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Survey Says: Never Tweet

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By BY BEN SMITH from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3j2OUIG

Review: Seeking a Date but Finding Hypocrisy in ‘Hi, Are You Single?’

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By BY JESSE GREEN from NYT Theater https://ift.tt/3pG305i

Rochester Police Pepper-Sprayed 9-Year-Old Girl, Footage Shows

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By BY NICOLE HONG from NYT New York https://ift.tt/36tLLga

Trump Names Two Members of Impeachment Defense Team

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By BY MAGGIE HABERMAN AND WILLIAM K. RASHBAUM from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3j2VVt7

Andrew Brooks, who developed a coronavirus spit test, has died at 51.

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By BY CLAY RISEN from NYT World https://ift.tt/3ctrf2T

Now and then: Iceland's vanishing glaciers

See how much Iceland's Skaftafellsjokull glacier has retreated over the past 30 years. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3t7olXo

Coronavirus

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By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/3owvptj

Myanmar Leader, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Is Detained Amid Coup Fears

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By BY HANNAH BEECH from NYT World https://ift.tt/3aiJWUh

Saudi human rights under new spotlight in Biden era

After free reign under President Trump, will the kingdom now be held more to account? from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2L6Tf15

Ethiopia's Tigray crisis: What a blind man's death reveals

Asmelash Woldeselassie has given his eyesight, left arm and now his life to a succession of wars in Tigray. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/36wW6YG

Three lives, one message: Stop killing Mexico's transgender women

In Mexico, the second most dangerous country to be transgender, trans women fight to be protected. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3tf9HgH

Romania's young history fans battle to save imperial spa resort

Volunteers try to breathe new life into a Romanian resort once a playground for European elites. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3csyfNB

Saba Sahar: 'I survived a Taliban assassination attempt'

Afghan film director Saba Sahar is one of the few to survive from a recent wave of targeted killings. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3rcmXRo

Life in a Day 2020: Kevin Macdonald says documentary 'reinforces everyone's similarities'

British director Kevin Macdonald's new documentary of personal videos from around the world giving a snapshot on 25 July 2020. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3j5ZBu7

Have US police departments become too militarised?

President Biden is reportedly looking to restrict local police from receiving surplus military gear. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/39yminu

Impostor syndrome: 'I feel like I don't deserve my success'

An influencer and a corporate professional from India share their experiences of impostor syndrome. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/39BlLkK

Melvin Capital, Squeezed by Its Bets Against GameStop, Lost 53 Percent in January

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By BY MATTHEW GOLDSTEIN AND KATE KELLY from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3pAUowP

Effort to Include $15 Minimum Wage in Relief Bill Poses Test for Democrats

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By BY EMILY COCHRANE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2L53FhA

If Marjorie Taylor Greene Isn’t Beyond the Pale, Who Is?

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By BY THE EDITORIAL BOARD from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3pBeozb

77 Days: Trump’s Campaign to Subvert the Election

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By BY JIM RUTENBERG, JO BECKER, ERIC LIPTON, MAGGIE HABERMAN, JONATHAN MARTIN, MATTHEW ROSENBERG AND MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3r9O6Vq

Black Power: Now or Never

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By BY CHARLES M. BLOW from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3t81POh

Captain Tom raised millions for Britain’s coronavirus response. Now he is hospitalized with Covid-19.

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By BY MARIE FAZIO from NYT World https://ift.tt/3ouhoME

Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi 'detained by military', NLD party says

It comes amid tensions between the civilian government and the military, stoking fears of a coup. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2MoQsAK

Honor and Learn This Black History Month

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By BY ADRIENNE GAFFNEY from NYT At Home https://ift.tt/3pvmMAm

Have a Ball This Super Bowl Sunday

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By BY TALYA MINSBERG from NYT At Home https://ift.tt/36omXG8

PM-virus-fader-update

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By Unknown Author from NYT Home Page https://ift.tt/3pvlOEe

