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When Harry Met Harry

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By BY GREGORY COWLES Books https://ift.tt/3ajKTwf In Dan Gutman’s “Houdini and Me,” a boy named Harry who lives in Houdini’s old house is getting text messages from the long-dead magician’s ghost. New York Times Books and Literature, Children and Childhood, Magic and Magicians April 17, 2021 at 05:25AM

Pseudonymous Bosch’s First Book Under His Real Name

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By BY MAX BRALLIER Books https://ift.tt/3x4OUOU In “The Anti-Book,” Raphael Simon explores what happens when a bubble gum prize enables an angry boy to erase everything he hates about his life. New York Times Books and Literature, Children and Childhood April 17, 2021 at 05:23AM

Friday late

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By Unknown Author Briefing https://ift.tt/3do63LB Friday late New York Times April 17, 2021 at 04:43AM

Rays Continue Their Domination of Struggling Yankees

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By BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Sports https://ift.tt/3e8Azs9 Tampa Bay’s latest victory dropped the Yankees to 5-8. Meanwhile the Mets had yet another game postponed. New York Times Baseball April 17, 2021 at 03:48AM

The Sikh community in Indianapolis is devastated by the shooting.

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By BY ELIZABETH DIAS, MITCH SMITH AND ANDRÉS R. MARTÍNEZ U.S. https://ift.tt/3mYUbmv Many recalled a 2012 attack on a Sikh temple in Wisconsin. New York Times April 17, 2021 at 03:39AM

What we know about the victims.

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By BY CHRISTINA MORALES, MICHAEL LEVENSON AND ANDRÉS R. MARTÍNEZ U.S. https://ift.tt/3dpTBLk New York Times April 17, 2021 at 03:37AM

In a Spasm of Violence, Indianapolis Faces Its Third Mass Shooting in 2021

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By BY SARAH BAHR, MITCH SMITH AND CAMPBELL ROBERTSON U.S. https://ift.tt/3gizEYI The country grappled with yet another bloody rampage, only weeks after back-to-back mass shootings last month in Atlanta and Boulder, Colo. New York Times Mass Shootings, Indianapolis, Ind, Shooting (April, 2021), Sikhs and Sikhism April 17, 2021 at 02:30AM

Hundreds March in Chicago, Protesting Police Shooting of Adam Toledo, 13

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By BY JULIE BOSMAN AND ELLEN ALMER DURSTON U.S. https://ift.tt/3uVQbpJ The boy was fatally shot in March after a police chase in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood. New York Times Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings, Black Lives Matter Movement April 17, 2021 at 02:25AM

Something Opened With a Click

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By BY CAITLIN LOVINGER Crosswords & Games https://ift.tt/2RHlO8d Leslie Rogers takes us aloft on a Saturday. New York Times Crossword Puzzles April 17, 2021 at 02:00AM

The gunman’s mother warned officials he might attempt “suicide by cop.”

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By BY WILL WRIGHT U.S. https://ift.tt/3tr3Fcx The authorities had confiscated a shotgun from the suspect. New York Times April 17, 2021 at 01:48AM

U.S. and Japan Pledge to Advance Democratic Values

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By Unknown Author U.S. https://ift.tt/3tuJIla President Biden welcomed Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga of Japan to the White House, where they pledged to work together to counter authoritarianism and advance “shared democratic norms.” New York Times United States Politics and Government, Democracy (Theory and Philosophy), United States International Relations April 17, 2021 at 01:28AM

Corrections: April 17, 2021

By Unknown Author Corrections https://ift.tt/3ebowu6 Corrections that appeared in print on Saturday, April 17, 2021. New York Times April 17, 2021 at 01:27AM

Quotation of the Day: The Contradiction That Doomed America’s Mission in Afghanistan

By Unknown Author Today’s Paper https://ift.tt/2RDa8mN Quotation of the Day for Saturday, April 17, 2021. New York Times April 17, 2021 at 01:26AM

The F.D.A. finalized a move away from using an antibody treatment on its own.

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By BY REBECCA ROBBINS World https://ift.tt/3ahXzDP New York Times internal-essential April 17, 2021 at 01:16AM

Biden Wavers on Restricting Refugee Entry

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By BY ZOLAN KANNO-YOUNGS AND MIRIAM JORDAN U.S. https://ift.tt/3ebnhuW The Biden administration will for now maintain a historically low refugee cap. But after a widespread backlash from Democrats, the White House said it would raise refugee admissions in May. New York Times Refugees and Displaced Persons, United States Politics and Government, Immigration and Emigration, Humanitarian Aid April 17, 2021 at 01:12AM

A Chilean government study found that China’s CoronaVac vaccine offers broad protection against Covid-19.

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By Unknown Author World https://ift.tt/3mU7lkI New York Times internal-essential April 17, 2021 at 01:08AM

Months Before Season, N.F.L. and Players Clash Over Pandemic Workouts

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By BY EMMANUEL MORGAN Sports https://ift.tt/3aiBwgq Players on 14 teams announced they would not attend off-season programming because of concerns about the coronavirus. Some may give up financial benefits in the process. New York Times Football, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Organized Labor, Workplace Hazards and Violations, Workplace Environment April 17, 2021 at 12:25AM

Biden and Suga Agree U.S. and Japan Will Work Together on 5G

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By BY DAVID E. SANGER AND KATIE ROGERS U.S. https://ift.tt/3dpFplN The subtext of the meeting was responding to China’s influence and its aggressive actions in the Indo-Pacific and beyond, and Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga resisted being drawn into a rivalry. New York Times United States International Relations, Defense and Military Forces, Global Warming April 16, 2021 at 11:59PM

The Justice Department sues Roger Stone, a longtime Trump ally, alleging tax evasion.

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By BY KATIE BENNER U.S. https://ift.tt/3uUUKR8 Mr. Stone and his wife failed to pay almost $2 million in federal income taxes, the government said in its complaint, which also said they tried to hide their wealth in an investment entity. New York Times Federal Taxes (US), Suits and Litigation (Civil) April 16, 2021 at 11:40PM

“It’s a National Embarrassment,’ Biden Says on Gun Violence

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By BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS U.S. https://ift.tt/3aheSVL President Biden said on Friday that he was committed to passing gun control legislation and called on Senate Republicans to support a bill already passed by the House. New York Times United States Politics and Government, Gun Control, Murders, Attempted Murders and Homicides April 16, 2021 at 11:38PM

A Week of Discouraging, Frightening and Frustrating Pandemic Developments

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By BY IAN AUSTEN World https://ift.tt/2QuSUaT Canada inched ahead of the United States on new daily coronavirus cases per capita and officials warned that worse is to come. New York Times Vaccination and Immunization, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) April 16, 2021 at 10:26PM