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Supreme Court Skeptical of Trump’s Plan to Not Count Unauthorized Immigrants in Redistricting

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The administration’s efforts, which are subject to practical hurdles, would upset a constitutional consensus and could shift political power from Democratic states to Republican ones. By Adam Liptak from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2HOWXKW via IFTTT

Moderna Applies for Emergency F.D.A. Approval for Its Coronavirus Vaccine

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The first shots could be given as early as Dec. 21, if authorization is granted. By Denise Grady from NYT Health https://ift.tt/39ymkMN via IFTTT

The Long Darkness Before Dawn

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With vaccines and a new administration, the pandemic will be tamed. But experts say the coming months “are going to be just horrible.” By Donald G. McNeil Jr. from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3lsCk4V via IFTTT

Dear Joe, It’s Not About Iran’s Nukes Anymore

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Biden wants to reinstate the nuclear deal, but first he must confront the new Middle East. By Thomas L. Friedman from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3loCgmJ via IFTTT

Nike and Coca-Cola Lobby Against Xinjiang Forced Labor Bill

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Business groups and major companies like Apple have been pressing Congress to alter legislation cracking down on imports of goods made with forced labor from persecuted Muslim minorities in China. By Ana Swanson from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3mk98ON via IFTTT

What Facebook Fed the Baby Boomers

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Many Americans’ feeds are nightmares. I know because I spent weeks living inside two of them. By Charlie Warzel from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3fyOojR via IFTTT

Justice Barrett’s Vote Could Tilt the Supreme Court on Gun Rights

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For years, conservative justices have said the court disfavors the Second Amendment. Justice Amy Coney Barrett is likely to shift the balance, and a case to help her do so may be knocking. By Adam Liptak from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3o0A078 via IFTTT

Teaching in the Pandemic: ‘This Is Not Sustainable’

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Teacher burnout could erode instructional quality, stymie working parents and hinder the reopening of the economy. By Natasha Singer from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2ViO27G via IFTTT

1918 Germany Has a Warning for America

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Donald Trump’s “Stop the Steal” campaign recalls one of the most disastrous political lies of the 20th century. By Jochen Bittner from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/39xvAAN via IFTTT

New diabetes clinical trial: Determinants of Cardiovascular Disease, Kidney Disease and Diabetes

Published on: November 30, 2020 at 10:30PM Conditions :   Cardiovascular Diseases;   Diabetes Mellitus;   Chronic Kidney Diseases Intervention :   Sponsor :   King's College Hospital NHS Trust Recruiting https://ift.tt/36kFBPr

New diabetes clinical trial: Sweetgoals for Type 1 Diabetes

Published on: November 30, 2020 at 10:30PM Condition :   Type 1 Diabetes Interventions :   Behavioral: SweetGoals app;   Behavioral: Coaching;   Behavioral: Incentives Sponsors :   Trustees of Dartmouth College;   National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) Not yet recruiting https://ift.tt/3fQTSXn

New diabetes clinical trial: Aronia in the Type 2 Diabetes Treatment Regimen

Published on: November 30, 2020 at 10:30PM Condition :   Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 Interventions :   Other: Fermented aronia;   Other: Aronia;   Other: Placebo Sponsor :   University of Aarhus Not yet recruiting https://ift.tt/2Jxa5EX

New diabetes clinical trial: Acute Studies on the Glycemic Index After Intake of Different Sorts of Barley in Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes

Published on: November 30, 2020 at 10:30PM Condition :   Type 2 Diabetes Interventions :   Dietary Supplement: 100% wheat;   Dietary Supplement: 50% nude barley and 50% wheat;   Dietary Supplement: 75% nude barley and 25% wheat;   Dietary Supplement: 50% gene-modified high-amylose barley and 50% wheat Sponsors :   University of Aarhus;   Innovation Fund Denmark Not yet recruiting https://ift.tt/2HRYK1T

Party With Nearly 400 People Is Shut Down in Manhattan

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The sheriff’s office has responded to similar events every weekend for the last several months, even as the pandemic worsens. By Mihir Zaveri from NYT New York https://ift.tt/3fPa9w2 via IFTTT

The King of Trump TV Thinks You’re Dumb Enough to Buy It

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Chris Ruddy, the C.E.O. of Newsmax, has found a business opportunity in feeding Trump supporters the fantasy that the president could still win the election. By Ben Smith from NYT Business https://ift.tt/2VhZDEc via IFTTT

12 Stunning Cookies That Will Impress Everyone You Know

Sweet, striking and unexpected: These are Christmas cookies for the modern era. Make, mix and match these reimagined classics, and you’ll have a spread no one will forget. By Unknown Author from NYT Food https://ift.tt/2sHJlJG via IFTTT

The Lost Days That Made Bergamo a Coronavirus Tragedy

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The northern Italian province became one of the deadliest killing fields for the virus in the Western world. But a Times investigation found that faulty guidance and bureaucratic delays rendered the toll far worse than it had to be. By Jason Horowitz and Fabio Bucciarelli from NYT World https://ift.tt/2JbJv4K via IFTTT

The College Athletes Who Are Allowed to Make Big Bucks: Cheerleaders

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Because cheerleading is not governed by the N.C.A.A., its participants can sign lucrative endorsement deals that would lead to punishment for most college athletes, including soon-to-be N.F.L. and N.B.A. millionaires. By Tess DeMeyer and Ilana Panich-Linsman from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/36hSj1J via IFTTT

Should Isolation Periods Be Shorter for People With Covid-19?

