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A speller battles barnacles

By BY MAGGIE ASTOR U.S. https://ift.tt/3xv2F9o New York Times July 9, 2021 at 12:20AM

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By Unknown Author Slideshows https://ift.tt/2VnZKBn 08xp-spellingbee-archives New York Times July 9, 2021 at 12:20AM

Hummingbirds cause problems

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By BY MAGGIE ASTOR U.S. https://ift.tt/2VixNL3 New York Times July 9, 2021 at 12:16AM

Phylloxera

By BY MAGGIE ASTOR U.S. https://ift.tt/36nSurn New York Times July 9, 2021 at 12:15AM

The first word: Trophallactic

By BY MAGGIE ASTOR U.S. https://ift.tt/3wuAJB8 New York Times July 9, 2021 at 12:10AM

A veteran of the spelling circuit returns to seek the crown.

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By BY ANNA P. KAMBHAMPATY U.S. https://ift.tt/36rUr6d New York Times July 9, 2021 at 12:00AM

In Forceful Defense of Afghan Withdrawal, Biden Says U.S. Achieved Its Objectives

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By BY MICHAEL D. SHEAR, DAVID E. SANGER AND THOMAS GIBBONS-NEFF U.S. https://ift.tt/3dYLqpe The president insisted that the United States had done more than enough to empower the Afghan police and military to secure the future of their people. New York Times United States Defense and Military Forces, Afghanistan War (2001- ), United States International Relations, Defense and Military Forces, September 11 (2001) July 8, 2021 at 11:57PM

Biden Legal Team Divided on Scope of Rights of Guantánamo Detainees

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By BY CHARLIE SAVAGE AND CAROL ROSENBERG U.S. https://ift.tt/3AHjuA7 A court case is said to have prompted an internal dispute over whether to say that wartime prisoners at the naval base have due process rights. New York Times Detainees, Military Tribunals, United States Politics and Government, Suits and Litigation (Civil), Fourteenth Amendment (US Constitution), Human Rights and Human Rights Violations, Constitution (US) July 8, 2021 at 11:52PM

Entire Families Were Lost in the Surfside Collapse. Here Is One of Their Stories.

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By BY AUDRA D. S. BURCH U.S. https://ift.tt/3qUT5Ks Because the disaster happened in the middle of the night, many parents, children, grandparents and siblings were killed together. New York Times Surfside, Fla, Building Collapse (2021), Funerals and Memorials, Families and Family Life, Deaths (Fatalities) July 8, 2021 at 11:48PM

A Guinness record-holder vies to be spelling champ.

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By BY MARIA CRAMER U.S. https://ift.tt/3hSFVJN New York Times July 8, 2021 at 11:46PM

Assassins in Haiti Claimed to Be D.E.A.

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By BY MUYI XIAO, BRENNA SMITH, EVAN HILL, ROBIN STEIN, AINARA TIEFENTHÄLER AND DIEU-NALIO CHERY World https://ift.tt/3k2cvf4 In videos filmed from nearby buildings and synchronized by the The New York Times, the group of commandos who appeared to be arriving to assassinate President Jovenel Moïse shouted that they were part of a U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency operation. New York Times Assassinations and Attempted Assassinations, United States Defense and Military Forces, Video Recordings, Downloads and Streaming July 8, 2021 at 11:44PM

When it’s your last chance to win it all.

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By BY MARIA CRAMER U.S. https://ift.tt/3hRAw5L New York Times July 8, 2021 at 11:35PM

A finalist who takes a puzzle-solving approach to words.

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By BY ANNA P. KAMBHAMPATY U.S. https://ift.tt/36q975U New York Times July 8, 2021 at 11:27PM

White House offers assistance after Haiti’s president is assassinated.

By BY CHRIS CAMERON U.S. https://ift.tt/3jZlwps Jen Psaki, White House press secretary, also called for Haiti’s legislative and presidential elections to go forward in September, as scheduled. New York Times Elections, United States Politics and Government, Assassinations and Attempted Assassinations July 8, 2021 at 11:26PM

Heat waves. Wildfires. Climate change is everywhere. What is Biden doing about it?

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By BY MAGGIE ASTOR U.S. https://ift.tt/3yC9GWb New York Times July 8, 2021 at 11:19PM

Meet this year’s finalists.

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By Unknown Author U.S. https://ift.tt/3jUNG4N The finalists in the 2019 Scripps National Spelling Bee come from seven states and the Bahamas. New York Times Scripps National Spelling Bee, Spelling July 8, 2021 at 11:15PM

Political Crisis in Haiti Deepens Over Rival Claims to Power

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By BY CONSTANT MÉHEUT, MICHAEL CROWLEY, NATALIE KITROEFF, ANATOLY KURMANAEV AND CATHERINE PORTER World https://ift.tt/3yC7P3F Despite the interim prime minister’s claim that he is in charge after the president’s assassination, a volatile political situation poses yet another challenge to democracies in the Western Hemisphere. New York Times United States International Relations, Constitutions, Assassinations and Attempted Assassinations, International Relations July 8, 2021 at 11:11PM

How Crowded Are America’s National Parks? See for Yourself.

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By BY THE NEW YORK TIMES Travel https://ift.tt/3jZdjl2 Americans are flocking to national parks in record numbers, in many cases leading to long lines and overcrowded facilities. Here’s what four parks looked like over the holiday weekend. New York Times National Parks, Monuments and Seashores, Travel and Vacations, Independence Day (US) (July 4), Coronavirus Reopenings July 8, 2021 at 11:10PM

Witnesses describe a scene of brutality where Haiti’s president lay dead.

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By BY CATHERINE PORTER, NATALIE KITROEFF, ANATOLY KURMANAEV AND MARIA ABI-HABIB World https://ift.tt/2TIfdfd New York Times July 8, 2021 at 11:07PM

Why spelling bees are mostly ‘an American institution.’

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By BY ALAN YUHAS U.S. https://ift.tt/3e1lwRN New York Times July 8, 2021 at 11:05PM

The Trumpian Roots of the Chip Crisis

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By BY PAUL KRUGMAN Opinion https://ift.tt/3ATAO54 We’re still paying the price of tantrum-based policy. New York Times International Trade and World Market, Customs (Tariff), Shortages, United States Economy, Home Appliances, Computer Chips, United States Politics and Government July 8, 2021 at 11:00PM

What does it take to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee?

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By BY MARIA CRAMER U.S. https://ift.tt/36nc331 New York Times July 8, 2021 at 10:56PM

There’s been an effort to feed thousands after the building collapse.

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By BY CHRISTINA MORALES U.S. https://ift.tt/3qUFDXc New York Times July 8, 2021 at 10:48PM