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Three Skiers Missing After Avalanche in Colorado, Officials Say

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By BY AZI PAYBARAH U.S. https://ift.tt/2MlutLn Recovery efforts were suspended on Tuesday because of hazardous conditions and will resume Wednesday, the San Juan County Office of Emergency Management said. New York Times Avalanches, Skiing, Deaths (Fatalities), Rescues February 3, 2021 at 03:04AM

Live (Together)

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By BY DEB AMLEN Crosswords & Games https://ift.tt/2YCag6b Yacob Yonas pays tribute to a civil rights icon. New York Times Crossword Puzzles February 3, 2021 at 03:00AM

President Biden traveled to the Capitol to pay respects to Brian Sicknick, the officer who died from injuries sustained at the Capitol riot.

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By BY KATIE ROGERS U.S. https://ift.tt/3tnhEjZ Mr. Sicknick is only the fifth person to lie in honor in the Capitol Rotunda. New York Times Attacks on Police, United States Politics and Government, Funerals and Memorials, Capitol Building (Washington, DC) February 3, 2021 at 02:57AM

Questlove’s ‘Summer of Soul’ Wins at Sundance

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By BY STEPHANIE GOODMAN Movies https://ift.tt/36D4Axd The documentary took home two prizes while “Coda” won several honors for its fictional tale of a hearing teenager in a deaf family. New York Times Movies, Documentary Films and Programs, Sundance Film Festival (Park City, Utah) February 3, 2021 at 02:29AM

How Hong Kong’s Lowliest Politicians Became Its Champions of Freedom

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By BY ELAINE YU World https://ift.tt/2MSZ1Uj District councilors typically tended to mundane matters like pest control and new bus stops. Now, they’re the last line of defense in keeping the city’s pro-democracy opposition alive. New York Times Politics and Government, Hong Kong Protests (2019), Law and Legislation February 3, 2021 at 02:13AM

The House approves $5,000 fines for lawmakers who refuse to go through metal detectors set up outside the chamber.

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By BY CATIE EDMONDSON U.S. https://ift.tt/2YEagTj New York Times February 3, 2021 at 01:25AM

Aleksei Navalny Is Resisting Putin, and Winning

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By BY THE EDITORIAL BOARD Opinion https://ift.tt/2MskiEF The opposition leader was sentenced to prison, but he has mobilized a vast movement that’s not done growing. New York Times Political Prisoners February 3, 2021 at 01:02AM

California aims to speed up vaccines.

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By BY JILL COWAN World https://ift.tt/36B18Dr New York Times internal-essential February 3, 2021 at 12:52AM

A judge ruled Guantánamo is too risky for hearings in a Southeast Asian bombing case.

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By BY CAROL ROSENBERG World https://ift.tt/2MJj1ZD New York Times internal-essential February 3, 2021 at 12:46AM

Judge Postpones Guantánamo Court Appearances, Citing Pandemic

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By BY CAROL ROSENBERG U.S. https://ift.tt/3tl3X5k A military judge who was to travel to Guantánamo Bay this week ruled that the health risks the base posed were reason enough to delay the arraignments of three prisoners. New York Times Detainees, United States Defense and Military Forces, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) February 3, 2021 at 12:42AM

Impeachment Case Argues Trump Was ‘Singularly Responsible’ for Capitol Riot

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By BY NICHOLAS FANDOS AND MAGGIE HABERMAN U.S. https://ift.tt/2YFygW8 The House managers cited the Constitution’s framers in urging that Donald J. Trump be convicted and disqualified from holding office. Mr. Trump’s lawyers said the Senate had no jurisdiction. New York Times United States Politics and Government, Impeachment, Presidential Election of 2020, Storming of the US Capitol (Jan, 2021), Constitution (US), Freedom of Speech and Expression February 3, 2021 at 12:37AM

Mayorkas Sworn In as Secretary of Homeland Security

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By BY REUTERS U.S. https://ift.tt/3pDnM5z Alejandro N. Mayorkas was sworn in as homeland security secretary on Tuesday, making him the first Latino and the first immigrant to hold the position. New York Times Immigration and Emigration, Politics and Government February 3, 2021 at 12:31AM

