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Brazil Calls Glenn Greenwald’s Reporting a Crime

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By BY THE EDITORIAL BOARD Opinion https://ift.tt/37kJF0k He’s faced continual threats since revealing that leaked texts showed illegal activity by a judge who helped clear the path for Jair Bolsonaro’s election. New York Times Freedom of the Press January 22, 2020 at 01:21AM

A sketch artist captures the scene inside the chamber

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By BY ALICIA PARLAPIANO U.S. https://ift.tt/2Gg3ee8 Only government-operated cameras are permitted in the Senate chamber, but there is no rule against reporters bringing in a pad and a pencil. New York Times Impeachment January 22, 2020 at 01:15AM

Senators recess for dinner

By BY MICHAEL D. SHEAR U.S. https://ift.tt/2vbM7bm The trial has been underway for nearly seven hours as Democrats and Republicans wrangle over whether additional documents and witnesses should be allowed. New York Times Debates (Political) January 22, 2020 at 12:56AM

Two Decades of Stubbornness Kept Derek Jeter on Top

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By BY DAVID WALDSTEIN Sports https://ift.tt/2G9zHTy He was talented and driven, sure. But Jeter was defined more by an unyielding ability to play the game, and carry himself, on his own terms. New York Times Baseball January 22, 2020 at 12:48AM

More Slayings at Parchman as Mississippi Confronts Prison Crisis

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By BY RICK ROJAS U.S. https://ift.tt/3ayJIHO Several inmates have been killed in Mississippi prisons in the past month, a crisis that underscores the dangers of a system the state’s new governor has called a “catastrophe.” New York Times Prisons and Prisoners, Gangs, Murders, Attempted Murders and Homicides, Deaths (Fatalities) January 22, 2020 at 12:38AM

Lebanon Names New Cabinet Amid Political and Economic Crisis

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By BY BEN HUBBARD AND HWAIDA SAAD World https://ift.tt/37eGxTC The new ministers will immediately face a falling currency, a stagnant economy and angry street protests. New York Times Demonstrations, Protests and Riots, Appointments and Executive Changes, Politics and Government, Legislatures and Parliaments January 22, 2020 at 12:33AM

Senate rejects a third bid by Democrats to subpoena records

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By BY CATIE EDMONDSON U.S. https://ift.tt/2RQWAkj A party-line vote blocked documents from the budget office and the Pentagon. New York Times Trump-Ukraine Whistle-Blower Complaint and Impeachment Inquiry, Freedom of Information Act January 22, 2020 at 12:33AM

Michael Karkoc, Exposed as a War Criminal, Is Dead at 100

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By BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS U.S. https://ift.tt/36gpBLg Before he was found to have led a Nazi-controlled unit of Ukrainians in a massacre of Polish villagers in 1944, he had lived quietly in Minneapolis for decades. New York Times Deaths (Obituaries), Holocaust and the Nazi Era, War Crimes, Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity January 22, 2020 at 12:30AM

How to Fix a $6.1 Billion Budget Hole? Attack Health Care Spending

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By BY JESSE MCKINLEY AND LUIS FERRÉ-SADURNÍ New York https://ift.tt/37kDM3e Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants to cut New York’s Medicaid costs by $2.5 billion. New York Times Budgets and Budgeting, Medicaid, Politics and Government January 22, 2020 at 12:26AM

Trump Trial Day 1: Roped-Off Reporters and TV Cameras Run by the Senate

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By BY MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM Business https://ift.tt/2TRMeD0 With the government in control of the production, “the emotion” of Tuesday’s session was missing, said Chris Wallace of Fox News. New York Times News and News Media, Television, Impeachment, United States Politics and Government January 22, 2020 at 12:23AM

Mrs. Clinton, You Already Beat Bernie Sanders. Trump Is the Opponent Now.

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By BY MARA GAY Opinion https://ift.tt/2sPziTk The Democrats’ last standard-bearer won’t say she’ll commit to anyone who wins the nomination, disrupting party unity. New York Times Presidential Election of 2020, Presidential Election of 2016, United States Politics and Government January 22, 2020 at 12:23AM

Four Senators Attempt to Be in 2 Places at Once. Here’s How.

