By BY ALAN RAPPEPORT from NYT An internal dispute at the Treasury Department shows the challenge of tracking trillions of dollars of economic relief money.U.S. https://ift.tt/3xH1ILY
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Pandemic Inspector General Warns of Oversight Breakdown
By BY ALAN RAPPEPORT from NYT An internal dispute at the Treasury Department shows the challenge of tracking trillions of dollars of economic relief money.U.S. https://ift.tt/3xH1ILY
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What to Know About the 147th Kentucky Derby
By BY MELISSA HOPPERT AND JOE DRAPE from NYT The post time for the race is 6:57 p.m. Eastern time on Saturday.Sports https://ift.tt/2S9tP5U
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Tom Brady Charted a New Path. Aaron Rodgers Struggles to Do the Same.
By BY BEN SHPIGEL from NYT When Super Bowl-winning quarterbacks like Brady, Rodgers and Russell Wilson grow frustrated with their teams, the nature of N.F.L. contracts makes it hard to scramble away. Brady ultimately succeeded by running out the clock.Sports https://ift.tt/3eOcxmH
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Judge and Cole Dominate as Yankees Crush Tigers
By BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Judge’s two homers held lead a blowout. The Mets, meanwhile, had tempers flare in a loss to Philadelphia.Sports https://ift.tt/3xBuzkH
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A troubled vaccine manufacturer, Emergent BioSolutions, announces a shake-up while projecting record revenues.
Biden will meet with South Korea’s president on May 21.
By BY MADELEINE NGO from NYT President Moon Jae-in of South Korea has urged President Biden to kick-start negotiations with North Korea, calling denuclearization a “matter of survival” for South Korea.U.S. https://ift.tt/3vt0xO6
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Corrections: April 30, 2021
By Unknown Author from NYT Corrections that appeared in print on Friday, April 30, 2021.Corrections https://ift.tt/3vujvnt
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Quotation of the Day: Hauling Loads, With Pets at Their Side
By Unknown Author from NYT Quotation of the Day for Friday, April 30, 2021.Today’s Paper https://ift.tt/3xAHx2c
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América Latina tras un año de pérdidas por la COVID-19
By BY JULIE TURKEWITZ AND MITRA TAJ from NYT La crisis en la región ha empeorado de manera alarmante y podría poner en riesgo el progreso de vacunación logrado más allá de sus fronteras.en Español https://ift.tt/3t61YjK
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Florida Republicans Pass Voting Limits in Broad Elections Bill
By BY PATRICIA MAZZEI AND NICK CORASANITI from NYT The bill, which Gov. Ron DeSantis is expected to sign, is the latest Republican effort to restrict voting after the 2020 election. It will make Florida the first major swing state won by Donald Trump to pass such a law.U.S. https://ift.tt/3u9s5aU
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Shake-Up at Covid Vaccine Manufacturer That Tossed Millions of Doses
By BY SHERYL GAY STOLBERG AND CHRIS HAMBY from NYT Emergent BioSolutions’ C.E.O. announced several executive changes but vigorously defended the company, which is on track for record revenues.U.S. https://ift.tt/3vvCWfL
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Film Club: ‘Sensations of Sound’
By BY THE LEARNING NETWORK from NYT At age 20, Rachel Kolb received cochlear implants that gave her partial hearing. In virtual reality, experience how music felt for her, before and after. Then consider: What does music feel like to you?The Learning Network https://ift.tt/3vuRgVH
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Pence, in his first speech since leaving office, speaks fondly of Trump.
By BY ANNIE KARNI from NYT The former vice president credited the Trump administration with “four years of consequence, four years of results and four years of promises made and promises kept.”U.S. https://ift.tt/3xAHtiQ
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The Jets Try to Find a Quarterback … Again
By Unknown Author from NYT Zach Wilson is the Jets’ latest attempt to solve a decades-long quarterback quandary: They’re still trying to replace Joe Namath.Sports https://ift.tt/3u66eRT
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“And we won’t ignore what our own intelligence agencies have determined — the most lethal terrorist threat to the homeland today: white supremacy terrorism.”
“In the 1990s, we passed universal background checks and a ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines that hold 100 rounds that can be fired in seconds. We beat the N.R.A. Mass shootings and gun violence declined. But in the early 2000s, that law expired and we’ve seen the daily bloodshed since.”
