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Sunday, 31 January 2021
Rochester Police Pepper-Sprayed 9-Year-Old Girl, Footage Shows
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Trump Names Two Members of Impeachment Defense Team
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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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?
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Now and then: Iceland's vanishing glaciers
See how much Iceland's Skaftafellsjokull glacier has retreated over the past 30 years.
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Melvin Capital, Squeezed by Its Bets Against GameStop, Lost 53 Percent in January
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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Have US police departments become too militarised?
President Biden is reportedly looking to restrict local police from receiving surplus military gear.
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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.
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Saturday, 30 January 2021
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.
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Protesters disrupt motorists from entering Dodger Stadium vaccination site.
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Sundance Diary, Part 3: Documentaries That Don’t Despair
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Pentagon Halts Plan to Vaccinate the 40 Prisoners at Guantánamo Bay
By BY CAROL ROSENBERG from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3pMaqEl
Joseph Sonnabend, Early Force in Fight Against AIDS, Dies at 88
By BY KATHARINE Q. SEELYE from NYT Science https://ift.tt/36o8Ala
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.
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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.
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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.
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Could a vaccine get rid of malaria for good?
Seventeen-year-old Victoline explores progress to tackle the disease in her home country, Kenya.
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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.
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Friday, 29 January 2021
Legal Pressure on Trump Increases With Judge’s Order in Fraud Inquiry
By BY ED SHANAHAN AND WILLIAM K. RASHBAUM from NYT New York https://ift.tt/3j1NSwp
Health Providers Worldwide Welcome Biden Reversal of Anti-Abortion Rule
By BY BHADRA SHARMA, RUTH MACLEAN, OSCAR LOPEZ AND RICK GLADSTONE from NYT World https://ift.tt/39totZE
Biden intelligence briefings to be led by veteran C.I.A. officer, who previously briefed George W. Bush.
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
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
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A West Virginia newspaper company is suing Google and Facebook over online ads.
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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
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?
By BY MARA GAY from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2NP0agk
Violence in Afghanistan May Delay U.S. Troop Withdrawal
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It’s Been 10 Months, and I Still Don’t Know When to Replace My Mask!
By BY CHARLIE WARZEL AND ZEYNEP TUFEKCI from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3tcnoxg
For Dreamers, Action Will Speak Louder Than Words
By BY KORINA IRIBE from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3jbFlHH
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.
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Black Lives Matter foundation wins Swedish human rights prize
Organisers of the Olof Palme prize praise the group for promoting "peaceful civil disobedience".
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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.
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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.
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The exiles: Hong Kong at a crossroads
Pro-democracy protesters face a tough decision over continuing to fight or fleeing to the UK.
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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.
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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.
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Coronavirus: What's behind Latin America's oxygen shortages?
Some Latin American countries struggle with insufficient oxygen as Covid-19 continues to spread.
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Surfing duck: Pet becomes local celebrity at Australian beach
The duck - called Duck - has become renowned locally for his daily forays into the sea.
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Thursday, 28 January 2021
Cicely Tyson, an Actress Who Shattered Stereotypes, Dies at 96
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How Mayor de Blasio Plans to Lead the City Out of the Pandemic
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A Washington hospital system apologizes after offering vaccines to wealthy donors.
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New York Times Reporter Is Accused of Using Racial Slur With Student Group
By BY MARC TRACY from NYT Business https://ift.tt/2YpDeq0
Children Need to Be Back in School Tomorrow
By BY DAVID BROOKS from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2MdfHGi
Biden Moves to Expand Health Coverage in Pandemic Economy
By BY SHERYL GAY STOLBERG AND ABBY GOODNOUGH from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3r1rFS9
Pentagon May Send Troops to Assist With Vaccines, Enlarging Federal Role
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Yankees’ Off-Season Yields a Few Gambles, and One Sure Thing
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Navalny defiant as judge dismisses appeal
The prominent anti-Putin campaigner decried his detention as "illegal" in a video link hearing.
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Wednesday, 27 January 2021
Police Officer Who Resigned After Fatal Shootings Is Hired as Sheriff’s Deputy
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Covid Australia: Queensland to reopen to Sydney after outbreak contained
Travel bans ease across Australia after a Covid outbreak in its biggest city is brought under control.
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Antony Blinken: Who is America's new top diplomat?
The 58-year-old is on home turf in the state department, vowing to restore trust after the Trump era.
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Who Will Pay to Get America Back on Its Feet?
By BY KARA SWISHER from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3t2iX7Z
Ease Up on the Executive Actions, Joe
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Iran Angles for Advantage on Biden’s Priority List
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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
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The leader of the Proud Boys has cooperated with the police before to help convict others.
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Thousands in Poland Protest Against Near-Total Abortion Ban
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Toxic ‘Black Mayonnaise’ Seeps Into Gowanus Bay After Barge Accident
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German Lübcke trial: Far-right defendant faces killing verdict
Stephan Ernst admits firing the shot that killed prominent pro-migrant politician Walter Lübcke.
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Chinese New Year: Clamping down on going home for the holidays
China is striving to curtail the world's biggest mass migration event when people go home for Lunar New Year.
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Sani Abacha - the hunt for the billions stolen by Nigeria's ex-leader
A phone call in the middle of the night led one Swiss lawyer to pursue Nigeria's stolen money.
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What tech can the US president use?
From the ObamaPad to Joe Biden's Apple Watch and Peloton, being president can be a tech challenge.
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Biden: 'Time to act' on climate crisis
President Joe Biden signs executive orders on climate change, saying the US has waited too long.
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Kristal and her students are fighting to eradicate ocean plastic
Kristal Ambrose set up the Bahamas Plastic Movement in 2013 in a bid to reduce pollution.
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Tuesday, 26 January 2021
Cheech Marin’s Chicano Art Museum Is to Open This Fall
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