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The Omicron Variant Is a Mystery. How Should We Prepare?

Very few variants have ended up meaningfully altering the course of the pandemic, but experts say this is one to watch. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3IaGk6M via IFTTT

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

Withdrawing from the Iran nuclear deal was a mistake. What comes next? from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3Efjrgb via IFTTT

Federal Judge Blocks Vaccine Mandate for Health Workers

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. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3d3oMez via IFTTT

Chris Cuomo Is Suspended by CNN After Details of Help He Gave Andrew

The cable news network’s top-rated anchor was an enthusiastic adviser to Andrew Cuomo in the last 18 months of his governorship. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3o9g5pB via IFTTT

New Prosecutors Are Reopening Old Cases Against Police Officers

District attorneys around the country are investigating officers in cases their predecessors had handled, raising the ire of police unions that say it undermines public safety. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3d5mmMx via IFTTT

Alice Sebold Apologizes to Man Wrongly Convicted of Raping Her

Anthony Broadwater spent 16 years in prison after the author identified him as her attacker in an assault she described in her memoir “Lucky.” from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/2ZG2nkz via IFTTT

Federal Judge Blocks Vaccine Mandate for Health Workers

The sweeping 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. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3xMcfFV via IFTTT

How 2 Flights to Europe May Have Spurred Spread of New Variant

A confounding array of Covid rules and lax enforcement of mask wearing may have sent on infected passengers on two KLM flights from South Africa to “who knows where.” from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/32RU7iJ via IFTTT

Nepal’s embattled chief justice tests positive for the virus, amid broad political disarray.

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Covax sets aside vaccine doses for North Korea.

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3 Are Killed in Shooting at Michigan High School

A 15-year-old was taken into custody after firing a semiautomatic handgun at Oxford High School in Michigan, the authorities said. Follow updates. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3pifxwC via IFTTT

Powell Says Fed Could Finish Bond-Buying Taper Early

The Federal Reserve could pull back economic support faster as inflation lasts, and its chair signaled that for now the Omicron variant is a “risk.” from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3G1s52l via IFTTT

Your Wednesday Briefing

The Omicron variant was in Europe at least a week ago. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/3xCdWpr via IFTTT

The dead were all believed to be students.

A 15-year-old sophomore was taken into custody after firing a semiautomatic handgun 15 to 20 times at Oxford High School in Oakland County, Mich., the authorities said. The dead were all believed to be students. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3pbTB6E via IFTTT

Dr. Oz Says He’s Running for Senate in Pennsylvania

Dr. Mehmet Oz, who is running as a Republican for an open Senate seat, described his frustration with the “arrogant, closed-minded people in charge” who shut schools and businesses during the pandemic. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3d1k7Ke via IFTTT

I Was Raped by My Father. An Abortion Saved My Life.

Anti-abortion laws in Mississippi and Texas contain no exceptions for rape or incest. Here is what that means for survivors. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3xGeZVt via IFTTT

Does Europe's Lower Inflation Hold Lessons for America?

What does (somewhat) lower inflation in Europe tell us about America? from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3I16skF via IFTTT

Stephen Sondheim Wrote My Life’s Soundtrack

“A Little Night Music” was all it took. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3G5JQO9 via IFTTT

Amid Variant Fears, U.K. Discovers Limits to Its Virus Strategy

Britain’s approach to coronavirus-related restrictions has been looser than other European countries, but the Omicron variant has spurred swift action on mitigation measures. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3rw4Id4 via IFTTT

El Chapo’s Wife Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison

Emma Coronel Aispuro pleaded guilty in June to helping her husband, Joaquin Guzmán Loera, smuggle drugs into the United States and escape from prison. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3ogATeV via IFTTT

Amid Variant Fears, U.K. Discovers Limits to Its Virus Strategy

Mark Meadows Cooperating With Jan. 6 Attack Inquiry

Donald J. Trump’s former chief of staff, Mark Meadows, has turned over documents and agreed to be deposed in the House’s inquiry into the Jan. 6 attack. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/31jNOUm via IFTTT

Dozens of Former Afghan Security Forces Dead or Missing Under Taliban, Report Says

More than 100 former members of the military and police have been killed or forcibly disappeared by the Taliban since the group came into power, according to an investigation by Human Rights Watch. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/3DdcD1u via IFTTT

Myanmar Court Set to Deliver Verdict in Ousted Civilian Leader’s Trial

A guilty verdict for Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, who was detained in a military coup in February, could galvanize an opposition movement. Here’s the latest. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3paIA5m via IFTTT

As World Shuts Borders to Stop Omicron, Japan Offers a Cautionary Tale

Japan, which has been very cautious throughout the pandemic, is again barring all nonresident foreigners. There is an economic and human cost. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3E9iC8D via IFTTT

What Europe Can Teach Us About Jobs

Why don’t other countries face a Great Resignation? from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3p8ZoKc via IFTTT

Why Conservatives Adopted a Pro-Choice Slogan

On the cusp of overturning Roe, conservatives adopt a pro-choice slogan. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/31cBbds via IFTTT

In a Nonbinary Pronoun, France Sees a U.S. Attack on the Republic

When a French dictionary included the gender-nonspecific “iel” for the first time, a virulent reaction erupted over “wokisme” exported from American universities. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/319Xr7W via IFTTT

As China Speeds Up Nuclear Arms Race, the U.S. Wants to Talk

The Pentagon thinks Beijing may build 1,000 or more weapons by 2030. But it’s the new technologies that worry strategists. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3rfno0C via IFTTT

In Latest Assault on Dissent, Egypt Convicts a Human Rights Activist

Hossam Bahgat avoided a prison term, receiving a relatively modest fine, in a verdict that appeared designed to intimidate dissidents without risking international opprobrium. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/3E6IxOl via IFTTT

With Scant Information on Omicron, Biden Turned to Travel Ban to Buy Time

“Here’s what it does: It gives us time,” President Biden said of the flight restrictions. He called the new variant a cause for concern, not panic. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3cZEbfV via IFTTT

Ghislaine Maxwell’s Trial Opens, With Epstein at Its Center

A prosecutor described Jeffrey Epstein and his longtime girlfriend and associate, Ms. Maxwell, as “partners in crime.” from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3o5xHSZ via IFTTT

World Omicron Fight Hindered by Fragmented Response

Almost two years into the pandemic, finger-pointing, lack of coordination, sparse information and fear are once again influencing policy. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3ljRz3f via IFTTT

Judge Temporarily Blocks Vaccine Mandate for Health Workers in 10 States

The injunction is another setback for the Biden administration after an appeals court suspended its vaccine mandate for large employers earlier this month. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3pb2k99 via IFTTT

With Omicron, Stock Analysts Expecting More Uncertainty

Stocks rose on Monday, but analysts expect a bumpy ride for share prices while experts assess whether existing vaccines will be effective against the new variant. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3lk2dXM via IFTTT

Who Is Parag Agrawal, Twitter’s New C.E.O.?

A longtime Twitter insider and a confidant of co-founder Jack Dorsey, Mr. Agrawal takes over as the social media company confronts various challenges. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3ljYQA6 via IFTTT

A Song for Stephen Sondheim, by Julie Andrews and Others

Readers recount their interactions with the composer. Ms. Andrews laments the loss of a “genius.” from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3Da1Ncm via IFTTT

World Omicron Fight Hindered by Fragmented Response

Almost two years into the pandemic, finger-pointing, lack of coordination, sparse information and fear are once again influencing policy. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/3ljRz3f via IFTTT

Chris Cuomo Played Outsize Role in Andrew Cuomo’s Defense

Chris Cuomo, the CNN host, participated in strategy discussions and shared a tip on at least one woman who had accused his brother, Andrew Cuomo, of sexual harassment. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3rlRiAC via IFTTT

Your Tuesday Briefing

Confronting the Omicron variant. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/3o22Xm2 via IFTTT

‘Trust Me’: Chris Cuomo Played Outsize Role in Ex-Gov. Cuomo’s Defense

Pentagon Chief Orders New Inquiry Into U.S. Airstrike That Killed Dozens in Syria

A four-star Army general will review reports that dozens of civilians were killed in a 2019 strike and that top military officers and civilian officials sought to conceal it. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3ljh3h6 via IFTTT

South Africa's Omicron Work Deserves a Prize

Rewarding the nation for detecting and reporting the Omicron variant would give other countries an incentive to report new variants. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3rlotUU via IFTTT

Pentagon Chief Orders New Inquiry Into U.S. Airstrike That Killed Dozens in Syria

Black Friday sales were up, but reflected the challenges facing retailers.

