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Biden Plans to Tap Lloyd Austin, Former Iraq Commander, as Defense Secretary

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By BY HELENE COOPER AND JONATHAN MARTIN U.S. https://ift.tt/3qyXvWW The retired four-star Army general would make history as the first African-American to lead the Pentagon. New York Times United States Defense and Military Forces, United States Politics and Government, Black People, Appointments and Executive Changes, Presidential Transition (US) December 8, 2020 at 12:54AM

This Cookbook Raises Money for the Ballet

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By BY FLORENCE FABRICANT Food https://ift.tt/3mWUiOz The American Ballet Theater’s dancers and staff have created a community cookbook of cherished recipes. New York Times Cooking and Cookbooks, Dancing December 8, 2020 at 12:54AM

Panettone, Fresh From Italy

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By BY FLORENCE FABRICANT Food https://ift.tt/3a3PYK7 Olivieri, a bakery in northern Italy, ships its feather-light breads to America. New York Times Bakeries and Baked Products December 8, 2020 at 12:51AM

Chocolate Crackers and Yule Logs for the Holidays

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By BY FLORENCE FABRICANT Food https://ift.tt/33U0uzr Hide these festive treats from La Maison du Chocolat and Charbonnel et Walker in the stockings. New York Times Chocolate December 8, 2020 at 12:40AM

Most of California Locks Down Again as Coronavirus Strains Hospitals

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By BY THOMAS FULLER, JILL COWAN AND LUCY TOMPKINS U.S. https://ift.tt/3gpsS1j As the United States approached 15 million cases, California’s situation despite its earlier restrictions was a cautionary tale. New York Times Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Deaths (Fatalities), Disease Rates, Coronavirus Reopenings, Hospitals December 8, 2020 at 12:40AM

A General Shouldn’t Lead the Defense Department

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By BY JIM GOLBY Opinion https://ift.tt/37IFEEq After a tumultuous four years, we need civilian leadership and a return to normalcy. New York Times Appointments and Executive Changes, United States Defense and Military Forces, United States Politics and Government December 8, 2020 at 12:39AM

Republicans Make Clear Their Georgia Senate Strategy: Attack Warnock

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By BY JONATHAN MARTIN AND ASTEAD W. HERNDON U.S. https://ift.tt/2VPZdoL For the crucial Senate runoffs, the G.O.P. is focusing its attacks on the Rev. Raphael Warnock, portraying him as radical, a claim he has rejected but one that worked for Republicans in down-ballot races last month. New York Times Presidential Election of 2020, Black People, Debates (Political), Elections, Senate December 8, 2020 at 12:36AM

The Morning

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By Unknown Author Briefing https://ift.tt/3lYSOC5 The Morning New York Times December 8, 2020 at 12:29AM

Elevating Fringe Theories, Ron Johnson Questions Virus Science

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By BY CATIE EDMONDSON AND NICHOLAS FANDOS U.S. https://ift.tt/36Rf3Wy The Wisconsin Republican has transformed his Senate panel into a forum for amplifying dubious theories and questionable treatments pushed by President Trump. New York Times United States Politics and Government, Vaccination and Immunization, Hydroxychloroquine (Drug), Remdesivir (Drug), Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) December 8, 2020 at 12:15AM

Students fall behind in math and reading during remote learning, a study says.

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By BY KATE TAYLOR U.S. https://ift.tt/3lUsAAS New York Times internal-essential December 8, 2020 at 12:10AM

Coronavirus

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By Unknown Author World https://ift.tt/36TPC6L Coronavirus New York Times December 8, 2020 at 12:05AM

The Stimulus Compromise Is $908 Billion Better Than Nothing

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By BY THE EDITORIAL BOARD Opinion https://ift.tt/3lUaQWj The Senate’s plan is flawed. Doing nothing would be much worse. New York Times United States Economy, Unemployment, Layoffs and Job Reductions, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Unemployment Insurance December 8, 2020 at 12:03AM

