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Mourning Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and Worrying

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By Unknown Author Opinion https://ift.tt/33EpcTH Readers express their sadness at the loss of the superstar justice but also worry about a rushed confirmation process with the election looming. New York Times United States Politics and Government September 19, 2020 at 01:40AM

Four Louisiana Officers Charged in Death of Black Man With Mental Illness

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By BY MICHAEL LEVENSON U.S. https://ift.tt/3iFyrJs Prosecutors said a coroner had determined that Tommie McGlothen’s death in Shreveport in April was preventable because the officers should have known he needed medical treatment. New York Times Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings, Black People, Mental Health and Disorders September 19, 2020 at 01:33AM

Trump Wants to Cripple TikTok and WeChat. Why?

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By BY GREG BENSINGER Opinion https://ift.tt/3kvoWNp He says that they are a security threat. If so, it is time to show the world the evidence. New York Times Social Media, Politics and Government, Computers and the Internet, Mobile Commerce and Payments, Mobile Applications, Instant Messaging, Chinese-Americans, Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures September 19, 2020 at 01:30AM

McConnell says Trump’s nominee to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg ‘will receive a vote’ in the Senate.

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By BY PETER BAKER, REID J. EPSTEIN AND JONATHAN MARTIN U.S. https://ift.tt/3iMMvkp New York Times September 19, 2020 at 01:12AM

Lawmakers react to the news of Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death.

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By BY JACEY FORTIN U.S. https://ift.tt/32J6gE1 New York Times September 19, 2020 at 12:48AM

Trump reacts to Ginsburg’s death as he leaves the stage after his Minnesota rally.

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By BY ANNIE KARNI U.S. https://ift.tt/2FTmC3H New York Times September 19, 2020 at 12:23AM

McConnell says Trump’s nominee to replace Ginsburg ‘will receive a vote’ in the Senate.

By BY PETER BAKER U.S. https://ift.tt/3mwV6tL New York Times September 19, 2020 at 01:12AM

Lawmakers react to the news of Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death.

By BY JACEY FORTIN U.S. https://ift.tt/3hJdgVy New York Times September 19, 2020 at 12:48AM

‘A Titan of Justice’: Leaders React to Ginsburg’s Death

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By BY CHRISTOPHER MELE U.S. https://ift.tt/2RHe4zC “Our nation has lost a jurist of historic stature,” Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. said. New York Times Deaths (Obituaries) September 19, 2020 at 12:44AM

Cómo el héroe de ‘Hotel Rwanda’ cayó en la trampa de un dictador vengativo

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By BY ABDI LATIF DAHIR, DECLAN WALSH, MATINA STEVIS-GRIDNEFF AND RUTH MACLEAN en Español https://ift.tt/3cjzP23 Paul Rusesabagina pasó de ser el ruandés más famoso del mundo a prisionero de su némesis político, el presidente Paul Kagame, cuyo gobierno acusa al inmutable hotelero de asesinato, terrorismo e incendio intencional. New York Times War Crimes, Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity, Human Rights and Human Rights Violations September 19, 2020 at 12:40AM

In the Most Litigated Election Ever, Early Democratic Wins but Few Clear Signals

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By BY MICHAEL WINES AND NICK CORASANITI U.S. https://ift.tt/2RHw7Wp Democrats won some important legal battles in the critical states of Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. But the legal wars over the 2020 election are just getting going. New York Times Presidential Election of 2020, Third-Party Politics (US), Suits and Litigation (Civil), Absentee Voting September 19, 2020 at 12:40AM

Is Biden’s lead holding firm or waning?

By BY NATE COHN The Upshot https://ift.tt/32LkrZk New York Times September 19, 2020 at 12:36AM

Trump and Pence push the Chamber of Commerce on Democratic endorsements.

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By BY MAGGIE HABERMAN AND NICHOLAS FANDOS U.S. https://ift.tt/3iKWXJg New York Times September 19, 2020 at 12:34AM

Trump Declares He Is Now ‘the Best Thing That Ever Happened’ to Puerto Rico

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By BY PETER BAKER AND PATRICIA MAZZEI U.S. https://ift.tt/35QwdDG In announcing long-awaited aid for the storm-ravaged island, President Trump seemed to have his eye partly on the Puerto Ricans who now make up an increasingly critical voting bloc in Florida. New York Times Hurricane Irma (2017), Hurricane Maria (2017), Presidential Election of 2020 September 19, 2020 at 12:23AM

In Minnesota, Trump launches into sexist attacks, unaware of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death.

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By BY ANNIE KARNI U.S. https://ift.tt/35QwWoo New York Times September 19, 2020 at 12:23AM

The Radical Project of Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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By BY ROBIN STEIN AND MEG FELLING Obituaries https://ift.tt/3hM62jH Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the Supreme Court’s feminist icon, not only changed the law, she also transformed the roles of men and women in society, according to Linda Greenhouse, contributing writer and former Supreme Court Correspondent for The Times. New York Times Women's Rights September 18, 2020 at 11:56PM

Life Inside a Quarantine Dorm

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By BY NATASHA SINGER Podcasts https://ift.tt/2RJ0E68 How one college student fought Covid-19 in isolation — with her mother on FaceTime. New York Times Colleges and Universities, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Fires and Firefighters, Poetry and Poets, Wildfires, Quarantine (Life and Culture), Podcasts September 18, 2020 at 11:54PM

Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court’s Feminist Icon, Is Dead at 87

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By BY LINDA GREENHOUSE U.S. https://ift.tt/2EcRZG2 The second woman appointed to the Supreme Court, Justice Ginsburg’s pointed and powerful dissenting opinions earned her late-life rock stardom. New York Times Deaths (Obituaries), Pancreatic Cancer, United States Politics and Government, Appointments and Executive Changes September 18, 2020 at 11:38PM

Stephen F. Cohen, Influential Historian of Russia, Dies at 81

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By BY ROBERT D. MCFADDEN Books https://ift.tt/35MDQec He chronicled Stalin’s tyrannies and the collapse of the Soviet Union, and he was an enthusiastic admirer of Mikhail Gorbachev. New York Times Deaths (Obituaries), Politics and Government, Cold War Era, Books and Literature, Writing and Writers, Colleges and Universities September 18, 2020 at 11:29PM

Joe Biden, in Minnesota Speech, Says Trump Is Out of Touch With Middle Class

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By BY THOMAS KAPLAN U.S. https://ift.tt/3iF7N3r Mr. Biden and President Trump are both campaigning in Minnesota, a state that Mr. Trump lost narrowly in 2016. New York Times Presidential Election of 2020 September 18, 2020 at 11:27PM

Can We Escape the Political-Industrial Complex?

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By BY ELLIOT ACKERMAN Opinion https://ift.tt/3mzuLLL In American life, virtually no opinion or thought exists outside the realm of partisan sorting. New York Times Politics and Government, United States Politics and Government, News and News Media September 18, 2020 at 11:22PM

Larry Wilson, Who Made Safety an N.F.L. Threat, Dies at 82

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By BY KEN BELSON Sports https://ift.tt/3kvb59R A feared Hall of Famer for the St. Louis Cardinals, he was known — particularly by battered quarterbacks — for the safety blitz. New York Times Deaths (Obituaries), Halls of Fame, Football September 18, 2020 at 11:21PM

Nearing a deal on a stopgap spending package, Democrats hit a snag over Trump’s demand for farm aid.

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By BY EMILY COCHRANE AND ALAN RAPPEPORT U.S. https://ift.tt/3hEiKks New York Times September 18, 2020 at 11:19PM