Drawn by deals, consumers spread out their spending in the weeks leading up to the day after Thanksgiving. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3p9zhT9 via IFTTT

Airlines Were Seeing a Travel Rebound Before Omicron Arrived

With several countries imposing new restrictions, the question now is whether travelers will be deterred. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3D54Z9b via IFTTT

Climate Change Driving Some Albatrosses to ‘Divorce,’ Study Finds

Warming oceans are sending the monogamous sea birds farther afield to find food, putting stress on their breeding and prompting some to ditch their partners. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/3D4FiFL via IFTTT

Inside the ‘Misinformation’ Wars

Journalists and academics are developing a new language for truth. The results are not always clearer. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3174ZIR via IFTTT

Omicron Variant Surfaces Amid an Airline Travel Rebound

With several countries imposing new restrictions, the question now is whether travelers will be deterred. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3cTDcOt via IFTTT

What Parental Leave Means to Dads and Non-birthing Partners

Parents told us what having paid parental leave — or not — meant for their families. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3r6shJj via IFTTT

How Austin Became One of the Least Affordable Cities in America

The capital of Texas has long been an attractive place to call home. But with an average of 180 new residents a day arriving, its popularity has created a brewing housing crisis that is reshaping the city. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3E3Vfxd via IFTTT

In a Picture-Postcard New York Town, Racist Incidents Rattle Schools

When students in Pittsford, a suburb of Rochester, returned to school in the fall, a disturbing video of a white student threatening to kill Black people renewed concerns about racism. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3CYOfjZ via IFTTT

Afghan Economy Nears Collapse as Pressure Builds to Ease U.S. Sanctions

Afghanistan’s economy has crashed since the Taliban seized power, plunging the country into one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3nU8tXN via IFTTT

Will the Vaccines Stop Omicron? Scientists Are Racing to Find Out.

A “Frankenstein mix” of mutations raises concerns, but the variant may remain vulnerable to current vaccines. If not, revisions will be necessary. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3GblWRt via IFTTT

As U.S. Hunts for Chinese Spies, University Scientists Warn of Backlash

A chilling effect has taken hold on American campuses, contributing to an outflow of academic talent that may hurt the United States while benefiting Beijing. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/3D2ipm8 via IFTTT

As China Speeds Up Nuclear Arms Race, the U.S. Wants to Talk

The Pentagon thinks Beijing may build 1,000 or more weapons by 2030. But it’s the new technologies that worry strategists. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/3rfno0C via IFTTT

As China Speeds Up Nuclear Arms Race, the U.S. Wants to Talk

The Pentagon thinks Beijing may build 1,000 or more weapons by 2030. But it’s the new technologies that worry strategists. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3rfno0C via IFTTT

As U.S. Hunts for Chinese Spies, University Scientists Warn of Backlash

A chilling effect has taken hold on American campuses, contributing to an outflow of academic talent that may hurt the United States while benefiting Beijing. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3D2ipm8 via IFTTT

Fetal Viability, Long an Abortion Dividing Line, Faces a Supreme Court Test

On Wednesday, the justices will hear the most important abortion case in decades, one that could undermine or overturn Roe v. Wade. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3D0zjSu via IFTTT

The Gene-Synthesis Revolution

Researchers can now design and mass-produce genetic material — a technique that helped build the mRNA vaccines. What could it give us next? from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3kZUFcr via IFTTT

Five Child Stars of 'King Richard,' 'Belfast' and More

Five children winning acclaim for their roles in “Belfast,” “King Richard,” “C’mon C’mon” and “The Tender Bar” talk us through their starring turns. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/312CGe4 via IFTTT

Inside the C.D.C.’s Pandemic ‘Weather Service’

The agency has created an ambitious $200 million center to predict future outbreaks — but diseases are a lot harder to model than storms. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3Fz2nSA via IFTTT

The Design Legacy of Covid? It’s All Around You.

Some objects and practices born in lockdown will probably stick around for decades — for better or worse. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3l2jEfc via IFTTT

Remote Work Is Failing Gen Z Employees

Unless carefully designed, pandemic office culture risks hurting the least experienced workers in our organizations. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3FzdPxF via IFTTT

Your Monday Briefing

An update on the Omicron variant. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/3lctxHa via IFTTT

Responding to the Omicron Variant, Israel and Morocco Impose Bans on All Foreign Travelers

The travel bans appeared more drastic but less discriminatory than those implemented by many Western nations. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/3E3y5qT via IFTTT

Does Omicron Cause Only Mild Illness? Too Early to Tell, Experts Say

Should the Omicron variant cause severe illness, that will become apparent if there is a significant rise in hospitalizations over the next week or two, one expert said. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/32FVFw1 via IFTTT

In a Nonbinary Pronoun, France Sees a U.S. Attack on the Republic

Growing List of Nations on Alert Over New Coronavirus Variant

Australian health officials confirmed that two travelers arriving from southern Africa had tested positive for the new variant. Scientists were racing to learn more about Omicron, but said that existing vaccines were likely to protect against it. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3rcEKvf via IFTTT

How the $4 Trillion Flood of Covid Relief Is Funding the Future

From broadband to transportation to high-tech medical manufacturing, benefits from America’s pandemic money infusion will linger. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3HMMz0z via IFTTT

They Died From Covid. Then the Online Attacks Started.

The social media profiles of anti-vaccine victims of the pandemic have made them and their families targets of trolling, even after their deaths. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3FWhaqP via IFTTT

Years of Delays, Billions in Overruns: The Dismal History of Big Infrastructure

The nation’s most ambitious engineering projects are mired in postponements and skyrocketing costs. Delivering $1.2 trillion in new infrastructure will be tough. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3HZNFpN via IFTTT

Local News Outlets May Reap $1.7 Billion in Build Back Better Aid

A small paper like The Storm Lake Times in Iowa would receive a big tax credit. So would Gannett, the nation’s largest news publisher. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3CZbgDs via IFTTT

Alice Waters Helps a Museum Cater to the Tastes of Art Lovers

A new restaurant at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles is the latest effort to try to reach visitors’ hearts through their stomachs. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3cR0LYa via IFTTT

Enslaved to a U.S. Founding Father, She Sought Freedom in France

Brought from America to Paris by John Jay, an enslaved woman named Abigail died there trying to win her liberty as the statesman negotiated the freedom of the new nation. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3FGV4II via IFTTT

Book Review: ‘San Fransicko,’ by Michael Shellenberger

Michael Shellenberger’s “San Fransicko” raises important questions about homelessness in San Francisco, but his answers are mired in controversy. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3DMqOLN via IFTTT

Students at Meharry Medical College Each Get $10,000 for Covid Fight

Meharry Medical College in Nashville gave $10,000 to each student from a pool of coronavirus relief funds. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3cSwx72 via IFTTT

Families Cheer, Some Doctors Worry as Nursing Homes Open Doors Wide to Visitors

The federal government recently lifted most visitation restrictions at nursing homes. But concerns linger that a full reopening could leave residents vulnerable to another coronavirus surge. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3p4X3jf via IFTTT

Stream These 7 Productions That Celebrate Stephen Sondheim’s Work

Here’s a guide to films, documentaries and other productions that provide insight into the composer-lyricist’s sly wit and melodic acumen. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3IauZE3 via IFTTT

Israel and Iran Broaden Cyberwar to Attack Civilian Targets

Iranians couldn’t buy gas. Israelis found their intimate dating details posted online. The Iran-Israel shadow war is now hitting ordinary citizens. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/316S7lK via IFTTT

Fake Food Is Trendy Again

In the world of home décor, maximalism is back — and with it, tchotchkes that were once regarded as kitschy or quaint. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3pnrpOj via IFTTT

Making Fresh Cheese at Home Is Worth It. This Recipe Proves It.

Homemade paneer is tender and delicate and extremely creamy — and the star of this simple tikka. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3l7h3jY via IFTTT

Millionaire Space Tourism Doesn't Come With an Awe Guarantee

Space tourism is one of those ostensibly awesome experiences that often feel anticlimactic because they promise the sublime. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3HYqrjT via IFTTT

New York governor declares a state of emergency in anticipation of new coronavirus surge.

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Supply Chain Shortages Help a North Carolina Furniture Town

The furniture capital of the state is ground zero for inflation, labor shortages, hot demand and limited supply. It’s debating how to cope. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3xsOe6L via IFTTT

New York governor declares a state of emergency in anticipation of new coronavirus surge.

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Get to Know Sondheim’s Best in These 10 Videos

Jake Gyllenhaal, Patti LuPone, Judi Dench and an all-star Zoom trio find the wit, pathos and heartbreak in a remarkable songbook. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3rfQFZ6 via IFTTT

Republicans Have a Golden Opportunity. They Will Probably Blow It.

