Saturday 31 July 2021

US Marine quick reaction force deployed twice in last 30 days to defend embassies



'Vote them out': Willie Nelson headlines Texas protest rally



Protests against France’s vaccine pass surge for a third weekend, even as cases rise.


By BY AURELIEN BREEDEN from NYT World https://ift.tt/3fhv7EE

233 staff members at 2 San Francisco hospitals have tested positive, most in breakthrough Delta infections.


By BY EDUARDO MEDINA from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3zXEkda

Biden to allow eviction moratorium to expire on Saturday



The unintended consequences of marijuana decriminalization



Anthony Barajas, TikTok star, dies at 19



Legal experts stumped over whether Jan. 6 select committee can force GOP lawmakers to testify



Rudy Giuliani says ‘I committed no crime’ while working for Trump



Delta Variant Drives Global Virus Surge, W.H.O. Warns


By BY THE NEW YORK TIMES from NYT World https://ift.tt/2TKFJEy

‘It’s Nowhere Near Over’: A Beach Town’s Gust of Freedom, Then a U-turn


By BY ELLEN BARRY AND BETH TREFFEISEN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2WHBc75

San Marino becomes the smallest country to win an Olympic medal.


By BY VICTOR MATHER from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3yumY7H

TikTok star Anthony Barajas dies days after movie theater shooting



Justice Department says IRS must give Trump tax returns to Congress



Finger pointing starts after House fails to extend federal eviction ban



Here’s what happened on Saturday at the Tokyo Games.


By BY VICTOR MATHER from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3fgGixy

Mark Meadows says 'Cabinet members' meeting at Trump's New Jersey golf club



How some people can end up living at airports for months – even years – at a time



Trump raised nearly $50 million more than next highest Republican in first half of 2021, campaign filings show



Gov. DeSantis says he will bar Florida school districts from mandating masks



Afghanistan: Fighting rages as Taliban besiege three key cities



Agency: Trump is due $1M tax refund for Chicago skyscraper



Trump tries to defend ‘just say the election was corrupt’ demand



Friday 30 July 2021

Those Virus Sequences That Were Suddenly Deleted? They’re Back


By BY CARL ZIMMER from NYT Science https://ift.tt/3feiR7M

AG urges Texas governor to rescind restrictions on undocumented migrant travel



Suspect arrested in attack, robbery of 11-year-old girl in Queens



Simone Biles Gets the Yips. She Is Not Alone.


By BY JENNIFER FINNEY BOYLAN from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3rKzP31

House Democrats Call for C.D.C. to Expand Eviction Moratorium


By BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2WyaQ7f

What to Do This Weekend


By BY MELISSA KIRSCH from NYT At Home https://ift.tt/3fxlvpJ

Florida’s governor plans to sign an order ‘protecting the rights of parents’ on masks in schools.


By BY SARAH MERVOSH from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2WIbZcN

From ‘Call My Agent!’ to Hollywood Career


By BY NICOLE SPERLING from NYT Movies https://ift.tt/2V0rFHQ

Biden’s Renewed Drive Against Covid


By Unknown Author from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3icnbGA

In BMX racing, danger is never far from the lead.


By BY JOHN BRANCH from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3ya5gGd

Florida school board to require masks in fall, defying DeSantis's stance



Lakers’ Russell Westbrook Deal Shifts Power Back to Los Angeles


By BY JONATHAN ABRAMS from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3zY2J2t

As patients stream into a Covid I.C.U. in Florida, hopes fade.


By BY PATRICIA MAZZEI from NYT World https://ift.tt/2WFpNof

Guggenheim Museum Curators Move to Join a Union


By BY COLIN MOYNIHAN from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/3zXN3MH

European banks would survive a worst-case-scenario downturn, a stress test finds.


By BY JACK EWING from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3j4sGqe

What Should I Do With My White Privilege at Work?


By BY JENÉE DESMOND-HARRIS from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3lfKVf0

Devastation Grips California as Dixie Fire Burns


By BY THE NEW YORK TIMES from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3xdLwAm

New in Paperback: ‘Antkind’ and ‘Looking for Miss America’


By BY JENNIFER KRAUSS from NYT Books https://ift.tt/3BYwxOk

The U.S. authorities are seeking documents from a troubled Covid vaccine manufacturer


By BY CHRIS HAMBY from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3zSNCHA

Trump reportedly pressed the DOJ to 'just say that the election was corrupt' and 'leave the rest to me'



CDC: Emerging evidence shows Delta variant may cause mild COVID among vaccinated people



South Korean archer An San gets support after receiving sexist comments about her hairstyle



Russia blames space station lab incident on software failure



Thursday 29 July 2021

Biden to nominate a Cuban American Democrat to be the U.S. ambassador to O.A.S.


By BY PATRICIA MAZZEI from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2TFYcC8

How the Guggenheim Got Its Groove Back


By BY HOLLAND COTTER from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/2V1DSMi

Senate Agrees on $1 Trillion Infrastructure Deal


By BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3zOCk6Z

Watch Live: Biden Outlines Next Steps in Coronavirus Vaccine Efforts


By BY REUTERS from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3le0HqG

Like other families of Olympians, Sunisa Lee’s relatives are cheering (and crying) from afar.


