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Giuliani Is Among First Public Figures to Commemorate David Dinkins

By BY MIKE IVES New York https://ift.tt/35WPmmM Rudolph Giuliani said on Twitter that Mr. Dinkins, his predecessor as New York City’s mayor, had given “a great deal of his life in service to our great City.” New York Times November 24, 2020 at 05:59AM

23PM-covid-update

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By Unknown Author U.S. https://ift.tt/2V8GVil 23PM-covid-update New York Times November 24, 2020 at 05:53AM

After Trump, Biden Faces Pressure to Stand Up to China by Embracing Taiwan

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By BY JAVIER C. HERNÁNDEZ AND AMY CHANG CHIEN World https://ift.tt/3nNrg4b In his final days in office, President Trump is trying to undermine Beijing by showing support for Taiwan. President-elect Biden will likely follow a similar path — without the pugnacity. New York Times United States International Relations, Politics and Government, Economic Conditions and Trends, Defense and Military Forces, Presidential Transition (US), United States Politics and Government, International Trade and World Market November 24, 2020 at 05:22AM

David N. Dinkins, New York’s First Black Mayor, Dies at 93

By BY ROBERT D. MCFADDEN New York https://ift.tt/35WPZwI Mr. Dinkins, who served in the early 1990s, was seen as a compromise selection for voters weary of racial unrest, crime and fiscal turmoil, and proved to be an able caretaker rather than a bold innovator. New York Times Deaths (Obituaries) November 24, 2020 at 05:09AM

Last Word: David N. Dinkins

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By BY ROBIN STEIN, EMILY B. HAGER AND JOHN WOO New York https://ift.tt/398rJtt The first African-American mayor of New York on his rise to City Hall and his fall after criticism of his handling of the racial violence in Crown Heights in 1991. New York Times November 24, 2020 at 05:09AM

Watching What Goes Down Our Toilets Could Help Keep a Pandemic From Spiraling Out of Control

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By BY KIM TINGLEY Magazine https://ift.tt/2URRhTz The failure to control the coronavirus pandemic has been a failure of real-time health data. Sewage surveillance could help fill in those gaps. New York Times Disease Rates, Coronavirus Risks and Safety Concerns, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Sewers and Sewage November 24, 2020 at 05:00AM

Corrections: Nov. 24, 2020

By Unknown Author Corrections https://ift.tt/3fvYemO Corrections that appeared in print on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020. New York Times November 24, 2020 at 04:15AM

Quotation of the Day: In Second Lockdown, a Push to Keep Schools Open

By Unknown Author Today’s Paper https://ift.tt/3fuJ7tu Quotation of the Day for Tuesday, November 24, 2020. New York Times November 24, 2020 at 04:08AM

Ex-Police Officer Charged With Manslaughter in 2017 Killing of Suspect

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By BY CONCEPCIÓN DE LEÓN U.S. https://ift.tt/374UzZ8 The San Francisco police rookie, Christopher Samayoa, was on his fourth day on the job when he shot and killed Keita O’Neil, an unarmed carjacking suspect, the authorities said. New York Times Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings, Murders, Attempted Murders and Homicides, Crime and Criminals November 24, 2020 at 03:48AM

Why Were Canadians Warned Not to Let Moose Lick Their Cars?

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By BY YAN ZHUANG World https://ift.tt/2KsQxCc Let us explain. New York Times Moose, Salt, Parks and Other Recreation Areas November 24, 2020 at 03:39AM

Try a Red Wine From the Nation of Georgia

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By BY FLORENCE FABRICANT Food https://ift.tt/3769BxV Lost Eden, a red blend aged in traditional clay amphora, is dark and earthy. New York Times Wines November 24, 2020 at 03:31AM

A New Cookbook From Jacques Pépin

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By BY FLORENCE FABRICANT Food https://ift.tt/2URU2nI His foundation, which offers training programs for chefs, offers a digital cookbook, with recipes from Padma Lakshmi, Kwame Onwuachi and more. New York Times Cooking and Cookbooks November 24, 2020 at 03:29AM

