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Quite a Job, You Have to Admit

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By BY DEB AMLEN Crosswords & Games https://ift.tt/31DGY8M Sam Ezersky wishes us all a happy April Fools’ Day. New York Times Crossword Puzzles April 1, 2021 at 02:00AM

Quite a Job, You Have to Admit

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By BY DEB AMLEN Crosswords & Games https://ift.tt/2PfYOwj Sam Ezersky wishes us all a happy April Fools’ Day. New York Times Crossword Puzzles April 1, 2021 at 02:00AM

Child Care in Crisis: Can Biden’s Plan Save It?

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By BY ALISHA HARIDASANI GUPTA U.S. https://ift.tt/3cBeZNs Child-care centers improvised during the pandemic, scrambling to stay open with razor-thin budgets and little government guidance. How long will the short-term solutions last? New York Times Children and Childhood, Child Care, Education (K-12), Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Women and Girls April 1, 2021 at 01:33AM

For many college students, pandemic life is disappointing. For others, it is a financial crisis.

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By BY STEPHANIE SAUL World https://ift.tt/3ucGrHm As campuses struggle under the shadow of the pandemic, many students report having trouble paying for food, housing and other basic needs. New York Times internal-essential, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Colleges and Universities, Poverty April 1, 2021 at 01:32AM

Aides helped Cuomo draft book while simultaneously obscuring nursing home deaths.

By BY JESSE MCKINLEY, DANNY HAKIM AND ALEXANDRA ALTER World https://ift.tt/3dmkv5Q New York Times internal-essential April 1, 2021 at 01:22AM

Analysis: Biden is using his ‘infrastructure week’ to argue that government can do big things that the private sector cannot.

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By BY DAVID E. SANGER U.S. https://ift.tt/31DryRW New York Times April 1, 2021 at 01:14AM

PM-covid-update

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By Unknown Author Slideshows https://ift.tt/2QU3ybi PM-covid-update New York Times April 1, 2021 at 01:00AM

Pentagon issues new rules overturning Trump’s ban on transgender troops.

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By BY HELENE COOPER U.S. https://ift.tt/3m7LIgk New York Times April 1, 2021 at 12:58AM

Man Is Charged With Smuggling in Crash That Killed 13 Migrants in California

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By BY JACEY FORTIN U.S. https://ift.tt/3rEXTT2 More than two dozen people were crowded into an S.U.V. that collided with a tractor-trailer near the border. Jose Cruz Noguez was accused of coordinating the smuggling attempt. New York Times Traffic Accidents and Safety, Illegal Immigration, Smuggling April 1, 2021 at 12:54AM

Jill Biden, in California, Lends Support to Farmworkers Seeking Vaccinations

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By BY KATIE ROGERS U.S. https://ift.tt/3fwmzL9 The first lady was in Delano, Calif., to mark the birthday of César Chávez, the labor organizer who formed the country’s first successful farmworkers’ union. New York Times Agriculture and Farming, Workplace Hazards and Violations, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Vaccination and Immunization, Organized Labor, Citizenship and Naturalization, American Rescue Plan (2021), United States Economy, United States Politics and Government April 1, 2021 at 12:50AM

Investigators say a Trump aide took it upon himself to award hefty pandemic contracts.

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By BY SHERYL GAY STOLBERG World https://ift.tt/3sFiKHh Peter Navarro, frustrated by the snail’s pace response to Covid-19, gave contracts worth hundreds of millions of dollars to politically connected or novice companies, according to a House inquiry. New York Times internal-essential, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Government Contracts and Procurement April 1, 2021 at 12:32AM

40 Years After Reagan, a Bet Big Government Can Get Something Done

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By BY DAVID E. SANGER U.S. https://ift.tt/3sHDwWz President Biden feels a burning sense of competition, his aides say, to prove that democratic capitalism can work. New York Times Infrastructure (Public Works), American Rescue Plan (2021), United States Politics and Government, United States Economy, Presidents and Presidency (US), Bridges and Tunnels April 1, 2021 at 12:22AM

Clerk Who Questioned $20 Bill Watched Floyd Arrest With ‘Disbelief and Guilt’

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By BY JOHN ELIGON, SHAILA DEWAN, TIM ARANGO AND NICHOLAS BOGEL-BURROUGHS U.S. https://ift.tt/3rG9Ac0 During the third day of Derek Chauvin’s trial, witness after witness agonized over whether they could have done anything to stop what would eventually happen to George Floyd. New York Times George Floyd Protests (2020), Black Lives Matter Movement, Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings April 1, 2021 at 12:20AM

