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The traditional crafts in danger of dying out

Who was the last British deckle-maker? Who makes withy pots? And what is an orrery? from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/32GvPUZ

Elecciones 2020: el Partido Republicano postula a Trump y el demócrata Biden aún lleva la ventaja

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By BY ANNIE KARNI AND ASTEAD W. HERNDON from NYT en Español https://ift.tt/3hM7seV

Biden Condemned Violence. Why Won’t Trump?

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By BY MICHELLE GOLDBERG from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2QNebcp

Trump Defends Kyle Rittenhouse

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By BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3lE5lfl

A Long History of Language That Incites and Demonizes

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By BY PETER BAKER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/31KRbBp

‘We Germans,’ Alexander Starritt by the Author: An Excerpt

By Unknown Author from NYT Books https://ift.tt/2ENgSIq

Unwitting Progressives for Trump

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By BY BRET STEPHENS from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2QJ2YJY

Proposed House bill blocks rioters from COVID unemployment benefits

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Insight from Indiana Rep. Jim Banks, who introduced the Support Peaceful Protest Act after his constituents were harassed. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3hIF11p via IFTTT

Mutated coronavirus strain found in Indonesia as cases jump

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A more infectious mutation of the new coronavirus has been found in Indonesia, the Jakarta-based Eijkman Institute for Molecular Biology said on Sunday, as the Southeast Asian country's caseload surges. Indonesia reported 2,858 new infections on Sunday, data by the health ministry showed, below the previous day's record 3,308 but above the past month's daily average. Its total number of cases was 172,053, with 7,343 COVID-19 fatalities. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3lzbERi via IFTTT

Swift Boat mastermind to launch massive super PAC to boost Trump

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The late effort, expected to include some of the party's biggest givers, comes as Trump has been overwhelmed by Joe Biden on TV. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2QGHkWY via IFTTT

Indiana Congressman introduces bill to ban protest 'thugs' from receiving unemployment aid

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U.S. Rep. Jim Banks introduced a bill that would ban people from receiving unemployment aid if convicted of a federal offense related to protests. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3lC00p5 via IFTTT

Worth the wait: Yellowstone’s Giantess Geyser erupts for first time in six years

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Giantess is one of the biggest geysers in the national park, and typically explodes between twice and six times a year In these troubled times there comes a point where we all need to let off steam.For this huge geyser in Yellowstone park, the moment was now and the eruption was spectacular, after a six-year wait.But, for the rest of us, watching this natural phenomenon is strangely meditative and beautifully distracting from much of the bad news around, despite the violent geothermal forces propelling it.Giantess Geyser spouted for the first time in more than six years in Yellowstone National Park, which straddles part of Wyoming and a little of Montana, on 25 August, according to the US National Park Service (NPS).“She” has more typically erupted between twice and six times a year in the past, according to the NPS website, and blasts a spout up to 200ft high.“The surrounding area may shake from underground steam explosions just before the initial water and/or steam eruptions,” the NP...

Portland Police declare gathering near city building as 'unlawful'

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"To those near the Kelly Building, this has been declared an unlawful assembly due to criminal activity," Portland police wrote on Twitter https://bit.ly/3gKwGsO. The overnight demonstration followed a fatal shooting amid weekend street clashes between supporters of President Donald Trump and counter-demonstrators in downtown Portland. Governor Kate Brown said on Sunday night that Oregon State Police would send personnel and resources to Portland to help keep the situation in the city under control. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/32IJMBB via IFTTT

Will my child be sent home for cough, runny nose? What to know about day care guidelines during COVID-19

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With flu, cold and allergy season around the corner, experts say a runny nose or cough is almost inevitable at daycare facilities. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3b8NWqs via IFTTT

Leaked memo: White House counsel pushed to downgrade Kushner’s clearance over "serious" concerns

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Don McGahn wrote that an FBI background check raised "serious additional concerns" about Kushner's clearance from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2YSqWqH via IFTTT

Ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin requested dismissal of murder charges in George Floyd killing

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In a new court filing, Chauvin's attorney explained that Minneapolis officer "acted according to MPD policy, his training, and within his duties." from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2YNJEjr via IFTTT

UN labor body: Qatar 'dismantles' kafala employment system

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New labor rules in the energy-rich nation of Qatar “effectively dismantles” the country's long-criticized “kafala” employment system, a U.N. labor body said Sunday. The International Labor Organization said as of now, migrant workers can change jobs before the end of their contracts without obtaining the permission of their current employers. Qatar also has adopted a minimum monthly wage of 1,000 Qatari riyals ($275) for workers, which will take effect some six months after the law is published in the country's official gazette, the ILO said. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/34NIwAa via IFTTT

Facebook Could Block Sharing of News Stories in Australia

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By BY DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI AND MIKE ISAAC from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/32KSNdo

Frustrated by Election Boycott, Venezuela’s Leader Pardons 100 Opponents

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By BY ANATOLY KURMANAEV from NYT World https://ift.tt/3hYVvCR

A Teacher and Congresswoman Confronts School Reopenings

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By BY REID J. EPSTEIN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3jxJ29n

Trump Fans Strife as Unrest Roils the U.S.

