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The chance to swim with the world’s biggest fish led to a tourism boom in a Philippines town, but conservation groups decry the hand-feeding that keeps the gentle giants around. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3ngQJEs via IFTTT

Unions and other organizations have dissolved after facing pressure under a new security law. The Hong Kong Journalists Association is hoping it can avoid that fate. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3Bl1NFL via IFTTT

In third place on Aug. 13, Atlanta rode a surprising group of trade deadline acquisitions to a pennant, outlasting the 106-win Dodgers. Next up: the Houston Astros. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/2ZiFPFJ via IFTTT

A blowout loss to Mississippi showed a stark difference for a program that had won a national championship two seasons ago. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3b9XTEE via IFTTT

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Internal documents show a struggle with misinformation, hate speech and celebrations of violence in the country, the company’s biggest market. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3jwwlOr via IFTTT

The country’s Parliament chose Sandra Mason, the governor general, to assume the symbolic title, a decisive move to distance itself from Barbados’s colonial past. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3nhbHmJ via IFTTT

A humanitarian flight was ordered to abort a landing in the capital of Ethiopia’s Tigray region, epicenter of the conflict, as government airstrikes hit the area for a fourth day. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3m5TclS via IFTTT

The move follows a statement from the envoys demanding the release of a prominent philanthropist jailed since 2017. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3pzyWLo via IFTTT

A mysterious illness on the eve of the 2019 N.B.A. draft derailed Kris Wilkes’s hopes of going pro. As he heals, he’s not giving up hope. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3B2WM4t via IFTTT

Thousands of Afghans who were in India for medical treatment when the country collapsed are now desperate to return, but have no money and no clear route home. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/2ZrpE9w via IFTTT

A mysterious illness on the eve of the 2019 N.B.A. draft derailed Kris Wilkes’s hopes of going pro. As he heals, he’s not giving up hope. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/2ZfO6Li via IFTTT

No final decisions have been made, but dozens red-flagged for apparent criminal pasts or links to militants have been sent to a base in Kosovo, where their fate is uncertain. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3GcYTpX via IFTTT

Charlie Hamlin, a former Olympic rower who dominated races well into his 70s, died in May. On Sunday, his longtime teammates plan to row the Head of the Charles Regatta with an empty seat in his memory. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/30YKdLf via IFTTT

We're covering the troubling reports of young women who say their drinks have been spiked on nights out. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3vB91UC via IFTTT

The departure of Lionel Messi shook Barcelona to its foundations. But on a good day, if you look closely, you can see the shoots of a new era. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3jqJxUX via IFTTT

Brought in to clean up someone else’s mess, Dusty Baker is back in the World Series with a chance to redefine his legacy as well as the legacy of the team he inherited. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3B8MgZs via IFTTT

Sanitary pads and makeup: A Chinese astronaut’s six-month stay aboard the country’s space station has revealed conflicted cultural values toward gender. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3B2b7OB via IFTTT

It’s one of the greatest rivalries in sports, when war off the field allows it — a contest of national identities that will be renewed this Sunday in a World Cup match. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3C7nmL6 via IFTTT

Houston’s Yordan Alvarez grew up in Cuba believing he’d never need to learn English. The M.V.P. of the A.L.C.S. lets his tape measure homers do his talking for him. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3B8fYxq via IFTTT

Stained by a scandal but unfazed on the field, Houston returns to baseball’s biggest stage looking for another ring. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3b2xfh1 via IFTTT

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A cheating scandal and a tainted World Series title had the Houston Astros in disarray. James Click got the franchise right back in the business of trying to win championships. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3C34VXM via IFTTT

Ten years after being cleared of a heinous crime, she is still trying to tell her story on her own terms. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3ppTqGv via IFTTT

Injury woes sent Thompson, the Golden State guard, looking for solace. He found it on the water. No bananas allowed. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3nlYU27 via IFTTT

Babe Ruth. Reggie Jackson. Chris Taylor? A feat that used to come few and far between is happening more often. But it is still unusual enough to stand out. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3m3fNzg via IFTTT

From women’s soccer to college sports, athletes have lost faith in leagues and organizations handling abuse and other complaints. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3joKMEs via IFTTT

Residents of Melbourne flocked to cafes, swimming pools and hair salons as coronavirus restrictions began to ease. The Australian city had spent 262 days in lockdown, more than anywhere else in the world. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3GfqXcf via IFTTT

