During my time on NYT Sports focused on visual storytelling, I saw The Washington Post's sports section as our biggest competitor — not because it was newspaper vs. newspaper, but because they produced some of the most creative sports journalism _anywhere_. Today's news is incredibly sad.

A long-awaited update of federal employment data shows crippling staff reductions in some federal agencies and offices: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

YOU, or someone talented you know, could be the next @upshot.nytimes.com fellow. It’s a paid, full-time, one-year job working on the staff of (dare I say) the coolest desk in the newsroom. But hurry — applications close on Wednesday, so apply now and/or share with friends!

I'm considered a Sagittarius ♐. But based on the real position of the stars, I might be a Ophiuchus ⛎ instead. Find your astronomical sign here: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

An Upshot oldie but goodie. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...