List of daily viral news

Austin Riley’s ninth inning single pushed Atlanta to victory over Los Angeles in Game 1 of the N.L.C.S. — just like his homer did in last year’s Game 1. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3mUeYIc via IFTTT

Grand slams in consecutive innings set the tone in a game that dragged on past four hours but was never in doubt. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3vr06VJ via IFTTT

Viewed by some as gentrifiers, the Nets finally may have the starpower to win a championship and loosen the grip the city’s other N.B.A. team has on the region. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3FUKE99 via IFTTT

Up to 17 missionaries and their family members were taken by gangs in the capital as they were leaving an orphanage Saturday. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3FXCRro via IFTTT

Midhat Saleh, who oversaw the strategic Golan Heights boundary for Syria, was shot an killed by a sniper, the government said. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3FSrUqW via IFTTT

How about inexpensive passes good for a month of domestic flights? Or popular in-flight meals to on-the-ground customers? from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3ni2fj5 via IFTTT

The 78-year-old millionaire and former real estate mogul was sentenced to life in prison on Thursday for the murder of a friend in 2000. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3AIiTgk via IFTTT

British leaders and local residents paid their respects to David Amess, a Conservative lawmaker who was fatally stabbed on Friday while meeting with constituents at a church in Leigh-on-Sea, England. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3j6LxBC via IFTTT

The story of 8-year-old Asma, injured by a U.S. tear-gas canister, echoes the heartbreak and heroism of the 20-year American misadventure in Afghanistan. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3FTGqOX via IFTTT

The U.S. once threatened to kill Muqtada al-Sadr as his militia battled occupying forces. Now, the powerful cleric is helping Washington by keeping Iran at bay. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3lOIjEA via IFTTT

The agency’s expert advisers discussed the data on the approach, which is limited. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3FV6UzV via IFTTT

Health care workers and others in the Yukon must be fully vaccinated by Nov. 30. The territory is also starting a vaccination passport program. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3aJsqZZ via IFTTT

Staffing shortages at long-term care facilities are preventing hospitals from discharging patients and admitting new ones. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3mZWJ4f via IFTTT

The rollout went more or less smoothly, with only scattered protests, as the majority of citizens accepted the ‘Green Pass’ as a tolerable sacrifice to stem the Covid pandemic. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3aJmLD3 via IFTTT

President Emmanuel Macron of France is the country’s first head of state to attend an event marking the deaths, which officials ignored for decades. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3lLupTK via IFTTT

Lebanon’s capital thrives on its religious diversity, but sectarian tensions and memories of civil war lurk just beneath the surface. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3vhhMTH via IFTTT

Sky forward Kahleah Copper’s hot shooting against the Mercury in Game 3 of the W.N.B.A. finals has the team one win away from its first title. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3BSgUaz via IFTTT

Many tennis stars have shut down their seasons or pleaded fatigue after a long year, but Azarenka and Badosa have thrived in the California desert. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3BNrwrh via IFTTT

Espen Anderson Brathen has been charged with murder in the deaths of five people after the authorities say he went on a killing spree armed with a hunting bow. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3j7PSoh via IFTTT

Part of the Catholic church in Sicily has imposed a three-year prohibition on naming godparents, arguing that the tradition has become merely a way to fortify family ties — and mob ties, too. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3AHnfEx via IFTTT

“Scripted homicide” clubs have opened around the country as young people look for ways to escape and connect. Naturally, the government has questions. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3AO1gMa via IFTTT

Carlos Correa’s mammoth home run, and over-the-top celebration, gave the Astros a strong start to a battle of pitching-starved teams. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/30rASLr via IFTTT

The country took a different approach to encouraging vaccinations on Saturday, with barbecues, a telethon and the chance to get jabbed in the business-class seat of a Boeing 787. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/2YTOtKE via IFTTT

“New Gold Mountain” highlights the complications of belonging for immigrants then and now. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3vhB0sd via IFTTT

David Amess, a Conservative member of Parliament, was fatally stabbed inside a church where he was meeting with constituents in the town of Leigh-on-Sea, about 40 miles east of London. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3FOBuuR via IFTTT

Italy is the first major European country to require all workers, private and public, to show proof of vaccination, a negative rapid swab test or recent recovery from Covid-19 before returning to offices, schools or hospitals. Employers can verify health passes on a cellphone app. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3mUERrz via IFTTT

A grad student in London hoped to collect a few testimonies from teenage sexual assault victims for a petition to teach consent in schools. She got thousands. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3lJGMzV via IFTTT

A monthslong investigation by city authorities supports the central findings of a New York Times investigation, which had uncovered a series of fatal construction flaws. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3FPEYxi via IFTTT

