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A Quarter of Bangladesh Is Flooded. Millions Have Lost Everything.

By Somini Sengupta and Julfikar Ali Manik from NYT Climate https://ift.tt/3hOsuZV

Ellen DeGeneres Apologizes to Staff Members as WarnerMedia Investigates Show

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By Nicole Sperling from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3jZ6kG4

Schools Beat Earlier Plagues With Outdoor Classes. We Should, Too.

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By Ginia Bellafante from NYT New York https://ift.tt/2Oz5JMU

Dangerous heat wave forecast for south-western areas of US

Forecasters say temperatures could rise to 50C on Saturday in parts of Utah, Nevada and California. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/319pccW

Dr Fauci is asked if protests spread coronavirus

"You're putting words into my mouth," the US infectious disease chief says in a grilling by Congress. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/319geMO

Un estudio revela que los niños podrían portar altos niveles de coronavirus

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By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI via NYT en Español https://ift.tt/2DaSKz1

Trump, Please Quit Before You’re Fired

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By Timothy Egan from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2XdZsv4

Week in pictures: 25 July-31 July 2020

A selection of powerful news photographs taken around the world this week. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/30heHFd

Phyllis Omido: The woman who won $12m fighting lead battery poisoners

Kenyan activist Phyllis Omido has been ignored, harassed and arrested, but she never gave up. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3hWgN3r

Canada’s Key Role in Creating a Once Awaited Vaccine

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By BY IAN AUSTEN via NYT World https://ift.tt/2XaZ8gv

Federal Agents Don’t Need Army Fatigues

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By BY THE EDITORIAL BOARD via NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2Dm00ru

Kodak’s chief executive got stock options. The next day, the share price spiked 1,000 percent.

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By Unknown Author via NYT Business https://ift.tt/3jWcpDk

Court Frees Michigan Teen Who Was Held for Skipping Online Schoolwork

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By BY AIMEE ORTIZ via NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/33e1xe5

A Better Year for Trump’s Family Business (Last Year, That Is)

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By BY BEN PROTESS, STEVE EDER AND MICHAEL H. KELLER via NYT Business https://ift.tt/3jZGstT

Picture of the day for August 1, 2020

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Female Common Brimstone butterfly (Gonepteryx rhamni) on a Spear Thistle (Cirsium vulgare) in Bernwood Forest, Oxfordshire. Learn more .

Why a new generation of Thais are protesting against the government

A new political divide in Thailand has emerged between the country's youth and its older generation. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3fi6QLZ

US election 2020: The war hero who could be Biden's running mate

Senator Tammy Duckworth is an Iraq war veteran and the first Thai-American woman elected to Congress. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/339acyu

India coronavirus: Gold rush as pandemic roils country's economy

As Covid-19 worsens the economic slump, Indians are returning to a trusted asset: gold. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/30evlp4

Belarus: The mother challenging an authoritarian president

Political novice Svetlana Tikhanovskaya rallies protesters in a battle with Alexander Lukashenko. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/339JHZM

The Less Impossible Israeli-Palestinian Peace

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By BY ROGER COHEN via NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3jTqktX

Florida Teenager Is Charged as ‘Mastermind’ of Twitter Hack

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By Kate Conger and Nathaniel Popper from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2Xh4uqp

Scared That Covid-19 Immunity Won’t Last? Don’t Be

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By Akiko Iwasaki and Ruslan Medzhitov from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2P7OdQi

Wikipedia article of the day for August 1, 2020

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The Wikipedia article of the day for August 1, 2020 is Brownsea Island Scout camp . A boys' camping event at the site of the Brownsea Island Scout camp from 1 to 8 August 1907 is regarded as the origin of the worldwide Scouting movement. Held on Brownsea Island in Poole Harbour, southern England, it was organised by Robert Baden-Powell (pictured) to test his ideas for the book Scouting for Boys. Boys from different social backgrounds participated in activities themed around camping, observation, woodcraft, chivalry, lifesaving and patriotism. Up to the early 1930s, camping by Boy Scouts continued on Brownsea Island. In 1962, the island became a nature conservation area owned by the National Trust. The following year, Olave Baden-Powell reopened the island to the public, and in 1964 a formal 50-acre (200,000 m2) Scout campsite was established there. In 1973, a Jamboree was held on the island for 600 Scouts from seven nations. The worldwide centenary of Scouting was celeb...

Obama Unleashes on Trump Privately as He Raises $24 Million for Biden

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By Shane Goldmacher and Glenn Thrush from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/31ft4cH

4.2-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Near Los Angeles

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By Christine Hauser from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/39EGG4O

The Book of Statuses

By Unknown Author from NYT Podcasts https://ift.tt/3hORwYN

Yes, the Coronavirus Is in the Air

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By Linsey C. Marr from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/39Dncxo

Aboard the Diamond Princess, a Case Study in Aerosol Transmission

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By Benedict Carey and James Glanz from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3jUZK3t

Teachers Are Wary of Returning to Class, and Online Instruction Too

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By Dana Goldstein and Eliza Shapiro from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2Eovei6

Lee Teng-hui: Taiwan's 'father of democracy' dies

Lee successfully pushed for more democracy, but took a controversially hard line against China. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/30fW3xm

Trump Might Try to Postpone the Election. That’s Unconstitutional.

