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A dominant month produces an unassailable lead for Slovenia’s young champion in a Tour shadowed by new cheating claims. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/2UXKpHe via IFTTT

Fans poured out of the stadium in a scene of fear and confusion and a game between the Nationals and the Padres was halted in the sixth inning. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3hL5kGw via IFTTT

The suffering that ravaged places like India and Brazil — with deaths soaring, hospitals overwhelmed and oxygen running out — has reached Southeast Asia. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3kyh2WS via IFTTT

Louis Oosthuizen, Collin Morikawa and Jordan Spieth are battling one another — and their nerves — with just a few strokes separating them atop the leaderboard. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3riA0lH via IFTTT

He announced the results of a rapid test in a video posted on Twitter, and said he was isolating while awaiting confirmation with a P.C.R. test. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3hLFFNZ via IFTTT

Northeastern Siberia is a place where people take Arctic temperatures in stride. But 100-degree days are another matter entirely. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3euXoHw via IFTTT

A poet and educator talks about life in the former residential school near Kamloops as his First Nation looks at next steps. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3wMrxsb via IFTTT

A poet and educator talks about life in the former residential school near Kamloops as his First Nation looks at next steps. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3z8Q9wR via IFTTT

Gourmey, a start-up based in Paris, received an additional $10 million in seed funding this week. The company hopes to find a market in the United States amid growing concerns about animal cruelty. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3z33RBg via IFTTT

With more than 160 dead across the region, the receding waters revealed extensive damage as well as deep political divides around how far and fast Germans should go to stem carbon use. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3ethF0i via IFTTT

Most virus-related restrictions in England will be lifted on “freedom day,” but travelers arriving from France must quarantine for five to 10 days, regardless of vaccination status. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3etOjPn via IFTTT

Northeastern Siberia is a place where people take Arctic temperatures in stride. But 100-degree days are another matter entirely. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3wMQ8gn via IFTTT

After bidding scandals, human rights outrages, overburdened host cities, rampant cheating, a pandemic — and, sure, thrilling competitions — has the world had enough of the Olympics? from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3kH1YXh via IFTTT

Two catastrophic fires in coronavirus wards are symptoms of the mismanagement and corruption that have left millions of Iraqis without proper health care, reliable electricity or clean water. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/2Tg9BbB via IFTTT

Towns in multiple countries have been devastated. We used radar technology to look through the clouds at the damage below. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3ety2tL via IFTTT

People can’t get their money from banks, the currency has crashed and Riad Salameh’s reign at the central bank is facing allegations of fraud. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/2TlscDk via IFTTT

Gabriele Martinelli was accused of repeatedly abusing a fellow boarder at a seminary for altar boys before he became a priest. The seminary’s rector has been accused of looking the other way. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3BmDSH8 via IFTTT

After bidding scandals, human rights outrages, overburdened host cities, rampant cheating, a pandemic — and, sure, thrilling competitions — has the world had enough of the Olympics? from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3wW8iN3 via IFTTT

Four months after the megaship Ever Given got stuck in the canal, neither the canal nor the shipping industry has addressed some of the most critical issues that led to the grounding. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3ijjwG3 via IFTTT

Concerned by the Taliban’s offensive, regional power brokers are again recruiting and arming volunteer militias. But some fear the quick fix will lead to a wider breakdown. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/2VJrdNU via IFTTT

People can’t get their money from banks, the currency has crashed and Riad Salameh’s reign at the central bank is facing allegations of fraud. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/36EzRQd via IFTTT

Lolwe, Doek and other digital publications are helping to amplify new voices from the continent. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3BcBe6D via IFTTT

A preliminary analysis of satellite imagery shows wide areas of flooding along rivers in western Germany and neighboring countries. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3knxut4 via IFTTT

Giannis Antetokounmpo, the Milwaukee Bucks star, has frustrated fans and opponents with his drawn-out free-throw routine that often ends with a miss. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3wNhVgT via IFTTT

The team has been granted an exception to resume play in Toronto on July 30, with restrictions in place to help prevent coronavirus outbreaks. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/2VRnq1f via IFTTT

A poet and educator talks about life in the former residential school near Kamloops as his First Nation looks at next steps. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3hGMoJ8 via IFTTT

Most virus-related restrictions in England will be lifted on Monday, but travelers arriving from France must quarantine for five to 10 days, regardless of vaccination status. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3hMGMwM via IFTTT

Schule, a tiny village in Germany, was hard-hit by the flooding. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3kmEdn3 via IFTTT