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Patients are usually most infectious two days before symptoms begin and for five days after, a new analysis finds. By Apoorva Mandavilli from NYT Health https://ift.tt/37bTsa0 via IFTTT

Who Will Fill Biden’s Cabinet?

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As Joseph R. Biden Jr. begins his presidential transition, here are his choices so far, and some of the names that have emerged for other top jobs in his administration. By The New York Times from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/35kksEB via IFTTT

Watch a Lunar Eclipse, or at Least Try To

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Penumbral eclipses are subtle, but there are good reasons to try to notice one. By Nicholas St. Fleur from NYT Science https://ift.tt/3mm7vjL via IFTTT

New York City Will Reopen Elementary Schools and Reduce Hybrid Learning

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Mayor Bill de Blasio announced an abrupt shift in managing schools during the pandemic. Officials had faced criticism that they prioritized activities like indoor dining over the well-being of children. By Eliza Shapiro from NYT New York https://ift.tt/37jz2Ml via IFTTT

Immunity to the Coronavirus May Last Years, New Data Hint

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Blood samples from recovered patients suggest a powerful, long-lasting immune response, researchers reported. By Apoorva Mandavilli from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2H9j66q via IFTTT

Biden Aides’ Ties to Consulting and Investment Firms Pose Ethics Test

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Some of the president-elect’s choices for top posts have done work for undisclosed corporate clients and aided a fund that invests in government contractors. By Eric Lipton and Kenneth P. Vogel from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3nZny7q via IFTTT

Weary of Cooking? This Simple Dinner Will Invigorate

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A fine dinner need not be complicated, nor relegated to the weekend, as David Tanis’s Mediterranean-inspired menu proves. By David Tanis from NYT Food https://ift.tt/3fz37LA via IFTTT

Beijing Takes Its South China Sea Strategy to the Himalayas

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China built a village in territory also claimed by the kingdom of Bhutan, echoing its aggressive tactics at the border with India and in places much farther away. By Steven Lee Myers from NYT World https://ift.tt/39q0uuC via IFTTT

In Key States, Republicans Were Critical in Resisting Trump’s Election Narrative

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They refuted conspiracy theories, certified results, dismissed lawsuits and repudiated a president of their own party. By Peter Baker and Kathleen Gray from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/39pIf8v via IFTTT

How Democrats Suffered Crushing Down-Ballot Losses Across America

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In statehouse races, suburban voters’ disgust with President Trump failed to translate into a rebuke of other Republicans, ensuring the party’s grip on partisan mapmaking. By Trip Gabriel from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2J6wl97 via IFTTT

That Mysterious Monolith in the Utah Desert? It’s Gone, Officials Say

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The metal structure has been removed, Utah officials said on Saturday, adding that they had not taken it down. By Bryan Pietsch from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2Vhs7xy via IFTTT

A Cat Is Said to Be Joining the Bidens in the White House

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The last cat to live in the White House, India, belonged to President George W. Bush. By Allyson Waller from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2Jp9tBc via IFTTT

Gunmen Assassinate Iran’s Top Nuclear Scientist in Ambush, Provoking New Crisis

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Iran expressed fury over the killing of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, blaming it on Israel and the United States. His death may complicate President-elect Biden’s intention to restore the Iranian nuclear deal. By David E. Sanger, Eric Schmitt, Farnaz Fassihi and Ronen Bergman from NYT World https://ift.tt/39nyaJe via IFTTT

Some Movies Actually Understand Poverty in America

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The complex realities of subsistence escape “Hillbilly Elegy.” But as far back as Charlie Chaplin’s “City Lights,” filmmakers have been turning a discerning eye on destitution. By Joshua Rothkopf from NYT Movies https://ift.tt/3medhDZ via IFTTT

Biden’s Education Department Will Move Fast to Reverse Betsy DeVos’s Policies

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President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. has presented an education agenda that is starkly different from the Trump era, beginning with a far more cautious approach to school reopenings. By Erica L. Green from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3eWteff via IFTTT

Tony Hsieh, Longtime Chief of Zappos, Is Dead at 46

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In the early days of online retailing, he realized that the key to success was making people feel comfortable and secure shopping on the internet. By Glenn Rifkin from NYT Obituaries https://ift.tt/3miPnXU via IFTTT

In Harsh Rebuke, Appeals Court Rejects Trump’s Election Challenge in Pennsylvania

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“Voters, not lawyers, choose the president,” a judge for the Third Circuit Court of Appeals wrote in the 21-page repudiation of Mr. Trump’s legal effort to halt Pennsylvania’s certification process. By Alan Feuer from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3o6pJGD via IFTTT

Did John McCracken Make That Monolith in Utah?

