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The U.S. has recorded over 250,000 cases in a day for the first time.

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By BY RON DEPASQUALE World https://ift.tt/34IT0zZ New York Times internal-essential December 19, 2020 at 05:28AM

Quotation of the Day: Freed, but Not Yet Home: Kidnapped Boys Meet Nigeria’s President

By Unknown Author Today’s Paper https://ift.tt/3akqzMe Quotation of the Day for Saturday, December 19, 2020. New York Times December 19, 2020 at 03:36AM

Editors’ Notes

By Unknown Author Corrections https://ift.tt/38lW1aj Notes and corrections that appeared in print on Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020. New York Times December 19, 2020 at 03:34AM

Hard and Fast

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By BY CAITLIN LOVINGER Crosswords & Games https://ift.tt/34s98FJ Caitlin Reid and Andrew J. Ries serenade us with some stumpers. New York Times Crossword Puzzles, Kangaroos December 19, 2020 at 03:00AM

Hang in there, help is on the way

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By BY TARA PARKER-POPE Well https://ift.tt/3r81euS Times are tough now, but the end is in sight. If we hunker down, keep our families safe during the holidays and monitor our health at home, life will get better in the spring. Here’s how to get through it. New York Times Coronavirus Risks and Safety Concerns, Disease Rates, Chronic Condition (Health), Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Dexamethasone (Drug), Telemedicine, Vaccination and Immunization, Travel Warnings, Tests (Medical), Protective Clothing and Gear, Winter (Season), Content Type: Service, Pulse Oximetry, Holidays and Special Occasions, Medicine and Health December 19, 2020 at 02:55AM

Friday

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By Unknown Author Briefing https://ift.tt/2LTRxjL friday New York Times December 19, 2020 at 02:41AM

Buried Under Snow in a Car for 10 Hours. Who Would Come to the Rescue?

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By BY ED SHANAHAN New York https://ift.tt/3aq6wfl The storm that blanketed a wide swath of upstate New York made one motorist’s car disappear until an ingenious state trooper found it. New York Times Snow and Snowstorms, Traffic Accidents and Safety December 19, 2020 at 01:39AM

American student sentenced to 4 months in prison for violating quarantine rules in the Cayman Islands.

By BY JOHN ELIGON World https://ift.tt/2LTLpIh New York Times internal-essential December 19, 2020 at 01:27AM

These frontline hospital workers were left off the vaccine list. They fought back.

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By BY KATHERINE J. WU AND MIKE ISAAC World https://ift.tt/3mtlfIF New York Times internal-essential December 19, 2020 at 01:11AM

Contact tracing is underway after a possible Covid 19-related death on a United flight.

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By BY MICHAEL LEVENSON World https://ift.tt/3r9RT5K New York Times internal-essential December 18, 2020 at 11:13PM

Congress Clears Two-Day Spending Extension to Finalize Stimulus Deal

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By BY EMILY COCHRANE U.S. https://ift.tt/2KGTvmB The short time frame signaled optimism that Congress could come to agreement on the $900 billion economic recovery plan, but a last-minute dispute over the Fed’s lending powers emerged as a stubborn final sticking point. New York Times United States Economy, Stimulus (Economic), Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (2020), United States Politics and Government December 19, 2020 at 12:50AM

F.D.A. OKs the Moderna Covid vaccine, adding millions more doses to the U.S. supply

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By BY DENISE GRADY, ABBY GOODNOUGH AND NOAH WEILAND World https://ift.tt/2KjgHaT The Food and Drug Administration authorized a second coronavirus vaccine for emergency use, clearing the way for millions more Americans to be immunized next week. New York Times internal-essential December 19, 2020 at 12:48AM

F.D.A. OKs the Moderna Covid Vaccine, Adding Millions More Doses to the U.S. Supply

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By BY DENISE GRADY, ABBY GOODNOUGH AND NOAH WEILAND Health https://ift.tt/3pa1NCL The Food and Drug Administration authorized a second coronavirus vaccine for emergency use, clearing the way for millions more Americans to be immunized next week. New York Times Vaccination and Immunization, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Nursing Homes, your-feed-healthcare, Public-Private Sector Cooperation, United States Politics and Government December 19, 2020 at 12:41AM

