Newsmax, Once a Right-Wing Also-Ran, Is Rising, and Trump Approves
Date: 22 November 2020
By Michael M. Grynbaum and John Koblin
Michael
A once-niche conservative cable network, owned by a longtime friend of the president, lures audiences by refusing to declare an electoral winner.
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Get Me Meacham! Biden Brings Back the Media’s Good Old Days
Date: 22 November 2020
By Ben Smith
Ben Smith
The next president promises to do for old-line newspaper columnists what Donald Trump did for cable. What a time to be George Will!
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‘Covid-zero’ is an idea gaining momentum. Could it work in Canada?
Date: 21 November 2020
By Ian Austen
Ian Austen
Canada is awash in grim coronavirus news.
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Protesters in Guatemala Set Fire to Congress Building Over Spending Cuts
Date: 22 November 2020
By Nic Wirtz and Natalie Kitroeff
Nic Wirtz
After two hurricanes displaced thousands of people and wrecked infrastructure, a bill that cut spending on health and education and bolstered lawmakers’ meal stipends touched off a wave of anger in the capital.
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Nelly Kaplan, whose films explored female strength, dies of Covid at 89.
Date: 21 November 2020
By Neil Genzlinger
Neil Genzlinger
Nelly Kaplan, whose witty, satire-tinged French films about female empowerment and revenge made her a distinctive voice in a male-dominated era, died on Nov. 12 in Geneva. She was 89.
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N.Y.C. says 3 percent of its coronavirus tests reveal infections. Why does the state disagree?
Date: 22 November 2020
By Joseph Goldstein and Jesse McKinley
Joseph Goldstein
A 3 percent positive rate in coronavirus testing is a critical threshold for New York City. It is the point at which the mayor shut down public schools last week. The governor says that a sustained 3 percent level in the city will result in banning indoor dining, closing gyms and hair salons, and placing a 25-person cap on attendance at houses of worship even as the holidays approach.
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2 Sonic Drive-In Workers Die in Nebraska Shooting
Date: 22 November 2020
By Christina Morales
Christina Morales
Two other employees were injured in the shooting on Saturday night. A man was arrested, but a motive for the episode was unclear.
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The F.D.A. grants emergency authorization of the coronavirus antibody treatment given to Trump.
Date: 22 November 2020
By Katie Thomas and Noah Weiland
Katie Thomas
The Food and Drug Administration has granted emergency authorization for the experimental antibody treatment given to President Trump shortly after he tested positive for the coronavirus, giving doctors another option to treat patients as cases across the country continue to rise.
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Hong Kong and Singapore put their planned travel bubble on hold.
Date: 21 November 2020
By Elaine Yu
Elaine Yu
The governments of Hong Kong and Singapore have temporarily scrapped a plan for a travel bubble, as Hong Kong grapples with a spike in coronavirus infections. The delay underscores the challenges of reopening international travel routes as efforts to control the virus remain unstable across the world.
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New Thanksgiving Ritual: A Coronavirus Test Before the Turkey
Date: 21 November 2020
By Giulia McDonnell Nieto del Rio
Giulia Nieto
As cases surge and the Centers for Disease Control cautions against travel, Americans are lining up for testing.
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