The party’s good fortune in avoiding profound punishment for all its follies is the reason those follies will probably continue. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3CYAbqF via IFTTT

Democrats Struggle to Energize Their Base as Frustrations Mount

Even as President Biden achieves some significant victories, Democrats are warning that many of their most loyal supporters see inaction and broken campaign promises. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/317aLcV via IFTTT

The Disconnect Between Biden’s Popular Policies and His Unpopularity

Voters often punish a president for pushing an unpopular agenda. But President Biden has been learning that they rarely reward a president for enacting legislation. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3CXYeWJ via IFTTT

Stephen Sondheim: The Essential Musical Dramatist Who Taught Us to Hear

With a childlike sense of discovery, Stephen Sondheim found the language to convey the beauty in harsh complexity. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3FRaxpD via IFTTT

Stephen Sondheim Tributes Pour In From Stars

Audra McDonald, Bernadette Peters, Andrew Lloyd Webber and others mourned and celebrated the essential composer and lyricist, who died at 91. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3lcscjN via IFTTT

Stephen Sondheim Reflected on 'Company' and 'West Side Story' in Final Interview

In an interview on Sunday, the revered composer and lyricist, 91, contentedly discussed his shows running on Broadway and off, as well as a new movie about to be released. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3cQHHcz via IFTTT

Omicron Variant Prompts Travel Bans and Batters World Markets

Scientists do not yet know how dangerous the new Omicron variant is, but its many mutations set off alarms, lowering hopes of putting the pandemic in the past. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3CWc0sM via IFTTT

G.O.P. Cements Hold on Legislatures in Battleground States

Democrats were once able to count on wave elections to win back key statehouses. Republican gerrymandering is making that all but impossible. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3CPFBUU via IFTTT

As Young Kids Get Covid Shots, Families Feel a 'Huge Weight' Lifted

Many households with immunocompromised or vulnerable relatives are racing to get Covid shots for their 5-to-11-year-olds — and finally experiencing a long-awaited sense of relief. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3102dVM via IFTTT

Embracing the Swimming Culture After a Move to Australia

In Sydney, something changed. I embraced the uncertainty of the sea, following my children into a culture of volunteer lifesaving. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3cKxE8K via IFTTT

New 'Omicron' Variant Stokes Concern but Vaccines May Still Work

The Omicron variant carries worrisome mutations that may let it evade antibodies, scientists said. But it will take more research to know how it fares against vaccinated people. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3nU9hvE via IFTTT

A Times correspondent reports from a plane held on the tarmac in Amsterdam.

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Seeking Backers for New Fund, Jared Kushner Turns to Middle East

Former President Donald J. Trump’s son-in-law is trying to raise capital for his investment firm and is turning to a region that he dealt with extensively while in the White House. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3FWCvAt via IFTTT

Seeking Backers for New Fund, Jared Kushner Turns to Middle East

Omicron Variant Prompts Travel Bans and Batters World Markets

Scientists do not yet know how dangerous the new Omicron variant is, but its many mutations set off alarms, lowering hopes of putting the pandemic in the past. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/3CWc0sM via IFTTT

‘Today’s Outfit Is Confidence’: Atypical TikTok Star Enchants Mexico

Middle-aged and scarred, a Mexican journalist is breaking the mold of social media influencers with a message of pure positivity that resonates in dark times. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3oZf2aR via IFTTT

The Rise of Psychedelic Retreats

Even with cause for concern, retreats in countries like Costa Rica and Jamaica, as well as in the United States, have been popping up for more than a decade. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3nMr0Fo via IFTTT

Virus Variant, Stephen Sondheim, Leftovers: Your Friday Evening Briefing

Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3E08mzr via IFTTT

Stephen Sondheim, Titan of the American Musical, Is Dead at 91

He was the theater’s most revered and influential composer-lyricist of the last half of the 20th century and the driving force behind some of Broadway’s most beloved and celebrated shows. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3l9hGtC via IFTTT

Stocks and Oil Drop Amid New Coronavirus Variant

Stocks and oil futures slumped, while investors sought safety in government bonds. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3DYvbDM via IFTTT

Thomas Bach Is Criticized for His Handling of the Peng Shuai Case

The handling of the Peng Shuai case raised new questions about the I.O.C.’s relationship with China. One Olympic official called its actions ‘discreet.’ Critics called it collaboration. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/32Dggkz via IFTTT

Guantánamo Bay: Beyond the Prison

With 6,000 residents and the feel of a college campus, the U.S. Navy base has some of the trappings of small-town America, and some of a police state. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3p5fC6S via IFTTT

Stocks and Oil Drop Amid New Coronavirus Variant

Stocks and oil futures slumped, while investors sought safety in government bonds. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3lxwJgX via IFTTT

What Scientists Know About the New Covid Variant, Omicron

Scientists don’t know how effective vaccines will be against the new variant flagged by a team in South Africa, which displays mutations that might resist neutralization. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3CX1qSc via IFTTT

Merck Says Its Covid Pill Is Less Effective in a Final Analysis

The drug, molnupiravir, reduced the risk of hospitalization and death in high-risk Covid patients by 30 percent. An earlier analysis had found a 50 percent reduction. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3p2BTlU via IFTTT

Thomas Bach Is Criticized for His Handling of the Peng Shuai Case

As Virtual Worlds Grow, We Are Losing Our Sense of Touch

After struggling with anorexia and bulimia for more than 20 years, the last thing I want is technology that further estranges me from my body. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3cWh9q5 via IFTTT

Mark Bittman: Whole Wheat Bread Is the Key to a Better Food System

Baking whole wheat bread can reacquaint us with food that truly nourishes us, argues Mark Bittman. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3DWVeuT via IFTTT

The Case Against Loving Your Job

Will work ever love us back? Two millennials disagree. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3qO2ntT via IFTTT

Genetic Risks for Cancer Should Not Mean Financial Hardship

People with markers for cancer often need more screenings. But health insurers are not required to fully cover them. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3cMhFqS via IFTTT

Join the Comedian Michelle Buteau at a Times Event on the ‘Joys’ of Parenting

Let’s laugh about the trials and triumphs of raising tiny humans, with the comedian Michelle Buteau and Jessica Grose of The Times’s parenting newsletter at a virtual event on Dec. 8. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3cfZFVD via IFTTT

Coffee or Chai? At 2 Kolkata Cafes, ‘Adda’ Is What’s Really on the Menu

Unrestricted talk, or “adda,” is the main draw at two storied cafes that are at once museums to the city’s intellectual history — and places for debate. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/3cSAB7n via IFTTT

New Variant Prompts Rapid Travel Bans on Southern Africa

Several countries have already imposed travel restrictions on South Africa after a new coronavirus variant was detected in the country and in nearby nations. South African scientists will meet with W.H.O. experts on Friday to discuss the variant, which one scientist said signals a “big jump in evolution.” Here’s the latest. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3nSu2ba via IFTTT

Hong Kong Records Two Cases of Variant Detected in South Africa

The discovery could complicate efforts to reopen the border between the territory and the Chinese mainland. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/3oVa0fi via IFTTT

Wall Street Warms Up, Grudgingly, to Remote Work, Unthinkable Before Covid

Finance employees who couldn’t imagine working from home before the pandemic are now reluctant to return to the office. Their bosses can’t figure out how to bring them back. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3xiSkhs via IFTTT

Thanksgiving in a Town Built on Lederhosen and Limitless Meals

Bavarian charm, Christmas knickknacks and all-you-can-eat restaurants draw hordes every holiday season to the twinkly streets of Frankenmuth, Mich. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3CHIsyZ via IFTTT

Man Is Exonerated in Rape Case Described in Alice Sebold’s Memoir

Anthony J. Broadwater was convicted of the 1981 attack in Syracuse, N.Y., in a case the district attorney and a state judge agreed was flawed. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3l7ourE via IFTTT

A Spirit of Gratitude Is Healthy for Society

On Thanksgiving, consider the multiple benefits of giving thanks. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3CGxrOC via IFTTT

Russian Mine Blast Kills Dozens, Among Them Rescuers

Investigators said a gas buildup at a Siberian mine with a history of problems led to the deaths of at least 52 people. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3xs3C35 via IFTTT

‘Licorice Pizza’ Review: California Dreaming and Scheming

In his latest movie, Paul Thomas Anderson returns to the San Fernando Valley for a shaggy 1970s romp about a self-important teenage boy and a memorable woman. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3nRGSXl via IFTTT

How a Prosecutor Addressed a Mostly White Jury and Won a Conviction in the Arbery Case

Linda Dunikoski, a prosecutor brought in from the Atlanta area, struck a careful tone in a case that many saw as an obvious act of racial violence. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3r6uKnj via IFTTT

A Parade Returns to a City Thankful for Normal

About 4,500 volunteers wrangled giant balloons and threw confetti into a crowd excited to see the annual parade in person. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3xms0mG via IFTTT

Undeterred by Channel’s Perils, Desperate Migrants Still Plan to Cross

The number of migrants setting off into the English Channel by boat has soared in recent months. The deaths Wednesday of at least 27 people trying to make the crossing illustrate how dangerous it is. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/3CREfJk via IFTTT

Your Friday Briefing

A French rush for boosters. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/32Ahflx via IFTTT

Thousands gathered to watch the first full Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade since the pandemic.