It was notable when Spain’s players kept their runner-up awards after losing a final. It shouldn’t be. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3BKHLp7 via IFTTT

Paramilitary forces were deployed across much of the country after the worst communal violence in years targeted dozens of Hindu gatherings. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3DIgZhr via IFTTT

While there were scattered protests across Italy on Friday, many in the country appeared to accept the measure as necessary. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3vho6KX via IFTTT

The mistake was described as an “isolated incident attributed to one laboratory,” in a statement released by the U.K. Health Security Agency on Friday. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3FP7rTI via IFTTT

The two leaders were also expected to discuss the escalating humanitarian crisis in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, where fighters have been accused of atrocities against civilians. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3j29xWM via IFTTT

A top military commander said that Abu Musab al-Barnawi, head of an extremist organization known as the Islamic State West Africa Province, had died. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3mYnQwI via IFTTT

The member of Parliament, David Amess, was holding a meeting in his local constituency at the time of the attack. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3BKqNH7 via IFTTT

A dance club anthem has become the unexpected soundtrack of a red-hot team. Credit (or blame) goes to a backup catcher. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3FP14Qr via IFTTT

A growing number of Asian Americans have overcome a cultural stigma attached to seeking mental health treatment, experts said. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/2YRojYW via IFTTT

The explosion in Kandahar marked the second week in a row that attackers had struck a Shiite place of worship during Friday Prayer. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3FMDG65 via IFTTT

Varying measures reflect domestic politics and potential opposition against such rules. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3AKGdtZ via IFTTT

When an F.D.A. panel meets today about J. & J. booster shots, there will be an elephant in the room. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/2YPkRyi via IFTTT

San Francisco had a 109-win season dissolve at the hands of a bitter rival, but they still view their future as bright. “This won’t be the last time we play them in the playoffs.” from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3FRV2OQ via IFTTT

The death of a woman in South Korea’s air force has rekindled outrage over the country’s armed forces, long criticized for abusing and discriminating​ against women. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3BLXTXd via IFTTT

The state of the pandemic in the U.S. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3j32j4T via IFTTT

A late single by the scuffling Cody Bellinger was the difference in a hard-fought pitching matchup between 109-win teams. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3pce7W2 via IFTTT

Jeff Pash, the league’s general counsel, brokered penalties, discussed a cheerleading scandal and arranged perks in emails with the former president of the Washington Football Team. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3lILcHb via IFTTT

The archrivals will settle their series in this decisive game, with Logan Webb starting for San Francisco and Corey Knebel on the mound for Los Angeles. Follow our live coverage. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3AIoyCY via IFTTT

For the fifth time in baseball history, teams with 100 or more victories will face off in a do-or-die postseason game. For the Dodgers and the Giants, a rivalry complicates matters. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3j5Pxm1 via IFTTT

Two hitting coaches and the third-base coach will not return after the team’s early playoff exit. Manager Aaron Boone’s contract expires after the season. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3FPCOOc via IFTTT

The Microsoft-owned service had censored posts in China, in compliance with the country’s laws, to operate there. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3lElzHl via IFTTT

Rising immunity and modest changes in behavior may explain why cases are declining, but much remains unknown, scientists say. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3oWLTPc via IFTTT

In the Middle East, Africa and Latin America, government-owned energy companies are increasing oil and natural gas production as U.S. and European companies pare supply because of climate concerns. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3DG0x1n via IFTTT

Protests led by Shiite political parties, including Hezbollah, turned violent as the groups pushed for the removal of the judge investigating the August 2020 Beirut Port explosion. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3j1oSH2 via IFTTT

Coronaviruses discovered in Laotian bats are surprisingly adept at infecting human cells, showing that such deadly features can indeed evolve outside of a lab. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3AGePND via IFTTT

Months of closures during the pandemic have caused financial havoc for art venues, and many expect to be strapped for years. At the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, the virus’s impact is clear. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3AI4dhh via IFTTT

Rivals for more than a century, Los Angeles and San Francisco will face off in a winner-take-all game with a spot in the National League Championship Series on the line. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3ayM0rT via IFTTT

The world isn’t paying much attention from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3n9P5EL via IFTTT

Denny Doyle is concerned about the risk of brain injuries to children who play tackle football. And he worries that his beloved church will also pay a price. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3aAh8Hc via IFTTT

The police said that the suspect, a 37-year-old Danish citizen, was a recent convert to Islam who had shown signs of radicalization. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3BLhTJC via IFTTT

Further steps will be required at the F.D.A. and at the C.D.C., in a process that ends with the states. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3mVY5x1 via IFTTT

The star, who is set to make $40 million this year, said he opposes vaccine mandates, saying nobody should be “forced” to do it. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3AIRWZM via IFTTT