Downscale Your Super Bowl Spread

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By BY FLORENCE FABRICANT from NYT At Home https://ift.tt/2MngHHP

Trump Parts Ways With Lead Impeachment Lawyer

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By BY MAGGIE HABERMAN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3crj0EA

Savor a Performance Series and Homemade Pizza

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By BY KATHERINE CUSUMANO AND EMMA GRILLO from NYT At Home https://ift.tt/3tdLrM0

Quotation of the Day: Attacked by a ‘Superspreader’ of Online Smears

By Unknown Author from NYT Today’s Paper https://ift.tt/2YuFdcC

Federal officials pause plan to vaccinate Guantánamo detainees.

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By BY CAROL ROSENBERG from NYT World https://ift.tt/2MiV6Aq

Protesters disrupt motorists from entering Dodger Stadium vaccination site.

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By BY ALLYSON WALLER from NYT World https://ift.tt/3cnI5QI

Sundance Diary, Part 3: Documentaries That Don’t Despair

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By BY A.O. SCOTT from NYT Movies https://ift.tt/3tjG0vl

Pentagon Halts Plan to Vaccinate the 40 Prisoners at Guantánamo Bay

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By BY CAROL ROSENBERG from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3pMaqEl

Coronavirus in Algeria: 'No-one could travel to say goodbye to grandpa'

Algeria's coronavirus restrictions mean that people in the diaspora are unable to properly mourn. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3r72FsJ

Covid: The pandemic's young widows and widowers

"The grief creeps up on you," says Pamela who is raising two children alone after losing her husband. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Migy8F

Japan whale hunting: 'By-catch' rule highlighted after minke death

The death of a whale which got trapped in a net off Japan has once again exposed the hunting divide. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3osnoFG

Could a vaccine get rid of malaria for good?

Seventeen-year-old Victoline explores progress to tackle the disease in her home country, Kenya. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3aebLNs

Lebanon ambulance driver: 'Hospitals can't take our Covid patients'

Lebanon's hospitals are turning away patients as the country buckles under Covid and economic collapse. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3osm1qw

Joseph Sonnabend, Early Force in Fight Against AIDS, Dies at 88

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By BY KATHARINE Q. SEELYE from NYT Science https://ift.tt/36o8Ala

Part of Highway 1 in California Falls Into the Ocean

By BY BRYAN PIETSCH from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2MJeZ3h

Product Misplacement

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By BY CAITLIN LOVINGER from NYT Crosswords & Games https://ift.tt/36sC6WT

Sylvia Lieber, Creative Kindergarten Teacher, Dies at 102

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By BY RICHARD SANDOMIR from NYT Obituaries https://ift.tt/3tdtL36

The variant that emerged in South Africa has been reported in Maryland.

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By BY ZACH MONTAGUE, CHRIS DIXON AND SARAH MERVOSH from NYT World https://ift.tt/3teomsw

Sonny Fox, Whose ‘Wonderama’ Mixed Fun and Learning, Dies at 95

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By BY RICHARD SANDOMIR from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/39vQpvJ

Swedish Covid nurse to watch entire film festival alone in lighthouse

Swedish nurse Lisa Enroth will spend a week living alone in a lighthouse watching 60 movies. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3py6CX6

Biden intelligence briefings to be led by veteran C.I.A. officer, who previously briefed George W. Bush.

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By BY JULIAN E. BARNES AND ADAM GOLDMAN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3thesqr

Robert Cohan, 95, Dies; Exported Contemporary Dance to Britain

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By BY ROSLYN SULCAS from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/3pxV6ei

G.O.P. Quiet as Pressure Mounts to Address Lawmaker’s Conspiracy Claims

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By BY CATIE EDMONDSON from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2MfOjYd

Australian Open to allow up to 30,000 fans to attend per day

Up to 30,000 fans a day will be allowed to attend the Australian Open, Victoria's minister for sport has announced. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/39y6scJ