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80 Years of Holiday Shopping in New York

Holiday shopping over the past 80 years as chronicled in photos from The New York Times archives. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3DSQ7Mp via IFTTT

What Stores Are Open and Closed on Thanksgiving 2021?

Many retailers will close their stores on Thanksgiving Day, citing safety concerns and gratitude for their employees. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3riAsCL via IFTTT

Climate Change Threatens Smithsonian Museums

Beneath the National Museum of American History, floodwaters are intruding into collection rooms, a consequence of a warming planet. A fix remains years away. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3DTBGro via IFTTT

Thousands gathered to watch the first full Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade since the pandemic.

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How to Watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

This year’s parade will feature performers like Kelly Rowland and Carrie Underwood and will have 15 giant balloons and 28 floats. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3r8ILR9 via IFTTT

What Parental Leave Means to Dads and Non-birthing Partners

Parents told us what having paid parental leave — or not — meant for their families. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3r6shJj via IFTTT

This Thanksgiving, Keep Forgiveness on Hand

As we sit down together during a difficult year, we’d be wise to consider a posture of grace from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3DRCxsH via IFTTT

The Age of the Creative Minority

Here are four ways to think about your group identity. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3d1c9AV via IFTTT

Do Sports Still Need China?

Global outrage, broken contracts and shifting politics could change the calculus for leagues and teams that once raced to do business in China. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/3HOLMfB via IFTTT

U.S. Reacts to Guilty Verdict in Ahmaud Arbery Murder Case

The murder convictions of three white men in the death of Ahmaud Arbery were praised by many as a just outcome in a case that could have stoked racial divisions. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3DVbxbF via IFTTT

Do Sports Still Need China?

Global outrage, broken contracts and shifting politics could change the calculus for leagues and teams that once raced to do business in China. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3HOLMfB via IFTTT

Sika Henry and the Motivation to Become a Pro Triathlete

Sika Henry is the first African American woman to be recognized as a pro triathlete. But a horrible bicycle crash in 2019 nearly thwarted her dream. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3DNME1E via IFTTT

The YZY GAP Round Jacket Review

If you love to talk to people, this is the coat for you. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3FHvvXL via IFTTT

Do Sports Still Need China?

Global outrage, broken contracts and shifting politics could change the calculus for leagues and teams that once raced to do business in China. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3xleWxR via IFTTT

‘Justice Was Served’: Guilty Verdicts in the Ahmaud Arbery Case

Readers express relief. One calls it the “only rational and equitable verdict.” Also: A Covid Thanksgiving, and one in prison; children and grief. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/30YIoOk via IFTTT

Your Thursday Briefing

How Olaf Scholz will lead Germany. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/3HOv8wD via IFTTT

Do Sports Still Need China?

Arbery Verdict: What is Malice Murder?

In finding Travis McMichael guilty of that charge, the 12 jurors found that he had deliberately intended to kill Mr. Arbery. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3nLWYSe via IFTTT

Charlottesville Extremists Lose in Court, but Replacement Theory Lives On

Organizers of the “Unite the Right” demonstration suffered a damaging legal defeat this week. But four years after the rally, their message has seeped closer to the conservative mainstream. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3xkcNTa via IFTTT

Ahmaud Arbery’s Final Minutes: What Videos and 911 Calls Show

Using security footage, cellphone video, 911 calls and police reports, The Times has reconstructed the 12 minutes before Ahmaud Arbery was shot dead in Georgia on Feb. 23. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/2zJFAXA via IFTTT

Initial unemployment claims last week fell to a half-century low.

On a seasonally adjusted basis, the figure fell to 199,000, a milestone in the economic recovery from the shock of the pandemic. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3FHa0GL via IFTTT

Ahmaud Arbery Was Murdered. But His Life Will Not Be Forgotten.

We do not just remember the death. We remember the life, the beauty, the art, the feeling, the waiting, the living. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3oWE1vs via IFTTT

What the Arbery and Rittenhouse Verdicts Couldn't Tell Us

We must stop tying our hopes for justice to high-profile criminal cases. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3r7RgMA via IFTTT

Discussions of Race Are Notably Absent in Trial of Arbery Murder Suspects

Many outside observers say Ahmaud Arbery’s death at the hands of three white men is a prominent example of racial violence. But the jury never heard that argument. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3DE11FC via IFTTT

Who Are the Ahmaud Arbery Murder Defendants?

The three men accused of murdering Ahmaud Arbery are Gregory McMichael, 65; his 35-year-old son, Travis McMichael; and their neighbor, William Bryan, 52. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3CB0wec via IFTTT

Trump Investigation Enters Crucial Phase as Prosecutor’s Term Nears End

New developments suggest the long-running inquiry has returned to an earlier focus: the valuations the former president and his family business applied to properties as it sought loans. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3DRUt6f via IFTTT

El artesano de los acordeones de Ciudad de México

Durante 50 años, Francisco Luis Ramírez se ha encargado de reparar acordeones en un país que venera ese instrumento. Ahora es un negocio familiar. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3xhaMY0 via IFTTT

America Has More Than One Spanglish

Our melting pot produces a delicious stew of languages. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3xiUm13 via IFTTT

56 Years Ago, He Shot Malcolm X. Now He Lives Quietly in Brooklyn.

Mujahid Abdul Halim is the one man who confessed to his role in the assassination. He long insisted that the two men convicted with him were innocent. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/30OO4Kr via IFTTT

How Softies Seized the Fed

For now, doves rule the roost. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3HPc9lC via IFTTT

How to Celebrate Pandemic Thanksgiving, Round 2

Thanksgiving is back, but Covid hasn’t gone away. Here’s how to have a safer, peaceful and tasty holiday. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/2Zl2oKy via IFTTT

What Your Flight History Reveals About Your Carbon Footprint

Google Flights now shows your carbon footprint. Will it change the way you buy plane tickets? from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3l6h9Zn via IFTTT

Austria Imposes Lockdown Amid Europe’s Covid Surge

Europe is again at the center of the pandemic, and amid vaccine resistance and protests, nations are imposing new rules and pressuring people to get inoculated. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3HNjXnG via IFTTT

Netflix Turns Its Attention to Films It Hopes Everyone Wants to See

The streaming service wants to be more than a place where big names bring passion projects studios have passed on. It’s now trying to make the kind of blockbusters normally seen in theaters. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3kWvuHA via IFTTT

CVS, Walgreens and Walmart Fueled Opioid Crisis, Jury Finds

This is the first jury verdict in an opioid case. The decision embraced a key legal argument that judges in other opioid cases had recently rejected. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3DMwLIx via IFTTT

Steve Bannon and a Cautionary Tale on Congressional Power

The actions of the House Committee on Un-American Activities show how Congress’s power to hold witnesses in contempt is a tool prone to abuse. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3nKafKQ via IFTTT

My Book Was Censored in China. Now It’s Blacklisted — in Texas.

Andrew Solomon never expected his books to come under threat in America. But as he writes in this essay, attacks on books are on the rise here, and one of his is under investigation by a state legislature. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3nMMpyo via IFTTT

Could Covid Lead to Progress?

Mass tragedies sometimes have unexpected consequences. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3HKTqY6 via IFTTT

‘House of Gucci’ Review: Murder, Italian-Style

Lady Gaga, Adam Driver, Al Pacino and Jared Leto serve up a heaping platter of prosciutto in Ridley Scott’s tale of family treachery. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/2ZfsoXx via IFTTT

Biden to Tap Into U.S. Oil Reserves to Combat Rising Gas Prices

In an attempt to reduce global energy prices, the White House will release 50 million barrels of crude oil along with Britain, China, India, Japan and South Korea. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3DGzTFY via IFTTT

Your Wednesday Briefing

Nations scramble to attract migrant workers. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/3CPnw9g via IFTTT

House Panel Investigating Capitol Attack Subpoenas Proud Boys and Oath Keepers

Investigators believe the militia or paramilitary groups have information about the deadly siege on Jan. 6. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3DPQN5g via IFTTT

Grammys Snubs and Surprises: Kacey Musgraves, Jon Batiste and Abba

A jazz musician snagged the most nominations, and the Weeknd, an artist who said he’s boycotting the awards, found his name on the ballot. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3cGQFc7 via IFTTT

South Korea Links Over 200 Covid Cases to Religious Settlement

Nearly half of the residents at the facility in the city of Cheonan tested positive for Covid, an outbreak that comes as South Korea’s case levels surge. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/3rc20JA via IFTTT

Jury Finds Rally Organizers Responsible for Charlottesville Violence

Jurors found the main organizers of the deadly right-wing rally in Charlottesville, Va., in 2017 liable under state law, awarding more than $25 million in damages, but deadlocked on federal conspiracy charges. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3p0W3ge via IFTTT

A Thanksgiving History Lesson, in a Handful of Corn

The cornmeal that has become a staple of the holiday table reflects millenniums of work by Native Americans — a legacy that Indigenous people are trying to keep alive. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3kYhw80 via IFTTT

