Thursday, December 31, 2020

Justice Dept. Asks Judge to Toss Election Lawsuit Against Pence


By BY MAGGIE HABERMAN AND KATIE BENNER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3pxXFMS

New top story on Hacker News: Tesla Short Sellers Lost $38B in 2020 as Stock Surged

Tesla Short Sellers Lost $38B in 2020 as Stock Surged
70 by onetimemanytime | 76 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: The Design of the Roland Juno Syntheziser's Oscillators

The Design of the Roland Juno Syntheziser's Oscillators
23 by cushychicken | 0 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: When Nintendo fought a device that gave Mario 'new superpowers'

When Nintendo fought a device that gave Mario 'new superpowers'
23 by avery42 | 5 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Shigeru Miyamoto Wants to Create a Kinder World

Shigeru Miyamoto Wants to Create a Kinder World
6 by polm23 | 0 comments on Hacker News.


Resolving to live a lot better than in 2020.


By BY CONCEPCIÓN DE LEÓN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2WWTRIZ

New Year’s Eve in Dakar, Senegal


By Unknown Author from NYT Home Page https://ift.tt/3o6iTRE

Grapes, yellow underwear and a scarecrow: Colombia preserves its traditions.


By BY JULIE TURKEWITZ from NYT World https://ift.tt/38UqkF8

Macron promises to speed up France’s vaccine rollout after frustration over sluggish start.


By BY AURELIEN BREEDEN from NYT World https://ift.tt/2KQ72c8

In Montreal, at least there is still (takeout) poutine, a hangover antidote of choice.


By BY DAN BILEFSKY from NYT World https://ift.tt/3o6zIvJ

Minneapolis Police Release Body Camera Video of Its First Killing Since George Floyd


By BY NICHOLAS BOGEL-BURROUGHS from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/38UEXZ6

Israel could become the first country to vaccinate all of its citizens.


By BY ISABEL KERSHNER from NYT World https://ift.tt/3o52xJ8

Things Will Get Better. Seriously.


By BY PAUL KRUGMAN from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3b5RSKm

For a grieving family, 2020 cannot end soon enough.


By BY JACK HEALY from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/381v10D

The Morning


By Unknown Author from NYT Briefing https://ift.tt/2Lf8Awk

Citing pandemic, prosecutors in case against officers in George Floyd’s death want trial delay.


By BY TIM ARANGO from NYT World https://ift.tt/381IFks

In Dakar, the usual soundtrack of fireworks on every corner was muted.


By BY RUTH MACLEAN from NYT World https://ift.tt/3pBsZKI

New Year’s Eve in Europe


By Unknown Author from NYT Home Page https://ift.tt/3rJYx36

The Best Movies and TV Shows Coming to Amazon, HBO Max, Hulu and More in January


By BY NOEL MURRAY from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/3o6tgVx

Klara Kasparova, Mother of Chess Champion and His Guide, Dies at 83


By BY DYLAN LOEB MCCLAIN from NYT Obituaries https://ift.tt/2X153UU

Georgia Republicans Deliver Persistent Message: Fear the Democrats


By BY ASTEAD W. HERNDON AND RICHARD FAUSSET from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2L7EZF0

There will be a late-night delivery of a venerated sardine in Maine.


By BY ELLEN BARRY from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2JF9EJq

new dawn: Palabra del día: January 1, 2021

new dawn , n :
(idiomatic) A new beginning; a fresh start; an important, promising turning point. Happy New Year from all of us at the English Wiktionary!

Wednesday, December 30, 2020

New top story on Hacker News: Distilleries that made hand sanitizer charged $14k surprise fee by FDA

Distilleries that made hand sanitizer charged $14k surprise fee by FDA
42 by exolymph | 13 comments on Hacker News.


Forever Is Never


By BY SAMMY HARKHAM from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/380H52k

New York will allow in-person fans at Buffalo Bills home playoff game.


By BY TROY CLOSSON from NYT World https://ift.tt/38O1zun

After Breonna Taylor Case, Louisville Police Face Precarious Next Chapter


By BY WILL WRIGHT, NICHOLAS BOGEL-BURROUGHS AND AUSTYN GAFFNEY from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3pBCjhB

PM-covid-update


By Unknown Author from NYT Briefing https://ift.tt/37YAcyD

Critics Say Nashville Police Could Have Done More With Tip About Bomber


By BY STEVE CAVENDISH, JAMIE MCGEE AND RICK ROJAS from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3814mBd

The Small Colorado Town Shrugged Off the Pandemic. Then Came the Coronavirus Variant.


By BY DAVE PHILIPPS from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2WX72cP

A Dallas-Fort Worth air traffic control center was closed for disinfection, and big flight delays soon followed.


By BY NEIL VIGDOR from NYT World https://ift.tt/3rEa181

Closing of Air Traffic Control Center for Virus Cleaning Halts Flights in Dallas


By BY NEIL VIGDOR from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2L94sO4

The Morning


By Unknown Author from NYT Briefing https://ift.tt/3o3qSiz

The Bomb That Struck the Heart of Nashville


By BY MARGARET RENKL from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3o3y7H5

Life went on as it always had in Simla, Colo., until the virus came to town. And then the variant.


