February 2020

52 Books for 52 Places

The Times’s 52 places to go in 2020 spans the globe, from Washington, D.C., to Mount Kenya to Sabah, Malaysia. Maybe you’re already buying your plane tickets, or maybe you can’t get away anytime soon — but either way, we recommend the books below, which will help you explore on the ground or from your […]

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‘We’re glued to the TV’: Premier League clubs wary of virus

The Premier League is set to go ahead as planned this weekend as the world’s sporting calendar gets increasingly affected by the fast-spreading new virus By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer February 28, 2020, 11:59 AM 2 min read As the world’s sporting calendar gets increasingly affected by the fast-spreading new virus, the Premier League

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Education Dept. to Cut Off Federal Funding for Some Rural Schools

“If this decision is not reversed,” Ms. Collins wrote, “the department risks denying thousands of students living in rural Maine the chance to reach their full potentials.” Senator Jon Tester, Democrat of Montana, wrote that 220 of his state’s most remote, impoverished school districts would take a $400,000 cut from the change. “The department should

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‘The Daily Show’ Clobbers Chris Matthews With Supercut Of His Sexist Comments

The “Hardball” anchor makes inappropriate remarks about female colleagues, describes guests as “gorgeous creatues of God” and suggests two women are giving him the eye in the 2-minute montage. The Comedy Central show likely released the clip ― mockingly titled “Lookin’ Good! with Uncle Chris” ― after 74-year-old Matthews drew scorn Tuesday over his sexist

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Five Places to Visit in Amman with a Hometown Fashion Designer

The Amman fashion designer Nafsika Skourti could have started her clothing line anywhere. Her Paris Fashion Week debut six years ago won over buyers from around the world. But Ms. Skourti, 32, and her sister, Stephanie, 30, headquartered their company in their hometown in 2014 “to teach Arab hands to create clothing with international appeal,”

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Democratic Rivals Are Fighting Over Obama. He Has Some Opinions.

Mr. Richmond added that it was “hypocrisy” for Mr. Bloomberg and Mr. Sanders to run ads saying they were “BFFs” with Mr. Obama “after refusing to help out Obama when he needed them.” A Biden adviser, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss campaign strategy, said the campaign’s view was that the attacks on Mr.

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