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Corrections: Dec. 30, 2020

By Unknown Author Corrections https://ift.tt/3rH69Dd Corrections that appeared in print on Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020. New York Times December 30, 2020 at 03:39AM

Quotation of the Day: Pandemic Worsens Poverty’s Ills for Families

By Unknown Author Today’s Paper https://ift.tt/3mUtkGx Quotation of the Day for Wednesday, December 30, 2020. New York Times December 30, 2020 at 03:36AM

Hong Kong Protesters Who Fled by Boat Are Sentenced to Prison in China

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By BY VIVIAN WANG AND TIFFANY MAY World https://ift.tt/3rLTjE3 The pro-democracy activists, who hoped to reach Taiwan, were caught by the Chinese Coast Guard and tried in the mainland’s opaque criminal justice system. New York Times Hong Kong Protests (2019) December 30, 2020 at 03:33AM

Your Wednesday Briefing

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By BY NATASHA FROST Briefing https://ift.tt/3mYeQ8S Britain bids adieu to the Erasmus program. New York Times December 30, 2020 at 03:21AM

A congressman-elect from Louisiana died from Covid-19 complications.

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By BY BRYAN PIETSCH World https://ift.tt/34UqpYx New York Times internal-essential December 30, 2020 at 03:06AM

Contract Killers

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By BY HELEN T. VERONGOS Crosswords & Games https://ift.tt/2KCWahS Kate Hawkins creates a virtual community of sorts. New York Times Crossword Puzzles December 30, 2020 at 03:00AM

Chicago Blackhawks’ Jonathan Toews Is Out Indefinitely Because of Illness

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By BY ANDREW KNOLL Sports https://ift.tt/3rDhbcO Toews, 32, the team captain, did not say what his condition was but said that it had left him “drained and lethargic.” New York Times Hockey, Ice December 30, 2020 at 02:44AM

New Year’s Resolutions for the Planet

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By Unknown Author Climate https://ift.tt/3pzWRr2 Here are some ideas you wonderful readers sent to us. New York Times Global Warming, New Year, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Alternative and Renewable Energy, Travel and Vacations, Energy and Power, Recycling of Waste Materials December 30, 2020 at 02:15AM

2 Cleveland Police Officers Avoid Federal Charges in Killing of Tamir Rice

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By BY NEIL VIGDOR U.S. https://ift.tt/3o3WKU8 Finding a lack of evidence to prosecute, the Justice Department ended a five-year inquiry into the death of the 12-year-old Black boy, who had been carrying a pellet gun when an officer shot him. New York Times George Floyd Protests (2020), Black Lives Matter Movement, Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings, BB and Airsoft Guns, Murders, Attempted Murders and Homicides, Suits and Litigation (Civil), Civil Rights and Liberties December 30, 2020 at 01:43AM

Cutest Couple, Class Clown and a Competitive Year for D.C. Superlatives

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By BY MICHELLE COTTLE Opinion https://ift.tt/37WpLvi The year’s best, worst and weirdest political operatives. New York Times United States Politics and Government, Presidential Election of 2020 December 30, 2020 at 01:28AM

China is set to vaccinate millions, but without any proof that its vaccines work.

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By BY SUI-LEE WEE World https://ift.tt/37VG5N0 New York Times internal-essential December 30, 2020 at 12:48AM

McConnell Blocks Vote on $2,000 Checks Despite G.O.P. Pressure

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By BY CATIE EDMONDSON U.S. https://ift.tt/3hqbRVz Senator Mitch McConnell instead provided vague assurances that the Senate would “begin the process” of discussing the checks and two other issues that the president demanded lawmakers address. New York Times United States Politics and Government, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (2020), Stimulus (Economic), Federal Budget (US), United States Economy, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Unemployment December 30, 2020 at 12:40AM

