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CPAC Takeaways: Trump Dominates, and DeSantis and Noem Stand Out

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By BY SHANE GOLDMACHER AND ELAINA PLOTT from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3kvy8Tn

The Morning

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By Unknown Author from NYT Briefing https://ift.tt/3dVxWeU

A woman could win best director for the first time since 1984.

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By BY BROOKS BARNES from NYT Movies https://ift.tt/37Ywd4J

There was no traditional red carpet, but the stars did much better than Zoom shirts and loungewear.

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By BY VANESSA FRIEDMAN from NYT Movies https://ift.tt/3b2O5xi

Voter Suppression Is Grand Larceny

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By BY CHARLES M. BLOW from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3b7hOFr

Forget ‘Succession.’ You Can Watch ‘90 Day Fiancé’ for 100 Hours Straight.

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

Black actors were recognized with show’s first two awards.

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By Unknown Author from NYT Movies https://ift.tt/3svCvQU

Golden Globe Awards 2021: Virtual ceremony gets under way

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler are hosting the year's first major film and TV awards ceremony. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3dUxPQF

Why this teen set up a prize-winning fake cosmetics shop

Polish teenager Krystyna Paszko's idea won an EU prize - she tells the BBC the story behind it. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3rakXtG

Covid: The front-line doctor photographing the pandemic

Dr Scott Kobner has been documenting the fight to save lives in America's worst-hit county. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3dVylxW

The midwives braving armed gangs in Colombia

A group of Afro-Colombian women use their skills to help women give birth in areas run by gangs. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/37UPMLh

Cape Town: Pictures of how Muslim worship helps quell South African ganglands

A team of Islamic scholars in South Africa is on a mission to some dangerous and drug-infested areas. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3bOJ9el

Coronavirus: The misleading claims about an Indian remedy

A traditional herbal remedy said to "cure" Covid has resurfaced, but there's no evidence it works. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3b00OAL

Afghanistan: A year of violence on the road to peace

On the anniversary of the US-Taliban deal, Afghanistan finds itself in a precarious state. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2ObK0O3

Full Text of Cuomo’s Statement in Response to Harassment Accusations

By Unknown Author from NYT New York https://ift.tt/37Yu4pH

Black artists may fare poorly, prompting new backlash.

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By BY BROOKS BARNES from NYT Movies https://ift.tt/3bLO14a

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which puts on the Golden Globes, is under scrutiny this year.

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By BY MATT STEVENS AND CARA BUCKLEY from NYT Movies https://ift.tt/3022L9z

What will win tonight? Here are our predictions.

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By Unknown Author from NYT Movies https://ift.tt/37VynlI

How to watch the Golden Globes on TV and Online.

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By BY SARAH BAHR from NYT Movies https://ift.tt/2MynPBj

China Appears to Warn India: Push Too Hard and the Lights Could Go Out

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By BY DAVID E. SANGER AND EMILY SCHMALL from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3b0jyQE

Yankees Feel Butterflies Before Playing in Front of a Crowd

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By BY JAMES WAGNER from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2NE4zTH

‘Ted Lasso’ could be the new comedy darling.

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By BY BROOKS BARNES from NYT Movies https://ift.tt/2PgQcoB

Sir Kazuo Ishiguro warns of young authors self-censoring out of 'fear'

Writers may be self-censoring because they don't want to be "cancelled", author Kazuo Ishiguro says. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/37Y55CL

Settle In for a Cuppa

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By BY RICHARD MORGAN from NYT At Home https://ift.tt/3pZfoNe

Think You Can’t Dance?

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By BY SIOBHAN BURKE from NYT At Home https://ift.tt/3bPuob8

Cook With Cabbage and Sing a Sea Shanty

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By BY EMMA GRILLO AND DANYA ISSAWI from NYT At Home https://ift.tt/3aWUnhL

A Day Before He Speaks, Conservative Gathering Is Mostly About Trump

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By BY JONATHAN MARTIN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3q0MkoC

New York Governor Cuomo faces fresh claims of sexual harassment

New York's governor denies wrongdoing and orders an external inquiry after claims by a second ex-aide. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2ZYokYA

How to Write a Gratitude Letter

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By BY GINA HAMADEY from NYT At Home https://ift.tt/3uFwAur

Get Your Hands Dirty With a Paper-Pulp Sculpture

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By BY SHARON COPLAN HUROWITZ AND AMANDA BENCHLEY from NYT At Home https://ift.tt/2O4PMBk

A health care provider’s vaccine supply was cut off after it inoculated ineligible people.

