Northern Irish chef Clare Smyth is the first British female to be awarded three Michelin stars.
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Impostor syndrome: 'I feel like I don't deserve my success'
An influencer and a corporate professional from India share their experiences of impostor syndrome.
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Life in a Day: Kevin Macdonald says film 'reinforces everyone's similarities'
Kevin Macdonald's documentary features personal videos from across the world - all shot on the same day.
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Music festivals and Covid: Could some events still go ahead this year?
Glastonbury is already cancelled, but MPs are working on how to support the music festival industry.
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Home working increases cyber-security fears
IT experts say that with people working from home the risk of hacking has increased.
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Romania's young history fans battle to save imperial spa resort
Volunteers try to breathe new life into a Romanian resort once a playground for European elites.
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Saudi human rights under new spotlight in Biden era
After free reign under President Trump, will the kingdom now be held more to account?
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'I worked on the vaccine my dad was given'
Radio 1 Newsbeat speaks to three young people involved in the vaccine rollout.
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Accountants warned over fraud expectations
Should auditors be expected to spot companies, such as BHS and Wirecard - at risk of collapse through fraud?
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Survey Says: Never Tweet
By BY BEN SMITH from NYT Business
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The tensions in newsrooms over reporters’ social media presence are not just about politics.
Review: Seeking a Date but Finding Hypocrisy in ‘Hi, Are You Single?’
By BY JESSE GREEN from NYT Theater
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All Ryan J. Haddad wants is a boyfriend. But his pride — or is it his prospects’ prejudice? — keeps getting in the way.
Rochester Police Pepper-Sprayed 9-Year-Old Girl, Footage Shows
By BY NICOLE HONG from NYT New York
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The incident brought renewed scrutiny to a department whose officers had placed a hood on Daniel Prude, a Black man, before he died from suffocation.
Trump Names Two Members of Impeachment Defense Team
By BY MAGGIE HABERMAN AND WILLIAM K. RASHBAUM from NYT U.S.
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The announcement came a day after he parted ways with five lawyers, and with his trial looming next week.
Andrew Brooks, who developed a coronavirus spit test, has died at 51.
By BY CLAY RISEN from NYT World
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Myanmar’s Leader, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Is Detained Amid Coup Fears
By BY HANNAH BEECH from NYT World
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The action came after mounting indications of an impending coup in the Southeast Asian nation.
Covid vaccine offered to all care homes in England
PM hails "milestone" in the race to vaccinate the most vulnerable, after a record day for UK jabs.
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The school teachers helping struggling families in Covid lockdown
A school in the Wirral is helping families struggling to get by during the national lockdown.
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Brexit: How much disruption has there been so far?
It has been a month since the rules changed in the UK's relationship with the EU.
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Melvin Capital, Squeezed by Its Bets Against GameStop, Lost 53 Percent in January
By BY MATTHEW GOLDSTEIN AND KATE KELLY from NYT Business
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A principal reason for the hit to Melvin Capital’s monthly performance were the massive losses the firm suffered when small investors bid up the stock of GameStop.
Effort to Include $15 Minimum Wage in Relief Bill Poses Test for Democrats
By BY EMILY COCHRANE from NYT U.S.
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The measure will test their willingness and ability to use procedural maneuvers to shepherd big policy goals past entrenched Republican opposition in an evenly divided Senate.
Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi 'detained by military', NLD party says
It comes amid tensions between the civilian government and the military, stoking fears of a coup.
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The Papers: 'Vaccine victory', and Captain Tom in hospital
Monday's front pages feature a "crucial milestone" being hit in care homes as the UK sees a record high of jabs.
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Hong Kong residents now eligible for special UK visa
From Sunday, those eligible can apply for a special UK visa using a smartphone app.
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Federal officials pause plan to vaccinate Guantánamo detainees.
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Protesters disrupt motorists from entering Dodger Stadium vaccination site.
By BY ALLYSON WALLER from NYT World
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The closure lasted for about an hour before the entrance reopened, while vaccinations continued inside the stadium.
Covid: Pandemic 'has highlighted archaic wedding laws'
Proposed changes to the law could allow people to marry in gardens and homes in Wales and England.
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Post-Brexit taxes for steel 'very damaging', says Kinnock
Stephen Kinnock MP says the UK's steel industry needs state aid and new export quotas with the EU.