Biden Signs 3 Executive Orders on Immigration

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By BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS U.S. https://ift.tt/3toHrs4 President Biden on Tuesday signed three executive orders aiming to roll back former President Donald J. Trump’s policies on immigration and reunite migrant families who were separated at the Mexican border. New York Times United States Politics and Government, Immigration and Emigration, Executive Orders and Memorandums February 3, 2021 at 12:30AM

U.N. Delays Salvage of Yemen Oil Tanker Amid Fears of Major Spill

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By BY RICK GLADSTONE World https://ift.tt/2YE32i9 The United Nations had planned to start a maritime salvage operation to prevent leaks from a dilapidated tanker holding four times the oil that spilled in the Exxon Valdez disaster. But Houthi insurgents have failed to provide a written security guarantee, the U.N. said. New York Times Oil Spills, Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline February 3, 2021 at 12:29AM

F.B.I. Agents Killed in Florida Shooting

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By BY REUTERS U.S. https://ift.tt/2Msvi4U Two F.B.I. agents were killed and three more were injured as they were executing a search warrant in Sunrise, Fla., in a case that involved violent crimes against children. New York Times Attacks on Police, Murders, Attempted Murders and Homicides, Search and Seizure February 3, 2021 at 12:08AM

Eugenio Martinez, Last of the Watergate Burglars, Dies at 98

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By BY SAM ROBERTS U.S. https://ift.tt/3apGw2c A hero to exiles from Castro’s Cuba, he was the only person other than Richard Nixon to receive a presidential pardon in the scandal. New York Times Watergate Affair, Bay of Pigs Invasion (1961), Deaths (Obituaries) February 3, 2021 at 12:04AM

Protests Rise After Officer in Tamir Rice Shooting Plays on Football Team

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By BY JOHN ELIGON Sports https://ift.tt/3oFYnXt Timothy Loehmann, who was fired from the Cleveland police force after the shooting death of 12-year-old Tamir Rice, has quietly played with a semipro team in Ohio. New York Times Black People, Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings, Football February 2, 2021 at 11:28PM

Ricky Powell, 59, Dies; Chronicled Early Hip-Hop and Downtown New York

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By BY JON CARAMANICA Arts https://ift.tt/3pJiENk Prolific with his point-and-shoot camera, he captured early, essential images of the Beastie Boys, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Run-DMC, Andy Warhol and more. New York Times Deaths (Obituaries), Rap and Hip-Hop, Photography February 3, 2021 at 12:03AM

Vladimir Putin Has Become America’s Ex-Boyfriend From Hell

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By BY THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN Opinion https://ift.tt/3jf9MwC He’s not very important to us, but he keeps stalking us. New York Times United States International Relations, US Federal Government Data Breach (2020), Cyberwarfare and Defense, Poisoning and Poisons February 3, 2021 at 12:00AM

What Do You Do When Your Child Has the Coronavirus?

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By BY COURTNEY ZOFFNESS Opinion https://ift.tt/2Ml930V Of all the bodies in my household, it slipped into the smallest one. New York Times Children and Childhood, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) February 2, 2021 at 11:56PM

Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today

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By BY JONATHAN WOLFE U.S. https://ift.tt/36E5dXz People from wealthier, largely white neighborhoods are taking an outsized share of vaccines. New York Times February 2, 2021 at 11:37PM

Protests Rise After Officer in Tamir Rice Shooting Plays on Football Team

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By BY JOHN ELIGON Sports https://ift.tt/3cwN29X Timothy Loehmann, who was fired from the Cleveland police force after the shooting death of 12-year-old Tamir Rice, has quietly played with a semipro team in Ohio. New York Times Black People, Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings, Football February 2, 2021 at 11:28PM

A Tale of Two Zooms: Arenado Trade Draws Mixed Emotions

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By BY DAVID WALDSTEIN Sports https://ift.tt/3cwFqEt As the St. Louis Cardinals celebrated their trade for Nolan Arenado, the Colorado Rockies were also on a video chat, explaining how they paid another team to take their best player. New York Times Baseball, Trades (Sports) February 2, 2021 at 11:15PM