 | | Hillary Clinton introduced many new lines of attack on Bernie Sanders in Thursday's debate, including on foreign affairs. Jim Wilson/The New York Times | Your Friday Briefing By ADEEL HASSAN |
| Good morning. |
| Here's what you need to know: |
| • Hillary Clinton on the attack. |
| The Democratic candidate, defeated soundly in New Hampshire, sought to break Bernie Sanders's popularity and to appeal to new segments of voters at a debate in Milwaukee on Thursday night. |
| She introduced many new lines of attack, including on foreign affairs, which Mr. Sanders parried by questioning her judgment on Iraq and Libya. |
| Our analyst says her critiques were delivered coolly; other critics gave her high marks, too. We have the highlights, fact checks and the full transcript. |
| • Next up: the Republicans. |
| Donald J. Trump campaigns in Florida; Ben Carson, Jeb Bush, Ted Cruz and a bruised Marco Rubio speak at a conservative forum in South Carolina; and John R. Kasich is also campaigning there today. |
| The ninth Republican debate is in Greenville, S.C., on Saturday (9 p.m. Eastern, CBS). |
| • Cease-fire for Syria? |
| A U.N. task force begins work today to carry out a plan, announced overnight, for immediate humanitarian aid in Syria, followed by a temporary cease-fire. Deliveries of supplies could begin today. |
| But the cease-fire would be partial because it excludes the Islamic State and the Nusra Front, which the U.N. has designated as terrorist groups. |
| At least 470,000 Syrians have died in the war, a new report says. That's almost twice the 250,000 counted a year and a half ago. |
| • Pope visits Latin America. |
| Pope Francis is set to meet the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church in Cuba today, in a historic step to bridge the 1,000-year divide between the branches of Christianity. |
| He'll then head to Mexico for a six-day visit, which will include a stop at the U.S. border to show solidarity with migrants. |
| • Oregon standoff ends. |
| The final four protesters who occupied a national wildlife refuge in Oregon will be arraigned today in a federal court in Portland. |
| They surrendered on Thursday, after holding out for 40 days. |
| • A congressman's double life. |
| Representative Alan Grayson's work as a hedge fund manager interfered at times with his duties as a U.S. lawmaker, documents show. |
| Mr. Grayson, a Florida Democrat, is now being investigated by the House Committee on Ethics. |
| BUSINESS |
| • U.S. stocks fell for the fourth day in a row on Thursday. Japan's stock market dropped an additional 5 percent today. Here's a snapshot of world markets. |
| • Janet L. Yellen, the Fed chairwoman, told senators that with concerns about the economy persisting, the Fed plans to raise rates gradually. |
| • Uber agreed to settle a class-action suit over safety claims, while delivery start-ups, which have been a growing sector, face major challenges. |
| • The drama playing out at the family-owned business that controls Viacom and CBS is only the latest in a string of succession battles among the wealthiest of the 1 percent, our columnist writes. |
| NOTEWORTHY |
| • Einstein is proved right. |
| The sound of the collision from a billion light-years away is the first direct evidence of gravitational waves, the ripples in the fabric of space-time that Einstein predicted a century ago. |
| That fulfills Einstein's general theory of relativity and means we now have ears, in addition to eyes, on the universe. |
| • At the movies. |
| Ben Stiller reprises his role as an idiot supermodel in "Zoolander 2," opening today. The all-star cast includes Owen Wilson, Kristen Wiig, Olivia Munn, Penélope Cruz and Will Ferrell. |
| "Deadpool," about a supervillain who suits up like a superhero, is the latest entry in the Marvel universe. And "How to Be Single" is about a group of lonely hearts looking for love. |
| • Local flower shops endure. |
| Florists will send out millions of Valentine's Day bouquets this weekend in the U.S. alone, and local florists will be squeezed by national merchants like 1-800-Flowers and FTD.com, which take more than 25 percent of a sale. |
| But start-ups are challenging that model. |
| • A bit old-school. |
| A powerful group of voters for the Grammy Awards (8 p.m. Eastern, Monday, CBS) often go against the obvious choice. As a result, the prizes carry a heavy bias against youth-oriented genres like teen-pop and hip-hop, our critic writes. |
| That often plays out in the album of the year category. |
| • Tech tips. |
| We look at how the "universal remote" often fails to deliver; ways to dress up your smartphone photos; finding a replacement for Free iTunes Radio; and how to figure out your broadband speed. |
| Smartphones photos, by the way, are killing off fashion runway shows. |
| • What to eat? |
| How about roasting a chicken tonight? Here's a great recipe. |
| Plus, some ideas for a Valentine's Day meal and our full collection of recipes that celebrate love. |
| BACK STORY |
| The Toy of the Year Awards and the Toy Industry Hall of Fame induction ceremony are tonight in New York. Toy Fair 2016, a showcase of the latest trends, kicks off on Saturday. |
| Robert A. Iger, chairman and chief executive of the Walt Disney Company, is this year's Hall of Fame inductee. His company dominated last year's fair with "Star Wars"-related merchandise. |
| More than 30 years ago, the first class of inductees included Merrill L. Hassenfeld of Hasbro, who brought the classics G.I. Joe and Mr. Potato Head to the marketplace. |
| Hasbro sold school supplies before it started making paint sets, wax crayons, doctor and nurse kits, and other toys during World War II. |
| It wasn't until 1964, during the Cold War, that the action figure "G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero" was introduced. |
| It was based on the U.S. soldiers who fought in World War II, and sold well until the anti-Vietnam War movement hurt sales. A smaller version of the figure was introduced in the 1980s. All told, 400 million of the toy soldiers have been sold. |
| Mr. Potato Head is older, patented in 1952, and based on an idea that's likely to last: Kids like to play with food. |
| The Morning Briefing won't be published Monday, Presidents' Day, but we will be back at 6 a.m. Eastern on Tuesday. |
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