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Central African Republic's capital in 'apocalyptic situation' as rebels close in
A former prime minister says there is daily fighting as rebel forces encircle Bangui.
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UK Covid deaths: Why the 100,000 toll is so bad
As the number of people who died reaches six figures, the factors that led to this terrible total.
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Sundance Diary, Part 3: Documentaries That Don’t Despair
By BY A.O. SCOTT from NYT Movies
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Given a choice between fiction and reality, the festival’s fact-based films provide a surprising sense of escapism.
Pentagon Halts Plan to Vaccinate the 40 Prisoners at Guantánamo Bay
By BY CAROL ROSENBERG from NYT U.S.
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The decision to vaccinate the prisoners ignited criticism over whether the government was prioritizing terrorism suspects over American citizens.
'I was scammed out of £17,000 on Instagram'
Since the pandemic hit the UK, reports of investment scams targeting Instagram users have risen 50%.
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Lebanon ambulance driver: 'Hospitals can't take our Covid patients'
Lebanon's hospitals are turning away patients as the country buckles under Covid and economic collapse.
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Coronavirus: 'Life will never be the same, for me it's better'
Kellie Larkin has cerebral palsy, is quadriplegic, non-verbal and communicates through a computer.
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Your pictures on the theme of 'winter scenes'
A selection of pictures from our readers on the theme of "winter scenes".
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Could a vaccine get rid of malaria for good?
Seventeen-year-old Victoline explores progress to tackle the disease in her home country, Kenya.
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UK's first Covid evacuees: 'I wish I'd stayed in Wuhan and missed flight'
Twelve months ago, 83 Britons fled Wuhan, the Covid-19 epicentre, but some wish they had never left.
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100,000 Covid deaths: ‘I cursed the sterile white room where Ann died’
Already 100,000 people in the UK have died with Covid. This is the story of one of them.
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Budget 2021: What is it and when will it happen?
The Budget - when is it, what does it do and what should we expect to hear from the chancellor?
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Japan whale hunting: 'By-catch' rule highlighted after minke death
The death of a whale which got trapped in a net off Japan has once again exposed the hunting divide.
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'When my name was butchered at school it made me feel different'
Yewande Biala has spoken about how mispronunciations of her name affect her, and other women agree.
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Coronavirus: How the UK dealt with its first Covid case
A year ago, the UK was yet to record a Covid case. Then a family rang NHS 111 from a hotel in York.
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Joseph Sonnabend, Early Force in Fight Against AIDS, Dies at 88
By BY KATHARINE Q. SEELYE from NYT Science
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At the epicenter of the epidemic in New York City, he was a pioneer researcher who, as a clinician, also made house calls.
Part of Highway 1 in California Falls Into the Ocean
By BY BRYAN PIETSCH from NYT U.S.
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A section of the scenic road near Big Sur collapsed after heavy rains.
The Papers: EU 'vaccine blunder', and sport betting logo 'ban'
Fallout from the EU's U-turn on vaccine export controls features prominently on Sunday's front pages.
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Health Providers Worldwide Welcome Biden Reversal of Anti-Abortion Rule
By BY BHADRA SHARMA, RUTH MACLEAN, OSCAR LOPEZ AND RICK GLADSTONE from NYT World
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By restoring funding cut off by his predecessor, President Biden ended four years of what abortion rights advocates called a concerted assault on women’s reproductive health in the developing world.
Biden intelligence briefings to be led by veteran C.I.A. officer, who previously briefed George W. Bush.
By BY JULIAN E. BARNES AND ADAM GOLDMAN from NYT U.S.
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Robert Cohan, 95, Dies; Exported Contemporary Dance to Britain
By BY ROSLYN SULCAS from NYT Arts
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A New York-born protégé of Martha Graham, he and a rich patron revolutionized dance in the U.K. with a cutting-edge new form.
G.O.P. Quiet as Pressure Mounts to Address Lawmaker’s Conspiracy Claims
By BY CATIE EDMONDSON from NYT U.S.
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In a newly unearthed video from 2018, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene suggested that 9/11 was a hoax, President Barack Obama was a Muslim and the Clintons were guilty of murder.
Covid vaccines: Those that work - and the others to come
As two new jabs prove effective, where do we stand with vaccines and the fight back against Covid?
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Australian Open to allow up to 30,000 fans to attend per day
Up to 30,000 fans a day will be allowed to attend the Australian Open, Victoria's minister for sport has announced.
