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Biden Condemned Violence. Why Won’t Trump?

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By BY MICHELLE GOLDBERG from NYT Opinion

Trump Defends Kyle Rittenhouse

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By BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT U.S.

A Long History of Language That Incites and Demonizes

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By BY PETER BAKER from NYT U.S.

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

By Unknown Author from NYT Books

Unwitting Progressives for Trump

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By BY BRET STEPHENS from NYT Opinion

Trump Goes Mostly Dark In TV Advertising Fight With Biden

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President Donald Trump has pulled most of his advertising from TV over the past week, ceding the airwaves to Democratic rival Joe Biden, who is currently outspending him by more than 10to1, advertising data shows. from Top World News- News18.com

Strong Typhoon Sweeping Over Japan's Southernmost Islands

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A powerful typhoon was blowing over Japan's southernmost islands early Tuesday on course for Japan's main southern island and later the Korean Peninsula. from Top World News- News18.com

Mexico City's 2nd Oldest Church Burns Amid Homeless Takeover

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Authorities promised Monday to erect a barricade around Mexico Citys second oldest church after a weekend fire damaged the tower, choir, an organ and stained glass. from Top World News- News18.com

US Wildlife Officials Aim To Remove Wolf Protections In 2020

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The Trump administration plans to lift endangered species protections for gray wolves across most of the nation by the end of the year, the director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Monday. from Top World News- News18.com

Visitation To Begin Again At Federal Prisons In October

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The federal Bureau of Prisons will begin allowing inmates to have visitors again in October, almost seven months after visits were suspended at the 122 federal prisons across the U.S., according to a memo obtained by The Associated Press. from Top World News- News18.com

Argentina Says It Reaches Deal To Avoid Debt Default

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Argentina said Monday that private creditors have massively accepted an offer to restructure $65 billion in debt, allowing it to avoid another default and messy legal battle in international courts. from Top World News- News18.com

Trump Fans Strife as Unrest Roils the U.S.

The president plans to visit to Kenosha, Wis., on Tuesday, unwelcome by officials in a state pivotal to the election, to condemn what he calls “left-wing mobs.” from NYT > Top Stories

A Long History of Language That Incites and Demonizes

President Trump has employed provocative and sometimes incendiary words and images to focus attention on demonstrations and away from the human and economic costs of the pandemic. from NYT > Top Stories

Facebook Could Block Sharing of News Stories in Australia

The move, a response to pressure to pay publishers when their stories are posted on the social network, could add to internet silos springing up around the world. from NYT > Top Stories

Biden Condemned Violence. Why Won’t Trump?

Only one candidate incites his supporters to mayhem. from NYT > Top Stories

American Intelligence Knows What Russia Is Doing

Congress needs to understand about foreign election meddling, too. from NYT > Top Stories

Unwitting Progressives for Trump

Defend looting if you want to re-elect the president. from NYT > Top Stories

Facebook Could Block Sharing of News Stories in Australia

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By BY DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI AND MIKE ISAAC from NYT Technology

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

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By BY ANATOLY KURMANAEV from NYT World

A Teacher and Congresswoman Confronts School Reopenings

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By BY REID J. EPSTEIN from NYT U.S.

Trump Fans Strife as Unrest Roils the U.S.

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By BY PETER BAKER AND MAGGIE HABERMAN from NYT U.S.

A series of primaries in Massachusetts could be a bellwether for the Democratic Party.

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By BY JACEY FORTIN from NYT U.S.

American Intelligence Knows What Russia Is Doing

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By BY THE EDITORIAL BOARD from NYT Opinion

Lebanese Ambassador Adib Poised To Be Designated PM

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Lebanon's ambassador to Germany Mustapha Adib is poised to be designated prime minister on Monday after winning the support of major parties to form a new government facing a crippling financial crisis and the aftermath of the Beirut port explosion. from Top World News- News18.com

Saudi-led Coalition Destroys Explosive-laden Drone, Boat Launched By Yemen's Houthis - SPA

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The Saudiled coalition fighting in Yemen intercepted and destroyed an explosiveladen drone at Saudi Arabia's Abha international airport and a remotely controlled explosiveladen boat in the south of the Red Sea both launched by Iranaligned Houthis on Sunday, Saudi state news agency (SPA) reported. from Top World News- News18.com

