WORLD NEWS ALERT

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Ahmaud Arbery: Hate crime plea deal rejected by US judge in murder case

The deal would have allowed two of Ahmaud Arbery's killers to serve in "preferred" federal prisons from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/da7TH1gUK

Fed Officials Make It Clear: This Time Is Different

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Lunar New Year 2022: Millions start celebrating

This year marks the change from the year of the Ox to the year of the Tiger. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/vKlH5i8Aw

Report on Downing Street Parties Deepens Crisis for Boris Johnson

By BY MARK LANDLER AND STEPHEN CASTLE from NYT World https://ift.tt/i31qA8dbH

Cincinnati is going to the Super Bowl after clamping down on Kansas City.

By BY ALANIS THAMES from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/zIm1LFNr9

Oddsmakers are giving the Rams a slight edge, despite history.

By BY EMMANUEL MORGAN from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/lR9b5Mpqy

Checkout Lines

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Trent Williams’s absence would be big if he cannot play.

By BY EMMANUEL MORGAN from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/J5VLvEhs9

The 49ers defense is less glitzy, but has gotten the job done.

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Spotify: Streaming giant announces plans to clamp down on Covid misinformation

The streaming giant says it will add warnings to all podcasts discussing Covid-19 on its platform. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/JvqKRpDB7

Canada Beats U.S., Cementing a Soccer Power Shift

By BY JAMES WAGNER from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/CEu6NZ4es

Boston streets become a temporary playground.

By BY MATT BERG from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/JEli45DcC

For those with underlying conditions, an Omicron infection can be anything but mild.

By BY REED ABELSON AND CHRISTINA JEWETT from NYT World https://ift.tt/iCA9JczMG

Phyllis Oakley, Female Pioneer at the State Department, Dies at 87

By BY KATHARINE Q. SEELYE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/7sO9P5IoE

Powerful Winter Storm Brings Whipping Winds and Heavy Snow to the Northeast

By BY JESSE MCKINLEY from NYT New York https://ift.tt/PjNSLMyua

Watch Your Step!

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Bundled up, Mainers broke out their cross-country skis.

By BY WILLIAM P. DAVIS from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/WofugUC3t

Flooding on Nantucket, and High Winds Along the Massachusetts Coast.

By BY PATRICK CASSIDY AND ELLEN BARRY from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/DEAYQl5sm

Two Long Island nurses made more than $1.5 million in a fake vaccine card scheme, prosecutors say.

By BY AMANDA HOLPUCH from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/PDkBoIx2w

Ukraine, Inflation, N.F.L. Playoffs: Your Friday Evening Briefing

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Coronavirus Briefing: Traveling After Omicron

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The Critics Company: Nigerian teenagers who became sci-fi sensations

The group of friends from Kaduna borrowed smartphones from family members and made tripods out of wood. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3AKevz8

Forecasts show New York may get less than 2 inches of snow, or more than a foot. See the odds near you.

By BY JOSH KATZ, MARGOT SANGER-KATZ AND AATISH BHATIA from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/33V0DGj

Chris Brown accused of drugging and raping woman on yacht

The singer is being sued for $20m over the alleged assault in Miami in 2020. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3g3zl2L

New York and New Jersey declare states of emergency as ‘dangerous’ storm looms.

By BY CHRISTOPHER MELE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/35CI0HH

Are New Voting Bill Talks for Real or for Show?

By BY CARL HULSE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3H8Qiot

New Justice Will Have Little Power to Thwart Supreme Court’s Rightward Lurch

By BY ADAM LIPTAK from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3r4zQ2X

John Kerry, U.S. Climate Envoy, Tells Top Polluters ‘We Must All Move Faster’

By BY LISA FRIEDMAN from NYT Climate https://ift.tt/3r5jy9P

Two former Deutsche Bank traders win their appeal in a Libor manipulation case.

By BY MATTHEW GOLDSTEIN from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3G7FYeU

Stephen Breyer, G.D.P., Australian Open: Your Thursday Evening Briefing

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Coronavirus Briefing: The Last Bad Variant?

By BY JONATHAN WOLFE from NYT Briefing https://ift.tt/3G1IiEt

‘From Worst to Best’: Gleaming New La Guardia Terminal Opens

By BY PATRICK MCGEEHAN from NYT New York https://ift.tt/3IKt9sY

Biden Gets to Name a New Supreme Court Justice

By BY LEAH ASKARINAM AND BLAKE HOUNSHELL from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3IFOqUn

Democrats Renew Push to Pass Industrial Policy Bill to Counter China

By BY CATIE EDMONDSON from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3KQfqlZ

Life under the Taliban: Yalda Hakim's journey back to Afghanistan

With access to the new Taliban government, Yalda Hakim travels back to Afghanistan to find out what the country is like under their rule. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3fY23lA

Who Might Replace Stephen Breyer?

By BY MICHAEL D. SHEAR, CHARLIE SAVAGE AND ADAM LIPTAK from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3Hcv7C4

Supreme Court, Russia, Paris Fashion Week: Your Wednesday Evening Briefing

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U.S. to Bolster Europe’s Fuel Supply to Blunt Threat of Russian Cutoff

By BY DAVID E. SANGER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3G6lza1

Guatemala Sentences Former Fighters to 30 Years in Prison for Rape

By BY OSCAR LOPEZ AND JODY GARCÍA from NYT World https://ift.tt/3AyEGZp

Russia, Stock Market, Australian Open: Your Tuesday Evening Briefing

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Aboriginal Tent Embassy: A powerful beacon of protest for 50 years

A protest that began 50 years ago with a beach umbrella remains a potent symbol of Aboriginal activism. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3rOtRhZ

Sondheim’s ‘Assassins’ Ends Run Early Because of Coronavirus Cases

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Fraud Ring That Staged Car Crashes Cost Insurers $1 Million, U.S. Says

By BY NEIL VIGDOR from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3fUNYp0

As tax season kicks off, a beleaguered I.R.S. braces for frustration.

By BY ALAN RAPPEPORT from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3tVHsXb

Steve Schapiro, Photojournalist Who Bore Witness, Dies at 87

By BY KATHARINE Q. SEELYE from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/3fRxiyT

Yes, it is possible to commit a crime by doing nothing.

By BY PATRICK J. LYONS from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3KIHZle

U.S. officials limit use of treatments that don’t work on Omicron.

By BY CHRISTINA JEWETT from NYT World https://ift.tt/32szmdo

Luxury cruise ship changes course to dodge seizure

Passengers on the Crystal Symphony were treated to an extra night due to a US arrest warrant. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3tWk5N9

US woman finds $3m lottery ticket in junk email folder

"I was looking for a missing email from someone, so I checked the spam folder," said winner Laura Spears. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3G4jZ8Y

Ros Atkins On... Ukraine tensions

As US troops are placed on high alert, Ros Atkins looks at the causes behind the tension on Ukraine's border. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3FRpuYo

Coronavirus Briefing: Past the Peak