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Push to ensure pupils are 'politically literate'
A new parliamentary group wants to help young people engage with politics by improving civics education.
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Working from bed: 'I don't even have to get dressed'
A lot of us are tempted to spend January in bed but some people have turned it into their office.
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Share Your Memories of Someone You Lost to Covid-19
By BY THE NEW YORK TIMES from NYT U.S.
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We want to hear from those who have lost a teacher, a brother, a bandmate or any of the other more than 430,000 Americans who have died in the pandemic.
A West Virginia newspaper company is suing Google and Facebook over online ads.
By BY MARC TRACY from NYT Business
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“There is no longer a competitive market in which newspapers can fairly compete for online advertising revenue,” the paper said in the suit.
Biden Visits Walter Reed, the Hospital That Treated Both Him and His Son
By BY MICHAEL D. SHEAR from NYT U.S.
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“I’ve spent a lot of time at Walter Reed,” Mr. Biden said as he left the White House for the visit on Friday. “They’re great Americans. They’re great people.”
A ‘Race’ to Vaccinate, After South Africa Variant Is Detected in South Carolina
By BY CHRIS DIXON AND SARAH MERVOSH from NYT U.S.
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The mutation raised the stakes for South Carolina, which is reporting the second-highest rate of new infections in the nation. It is believed to be less receptive to vaccines.
Why Did the N.Y.P.D. Solve Fewer Crimes Last Year?
By BY MARA GAY from NYT Opinion
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A confluence of factors means that too many murderers are walking free.
Violence in Afghanistan May Delay U.S. Troop Withdrawal
By BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT U.S.
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The Pentagon raised doubts on Thursday that the U.S. military would withdraw from Afghanistan by May 1 — the deadline set in a February 2020 agreement with the Taliban — after accusing the Taliban of failing to uphold its commitments under the deal.
It’s Been 10 Months, and I Still Don’t Know When to Replace My Mask!
By BY CHARLIE WARZEL AND ZEYNEP TUFEKCI from NYT Opinion
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Practical pandemic guidance is still a huge problem.
For Dreamers, Action Will Speak Louder Than Words
By BY KORINA IRIBE from NYT Opinion
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President Biden has a bold immigration plan. But will he convince lawmakers to make it work?
G.M. Announcement Shakes Up U.S. Automakers’ Transition to Electric Cars
By BY NEAL E. BOUDETTE AND CORAL DAVENPORT from NYT Business
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Every carmaker is trying to figure out how to make the leap before governments force it and Tesla and other start-ups lure away drivers.
Behind the Stock Market’s Wild Ride This Week
By BY KARL RUSSELL from NYT Business
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Here’s what happened when investors using apps like Robinhood began wagering on a pool of unremarkable stocks.
Tet Is Full of Traditions, but You Can Have It Your Way
By BY ANDREA NGUYEN from NYT Food
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Plenty of rule-bending and innovation have been brought to Vietnamese Lunar New Year feasts as the diaspora has grown.
Black Lives Matter foundation wins Swedish human rights prize
Organisers of the Olof Palme prize praise the group for promoting "peaceful civil disobedience".
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Poland abortion ban: Thousands protest for third day
Thousands march through the streets of Warsaw, chanting "freedom, equality, abortion on demand".
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The Papers: 'EU vaccine war explodes', and Oxford jab 'attack'
The EU's attempt to add controls on the export of jabs to the UK dominates the front pages.
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GameStop: Who is winning the market battle?
Novice investors are trying to beat Wall Street professionals at their own game.
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N.Y.P.D. Officer Solicited Sexual Photos From 46 Minors, U.S. Says
By BY JONAH ENGEL BROMWICH from NYT New York
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Federal prosecutors said Officer Carmine Simpson posed as a 17-year-old online and coaxed dozens of teenagers to send him sexual videos and photos.
Pentagon Begins Independent Inquiry Into Special Ops and War Crimes
By BY DAVE PHILIPPS from NYT U.S.
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The Defense Department inspector general will examine whether elite U.S. commando forces are doing enough to comply with the laws of armed conflict and hold violators accountable.
Trading Curbs Reverse GameStop Rally, Angering Upstart Traders
By BY KATE KELLY, MATT PHILLIPS AND GILLIAN FRIEDMAN from NYT Business
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Small investors accused one trading platform of being “dishonest” and “pandering to the elite” as new restrictions on some stock trades spurred a calmer day in the markets.
