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Affichage des articles du décembre 12, 2021

For Johnson, a Political Rebuke as Omicron Variant Engulfs Britain

The prime minister’s Conservative Party lost a seat it had held for more than a century, a loss that could hamper his efforts to address the Omicron variant now sweeping Britain. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/33EyjY9 via IFTTT

Henry Orenstein, 98, Dies; Force Behind Transformers and Poker on TV

A Holocaust survivor, he started a successful toy company in the 1950s and later invented a method of showing poker players’ hole cards on televised tournaments. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3p7Y4Z1 via IFTTT

Reveling in the Joys of Books, and Reading, at a Baghdad Book Fair

Iraq is home to literary traditions ancient and modern, and to legions of avid readers who find a new book more meaningful to them than a new government. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/32flu5M via IFTTT

In a France Fearful of Immigrants, Another Candidate Tacks Hard Right

Valérie Pécresse, the center-right candidate in April’s presidential election, has adopted the vocabulary of the far right when discussing immigration. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3E8ifdC via IFTTT

Rockettes Christmas shows are canceled for the rest of the season over breakthrough Covid cases.

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Nets say Kyrie Irving can play at away games.

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Prince George’s County becomes first major school district to shift to remote learning.

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Why Are So Many Canadians Moving to the Atlantic Provinces?

A Times reporter fulfills his lifelong dream of visiting Newfoundland and explores why so many Canadians are moving to the country’s Atlantic provinces. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3p6XOJX via IFTTT

‘Health Defenders’ Jailed in Iran Wanted to Sue Supreme Leader Over Covid

Two lawyers and a civil rights activist who were outspoken about Iran’s chaotic response to the pandemic and delays in its vaccine rollout are on trial now, charged with threatening national security. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/30BUEnX via IFTTT

Premier League Buckles In Amid Covid Surge

Familiar fears return as the pandemic’s shadow returns to soccer, to sports, to everything. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3e3xJoA via IFTTT

Kansas City Beats the Chargers in Overtime

Patrick Mahomes fired a short pass to tight end Travis Kelce, who ran for 34 yards to end the game in overtime. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3p4WNC5 via IFTTT

Russia Lays Out Demands for a Sweeping New Security Deal With NATO

The proposal, coming as Russia masses troops on the border with Ukraine, was directed at the United States and Ukraine’s other Western allies. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3IXzwdf via IFTTT

Omicron Threatens Red America

In many communities, most adults remain unvaccinated. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3E5Ccla via IFTTT

Unfulfilled Promise

A start-up football school called Christians of Faith, later known as Bishop Sycamore, recruited players from tough neighborhoods with talk of academic help and a path to glory. But the path only led them back to where they started. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3p2nfvX via IFTTT

C.D.C. Panel Recommends Other Covid Vaccines Over J.&J.’s Shots

A committee of experts voted on a preference for the Moderna or Pfizer immunizations, citing the risk of blood clots linked to Johnson & Johnson’s product. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3dYvFON via IFTTT

Vincent Jackson’s Widow Hopes Speaking About His C.T.E. Warning Signs Will Help Others

The ex-N.F.L. player Vincent Jackson was found dead in a hotel room days after his former team won the Super Bowl. In light of his C.T.E. diagnosis, his widow recounted Jackson’s decline. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3oXXtsX via IFTTT

An Omicron Surge is Likely, Here's What to Expect

We look at the latest on Omicron. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3F13EBT via IFTTT

Jaguars Fire Coach Urban Meyer After Less Than a Season

One of the most successful coaches in college football, his short tenure in Jacksonville was marred by questionable conduct on and off the field. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/326KOLo via IFTTT

France Bans Nonessential Travel With U.K. Over Omicron Surge

The French prime minister said the restrictions were necessary after “the extremely rapid spread” of Omicron in Britain. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/33AWQ0f via IFTTT

Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky Seeks NATO Assurances in Face of Russia Threat

The alliance stood by its promise to open a path to Ukrainian membership amid warnings from Ukrainian and Western intelligence agencies that Moscow could soon begin a military incursion. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3IPXl6R via IFTTT

Putin and Xi Hold Video Summit

President Vladimir V. Putin and President Xi Jinping of China, meeting in a video summit, sought mutual support in their conflicts with the West but have not yet declared a formal alliance. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3oVj312 via IFTTT

Valtteri Bottas Moves to a New Team in F1

He is leaving Mercedes, where he helped the team win five championships, for Alfa Romeo next season. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/320BRn5 via IFTTT

Italian Bishop Gives Children Harsh News: There Is No Santa Claus

You’ve been lied to, children heard from a bishop, the latest Catholic clergyman to try to take down Santa Claus and consumerism. Many Italians were not pleased. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3EUFBEY via IFTTT

Valtteri Bottas Moves to a New Challenge in F1

He is leaving Mercedes, where he helped the team win five championships, for Alfa Romeo next season. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3oWBfYr via IFTTT

The Nobel Peace Prize That Paved the Way for War

This is the story behind how Ethiopia’s prime minister, Abiy Ahmed, won a Nobel Prize for making peace with his country’s longtime enemy — and then used the alliance to plan a war. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3yGx7Pz via IFTTT

Ferrari Grabs Third, but Expects Better in F1 With Next Year’s New Car

The team struggled in 2020, so this season raises hopes. The technical regulations coming in 2022 are also expected to help. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3EXFb0D via IFTTT

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte Won't Run for Senate

The populist president also promised a peaceful transition of power when his term ends next year. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3oV7mI0 via IFTTT