Fire Robert Wilkie

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By BY THE EDITORIAL BOARD Opinion https://ift.tt/3aCux35 The Department of Veterans Affairs secretary no longer has the trust of those who served. New York Times Veterans, United States Politics and Government, Inspectors General, Women and Girls, Sex Crimes December 19, 2020 at 12:36AM

‘Caliphate’, el premiado pódcast del Times, no cumplió con sus altos estándares periodísticos

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By BY MARC TRACY, KATIE ROBERTSON AND TIFFANY HSU en Español https://ift.tt/2LH9NfQ The New York Times define los fallos del trabajo como un fracaso institucional y determinó que el equipo de “Caliphate” dio demasiada credibilidad a las afirmaciones de un supuesto exterrorista. New York Times News and News Media, Terrorism, Podcasts, Hoaxes and Pranks, internal-essential December 19, 2020 at 12:34AM

Can a Televised Vaccination Undo Months of Skepticism?

By BY JEREMY W. PETERS U.S. https://ift.tt/2WvcVhe A few minutes of morning television distilled the various ways that President Trump and his political allies have undermined confidence in the science about the virus. New York Times Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), United States Politics and Government, Rumors and Misinformation, Medicine and Health, Vaccination and Immunization, News and News Media, Television December 19, 2020 at 12:23AM

Barr Says C.I.A. ‘Stayed in Its Lane’ in Examining Russian Election Interference

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By BY ADAM GOLDMAN U.S. https://ift.tt/37xtwqN In an interview with a Wall Street Journal columnist, the attorney general defended his legacy and criticized the special counsel’s investigation. New York Times Russian Interference in 2016 US Elections and Ties to Trump Associates, Presidential Election of 2016, Special Prosecutors (Independent Counsel), United States Politics and Government, Espionage and Intelligence Services, Attorneys General December 19, 2020 at 12:15AM

What Is 13-3? Why a Debate Over the Fed Is Holding Up Stimulus Talks

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By BY JEANNA SMIALEK Business https://ift.tt/34sjt4y The Fed’s emergency lending authorities are a key part of its job. Republicans want to curb them. Democrats are pushing back. New York Times Banking and Financial Institutions, United States Economy, United States Politics and Government, Credit and Debt, Presidential Election of 2020, Stimulus (Economic), Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (2020), Stocks and Bonds December 19, 2020 at 12:10AM

Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today

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By BY AMELIA NIERENBERG U.S. https://ift.tt/3nzfxGK Restaurants are in dire straits, and there’s no sign of federal relief anytime soon. New York Times Disease Rates, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (2020), Stimulus (Economic), Evictions, Vaccination and Immunization, Restaurants, Personal Bankruptcies, Deaths (Fatalities) December 19, 2020 at 12:08AM

‘Christmas Carol’ Review: Brooding Scrooge Gets Ghosted

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By BY MAYA PHILLIPS Theater https://ift.tt/2Wwjos2 An elaborate production streamed live from London makes a miser out of Andrew Lincoln and the rest of us rich with holiday cheer. New York Times Theater December 18, 2020 at 11:39PM

Ghislaine Maxwell Calls Jail Oppressive. Prosecutors Say She Has It Easy.

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By BY BENJAMIN WEISER AND AMY JULIA HARRIS New York https://ift.tt/2WvS0dH Ms. Maxwell, a longtime associate of Jeffrey Epstein, has asked to be released on $28.5 million bond as she awaits trial on federal charges. New York Times Bail December 18, 2020 at 11:36PM

The U.S. says employers can require workers to get the Covid-19 vaccine.

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By BY VIMAL PATEL World https://ift.tt/3r8q51z New York Times internal-essential December 18, 2020 at 11:28PM

The latest attacks on Raphael Warnock take a key phrase out of context.

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By BY STEPHANIE SAUL Technology https://ift.tt/2WuSBfK When Mr. Warnock, a Georgia Senate candidate, quoted the Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr.’s use of the phrase “God damn America,” it was part of an academic discussion. New York Times December 18, 2020 at 11:15PM