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Corrections: Aug. 25, 2021

By Unknown Author Corrections https://ift.tt/3yeT71S Corrections that appeared in print on Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021. New York Times August 25, 2021 at 02:30AM

简报:美副总统访问东南亚批评中国;美国将按时从阿富汗撤军

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By BY EMILY CHAN AND KONEY BAI World https://ift.tt/3gvhna3 塔利班统治下喀布尔民众如何生活;东京残奥会开幕;苹果和谷歌在韩国遭遇反垄断立法挑战;滚石乐队鼓手查理·沃兹逝世……这里是今日要闻。 New York Times August 25, 2021 at 01:55AM

Two House members secretly flew to Kabul on an unauthorized oversight mission.

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By BY CATIE EDMONDSON World https://ift.tt/2WppDSb Biden administration officials said the trip by Representatives Seth Moulton and Peter Meijer had wasted resources needed to help evacuate those already in Afghanistan. New York Times Afghanistan War (2001- ) August 25, 2021 at 01:51AM

Indonesia is relaxing restrictions as Covid cases decline, and other news from around the world.

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By BY LIVIA ALBECK-RIPKA AND MUKTITA SUHARTONO World https://ift.tt/3gvJgyO New York Times Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Disease Rates August 24, 2021 at 11:48PM

Interview With Kathy Hochul: Sensing a ‘Weight of Responsibility’

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By BY KATIE GLUECK AND LUIS FERRÉ-SADURNÍ New York https://ift.tt/3mv5rcj Ms. Hochul sat down with The New York Times for her first one-on-one interview after becoming New York’s first female governor. New York Times Politics and Government, Content Type: Personal Profile, Content Type: Service, Women and Girls, Governors (US) August 25, 2021 at 01:08AM

N.R.A. cancels its annual meeting because of a surge in cases in Texas.

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By BY EDUARDO MEDINA U.S. https://ift.tt/3mwht5e The group said its top priority was the “health and well-being” of its members. New York Times Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Medicine and Health, Vaccination Proof and Immunization Records, Travel and Vacations, Politics and Government August 25, 2021 at 12:52AM

Indonesia is relaxing restrictions as Covid cases decline, and other news from around the world.

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By BY LIVIA ALBECK-RIPKA AND MUKTITA SUHARTONO World https://ift.tt/389E4vI New York Times Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Disease Rates August 24, 2021 at 11:48PM

How Many People in Afghanistan Need to be Rescued? The Number Remains Elusive.

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By BY LARA JAKES U.S. https://ift.tt/3y9ECMZ U.S. officials are reluctant to provide an estimate of the one number that matters most in their stream of evacuation updates. New York Times Afghanistan War (2001- ), United States Defense and Military Forces, Visas, Evacuations and Evacuees, Refugees and Displaced Persons, Translation and Interpreters, Airlifts August 24, 2021 at 11:15PM

A Taliban spokesman urged women to stay home because fighters have not been trained to respect them.

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By BY MAGGIE ASTOR World https://ift.tt/3B4bnwE “We don’t want our forces, God forbid, to harm or harass women,” a Taliban spokesman said, explaining why Afghan woman should stay off the streets. New York Times Women's Rights August 25, 2021 at 12:07AM

Donald Rumsfeld, Architect of War in Afghanistan, Is Laid to Rest

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By BY MARK LEIBOVICH U.S. https://ift.tt/38eloLz In a quirk of timing, the two-time former defense secretary’s burial at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday seemed to serve as a kind of coda to America’s 20-year lost war. New York Times United States Politics and Government, Afghanistan War (2001- ), Funerals and Memorials August 25, 2021 at 12:06AM

Biden Sticks to Afghan Deadline, Resisting Pleas to Extend Evacuation

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By BY MARK LANDLER AND MICHAEL D. SHEAR World https://ift.tt/2WeIAqN The American withdrawal coincided with a threat by the Taliban to stop Afghans from traveling to the airport, an ominous sign that the window may be slamming shut for thousands of people desperate to leave. New York Times United States International Relations, Afghanistan War (2001- ), Terrorism, Defense and Military Forces, United States Defense and Military Forces, Evacuations and Evacuees, Airports August 25, 2021 at 12:06AM

