N.Y. Today: A Brooklyn private school backtracks on its plan to make masks optional, in deference to state mandate.

Poly Prep Country Day School, an elite, expensive Brooklyn institution, will continue to require.

Will Rapid Grocery Delivery Change N.Y.C.? Look to Berlin.

In Germany's capital, workers are striking, congestion is on the rise and the German bodega — the spätkauf — is under threat.

By Margot Boyer-Dry

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The Center That Shaped Black Life in 1970s Brooklyn

A documentary premiering this month chronicles the history and impact of The East, an organization and meeting place that served as a "microcosm of Black nationhood" in Central Brooklyn.

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An Amelia Earhart Mystery Solved (Not That Mystery)

How the pilot's long-lost aviator helmet came to spend the better part of a century in a closet somewhere in Minnesota.

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They Criticized the N.Y.P.D. It Cost Them Their Jobs.

In the aftermath of two police funerals, three New Yorkers — two teachers and an actress — were fired after social media posts. Are we entering a new phase of intolerance?

By Ginia Bellafante

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How a Model and Fashion Entrepreneur Spends Her Sundays

As Fashion Week approaches, Lauren Chan manages to fit in some self-care and family time, with some 1980s tunes thrown in.

By Tammy La Gorce

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White House Warns Russian Invasion of Ukraine Could Happen at Any Time

By Katie Rogers and Andrew E. Kramer

A host of countries, including the United States, has told their citizens to leave Ukraine immediately.

In Reversal, F.D.A. Delays Push for Shots for Children Under 5

In Reversal, F.D.A. Delays Push for Shots for Children Under 5

By Sharon LaFraniere and Noah Weiland

The agency will wait for data on whether three doses of Pfizer-BioNTech's Covid vaccine are effective in young children after new, disappointing data.

Canada Toughens Stance on Protests, Promising 'Robust' Police Response

By Ian Austen

After treading lightly for weeks, officials obtained a court order to halt the blockade of a major route to the United States. They also vowed fines and arrests.

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Russia Could Invade Ukraine at Any Time, U.S. Says

Video Video: Russia Could Invade Ukraine at Any Time, U.S. Says

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Jake Sullivan, the national security adviser, warned that President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia could launch a major assault on Ukraine before the end of the Winter Olympics in Beijing, but said that Mr. Putin had not reached a final decision yet.

N.Y.C. Firefighter Union Opposes Covid Vaccine Mandate

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New York City is expected to fire as many as 3,000 unvaccinated municipal workers on Friday. The president of the Uniformed Firefighters Association of Greater New York argued that "natural immunity" from contracting Covid-19 should be recognized as a form of vaccination.

W.H.O. Official Says Africa is 'On Track for Controlling the Pandemic'

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The World Health Organization's regional director for Africa said the continent could manage living with the coronavirus if a downward trend in new cases holds and vaccinations are increased.

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