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E.U. Makes a Sudden and Embarrassing U-Turn on Vaccines

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Already criticized for a slow rollout for its 27 members, Brussels retreated on export controls linked to Ireland and Brexit. By Steven Erlanger and Matina Stevis-Gridneff from NYT World https://ift.tt/3j3zBiM via IFTTT

When a hospital refrigerator in Seattle broke, nurses gave 1,600 vaccine shots to anyone they could find.

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The situation highlights the challenge posed by the two vaccines that have so far been approved in the United States — both need to be kept cold. By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs from NYT World https://ift.tt/2L6oDg8 via IFTTT

For McCarthy and McConnell, Two Paths on Trumpian Crisis Management

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Kevin McCarthy, the House minority leader, and Mitch McConnell, the Senate minority leader, want to take back control of Congress in 2022. First they have to figure out how to handle Donald Trump. By Jonathan Martin from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2Yt0Jyl via IFTTT

Trump Parts Ways With Five Lawyers Handling Impeachment Defense

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The departures, which include his lead lawyer, Butch Bowers, come more than a week before his Senate trial is set to begin. By Maggie Haberman from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3crj0EA via IFTTT

A California University Tries to Shield an Entire City From Coronavirus

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The University of California, Davis, is providing free testing, masks and quarantine housing to tens of thousands of people who live nearby. By Shawn Hubler from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/39BaYqZ via IFTTT

A Vast Web of Vengeance

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Outrageous lies destroyed Guy Babcock’s online reputation. When he went hunting for their source, what he discovered was worse than he could have imagined. By Kashmir Hill from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2Ysqf6K via IFTTT

The Silicon Valley Start-Up That Caused Wall Street Chaos

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Robinhood pitched itself to investors as the antithesis of Wall Street. It didn’t say that it also entirely relies on Wall Street. This past week, the two realities collided. By Nathaniel Popper, Matt Phillips, Kate Kelly and Tara Siegel Bernard from NYT Business https://ift.tt/2L2r8Qu via IFTTT

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

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Every carmaker is trying to figure out how to make the leap before governments force it and Tesla and other start-ups lure away drivers. By Neal E. Boudette and Coral Davenport from NYT Business https://ift.tt/39wwUU8 via IFTTT

What You Can Do to Avoid the New Coronavirus Variant Right Now

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It’s more contagious than the original and spreading quickly. Upgrade your mask and double down on precautions to protect yourself. By Tara Parker-Pope from NYT Well https://ift.tt/2NnQucB via IFTTT

A 10-Year-Old GameStop Investor Cashed In. His Return? Over 5,000%

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Jaydyn Carr of San Antonio made $3,200 on shares from GameStop this week that his mother bought him in 2019 for about $60. By Christina Morales from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3pANO9p via IFTTT

Sophie, Who Pushed the Boundaries of Pop Music, Dies at 34

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As a producer and performer, Sophie distilled speed, noise, melody and clarity, working simultaneously at the experimental fringes of dance music and the center of pop. By Jon Pareles from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/2Mjs83d via IFTTT

Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Controversies Are Piling Up. Republicans Are Quiet.

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In a video from 2018, Ms. Greene falsely suggested that 9/11 was a hoax, President Barack Obama was a Muslim and the Clintons were guilty of murder. By Catie Edmondson from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2MfOjYd via IFTTT

Proud Boys Charged With Conspiracy in Capitol Riot

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The conspiracy charges were the first to emerge against members of the extremist group in connection with the assault on Congress. By Alan Feuer from NYT New York https://ift.tt/3t7WWET via IFTTT

Which Covid Vaccine Should You Get? Experts Cite the Effect Against Severe Disease

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Infectious disease doctors say getting a shot of the J&J vaccine, which has a lower efficacy against the virus than other vaccines, would still be well worthwhile. By Denise Grady from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3afsa47 via IFTTT

Republican Ties to Extremist Groups Are Under Scrutiny

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A number of members of Congress have links to organizations and movements that played a role in the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol. By Luke Broadwater and Matthew Rosenberg from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3aaaO8S via IFTTT

Job Seekers With Trump White House on Their Résumés Face a Cold Reality

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Working at the White House has traditionally been a ticket to a lucrative future. But that hasn’t been the case so far for Trump alumni. By Katie Rogers from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/39tc5Ja via IFTTT

‘Trump Just Used Us and Our Fear’: One Woman’s Journey Out of QAnon

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During the political fallout after four years of Donald J. Trump, one question is what will happen with the followers of conspiracy theories that bend Americans’ perceptions of reality. By Sabrina Tavernise from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3acc3nX via IFTTT

The ‘Roaring Kitty’ Rally: How a Reddit User and His Friends Roiled the Markets

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A Massachusetts man who goes by “Roaring Kitty” on social media helped fuel the frenzy around GameStop. His $53,000 investment in the company briefly reached $48 million in value. By Nathaniel Popper and Kellen Browning from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2MDYaGU via IFTTT

A Pandemic Is Hard Enough. For Some, Being Single Has Made It Harder.

