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81. Georgia’s Close Elections Sent Republicans After a Republican.txt	By Richard Fausset and Stephanie Saul ATLANTA — Brad Raffensperger, the beleaguered top elections official in Georgia, considers himself the most loyal of Republicans. There was no question which candidates he would support in last week’s election. “I’ve only ever voted for Republicans,” Mr. Raffensperger said in an in...	By Richard Fausset and Stephanie Saul ATLANTA — Brad Raffensperger, the beleaguered top elections official in Georgia, considers himself the most loyal of Republicans. There was no question which candidates he would support in last week’s election. “I’ve only ever voted for Republicans,” Mr. Raffensperger said in an in...	target for Democrats in Georgia’s high-stakes, passionate and bitterly partisan voting wars. In his nearly two years on the job, he has championed policies to guard against a threat of voter fraud that Democrats say hardly exists. He has been the subject of multiple lawsuits, and of television ads blaming him for pres...
30. Jovan Adepo Pushes Through With Rachmaninoff and ‘Love Island’.txt	By Fahima Haque Jan. 1, 2021 Jovan Adepo, known for his breakout turn in “Watchmen,” wasn’t familiar with “The Stand,” Stephen King’s dark fantasy novel about the survivors of an apocalyptic pandemic, before filming the TV adaptation that premiered as a mini-series in December on CBS All Access — and had no idea how cl...	By Fahima Haque Jan. 1, 2021 Jovan Adepo, known for his breakout turn in “Watchmen,” wasn’t familiar with “The Stand,” Stephen King’s dark fantasy novel about the survivors of an apocalyptic pandemic, before filming the TV adaptation that premiered as a mini-series in December on CBS All Access — and had no idea how cl...	have in ‘The Stand,’ if you see some of the stills of guys in hazmat suits and how it kind of mirrors some of the actual photos we’re seeing in the world now — it’s eerie,” he said. Since returning to Los Angeles, Adepo said, the pandemic has forced him, like many others, to try and embrace different routines and hobb...
91. Israel Horovitz, Playwright Tarnished by Abuse Allegations, Dies at 81.txt	By Neil Genzlinger Nov. 11, 2020 Israel Horovitz, an influential and oft-produced playwright whose career was tarnished by accusations by multiple women that he had sexually assaulted them, died on Monday at his home in Manhattan. He was 81. His wife, Gillian Horovitz, said the cause was cancer. Mr. Horovitz enjoyed hi...	By Neil Genzlinger Nov. 11, 2020 Israel Horovitz, an influential and oft-produced playwright whose career was tarnished by accusations by multiple women that he had sexually assaulted them, died on Monday at his home in Manhattan. He was 81. His wife, Gillian Horovitz, said the cause was cancer. Mr. Horovitz enjoyed hi...	to become household names. A Horovitz double bill of “The Indian Wants the Bronx” and “It’s Called the Sugar Plum,” which enjoyed a long run at the Astor Place Theater in Manhattan in 1968, had a cast that included Al Pacino, Marsha Mason and John Cazale. Two years later his “Line” was staged at the Theater De Lys in ...
43. Brexit Customs Checks Make a Quiet Debut at U.K. Ports.txt	By Eshe Nelson Published Jan. 1, 2021Updated Jan. 4, 2021 LONDON — At the ports and terminals on Britain’s southeastern coast, a new era began on Friday morning without much fuss. Ferries and trains that carry goods to France from Dover and Folkestone were running on time, and drivers snaked their trucks into the port ...	By Eshe Nelson Published Jan. 1, 2021Updated Jan. 4, 2021 LONDON — At the ports and terminals on Britain’s southeastern coast, a new era began on Friday morning without much fuss. Ferries and trains that carry goods to France from Dover and Folkestone were running on time, and drivers snaked their trucks into the port ...	holiday and not much business was taking place. But for the first time in over 25 years, goods traveling between Britain and the European Union will no longer move freely and customs checks will be enforced for goods entering the bloc. A trade deal, signed into law in Britain in the early hours of Thursday, less than ...
44. An Imprint Neither Could Forget.txt	By Vincent M. Mallozzi Published Jan. 1, 2021Updated Jan. 3, 2021 Long before the name Matthew Specktor was inscribed on Samantha Culp’s heart, it could be found beneath a short, sweet note inscribed on a page of Mr. Specktor’s book, “American Dream Machine,” which she bought at a benefit at the Hotel Bel-Air in Los An...	By Vincent M. Mallozzi Published Jan. 1, 2021Updated Jan. 3, 2021 Long before the name Matthew Specktor was inscribed on Samantha Culp’s heart, it could be found beneath a short, sweet note inscribed on a page of Mr. Specktor’s book, “American Dream Machine,” which she bought at a benefit at the Hotel Bel-Air in Los An...	ulp, 38, a Los Angeles-based freelance writer and producer, recalled suffering from jet lag that day as she had flown home two days earlier from Shanghai, where she spent a decade living and working as a journalist, art curator and consultant. She wrote for The South China Morning Post, and served as a consultant for c...