Supreme Court Allows Revival of Trump-Era ‘Remain in Mexico’ Asylum Policy

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By BY ADAM LIPTAK U.S. https://ift.tt/3zhv5ob The court’s unsigned order refused to stay a ruling from a federal judge in Texas forbidding the Biden administration from ending the policy. New York Times Decisions and Verdicts, Immigration and Emigration, Illegal Immigration, Asylum, Right of, United States Politics and Government, United States International Relations, Appeals Courts (US) August 25, 2021 at 12:04AM

What the ‘Majority Minority’ Shift Really Means for America

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By BY JUSTIN GEST Opinion https://ift.tt/3zixoaF The census should collect data about race. But we should stop obsessing over it. New York Times Race and Ethnicity, Whites, Hispanic-Americans, Census August 24, 2021 at 11:50PM

House Passes $3.5 Trillion Budget Plan for Vast Expansion of Safety Net

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By BY EMILY COCHRANE U.S. https://ift.tt/3sHP9O4 Democratic leaders had to haggle their way to passage, committing to moderates that there would be a vote on the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure plan by Sept. 27. New York Times Law and Legislation, Federal Budget (US), American Jobs Plan (2021), American Families Plan (2021), United States Economy, United States Politics and Government August 24, 2021 at 11:46PM

Military Ramps Up Evacuations From Kabul, but Bottlenecks Persist

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By BY HELENE COOPER AND ERIC SCHMITT U.S. https://ift.tt/3BnQLjt The Pentagon has increased the number of flights, but questions remain about whether the military can sustain the pace as the deadline to end the operation draws near. New York Times Afghanistan War (2001- ), Evacuations and Evacuees, United States Defense and Military Forces, United States Politics and Government, Refugees and Displaced Persons August 24, 2021 at 11:42PM

House Passes a Voting Rights Bill, but a G.O.P. Blockade Awaits in the Senate

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By BY NICHOLAS FANDOS U.S. https://ift.tt/3jfSGAo Named for the civil rights icon John Lewis, the bill is narrower than the Democrats’ sweeping elections overhaul that has stalled in the Senate, but faces similar obstacles. New York Times United States Politics and Government, Voting Rights, Registration and Requirements, Voting Rights Act (1965) August 24, 2021 at 11:19PM

How Many People in Afghanistan Need to be Rescued? The Number Remains Elusive.

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By BY LARA JAKES U.S. https://ift.tt/3B435oC U.S. officials are reluctant to provide an estimate of the one number that matters most in their stream of evacuation updates. New York Times Afghanistan War (2001- ), United States Defense and Military Forces, Visas, Evacuations and Evacuees, Refugees and Displaced Persons, Translation and Interpreters, Airlifts August 24, 2021 at 11:15PM

The Padres Wanted the World Series. Will They Make the Playoffs?

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By BY JAMES WAGNER Sports https://ift.tt/3zeNMsP A young core of superstars and a few high-profile additions were supposed to take San Diego to the next level. A bad stretch has the team looking for someone to blame. New York Times Baseball August 24, 2021 at 11:05PM

Ohio State announces a vaccine mandate for students and employees.

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By BY EDUARDO MEDINA U.S. https://ift.tt/3Dc2DXk U.S. regulators gave full approval for the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine this week, giving schools and companies room to require vaccinations. New York Times Vaccination and Immunization, Colleges and Universities, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) August 24, 2021 at 11:03PM

Our ‘Broken Windows’ World

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By BY BRET STEPHENS Opinion https://ift.tt/2WlpAqt The end of Pax Americana is an invitation to chaos.  New York Times United States International Relations, Politics and Government, Civilian Casualties, Peace Process, Afghanistan War (2001- ), War and Armed Conflicts August 24, 2021 at 11:00PM