A new cableway and hundreds of giant murals have brightened lives in Iztapalapa, Mexico City’s most populous neighborhood, but poverty and attacks against women are still pervasive. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3BFlOHL via IFTTT

After a fireball streaked through the Canadian sky, Ruth Hamilton, of British Columbia, found a 2.8-pound rock the size of a large man’s fist near her pillow. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3v8MI8u via IFTTT

The star, who is set to make $40 million this year, said he opposes vaccine mandates, saying nobody should be “forced” to do it. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3AIRWZM via IFTTT

Diggs, with his league-leading six interceptions, and emergent talents like Atlanta’s Cordarrelle Patterson and Arizona’s Rondale Moore have surprised opponents. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/30qRumE via IFTTT

Justin Herbert and Lamar Jackson play for A.F.C. supremacy, the Cardinals travel to Cleveland looking to go 6-0, and the Eagles will try to pressure Tom Brady. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3FNwc2D via IFTTT

A blow for populism in Europe. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3aHfunb via IFTTT

The tournament, the first major sporting event canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic in March 2020, was moved to October for its return, but attendance is down by half and atmosphere is lacking. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3vbHd8Y via IFTTT

The Category 1 hurricane came ashore northwest of the city of Mazatlán on Mexico’s west coast, downing trees, flooding streets and causing power outages. It was expected to weaken quickly as it moved inland. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3mOt9id via IFTTT

Sergiño Dest scored one goal and set up another as the United States regained its stride with a dominant performance in World Cup qualifying. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3p1awdI via IFTTT

A man armed with a bow and arrow killed five people and injured two others in the town of Kongsberg, about 50 miles southwest of Oslo. The authorities said it was the deadliest attack in the country in a decade. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3j0wgm2 via IFTTT

The Wildcats football team needs help, so it sought out reinforcements on campus. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3DASDGs via IFTTT

The 2021 Ironman world championships will be held in Utah — not in Kona, Hawaii. The move could be a sign of things to come for the endurance brand. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3AEptVd via IFTTT

A wide range of parties in the Czech Republic banded together despite their differences to oppose Andrej Babis, the country’s populist prime minister. Opposition parties in Hungary are hoping to duplicate the feat. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3mPBPEV via IFTTT

The group includes scientists from 26 countries, a reflection of the W.H.O.’s effort to amass widespread international support for the work. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3v9YwY9 via IFTTT

Pope Francis approved a miracle attributed to the last Italian pope, bringing him a step closer to becoming a saint. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3mTgtq2 via IFTTT

A truck driver shortage is causing supply problems in Britain. Here's why, and what it takes to drive a rig. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3vbK6qG via IFTTT

The end of a long and profitable relationship with soccer’s governing body would mean renaming one of the most popular video games of all time. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/2YMhAQg via IFTTT

The police in England clarified that a highway sign featuring symbols that also appear on the hit Netflix series merely indicated a detour. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3DEw5Vc via IFTTT

With more extreme weather events expected to bring flooding and droughts, the body urged world leaders to focus on mitigating the potentially disastrous effects of global warming. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3oYFEu4 via IFTTT

“This is what baseball wants,” Dodgers Manager Dave Roberts said after his team beat the Giants, 7-2, forcing a winner-take-all game in this division series between rivals. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/2YQzf9B via IFTTT

We look at how the state’s governor’s race offers a preview of the midterms. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3iWJD6P via IFTTT

New daily cases have risen by 29 percent in the last two weeks and hospitalizations by 17 percent, according to a New York Times database. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/2X66MvG via IFTTT

A new hiking path through Slovenia’s Julian Alps offers the pleasures of lakes and valleys rather than high peaks. It’s a worthwhile trade off. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/2YI2Bas via IFTTT

In rural Japan, the unstoppable forces of nature meet the immovable determination of the construction state. Can this village survive? from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/2YLx2fv via IFTTT

After years of fighting, Afghanistan’s war-torn rural areas are opening up for the first time. We traveled with the Taliban to a U.S.-funded school in Faryab Province that’s become a symbol of foreign intervention. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/30cSkDg via IFTTT

A damning report on Britain’s virus response. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3FGM4nH via IFTTT

The opening of the land borders 19 months after they closed will reconnect the United States with its neighbors. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3atWed3 via IFTTT

Tuesday’s division series game had as many runs as the first three games combined. Freddie Freeman’s homer punched his team’s ticket to a face-off with San Francisco or Los Angeles. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/2YK7Wxf via IFTTT

As the league is trying to send a signal about inclusion and diversity, hate-filled correspondence between football power brokers reveals entrenched values. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3iVy4wK via IFTTT