82. UPS to Allow Natural Black Hairstyles and Facial Hair.txt	By Michael Levenson Nov. 11, 2020 UPS will allow workers to have facial hair and natural Black hairstyles like Afros and braids as it becomes the latest company to shed policies widely criticized as discriminatory amid nationwide demands for racial justice. The delivery company, which has more than 525,000 employees wo...	By Michael Levenson Nov. 11, 2020 UPS will allow workers to have facial hair and natural Black hairstyles like Afros and braids as it becomes the latest company to shed policies widely criticized as discriminatory amid nationwide demands for racial justice. The delivery company, which has more than 525,000 employees wo...	first female chief executive in the company’s 113-year history, had “listened to feedback from employees and heard that changes in this area would make them more likely to recommend UPS as an employer.” “These changes reflect our values and desire to have all UPS employees feel comfortable, genuine and authentic while...
19. ‘Elizabeth Is Missing’ Review: Glenda Jackson’s Return to TV.txt	By Mike Hale Jan. 1, 2021 The BBC television movie “Elizabeth Is Missing” — a stand-alone episode of “Masterpiece” on PBS this Sunday — contains Glenda Jackson’s first screen performance since 1992. That certainly merits attention — Jackson, now 84, is one of the most technically accomplished and ferociously intelligen...	By Mike Hale Jan. 1, 2021 The BBC television movie “Elizabeth Is Missing” — a stand-alone episode of “Masterpiece” on PBS this Sunday — contains Glenda Jackson’s first screen performance since 1992. That certainly merits attention — Jackson, now 84, is one of the most technically accomplished and ferociously intelligen...	isn’t Jackson’s fault. You can see the appeal to Jackson of “Elizabeth Is Missing,” which was adapted by the actress and writer Andrea Gibb from a mystery novel by Emma Healey. The central character, Maud, who is moving from forgetfulness into dementia, is onscreen virtually the entire time, whether in the present or ...
76. Newark’s mayor imposes new restrictions as the city reaches a positivity rate of 19%..txt	By Kevin Armstrong and Tracey Tully Nov. 11, 2020 Two weeks ago, as the coronavirus began to spread widely again in Newark, officials imposed New Jersey’s toughest new restrictions since the spring lockdown, mandating an 8 p.m. indoor closing time for all restaurants, bars and nonessential businesses citywide. But the ...	By Kevin Armstrong and Tracey Tully Nov. 11, 2020 Two weeks ago, as the coronavirus began to spread widely again in Newark, officials imposed New Jersey’s toughest new restrictions since the spring lockdown, mandating an 8 p.m. indoor closing time for all restaurants, bars and nonessential businesses citywide. But the ...	city and county officials said — more than double the statewide rate, and almost eight times the rate in New York State. The uptick mirrors a spike in Covid-19 hospitalizations across New Jersey to levels not seen since June. On Tuesday, New Jersey recorded 3,777 new infections, the most since April — a figure the gov...
28. After Five Centuries, a Native American With Real Power.txt	By Timothy Egan In the American West, a ration of reverence is usually given to the grizzled Anglo rancher who rises at a public hearing and announces that his people have been on the land for five generations. So what are we to make of Representative Deb Haaland, a citizen of the Laguna Pueblo, who says that her peopl...	By Timothy Egan In the American West, a ration of reverence is usually given to the grizzled Anglo rancher who rises at a public hearing and announces that his people have been on the land for five generations. So what are we to make of Representative Deb Haaland, a citizen of the Laguna Pueblo, who says that her peopl...	has a history.” As Joe Biden’s choice for interior secretary, Ms. Haaland is poised to make a rare positive mark in the history of how a nation of immigrants treated the country’s original inhabitants. She would be the first Native American cabinet secretary — a distinction that has prompted celebration throughout Ind...
14. Britain Opens Door to Mix-and-Match Vaccinations, Worrying Experts.txt	By Katherine J. Wu Published Jan. 1, 2021Updated Jan. 27, 2021 Amid a sputtering vaccine rollout and fears of a new and potentially more transmissible variant of the coronavirus, Britain has quietly updated its vaccination playbook to allow for a mix-and-match vaccine regimen. If a second dose of the vaccine a patient ...	By Katherine J. Wu Published Jan. 1, 2021Updated Jan. 27, 2021 Amid a sputtering vaccine rollout and fears of a new and potentially more transmissible variant of the coronavirus, Britain has quietly updated its vaccination playbook to allow for a mix-and-match vaccine regimen. If a second dose of the vaccine a patient ...	that the authorized Covid-19 vaccines “are not interchangeable,” and that “the safety and efficacy of a mixed-product series have not been evaluated. Both doses of the series should be completed with the same product.” Some scientists say Britain is gambling with its new guidance. “There are no data on this idea whats...