Investment Firm’s Collapse Put Unseen Risks on Full Display

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By BY MATT PHILLIPS Business https://ift.tt/3fwm9EE Archegos Capital Management’s use of swaps helped conceal its exposure to huge blocks of shares but showed once again how lightly regulated derivatives can shake the financial system. New York Times Banking and Financial Institutions April 1, 2021 at 12:16AM

Matt Gaetz investigado por posible tráfico sexual, según fuentes

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By BY MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT, KATIE BENNER AND NICHOLAS FANDOS en Español https://ift.tt/31zxH1N En los últimos meses del gobierno de Trump el Departamento de Justicia abrió una investigación en torno al congresista por Florida, dijeron personas con conocimiento del asunto. New York Times United States Politics and Government, Child Abuse and Neglect, Sex Crimes April 1, 2021 at 12:13AM

Nationals Player Tests Positive for Virus Before Opening Day

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By BY DAVID WALDSTEIN Sports https://ift.tt/3dl8Ioh Because of contract-tracing rules, four other players and a staff member will be held out of Washington’s season opener against the Mets on Thursday. New York Times Baseball, Coronavirus Reopenings April 1, 2021 at 12:11AM

As Cuomo Sought $4 Million Book Deal, Aides Hid Damaging Death Toll

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By BY JESSE MCKINLEY, DANNY HAKIM AND ALEXANDRA ALTER New York https://ift.tt/3sHjv2D Gov. Andrew Cuomo boasted, “I am not a superhero,” in early versions of his book, drafted as his aides scrubbed a politically damaging Health Department report. New York Times Books and Literature, Nursing Homes, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Book Trade and Publishing, Deaths (Fatalities), Elder Care, Coronavirus Risks and Safety Concerns March 31, 2021 at 11:44PM

Factory Mix-Up Ruins Up to 15 Million Vaccine Doses From Johnson & Johnson

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By BY SHARON LAFRANIERE AND NOAH WEILAND U.S. https://ift.tt/2OaIH2l A manufacturing subcontractor in Baltimore mixed ingredients from the coronavirus vaccines of Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca, setting back U.S. production of the “one-and-done” shot. New York Times Vaccination and Immunization, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Factories and Manufacturing, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Regulation and Deregulation of Industry March 31, 2021 at 11:33PM

Biden’s Infrastructure Plan Meets Skepticism, Signaling Fight to Come

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By BY EMILY COCHRANE U.S. https://ift.tt/39uyzsG With Republicans lining up in opposition and some Democrats unsatisfied, the package faces hurdles on Capitol Hill. New York Times United States Politics and Government, Law and Legislation, Infrastructure (Public Works), Federal Taxes (US), United States Economy March 31, 2021 at 11:31PM

As Virus and Economic Woes Ravage Brazil, Bolsonaro Improvises and Confounds

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By BY ERNESTO LONDOÑO AND LETÍCIA CASADO World https://ift.tt/3sBzTBA Critics see the recent behavior of Brazil’s president — polarizing in the best of times — as an unnerving sign of a flailing leader. His strategy, if there is one, is difficult to discern. New York Times Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Impeachment, Politics and Government March 31, 2021 at 11:26PM

Biden bets that tackling climate change will create jobs, not kill them.

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By BY CORAL DAVENPORT, NOAM SCHEIBER AND LISA FRIEDMAN U.S. https://ift.tt/3u7EV9p New York Times March 31, 2021 at 11:25PM

As devastating video played in court, George Floyd’s brother was there to watch.

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By BY TIM ARANGO U.S. https://ift.tt/3rEcYV3 New York Times March 31, 2021 at 11:20PM

Minnesota Court Ruling Fuels Calls to Change Sexual Assault Law

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By BY CHRISTINA MORALES U.S. https://ift.tt/2PmXKXn The state Supreme Court tossed out a man’s conviction on a third-degree sexual conduct charge because the woman he was accused of assaulting was “voluntarily intoxicated” at the time. New York Times Law and Legislation, State Legislatures, Women's Rights, Sex Crimes, Supreme Courts (State), Decisions and Verdicts, Politics and Government, Women and Girls March 31, 2021 at 11:11PM