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See photos of New Year’s Eve worldwide.

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/3qFBx5j

Betty White, the Golden Girl with a heart of gold, dies

One of America's original screen stars, Betty White enjoyed a career spanning eight decades. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3eHBW1L

Omicron is overwhelming New York’s quarantine hotel system.

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By BY ANDY NEWMAN from NYT New York https://ift.tt/3pGCZFf

Sam Jones, Sharpshooting Celtics Star of the 1960s, Dies at 88

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By BY RICHARD GOLDSTEIN from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3sV1VLc

The Public Theater cancels the Under the Radar festival, citing Omicron surge.

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By BY LAURA ZORNOSA from NYT Theater https://ift.tt/32y7SmT

The Times Square celebration will be muted. The police presence will not.

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By BY MICHAEL WILSON from NYT New York https://ift.tt/3Jz1UTp

Quebec government faces backlash over New Year’s Eve curfew.

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By BY VJOSA ISAI AND DAN BILEFSKY from NYT World https://ift.tt/3FMWsK4

Desmond Tutu: Body of South African hero to be aquamated

In line with his eco-friendly beliefs, the water-based process uses a tenth of the energy of cremation. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3EN86U2

A New Year and a New Leader, but Germany’s Focus Remains on Covid

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By BY CHRISTOPHER F. SCHUETZE from NYT World https://ift.tt/3qHM1kZ

Tracy Beaker star Dani Harmer 'fine' after hospital drama during panto

Heavily pregnant Dani Harmer says she's fine after leaving Cinderella mid-performance. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3ECGbGk

Russian Foreign Minister Levels New Warning on Ukraine

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By BY ANDREW E. KRAMER from NYT World https://ift.tt/3qAXEdb

People with Omicron are less likely to need hospitalization, U.K. report finds.

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By BY MARC SANTORA AND ADEEL HASSAN from NYT World https://ift.tt/3FKditc

Earthy Mushrooms, Bold Peppers

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By BY KRYSTEN CHAMBROT from NYT Food https://ift.tt/3zcedQN

Sports Stories That Hit Home in 2021

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By BY JONATHAN ELLIS from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3mKDQTE

Russia labels Pussy Riot members foreign agents

Journalists and other prominent figures also feature on an updated justice ministry list. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3eSHsih

Banned Books, Parisian Spaghetti Dinners and Other Letters to the Editor

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By Unknown Author from NYT Books https://ift.tt/3sJMZQ8

Man arrested after missing 12-year-old girl found

Police say the 34-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of child abduction and kidnap. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3pHOfkI

The Most-Read Food Stories of 2021

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By BY SARA BONISTEEL from NYT Food https://ift.tt/3mLT1ff

These graphics show where cases are soaring fastest around the world.

By BY LAZARO GAMIO, ALBERT SUN AND ALEXANDRIA SYMONDS from NYT World https://ift.tt/3Hmlkst

Covid vaccines rarely lead to problems in younger children, according to two C.D.C. reports.

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By BY BENJAMIN MUELLER AND ANDREW JACOBS from NYT Science https://ift.tt/3qEAr9U

How to Plan a Veggie New Year’s Eve

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By BY TEJAL RAO from NYT Food https://ift.tt/3ETbBbP

Pharmaceutical Company Found Liable in Landmark Opioid Trial

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By BY SARAH MASLIN NIR, JAN HOFFMAN AND LOLA FADULU from NYT New York https://ift.tt/3HtXr2x

Russia orders health and drug checks for foreigners

Business groups criticise a new law requiring mandatory fingerprinting, drug tests and STD checks. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/32Q06oc

Spurred by Omicron, Europe Is Setting Coronavirus Infection Records Every Day

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By BY MARC SANTORA from NYT World https://ift.tt/3FCW2WE

Four people injured in London stabbings

A double stabbing at Seven Kings railway station was followed by another in Kilburn High Road. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3FETXto

How to Clean Suede Boots and Shoes

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By BY EVE O’NEILL AND CALEB CHIN from NYT Smarter Living https://ift.tt/3qwW1x5

Covid: Daily UK case numbers hit record of 183,037

The spike in reported cases comes as frustration grows over a lack of available lateral flow tests. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3EQ5BR7

How We Treat Farmed Animals

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By Unknown Author from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3JtCCWq

Your Wednesday Briefing: Omicron Curbs New Year’s Eve

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By BY MELINA DELKIC from NYT Briefing https://ift.tt/3zjQOwV

Fears of Omicron as an unstoppable threat are tempered by signs of milder symptoms.

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By BY MARC SANTORA AND MEGAN SPECIA from NYT World https://ift.tt/3qD7JXk

The C.D.C. significantly lowers its estimate of Omicron’s prevalence nationwide.

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By BY SABRINA IMBLER AND EMILY ANTHES from NYT Health https://ift.tt/32K6zRd
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By BY THE NEW YORK TIMES from NYT World https://ift.tt/3pzbQnJ

‘El peor escenario es que todo se seque’: Chile discute su nueva Constitución, mientras enfrenta el cambio climático

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By BY SOMINI SENGUPTA AND MARCOS ZEGERS from NYT en Español https://ift.tt/3zeFK44

Israel tries to contain avian flu outbreak after 5,000 wild cranes die

Some 5,000 wild cranes have died and hundreds of thousands of chickens and turkeys are being culled. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3py3ZH0

Better Living Through Stoicism, From Seneca to Modern Interpreters

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By BY MOLLY YOUNG from NYT Books https://ift.tt/3Hdv4Fm

‘Ain’t Too Proud’ will close on Broadway as Covid takes its toll.

