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Biden Condemned Violence. Why Won’t Trump?

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By BY MICHELLE GOLDBERG from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2QNebcp

Trump Defends Kyle Rittenhouse

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By BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3lE5lfl

A Long History of Language That Incites and Demonizes

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By BY PETER BAKER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/31KRbBp

‘We Germans,’ Alexander Starritt by the Author: An Excerpt

By Unknown Author from NYT Books https://ift.tt/2ENgSIq

Unwitting Progressives for Trump

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By BY BRET STEPHENS from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2QJ2YJY

Facebook Could Block Sharing of News Stories in Australia

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By BY DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI AND MIKE ISAAC from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/32KSNdo

Frustrated by Election Boycott, Venezuela’s Leader Pardons 100 Opponents

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By BY ANATOLY KURMANAEV from NYT World https://ift.tt/3hYVvCR

A Teacher and Congresswoman Confronts School Reopenings

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By BY REID J. EPSTEIN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3jxJ29n

Trump Fans Strife as Unrest Roils the U.S.

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By BY PETER BAKER AND MAGGIE HABERMAN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2YQLyQa

Opening Up Without Control Of COVID-19 Is "Recipe For Disaster", Says WHO

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Countries with significant active spread of coronavirus must prevent amplifying events, as opening up without the virus being under control would be a "recipe for disaster", the World Health... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Emergency Authorisation Of COVID-19 Vaccines Needs Great Care: WHO

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The emergency authorisation of COVID-19 vaccines requires a "great deal of seriousness and reflection", the World Health Organization said on Monday after the United States announced it was... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Ajay Maken Accuses BJP Of Using Probe Agencies For Its Political Benefits

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Congress national general secretary and the party's Rajasthan in-charge Ajay Maken on Monday accused the BJP of using investigative agencies for its own political benefits. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

"Corruption Is Corruption": Punjab Chief Minister Tells Congress MP

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Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Monday rejected Partap Singh Bajwa's contention that there was no comparison between the alleged scholarship scam and the bitumen scam, in which the Congress... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Bombay High Court To Hear Early Tuesday Plea Seeking JEE Postponement

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Just ahead of the JEE Main examination scheduled for Tuesday morning, the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court will take up for urgent hearing a plea filed by a citizen seeking its postponement for... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Immediately Pay Salaries To Civic Body Employees Or Resign: AAP To BJP

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The AAP on Monday asked the BJP to immediately pay salaries to the employees of the municipal corporations or resign, noting that despite having a budget of Rs 18,000 crore, it keeps complaining of... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Delhi To Maintain Status Quo On Prohibited Activities Till September 2

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The Delhi government on Monday decided to maintain status quo on prohibited activities till September 2 in the national capital. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Take Loan To Pay GST Compensation To States: Bhupesh Baghel To Centre

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Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Monday asked the Centre to borrow loan and pay GST compensation due to states. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Trump's Second Term Would See Reform In US's Immigration System: Pence

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US Vice President Mike Pence on Monday said the second term of President Donald Trump would see a reform in the country's broken immigration system, with a focus on the intake of immigrants on the... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Delhi Government's Next Round Of Sero-Survey To Begin From Today

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The next round of monthly sero-prevalence survey in the national capital is slated to begin on Tuesday, with authorities gearing up for the exercise to further analyse the COVID-19 situation in Delhi. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Experts Recommend Opening Of Educational Institutions In Graded Manner

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A group of public health experts has recommended that schools and other educational institutions should be reopened in a graded manner while highlighting that the lockdown should be discontinued as a... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

No ‘ekla cholo', Pranab believed in ‘sabka saath’

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A President who could have been PM

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Wettest Aug in 32 yrs, 27% surplus rainfall in India

India experienced its wettest month of August in 32 years, with 27% higher than normal rainfall across the country as a whole, and as much as 61% above normal rains in central India. The month ended with 327mm of average rainfall in the country, 26.7% above the normal for the month (258mm), driving the overall monsoon rainfall in the season so far to close to the “excess” category at 9.8% above the long period average (LPA). https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Quotation of the Day: As China Flexes, Taiwan Revamps Its Military

By Unknown Author from NYT Today’s Paper https://ift.tt/2EwV5VO

How to Help Someone Who Lost Their Job

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By BY DORIE CHEVLEN from NYT Smarter Living https://ift.tt/2YPiDMn

Think You’re Making Good Climate Choices? Take This Mini-Quiz

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By BY VERONICA PENNEY from NYT Climate https://ift.tt/2YOnXj6

I’m Still Reading Andrew Sullivan. But I Can’t Defend Him.

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By BY BEN SMITH from NYT Business https://ift.tt/31FeH2G

Thousands Arrested For "Virus-Related Crimes" In China

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Nearly 5,800 people suspected of killing health workers, selling defective medical equipment and lying about their travel history have been arrested in China for epidemic-related crimes since January,... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

US Coronavirus Tally Nears 6 Million-Mark

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The United States neared six million coronavirus cases on Sunday, nearly a quarter of the planet's total, as nations around the world battle to contain the raging pandemic. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Redmi 9 to Go on Sale in India Today for the First Time

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Redmi 9 is set to go on sale in India today. The latest Redmi phone that was launched in the country last week will be available for purchase for the first time through Amazon and Mi.com at 12pm... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

UN Praises Qatar For Enacting Key Reforms For Migrant Workers

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The United Nations labour agency on Sunday commended Qatar for abolishing an exploitative employment system that required migrant workers to seek their employer's permission to change jobs. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

