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A Time to Save the Sick and Rescue the Planet

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By BY ANTÓNIO GUTERRES Opinion https://ift.tt/3aJJbSv With closer cooperation among nations, the head of the United Nations argues, we could stop a pandemic faster and slow climate change. New York Times Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Greenhouse Gas Emissions, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Middle East and Africa Migrant Crisis, Global Warming, United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity, Economic Conditions and Trends, Green New Deal, Quarantines, Alternative and Renewable Energy April 28, 2020 at 05:00AM

What’s on TV Tuesday: ‘The Assistant’ and ‘Coronavirus: Explained’

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By BY SARA ARIDI Arts https://ift.tt/3eWgnsZ Julia Garner stars in a #MeToo thriller, while a new limited series examines the current health crisis. New York Times Movies, Television April 28, 2020 at 05:00AM

Your Tuesday Briefing

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By BY ISABELLA KWAI Briefing https://ift.tt/2yS5BUo Coronavirus, vaccine, U.S. death toll: Here’s what you need to know. New York Times April 28, 2020 at 04:12AM

Stock Markets in Asia Cautious Ahead of Earnings Announcements: Live Updates

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By Unknown Author Business https://ift.tt/3eYZgGX The latest on stock market and business news during the coronavirus outbreak. New York Times Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Standard & Poor's 500-Stock Index, Stocks and Bonds, Economic Conditions and Trends, United States Economy April 28, 2020 at 04:10AM

Coronavirus Live Updates: In a Test for Africa, Nigeria to Ease Lockdowns

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By Unknown Author World https://ift.tt/3cUkRi9 Gradual openings in Africa’s most populous country will begin next week. In Bangladesh, garment factories are allowed to reopen, but workers fear infection. New York Times Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) April 28, 2020 at 04:02AM

‘Blood Quantum’ Review:

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By BY ELISABETH VINCENTELLI Movies https://ift.tt/2xeIoep This Canadian zombie movie is more notable for its cultural backdrop and moody vibe than for its gore. New York Times Movies April 28, 2020 at 04:01AM

European Soccer Tries to Find a Way Back, or a Way Out

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By BY RORY SMITH Sports https://ift.tt/2KH8udk The Netherlands has canceled its season. Germany wants to play again next month. But European soccer is finding that clarity tends not to last long. New York Times Soccer, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), UEFA Europa League April 28, 2020 at 04:00AM

2 Sought $4 Million for Face Masks That Didn’t Exist, U.S. Says

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By BY NEIL VIGDOR U.S. https://ift.tt/2Yb85ru Two Southern California men face fraud charges after putting fake 3M labels on empty boxes that they said were filled with masks, prosecutors said. New York Times Protective Clothing and Gear, Price Gouging, Masks, Stockpiling, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Frauds and Swindling, Quarantines April 28, 2020 at 03:28AM

Quotation of the Day: ‘Truly in the Trenches,’ Doctor Dies by Suicide

By Unknown Author Today’s Paper https://ift.tt/2SazBkP Quotation of the Day for Tuesday, April 28, 2020. New York Times April 28, 2020 at 02:50AM

Corrections: April 28, 2020

By Unknown Author Corrections https://ift.tt/3cXxHfl Corrections that appeared in print on Tuesday, April 28, 2020. New York Times April 28, 2020 at 02:49AM

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By Unknown Author World https://ift.tt/2W2B2Df virus tabbed promo New York Times April 28, 2020 at 02:49AM

New York Attorney General Scrutinizes Amazon for Firing Warehouse Worker

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By BY KAREN WEISE Technology https://ift.tt/3eUMvNL The attorney general said in a letter that Amazon may have violated laws in firing a Staten Island worker who led a protest against the company. New York Times Workplace Hazards and Violations, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) April 28, 2020 at 02:07AM

‘La Vie en Rose’

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By BY DEB AMLEN Crosswords & Games https://ift.tt/3cSq5uF New York Times Crossword Puzzles April 28, 2020 at 02:00AM

John Grisham Returns to Camino Island, This Time in Hurricane Season

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By BY JANET MASLIN Books https://ift.tt/2Y9rw3J In “Camino Winds,” a bookstore owner and two other characters team up to solve a murder and the mystery behind it. New York Times Books and Literature April 28, 2020 at 01:32AM

Trump Vows More Coronavirus Testing, but Less Than What May Be Needed

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By BY SHERYL GAY STOLBERG U.S. https://ift.tt/2zt8sTN The president’s announcement came after weeks of him insisting that states had plenty of tests. New York Times United States Politics and Government, Tests (Medical), Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (2020), Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), United States Economy April 28, 2020 at 01:25AM

Argentina Imposes Toughest Travel Ban in Americas, Banning Flights Until Sept. 1

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By BY REUTERS World https://ift.tt/3cSAiXZ All sales of commercial flights to, from or within Argentina will be banned until the first of September. The measure prompted outcry from the country’s airline industry. New York Times Airlines and Airplanes, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) April 28, 2020 at 01:21AM

