Sunday, October 31, 2021

In Texas Abortion Law Case, a Spotlight on Brett Kavanaugh

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https://ift.tt/2fYeGkn the Supreme Court is to reverse course after refusing to block the law in September, at least one conservative justice must change positions. Justice Kavanaugh is the most likely candidate.

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What if It Never Gets Easier to Be a Working Parent?

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https://ift.tt/wEcZxH shock of the pandemic threw care taking arrangements into disarray. Many families find themselves back in the same precarious arrangement they had before, with the burden still on mothers.

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Saturday, October 30, 2021

Tottenham Hotspur 0-3 Manchester United: Cristiano Ronaldo scores and assists to ease pressure on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

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https://ift.tt/2oitAC4 Ronaldo's vintage volley helps ease the pressure on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as Manchester United sweep aside Tottenham.

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T20 World Cup - Australia v England: Watch Jos Buttler score 71 in dominant win

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https://ift.tt/2eRpXx8 the best moments as Jos Buttler scores 71 off just 32 balls to power England to a dominant eight-wicket victory over Australia at the Men's T20 World Cup.

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Friday, October 29, 2021

Biden: Pope Says He Should Keep Receiving Communion

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https://ift.tt/2g8SCQE Biden said abortion had not come up in their private meeting. “We just talked about the fact he was happy that I was a good Catholic and I should keep receiving communion,” he said.

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Thursday, October 28, 2021

How Biden’s $2 Trillion in Tax Increases Target Companies and the Rich

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https://ift.tt/wEcZxH proposal to fund the president’s sprawling spending plan mostly turns up the dial on more conventional tax policies, while trying to curb maneuvers that allow tax avoidance.

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Relocation Left Native Americans More Exposed to Climate Threats, Data Show

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https://ift.tt/2ygKzfS nations have lost 99 percent of their historical territory. Where they live now is more vulnerable to extreme weather, adding to the debate over how to address racial injustice.

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China’s New Climate Pledge Changes Little, in Bad Omen for COP26

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http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.pngChina’s updated targets for cutting emissions to fight climate change reiterate what its leader pledged nearly a year ago. That doesn’t bode well for progress at next week’s global climate summit.

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Wednesday, October 27, 2021

B.J. Novak’s Face Is on Products Worldwide. He’s Not Sure Why.

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https://ift.tt/2khvDUR put his image into the public domain, and now the actor and writer appears on an eclectic mix of products from China to Uruguay. “I am too amused to do anything about it,” he said on Instagram.

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Tuesday, October 26, 2021

The Bond Market Says Inflation Will Last. You Should Be Listening.

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https://ift.tt/2qOYBSo is as much a psychological process as an economic one. And a key indicator of inflation expectations has risen in recent days, which could ultimately lead to higher interest rates.

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Poland’s Heartland Would Rather Keep E.U. Money Than Break With Bloc

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https://ift.tt/2fHeCkl the flame-throwing rhetoric of their leaders, conservative supporters of Poland’s ruling party are dependent on millions of euros in aid, and don’t want to risk it.

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Monday, October 25, 2021

Fired For Endorsing Vaccines, Daniel Darling is Continuing the Conversation

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https://ift.tt/2l4XUlm Darling was at the center of a media storm over the summer. He hopes to lead a more civil discussion at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Texas.

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Moderna Says Vaccine Produces Powerful Immune Response in Those 6 Through 11

  October 25, 2021   ,   No comments   Edit
https://ift.tt/wEcZxH results were announced a day before an advisory committee of the Food and Drug Administration is scheduled to review data for the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in children 5 through 11.

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Sunday, October 24, 2021

Remove a Confederate Statue? A Tennessee City Did This Instead.

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https://ift.tt/2fUKVNr residents want the monument removed. In the meantime, Franklin, Tenn., erected a statue of a U.S. Colored Troops soldier, broadening the way the community memorializes the Civil War.

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Saturday, October 23, 2021

Biden's Compromise on Spending Bills Could Have Consequences

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https://ift.tt/wEcZxH president pushed for an expansive agenda knowing that he would most likely have to pare it back, leaving a sense of disappointment that could hurt his party at the polls.

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U.S. Struggles With Afghan Evacuees Weeded Out, and Now in Limbo

  October 23, 2021   ,   No comments   Edit
https://ift.tt/1yS1dI5 final decisions have been made, but dozens red-flagged for apparent criminal pasts or links to militants have been sent to a base in Kosovo, where their fate is uncertain.

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Taliban Honor Suicide Bombers’ ‘Sacrifices’ in Bid to Rewrite History

  October 23, 2021   ,   No comments   Edit
https://ift.tt/wEcZxH new government brought together the bombers’ families at a publicized event, praising their actions but alienating those who have suffered at their hands.

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‘Completely Lost’: For Some Afghans, Returning Home Is as Difficult as Fleeing

  October 23, 2021   ,   No comments   Edit
https://ift.tt/2il17sP of Afghans who were in India for medical treatment when the country collapsed are now desperate to return, but have no money and no clear route home.

