February 2021 ~ World News

Sunday, February 28, 2021

A health care provider’s vaccine supply was cut off after it inoculated ineligible people.

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By BY BRYAN PIETSCH from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2Pf00zr

Covid-19: People aged 60 to 63 in England to get jab invites from Monday

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The vaccine rollout is gaining "fresh momentum," the NHS says as the next batch of letters are sent out.

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Budget 2021: The challenge facing Rishi Sunak

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The BBC looks at the state of the UK economy ahead of the spring Budget.

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Maids in Lebanon: 'My employer treats me like a slave'

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Lucy's dream of working in the Middle East turned into a nightmare of abuse. She's not the only one.

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Sam Ryder: TikTok's singing superstar

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Sam Ryder on TikTok, Britney, Justin Bieber and his new solo career.

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Your pictures on the theme of 'the beauty of trees'

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A selection of striking images from our readers on this week's theme.

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‘Pawstep’ Portraits: Photographing Tails of the Pandemic

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"Pawstep Portraits" captures dogs with their owners, who then donate to the NHS or Lanta Animal Welfare.

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Selby rail crash: 2001 disaster remembered

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Twenty years on, the Selby rail crash remains the UK's worst rail disaster of the 21st century.

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The challenge of being gay and an MI6 spy

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Former intelligence officers describe a precarious existence in which your career could end at any moment.

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Golden Globe Awards 2021: Stars prepare for virtual ceremony

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Tina Fey and Amy Poehler return to host the year's first major film and TV awards ceremony on Sunday.

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The influencer effect: 'Love Island star transformed my business'

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Influencers can have a bad reputation but for some people they have proved to be a business lifeline.

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LGBT+ History Month: The kiss - a seminal moment, a total accident

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Neither Gus Kenworthy nor his then-boyfriend knew the cameras were rolling when they shared a seminal kiss at Pyeongchang 2018.

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Three Wichita Police Officers Injured in ‘Possible Explosion,’ Officials Say

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By BY MICHAEL LEVENSON from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2ZYDX2g

A Day Before He Speaks, Conservative Gathering Is Mostly About Trump

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By BY JONATHAN MARTIN from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/3dTT1GE

Covid vaccine: Germany urged to back AstraZeneca jab for over-65s

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A senior German immunologist tells the BBC that his country should reverse its decision on the jab.

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Six million accidental savers 'created by Covid crisis'

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Lower commuting costs, cancelled holidays and fewer meals out boost some bank accounts, a report says.

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Smoky Artwork by Judy Chicago at Desert Zoo Is Canceled

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By BY JORI FINKEL from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/2O8eErA

Cuomo Is Accused of Sexual Harassment by a 2nd Former Aide

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By BY JESSE MCKINLEY from NYT New York https://nyti.ms/2MuqVpU

F.D.A. Clears Johnson & Johnson’s Shot, the Third Vaccine for U.S.

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By BY NOAH WEILAND AND SHARON LAFRANIERE from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/3kwMi6t

New Zealand’s largest city enters its second lockdown in February.

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By BY NATASHA FROST from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3szUiGI

Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine: FDA approves single-shot jab

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The US is the first country in the world to approve the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

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Covid-19: Police officers injured at Dublin anti-lockdown protest

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Police say 23 people have been arrested after disorder at an anti-lockdown protest.

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The Papers: Sunak's 'tax raid' and 'goodnight Captain Tom'

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Several of Sunday's papers carry details of the chancellor's proposals ahead of the Budget.

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Unity Proves Elusive in Democrats’ Fight for $15

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By BY GIOVANNI RUSSONELLO from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/3uDLa5K

Budget 2021: BBC editors on what to expect

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BBC editors Faisal Islam and Simon Jack tell us what Chancellor Rishi Sunak might have in store.

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Golden Globes: Celebrity make-up artists on their job in the pandemic

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Hollywood make-up artists on their experiences of working in the time of Covid-19.

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Ros Atkins on... Is Facebook too powerful?

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Ros Atkins looks at the consequences of Facebook's power on events in Myanmar, Washington DC and Australia.

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Week in pictures: 20-26 February 2021

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A selection of striking images taken around the world this week.

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How TikTok is powering Duncan Laurence's Eurovision winner

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Duncan Laurence won Eurovision with his song Arcade, which is now being powered by TikTok.

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Mayday: How the White Helmets and James Le Mesurier got pulled into a deadly battle for truth

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James Le Mesurier fell to his death in Istanbul in 2019 with a sense that Syrian and Russian disinformation had destroyed his reputation.