The Dreidel Is Skewered in This Hanukkah Treat

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By BY FLORENCE FABRICANT Food https://ift.tt/35Vrm3v Dylan’s Candy Bar sells a dreidel gummy kebab for the holiday. New York Times Candy, Hanukkah November 24, 2020 at 03:24AM

For a Limited Time, the Cronut Will Travel

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By BY FLORENCE FABRICANT Food https://ift.tt/3fusxdC Soon, there will be no more waiting in line for Dominique Ansel’s hybrid pastry. New York Times Gifts November 24, 2020 at 03:22AM

The Apron Throughout History

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By BY FLORENCE FABRICANT Food https://ift.tt/3kYpmvC An online lecture sponsored by the Jewish Food Society covers the cultural significance of the kitchen cover-up. New York Times Cooking and Cookbooks, Protective Clothing and Gear November 24, 2020 at 03:20AM

An Out-of-the-Ordinary Grocer

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By BY FLORENCE FABRICANT Food https://ift.tt/3nVrnL7 Daniel Soares, who grew up in a supermarket family, has opened a curated produce pop-up on the Lower East Side. New York Times Supermarkets and Grocery Stores November 24, 2020 at 03:18AM

Your Tuesday Briefing

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By BY NATASHA FROST Briefing https://ift.tt/376WMn7 The transition to Biden’s administration begins. New York Times Politics and Government, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Vaccination and Immunization November 24, 2020 at 03:13AM

Política, ciencia y la carrera vertiginosa para encontrar una vacuna contra el coronavirus

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By BY SHARON LAFRANIERE, KATIE THOMAS, NOAH WEILAND, DAVID GELLES, SHERYL GAY STOLBERG AND DENISE GRADY en Español https://ift.tt/3nPXziP El desarrollo veloz de una vacuna contra la COVID-19 sucedió durante una elección presidencial y entre un gigante farmacéutico y una pequeña empresa recién llegada de la biotecnología. Las apuestas eran muy altas. New York Times Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Vaccination and Immunization, Clinical Trials, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Public-Private Sector Cooperation, Presidential Election of 2020, United States Politics and Government November 24, 2020 at 01:59AM

A new analysis shows how political divisions impacted attitudes toward restrictions.

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By BY BENEDICT CAREY World https://ift.tt/3pUXpsq New York Times internal-essential November 24, 2020 at 01:57AM

Senator Kelly Loeffler plans to return to the campaign trail after two negative virus test results.

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By BY RICHARD FAUSSET, ANNIE KARNI, MICHAEL LEVENSON, ASTEAD W. HERNDON AND PRANSHU VERMA U.S. https://ift.tt/3lZSeVK New York Times November 24, 2020 at 01:46AM

Trump Administration Approves Start of Formal Transition to Biden

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By BY MICHAEL D. SHEAR, MAGGIE HABERMAN, NICK CORASANITI AND JIM RUTENBERG U.S. https://ift.tt/33bjr0k A key official designated President-elect Joe Biden as the apparent winner after Michigan certified his victory there and President Trump lost another court decision in Pennsylvania. New York Times Presidential Election of 2020, Presidential Transition (US), Decisions and Verdicts November 24, 2020 at 01:33AM

Emergency Hospital Reopening on Staten Island to Handle 2nd Wave

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By BY ED SHANAHAN New York https://ift.tt/35YrCyX In a move that recalls the pandemic’s peak in the spring, the hospital is reopening to handle a surge of coronavirus patients in the borough. New York Times Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Hospitals November 24, 2020 at 01:27AM

Covid-19 Data Is a Mess. We Need a Way to Make Sense of It.