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By BY NICK CORASANITI U.S. https://ift.tt/36euFjj Summary for web version only here. New York Times Presidential Election of 2020, Political Advertising, Online Advertising, Primaries and Caucuses, Trump-Ukraine Whistle-Blower Complaint and Impeachment Inquiry January 22, 2020 at 12:16AM

Britain Plans Vast Privacy Protections for Children

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By BY NATASHA SINGER Business https://ift.tt/36jQ7TP New rules will require online services to overhaul how they treat the personal details of children in the country. New York Times Computers and the Internet, Data-Mining and Database Marketing, Children and Childhood, Privacy, Social Media, Law and Legislation, Legislatures and Parliaments, Advertising and Marketing January 22, 2020 at 12:00AM

Grammys Chief Calls Her Removal Retaliation for Exposing ‘Boys’ Club’

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By BY BEN SISARIO Arts https://ift.tt/38rIJHG Deborah Dugan, who was placed on leave, said that the Recording Academy’s lawyer sexually harassed her and that she had complained about financial and voting irregularities. New York Times Grammy Awards, Music, Workplace Hazards and Violations, Ethics and Official Misconduct, Sex Crimes January 21, 2020 at 11:57PM

Why Trump’s Threadbare Legal Argument Will Probably Work

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By BY JESSE WEGMAN Opinion https://ift.tt/30KaisV Thanks a lot, Mitch McConnell. New York Times Trump-Ukraine Whistle-Blower Complaint and Impeachment Inquiry, United States Politics and Government, Constitution (US) January 21, 2020 at 11:54PM

How Amazon, Geico and Walmart Fund Propaganda

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By BY L. GORDON CROVITZ Opinion https://ift.tt/3atfbLv Algorithms are sending ads by American brands onto Russian disinformation sites. New York Times Advertising and Marketing, Online Advertising January 21, 2020 at 11:51PM

Religious School Choice Case May Yield Landmark Supreme Court Decision

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By BY ERICA L. GREEN U.S. https://ift.tt/2v6E27D With oral arguments coming on Wednesday, both sides of the long-running fight over vouchers for religious schools are preparing for a watershed moment for public education. New York Times Private and Sectarian Schools, Education (K-12), Vouchers, Religion-State Relations, Freedom of Religion, Constitutional Amendments January 21, 2020 at 11:50PM

Trump Considering an Expansion of His 2017 Travel Ban

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By BY KATIE ROGERS U.S. https://ift.tt/38upRI8 The president said in Davos, Switzerland, that he was planning to add more countries to an executive order barring people from predominantly Muslim countries. New York Times Executive Orders and Memorandums, Immigration and Emigration, United States Politics and Government January 21, 2020 at 11:45PM

In a Crowded New York City, Should Newcomers ‘Go Back to Iowa’?

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By BY EMMA G. FITZSIMMONS New York https://ift.tt/2Rgmv5z The Brooklyn borough president, Eric Adams, sparked a conversation on gentrification and what makes someone a New Yorker. New York Times Gentrification, Elections, Mayors January 21, 2020 at 11:36PM

Senate rejects a Democratic push for State Dept. documents

By BY MICHAEL D. SHEAR U.S. https://ift.tt/3awGu7P The documents included a series of communications the administration has withheld, including messages between Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and other senior officials. New York Times January 21, 2020 at 11:32PM

Weinstein’s Lawyers Say Accusers ‘Bragged’ About Sex With Him

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By BY JAN RANSOM New York https://ift.tt/3awhnC6 A day before opening arguments in his rape trial, Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers offered a first glimpse of their plan to undermine his accusers’ credibility. New York Times Sex Crimes, Women and Girls, Jury System, Sex January 21, 2020 at 11:31PM

Impeachment, Wuhan, Derek Jeter: Your Tuesday Evening Briefing

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By BY REMY TUMIN AND HIROKO MASUIKE Briefing https://ift.tt/2NNuwgu Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day. New York Times January 21, 2020 at 11:25PM

Derek Jeter and Larry Walker Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame

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By BY JAMES WAGNER Sports https://ift.tt/38zwdWN Jeter came up a single vote short of becoming the second person to be named on 100 percent of the ballots. Walker was elected in his final year of eligibility. New York Times Baseball January 21, 2020 at 11:24PM