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Bitcoin energy use 'bigger than most countries'

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Could the cryptocurrency's huge electricity consumption also sink it?

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Hotel quarantine: Isolation and brown paper bags

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What's it like and what can you eat inside the UK's quarantine hotels?

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Covid-19: How would an NHS vaccine passport app work?

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There is growing speculation that a certificate scheme could be built into the main NHS app.

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Brexit: Why Irish freight trade is avoiding Britain

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Irish freight is being shipped directly to Europe to avoid Brexit bureaucracy.

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Monsters, mania and the unstoppable march of Pokémon

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Several waves of Pokémania have swept the globe, keeping this lucrative franchise relevant for 25 years.

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Ethiopia’s War Leads to Ethnic Cleansing in Tigray Region, U.S. Report Says

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By BY DECLAN WALSH from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3aUoV3H

House Democrats plan to vote soon on the sweeping pandemic aid package.

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By BY EMILY COCHRANE from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/37S0YIk

Raymond Cauchetier, Whose Camera Caught the New Wave, Dies at 101

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By BY ROBERT D. MCFADDEN from NYT Movies https://nyti.ms/3qZOA0A

F.D.A. Expert Panel Endorses Johnson & Johnson’s Vaccine

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By BY CARL ZIMMER AND NOAH WEILAND from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/3b0bcZo

Thousands of Migrant Children Detained in Resumption of Trump-Era Policies

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By BY MIRIAM JORDAN from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/3uB2CYy

President Biden Lets a Saudi Murderer Walk

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By BY NICHOLAS KRISTOF from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/3pZC3ce

Meisha Porter, Longtime N.Y.C. Educator, to Take Over Country’s Largest School System

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By BY KATE TAYLOR AND ELIZA SHAPIRO from NYT New York https://nyti.ms/2P5P9aX

Stimulus, Saudi Arabia, Golden Globes: Your Friday Evening Briefing

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By BY REMY TUMIN AND JEREMIAH M. BOGERT, JR. from NYT Briefing https://nyti.ms/2ZUqbNZ

Lady Gaga's dog walker Ryan Fischer to make 'full recovery'

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Ryan Fischer was shot when two people attacked him and stole the US singer's two French bulldogs.

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Budget 2021: Rishi Sunak to inject £126m to boost traineeship scheme

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Rishi Sunak to also launch a 'flexi-job' scheme so people can work for several firms at once.

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The Papers: Over-40s April jab and 'happy as Harry'

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Saturday's papers give their view of the Duke of Sussex's candid interview with James Corden.

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AT&T, loaded with debt from its DirecTV deal, sells part of its TV business to a private equity firm.

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By BY LAUREN HIRSCH AND EDMUND LEE from NYT Business https://nyti.ms/2PcOTqS

Film Club: ‘The Paradise Next Door’

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By BY THE LEARNING NETWORK from NYT The Learning Network https://nyti.ms/2Nyfxdq

A U.S. aircraft carrier is coming home after 10 months at sea — just not to quite the same home.

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By BY HELENE COOPER from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3stJCcN

On the Ground in Texas, 10 Days Later

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By BY GIULIA MCDONNELL NIETO DEL RIO from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/3knFqZj

Lawmakers Clash Over Call for Special Panel to Investigate Capitol Assault

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By BY CARL HULSE from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/3aSY3B2

Shamima Begum: Supreme Court to rule on her fate

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Five justices will decide later whether the runaway schoolgirl should be allowed back into the UK.

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National Trust to plant blossom trees around UK

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The National Trust is planning to plant dozens of blossoming trees at different sites around the UK.

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Mr Potato Head to lose "Mr" title in gender-neutral rebrand

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The toy's maker, Hasbro, says it will drop the "Mr" to "promote gender equality and inclusion".

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Amazon rainforest plots sold via Facebook Marketplace ads

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Protected land reserved for Brazil's indigenous communities is being traded on the social network.

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Why Greenpeace is dropping huge boulders into the sea

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Fishing community leaders say Greenpeace's action is dangerous and illegal.

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Cornelia Connelly: Plan to move nun's remains to US abandoned

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The tomb of sainthood candidate Mother Cornelia Connelly will stay at the girls' school she founded.

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Salmond and Sturgeon: How the best of political double acts fell apart

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The enviable political double act which ran Scotland for a decade is long gone. So, what went wrong?

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How to Get Really Rich!

