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The U.S. reaches 20 million cases.

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By BY KATE TAYLOR World https://ift.tt/2Mj4Km5 New York Times internal-essential January 1, 2021 at 01:28AM

In Montreal, there is still (takeout) poutine, a hangover antidote.

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By BY DAN BILEFSKY World https://ift.tt/2KP4PO0 New York Times January 1, 2021 at 12:18AM

Party Hearty

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By BY CAITLIN LOVINGER Crosswords & Games https://ift.tt/3aZTPYW Milo Beckman hides some pleasant surprises in his New Year’s puzzle — let’s hope for more of that! New York Times Crossword Puzzles January 1, 2021 at 03:00AM

A man was hospitalized with the virus after attending a controversial ‘Covid conga line’ party in Queens.

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By BY DANIEL E. SLOTNIK World https://ift.tt/3n59WH8 New York Times internal-essential January 1, 2021 at 02:13AM

The U.S. reaches 20 million cases.

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By BY KATE TAYLOR World https://ift.tt/3aUx3lj New York Times internal-essential January 1, 2021 at 01:28AM

Justice Dept. Asks Judge to Toss Election Lawsuit Against Pence

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By BY MAGGIE HABERMAN AND KATIE BENNER U.S. https://ift.tt/3pxXFMS The suit, led by Representative Louie Gohmert of Texas, seeks to give the vice president the power to reject electoral votes that were cast for Joseph R. Biden Jr. New York Times United States Politics and Government, Appointments and Executive Changes, Presidential Election of 2020 January 1, 2021 at 01:24AM

Resolving to live a lot better than in 2020.

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By BY CONCEPCIÓN DE LEÓN U.S. https://ift.tt/2WWTRIZ New York Times January 1, 2021 at 12:58AM

New Year’s Eve in Dakar, Senegal

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By Unknown Author Home Page https://ift.tt/3o6iTRE New Year’s Eve in Dakar, Senegal New York Times January 1, 2021 at 12:48AM

Grapes, yellow underwear and a scarecrow: Colombia preserves its traditions.

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By BY JULIE TURKEWITZ World https://ift.tt/38UqkF8 New York Times January 1, 2021 at 12:41AM

Macron promises to speed up France’s vaccine rollout after frustration over sluggish start.

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By BY AURELIEN BREEDEN World https://ift.tt/2KQ72c8 New York Times internal-essential January 1, 2021 at 12:38AM

In Montreal, at least there is still (takeout) poutine, a hangover antidote of choice.

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By BY DAN BILEFSKY World https://ift.tt/3o6zIvJ New York Times January 1, 2021 at 12:18AM

Minneapolis Police Release Body Camera Video of Its First Killing Since George Floyd

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By BY NICHOLAS BOGEL-BURROUGHS U.S. https://ift.tt/38UEXZ6 The video shows a man raising something to his car window before a bang is heard. An officer ducks for cover and then fires several rounds at the man. New York Times George Floyd Protests (2020), Murders, Attempted Murders and Homicides, Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings January 1, 2021 at 12:16AM

Israel could become the first country to vaccinate all of its citizens.

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By BY ISABEL KERSHNER World https://ift.tt/3o52xJ8 New York Times internal-essential January 1, 2021 at 12:04AM

Things Will Get Better. Seriously.

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By BY PAUL KRUGMAN Opinion https://ift.tt/3b5RSKm Reasons to be hopeful about the Biden economy. New York Times United States Economy, United States Politics and Government, Labor and Jobs, Alternative and Renewable Energy, Stimulus (Economic), Vaccination and Immunization, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) January 1, 2021 at 12:00AM

For a grieving family, 2020 cannot end soon enough.

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By BY JACK HEALY U.S. https://ift.tt/381v10D Jose Gabriel Martinez, who died of the coronavirus in April, was at the heart of his family’s New Year’s Eve celebrations every year. “I’m going to seal 2020 for life,” his son said. “I don’t want to come back to it.” New York Times December 31, 2020 at 11:58PM

The Morning

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By Unknown Author Briefing https://ift.tt/2Lf8Awk The Morning New York Times December 31, 2020 at 11:57PM

Citing pandemic, prosecutors in case against officers in George Floyd’s death want trial delay.

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By BY TIM ARANGO World https://ift.tt/381IFks New York Times internal-essential December 31, 2020 at 11:43PM

In Dakar, the usual soundtrack of fireworks on every corner was muted.

