August 2021 ~ World News

Tuesday, August 31, 2021

US Open 2021: Dan Evans beats Thiago Monteiro in opener

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British number one Dan Evans overcomes hot conditions and a gutsy opponent in Brazil's Thiago Monteiro to reach the US Open second round. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/3kzZh...

Human Most of All: In Moscow, a Theater Stages ‘Gorbachev’

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By BY IVAN NECHEPURENKO from NYT Theater https://nyti.ms/3BrrC...

A new plant was supposed to help keep New Orleans’s lights on after storms. It didn’t.

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By BY IVAN PENN from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/3kD21...

N.J. will end pandemic unemployment benefits this weekend.

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By BY PRECIOUS FONDREN from NYT New York https://nyti.ms/3sXhv...

Here are some ways to help victims of the storm.

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By BY CHRISTINE HAUSER from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2Ycpt...

Starbucks Faces Rare Union Challenge as Buffalo Workers Seek Vote

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By BY NOAM SCHEIBER from NYT Business https://nyti.ms/3ypPN...

A planeload of sorely needed medical supplies lands in Mazar-i-Sharif.

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By BY DANIEL E. SLOTNIK from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2Wvcu...

British number one Konta pulls out of US Open

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British number one Johanna Konta pulls out of the US Open, just hours before she was set to play her opening match on Monday. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/3BErE...

Supreme Court Asked to Block Texas Law Banning Most Abortions

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By BY ADAM LIPTAK from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2WzLx...

Simona Halep defeats Camila Giorgi.

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By BY BEN ROTHENBERG from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/3DxJe...

Rocket destruction: A vehicle chars on the streets of Kabul with empty rocket tubes filling the back seat.

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By Unknown Author from NYT World https://nyti.ms/38qAc...

Lorde Steals Her Sunshine Back

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By Unknown Author from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/2YbYT...

The U.S. education department is investigating five states over their mask mandate bans.

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By BY ERICA L. GREEN from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2V3wD...

She was lauded for challenging a Taliban member on live TV. Then, she fled.

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By BY BEN HUBBARD from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2WDtR...

As the Afghanistan Deadline Arrives

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By Unknown Author from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/3gNlj...

Jake Paul’s Big Night: 16,000 Fans, a Tweet From LeBron and a Win

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By BY EMMANUEL MORGAN from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2UYpK...

Review: Martin Short Kills in ‘Only Murders in the Building’

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By BY MIKE HALE from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/3jr5p...

Fans faced a long wait to get into the grounds.

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By BY DAVID WALDSTEIN from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/3jsbH...

Aaliyah’s ‘One in a Million’ Finally Cracks the Billboard Top 10

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By BY BEN SISARIO from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/2UXSh...

U.S. Open fans must be vaccinated to attend. But not the players.

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By BY BEN ROTHENBERG from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2WBRa...

Covid: EU recommends new travel restrictions for US as cases rise

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The European Union has recommend barring American travellers as US hospital admissions peak. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/3DuqD...

More than £38bn spent on transfers in past 10 years, Fifa finds

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More than £38bn ($48.5bn) has been spent on transfer fees worldwide over the past decade, according to research by Fifa. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/3mG3Y...

Leeds suffer play-off blow with loss to Trinity

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Wakefield keep up their impressive form as they edge play-off chasing Leeds Rhinos for a third Super League win in four games. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2WDgM...

Ron DeSantis, How Many Covid Deaths Are Enough?

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By BY CHARLES M. BLOW from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/3yr16...

As the virus surges in Oregon, counties are asking for mobile morgues to house the dead.

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By BY MATT RICHTEL, SERGIO OLMOS AND MIKE BAKER from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/3kyHe...

Ida Strengthened Quickly Into a Monster. Here’s How.

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By BY HENRY FOUNTAIN from NYT Climate https://nyti.ms/3mJy4...

Winds whip through New Orleans’s deserted streets as the storm bears down.

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By BY CHELSEA BRASTED, KATY RECKDAHL AND CHRISTIAAN MADER from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/3ywnd...

The E.U. is set to reimpose travel restrictions on U.S. visitors.

