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• Tony Hsieh, Longtime Chief of Zappos, Dies at 46
  He stepped down from the online shoe retailer to focus on revitalizing downtown Las Vegas. He died of injuries suffered in a fire.
  - 4 hours ago, 28 Nov 20, 4:05pm -
• Send Pressed Flowers
  The gardener and ceramist Frances Palmer will show you how to decorate a card with dried botanicals. Plus, more ideas for passing the time this weekend.
  - 4 hours ago, 28 Nov 20, 3:58pm -
• With Learning Upended, Parents Pull Children From U.S. Public Schools
  Amazon has been on a hiring binge to keep up with pandemic shopping, but for the global economy, “normal” is a long way away. Cases are rising in South Africa, ahead of its travel season.
  - 4 hours ago, 28 Nov 20, 3:58pm -
• As Iran Threatens Payback After Assassination, Germany Urges Restraint
  The killing of Iran’s top nuclear scientist, which Tehran blamed on Israel, raised fears of an escalation in violent retribution.
  - 5 hours ago, 28 Nov 20, 3:25pm -
• A Week in the Life of a Baltimore School Getting Back to Class
  As school districts diverge on handling the pandemic, Baltimore City Public Schools are slowly trying to get students back in the classroom. It has not been easy, but neither has remote learning.
  - 5 hours ago, 28 Nov 20, 3:21pm -
• Closing Time for a Village’s Last Pub?
  With a deadline looming, locals scramble to raise enough money to buy the White Horse Tavern — and save the soul of their community.
  - 6 hours ago, 28 Nov 20, 2:31pm -
• Top Contenders for Biden’s Cabinet Draw Fire From All Sides
  Lists of names of those the president-elect is said to be considering are flying across Washington, prompting lawmakers and interest groups to raise questions about some top contenders.
  - 6 hours ago, 28 Nov 20, 2:29pm -
• Pedophile Scandal Can’t Crack the Closed Circles of Literary France
  The scandal surrounding the writer Gabriel Matzneff was not limited to his pedophilia. It also opened a window on the entrenched and clubby nature of many of France’s elite institutions.
  - 8 hours ago, 28 Nov 20, 11:40am -
• Art Basel Miami Beach Was Canceled, but the Show Goes On
  As coronavirus deaths rose, museums and galleries rolled out new shows. The socialite Libbie Mugrabi is planning a dinner for the ages. Is Miami’s art world clueless?
  - 8 hours ago, 28 Nov 20, 11:34am -
• How to Build a Guitar
  For The New York Times for Kids, the photographer Christopher Payne visited the Martin Guitars factory to see how humans and machines make music.
  - 10 hours ago, 28 Nov 20, 10:00am -

CNN

• For months, a rural Kansas community watched the Covid-19 pandemic unfold from afar. Then, a deadly outbreak landed right on their doorstep
  When Covid-19 cases began climbing in the fall within Norton County, Kansas, the administrator of a local nursing home used the facility's Facebook page to send residents reminders.
  - 6 hours ago, 28 Nov 20, 2:05pm -
• LA County issues new stay-at-home order
  
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• US is 'rounding the corner into a calamity,' expert says, with Covid-19 deaths projected to double soon
  • First 'mass air shipment' of vaccine takes place• Watch: Elizabeth Cohen debunks Trump's vaccine timeline
  - 5 hours ago, 28 Nov 20, 2:51pm -
• FAA supports first 'mass air shipment' of Covid-19 vaccine
  The Federal Aviation Administration says it has supported "the first mass air shipment" of a Covid-19 vaccine.
  - 16 hours ago, 28 Nov 20, 3:38am -
• John Delaney: Pay Americans to take Covid-19 vaccine
  Former Congressman John Delaney proposes solving both Covid-19 crises, the health and economic aspects, by tying stimulus payments to vaccinations.
  - 4 hours ago, 28 Nov 20, 3:42pm -
• Why Oxford's Covid-19 vaccine could do more for the world than other shots
  In the days since Oxford University and AstraZeneca unveiled the results of the partnership's Phase 3 Covid-19 vaccine trials, a growing number of questions have emerged.
  - 9 hours ago, 28 Nov 20, 11:31am -
• Canada's 'Atlantic bubble' has been a sanctuary. But it may be bursting soon
  At Canada's outer edge, the country's "Atlantic bubble" is just a six hour drive from Boston, but a world away from the Covid-19 reality. Here, 2.5 million people have been living with limited Covid-19 cases due to strict regional restrictions. Yet,…
  - 21 hours ago, 27 Nov 20, 10:42pm -
• Legal defeats pile up as GOP concerns grow over Trump's Georgia comments
  • Biden picks up small number of votes in Milwaukee County after recount requested by Trump• Watch: Former Trump official reacts to Trump's 'farcical' election claims
  - 5 hours ago, 28 Nov 20, 2:37pm -
• Supreme Court's scientifically illiterate decision will cost lives
  • Analysis: What SCOTUS exposed by rejecting New York's pandemic limits on religious services
  - 1 day ago, 27 Nov 20, 6:44pm -
• This archbishop has become the first African American cardinal in Catholic history
  For the past week, Archbishop Wilton Gregory of Washington, DC, has been holed up in a Vatican guesthouse, receiving meals at his door.
  - 4 hours ago, 28 Nov 20, 4:03pm -
• Capital of Ethiopia's Tigray region under intense bombardment
  The capital of Ethiopia's Tigray region, Mekelle, is under fierce bombardment, a humanitarian source on the ground and eyewitnesses who have fled the city told CNN on Saturday.
  - 5 hours ago, 28 Nov 20, 3:00pm -
• Tony Hsieh, former Zappos CEO, dies at 46
  Tony Hsieh, the former CEO of Zappos, died peacefully and surrounded by family on Friday, according to a statement emailed to CNN by Megan Fazio, a spokesperson for DTP Companies, a Las Vegas-based enterprise for which Hsieh served as the visionary.…
  - 6 hours ago, 28 Nov 20, 1:50pm -
• Iran's supreme leader vows revenge after top nuclear scientist apparently assassinated
  Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has vowed revenge and to continue the country's "scientific" activities after the apparent assassination of the country's chief nuclear scientist, as top Iranian officials pile blame on Israel over…
  - 5 hours ago, 28 Nov 20, 3:15pm -

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