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“We would hate to use the mute function on anyone”: Virtual debate leads to some awkward moments.

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By BY MICHAEL GOLD New York https://ift.tt/3yd9m0z In the first hour of the New York City mayoral debate glitches were rare, though at one point Andrew Yang appeared to be stuck on mute. New York Times Mayors May 14, 2021 at 12:28AM

Growing homelessness crisis will be at the top of the next mayor’s to-do list.

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By BY ANDY NEWMAN New York https://ift.tt/3tIYQLi New York Times May 14, 2021 at 12:19AM

Colonial Pipeline Paid Roughly $5 Million in Ransom to Hackers

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By BY MICHAEL D. SHEAR, NICOLE PERLROTH AND CLIFFORD KRAUSS U.S. https://ift.tt/2RVhhin The payment clears the way for gas to begin flowing again, but it risks emboldening other criminal groups to take American companies hostage by seizing control of their computers. New York Times United States Politics and Government, Pipelines, Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline, Extortion and Blackmail, Cyberattacks and Hackers, Infrastructure (Public Works), Shortages May 14, 2021 at 12:18AM

How Republicans Could Steal the 2024 Election

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By BY MICHELLE GOLDBERG Opinion https://ift.tt/3eMAcVT Liz Cheney's ouster showed that the G.O.P. is still at war with democracy. New York Times Presidential Election of 2020, Redistricting and Reapportionment, Electoral College, Presidential Election of 2024 May 14, 2021 at 12:15AM

Delta will require that new employees be vaccinated.

By BY NIRAJ CHOKSHI Business https://ift.tt/3bsBmDE Unvaccinated employees could face restrictions, like not being allowed to work on international flights. New York Times May 14, 2021 at 12:14AM

What Does the New Mask Guidance Really Mean?

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By BY MITCH SMITH, SARAH MERVOSH AND JULIE BOSMAN U.S. https://ift.tt/33GLBjB The C.D.C. now says it is safe for fully vaccinated people to take their masks off in most indoor settings. States, cities and businesses were sorting through what to do with the guidance. New York Times Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Coronavirus Reopenings, Masks, Vaccination and Immunization May 14, 2021 at 12:00AM

A $1 Million Incentive to Get the Shot

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By BY LUCIA WALINCHUS U.S. https://ift.tt/3y9mILg Gov. Mike DeWine of Ohio announced five prizes for residents who had received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine. New York Times Vaccination and Immunization, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) May 14, 2021 at 12:00AM

Who Should Lead New York City?

By Unknown Author Opinion https://ift.tt/2RLNvN7 Here are the mayoral candidates in their own words, so voters can make up their own minds. New York Times Education (K-12), Endorsements, Mayors May 13, 2021 at 11:52PM

Vaccinated Americans May Go Without Masks in Most Places, Federal Officials Say

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By BY RONI CARYN RABIN, APOORVA MANDAVILLI AND NOAH WEILAND Health https://ift.tt/3w7WBCz Fully vaccinated people do not have to wear masks or maintain social distance indoors or outdoors, with some exceptions, the C.D.C. advised. New York Times Coronavirus Risks and Safety Concerns, Masks, Disease Rates, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Vaccination and Immunization, Workplace Hazards and Violations, United States Politics and Government, Workplace Environment, Children and Childhood May 13, 2021 at 11:51PM

Candidates divided on ‘defund the police’ issue as shooting and homicides rise in New York City.

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By BY MIHIR ZAVERI New York https://ift.tt/3w1Fxyc Andrew Yang and Eric Adams, the two leading candidates roundly rejected the strategy. Maya Wiley said she would redirect some of the money destined for police to alternative strategies. New York Times Police Reform, George Floyd Protests (2020), Elections, Mayors May 13, 2021 at 11:48PM

Los cohetes de Gaza: un arsenal renovado que le preocupa a Israel

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By BY MONA EL-NAGGAR en Español https://ift.tt/3w4PWt3 A pesar del bloqueo, los militantes palestinos han recurrido a la ayuda de Irán, al ingenio, a los artefactos disparados por Israel e incluso a las tuberías para fabricar miles de cohetes con mayor alcance. New York Times Defense and Military Forces, Palestinians, War and Armed Conflicts May 13, 2021 at 11:45PM

The next mayor’s big job will be reopening New York City.

