After free reign under President Trump, will the kingdom now be held more to account?
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Sunday, 31 January 2021
'I worked on the vaccine my dad was given'
Radio 1 Newsbeat speaks to three young people involved in the vaccine rollout.
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Accountants warned over fraud expectations
Should auditors be expected to spot companies, such as BHS and Wirecard - at risk of collapse through fraud?
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Survey Says: Never Tweet
By BY BEN SMITH from NYT Business https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/31/business/media/journalists-twitter.html?partner=IFTTT
Review: Seeking a Date but Finding Hypocrisy in ‘Hi, Are You Single?’
By BY JESSE GREEN from NYT Theater https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/31/theater/review-Hi-Are-You-Single.html?partner=IFTTT
Rochester Police Pepper-Sprayed 9-Year-Old Girl, Footage Shows
By BY NICOLE HONG from NYT New York https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/31/nyregion/rochester-police-pepper-spray-child.html?partner=IFTTT
Trump Names Two Members of Impeachment Defense Team
By BY MAGGIE HABERMAN AND WILLIAM K. RASHBAUM from NYT U.S. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/31/us/politics/trump-impeachment-lawyers.html?partner=IFTTT
Covid-19 school closures 'could cost pupils £40,000 in lifetime earnings'
A research group warns the "long-run costs" of the pandemic will hit children disproportionately.
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Saba Sahar: 'I survived a Taliban assassination attempt'
Afghan film director Saba Sahar is one of the few to survive from a recent wave of targeted killings.
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Clare Smyth: UK's first female chef with three Michelin stars
Northern Irish chef Clare Smyth is the first female in the UK to be awarded three Michelin stars.
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Impostor syndrome: 'I feel like I don't deserve my success'
An influencer and a corporate professional from India share their experiences of impostor syndrome.
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Life in a Day: Kevin Macdonald says film 'reinforces everyone's similarities'
Kevin Macdonald's documentary features personal videos from across the world - all shot on the same day.
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Music festivals and Covid: Could some events still go ahead this year?
Glastonbury is already cancelled, but MPs are working on how to support the music festival industry.
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Andrew Brooks, who developed a coronavirus spit test, has died at 51.
By BY CLAY RISEN from NYT World https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/01/31/world/covid-19-coronavirus/andrew-brooks-who-developed-a-coronavirus-spit-test-has-died-at-51?partner=IFTTT
Myanmar’s Leader, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Is Detained Amid Coup Fears
By BY HANNAH BEECH from NYT World https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/31/world/asia/myanmar-coup-aung-san-suu-kyi.html?partner=IFTTT
The school teachers helping struggling families in Covid lockdown
A school in the Wirral is helping families struggling to get by during the national lockdown.
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Brexit: How much disruption has there been so far?
It has been a month since the rules changed in the UK's relationship with the EU.
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Coronavirus
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Melvin Capital, Squeezed by Its Bets Against GameStop, Lost 53 Percent in January
By BY MATTHEW GOLDSTEIN AND KATE KELLY from NYT Business https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/31/business/gamestop-melvin-capital.html?partner=IFTTT
Effort to Include $15 Minimum Wage in Relief Bill Poses Test for Democrats
By BY EMILY COCHRANE from NYT U.S. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/31/us/politics/minimum-wage-coronavirus-relief-bill.html?partner=IFTTT
Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi 'detained by military', NLD party says
It comes amid tensions between the civilian government and the military, stoking fears of a coup.
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Covid vaccine offered to all care homes in England
PM hails "milestone" in the race to vaccinate the most vulnerable, after a record day for UK jabs.
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The Papers: 'Vaccine victory', and Captain Tom in hospital
Monday's front pages feature a "crucial milestone" being hit in care homes as the UK sees a record high of jabs.
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Saturday, 30 January 2021
Hong Kong residents now eligible for special UK visa
From Sunday, those eligible can apply for a special UK visa using a smartphone app.
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Covid: Pandemic 'has highlighted archaic wedding laws'
Proposed changes to the law could allow people to marry in gardens and homes in Wales and England.