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By BY RUTH MACLEAN World https://ift.tt/3pBsZKI New York Times December 31, 2020 at 11:24PM

New Year’s Eve in Europe

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By Unknown Author Home Page https://ift.tt/3rJYx36 New Year’s Eve in Europe New York Times December 31, 2020 at 11:23PM

The Best Movies and TV Shows Coming to Amazon, HBO Max, Hulu and More in January

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By BY NOEL MURRAY Arts https://ift.tt/3o6tgVx Every month, subscription streaming services add a new batch of titles to their libraries. Here are our picks for January. New York Times Television, Movies December 31, 2020 at 11:21PM

Klara Kasparova, Mother of Chess Champion and His Guide, Dies at 83

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By BY DYLAN LOEB MCCLAIN Obituaries https://ift.tt/2X153UU She was an important force behind his success, and he called her practically every day, no matter where he was in the world. She died of Covid-19. New York Times Deaths (Obituaries), Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Chess December 31, 2020 at 11:19PM

Georgia Republicans Deliver Persistent Message: Fear the Democrats

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By BY ASTEAD W. HERNDON AND RICHARD FAUSSET U.S. https://ift.tt/2L7EZF0 Senators Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue are resting their re-election hopes on a strategy that calls more attention to what they’re against than what they support. New York Times Politics and Government, Elections, Voting Rights Act (1965) December 31, 2020 at 11:16PM

There will be a late-night delivery of a venerated sardine in Maine.

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By BY ELLEN BARRY U.S. https://ift.tt/2JF9EJq Usually an eight-foot wooden sardine, festooned with Christmas lights, slides down to the street on a pulley from an upper-story window. This year is different. New York Times internal-essential December 31, 2020 at 10:53PM

Corrections: Dec. 31, 2020

By Unknown Author Corrections https://ift.tt/3pC1sJg Corrections that appeared in print on Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020. New York Times December 31, 2020 at 03:37AM

Quotation of the Day: Missouri Senator Says He’ll Join Election Challenge, Dividing the G.O.P.

By Unknown Author Today’s Paper https://ift.tt/2KG2Fk0 Quotation of the Day for Thursday, December 31, 2020. New York Times December 31, 2020 at 03:30AM

Squirming, Maybe

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By BY HELEN T. VERONGOS Crosswords & Games https://ift.tt/3818Nfh David J. Kahn escorts the old year to the door. New York Times Crossword Puzzles December 31, 2020 at 03:00AM

2020: The Year in Visual Stories and Graphics

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By Unknown Author U.S. https://ift.tt/3pCtFQ5 Selected Times graphics, visualizations and multimedia stories from the year. New York Times Two Thousand Twenty December 31, 2020 at 02:27AM

Over half of Ohio’s nursing home workers are refusing to get a Covid-19 vaccine, the governor says.

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By BY ALLYSON WALLER World https://ift.tt/3aVCnVB New York Times internal-essential December 31, 2020 at 02:23AM

Forever Is Never

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By BY SAMMY HARKHAM Opinion https://ift.tt/380H52k A third grader reflects on the miserable year of 2020. New York Times Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Cartoons and Cartoonists December 31, 2020 at 01:56AM

New York will allow in-person fans at Buffalo Bills home playoff game.

By BY TROY CLOSSON World https://ift.tt/38O1zun New York Times internal-essential December 31, 2020 at 01:31AM

After Breonna Taylor Case, Louisville Police Face Precarious Next Chapter

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By BY WILL WRIGHT, NICHOLAS BOGEL-BURROUGHS AND AUSTYN GAFFNEY U.S. https://ift.tt/3pBCjhB An interim police chief has nearly finished her work, and the city is at a crossroads. Will a department handling one of the nation’s most controversial police shootings win back the city’s trust? New York Times Police Reform, Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings, Black Lives Matter Movement December 31, 2020 at 01:04AM

PM-covid-update

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By Unknown Author Briefing https://ift.tt/37YAcyD PM-covid-update New York Times December 31, 2020 at 12:55AM

Critics Say Nashville Police Could Have Done More With Tip About Bomber

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By BY STEVE CAVENDISH, JAMIE MCGEE AND RICK ROJAS U.S. https://ift.tt/3814mBd Anthony Warner’s girlfriend told the police last year he was building bombs in his R.V. Police officials said they took their inquiry as far as they could at the time. New York Times Nashville, Tenn, Explosion (2020), Bombs and Explosives December 31, 2020 at 12:54AM

The Small Colorado Town Shrugged Off the Pandemic. Then Came the Coronavirus Variant.

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By BY DAVE PHILIPPS U.S. https://ift.tt/2WX72cP Simla, Colo., an isolated ranching community, is the site of the first known case in the United States of a new, more infectious variant of the coronavirus. New York Times Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Nursing Homes December 31, 2020 at 12:53AM

A Dallas-Fort Worth air traffic control center was closed for disinfection, and big flight delays soon followed.