62. An Embattled Public Servant in a Fractured France.txt	By Roger Cohen Jan. 1, 2021 Lire en français PARIS — France is in theory a nondiscriminatory society where the state upholds strict religious neutrality and people are free to believe, or not, in any God they wish. It is a nation, in its self image, that through education dissolves differences of faith and ethnicity in...	By Roger Cohen Jan. 1, 2021 Lire en français PARIS — France is in theory a nondiscriminatory society where the state upholds strict religious neutrality and people are free to believe, or not, in any God they wish. It is a nation, in its self image, that through education dissolves differences of faith and ethnicity in...	No politician here would utter the words “In God we trust.” The Roman Catholic Church was removed more than a century ago from French public life. The country’s lay model supplants any deity. But, in a country with an uneasy relationship to Islam, laïcité is also contested as the shield behind which France discriminat...
94. No, Dominion voting machines did not delete Trump votes..txt	By Jack Nicas President Trump on Thursday spread new baseless claims about Dominion Voting Systems, which makes software that local governments around the nation use to help run their elections, fueling a conspiracy theory that Dominion “software glitches” changed vote tallies in Michigan and Georgia last week. The Dom...	By Jack Nicas President Trump on Thursday spread new baseless claims about Dominion Voting Systems, which makes software that local governments around the nation use to help run their elections, fueling a conspiracy theory that Dominion “software glitches” changed vote tallies in Michigan and Georgia last week. The Dom...	problems, according to the Michigan Department of State, county officials and election-security experts. Only one of the two Michigan counties used Dominion software. Issues in three Georgia counties had other explanations. In one county, an apparent problem with Dominion software delayed officials’ reporting of the v...
23. Ontario’s finance minister resigns after a jaunt in the Caribbean..txt	By Ian Austen Jan. 1, 2021 A senior minister in Ontario’s cabinet has resigned after vacationing in the Caribbean as residents of Canada’s most populous province were being urged to stay home. Rod Phillips, who was named Ontario’s finance minister in 2018, told reporters that his trip was a “dumb, dumb mistake” when he...	By Ian Austen Jan. 1, 2021 A senior minister in Ontario’s cabinet has resigned after vacationing in the Caribbean as residents of Canada’s most populous province were being urged to stay home. Rod Phillips, who was named Ontario’s finance minister in 2018, told reporters that his trip was a “dumb, dumb mistake” when he...	a Liberal, has urged Canadians to avoid nonessential travel out of the country — and when announcing a province-wide shutdown that started Dec. 26, Mr. Ford, a Progressive Conservative, told residents to stay home “to the fullest extent possible.” Mr. Phillips, and his wife, went to the French territory of Saint Barth...
50. Teaching My Child to Love a Dying World.txt	By Shoshana Meira Friedman Published Jan. 1, 2021Updated Jan. 4, 2021 This spring, as the world fell apart faster than we’d expected, I fell in love with trees. Not the crush of my girlhood when I admired them and fancied myself the child at the end of Dr. Seuss’s “The Lorax.” In love like I dreamed about them. I saw t...	By Shoshana Meira Friedman Published Jan. 1, 2021Updated Jan. 4, 2021 This spring, as the world fell apart faster than we’d expected, I fell in love with trees. Not the crush of my girlhood when I admired them and fancied myself the child at the end of Dr. Seuss’s “The Lorax.” In love like I dreamed about them. I saw t...	the tight winter huddle of the spruce in fear. Until last May, two slender, sickly Eastern hemlocks grew in a corner of our backyard garden, dying as the invasive woolly adelgid sucked their sap, just as the insect is killing the great hemlock forests of the Appalachians. I took my 2-year-old son, Abraham, out under t...
10. Dr. Fauci advises against the British approach of delaying a second dose of vaccine.txt	By Katherine J. Wu Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, told CNN on Friday that the United States would not follow Britain’s lead in front-loading first vaccine injections, potentially delaying the administration of second doses. Britain announced a plan this week to delay second shots o...	By Katherine J. Wu Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, told CNN on Friday that the United States would not follow Britain’s lead in front-loading first vaccine injections, potentially delaying the administration of second doses. Britain announced a plan this week to delay second shots o...	States, made by Pfizer and Moderna. “We’re going to keep doing what we’re doing.” His opinion was met with approval by some experts, including Dr. Eric Topol, a clinical trials expert at the Scripps Research Translational Institute in California, who tweeted, “That’s good because that it’s following what we know, the...
74. The Presidential Transition Must Go On.txt	By The Editorial Board The editorial board is a group of opinion journalists whose views are informed by expertise, research, debate and certain longstanding values. It is separate from the newsroom. Joe Biden will be the next president of the United States, and his predecessor is not handling his election loss well. I...	By The Editorial Board The editorial board is a group of opinion journalists whose views are informed by expertise, research, debate and certain longstanding values. It is separate from the newsroom. Joe Biden will be the next president of the United States, and his predecessor is not handling his election loss well. I...	indulging Mr. Trump’s tantrum. There is a sycophancy spectrum. Some Republicans are going all in on the president’s conspiratorial rantings, spreading them like fertilizer on a field. Others are trying to have it both ways: not actively parroting his lies yet passively tolerating his disinformation campaign. As the ra...