Tuesday, August 31, 2021

Revocatoria a Gavin Newsom: una guía para los votantes


By BY JILL COWAN AND SHAWN HUBLER from NYT en Español https://ift.tt/3jz4k9D

Let’s Talk About ‘Sellouts’


By BY JOHN MCWHORTER from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2WKQqs6

Governors DeSantis and Abbott, ‘Undermining Public Health’


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

The U.S. faces a series of dilemmas in dealing with a Taliban government.


By BY MAX FISHER from NYT World https://ift.tt/3BpMjR9

James Whiteside Thinks ‘The Legend of Zelda’ Would Make a Great Ballet


By BY SARAH BAHR from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/3kEB5l0

Man Dead, Woman Injured By Road After Fight With Former Partners

A man was found battered to death on a footpath near a tea stall in the Muhana police station area in Jaipur today. A woman he was in a relationship with was found injured by his side, police said.

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"No GST On Papad, Whatever Its Shape": Tax Body Corrects Harsh Goenka

Papad, whatever its shape or name, is exempted from GST, the government's indirect taxation agency clarified today after a social media post claimed that a round papad is exempted from the tax while a...

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As Schools Reopen, Covid Numbers For Children Up In Some States

Some states where schools have opened amid concerns about a third wave of the Covid pandemic, are seeing a rise in infections among children.

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Fresh Controversy In Punjab Over Harish Rawat's "Panj Pyara" Remark

The Congress's Punjab in-charge Harish Rawat has landed in controversy over a comment meant to boost Punjab Congress chief Navjot Sidhu and four working presidents under him.

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Female journalist who interviewed Taliban flees

Beheshta Arghand, who made headlines when she interviewed the Taliban, has spoken out after fleeing the country.

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Afghanistan: How can the West stop terror bases?

The foreign secretary says the UK will fight ISIS by all means available - but what does that mean?

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New Jersey Woman Charged With Selling Fake Vaccine Cards on Instagram


By BY JONAH E. BROMWICH from NYT New York https://ift.tt/3mSTAVt

Hochul directs $65 million for the rollout of booster shots in New York, assuming federal regulators clear them.


By BY GRACE ASHFORD from NYT New York https://ift.tt/2WEXk1E

Colm Toibin’s ‘The Magician’ Intimately Recaptures a Literary Giant


By BY DWIGHT GARNER from NYT Books https://ift.tt/3Bxk2Z1

A New Jersey woman is charged with selling hundreds of fake vaccine cards.


By BY JONAH E. BROMWICH from NYT New York https://ift.tt/3DBEf1p

In Lauren Groff’s New Novel, Nothing — and Everything — Is Sacred


By BY KATHRYN HARRISON from NYT Books https://ift.tt/3zxvi77

Biden will speak on the end of the war in Afghanistan, defending his choices.


By BY MICHAEL D. SHEAR AND JIM TANKERSLEY from NYT World https://ift.tt/3yvgIf2

The Silent Partner Cleaning Up Facebook for $500 Million a Year


By BY ADAM SATARIANO AND MIKE ISAAC from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2WG5OWA

Lessons on Child Care, From the Military


By BY ALISHA HARIDASANI GUPTA from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3mU95N7

Covid-related disruptions push the Patriots to release Cam Newton.


By BY BEN SHPIGEL AND KEN BELSON from NYT World https://ift.tt/2V5fbi4

Monday, August 30, 2021

When the ‘Silent Majority’ Isn’t White


By BY JAY CASPIAN KANG from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3gJ3GnS

New data confirm Pfizer and Moderna vaccines bring a small risk of heart problems, especially for boys and younger men.


By BY EMILY ANTHES from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3gIgz1O

Human Most of All: In Moscow, a Theater Stages ‘Gorbachev’


By BY IVAN NECHEPURENKO from NYT Theater https://ift.tt/2WwCqls

A new plant was supposed to help keep New Orleans’s lights on after storms. It didn’t.


By BY IVAN PENN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/38nAC0K

Afghan left behind by UK: I'm fighting to stay alive

An Afghan who had authorisation to fly to the UK speaks to the BBC about his struggle to escape.

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N.J. will end pandemic unemployment benefits this weekend.


By BY PRECIOUS FONDREN from NYT New York https://ift.tt/3zwA0lx

Here are some ways to help victims of the storm.


By BY CHRISTINE HAUSER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3mM9mRW

Starbucks Faces Rare Union Challenge as Buffalo Workers Seek Vote


By BY NOAM SCHEIBER from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3Bu8RjN

A planeload of sorely-needed medical supplies lands in Mazar-i-Sharif.


