The Democratic senator from Pennsylvania is the latest public figure to disclose his mental health struggles, an indication of growing acceptance, though some stigma remains.

Fetterman’s Disclosure of Depression Signals New Openness on Mental Health

State and federal agencies have levied fines, brought new cases and issued policy statements to rein in freewheeling practices in recent weeks.

Government Cracks Down on Crypto Industry With Flurry of Actions

Cotton farmers in Texas suffered record losses amid heat and drought last year, new data shows. It’s an example of how global warming is a “secret driver of inflation.”

How Climate Change Is Making Tampons (and Lots of Other Stuff) More Expensive

The meeting resumed diplomatic contact between Washington and Beijing that had been frozen since the U.S. shot down a Chinese spy balloon.

Blinken Has Tense Meeting With Chinese Official Amid Spy Balloon Furor

Quotation of the Day for Saturday, February 18, 2023.

Quotation of the Day: Politicians Face Risks in Telling of Depression

Ubiquitous in many suburban neighborhoods, the devices have been slow to catch on in city apartments, but that is changing as New Yorkers warm to the technology.

Can My Neighbor Point a Video Doorbell at My Apartment Door?

Ryan Agarwal, a Cardinal shooting guard who was born in Texas, is hoping to increase Indian representation in the N.C.A.A. and beyond.

This Stanford Freshman Wants His Play to Represent India

It’s all about grocery shopping and cooking for LaChena Clark, who likes to serve afternoon tea in her home.

How a Laundry Entrepreneur Spends Her Sundays

Social media has added to a sense of isolation.

American Teens Are Really Miserable. Why?

Either way, saying something about a colleague’s overwhelming perfume, or enduring it, is a delicate situation.

Do I Have to Smell My Co-Worker?

Yes, there are risks of escalation. But there are greater risks of letting this awful war drag on.

Biden Should Give Ukraine What It Needs to Win

Why did a Latinx put an X through The Times?

Wooing a Latin Star, Kardashian-Style

The new technology has gone down unusual, sometimes unnerving paths in lengthy conversations with some early users.

Microsoft to Limit Length of Bing Chatbot Conversations

In New York City, thefts of catalytic converters, known as ‘cats,’ rose by nearly 5,000 in one year.

‘Cat’ Stolen From Your Car? It’s a Growing Crime Trend.

The race is wide open in the presidential election in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation and a struggling economic powerhouse. Youth looking to evict the old guard are cheering on Peter Obi, a surprise third-party candidate.

He’s Energized Nigeria’s Young Voters. Will They Turn Out for Him?

Experts say the best way to set boundaries with technology involve sustained effort, not just a break.

Rethinking the “Digital Detox”

It was the North’s first test of a long-range missile in three months, and came as the country warned of strong countermeasures against joint military drills by the United States and South Korea.

North Korea Launches ICBM

Documenting the recovery of a Chinese spy balloon off South Carolina, a Navy photographer produced some spectacular images with surprising art-historical undercurrents.

Beauty in the Aftermath

After two years of retirement from stock-car racing, Johnson, the seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion, will race again in the sport he once dominated.

Jimmie Johnson, NASCAR’s Unlikely Prodigal Son, Returns at Daytona

Billions of people live with the infection, but there has been scant progress for treatments and tests.

To Patients, Herpes Can Be Devastating. To Many Doctors, It’s Not a Priority.

Republicans and Democrats have sharply divergent approaches to repairing the programs. Any solutions will affect younger workers as much as retirees.

Fixing Social Security and Medicare: Where the Parties Stand

He used poker winnings to open a modest bakery in 1946 that grew into an artisanal dessert empire, tempting New Yorkers of all ages.

William Greenberg Jr., Baker Who Sweetened Manhattan, Dies at 97

Anti-trans legislation in dozens of states is an attack on parental rights.

When Parents Hear That Their Child ‘Is Not Normal and Should Not Exist’

A police force in England said the woman struggled with alcohol abuse, which it tied to menopause, raising questions about privacy, sexism and whether the public disclosure served any purpose.

British Police Under Fire for Exposing Missing Woman’s Private Troubles

His fantastical work for The New Yorker, New York and Playboy made him a hot commodity in the last golden era for magazines and their illustrators.

February 18, 2023

Headlines from February 18, 2023

Fetterman’s Disclosure of Depression Signals New Openness on Mental Health

Government Cracks Down on Crypto Industry With Flurry of Actions

How Climate Change Is Making Tampons (and Lots of Other Stuff) More Expensive

Blinken Has Tense Meeting With Chinese Official Amid Spy Balloon Furor

Quotation of the Day: Politicians Face Risks in Telling of Depression

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The Name Chapter: Temptation (EP)

Dangerous: The Double Album

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Historical Context for February 18, 2023