It was my final day in Zicatela and I wanted to make the most of it. So, despite an aversion to tours, I signed up for an evening trip to the bioluminescent Manialtepec lagoon. For 350 pesos (about $17), me and five other travelers were chauffeured to the lagoon, where we were introduced to our […]
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Novak Djokovic is back at No. 1 in the ATP rankings after winning his eighth Australian Open title By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer February 3, 2020, 9:54 AM 4 min read MELBOURNE, Australia — Novak Djokovic returned to No. 1 in the ATP rankings Monday after winning his eighth Australian Open title, while Sofia
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Times Insider explains who we are and what we do, and delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how our journalism comes together. DES MOINES — I was in a tree. It was November and I had been in Iowa for less than a month, living there to be The New York Times’s eyes and ears on the
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In 2002, when a lethal, pneumonialike virus known as SARS emerged in China, the country’s factories were mostly churning out low-cost goods like T-shirts and sneakers for customers around the world. Seventeen years later, another deadly virus is spreading rapidly through the world’s most populous country. But China has evolved into a principal element of
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The Chinese government says the US has “spread fear” instead of offering help The Chinese government has accused the United States of causing “panic” in its response to the coronavirus outbreak. The accusation comes after the US declared a public health emergency on Friday and said it would deny
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While some were still rejoicing over the late Mr. Peanut’s death, the spokesnut has been brought back by the gods (of Planters’ marketing department) in the form of the much cuter Baby Nut. Planters debuted Baby Nut on Sunday in a Super Bowl ad showing Mr. Peanut’s funeral. As mourners reflect on the late nut’s
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The Czech Republic, a popular destination for Chinese tourists, plans to suspend all flights to prevent the new coronavirus from spreading February 3, 2020, 9:28 AM 4 min read BEIJING — The Latest on the outbreak of a new virus from China (all times local): 5:30 p.m. The Czech Republic has plans to suspend all
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MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — They were celebrating the passage of time as much as at this Super Bowl: 100-year-old war veterans at midfield for the pregame coin flip, a 50-years-young pop diva handling halftime, and, of course, a quarterback who turns 25 this year saving the best part of the show for last. That quarterback
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DES MOINES — The line outside the Trump rally on Thursday night was perhaps not the safest space to try to conduct a Socratic dialogue about the nature of truth. But Joe Walsh — former Tea Party congressman, former right-wing radio host, current Trump opponent — leaned right in. “I’m a Republican and a conservative
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A former telecommunications executive convicted in one of the largest corporate accounting scandals in U.S. history has died February 3, 2020, 7:38 AM 2 min read A former telecommunications executive convicted in one of the largest corporate accounting scandals in U.S. history died just over a month after his early release from prison. Bernard Ebbers
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