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Post-Brexit taxes for steel 'very damaging', says Kinnock
Stephen Kinnock MP says the UK's steel industry needs state aid and new export quotas with the EU.
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Federal officials pause plan to vaccinate Guantánamo detainees.
By BY CAROL ROSENBERG from NYT World https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/01/30/world/covid-19-coronavirus/federal-officials-pause-plan-to-vaccinate-guantanamo-detainees?partner=IFTTT
Protesters disrupt motorists from entering Dodger Stadium vaccination site.
By BY ALLYSON WALLER from NYT World https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/30/world/dodger-stadium-covid-vaccine-protest.html?partner=IFTTT
Sundance Diary, Part 3: Documentaries That Don’t Despair
By BY A.O. SCOTT from NYT Movies https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/30/movies/sundance-diary-3.html?partner=IFTTT
Pentagon Halts Plan to Vaccinate the 40 Prisoners at Guantánamo Bay
By BY CAROL ROSENBERG from NYT U.S. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/30/us/politics/coronavirus-vaccine-guantanamo.html?partner=IFTTT
Central African Republic's capital in 'apocalyptic situation' as rebels close in
A former prime minister says there is daily fighting as rebel forces encircle Bangui.
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Lebanon ambulance driver: 'Hospitals can't take our Covid patients'
Lebanon's hospitals are turning away patients as the country buckles under Covid and economic collapse.
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Coronavirus: 'Life will never be the same, for me it's better'
Kellie Larkin has cerebral palsy, is quadriplegic, non-verbal and communicates through a computer.
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Your pictures on the theme of 'winter scenes'
A selection of pictures from our readers on the theme of "winter scenes".
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Could a vaccine get rid of malaria for good?
Seventeen-year-old Victoline explores progress to tackle the disease in her home country, Kenya.
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UK's first Covid evacuees: 'I wish I'd stayed in Wuhan and missed flight'
Twelve months ago, 83 Britons fled Wuhan, the Covid-19 epicentre, but some wish they had never left.
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UK Covid deaths: Why the 100,000 toll is so bad
As the number of people who died reaches six figures, the factors that led to this terrible total.
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Budget 2021: What is it and when will it happen?
The Budget - when is it, what does it do and what should we expect to hear from the chancellor?
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Japan whale hunting: 'By-catch' rule highlighted after minke death
The death of a whale which got trapped in a net off Japan has once again exposed the hunting divide.
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'When my name was butchered at school it made me feel different'
Yewande Biala has spoken about how mispronunciations of her name affect her, and other women agree.
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Coronavirus: How the UK dealt with its first Covid case
A year ago, the UK was yet to record a Covid case. Then a family rang NHS 111 from a hotel in York.
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Joseph Sonnabend, Early Force in Fight Against AIDS, Dies at 88
By BY KATHARINE Q. SEELYE from NYT Science https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/30/science/joseph-sonnabend-dead.html?partner=IFTTT
Part of Highway 1 in California Falls Into the Ocean
By BY BRYAN PIETSCH from NYT U.S. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/30/us/highway-one-mudslide.html?partner=IFTTT
Man Utd's Marcus Rashford racially abused on social media
Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford says he was subjected to "humanity and social media at its worst" after receiving racist abuse on Saturday night.
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'I was scammed out of £17,000 on Instagram'
Since the pandemic hit the UK, reports of investment scams targeting Instagram users have risen 50%.
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The Papers: EU 'vaccine blunder', and sport betting logo 'ban'
Fallout from the EU's U-turn on vaccine export controls features prominently on Sunday's front pages.
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Friday, 29 January 2021
Health Providers Worldwide Welcome Biden Reversal of Anti-Abortion Rule
By BY BHADRA SHARMA, RUTH MACLEAN, OSCAR LOPEZ AND RICK GLADSTONE from NYT World https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/29/world/asia/biden-abortion-womens-health.html?partner=IFTTT
Biden intelligence briefings to be led by veteran C.I.A. officer, who previously briefed George W. Bush.
