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Brie Larson won the Oscar for best actress on Sunday night, for "Room." Monica Almeida/The New York Times
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Your Monday Briefing
By ADEEL HASSAN
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| Good morning. |
| Here's what you need to know: |
| • Sprint to Super Tuesday. |
| Hillary Clinton's Southern strategy paid off with a resounding win in South Carolina on Saturday, positioning her to sweep the region against Bernie Sanders. |
| The Times is examining how Mrs. Clinton, as secretary of state, persuaded President Obama to intervene in Libya — and the chaos that followed. Here's what went wrong, according to officials. |
| Among the Republicans, Ted Cruz campaigns today in Texas, his delegate-rich home state, which is a must-win for his candidacy. |
| Establishment Republicans are on an increasingly desperate mission to stop Donald J. Trump, who hasn't disavowed the support of the white nationalist David Duke. |
| • Academy Award winners. |
| "Spotlight" won for best picture, and Alejandro González Iñárritu gained his second straight win as best director for "The Revenant," which also gave Leonardo DiCaprio his first Oscar, for best actor. |
| Brie Larson won best actress, for "Room." "Mad Max: Fury Road" led all films with six awards, including several in the technical categories. Chris Rock skewered the academy for its lack of diversity and was just the host the ceremony needed, our TV critic writes. |
| Highlights | List of Winners | Red Carpet Looks | Chris Rock's Monologue |
| • Supreme Court showdown. |
| As President Obama prepares to nominate a justice, one that appears headed for rejection in the Senate, we note that by one measure, he has enjoyed less success before the court than any president since World War II. |
| • U.S. military honors. |
| President Obama awards Senior Chief Edward C. Byers Jr., a member of the Navy SEALs, with the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest valor award, at the White House today. |
| Separately, a bill that would allow Women Airforce Service Pilots to be buried at Arlington National Cemetery has been introduced in the House, after one veteran's ashes were rejected. |
| • Your online data. |
| American and European officials are expected to release details today about a trans-Atlantic data-sharing deal aimed at allowing companies like Google to move our digital information between the regions. |
| A company that has tens of thousands of billboards across the U.S. is to announce today that it will track our travel patterns and behaviors through our phones. |
Business
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| • Finance ministers from the Group of 20 industrialized and emerging nations agreed to inform one another of major changes in currency policies, to avoid surprises that could shake up global financial markets. |
| • Women's increasing education and participation in the labor force is adding to income inequality in the U.S., a new study shows. |
| • NBC is decreasing time for commercials on a few shows today, and adding sponsored segments, in a new approach to TV advertising. |
| • U.S. markets ended Friday with a second straight weekly gain. Here's a snapshot of world markets. |
Over the Weekend
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| • Seven people await charges in connection with a melee at a Ku Klux Klan rally in California, during which anti-Klan protesters attacked two white supremacists. |
| • A partial truce in Syria was marred by airstrikes and artillery attacks, showing the challenges of even a limited deal. |
| • Early election results in Iran showed conflicting results, while voters in Ireland rejected their center-right government. |
| • MSNBC confirmed that a show focusing on racism and diversity was canceled. It had been hosted by Melissa Harris-Perry. |
| • Indiana authorities are investigating the "execution-style" deaths of three young Muslims. |
| • FIFA chose a new president, the Swiss administrator Gianni Infantino, while approving plans intended to overhaul the organization. |
| • "Deadpool" was again the No. 1 draw at the box office. It has taken in a three-week domestic total of $285.6 million. |
| • Catching up: Episode recaps for "The Walking Dead" and "Vinyl." |
Noteworthy
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| • What power looks like. |
| Out of 503 of the most powerful people in culture, government, education and business in the U.S., 44 are minorities. |
| • New on TV. |
| Viceland, Vice's cable channel focused on people ages 18 to 34, debuts today. |
| A four-part docu-series, "Major League Legends," begins with an episode on Hank Aaron (8 p.m. Eastern, Smithsonian Channel). |
| • Leap day. |
| Happy Birthday to those born on Feb. 29. You're eligible to join the Honor Society of Leap Year Day Babies. |
| • Yum. |
| Start your week with spectacular lemon pancakes that puff up like a soufflé. How about an easy, delicious pasta with caramelized onion, chard and garlicky bread crumbs for dinner? |
Back Story
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| An acrobatic and colorful parade of masks over the weekend opened Festima, which is held every other year in Burkina Faso. |
| The name is a French acronym for the International Festival of Masks and Arts, and the weeklong cultural event celebrates the tradition of mask making in West Africa. |
| This form of African art has few rivals, and for centuries mask dances have been part of rituals for weddings, funerals, crop-harvesting ceremonies and initiation rites. They're even used as spirit messengers to contact one's ancestors. |
| While presentations on the custom's history and storytelling competitions are part of the festivities, this is not a quiet gathering. |
| Musicians with balafons — xylophone-like instruments made with gourds — as well as hand drums and whistles bang out rhythms. |
| At the same time, masked dancers — dressed to look like animals and bush spirits — perform and round up tourists and visitors to join impromptu dance sessions. |
| While some masks project spiritual ferocity, to scare away evil forces, others appear more kind. Some have both a bright side and a dark side carved or painted on them, making them a bit more complex. |
| Your Morning Briefing is published weekdays at 6 a.m. Eastern and updated on the web all morning. |
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