US Intel Chief Blames Lawmakers For "Pandemic" Of Leaks

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US intelligence chief John Ratcliffe on Sunday defended his move to end in-person election security briefings to Congress, blaming a "pandemic" of leaks from lawmakers. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Opinion: Dear Congress Letter-Writers, "We Are Family" - by Salman Khurshid

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The recent developments in the Congress party, are, by all indications, more than a storm in a tea cup. This is so because despite the thousands of tea cups consumed by the authors of the leaked... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Moto G9 to Go on First Sale in India Today

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Moto G9 will be available for purchase through its first sale in India today at 12pm (noon) through Flipkart. The new Motorola smartphone debuted in the country last week. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Coronavirus Live Updates: COVID-19 Cases In India Cross 35.42-Lakh Mark

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Coronavirus India Live Updates: A record surge of 78,761 fresh coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours took India's Covid tally to 35,42,733, the Union Health Ministry said on Sunday morning. This is... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Trump Presses Law And Order Message As Protest Turns Deadly

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A man was shot dead in the US city of Portland, police said Sunday, the latest violence to upend anti-racism protests as President Donald Trump presses an election message characterizing his... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

UP Woman Dies While Giving Birth, Family Alleges Negligence By Hospital

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A woman died during childbirth along with her just born child at a hospital in Meerut allegedly due to negligence of the hospital staff, police Circle Officer (CO) Anil Kumar Rai said on Sunday. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

BJP Distributes Phones To Maharashtra Tribal Children For Online Classes

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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) unit of Maharashtra on Sunday distributed smartphones to tribal children in Kambacha Pada of Mumbai as they were unable to attend online classrooms during the COVID-19... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Portion Of Bridge Collapses In Nagpur's Ramtek Following Heavy Rainfall

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Heavy rains in the catchment area of rivers in Madhya Pradesh, led to a rise in water levels in several rivers in Maharashtra due to which portion of a bridge collapsed in the Nagpur district on... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Eminent Cardiologist Dr S Padmavati Dies Of COVID-19 At 103

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Noted cardiologist Dr S Padmavati has died at 103 due to COVID-19, the National Heart Institute said on Sunday. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Hit by Covid-19, Nashik currency press stops ops

The Currency Note Press (CNP) and India Security Press (ISP) in Nashik will suspend operations for four days from Monday as 40 workers from both facilities have tested positive for Covid-19 in the past two weeks. The CNP prints around 17 million currency notes of various denominations while the ISP prints revenue stamps, stamp papers, passports and visas. The CNP has 2,300 permanent employees and the ISP 1,700. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Portland Shooting Amplifies Tensions in Presidential Race

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By BY MIKE BAKER, THOMAS KAPLAN AND SHANE GOLDMACHER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/32EEtTN

Trump, Vicar of Fear and Violence

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By BY CHARLES M. BLOW from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3bbyA4D

Jon Rahm Sinks a Big Putt to Win Playoff at the BMW Championship

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By BY ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/31Iok0E

Stories of 2020: Five Lives Caught in a Year of Upheaval and Pain

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By BY PETER BAKER, JOHN BRANCH, JOHN ELIGON, REID J. EPSTEIN, DAN LEVIN AND MARC STEIN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3gJPdVW

Covid hits 87k medics: IMA asks PM for better care

The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has written to PM Modi drawing his attention to over 87,000 healthcare workers who have got infected with Covid-19 and another 573 who have lost their lives and called for more care for their welfare. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Blog: Is Congress ready to introspect?

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Quotation of the Day: District by District, a Plan for In-Person Schooling Falls Apart

By Unknown Author from NYT Today’s Paper https://ift.tt/3jsh0fv

Virus Update

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By Unknown Author from NYT Briefing https://ift.tt/2QyXyRX

Amid Tennis’s Swirling Storms, a Stubborn Djokovic Claims a Title

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By BY CHRISTOPHER CLAREY from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3jvpHWv

4-Feet-Long Cobra Rescued From Metro Station In Delhi

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A four-feet-long cobra was spotted by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) workers near a gate of Saket Metro Depot on Friday. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

China To Step Up Efforts To Fight "Splittism" In Tibet, Says Xi Jinping

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China must build an "impregnable fortress" to maintain stability in Tibet, protect national unity and educate the masses in the struggle against "splittism", President Xi Jinping told senior leaders,... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

33 US States Reject Trump Administration's Covid Testing Guidelines: Report

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A majority of U.S. states have rejected new Trump administration COVID-19 testing guidance in an extraordinary rebuke of the nation's top agency for disease prevention, according to officials at state... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

World's Largest Wetland, Brazil's Pantanal, Burns From Above And Below

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The world's largest wetland is ablaze, but the fire is often invisible. In Brazil's Pantanal, the vegetation compacted under the marshy flood water during the wet season dries out as ponds and lagoons... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Trump Visits Areas Hit By Hurricane Laura

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President Donald Trump on Saturday toured areas hit by Hurricane Laura in Louisiana and in Texas receiving briefings on emergency operations and relief efforts. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

COVID-19 +ve Congress MLA Attended Punjab Assembly Session: Akali Dal

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The Shiromani Akali Dal on Saturday alleged that Congress MLA Kulbir Singh Zira put the lives of other legislators at risk by attending the Assembly session despite being coronavirus positive. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J