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No, Barr was not part of a secret plot against President Trump.

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By BY DAVEY ALBA Technology https://ift.tt/3qqmZpA After the attorney general said the Justice Department had not found voter fraud, pro-Trump personalities accused Mr. Barr of being part of a nefarious scheme against the president. New York Times December 3, 2020 at 12:42AM

The Morning

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By Unknown Author Briefing https://ift.tt/3lscXAs The Morning New York Times December 3, 2020 at 12:40AM

Trump Hints at Another Act in Four Years, Just Like Grover Cleveland

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By BY PETER BAKER U.S. https://ift.tt/3fZ1dV0 The president is eying a comeback in 2024 aimed at making him the only person other than Cleveland to win another term after losing the White House. New York Times United States Politics and Government, Presidential Election of 2020, Presidential Election of 2024, Presidents and Presidency (US) December 3, 2020 at 12:37AM

Top Democrats Back Compromise Plan to Revive Stimulus Talks

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By BY EMILY COCHRANE AND JIM TANKERSLEY U.S. https://ift.tt/3lylZMj The Democratic leaders in Congress endorsed a $908 billion plan put forth by moderates in both parties, offering a significant concession in efforts to jump-start negotiations. New York Times United States Politics and Government, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (2020), Stimulus (Economic), Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), United States Economy December 3, 2020 at 12:28AM

Georgia Republicans Seek Cover From Trump’s Fury Over Loss

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By BY RICHARD FAUSSET U.S. https://ift.tt/3mDTazm Many in the state G.O.P. are expending significant effort — and contorting themselves into political pretzels — to navigate the president’s outrage over his defeat, hoping to retain the support of his base. New York Times Presidential Election of 2020, Voter Fraud (Election Fraud), Politics and Government, Elections, Elections, Senate December 3, 2020 at 12:25AM

Visa Is Doing What Big American Companies Do to ‘Protect This Business’

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By BY THE EDITORIAL BOARD Opinion https://ift.tt/2JEjtqu The Justice Department is opposing Visa’s acquisition of a nascent rival in a step forward for antitrust enforcement. New York Times Banking and Financial Institutions, Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures, Debit Cards, Consumer Protection December 3, 2020 at 12:07AM

‘Any thinking person has to be worried’: U.S. hospitals are treating 100,226 Covid patients.

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By BY SABRINA TAVERNISE U.S. https://ift.tt/2VuwuFQ The Tracking Project on Wednesday put the number of patients at 100,226. New York Times internal-essential December 3, 2020 at 12:02AM

Democratic super PAC starts a multimillion-dollar ad blitz for Georgia Senate runoffs.

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By BY NICHOLAS FANDOS U.S. https://ift.tt/3g4dyXK New York Times December 2, 2020 at 11:44PM

David Hackett, Historian and Holocaust Expert, Dies at 80

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By BY ALEX VADUKUL Obituaries https://ift.tt/2I9t0pi Professor Hackett translated “The Buchenwald Report,” a vital account of life at the Buchenwald concentration camp. He died of the coronavirus. New York Times Deaths (Obituaries), Holocaust and the Nazi Era, Colleges and Universities, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), History (Academic Subject) December 3, 2020 at 12:03AM

The U.S. now has more than 100,000 Covid-19 patients in hospitals.

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By BY SABRINA TAVERNISE U.S. https://ift.tt/36ym1Qc The Tracking Project on Wednesday put the number of patients at 100,226. New York Times internal-essential December 3, 2020 at 12:02AM

Los adornos navideños de la Casa Blanca lucen sorprendentemente normales

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By BY STEVEN KURUTZ en Español https://ift.tt/37oCmpG No son árboles de color rojo sangre. New York Times Christmas, First Ladies (US), White House Building (Washington, DC) December 3, 2020 at 12:01AM