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By BY DAVID BROOKS from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/2O34it2

The Paradox of Pandemic Partisanship

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By BY PAUL KRUGMAN from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/3pUB6BX

CPAC Starts Tomorrow and Trump Is Still Center of the Republican Universe

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By BY GIOVANNI RUSSONELLO from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/3aR3osK

Bill Wright, Who Broke a Color Barrier in Golf, Dies at 84

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By BY RICHARD SANDOMIR from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/3dMkZE0

The Morning

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Confirmation in Doubt for Neera Tanden, Biden’s Budget Director Pick

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By BY ANNIE KARNI, JIM TANKERSLEY AND EMILY COCHRANE from NYT Business https://nyti.ms/3aZD5kl

Teenage John Thune Earned $6 an Hour. That Would Be More Than $20 Today.

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By BY BINYAMIN APPELBAUM from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/3sGfQll

Manchin, Trump Taxes, John Geddert: Your Thursday Evening Briefing

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By BY WILL DUDDING AND JEREMIAH M. BOGERT, JR. from NYT Briefing https://nyti.ms/3bJASZ8

The Coronavirus Is Plotting a Comeback. Here’s Our Chance to Stop It for Good.

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By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/3qXVGCC

Jamal Khashoggi: Biden raises human rights in call with Saudi king

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The murder of exiled Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018 still overshadows US-Saudi relations.

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The Papers: 'Do one's duty' as Queen makes 'vaccine plea'

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The Queen features on many of the front pages after urging people to get the coronavirus vaccine.

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The defense secretary urged U.S. military members to accept vaccinations.

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Biden Signs Order to Strengthen Supply Chains

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UK 4G smartphone owners may be due £480m pay-out

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Some 29 million people in the UK could be entitled to up to £30 back on Apple or Samsung smartphones.

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After the Riot, What’s the Future of Art in the Capitol?

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By BY GIOVANNI RUSSONELLO from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/3bAJvp5

Las vacunas reducen las hospitalizaciones por coronavirus, según nuevos estudios del Reino Unido

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By BY BENJAMIN MUELLER from NYT en Español https://nyti.ms/3aQvwfy

School Closures Have Failed America’s Children

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By BY NICHOLAS KRISTOF from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/3aQZXSV

Can Australia Save Journalism From the Internet?

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By BY LIZZIE O’SHEA from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/3pW7bcl

Fed services were disrupted Wednesday, with the central bank citing an ‘operational error.’

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By BY JEANNA SMIALEK from NYT Business https://nyti.ms/3qSU8tI

Connecticut decides to base vaccine eligibility almost entirely on age.

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By BY MICHAEL GOLD from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3bFkwRt

Beeple Brings Crypto to Christie’s

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By BY JOSIE THADDEUS-JOHNS from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/3sjbJv4

The Morning

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Paramount+ is the new name of the revamped CBS All Access streaming platform.

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By BY JOHN KOBLIN from NYT Business https://nyti.ms/3qSUcts

Domingo German Apologizes, Vowing to Be a ‘Different Person’

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By BY JAMES WAGNER from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/37KqyyO

Architect of the U.S. Capitol Outlines Damage from Jan. 6.

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By BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/3shCrV0

Capitol Riot Costs Will Exceed $30 Million, Official Tells Congress

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By BY EMILY COCHRANE AND LUKE BROADWATER from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/3pRaemj

A New Coronavirus Variant Is Spreading in New York, Researchers Report

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By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/37H6BZJ

Johnson & Johnson, Hong Kong, Sheet Pan Dinners: Your Wednesday Evening Briefing

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By BY REMY TUMIN AND JEREMIAH M. BOGERT, JR. from NYT Briefing https://nyti.ms/3pP8ERP

Texas has one of the lowest vaccination rates after the storm delayed inoculations.

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By BY NICHOLAS BOGEL-BURROUGHS from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2NBpeaS

Haaland, With a Key Vote in Her Column, Appears Headed for Confirmation

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By BY CORAL DAVENPORT from NYT Climate https://nyti.ms/3dPNPUd

Brit Awards change rules thanks to pop star Rina Sawayama

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Pop star Rina Sawayama protested after being told she was "not British enough" for UK music awards.

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Marcus Rashford interview nets BBC scoop of the year at RTS awards

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The England striker spoke about growing up in poverty as he campaigned for free school meals.

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GameStop surges again as Reddit crashes temporarily

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Trading in GameStop shares halted minutes before markets closed but jumped again in late trading.

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The Papers: Teachers get 'sweeping powers' and Sunak's 'giveaway'

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The papers focus on new rules to be announced later which will let teachers decide exam grades in England.

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