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15 Children Are Hospitalized With Mysterious Illness Possibly Tied to Covid-19

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By BY JOSEPH GOLDSTEIN New York https://ift.tt/2zZViOx The health authorities in New York City issued an alert saying that the children had a syndrome that doctors do not yet fully understand. New York Times Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Tests (Medical), Children and Childhood, Hospitals, Epidemics, Kawasaki Disease May 5, 2020 at 04:04AM

Stock Markets in Asia Follow Wall Street Higher: Live Updates

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By Unknown Author Business https://ift.tt/2L0QN8C The latest on stock market and business news during the coronavirus outbreak. New York Times Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Stocks and Bonds, Standard & Poor's 500-Stock Index, United States Economy May 5, 2020 at 04:02AM

Venezuela Claims 2 Americans Were Captured in Failed Invasion

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By BY REUTERS World https://ift.tt/2SByJX0 President Nicolás Maduro said the Americans were among 13 “terrorists” involved in an armed incursion on Sunday. New York Times Politics and Government, Defense and Military Forces May 5, 2020 at 04:01AM

Coronavirus Live Updates: U.S. Opts Out of $8 Billion Global Vaccine Pledge

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By Unknown Author World https://ift.tt/3b5bWt1 President Trump says the U.S. is pouring billions into its own effort to develop a vaccine. In New York, Holocaust survivors face a new threat from the coronavirus. New York Times Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Vaccination and Immunization May 5, 2020 at 04:00AM

Watching South Korean Baseball on TV? Let Us Help

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By BY ANDREW KEH Sports https://ift.tt/3di8wo9 Bat flips galore but no spitting allowed. And a crop of players to keep an eye on who may land in the American major leagues. New York Times Baseball May 5, 2020 at 04:00AM

Corrections: May 5, 2020

By Unknown Author Corrections https://ift.tt/35ycFlc Corrections that appeared in print on Tuesday, May 5, 2020. New York Times May 5, 2020 at 03:43AM

Your Tuesday Briefing

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By BY ISABELLA KWAI Briefing https://ift.tt/2WvRhcl Coronavirus, vaccine race, Boris Johnson: Here’s what you need to know. New York Times May 5, 2020 at 03:28AM

Quotation of the Day: Airing Worries for Amazon’s Workers

By Unknown Author Today’s Paper https://ift.tt/2Yyn26Z Quotation of the Day for Tuesday, May 5, 2020 New York Times May 5, 2020 at 03:23AM

Liu Shouxiang, Champion of Watercolor in China, Dies at 61

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By BY RAYMOND ZHONG Obituaries https://ift.tt/2L2iXzW Mr. Liu helped expand the country’s art beyond the traditionally dominant disciplines. New York Times Deaths (Obituaries), Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) May 5, 2020 at 02:19AM

Greg Zanis, Who Made Crosses for Mass Shooting Victims, Dies at 69

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By BY NEIL VIGDOR U.S. https://ift.tt/2KWREHv Mr. Zanis, a carpenter who traveled the country honoring the dead, made over 26,000 wooden memorials over the past two decades. New York Times School Shootings and Armed Attacks, Mass Shootings, Crosses and Crucifixes, Parkland, Fla, Shooting (2018), Newtown, Conn, Shooting (2012), Pittsburgh, Pa, Shooting (2018), Midland-Odessa, Tex, Shooting (2019), Las Vegas, Nev, Shooting (October, 2017), Deaths (Obituaries) May 5, 2020 at 02:03AM

A Coronavirus Vaccine Project Takes a Page From Gene Therapy

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By BY DENISE GRADY Health https://ift.tt/2Yxklmg The technique aims to make a person’s cells churn out proteins that will stimulate the body to fight the coronavirus. New York Times Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Vaccination and Immunization, Genetic Engineering, your-feed-healthcare May 5, 2020 at 02:00AM

A Swing of the Hips

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By BY DEB AMLEN Crosswords & Games https://ift.tt/3fkSGeb Lee Taylor asks a lot of us. New York Times Crossword Puzzles May 5, 2020 at 02:00AM