Trump Intel Chief Defends Briefings Ban, Democrats Raise Subpoena Threat

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U.S. President Donald Trump's intelligence chief on Sunday defended his decision to cease inperson Congressional briefings on election security, while Democrats said the move would suppress critical information about foreign election meddling and warned they may subpoena testimony. from Top World News- News18.com

Police Break Up Forest Rave In England Amid COVID-19 Clampdown

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Police broke up an overnight illegal rave in a forest in eastern England on Sunday, days after the British government introduced tougher measures to target "serious breaches" of COVID19 restrictions, including 10,000pound ($13,000) fines. from Top World News- News18.com

Rockets Fall Near Baghdad Airport, No Casualties

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Two Katyusha rockets fell near Baghdad airport on Sunday but caused no casualties, the Iraqi military said, the third such attack on sensitive sites in the capital this week. from Top World News- News18.com

U.S. CDC Reports Coronavirus Deaths Increase By 1,006 To 182,149

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The number of deaths caused by the novel coronavirus rose by 1,006 to 182,149 people, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Sunday, reporting a total of 5,934,824 cases, an increase of 44,292 from its previous count. from Top World News- News18.com

ହୀରାକୁଦକୁ ବନ୍ୟାଜଳ ପ୍ରବେଶ କମିଛି, ୩୬ଟି ଗେଟ୍ ଦେଇ ଜଳଭଣ୍ଡାରରୁ ଜଳ ନିଷ୍କାସିତ

ସମ୍ବଲପୁର ୩୧।୦୮: ହୀରାକୁଦକୁ ପ୍ରବେଶ କରୁଥିବା ଜଳ ପରିମାଣ କମିଛି। ଏଣୁ କର୍ତୃପକ୍ଷ ୧୦ଟି ଗେଟ୍ ବନ୍ଦ କରିଛନ୍ତି। ଫଳରେ ଏବେ ୩୬ଟି ଗେଟ୍ ଦେଇ ମହାନଦୀକୁ ଜଳ ନିଷ୍କାସନ ହେଉଛି। ବର୍ତ୍ତମାନ ଜଳ ଭଣ୍ଡାର ମଧ୍ୟକୁ ୪ ଲକ୍ଷ ୯୪ ହଜାର ୯୪ ଘନଫୁଟ ଜଳ ପ୍ରବେଶ କରୁଛି । ସେହିପରି ୬ ଲକ୍ଷ ୬୫ ହଜାର ୬୨୪ ଘନଫୁଟ ପାଣି ଜଣ ଭଣ୍ଡାର ମଧ୍ୟରୁ ନିଷ୍କାସିତ ହେଉଛି । ଛତିଶଗଡ ଏବଂ ଇବ୍ -ଭେଡେନ୍ ଜରିଆରେ ଆସିଥିବା ବନ୍ୟା ଜଳ ସର୍ବାଧିକ ୯ଲକ୍ଷ ୧୧ହଜାର କ୍ୟୁସେକ୍ ଜଳ ଏବେ କମିବା ଆରମ୍ଭ କରିଛି। ତେଣୁ ହୀରାକୁଦରେ ବର୍ତ୍ତମାନ ୩୬ଟି ଗେଟ୍‌ ଦେଇ ଜଳ ନିଷ୍କାସିତ ହେଉଛି । from Prameya News7

ବନ୍ୟା ସ୍ଥିତିର ସମୀକ୍ଷା କରିବେ ମୁଖ୍ୟମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ, ଘୋଷଣା ହୋଇପାରେ ପ୍ୟାକେଜ୍

