A journalist turned politician, he was India’s president from 2012 to 2017 and wore many hats during a career that spanned political generations.
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Monday, August 31, 2020
A Long History of Language That Incites and Demonizes
President Trump has employed provocative and sometimes incendiary words and images to focus attention on demonstrations and away from the human and economic costs of the pandemic.
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Facebook Could Block Sharing of News Stories in Australia
The move, a response to pressure to pay publishers when their stories are posted on the social network, could add to internet silos springing up around the world.
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Biden Condemned Violence. Why Won’t Trump?
Only one candidate incites his supporters to mayhem.
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American Intelligence Knows What Russia Is Doing
Congress needs to understand about foreign election meddling, too.
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Unwitting Progressives for Trump
Does Joe Biden have the nerve to stand up to the far left?
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Facebook Could Block Sharing of News Stories in Australia
The move, a response to pressure to pay publishers when their stories are posted on the social network, could add to internet silos springing up around the world.
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Frustrated by Election Boycott, Venezuela’s Leader Pardons 100 Opponents
President Nicolás Maduro cast his decree as a bid for unity, but many members of the political opposition quickly scorned it.
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Trump Fans Strife as Unrest Roils the U.S.
The president plans to visit to Kenosha, Wis., on Tuesday, unwelcome by officials in a state pivotal to the election, to condemn what he calls “left-wing mobs.”
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A Coronavirus Second Wave Grips Spain
The coronavirus is spreading much faster in Spain than anywhere else in Europe. After a relative lull during the summer, experts fear it signals a new surge across the continent.
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House Panel to Subpoena DeJoy Over Mail Delays and Trump Communications
The chairwoman of the House Oversight Committee said the postmaster general had withheld requested documents, telling her panel his verbal testimony should suffice.
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Sunday, August 30, 2020
The Runway Lights Failed, So Villagers Used Their Headlights to Aid an Airlift
A child was waiting to be flown to Anchorage, but the pilot of a LifeMed Alaska flight could not see the runway at the airport in Igiugig, Alaska, officials said.
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What Happened in Portland? Here’s What We Know
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Trump Embraces Fringe Theories on Protests and the Coronavirus
By Peter Baker from NYT U.S.
Steven Mnuchin Tried to Save the Economy. Not Even His Family Is Happy.
By James B. Stewart and Alan Rappeport from NYT Business
The Princess vs. the Portrait in Trumpworld
By Maureen Dowd from NYT Opinion
Your Monday Briefing
Belarus, Portland protests, British schools: Here’s what you need to know.
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I’m Still Reading Andrew Sullivan. But I Can’t Defend Him.
He’s one of the most influential journalists of the last three decades, but he’s shadowed by a 1994 magazine cover story that claimed to show a link between race and I.Q.
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Covid-19 Live Updates: U.S. Cases Pass 6 Million
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Portland Shooting Amplifies Tensions in Presidential Race
A fatal shooting after clashes in Portland came on the heels of the shooting deaths of two people during confrontations in Kenosha, Wis., earlier in the week.
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Trump, Vicar of Fear and Violence
He continues the old practice of stoking white victimhood for votes.
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Can Colleges Meet the Covid Challenge?
Readers blame both students and administrators for campus outbreaks and discuss the social isolation forced by Covid.
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U.S. Will Revive Global Virus-Hunting Effort Ended Last Year
A federal agency is resurrecting a version of Predict, a scientific network that for a decade watched for new pathogens dangerous to humans. Joe Biden has also vowed to fund the effort.
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Stories of 2020: Five Lives Caught in a Year of Upheaval and Pain
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Stories of 2020: Five Lives Caught in a Year of Upheaval and Pain
In a year that has filled morgues, emptied schools, shuttered workplaces, swelled unemployment lines and polarized the electorate, these are a few of the Americans struggling to respond.
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Saturday, August 29, 2020
Djokovic and Other Top Men Are Creating a Players’ Association
By Ben Rothenberg from NYT Sports
The True Cost of Lionel Messi’s Declaration of Independence
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An American Disaster Foretold
By Roger Cohen from NYT Opinion
What Makes Some People More Resilient Than Others
By Eilene Zimmerman from NYT Health
How Chadwick Boseman Embodies Black Male Dignity
By Reggie Ugwu from NYT Movies
With a Wary Eye on China, Taiwan Moves to Revamp Its Military
The self-governing democracy is taking steps to bolster its armed forces in order to deter or defeat an invasion from China — with or without American help.
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Death Toll Rises to 29 in North China Restaurant Collapse
The two-story restaurant was in the province of Shanxi.
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What It’s Like to Be an R.A. Now
Dorm life got kinda serious.
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The 2020 Party Conventions Gave New Meaning to Political Theater
A television critic and a fashion critic discuss what they saw, what they learned and what it could mean for the future.
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What to Know About Colon Cancer
The cancer that killed Chadwick Boseman is the second-leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States, and rates are rising among younger people.
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‘It Was Challenging’: Bucks Return, Balancing Basketball and Activism
“This group wants to do both,” Coach Mike Budenholzer said of pursuing a championship without abandoning the team’s efforts to combat police brutality and systemic racism.
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‘Enough Is Enough’: New Racial Justice Leaders Rise in Kenosha
A new crop of activists has joined the ranks of protesters in Kenosha, Wis., as police killings across the country spur ordinary people into the streets. Jacob Blake’s family spoke at a rally on Saturday.
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Biden’s Approval Rating, G.O.P. Recasts Trump: This Week in the 2020 Race
By Annie Karni and Astead W. Herndon from NYT U.S.
Friday, August 28, 2020
Jacob Blake Was Shackled in Hospital Bed After Police Shot Him
The authorities said an earlier sexual assault charge was the reason for the restraints, which were removed on Friday.
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Stephen Miller’s Dystopian America
Language is a tool for shaping minds, and Miller knows how to weaponize it.
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Rival Themes Emerge as Race Enters Final Weeks: Covid vs. Law and Order
The national political conventions over the last two weeks set the battle lines for the election’s remaining weeks. Joe Biden is focusing on President Trump’s virus management, while the president is hammering a law-and-order message.
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Hurricane Laura Was Powerful, but Louisiana Was Prepared
In 2005, Hurricane Rita leveled some coastal communities in southwest Louisiana, forcing changes to building codes and attitudes. As Laura approached, the region was ready.
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Hurricane Laura Passed, but Disaster Still Looms for Texas
We survived Hurricane Laura, but the Gulf Coast needs better surge protections for the next one.
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March on Washington 2020: Protesters Hope to Rekindle Spirit of 1963
By Michael Wines and Aishvarya Kavi from NYT U.S.
N.Y.C. Tenants Say They Were Tricked Into Appearing in R.N.C. Video
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