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Amy Klobuchar tells voters: ‘We are on a surge, as they say.’

By BY ALEXANDER BURNS U.S. https://ift.tt/2uqXrAv New York Times February 11, 2020 at 01:33AM

Where do the 2020 candidates stand on Social Security?

By BY MARK MILLER U.S. https://ift.tt/31FHXES New York Times February 11, 2020 at 01:31AM

Trump Travels to New Hampshire to Rally Republicans and Distract Democrats

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By BY ANNIE KARNI AND MAGGIE HABERMAN U.S. https://ift.tt/2H8XSlF On the eve of the state’s presidential primary, he arrived with a team of surrogates who will visit polling places on Tuesday. New York Times Presidential Election of 2016, Presidential Election of 2020, United States Politics and Government, Primaries and Caucuses February 11, 2020 at 01:22AM

El ocaso de una estrella

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By BY RORY SMITH en Español https://ift.tt/2HerIVW Neymar se fue a París para salir de la sombra de Lionel Messi y estar a la altura de su fama como el futuro del fútbol. Casi tres años después, la decisión ha sido un fracaso total. New York Times Soccer February 11, 2020 at 01:18AM

‘An Energy Check on Joe’

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By BY LISA LERER U.S. https://ift.tt/38jys0G Joe Biden is playing down expectations in New Hampshire. How much would a loss hurt? New York Times Presidential Election of 2020 February 11, 2020 at 01:12AM

New Hampshire Usually Winnows Field. This Year May Be Different.

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By BY JONATHAN MARTIN AND ALEXANDER BURNS U.S. https://ift.tt/2w1XBys With the possibility of five leading candidates surviving beyond New Hampshire, the prospect of a long contest loomed large. New York Times Presidential Election of 2020, Primaries and Caucuses February 11, 2020 at 01:11AM

Some Experts Worry as a Germ-Phobic Trump Confronts a Growing Epidemic

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By BY MICHAEL CROWLEY U.S. https://ift.tt/39r5vzI When President Barack Obama contended with an Ebola oubreak, Mr. Trump demanded measures like canceling flights, forcing quarantines and even denying the return of American medical workers. New York Times United States International Relations, Ebola Virus, Quarantines, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Travel Warnings, News and News Media February 11, 2020 at 01:06AM

Biden Braces for a Rough New Hampshire Vote, Setting Expectations Low

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By BY KATIE GLUECK AND THOMAS KAPLAN U.S. https://ift.tt/2vjRKnS After Joe Biden’s fourth-place finish in Iowa, some supporters fear that a damaging result in Tuesday’s primary could hurt his financial resources to compete in later contests. New York Times Presidential Election of 2020, Primaries and Caucuses February 11, 2020 at 01:06AM

Chinese Hacking Is Alarming. So Are Data Brokers.

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By BY CHARLIE WARZEL Opinion https://ift.tt/2UGX1Rd Companies like Equifax threaten our personal privacy and our national security. New York Times Data-Mining and Database Marketing, Cyberattacks and Hackers, Computer Security, Cyberwarfare and Defense, Privacy, Computers and the Internet February 11, 2020 at 12:59AM

In Trump’s Budget, Big Health Care Cuts but Few Details

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By BY MARGOT SANGER-KATZ The Upshot https://ift.tt/2vpKJSk The president’s proposal can be read as a second-term policy blueprint. On the future of the Affordable Care Act, it’s awfully vague. New York Times Federal Budget (US), Health Insurance and Managed Care, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010), Medicare, United States Politics and Government, Presidential Election of 2020 February 11, 2020 at 12:46AM

Jill Biden helped remove a protester at her husband’s event.