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By BY BETH BLAUER AND JENNIFER NUZZO Opinion https://ift.tt/2J2u1zA The government needs stringent standards for how states report Covid-19 testing. New York Times Tests (Medical), Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Medicine and Health November 24, 2020 at 01:15AM

Nail Salons, Lifeline for Immigrants, Have Lost Half Their Business

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By BY JULIANA KIM New York https://ift.tt/35WB5Xk New York City nail salons reopened in July, but few customers come in. “No matter how hard I work, I make no money,” one owner said. New York Times Beauty Salons, Nails (Body Part), Coronavirus Reopenings, Shutdowns (Institutional), Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) November 23, 2020 at 10:00AM

Georgia Is a Purple State, but Don’t Expect Centrist Politicians

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By BY ASTEAD W. HERNDON AND NICK CORASANITI U.S. https://ift.tt/35SZE7E Georgia flipped blue for Joe Biden, but in its all-important and costly Senate runoff elections, the Republicans are in full attack mode while the Democrats stick to a steady liberal message. New York Times Elections, Senate, Political Advertising, Conservatism (US Politics), Liberalism (US Politics), Voting and Voters, United States Politics and Government November 23, 2020 at 10:00AM

9 Ways to Support Small Businesses

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By BY ELLEN ROSEN Business https://ift.tt/3374rQW Wondering how you can help as a consumer? Here are some ideas. New York Times Small Business, Shopping and Retail, E-Commerce, Social Media, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Quarantine (Life and Culture) November 23, 2020 at 10:00AM

Can a Computer Devise a Theory of Everything?

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By BY DENNIS OVERBYE Science https://ift.tt/3383xDT It might be possible, physicists say, but not anytime soon. And there’s no guarantee that we humans will understand the result. New York Times Space and Astronomy, Computers and the Internet, Artificial Intelligence, Mathematics, Large Hadron Collider, Supercomputers, your-feed-science November 23, 2020 at 10:00AM

Trump’s Legal Farce Is Having Tragic Results

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By BY RICHARD L. HASEN Opinion https://ift.tt/35SE8Qn There is nothing funny about the Republican Party’s multipronged attack on voting rights. New York Times Presidential Election of 2020, Voter Fraud (Election Fraud), Law and Legislation, Elections, Courts and the Judiciary, Voter Registration and Requirements, Federal Courts (US), United States Politics and Government November 23, 2020 at 10:00AM

Can an Algorithm Prevent Suicide?

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By BY BENEDICT CAREY Health https://ift.tt/397Syy3 The Department of Veterans Affairs has turned to machine-learning to help identify vets at risk of taking their own lives. New York Times your-feed-science, your-feed-healthcare, Veterans, Firearms, Artificial Intelligence, Computers and the Internet, Suicides and Suicide Attempts November 23, 2020 at 10:00AM

Drugmaker becomes the third major vaccine developer to announce promising results.

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By BY REBECCA ROBBINS, BENJAMIN MUELLER AND JENNY GROSS World https://ift.tt/35VzJfp New York Times internal-essential November 23, 2020 at 09:29AM

Hospitals around the U.S. are short of staff, with little relief in sight.

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By BY MELINA DELKIC U.S. https://ift.tt/394G4qY New York Times internal-essential, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) November 23, 2020 at 09:29AM

Despite officials’ warnings and pleas, travel over Thanksgiving is expected to hit a pandemic peak.

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By BY PAM BELLUCK World https://ift.tt/337ZCXH New York Times internal-essential November 23, 2020 at 09:29AM

Here’s how the U.S. government plans to distribute the first Covid-19 vaccines.

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By BY PAM BELLUCK World https://ift.tt/3pVIePu New York Times internal-essential November 23, 2020 at 09:29AM

Netanyahu Held Secret Meeting with Saudi Crown Prince, Israeli Media Reports

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By BY BEN HUBBARD World https://ift.tt/3lY8vu6 The reported visit on Sunday night would be the first known meeting between high-level Israeli and Saudi leaders. New York Times International Relations November 23, 2020 at 09:28AM

Lesson of the Day: ‘Designed to Deceive: Do These People Look Real to You?’

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By BY KATHERINE SCHULTEN The Learning Network https://ift.tt/2ISeZNb In this lesson, students will learn about a new type of artificial intelligence and consider its implications for our society. New York Times November 23, 2020 at 09:00AM