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By BY BRYAN PIETSCH from NYT World https://ift.tt/3uFusmr

Three Wichita Police Officers Injured in ‘Possible Explosion,’ Officials Say

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By BY MICHAEL LEVENSON from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/37QgyUU

A Day Before He Speaks, Conservative Gathering Is Mostly About Trump

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By BY JONATHAN MARTIN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2MADwYS

Covid vaccine: Germany urged to back AstraZeneca jab for over-65s

A senior German immunologist tells the BBC that his country should reverse its decision on the jab. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3uEkGBm

Golden Globe Awards 2021: Stars prepare for virtual ceremony

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler return to host the year's first major film and TV awards ceremony on Sunday. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3dRHuHA

The Florida coffee shop where Trump is king

A look inside a "liberal-free zone" and meeting spot for people on the political right. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2O5sZFx

Maids in Lebanon: 'My employer treats me like a slave'

Lucy's dream of working in the Middle East turned into a nightmare of abuse. She's not the only one. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Pk9vgX

Cryptocurrencies: Why Nigeria is a global leader in Bitcoin trade

A devaluing currency and hard economic conditions make cryptocurrencies attractive despite the risks. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3uCAXXi

Has China lifted 100 million people out of poverty?

President Xi says China has achieved his poverty reduction pledge - but has it? from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3bN2FIo

Covid: How this Indian firm is vaccinating the world

The Serum Institute of India isn't a household name, but it's the world's largest vaccine maker. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3bJBDBI

Smoky Artwork by Judy Chicago at Desert Zoo Is Canceled

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By BY JORI FINKEL from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/3q1ThWv

Cuomo Is Accused of Sexual Harassment by a 2nd Former Aide

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By BY JESSE MCKINLEY from NYT New York https://ift.tt/2O4zk42

F.D.A. Clears Johnson & Johnson’s Shot, the Third Vaccine for U.S.

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By BY NOAH WEILAND AND SHARON LAFRANIERE from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3swb4qg

New Zealand’s largest city enters its second lockdown in February.

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By BY NATASHA FROST from NYT World https://ift.tt/3r2rkz3

Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine: FDA approves single-shot jab

The US is the first country in the world to approve the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3uDjMVB

El Salvador polls: More power for President Nayib Bukele?

While the election is for the legislative assembly, it is seen as a key test for President Bukele. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/37TmJYy

Federal Scientists Plead for Pandemic Controls as Infection Declines Stall

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By BY SHERYL GAY STOLBERG from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3aYJgVv

Democrats Toil to Salvage Wage Increase With Stimulus Plan on Brink of Passage

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By BY EMILY COCHRANE AND JIM TANKERSLEY from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2ZSwOjJ

Haiti prison escape: Hundreds of inmates flee from Croix-des-Bouquets jail

The prison's director is among 25 people killed in the mass escape near the capital, Port-au-Prince. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3dWVIat

Monsters, mania and the unstoppable march of Pokémon

Several waves of Pokémania have swept the globe, keeping this lucrative franchise relevant for 25 years. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3bHdRGh

Mayday: How the White Helmets and James Le Mesurier got pulled into a deadly battle for truth

James Le Mesurier fell to his death in Istanbul in 2019 with a sense that Syrian and Russian disinformation had destroyed his reputation. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/37RG0cR

John F Kennedy: When the US president met Africa's independence heroes

A photo archive reveals John F Kennedy's efforts to court African leaders in the post-colonial era. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2NMThfH

Week in pictures: 20-26 February 2021

A selection of striking images taken around the world this week. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3kzRKpl

Bitcoin energy use 'bigger than most countries'

Could the cryptocurrency's huge electricity consumption also sink it? from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3kAo8s4

The Dissident: Jamal Khashoggi documentary points finger at Saudi Arabia's crown prince

The Dissident explores what happened to the Saudi journalist and who might have ordered his murder. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3ktCFpf

Mourning the sisters killed as they taught handicrafts

Ayesha and Irshad were breadwinners in a former Pakistani tribal area where militancy is rising again. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3bYh9W3

Top health official in Memphis resigns after the state finds 2,400 wasted doses.