Trump’s Bleach Statements Echo Claims by ‘Miracle Cure’ Quacks

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By BY ANDREW JACOBS Health https://ift.tt/2VICawQ Doctors and public health officials fear the attention could boost purveyors of dangerous elixirs who push ‘miracle cures’ with no basis in science. New York Times Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Cleansers, Detergents and Soaps, your-feed-science April 28, 2020 at 01:04AM

Officials Say Limits on Virus Relief Funds for States Are Too Tight

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By BY CARL HULSE U.S. https://ift.tt/2xeqKHH Lawmakers and other officials are seeking more flexibility in spending federal emergency aid even as Republicans resist allocating more dollars. New York Times States (US), United States Politics and Government, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Local Government, Federal Aid (US), Epidemics April 28, 2020 at 12:32AM

U.S. Governors Move Ahead With Reopening, Despite Health Worries

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By BY JACK HEALY, MANNY FERNANDEZ AND PETER BAKER U.S. https://ift.tt/3eXCu2o Several states, including Texas and Florida, have stay-at-home orders expiring this week. “That executive order has done its job to slow the growth of Covid-19,” Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas said. New York Times States (US), Governors (US), Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) April 28, 2020 at 12:15AM

Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today

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By BY PATRICK J. LYONS U.S. https://ift.tt/35hgbQL A promising vaccine in development at Oxford University could be distributed as soon as September. New York Times Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) April 27, 2020 at 11:53PM

Briefings Were ‘Not Worth the Time,’ Trump Said. But He Couldn’t Stay Away.

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By BY PETER BAKER U.S. https://ift.tt/3eZndxS Just hours after his own White House officially canceled his planned appearance on Monday, the lure of the cameras in the Rose Garden proved too hard to resist. New York Times Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), United States Politics and Government, News and News Media April 27, 2020 at 11:41PM

The State of the States Is Dire

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By BY THE EDITORIAL BOARD Opinion https://ift.tt/2VHLFwf State and local costs of dealing with the pandemic are skyrocketing as revenues plunge. Congress needs to step in. New York Times States (US), Federal Budget (US), Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (2020), United States Politics and Government, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Bankruptcies April 27, 2020 at 11:37PM

In Kayleigh McEnany, Trump Taps a Press Fighter for the Coronavirus Era

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By BY ELIZABETH WILLIAMSON U.S. https://ift.tt/3eYg8xO Kayleigh McEnany saw Donald J. Trump as her ticket to stardom. She has been fighting for him for much of her adult life, now as the president’s fourth press secretary. New York Times Presidential Election of 2016, Presidential Election of 2020, United States Politics and Government, News and News Media, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) April 27, 2020 at 11:32PM

After Closing for the Virus, Is Michelin Moving Too Quickly?

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By BY LIZ ALDERMAN Business https://ift.tt/2VD2XKS The tire maker’s C.E.O. says the company must be ready for the end of quarantine, but French unions are wary. New York Times Workplace Hazards and Violations, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Tires, Layoffs and Job Reductions, Organized Labor, Automobiles, Labor and Jobs, Protective Clothing and Gear, Factories and Manufacturing April 27, 2020 at 07:00AM

‘Possible Covid’: Why the Lulls Never Last for Weary E.M.S. Crews

By BY ALI WATKINS AND ERIN SCHAFF New York https://ift.tt/3bINNcz New York’s ambulance workers have weathered the peak of the coronavirus epidemic, but their ordeal is not over yet. New York Times Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Ambulances April 27, 2020 at 07:00AM

How I Found Common Ground With My Immigrant Dad on a Clay Court

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By BY SOPAN DEB Sports https://ift.tt/2y1QdVe Our writer was not much of an athlete growing up but long pined to connect with his father through sports. It took 30 years and a humid day on a tennis court in India. New York Times Tennis, Children and Childhood, Parenting, Immigration and Emigration April 27, 2020 at 07:00AM

He Found One of Stalin’s Mass Graves. Now He’s in Jail.

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By BY ANDREW HIGGINS World https://ift.tt/2SaF0Zm The discovery by Yuri Dmitriev, after years of searching, “has clearly made some people very uncomfortable,” his daughter says. New York Times Political Prisoners, Propaganda, World War II (1939-45) April 27, 2020 at 06:59AM

Can Estrogen and Other Sex Hormones Help Men Survive Covid-19?

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By BY RONI CARYN RABIN Health https://ift.tt/2KHV6Fv Men are more likely than women to die of the coronavirus, so scientists are treating them with something women have more of: female sex hormones. New York Times Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Estrogen, Men and Boys, Hormones, Women and Girls, Menopause, Clinical Trials, your-feed-science, Research April 27, 2020 at 06:59AM