By BY DANIEL E. SLOTNIK from NYT World https://ift.tt/3gLoxqP

Supreme Court Asked to Block Texas Law Banning Most Abortions


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

Simona Halep defeats Camila Giorgi.


By BY BEN ROTHENBERG from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2UYNjMq

Rocket destruction: A vehicle chars on the streets of Kabul with empty rocket tubes filling the back seat.


By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/3kBlGls

Lorde Steals Her Sunshine Back


By Unknown Author from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/3mMyHeM

The U.S. education department is investigating five states over their mask mandate bans.


By BY ERICA L. GREEN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3ytzEe5

She was lauded for challenging a Taliban member on live TV. Then she fled.


By BY BEN HUBBARD from NYT World https://ift.tt/2WHqYUm

As the Afghanistan Deadline Arrives


By Unknown Author from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3zwL7L1

Jake Paul’s Big Night: 16,000 Fans, a Tweet From LeBron and a Win


By BY EMMANUEL MORGAN from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3juhPHv

Review: Martin Short Kills in ‘Only Murders in the Building’


By BY MIKE HALE from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/3mHngF3

Fans faced a long wait to get into the grounds.


By BY DAVID WALDSTEIN from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3DsBhwe

Aaliyah’s ‘One in a Million’ Finally Cracks the Billboard Top 10


By BY BEN SISARIO from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/3Bvi0sp

U.S. Open fans must be vaccinated to attend. But not the players.


By BY BEN ROTHENBERG from NYT World https://ift.tt/3BpejUR

In Literary Organizations, Diversity Disputes Keep Coming


By BY ELIZABETH A. HARRIS from NYT Books https://ift.tt/2YbcCw7

U.S. Investigating Civilian Casualties in Kabul Strike


By BY THE NEW YORK TIMES from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3Dpe3Hr

Sunday, August 29, 2021

Jamaican reggae icon Lee 'Scratch' Perry dies aged 85

Perry, a legendary singer and music producer, is known for his pioneering experiments with dub.

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More than 300,000 customers are without power. It could be weeks before they have it back.


By BY TARIRO MZEZEWA from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2Y2MHGJ

After Katrina, New Orleans became a fortress. Ida is testing its strength.


By BY CHRISTOPHER FLAVELLE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3gJbS7M

CBI Files 28 Cases As It Begins Probing Bengal Post-Poll Violence

More than 100 CBI officers crisscrossing Bengal to investigate post-poll violence on orders of the Calcutta High Court have filed 28 cases so far, seven of them on Sunday.

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Hurricane Ida Makes Landfall in Louisiana as a Category 4


By BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AND STORYFUL from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2XYPJf4

On the road to Kabul, hundreds of families can’t go home and wait for help.


By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/2WAMuu3

Ron DeSantis, How Many Covid Deaths Are Enough?


By BY CHARLES M. BLOW from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2V2DsW4

As the virus surges in Oregon, counties are asking for mobile morgues to house the dead.


By BY MATT RICHTEL, SERGIO OLMOS AND MIKE BAKER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3ksVYiM

Ida Strengthened Quickly Into a Monster. Here’s How.


By BY HENRY FOUNTAIN from NYT Climate https://ift.tt/3kwWo88

Homes Of Men Accused In Horrific Madhya Pradesh Mob Attack Demolished

Days after a tribal man was assaulted in Neemuch district of Madhya Pradesh and then dragged by a pick-up truck, leading to his death, the district administration today razed the illegal properties of...

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Afghanistan: US drone strike 'eliminates airport bomb threat'

The strike on a vehicle prevented another suicide bombing by Islamic State, military officials say.

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Winds whip through New Orleans’s deserted streets as the storm bears down.


By BY CHELSEA BRASTED, KATY RECKDAHL AND CHRISTIAAN MADER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3jq9yEs

The E.U. is set to reimpose travel restrictions on U.S. visitors.


By BY ELIAN PELTIER AND STEVEN ERLANGER from NYT World https://ift.tt/3ylZjFq

Ed Asner, Emmy-Winning Star of ‘Lou Grant’ and ‘Up,’ Dies at 91


By BY ANITA GATES from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/3sYUIrv

What Voters Should Know About the Newsom Recall


By BY JILL COWAN AND SHAWN HUBLER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/38qNYcJ

Two House members defend their unauthorized trip to the Kabul airport.


By BY CHRIS CAMERON from NYT World https://ift.tt/3t0Dha7

Meteorologists were amazed by how fast Ida strengthened.


By BY ALYSSA LUKPAT AND TARIRO MZEZEWA from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3sUnd9U

Don Poynter, Who Made Toilets Talk and Golf Balls Walk, Dies at 96


By BY NEIL GENZLINGER from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3ztN4YT