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简报:中国官媒刊登“彭帅声明”引发质疑;美国一年内超过10万人死于药物过量

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By BY EMILY CHAN AND KONEY BAI World https://ift.tt/3Clyweo 波兰雪橇选手在中国备战冬奥会,受伤后乘货机回国;美国计划投资数十亿美元扩大新冠疫苗生产;英国警方称利物浦汽车爆炸案乘客有预谋作案……这里是今日要闻。 New York Times November 18, 2021 at 01:56AM

Officials expect travel for Thanksgiving to approach prepandemic levels.

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By BY EDUARDO MEDINA U.S. https://ift.tt/3wVYc05 The Transportation Security Administration said it expects nearly 20 million people to travel for the holiday next week, just below the 26 million in 2019. New York Times November 18, 2021 at 01:55AM

Jason Mott Wins National Book Award for ‘Hell of a Book’

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By BY ELIZABETH A. HARRIS Books https://ift.tt/3Cw3JLY Tiya Miles won the nonfiction prize for “All That She Carried.” The author Karen Tei Yamashita received a lifetime achievement award. New York Times Books and Literature, National Book Awards November 18, 2021 at 01:44AM

Florida Curtails Virus Mandates, Reflecting Wishes of Vaccine Skeptics

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By BY PATRICIA MAZZEI U.S. https://ift.tt/3FnDGbK Florida lawmakers, at the request of Gov. Ron DeSantis, passed new laws sharply curtailing mask and vaccine mandates. Fringe anti-vaccination views met with little pushback. New York Times Vaccination and Immunization, Politics and Government, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Law and Legislation, State Legislatures November 18, 2021 at 01:40AM

Women’s Tennis Challenges China’s Narrative Over Missing Player

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By BY ALEXANDRA STEVENSON World https://ift.tt/3FpWtDo The WTA Tour chairman cast doubt over a reassuring email that state media claimed had been sent by Peng Shuai, who had accused a former top party official of sexual assault. New York Times Politics and Government, Tennis, Sexual Harassment, #MeToo Movement, Censorship, Sex Crimes November 18, 2021 at 01:39AM

N.C.A.A. Expands Division I Women’s Basketball Tournament

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By BY ALAN BLINDER Sports https://ift.tt/3HAcnN6 Beginning with the competition in March 2022, the women’s bracket will include 68 teams, up from 64, as the N.C.A.A. continues to try to rectify gender disparities. New York Times Basketball (College), NCAA Basketball Championships (Women), Women and Girls November 18, 2021 at 12:44AM

Accused 9/11 Mastermind Seeks Access to Secret Testimony

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By BY CAROL ROSENBERG U.S. https://ift.tt/3cpp9Qc Prosecutors say war court rules forbid defendants from hearing classified information, unless the classified information is someone quoting what the defendant said. New York Times Torture, Classified Information and State Secrets, September 11 (2001), Detainees November 18, 2021 at 12:32AM

‘Diana, the Musical’ Review: Exploiting the People’s Princess

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By BY JESSE GREEN Theater https://ift.tt/3qObkmL The tabloid press and the monarchy used the Princess of Wales for their own purposes, and now a new Broadway show does the same. New York Times Theater November 18, 2021 at 12:30AM

White House Plans Major Expansion of Covid Vaccine Production

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By BY SHERYL GAY STOLBERG U.S. https://ift.tt/3Dtpw8s The Biden administration will spend billions of dollars on a new plan to combat the pandemic, investing in antiviral pills, rapid tests and manufacturing. New York Times Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), American Rescue Plan (2021), Vaccination and Immunization, United States Politics and Government, Factories and Manufacturing, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) November 18, 2021 at 12:26AM

Rittenhouse Jurors Head Home for Second Night With No Verdict

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By BY JULIE BOSMAN AND NICHOLAS BOGEL-BURROUGHS U.S. https://ift.tt/3207MUb Kyle Rittenhouse’s defense team sought a mistrial on Wednesday, its second such request. The judge has yet to rule on either. New York Times Murders, Attempted Murders and Homicides, Demonstrations, Protests and Riots, Video Recordings, Downloads and Streaming November 18, 2021 at 12:17AM

Lesson of the Day: ‘How Do They Say Economic Recovery? “I Quit.”’

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By BY JEREMY ENGLE The Learning Network https://ift.tt/3ckz4Xm In this lesson, students will learn about “the great resignation.” Then, they will share their own thoughts in a related Student Opinion question, or interview workers to learn more. New York Times November 17, 2021 at 11:55PM

How Much Does Having a ‘Dream Job' Matter to You?

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By BY CALLIE HOLTERMANN The Learning Network https://ift.tt/3FtMUD9 Is our society too obsessed with work? How important is work to a meaningful life, in your opinion? New York Times Labor and Jobs November 17, 2021 at 11:55PM

Cy Young Awards Go to Pitchers Who Never Stopped Believing

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By BY BENJAMIN HOFFMAN Sports https://ift.tt/3HsM3Vr Milwaukee’s Corbin Burnes and Toronto’s Robbie Ray had hit rock bottom before they worked their way up to stardom. New York Times Baseball, Cy Young Award November 17, 2021 at 11:52PM

Ahead of Thanksgiving, the N.F.L. adds mask requirements and increases testing.

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By BY KEN BELSON Sports https://ift.tt/3HxkWZ9 New York Times November 17, 2021 at 11:16PM

Adele Has a Lot of Big Feelings on ‘30’

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By BY JON PARELES Arts https://ift.tt/3nrKqz8 The British superstar’s first album in six years deals with divorce and moving on, countering misery with virtuosity. New York Times Pop and Rock Music November 17, 2021 at 11:15PM

Adele Has a Lot of Big Feelings on ‘30’

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By BY JON PARELES Arts https://ift.tt/3wYLbCN The British superstar’s first album in six years deals with divorce and moving on, countering misery with virtuosity. New York Times Pop and Rock Music November 17, 2021 at 11:15PM

Dave Frishberg, Writer of Songs Sardonic and Nostalgic, Dies at 88

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By BY BARRY SINGER Arts https://ift.tt/30xpRJa A gifted jazz pianist and a singer with a limited range but a distinctive voice, he wrote mostly for grown-ups but reached his largest audience on “Schoolhouse Rock!” New York Times Deaths (Obituaries), Jazz, Music November 17, 2021 at 11:07PM

Afrofuturist Room at the Met Redresses a Racial Trauma

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By BY SALAMISHAH TILLET Arts https://ift.tt/3nslOGG “Before Yesterday We Could Fly,” a novel approach to the period room, threads together past, present and future. It focuses on Seneca Village, a Black community whose erasure still reverberates. New York Times Black People, Art, Race and Ethnicity, Black Lives Matter Movement, Museums, Parks and Other Recreation Areas November 17, 2021 at 11:06PM

C.D.C. Investigates Flu Outbreak at University of Michigan

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By BY CHRISTINE CHUNG U.S. https://ift.tt/3qKT4uL There have been 528 cases of the flu on the university’s campus in Ann Arbor, a vast majority in students who have not had flu shots, school officials said. New York Times Influenza, Vaccination and Immunization, Disease Rates, Colleges and Universities November 17, 2021 at 10:51PM

Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today

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By BY JONATHAN WOLFE U.S. https://ift.tt/3cl7NnN Germany’s anti-vaccine strongholds New York Times November 17, 2021 at 10:23PM