In Harm’s Way

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By BY THE NEW YORK TIMES World https://ift.tt/3fkb8Ua Health care workers continue to risk their lives to fight the coronavirus pandemic, even as countries test easing restrictions on public life. Beneath their stoic selfies, they are scared, grief-stricken, guilty they can’t do more. Here are their stories. New York Times May 5, 2020 at 01:48AM

Lawmakers Ask I.R.S. to Help Companies That Keep Paying Health Benefits

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By BY JIM TANKERSLEY Business https://ift.tt/2yqCTK8 A bipartisan letter took issue with guidance about a tax credit for retaining workers during the pandemic that was part of an economic rescue package. New York Times United States Politics and Government, Wages and Salaries, Unemployment Insurance, Layoffs and Job Reductions, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Employee Fringe Benefits May 5, 2020 at 12:55AM

El ‘avispón asesino’, una plaga mortal que llegó a Norteamérica

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By BY MIKE BAKER en Español https://ift.tt/2Yui6jE Los avistamientos del avispón asiático gigante han provocado temores de que el insecto pueda establecerse en Estados Unidos y exterminar las poblaciones de abejas. New York Times Hornets (Insects), Bees May 5, 2020 at 12:20AM

Don Shula Kept Winning Interesting

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By BY KEN BELSON Sports https://ift.tt/2zf7SJ9 Shula’s teams claimed 347 victories under him, but it was the variety of styles and personnel that made his record number of victories truly remarkable. New York Times Football, Coaches and Managers May 5, 2020 at 12:18AM

Democrats, Tara Reade and the #MeToo Trap

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By BY MICHELLE GOLDBERG Opinion https://ift.tt/2W3UBwj Don’t compare the case against Joe Biden to the one against Brett Kavanaugh. New York Times #MeToo Movement, United States Politics and Government, Sexual Harassment, Presidential Election of 2020, Women and Girls, Sex Crimes May 5, 2020 at 12:15AM

Mr. Trump’s War on Accountability

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By BY THE EDITORIAL BOARD Opinion https://ift.tt/3b13yul Firing the watchdogs charged with protecting the public’s money and policing the executive branch undermines democracy. New York Times Inspectors General, Appointments and Executive Changes, United States Politics and Government, Trump-Ukraine Whistle-Blower Complaint and Impeachment Inquiry, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (2020) May 5, 2020 at 12:02AM

Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today

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By BY PATRICK J. LYONS U.S. https://ift.tt/3fkc6A4 As stay-home orders are lifted, the government is privately projecting that America’s daily death toll will reach grim new heights by June. New York Times Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) May 5, 2020 at 12:00AM

Money for Welfare Instead Funded Concerts, Lobbyists and Football Games, Audit Finds

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By BY RICHARD FAUSSET U.S. https://ift.tt/2z6rYFA According to a state audit, Mississippi allowed tens of millions of dollars in federal anti-poverty funds to be used in ways that did little or nothing to help the poor. New York Times Poverty, Welfare (US), Embezzlement, Politics and Government, Nonprofit Organizations May 4, 2020 at 11:42PM

Abuela Cohete, el virus y el amor de una familia que superó 4000 kilómetros de distancia

By BY SHERI FINK AND VICTOR J. BLUE en Español https://ift.tt/2KYT6sL La matriarca de varias generaciones en Colombia y Estados Unidos luchó contra el coronavirus ayudada por un respirador. Su familia se reunió en línea y en la unidad de cuidados intensivos y se preparó para el final. New York Times Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Deaths (Fatalities), Families and Family Life, Hispanic-Americans, Ventilators (Medical), Life-Sustaining Support Systems, Withdrawal Of, Death and Dying, Religion and Belief May 4, 2020 at 11:36PM

Most Events in the Lincoln Memorial Are Banned. Trump Got an Exception.

