By BY THE EDITORIAL BOARD from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3pBeozb
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
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
By BY LUKE BROADWATER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3oyEsde
Saturday, January 30, 2021
Russia braces for latest Navalny protests
Metro stations are closed and movement is restricted ahead of rallies in support of Alexei Navalny.
Honor and Learn This Black History Month
By BY ADRIENNE GAFFNEY from NYT At Home https://ift.tt/3pvmMAm
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
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.
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
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
Wednesday, January 27, 2021
Iran Angles for Advantage on Biden’s Priority List
By BY FARNAZ FASSIHI AND RICK GLADSTONE from NYT World https://ift.tt/3okZ8VL
Millions Meant for Public Health Threats Were Diverted Elsewhere, Watchdog Says
By BY SHERYL GAY STOLBERG from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3qYSpCU
Harvey Weinstein Accusers Agree to $17 Million Settlement
By BY MELENA RYZIK AND CARA BUCKLEY from NYT Movies https://ift.tt/2Mtr5gX