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Betsy Wade, First Woman to Edit News at The Times, Dies at 91

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By BY ROBERT D. MCFADDEN Business https://ift.tt/3g9W9NK In a 45-year Times career, she also became the first woman to lead the Newspaper Guild of New York and fought a sex discrimination case against the paper. New York Times Deaths (Obituaries), Women's Rights, News and News Media December 4, 2020 at 01:06AM

Harris Adds to a Diverse Staff Where a Majority, Like Their Boss, Are Women of Color

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By BY ANNIE KARNI AND MAGGIE HABERMAN U.S. https://ift.tt/3oqkqlx Her chief of staff will be Tina Flournoy, who had the same job with President Bill Clinton after he left office. New York Times Presidential Election of 2020, United States Politics and Government, Presidential Transition (US) December 4, 2020 at 12:46AM

Lawmakers Inch Toward Compromise as Biden Confronts Slowing Recovery

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By BY JIM TANKERSLEY, EMILY COCHRANE AND NICHOLAS FANDOS Business https://ift.tt/3qu9rci Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senator Mitch McConnell, the majority leader, spoke on Thursday as Joe Biden’s victory and vaccine breakthroughs added momentum to a push for a stimulus deal. New York Times United States Politics and Government, Stimulus (Economic), Law and Legislation, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) December 4, 2020 at 12:41AM

Juan Williams of Fox News Is Said to Test Positive for Coronavirus

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By BY MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM Business https://ift.tt/2VArMX8 The liberal co-host of “The Five” is quarantining, and the program’s stars will appear remotely for the foreseeable future. New York Times News and News Media, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Television December 4, 2020 at 12:30AM

Goodbye, U.S.D.A., Hello, Department of Food and Well-Being

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By BY RICARDO SALVADOR AND MARK BITTMAN Opinion https://ift.tt/2L0Pdqp It’s time the secretary of agriculture leverages the department’s impact for more than the benefit of agribusiness. New York Times Rural Areas, United States Politics and Government, Food December 4, 2020 at 12:30AM

Wildfire Erupts Outside Los Angeles, Forcing Evacuation of 25,000 Residents

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By BY NEIL VIGDOR AND KWAME OPAM U.S. https://ift.tt/2JEZIz7 Two firefighters were injured on Thursday in Orange County as efforts to contain the Bond fire continued. New York Times Wildfires, Evacuations and Evacuees, Wind December 4, 2020 at 12:25AM

Wisconsin’s Top Court Rejects Trump Lawsuit as His Election Push Fades

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By BY REID J. EPSTEIN U.S. https://ift.tt/36F1g5c The Supreme Court in the state narrowed yet another legal path for the Trump campaign as it tries to overturn his loss to Joe Biden. New York Times Suits and Litigation (Civil), Presidential Election of 2020, Rumors and Misinformation, Voter Fraud (Election Fraud), Absentee Voting, Electoral College December 4, 2020 at 12:11AM

Learn to Stop Worrying and Love Debt

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By BY PAUL KRUGMAN Opinion https://ift.tt/3gep7Mf Why you should ignore the coming Republican deficit rants. New York Times Credit and Debt, Federal Budget (US) December 4, 2020 at 12:00AM

Republicans ask Supreme Court to retroactively throw out all mail-in ballots in Pennsylvania.

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By BY ADAM LIPTAK U.S. https://ift.tt/3lyBvru New York Times December 3, 2020 at 11:57PM

The Empress of East Second Street

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By BY REGGIE NADELSON T Magazine https://ift.tt/39FdgWh For over 20 years, Beatrice Tosti di Valminuta and her husband, Julio Pena, have turned diners into devotees at their trattoria, Il Posto Accanto. New York Times Restaurants, Italian Food (Cuisine), Quarantine (Life and Culture), Content Type: Personal Profile, Pasta, Food December 3, 2020 at 11:55PM

The Morning

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By Unknown Author Briefing https://ift.tt/3ohq74U The Morning New York Times December 3, 2020 at 11:51PM

