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Matt Shultz, Cage the Elephant Singer, Arrested on Weapons Charges

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Mr. Shultz, 39, was seen pulling a gun out of his pocket in a public restroom at a Manhattan hotel, the authorities said. from The New York Times - Breaking News, US News, World News and Videos https://ift.tt/4Gl0i3R via IFTTT

Bills Score on Opening Kickoff in First Game Since Hamlin’s Collapse

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Emotions ran high as Nyheim Hines returned the kick 96 yards to score in the opening seconds of Buffalo’s game against the New England Patriots. from The New York Times - Breaking News, US News, World News and Videos https://ift.tt/xBezvQR via IFTTT

Extreme winds knock out power in Sacramento as California faces yet another onslaught of storms this week.

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More than 300,000 customers in the region lost electricity on Saturday night. A powerful storm system across the state on Monday could bring more flooding and outages. from The New York Times - Breaking News, US News, World News and Videos https://ift.tt/VLHw6ze via IFTTT

Bills Score on Opening Kickoff in First Game Since Hamlin’s Collapse

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Nyheim Hines returned the kick 96 yards to score in the opening seconds of Buffalo’s game against the New England Patriots. from The New York Times - Breaking News, US News, World News and Videos https://ift.tt/6gnHiXv via IFTTT

A Vibrant Nightlife Scene Booms in South Africa’s Townships

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Clubs in Khayelitsha, the nation’s second largest township, are attracting Black professionals with entertainment that “we love, we want.” from The New York Times - Breaking News, US News, World News and Videos https://ift.tt/n5PTJ6y via IFTTT

Case Closed! Old-School Police and Court Shows Are Big Streaming Hits.

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Prestige shows like “The White Lotus” grab a lot of the headlines and rave reviews. But viewers still like to settle in with the familiar. from The New York Times - Breaking News, US News, World News and Videos https://ift.tt/wCFMhWZ via IFTTT

As China Lifts Pandemic Border Controls, Mixed Feelings at Home and Abroad

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Friends and families are planning reunions; tourists are booking flights. But amid the anticipation, there’s a whiff of anxiety. from The New York Times - Breaking News, US News, World News and Videos https://ift.tt/HNqUiVo via IFTTT

Now Fighting for Ukraine: Volunteers Seeking Revenge Against Russia

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Chechens, Crimean Tatars and people from the former Soviet republics, all with deep historical grievances against Moscow, are eagerly taking up arms for Kyiv. from The New York Times - Breaking News, US News, World News and Videos https://ift.tt/Mhv3uWf via IFTTT

A Lecturer Showed a Painting of the Prophet Muhammad. She Lost Her Job.

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After an outcry over the art history class by Muslim students, Hamline University officials said the incident was Islamophobic. But many scholars say the work is a masterpiece. from The New York Times - Breaking News, US News, World News and Videos https://ift.tt/d2j4MaR via IFTTT

‘I Don’t Get Lost Anymore’: Migrants in New York Struggle, and Settle In

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People who arrived in New York from the border describe the help and hardship they have experienced as the city prepares for more migrants to arrive. from The New York Times - Breaking News, US News, World News and Videos https://ift.tt/mkMrfi4 via IFTTT

In Speaker Fight’s Final Hours, Arm-Twisting, Flaring Tempers and Calls from Trump

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Opening the Post-World Cup Mailbag

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Was Argentina-France the greatest final ever? Or a dull game with a great finish? Readers have their say, and our columnist holds his ground. from The New York Times - Breaking News, US News, World News and Videos https://ift.tt/rOZEpc8 via IFTTT

Damar Hamlin and the Existential Crisis of ‘Monday Night Football’

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Fans are used to seeing gruesome injuries. But there was no media playbook for what happened to Hamlin. from The New York Times - Breaking News, US News, World News and Videos https://ift.tt/WZJEQ9C via IFTTT

Week 18 N.F.L. Playoff Picture Preview: A Team-by-Team Guide

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Some games are much more important than others. from The New York Times - Breaking News, US News, World News and Videos https://ift.tt/Bsy75FS via IFTTT

Arkansas Man Arrested in Theft of 1,500-Year-Old Church Relics

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The man is accused of smashing open the altar of the Subiaco Abbey church with a hammer and stealing the ancient relics inside. from The New York Times - Breaking News, US News, World News and Videos https://ift.tt/YQOFLwz via IFTTT

Getting Rid of Remote Work Will Take More Than a Downturn

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As the economy slows, a handful of prominent C.E.O.s have tried to put an end to remote work. But some economists say that even in a cooler labor market, working from home is likely to remain common. from The New York Times - Breaking News, US News, World News and Videos https://ift.tt/I6rDydc via IFTTT

