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‘Selling Kabul’ Review: Trapped in a War, and an Apartment

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By BY ALEXIS SOLOSKI Theater https://ift.tt/2ZZb9Ks In Sylvia Khoury’s suspenseful new play, the characters sometimes feel too much like wheels in a machine, but it’s a tense thrill to watch it work. New York Times Theater December 7, 2021 at 02:00AM

简报:美国宣布外交抵制北京冬奥会;中国房地产市场走向清算时刻

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By BY EMILY CHAN AND KONEY BAI World https://ift.tt/3ExttcO 微软从中国黑客手中夺取42家钓鱼网站;早期研究表明奥密克戎传播速度快,但感染症状可能较为轻微;缅甸宣布对昂山素季首项判决……这里是今日要闻。 New York Times December 7, 2021 at 01:46AM

Right vs. Right vs. Left: Governor’s Race Puts Georgia at Center of 2022 Drama

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By BY RICHARD FAUSSET AND JONATHAN MARTIN U.S. https://ift.tt/3Ew0bv7 Former Senator David Perdue, encouraged by Donald Trump, is challenging Gov. Brian Kemp, a fellow Republican who defied the former president. New York Times Elections, Governors, Elections, Senate, Presidential Election of 2020 December 7, 2021 at 01:07AM

Fred Hiatt, Washington Post Editorial Page Editor, Dies at 66

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By BY KATHARINE Q. SEELYE Business https://ift.tt/3Ir2PV7 He used his powerful platform to champion human rights, caution against a Trump presidency and condemn the killing of a Saudi columnist for the paper. New York Times Deaths (Obituaries), War Crimes, Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity December 7, 2021 at 12:54AM

A former aide says Trump’s blood oxygen level was dangerously low when he was fighting coronavirus.

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By BY MAGGIE HABERMAN AND NOAH WEILAND U.S. https://ift.tt/3ouszbt New York Times December 7, 2021 at 12:45AM

Biden’s Democracy Conference Is About Much More Than Democracy

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By BY FARAH STOCKMAN Opinion https://ift.tt/3ExSRiq Democracies can find strength in numbers. New York Times United States International Relations, Politics and Government, Science and Technology, Cyberwarfare and Defense, Democracy (Theory and Philosophy), Artificial Intelligence December 7, 2021 at 12:42AM

Trump’s Blood Oxygen Level in Covid Bout Was Dangerously Low, Former Aide Says

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By BY MAGGIE HABERMAN AND NOAH WEILAND U.S. https://ift.tt/3lFDihq Mark Meadows, Mr. Trump’s former chief of staff, said in his new book that the weakened president’s blood oxygen level reached 86 during a harrowing fight against the coronavirus. New York Times White House Coronavirus Outbreak (2020), Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Oxygen, United States Politics and Government, Books and Literature December 7, 2021 at 12:29AM

A Baseball Man Who Was Best Viewed in Total

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By BY TYLER KEPNER Sports https://ift.tt/3pANvg4 Gil Hodges struggled to make the Hall of Fame because voters had to consider him as a player or as a manager. Hodges was decidedly both and is finally headed to Cooperstown. New York Times Baseball December 7, 2021 at 12:21AM

A Meeting With Maxwell Led to Years of Sex With Epstein, Accuser Says

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By BY REBECCA DAVIS O’BRIEN AND BENJAMIN WEISER New York https://ift.tt/3EvTt8p A woman identified only as “Kate” told jurors at Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex-trafficking trial that Ms. Maxwell leveraged their friendship to encourage her to have sex with Jeffrey Epstein. New York Times Sex Crimes, Human Trafficking December 7, 2021 at 12:08AM

Thinking of hosting a holiday party? Here are a few tips.

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By BY RONDA KAYSEN World https://ift.tt/3otNcEA New York Times December 6, 2021 at 11:55PM

Thinking of hosting a holiday party? Here are a few tips.

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By BY RONDA KAYSEN World https://ift.tt/3IqXT2Q New York Times December 6, 2021 at 11:55PM

Will Eric Adams Keep N.Y.C.’s Newest Vaccine Mandate? Check Back Later.

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By BY DANA RUBINSTEIN New York https://ift.tt/3y113VV It was unclear if the incoming mayor, Eric Adams, who is on vacation in Ghana, intended to enforce a vaccine mandate for private employers. New York Times Vaccination and Immunization, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Coronavirus Risks and Safety Concerns December 6, 2021 at 11:35PM

New York City to Mandate Vaccines for Employees at Private Businesses

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By BY EMMA G. FITZSIMMONS New York https://ift.tt/3InNSmR The mandate, set to take effect just before Mayor Bill de Blasio leaves office, will apply to workers at about 184,000 businesses. It is likely to face legal challenges. New York Times Coronavirus Omicron Variant, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Vaccination and Immunization December 6, 2021 at 11:32PM

Early reports suggest Omicron is fast moving but perhaps less severe.

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By BY LYNSEY CHUTEL, RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA AND EMILY ANTHES World https://ift.tt/3pw0rnp New York Times December 6, 2021 at 11:21PM

Devin Nunes Will Quit the House to Take Over Trump’s Media Company

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By BY JONATHAN WEISMAN U.S. https://ift.tt/3DuK4wk The California Republican, who had pugnaciously defended Donald J. Trump, chose the media company role over a potentially powerful new post in Congress. New York Times Appointments and Executive Changes, Conservatism (US Politics), United States Politics and Government December 6, 2021 at 11:19PM

Justice Department Closes Emmett Till Investigation Without Charges

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By BY AUDRA D. S. BURCH AND TARIRO MZEZEWA U.S. https://ift.tt/3ouB4mU The department said it could not corroborate a book’s claim that a central witness had recanted her statements about Emmett, a Black teenager killed by two white men in 1955. New York Times Race and Ethnicity, Murders, Attempted Murders and Homicides, Statutes of Limitations, Hate Crimes, Black People December 6, 2021 at 11:11PM

Group of New York retailers pushes back on de Blasio’s vaccine mandate.

By BY SAPNA MAHESHWARI Business https://ift.tt/3pxPm5l New York Times December 6, 2021 at 11:10PM

Chris Cuomo says he will end his radio show, two days after CNN firing.

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By BY MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM AND JOHN KOBLIN Business https://ift.tt/3lHhv8T The anchor was dismissed by CNN over the weekend amid an inquiry over help he gave his brother and after an allegation of sexual misconduct, which he denies. New York Times News and News Media, Sexual Harassment, Workplace Hazards and Violations, Radio, Media, Television December 6, 2021 at 11:08PM

Omicron Is Fast Moving, but Perhaps Less Severe, Early Reports Suggest

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By BY LYNSEY CHUTEL, RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA AND EMILY ANTHES World https://ift.tt/300UvKB Researchers in South Africa, where the variant is spreading quickly, say it may cause less serious Covid cases than other forms of the virus, but it is unclear whether that will hold true. New York Times Coronavirus Omicron Variant, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Research, Disease Rates, Vaccination and Immunization December 6, 2021 at 11:07PM

4 takeaways from testimony in Ghislaine Maxwell’s trial on Monday.

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By BY COLIN MOYNIHAN New York https://ift.tt/3EyQtYN A second woman testified that Ghislaine Maxwell had recruited her as a teenager to give sexual massages to Jeffrey Epstein. The defense questioned the witness’s motives. New York Times Sex Crimes, Human Trafficking December 6, 2021 at 10:57PM