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“One day I realized it had been three months since I had touched a human being,” one man said. By Daniel Victor from NYT Style https://ift.tt/3iWSCn2 via IFTTT

Marco Rubio Deserves Ivanka Trump

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Will the senator’s sycophancy and shape-shifting come to naught? By Frank Bruni from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/39qZqWT via IFTTT

Legal Pressure on Trump Increases With Judge’s Order in Fraud Inquiry

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The order, answering a demand for documents by New York’s attorney general, rejected a bid to shield the records with attorney-client privilege. By Ed Shanahan and William K. Rashbaum from NYT New York https://ift.tt/3j1NSwp via IFTTT

Elon Musk Becomes Unlikely Anti-Establishment Hero in GameStop Saga

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The billionaire has inserted himself into the confounding stock market drama and solidified his role as the ultimate insider outsider. By David Gelles from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3pycAqN via IFTTT

In Afghanistan, Follow the White High-Tops and You’ll Find the Taliban

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The sneakers have been worn by Afghan fighters over multiple generations, but they’ve become a gruesome marker of the Taliban’s violent insurgency. By Thomas Gibbons-Neff, Fahim Abed and Jim Huylebroek from NYT World https://ift.tt/3qYju99 via IFTTT

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

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But will it doom the rest of us, too? By Paul Krugman from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2NOJWnz via IFTTT

Body Camera Footage Shows Capitol Rioters Trampling Over Woman

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Video obtained by The Times provides a police officer’s view of the deadly battle to defend a key entryway from the surging mob. By Evan Hill and Arielle Ray from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3t5HVmN via IFTTT

Snowy Owl Is Spotted in Central Park, for First Time in 130 Years

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The hordes came running and the snow-white raptor became the latest celebrity bird of Manhattan. By Andy Newman from NYT New York https://ift.tt/3ptx1VU via IFTTT

Johnson & Johnson’s Vaccine Offers Strong Protection but Fuels Concern About Variants

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The vaccine’s efficacy rate dropped from 72 percent in the United States to just 57 percent in South Africa, where a highly contagious variant is driving most cases. By Carl Zimmer, Noah Weiland and Sharon LaFraniere from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3thE4U2 via IFTTT

New diabetes clinical trial: Type 2 Diabetes Exemplar: A Remote Care Service for North West London

Published on: January 29, 2021 at 10:30PM Condition :   Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Interventions :   Device: Huma;   Behavioral: Video group consultations;   Behavioral: KNOW Diabetes;   Other: Standard of care Sponsors :   Imperial College London;   AstraZeneca;   Huma;   North West London Collaboration of CCGs (NWL CCGs);   Imperial College Health Partners (ICHP) Not yet recruiting https://ift.tt/3pB3EBe

New diabetes clinical trial: Diabetes Discharge Transitional CGM Study (DDT-CGM)

Published on: January 29, 2021 at 10:30PM Condition :   Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 Intervention :   Device: CGM device with diabetic education, CGM education and a follow up protocol. Sponsors :   Intermountain Health Care, Inc.;   Abbott Not yet recruiting https://ift.tt/39rqzcg

Robinhood, in Need of Cash, Raises $1 Billion From Its Investors

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The no-fee trading app, which is popular with young investors, has been strained by the high volume of trading this week in stocks such as GameStop. By Kate Kelly, Erin Griffith, Andrew Ross Sorkin and Nathaniel Popper from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/3iWFOgq via IFTTT

Why Pennsylvania Republican Leaders Are All-In for Trump More Than Ever

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Pennsylvania G.O.P. leaders have made loyalty to the defeated ex-president the sole organizing principle of the party, and would-be candidates are jockeying to prove they fought the hardest for him. By Trip Gabriel from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3chdwMm via IFTTT

The GameStop Reckoning Was a Long Time Coming

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This week, gleeful online hordes turned the stock market upside down. This shouldn’t come as a surprise. By Kevin Roose from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2YmhdbJ via IFTTT

The New Virus Variants Make the Next 6 Weeks Crucial

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I hope that a year from now this is a piece people point to as an overreaction. I hope. By Ezra Klein from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3qYKNjz via IFTTT

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

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In a remarkable career of many decades, she refused to take parts that demeaned Black people and won a Tony, Emmys and an honorary Oscar. By Robert D. McFadden from NYT Obituaries https://ift.tt/3omjCh2 via IFTTT

N.Y. Severely Undercounted Virus Deaths in Nursing Homes, Report Says

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The state attorney general, Letitia James, said it’s likely that the Cuomo administration failed to report thousands of Covid-19 deaths of nursing home residents. By Jesse McKinley and Luis Ferré-Sadurní from NYT New York https://ift.tt/36lubL8 via IFTTT

Novavax’s Vaccine Works Well — Except on Variant First Found in South Africa

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An early analysis in Britain found that the vaccine had an efficacy rate of nearly 90 percent. But in a small South Africa trial, the efficacy rate dropped to just under 50 percent. By Katie Thomas, Carl Zimmer and Sharon LaFraniere from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3t04Lwl via IFTTT

How the Coronavirus Turns the Body Against Itself

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Some patients struggling with Covid-19 develop antibodies against their own tissues, scientists have found. By Apoorva Mandavilli from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2MsjfUS via IFTTT

G.M. Will Sell Only Zero-Emission Vehicles by 2035

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The move, one of the most ambitious in the auto industry, is a piece of a broader plan by the company to become carbon neutral by 2040. By Neal E. Boudette and Coral Davenport from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3adSCLG via IFTTT

McConnell Was Done With Trump. His Party Said Not So Fast.

