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Prosecutor reads racist messages by Ahmaud Arbery's killer

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The man who fatally shot Ahmaud Arbery had previously used racial slurs in a text message and on social media, a prosecutor said Thursday as a judge weighed whether to grant bond for the defendant and his father. Travis McMichael and his father, Gregory McMichael, have been jailed since their arrests in May, more than two months after Arbery was slain. The McMichaels, who are white, chased and fatally shot the 25-year-old Black man after they spotted him running in their neighborhood just outside the port city of Brunswick. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2IyBbLo

Biden taps longtime aide Ron Klain, who led Ebola fight, as chief of staff

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Klain is one of Biden's closest confidants and first worked for the Democrat in 1989 when he was a U.S. senator. A fierce critic of Republican President Donald Trump's handling of the novel coronavirus pandemic, Klain was expected to be a key figure in Biden's response to the health crisis. “Ron has been invaluable to me over the many years that we have worked together, including as we rescued the American economy from one of the worst downturns in our history in 2009 and later overcame a daunting public health emergency in 2014,” Biden said in a statement. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2GT2PCB

Pro-Trump senator says Covid survivors should throw away their masks and ‘celebrate’ as he falsely claims they are immune

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US has recorded more than 100,000 Covid-19 cases every day for the last week from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3nj58OF

20 million Americans will get a COVID vaccine this year, administration says

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The Trump administration promised that 20 million Americans would receive a COVID-19 vaccine by the end of the year. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/35ur3fN

Cracker Barrel apologized and removed a noose-like decoration hanging from the ceiling after a customer called the chain out

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The restaurant chain has said the decoration was "an antique soldering iron with an original wrapped cord." The decoration has since been taken down. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3lsNHL5

Mom dies after fall at Mt. Whitney left her stranded for 2 days

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"I got to hug her and tell her I loved her and tell her goodbye," said her son, Jonathan. "She meant everything to me." from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3lqfRq6

As Trump refuses to concede defeat, far-right groups plan show of support in Washington

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Republican Trump has refused to accept that he lost the election to Democrat Joe Biden, now president-elect, adding to tensions. Trump's supporters, including Republican lawmakers, have amplified his claims that the election was stolen from him. The protests in the nation's capital will bring together far-right personalities, including conspiracy theorist and Infowars broadcaster Alex Jones and self-described "American Nationalist" Nicholas Fuentes. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3lvDv4F

Louisiana doctor accused of attacking college student and calling her the n-word

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Doctor was released on $10,000 bond from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3pkdSGp

35 Years After MOVE Bombing That Killed 11, Philadelphia Apologizes

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By BY JOHN ISMAY from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/35uLERq

The Sounds of a Divided America

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By BY LAUREN JACKSON from NYT Podcasts https://ift.tt/2IDML81

How Do Canadians Remember World War II 75 Years Afterward?

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By BY IAN AUSTEN from NYT World https://ift.tt/32Et1II

Secret Service Struck Again by Coronavirus Outbreak

By BY ZOLAN KANNO-YOUNGS, MAGGIE HABERMAN AND MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/35yTyt3

Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today

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By BY JONATHAN WOLFE AND DANI BLUM from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3lqj6Oi

In Unusually Political Speech, Alito Says Liberals Pose Threat to Liberties

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By BY ADAM LIPTAK from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3nnkGRx

8 Months After Virus Hit, an Ominous Sign: Long Lines for Testing Again

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By BY JOSEPH GOLDSTEIN, SHAWN HUBLER AND KATHERINE J. WU from NYT New York https://ift.tt/3puYzKP

Georgia, Virus Restrictions, Kim Ng: Your Friday Evening Briefing

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By BY REMY TUMIN AND JEREMIAH M. BOGERT, JR. from NYT Briefing https://ift.tt/3prqKKC

Rep. Katko Wins Rematch, Keeps G.O.P. Seat in Democratic District

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By BY LUIS FERRÉ-SADURNÍ from NYT New York https://ift.tt/38HdNq8

Trump, at virus news conference, comes close to acknowledging election result that he has continued to deny.

By BY MAGGIE HABERMAN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3eZx6w6

Trump, without acknowledging the rapid surge, projects rosy view on vaccines

By BY MAGGIE HABERMAN AND DENISE GRADY from NYT World https://ift.tt/2K8qhwT

Lynn Kellogg, Who Found the Spotlight in ‘Hair,’ Dies at 77

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By BY ANITA GATES from NYT Theater https://ift.tt/3nfsmFA

Who Needs a Call From Your Opponent When the Pope Is on the Phone?

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By BY THOMAS KAPLAN AND KATIE GLUECK from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3kwiR2Q

Biden’s Transition Teams Suggest Tougher Wall Street Oversight

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By BY ALAN RAPPEPORT AND JEANNA SMIALEK from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2Uqbdwp

¿Todos los ganadores del Premio Nobel de la Paz lo merecían?