By BY JULIAN E. BARNES AND ADAM GOLDMAN from NYT U.S. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/01/29/us/biden-trump-impeachment/biden-intelligence-briefings-to-be-led-by-veteran-cia-officer-who-previously-briefed-george-w-bush?partner=IFTTT
Robert Cohan, 95, Dies; Exported Contemporary Dance to Britain
By BY ROSLYN SULCAS from NYT Arts https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/29/arts/dance/robert-cohan-dead.html?partner=IFTTT
Australian Open to allow up to 30,000 fans to attend per day
Up to 30,000 fans a day will be allowed to attend the Australian Open, Victoria's minister for sport has announced.
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G.O.P. Quiet as Pressure Mounts to Address Lawmaker’s Conspiracy Claims
By BY CATIE EDMONDSON from NYT U.S. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/29/us/politics/marjorie-taylor-greene-republicans.html?partner=IFTTT
Share Your Memories of Someone You Lost to Covid-19
By BY THE NEW YORK TIMES from NYT U.S. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/29/us/covid19-deaths-memory-grief.html?partner=IFTTT
A West Virginia newspaper company is suing Google and Facebook over online ads.
By BY MARC TRACY from NYT Business https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/29/business/media/google-facebook-ads.html?partner=IFTTT
Biden Visits Walter Reed, the Hospital That Treated Both Him and His Son
By BY MICHAEL D. SHEAR from NYT U.S. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/29/us/politics/biden-walter-reed-military.html?partner=IFTTT
A ‘Race’ to Vaccinate, After South Africa Variant Is Detected in South Carolina
By BY CHRIS DIXON AND SARAH MERVOSH from NYT U.S. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/29/us/coronavirus-south-africa-variant-vaccine.html?partner=IFTTT
Why Did the N.Y.P.D. Solve Fewer Crimes Last Year?
By BY MARA GAY from NYT Opinion https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/29/opinion/nypd-crime-murder.html?partner=IFTTT
Violence in Afghanistan May Delay U.S. Troop Withdrawal
By BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT U.S. https://www.nytimes.com/video/us/politics/100000007578820/pentagon-troops-taliban-afghanistan.html?partner=IFTTT
It’s Been 10 Months, and I Still Don’t Know When to Replace My Mask!
By BY CHARLIE WARZEL AND ZEYNEP TUFEKCI from NYT Opinion https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/29/opinion/coronavirus-masks.html?partner=IFTTT
For Dreamers, Action Will Speak Louder Than Words
By BY KORINA IRIBE from NYT Opinion https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/29/opinion/biden-immigration-reform-dreamers.html?partner=IFTTT
G.M. Announcement Shakes Up U.S. Automakers’ Transition to Electric Cars
By BY NEAL E. BOUDETTE AND CORAL DAVENPORT from NYT Business https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/29/business/general-motors-electric-cars.html?partner=IFTTT
Behind the Stock Market’s Wild Ride This Week
By BY KARL RUSSELL from NYT Business https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/01/29/business/stock-market-gamestop-amc.html?partner=IFTTT
Tet Is Full of Traditions, but You Can Have It Your Way
By BY ANDREA NGUYEN from NYT Food https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/29/dining/tet-vietnamese-recipes-lunar-new-year.html?partner=IFTTT
Black Lives Matter foundation wins Swedish human rights prize
Organisers of the Olof Palme prize praise the group for promoting "peaceful civil disobedience".
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Covid vaccines: Those that work - and the others to come
As two new jabs prove effective, where do we stand with vaccines and the fight back against Covid?
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Push to ensure pupils are 'politically literate'
A new parliamentary group wants to help young people engage with politics by improving civics education.
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Poland abortion ban: Thousands protest for third day
Thousands march through the streets of Warsaw, chanting "freedom, equality, abortion on demand".
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The Papers: 'EU vaccine war explodes', and Oxford jab 'attack'
The EU's attempt to add controls on the export of jabs to the UK dominates the front pages.