How to Improve Your Thanksgiving Dinner

Samin Nosrat will say it: Every year, the meal is a lot of the same. Here are five ways she adds brightness, crunch, freshness and flavor. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3FkqaWs via IFTTT

Israel Starts Campaign to Vaccinate Young Children

Seeking to reassure parents, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett took his 9-year-old son, David, to be vaccinated at a clinic in a seaside town near Tel Aviv. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/3cIHXu8 via IFTTT

CVS, Walgreens and Walmart Perpetuated Opioid Crisis, Jury Finds

This is the first jury verdict in an opioids case. The decision embraced a key legal argument that judges in other opioids cases had recently rejected. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3oRTBs5 via IFTTT

Lael Brainard is Tapped For Vice Chair of the Federal Reserve

The longtime Washington insider is now the central bank’s No. 2. That could give her more bandwidth to influence policy. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3rey1B9 via IFTTT

Chun Doo-hwan, South Korea's Most Vilified Ex-Military Dictator, Dies at 90

The country’s most vilified former military dictator, he seized power in a coup and ruled his country with an iron fist for most of the 1980s. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/3nI7slC via IFTTT

Spending as if the Future Matters

Public investment, including spending on children, is a worthy American tradition. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3nE5enc via IFTTT

The Problem of Political Despair

Hopelessness about our democracy could accelerate its decay. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3DI9xna via IFTTT

Chun Doo-hwan, South Korea's Most Vilified Ex-Military Dictator, Dies at 90

Man Accused of Killing 5 at Wisconsin Parade Had Lengthy Police Record

Dozens of people were injured, including children, after an S.U.V. tore through the Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wis. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3nH3d9N via IFTTT

Mourners hold candles and read names of victims at vigil in Waukesha.

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Justice Department to Pay About $130 Million to Parkland Shooting Victims

Family members of victims had sued over how the F.B.I. handled tips warning about the gunman before he killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3DJIPdM via IFTTT

House Panel Subpoenas Roger Stone and Alex Jones in Capitol Riot Inquiry

Investigators summoned five more allies of former President Donald J. Trump as they dug further into the planning and financing of rallies before the Jan. 6 attack. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3DI143h via IFTTT

Thanksgiving Holiday Travel Will Test Airlines

Thanksgiving will be the biggest test of the system’s resilience since the pandemic began, with millions more passengers than last year. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3qZDs6E via IFTTT

Cuomo's Office Undermined Health Department, Top Doctor Testifies

The N.Y. Health Department became a “toxic work environment” early in the pandemic, a high-ranking doctor told officials investigating ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3r1MYWL via IFTTT

Why Was This Ancient Tusk 150 Miles From Land, 10,000 Feet Deep?

A discovery in the Pacific Ocean off California leads to “an ‘Indiana Jones’ mixed with ‘Jurassic Park’ moment.” from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3oOlHEQ via IFTTT

Paul Thomas Anderson on "Licorice Pizza" and Age Difference

The auteur explains why he cast Alana Haim, and why he thinks the age difference in the film’s central relationship shouldn’t matter. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3cE9eOe via IFTTT

Kenosha, the Rittenhouse Verdict, and the Riots of 2020

What I saw in Portland and Kenosha has convinced me: We must stop tearing ourselves apart so that we can build. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3DKk0OX via IFTTT

Your Tuesday Briefing

Austria entered a nationwide lockdown. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/3HNMNnZ via IFTTT

I Live in Arkansas. Why is My State Telling Me Not to Boycott Israel?

I publish The Arkansas Times. We refused to sign an anti-B.D.S. law because it violates our First Amendment rights. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/30Rxfys via IFTTT

Overheating the Economy Now Could Mean Trouble Later

Now that Jerome Powell has been renominated to head the Federal Reserve, he needs to turn the temperature down. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3nEgMH8 via IFTTT

A Spirit of Gratitude Is Healthy for Society

On Thanksgiving, consider the multiple benefits of giving thanks. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3CGxrOC via IFTTT

Free E-Bikes for Everyone!

We’re in the middle of a climate crisis. We need big ideas. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3cEumnq via IFTTT

What We Know About the Victims of the Waukesha Parade Crash

Eighteen children between the ages of 3 and 16 were among those injured, including three sets of siblings. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3FHqwXl via IFTTT

Trying to Blur Memories of the Gulag, Russia Targets a Rights Group

Prosecutors are trying to shut down Memorial International, Russia’s most prominent human rights group, as the Kremlin moves to control the historical narrative of the Soviet Union. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3oUkueS via IFTTT

Austria Imposes Lockdown and Mandatory Vaccination Amid Covid Surge

Austria leads in imposing tough new rules, as Europe fights resistance to vaccines and restrictions. Soon, a German official warned, almost everyone will be “vaccinated, recovered or dead.” from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3HNjXnG via IFTTT

What Happens to Women Who Are Denied Abortions

Being denied an abortion can have serious consequences for a women’s health and livelihood. It can even be deadly. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3r28efc via IFTTT

Remote Work Is Failing Gen Z Employees

Unless carefully designed, pandemic office culture risks hurting the least experienced workers in our organizations. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3FzdPxF via IFTTT

There’s a Cure for the Anxiety of Email: It Starts With a Pen

I didn’t keep my resolution to handwrite a letter each day of this year, but I learned plenty from trying. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3FzdESY via IFTTT

How Peng Shuai Went From ‘Chinese Princess’ to Silenced #MeToo Accuser

The tennis star won independence while remaining in Beijing’s good graces. But she has been unable to break through China’s resistance to sexual assault allegations. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/3DFnUbN via IFTTT

Five Dead After Driver Plows S.U.V. Into Holiday Parade in Wisconsin

Officials said dozens of people were struck after the vehicle sped down the street during the Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wis., near Milwaukee. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3DFusqJ via IFTTT

Limping and Penniless, Iraqis Deported From Belarus Face Bleak Futures

Hundreds of desperate Iraqis are being sent home after becoming political pawns in Belarus’s quarrel with its European Union neighbors. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/3nDQBjA via IFTTT

Driver Plows S.U.V. Into Holiday Parade in Wisconsin

A witness said the vehicle sped down the street as the parade, in Waukesha, Wis., near Milwaukee, was going on. More than 20 people were injured, officials said. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3nFXP6Z via IFTTT

Angry and Divided, Austrians Argue Over a Lockdown and Vaccine Mandates

As a new wave of Covid infections spreads over Europe, resistance to public health measures is growing, and not just in Austria. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3nFtyF2 via IFTTT

As Hopes for Nuclear Deal Fade, Iran Rebuilds and Risks Grow

With Iran’s new administration preparing for its first international nuclear negotiations, there are signs that there will be no going back to the 2015 agreement. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3DHVy0t via IFTTT

Tucker Carlson's 'Patriot Purge' Special Leads Two Fox News Contributors to Quit

Jonah Goldberg and Stephen Hayes, stars of a brand of conservatism that has fallen out of fashion, decide they’ve had enough. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3kZGAvD via IFTTT

How H.G. Wells Predicted the 20th Century

Charles Johnson reviews Claire Tomalin’s latest biography, “The Young H.G. Wells: Changing the World.” from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3Dz7Rfr via IFTTT

Inflation and Retirement: How to Protect Your Savings

With prices rising at their fastest rate in decades, people in retirement or approaching it should take extra care to protect their savings. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3kNyTbx via IFTTT

The History Behind the Elena Ruz, the Quintessential Cuban Sandwich

The sandwich, named after Elena Ruz, melds sweet and savory, using soft medianoche bread, white turkey meat, softened cream cheese and strawberry preserves. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3qXfXeq via IFTTT

As Hopes for Nuclear Deal Fade, Iran Rebuilds and Risks Grow

With Iran’s new administration preparing for its first international nuclear negotiations, there are signs that there will be no going back to the 2015 agreement. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/3DHVy0t via IFTTT

Biden Met With Xi. But Is His China Policy Right?

The truth is, America’s national security depends on cooperation a lot more than competition. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3crFZ1a via IFTTT

Your Monday Briefing

Sudan’s military releases the prime minister. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/3x7osVk via IFTTT

Two of 17 Kidnapped Missionaries in Haiti Are Freed, Group Says

After being held hostage for 37 days by a gang, two people with a U.S. Christian aid group have been released in Port-au-Prince and are described as “safe.” from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3nDSdtH via IFTTT

In Rittenhouse Verdict, Paramilitary Groups See Vindication

His acquittal has reinvigorated support on the right for armed responses to racial justice protests and unrest. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3kUHmty via IFTTT

Video of Peng Shuai With Olympic Officials Fuels a Showdown With Tennis

The Chinese tennis star held a 30-minute video call with the leader of the International Olympic Committee, but the head of women’s professional tennis remained unable to reach her. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3kXF0KG via IFTTT

He Sold Away His People’s Heritage. He’s in the Jungle to Get It Back.