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By Steven G. Calabresi from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/39OywHi

Afghanistan: At least 17 killed in Eid car blast

The explosion came on the eve of a ceasefire declared by the Taliban during the festival of Eid. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2XcBm3s

Republicans and White House at Odds Over Kansas Senate Race

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By BY JONATHAN MARTIN AND KATIE GLUECK via NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2PbxtYh

Ellen DeGeneres Apologizes to Staff Members as WarnerMedia Investigates Show

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By BY NICOLE SPERLING via NYT Business https://ift.tt/3jZ6kG4

Picture of the day for July 31, 2020

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A newborn baby girl yawning.. Learn more .

Covid-19: Why Hong Kong's 'third wave' is a warning

Until recently, the city was seen as a poster child in its handling of the pandemic. What went wrong? from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/30bOnfN

What exactly is a 'Karen' and where did the meme come from?

To many the Karen meme - and its male equivalent Ken - sums up a specific type of white privilege. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3gioFf9

The 'real' threat to Russia’s former doping mastermind

The ex-mastermind of Russian sports doping, Grigory Rodchenkov, now only appears in disguise. Matt Majendie explains why. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/314ezIn

Bollywood's 'warts and all' biopic on 'human computer'

Bollywood actress Vidya Balan plays Shakuntala Devi who dazzled the world with her skill with numbers. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3ggIC6b

The middle-css Pakistani students fighting for a homeland dream

Shahdad Mumtaz died for his beliefs. Could a missing student end up waging war on the Pakistani state? from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/312Wk6b

4 Guards Charged in Inmate’s Beating at Alabama Prison

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By BY NEIL VIGDOR via NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/339JIg7

Will Herman Cain’s Death Change Republican Views on the Virus and Masks?

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By BY JEREMY W. PETERS via NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2XeUQVj

Louie Gohmert’s Coronavirus Case Reveals a Dangerous Reality in Congress

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By BY NICHOLAS FANDOS AND CATIE EDMONDSON via NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/39EFAGk

Trump Floats an Election Delay, and Republicans Shoot It Down

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By BY MAGGIE HABERMAN, JONATHAN MARTIN AND REID J. EPSTEIN via NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/30ehQWo

Wikipedia article of the day for July 31, 2020

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The Wikipedia article of the day for July 31, 2020 is Rodrigues rail . The Rodrigues rail (Erythromachus leguati) was a flightless bird endemic to the Mascarene island of Rodrigues, east of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. The rail was described as having grey plumage, a red beak and legs, and a naked red patch around the eye. The bird fed on tortoise eggs. It was described as being attracted to red objects, which humans exploited while hunting it. The Rodrigues rail is believed to have become extinct in the mid-18th century because of predation by introduced cats and destruction of its habitat by tortoise hunters. The bird was first documented from life by two contemporaneous accounts, first by François Leguat, a French Huguenot refugee marooned on Rodrigues in 1691, and then by Julien Tafforet, marooned on the island in 1726. Subfossil remains (pictured) were later discovered and connected with the old accounts in 1874, and the species was named E. leguati in Leguat's honour.

Children May Carry Coronavirus at High Levels, Study Finds

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By Apoorva Mandavilli from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2P7dgmj

Casino Calculation

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By BY DEB AMLEN via NYT Crosswords & Games https://ift.tt/30T4m1e

New world news from Time: Hiroshima Court Recognizes Victims of Radioactive ‘Black Rain’ as Atomic Bomb Survivors

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(TOKYO) — A Japanese court on Wednesday for the first time recognized people exposed to radioactive “black rain” that fell after the 1945 U.S. atomic attack on Hiroshima as atomic bomb survivors, ordering the city and the prefecture to provide the same government medical benefits as given to other survivors. The Hiroshima District Court said all 84 plaintiffs who were outside of a zone previously set by the government as where radioactive rain fell also developed radiation-induced illnesses and should be certified as atomic bomb victims. All of the plaintiffs are older than their late 70s, with some in their 90s. The landmark ruling comes a week before the city marks the 75th anniversary of the U.S. bombing. The U.S. dropped the world’s first atomic bomb on Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945, killing 140,000 people and almost destroying the entire city. The plaintiffs were in areas northwest of the ground zero where radioactive black rain fell hours after the bomb was dropped. T...