E.U. leaders are facing an increasingly urgent question: What to do with a member that repeatedly violates a core principle, but refuses to leave the club? from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3jrskLr via IFTTT

Title contender, crisis club or cash cow? What you see in United depends, largely, on what you want to see. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3nncnXP via IFTTT

The company reported that a lower dose of the vaccine was 90.7 percent effective in preventing symptomatic Covid-19 in a clinical trial. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3GeTezC via IFTTT

We visit a Russian town on the Arctic Ocean that sees climate change as an economic opportunity. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3b5Xzqs via IFTTT

After hitting a vaccination target, Australia’s second largest city now has many fewer restrictions. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3nf6vQh via IFTTT

Global warming may pose grave dangers around the world, but as one tiny Russian town on the Arctic Ocean shows, it can also be a ticket to prosperity. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3joRJVQ via IFTTT

Renato Casaro’s hand-drawn art has hooked movie audiences around the world since the 1950s. Tarantino and Stallone are big fans. One secret to his success? “You can’t cheat.” from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3nkVz3o via IFTTT

A recent C.D.C. rabies rule, pricey pet ‘tickets’ and limits on animals in airline cabins are making traveling with a pet more complicated. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/2Z63eu5 via IFTTT

Quietly built over two years, the Kremlin’s censorship infrastructure gives it sweeping power to block sites. Many fear a new age of digital isolation. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3pnaPQ5 via IFTTT

The booster program underlines the disparity in vaccine access, with wealthier nations accounting for more than three-quarters of all doses administered so far. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/2Z9opvh via IFTTT

The N.L.C.S. heads back to Atlanta after Taylor became the 11th batter with three homers in a postseason game. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3lZcZDj via IFTTT

The geopolitical risks of climate change. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3b0gQtK via IFTTT

The world, and most Australians, are increasingly disappointed by Australia’s lackluster approach to addressing climate change. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3m5zRRS via IFTTT

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada said a national standard for vaccination credentials would be required for domestic and international travel, unifying the country’s patchwork of proof-of-immunization programs. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3b2eI4G via IFTTT

The requests from two House Democrats could lead to public disclosure of more of the 650,000 emails gathered in the league’s investigation of the Washington Football Team’s workplace culture. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3m3B9wE via IFTTT

Li Yundi, a famous performer, was accused of soliciting a woman, state news outlets said. Officials often use such accusations against their enemies. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3GdVTKe via IFTTT

The plan to reopen to international tourists for the first time since the pandemic began comes as infections are steadily declining in Israel after a fourth wave. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3AY2BQA via IFTTT

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A pair of ugly losses in a row has Boston reeling. But as the A.L.C.S. shifts to Houston, the Red Sox are buoyed by the idea that they have overcome worse deficits in the past. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3C7QNMY via IFTTT

A double-overtime thriller against the Boston Celtics in the season opener had 11 lead changes and 10 ties. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3vKKpJn via IFTTT

Ali Harbi Ali, 25, was accused of murder and preparation of terrorist acts in the killing of David Amess, who was fatally stabbed last week. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3m3iqkS via IFTTT

The country, which aspires to be a leader in space technology, says it has plans to land an uncrewed craft on the moon by 2030. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3vuXVQU via IFTTT

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The defense ministry said there was too little demand for its Fakhravac vaccine to justify producing it, and blamed the health ministry for reneging on promised orders. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3vEenyr via IFTTT

As offenses have grown increasingly complex, teams have looked for defensive players who can do a little bit of everything. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3B5r0Ue via IFTTT

Its contract is up, but the Austin track’s chief executive, Bobby Epstein, expects that a new one will be signed. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3aXw9mY via IFTTT

He bounced around the N.B.A., won a championship in Toronto then flexed a little power to find happiness in Miami. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3ng9yHW via IFTTT

He is replacing Valtteri Bottas next season and is not expected to go easy on his teammate, Lewis Hamilton. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3lYwxry via IFTTT

The Boston center called China’s leader, Xi Jinping, a “brutal dictator” on social media, igniting an online backlash in the country. The N.B.A.’s online partner stopped streaming the team’s games. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3n7NHSU via IFTTT