ଭୁବନେଶ୍ୱର ୩୧।୦୮: ଆଜି ମୁଖ୍ୟମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ ନବୀନ ପଟ୍ଟନାୟକ ବନ୍ୟା ଅଞ୍ଚଳ ପରିଦର୍ଶନ କରିବେ । ଏହାପରେ ସେ ବନ୍ୟା ସ୍ଥିତି ଓ ଉଦ୍ଧାର କାର୍ଯ୍ୟ ନେଇ ବରିଷ୍ଠ ଅଧିକାରୀମାନଙ୍କ ସହ ଆଲୋଚନା କରିବେ । ଏନେଇ ସୂଚନା ଦେଇଛନ୍ତି ମୁଖ୍ୟ ଶାସନ ସଚିବ ଅସିତ କୁମାର ତ୍ରିପାଠୀ । ବନ୍ୟା ସ୍ଥିତି ସଂପର୍କରେ ସୂଚନା ଦେଇ ମୁଖ୍ୟଶାସନ ସଚିବ ଅସିତ କୁମାର ତ୍ରିପାଠୀ କହିଛନ୍ତି,, ମହାନଦୀ ଉପରମୁଣ୍ଡରୁ ପାଣି ପ୍ରବାହ କମିଛି । ଲଘୁଚାପ ଜନିତ ଭୀଷଣ ବର୍ଷା ଯୋଗୁଁ ରାଜ୍ୟରେ ସୁବର୍ଣ୍ଣରେଖା, ବୁଢାବଳଙ୍ଗ, ବୈତରଣୀ, ବ୍ରାହ୍ମଣୀ ଓ ମହାନଦୀରେ ୫ଟି ବଡ଼ ନଦୀରେ ବନ୍ୟା ପରିସ୍ଥିତି ଆସିଥିଲା। ସୁବର୍ଣ୍ଣରେଖା, ବୁଢାବଳଙ୍ଗ ଓ ବୈତରଣୀର ପ୍ରଭାବ ନାହିଁ। ବ୍ରାହ୍ମଣୀ ନଦୀ ବରୀରେ ଭୀଷଣ କ୍ଷତି କରିଛି । କେନ୍ଦ୍ରାପଡ଼ା, ଜଗତସିଂହପୁର  , କଟକ, ପୁରୀରେ ବନ୍ୟାର ପ୍ରଭାବ ରହିଛି ବୋଲି ସେ କହିଛନ୍ତି। ତେବେ  କିଛି ସ୍ଥାନରେ ଦୁର୍ବୃତ୍ତମାନେ ଘାଇ ସୃଷ୍ଟି କରିଥିବା ଅଭିଯୋଗ ମିଳିବା ପରେ ସେମାନଙ୍କୁ ଗିରଫ କରାଯାଇଥିବା କହିଛନ୍ତି ମୁଖ୍ୟଶାସନ ସଚିବ। ସେହିପରି  ମୁଣ୍ଡଳିରେ ୨୪ ଘଣ୍ଟା ପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ ପାଣିର ପ୍ରବାହ ଅଧିକ ରହିବ । ସୋମବାର ଦିନ ୧୦ଟା କିମ୍ବା ୧୧ଟା ପରେ ପାଣି ଧୀରେ ଧୀରେ କମିବ । ଏହି ବନ୍ୟା ଯୋଗୁ ମହାନଦୀ ତଳମୁଣ୍ଡରେ ଥିବା କେନ୍ଦ୍ରାପଡ଼ାର ୩ଟି ବ୍ଲକ, କଟକ, ଜଗତସିଂହପୁର, ପୁରୀ ଜିଲ୍ଲାର କିଛି ଅଞ୍ଚଳ ଜଳମଗ୍ନ ହୋଇପାରେ । ସମସ୍ତ ଜିଲ୍ଲା

