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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

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

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

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

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. 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

Corrections: Jan. 31, 2021

By Unknown Author from NYT Corrections https://ift.tt/3j0q8cl

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

NY undercounted nursing home coronavirus deaths by thousands

The report directly undercuts Governor Andrew Cuomo, who has boasted about his pandemic response. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2MDIaoI

US-Mexico border: The gruesome attack that shocked a village

Families look for answers after 19 people were killed then set alight on the US-Mexico border. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3a8GkUK

Africa's week in pictures: 21-28 January 2021

A selection of the week's best photos from across the continent and beyond. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3iV6sq0

UK BNO visa: Can Hong Kong residents now live in the UK?

The government has granted millions of people in Hong Kong new opportunities to live and work in the UK. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3cjRrwM

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. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2MwoN0K

Navalny defiant as judge dismisses appeal

The prominent anti-Putin campaigner decried his detention as "illegal" in a video link hearing. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3r5Bpef

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

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

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

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

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

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

The G.O.P. Is in a Doom Loop of Bizarro

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By BY PAUL KRUGMAN from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2NOJWnz

Children Need to Be Back in School Tomorrow

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By BY DAVID BROOKS from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2MdfHGi