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What’s on TV This Week: The Oscars and a Greta Thunberg Documentary

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By BY GABE COHN Arts https://ift.tt/3wZQPnU This year’s Academy Awards ceremony airs on ABC. And PBS airs a three-part documentary pegged to Earth Day. New York Times Television, Movies April 19, 2021 at 05:00AM

Your Monday Briefing

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By BY NATASHA FROST Briefing https://ift.tt/3x1SLfT Navalny’s doctors fear the worst. New York Times April 19, 2021 at 04:22AM

NASA Mars Helicopter’s First Flight: When to Watch

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By BY KENNETH CHANG Science https://ift.tt/2QdhLA4 The experimental Ingenuity vehicle is expected to complete a short but historic up-and-down flight on Monday morning. New York Times Mars (Planet), Helicopters, Perseverance (Mars Rover), Space and Astronomy, Computers and the Internet April 19, 2021 at 04:01AM

Why the Worst N.B.A. Player Is (Probably) Still Better Than You

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By BY SOPAN DEB Sports https://ift.tt/3mZSWnl There’s confidence, and then there’s thinking you can beat one of the 500 (N.B.A.) or 150 (W.N.B.A.) best basketball players in the world. New York Times Basketball, Content Type: Personal Profile April 19, 2021 at 04:01AM

Vanessa Bryant Uses Her Platform to Battle the Powerful

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By BY JONATHAN ABRAMS Sports https://ift.tt/3sul5DW Through social media and a lawsuit, she is trying to hold law enforcement to account in ways that are uncommon for women, and especially for women of color. New York Times Suits and Litigation (Civil), Aviation Accidents, Safety and Disasters, Photography, Basketball April 19, 2021 at 04:01AM

College Players Graduating to the N.H.L. Have a Chance for Longer Test Run

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By BY GARY SANTANIELLO Sports https://ift.tt/3sqe3jv The modified schedule gives college players who make N.H.L. rosters an opportunity to play more than just the handful of games they’d get in a traditional season. New York Times Hockey, Ice April 19, 2021 at 04:01AM

N.F.L. Draft Process Adapts With the Pandemic

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By BY EMMANUEL MORGAN Sports https://ift.tt/3glncrb Players and scouts adjusted their methods to account for the absence of a traditional combine in Indianapolis. New York Times Draft and Recruitment (Sports), Football, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) April 19, 2021 at 04:01AM

John Grisham Leaves the Courtroom for Basketball, and Sudan

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By BY SOPAN DEB Sports https://ift.tt/3v2et1e Grisham has spent the past 30 years churning out legal thrillers, but the pandemic’s impact on college sports prompted him to shift his focus to a basketball novel called “Sooley.” New York Times Books and Literature, Basketball (College), Basketball April 19, 2021 at 04:01AM

The Biden administration will push for more Americans to get vaccinated as states expand access.

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By BY SHERYL GAY STOLBERG World https://ift.tt/3ecquuh New York Times internal-essential April 19, 2021 at 03:00AM

Minnesota Governor Calls Alleged Assaults on Journalists ‘Chilling’

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By BY KELLEN BROWNING Business https://ift.tt/3alGKbs Gov. Tim Walz said he had told police officers to “make changes” that would allow reporters to do their jobs. New York Times Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings, News and News Media April 19, 2021 at 02:23AM

简报:中美发表应对气候危机联合声明;医生称纳瓦尔尼病危

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By BY EMILY CHAN AND KONEY BAI World https://ift.tt/3dva1lP 美日同意合作建设5G;台铁脱轨事故检方起诉工程车司机过失致死;菲利普亲王葬礼举行;劳尔·卡斯特罗宣布卸任古巴中共中央第一书记……这里是今日要闻。 New York Times April 19, 2021 at 02:23AM

Quotation of the Day: With Much to Lose, Afghan Women Fear Stifling Return to Past

By Unknown Author Today’s Paper https://ift.tt/3gl298r Quotation of the Day for Monday, April 19, 2021. New York Times April 19, 2021 at 01:53AM

No Corrections: April 19, 2021

By Unknown Author Corrections https://ift.tt/32qZLVo No corrections appeared in print on Monday, April 19, 2021. New York Times April 19, 2021 at 01:51AM

Lesson of the Day: ‘Bad Future, Better Future’

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By BY JEREMY ENGLE The Learning Network https://ift.tt/3x8O6bI In this lesson, students will explore an unconventional approach to reporting on climate change: a children’s book. Then, using the book as a mentor text, they will create their own illustrated guide for young readers. New York Times April 19, 2021 at 01:24AM

