Saturday 30 January 2021

South Carolina GOP censures Rep. Rice for impeachment vote



2 dead in massive California storms; Highway 1 washed out



Marjorie Taylor Greene uses offensive slur in rant referencing Down’s syndrome



Crews rescue woman during California floods



India protests: Internet cut to hunger-striking farmers in Delhi



Federal officials pause plan to vaccinate Guantánamo detainees.


By BY CAROL ROSENBERG from NYT World https://ift.tt/2MiV6Aq

Protesters disrupt motorists from entering Dodger Stadium vaccination site.


By BY ALLYSON WALLER from NYT World https://ift.tt/3cnI5QI

California highway crumbles into the ocean after state drenched by storms



More Republican Congress members linked to extremist groups



Japan whale hunting: 'By-catch' rule highlighted after minke death



Woman charged in husband's stabbing death collapses in court



Biden news: President visits Walter Reed hospital, as ex-KGB agent says Russia ‘wooed’ Trump for years



Sundance Diary, Part 3: Documentaries That Don’t Despair


By BY A.O. SCOTT from NYT Movies https://ift.tt/3tjG0vl

Pentagon Halts Plan to Vaccinate the 40 Prisoners at Guantánamo Bay


By BY CAROL ROSENBERG from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3pMaqEl

AOC Owes Ted Cruz an Apology for Saying He Almost Had Her Murdered, Rep. Chip Roy Says



Longtime DB Cooper suspect dies at 94, leaving mystery of daring hijacker unsolved



Steve Bannon appears to laugh off Giuliani’s latest conspiracy theory blaming Lincoln Project member for Capitol riot



Federal judges announce plans to retire, opening court vacancies for Biden to fill



Joseph Sonnabend, Early Force in Fight Against AIDS, Dies at 88


By BY KATHARINE Q. SEELYE from NYT Science https://ift.tt/36o8Ala

Part of Highway 1 in California Falls Into the Ocean


By BY BRYAN PIETSCH from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2MJeZ3h

Trump's popularity 'never been stronger than today' as Republicans vow to win back House



Billionaires are blaming the GameStop surge on Covid stimulus checks



Illinois mother sues governor after son struggling with pandemic dies by suicide



Friday 29 January 2021

Biden Visits Walter Reed, the Hospital That Treated Both Him and His Son


By BY MICHAEL D. SHEAR from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/39tuIg0

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://ift.tt/3pwjehr

Why Did the N.Y.P.D. Solve Fewer Crimes Last Year?


By BY MARA GAY from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2NP0agk

Violence in Afghanistan May Delay U.S. Troop Withdrawal


By BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/36oYOPA

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://ift.tt/3tcnoxg

For Dreamers, Action Will Speak Louder Than Words


By BY KORINA IRIBE from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3jbFlHH

G.M. Announcement Shakes Up U.S. Automakers’ Transition to Electric Cars


By BY NEAL E. BOUDETTE AND CORAL DAVENPORT from NYT Business https://ift.tt/39wwUU8

Behind the Stock Market’s Wild Ride This Week


By BY KARL RUSSELL from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3r0qHph

Tet Is Full of Traditions, but You Can Have It Your Way


By BY ANDREA NGUYEN from NYT Food https://ift.tt/3r89FW3

McConnell misquotes Biden in an attempt to criticize his rush of executive orders



FBI: Pipe bombs were placed at RNC and DNC headquarters night before Capitol riot



Alexei Navlany profile: The man taking on Vladimir Putin



Marjorie Taylor Greene uses offensive slur in rant referencing Down’s syndrome



Will Pakistan get Covid vaccines from India?



First official vaccine results from Israel show Pfizer jabs offer substantial protection from Covid



The Inside Story of How Alexey Navalny Uncovered Putin's $1.3 Billion Palace



Boris Johnson reverses national security advisor appointment of Lord Frost



A Republican grandee pays court to Donald Trump



Dubai blamed for virus cases abroad; questions swirl at home



Tense calm in northern Lebanese city after violent clashes



White House says Biden won’t release ‘gracious’ letter from Trump unless they speak to each other



Nasa's Perseverance rover is bearing down on Mars



EXPLAINER: Why GameStop's stock surge is shaking Wall Street



Thursday 28 January 2021

Weed withdrawal: More than half of people using medical cannabis for pain experience withdrawal symptoms



Cicely Tyson, an Actress Who Shattered Stereotypes, Dies at 96


By BY ROBERT D. MCFADDEN from NYT Obituaries https://ift.tt/3omjCh2

How Mayor de Blasio Plans to Lead the City Out of the Pandemic


By BY EMMA G. FITZSIMMONS from NYT New York https://ift.tt/3j0CZLp

A Washington hospital system apologizes after offering vaccines to wealthy donors.