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By BY MICHAEL PAULSON from NYT Theater https://ift.tt/3HfYwuA

Better Living Through Stoicism, From Seneca to Modern Interpreters

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By BY MOLLY YOUNG from NYT Books https://ift.tt/3HlGQOm

Ghislaine Maxwell jury faces longer hours because of Covid

The judge in Ghislaine Maxwell's sex trafficking trial asks jurors to meet for an extra hour a day. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/318DKxC

Sharon Gless Admires Eddie Redmayne and L.A.’s Union Station

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By BY KATHRYN SHATTUCK from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/3pxBGsb

France announces tighter Covid restrictions amid Omicron surge

Remote working will become compulsory from 3 January but there will be no New Year's Eve curfew. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3JlcpJQ

US animal shelter shocked after 800 parakeets handed over

A Detroit animal shelter said the birds were handed over in a "very unhealthy situation". from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3ewdy2S

India blocks foreign funding for Mother Teresa charity

Hindu hardliners have long accused the Catholic charity of trying to convert people to Christianity. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3mBSexE

‘Brown Girls,’ a Daring Debut That Follows Its Characters Through Life and Beyond

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By BY DWIGHT GARNER from NYT Books https://ift.tt/3erCPeu

For Pop Music, 2021 Was the Year of the Deep Dive

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By BY JON PARELES from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/3137lsh

Sweeping private-sector vaccine mandate goes into effect in N.Y.C.

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By BY DANA RUBINSTEIN from NYT New York https://ift.tt/3qtYqsv

Covid-19: Extra vaccine mandates come into force in New York City

The measures include vaccine mandates for private-sector workers and children entering venues. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3EzUN9k

I’ve Spent 25 Years as a Joan Didion Thief

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By BY JAY CASPIAN KANG from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3z0W0Fu

I’ve Spent 25 Years as a Joan Didion Thief

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By BY JAY CASPIAN KANG from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3EyjXW7

Declaration of Mark Kroll, Ph.D.

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By Unknown Author from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/34048La

Hundreds more flights are canceled as Omicron scrambles air travel.

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By BY MARC TRACY from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3enA4Ll

Fauci warns against complacency amid data showing Omicron causes milder illness.

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By BY ANDREW JACOBS from NYT Science https://ift.tt/3sBd1VS

A city's pandemic politics reveal a wider rupture.

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By BY SABRINA TAVERNISE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3EtVVeN

Two more members of the K-pop band BTS test positive for the coronavirus.

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By BY YONETTE JOSEPH from NYT World https://ift.tt/3qtTsvV

Catherine Was Great. But Was She a Girl Boss?

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By BY ALEXIS SOLOSKI from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/3qtprfw

Winter Storms Threaten to Disrupt Travel in the Northwest

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By BY AMANDA HOLPUCH from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3mua0CU

Arrest over theft of copper pine cone bollards in Glasgow

Two of the public artworks were reported stolen in the Gorbals area of Glasgow earlier this month. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/32pQ0dF

Sardi’s, Broadway’s iconic watering hole, is back, just in time for Omicron show closures.

By BY MICHAEL PAULSON from NYT World https://ift.tt/34272PH

As Prices Rise, Biden Turns to Antitrust Enforcers

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By BY JIM TANKERSLEY AND ALAN RAPPEPORT from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3enB7Ld

As Russian Threat Looms, Ukraine’s Government Is No Laughing Matter

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By BY ANDREW E. KRAMER from NYT World https://ift.tt/3yWWOvh

Is It Safe to Have a New Year’s Eve Party?

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By BY RONDA KAYSEN from NYT Real Estate https://ift.tt/32nLw7n

Welsh cook will spend Christmas aboard Boaty McBoatface

Steve Carpenter will cook Christmas dinner for climate scientists in the Antarctic from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3HbH76o

Group Raises $20 Million to Preserve ‘Lost’ Brontë Library

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By BY JENNIFER SCHUESSLER from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/340zMIB

'Let's go, Brandon': Caller pranks Biden at White House event

A father from Oregon uttered a term that is code for an obscenity directed at the president. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3stok2d

Bosses Have a New Headache: How Long Should Sick Workers Isolate?

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By BY LAUREN HIRSCH AND EMMA GOLDBERG from NYT Business https://ift.tt/32ngiNG

Lazy Lasagna

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By BY MARGAUX LASKEY from NYT Food https://ift.tt/32oKqZ4

Democrats Say They Are Serious About State Elections. But Are They Too Late?

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By BY BLAKE HOUNSHELL from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3ejjFaS

Covid: £10m Bounce Back Loan fraudsters jailed

Two men are jailed for a total of 33 years for laundering £70m, of which £10m came from Covid loans. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3H7fD1I

One annual tradition refuses to die: last-minute Christmas shopping.

By BY BRENT MURRAY AND JUTHARAT PINYODOONYACHET from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3pqkHs1