Republicans Can’t Handle the Truth

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By BY PAUL KRUGMAN Opinion https://ift.tt/33SzmkB You shouldn’t be surprised that they’re still backing Trump. New York Times Presidential Election of 2020, Health Insurance and Managed Care, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010), Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Global Warming December 8, 2020 at 12:00AM

On Iran, Biden Can Bide His Time

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By BY BRET STEPHENS Opinion https://ift.tt/37LRI7F The new administration should not be stampeded into returning to the nuclear deal. New York Times Embargoes and Sanctions, United States International Relations December 8, 2020 at 12:00AM

Georgia Recertifies Election Results, Affirming Biden’s Victory

By BY RICHARD FAUSSET AND NICK CORASANITI U.S. https://ift.tt/3qEZqcr The move was the latest blow to President Trump’s attempts to subvert the election results. But battles over the process of voting in Georgia are likely to continue. New York Times Presidential Election of 2020 December 7, 2020 at 11:53PM

Florida’s fired virus data manager says the police seized her computer.

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By BY PATRICIA MAZZEI U.S. https://ift.tt/2JKJHYH New York Times internal-essential December 7, 2020 at 11:41PM

Tras años de separación familiar, su hijo regresó. Su vida aún no

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By BY CAITLIN DICKERSON AND RYAN CHRISTOPHER JONES en Español https://ift.tt/2VRKXvO Aunque muchas de las familias migrantes que quedaron separadas por la política migratoria del gobierno de Trump han logrado reunirse, todavía experimentan dificultades. New York Times Immigration and Emigration, Deportation, Illegal Immigration, Family Separation Policy (US Immigration), Families and Family Life December 7, 2020 at 11:41PM

Indoor Dining May Be Banned Again, Threatening Many N.Y.C. Restaurants

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By BY MICHAEL GOLD New York https://ift.tt/36V18ys Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced a new restrictions model that could end indoor dining in the city as early as next week. New York Times Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (2020), Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Restaurants December 7, 2020 at 11:39PM

Dick Allen, 78, Dies; Baseball Slugger Withstood Bigotry

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By BY RICHARD GOLDSTEIN Sports https://ift.tt/2L6k4lt One of the game’s best and most honored players in the 1960s and into the ’70s, he nevertheless felt racism’s sting early in his career in Philadelphia. New York Times Deaths (Obituaries), Baseball, Black People, Race and Ethnicity December 7, 2020 at 11:36PM

Supreme Court Hears Holocaust Survivors’ Cases Against Hungary and Germany

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By BY ADAM LIPTAK U.S. https://ift.tt/2VRekyg The justices struggled to decide whether a 1976 law that bars most suits against other nations allows Jewish victims to sue over the theft of their property. New York Times Suits and Litigation (Civil), Holocaust and the Nazi Era, War Crimes, Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity, World War II (1939-45), Arts and Antiquities Looting, Jews and Judaism, United States International Relations December 7, 2020 at 11:31PM

Arctic Seismic Work Will Not Hurt Polar Bears, Government Says

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By BY HENRY FOUNTAIN Climate https://ift.tt/2JXVfYD The announcement removes a major hurdle to approving a plan to hunt for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska, part of a push to allow drilling there by the Trump administration. New York Times Bears, Drilling and Boring, Environment, Federal Lands December 7, 2020 at 11:25PM

Trading Box Office for Streaming, but Stars Still Want Their Money

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By BY BROOKS BARNES AND NICOLE SPERLING Business https://ift.tt/3mZyy4M If studios are no longer trying to maximize ticket sales, what will that mean for often lucrative pay packages tied to a film’s performance in theaters? New York Times Movies, Quarantine (Life and Culture), Video Recordings, Downloads and Streaming December 7, 2020 at 11:24PM

Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today

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By BY JONATHAN WOLFE U.S. https://ift.tt/2VPvpbP Who should get a shot first? Second? Third? New York Times December 7, 2020 at 11:15PM