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Facebook reverses postelection algorithm changes that boosted news from authoritative sources.

By BY KEVIN ROOSE Technology https://ift.tt/34jUuQU New York Times December 17, 2020 at 01:17AM

Chris Christie, reflecting on his own coronavirus experience, releases a video urging people to wear masks.

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By BY MAGGIE HABERMAN U.S. https://ift.tt/3qZPZVr New York Times December 17, 2020 at 12:12AM

First dusting raises some spirits in New York.

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By BY JULIANA KIM U.S. https://ift.tt/2Wlx89d New York Times December 16, 2020 at 11:37PM

Move On, but Never Forget

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By BY CHARLES M. BLOW Opinion https://ift.tt/2Woe6Pi What Blackness, fairness, coalition-building and chicken-and-egg dilemmas have in common. New York Times Black People, Content Type: Service, Optimism, Sexual Harassment December 17, 2020 at 01:01AM

Advocates for homeless people ask that more hotel rooms be opened.

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By BY ANDY NEWMAN U.S. https://ift.tt/34nJZfs New York Times December 17, 2020 at 01:01AM

What’s It Like to Live in a Nursing Home During a Pandemic?

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By BY THE NEW YORK TIMES OPINION Opinion https://ift.tt/37opj8L Tell us what you or your peers have experienced. New York Times Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Deaths (Fatalities), Nursing Homes, Elderly December 17, 2020 at 12:42AM

The election is over, but Ron Johnson keeps promoting false claims of fraud.

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By BY LINDA QIU Technology https://ift.tt/2K23inF At a Senate hearing, witnesses made legal arguments and claims that courts have called “meritless” or otherwise dismissed. New York Times December 17, 2020 at 12:37AM

A happy surprise as vaccine vials turn out to hold more than thought.

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By BY KATIE THOMAS AND RONI CARYN RABIN World https://ift.tt/3p2zfuy New York Times internal-essential December 17, 2020 at 12:32AM

The Morning

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By Unknown Author U.S. https://ift.tt/3mpfhZp The Morning New York Times December 17, 2020 at 12:19AM

Chris Christie, reflecting on his own experience with the coronavirus, releases a video urging people to wear masks.

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By BY MAGGIE HABERMAN U.S. https://ift.tt/37sgTxs New York Times December 17, 2020 at 12:12AM

How good is that mask you’re wearing? You may soon find out.

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By BY SHEILA KAPLAN World https://ift.tt/3gWxWLe New York Times internal-essential December 17, 2020 at 12:08AM

Coronavirus

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By Unknown Author World https://ift.tt/2WoOn9m Coronavirus New York Times December 17, 2020 at 12:07AM

Biden’s Inaugural Will Be Mostly Virtual, but Money From Donors Will Be Real

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By BY KENNETH P. VOGEL AND ERIC LIPTON U.S. https://ift.tt/3nrazM7 The president-elect’s allies have begun an ambitious fund-raising campaign for the celebration of his swearing-in. Big donors will get “virtual signed photos” — and a chance to generate good will. New York Times Presidential Election of 2020, Inaugurations, Campaign Finance, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Lobbying and Lobbyists, Presidential Transition (US) December 17, 2020 at 12:03AM

Mobster Pleads in Plot Against ‘Real Housewives’ Boyfriend, U.S. Says

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By BY LIAM STACK New York https://ift.tt/3mudD8O John Perna, who prosecutors say is a member of the Lucchese crime family, agreed to the beatdown in exchange for a discount on a wedding deal, the indictment charged. New York Times Organized Crime, Reality Television December 16, 2020 at 11:56PM

Staring Down Deadline, Congress Nears $900 Billion Stimulus Deal

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By BY EMILY COCHRANE U.S. https://ift.tt/3r2B3Wv The emerging compromise would provide emergency stimulus payments, jobless aid and rental assistance, extending help to businesses and funding the distribution of a vaccine. But more is likely to be needed. New York Times United States Economy, Stimulus (Economic), United States Politics and Government, Unemployment Insurance, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Federal Aid (US) December 16, 2020 at 11:45PM

A Glitch in Trump’s Plan to Live at Mar-a-Lago: A Pact He Signed Says He Can’t

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By BY MAGGIE HABERMAN U.S. https://ift.tt/388b5Z6 Neighbors of the president say he has violated the 1993 agreement he made with Palm Beach that allowed him to convert a private residence into a moneymaking club. New York Times Organizations, Societies and Clubs, United States Politics and Government December 16, 2020 at 11:44PM

After personal threats over a local mask mandate, the Dodge City, Kansas, mayor resigns.

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By BY JOHN ELIGON U.S. https://ift.tt/3aquSp4 New York Times internal-essential December 16, 2020 at 11:43PM

First dusting brings some joy in New York.

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By BY JULIANA KIM U.S. https://ift.tt/3mzht0J New York Times December 16, 2020 at 11:37PM

Hospitals Discover a Surprise in Their Vaccine Deliveries: Extra Doses

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By BY KATIE THOMAS Health https://ift.tt/37v0AQx Pharmacists have found that they can squeeze an additional dose from some of the glass vials that were supposed to contain five doses of the Pfizer vaccine. New York Times Vaccination and Immunization, Hospitals, your-feed-healthcare December 16, 2020 at 11:27PM

Liverpool Pulls in Front, but Premier League Race Has Far to Go

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By BY RORY SMITH Sports https://ift.tt/3nrTaD0 A lineup altered by injury, and supplemented by youth, summons the energy to beat Tottenham at Anfield. New York Times Soccer December 16, 2020 at 11:22PM

‘I Was Stunned’: Big Gifts to Small Colleges From an Unexpected Source

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By BY ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS U.S. https://ift.tt/3gUnvYh MacKenzie Scott’s donations to colleges serving often overlooked students were a surprise — and potentially transformational. New York Times Endowments, Philanthropy, Colleges and Universities, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Historically Black Colleges and Universities December 16, 2020 at 11:21PM

Buttigieg Recalls Discrimination Against Gay People, as Biden Celebrates Cabinet’s Diversity

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By BY MICHAEL D. SHEAR AND THOMAS KAPLAN U.S. https://ift.tt/2LIvOuW Pete Buttigieg would be the first openly gay cabinet secretary, one of the firsts that President-elect Joe Biden cited in introducing him as his transportation secretary. New York Times Presidential Election of 2020, Appointments and Executive Changes, Presidential Transition (US), Homosexuality and Bisexuality, United States Politics and Government December 16, 2020 at 11:15PM

Trump taps Giuliani’s son for membership on the Holocaust Memorial Council.

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By BY ZACH MONTAGUE U.S. https://ift.tt/3ajOECY New York Times December 16, 2020 at 10:38PM