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New in Paperback: ‘Brother & Sister’ and ‘The Resisters’

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By BY JENNIFER KRAUSS Books https://ift.tt/34Gd5Xm Six new paperbacks to check out this week. New York Times Books and Literature December 24, 2020 at 03:26AM

Eleanor Roosevelt Buying Pears and Other Letters to the Editor

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By Unknown Author Books https://ift.tt/3rr8m5x Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review. New York Times Books and Literature December 24, 2020 at 03:24AM

Coronavirus Variant Is Indeed More Transmissible, New Study Suggests

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By BY CARL ZIMMER AND BENEDICT CAREY Health https://ift.tt/38up4IN Researchers warn that the British variant is so contagious that new control measures, including closing down schools and universities, may be necessary. New York Times your-feed-science, your-feed-healthcare, Shutdowns (Institutional), Disease Rates, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Vaccination and Immunization December 24, 2020 at 03:22AM

Leslie West, ‘Mississippi Queen’ Rocker, Is Dead at 75

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By BY JIM FARBER Arts https://ift.tt/3hd6Mjh He rose to fame with Mountain, which Rolling Stone called a “louder version of Cream” — a band Mr. West idolized. One of the group’s first gigs was Woodstock. New York Times Deaths (Obituaries), Pop and Rock Music, Nineteen Hundred Sixties December 24, 2020 at 03:10AM

A Slow Day at the Restaurant

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By BY DEB AMLEN Crosswords & Games https://ift.tt/34FyVtY Billy Ouska makes his New York Times Crossword debut, with plenty to spare. New York Times Crossword Puzzles December 24, 2020 at 03:00AM

Trump’s Attack on Coronavirus Relief Divides G.O.P. and Threatens Recovery

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By BY LUKE BROADWATER, EMILY COCHRANE, ASTEAD W. HERNDON AND MAGGIE HABERMAN U.S. https://ift.tt/2WE9YuO From the campaign trail in Georgia to Capitol Hill, President Trump’s demand for changes to the $900 billion pandemic relief plan upended political and economic calculations. New York Times Vetoes (US), Stimulus (Economic), Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (2020), Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), United States Politics and Government, United States Economy, Law and Legislation, Elections, Senate December 24, 2020 at 12:11AM

Trump Warns Iran of Retaliation After Attacks on U.S. Embassy in Baghdad

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By BY HELENE COOPER U.S. https://ift.tt/3aFgMRa The administration and military officials blame Tehran for recent rocket attacks in Iraq, adding to the growing tensions between the United States and Iran. New York Times United States Politics and Government, United States International Relations, United States Defense and Military Forces, Diplomatic Service, Embassies and Consulates, Deaths (Fatalities) December 24, 2020 at 02:05AM

Additional modeling shows British variant’s high transmissibility.

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By BY CARL ZIMMER AND BENEDICT CAREY World https://ift.tt/3aItZsf New York Times internal-essential December 24, 2020 at 01:46AM

China Opens Antitrust Investigation Into Alibaba, the E-Commerce Giant

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By BY RAYMOND ZHONG Business https://ift.tt/34GqYoz The move is part of Beijing’s regulatory pushback against the business empire of Jack Ma, the company’s co-founder and the country’s richest man. New York Times E-Commerce, Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Computers and the Internet December 24, 2020 at 01:44AM

With Hacking, the United States Needs to Stop Playing the Victim

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By BY PAUL R. KOLBE Opinion https://ift.tt/34FKCB4 The U.S. also uses cybertools to defend its interests. It’s the age of perpetual cyberconflict. New York Times Computers and the Internet, US Federal Government Data Breach (2020), Cyberwarfare and Defense, Espionage and Intelligence Services, Computer Security, United States International Relations December 24, 2020 at 01:28AM

A Black doctor spoke for many patients when she complained of racist treatment.

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By BY JOHN ELIGON U.S. https://ift.tt/3hh4H60 New York Times internal-essential December 24, 2020 at 01:19AM

Aristocratic British Model Stella Tennant Dies at 50

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By BY GUY TREBAY Fashion https://ift.tt/3rn81AZ Noble lineage, classic beauty and punk attitude combined in a model who stood at fashion’s apex for three decades. New York Times Fashion and Apparel, Models (Professional), Photography, Deaths (Obituaries), your-feed-fashion December 24, 2020 at 12:50AM

Tennessee cases surge while officials put local health boards in the cross hairs.

