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Coronavirus Cases Seemed to Be Leveling Off. Not Anymore., Judge Halts Work on Microsoft's JEDI Contract, a Victory for Amazon, Trump's War Against 'the Deep State' Enters a New Stage, For Thousands of Years, Egypt Controlled the Nile. A New Dam Threatens That.

Discover the best stories you might have missed in this newsletter, curated by Times editors and personalized for you. Discover the best stories you might have missed in this newsletter, curated by Times editors and personalized for you. Best of The Times Signature journalism of the last week Mary Inhea Kang for The New York Times What I Spent to Adopt My Child Three families share their adoption stories, illuminating the variety of choices — and costs — involved in the process. Parenting · Feb 11 Mary Inhea Kang for The New York Times What I Spent to Adopt My Child Three families share their adoption stories, illuminating the variety of choices — and costs — involved in the process. Parenting · Feb 11 Lyndon French for The New York Times Your Foam Coffee Cup Is Fighting for Its Life The Dart Container Corporation, which makes foam products, is a manufacturing behemoth and produced a fortune for the family behind it. Environmentalists say its products are polluting the globe. Business · Feb 10 Dorothea Lange's "Destitute peapickers in California; a 32 year old mother of seven children. February 1936 [sic]," Library of Congress file card, circa 1936. Farm Security Administration–Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. How Dorothea Lange Defined the Role of the Modern Photojournalist She created one of the most enduring images of the 20th century, but she also created a new model for her discipline. T Magazine · Feb 10 Lyndon French for The New York Times Your Foam Coffee Cup Is Fighting for Its Life The Dart Container Corporation, which makes foam products, is a manufacturing behemoth and produced a fortune for the family behind it. Environmentalists say its products are polluting the globe. Business · Feb 10 Dorothea Lange's "Destitute peapickers in California; a 32 year old mother of seven children. February 1936 [sic]," Library of Congress file card, circa 1936. Farm Security Administration–Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. How Dorothea Lange Defined the Role of the Modern Photojournalist She created one of the most enduring images of the 20th century, but she also created a new model for her discipline. T Magazine · Feb 10 News You Might Have Missed Stories, analyses and explainers Coronavirus Cases Seemed to Be Leveling Off. Not Anymore. On Thursday, health officials in China reported more than 14,000 new cases in Hubei Province alone. A change in diagnostic criteria may be the reason. Health · Feb 12 Xiao Yijiu/Xinhua, via Associated Press Xiao Yijiu/Xinhua, via Associated Press Coronavirus Cases Seemed to Be Leveling Off. Not Anymore. On Thursday, health officials in China reported more than 14,000 new cases in Hubei Province alone. A change in diagnostic criteria may be the reason. Health · Feb 12 Judge Halts Work on Microsoft's JEDI Contract, a Victory for Amazon The judge ordered work to stop on a cloud-computing contract for the Pentagon until Amazon's legal challenge was resolved. Technology · Feb 13 Charles Dharapak/Associated Press Charles Dharapak/Associated Press Judge Halts Work on Microsoft's JEDI Contract, a Victory for Amazon The judge ordered work to stop on a cloud-computing contract for the Pentagon until Amazon's legal challenge was resolved. Technology · Feb 13 Trump's War Against 'the Deep State' Enters a New Stage The suggestion that Lt. Col. Alexander S. Vindman should now face punishment by the Pentagon was one sign of how determined the president is to even the scales after his impeachment. Politics · Feb 11 For Thousands of Years, Egypt Controlled the Nile. A New Dam Threatens That. Ethiopia is staking its hopes on its $4.5 billion hydroelectric dam. Egypt fears it will cut into its water supplies. President Trump is mediating. Africa · Feb 9 Trump's War Against 'the Deep State' Enters a New Stage The suggestion that Lt. Col. Alexander S. Vindman should now face punishment by the Pentagon was one sign of how determined the president is to even the scales after his impeachment. Politics · Feb 11 For Thousands of Years, Egypt Controlled the Nile. A New Dam Threatens That. Ethiopia is staking its hopes on its $4.5 billion hydroelectric dam. Egypt fears it will cut into its water supplies. President Trump is mediating. Africa · Feb 9 ADVERTISEMENT Opinion Commentary from some of the world's most provocative thinkers Ted Widmer What Will the Next Decade Bring? The 1920s Offer an Answer It has been a long time since the winter of 1920, but the old fault lines are still visible. Feb 8 Bettmann Archive/Getty Images Bettmann Archive/Getty Images Ted Widmer What Will the Next Decade Bring? The 1920s Offer an Answer It has been a long time since the winter of 1920, but the old fault lines are still visible. Feb 8 Ross Douthat Trump's De-Polarizing Architecture Plan Why a conservative initiative on public architecture might be good for American institutions. Feb 11 Gail Collins Searching for the Perfect Trump Antidote Help wanted, and it's named Ralph. Feb 12 Ross Douthat Trump's De-Polarizing Architecture Plan Why a conservative initiative on public architecture might be good for American institutions. Feb 11 Gail Collins Searching for the Perfect Trump Antidote Help wanted, and it's named Ralph. Feb 12 Discover Coverage on topics we think you'll like Joe Maher/BFC, via Getty Images British Fashion After Brexit, and Without Meghan This season, London Fashion Week faces a front row without a glossy, global British patron. Does it matter? Fashion · Feb 14 Sidsel de Jong/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images 'The Scream' Is Fading. New Research Reveals Why. The art world is increasingly turning to scientific analysis of pigments to find out how time has changed some famous paintings. Art & Design · Feb 7 Joe Maher/BFC, via Getty Images British Fashion After Brexit, and Without Meghan This season, London Fashion Week faces a front row without a glossy, global British patron. Does it matter? Fashion · Feb 14 Sidsel de Jong/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images 'The Scream' Is Fading. New Research Reveals Why. The art world is increasingly turning to scientific analysis of pigments to find out how time has changed some famous paintings. Art & Design · Feb 7 Laura T Magruder/Netflix 'The Last Thing He Wanted' Review: Gun Running and Anxiety Adapted from a Joan Didion novel, the movie plunges Anne Hathaway into the 1980s turmoil around the U.S. backing of Nicaraguan rebels. Movies · Feb 13 John Olson; George Etheredge for The New York Times In Trippy Times, Bill Graham Took Care of Reality America's best-known rock promoter brought local acts like the Grateful Dead to the national stage. A new exhibition in Manhattan shows how he did it. Music · Feb 13 Laura T Magruder/Netflix 'The Last Thing He Wanted' Review: Gun Running and Anxiety Adapted from a Joan Didion novel, the movie plunges Anne Hathaway into the 1980s turmoil around the U.S. backing of Nicaraguan rebels. Movies · Feb 13 John Olson; George Etheredge for The New York Times In Trippy Times, Bill Graham Took Care of Reality America's best-known rock promoter brought local acts like the Grateful Dead to the national stage. A new exhibition in Manhattan shows how he did it. Music · Feb 13 🤞 Are we getting it right? To refine this experience, we need to hear from you. Are you enjoying this newsletter? Are we offering you the right mix of stories? Where can we improve? Send Us Feedback ➡️ To experience Your Weekly Edition at its best, stay logged in on NYTimes.com. Unsubscribe | Account Settings | Privacy Policy | Contact Us All Newsletters | Subscribe 2019 © The New York Times Company | 620 8th Avenue, 10036 NY, New York ADVERTISEMENT