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Corrections: Dec. 20, 2020

By Unknown Author Corrections https://ift.tt/3avZiq6 Corrections that appeared in print on Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020. New York Times December 20, 2020 at 06:18AM

Quotation of the Day: ‘Be Sleek and Silent’: How China Censored Bad News About Covid

By Unknown Author Today’s Paper https://ift.tt/34tEDPz Quotation of the Day for Sunday, December 20, 2020. New York Times December 20, 2020 at 05:55AM

Lawmakers Resolve Fed Dispute as They Race to Close Stimulus Deal

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By BY EMILY COCHRANE AND JEANNA SMIALEK U.S. https://ift.tt/3arGpod Top senators appeared to strike an agreement on the central bank’s lending powers as they struggled to clear away the last sticking points in the $900 billion compromise plan. New York Times United States Politics and Government, United States Economy, Stimulus (Economic), Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (2020), Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) December 20, 2020 at 12:32AM

Celebrate Kwanzaa With a Craft Workshop and Take Some Time to Meditate

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By BY KATHERINE CUSUMANO AND EMMA GRILLO At Home https://ift.tt/3h4ESpF This week, stream Handel’s “Messiah,” listen to a conversation with Haim or check out virtual artwork from Judy Chicago. New York Times Quarantine (Life and Culture) December 20, 2020 at 04:59AM

Pick Up the Knitting Needles for a Mood Booster

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By BY KATE ATHERLEY At Home https://ift.tt/37EyQJj This inexpensive hobby abounds with benefits. And once you get good, you’ll be a mitten machine. New York Times Quarantine (Life and Culture), Knitting and Knit Goods, Content Type: Service, Handicrafts, Hobbies, Anxiety and Stress, Hats and Caps, Scarves, Fashion and Apparel, Gifts December 20, 2020 at 04:43AM

Grace Knowlton, Sculptor Who Worked ‘in the Round,’ Dies at 88

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By BY KATHARINE Q. SEELYE Arts https://ift.tt/38iZWEF A rare female modernist who broke into the masculine culture of outdoor sculpting, she exhibited her spheres at top museums and galleries. New York Times Deaths (Obituaries), Sculpture, Art December 20, 2020 at 04:33AM

You Don’t Have to Spend a Lot to Get Your Kids Outside

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By BY A.C. SHILTON At Home https://ift.tt/3aAkYBk Many federal and state park systems offer inexpensive access for children and their families. New York Times Quarantine (Life and Culture), Content Type: Service, Parks and Other Recreation Areas, Federal Lands, National Parks, Monuments and Seashores December 20, 2020 at 04:06AM

Don’t Just Read the News, Build With It

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By BY CHRISTY HARMON At Home https://ift.tt/3as8V9b Roll up your Sunday paper and create your own geodesic dome. New York Times Quarantine (Life and Culture), Content Type: Service, Newspapers December 20, 2020 at 03:41AM

Netanyahu becomes the first Israeli to be inoculated against Covid-19.

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By BY ISABEL KERSHNER World https://ift.tt/3p6CFwA New York Times internal-essential December 20, 2020 at 03:21AM

Saturday pm

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By Unknown Author Briefing https://ift.tt/37BFJuR Saturday pm New York Times December 20, 2020 at 01:52AM

Fight for Washington N.F.L. Team May Tighten Owner’s Grip on It

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By BY KEN BELSON AND KATHERINE ROSMAN Sports https://ift.tt/2KH1uQU Washington’s owner, Daniel Snyder, is working to buy out three minority partners, including one he has accused of running a smear campaign against him. New York Times Football, Sexual Harassment December 20, 2020 at 01:37AM

Congress Grasps for Stimulus Deal as Fed Dispute Poses Final Hurdle

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By BY EMILY COCHRANE AND JEANNA SMIALEK U.S. https://ift.tt/34p90H5 Leaders struggled to clear away the last sticking points in the $900 billion compromise plan, including a stubborn disagreement over the central bank’s lending powers. New York Times United States Politics and Government, United States Economy, Stimulus (Economic), Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (2020), Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) December 20, 2020 at 12:32AM

As vaccines arrive, the virus continues to ravage the U.S. and Europe.

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By BY BRYAN PIETSCH World https://ift.tt/3h5RkFi New York Times internal-essential December 20, 2020 at 12:29AM

Minnesota state senator who tested positive for coronavirus has died.

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By BY GIULIA MCDONNELL NIETO DEL RIO World https://ift.tt/3p6pfkc New York Times internal-essential December 20, 2020 at 12:26AM

Apple closes all California stores as virus cases spike.

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By BY KELLEN BROWNING Business https://ift.tt/3arlZvz New York Times Shutdowns (Institutional), Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) December 20, 2020 at 12:11AM

Americans Scraping By Say They Fear a Second Stimulus Won’t Be Enough

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By BY CARLY STERN AND NICHOLAS BOGEL-BURROUGHS U.S. https://ift.tt/34sOjtV A proposed package includes $600 checks for individuals, but some facing overdue rent and stacks of bills say the money would make only a small dent. New York Times Stimulus (Economic), Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) December 19, 2020 at 11:25PM

College Football Has Been Messy, So Why Not End That Way, Too?

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By BY BILLY WITZ Sports https://ift.tt/2KHpLpK An unconvincing win by Ohio State and several odd circumstances during the pandemic have left the College Football Playoff with a jumble to consider. New York Times Football (College), College Football Playoff National Championship December 19, 2020 at 11:23PM

Trump Appointee Seeks to Cut Off Funding for Global Internet Access Group

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By BY PRANSHU VERMA U.S. https://ift.tt/34utONl Michael Pack, the head of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, is moving to stop federal funding of the Open Technology Fund, which develops tools that allow people to get around controls on internet access. New York Times Computer Security, Censorship, United States Politics and Government, Computers and the Internet December 19, 2020 at 11:20PM