Kushner’s Business Got Loans From Companies After White House Meetings by JESSE DRUCKER, KATE KELLY and BEN PROTESS

Apollo, the private equity firm, and Citigroup made large loans last year to the family real estate business of Jared Kushner, President Trump’s senior adviser.. via NYT Business Day http://nyti.ms/2ozNcDy

Barbra Streisand Cloned Her Dog. For $50,000, You Can Clone Yours. by MATT STEVENS

Ms. Streisand made the revelation in an interview with Variety. Before you get any ideas, let us tell you a little bit more about the process.. via NYT Science http://nyti.ms/2oFPekK

Trump’s Apparent Embrace of Gun Control Measures Stuns Lawmakers by MICHAEL D. SHEAR

In a televised meeting in the Cabinet Room, the president appeared to stun giddy Democrats and stone-faced Republicans by calling for comprehensive gun control.. via NYT U.S. http://nyti.ms/2oFIXps

Scott Blackmun Steps Down as Head of U.S.O.C. Under Pressure From Larry Nassar Case by REBECCA R. RUIZ and MATTHEW FUTTERMAN

By REBECCA R. RUIZ and MATTHEW FUTTERMAN

“I don’t know that there is a particular lesson from the last two years,” the chairman of the committee’s board says in discussing his chief executive’s departure.

Published: February 27, 2018 at 07:00PM

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Hope Hicks to Leave White House Communications Job by MAGGIE HABERMAN

Ms. Hicks, who had been considering a departure for several months, did not indicate what her next job would be, but she said that she plans to leave the White House in the coming weeks.. via NYT U.S. http://nyti.ms/2FFOMem

Xi Sets China on a Collision Course With History by MAX FISHER

China kept a half-century of global democratic growth at bay by at least nodding to the importance of institutions and rules. Now what?. via NYT World http://nyti.ms/2FGihgf

I.O.C. Reinstates a Russia That Is Defiant and Eager to Move On by NEIL MacFARQUHAR and TARIQ PANJA

By NEIL MacFARQUHAR and TARIQ PANJA

The International Olympic Committee lifted its ban on Russia after the remaining drug tests from the Pyeongchang Olympics tested negative.

Published: February 27, 2018 at 07:00PM

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Trump Calls Sessions’s Handling of FISA Abuse Allegations ‘Disgraceful’ by EILEEN SULLIVAN

The president scolded Mr. Sessions after he suggested that the Justice Department’s inspector general would look into accusations of surveillance abuses.. via NYT U.S. http://nyti.ms/2oxTKma

With AR-15s, Mass Shooters Attack With the Rifle Firepower Typically Used by Infantry Troops by C. J. CHIVERS, LARRY BUCHANAN, DENISE LU and KAREN YOURISH

When a gunman walked into a Florida school on Feb. 14, his rifle let him fire in much the same way that many American soldiers and Marines would fire M16 and M4 rifles in combat.. via NYT U.S. http://nyti.ms/2F2Oqh1

By Day, a Sunny Smile for Disney Visitors. By Night, an Uneasy Sleep in a Car. by JENNIFER MEDINA

The cost of living is a particular challenge in Orange County, and some employees at Disneyland Resort say they struggle to make ends meet.. via NYT U.S. http://nyti.ms/2FG5LgA