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North Korea Cuts Off All Communications Lines to South Korea

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By BY CHOE SANG-HUN World https://ift.tt/3f5TxyA The North’s leadership says it will now treat the South as an “enemy,” the latest sign of chilling relations between the two Koreas. New York Times Defense and Military Forces June 9, 2020 at 02:23AM

Place to Get a Dairy Treat

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By BY DEB AMLEN Crosswords & Games https://ift.tt/3h8pM1T Freddie Cheng reels us in. New York Times Crossword Puzzles June 9, 2020 at 02:00AM

See Why Meat Plant Assembly Lines Make Social Distancing So Hard

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By BY YULIYA PARSHINA-KOTTAS, LARRY BUCHANAN, ALIZA AUFRICHTIG AND MICHAEL CORKERY U.S. https://ift.tt/3cHKfXP These illustrations show how workers stand shoulder to shoulder to provide Americans with affordable meat. As plants reopen, the coronavirus remains a threat. New York Times Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Meat Packers and Butchers, Pork June 9, 2020 at 01:51AM

Contradicting Trump, Barr Says Bunker Visit Was for Safety, Not an ‘Inspection’

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By BY PETER BAKER AND KATIE BENNER U.S. https://ift.tt/3cJTQgV The attorney general’s account stood in direct contrast to the version that the president offered last week when he suggested he had merely been looking the place over. New York Times Demonstrations, Protests and Riots, United States Politics and Government June 9, 2020 at 01:48AM

Iran Criminalizes Child Abuse After Outrage Over Teenage Girl’s Murder

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By BY FARNAZ FASSIHI World https://ift.tt/30l72pM The new law marks the nation's first legal protection for children and adolescents, though it does not address child marriages nor juveniles sentenced to death. New York Times Children and Childhood, Child Abuse and Neglect June 9, 2020 at 01:46AM

Police Officer Shared Nude Photos of Student Before She Was Murdered, Lawsuit Says

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By BY NEIL VIGDOR U.S. https://ift.tt/3h7ypd4 The parents of Lauren McCluskey contend that a campus police officer disseminated explicit images of the University of Utah student that had been used by her killer to blackmail her. New York Times Colleges and Universities, Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings, Suits and Litigation (Civil), Dating and Relationships, Sex Crimes, Privacy June 9, 2020 at 01:43AM

Corrections: June 9, 2020

By Unknown Author Corrections https://ift.tt/2Yjgp6M Corrections that appeared in print on Tuesday, June 9, 2020. New York Times June 9, 2020 at 01:37AM

Quotation of the Day: If you answer YES to either of these, we need you to stay out of the office.

By Unknown Author Today’s Paper https://ift.tt/3dJEIRS Quotation of the Day on Tuesday, June 9, 2020. New York Times June 9, 2020 at 01:36AM

After Protests, Politicians Reconsider Police Budgets and Discipline

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By BY DIONNE SEARCEY, JOHN ELIGON AND FARAH STOCKMAN U.S. https://ift.tt/2UsiLiO Elected officials are exploring changes ranging from defunding police departments to requiring more accountability. New York Times Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings, George Floyd Protests (2020), Police, Budgets and Budgeting, Law and Legislation, Black Lives Matter Movement June 9, 2020 at 12:44AM

Can Jamaal Bowman Be the Next A.O.C.?

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By BY MICHELLE GOLDBERG Opinion https://ift.tt/2A5hK9r The uprising over police violence fuels a progressive primary challenge. New York Times George Floyd Protests (2020), Black People, Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings, Elections, House of Representatives, Education (K-12), United States Politics and Government, Primaries and Caucuses, Liberalism (US Politics), Voting and Voters, Principals (School) June 9, 2020 at 12:30AM

Trump Rebuffs Protests Over Systemic Racism and Calls Police ‘Great People’

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By BY PETER BAKER AND MAGGIE HABERMAN U.S. https://ift.tt/3f1CbTp In a meeting with law enforcement officials, Mr. Trump said he opposed any defunding or dismantling of police departments, which many demonstrators have been demanding to address police violence. New York Times George Floyd Protests (2020), Demonstrations, Protests and Riots June 9, 2020 at 12:26AM

#PublishingPaidMe and a Day of Action Reveal an Industry Reckoning

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By BY CONCEPCIÓN DE LEÓN AND ELIZABETH A. HARRIS Books https://ift.tt/2MIlQXK A viral hashtag encouraged black and nonblack book authors to compare their pay. Publishers pledged to improve their diversity efforts. New York Times Books and Literature, Writing and Writers, Race and Ethnicity, Black People, Discrimination, Book Trade and Publishing June 9, 2020 at 12:05AM

First American Woman to Walk in Space Reaches Deepest Spot in the Ocean

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By BY HEATHER MURPHY Science https://ift.tt/2zjfKde The astronaut Kathy Sullivan, 68, is now also the first woman to reach the Challenger Deep, about seven miles below the ocean’s surface. New York Times Oceans and Seas, Submarines and Submersibles, Space and Astronomy June 9, 2020 at 12:01AM

‘Get Rid of Them’: A Statue Falls as Britain Confronts Its Racist History

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By BY MARK LANDLER World https://ift.tt/30mkfi5 When demonstrators dumped the monument to a slave trader into Bristol Harbor, they galvanized a debate that echoes conversations happening in the American South about statues of Confederate generals. New York Times Demonstrations, Protests and Riots, Monuments and Memorials (Structures), George Floyd Protests (2020), Slavery (Historical), Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings June 9, 2020 at 12:00AM