By BY ALEXANDRA E. PETRI from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3iZ2bm5

California Wine Country Rebuilds as Threats Persist


By BY ERIC ASIMOV from NYT Food https://ift.tt/3ic828s

China’s sports machine’s single goal: the most golds, at any cost.


By BY HANNAH BEECH from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3lb8ntG

Electric Utilities, Formed Decades Ago, Struggle to Meet Climate Crisis


By BY BRAD PLUMER AND IVAN PENN from NYT Climate https://ift.tt/3j4VPBu

Hedge Fund Buys Paper. Hedge Fund Closes Paper.


By BY MARC TRACY from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3famxI1

Budget watchdog group warns bipartisan infrastructure deal may fall short on funding.


By BY MADELEINE NGO from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2VhTawj

A poultry producer and four executives are charged in a chicken price-fixing case.


By BY GREGORY SCHMIDT from NYT Business https://ift.tt/2TJaF8j

Activision, Facing Internal Turmoil, Grapples With #MeToo Reckoning


By BY KELLEN BROWNING AND MIKE ISAAC from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/3rIr9tZ

Israel will give third Covid vaccine shots to those over 60.


By BY PATRICK KINGSLEY from NYT World https://ift.tt/3zLM6qw

Masks are mandated indoors in Washington, D.C., as localities grapple with revised federal guidance.


By BY DANIEL E. SLOTNIK, DAN LEVIN AND PATRICIA MAZZEI from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3yic9W0

The Senate unanimously passes a $2.1 billion emergency spending bill to secure the Capitol and aid Afghan refugees.


By BY LUKE BROADWATER AND EMILY COCHRANE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2V0KSch

Stepfather of Texas firefighter found dead in Cancun says son's actions were 'out of character'



Capitol Police Authorized to Arrest Visitors, Staff for Not Wearing Masks



Sinema Comes Out against $3.5 Trillion Partisan Spending Plan



Ex-Cardinal McCarrick charged with sexually assaulting teen



Steven Crowder hospitalized, has message for his fans: Death, 'he's a d***'



What the latest church scandal teaches about the Catholic right



Dad sneaks through crawl space to kidnap 5-week-old from Michigan home, police say



GOP lawmaker says his colleague found an elaborate way to evade House mask fines



Wednesday 28 July 2021

The Unappreciated Importance of Cats, (to Medical Science)


By BY JAMES GORMAN from NYT Science https://ift.tt/3f6RvR9

Quarantined members of the Dutch delegation now allowed supervised visits to an open window, an athlete says.


By BY ALEXANDRA E. PETRI from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3BJr9OK

Turn off your lights and turn up the heat, all of California is told in a plea for power conservation.


By BY JILL COWAN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3iaJIDP

Citing New Data, Pfizer Outlines Case for Booster Shots


By BY CARL ZIMMER, APOORVA MANDAVILLI AND SHARON LAFRANIERE from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3zLPf9P

A new portal to simplify Paycheck Protection Program loan forgiveness is coming.


By BY STACY COWLEY from NYT Business https://ift.tt/2UXcM93

We’re Ben and Jerry. Men of Ice Cream, Men of Principle.


By BY BENNETT COHEN AND JERRY GREENFIELD from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3f7QeJt

Meet the Artist Painting the New York Times


By BY KAREN HANLEY AND ELIZABETH PIERSON from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/2UQca5f

Biden administration undoes a Trump policy that severely restricted penalties imposed on unsafe nursing homes.


By BY REED ABELSON from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3iW9meO

Khamenei Adds to Doubts on Iran Nuclear Deal Talks


By BY RICK GLADSTONE from NYT World https://ift.tt/373gr7P

This Novel Revisits a Power Broker Who Trod Lightly and Left a Big Footprint


By BY JOHN WILLIAMS from NYT Books https://ift.tt/3xf6Y7U

Tick, Tick, Tick: Athletes’ Grueling Wait for an Olympic Moment


By BY JOHN BRANCH from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3l4KFiK

Fed leaves rates unchanged as it inches toward a more normal policy.


By BY JEANNA SMIALEK from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3l4hEUz

Biden gun grab hit for ‘absurd fines,' 'government overreach,' and punishing vets



Maryland man accused of threatening to kill Fauci and his family



Twitter accounts tied to Arizona Senate audit suspended



Fired Kentucky nurse, husband plead guilty in Capitol riot case. Sentencing next.



Psaki Flounders on Reasoning for Updated CDC Mask Guidance



Former Mississippi officer to plead guilty to killing Black woman he reportedly dated



Heat dome dominates U.S. weather as a "derecho" threat looms in Midwest



Trump booster Herschel Walker skipped voting in 2016 when future president was on the ballot, records show



Pfizer vaccine booster shot? Company says it ‘strongly’ protects against delta variant



Welcome to Miami? A weird-looking, noodle-shaped animal was just found in a canal



Wisconsin officer who shot man sitting in parked car to be charged with homicide, judge rules