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The breach of a dike along the Juliana Canal, which regulates the Maas River, led to the evacuation of several villages. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3kpIpSV via IFTTT

Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, was among several officials who made the connection. “It shows the urgency to act,” she said. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/36DkTtN via IFTTT

The Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer was killed in a clash between Afghan forces and the Taliban. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3rgrt2L via IFTTT

The pope placed new restrictions on where it can be celebrated and who can celebrate it, and will require new permissions from local bishops. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3wUqlmN via IFTTT

Maya Wasowicz, a top karate fighter, was knocked out of qualifying under suspicious circumstances. A U.S.O.P.C. report backed up her claims, but Wasowicz still won’t be in Tokyo. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/2U9E63F via IFTTT

The tax on salt and sugar in processed and restaurant-made foods was among several measures proposed in a sweeping review into England’s food industry. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/36BhRWD via IFTTT

Regional health officials now say 60 died, not 92 as initially reported by the state news media. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/2Uhgzh9 via IFTTT

President Biden’s ambitious legislative agenda faces many hurdles. But Democrats appear notably unified for now. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3z9BFgh via IFTTT

Jin Xing, the first person in China to openly undergo transition surgery, is a household name. But she says she’s no standard-bearer for the L.G.B.T.Q. community. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3wJyc6k via IFTTT

Julius Ssekitoleko, 20, an Olympic hopeful, failed to show up Friday for a required coronavirus test. Olympic organizers have ordered all participants to remain in a “bubble” to prevent the spread of the virus. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3BcNG6c via IFTTT

U.S. arrivals are up, but so are coronavirus cases, especially in hot tourism spots like Los Cabos and Cancún. Experts urge caution, but visitors keep coming. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3epqEiM via IFTTT

Julius Ssekitoleko, 20, an Olympic hopeful, failed to show up Friday for a required coronavirus test. Olympic organizers have ordered all participants to remain in a “bubble” to prevent the spread of the virus. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3BcNG6c via IFTTT

The streaming series is filming its fourth season and is bringing new fans to the sport. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3epB6qt via IFTTT

Hamilton won three races in the car, which is to be sold during the British Grand Prix weekend. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3rcgYgO via IFTTT

It’s called the sprint, and it will determine the starting positions for the British Grand Prix. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/2UUVr0g via IFTTT

Rich nations have bought up most doses long into the future, and there is little hope of a rescue in sight. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/2USGE5T via IFTTT

As infections emerge among Games personnel, a leading newspaper says organizers’ plans to control the virus “are failing miserably.” from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3hGqjKM via IFTTT

Disastrous flooding in Western Europe. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3koxlpd via IFTTT

Chancellor Angela Merkel’s trip appeared to be a triumph of the personal over policy. The two leaders exchanged friendly banter, but there were no apparent breakthroughs on a Russian pipeline or how to approach China. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/2UJmgEp via IFTTT

The protests started on Sunday and have spread rapidly as thousands of Cubans are frustrated by hunger and basic supply shortages. View Entire Post › from BuzzFeed News https://ift.tt/3if789R via IFTTT

Since the Canadian government won’t allow surplus U.S. vaccines into the country, one mayor proposed an ambitious plan to vaccinate residents inside a tunnel under the Detroit River. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3ii6qsj via IFTTT

After nine months of political wrangling, Saad Hariri gave up on trying to form a government, opening a new political void. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3B2pkfH via IFTTT

The continent, currently undergoing a third wave of the coronavirus, has reported about six million infections in total, along with some 153,000 deaths. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3yZJqFp via IFTTT

Flooding in western Germany killed dozens of people, with many others missing or stranded as severe storms dumped rain and flooded rivers in Western Europe. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/2UMJk5l via IFTTT

Many London theaters are canceling performances, and people in the industry fear that more productions will have to close when England ends distancing and mask-wearing requirements next week. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3xHMbL7 via IFTTT

An explosion that killed Chinese workers in Pakistan has stirred fears in Beijing of regional instability. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3B4Vqas via IFTTT

An H.I.V. infection increases the odds of dying from Covid-19 by at least 30 percent, researchers said. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/2VMc12L via IFTTT

Deandre Ayton seemed to be wide open next to the basket. Giannis Antetokounmpo had other ideas. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/2Tf60e0 via IFTTT

The Delta variant is more contagious. It does not appear to be more severe. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/2Tb1vkv via IFTTT

State news media said that a 55-year-old man had been hospitalized with the H5N6 virus but that the risk of large-scale transmission was low. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3kt2E1Y via IFTTT