As Hospitals Fill, Travel Nurses Race to Virus Hot Spots

By BY JULIE BOSMAN AND HILARY SWIFT U.S. https://ift.tt/39AFkdn Demand is rising for nurses who work on contract. It is a nomadic existence and, in a pandemic, a high-risk one. “I was totally unprepared for the reality,” one recalled. New York Times Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Nursing and Nurses, Hospitals December 2, 2020 at 11:58PM

Amid Sexual Harassment Scandal, Elite Wine Group Elects New Board

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By BY JULIA MOSKIN Food https://ift.tt/3fZQ2eN But the Court of Master Sommeliers’ new leaders don’t look so different from the old. New York Times Sexual Harassment, Boards of Directors, Wines, Ethics and Official Misconduct December 2, 2020 at 11:55PM

Obama says he would take Covid-19 vaccine if Fauci deems it safe.

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By BY ALLYSON WALLER World https://ift.tt/3ofycas New York Times internal-essential December 2, 2020 at 11:55PM

Coronavirus

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By Unknown Author World https://ift.tt/39w9lLs Coronavirus New York Times December 2, 2020 at 11:54PM

Democratic super PAC starts a multimillion-dollar ad blitz for Georgia Senate runoffs.

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By BY NICHOLAS FANDOS U.S. https://ift.tt/33EFBrT New York Times December 2, 2020 at 11:44PM

China Poised to Be First to Distribute Virus Vaccine in Latin America, U.S. Official Says

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By BY CAROL ROSENBERG U.S. https://ift.tt/3lBOgS2 China, which has been expanding its presence in the region, is likely to beat the United States in its own backyard with vaccine diplomacy as Washington looks “at taking care of the U.S. first.” New York Times Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), United States International Relations, Vaccination and Immunization, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), United States Defense and Military Forces, United States Politics and Government December 2, 2020 at 11:42PM

A Hotter Planet Is Already Killing Americans, Health Experts Warn

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By BY SOMINI SENGUPTA Climate https://ift.tt/3fZLS6F A new report presented climate change as an immediate public health danger and urged lawmakers to curb greenhouse gas emissions. New York Times Global Warming, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Air Pollution, Wildfires December 2, 2020 at 11:30PM

Obama’s Curious Cautiousness

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By BY CHARLES M. BLOW Opinion https://ift.tt/2JnzMIG He is a great politician, but he is not an activist. New York Times Black People, Police Reform, United States Politics and Government, Black Lives Matter Movement, Polls and Public Opinion December 2, 2020 at 11:30PM

Valéry Giscard d’Estaing, Who Struggled to Transform France, Dies at 94

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By BY JONATHAN KANDELL World https://ift.tt/37vlDRG As a conservative president and a descendant of nobility, he sought to make government more responsive to the people but was thwarted by an economic slowdown, demographic shifts and an imperious bearing. He died of Covid-19. New York Times Deaths (Obituaries), Politics and Government December 2, 2020 at 11:14PM

Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today

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By BY JONATHAN WOLFE U.S. https://ift.tt/36x4tDI Britain became the first Western country to give emergency authorization to a coronavirus vaccine. New York Times December 2, 2020 at 11:07PM

C.D.C., Pfizer, Mark Kelly: Your Wednesday Evening Briefing

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By BY WILL DUDDING, JILLIAN RAYFIELD AND JEREMIAH M. BOGERT, JR. Briefing https://ift.tt/36v8V6a Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day. New York Times December 2, 2020 at 11:03PM

Women in ‘Birth Tourism’ Ring Had 119 Babies on Long Island, Officials Say

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By BY NICOLE HONG AND ARIELLE DOLLINGER New York https://ift.tt/3mxt7ty Six people were charged in federal court with bilking Medicaid of $2.1 million and taking $750,000 from pregnant women in Turkey seeking to give birth in the United States. New York Times Citizenship and Naturalization, Turkish-Americans, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Immigration and Emigration, Visas, Frauds and Swindling December 2, 2020 at 11:00PM