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GameStop: Who is winning the market battle?
Novice investors are trying to beat Wall Street professionals at their own game.
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Working from bed: 'I don't even have to get dressed'
A lot of us are tempted to spend January in bed but some people have turned it into their office.
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Thursday, 28 January 2021
Cicely Tyson, an Actress Who Shattered Stereotypes, Dies at 96
By BY ROBERT D. MCFADDEN from NYT Obituaries https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/28/obituaries/cicely-tyson-dead.html?partner=IFTTT
How Mayor de Blasio Plans to Lead the City Out of the Pandemic
By BY EMMA G. FITZSIMMONS from NYT New York https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/28/nyregion/coronavirus-recovery-nyc-mayor.html?partner=IFTTT
A Washington hospital system apologizes after offering vaccines to wealthy donors.
By BY WILL WRIGHT from NYT World https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/28/world/wealthy-washington-hospital-donors-offered-vaccine.html?partner=IFTTT
New York Times Reporter Is Accused of Using Racial Slur With Student Group
By BY MARC TRACY from NYT Business https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/28/business/media/donald-mcneil-new-york-times.html?partner=IFTTT
The G.O.P. Is in a Doom Loop of Bizarro
By BY PAUL KRUGMAN from NYT Opinion https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/28/opinion/republican-lies.html?partner=IFTTT
Children Need to Be Back in School Tomorrow
By BY DAVID BROOKS from NYT Opinion https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/28/opinion/coronavirus-schools-unions.html?partner=IFTTT
Joe Biden, the Irishman
By BY MAEVE HIGGINS from NYT Opinion https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/28/opinion/joe-biden-irish-ireland.html?partner=IFTTT
Biden Moves to Expand Health Coverage in Pandemic Economy
By BY SHERYL GAY STOLBERG AND ABBY GOODNOUGH from NYT U.S. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/28/us/politics/biden-health-insurance.html?partner=IFTTT
Covid-hit pupils 'should be allowed to repeat a year'
Education think-tank says pupils should have the right to repeat the school year after Covid disruption.
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Vaccination volunteers to be given Covid jab
NHS volunteers will now be given the vaccine because they are considered frontline health workers.
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Mother and baby homes: Eamon Martin supports public inquiry
Archbishop of Armagh, Eamon Martin, also agrees that victims should be entitled to compensation.
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Klarna: 'I got a £30 bill - but I've never used it'
There are concerns that fraudsters are signing up for buy now, pay later services in others' names.
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A-Levels: How students are coping with cancelled exams
The consultation period on how exam grading in England should be assessed ends on Friday.
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Why roller skating is making a comeback
It's become so popular in the past year that there's now a worldwide shortage of skates.
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GameStop: Meet the amateur traders fighting Wall Street
They're young, they're financially savvy and they're angry at being shut out of GameStop share trading.
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Coronavirus: How the UK dealt with its first Covid case
A year ago, the UK was yet to record a Covid case. Then a family rang NHS 111 from a hotel in York.
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from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-55622386
Quad Gods: The world-class gamers who play with their mouths
How disabled gamers formed a winning esports team called the Quad Gods.
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from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/stories-55811621
Ralph Fiennes and Carey Mulligan re-make history in Netflix film The Dig
Ralph Fiennes and Carey Mulligan discuss history, archaeology, Indiana Jones and their new film.
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UK BNO visa: Can Hong Kong residents now live in the UK?
The government has granted millions of people in Hong Kong new opportunities to live and work in the UK.
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US-Mexico border: The gruesome attack that shocked a village
Families look for answers after 19 people were killed then set alight on the US-Mexico border.
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Satellite boom attracts technology giants
Tech giants promise faster, wider access to data thanks to cheaper satellite launches.
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Will Matip's 'serious' injury force Klopp to sign new defender?
Jurgen Klopp has consistently said he does not expect to sign a defender but with injuries mounting, will Liverpool be forced into a rethink?
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The Papers: 'Union vacc' and EU jab rollout nearing 'crisis'
The front pages report on trial results from a new Covid vaccine and supply shortages in Europe.