Bon Appétit Editor Adam Rapoport Resigns

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By BY KIM SEVERSON Food https://ift.tt/3f5azgk The move comes hours after a photo of him dressed as a derogatory Puerto Rican stereotype resurfaced on social media, drawing condemnations from the staff. New York Times Food, Race and Ethnicity, Social Media, Appointments and Executive Changes June 8, 2020 at 11:56PM

In Houston, Thousands Wait in the Heat to Pay Respects to George Floyd

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By BY MANNY FERNANDEZ U.S. https://ift.tt/30yCIsb People lined up for hours to view the body of a man who died in police custody in Minneapolis — a man who was one of them in so many ways. New York Times Funerals and Memorials, George Floyd Protests (2020) June 8, 2020 at 11:37PM

Senate Moves Toward Preserving Public Lands, and Political Careers

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By BY CARL HULSE U.S. https://ift.tt/2MIWKbb Despite some resistance within their ranks, Republicans are pushing a popular public lands bill that could help endangered colleagues, with an eye toward protecting their majority in November. New York Times Law and Legislation, United States Politics and Government, Land Use Policies, Elections, Senate, Conservation of Resources, National Parks, Monuments and Seashores, Parks and Other Recreation Areas June 8, 2020 at 11:27PM

Despite Recession, Stock Markets Turn Positive for the Year

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By BY MATT PHILLIPS Business https://ift.tt/30lZx1Z The S&P 500 climbed back above where it began the year on the same day that economists said the United States fell into a recession in February. New York Times United States Economy, Nasdaq Composite Index, Recession and Depression, Stocks and Bonds, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Standard & Poor's 500-Stock Index June 8, 2020 at 11:23PM

M.L.B. Owners and Players Stumble Toward a Scenario Neither Wants

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By BY TYLER KEPNER Sports https://ift.tt/3h5unSp After another proposal from the owners, and more scoffing from the players, a 50-game season seems to be the most likely outcome. New York Times Collective Bargaining, Coronavirus Reopenings, Baseball June 8, 2020 at 11:15PM

Bradley Fields, Magician Who Favored Warmth Over Flash, Dies at 68

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By BY JOHN LELAND Obituaries https://ift.tt/3dKeqiB Mr. Fields was an actor, mime, illusionist and educator who equated magic with pure wonder, not trickery. He died of the coronavirus. New York Times Deaths (Obituaries), Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Magic and Magicians June 8, 2020 at 11:07PM

Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today

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By BY JONATHAN WOLFE AND LARA TAKENAGA U.S. https://ift.tt/3h5swwV New York City is beginning to take its first steps out of quarantine. New York Times Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) June 8, 2020 at 11:04PM

Behind China’s Twitter Campaign, a Murky Supporting Chorus

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By BY RAYMOND ZHONG, AARON KROLIK, PAUL MOZUR, RONEN BERGMAN AND EDWARD WONG Technology https://ift.tt/3h6LmDL Swarms of accounts are amplifying Beijing’s brash new messaging as the country tries to shape the global narrative about the coronavirus and much else. New York Times Politics and Government, Social Media, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Russian Interference in 2016 US Elections and Ties to Trump Associates, Rumors and Misinformation, Computers and the Internet, Propaganda June 8, 2020 at 10:55PM

Will the Jobs Report Destroy Jobs?

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By BY PAUL KRUGMAN Opinion https://ift.tt/3f8bAE3 An uptick, but the economy is still on life support. New York Times Labor and Jobs, United States Economy, Layoffs and Job Reductions, Unemployment, United States Politics and Government, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Coronavirus Reopenings June 8, 2020 at 10:30PM

A Nursing Home’s 64-Day Covid Siege: ‘They’re All Going to Die’

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By BY KIM BARKER U.S. https://ift.tt/2XKfRrL We tracked the outbreak, the struggle to contain it and the fallout, interviewing residents’ families and listening to their conference calls as they sought answers from the facility’s leaders. New York Times Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Nursing Homes, Deaths (Fatalities), Elder Care June 8, 2020 at 07:00AM

Mexico’s Leftist Leader Rejects Big Spending to Ease Virus’s Sting

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By BY AZAM AHMED World https://ift.tt/3cIszvg President Andrés Manuel López Obrador rejects huge stimulus packages, even as millions of Mexicans risk falling into poverty. New York Times Politics and Government, Economic Conditions and Trends, Recession and Depression, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (2020), Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline June 8, 2020 at 07:00AM

New Pro Sports Venture Puts Women’s Sports in the Players’ Hands

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By BY TALYA MINSBERG Sports https://ift.tt/30keqSg Athletes Unlimited’s idea, which predated the pandemic, is to play a short season at one location, emphasizing individuals and online storytelling. No team owners, home cities or even fixed rosters. New York Times June 8, 2020 at 07:00AM

Hospitals Got Bailouts and Furloughed Thousands While Paying C.E.O.s Millions

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By BY JESSICA SILVER-GREENBERG, JESSE DRUCKER AND DAVID ENRICH Business https://ift.tt/30eMkYO Dozens of top recipients of government aid have laid off, furloughed or cut the pay of tens of thousands of employees. New York Times Layoffs and Job Reductions, Executive Compensation, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (2020), Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Hospitals June 8, 2020 at 07:00AM