The Gucci blackface sweater and Dolce & Gabbana's missteps in China have the knitwear designer Edward Buchanan seeking change. Fashion · Feb 21 Getty Images The Medical Tech that Helps You When Your Doctor Can't A new breed of tech company wants to fill the gaps between you, your doctor and your health insurance. Smarter Living · Feb 20 Valerio Mezzanotti for The New York Times Working for a New Normal in Italian Fashion's Understanding of Race The Gucci blackface sweater and Dolce & Gabbana's missteps in China have the knitwear designer Edward Buchanan seeking change. Fashion · Feb 21 Brian Rea How Bibliophiles Flirt They loved each other, but she harbored a shameful secret: She had stopped reading books. Style · Feb 22 Emma McIntyre/WireImage, via Getty Images It Was the Hottest Oscar Night Party. What Happened? Vanity Fair has ruled the roost, but its guest list is bloated by corporate sponsorships. And now there's competition from Jay-Z. Style · Feb 21 Brian Rea How Bibliophiles Flirt They loved each other, but she harbored a shameful secret: She had stopped reading books. Style · Feb 22 Emma McIntyre/WireImage, via Getty Images It Was the Hottest Oscar Night Party. What Happened? Vanity Fair has ruled the roost, but its guest list is bloated by corporate sponsorships. 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