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Wednesday, 27 January 2021
C.D.C. study in rural Wisconsin shows little in-school transmission.
By BY KATE TAYLOR from NYT World https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/01/27/world/covid-19-coronavirus/cdc-study-in-rural-wisconsin-shows-little-in-school-transmission?partner=IFTTT
San Francisco Scraps 44 School Names, Citing Reckoning With Racism
By BY BRYAN PIETSCH from NYT U.S. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/27/us/san-francisco-schools-lincoln-feinstein.html?partner=IFTTT
Police Officer Who Resigned After Fatal Shootings Is Hired as Sheriff’s Deputy
By BY JACEY FORTIN from NYT U.S. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/27/us/wisconsin-deputy-sheriff-fatal-shootings.html?partner=IFTTT
Covid: Social workers 'braced for tsunami of needs' after lockdown
Many worry about their capacity to protect the vulnerable if workloads increase further, a union warns.
from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-55825991
from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-55825991
UK car production tumbles to 'worst in a generation'
Output tumbled almost 30% last year as Covid forced factory closures and a fall in consumer demand.
from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-55817920
from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-55817920
English National Opera lessons for long Covid sufferers
The English National Opera's singing coach gives long Covid sufferers breathing space.
from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-55819360
from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-55819360
Covid: Black over-80s 'half as likely' to have been vaccinated
A unique study of millions of patient records identifies "substantial" differences in vaccine coverage.
from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-55832754
from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-55832754
Covid: Lockdown rule-breakers flee Cwmbran salon in police raid
CCTV footage shows eight people running out of the fire exit of the salon as police show up.
from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-55834880
from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-55834880
Covid Australia: Queensland to reopen to Sydney after outbreak contained
Travel bans ease across Australia after a Covid outbreak in its biggest city is brought under control.
from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-55836110
from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-55836110
Covid: Living through lockdown in a high-rise flat
The continuing lockdown in England is tough for everyone but what's it like if you have limited space at home?
from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-55819359
from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-55819359
Who Will Pay to Get America Back on Its Feet?
By BY KARA SWISHER from NYT Opinion https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/27/opinion/wealth-tax-tech.html?partner=IFTTT
Ease Up on the Executive Actions, Joe
By BY THE EDITORIAL BOARD from NYT Opinion https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/27/opinion/biden-executive-orders.html?partner=IFTTT
Iran Angles for Advantage on Biden’s Priority List
By BY FARNAZ FASSIHI AND RICK GLADSTONE from NYT World https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/27/world/middleeast/iran-biden-nuclear-accord.html?partner=IFTTT
Millions Meant for Public Health Threats Were Diverted Elsewhere, Watchdog Says
By BY SHERYL GAY STOLBERG from NYT U.S. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/27/us/politics/barda-public-health-watchdog.html?partner=IFTTT
Harvey Weinstein Accusers Agree to $17 Million Settlement
By BY MELENA RYZIK AND CARA BUCKLEY from NYT Movies https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/27/movies/harvey-weinstein-settlement.html?partner=IFTTT
The leader of the Proud Boys has cooperated with the police before to help convict others.
By BY ALAN FEUER from NYT U.S. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/01/27/us/biden-trump-impeachment/the-leader-of-the-proud-boys-has-cooperated-with-the-police-before-to-help-convict-others?partner=IFTTT
Thousands in Poland Protest Against Near-Total Abortion Ban
By BY REUTERS AND THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT World https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/europe/100000007574457/poland-protest-abortion-ban.html?partner=IFTTT
A Letter to My Conservative Friends
By BY NICHOLAS KRISTOF from NYT Opinion https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/27/opinion/trump-supporters-conspiracy-theories.html?partner=IFTTT
Toxic ‘Black Mayonnaise’ Seeps Into Gowanus Bay After Barge Accident
By BY MIHIR ZAVERI from NYT New York https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/27/nyregion/gowanus-canal-dredging-spill.html?partner=IFTTT
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