New world news from Time: Hong Kong Police Arrest Four Students on Suspicion of Succession Through Online Posts

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(HONG KONG) — Hong Kong police have signaled their intent to enforce a new Chinese national security law strictly, arresting four youths Wednesday on suspicion of inciting secession through social media posts. Three males and one female, aged 16 to 21, were detained, a police official said at an 11 p.m. news conference. All are believed to be students. “Our investigation showed that a group has recently announced on social media that they have set up an organization for Hong Kong independence,” said Li Kwai-wah, senior superintendent of a newly formed unit to enforce the security law. The 1-month-old law has chilled pro-democracy protesting as activists along with academics and others wonder if their activities could be targeted. The central government in Beijing imposed the national security law on the semi-autonomous Chinese territory after city leaders were unable to get one passed locally. The move has raised fears that Hong Kong’s freedoms and local autonomy are be...

Yazidi children still haunted by Islamic State, Amnesty International says

Large numbers of Yazidi were killed by the Islamic State when it overran their homeland in 2014. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/30c8r1w

What's next after flood of US racial equity donations?

The global outpouring of giving following George Floyd's death inundated charities large and small. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3jOwJ9P

Casino Calculation

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By BY DEB AMLEN via NYT Crosswords & Games https://ift.tt/3jUphKg

Report: N.B.A.’s Academies in China Abused Athletes

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By BY SOPAN DEB via NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2Dlc2RL

Quotation of the Day: New Resistance in Remote City Confronts Putin

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By Unknown Author via NYT Today’s Paper https://ift.tt/2XcLHN8

Justice Ginsburg in the Hospital Again

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By BY ADAM LIPTAK via NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/39Iv0Or

Corrections: July 30, 2020

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By Unknown Author via NYT Corrections https://ift.tt/30bq8yn

Ashleigh Barty Will Skip U.S. Open

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By BY CHRISTOPHER CLAREY via NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3jSMNaA

The Tanned Man Has a Green Monster

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By BY CHARLES M. BLOW via NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3168Wts

Picture of the day for July 30, 2020

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A Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) at the Etschlsattel (2,546 metres (8,353 ft)) near Mallnitz, High Tauern National Park, Carinthia, Austria. Learn more .

'Bay of Piglets': A 'bizarre' plot to capture a president

How did exiled Venezuelans and former US Special Forces end up joining what looked from the outset like a suicide mission?  from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/335R2JE

India and China race to build along a disputed frontier

The rival nuclear powers are trying to out-build each other along their disputed Himalayan border. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2P6Jxdp

Nile dam row: Egypt fumes as Ethiopia celebrates

Concerns grow as Nile River nations fail to reach a deal on how to share the vital waters. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3jSP9WL

The sweet smell of success: How Bulgaria took the lead in lavender

Lavender is used for cosmetics, fragrances and even, with the help of bees, to make honey. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/30WPrn2

Ashley Judd Can Sue Harvey Weinstein for Sexual Harassment, Court Rules

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By BY NEIL VIGDOR via NYT Business https://ift.tt/2DfpBCo

One in Three Children Have Unacceptably High Lead Levels, Study Says

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By BY RICK GLADSTONE via NYT World https://ift.tt/2BGK4jb

Lawmakers, United in Their Ire, Lash Out at Big Tech’s Leaders

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By BY CECILIA KANG AND DAVID MCCABE via NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2DfEeFN

As Trump Undercuts Aid Talks, White House Says Extra Jobless Benefits Will Lapse

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By BY EMILY COCHRANE AND JIM TANKERSLEY via NYT Business https://ift.tt/39PSGkh

Atlanta Mourns John Lewis and Ponders Carrying on With ‘Good Trouble’

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By BY RICK ROJAS AND RICHARD FAUSSET via NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3hJlqxu

Wikipedia article of the day for July 30, 2020

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The Wikipedia article of the day for July 30, 2020 is Ceilings of the Natural History Museum, London . The decorated ceilings of the Natural History Museum in South Kensington, London, were designed by the museum's architect Alfred Waterhouse, and were unveiled at the building's opening in 1881. The ceiling of the large Central Hall (pictured) consists of 162 panels, 108 of which depict plants considered significant to the history of the museum, to the British Empire or to the museum's visitors. The remaining 54 are highly stylised decorative botanical paintings. The ceiling of the smaller North Hall consists of 36 panels, 18 of which depict plants growing in the British Isles. Both ceilings make extensive use of gilding for visual effect. Built of lath and plaster to save costs, the ceilings are unusually fragile and require extensive maintenance and restoration. Since 2016 the skeleton of a blue whale has been suspended from the ceiling of the Central Hall.

Something That Is Bid

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By BY DEB AMLEN via NYT Crosswords & Games https://ift.tt/3hLCz9S

Quotation of the Day: Overwhelmed Funeral Homes in South Texas Struggle to Keep Up

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By Unknown Author via NYT Today’s Paper https://ift.tt/3343rxZ