The country has fallen behind other developed nations in its commitment to slashing carbon emissions. Neither fires nor international pressure has pushed it away from coal and other fossil fuels. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3pi9aeC via IFTTT

In China, some academic programs accept only men or cap the number of female applicants, who often must test higher than their male counterparts. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/30GR0sB via IFTTT

Covid vaccination in has accelerated in India in recent weeks, with more than 70 percent of the adult population having received at least one dose of a vaccine. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3G3KwEq via IFTTT

Many nations and territories in the region have had trouble rolling out vaccination drives and need test more, officials said. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3jm1Zyd via IFTTT

A midseason pickup from Cleveland, Eddie Rosario has been nothing short of incredible. He led the way in yet another win. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3joY2J3 via IFTTT

Kansas City travels to Tennessee in a rematch of a recent A.F.C. championship game; the Bengals meet the Ravens in a key A.F.C. North game; and the Raiders move on with their interim coach. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3jGfkBN via IFTTT

Plans to extract more fossil fuels. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3pmOcet via IFTTT

For more than a century, Indigenous children in Canada were forced to attend residential schools, where many endured abuse. Thousands were never seen again and survivors were long ignored. We followed a team of archaeologists who came to the Muskowekwan First Nation to search for the graves of these lost children. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3E2lOlU via IFTTT

A blowout win in Game 5 sends this series back to Houston, decidedly in the Astros’ favor. The resilient Red Sox may have finally met their match. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3C3Mnqe via IFTTT

Marla Messing, installed as the interim chief executive of the National Women’s Soccer League, takes over after the league was rocked by allegations of abuse of players. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3C4Q5QK via IFTTT

Many nations and territories in the region have had trouble rolling out vaccination drives and need to ramp up testing, officials said. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3piOGCs via IFTTT

Neither Bobby Cox’s stroke in 2019 nor Atlanta’s current playoff run has stopped Manager Brian Snitker from visiting his mentor, searching for bits of magic. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/2Z4r7Cq via IFTTT

The death toll continued to rise on Wednesday as landslides and flooding damaged homes and stranded thousands of people. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/30DLoiN via IFTTT

A team that remade its roster around big names finds that getting them all on the same page is still a work in progress. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3G27hsr via IFTTT

In a makeshift strategy their pitching coach compared to the Celtics of yesteryear, Houston is relying on its bullpen to carry the team through the A.L.C.S. On Tuesday, it worked. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3pj0W5S via IFTTT

The mandate, covering more than 300,000 employees, will remove an option to take regular tests instead of getting a shot. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/2ZfnGZP via IFTTT

Britain’s 95-year-old monarch will not travel to Northern Ireland but is “in good spirits,” Buckingham Palace said. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/2Z9RbfH via IFTTT

How can so many Americans afford not to work? And will it last? from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3pyVFaH via IFTTT

A subdued ceremony in Beijing on Wednesday sets the tone for the Winter Olympics of 2022, which will be held under extraordinary health protocols. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3DYxZ3f via IFTTT

They fear that they or their loved ones could be tracked down and killed because of their work delivering justice to women. “We have lost everything — our jobs, our homes, the way we lived.” from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/2Xz3kKs via IFTTT

Nadifa Mohamed is a Booker Prize finalist for her novel “The Fortune Men,” a story about a false accusation and the tragedy that resulted. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3C0a6YA via IFTTT

Two towers, each measuring 16 and a half feet high, were installed in an area in the east of the city in an experiment to tackle contamination. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/30KcTHB via IFTTT

With two outs in the ninth, Nathan Eovaldi thought he had a strike three. Laz Diaz disagreed and by the time the dust settled, Houston had scored seven runs, tying the series. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3vuFqMx via IFTTT

The Knicks are positioned to build on last season’s success after an off-season of smart moves. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3n3ikZG via IFTTT

The process then moves swiftly through preparation, false hope and recrimination. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3aVtUAg via IFTTT

Calls to charge Bolsonaro with homicide. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3ncykbF via IFTTT

Medical groups said the coronavirus pandemic worsened an already existing mental health crisis among children and teens. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3aZKUoZ via IFTTT

A three-run homer from the struggling outfielder tied the game and a double by Mookie Betts put Los Angeles ahead to stay. With that, dreams of an Atlanta sweep faded away. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3lYGrcQ via IFTTT

The popular burger chain said it refused to become “the vaccination police for any government.” from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3DRgBgK via IFTTT