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By BY ELIAN PELTIER AND STEVEN ERLANGER from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3gIDq...

Meteorologists were amazed by how fast Ida strengthened.

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By BY ALYSSA LUKPAT AND TARIRO MZEZEWA from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/38nfW...

Afghanistan: US drone strike 'eliminates airport bomb threat'

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The strike on a vehicle prevented another suicide bombing by Islamic State, military officials say. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/3ztn4...

Ed Asner, Star of ‘Lou Grant’ and ‘Up,’ Is Dead at 91

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By BY ANITA GATES from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/3zySR...

What Voters Should Know About the Newsom Recall

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By BY JILL COWAN AND SHAWN HUBLER from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/38pKO...

Two House members defend their unauthorized trip to the Kabul airport.

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By BY CHRIS CAMERON from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3mJdr...

Meteorologists were stunned at how fast Ida strengthened.

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By BY ALYSSA LUKPAT AND TARIRO MZEZEWA from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/3DmLR...

Don Poynter, Who Made Toilets Talk and Golf Balls Walk, Dies at 96

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By BY NEIL GENZLINGER from NYT Business https://nyti.ms/3gIly...

Mississippi, the poorest state in the country, was woefully unprepared for its recent Covid surge.

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By BY RICHARD FAUSSET from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/3jqz7...

How a Runner Turned a Nightmare Into a Great Olympic Moment

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By BY TALYA MINSBERG from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/3mGht...

E.U. Set to Propose Travel Restrictions on U.S. Visitors

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By BY ELIAN PELTIER AND STEVEN ERLANGER from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3yszy...

Here’s why you need bottled water during a hurricane or tropical storm.

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By BY EDUARDO MEDINA from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/3yszv...

Louisiana Braces for Hurricane Ida

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By BY THE NEW YORK TIMES from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/3BrS4...

Review: ‘Laetitia,’ a French True-Crime Gem, Comes to HBO

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By BY MIKE HALE from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/38s8b...

Tropical Storm Julian Forms in the Atlantic

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By BY CHRISTOPHER MELE from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/38kOS...

Senators criticize Biden and Trump, saying decisions undermined U.S. security.

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By BY NICHOLAS FANDOS from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3yn03...

Hurricane Ida: 'Catastrophic' storm surge as winds move onshore

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The storm is bringing with it a potentially "catastrophic" storm surge of up to 4.8m, forecasters say. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2Wuyu...

Covid-19 in the UK: How many coronavirus cases are there in my area?

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Explore the data on coronavirus in the UK and find out how many cases there are in your area. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2Wr0Z...

Verstappen declared winner of aborted Belgian Grand Prix

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Red Bull's Max Verstappen declared the winner of a Belgian Grand Prix that lasted only two laps behind the safety car. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/3kG1U...

After Video of Abusive Nurse, Canada’s Indigenous Seek Health Overhaul

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By BY DAN BILEFSKY from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2WzJk...

What we know about the 13 U.S. service members killed in the Kabul attack.

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By BY NICHOLAS BOGEL-BURROUGHS from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/3DuYO...

Sixteen years after Katrina, a New Orleans resident sees just partial progress.

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By BY RICHARD FAUSSET from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/3gGZ5...

Chelsea Proves a Point While Collecting One at Liverpool

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By BY RORY SMITH from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/3mMEG...

Evacuees from Afghanistan arrive in Virginia, tired, relieved, and worried for those they left behind.

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By Unknown Author from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2Y5AR...

Among the Troops WhoDied, Two Women on the Frontline

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By Unknown Author from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/3kwUs...

Breakthrough Covid cases: Uncommon and often mild, but not always.

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By BY EMMA GOLDBERG from NYT World https://nyti.ms/38kBx...

Florida has a worse surge than states with similar vaccination rates. What went wrong?

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By BY PATRICIA MAZZEI, BENJAMIN MUELLER AND ROBERT GEBELOFF from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3mEg1...

Manchester City 5-0 Arsenal: Gunners suffer third league defeat in a row

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Arsenal's miserable start to the new Premier League campaign continues as the Gunners are beaten 5-0 by Manchester City. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2USQD...