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The Clock Is Ticking as Baseball Veers Toward a Lockout

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By BY JAMES WAGNER Sports https://ift.tt/3xGT5RR With the collective bargaining agreement set to expire this week, owners and players are negotiating over the sport’s future. A work stoppage seems inevitable. New York Times Baseball, Organized Labor December 1, 2021 at 12:36AM

4 takeaways from the second day of the Ghislaine Maxwell trial.

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By BY LOLA FADULU New York https://ift.tt/3roYxHK The first of four accusers took the stand to describe years of sexual abuse at the hands of Ms. Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein. New York Times December 1, 2021 at 12:24AM

A Times editor who attended Oxford recalls a decade-old shooting drill.

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By BY KAREN WORKMAN U.S. https://ift.tt/3I762t0 Three teenage students were killed on Tuesday in the school district I graduated from. New York Times School Shootings and Armed Attacks December 1, 2021 at 12:17AM

Republican Recriminations Point to a Rocky Path to a House Majority

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By BY JONATHAN WEISMAN U.S. https://ift.tt/3D9sazc Simmering tensions between the far-right flank and more traditional conservatives burst into the open on Tuesday, while Republican leaders stayed silent. New York Times Elections, House of Representatives, United States Politics and Government, Conservatism (US Politics), Right-Wing Extremism and Alt-Right, Muslim Americans December 1, 2021 at 12:14AM

Emma Coronel Aispuro es sentenciada a tres aƱos de prisiĆ³n

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By BY ALAN FEUER en EspaƱol https://ift.tt/3FWmURc La esposa del Chapo GuzmĆ”n dijo sentir un “sincero arrepentimiento” en la audiencia y le pidiĆ³ al juez que no fuera tan duro con ella. En junio se declarĆ³ culpable de ayudar a su marido a ingresar drogas a EE. UU. y escapar de prisiĆ³n. New York Times Drug Abuse and Traffic, Drug Cartels December 1, 2021 at 12:06AM

This Extinct Eagle May Have Gulped Guts Like a Vulture

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By BY SABRINA IMBLER Science https://ift.tt/3rqAdp4 Scientists suggest the largest eagle that ever existed hunted down its 500-pound prey and then stuck its head inside to gorge on organs. New York Times Eagles (Birds), Vultures (Birds), Condors, Endangered and Extinct Species, Paleontology, Caves and Caverns, Research, your-feed-science, your-feed-animals December 1, 2021 at 12:00AM

Trump’s Iran Policy Has Become a Disaster for the U.S. and Israel

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By BY THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN Opinion https://ift.tt/3lnxVDw Withdrawing from the Iran nuclear deal was a mistake. What comes next? New York Times Nuclear Weapons, United States International Relations, Embargoes and Sanctions December 1, 2021 at 12:00AM

Let’s End the Covid Blame Games

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By BY BRET STEPHENS Opinion https://ift.tt/3d75fdm Finger pointing is pointless, divisive and dumb.  New York Times Coronavirus Omicron Variant, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Politics and Government, Vaccination and Immunization, Rural Areas, Rumors and Misinformation, Deaths (Fatalities) December 1, 2021 at 12:00AM

Josh Duggar of ‘19 Kids and Counting’ Goes on Trial in Child Pornography Case

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By BY NEIL VIGDOR U.S. https://ift.tt/3rpUfAc Prosecutors say Mr. Duggar used the internet to download explicit material showing the sexual abuse of children. He faces up to 40 years in prison if convicted. New York Times Sex Crimes, Child Abuse and Neglect, Television, Reality Television, Child Pornography, Fines (Penalties) November 30, 2021 at 11:53PM

Inside one classroom, students barricaded the door and grabbed scissors.

