Sunday, January 31, 2021

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


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

77 Days: Trump’s Campaign to Subvert the Election


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


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.


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

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


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?

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.

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.

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.

Now and then: Iceland's vanishing glaciers

See how much Iceland's Skaftafellsjokull glacier has retreated over the past 30 years.

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.

Saba Sahar: 'I survived an assassination attempt by the Taliban'

Afghan film director Saba Sahar is one of the few to survive from a recent wave of targeted killings.

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.

Have US police departments become too militarised?

President Biden is reportedly looking to restrict local police from receiving surplus military gear.

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.

After the Capitol Riot, a Tradition Is Interrupted


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Turn Topsy-Turvy


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Saturday, January 30, 2021

Manage Your Divorce Expectations


By BY COURTNEY RUBIN from NYT At Home https://ift.tt/3pzd6VB

Russia braces for latest Navalny protests

Metro stations are closed and movement is restricted ahead of rallies in support of Alexei Navalny.

Soak With a D.I.Y. Bath Bomb


By BY A.C. SHILTON from NYT At Home https://ift.tt/36qRNhx

Corrections: Jan. 31, 2021


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Honor and Learn This Black History Month


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

Have a Ball This Super Bowl Sunday


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

PM-virus-fader-update


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Downscale Your Super Bowl Spread


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

Trump Parts Ways With Lead Impeachment Lawyer


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

Savor a Performance Series and Homemade Pizza


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


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Federal officials pause plan to vaccinate Guantánamo detainees.


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

Protesters disrupt motorists from entering Dodger Stadium vaccination site.


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

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


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

Pentagon Halts Plan to Vaccinate the 40 Prisoners at Guantánamo Bay


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.

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.

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.

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


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

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.

Could a vaccine get rid of malaria for good?

Seventeen-year-old Victoline explores progress to tackle the disease in her home country, Kenya.

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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Friday, January 29, 2021

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


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

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


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

Share Your Memories of Someone You Lost to Covid-19


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.


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

Brian Sicknick: Officer killed in Capitol riot to lie in honour

Brian Sicknick died after sustaining injuries during the pro-Trump violence at the US Capitol.

Behind the Stock Market’s Wild Ride This Week


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

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


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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Some Latin American countries struggle with insufficient oxygen as Covid-19 continues to spread.

Black Lives Matter foundation wins Swedish human rights prize

Organisers of the Olof Palme prize praise the group for promoting "peaceful civil disobedience".

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.

The exiles: Hong Kong at a crossroads

Pro-democracy protesters face a tough decision over continuing to fight or fleeing to the UK.

Surfing duck: Pet becomes local celebrity at Australian beach

The duck - called Duck - has become renowned locally for his daily forays into the sea.

What to Watch: Televised Spies


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The Texas attorney general will investigate brokers’ decisions to limit GameStop trades.


By BY GILLIAN FRIEDMAN from NYT Business https://ift.tt/36n6CkU

Isidore Torres, Trailblazing Hispanic Judge in Michigan, Dies at 73


By BY STEPHEN KURCZY from NYT Obituaries https://ift.tt/2MfSALe

Thursday, January 28, 2021

Trading Curbs Reverse GameStop Rally, Angering Upstart Traders


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

Vidas descarriladas


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


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

How Mayor de Blasio Plans to Lead the City Out of the Pandemic


By BY EMMA G. FITZSIMMONS from NYT New York https://ift.tt/3j0CZLp

A Washington hospital system apologizes after offering vaccines to wealthy donors.


By BY WILL WRIGHT from NYT World https://ift.tt/3qYG7KE

New York Times Reporter Is Accused of Using Racial Slur With Student Group


By BY MARC TRACY from NYT Business https://ift.tt/2YpDeq0

NY undercounted nursing home coronavirus deaths by thousands

The report directly undercuts Governor Andrew Cuomo, who has boasted about his pandemic response.

Why roller skating is making a comeback

It's become so popular in the past year that there's now a worldwide shortage of skates.

Navalny defiant as judge dismisses appeal

The prominent anti-Putin campaigner decried his detention as "illegal" in a video link hearing.

Pentagon May Send Troops to Assist With Vaccines, Enlarging Federal Role


By BY JENNIFER STEINHAUER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3cltSDW

Yankees’ Off-Season Yields a Few Gambles, and One Sure Thing


By BY TYLER KEPNER from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2NL4RaZ

Eleanor Torrey West, Preserver of Her Inherited Island, Dies at 108


By BY VERONICA PENNEY from NYT Obituaries https://ift.tt/2YrMGsI

California moves to help tenants hit by the pandemic pay their back rent.


By BY CONOR DOUGHERTY from NYT Business https://ift.tt/36liSTb

Reeling Texans Set to Hire David Culley as Head Coach


By BY GILLIAN R. BRASSIL from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3cmnhcu

American Airlines subsidiary grounds fleet for inspections.


By BY NIRAJ CHOKSHI from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3abeY09

Daniel Pearl: US 'outraged' after Pakistan's court acquits men accused of murder

The American journalist was abducted and beheaded while working on a story in Pakistan in 2002.

Climate activists on Biden plans: 'We're celebrating key victories today'

Two young US campaigners react to the Biden administration's proposals on fighting climate change.

The story behind the inauguration's sign language Pledge of Allegiance

Fire Captain Andrea Hall stole the show - and there is a personal story behind her unique pledge.

Congresswoman confronts Parkland survivor

Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene confronts David Hogg over his gun control stance.

Representative Jim Jordan, a Trump loyalist, has decided not to run for an open Senate seat.


By BY REID J. EPSTEIN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/36lW1GV