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American life begins to return to normal, even as some fear it’s too soon.

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By BY JULIE BOSMAN AND LUCY TOMPKINS World https://ift.tt/3uIGnjF New York Times internal-essential March 2, 2021 at 12:37AM

Minneapolis Abandons Plan to Pay Influencers During Officers’ Trials

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By BY NEIL VIGDOR U.S. https://ift.tt/2NVkiO5 The city had faced criticism over plans to pay social media influencers $2,000 each to fight misinformation during the trials of Derek Chauvin and three other former police officers charged in George Floyd’s death. New York Times George Floyd Protests (2020), Black Lives Matter Movement, Social Media, Black People, Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings, Murders, Attempted Murders and Homicides March 2, 2021 at 12:26AM

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By Unknown Author Slideshows https://ift.tt/3dTvAx4 midday-covid-fader New York Times March 2, 2021 at 12:23AM

Far-Right Groups Are Splintering in Wake of the Capitol Riot

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By BY NEIL MACFARQUHAR U.S. https://ift.tt/2NVjbxT The breakdown of larger organizations sets the stage for small groups or lone offenders, who are more difficult to track. New York Times Storming of the US Capitol (Jan, 2021), Right-Wing Extremism and Alt-Right, Fringe Groups and Movements March 2, 2021 at 12:19AM

Neanderthals Listened to the World Much Like Us

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By BY SABRINA IMBLER Science https://ift.tt/3sJuath A reconstructed Neanderthal ear adds a new piece to the puzzle of whether the early humans could speak. New York Times Neanderthal Man, Archaeology and Anthropology, Language and Languages, Ears and Hearing, Paleontology, Fossils, Voice and Speech, Research, your-feed-science March 2, 2021 at 12:18AM

Irv Cross, First Black Network TV Sports Analyst, Dies at 81

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By BY RICHARD SANDOMIR Sports https://ift.tt/3q8yy3h After playing defensive back in the N.F.L., he made history when he joined CBS Sports’ pregame show, “The NFL Today.” New York Times Football, Television, Black People, Concussions, Deaths (Obituaries) March 2, 2021 at 12:14AM

Smith College and the Failing Liberal Bargain

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By BY BRET STEPHENS Opinion https://ift.tt/3bTjvoS Absolution is off the table. And liberal ideals themselves are up for renegotiation. New York Times Colleges and Universities, Race and Ethnicity, Discrimination March 2, 2021 at 12:13AM

Tanden nomination still up in air after meeting with key Republican senator.

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By BY EMILY COCHRANE AND JIM TANKERSLEY U.S. https://ift.tt/3uUCJ6q New York Times March 2, 2021 at 12:03AM

Too Much Choice Is Hurting America

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By BY PAUL KRUGMAN Opinion https://ift.tt/381ctNH Learning from subprime, health care and electricity. New York Times Health Insurance and Managed Care, Electric Light and Power, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, Income Inequality, Pensions and Retirement Plans, Conservatism (US Politics), Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Poverty March 2, 2021 at 12:00AM

Biggie Smalls, the Human Behind the Legend

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By BY JON CARAMANICA Arts https://ift.tt/3bSwk2F The new Netflix documentary “Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell” captures the rapper before fame, and history, got a hold of him. New York Times Rap and Hip-Hop, Documentary Films and Programs, Music March 1, 2021 at 11:56PM

Glimmerglass Festival to Stage Its Operas Outdoors This Summer

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By BY CHRISTINA MORALES Arts https://ift.tt/3dYw84T The festival, in Cooperstown, N.Y., plans to resume performances this summer in “the most ventilated area we could find: the great outdoors.” New York Times Opera, Music, Theater, Summer (Season) March 1, 2021 at 11:54PM