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By BY KATIE ROGERS U.S. https://ift.tt/2SC9ROB Citing the “extraordinary crisis” of the coronavirus, the interior secretary relaxed the rules so the president could hold a Fox News interview in one of the nation’s most hallowed spaces. New York Times United States Politics and Government, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), National Parks, Monuments and Seashores May 4, 2020 at 11:33PM

Pulitzer Prizes: A Guide to the Winning Books and Finalists

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By BY CONCEPCIÓN DE LEÓN Books https://ift.tt/2xCS96s Here are the 2020 contenders for fiction, nonfiction, poetry, history and biography. New York Times Books and Literature, Pulitzer Prizes May 4, 2020 at 11:31PM

How Bailout Backlash and Moral Hazard Outrage Could Endanger the Economy

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By BY NEIL IRWIN The Upshot https://ift.tt/2KVAee2 People are increasingly focusing not on preventing a depression but on which recipients of federal rescue are morally worthy. New York Times United States Economy, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (2020), Subprime Mortgage Crisis, Bankruptcies, Credit and Debt, Layoffs and Job Reductions May 4, 2020 at 09:00AM

In the Race for a Coronavirus Vaccine, We Must Go Big. Really, Really Big.

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By BY SUSAN ATHEY, MICHAEL KREMER, CHRISTOPHER SNYDER AND ALEX TABARROK Opinion https://ift.tt/35qYAWL We should commit tens of billions toward a program. New York Times Vaccination and Immunization, United States Economy, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Epidemics May 4, 2020 at 09:00AM

What Joe Biden Needs to Do to Beat Trump

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By BY DAVID AXELROD AND DAVID PLOUFFE Opinion https://ift.tt/2SA1sez To win, he has to find a way to get beyond the basement tapes and project himself into our ever more digital world. New York Times Presidential Election of 2020, United States Politics and Government, Social Media, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Presidential Election of 2016, United States Economy May 4, 2020 at 09:00AM

Lesson of the Day: ‘“Murder Hornets” in the U.S.: The Rush to Stop the Asian Giant Hornet’

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By BY SHANNON DOYNE The Learning Network https://ift.tt/2xwTqfb In this lesson, you will learn about efforts to stop these insects from establishing colonies in North America — and why these efforts are so important. New York Times May 4, 2020 at 08:00AM

Post-Pandemic Offices Seek Open Flow of Ideas, Not of the Virus

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By BY MATT RICHTEL Health https://ift.tt/3aYlUvV As businesses contemplate the return of workers to their desks, many are considering large and small changes to the modern workplace culture and trappings. New York Times Workplace Environment, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Desks, Real Estate (Commercial), your-feed-healthcare May 4, 2020 at 07:00AM

3 Hospital Workers Gave Out Masks. Weeks Later, They All Were Dead.

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By BY NICOLE HONG New York https://ift.tt/2KZaH3T The coronavirus has taken a steep toll on the often-invisible army of employees who keep New York hospitals running. New York Times Workplace Hazards and Violations, Shortages, Hospitals, Protective Clothing and Gear, Masks, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Labor and Jobs, Careers and Professions, Quarantines, Epidemics May 4, 2020 at 07:00AM

Post-Pandemic Offices Seek Open Flow of Ideas, Not of the Virus

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By BY MATT RICHTEL Health https://ift.tt/2VXQYI1 As businesses contemplate the return of workers to their desks, many are considering large and small changes to the modern workplace culture and trappings. New York Times Workplace Environment, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Desks, Real Estate (Commercial), your-feed-healthcare May 4, 2020 at 07:00AM

Shooting, for the Stars, Is Not as Easy as You’d Think

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By BY MARC STEIN AND SCOTT CACCIOLA Sports https://ift.tt/3fiQior Many N.B.A. players say they have gone weeks without playing because they don’t have a basketball hoop at home and the pandemic has cut off their access to a gym. New York Times Basketball, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) May 4, 2020 at 07:00AM

Run 100 Miles, 100 Times, in 100 Weeks. Now in a Brooklyn Apartment.

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By BY CHRISTOPHER SOLOMON Sports https://ift.tt/3d5kq4G With ultramarathons across the country canceled, Michael Ortiz has continued his quest to run 100 100-mile races in 100 consecutive weeks — on a treadmill. New York Times Running, Ultramarathon Running May 4, 2020 at 07:00AM