Benedict’s Burial Leaves Francis Alone, and Unbound

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Liberal supporters of Francis, a pope never shy about exercising power, now anticipate a late-breaking season of change. from The New York Times - Breaking News, US News, World News and Videos https://ift.tt/P1tkuXc via IFTTT

Why McCarthy’s Slog to Speaker Could Mean Dysfunction Ahead in the House

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The top Republican already had to work with a tiny majority and an emboldened right flank. Concessions he made to win his speakership gave the rebels more tools to sow disarray. from The New York Times - Breaking News, US News, World News and Videos https://ift.tt/qUhEzwC via IFTTT

Once Told to Move to the Back of the Bus, Jesse White Became an Illinois Institution

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Mr. White, 88, is retiring as Illinois secretary of state after a career that took him from the pews of Martin Luther King Jr.’s church to statewide office. from The New York Times - Breaking News, US News, World News and Videos https://ift.tt/J2nmcNq via IFTTT

After an Emotional Week, N.F.L. Players Return to the Field

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Kansas City will play against the Raiders on Saturday in Las Vegas in the first N.F.L. game since Damar Hamlin’s collapse on Monday night. The mood is likely to be subdued, at least at first. from The New York Times - Breaking News, US News, World News and Videos https://ift.tt/QZvp3R4 via IFTTT

A New Area of A.I. Booms, Even Amid the Tech Gloom

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An investment frenzy over “generative artificial intelligence” has gripped Silicon Valley, as tools that generate text, images and sounds in response to short prompts seize the imagination. from The New York Times - Breaking News, US News, World News and Videos https://ift.tt/1ue3DJQ via IFTTT

Accused Bike Path Killer Faces First Death Penalty Trial Under Biden

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Though President Biden campaigned against capital punishment, Attorney General Merrick Garland is charting his own course in pursuing the death penalty in the trial of Sayfullo Saipov. from The New York Times - Breaking News, US News, World News and Videos https://ift.tt/p5mJv8G via IFTTT

Hamlin’s Cardiac Arrest Highlights Danger Across Sports

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The collapse of Damar Hamlin of the Buffalo Bills has brought attention to sudden cardiac arrest and the need for the proper medical care and equipment from youth leagues to the professional ranks. from The New York Times - Breaking News, US News, World News and Videos https://ift.tt/8YTSXGK via IFTTT

Republicans Can’t Decide Whether to Woo or Condemn Young Voters

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As Democrats keep winning millennials and Gen Z, Republicans are still debating how to get them back. from The New York Times - Breaking News, US News, World News and Videos https://ift.tt/qzpwraE via IFTTT

Federal Panel Rules South Carolina Congressional District Is Illegal Gerrymander

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A three-judge federal panel unanimously ruled that South Carolina’s redrawn First Congressional District illegally removed 62 percent of the Black voters in Charleston County. from The New York Times - Breaking News, US News, World News and Videos https://ift.tt/BHnyEAk via IFTTT

U.S. employers added 223,000 jobs in December.

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Forecasters estimate that employers added 200,000 jobs in December, a robust number though a bit below the average in recent months. from The New York Times - Breaking News, US News, World News and Videos https://ift.tt/ewJLsdN via IFTTT

Tensions with Virgin Islands Governor Over Epstein Led to Attorney General’s Firing

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Denise George, who led a three-year investigation into the activities of Jeffrey Epstein, was fired recently. from The New York Times - Breaking News, US News, World News and Videos https://ift.tt/JQV4sl1 via IFTTT

At Columbia’s $600 Million Business School, Time to Rethink Capitalism

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On the developing Manhattanville campus, the architecture of Diller Scofidio + Renfro reinforces a social movement in business education to do good as well as make money. from The New York Times - Breaking News, US News, World News and Videos https://ift.tt/5j90xY4 via IFTTT

Márcio Freire, Renowned Brazilian Surfer, Dies in Portugal’s Nazaré

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Mr. Freire began surfing at an early age and starred in a 2016 documentary on the sport. He was 47. from The New York Times - Breaking News, US News, World News and Videos https://ift.tt/oATbtqB via IFTTT

These Engineers Want to Build Conscious Robots. Others Say It’s a Bad Idea.