Covid: Argentina imposes new tax on wealthiest

A one-off tax on Argentina's richest people will pay for medical supplies and help for businesses. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3r7KlPY

Russian anti-Putin anger spreads: 'We have to protest'

Russia is seeing some of the biggest demonstrations for a decade over the imprisonment of Alexei Navalny. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3taryW3

The exiles: Hong Kong at a crossroads

Pro-democracy protesters face a tough decision over continuing to fight or fleeing to the UK. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2YsbIrU

Amsterdam drugs: Tourists face ban from cannabis cafes

The mayor of Amsterdam has angered coffee shop owners, who fear that drug gangsters could step in. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3afEmBV

Jonas Gwangwa The South African jazz icon who stood up to apartheid

Remembering iconic trombonist and exiled anti-apartheid activist Jonas Gwangwa who has died aged 83. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2MxruPv

Coronavirus: What's behind Latin America's oxygen shortages?

Some Latin American countries struggle with insufficient oxygen as Covid-19 continues to spread. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2YtsHKs

Surfing duck: Pet becomes local celebrity at Australian beach

The duck - called Duck - has become renowned locally for his daily forays into the sea. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3ae3rxb

Share Your Memories of Someone You Lost to Covid-19

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By BY THE NEW YORK TIMES from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/39w1H3l

A West Virginia newspaper company is suing Google and Facebook over online ads.

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By BY MARC TRACY from NYT Business https://ift.tt/2M8Qwos

Biden Visits Walter Reed, the Hospital That Treated Both Him and His Son

By BY MICHAEL D. SHEAR from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/39tuIg0

A ‘Race’ to Vaccinate, After South Africa Variant Is Detected in South Carolina

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By BY CHRIS DIXON AND SARAH MERVOSH from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3pwjehr

Why Did the N.Y.P.D. Solve Fewer Crimes Last Year?

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By BY MARA GAY from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2NP0agk

Violence in Afghanistan May Delay U.S. Troop Withdrawal

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By BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/36oYOPA

It’s Been 10 Months, and I Still Don’t Know When to Replace My Mask!

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By BY CHARLIE WARZEL AND ZEYNEP TUFEKCI from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3tcnoxg

For Dreamers, Action Will Speak Louder Than Words

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By BY KORINA IRIBE from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3jbFlHH

G.M. Announcement Shakes Up U.S. Automakers’ Transition to Electric Cars

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By BY NEAL E. BOUDETTE AND CORAL DAVENPORT from NYT Business https://ift.tt/39wwUU8

Behind the Stock Market’s Wild Ride This Week

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By BY KARL RUSSELL from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3r0qHph

Tet Is Full of Traditions, but You Can Have It Your Way

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By BY ANDREA NGUYEN from NYT Food https://ift.tt/3r89FW3

Black Lives Matter foundation wins Swedish human rights prize

Organisers of the Olof Palme prize praise the group for promoting "peaceful civil disobedience". from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2L0mJNV

How Many Americans Are Homeless? No One Knows

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By BY THE EDITORIAL BOARD from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3cxVndF

N.Y.P.D. Officer Solicited Sexual Photos From 46 Minors, U.S. Says

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By BY JONAH ENGEL BROMWICH from NYT New York https://ift.tt/3ah0dZV

Pentagon Begins Independent Inquiry Into Special Ops and War Crimes

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By BY DAVE PHILIPPS from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3r23piE

Trading Curbs Reverse GameStop Rally, Angering Upstart Traders

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By BY KATE KELLY, MATT PHILLIPS AND GILLIAN FRIEDMAN from NYT Business https://ift.tt/2MwLkdR

Vidas descarriladas

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By BY ANITA ISAACS AND ANNE PRESTON from NYT en Español https://ift.tt/2YrsJ5o

Cicely Tyson, an Actress Who Shattered Stereotypes, Dies at 96

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By BY ROBERT D. MCFADDEN from NYT Obituaries https://ift.tt/3omjCh2