A Cambodian temple looter, who says more than 100 artifacts he stole are in museums around the world, is working to help reclaim them. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/3oN0fQj via IFTTT

He Sold Away His People’s Heritage. He’s in the Jungle to Get It Back.

A Cambodian temple looter, who says more than 100 artifacts he stole are in museums around the world, is working to help reclaim them. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3oN0fQj via IFTTT

Powell or Brainard? Why Biden’s Pick to Lead the Fed Matters Now

Joe Biden’s pick to head the Federal Reserve is coming down to Jay Powell or Lael Brainard. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/2ZckJcE via IFTTT

How Higher Prices This Holiday Season Could Cost Democrats, Too

Rising prices for gas and a holiday meal could come back to bite Democrats, who fear that inflation may upend their electoral prospects in the 2022 midterms. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3qTPE92 via IFTTT

How Nancy Pelosi Got Biden's Build Back Better Bill Back on Track

The House’s approval of a sweeping social policy bill after weeks of fits and starts notched another win for the speaker in a career defined by them. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/30SIoiZ via IFTTT

To Breed or Not to Breed?

In a world of pandemic chaos, political strife and climate catastrophe, some would-be parents see the future as too dark to procreate. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3nydMvF via IFTTT

‘Saturday Night Live’ Weighs In on the Kyle Rittenhouse Verdict

This weekend’s broadcast, hosted by Simu Liu, also included some helpful Thanksgiving tips and, uh, Dog Head Man. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3x7yS7m via IFTTT

A Robot Wrote This Book Review

In “The Age of AI,” Henry Kissinger, Eric Schmidt and Daniel Huttenlocher explore how far artificial intelligence has come. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3qSJ2aZ via IFTTT

How the U.S. Lost Ground to China in the Contest for Clean Energy

Americans failed to safeguard decades of diplomatic and financial investments in Congo, where the world’s largest supply of cobalt is controlled by Chinese companies backed by Beijing. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/3CCaNXE via IFTTT

Myanmar's Notorious Army Is Facing a Morale Crisis

The number of defectors, while not enough to topple the Tatmadaw, is growing, galvanized by the nationwide anti-coup movement. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/3qT0lc1 via IFTTT

Who, and Where, Is Chinese Tennis Star Peng Shuai?

A blackout within China on discussion of the tennis star’s #MeToo allegations has not been able to silence a global chorus of concern for her safety. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3HDLeJp via IFTTT

Who, and Where, Is Chinese Tennis Star Peng Shuai?

A blackout within China on discussion of the tennis star’s #MeToo allegations has not been able to silence a global chorus of concern for her safety. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/3HDLeJp via IFTTT

The Belarus-Poland Border Chaos Is Partly of Europe’s Own Making

The chaos at the Belarus-Poland border is partly of the European Union’s making. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3DzhScy via IFTTT

Solutions for the Shortage of Truck Drivers

Readers suggest guest workers, autonomous trucks, better work conditions and a relay race model. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3kUnXcx via IFTTT

Judge Spares Man in Teen Rape Case: ‘Incarceration Isn’t Appropriate’

The man, Christopher Belter, had pleaded guilty in the sexual assaults of four teens. He faced eight years in prison, but a judge sentenced him to probation instead. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/32ePHSA via IFTTT

Must This Covid Swab Go So Far Up Your Nose?

Some testers gently swab the front of your nostril and send you on your way. Others dig deep, bringing the pain. What’s the gold standard? from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3cnWAmf via IFTTT

Peng Shuai Said to Be in Videos From China's State Media

The editor of a state-run newspaper on Saturday shared two clips said to be of the Chinese tennis star on Twitter. But they are unverified, and the head of the WTA called them “insufficient.” from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3nARvNM via IFTTT

Thousands in Austria Protest Covid Lockdown and Vaccine Mandate

The protests were largely peaceful, but as dusk fell over the Austrian capital, skirmishes broke out between officers and groups of demonstrators. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3nJ3CJ3 via IFTTT

I’m Elderly and Vaccinated, and Covid Can’t Stop Me

My life expectancy is six more years. Covid-19 can’t prevent me from enjoying the time I have left. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/30v03gb via IFTTT

Why Are There So Many Premature Births in America?

This shouldn’t happen in a wealthy nation. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3kQ76Y8 via IFTTT

How to Respond to the 'When Are You Getting Married?' Question

The holiday season can sometimes lead to uncomfortable quizzing from meddlesome friends and family members about when you and your partner plan to wed. Here’s how to respond. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3qUlEK1 via IFTTT

The Real Surprise of ‘Passing’: A Focus on Black Women’s Inner Lives

By making the lesbian attraction between the main characters more explicit, the drama moves beyond mainstream Hollywood’s white gaze. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3nz8Oih via IFTTT

Taylor Swift’s ‘All Too Well’ and the Weaponization of Memory

The new 10-minute version of a bitter breakup song from 2012 luxuriates in its details and its supersize length, correcting a power imbalance in the relationship it describes. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3kFwMXo via IFTTT

G.O.P. Is Energized, but ‘Trump Cancel Culture’ Poses a Threat

The former president, tightening his grip on the party as a haphazard kingmaker, threatens Republican incumbents and endorses questionable candidates. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/2Z7EYrZ via IFTTT

How Roundabouts Help Lower Carbon Emissions

An Indiana city has the most roundabouts in the country. They’ve saved lives and reduced injuries from crashes — and lowered carbon emissions. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3kU7g0M via IFTTT

When the Police Kill Without Cause

A Times investigation sheds light on an unjust practice. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3HR9FDp via IFTTT

The Diminishing Democratic Majority

Do Democrats need Trump to save them from an unexpected demographic eclipse? from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3x7CNkv via IFTTT

Rittenhouse Case Highlights Nation's Deep Divide on Gun Rights

As groups debate the effect of the verdict, the legislative stalemate shows no signs of changing, and weapons on the street grow. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/30Low13 via IFTTT

How Hunter Biden’s Firm Helped Secure Cobalt for the Chinese

The president’s son was part owner of a venture involved in the $3.8 billion purchase by a Chinese conglomerate of one of the world’s largest cobalt deposits. The metal is a key ingredient in batteries for electric vehicles. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/2Z9Bl4O via IFTTT

Thousands Protest in Australia Over Virus Restrictions

Demonstrators in Melbourne waved Australian flags and chanted, “No more mandates.” Here’s the latest on the pandemic. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3x3M0u8 via IFTTT

Fact-Checking Kevin McCarthy's 8-Hour Speech

The House Republican leader made a number of false or misleading claims about the social spending bill, President Biden, immigration policy and Teslas. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3qWigOW via IFTTT

Rittenhouse and the Right’s White Vigilante Heroes

The great threat is that there are young men out there who watched the verdict and now want to follow Rittenhouse’s lead. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3CxR6Qr via IFTTT

How the Acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse Shows the Burden for the Prosecution in Self-Defense Cases

The acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse points to the wide berth given to defendants who say they acted out of fear. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3nHaaYF via IFTTT

What’s in the $2.2 Trillion Social Policy and Climate Bill

The package includes $400 billion to bolster support for children and families, $555 billion for climate change programs and $166 billion in housing aid. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3oKzLPv via IFTTT

U.S. Warns Allies of Possible Russian Incursion as Troops Amass Near Ukraine

Western intelligence officials are increasingly convinced that the Russian president wants to take control of a larger swath of territory. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3oNXIFw via IFTTT

Where Is Peng Shuai?

The Chinese government must provide answers about the missing tennis star. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3CxQeLW via IFTTT

Inflation Headlines Don't Tell the Whole Story

This isn’t the inflation you were looking for. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3qXkFJ8 via IFTTT

Rittenhouse Verdict Reveals a Widening Political Divide

Many conservatives hailed the not-guilty verdict for Kyle Rittenhouse as a victory for the right to defend yourself, while many liberals saw it as a miscarriage of justice. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3FATQhR via IFTTT

Elizabeth Holmes Takes the Stand in the Theranos Trial

Many legal experts predicted she would not testify because doing so opens her up to cross-examination and is a risk for the defense. Follow updates. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3nxhLZp via IFTTT

Having Rittenhouse Testify Was ‘Not a Close Call,’ His Lawyer Says

Mock juries used by his defense team to test their case reacted much more favorably when he testified, his lead lawyer said. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3HBdFYr via IFTTT

It Really Would Help if People Learned to Email

You should never find out that you were someone’s second choice. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/30Kgaac via IFTTT

C.D.C. Panel Endorses Covid Vaccine Booster Shots for All Adults

As infections rise, Americans over 18 will be permitted to get extra doses. But it’s not clear boosters really are needed by so many people, or that the shots will turn back the pandemic. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3Fy7ouF via IFTTT

Elation and Dismay as Crowds at Courthouse Hear of Rittenhouse Verdict

Small groups of supporters and detractors of Kyle Rittenhouse reacted to news of the not-guilty verdict as a horde of journalists looked on. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3nw3hJt via IFTTT

Conservatives celebrate Rittenhouse’s acquittal, as liberals lament the verdict.

