Bitcoin continues to soar, fueled by Tesla announcement
Bitcoin topped $48,000 per coin after Tesla said that it bought $1.5 billion worth of the digital currency. — NYT: Top Stories
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`Woke’ American ideas are a threat, French leaders say
Politicians and prominent intellectuals say social theories from the United States on race, gender and post-colonialism are a threat to French identity and the French republic. — NYT: Top Stories
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‘Selling Sunset’ star Heather Rae Young gets hip tattoo of fiancé Tarek El Moussa’s name
Heather Rae Young received a new hip tattoo honor of her fiancé, “Flip or Flop” star Tarek El Moussa. — FOX News
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Britt Reid, son of Chiefs coach, drank alcohol ahead of car crash
Reid told the police he had “two or three drinks” before slamming into a car that carried two small children last week. One is hospitalized with life-threatening injuries. — NYT: Top Stories
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Before Himalayan flood, India ignored warnings of development risks
Long before a deadly flood hit two hydroelectric dams, scientists warned repeatedly that such projects were dangerous in a fragile region made more so by global warming . — NYT: Top Stories
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Serena Williams and Tom Brady: Ageless wonders with a difference
“Amazing!” Serena Williams said of Tom Brady’s seventh Super Bowl win. Of course, he’s never won a title while pregnant. — NYT: Top Stories
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At the Super Bowl, the N.F.L.’s social message is muddled
The N.F.L. espoused racial unity and praised health care workers. But its inaction on racial diversity, its stereotypic imagery and its decision to host a potential superspreader event said something different. — NYT: Top Stories
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Big challenge: Biden is pressed to end federal death penalty
FILE – This Aug. 28, 2020, file photo shows the federal prison complex in Terre Haute, Ind. Biden, the first sitting U.S. president to openly oppose the death penalty, has discussed the possibility of instructing the Department of Justice to stop scheduling
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Analysis: Trump’s Senate trial matters regardless of outcome
FILE – In this Jan. 6, 2021, file photo, President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a rally in Washington. Arguments begin Tuesday, Feb. 9, in the impeachment trial of Donald Trump on allegations that he incited the violent mob that stormed