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Iran Reports One Dead in Naval Exercise

By BY REUTERS World https://ift.tt/3dwnhnp Several other people were injured in the incident, state media reported. New York Times Ships and Shipping, Maritime Accidents and Safety May 11, 2020 at 02:58AM

‘Billions’ Season 5, Episode 2 Recap: Step Up to the Mike

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By BY SEAN T. COLLINS Arts https://ift.tt/2WmnYdl Axe finally accepts Mike Prince’s challenge to debate him at his charity conference. Things don’t go quite as planned, especially for Wags. New York Times Television May 11, 2020 at 02:00AM

How the ‘Outlander’ Team Managed That Shocking Season Finale

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By BY JENNIFER VINEYARD Arts https://ift.tt/3chAAI6 Caitriona Balfe, Diana Gabaldon and the showrunner Matthew B. Roberts discussed the centrality of sexual violence to the story and their attempts to portray it meaningfully. New York Times Television, Violence (Media and Entertainment) May 11, 2020 at 01:00AM

Big Tech Has Crushed the News Business. That’s About to Change.

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By BY BEN SMITH Business https://ift.tt/2xQXvet News organizations have long hoped that tech platforms would pay them for news. Now regulators abroad are moving to make that happen. New York Times News and News Media, Newspapers May 11, 2020 at 12:30AM

The Hunger Pains of a Pandemic

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By BY CHARLES M. BLOW Opinion https://ift.tt/3dye2D5 Empty stomachs can lead to a dangerous desperation. New York Times Quarantine (Life and Culture), Shutdowns (Institutional), Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Food, Lunch and Breakfast Programs, Children and Childhood, Epidemics, Food Banks and Pantries May 11, 2020 at 12:13AM

The Week in Business: It’s Ugly Out There

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By BY CHARLOTTE COWLES Business https://ift.tt/3duresK The April jobs report showed unemployment numbers that rival the Great Depression. New York Times United States Economy, Labor and Jobs, Unemployment, Recession and Depression May 10, 2020 at 11:00AM

Reopening Risks, Ahmaud Arbery, Mother’s Day: Your Weekend Briefing

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By BY REMY TUMIN, PENN BULLOCK AND ELIJAH WALKER Briefing https://ift.tt/2yz0A3h Here’s what you need to know about the week’s top stories. New York Times May 10, 2020 at 10:00AM

Franklin Graham Is Taking Down His N.Y. Hospital, but Not Going Quietly

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By BY LIAM STACK AND SHERI FINK New York https://ift.tt/2STJrrX His critics accuse him of discriminating against L.G.B.T. people. “Just because I don’t agree doesn’t mean I’m against them,” he said. New York Times Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Evangelical Movement, Hospitals, Discrimination, Epidemics, Same-Sex Marriage, Civil Unions and Domestic Partnerships, Muslims and Islam, Christians and Christianity May 10, 2020 at 09:00AM

How Pandemics End

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By BY GINA KOLATA Health https://ift.tt/3bo3apP An infectious outbreak can conclude in more ways than one, historians say. But for whom does it end, and who gets to decide? New York Times Epidemics, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Plague, Smallpox, Ebola Virus, Influenza Epidemic (1918-19), Influenza, Rats, Antibiotics, Bubonic Plague, Fleas, Microbiology, Deaths (Fatalities), Vaccination and Immunization, your-feed-science, your-feed-health May 10, 2020 at 09:00AM

Pork Chops vs. People: Battling Coronavirus in an Iowa Meat Plant

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By BY ANA SWANSON, DAVID YAFFE-BELLANY AND MICHAEL CORKERY Business https://ift.tt/3bgMEbf After President Trump’s executive order, meat plants are reopening. Can they do so without endangering their low-wage workers and their communities? New York Times Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Meat, Workplace Hazards and Violations May 10, 2020 at 09:00AM

Homes That Sold for Around $1 Million

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By BY C. J. HUGHES Real Estate https://ift.tt/2znmYfS Recent residential sales in New York City and the region. New York Times Real Estate and Housing (Residential) May 10, 2020 at 09:00AM

Lost Your Job but Still Have a 401(k)? Here’s What to Do With It

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By BY MARK MILLER Business https://ift.tt/2LeEhT3 Many newly unemployed Americans may have to dip into retirement funds to cover expenses. Even if you don’t, you have some decisions to make. New York Times 401(k), 403(b) and 457 Plans, Individual Retirement Accounts, Pensions and Retirement Plans, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Unemployment, United States Economy, Retirement, Income Inequality, Savings, Small Business, Personal Finances May 10, 2020 at 09:00AM

Democrats’ Vote-By-Mail Effort Won in Wisconsin: Will It Work Elsewhere?

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By BY REID J. EPSTEIN U.S. https://ift.tt/3bknaKj After winning by a surprising margin in a key Wisconsin judicial race, Democrats are hoping they can replicate the same game plan. New York Times Elections, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Absentee Voting May 10, 2020 at 09:00AM

The Death of James Jordan: What We Know

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By BY SOPAN DEB Sports https://ift.tt/3blpQae Two men are serving life sentences in prison for the death of Michael Jordan’s father, James, in 1993. One has maintained his innocence, and the other is now under review for parole. New York Times Murders, Attempted Murders and Homicides, Probation and Parole May 10, 2020 at 09:00AM

Keeping Online Testing Honest? Or an Orwellian Overreach?

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By BY SHAWN HUBLER U.S. https://ift.tt/3ckV8zp The rise of proctoring software to deter cheating alarms privacy advocates. Some students and professors find it invasive, too. New York Times Colleges and Universities, E-Learning, Shutdowns (Institutional), Privacy May 10, 2020 at 09:00AM

Bangkok Opens Up as Virus Caseloads Drop, and Pretty Pups Benefit

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By BY HANNAH BEECH AND AMANDA MUSTARD World https://ift.tt/3bisJsG Bangkok is crazy for purebred dogs. Some wear nail polish, and many wear clothes. Our overheated schnauzer needed a trim, and the government opened up pet groomers just in time. New York Times Dogs, Cosmetics and Toiletries, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) May 10, 2020 at 07:00AM

Why the Path to Reopening New York City Will Be So Difficult

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By BY J. DAVID GOODMAN AND MICHAEL ROTHFELD New York https://ift.tt/2T7dooD The factors that made the city one of the hardest hit on the planet — its density, mass transit and tourism — complicate a return to normalcy. New York Times Shutdowns (Institutional), Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Tests (Medical), Economic Conditions and Trends, Epidemics May 10, 2020 at 07:00AM

‘S.N.L.’ Salutes Mothers as Baldwin’s Trump Gives Advice to Graduates

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By BY DAVE ITZKOFF Arts https://ift.tt/2SQPVIa Tina Fey joined the Mother’s Day tribute in the remotely-produced season finale, which also featured Kristen Wiig and Boyz II Men. New York Times Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Quarantine (Life and Culture), Television, Mother's Day May 10, 2020 at 06:58AM