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Athletes reject the idea that they should be admired just for coping with disabilities, and not also for what they’ve accomplished. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3kOt3G4 via IFTTT

The American beat Barty, who had won five tournaments this year including Wimbledon, 6-2, 1-6, 7-6 (5). Rogers made the crowd work for her. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3h3fYI5 via IFTTT

Canada’s high-performance tennis program is achieving its goal of producing elite players, several of whom have advanced at the U.S. Open. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/38IAdX2 via IFTTT

Naomi Osaka is taking an indefinite break from tennis as she struggles to find meaning and joy from playing. It’s a sadly familiar script for the sport. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3yIfvRv via IFTTT

Canada’s high-performance tennis program is achieving its goal of producing elite players, several of whom have advanced at the U.S. Open. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3yKpPIW via IFTTT

The drug has spared hundreds of millions of Africans from serious parasites, but clinical trials have repeatedly failed to show that it is effective against Covid. Still, U.S. demand is high. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3yKUHsw via IFTTT

At one time the N.F.L.’s highest-paid defensive player, he left the league after six seasons and fell into a spiral of addiction, homelessness and desolation. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3h2RVJj via IFTTT

The coach and his staff and players have all been vaccinated. He said he has had only mild symptoms. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3l0U6OS via IFTTT

The women were assaulted with rifle butts, tear gas and metal clubs, while anti-Taliban rebels in the north vowed to repel an assault by the Islamist group. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3BWmMPV via IFTTT

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern of New Zealand said a man who wounded seven people in a West Auckland supermarket had been under government surveillance for months before the attack, and that officials had tried “every legal avenue” to protect people from him. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3kUIjBt via IFTTT

The state has reached its highest levels of cases and hospitalizations since the start of the pandemic. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3mZgCdr via IFTTT

As the Taliban advanced, safe houses for women closed, and the staff sheltered girls at home as relatives released from prison threatened to kill them. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3tgZYqA via IFTTT

The call from Public Health Agency of Canada came as the highly contagious Delta variant has driven up cases and hospitalizations in recent weeks. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3zJYCHC via IFTTT

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A few weeks ago the golfer was in the I.C.U. “battling” for his life. Now it is his last chance to show he’s ready to join the American side for the Ryder Cup. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3tdjqVe via IFTTT

A man who wounded seven people in a supermarket had been under surveillance for months. Officials say a loophole in the country’s laws needs to be closed. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3BIKCya via IFTTT

Novak Djokovic and Ashleigh Barty feature at Arthur Ashe Stadium as the third round of singles play concludes. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3tmoC9t via IFTTT

Harsh measures against dissent have trickled down to practitioners of the region’s poetic traditions, with many saying they have been told to stop. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/38C06rv via IFTTT

The 18-year-old Canadian pushed the defending champion to three sets, winning 5-7, 7-6 (2), 6-4, in the second major upset of the third round. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3BI4tNY via IFTTT

The European Union reached a settlement with the company over delays in the delivery of hundreds of millions of Covid-19 vaccine doses. The agreement requires AstraZeneca to deliver a total of 300 million doses by the end of March 2022. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/2VfOxTN via IFTTT

Carlos Alcaraz shocked Stefanos Tsitsipas Friday in the match of the tournament, so far. On Saturday, the fast-rising Emma Raducanu gets her chance at the final 16. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3n7ko4F via IFTTT

Carlos Alcaraz shocked Stefanos Tsitsipas Friday in the match of the tournament, so far. On Saturday, the fast-rising Emma Raducanu gets her chance at the final 16. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3jKZhmB via IFTTT

Mr. De La Hoya had been training in recent months for an match against Vitor Belfort, a former UFC champion, on Sept. 11. at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3yIv2B0 via IFTTT

Health ministers have requested assessments from other medical officials, raising the possibility that the government could take the rare step of defying the vaccine regulator’s advice. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3BIxc5A via IFTTT

Health ministers have requested assessments from other medical officials, raising the possibility that the government could take the rare step of defying the vaccine regulator’s advice. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/2YrQ9Ll via IFTTT

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The death of Maj. Gen. Hassan Firouzabadi was reported Friday by Iran’s news outlets as the country grapples with its fifth wave of coronavirus infections. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3yJaGaz via IFTTT