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Friday, October 22, 2021

Lev Parnas, Ex-Giuliani Ally, Is Convicted of Campaign Finance Charges

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https://ift.tt/uRtLh4 federal jury found that Mr. Parnas and a second man funneled a Russian tycoon’s money to U.S. candidates to win favorable treatment for a marijuana business.

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Thursday, October 21, 2021

Texas Urges Supreme Court to Leave Its Restrictive Abortion Law in Place

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https://ift.tt/wEcZxH Biden administration had asked the court to block the law. State officials called the request procedurally flawed, saying the court was powerless to grant it.

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哈佛中文项目迁台：新“冷战”阴影下的文化脱钩？

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http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png当更多美国人去台湾而不是中国大陆学习中文，他们可能会因为转换了学习地点而失去加深对中国了解的机会，中美之间的隔阂和对立局面是否也将更难挽回？

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Sunday, October 17, 2021

West Virginia Leads U.S. in Flood Risk, Adding to Manchin’s Climate Dilemma

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https://ift.tt/1gTLncO the senator blocks Democrats’ push to reduce warming, new data shows his constituents are more exposed to worsening floods than anywhere else in the country.

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Fake Polls and Tabloid Coverage on Demand: The Dark Side of Sebastian Kurz

  October 17, 2021   ,   No comments   Edit
https://ift.tt/wEcZxH downfall of Austria’s onetime political Wunderkind put a spotlight on the cozy, sometimes corrupt, relationship between right-wing populists and parts of the news media.

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Saturday, October 16, 2021

Friday, October 15, 2021

Italy's New Law Requires Workers to Get Covid Vaccine or Testing

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https://ift.tt/wEcZxH rollout went more or less smoothly, with only scattered protests, as the majority of citizens accepted the ‘Green Pass’ as a tolerable sacrifice to stem the Covid pandemic.

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Italy Puts in Force Tough New Law Requiring Workers to Test or Vaccinate

  October 15, 2021   ,   No comments   Edit
https://ift.tt/wEcZxH rollout went more or less smoothly, with only scattered protests, as the majority of citizens accepted the ‘Green Pass’ as a tolerable sacrifice to stem the Covid pandemic.

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What to Know About Boosters if You Got the Johnson & Johnson Vaccine

  October 15, 2021   ,   No comments   Edit
https://ift.tt/uRtLh4 second dose of the vaccine appears to provide additional protection, according to the company’s data. An F.D.A. advisory committee has voted to recommend a booster dose.

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Dave Chappelle Isn’t Canceled. He Just Likes to Talk About It.

  October 15, 2021   ,   No comments   Edit
https://ift.tt/1AlqXNK Netflix’s “The Closer,” he returns to views about transgender people that drew anger in his last special. With his popularity partly built on courting outrage, it’s no surprise he’s doubling down.

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Thursday, October 14, 2021

Jan. 6 Panel Sets Vote to Recommend Criminal Charges Against Bannon

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https://ift.tt/wEcZxH House select committee investigating the Capitol riot will vote next week to recommend a criminal contempt of Congress charge against Stephen K. Bannon after he defied a subpoena.

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Jan. 6 Panel Sets Vote to Recommend Criminal Charges Against Bannon

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https://ift.tt/wEcZxH House select committee investigating the Capitol riot is to vote next week to recommend a criminal contempt of Congress charge against Stephen K. Bannon after he defied a subpoena.

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Wednesday, October 13, 2021

Tuesday, October 12, 2021

How Éric Zemmour Is Turning French Politics Upside Down

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http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.pngÉric Zemmour, an anti-immigrant writer and TV commentator, is surging in opinion polls before presidential elections next year — and he is not yet a candidate.

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Monday, October 11, 2021

Boosters Are Complicating Efforts to Persuade the Unvaccinated to Get Shots

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https://ift.tt/wEcZxH number of eligible people still weighing whether to get a Covid vaccine has sharply dwindled, leaving an unvaccinated population that is mostly hard-core refusers.

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Sunday, October 10, 2021

Black History, Continued: Homecoming, a Times Virtual Event

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https://ift.tt/2gBmkAj us on Oct. 20 as we explore the legacy and traditions of historically Black colleges and universities with The Times’s Nikole Hannah-Jones, Veronica Chambers and others.

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Tyson Fury v Deontay Wilder III: 'Wilder has been a good dance partner, but it's done' - Fury proud to retain crown

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https://ift.tt/2gEsJMr Fury says his rivalry with Deontay Wilder is "done", after knocking Wilder out in the 11th round to retain his WBC heavyweight crown.

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Saturday, October 9, 2021

After Hurricane Ida, Recovering From Tumult

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https://ift.tt/2Gnut5x were uninhabitable and groups had to adjust services. Called to act, one man said: “It’s always satisfying when you’re helping people, especially when it’s the people you live around.”

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