Vidas descarriladas
By BY ANITA ISAACS AND ANNE PRESTON from NYT en Español
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En la última década, más de un millón de inmigrantes indocumentados han sido enviados a México. La mayorÃa de ellos vivió en Estados Unidos casi toda su vida.
Cicely Tyson, an Actress Who Shattered Stereotypes, Dies at 96
By BY ROBERT D. MCFADDEN from NYT Obituaries
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In a remarkable career of many decades, she refused to take parts that demeaned Black people and won a Tony, Emmys and an honorary Oscar.
Covid-hit pupils 'should be allowed to repeat a year'
Education think-tank says pupils should have the right to repeat the school year after Covid disruption.
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Vaccination volunteers to be given Covid jab
NHS volunteers will now be given the vaccine because they are considered frontline health workers.
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Mother and baby homes: Eamon Martin supports public inquiry
Archbishop of Armagh, Eamon Martin, also agrees that victims should be entitled to compensation.
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Klarna: 'I got a £30 bill - but I've never used it'
There are concerns that fraudsters are signing up for buy now, pay later services in others' names.
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How Mayor de Blasio Plans to Lead the City Out of the Pandemic
By BY EMMA G. FITZSIMMONS from NYT New York
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The mayor announced an ambitious plan to help New York City recover, including vaccinating five million residents by June.
A Washington hospital system apologizes after offering vaccines to wealthy donors.
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New York Times Reporter Is Accused of Using Racial Slur With Student Group
By BY MARC TRACY from NYT Business
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Remarks in 2019 by Donald G. McNeil Jr., a science correspondent, during an educational trip led to complaints from students and parents. The Times has offered an apology.
The G.O.P. Is in a Doom Loop of Bizarro
By BY PAUL KRUGMAN from NYT Opinion
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But will it doom the rest of us, too?
Children Need to Be Back in School Tomorrow
By BY DAVID BROOKS from NYT Opinion
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Teacher resistance is a disaster for the most vulnerable.
Joe Biden, the Irishman
By BY MAEVE HIGGINS from NYT Opinion
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The president’s heritage is important to him. But how deep does it go?
Biden Moves to Expand Health Coverage in Pandemic Economy
By BY SHERYL GAY STOLBERG AND ABBY GOODNOUGH from NYT U.S.
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President Biden ordered the reopening of Affordable Care Act exchanges and moved to restore coverage mandates and Medicaid plans undermined by his predecessor.
Pentagon May Send Troops to Assist With Vaccines, Enlarging Federal Role
By BY JENNIFER STEINHAUER from NYT U.S.
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The move would be the first significant sign that the Biden administration is taking more control of a vaccine distribution effort that states are struggling to manage.
Yankees’ Off-Season Yields a Few Gambles, and One Sure Thing
By BY TYLER KEPNER from NYT Sports
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D.J. LeMahieu is back for six more years of steady hitting, but his team is rolling the dice with a boom-or-bust starting rotation.
Eleanor Torrey West, Preserver of Her Inherited Island, Dies at 108
By BY VERONICA PENNEY from NYT Obituaries
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Off Georgia’s coast, the lush 26,000-acre Ossabaw Island had been in her family since 1924. She dedicated her life to keeping it out of the hands of developers.
California moves to help tenants hit by the pandemic pay their back rent.
By BY CONOR DOUGHERTY from NYT Business
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Reeling Texans Set to Hire David Culley as Head Coach
By BY GILLIAN R. BRASSIL from NYT Sports
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Culley, who is Black, is one of only two nonwhite N.F.L. head coaches hired in this cycle. His task: leading a Houston franchise that has alienated its star players.
American Airlines subsidiary grounds fleet for inspections.
By BY NIRAJ CHOKSHI from NYT Business
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The Papers: 'Union vacc' and EU jab rollout nearing 'crisis'
The front pages report on trial results from a new Covid vaccine and supply shortages in Europe.
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C.D.C. study in rural Wisconsin shows little in-school transmission.
By BY KATE TAYLOR from NYT World
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San Francisco Scraps 44 School Names, Citing Reckoning With Racism
By BY BRYAN PIETSCH from NYT U.S.
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The school board said the move would shed homages to figures including Abraham Lincoln, George Washington and Dianne Feinstein. But critics — including the mayor — said the matter was ill-timed amid the pandemic.