Oregon, Hawaii, South Carolina and have reported more cases in the past week than in any other seven-day period. Weekly deaths in Florida are at record highs. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3DJzjaU via IFTTT

A series of changes, big and small, has a strengthened Everton believing it can hold its own with deep-pocketed rivals in England’s Women’s Super League. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3kOZ1SU via IFTTT

After the disruptions of 2020, teams from coast to coast are playing in their own stadiums for the first time since 2019. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3BBLLYo via IFTTT

After missing the 2018 Winter Games, the best hockey players in the world will be able to participate in 2022 in Beijing. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/2WNY0lJ via IFTTT

Chelsea and Manchester City have both found ways to monetize their army of spare signings by loaning them out. But should soccer incentivize that, or limit it? from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3kORdR6 via IFTTT

Repeated hurricanes have devastated the state’s schools, teams and athletic fields. Ida was the latest reminder of the challenges facing the Sportsman’s Paradise. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3jGRhCO via IFTTT

Why is the Supreme Court using its “shadow docket” so often? from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3zIzn8u via IFTTT

A legal fight over undelivered doses lost steam as Europe’s inoculation program ramped up. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3jECVTF via IFTTT

Repeated hurricanes have devastated the state’s schools, teams and athletic fields. Ida was the latest reminder of the challenges facing the Sportsman’s Paradise. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3tchkoy via IFTTT

Most of our worlds have narrowed down to a single view, but a crowdsourcing website lets us borrow a different one, for a little while. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/2WUY0k1 via IFTTT

Tokyo improved its infrastructure before the Games, but activists wonder how long the focus will continue in a country with a long history of excluding people with disabilities. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/2WQ6pFf via IFTTT

Our picks for September, including ‘Billions,’ ‘Goliath’ and ‘Worth’ from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/2Yp8VD9 via IFTTT

As a youthful American team took its first step toward the 2022 World Cup, it rued a few missed opportunities. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3BAO3qM via IFTTT

A lethal storm in the northeastern U.S. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3kKE3o2 via IFTTT

Naomi Osaka and Aryna Sabalenka feature as the third round of singles action begins. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3gZ0x3E via IFTTT

Sheriff’s deputies and security personnel shadowed the golfer during his first round to enforce a new PGA Tour ban on fans who heckle him. No one dared. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3tas4UB via IFTTT

After seeing one of his junior opponents soar in the rankings while he floundered, Molcan has regained confidence and is in the third round of his first Grand Slam event. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3zGtsRl via IFTTT

Intelligence files suggest an aide to a top Catalan separatist sought help from Russia in the struggle to break with Spain. A fierce new protest group emerged shortly afterward. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3gUCdzF via IFTTT

The variant, first identified in Colombia, has characteristics that suggest it might be able to evade antibodies from vaccination or infection. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3yAUet7 via IFTTT

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A devoted fan of the 1985 movie helped the London production’s creative team recreate the iconic time-traveling DeLorean, down to the last detail. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3gZ2JIu via IFTTT

The group, 124 people including families, flew to Houston from Mexico City after their escape from Kabul. One Afghan journalist in the group has not been cleared by U.S. border officials. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/2VcT4X2 via IFTTT

A photographer and a water cinematographer combined their talents to document skills, thrills and a sense of solidarity. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3kPEZaB via IFTTT

Mr. Geelani was an uncompromising opponent of the Indian government’s control of the Kashmir valley and favored Pakistani sovereignty over the mostly Muslim region. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3jDRB5B via IFTTT

Ahead of World Cup qualifying, a young team with a fresh attitude says it is unburdened by the failure of its predecessors to qualify for the tournament. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/2YaFLY7 via IFTTT

European soccer’s summer trading window closed this week, with teams backed by nation states and the super rich cementing their dominance. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3mXYwbx via IFTTT

September began with a crowded field contending for wild-card spots. Each team has its own challenges, Boston’s coronavirus issues chief among them. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/2WLCFZS via IFTTT

Ahead of World Cup qualifying, a young team with a fresh attitude says it is unburdened by the failure of its predecessors to qualify for the tournament. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/2WQtdVF via IFTTT

As the team returns from a disappointing road trip, and hits the stretch run of September, its margin for error is still “razor-thin.” from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3gSfJPN via IFTTT

