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Buried in Pandemic Aid Bill: Billions to Soothe the Richest

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By BY LUKE BROADWATER, JESSE DRUCKER AND REBECCA R. RUIZ U.S. https://ift.tt/2JgR9uA The voluminous coronavirus relief and spending bill that blasted through Congress on Monday includes provisions — good, bad and just plain strange — that few lawmakers got to read. New York Times Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (2020), Stimulus (Economic), United States Politics and Government, United States Economy, Federal Budget (US), Small Business, Income Inequality, Tax Credits, Deductions and Exemptions, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) December 23, 2020 at 02:20AM

Biden Assails Trump Over Handling of Russia Hack

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By BY DAVID E. SANGER U.S. https://ift.tt/3phjvEd “This assault happened on Donald Trump’s watch when he wasn’t watching,’’ President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. said. New York Times Cyberwarfare and Defense, US Federal Government Data Breach (2020), United States Politics and Government, Presidential Transition (US), Presidential Election of 2020 December 23, 2020 at 02:08AM

Trump Demands Changes to Coronavirus Relief Bill, Calling It a ‘Disgrace’

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By BY LUKE BROADWATER AND ALAN RAPPEPORT U.S. https://ift.tt/37EGgfn The president sought bigger checks for Americans and a bill that dealt more specifically with pandemic relief. New York Times Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (2020), Stimulus (Economic), Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), United States Politics and Government December 23, 2020 at 01:38AM

Queens Republicans Under Fire for ‘Covid Conga Line’ Holiday Party

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By BY DANIEL E. SLOTNIK New York https://ift.tt/3pumvNV Footage of revelers dancing without masks at a Republican club’s event has led to an investigation of the venue, a popular Italian restaurant. New York Times Quarantine (Life and Culture), Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Organizations, Societies and Clubs, Restaurants December 23, 2020 at 01:33AM

Birx says she will retire after Biden transition.

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By BY NOAH WEILAND World https://ift.tt/38sUqiP New York Times internal-essential December 23, 2020 at 01:16AM

A National Museum for Latinos

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By BY ARLENE DÁVILA Opinion https://ift.tt/3mGjdVW A monument highlighting our contributions may finally become reality. New York Times Art, Museums, Hispanic-Americans, Race and Ethnicity December 23, 2020 at 01:15AM

Trump’s Team Eyes the Exits

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By BY MICHELLE COTTLE Opinion https://ift.tt/34CAWr0 Farewell, henchmen. New York Times Presidential Election of 2020, Appointments and Executive Changes, Politics and Government, Presidential Transition (US), Law and Legislation December 23, 2020 at 12:52AM

Ezra F. Vogel, Eminent Scholar of China and Japan, Dies at 90

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By BY AMY QIN World https://ift.tt/2WFWSgE A longtime scholar at Harvard, Professor Vogel wrote books that helped shape how the world viewed the two ascendant economic powers. New York Times Deaths (Obituaries), United States International Relations, Economic Conditions and Trends, Politics and Government December 23, 2020 at 12:49AM

Biden Says He Cannot Quickly Undo Trump Border Policies

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By BY MIRIAM JORDAN AND ZOLAN KANNO-YOUNGS U.S. https://ift.tt/34Awfhk It will take time to rebuild capacity to enable asylum seekers to be processed, the president-elect and his aides say, and they warn of a rush to the border. New York Times Illegal Immigration, Immigration and Emigration, Asylum, Right of, Border Barriers, Refugees and Displaced Persons December 23, 2020 at 12:43AM

Some staff members at a Texas hospital were hesitant to be vaccinated, so others got a chance.

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By BY GIULIA MCDONNELL NIETO DEL RIO World https://ift.tt/3rkCYWz New York Times internal-essential December 23, 2020 at 12:10AM

Trump Pardons Two Russia Inquiry Figures and Blackwater Guards

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By BY MAGGIE HABERMAN AND MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT U.S. https://ift.tt/3pjX5m2 The pre-Christmas wave of 20 pardons and commutations are not likely to be the last before Mr. Trump leaves office on Jan. 20. New York Times Russian Interference in 2016 US Elections and Ties to Trump Associates, Amnesties, Commutations and Pardons, Presidential Election of 2020, United States Politics and Government December 23, 2020 at 12:03AM