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By BY J. DAVID GOODMAN New York https://ift.tt/3tMCvMT New York Times May 13, 2021 at 11:33PM

Gov. Ron DeSantis said he would pardon ‘any Floridian’ who violated mask mandate.

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By BY BRYAN PIETSCH World https://ift.tt/3omQtUE New York Times internal-essential May 13, 2021 at 11:28PM

Hundreds of epidemiologists had expected mask-wearing in public to remain in place for at least a year.

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By BY CLAIRE CAIN MILLER, KEVIN QUEALY AND MARGOT SANGER-KATZ World https://ift.tt/2RaJ1zQ New York Times internal-essential May 13, 2021 at 11:20PM

In Mixed Israel Cities Proud of Good Relations, a Sudden, Explosive Division

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By BY ISABEL KERSHNER World https://ift.tt/3uYC3g1 Not even during the intifadas, the mass Palestinian uprisings of the past, did Israel experience such a surge of both Arab and Jewish mob violence. New York Times War and Armed Conflicts, Jews and Judaism, Palestinians May 13, 2021 at 11:19PM

In Gaza, an Ordinary Street, and Extraordinary Horror, as Missiles Thunder In

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By BY IYAD ABUHEWEILA AND VIVIAN YEE World https://ift.tt/3w43qoN A barber, a laundry worker and a family seeking safety were all caught up in the bloodshed of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. New York Times Civilian Casualties, Defense and Military Forces May 13, 2021 at 11:13PM

‘I Just Got My Vaccine’: U.S. Rollout Expands to Children Ages 12 to 15

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By BY SARAH MERVOSH U.S. https://ift.tt/2QlUvA4 About 17 million children in the age group are newly eligible for the vaccine, the biggest indication yet that life could soon return to something more like normal for American teenagers. New York Times Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Children and Childhood, Pediatric Inflammatory Multisystem Syndrome (PIMS), Age, Chronological May 13, 2021 at 11:13PM

William R. Harris Dies at 79; Hoped to Curb Risks of Nuclear War

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By BY SAM ROBERTS Obituaries https://ift.tt/3ofFv2X A lawyer and policy analyst, he studied ways to forestall energy crises and other catastrophes. He died of Covid-19. New York Times Deaths (Obituaries), Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Arms Control and Limitation and Disarmament May 13, 2021 at 11:12PM

The next mayor will have to deal with rising gun violence while addressing calls for police reform.

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By BY ASHLEY SOUTHALL AND ALI WATKINS New York https://ift.tt/3tPEm3f New York Times May 13, 2021 at 11:12PM

Who is Shaun Donovan?

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By BY KIMIKO DE FREYTAS-TAMURA New York https://ift.tt/33IEvLA New York Times May 13, 2021 at 11:09PM

Removing Masks Becomes the First Bipartisan Activity of Biden’s Washington

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By BY KATIE ROGERS AND NICHOLAS FANDOS U.S. https://ift.tt/3eKibrd After the C.D.C. updated its mask guidance for vaccinated people, President Biden urged Americans to get along as things maybe, possibly start to return to normal. New York Times Masks, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), United States Politics and Government May 13, 2021 at 11:09PM

Who is Ray McGuire?

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By BY CLAY RISEN New York https://ift.tt/33DwxmS New York Times May 13, 2021 at 11:08PM

Who is Maya Wiley?

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By BY KIMIKO DE FREYTAS-TAMURA New York https://ift.tt/3tPkqh4 New York Times May 13, 2021 at 11:07PM