With forfeits possible this year, teams see vaccinations as competitive advantages, prompting locker room campaigns to drive rates higher. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3yDQ8jR via IFTTT

Remnants of Hurricane Ida barreled into the New York City region. And what happens when climate change comes to a small Southern town. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3ByH4yz via IFTTT

The extremist group back in charge of Afghanistan has been a pariah to much of the world for its legacy of brutality, and the prospects for greater acceptance remain unclear. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3t7kf1K via IFTTT

The Czech Republic joins several countries to say it will recommend extra shots, while much of the world remains unvaccinated. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3kPZxji via IFTTT

What happened in competition during the first week of competition in Tokyo. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3gRuYsf via IFTTT

A pair of young men used an idea, social media and a pandemic to create a thriving underground fight club. Then the authorities got wind of it. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/2WIWz86 via IFTTT

For more than a decade, a group of Major League Baseball’s umpires has convened by phone to pursue spiritual solace. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3gRy8MM via IFTTT

Tracking the Delta variant. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3zFw2a3 via IFTTT

Karolina Pliskova, the fourth seed in the women’s draw, and Hubert Hurkacz, the 10th-seeded men’s player, will both take the court. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3tc99IX via IFTTT

John Kerry, President Biden’s climate envoy, is in China this week pushing leaders to aggressively cut greenhouse gasses. But the worsening U.S.-China relationship is taking center stage. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3jDgyxT via IFTTT

The revival of El Salvador’s soccer team is a tribute to better organization, coaching and talent. But it also owes a debt to a fan with a gift for scouting. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/38y82tB via IFTTT

Stephens relied on her experience as the 2017 U.S. Open champion, and her wicked forehand, to outmaneuver the 17-year-old Gauff in straight sets, 6-4, 6-2. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3kL7Kp9 via IFTTT

Dr. Ramiz Alakbarov, the United Nations’ top humanitarian official, said emergency food distributed by the organization to hundreds of thousands of hungry Afghans would be exhausted by Sept. 30. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/2WLEeYg via IFTTT

Stephens relied on her experience as the 2017 U.S. Open champion, and her wicked forehand, to outmaneuver the 17-year-old Gauff in straight sets, 6-4, 6-2. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/38AWjui via IFTTT

Asya Miller and Lisa Czechowski, who have won three Paralympic medals as teammates, first competed together at the Sydney Games in 2000. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3jyEcM1 via IFTTT

Osaka navigated a challenging first set before settling in and beating Marie Bouzkova of the Czech Republic 6-4, 6-1. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3jy8heA via IFTTT

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Fans at the U.S. Open lustily cheered Djokovic’s teenage opponent Holger Rune, but once you have played the villain in New York, it’s easy to jump to conclusions. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3kL7IgK via IFTTT

We investigate Covid’s mysterious two-month cycle. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3zvB0pU via IFTTT

More than one-third of Power 5 teams played eight games or less last season. Now coaches are preaching the basics more than usual. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/2Yk9nCJ via IFTTT

It all happened so fast. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3DyKOC3 via IFTTT

The race to replace Chancellor Angela Merkel after 16 years in office is the tightest in years. But the two leading candidates are anything but exciting, and that’s how Germans like it. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3DwLU1f via IFTTT

A compound outside Kabul was one of the most secretive — and notorious — in Afghanistan. Our visual analysis shows how the spy agency shut down its operations there — and how the Taliban then entered the site. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/38ukV81 via IFTTT

OPEC Plus is expected to consider whether to stick with a production increase negotiated in July. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/38uz3yb via IFTTT

The country is holding fast to a lockdown to contain an outbreak that began in mid-August. But it’s also acknowledging that lockdowns can’t go on forever. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3t2bIgP via IFTTT

President Biden’s comments on the Afghanistan withdrawal. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3yD4Pn3 via IFTTT

Andy Murray says his Monday opponent employs stall tactics too often for too long. Reilly Opelka says Tsitsipas is probably just changing his socks. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3t08z0Y via IFTTT

Sloane Stephens and Coco Gauff will meet on the third day of action at Flushing Meadows. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3DD8Njg via IFTTT

A $215 million settlement offer was rejected last year by victims of Lawrence G. Nassar and by others in the sport. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/2YgyLJp via IFTTT