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It is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, buried in the desert: His dealer says yes. His son says maybe. His artist buddies, like Ed Ruscha, say, no way the sculptor created this tall, silvery object. By Deborah Solomon from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/37i6pz8 via IFTTT

A Mother, Her Son — and Their 1,500-Mile Search for Home

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Millions of people have been displaced by the pandemic. Jessika and her 6-year-old, Sebastián, are among the many who have yet to find a home. By Julie Turkewitz and Isayen Herrera from NYT World https://ift.tt/3q4O4OB via IFTTT

Pushed by Pandemic, Amazon Goes on a Hiring Spree Without Equal

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The company has added 427,300 employees in 10 months, bringing its global work force to more than 1.2 million. By Karen Weise from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/37br0Fw via IFTTT

‘Tokenized’: Inside Black Workers’ Struggles at the King of Crypto Start-Ups

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Coinbase, the most valuable U.S. cryptocurrency company, has faced many internal complaints about discriminatory treatment. By Nathaniel Popper from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2V4lcrL via IFTTT

Biden’s Plan for Seniors Is Not Just a Plan for Seniors

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The incoming administration aims to tackle child care, elder care, preschool and more in one ambitious aid program. By Paula Span from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3q7HDdW via IFTTT

McKinsey Proposed Paying Pharmacy Companies Rebates for OxyContin Overdoses

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Court filings reveal consultants’ talk of a records purge during the opioid crisis, and shed new light on sales advice given to the billionaire Sackler family and their drug company, Purdue Pharma. By Walt Bogdanich and Michael Forsythe from NYT Business https://ift.tt/2VbtZYU via IFTTT

U.S. Border Agency Settles With 2 Americans Detained for Speaking Spanish

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In a video of the 2018 incident in Havre, Mont., a Border Patrol agent is heard telling the two American women he detains that speaking Spanish in the small city is “very unheard-of.” By Allyson Waller from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/36830n9 via IFTTT

E.P.A.’s Final Deregulatory Rush Runs Into Open Staff Resistance

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As President Trump's Environmental Protection Agency rushes to complete its regulatory rollbacks, agency staff, emboldened by the Biden victory, moves to stand in the way. By Lisa Friedman from NYT Climate https://ift.tt/3q6ASsx via IFTTT

The Rich Kids Who Want to Tear Down Capitalism

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Socialist-minded millennial heirs are trying to live their values by getting rid of their money. By Zoë Beery from NYT Style https://ift.tt/36bsKPB via IFTTT

‘Hillbilly Elegy’ Review: I Remember Mamaw

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Glenn Close and Amy Adams star in Ron Howard’s Hollywoodized version of J.D. Vance’s best seller. By A.O. Scott from NYT Movies https://ift.tt/2UTO9q5 via IFTTT

Live Updates: Iran’s Top Nuclear Scientist Killed in Attack, State Media Say

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The scientist, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, was described by U.S. and Israeli intelligence assessments as the force behind Iran’s nuclear weapons program. News reports in Iran say he died after being attacked in a vehicle. By Farnaz Fassihi, Ronen Bergman, David E. Sanger and Eric Schmitt from NYT World https://ift.tt/37bBeFT via IFTTT

Trump Gave W.H.O. a List of Demands. Hours Later, He Walked Away.

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When President Trump quit the health organization, he left a list of seven demands on the table. Here they are. By Matt Apuzzo, Noah Weiland and Selam Gebrekidan from NYT World https://ift.tt/3q86uy0 via IFTTT

The Virus Won’t Stop Evolving When the Vaccine Arrives

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The coronavirus is not a shape shifter like the flu virus, but it could become vaccine resistant over time. That prompts researchers to urge vigilance. By James Gorman and Carl Zimmer from NYT Science https://ift.tt/33nf81Z via IFTTT

Why Did So Many Americans Vote for Trump?

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To the dismay of Democrats, the president’s strategy of ignoring the pandemic mostly worked for Republicans. By Will Wilkinson from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3ldmH1a via IFTTT

Oh, Brother! Tears for Trump

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No arguments — or turkey — this Thanksgiving. Just a cocktail. By Maureen Dowd from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3maXB4y via IFTTT

Gratitude in Six Words, From Our Readers

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And what else you need to know today. By David Leonhardt from NYT Briefing https://ift.tt/367LeR6 via IFTTT

Dr. Mary Fowkes, 66, Dies; Helped Science Understand the Pandemic

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She performed autopsies in New York that found blood clots in vital organs, suggesting how much the virus spreads through the body. By Richard Sandomir from NYT Health https://ift.tt/39iTobt via IFTTT

The 50 Best Movies on Netflix Right Now

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Movies upon movies await, and you don't even have to drill down to find them. By Jason Bailey from NYT Movies https://ift.tt/2RannYG via IFTTT

The Rotting of the Republican Mind

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When one party becomes detached from reality. By David Brooks from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3fG871k via IFTTT