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The Kyle Rittenhouse Trial, Explained

Mr. Rittenhouse was acquitted on all charges after standing trial in the shootings of three men — two of whom died — in the aftermath of demonstrations in 2020 in Kenosha, Wis. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3BAnOAx via IFTTT

Kyle Rittenhouse’s Acquittal and America’s Gun Laws

Readers react to the verdict, discuss America’s self-defense laws and make connections to the Ahmaud Arbery case. Also: The social policy bill. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3FBGLVP via IFTTT

The New York Blood Center Can Get an Upgrade, if NIMBYs Don’t Get in the Way

The New York Blood Center should be allowed to build its new life sciences center. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3Fwmcdo via IFTTT

3 Women in the Senate Object to ‘Sexist’ Focus on Sinema’s Style

The senators criticize The Times’s coverage of their colleague’s style and fashion choices. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3Hz2Bet via IFTTT

Here’s what you need to know about the Rittenhouse case, in a nutshell.

A rundown of who is involved, what happened and what is at stake in the trial over the August 2020 shooting of three men, two fatally, in Kenosha, Wis. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3CwSXF9 via IFTTT

On Putin’s Strategic Chessboard, a Series of Destabilizing Moves

In the stretch of Europe from the Baltic Sea to the Black Sea, where Moscow and the West have competed for influence for decades, the threat of a new military conflict is growing. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3kP2LEr via IFTTT

Kyle Rittenhouse's Firearm Made Everything Worse

Kyle Rittenhouse’s semiautomatic rifle endangered everybody around him — and himself. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/30xBjED via IFTTT

Malcolm X Assassination: Questions About the Case Linger

Scholars have never accepted the official explanation for the murder. That is unlikely to change. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3co46xE via IFTTT

Latin Grammys 2021 Winners List

Here are the winners of the 22nd annual ceremony. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3crFOTj via IFTTT

Biden Met With Xi. But Is His China Policy Right?

The truth is, America’s national security depends on cooperation a lot more than competition. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3crFZ1a via IFTTT

U.S. Indicts Iranian Hackers in Voter Intimidation Effort

The hackers are accused of sending threatening messages to thousands of people after breaking into voter registration systems and a media company. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/3nDeVm1 via IFTTT

Exoneration Is ‘Bittersweet’ for Men Cleared in Malcolm X’s Murder

An emotional crowd burst into applause in a packed Manhattan courtroom Thursday after the judge threw out the convictions of Muhammad Aziz and Khalil Islam. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/32kcLzv via IFTTT

Belarus Clears Migrant Camp, Easing Border Standoff With Poland

Throngs of people, mainly from the Mideast, who had been living in freezing conditions on the border, have been moved to a giant warehouse. Their fate is uncertain. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3oKFFQA via IFTTT

A Cherished New Orleans Restaurant, Upperline, Closes

For nearly 40 years, Upperline has been a showcase for JoAnn Clevenger’s vibrant art collection and effusive hostessing. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3DuNK20 via IFTTT

My Brother Wants Me Out of His Life. Can I Change His Mind?

A reader seeks advice on defusing sibling tension. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3DwSFPU via IFTTT

How to Watch the Longest Partial Lunar Eclipse and Blood Moon

The partial eclipse will turn the moon rusty reddish hues and be visible across North America and parts of South America, Asia and Australia. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3kPNLWX via IFTTT

Strike on U.S. Base Was Iranian Response to Israeli Attack, Officials Say

Iran has not acknowledged the attack, but U.S. and Israeli officials said it was retaliation for Israeli airstrikes, drawing the U.S. into Iran’s shadow war with Israel. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/3oJpa7y via IFTTT

First Known Covid Case Was Vendor at Wuhan Market, Scientist Claims

A new review of early Covid-19 cases in the journal Science will revive, though certainly not settle, the debate over how the pandemic began. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/3FsRlOF via IFTTT

Stars Gather in Las Vegas for the Latin Grammy Awards

Gloria Estefan will kick off the show, Bad Bunny will perform and Rubén Blades will be named person of the year. The show begins at 8 p.m. Eastern. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3kR5oWn via IFTTT

Grammy Latinos en vivo: noche de estrellas en Las Vegas

Gloria Estefan abrirá el evento. Bad Bunny va a actuar. Y Rubén Blades será el personaje del año. La ceremonia inicia a las 8:00 p. m., hora del Este. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3HB0p5Z via IFTTT

Feeling Anxious About Thanksgiving This Year? You’re Not Alone.

The first postvaccine Thanksgiving will be full of joy — and anxiety. Here’s how to navigate it. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/30vY2Ap via IFTTT

The Suburbs Are Poorer and More Diverse Than We Realize

Understanding diversity in the suburbs is key to winning elections. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3DqLoBj via IFTTT

Can Democrats Win in Rural America?

Readers discuss a news story analyzing the Virginia governor’s race and a column by David Brooks. Also: The censure of Rep. Paul Gosar; Covid strategies. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3HxE35n via IFTTT

Your Friday Briefing

Where do the migrants in Belarus go next? from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/3x2GmZb via IFTTT

SALT Deduction That Benefits the Rich Divides Democrats

House Democrats are poised to lift a cap on the state and local tax deduction, a gift to wealthy homeowners in some blue states. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3oJIMrV via IFTTT

Our Covid Failures Don’t Have to Define Our Future

We need to learn the right lessons from the pandemic. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3cqmvK3 via IFTTT

First Known Covid Case Was Vendor at Wuhan Market, Scientist Claims

A new review of early Covid-19 cases in the journal Science will revive, though certainly not settle, the debate over how the pandemic began. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3FsRlOF via IFTTT

Oklahoma Governor Commutes Julius Jones's Death Sentence Hours Before Execution

Julius Jones was convicted of first-degree murder in 2002 and had been scheduled to die by lethal injection on Thursday. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3qQy4mu via IFTTT

Biden Administration Plans to Expand Covid Vaccine Production

The Biden administration will spend billions of dollars on a new plan to combat the pandemic, investing in antiviral pills, rapid tests and manufacturing. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3kHvZ8r via IFTTT

Overdose Deaths Reached Record High as the Pandemic Spread

More than 100,000 Americans died from drug overdoses in the yearlong period ending in April, government researchers said. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3Du4TJ9 via IFTTT

No Verdict in Rittenhouse Trial as Jurors Depart for the Night

Kyle Rittenhouse’s defense team sought a mistrial on Wednesday, its second such request. The judge has yet to rule on either. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/32bSKLk via IFTTT

Adele Has a Lot of Big Feelings on ‘30’

The British superstar’s first album in six years deals with divorce and moving on, countering misery with virtuosity. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3FqbIvT via IFTTT

What Apple’s New Repair Program Means for You (and Your iPhone)

Apple said it would soon provide parts, tools and manuals to those who wanted to fix their own iPhones and Mac computers. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3FryMKY via IFTTT

To Honor His Indigenous Ancestors, He Became a Champion

Inspired by his great-grandfather’s repeated escapes from an Indigenous boarding school, Ku Stevens, 18, retraced the route. Then he set his sights on winning a Nevada state title. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3nkYoTu via IFTTT

Adele Has a Lot of Big Feelings on ‘30’

The British superstar’s first album in six years deals with divorce and moving on, countering misery with virtuosity. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3Coc6sV via IFTTT

Vaccines, Malcolm X, Adele: Your Wednesday Evening Briefing

Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/2YZGbBy via IFTTT

The Emotional and Financial Business of Taylor Swift’s ‘All Too Well’

What does the rerecorded song from “Red” say about how power and the past have shaped her career? from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3x4l4e0 via IFTTT

Pentagon Chief Says More Must Be Done to Prevent Civilian Harm

Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III gave his first public comments about a U.S. strike in 2019 that killed dozens of women and children in Syria, though he offered few specifics. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/3qKKkVm via IFTTT

QAnon Shaman Sentenced to 41 Months for Role in Capitol Riot

Jacob Chansley, who wore a horned helmet and a fur pelt as he stormed onto the Senate floor during the Capitol riot, had earlier pleaded guilty to a single felony count. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3Fs5qMe via IFTTT

Risk for Leader of Belarus: Migrants He Lured May Want to Stay

President Aleksandr G. Lukashenko of Belarus, whom the E.U. accuses of engineering a migrant crisis on the border with Poland, could face a serious headache if asylum seekers try to stay in his country. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3ClAz2d via IFTTT

One Chaste Marriage, Four Kids, and the Catholic Church

A son reflects on his parents’ commitment, endorsed by the Catholic Church, to cohabit chastely like “brother and sister” to avoid mortal sin. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3cpvtaq via IFTTT

Your Thursday Briefing

Billions for more vaccine equity. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/3FrpqyM via IFTTT

Kyle Rittenhouse's Firearm Made Everything Worse

Kyle Rittenhouse’s semiautomatic rifle endangered everybody around him — and himself. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/30xBjED via IFTTT

The Supply-Chain Crisis Is a Labor Crisis

Governments around the world have failed transport workers. But it’s not too late to help them. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3DraMHf via IFTTT

I’m Elderly and Vaccinated, and Covid Can’t Stop Me

My life expectancy is six more years. Covid-19 can’t prevent me from enjoying the time I have left. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/30v03gb via IFTTT

Masks, Boosters, Rapid Tests: How to Celebrate Covid Holidays Safely

Three experts respond to questions from readers about how to navigate another Covid winter. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3FkqF2y via IFTTT

The Pandemic Prompted People to Retire Early. Will They Return to Work?