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By BY NICHOLAS BOGEL-BURROUGHS from NYT World https://ift.tt/3dQ2JcR

CPAC Crowd Cheers Josh Hawley’s Vote Against Election Results

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By BY REUTERS from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2ZRRJDP

I Will Not Rest Until This Garden Grows

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By BY MARGARET RENKL from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2NzI4PL

The Final Push to End the Coronavirus Pandemic in the U.S.

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By BY THE EDITORIAL BOARD from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3q14NkN

Unity Proves Elusive in Democrats’ Fight for $15

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By BY GIOVANNI RUSSONELLO from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3sxykUR

Ethiopia’s War Leads to Ethnic Cleansing in Tigray Region, U.S. Report Says

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By BY DECLAN WALSH from NYT World https://ift.tt/2ZUn2h9

House Democrats plan to vote soon on the sweeping pandemic aid package.

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By BY EMILY COCHRANE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3dRyKl2

Raymond Cauchetier, Whose Camera Caught the New Wave, Dies at 101

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By BY ROBERT D. MCFADDEN from NYT Movies https://ift.tt/3aWH2Gc

F.D.A. Expert Panel Endorses Johnson & Johnson’s Vaccine

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By BY CARL ZIMMER AND NOAH WEILAND from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3aXBwTO

Thousands of Migrant Children Detained in Resumption of Trump-Era Policies

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By BY MIRIAM JORDAN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2NLI9Qn

President Biden Lets a Saudi Murderer Walk

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By BY NICHOLAS KRISTOF from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2Pkkg2V

Mary Robinson 'made a big mistake' over Dubai princess

Princess Latifa Al Maktoum was previously described as "troubled" by the former Irish president. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3sA51Ro

Ros Atkins on... Is Facebook too powerful?

Ros Atkins looks at the consequences of Facebook's power on events in Myanmar, Washington DC and Australia. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3su00Kg

AT&T, loaded with debt from its DirecTV deal, sells part of its TV business to a private equity firm.

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By BY LAUREN HIRSCH AND EDMUND LEE from NYT Business https://ift.tt/2MqDr9X

Film Club: ‘The Paradise Next Door’

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By BY THE LEARNING NETWORK from NYT The Learning Network https://ift.tt/3ux1zJe

Fijian rugby league players sing tribute to Sydney quarantine staff

The rugby league players performed a song from their balconies in hotel quarantine in Australia. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2ZOfrki

Biden approves US airstrike on Iran-backed militias in Syria

The Pentagon said the strike on Syria was in response to an attack on US and coalition personnel in Iraq. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3usDe7v

K-pop superstars Blackpink in climate change message

K-pop superstars Blackpink have emerged as the latest force in the global fight against climate change. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2O2FgKQ

Analysis: Can Asia help Myanmar find a way out of coup crisis?

While Western sanctions may not help, China and South East Asia's influence may have some sway. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3bCQ6iN

'Op Silent Viper': How an Indian rape suspect was caught after 22 years

The case went cold after the man accused disappeared following a brutal 1999 gang rape in India. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3kmWHSt

Why Greenpeace is dropping huge boulders into the sea

Fishing community leaders say Greenpeace's action is dangerous and illegal. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3uAhFli

Golden Globes: Celebrity make-up artists on their job in the pandemic

Hollywood make-up artists on their experiences of working in the time of Covid-19. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3uzZyw0

A U.S. aircraft carrier is coming home after 10 months at sea — just not to quite the same home.

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By BY HELENE COOPER from NYT World https://ift.tt/37Qe9tl

On the Ground in Texas, 10 Days Later

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By BY GIULIA MCDONNELL NIETO DEL RIO from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3bCQWfr

Lawmakers Clash Over Call for Special Panel to Investigate Capitol Assault

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By BY CARL HULSE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3aSzhRA

How to Get Really Rich!

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By BY DAVID BROOKS from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3swZ4EP

The Paradox of Pandemic Partisanship

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By BY PAUL KRUGMAN from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3utvPVz

CPAC Starts Tomorrow and Trump Is Still Center of the Republican Universe

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By BY GIOVANNI RUSSONELLO from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3bUKDEf

Bill Wright, Who Broke a Color Barrier in Golf, Dies at 84

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By BY RICHARD SANDOMIR from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3pUT8nB