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By Unknown Author U.S. https://ift.tt/3bv43y6 New York Times February 11, 2020 at 12:45AM

Trump Budget Calls for New Nuclear Warheads and 2 Types of Missiles

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By BY DAVID E. SANGER U.S. https://ift.tt/3brCZ30 The president’s spending proposal requests money for a new arms race with Russia and China, and restores nuclear weapons as central to military policy. New York Times Arms Control and Limitation and Disarmament, United States Defense and Military Forces, Federal Budget (US), Nuclear Weapons February 11, 2020 at 12:45AM

‘Parasite’ Won, but Asian-Americans Are Still Losing

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By BY WALTER CHAW Opinion https://ift.tt/2H8UdnV The victory for Bong Joon Ho’s film at the Oscars has nothing to do with representation of people like me. New York Times Movies, Academy Awards (Oscars), Korean-Americans, Chinese-Americans February 11, 2020 at 12:43AM

A Trump ally has praise for a Trump rival: Michael Bloomberg.

By BY MAGGIE HABERMAN U.S. https://ift.tt/2HeluVQ New York Times February 11, 2020 at 12:40AM

See how photographers captured the final hours of the campaign.

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By Unknown Author U.S. https://ift.tt/37hJ4vz New York Times February 11, 2020 at 12:37AM

Terry Hands, Director Known for Hits and ‘Carrie,’ Dies at 79

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By BY NEIL GENZLINGER Arts https://ift.tt/31IF9GR While at the Royal Shakespeare Company, he took several shows to Broadway. One didn’t go so well. New York Times Theater, Deaths (Obituaries) February 11, 2020 at 12:14AM

Trump Budget Would Fray Social Safety Net

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By BY ALAN RAPPEPORT AND LOLA FADULU U.S. https://ift.tt/2SgAzwp Proposals for cuts in food stamps, housing and education could exacerbate inequality in the United States. New York Times Federal Budget (US), United States Politics and Government, Disabilities, Unemployment Insurance, Disability Insurance, Affordable Housing, Federal Aid (US), Food Stamps February 11, 2020 at 12:11AM

Judge Refuses to Block California’s Gig Worker Law During Suit

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By BY REUTERS Business https://ift.tt/2UBMero Uber and Postmates were denied an injunction while they fight, in court, new rules that treat their contractors as full employees. New York Times Freelancing, Self-Employment and Independent Contracting, Mobile Applications, Decisions and Verdicts February 11, 2020 at 12:01AM

Surviving the Final Hours in New Hampshire

By BY THE NEW YORK TIMES U.S. https://ift.tt/2SCKdsn A ferocious week of campaigning came to a close in New Hampshire on Monday. See the day in photos. New York Times February 10, 2020 at 11:53PM

Sanders and Buttigieg Close Out New Hampshire Pitching Different Visions

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By BY SYDNEY EMBER AND NICK CORASANITI U.S. https://ift.tt/2OINvsV For months, the two candidates had rarely faced off in direct attacks. But now, as the polling leaders, they are using the other as a foil to press their divergent cases for the presidency. New York Times Presidential Election of 2020, Primaries and Caucuses, United States Politics and Government February 10, 2020 at 11:51PM

Federal Bill Seeks to Make Companies Responsible for Plastic Waste

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By BY MICHAEL CORKERY Business https://ift.tt/31I5yog The legislation, to be introduced Tuesday, has little chance of becoming a law, but the effort shows the increased influence of environmental groups in taking on recycling issues. New York Times Plastics, Recycling of Waste Materials, Plastic Bottles February 10, 2020 at 11:47PM

Sunday Routine with Donald Lee

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By Unknown Author New York https://ift.tt/2tPFWte Sunday Routine with Donald Lee New York Times February 10, 2020 at 11:41PM

Puerto Rico Reaches Deal to Settle $35 Billion in Debt

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By BY MARY WILLIAMS WALSH Business https://ift.tt/2SDchM4 The agreement with general-obligation bondholders gives them more cash up front and more attractive debt, while costing the territory $1 billion less than previously expected. New York Times Politics and Government, Municipal Bonds, Bankruptcies February 10, 2020 at 11:40PM