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By BY PETER BAKER AND MAGGIE HABERMAN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2YQLyQa

A series of primaries in Massachusetts could be a bellwether for the Democratic Party.

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By BY JACEY FORTIN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/34OFiMu

American Intelligence Knows What Russia Is Doing

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By BY THE EDITORIAL BOARD from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2YQMJiE

No Corrections: Aug. 31, 2020

By Unknown Author from NYT Corrections https://ift.tt/3hJRrWG

Quotation of the Day: As China Flexes, Taiwan Revamps Its Military

By Unknown Author from NYT Today’s Paper https://ift.tt/2EwV5VO

How to Help Someone Who Lost Their Job

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By BY DORIE CHEVLEN from NYT Smarter Living https://ift.tt/2YPiDMn

Think You’re Making Good Climate Choices? Take This Mini-Quiz

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By BY VERONICA PENNEY from NYT Climate https://ift.tt/2YOnXj6

I’m Still Reading Andrew Sullivan. But I Can’t Defend Him.

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By BY BEN SMITH from NYT Business https://ift.tt/31FeH2G

New Jersey mayor rescinds $2,500 police overtime bill sent to student who organized BLM protest

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After holding the protest in July, Emily Gil received a letter from Mayor Mario Kranjac saying she owed $2,499.26 for police overtime. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2YLVlHe via IFTTT

Boat carrying nearly 370 migrants reaches Italy's Lampedusa

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A fishing boat carrying nearly 370 migrants landed overnight on the Italian island of Lampedusa, where the main holding centre is already overcrowded, prompting the local mayor to call for a general strike to push the government take action. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2G305BF via IFTTT

Rally supporting police draws scores to downtown Kenosha

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Scores of police supporters gathered Sunday in downtown Kenosha where protesters have been demonstrating against police brutality since the shooting of Jacob Blake last weekend. A Kenosha police officer shot Blake in the back Aug. 23, leaving the 29-year-old Black man paralyzed. Protesters have marched in Kenosha every night since Blake’s shooting, with some protests devolving into unrest that damaged buildings and vehicles. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3gMZ0ul via IFTTT

Kim Klacik: President Trump is producing real results for the Black community

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Republican congressional candidate Kim Klacik joins Maria Bartiromo on 'Sunday Morning Futures.' from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2QBEeTQ via IFTTT

Joe Biden to go on the road again as poll lead shrinks

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With his poll lead narrowing, Joe Biden is ready to campaign in person after months of being hunkered down in his Delaware basement because of the coronavirus pandemic. The former vice-president will go on the road after the September 7 Labour Day public holiday in the US. No itinerary has been set, but Mr Biden is expected to visit key swing states including Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania. Urban unrest and an aggressive performance by Donald Trump at last week’s Republican National Convention have cut Mr Biden’s lead by several points. According to Morning Consult, Mr Biden now has a six-point lead over the president, compared with 10 points before the Republican convention. Other polls have shown Mr Trump edging into the lead in two pivotal states: Michigan and Wisconsin. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2YLDO1M via IFTTT

India records world's biggest single-day jump in virus cases

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India registered 78,761 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, the biggest single-day spike in the world since the pandemic began, just as the government began easing restrictions to help the battered economy. The surge raised India's tally to over 3.5 million, and came as the government announced the reopening of the subway in New Delhi, the capital. A country of 1.4 billion people, India now has the fastest-growing daily coronavirus caseload of any country in the world, reporting more than 75,000 new cases for four straight days. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2EKQVcr via IFTTT

1 dead in Portland after Trump supporters, protesters clash

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It wasn’t clear if the shooting was linked to fights that broke out as a caravan of about 600 vehicles was confronted by counter-demonstrators in the city’s downtown. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/31EFY55 via IFTTT

French lieutenant-colonel stationed at a NATO base in Italy charged with spying for Russia

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A senior French military officer has been charged with espionage for allegedly passing top secret documents to Russian intelligence, Florence Parly, the defence minister, said on Sunday. The lieutenant-colonel, who has not been named, is stationed at a NATO base in Italy. He was detained by France’s General Directorate for Internal Security (DGSI), the equivalent of MI5, 10 days ago. The officer was about to return to Italy after a holiday in France, Europe 1 radio reported, and is being held at La Santé prison in Paris. Ms Parly said the defence ministry had referred the case to public prosecutors. She declined to give details about the nature of the information allegedly given to Russia, saying the matter was sub judice. “We have taken all necessary measures. Now justice must be allowed to take its course while respecting the secrecy of the investigation… It is for the judicial system to decide what he is guilty of and whether he is guilty.” If convicted, the officer risks life impri...