Pet Peeves
By BY DEB AMLEN from NYT “Queen’s first radio hit.”Crosswords & Games https://ift.tt/2QxtCcA
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简报：印度疫情惨象谁之过；美国审查北京是否遵守贸易协议
By BY EMILY CHAN AND SAMMI ZHENG from NYT 拜登上任百日，首次赴国会发表正式讲话；三星继承人将支付12万亿韩元遗产税；东京奥运会更新疫情期间行动指南；英国调查首相约翰逊是否利用政治捐款翻新官邸……这里是今日要闻。World https://ift.tt/3xwqq1o
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“We’re also providing rental assistance — you all know this but the American people, I want to make sure they understand — keeping people from being evicted from their homes.”
By BY LINDA QIU from NYT Congress has appropriated $46 billion since December to help renters and landlords, but relatively little of it has reached them yet.U.S. https://ift.tt/3u8fZPC
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“Just before Covid, we had the most inclusive economy in my lifetime. The lowest unemployment ever recorded for African Americans, Hispanics, and Asian-Americans. The lowest for women in nearly 70 years. Wages were growing faster for the bottom 25% than the top 25%.
“In the process, while this was all going on, the economy created more than 1,300,000 new jobs in 100 days. More new jobs in the first 100 days than any president on record.”
An Alameda Police Officer Used His Knee to Pin Down Mario Gonzalez
By BY SHAWN HUBLER AND EVAN HILL from NYT An analysis of body camera footage shows that one officer appeared to keep his knee on the upper right side of Mr. Gonzalez’s back for 2 minutes 50 seconds.U.S. https://ift.tt/3xxI1pG
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‘We’re also providing rental assistance to keep people from being evicted from their homes.’
By BY LINDA QIU from NYT Congress has appropriated $46 billion since December to help renters and landlords, but relatively little of it has reached them yet.U.S. https://ift.tt/3aOtsEj
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“The climate crisis is not our fight alone, either. It’s a global fight. The United States accounts for less than 15% of carbon emissions. The rest of the world accounts for 85%”
Harris and Pelosi make history standing behind a president during a formal address to Congress.
By BY ALISHA HARIDASANI GUPTA from NYT President Biden is delivering his speech while standing in front of two women — Vice President Kamala Harris and Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California.U.S. https://ift.tt/3eDsE6p
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Burning of Police Station After George Floyd’s Death Draws 4-Year Sentence
By BY AZI PAYBARAH from NYT A 23-year-old Brainerd, Minn., man was also ordered to pay $12 million for his role in the fire in Minneapolis, U.S. prosecutors said.U.S. https://ift.tt/3vxkeEB
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Man Caught Smuggling 35 Songbirds Into J.F.K. Airport, Authorities Say
By BY NEIL VIGDOR from NYT Kevin Andre McKenzie of Guyana concealed finches inside hair curlers in his clothing, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said.New York https://ift.tt/3t29pZw
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Analysis: Biden is betting the pandemic has reset voters’ views of how much federal spending is too much.
Watch President Biden’s address to a joint session of Congress with real-time analysis and fact checks at 9 P.M. EST.
Paul Kellogg, New York City Opera Impresario, Dies at 84
By BY ANTHONY TOMMASINI from NYT He had no opera experience when he was chosen to run the Glimmerglass Opera in upstate New York; 17 years later, he took on City Opera during a difficult period.Arts https://ift.tt/2QIAljE
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Biden Seeks Shift in How the Nation Serves Its People
By BY PETER BAKER from NYT The president’s costly proposals amount to a risky gamble that a country polarized along ideological and cultural lines is ready for a more activist government.U.S. https://ift.tt/2PCGFcc
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3 Indicted on Federal Hate Crime Charges in Ahmaud Arbery Shooting
By BY KATIE BENNER AND WILL WRIGHT from NYT The Justice Department’s announcement of the charges was the latest in a string of moves to make civil rights protections a priority.U.S. https://ift.tt/3u3WTd8
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Amazon to raise pay for 500,000 workers.
By BY KAREN WEISE from NYT They will receive 50 cents to $3 more an hour, the company said.Technology https://ift.tt/3aMUQ5z
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Biden, Calling for Big Government, Bets on a Nation Tested by Crisis
By BY JIM TANKERSLEY from NYT The president’s speech laying out trillions of dollars in new economic proposals plays to voters’ warm feelings toward federal aid in the coronavirus pandemic.Business https://ift.tt/3dYMABu
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Ron DeSantis Does Disease
By BY GAIL COLLINS from NYT Face it, Florida runs the universe.Opinion https://ift.tt/3gJXTzh
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Did the 2020 Census Undercount the Hispanic Population?
By BY REID J. EPSTEIN AND JENNIFER MEDINA from NYT Officials from both parties say the census numbers released this week raise questions about the totals, with Democrats contending that the Hispanic population was undercounted.U.S. https://ift.tt/3nupLZH
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