The opposition parties grouped in the so-called Unitary Platform and led by Juan Guaidó announced a reversal of their stance of boycotting recent votes. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/38xmLFj via IFTTT

Djokovic, who is chasing the Grand Slam, dropped the second set, but his night got easier when the teenager Rune began suffering from cramps in his legs. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3gS7lQr via IFTTT

Asya Miller and Lisa Czechowski, who have won three Paralympic medals as teammates, first competed together at the Sydney Games in 2000. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3jy60jz via IFTTT

The first round continues as Novak Djokovic and Ashleigh Barty, both ranked No. 1 in the world, play their opening matches. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3zxh9qx via IFTTT

Andy Murray says his Monday opponent employs stall tactics too often for too long. Reilly Opelka says Tsitsipas is probably just changing his socks. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/2V2ozmu via IFTTT

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The aftermath of Hurricane Ida presented problems to some of the state’s hospitals, particularly in the shadow of the Covid-19 pandemic. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3BkUT3A via IFTTT

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America’s longest war is over. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3sZ86fz via IFTTT

The aim is to limit travel out of Auckland, which will remain under the highest level of Covid restrictions for two weeks after rules are eased in neighboring regions. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3yvEojl via IFTTT

Two images marked the end of the nearly 20-year war: a U.S. soldier leaving Kabul’s airport, and Taliban fighters nearby walking in. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/38uc8D0 via IFTTT

Jessica Paquette has built a busy life as a handicapper, an analyst, an equestrian and a friend to retired racehorses. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/2WEOa5f via IFTTT

Martha Prewitt performed as an opera singer for 15 years. But passions wane. She now runs the family farm in Kentucky, singing arias to cattle and corn. Sometimes bugs fly into her mouth. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3zIQg2E via IFTTT

Two images marked the end of the nearly 20-year war: a U.S. soldier leaving Kabul’s airport, and Taliban fighters nearby walking in. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3gMB90M via IFTTT

Two images marked the end of the nearly 20-year war with a U.S. soldier leaving Kabul’s airport as Taliban fighters nearby walked in. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3mNrgUo via IFTTT

The final moments of the U.S. presence in Afghanistan. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3gMdi1m via IFTTT

Novak Djokovic and Ashleigh Barty feature on Arthur Ashe Stadium as a slew of young talent battles on the grounds of Flushing Meadows. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3zzOS2C via IFTTT

The United States may be the birthplace of basketball, but to make a career out of playing wheelchair hoops, athletes have had to move overseas. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/2Y2HheO via IFTTT

Osaka navigated a challenging first set before settling in and beating Marie Bouzkova of the Czech Republic 6-4, 6-1. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/2WEXfuT via IFTTT

Shortly after the last U.S. troops left Afghanistan, the secretary of state outlined a plan to use diplomacy to try to extract remaining Americans and Afghan allies. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3mQ8Wdk via IFTTT

Shortly after the last U.S. troops left Afghanistan, the secretary of state outlined a plan to use diplomacy to try to extract remaining Americans and Afghan allies. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3ju7oDJ via IFTTT

Shortly after the last U.S. troops left Afghanistan, the secretary of state outlined a plan to use diplomacy to try to extract remaining Americans and Afghan allies. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3gIi0wT via IFTTT

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The last U.S. military plane left Kabul Monday night, ending a presence that spanned two decades but failed to defeat the Taliban and left behind tens of thousands of Afghans. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/2WGKgcs via IFTTT

The last American flight from Afghanistan left behind a host of unfulfilled promises and anxious questions about the country’s fate. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3DvAnPB via IFTTT

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Last year the French player missed the tournament after a positive Covid-19 test kept him confined to his hotel room. Even after a first-round loss, Paire felt free. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/2YcSN7B via IFTTT

Taking over in the wake of an ethics scandal, Dr. Rogge was credited with restoring stability and taking a hard line against doping. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3gOxrDV via IFTTT

Relatives, friends and colleagues of Zemari Ahmadi angrily dismissed any suggestion he had ties to ISIS-K. The U.S. military is investigating. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3mTFGlQ via IFTTT

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The assault was the latest launched by well-trained and heavily-armed bands on robbers targeting small cities at night. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3yrAB6r via IFTTT

The European Union’s leaders removed the United States from a “safe list.” Individual countries in the bloc are not obliged to follow suit, however. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3zu23ln via IFTTT