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Good Time on Wall Street

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By BY DEB AMLEN Crosswords & Games https://ift.tt/3e4RrSq Ann Shan makes her New York Times Crossword debut. New York Times Crossword Puzzles March 3, 2021 at 03:00AM

Jing Fong Workers Protest Restaurant Closing

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By BY MELISSA GUERRERO New York https://ift.tt/2NNXKPz After Chinatown's biggest restaurant announced it would be closing indoor dining, workers and supporters protested the move. New York Times Restaurants, Organized Labor March 3, 2021 at 02:08AM

The C.D.C. is urging schools to reopen, but by its standards only 4 percent could do so fully.

By BY JOHN KEEFE World https://ift.tt/3uPV18Q New York Times internal-essential March 3, 2021 at 01:41AM

F. Salt Fitzgerald and Snowbi Wan Kenobi Will Plow Minnesota. Sorry, Luke Snowalker.

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By BY AZI PAYBARAH U.S. https://ift.tt/3kGrKIN More than 122,000 voted to pick eight names in the Minnesota Department of Transportation’s Name a Snowplow contest. New York Times Transportation, Contests and Prizes, Snow and Snowstorms, Roads and Traffic March 3, 2021 at 01:35AM

Jumping Jehoshaphat! Have You Seen How Many Israelis Just Visited the U.A.E.?

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By BY THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN Opinion https://ift.tt/3kGw3Us We may be witnessing a major realignment of the Middle East. New York Times United States International Relations, Palestinians March 3, 2021 at 01:29AM

Biden Vows Enough Vaccine ‘for Every Adult American’ by End of May

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By BY SHERYL GAY STOLBERG, SHARON LAFRANIERE, KATIE THOMAS AND MICHAEL D. SHEAR U.S. https://ift.tt/3bXukGu The pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co. agreed to help manufacture Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine, in a deal partly brokered by the White House. New York Times Vaccination and Immunization, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), United States Politics and Government, Defense Production Act, Factories and Manufacturing March 3, 2021 at 12:48AM

Mississippi Congressman Faces Allegations of Misusing Campaign Funds

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By BY LUKE BROADWATER U.S. https://ift.tt/2NNMNxr The House Ethics Committee is investigating Representative Steven M. Palazzo after a preliminary inquiry found he engaged in a “concerning pattern” of spending campaign funds on his waterfront house. New York Times United States Politics and Government, Campaign Finance, Ethics and Official Misconduct March 3, 2021 at 12:47AM

The Morning

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By Unknown Author Briefing https://ift.tt/3kDcqwC The Morning New York Times March 3, 2021 at 12:12AM

Biden Gains Two Key Economic Advisers

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By BY ANA SWANSON AND JIM TANKERSLEY Business https://ift.tt/3sIQEKJ The Senate confirmed Gina Raimondo as President Biden’s commerce secretary and Cecilia Rouse as the head of the Council of Economic Advisers. New York Times United States Politics and Government, United States Economy, Appointments and Executive Changes March 3, 2021 at 12:11AM

Senate confirms Cecilia Rouse as the first Black chair of White House economic council.

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By BY JIM TANKERSLEY U.S. https://ift.tt/380zNLp Ms. Rouse’s academic research has focused on education, discrimination and the forces that hold some people back in the American economy. New York Times Black People March 3, 2021 at 12:07AM

Cornel West Is in a Fight With Harvard, Again

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By BY ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS U.S. https://ift.tt/2Oluuzy The popular professor, who left Harvard in 2002 after a dispute with its president, says he may leave again if the university does not grant him tenure. New York Times Colleges and Universities, Black People, Race and Ethnicity March 3, 2021 at 12:04AM

Biden Drops Tanden Nomination Amid Bipartisan Opposition

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By BY EMILY COCHRANE AND MICHAEL D. SHEAR U.S. https://ift.tt/3qcNpJX The White House had insisted that it would stand by Neera Tanden as President Biden’s top budget official, but it became clear that she did not have the Senate votes to be confirmed. New York Times Appointments and Executive Changes, United States Politics and Government, Social Media March 2, 2021 at 11:55PM

U.S. Urges Ethiopia to End Hostilities in Tigray

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By BY REUTERS World https://ift.tt/3b9ZQ53 For the second time in a week, the secretary of state pointed to reports of atrocities in the Ethiopian region. New York Times Civilian Casualties, War and Armed Conflicts, United States International Relations March 2, 2021 at 11:55PM

White House abandons push to install Neera Tanden as head of budget office.

