Your Thursday Briefing

The New York Times | Feb. 17, 2021, 4:16 p.m. | Original

Art and defiance in Myanmar.

Biden and China: Administration Rethinks Relations

The New York Times | Feb. 17, 2021, 2:22 p.m. | Original

The Biden administration is under intense pressure to maintain former President Donald J. Trump’s curbs on China, even as it tries to develop a more comprehensive and effective strategy.

Rafael Nadal Is Out of the Australian Open

The New York Times | Feb. 17, 2021, 1:08 p.m. | Original

Stefanos Tsitsipas upset Nadal in five sets in Melbourne, ending his bid for a record 21st Grand Slam men’s singles championship.

A Different Early-Bird Special: Have Vaccine, Will Travel

The New York Times | Feb. 17, 2021, 12:23 p.m. | Original

People over 65 have been among the first in line to receive Covid-19 vaccinations. And they are leading a wave in new travel bookings.

Protesters Flood Yangon’s Streets in Defiance of Myanmar Military Coup

The New York Times | Feb. 17, 2021, 12:16 p.m. | Original

Hundreds of thousands of people gathered on Wednesday in Yangon, Myanmar. It was the single largest rally since a mass uprising began in protest of a coup that returned the military to power on Feb. 1.

Median rents in N.Y.C. have dropped, but that’s not helping essential workers.

The New York Times | Feb. 17, 2021, 11:16 a.m. | Original

Where Does the Columbian Mammoth Come From?

The New York Times | Feb. 17, 2021, 11 a.m. | Original

Genomic data — the oldest ever recovered from a fossil — reveals the origin and evolution of the Columbian mammoth.

The Biden administration’s been cautious in its public vaccination goals, but experts make a case to speed things up.

The New York Times | Feb. 17, 2021, 10:34 a.m. | Original

Three Million Shots a Day

The New York Times | Feb. 17, 2021, 10:03 a.m. | Original

And what else you need to know today.

Europe’s next pandemic question: How to pay for it all.

The New York Times | Feb. 17, 2021, 4:59 a.m. | Original