By BY DAVE PHILIPPS from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/37YwNzQ

‘No Realistic Path’ for Quick Vote on $2,000 Stimulus Checks, McConnell Says


By BY CATIE EDMONDSON from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3aX8ap0

good riddance to bad rubbish: Palabra del día: December 31, 2020

good riddance to bad rubbish , interj :
Used to indicate that one welcomes the departure of someone or something: good riddance! Here’s to a better year ahead!

New top story on Hacker News: HTML5 still doesn't replicate what mattered about Flash

HTML5 still doesn't replicate what mattered about Flash
15 by tosh | 13 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Show HN: Diffgram – Human Supervision of AI Data

Show HN: Diffgram – Human Supervision of AI Data
4 by anthonysarkis | 1 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Uber will charge 25% starting Jan. 1 in Seattle as per minimum wage law

Uber will charge 25% starting Jan. 1 in Seattle as per minimum wage law
25 by donsupreme | 9 comments on Hacker News.


To get young students back in classrooms, California plans to offer a financial incentive to districts to reopen.


By BY JILL COWAN from NYT World https://ift.tt/3pGKMjP

This New Year’s Eve, Times Square Will Be Filled With Hope. But Not People.


By BY DAN BARRY from NYT New York https://ift.tt/38MGq3H

Don’t Let the Games Begin


By BY THE EDITORIAL BOARD from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3mZ7x0E

Death Transformed a Year, and What May Lie Ahead


By BY WILLIAM MCDONALD from NYT Obituaries https://ift.tt/3aUAZCs

As the Pandemic Took Lives, It Also Stole Hopes


By BY DANIEL J. WAKIN from NYT Obituaries https://ift.tt/38IBM6Q

Rita Houston, WFUV D.J. Who Lifted Music Careers, Dies at 59


By BY RICHARD SANDOMIR from NYT Obituaries https://ift.tt/3htY2Fv

Tuesday, December 29, 2020

New Year’s Resolutions for the Planet


By Unknown Author from NYT Climate https://ift.tt/3pzWRr2

New top story on Hacker News: Messengers of hope: two mRNA Covid-19 vaccines herald a new era for vaccinology

Messengers of hope: two mRNA Covid-19 vaccines herald a new era for vaccinology
35 by respinal | 29 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Lying to Bill Gates to get the Xbox project approved

Lying to Bill Gates to get the Xbox project approved
39 by cardimart | 25 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Learn 3D Computer Graphics Programming from Scratch

Learn 3D Computer Graphics Programming from Scratch
17 by myth_drannon | 7 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Show HN: The Agora is an experimental social network

Show HN: The Agora is an experimental social network
26 by flancian | 15 comments on Hacker News.


2 Cleveland Police Officers Avoid Federal Charges in Killing of Tamir Rice


By BY NEIL VIGDOR from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3o3WKU8

Cutest Couple, Class Clown and a Competitive Year for D.C. Superlatives


By BY MICHELLE COTTLE from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/37WpLvi

China is set to vaccinate millions, but without any proof that its vaccines work.


By BY SUI-LEE WEE from NYT World https://ift.tt/37VG5N0

McConnell Blocks Vote on $2,000 Checks Despite G.O.P. Pressure


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

Biden Criticizes Trump on Vaccine Distribution and Pledges to Pick Up Pace


By BY THOMAS KAPLAN AND REBECCA ROBBINS from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3occBAh

Alaska Airlines Clamps Down on Emotional Support Animals on Flights


By BY ALLYSON WALLER from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3mSklWw

Howard J. Rubenstein, Public Relations Impresario, Dies at 88


By BY ROBERT D. MCFADDEN from NYT Business https://ift.tt/2X0YIIR

New top story on Hacker News: Tesla: Soaring share price creates army of 'Teslanaires'

Tesla: Soaring share price creates army of 'Teslanaires'
3 by JohnHammersley | 0 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Visa Advertising Solutions (VAS) Opt Out

Visa Advertising Solutions (VAS) Opt Out
36 by enjoyyourlife | 16 comments on Hacker News.


Moderna will give its Covid-19 vaccine to its workers, board members and some relatives.


By BY REBECCA ROBBINS from NYT World https://ift.tt/2L2pRsv

Nursing Home Patients Are Dying of Loneliness


By BY THE EDITORIAL BOARD from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3htThf9

More Contagious Coronavirus Variant Found in Colorado


By BY CARL ZIMMER AND BRYAN PIETSCH from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3hs0ex7

Treasury will begin sending the $600 stimulus checks.


By BY DEBORAH B. SOLOMON from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2JsYNC6

China Has All It Needs to Vaccinate Millions, Except Proof Its Vaccines Work


By BY SUI-LEE WEE from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3hragyF

Pompeo Weighs Plan to Place Cuba on U.S. Terrorism Sponsor List


By BY MICHAEL CROWLEY, CHARLIE SAVAGE AND ERIC SCHMITT from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3px3pGB

Florida School Restricts Access to Amanda Gorman’s Inauguration Poem

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