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By BY EMILY COCHRANE U.S. https://ift.tt/3uRdlhY Ms. Tanden had drawn bipartisan criticism for a history of leveling personal attacks on lawmakers in both parties through social media. New York Times United States Politics and Government March 2, 2021 at 11:51PM

The Brewing Voting Rights Clash

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By BY GIOVANNI RUSSONELLO U.S. https://ift.tt/3e6w56W Republicans are reuniting — and re-energized — as they pursue a longstanding political goal. New York Times Voter Registration and Requirements, Voting Rights Act (1965), Voter Fraud (Election Fraud), Rumors and Misinformation, Presidential Election of 2020, Absentee Voting, Race and Ethnicity, Discrimination, United States Politics and Government March 2, 2021 at 11:47PM

Cuomo Losing Power and Allies as Crisis Deepens

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By BY JESSE MCKINLEY, LUIS FERRÉ-SADURNÍ AND KATIE GLUECK New York https://ift.tt/37Zh5nF Gov. Andrew Cuomo faced more calls for his resignation, and a Republican congressman and Trump backer, Lee Zeldin, said he was exploring a challenge to him next year. New York Times Politics and Government, Sexual Harassment, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) March 2, 2021 at 11:38PM

Domestic Terrorism Threat Is ‘Metastasizing’ in U.S., F.B.I. Director Says

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By BY ADAM GOLDMAN U.S. https://ift.tt/3e77D5p Christopher A. Wray condemned the Capitol riot and told the Senate Judiciary Committee that agents had opened 2,000 domestic terrorism inquiries in recent years. New York Times United States Politics and Government, Storming of the US Capitol (Jan, 2021), Fringe Groups and Movements, Right-Wing Extremism and Alt-Right, Neo Nazi Groups, Whites, Antifa Movement (US), Terrorism March 2, 2021 at 11:33PM

Walter Chambers, Birder Who Saw What Others Didn’t, Dies at 46

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By BY ALEX VADUKUL Obituaries https://ift.tt/3kEYJ07 Mr. Chambers worked night shifts as a pharmacist so he could spend time scouring Georgia for unseen birds. He died of complications of Covid-19. New York Times Deaths (Obituaries), Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Birds, Birdwatching March 2, 2021 at 11:30PM

S.U.V. Packed With 25 Passengers Crashes Near California Border, Killing 13

By BY MIRIAM JORDAN AND NICHOLAS BOGEL-BURROUGHS U.S. https://ift.tt/3e3wB5O A truck slammed into an S.U.V. crowded with 25 people in an agricultural region where migrant smuggling is common. New York Times Traffic Accidents and Safety, Immigration and Emigration, Deaths (Fatalities), Migrant Labor (Agriculture) March 2, 2021 at 11:23PM

The Case for Covid Optimism

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By BY SPENCER BOKAT-LINDELL Opinion https://ift.tt/2PssupE A century ago, another pandemic terrorized the world for over a year — until it didn’t. Is the coronavirus finally going the way of the 1918 flu? New York Times Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) March 2, 2021 at 11:20PM

Johnson & Johnson, Texas, Riviera Maya: Your Tuesday Evening Briefing

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By BY REMY TUMIN AND SANDRA STEVENSON Briefing https://ift.tt/383E14Z Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day. New York Times March 2, 2021 at 11:13PM

When Did the Pandemic Become Real for You?

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By BY FAHIMA HAQUE U.S. https://ift.tt/3sMD20X The World Health Organization declared the spread of the coronavirus a pandemic on March 11, 2020. But when was the instant you knew your life would change? New York Times Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) March 2, 2021 at 11:11PM

U.S. Catholic bishops have drawn a subtle moral distinction between vaccines.

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By BY RUTH GRAHAM World https://ift.tt/3bYWTU7 New York Times internal-essential March 2, 2021 at 11:08PM