Omicron May Cause Fewer Hospitalizations Than Previous Variants, Early Study Shows

The findings, which also show that the new variant decreases the efficacy of the Pfizer vaccine, are based on only three weeks of data, and epidemiologists have cautioned that more data is needed. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3IOYKuo via IFTTT

Blinken, in Indonesia, Stresses Soft Power to Counter China

The U.S. secretary of state seeks to make the case that the United States is a better bet as a partner than China, even if it’s not spending so lavishly in the region. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3e61LZb via IFTTT

Gasoline Truck in Haiti Explodes, Killing Dozens

Scores more were injured in the blast. It was the latest tragedy to hit the country, which has been rocked by political violence, natural disasters, poverty and hunger. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3IOE7hO via IFTTT

Why a Times Reporter Keeps Writing About Dive Bars

Attracted to the grit, equality and community of those modest watering holes, a Times reporter has worked them into his coverage. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3pYSh7i via IFTTT

Rams Beat Cardinals on Monday Night Football

Despite missing multiple players to Covid, Los Angeles and its veteran stars knocked off the division leaders. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3DNKwpO via IFTTT

Belarus Opposition Leader Is Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison

The activist Sergei Tikhanovsky planned to challenge the country’s authoritarian leader, Aleksandr G. Lukashenko, in a presidential election last year. But he was arrested before the vote. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3oU5WNI via IFTTT

Rams Beat Cardinals on Monday Night Football

Despite missing multiple players to Covid, Los Angeles and its veteran stars knocked off the division leaders. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3ypSR1F via IFTTT

A Portrait of Abortion

And the Supreme Court’s two very different paths. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3safF4J via IFTTT

Chloe Kim Is Grown Up and Ready for the Olympic Spotlight

Everyone seemed to love Chloe Kim when she was a snowboarding prodigy on her way to an Olympic gold medal. When she saw the downside of fame, she stepped back and built a life beyond the halfpipe. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3DU8wHC via IFTTT

Why a Times Reporter Keeps Writing About Dive Bars

Attracted to the grit, equality and community of those modest watering holes, a Times reporter has worked them into his coverage. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3yq1WaR via IFTTT

Merck’s Covid Pill Might Pose Risks for Pregnant Women

Some laboratory studies suggest that molnupiravir can insert errors in DNA, which could in theory harm a developing fetus, sperm cells or children. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3lWX1ZR via IFTTT

America’s Anti-Democratic Movement

It’s making progress. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3GF8RzT via IFTTT

Cultivating Olives on the Slopes of Mount Etna

For millenniums, farmers and vintners in northeastern Sicily have benefited from the area’s mineral-rich soil, a result of volcanic eruptions. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3GFAiJM via IFTTT

Israeli Leader Travels to U.A.E., Showcasing Deepening Ties

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett traveled to Abu Dhabi on Sunday, the first such visit by an Israeli leader, with plans to meet with the Emirati prince. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3lX8M2I via IFTTT

With Paige Bueckers Injured, UConn Faces a Tough Few Months

The No. 3 Huskies will be without the best player in women’s college basketball for up to eight weeks and, with a win and a loss in her absence, it’s difficult to say yet how they will fare. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3s0MRLH via IFTTT

Across the World, Covid Anxiety and Depression Take Hold

It is still unclear how much of a threat the fast-spreading Omicron variant poses, but fear and a sudden revival of restrictions have added to an epidemic of loneliness. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3dNNWOS via IFTTT

Hong Kong Court Sentences Jimmy Lai to Prison Over Tiananmen Vigil

The former media mogul and other prominent pro-democracy activists were previously convicted of inciting others to take part in an unauthorized assembly. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/33qJbZB via IFTTT

What We Learned From Week 14 in the N.F.L.

Kansas City’s defense could give Patrick Mahomes the breathing room to grab home-field advantage, and Micah Parsons made good on the Cowboys’ promise to beat Washington. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/31Y1TXO via IFTTT

Britain will speed up its booster rollout, targeting all adults by the end of the year.

The British government has accelerated its goal to a month earlier than planned, the prime minister said. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/31UMs2D via IFTTT

Your Monday Briefing: Flooding in Australia

Climate change sparks bush fires, now catastrophic floods. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/31RwRkr via IFTTT

French Soccer Wrestles Surge in Stadium Violence

The return of supporters to stadiums in France has been accompanied by a series of games postponed or marred by trouble in the stands. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3mjy2jZ via IFTTT

When it comes to returning to the office, more companies are asking workers to stay tuned.

More and more companies are saying: We’ll get back to you. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3EQJ8nw via IFTTT

New Caledonia Says ‘Non’ to Independence

The vote on the Pacific island territory comes as France’s president, Emmanuel Macron, has made shoring up the country’s international profile a priority and sees its military in the region as a bulwark against China. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3oNSElT via IFTTT

New Caledonia Says ‘Non’ to Independence

The vote on the Pacific island territory comes as France’s president, Emmanuel Macron, has made shoring up the country’s international profile a priority and sees its military in the region as a bulwark against China. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3lZJVex via IFTTT

Finding Community Through Running

Training for a race can be all about getting to the finish line. But for many runners, it’s about much more. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3ERUJ62 via IFTTT

‘Our Boat Was Surrounded by Dead Bodies’: Witnessing a Migrant Tragedy

Migrants who were on a separate boat described the horrible aftermath of the sinking in the English Channel that took at least 27 lives. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/31Xhyq3 via IFTTT