By BY WILL WRIGHT from NYT World https://ift.tt/3qYG7KE

New York Times Reporter Is Accused of Using Racial Slur With Student Group


By BY MARC TRACY from NYT Business https://ift.tt/2YpDeq0

The G.O.P. Is in a Doom Loop of Bizarro


By BY PAUL KRUGMAN from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2NOJWnz

Children Need to Be Back in School Tomorrow


By BY DAVID BROOKS from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2MdfHGi

Joe Biden, the Irishman


By BY MAEVE HIGGINS from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/36kbsiW

Biden Moves to Expand Health Coverage in Pandemic Economy


By BY SHERYL GAY STOLBERG AND ABBY GOODNOUGH from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3r1rFS9

Pentagon May Send Troops to Assist With Vaccines, Enlarging Federal Role


By BY JENNIFER STEINHAUER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3cltSDW

Yankees’ Off-Season Yields a Few Gambles, and One Sure Thing


By BY TYLER KEPNER from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2NL4RaZ

Blair House guest quarters a temporary home for VP Harris



Man who held baton on Capitol police officer during riot says he was just patting him on the back



Democrats are preparing for a party-line COVID-19 bill, hoping for bipartisan buy-in



What Rand Paul’s Procedural Failure Says About Donald Trump’s Survival



Covid: US pharmacist in vaccine tampering guilty plea



Singapore detains 16-year-old over plans to attack mosques



Thousands of COVID-19 vaccine doses have spoiled or spilled in Florida



Michigan Sen. Peters to lead Dem efforts to expand majority



Taiwan reports 'large incursion' by Chinese warplanes for second day



Attorney: Execution may be virus super-spreader, seeks delay



Prosecutor hands off case against Atlanta officers in death



Biden raises election meddling with Putin in first phone call



Wednesday 27 January 2021

Biden's pick for UN post calls China 'a strategic adversary'



Newly found Fukushima plant contamination may delay cleanup



Who Will Pay to Get America Back on Its Feet?


By BY KARA SWISHER from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3t2iX7Z

Ease Up on the Executive Actions, Joe


By BY THE EDITORIAL BOARD from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3td2L3Y

Iran Angles for Advantage on Biden’s Priority List


By BY FARNAZ FASSIHI AND RICK GLADSTONE from NYT World https://ift.tt/3okZ8VL

Millions Meant for Public Health Threats Were Diverted Elsewhere, Watchdog Says


By BY SHERYL GAY STOLBERG from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3qYSpCU

Harvey Weinstein Accusers Agree to $17 Million Settlement


By BY MELENA RYZIK AND CARA BUCKLEY from NYT Movies https://ift.tt/2Mtr5gX

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://ift.tt/3opswua

Thousands in Poland Protest Against Near-Total Abortion Ban


By BY REUTERS AND THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT World https://ift.tt/3cpuLeq

A Letter to My Conservative Friends


By BY NICHOLAS KRISTOF from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3cgb2xZ

Toxic ‘Black Mayonnaise’ Seeps Into Gowanus Bay After Barge Accident


By BY MIHIR ZAVERI from NYT New York https://ift.tt/3omVJWr

Far-Right 'Proud Boy' leader arrested ahead of Capitol riots revealed to have been police informer



What Ted Cruz gets wrong about climate, jobs — and Pittsburgh



Iran sentences brother of senior vice president to 2 years



Singapore detains 16-year-old over plans to attack mosques



Former GOP Congressman Denver Riggleman laments that ‘crazy’ has spread throughout Republican party



Biden restores aid to Palestinians, reversing Trump move to scrap US contributions



Return letter from Biden again shows Texas kindergarten students 'their voice matters,' teacher says



Trump supporter found with bombs and machine guns threatened to attack Democrats and Twitter, FBI says



First Biden-Putin call shows both cautious on big concerns



Millions of Covid vaccines missing under Trump



‘He’s Saying One Thing and Then He’s Doing Another.’ Rep. Madison Cawthorn Peddles a Different Kind of Trumpism in a Post-Trump World



Can COVID-19 vaccines be mixed and matched?



Tuesday 26 January 2021

Harthorne Wingo, 1970s Knick With Much-Chanted Name, Dies at 73


By BY RICHARD SANDOMIR from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2YhrhCB

A state representative is kicked out of Georgia’s House chamber after refusing a coronavirus test.