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By BY DAN LEVIN World https://ift.tt/3mFNsw4 New York Times internal-essential December 24, 2020 at 12:49AM

Britain and E.U. Scramble to Reach Brexit Deal Before Christmas

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By BY MARK LANDLER World https://ift.tt/37LlsDe With a deadline closing in fast, negotiators were racing to strike a deal, with an agreement said to be imminent. New York Times International Trade and World Market, Great Britain Withdrawal from EU (Brexit) December 24, 2020 at 12:43AM

Trump Gives Clemency to More Allies, Including Manafort, Stone and Charles Kushner

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By BY MAGGIE HABERMAN AND MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT U.S. https://ift.tt/3aDHwBf It was the second wave of pardons and commutations by the president in two days, showing his willingness to use his power aggressively on behalf of loyalists. New York Times Russian Interference in 2016 US Elections and Ties to Trump Associates, United States Politics and Government, Amnesties, Commutations and Pardons December 24, 2020 at 12:22AM

Black Doctor Dies of Covid-19 After Complaining of Racist Treatment

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By BY JOHN ELIGON U.S. https://ift.tt/2KSz5Ho “He made me feel like a drug addict,” Dr. Susan Moore said, accusing a white doctor of downplaying her complaints of pain and suggesting she should be discharged. New York Times Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Race and Ethnicity, Black People, Hospitals, Pain-Relieving Drugs December 24, 2020 at 12:16AM

Trump’s Attack on Coronavirus Relief Divides G.O.P. and Threatens Recovery

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By BY LUKE BROADWATER, EMILY COCHRANE, ASTEAD W. HERNDON AND MAGGIE HABERMAN U.S. https://ift.tt/3pf8JOI From the campaign trail in Georgia to Capitol Hill, President Trump’s demand for changes to the $900 billion pandemic relief plan upended political and economic calculations. New York Times Vetoes (US), Stimulus (Economic), Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (2020), Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), United States Politics and Government, United States Economy, Law and Legislation, Elections, Senate December 24, 2020 at 12:11AM

Coronavirus

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By Unknown Author World https://ift.tt/3rmKHDn Coronavirus New York Times December 24, 2020 at 12:06AM

Backlash Over Leniency at West Point After 73 Cadets Accused of Cheating

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By BY MIHIR ZAVERI AND DAVE PHILIPPS New York https://ift.tt/38xE60d The revelations — and the academy’s handling of them — have prompted a debate about integrity, rehabilitation, and what it means to be a cadet. New York Times Cheating, Ethics and Official Misconduct, United States Defense and Military Forces December 24, 2020 at 12:06AM

Dear Santa, Why Are You Behind Plexiglass?

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By BY MARK MAKELA Opinion https://ift.tt/34GMxW6 All over the country, the annual Christmas ritual for children looks and feels different this year. New York Times Santa Claus, Quarantine (Life and Culture), Christmas, Shopping Centers and Malls, Children and Childhood December 24, 2020 at 12:00AM

A Middle-Aged Christmas

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By BY ROSS DOUTHAT Opinion https://ift.tt/2WK1hPs The meaning of Christmas nostalgia in the middle of life’s journey. New York Times Gifts, Christmas, Books and Literature, Poetry and Poets, Children and Childhood December 24, 2020 at 12:00AM

Israeli Election, Take Four: Conservatives vs. Conservatives

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By BY DAVID M. HALBFINGER World https://ift.tt/3plwox2 After the center-left failed in three elections to oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the fourth one is shaping up into a contest among right-wing leaders. New York Times Politics and Government, Elections, Voting and Voters, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) December 23, 2020 at 11:28PM

As Evidence Mounts that Navalny Was Poisoned by State, Russians Just Sigh

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By BY ANTON TROIANOVSKI World https://ift.tt/37KH6Ht Aleksei Navalny, the top critic of President Putin, has aired evidence that he was poisoned by his own government. Russians have responded with fear, disbelief and a lot of apathy. New York Times Assassinations and Attempted Assassinations, Poisoning and Poisons, Espionage and Intelligence Services December 23, 2020 at 11:18PM