Russia Expels 20 Czech Diplomats as Tensions Escalate

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By BY MICHAEL SCHWIRTZ World https://ift.tt/3tI3jhO On Saturday, Prague kicked out 18 Russian diplomats after accusing Russia of being behind an attack on an ammunition depot. On Sunday, Moscow retaliated. New York Times April 19, 2021 at 01:15AM

A Climate Change Guide for Kids

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By BY JULIA ROSEN AND YULIYA PARSHINA-KOTTAS Climate https://ift.tt/3mYdufK The future could be bad, or it could be better. You can help decide. New York Times Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Global Warming, Carbon Dioxide, Air Pollution, Wildfires April 19, 2021 at 01:00AM

Stroman Dominates for Eight Innings in Win Over Rockies

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By BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Sports https://ift.tt/3akS0Vt Marcus Stroman pitched well and helped himself with a spectacular defensive play. The Mets have won five of six. New York Times Baseball April 19, 2021 at 12:15AM

In Indianapolis Shooting, a Red Flag That Never Flew

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By BY CAMPBELL ROBERTSON, ALI WATKINS AND ANDRÉS R. MARTÍNEZ U.S. https://ift.tt/3sv4no6 Red flag laws are supposed to keep guns away from people who should not have them. That did not happen with the gunman who killed eight people in Indianapolis. New York Times Gun Control, Firearms, Indianapolis, Ind, Shooting (April, 2021) April 19, 2021 at 12:09AM

Rage Against European Super League Is Muffled by Our Cheers

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By BY RORY SMITH Sports https://ift.tt/2QdvgQi A breakaway league would remake European soccer to benefit a few rich teams, but would we watch it anyway? New York Times Soccer, UEFA Champions League (Soccer) April 18, 2021 at 11:35PM

What Snoop Dogg’s Success Says About the Book Industry

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By BY ALEXANDRA ALTER AND ELIZABETH A. HARRIS Books https://ift.tt/3xeXivB Will the shifts brought on by the pandemic, favoring online retailers over bookstores and established authors over new ones, change publishing forever? New York Times Books and Literature, Book Trade and Publishing, E-Commerce, Quarantine (Life and Culture), Shutdowns (Institutional), Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Writing and Writers, Shopping and Retail April 18, 2021 at 11:12PM

Fans Wait on Yankees to Show Up, but One Player Won’t Be Back

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By BY TYLER KEPNER Sports https://ift.tt/3eb1QdD Jay Bruce, a recent arrival, announced his retirement, and the Yankees fell to 5-10, with problems that seem deeper than their struggles with Tampa Bay. New York Times Baseball April 18, 2021 at 11:00PM

In the Roaring Twenties, Ads Make a Comeback

By BY BEN SMITH Business https://ift.tt/3v5W7g1 Subscriptions may be the rage, but businesses of all sorts are pouring money into advertising — digital most of all. New York Times Advertising and Marketing, Online Advertising, Quarantine (Life and Culture), Computers and the Internet, Data-Mining and Database Marketing, Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues April 18, 2021 at 10:55PM

Félix Salgado Macedonio es Morena

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By BY DIEGO FONSECA en Español https://ift.tt/3ssCRYc División, polarización y violencia discursiva, como sucede ahora en México, rara vez son el final del camino, sino el comienzo del descenso a un abismo. New York Times Politics and Government, Elections, Democracy (Theory and Philosophy) April 18, 2021 at 09:00AM

George Floyd, Indianapolis, Spring Migration: Your Weekend Briefing

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By BY REMY TUMIN AND SARAH HUGHES Briefing https://ift.tt/3gq7mMh Here’s what you need to know about the week’s top stories. New York Times April 18, 2021 at 08:51AM

How the Tiny Kingdom of Bhutan Out-Vaccinated Most of the World

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By BY CHENCHO DEMA AND MIKE IVES World https://ift.tt/3gkzK2k The Himalayan nation has given more than 60 percent of its people a shot. Some villages were reached by helicopter, and health workers hiked through ice and snow. New York Times Vaccination and Immunization, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) April 18, 2021 at 08:08AM

The Oscars Are a Week Away, but How Many Will Watch?

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By BY NICOLE SPERLING AND BROOKS BARNES Business https://ift.tt/2Q4evXT TV ratings for awards shows have been in free fall, especially during the pandemic, and Hollywood doesn’t want the viewing public to toss its premier showcase into the entertainment dustbin. New York Times Quarantine (Life and Culture), Academy Awards (Oscars), Movies, Awards, Decorations and Honors, Video Recordings, Downloads and Streaming April 18, 2021 at 07:00AM

‘By the Time We Reached Main Street, I Had Lost Sight of Him ’

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By Unknown Author New York https://ift.tt/3v28hqi Commuting from Queens to Manhattan, neglected at the library and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary. New York Times Poetry and Poets April 18, 2021 at 07:00AM