The broadcaster has survived cancer and open-heart surgery and has multiple sclerosis. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3DUCSua via IFTTT

Reggie Jackson, the Hall of Fame slugger and longtime Yankees adviser, has a new role with the Astros, helping reassure the team as postseason pressure mounts. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3E06lmi via IFTTT

As Secretary of State Antony Blinken heads to the region, the window of opportunity for a political resolution has slammed shut. At least for now. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3piO5k4 via IFTTT

The Bearcats are No. 2 in the Associated Press poll and appear to be in good position to make the playoff. That’s if they win out and find favor among those who select the semifinalists. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3AX4LQq via IFTTT

Admiral Rachel Levine is the first female four-star admiral in the history of the he U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, which she already leads in her role as assistant secretary. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3jkAxAP via IFTTT

Boston’s Kyle Schwarber doesn’t look like a typical leadoff hitter, but he is giving the Red Sox exactly what they need. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3AUQ5kP via IFTTT

The San Jose Sharks forward, who was reported to be under investigation for using a fake Covid-19 vaccination card, said he had “made a mistake.” from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3phVCjm via IFTTT

Taliban leaders also agreed to allow women to be frontline workers for the effort, according to the World Health Organization and UNICEF. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3AYSKd8 via IFTTT

Colin Powell’s death highlights the continuing Covid risks to older people with medical conditions. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3vomHCt via IFTTT

A reporter heard New Yorkers were crossing the Hudson River to New Jersey to bet on football and soccer games. So he did what reporters often do: He went to see for himself. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3poa6xQ via IFTTT

President Vladimir V. Putin long dismissed the threat posed by global warming. But fires, disasters and foreign pressure have prompted him to change course. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/2Z4fGub via IFTTT

The supply chain disruption is shorthand for problems from factory closures to workers who are not working anymore. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3lVRpzM via IFTTT

The treatment of Haitians apprehended in Del Rio, Texas, has galvanized civil rights groups and others to press for change. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/2Xo2WOC via IFTTT

The finding upends conventional wisdom regarding coughing, long thought to be the main route of transmission. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3DShzt3 via IFTTT

An informal network that includes former government and military officials is working around the clock to fulfill a pledge to save Afghans who put their lives on the line for America. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3BXFdDU via IFTTT

The Red Sox have won consecutive blowouts against the Astros, showing some swagger while setting a record for bases-loaded homers in a postseason series. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3lVxIYU via IFTTT

Louisiana State said “wins and losses on the field” led to Coach Ed Orgeron’s dismissal, but he seemed determined to tempt fate in other ways. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3DUl3eJ via IFTTT

James’s Los Angeles Lakers revamped their roster in a bid for another championship. For Golden State and Curry, familiar faces were just fine. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/2Z4SgoU via IFTTT

Jonathan Martin faced bullying in his N.F.L. locker room and depression. He will donate his brain to C.T.E. research to determine if head trauma contributed to his mental health woes. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3DRPq5n via IFTTT

Guillermo Lasso said the military and the police would patrol the streets to provide security to confront drug trafficking and other crimes. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3n5hb3K via IFTTT

Efforts to recover a kidnapped group in Haiti. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3lT6jqf via IFTTT

The launch came after the special envoys gathered to discuss how to deal with Pyongyang’s growing nuclear capabilities. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3BUWnlP via IFTTT

A four-foot-long sword dating back to the Third Crusade was found on the floor of the Mediterranean Sea. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3naoUhb via IFTTT

Nick Rolovich said in July he would not get a Covid-19 vaccine and maintained his stance once a state mandate was announced in August. Four of his assistants were also fired. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/2Z1F706 via IFTTT

Nick Rolovich said in July he would not get a Covid-19 vaccine and maintained his stance once a state mandate was announced in August. Four of his assistants were also fired. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3lVJ6nz via IFTTT

Louisiana State said “wins and losses on the field” led to Coach Ed Orgeron’s dismissal, but he seemed determined to tempt fate in other ways. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3ANSuha via IFTTT

Nick Rolovich and four of his assistants lost their jobs because they would not comply with the state’s mandate. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3FXOw9q via IFTTT

The Norwegian police on Monday said that while a hunting bow had been used in last week’s rampage, the victims, four women and a man, were stabbed to death. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3BTj4H6 via IFTTT