ଅଗଷ୍ଟ ୩୧ ତାରିଖ, ସୋମବାର : କେଉଁ ରାଶି ପାଇଁ କେମିତି ରହିବ ଆଜିର ଦିନଟି ଜାଣନ୍ତୁ

ମେଷ  – ସେବା କ୍ଷେତ୍ରରେ ନିଜକୁ ନିୟୋଜିତ କରିପାରନ୍ତି । ଅର୍ତ ପ୍ରାପ୍ତିର ସୂଚନା ମିଳୁଛି । ମନରେ ଈର୍ଷାଭାବ ଜାତ ହୋଇପାରେ । ଅଷ୍ଟମ ଚନ୍ଦ୍ର ଯୋଗୁଁ ସତର୍କ ହେବେ । ଶୁଭ ରଙ୍ଗ କଫି । ଶୁଭ ଅଙ୍କ ୩ । ବୃଷ  – ବ୍ୟବସାୟୀ ଲାଭଜନକ ହେବେ । ସେବା ମନୋଭାବ ଜାଗ୍ରତ ହୋଇପାରେ । ଶାନ୍ତ ଓ ଧୈର୍ଯ୍ୟବାନ୍ ହେବେ । ପତ୍ନୀଙ୍କ ପରାମର୍ଶ ଗ୍ରହଣ ଯୋଗ୍ୟ । ହେବ ଶୁଭ ରଙ୍ଗ ନାରଙ୍ଗୀ । ଶୁଭ ଅଙ୍କ ୫ । ମିଥୁନ  – ଆମୋଦ- ପ୍ରମୋଦରେ ସମୟ ଅତିବାହିତ କରୁଥିବା ବେଳେ, ଶତ୍ରୁର ଉପସ୍ଥିତି ବିବ୍ରତ କରିପାରେ । ଶତ୍ରୁଦମନ କରି ଆଶ୍ୱସ୍ତି ହେବେ । ଶୁଭ ରଙ୍ଗ ପିଚ୍ । ଶୁଭ ଅଙ୍କ ୮ । କର୍କଟ  – ସାହସିକ ପଦକ୍ଷେପ ନେଇ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟ କରିପାରନ୍ତି । କର୍ମଚଞ୍ଚଳ ରହିବେ । ଆକସ୍ମିକ ଭାବେ ଧନ ଲାବ ହୋଇପାରେ । ଉତ୍ତମ ବ୍ୟକ୍ତିତ୍ୱ ଯୁକ୍ତ ହେବେ । ଶୁଭ ରଙ୍ଗ ଗ୍ରୀନ୍ । ଶୁଭ ଅଙ୍କ ୨ । ସିଂହ  – କାର୍ଯ୍ୟରେ ସ୍ଥିରତା ଆସିବ । ସମ୍ମାନକୁ ଜଗି ଚଳିବାକୁ ପଡିବ । ଉଦାର ସ୍ୱଭାବର ଏବଂ ଦାନ-ଧର୍ମରେ ଦୀକ୍ଷିତ ହେବେ । ଭ୍ରାତାଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ ହୋଇପାରନ୍ତି । ଶୁଭ ରଙ୍ଗ ଲାଲ୍ । ଶୁଭ ଅଙ୍କ ୯ । କନ୍ୟା  – ସାଂଗଠନିକ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟରେ ନେତୃତ୍ୱ ନେବେ । ମନପ୍ରସନ୍ନ ରହିବ । ମଧୁରଭାଷୀ ଓ ଆସ୍ତିକ ହେବେ । ବିବାଦୀୟ ଘଟଣାରେ ବିଜୟ ହାସଲ କରିବେ । ଶୁଭ ରଙ୍ଗ ୟେଲୋ । ଶୁଭ ଅଙ୍କ ୧ । ତୁଳା  – ଭାଗ୍ୟଶାଳୀ ହୋଇପାରନ୍ତି । ବ୍ୟକ୍ତି ବିଶେଷ ଭାବେ ନିଜର ପ

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By Unknown Author from NYT Corrections

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

By Unknown Author from NYT Today’s Paper

How to Help Someone Who Lost Their Job

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By BY DORIE CHEVLEN from NYT Smarter Living

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

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By BY VERONICA PENNEY from NYT Climate

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

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By BY BEN SMITH from NYT Business

Portland Shooting Amplifies Tensions in Presidential Race

A fatal shooting after clashes in Portland came on the heels of the shooting deaths of two people during confrontations in Kenosha, Wis., earlier in the week. from NYT > Top Stories

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

He’s one of the most influential journalists of the last three decades, but he’s shadowed by a 1994 magazine cover story that claimed to show a link between race and I.Q. from NYT > Top Stories

Portland Shooting Amplifies Tensions in Presidential Race

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By BY MIKE BAKER, THOMAS KAPLAN AND SHANE GOLDMACHER from NYT U.S.

Trump, Vicar of Fear and Violence

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By BY CHARLES M. BLOW from NYT Opinion

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

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By BY ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports

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

In a year that has filled morgues, emptied schools, shuttered workplaces, swelled unemployment lines and polarized the electorate, these are a few of the Americans struggling to respond. from NYT > Top Stories

Trump, Vicar of Fear and Violence

He continues the old practice of stoking white victimhood for votes. from NYT > Top Stories

Can Colleges Meet the Covid Challenge?

Readers blame both students and administrators for campus outbreaks and discuss the social isolation forced by Covid. from NYT > Top Stories

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.

