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Many Alzheimer’s Experts Say Use of Aduhelm Should Be Sharply Limited

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By BY PAM BELLUCK Health https://ift.tt/2TSOAUm Even those who supported the F.D.A.’s approval of the controversial new drug said authorizing it for anyone with Alzheimer’s disease was much too broad. New York Times your-feed-science, Alzheimer's Disease, Aduhelm (Drug), Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Labeling and Labels (Product), Clinical Trials, your-feed-healthcare June 22, 2021 at 02:55AM

Sounds a Lot Like You

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By BY RACHEL FABI Crosswords & Games https://ift.tt/3zL3JI0 Matt Frederick rocks out. New York Times Crossword Puzzles June 22, 2021 at 02:00AM

简报:东京奥运会将允许国内观众入场;中国谴责美国疫苗入台

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By BY EMILY CHAN AND SAMMI ZHENG World https://ift.tt/3wIzfUW 深圳港口因疫情限制运力打折,全球供应链再受重创;巴基斯坦总理避谈中国镇压维吾尔人;美欧多国联合制裁白俄罗斯;东欧民粹主义领导人支持率普遍下跌……这里是今日要闻。 New York Times June 22, 2021 at 01:46AM

New Yorkers savor a reopening city, but many remain wary.

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By BY TROY CLOSSON World https://ift.tt/3wMHNdw New York Times internal-essential June 22, 2021 at 01:16AM

Here’s How New Yorkers Feel About Ranked-Choice Voting

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By BY MICHAEL WILSON New York https://ift.tt/3wQrpZt New Yorkers are using a new voting system citywide for the first time, but in interviews, many seemed characteristically unfazed: “It’s real easy if people just learn how to read.” New York Times Elections, Mayors, Ranked-Choice Voting June 22, 2021 at 01:00AM

A Truckload of Evidence: 42,000 Pounds of Pistachios Are Stolen in California

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By BY EDUARDO MEDINA U.S. https://ift.tt/3vVHuMp A man who worked for a trucking contractor was charged with stealing 21 tons of nuts from a pistachio grower, the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office said. New York Times Pistachio Nuts, Robberies and Thefts, Agriculture and Farming June 22, 2021 at 12:48AM

Robocalls attack Adams and Yang on Yeshiva education.

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By BY ANNE BARNARD New York https://ift.tt/3zDNVGK New York Times June 22, 2021 at 12:42AM

Wiley makes her closing arguments: ‘We are queens and we are qualified.’

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By BY MIHIR ZAVERI New York https://ift.tt/3gP5wmB New York Times June 22, 2021 at 12:24AM

Biden will meet with Afghanistan’s president as threat from the Taliban grows.

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By BY ZOLAN KANNO-YOUNGS U.S. https://ift.tt/3iWIQnb New York Times June 22, 2021 at 12:11AM

Can Geometry Be as Soul-Stirring as Poetry?

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By BY MATT PARKER Books https://ift.tt/3j4Qmwb In “Shape,” Jordan Ellenberg argues for the importance of geometry as the underlying structure of reality. New York Times Books and Literature, Mathematics June 22, 2021 at 12:11AM

Garcia and Yang push back on criticism from Adams and de Blasio.

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By BY MICHAEL GOLD New York https://ift.tt/3zL5t3S New York Times June 22, 2021 at 12:05AM

Democrats Unite Behind Voting Rights Bill as It Faces a Senate Roadblock

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By BY NICHOLAS FANDOS U.S. https://ift.tt/3gSsXLN With Republicans set to filibuster, Democrats are focusing on staying unified in the face of defeat. But the path ahead for the legislation is murky at best. New York Times United States Politics and Government, Absentee Voting, Voter Registration and Requirements, Law and Legislation, Filibusters and Debate Curbs, Redistricting and Reapportionment June 21, 2021 at 11:59PM

‘La situación actual es escandalosa’: los obispos católicos quieren negarle la comunión a Biden