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After four years, the minority leader had finally had enough. But with most Republicans rallying around Donald J. Trump, he sided with his colleagues trying to throw out the impeachment case. By Nicholas Fandos and Jonathan Martin from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3clXGQH via IFTTT

Ella Emhoff Gets a Major Modeling Contract

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The second daughter follows the inauguration poet Amanda Gorman to IMG. By Vanessa Friedman and Jessica Testa from NYT Fashion https://ift.tt/2M4OXI8 via IFTTT

Health Workers, Stuck in the Snow, Administer Coronavirus Vaccine to Stranded Drivers

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Public health workers in Josephine County, Ore., said they had walked from car to car, giving shots to drivers with vaccine doses that would expire in six hours. By Michael Levenson from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3qVxtwo via IFTTT

4 Things to Know About the GameStop Insanity

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It has been a weird few days in the stock market, where a video game retailer suddenly became the center of attention. By Matt Phillips from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3os8wHp via IFTTT

Proud Boys Leader Secretly Cooperated With F.B.I. and Police

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Enrique Tarrio, the chairman of the far-right nationalist group, which is under increasing scrutiny for its role in the Capitol riot, helped to convict more than a dozen people. By Alan Feuer from NYT New York https://ift.tt/39oNchJ via IFTTT

The hedge fund Point72 has suffered a nearly 15 percent loss amid the GameStop frenzy on Wall Street.

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Point72’s losses are among the first clear indications of the ripple of effect of the GameStop rally. By Kate Kelly from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3t85RpF via IFTTT

New diabetes clinical trial: Evaluation a of Patient Portal Intervention to Address Diabetes Care Gaps

Published on: January 28, 2021 at 10:30PM Condition :   Diabetes Mellitus Intervention :   Other: Diabetes Care Gaps Patient Portal Intervention Sponsors :   Vanderbilt University Medical Center;   National Institutes of Health (NIH);   National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) Not yet recruiting https://ift.tt/2L08TeC

New diabetes clinical trial: Anti-TNFα to Delay or Prevent Progression to Stage 3 T1D

Published on: January 28, 2021 at 10:30PM Condition :   Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 Interventions :   Drug: Golimumab;   Drug: Placebo Sponsors :   National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK);   University of South Florida Not yet recruiting https://ift.tt/2YoSLGo

New diabetes clinical trial: Pars Plana Vitrectomy Combined With Phacoemulsification Cataract Surgery in Phakic Diabetes Retinopathy Patients

Published on: January 28, 2021 at 10:30PM Conditions :   Diabetic Retinopathy;   Diabetic Cataract Interventions :   Procedure: Pars plana vitrectomy combined with cataract surgery.;   Procedure: Pars plana vitrectomy with subsequent cataract surgery. Sponsor :   Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University Not yet recruiting https://ift.tt/3qWLeek

The hedge fund Point72 has suffered a nearly 15 percent loss amid the GameStop frenzy on Wall Street.

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Point72’s losses are among the first clear indications of the ripple of effect of the GameStop rally. By Kate Kelly from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3ol5CEl via IFTTT

A Scientist Is Arrested, and Academics Push Back

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Gang Chen, an M.I.T. professor, faces federal charges of hiding affiliations with China. His colleagues, and M.I.T., are publicly challenging the allegations. By Ellen Barry from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3iOQP3l via IFTTT

Biden Team Rushes to Take Over Government, and Oust Trump Loyalists

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President Biden named nearly all of his cabinet secretaries and their immediate deputies before he took office, but his real grasp on the levers of power has come several layers down. By David E. Sanger from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/36eMMbO via IFTTT

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

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The money went to unrelated government activities like the removal of office furniture, news subscriptions and legal expenses. By Sheryl Gay Stolberg from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3qYSpCU via IFTTT

Marjorie Taylor Greene reportedly endorsed executing Democrats on Facebook before she was elected to Congress.

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By Catie Edmondson from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2YmsjgN via IFTTT

U.S. faces heightened threats from violent domestic extremists after Capitol attack, Homeland Security says.

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By Zolan Kanno-Youngs and David E. Sanger from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/36fs3EM via IFTTT

Amanda Gorman, Poet, Gets Modeling Agent and a Stage at the Super Bowl

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The 22-year-old poet, who wowed at the presidential inauguration, also has several books in the works. By Sandra E. Garcia from NYT Style https://ift.tt/3ooR3zF via IFTTT

No More Lies. My Grandfather Was a Nazi.

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In Lithuania, he was celebrated as a hero. But we can’t move on until we admit what he really did. By Silvia Foti from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3iRHGqW via IFTTT