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Hospitals in Texas are losing resources and gaining patients.

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By BY DAVID MONTGOMERY AND SIMON ROMERO U.S. https://ift.tt/3ubpde2 New York Times February 19, 2021 at 01:07AM

Winter weather has disrupted hundreds of thousands of vaccinations across the U.S.

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By BY REMY TUMIN World https://ift.tt/3bywDQn New York Times internal-essential February 19, 2021 at 01:01AM

Marte, un planeta gélido e inhóspito, es ideal para buscar los rastros de la vida primigenia

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By BY SARAH STEWART JOHNSON en Español https://ift.tt/3bgLuP7 Nuestros primeros días en la Tierra han desaparecido casi por completo, pero en Marte, el pasado está enterrado. New York Times Earth, Perseverance (Mars Rover), Mars (Planet), Space and Astronomy February 19, 2021 at 12:54AM

Cracked Pipes, Frozen Wells, Offline Treatment Plants: A Texan Water Crisis

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By BY JACK HEALY, RICHARD FAUSSET AND JAMES DOBBINS U.S. https://ift.tt/3ubnbuq Electricity was restored to most Texans who had lost power after a winter storm, but water systems for nearly two-thirds of residents were disrupted, leaving millions without drinkable water. New York Times Shortages, Water, Power Failures and Blackouts February 19, 2021 at 12:44AM

Abbott Says Power Is Being Restored but Water Remains a Challenge

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By BY REUTERS U.S. https://ift.tt/2Nk3VKL Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas said Thursday that two million homes had power back but that access to clean water was still a problem. He plans to ask for a major federal disaster declaration to release emergency funds. New York Times Power Failures and Blackouts, Snow and Snowstorms, Water February 19, 2021 at 12:41AM

What Crisis-Communications Experts Would Tell Ted Cruz

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By BY GIOVANNI RUSSONELLO U.S. https://ift.tt/3uc3lPS We asked political strategists who have worked for figures like Anthony Weiner and Mark Sanford for their take on the Texas senator’s Cancún fiasco. New York Times Public Relations and Publicity, United States Politics and Government February 19, 2021 at 12:34AM

If Winter Feels Extra Hard This Year, You’re Not Alone

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By BY CORINNE PURTILL U.S. https://ift.tt/2NkNM7J Months of stress have left us exhausted, limited and wrung out. But even the iciest winters thaw eventually. New York Times Winter (Season), Writing and Writers, Anxiety and Stress February 19, 2021 at 12:32AM

‘Something very wrong happened here.’ Lawmakers grill Robinhood C.E.O. at GameStop hearing.

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By BY NATHANIEL POPPER AND MATT PHILLIPS U.S. https://ift.tt/37uQoae New York Times February 19, 2021 at 12:30AM

U.S. and Novavax Will Aid Global Vaccination Campaign

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By BY SHERYL GAY STOLBERG U.S. https://ift.tt/2ZtLNR7 The Biden administration plans to make good on a promise to donate $4 billion, while the pharmaceutical company Novavax pledged to donate 1.1 billion doses of its vaccine. New York Times Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Vaccination and Immunization, United States Politics and Government, United States International Relations, Foreign Aid, Philanthropy February 19, 2021 at 12:28AM

‘Such Dire Straits’: Hobbled Texas Hospitals Are Filling Dialysis Needs

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By BY DAVID MONTGOMERY AND SIMON ROMERO U.S. https://ift.tt/3s7gms9 The state’s power failure has plunged some hospitals into crisis, even as they are still reeling from the coronavirus pandemic. New York Times Hospitals, Power Failures and Blackouts, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Shortages, Water, Dialysis February 19, 2021 at 12:22AM

Israel and Syria Complete a Prisoner Swap, Mediated by Russia

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By BY PATRICK KINGSLEY World https://ift.tt/3ufb4wK An Israeli woman in her 20s was allowed to leave Syria for Russia, after Israel returned two captured shepherds to Syria. New York Times International Relations February 19, 2021 at 12:16AM

Coffee Drinking Tied to Lower Risk of Heart Failure

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By BY NICHOLAS BAKALAR Well https://ift.tt/3s1t0ss An innovative study that examined hundreds of factors linked to heart failure found one dietary factor that may lower risk: drinking coffee. New York Times Heart, Caffeine, Coffee February 19, 2021 at 12:12AM

‘It was like a war call’: Applications to nursing schools rose during the pandemic.

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By BY EMMA GOLDBERG Health https://ift.tt/3axC4j1 New York Times internal-essential February 19, 2021 at 12:09AM

Letter to a Young Republican

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By BY DAVID BROOKS Opinion https://ift.tt/3qyqI43 How should you spend your life? New York Times United States Politics and Government February 19, 2021 at 12:00AM

A New-Media Showdown in Australia

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By BY KARA SWISHER Opinion https://ift.tt/3bhUwLH What to make of a proposed law that would require tech companies to pay for news that appears on their platforms. New York Times Social Media, Newspapers February 18, 2021 at 11:57PM

Big Tech’s chief executives are headed back to Washington.

By BY DAVID MCCABE Business https://ift.tt/3axQLm7 New York Times February 18, 2021 at 11:46PM

Alex Trebek’s Wardrobe Is Donated to Formerly Incarcerated Men

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By BY MICHAEL LEVENSON U.S. https://ift.tt/3s7Adau The gift, which will also benefit formerly homeless men, was in keeping with an appeal that the host of “Jeopardy!” had made when he asked viewers to “build a gentler, kinder society.” New York Times Hiring and Promotion, Suits (Apparel), Labor and Jobs, Philanthropy February 18, 2021 at 11:46PM

In GameStop Saga, Robinhood Is Cast as the Villain

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By BY NATHANIEL POPPER AND MATT PHILLIPS Business https://ift.tt/37pxUIc Lawmakers at a congressional hearing kept coming back to the chief of the stock-trading app with pointed questions and a key argument: “Something very wrong happened here.” New York Times Banking and Financial Institutions, United States Politics and Government, Stocks and Bonds, Computer and Video Games February 18, 2021 at 11:45PM

Using an Anti-Klan Law Against Trump’s Clan

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By BY CHARLES M. BLOW Opinion https://ift.tt/37uyjsC The recent federal lawsuit against Donald Trump and Rudy Giuliani is forcing us into a much-needed history lesson. New York Times Black People, Storming of the US Capitol (Jan, 2021), United States Politics and Government, Suits and Litigation (Civil), Reconstruction Era, Slavery (Historical), Fringe Groups and Movements February 18, 2021 at 11:40PM

Texas, Immigration, Mars: Your Thursday Evening Briefing

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By BY WILL DUDDING AND SANDRA STEVENSON Briefing https://ift.tt/2M6ofyI Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day. New York Times February 18, 2021 at 11:40PM

‘Let’s not gaslight the American people’: Rashida Tlaib and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez grill Citadel and Robinhood chiefs.

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By BY DAVID MCCABE Business https://ift.tt/2M49sVf New York Times February 18, 2021 at 11:28PM

California’s legislature pushes $12.6 billion plan to open schools.

By BY SHAWN HUBLER U.S. https://ift.tt/3qztlT4 New York Times internal-essential February 18, 2021 at 11:22PM

A congressman dialed Robinhood’s help line. The call didn’t last long.

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By BY KATE KELLY Business https://ift.tt/3avlhgA New York Times February 18, 2021 at 11:18PM