After 80 years, the King of the Off-Road is vying to maintain its cult following while it charts its electric future. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3kjDMtw via IFTTT

Strong rains caused rivers to burst their banks and overloaded sewage systems, sending water surging through towns in Germany. In Belgium, the Netherlands and Switzerland, water inundated streets and flooded homes. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3yUDKwi via IFTTT

About 23 million young people were not inoculated against diseases like measles and polio last year. The number was the highest since 2009, the W.H.O. and UNICEF said. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3khNdd6 via IFTTT

Israel has refused to extradite Tomás Zerón, accused of torture and evidence tampering, because of Mexico’s criticism of the country, an Israeli official said. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3ifyqNg via IFTTT

Only about 9.5 percent of the population has been fully inoculated. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said that “cautious” guidance from the country’s vaccine advisory body had “put us behind.” from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/2Udpwbd via IFTTT

The donation comes amid political turmoil after the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3kk8Aug via IFTTT

“It is just not good,” Anibal Amador says of bare rims at New York City’s playgrounds. As a result, the self-described “Net Changer” buys and hangs nets at his local courts. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3yUvcWe via IFTTT

Haitian officials accuse the suspects of meeting to plot President Jovenel Moïse’s assassination, but participants say the sessions were intended to plan a government once the president stepped down. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3rbH03F via IFTTT

“It can’t help but feel different,” said Alanna Rizzo, who will be part of the crew for an Orioles-Rays game alongside Melanie Newman, Sarah Langs, Heidi Watney and Lauren Gardner. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3kkrXDF via IFTTT

Arike Ogunbowale won the Most Valuable Player Award with Team W.N.B.A., and Team U.S.A. was reminded that “everybody is always going to want to take us down.” from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3B2AUqV via IFTTT

Europe’s plan for a carbon-neutral future. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3r8OKU4 via IFTTT

The Open, the only men’s major tournament to shut down last year because of the pandemic, returns with spectators and some strict limitations. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3yXMNMV via IFTTT

The New York Racing Association had sanctioned Baffert, the Hall of Fame trainer, after his Kentucky Derby-winning horse failed a post-race drug test. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3hF8uf9 via IFTTT

Mayor Sadiq Khan of London said face masks would continue to be mandatory on the city’s subways and buses after July 19, when England plans to lift most coronavirus restrictions. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/2U2NUwh via IFTTT

For decades, second basemen were the smallest players on the field. But with game strategies evolving, and double plays evaporating, the position is getting supersized. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3kgmmOw via IFTTT

Katharine Moser chose to find out her genetic destiny in 2005. We revisit her story on her 40th birthday. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3hFDCv3 via IFTTT

A revealing look at the effort to recruit Colombian military veterans for what was described as a noble nation-building effort in Haiti but ended with 18 of them arrested and three of them dead. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3yVVA1W via IFTTT

In a landmark move, Italy’s cabinet on Tuesday declared the lagoon a national monument and banned large cruise ships from entering starting Aug. 1. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3r8VDVv via IFTTT

A mural of the English star Marcus Rashford, marred by racist slurs after England lost the European soccer championship to Italy, was soon covered in messages of support from fans. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3hBjGJC via IFTTT

The pontiff underwent surgery on July 4, and the Vatican has described his recovery as normal. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3r6PCsk via IFTTT

For weeks, the northern city of Kunduz has suffered daily street battles. Times journalists were there to document a cat-and-mouse war for control. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3ibOn74 via IFTTT

Trapped in deadly fighting between Israel and Hamas, Palestinians in Gaza used their phones to capture the toll of the 11-day war in May. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3BaMOiP via IFTTT

At least some of the passengers were engineers traveling to a Chinese-funded hydropower project in the country’s remote northwest. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3i7ygrt via IFTTT

They have learned to stay fit and play smarter. And the British Open seems to be their fountain of youth. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3yQfZp8 via IFTTT

The golf tournament, first played in 1860, has had decades of greatness. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/2VKN5sx via IFTTT

Covid-19 protocols sometimes left teams without a traditional goaltender, meaning another player had to put on a lacrosse helmet or soccer gloves to keep the games going. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3yQfeMO via IFTTT

He has won four majors, but with his investment fund he’s preparing for a life without golf. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3hBrPh1 via IFTTT

The blast killed engineers traveling to a Chinese-funded hydropower project in the country’s remote northwest. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3eiKbBr via IFTTT