Biden Criticizes Trump on Vaccine Distribution and Pledges to Pick Up Pace

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By BY THOMAS KAPLAN AND REBECCA ROBBINS U.S. https://ift.tt/3occBAh Three weeks from taking office, Joe Biden called vaccinating Americans “the greatest operational challenge we’ve ever faced as a nation” and offered a bleak assessment of the months ahead. New York Times Vaccination and Immunization, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), United States Politics and Government, Public-Private Sector Cooperation December 30, 2020 at 12:39AM

Alaska Airlines Clamps Down on Emotional Support Animals on Flights

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By BY ALLYSON WALLER Business https://ift.tt/3mSklWw The airline says it will permit service dogs only, following a move by the U.S. Department of Transportation to reclassify the types of service animals allowed on flights. New York Times Service Dogs and Other Animals, Disabilities, Airlines and Airplanes, Dogs December 30, 2020 at 12:30AM

Howard J. Rubenstein, Public Relations Impresario, Dies at 88

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By BY ROBERT D. MCFADDEN Business https://ift.tt/2X0YIIR He polished the tarnished images of the rich, the famous and the flawed, with clients that included Donald J. Trump, Rupert Murdoch and George M. Steinbrenner. New York Times Public Relations and Publicity, Deaths (Obituaries) December 30, 2020 at 12:30AM

Moderna will give its Covid-19 vaccine to its workers, board members and some relatives.

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By BY REBECCA ROBBINS World https://ift.tt/2L2pRsv New York Times internal-essential December 29, 2020 at 11:59PM

Nursing Home Patients Are Dying of Loneliness

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By BY THE EDITORIAL BOARD Opinion https://ift.tt/3htThf9 As the vaccine rolls out in nursing homes, more visits should be allowed. New York Times Quarantine (Life and Culture), Nursing Homes, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Elderly, Loneliness, Elder Care, Alzheimer's Disease December 29, 2020 at 11:56PM

More Contagious Coronavirus Variant Found in Colorado

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By BY CARL ZIMMER AND BRYAN PIETSCH Health https://ift.tt/3hs0ex7 It’s the first confirmed U.S. case of the variant, which has overwhelmed hospitals in Britain. New York Times Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), your-feed-healthcare December 29, 2020 at 11:50PM

Treasury will begin sending the $600 stimulus checks.

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By BY DEBORAH B. SOLOMON U.S. https://ift.tt/2JsYNC6 New York Times December 29, 2020 at 11:45PM

China Has All It Needs to Vaccinate Millions, Except Proof Its Vaccines Work

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By BY SUI-LEE WEE Business https://ift.tt/3hragyF Across the country, local governments plan to inoculate 50 million people by early next year. But the vaccines have not officially been approved. New York Times Vaccination and Immunization, Clinical Trials, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Politics and Government, Local Government December 29, 2020 at 11:43PM

Pompeo Weighs Plan to Place Cuba on U.S. Terrorism Sponsor List

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By BY MICHAEL CROWLEY, CHARLIE SAVAGE AND ERIC SCHMITT U.S. https://ift.tt/3px3pGB The move would complicate any effort by the incoming Biden administration to resume President Barack Obama’s thaw in relations with Havana. New York Times United States International Relations, United States Politics and Government, Terrorism, Presidential Transition (US) December 29, 2020 at 11:40PM

When Nashville Bombing Hit a Telecom Hub, the Ripples Reached Far Beyond

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By BY RICK ROJAS, JAMIE MCGEE, EDMUND LEE AND STEVE CAVENDISH U.S. https://ift.tt/3hsnw5Z Investigators are questioning whether the perpetrator specifically targeted the building. The explosion disrupted 911 call centers, hospitals and cell service in several states. New York Times Nashville, Tenn, Explosion (2020), Wireless Communications, Telephones and Telecommunications, Computer Network Outages, Bombs and Explosives December 29, 2020 at 11:31PM

Stimulus Checks, Virus Variant, Breonna Taylor: Your Tuesday Evening Briefing

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By BY DANI BLUM AND JEREMIAH M. BOGERT, JR. Briefing https://ift.tt/37XvG3i Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day. New York Times December 29, 2020 at 11:20PM