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By BY NEIL VIGDOR World https://ift.tt/3rEa181 New York Times internal-essential December 31, 2020 at 12:52AM

Closing of Air Traffic Control Center for Virus Cleaning Halts Flights in Dallas

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By BY NEIL VIGDOR U.S. https://ift.tt/2L94sO4 Covid cases at F.A.A. center in Fort Worth lead to ripples of delays and diverted flights across the country. New York Times Delays (Transportation), Airlines and Airplanes, Airports, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) December 31, 2020 at 12:32AM

The Morning

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By Unknown Author Briefing https://ift.tt/3o3qSiz The Morning New York Times December 31, 2020 at 12:28AM

The Bomb That Struck the Heart of Nashville

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By BY MARGARET RENKL Opinion https://ift.tt/3o3y7H5 I’m thinking of the weight we’ve all been carrying this year, in my city and everywhere else. New York Times Quarantine (Life and Culture), Nashville, Tenn, Explosion (2020) December 31, 2020 at 12:28AM

Life went on as it always had in Simla, Colo., until the virus came to town. And then the variant.

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By BY DAVE PHILIPPS U.S. https://ift.tt/37YwNzQ New York Times internal-essential December 31, 2020 at 12:26AM

‘No Realistic Path’ for Quick Vote on $2,000 Stimulus Checks, McConnell Says

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By BY CATIE EDMONDSON U.S. https://ift.tt/3aX8ap0 The Senate leader all but ended any chance of increasing direct payments, despite some Republican support for the effort. New York Times United States Politics and Government, Stimulus (Economic), Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) December 31, 2020 at 12:25AM

To get young students back in classrooms, California plans to offer a financial incentive to districts to reopen.

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By BY JILL COWAN World https://ift.tt/3pGKMjP New York Times internal-essential December 30, 2020 at 11:49PM

This New Year’s Eve, Times Square Will Be Filled With Hope. But Not People.

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By BY DAN BARRY New York https://ift.tt/38MGq3H Celebrations will be muted as 2020 finally comes to an end, but they will bring much-needed touches of grace. New York Times New Year, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Quarantine (Life and Culture) December 30, 2020 at 11:39PM

Don’t Let the Games Begin

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By BY THE EDITORIAL BOARD Opinion https://ift.tt/3mZ7x0E College athletics can teach the right lesson by insisting that public health is more important than sports. New York Times Colleges and Universities, Basketball (College), Football (College), Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) December 30, 2020 at 11:26PM

Death Transformed a Year, and What May Lie Ahead

By BY WILLIAM MCDONALD Obituaries https://ift.tt/3aUAZCs As Covid-19 swept the world, the killing of George Floyd galvanized a racial justice movement, and the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg upended the makeup of the Supreme Court. New York Times Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Deaths (Obituaries), George Floyd Protests (2020), Actors and Actresses, Pop and Rock Music December 30, 2020 at 11:15PM

As the Pandemic Took Lives, It Also Stole Hopes

By BY DANIEL J. WAKIN Obituaries https://ift.tt/38IBM6Q Many of Covid-19’s victims had been entering new chapters in their lives: fatherhood, a career, freedom, citizenship. New York Times Deaths (Obituaries), Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) December 30, 2020 at 11:14PM

Rita Houston, WFUV D.J. Who Lifted Music Careers, Dies at 59

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By BY RICHARD SANDOMIR Obituaries https://ift.tt/3htY2Fv From a studio in the Bronx, she introduced listeners to artists from a wide range of genres. She was also a mentor to the stars, and a sometime-confidante. New York Times Deaths (Obituaries), Disc Jockeys, Radio, Music December 30, 2020 at 11:13PM

Corrections: Dec. 30, 2020

By Unknown Author Corrections https://ift.tt/3rH69Dd Corrections that appeared in print on Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020. New York Times December 30, 2020 at 03:39AM

Quotation of the Day: Pandemic Worsens Poverty’s Ills for Families

By Unknown Author Today’s Paper https://ift.tt/3mUtkGx Quotation of the Day for Wednesday, December 30, 2020. New York Times December 30, 2020 at 03:36AM

Hong Kong Protesters Who Fled by Boat Are Sentenced to Prison in China

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By BY VIVIAN WANG AND TIFFANY MAY World https://ift.tt/3rLTjE3 The pro-democracy activists, who hoped to reach Taiwan, were caught by the Chinese Coast Guard and tried in the mainland’s opaque criminal justice system. New York Times Hong Kong Protests (2019) December 30, 2020 at 03:33AM

Your Wednesday Briefing

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By BY NATASHA FROST Briefing https://ift.tt/3mYeQ8S Britain bids adieu to the Erasmus program. New York Times December 30, 2020 at 03:21AM