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The pursuit of robot consciousness may be humankind’s next moonshot. But it comes with a slurry of difficult questions. from The New York Times - Breaking News, US News, World News and Videos https://ift.tt/F3muXfA via IFTTT

Hawaii Volcano Kilauea Erupts Again After Weekslong Pause

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While Kilauea’s lava was contained to a crater, nearby Mauna Loa, the world’s largest active volcano, was not erupting, officials said. from The New York Times - Breaking News, US News, World News and Videos https://ift.tt/DZIc9p2 via IFTTT

U.S. Officials Repatriate a Looted Relic to the Palestinian Authority

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As the object, a carved spoon, was handed back at a ceremony in Bethlehem, officials said it was the first time the United States had repatriated an antiquity to the Palestinian government. from The New York Times - Breaking News, US News, World News and Videos https://ift.tt/sKMXWTV via IFTTT

For the State Department, Now It’s Türkiye, Not Turkey

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The department will use the Turkish-language spelling in “most formal, diplomatic, and bilateral contexts” after a request from the country’s embassy, a spokesman said. from The New York Times - Breaking News, US News, World News and Videos https://ift.tt/Ni5RUuK via IFTTT

In House Speaker Fight, Trump Struggles to Play Kingmaker

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Donald Trump held separate rounds of calls to those opposing Kevin McCarthy as speaker and was surprised when he was met with resistance. from The New York Times - Breaking News, US News, World News and Videos https://ift.tt/Hf6Ne3j via IFTTT

New York Attorney General Sues Founder of Collapsed Crypto Bank

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New York Attorney General Letitia James accused the founder of Celsius Network, Alex Mashinsky, of a scheme to defraud hundreds of thousands of investors. from The New York Times - Breaking News, US News, World News and Videos https://ift.tt/9l1igN8 via IFTTT

They Built the Wall. Now Some in Texas Fear It May Fall Down.

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A scandal-plagued private border fence is essentially orphaned, mostly redundant and, engineers found, at risk of floating away in a flood. from The New York Times - Breaking News, US News, World News and Videos https://ift.tt/FhVURXY via IFTTT

Asian Researchers Face Disparity With Key U.S. Science Funding Source

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White researchers fared best in winning grants from the National Science Foundation, a study says. Asians encounter the highest rate of rejections, challenging an academic stereotype. from The New York Times - Breaking News, US News, World News and Videos https://ift.tt/2zr0SbE via IFTTT

Speaker Fight Reveals a Divided and Disoriented House Majority

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In failing to coalesce around Kevin McCarthy for speaker, Republicans showcased divisions that portend real difficulties in governing. from The New York Times - Breaking News, US News, World News and Videos https://ift.tt/4XIS1gl via IFTTT

Faithful Gather in the Vatican to View Pope Benedict’s Body

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Tens of thousands came to see the pope emeritus, who died on Saturday at age 95, as he lay in state for three days ahead of his funeral on Thursday. from The New York Times - Breaking News, US News, World News and Videos https://ift.tt/NF4fHMw via IFTTT

Live Updates: House Speaker Deadlock Drags Into Second Day

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After Representative Kevin McCarthy, the Republican leader, fell short three times on Tuesday, the House will try again to pick someone to hold the gavel. Donald Trump called on Republicans to line up behind Mr. McCarthy before the next vote. from The New York Times - Breaking News, US News, World News and Videos https://ift.tt/X8Fln0O via IFTTT

Former CNN Digital Chief Named Publisher of Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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Andrew Morse, who was an architect of CNN+, plans to team up with Axios to grow the newspaper’s digital business from The New York Times - Breaking News, US News, World News and Videos https://ift.tt/vuKIEV7 via IFTTT

Fed Official Compares Inflation to Uber Surge Pricing

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Neel Kashkari, the president of the Minneapolis Fed, kicked off 2023 monetary policy debates with a call for better understanding of what causes inflation. from The New York Times - Breaking News, US News, World News and Videos https://ift.tt/Bf7V1wu via IFTTT

Meta’s Ad Practices Ruled Illegal Under E.U. Law

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The decision is one of the most consequential issued under the E.U.’s landmark data-protection law and creates a new business headwind for the social media giant. from The New York Times - Breaking News, US News, World News and Videos https://ift.tt/8cdJPGI via IFTTT

Salesforce to Lay Off 10 Percent of Staff and Cut Office Space

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The software company plans to cut around 8,000 jobs as business slows for tech companies. “We hired too many people leading into this economic downturn,” Salesforce’s chief executive said. from The New York Times - Breaking News, US News, World News and Videos https://ift.tt/10wJlQy via IFTTT

Coinbase Reaches $100 Million Settlement With New York Regulators

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The U.S. crypto exchange will pay a $50 million fine for letting customers open accounts with few background checks and spend $50 million to improve compliance. from The New York Times - Breaking News, US News, World News and Videos https://ift.tt/g72BitV via IFTTT