Bowing to moderates who said the jobless aid was too generous, Democrats dropped their bid to raise a weekly federal unemployment benefit to $400 from $300.

Senate Is on Track for Stimulus Vote After Democrats Agree to Trim Jobless Aid

Women are winning greater political representation in Kosovo, raising hopes of more equality in a country still living with the scars of the war against Serbian rule in the 1990s.

In a Land Dominated by Ex-Rebels, Kosovo Women Find Power at the Ballot Box

What the absence of day-to-day connections showed us about how we spent our days.

A Year Without Our Work Friends

New proposals by the G.O.P.-controlled Legislature have targeted Sunday voting, part of a raft of measures that could reduce the impact of Black voters in the state.

In Georgia, Republicans Take Aim at Role of Black Churches in Elections

Workers with college degrees and specialized training once felt relatively safe from automation. They aren’t.

The Robots Are Coming for Phil in Accounting

The pandemic has disrupted international trade, driving up the cost of shipping goods and adding a fresh challenge to the global economic recovery.

‘I’ve Never Seen Anything Like This’: Chaos Strikes Global Shipping

We already knew about the weed and the tweeting, but when did Hollywood’s most affable schlub get so into ceramics?

Seth Rogen Is All Fired Up

Sarah Hart, the first woman to hold England’s distinguished Gresham professorship of geometry, explores the intersections of music, literature and mathematics.

Triangulating Math, Mozart and ‘Moby-Dick’

Mr. Biden’s bottom-up $1.9 trillion aid package is a sharp reversal from the tax cut bill that was President Donald J. Trump’s first big legislative victory.

To Juice the Economy, Biden Bets on the Poor

The chamber approved the package after a grueling marathon of amendment votes and last-ditch negotiations. The measure must now clear the House a second time.

Divided Senate Passes Biden’s Pandemic Aid Plan

Amid calls for his resignation, the governor is relying on a shrinking circle of advisers to help him navigate the biggest crises of his political life.

A Governor in Isolation: How Andrew Cuomo Lost His Grip on New York

The shortage of lifesaving medical equipment last year was a searing example of the government’s failed coronavirus response. As health workers resorted to wearing trash bags, one Maryland company profited by selling anthrax vaccines to the country’s emergency reserve.

How One Firm Put an ‘Extraordinary Burden’ on the U.S.’s Troubled Stockpile

Through videos, photos and personal stories, a National desk project shows the void that Covid has left behind.

A Nation of Mourners, Forever Scarred

Renters may feel powerless to effect change in their buildings, but they have leverage — especially in the current market.

Construction in My Building Is Ruining My Life. What Can I Do?

My friend was gone. I needed to do something to honor the person she was.

Where Do the Dead Go in Our Imaginations?

Quotation of the Day for Saturday, March 6, 2021.

Quotation of the Day: Pope Francis Retakes World Stage With a ‘Long-Awaited’ Visit to Iraq

Meat has more competition — and less justification — than ever before.

Is the Burger Nearing Extinction?

As Biden pushes for an infrastructure package, let’s fix our scandalous lack of public restrooms.

America Is Not Made for People Who Pee

One in three Americans knows someone who died from the coronavirus. We spoke to the people the pandemic left behind.

Who I Lost

The recent attacks on Asian-Americans have unearthed the contradictions and questions beneath America’s impoverished understanding of race. To solve the problem, we must first learn how to talk about it.

We Need to Put a Name to This Violence

By most measures, Gov. Kay Ivey is a predictable Southern Republican, but she has charted her own course on efforts to control the coronavirus.

‘Folks, We Are Not There Yet’: Alabama Governor Resists Calls to Lift Mask Order

The number of centenarians in the U.S. is growing steadily. If you join them, you’ll need not just a robust retirement fund but also a plan, and a purpose.

If You Live to 100, You’ll Need More Than Money

Readers, including several Smith alumnae, react to a Times account of how a Black student’s bias claims against college employees have created tensions on the campus.

March 6, 2021

Headlines from March 6, 2021

Senate Is on Track for Stimulus Vote After Democrats Agree to Trim Jobless Aid

In a Land Dominated by Ex-Rebels, Kosovo Women Find Power at the Ballot Box

A Year Without Our Work Friends

In Georgia, Republicans Take Aim at Role of Black Churches in Elections

The Robots Are Coming for Phil in Accounting

Billboard 200

Dangerous: The Double Album

Positions

Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon

The Voice

Shiesty Season

Historical Context for March 6, 2021