Volunteer at Sanctuary Featured in ‘Tiger King’ Is Injured During Feeding

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By BY CHRISTINA MORALES U.S. https://ift.tt/33FkQfC The sanctuary, Big Cat Rescue, said the 69-year-old volunteer’s arm was nearly torn off by a 3-year-old male tiger named Kimba. New York Times Tigers, Wildlife Sanctuaries and Nature Reserves December 3, 2020 at 11:48PM

Young Republicans Stage Secret Gala, Ignoring Virus Concerns

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By BY DANA RUBINSTEIN New York https://ift.tt/2JLNm8g At least 65 guests were expected at the New York group’s annual event, but its location was being kept secret because of fears of “violent left-wing attacks.” New York Times Coronavirus Risks and Safety Concerns, Parties (Social), Organizations, Societies and Clubs December 3, 2020 at 11:44PM

From Shelled Ethiopian City, Doctors Tally Deaths and Plead for Help

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By BY SIMON MARKS AND DECLAN WALSH World https://ift.tt/3oz9UIP Ethiopia’s prime minister promised a swift, surgical military campaign in the restive province of Tigray. But doctors in the regional capital reported civilian deaths, looting and a looming crisis. New York Times Humanitarian Aid, War and Armed Conflicts, Tigrayans (Ethnic Group), Civilian Casualties, Hospitals December 3, 2020 at 11:35PM

After Much Sparring, Dan Le Batard Is to Leave ESPN in January

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By BY KEVIN DRAPER Sports https://ift.tt/3g4oqVO Le Batard, a radio- and television-show host, had recently criticized his bosses for laying off one of his producers, and he has bashed the network’s reluctance to allow commentary on politics. New York Times Television December 3, 2020 at 11:31PM

Trump has raised $207.5 million since Election Day combined with the Republican Party.

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By BY SHANE GOLDMACHER U.S. https://ift.tt/3gbhoPc New York Times December 3, 2020 at 11:30PM

The Winter Mitch McConnell Created

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By BY DAVID BROOKS Opinion https://ift.tt/2VzA4hX Will we have Covid-19 relief or jobless agony? New York Times United States Economy, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Stimulus (Economic), Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (2020), United States Politics and Government December 3, 2020 at 11:30PM

Lon Adams, Who Gave the Slim Jim Its Flavor, Dies at 95

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By BY AZI PAYBARAH U.S. https://ift.tt/2VzOzCl Mr. Adams spent a quarter-century developing and refining the recipe for the beef jerky snack. New York Times Deaths (Obituaries), Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Snack Foods, Meat December 3, 2020 at 11:26PM

Alison Lurie, Tart-Voiced Novelist of Manners, Dies at 94

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By BY MARGALIT FOX Books https://ift.tt/36D0XHY Ms. Lurie wrote about academics and intellectuals, straying spouses, snobs and artists, in novels of close observation and sharp prose. New York Times Deaths (Obituaries), Books and Literature, Writing and Writers, Pulitzer Prizes December 3, 2020 at 11:24PM

Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today

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By BY JONATHAN WOLFE U.S. https://ift.tt/3qsXdAY The U.S. is in a terrible spot, and all indications point to things probably getting much worse. New York Times December 3, 2020 at 11:23PM

A couple were arrested after boarding a plane knowing they were infected, the police say.

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By BY MICHAEL LEVENSON World https://ift.tt/3mEGRTf New York Times internal-essential December 3, 2020 at 11:18PM

President-Elect Joseph R. Biden Jr.: They Dare Not Speak His Name

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By BY MARK LEIBOVICH U.S. https://ift.tt/3mKI8bO The unwillingness of most Senate and House Republicans to acknowledge an obvious election result has moved beyond absurd. New York Times United States Politics and Government, Presidential Election of 2020, Presidential Transition (US) December 3, 2020 at 11:09PM

Girl Is Born in Tennessee From Embryo Frozen for 27 Years

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By BY MARIA CRAMER Science https://ift.tt/2I9yHU1 The birth of Molly Gibson using an embryo from 1992 broke a record set by her sister, Emma, in 2017. The embryos were donated when the girls’ mother was herself a toddler. New York Times In Vitro Fertilization, Babies and Infants, Parenting, Pregnancy and Childbirth December 3, 2020 at 11:04PM