Europe and America are offering stopgap humanitarian aid for a country on the brink of collapse, but larger decisions about the new Taliban government remain on hold. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3v7WkjK via IFTTT

The former Raiders coach’s toxic commentary emerged from a separate investigation that had nothing to do with him, and remained secret because the probe was designed to be opaque. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3v39SNG via IFTTT

Suspicion follows them, but Houston’s buzz saw of an offense cut straight through the Chicago White Sox. Next up: Boston. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3az4sQW via IFTTT

The Raiders moved to a new, $2 billion stadium in Las Vegas last year, hoping to build a football dynasty. Things haven’t gone as they’d hoped. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3BE5R4y via IFTTT

The State Department is investigating new complaints of mysterious brain injuries before Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken’s visit to the country next week. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3FQM1Wy via IFTTT

A parliamentary report says Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government and its scientific advisers in effect pursued a herd immunity strategy that cost thousands of lives. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/30nEzlz via IFTTT

As the Oilers superstar begins his seventh N.H.L. season, he is finding his voice as a leader. And after outdoing himself last season with 105 points in 56 games, only the playoffs remain to be conquered. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3asbgjk via IFTTT

An unvaccinated child is at less risk of serious Covid illness than a vaccinated 70-year-old. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/2YHz2oJ via IFTTT

Roberto Abreu, known as Cyborg, has acknowledged missteps in the way he responded to sexual abuse allegations in his Brazilian jiu-jitsu organization. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/2YP9pCV via IFTTT

Parker has known both adversity and success in her long W.N.B.A. career. The mix has become a potent weapon as the Sky vie for their first championship. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3augoUb via IFTTT

The Capitals star, who recently signed a five-year contract, starts the season with 730 goals, sixth on the career list behind Gretzky’s 894. Overtaking the Great One before he’s done is not out of the question. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3BAY6fZ via IFTTT

The number of activities available to the unvaccinated is shrinking, and the pressure to get shots is growing. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3DC60X5 via IFTTT

A new plan would lift travel restrictions for vaccinated travelers from 10 countries, including the U.S., provided they test negative for the virus. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3lxfNaz via IFTTT

Martín Zamora, the owner of a funeral parlor near Gibraltar, has found an unusual line of business among the relatives of those who drown trying to reach Europe. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3iT0bfS via IFTTT

China Evergrande Group’s financial troubles, and the government policies that helped push it to the brink of collapse, have threatened an important economic driver: home sales. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3lt6o3L via IFTTT

For Phyllis Raphael, 86, a chance meeting on the street turned into a get-together. Then came a date. A second and third followed. So did a love affair. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3mI0RFT via IFTTT

San Francisco got a strong start from former Dodger Alex Wood, and a solo homer from Evan Longoria. One more win would put them in the N.L.C.S. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/2YIVfDi via IFTTT

It sometimes feels like the Tampa Bay Rays are reinventing baseball, but it was Boston that upended conventional wisdom by using good hitting to beat good pitching in October. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/2X1wiCe via IFTTT

Viral evolution is a long game. Here’s where scientists think we could be headed. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3FEc6rt via IFTTT

Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire says the two countries remain at odds over China and various security issues, even if they had effectively cooperated on overhauling the international tax system. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3v4VDrN via IFTTT

A global emissions pledge. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3av4SIg via IFTTT

An independent inquiry commissioned by the World Bank had concluded that she played a central role in manipulating data to placate China. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3v4IQFN via IFTTT

Gov. Greg Abbott’s latest executive order includes private employers, which had been exempt from previous edicts against the mandates. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3oUjtW6 via IFTTT

The Seattle Kraken was set to play its first-ever regular-season National Hockey League game on Tuesday against the Vegas Golden Nights from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3oUmyFE via IFTTT

A trove of emails in a separate workplace misconduct case show Raiders Coach Jon Gruden went beyond previously disclosed racist comments to issue broad tirades. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3arAyOH via IFTTT

The Milwaukee Brewers tried, and failed to capitalize on a pair of early base runners. Joc Pederson, with a knack for coming through, wouldn’t know anything about that. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3oN9D8m via IFTTT

Results showed the party of Muqtada al-Sadr making the biggest gains in a vote that could help shape Iraq’s direction and its relationship with both the United States and Iran. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3oU938D via IFTTT

Officials noted that the shots were not boosters, but meant to shore up the immune response in people for whom the one- or two-dose course of treatment was insufficient. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3v0cPi1 via IFTTT

Patrick, who retired in 2018, is running in bib number 500, a nod by race organizers to her trailblazing accomplishments at the Indianapolis 500 and Daytona 500. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3FzHWWy via IFTTT