Toronto’s first baseman reminded everyone that Shohei Ohtani is not the only player having a dream season. Thanks to his towering home run, Guerrero was the All-Star Game’s M.V.P. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/36Adpru via IFTTT

Guo Gangtang’s cross-country, decades-long search for his son inspired a movie. Now, there’s an ending fit for Hollywood. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/2UHy368 via IFTTT

China has many talented female directors, but few have seen runaway box office success. That changed with two recent movies, “Hi, Mom” and “Sister.” from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/2UFA9DA via IFTTT

The fight against restrictive voting laws. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3yTHVbJ via IFTTT

On Tuesday, Scotland’s First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, outlined a careful plan to ease coronavirus restrictions, saying that some rules such as face mask mandates will remain in place. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3xEj0J4 via IFTTT

The return of the All-Star Game is a welcome bit of good news for Rob Manfred, but the upcoming expiration of the sport’s collective bargaining agreement looms over everything. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3kgjh18 via IFTTT

Ahead of the British Open, Koepka said the two were “not going to be high-fiving” each other as Ryder Cup teammates and traced the reason back to 2019. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3yVJENG via IFTTT

Civic leaders hope that in the midst of the turmoil, the country can find a way to reimagine itself for a better future. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/2UMlRRr via IFTTT

He was considered a top security threat to Israel in the 1970s and ’80s, and his hijackings, kidnappings and attacks had enduring political effects. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3r606Zb via IFTTT

The day after Prime Minister Boris Johnson set England on course for “freedom day” next week, Scotland’s First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, said face masks would still be required for “some time to come.” from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3B1IeD4 via IFTTT

Here’s a breakdown of the themes in the state laws that Republicans are passing. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3eatVT2 via IFTTT

A storm dropped a month’s worth of rain in parts of the city in one day, submerging cars, disrupting public transportation and forcing evacuations. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3ASOltD via IFTTT

Treadmills can go no faster than a brisk walk, and songs must fall below 120 beats per minute, under new regulations that confused some exercisers in South Korea. “It seems weird to me,” one said. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/2U5nppS via IFTTT

The downpour, which dumped a month’s worth of rain in some parts of the capital, disrupted transportation and forced some residents to evacuate. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/2T6ltwL via IFTTT

Tokyo warned that China’s rapid military expansion was threatening to upset the balance of power between Beijing and Washington. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3ke86pm via IFTTT

At least 64 people were killed, most of them patients, when a hospital’s new isolation ward caught fire in the southern city of Nasiriya. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3i3EaK6 via IFTTT

An American men’s basketball team preparing for the Tokyo Olympics lost to Australia two days after a surprising defeat by Nigeria. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3yR3ERB via IFTTT

When is a grandmaster’s title less than grand? from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3evSCtx via IFTTT

A speech from President Biden and chaos in Texas. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/36yy9j6 via IFTTT

The suspension is a turnabout from last year, when Korea’s baseball teams continued to play while U.S. pro sports leagues went dark. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3AVZz0q via IFTTT

The video appears to target younger people, most of whom are ineligible for shots in a vaccination campaign that has been slowed by shortages. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3wB6Q2q via IFTTT

Time and again, the world has found that propping up failing states is compelling in the short-term and potentially disastrous in the long-term. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3AXceAc via IFTTT

Beijing’s tech crackdown could imperil the innovation that brought modern finance to underserved people — but also led to concerns about reckless lending and borrowing. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3i5e3lP via IFTTT

Time and again, the world has found that propping up failing states is compelling in the short-term and potentially disastrous in the long-term. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3e7Nxav via IFTTT

Pete Alonso of the Mets brushed off his low seeding, and Shohei Ohtani’s pre-contest hype, to defend his Home Run Derby crown. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3B75f7Y via IFTTT

England prepares to reopen. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/2UIy21G via IFTTT

The league made a 10-year commitment to the Players Alliance that includes $10 million a year, plus an additional $5 million in matching contributions. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3AY3sSo via IFTTT

Questions are swirling over the arrest of a doctor with ties to Florida described as playing a central role in the death of Haiti’s president, Jovenel Moïse. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3earxvJ via IFTTT

U.S. influence began waning in the region over the past decade, as successive administrations turned toward fighting terrorism in the Middle East. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3yTpBzk via IFTTT

As his fellow All-Stars grapple with Ohtani’s brilliance, they focus on the difficult nature of his versatility. In a risk-averse game, he is an argument for going all in. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3i1e9ef via IFTTT

The link between the rare neurological disorder and the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine may be real, but the risk appears to be very small. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3hZBDAI via IFTTT