Price of plastic carrier bags to double to 10p next year

The fee for single-use bags will rise to 10p and be extended to all shops from April 2021. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3gDVWRf

Eat Out to Help Out discount comes to an end

The government's dining discount scheme ends on Monday, but there are calls for it to be extended. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/32DNxbN

Mauritius oil spill: 'We want to protect our island'

Young locals are helping to prevent environmental damage after an oil leak from a ship that ran aground. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2QEtapm

Government paid influencers to promote Test and Trace

Taxpayer money was used to pay influencers to promote Test and Trace. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3bdp94k

Portland Shooting Amplifies Tensions in Presidential Race

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By BY MIKE BAKER, THOMAS KAPLAN AND SHANE GOLDMACHER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/32EEtTN

Trump, Vicar of Fear and Violence

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By BY CHARLES M. BLOW from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3bbyA4D

Jon Rahm Sinks a Big Putt to Win Playoff at the BMW Championship

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By BY ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/31Iok0E

Norway bunker partygoers poisoned with carbon monoxide

More than 20 people were hospitalised after attending the party in the Norwegian capital Oslo. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3lyzLje

Denied permits, Palestinians raze own homes in Jerusalem

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Palestinian Alaa Borqan preferred to tear down his own house in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem after a court ruled that it was constructed illegally and must be demolished. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2EJNVgC via IFTTT

Stories of 2020: Five Lives Caught in a Year of Upheaval and Pain

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By BY PETER BAKER, JOHN BRANCH, JOHN ELIGON, REID J. EPSTEIN, DAN LEVIN AND MARC STEIN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3gJPdVW

How to Build a Catapult From Newspaper

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By BY GODWYN MORRIS AND PAULA FRISCH from NYT At Home https://ift.tt/2GaP7dz

Phoenix Settles With Black Family After Police Drew Guns Over Reported Doll Theft

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By BY CHRISTINA MORALES from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/32BL69E

‘It Was Challenging’: Bucks Return, Balancing Basketball and Activism

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By BY MARC STEIN from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/31GQF7a

Coronavirus Around the World

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By Unknown Author from NYT Home Page https://ift.tt/3hHLF8b

Trump Jr retweets post saying ‘DOJ is dropping the hammer’ as 74 face federal charges over Portland protests

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Donald Trump Jr retweeted a post that claimed the Department of Justice is “dropping the hammer,” as 74 protesters face federal charges over Portland demonstrations.On Friday, the president’s eldest child retweeted a post from former Vice journalist and self described “disaffected Liberal” Tim Pool, which claimed “the DOJ is dropping the hammer” over protest arrests in Portland, Oregon. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3jr7uZW via IFTTT

2 officers fired tasers at Jacob Blake before he was shot

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Two other officers at the scene were identified as Vincent Arenas and Brittany Meronek. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2D5S2mw via IFTTT

First confirmed case of COVID-19 reinfection is ‘not surprising,’ doctors say

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Researchers in Hong Kong confirmed the first known case of coronavirus reinfection, but many doctors and public health officials say it isn't that surprising given what we know about waning immunity from other coronaviruses. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3hJ2LlS via IFTTT

New Jersey mayor rescinds $2,500 police overtime bill sent to student who organized BLM protest

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After holding the protest in July, Emily Gil received a letter from Mayor Mario Kranjac saying she owed $2,499.26 for police overtime. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2YLVlHe via IFTTT

Bush's 2004 strategist says 'people's hair would be on fire' if Bush, Obama had used the White House as a re-election prop

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President Trump walked from the White House to a stage on the South Lawn to give his Republican National Convention acceptance speech Thursday night, turning "the People's House" into "a partisan prop like no politician has ever done before," Michael D. Shear writes at The New York Times.> This is the image people have in their heads when they write government ethics laws. pic.twitter.com/8ljWmw7pCK> > -- Andrew Solender (@AndrewSolender) August 27, 2020"Previous presidents have sought to carefully navigate the propriety of mixing campaigning with governing," Shear noted, and while a few have announced their re-election campaigns from inside the White House, none has used it for such an "overtly political event," with "live crowds flanked by giant Jumbotrons on either side of the White House, serving as immense campaign billboards." If Barack Obama or George W. Bush had tried such a stunt during their re-election campaigns,...

Virtually the Best: Kids’ Furniture for an A+ Home-Learning Setup

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A Democratic turf war is raging — even as progressives try to elect Biden

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Off-the-radar battles between moderates and progressives have broken out over health care, police reform and primary challenges. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3hSFuyh via IFTTT