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By BY CLAIRE FAHY U.S. https://ift.tt/2ZFptrv New York Times November 30, 2021 at 11:40PM

Alice Sebold Apologizes to Man Wrongly Convicted of Raping Her

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By BY ALEXANDRA ALTER AND KAREN ZRAICK New York https://ift.tt/3D43xnD Anthony Broadwater spent 16 years in prison after the author identified him as her attacker in an assault she described in her memoir “Lucky.” New York Times Sex Crimes, False Arrests, Convictions and Imprisonments, Apologies, Books and Literature November 30, 2021 at 11:38PM

Detectives Work to Trace How Live Rounds Got on ‘Rust’ Film Set

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By BY SIMON ROMERO AND GRAHAM BOWLEY Movies https://ift.tt/31gGSqI Investigators are trying to determine whether a supplier who was supposed to provide the movie with blanks and dummies may have sent live rounds. New York Times Firearms, Murders, Attempted Murders and Homicides November 30, 2021 at 11:30PM

Prosecutors Push Elizabeth Holmes of Theranos to Take Responsibility

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By BY ERIN GRIFFITH Technology https://ift.tt/3o9get9 Under cross-examination, the founder of the failed blood testing start-up defended herself but admitted that she had made mistakes. New York Times Frauds and Swindling, Tests (Medical), Venture Capital, Dating and Relationships, Entrepreneurship, Text Messaging, Start-ups, Computers and the Internet November 30, 2021 at 11:24PM

School shootings are becoming more frequent, after a lull during the pandemic.

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By BY JACEY FORTIN U.S. https://ift.tt/3xIZCLY The deadly gunfire in Oxford, Mich., added one more episode to a growing list of fatal shootings on school property in the United States this year. New York Times School Shootings and Armed Attacks, Education (K-12), Mass Shootings, Murders, Attempted Murders and Homicides, Oxford, Mich, Shooting (2021) November 30, 2021 at 11:23PM

Adele Returns, From Beyond Space and Time

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By Unknown Author Arts https://ift.tt/3rpqVKa Will we ever see a star who unites audiences like this British musician again? New York Times Pop and Rock Music, audio-neutral-informative November 30, 2021 at 11:23PM

How Much Are Latinos Shifting Right?

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By BY JENNIFER MEDINA U.S. https://ift.tt/3E9ywzO So far, the data remains mixed. And the defection of Ryan Guillen, a Texas state lawmaker, to the G.O.P. may not have been driven solely by ideology. New York Times Hispanic-Americans, United States Politics and Government, Presidential Election of 2020 November 30, 2021 at 11:19PM

Tiger Woods Concedes the Spotlight. ‘I’ve Had a Pretty Good Run.’

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By BY BILL PENNINGTON Sports https://ift.tt/3EcxbZ1 Best known for willing himself to victory, the winner of 15 major championships said he had no desire to do what would be necessary to win another on his surgically rebuilt right leg. New York Times Golf, Masters Golf Tournament, Content Type: Personal Profile November 30, 2021 at 11:16PM

Merck’s Covid Treatment Pill Wins Blessing of F.D.A. Panel

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By BY REBECCA ROBBINS AND CARL ZIMMER Business https://ift.tt/3rppqvw The treatment, known as molnupiravir, could be authorized in the United States within days, and available within weeks, if the F.D.A. follows the committee’s recommendation. New York Times Molnupiravir (Drug), Coronavirus Omicron Variant, Antibodies, Coronavirus Delta Variant, Clinical Trials, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) November 30, 2021 at 11:14PM

Pfizer asks the F.D.A. to authorize boosters for 16- and 17-year-olds.

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By BY SHARON LAFRANIERE U.S. https://ift.tt/3G5862C The request accelerates efforts to expand who is eligible for booster shots, as officials try to head off another wave of coronavirus cases. New York Times Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Vaccination and Immunization November 30, 2021 at 11:13PM

A federal judge blocks Biden’s vaccine mandate for U.S. health workers.

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By BY AZI PAYBARAH AND REED ABELSON World https://ift.tt/3obeVtH The ruling is a setback for the administration’s effort to require vaccination for hospital and nursing home workers, which had been set to start next week. New York Times Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Federal Courts (US), Medicine and Health November 30, 2021 at 11:03PM