By BY SEAN KEENAN AND RICHARD FAUSSET from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3ojnHSX

Senator Patrick Leahy, 80, is hospitalized as a precaution after reporting feeling unwell.


By BY EMILY COCHRANE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2M7A33F

Joe Biden: America's second Catholic president



China pushes conspiracy theories on COVID origin, vaccines



MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell permanently banned from Twitter



Officials say Israeli minister visited Sudan to discuss ties



Germany denies false reports Oxford vaccine is ineffective in older people



Josh Hawley accuses Democrats who filed ethics complaint of conspiring with Lincoln Project



All About Kamala Harris’s Temporary D.C. Home



Video shows crowd reaction to Trump’s speech before the Capitol riot



Fact check: National Guard members didn't turn away from Biden's Inauguration Day motorcade in dissent



Guatemalan families think massacre victims were migrants



Hong Kong police obtain financial records of arrested democracy activists



Millions of Covid vaccines missing under Trump



Judge bars Biden from enforcing 100-day deportation ban



GOP House leader Kevin McCarthy says all Americans are culpable for Capitol riot, not just him



3 reasons West Virginia's COVID-19 vaccination effort is working so well



Trump impeachment: Federal investigators probe threats against members of Congress ahead of trial



Coronavirus: Africa infections have risen sharply in worst-affected countries



U.S. announces restoration of relations with Palestinians



China tackles pandemic with mass construction once again



Rumoured 2024 GOP presidential hopeful Nikki Haley says Trump needs a ‘break’ and shouldn’t be impeached



Monday 25 January 2021

EU threatens to block exports of Pfizer Covid vaccine



Teen held in Indiana killings of 5, including pregnant woman



North Korea diplomat 'defects to South Korea': Reports



Biden to Sign New Round of Executive Orders on Abortion, Immigration



Ex-VA doctor who misdiagnosed patient sentenced to prison



Indianapolis police arrest juvenile suspect for mass shooting



In candid interview, Birx says she knew working with Trump White House would be the end of her federal career



Kremlin: US comments on protests support law-breaking



'Traitors get shot': Texas man arrested over Capitol riots after his son tipped off FBI



Supreme Court wipes out lower court rulings in Texas abortion battle



GOP House leader Kevin McCarthy says all Americans are culpable for Capitol riot, not just him



'Highly likely' New Zealand woman was infected with Covid variant in hotel quarantine



Joe Biden: America's second Catholic president



Ailing pope who has reduced appearances prays for homeless dead



You want a COVID vaccine appointment today or tomorrow? Here’s where and when to check



Winter storms alerts issued for 23 states



Trump's sway over GOP tested as impeachment heads to Senate



Senators push back on over-generous stimulus checks in Covid relief bill



A married Florida man used a dating app, cops say. They think he met his murderer



Couple forced to adopt biological babies born through surrogacy



'He's biting me!': New York City woman's face bitten in street attack by group of men



Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy will reportedly preside over Trump impeachment trial instead of Chief Justice John Roberts



Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill is in trouble, and Democrats might not be able to pass the next round of stimulus until March



Sunday 24 January 2021

How Tom Brady and the Buccaneers beat the Packers for a Super Bowl berth.


By BY BILL PENNINGTON from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2Yh186N

Joe Biden stops motorcade on return from church to buy bagels from trendy bakery



Growing number of GOP senators oppose impeachment trial



Navalny's wife detained amid mass arrests as protests sweep across Russia



Austin directs Pentagon leaders to gather assessment of military's sexual assault prevention programs



Israel expands vaccination drive to include 16 to 18-year-olds in bid to save exams



What next for Trump - and Trumpism?



In first days, Biden flashes action as deep problems loom



SNP reveals 'roadmap to referendum' as poll shows support for independence



Israel targets flights, religious scofflaws, as virus rages



Harlem community rallies in defense of Black woman attacked at liquor store



Taliban relaxes rules on music as insurgents rule rural Helmand almost unopposed



Fourth Zimbabwean Cabinet member dies of COVID-19 in surge



For Black pioneers Harris and Obama, different times mean different approaches on race



Rudy Giuliani ‘admits his associate sought to bill Trump campaign $20,000 per day to overturn election result’



Thousands of Hong Kongers locked down to contain coronavirus



National Guard: President Biden apologises over troops sleeping in car park



10 Republicans Voted to Impeach Trump. The Backlash Has Been Swift.



Kremlin: US comments on protests support law-breaking



Biden on collision course with Saudi Arabia that could upset Trump's alliance against Iran



US reaffirms Taiwan support after China sends warplanes



Trump did ‘more harm than expected’ to transition, says senator close to president



New Georgia senators carry John Lewis' influence with them