The Trump Clown Car Has a Smashup in Arizona

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By BY MICHELLE COTTLE Opinion https://ift.tt/3Di1DRp The misbegotten Republican recount of Arizona's 2020 election results is an object lesson about the embarrassing damage to democracy by a sore loser. New York Times Presidential Election of 2020, United States Politics and Government, Storming of the US Capitol (Jan, 2021), Right-Wing Extremism and Alt-Right, Rumors and Misinformation, Conspiracy Theories, Elections August 24, 2021 at 11:00PM

How OnlyFans Became the Latest Casualty of the War on Porn

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By BY SPENCER BOKAT-LINDELL Opinion https://ift.tt/3zht2R5 Companies like Mastercard are cracking down on adult content. Are they doing more harm than good? New York Times Pornography August 24, 2021 at 10:55PM

Eager to Shift Narrative, Biden Team Puts Airlift in Historical Context

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By BY DAVID E. SANGER AND MICHAEL D. SHEAR U.S. https://ift.tt/3grMT92 In describing evacuation efforts, President Biden has referred to the Berlin airlift more than 70 years ago, in which food was flown into a city whose access had been choked off by the Soviet Union. New York Times United States Defense and Military Forces, Afghanistan War (2001- ), Airlifts, Politics and Government, United States International Relations, Berlin Airlift (1948-49) August 24, 2021 at 10:47PM

Unlike for the Olympics, only a few people gathered outside the stadium.

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By BY MOTOKO RICH AND HIKARI HIDA Sports https://ift.tt/3gsVk3N New York Times August 24, 2021 at 10:42AM

Afghan Paralympic athletes flee Kabul with the help of Australian sports stars.

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By BY YAN ZHUANG World https://ift.tt/2Wc0lHb They were part of a group of more than 50 athletes who spent 48 hours in line at the airport before being able to make it inside, a human rights lawyer said. New York Times Paralympic Games, Evacuations and Evacuees, Afghanistan War (2001- ) August 24, 2021 at 10:35AM

How to watch the Tokyo Paralympic opening ceremony.

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By BY THE NEW YORK TIMES Sports https://ift.tt/3ja4BQ3 The event will be covered live in the United States. New York Times August 24, 2021 at 10:30AM

F.D.A., Not F.D.R.

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By BY DAVID LEONHARDT Briefing https://ift.tt/3gvnfQz One chose bureaucratic caution. One didn’t. New York Times August 24, 2021 at 10:25AM

For a hospital charity group, the Taliban takeover brings fewer patients but fraught times.

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By BY JIM HUYLEBROEK World https://ift.tt/3Bas3Td New York Times August 24, 2021 at 10:21AM

G7 leaders are expected to push Biden to extend the evacuation timeline.

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By BY MARK LANDLER World https://ift.tt/3jaVRcg New York Times August 24, 2021 at 10:15AM

Why Mexico Is Suing U.S. Gunmakers

By BY SABRINA TAVERNISE, CLARE TOENISKOETTER, JESSICA CHEUNG, AUSTIN MITCHELL, NEENA PATHAK, ANITA BADEJO, LARISSA ANDERSON AND CHRIS WOOD Podcasts https://ift.tt/2UJyMUT Mexican officials have long complained about the role that lax U.S. gun control has played in bloodshed in their nation. Now they are taking their arguments to a U.S. federal court. New York Times Politics and Government, Gun Control, Firearms, Drug Cartels, Suits and Litigation (Civil), Drug Abuse and Traffic, audio-neutral-informative August 24, 2021 at 10:00AM

The C.D.C. adds several countries to a list that travelers should avoid.

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By BY LIVIA ALBECK-RIPKA World https://ift.tt/3zeYsaW New York Times August 24, 2021 at 09:53AM

The Afghan crisis casts a vast shadow over Kamala Harris’s visit to Southeast Asia.

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By BY ZOLAN KANNO-YOUNGS World https://ift.tt/3gr5aDc New York Times August 24, 2021 at 09:50AM