Takeaways from the Oscar nominations: heavy hitters rewarded, plus some surprises Oppenheimer led all films with 13 nominations. Barbie’s Greta Gerwig was overlooked for best director. Many first-time actors were recognized, and international films performed well. Read more on NPR

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How war changed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Time correspondent Simon Shuster says Zelenskyy is “almost unrecognizable” from the happy-go-lucky, optimistic comedian he first met in 2019. Shuster’s new book is The Showman. Read more on NPR

Just 1 in 10 workers in the U.S. belonged to labor unions in 2023, a record low In 2023, labor unions added 139,000 members, but the share of the workforce that’s unionized declined from the year before due to even faster growth in nonunion jobs. Read more on NPR

Dozens of people killed as Israel intensifies offensive in southern Gaza’s Khan Younis The Israeli military says it has encircled Gaza’s second largest city, where fierce battles with Hamas continue. Dozens of people have been killed and thousands have fled further south. Read more on NPR

‘Oppenheimer’ dominates the Oscar nominations, as Gerwig is left out for best director Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster biopic will be up for 13 awards, followed by Poor Things with 11 and Killers of the Flower Moon with 10. Barbie, the year’s highest-grossing film, got 8 nominations. Read more on NPR