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By BY RICK GLADSTONE from NYT en Español https://ift.tt/35wlFch

Jeffrey Toobin fired from The New Yorker after exposing himself during a Zoom call with coworkers

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The prominent legal expert and longtime staff writer had been suspended from the magazine for several weeks while Condé Nast investigated the matter. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2UiKL7T

Brett Kavanaugh appears to reject “frivolous” Republican argument seeking to strike down Obamacare

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Obamacare appears likely to survive after Chief Justice John Roberts says it is “not our job” to repeal the law from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3phJso2

Nurse Charged With Murdering 8 Babies and Trying to Kill 10 More

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A British nurse has been charged with murdering eight babies, as well as the attempted murders of 10 others, after a years-long investigation into an unexplained spike in baby deaths at a hospital’s neonatal unit.It’s the third time that Lucy Letby, 30, has been arrested. She was previously detained in 2018 and 2019 as authorities probed the string of infant fatalities at the Countess of Chester Hospital in England. Both times, the nurse was released with no further action against her, but she appeared in court Thursday to finally face 18 formal charges.In the courtroom, the nurse learned that she faces eight charges of “murder of a victim under 1 year old,” and each infant victim’s name was read aloud to her. According to BBC News, five baby boys and three girls died. They were named Cemlyn Bennett, Joseph Johnson, Barney Gee, Joseph Gelder, Eli Gelder, Elsie McNall, Daisy Parkin, and Maddie Freed.Letby did not speak in court other than to confirm her identity, and her representatives...

Flash Floods Cause Deaths and Severe Damage in North Carolina

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By BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AND STORYFUL from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3eS1zfD

Film Club: Two Short Animated Films About Childhood

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By BY THE LEARNING NETWORK from NYT The Learning Network https://ift.tt/32H4ra7

David Easton, Architect for an American Gentry, Dies at 83

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By BY PENELOPE GREEN from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/3eTgXZ3

Layoffs at Police Watchdog Agency Prompt Claims of Retaliation

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By BY ASHLEY SOUTHALL from NYT New York https://ift.tt/2UoTs0G

At Least 74 Drown in Wreck Off Libya, U.N. Agency Says

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By BY MICHAEL LEVENSON from NYT World https://ift.tt/3eSA6du

A Time to Reflect, and Look Forward

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By BY LISA LERER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/36L0lzd

Stagehand Falls to His Death at the Winter Garden Theater

By BY SARAH BAHR from NYT Theater https://ift.tt/32EL3e6

Trump Bars Investment in Chinese Firms With Military Ties

By BY ANA SWANSON from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3eSyGzG

Disney+ Passes 73 Million Subscribers as Streaming Takes Center Stage

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By BY BROOKS BARNES from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3nbOXmq

With Biden ahead by 14,000 votes, Georgia will begin recount on Friday.

By BY DANNY HAKIM AND RICHARD FAUSSET from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/35qFPV2

California’s Coronavirus Caseload: 1 Million and Counting

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By BY THOMAS FULLER, TIM ARANGO AND SHAWN HUBLER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/32CGEbk

Nobel Peace Prize: A Growing List of Questionable Choices

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By BY RICK GLADSTONE from NYT World https://ift.tt/3lv6pBR

Commerce Department holds off applying restrictions to TikTok.

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By BY DAVID MCCABE from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3pq7UUc

WeWork’s revenue fell in the third quarter as office workers stayed home.

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By BY PETER EAVIS from NYT Business https://ift.tt/2UnKXms

Georgia Will Begin Recounting Votes, With Biden Still Favored

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By BY DANNY HAKIM AND RICHARD FAUSSET from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3ndgpjA

Biden Transition, Coronavirus, Barack Obama: Your Thursday Evening Briefing

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By BY REMY TUMIN AND JEREMIAH M. BOGERT, JR. from NYT Briefing https://ift.tt/3piBcnT

Justice Dept. Finds ‘Poor Judgment’ but No Misconduct in 2006 Jeffrey Epstein Inquiry

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By BY MATTHEW GOLDSTEIN AND KATIE BENNER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2Iylsfk

Progressives are pressing Biden to limit corporate influence in his administration.

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By BY ERIC LIPTON AND KENNETH P. VOGEL from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/32AaAF9

La odisea para salvar a un cisne: 37 kilómetros a pie, en coche y en metro

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By BY TROY CLOSSON from NYT en Español https://ift.tt/3f1JVGk

This is what will happen between now and Inauguration Day.

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By BY MAGGIE ASTOR from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2UjIqto

AC/DC: 'We're too stubborn to change'

How the rock legends defied death, hearing loss and criminal charges to make their new album. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/36mTMCA

Diwali with a difference under Covid-19

The global pandemic has meant changes for people celebrating this weekend's Hindu festival of lights. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/32ErZfY

Coronavirus: The Russian provinces buckling under Covid

Covid-19 infection rates are surging again in Russia and poor provinces are being hit the hardest from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2IrLGRa

Jeffrey Toobin fired from The New Yorker after exposing himself during a Zoom call with coworkers

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The prominent legal expert and longtime staff writer had been suspended from the magazine for several weeks while Condé Nast investigated the matter. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2UiKL7T

Turkey offended by Pompeo's plan to discuss religious issues

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Turkey took offense at a U.S. statement that said Secretary of State Mike Pompeo would promote religious freedom during an upcoming visit to Istanbul and called Wednesday on Washington to focus on racism and hate crimes in the United States instead. The State Department said in a statement Tuesday that Pompeo would travel to Istanbul to meet with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, the spiritual leader of the world’s Greek Orthodox Christians. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2IuCdZp

Cuomo orders curfew on New York restaurants and gyms, parties capped at 10 people as COVID-19 cases climb

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ALBANY, N.Y. — Bars, restaurants and gyms across New York must close by 10 p.m. and private parties will be limited to 10 people as part of new coronavirus restrictions that Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday. Cuomo's curfew and cap on gatherings at private residences comes as COVID-19 cases skyrocket across the country and parts of Staten Island are now facing new lockdowns after being ... from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3ltZb1a

Trump campaign sues Michigan to prevent certification of Biden win

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President Trump's campaign sued Michigan on Wednesday to block the state from certifying last week's election results, which show the president trailing Democrat Joe Biden. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3pjX8Pg