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By BY ELIZABETH DIAS AND RUTH GRAHAM en Español https://ift.tt/2SL0O1m Una reciente votación de los obispos estadounidenses fue el ejemplo más dramático del alcance del movimiento católico conservador desde que Joe Biden fue elegido. El grupo ganó influencia a lo largo de la era Trump. New York Times Abortion, Conservatism (US Politics), United States Politics and Government June 21, 2021 at 11:57PM

Only the Women Can Save Us Now, New York

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By BY MICHELLE GOLDBERG Opinion https://ift.tt/3vSlpyg Both men leading the Democratic mayoral primary are disasters. New York Times Mayors, Elections, Mayors, Ranked-Choice Voting, Primaries and Caucuses, Voting and Voters, Women and Girls June 21, 2021 at 11:48PM

California Has a Plan to Pay the Back Rent for Low-Income Tenants. All of It.

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By BY THOMAS FULLER, CONOR DOUGHERTY AND GIULIA HEYWARD U.S. https://ift.tt/3cYqkXA The state is poised to embark on an ambitious, complex effort to cover the unpaid rent of low-income renters who struggled during the pandemic. New York Times Budgets and Budgeting, Politics and Government, Stimulus (Economic), Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (2020) June 21, 2021 at 11:43PM

Carl Nassib Becomes First Openly Gay Active N.F.L. Player

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By BY THE NEW YORK TIMES Sports https://ift.tt/3j0oMAf The Raiders defensive lineman came out in a video posted on social media and said he would donate $100,000 to the Trevor Project, a nonprofit dedicated to suicide prevention efforts for L.G.B.T.Q. youth. New York Times Homosexuality and Bisexuality June 21, 2021 at 11:33PM

Consuewella Africa, 67, Dies; Lost Two Daughters in MOVE Siege

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By BY SAM ROBERTS U.S. https://ift.tt/3gOMCfK One of the girls’ remains from a 1985 police attack are believed to have ended up in a cardboard box for use in a university forensics course, provoking outrage. New York Times Deaths (Obituaries), Forensic Science June 21, 2021 at 11:20PM

Mark Peel, Who Helped Forge a New Culinary Path, Dies at 66

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By BY KIM SEVERSON Food https://ift.tt/2SixqiH A pillar of California’s pioneering food scene, he worked at Spago and was a founder of the renowned Campanile and La Brea Bakery. New York Times Cooking and Cookbooks, Restaurants, Deaths (Obituaries), Chefs, Bakeries and Baked Products June 21, 2021 at 11:15PM

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island defends ties to exclusive beach club.

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By BY ALEXANDRA E. PETRI U.S. https://ift.tt/3gLPYQw New York Times June 21, 2021 at 11:14PM

Voters express skepticism, and some confusion, about ranked-choice voting.

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By BY PRECIOUS FONDREN New York https://ift.tt/3wIiPfg New York Times June 21, 2021 at 11:14PM

Ruling Dings N.C.A.A., but It Keeps Rule-Making Power

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By BY BILLY WITZ Sports https://ift.tt/3zIEkyz The narrow ruling was not quite the blow that the critics of college sports had hoped would bring the system crashing down. New York Times Student Athlete Compensation, Football (College), NCAA Basketball Championships (Women), College Athletics, Basketball (College), Draft and Recruitment (Sports), Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues, Decisions and Verdicts, Colleges and Universities June 21, 2021 at 11:14PM

Iran Bets on Religion, Repression and Revolution

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By BY BRET STEPHENS Opinion https://ift.tt/3cZHbtb The next Iranian president’s past tells us something about the country’s future. New York Times Politics and Government, Elections, International Relations June 21, 2021 at 11:08PM

Many Parts of the U.S. Needed Persuading to Get Vaccinated. Not South Texas.

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By BY EDGAR SANDOVAL U.S. https://ift.tt/3gNkYRw In the Rio Grande Valley, it is people’s exposure to death and disease, not offers of free beer or million-dollar prizes, that is driving vaccine rates higher. New York Times Vaccination and Immunization, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Hispanic-Americans June 21, 2021 at 11:06PM