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Corrections: May 13, 2020

By Unknown Author Corrections https://ift.tt/2Wqd7Pl Corrections that appeared in print on Wednesday, May 13, 2020. New York Times May 13, 2020 at 02:46AM

Quotation of the Day: An Ecosystem Under Threat in Manhattan

By Unknown Author Today’s Paper https://ift.tt/3crTBYl Quotation of the Day for Wednesday, May 13, 2020. New York Times May 13, 2020 at 02:45AM

Ocasio-Cortez Commits Re-election Gaffe, Losing a Progressive Ballot Line

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By BY JEFFERY C. MAYS New York https://ift.tt/3fIQf5g Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez needed 15 signatures to secure a Working Families Party ballot spot, but a court challenge left her short of the mark. New York Times Primaries and Caucuses, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Elections, House of Representatives, United States Politics and Government May 13, 2020 at 02:35AM

Tom Tiffany Wins House Race for Republicans in Wisconsin

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By BY REID J. EPSTEIN AND JENNIFER MEDINA U.S. https://ift.tt/3fT906m Mr. Tiffany, a Republican state senator, won a special election to fill a House seat in the state’s rural north. Another House election was also held in California. New York Times Elections, House of Representatives, Presidential Election of 2020, Absentee Voting, United States Politics and Government May 13, 2020 at 02:11AM

Succeed at All of Life’s Endeavors

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By BY DEB AMLEN Crosswords & Games https://ift.tt/3bsxjVc Benjamin Kramer returns to turn a page. New York Times Crossword Puzzles May 13, 2020 at 02:00AM

Judge Hesitates to Accept Justice Dept. Move to Drop Flynn Charge

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By BY SHARON LAFRANIERE U.S. https://ift.tt/3fJiTmT Law enforcement officials’ abrupt decision to end the case drew accusations from former colleagues that they had undermined the rule of law. New York Times Decisions and Verdicts, United States Politics and Government May 13, 2020 at 01:16AM

Carolyn Reidy, the Head of Simon & Schuster, Is Dead at 71

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By BY CONCEPCIÓN DE LEÓN Books https://ift.tt/3csmow3 Taking the helm in 2008, she steered the publishing house, one of the Big Five, through a deep recession and a digital revolution. New York Times Deaths (Obituaries), Book Trade and Publishing, Books and Literature May 13, 2020 at 12:14AM

Coronavirus Ravaged a Choir. But It Didn’t Spread Further.

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By BY DAVID WALDSTEIN Health https://ift.tt/2xU9oAa One sick singer attended choir practice, infecting 53 others, two of whom died. A study released by the C.D.C. shows that self-isolation and tracing efforts helped contain the outbreak. New York Times Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Quarantines, Music May 13, 2020 at 12:09AM

Trump Is Courting Black Voters. His Failures on the Virus Are a Problem.

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By BY MAGGIE HABERMAN AND ANNIE KARNI U.S. https://ift.tt/2Wq2hJ8 The president has only fleetingly addressed the pandemic’s outsize impact on black Americans, and made no apparent effort to aggressively tackle the racial disparities. New York Times Black People, Voting and Voters, Presidential Election of 2020, Race and Ethnicity, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) May 12, 2020 at 11:40PM

Employers Can Let Workers Change Health Plans Without Waiting

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By BY MARGOT SANGER-KATZ AND RON LIEBER Business https://ift.tt/35SA158 The I.R.S. is giving companies flexibility to allow those decisions, and on pretax accounts for medical expenses and child care, outside an enrollment period. New York Times Health Insurance and Managed Care, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) May 12, 2020 at 11:38PM

Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today

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By BY PATRICK J. LYONS U.S. https://ift.tt/3fPitvx Top U.S. health officials testified before Congress and warned that the country was a long way from containing the outbreak. New York Times Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) May 12, 2020 at 11:36PM

A Spaniel, a Mute Button and Profound Matters of State

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By BY PETER BAKER U.S. https://ift.tt/2yQmLSx American democracy in the coronavirus era has gone digital or at least more distant, however fitfully and incompletely, as all three branches of government struggle to adapt to a new reality. New York Times Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), White House Building (Washington, DC), United States Politics and Government, Quarantine (Life and Culture), Epidemics, Telecommuting May 12, 2020 at 11:29PM