Jose Garcia, New Mexico Farmworker, Dies at 68

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By BY CONCEPCIÓN DE LEÓN Obituaries https://ift.tt/3mMwH2i One of Mr. Garcia’s nine children, a nurse at the hospital in Las Cruces where he died, was the only family member allowed to visit with him as he battled Covid-19. New York Times Deaths (Obituaries), Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) December 23, 2020 at 12:03AM

Pulitzer Board Rescinds New York Times’s ‘Caliphate’ Citation

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By BY MARC TRACY Business https://ift.tt/3pkwVzc The podcast, which The Times now says did not meet its editorial standards, and a related report on ISIS had been named finalists in the 2019 international category. New York Times News and News Media, Pulitzer Prizes, Terrorism December 23, 2020 at 12:02AM

Will Trump Force Principled Conservatives to Start Their Own Party? I Hope So

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By BY THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN Opinion https://ift.tt/2KxC7kB American politics will be shaped by the influence of the monarch of Mar-a-Lago. New York Times United States Politics and Government, Constitution (US), Conservatism (US Politics), Presidential Election of 2020 December 23, 2020 at 12:00AM

U.S. Considers Granting Immunity to Saudi Prince in Suspected Assassination Attempt

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By BY PRANSHU VERMA AND MARK MAZZETTI U.S. https://ift.tt/3nMsg8U If the request is granted, it could potentially provide a legal basis to dismiss a separate case against Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for the killing of Jamal Khashoggi. New York Times Assassinations and Attempted Assassinations, United States Politics and Government, Suits and Litigation (Civil), Immunity from Prosecution, Diplomatic Immunity, Extradition December 22, 2020 at 11:58PM

R. Kelly Is Set to Face Trial in Chicago in September

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By BY ROBERT CHIARITO Arts https://ift.tt/2WAXZhA A judge acknowledged that the date for the singer’s federal trial on child pornography and obstruction charges could change because of pandemic-related delays. New York Times Child Pornography, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Sex Crimes December 22, 2020 at 11:55PM

Kevin Greene, Master of Sacking the Quarterback, Dies at 58

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By BY RICHARD SANDOMIR Sports https://ift.tt/38s3kgK A charismatic player with seemingly inexhaustible energy, he recorded the third-most sacks in N.F.L. history and the most by a linebacker. New York Times Deaths (Obituaries), Football, Halls of Fame December 22, 2020 at 11:52PM

Biden, Calling Stimulus Bill a ‘Down Payment,’ Urges More Relief

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By BY THOMAS KAPLAN, ANNIE KARNI AND EMILY COCHRANE U.S. https://ift.tt/3hdAcOb The president-elect said he would ask Congress soon after his inauguration to pass an additional coronavirus aid package with more money for firefighters, police officers and nurses. New York Times United States Politics and Government, Stimulus (Economic), Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), United States Economy, Law and Legislation December 22, 2020 at 11:52PM

British royals photographed breaking rules as England endures virus variant.

By BY MARIE FAZIO World https://ift.tt/3pbXAOE New York Times internal-essential December 22, 2020 at 11:49PM

In a shift, Twitter won’t transfer followers of official White House accounts when Biden takes office.

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By BY BRYAN PIETSCH U.S. https://ift.tt/2WCtaZE New York Times December 22, 2020 at 11:46PM

New Labor Department rule would let employers distribute tips more widely.

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By BY NOAM SCHEIBER Business https://ift.tt/2KKbf0C Tip pools will be allowed only if the waiters and waitresses receive the standard minimum wage in their city or state. New York Times December 22, 2020 at 11:42PM

Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today

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By BY AMELIA NIERENBERG U.S. https://ift.tt/2WGpCWC We finally have a stimulus deal. Here’s what to expect. New York Times Stimulus (Economic), Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (2020), Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Small Business, United States Economy, Unemployment Insurance, Vaccination and Immunization, Federal Aid (US), Unemployment December 22, 2020 at 11:26PM

N.B.A. Live Updates: Warriors vs. Nets

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By BY SCOTT CACCIOLA AND SOPAN DEB Sports https://ift.tt/3hdYmbu It’s opening night, which means the official debut of the Kevin Durant-Kyrie Irving pairing, and a ring ceremony for LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers. New York Times Basketball December 22, 2020 at 11:15PM