Workers who retired because of Covid-19 are being enticed to return. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3CtnALP via IFTTT

How the Belarus Standoff Is Unlike Recent Migrant Crises

The images at the Belarus-Poland border look familiar, but this emergency has little in common with previous waves of people from Syria, Myanmar and Afghanistan. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3Hp0nOu via IFTTT

How the Belarus Standoff Is Unlike Recent Migrant Crises

The images at the Belarus-Poland border look familiar, but this emergency has little in common with previous waves of people from Syria, Myanmar and Afghanistan. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/3Hp0nOu via IFTTT

Vaccinated vs. Unvaccinated: Europe’s Covid Culture War

In pockets of Europe, vaccine resistance has become the long tail of the populist nationalist movements that shook up European politics for a decade. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/2YTRISK via IFTTT

F.D.A. Plans to Authorize Pfizer Boosters for All Adults This Week

Regulators are set to clear extra doses of Pfizer-BioNTech’s vaccine as soon as Thursday, after states began expanding eligibility on their own. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/30sap0k via IFTTT

U.S. to Buy Enough of Pfizer’s Covid Antiviral Pills for 10 Million People

The antiviral drugs have helped inspire hope among senior administration officials that the United States will be able to curb the devastating toll from the Delta variant. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3DnqliY via IFTTT

Frida Kahlo’s ‘Diego and I’ Self Portrait Sells for $34.9 Million

The sale at Sotheby’s on Tuesday was a benchmark for Kahlo and was the most valuable work of Latin American art ever sold at auction. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3qO9eDx via IFTTT

Biden Vaccine Mandate Challenges Moved to Appeals Court in Ohio

The consolidation removes the case from a Fifth Circuit panel that had blocked the Biden administration from moving forward with it. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3HvlKxO via IFTTT

Biden Sells Infrastructure Improvements as a Way to Counter China

Spending on roads, broadband internet and more will help revitalize U.S. competitiveness against its top economic adversary, the president says. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3wR7Gd7 via IFTTT

U.S. and China Agree to Ease Restrictions on Journalists

The deal tones down a diplomatic confrontation that led Beijing to expel some American reporters during the last year of the Trump administration. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3FlQUFL via IFTTT

When Will the Covid Pandemic End?

This pandemic winter won’t be like the last one — but it won’t be “normal,” either. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3FmKgPF via IFTTT

U.S. and China Agree to Ease Restrictions on Journalists

The deal tones down a diplomatic confrontation that led Beijing to expel some American reporters during the last year of the Trump administration. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/3FlQUFL via IFTTT

Biden Sells Infrastructure Improvements as a Way to Counter China

Spending on roads, broadband internet and more will help revitalize U.S. competitiveness against its top economic adversary, the president says. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/3wR7Gd7 via IFTTT

Retail Sales Jumped 1.7 Percent in October

Retail sales jumped 1.7 percent in October, the third monthly increase, a rise that highlighted the resilience of the U.S. economy. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3qIMGnO via IFTTT

Tracing Mexico’s Complicated Relationship With Rice

Having arrived in the country via the Spanish Conquest, the grain’s presence poses the question: What’s native, and what isn’t, when it comes to a nation’s culinary history? from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3qqUY3q via IFTTT

How I Became Obsessed With Accidental Time Travel

The web is awash with ordinary peoples’ stories of “time slips.” Their real magic is what they can tell us about our relationship to time. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3HqEkXW via IFTTT

Inflation Will Hurt Biden's Spending Plan

Why didn’t they listen? from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3ckGEkQ via IFTTT

‘Woke’ Went the Way of ‘P.C.’ and ‘Liberal’

Progressives can still fall back on ‘progressive.’ from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3wSe8jW via IFTTT

U.S.-China Relations: What to Know

The Biden administration has called managing America’s relationship with Beijing “the biggest geopolitical test of the 21st century.” from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/3nuEaXD via IFTTT

New Year’s Eve Will Return to Times Square for Vaccinated Guests

The event will return at “full strength” after pared-back festivities last year, Mayor Bill de Blasio said. Attendees will have to show proof that they are fully vaccinated. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3Cnbjsl via IFTTT

Your Wednesday Briefing

What the Xi-Biden meeting achieved. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/3cj2xkt via IFTTT

In Gaza, a Contentious Palestinian Professor Calmly Teaches Israeli Poetry

On social media, Refaat Alareer rages against Israel. In the lecture hall, he studiously analyzes the work of some of its leading poets — and surprises some of his students. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/3qJHuzO via IFTTT

Pfizer Asks F.D.A. to Authorize Covid Pill For Unvaccinated People

The treatment, Paxlovid, is the second antiviral pill to show effectiveness in treating Covid, and works differently from the first. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3wPajfq via IFTTT

Fully Vaccinated People to Be Allowed in Times Square for New Year's Eve Festivities

The announcement comes as Mayor Bill de Blasio is preparing for his successor, Eric Adams, to take over as the next mayor of New York City. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3qMeasy via IFTTT

How the Coronavirus Pandemic is Taking a Toll on Housing in the Bronx

In a New York City borough where residents have long struggled to afford their homes, thousands are now threatened with eviction as state pandemic aid dwindles. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3wOqrOh via IFTTT

Gas Prices Are Up in the U.S. Don't Blame the President.

What do voters actually know about government and the economy? from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3HlEijQ via IFTTT

Jane Campion Is Taking Cinema to the Darkest Human Places

In “The Power of the Dog,” her first movie in 12 years, the filmmaker ventures into the American West — and the inner worlds of cruel, complicated men. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/3cgLUpv via IFTTT

Roosevelt Room, China's East Hall Hosted Biden-Xi Summit

Each leader took the call in a room freighted with symbolic weight, as diplomatic protocol persists even in the coronavirus era. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/2YThzdG via IFTTT

How America’s Pandemic Economic Response Fought the Last War

A focus on the challenges of the Great Recession has fueled some of the challenges of this crisis. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3cjssbz via IFTTT

Blue-Chip Art From Bitter Macklowe Divorce Brings $676 Million at Sotheby’s

A Sotheby’s executive called the court-ordered sale on Monday night “the most valuable single-owner auction ever staged.” from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3chinfm via IFTTT

Why Kyle Rittenhouse No Longer Faces a Gun Possession Charge

The barrel of Mr. Rittenhouse’s rifle was too long, defense lawyers argued, to be in violation of a Wisconsin statute that says minors can’t possess dangerous weapons. His age was also a factor. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3Ds3hjm via IFTTT

Pentagon Chief Orders Briefing on 2019 Syria Airstrike That Killed Dozens

A Times investigation found that dozens of women and children were killed in the bombing, which the military sought to conceal. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/3wMqz0I via IFTTT

Biden Signs $1 Trillion Infrastructure Bill Into Law

Billions of dollars will now pour into American communities, although the final package falls short of the president’s ambitions. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3Hiy04u via IFTTT

U.S.-China Relations: What to Know

The Biden administration has called managing America’s relationship with Beijing “the biggest geopolitical test of the 21st century.” from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3otgBh3 via IFTTT

The Absurd Side of the Social Justice Industry

Substantive change is hard. Telling people how to talk is easy. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3DpJFfy via IFTTT

The Steele Dossier Indicted the Media

Many journalists were too eager to prove what they thought they already knew about Trump. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3ngF9dK via IFTTT

Biden Got His Bipartisan Win. Now, Reality Sets In.

President Biden, who is facing low approval ratings, hopes the infrastructure bill will help him project sustained progress in confronting a surge in inflation and growing alarm about the midterm elections. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3DkfHtb via IFTTT

How Revenue for Biden's Social Policy Bill Depends on the I.R.S.

The head of the Congressional Budget Office said on Monday that beefed-up tax enforcement would raise far less money than the White House projected. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3FitXDt via IFTTT

Pentagon Chief Orders Briefing on 2019 Syria Airstrike That Killed Dozens

A Times investigation found that dozens of women and children were killed in the bombing, which the military sought to conceal. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/3nhDAfu via IFTTT

Biden and Xi to Meet in Virtual Summit Amid U.S.-China Tensions