Coronavirus, Democratic Debate, Sabrina Ionescu: Your Tuesday Evening Briefing

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Good evening. Here’s the latest.

1. U.S. officials warned Americans to begin preparing for the possibility of a coronavirus outbreak: “This might be bad.”

“It’s not so much of a question of if this will happen anymore, but rather more of a question of exactly when this will happen,” the director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases said.

The virus continued to spread in Asia, Europe and the Middle East. Above, workers in Tehran disinfected subway trains. An outbreak in Italy, the worst outside Asia, appears to be linked to cases in five European countries. Here’s the latest.

3. In one part of New Delhi, President Trump was sightseeing with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In another, the streets were filled with violence.

Gangs of Hindus and Muslims have been battling since Sunday, killing at least 11 people. On Tuesday, thousands of furious residents faced off again, hurling petrol bombs, attacking vehicles and hospitalizing several journalists.

The clashes are related to the ongoing protests over India’s divisive citizenship law, which favors every South Asian faith other than Islam.

Mr. Trump began his two-day trip in India by commenting on matters at home. At a joint news conference with the prime minister, Mr. Trump lashed out at two liberal Supreme Court justices and demanded they recuse themselves from any cases involving him.

4. A disputed and costly National Security Agency surveillance program produced only a single significant investigation over a four-year period, according to a newly declassified study.

From 2015 to 2019, the program analyzed logs of domestic calls and text messages from millions of phone numbers, at a cost of $100 million. Only twice during that period did it generate unique information that the F.B.I. did not already possess.

The program was created in the wake of revelations by Edward Snowden that the agency had been collecting customer calling records in bulk. Under the new system, the records remained with phone companies. With a judge’s permission, though, the N.S.A. could swiftly obtain the records not only of a suspect, but of everyone with whom that suspect had been in contact.

5. As Egyptians prepare to bury Hosni Mubarak, the former Egyptian strongman, they are faced with the complex task of reckoning with his legacy.

The soaring hopes of the 2011 Arab Spring, when Mr. Mubarak was deposed, have been so completely crushed under its current ruler, President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, that many Egyptians have found themselves pining for a man they once despised, our Cairo bureau chief writes.

Mr. Mubarak died on Tuesday at 91. His three-decade hold on power had been likened to a modern-day pharaoh. Read the full obituary by our International editor.

6. Inmate No. 06581138Z.

Harvey Weinstein will most likely be held at a medical facility on Rikers Island until his sentencing next month, where, according to a former city jail official, he would have a double-size cell with his own television, shower and bathroom, and possibly a private pay phone, too.

But his legal travails are far from over: Mr. Weinstein still faces criminal charges stemming from accusations by two women in Los Angeles.

And a day after Mr. Weinstein was convicted of sex crimes, an investigation found that the opera superstar Plácido Domingo had “engaged in inappropriate activity” with women, prompting him to issue his fullest apology yet. A deal to keep the report quiet fell apart overnight.

7. An ambitious project to rebuild Louisiana’s vanishing coast is getting a jump-start outside Boston.

Engineers are using a scale model of the Mississippi River to test a $1.4 billion proposal to protect the coast from subsidence and climate change. They want to be sure their design for a river “diversion” — an enormous mechanism for restoring eroded wetlands — will work.

8. Sabrina Ionescu is quickly turning into the face of women’s basketball.

On Monday night, Oregon’s star point guard became the first college basketball player to reach 2,000 career points, 1,000 assists and 1,000 rebounds. In doing so, she recorded a triple-double, scoring 21 points with 12 rebounds and 12 assists against Stanford.

That was all after she spoke at a memorial service for Kobe Bryant.

“His vision for others is always bigger than they imagine for themselves,” she said. “His vision for me was way bigger than my own.”

9. “It just didn’t feel right.”

Hank Azaria has played Apu, the obliging Indian immigrant and convenience store proprietor on “The Simpsons,” for decades. But recently, he and the show have faced condemnation from audience members who feel that Apu is a bigoted caricature. We talked to Mr. Azaria about his decision to no longer voice the character.

“Once I realized that that was the way this character was thought of, I just didn’t want to participate in it anymore,” Mr. Azaria said. It’s unclear if the character will continue to appear on the show, as voiced by another actor.

10. And finally, spring break on the cheap(ish).

If you’re searching for a cost-effective spring break, there are two rules of thumb: Avoid hot spots like Miami, the Caribbean and popular European cities, and go for all-inclusive packages that don’t break the bank.

We asked several experts for their money-saving tips and less obvious — but equally compelling — destinations, like the white sand beaches and bountiful activities in Punta del Este, Uruguay, above; Ireland for a touch of culture and charm; or national parks in the off-season.

Have an adventurous night.

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