Istanbul Restricts Indoor Ceremonies As COVID Cases, Deaths Rise

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Authorities in Istanbul announced curbs on weddings and other ceremonies in Turkey's largest city on Saturday as the number of daily coronavirus cases and deaths hit their highest level nationwide in more than two months. from Top World News- News18.com

Trump Administration Halts Election Security Briefings, Democrats Complain

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The United States' top intelligence office told lawmakers it will end inperson briefings on election security because it is worried about potential leaks, officials said on Saturday. from Top World News- News18.com

Rocket Falls Inside Baghdad's Green Zone, No Casualties - Police Sources

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A Katyusha rocket landed in Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone, causing damage to an empty building and no casualties, Iraqi police sources said on Saturday. from Top World News- News18.com

Trump to Visit Kenosha in Wake of Racial Unrest Over Killing of African American by White Cop

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Trump will meet police in Kenosha, Wisconsin on Tuesday and 'survey damage from recent riots' triggered by Blake's shooting last weekend from Top World News- News18.com

Trump Tours Parts Of Louisiana, Texas 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. from Top World News- News18.com

US Prosecutors Seek Tough Sentences for 4 US Cops Charged with Killing of George Floyd

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The case is proceeding amid renewed fury over police violence against African Americans, galvanized by the shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin this week. from Top World News- News18.com

Brazil To Extend Coronavirus Economic Aid On Tuesday, Official Says

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Brazil will officially announce on Tuesday the extension of an aid payment program designed to help people weather the economic damage of the novel coronavirus pandemic, a government official said on Saturday. from Top World News- News18.com

A Picture And Its Story: The Despair Of A Rio Widow, In A City Struggling With Violence

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For Ricardo Moraes, a veteran photographer who for 11 years has documented for Reuters life in Rio de Janeiro's often dangerous cinderblock slums known as "favelas", work began at about 6 a.m. on Thursday, when he heard a radio report of a hostage situation in Sao Carlos, a sprawling tangle of hillside homes near the city center. from Top World News- News18.com

Divided Montenegro On Course For Knife-edge Election

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Montenegrins go to the polls on Sunday in a parliamentary election that looks too close to call, with neither the longruling proWestern party nor a rival proRussian alliance tipped to win a majority of seats. from Top World News- News18.com

Belarus Revokes Accreditations Of Journalists Covering Protests For Foreign Media

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Belarus has revoked the accreditations of some journalists working for foreign media and covering antigovernment protests that erupted after a disputed presidential election, news organisations and a journalist association said on Saturday. from Top World News- News18.com

Trump To Visit Kenosha Tuesday, Potentially Stoking Tensions

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President Donald Trump will travel to Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Tuesday, amid fury over the police shooting of Jacob Blake in the back, which left the 29yearold Black man paralyzed. from Top World News- News18.com

Victoria, Australia Sees New COVID-19 Cases Back In Triple Digits

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Victoria, Australia posted 114 new cases of coronavirus on Sunday, a day after they fell to 94 which had put them below triple digits for the first time in nearly two months. from Top World News- News18.com

Death Toll in North China Restaurant Collapse Rises to 29

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The Ministry of Emergency Management says another 28 people were injured, seven of them seriously, when the building suddenly tumbled on Saturday. from Top World News- News18.com

Asia Today: Seoul Enforces Limits On Diners, Shuts Gyms

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South Korea has reported 299 new cases of the coronavirus as officials placed limits on dining at restaurants and closed fitness centers and afterschool academies in the greater capital area to slow the spread of the virus. from Top World News- News18.com

What It’s Like to Be an R.A. Now

Dorm life got kinda serious. from NYT > Top Stories

The 2020 Party Conventions Gave New Meaning to Political Theater

A television critic and a fashion critic discuss what they saw, what they learned and what it could mean for the future. from NYT > Top Stories

What to Know About Colon Cancer

The cancer that killed Chadwick Boseman is the second-leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States, and rates are rising among younger people. from NYT > Top Stories

‘It Was Challenging’: Bucks Return, Balancing Basketball and Activism

“This group wants to do both,” Coach Mike Budenholzer said of pursuing a championship without abandoning the team’s efforts to combat police brutality and systemic racism. from NYT > Top Stories

How to Build a Catapult From Newspaper

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By BY GODWYN MORRIS AND PAULA FRISCH from NYT At Home

Phoenix Settles With Black Family After Police Drew Guns Over Reported Doll Theft

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By BY CHRISTINA MORALES from NYT U.S.

‘It Was Challenging’: Bucks Return, Balancing Basketball and Activism

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By BY MARC STEIN from NYT Sports

Coronavirus Around the World

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By Unknown Author from NYT Home Page