India’s News Upstarts Challenged Modi. New Rules Could Tame Them.
Date: 27 March 2021
By Mujib Mashal and Hari Kumar
Mujib Mashal
Online portals have practiced aggressive journalism in a mostly compliant media landscape. But trolls and the government could now be empowered to stop them.
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Broadcasting ‘the Shock, the Horror, the Outrage’ Live, Again and Again
Date: 27 March 2021
By Michael M. Grynbaum and John Koblin
Michael
After Columbine, the media faced criticism for focusing on the assailants rather than on the victims. A lot has changed since 1999 — except the need to cover the tragedies in the first place.
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Fox News Faces Second Defamation Suit Over Election Coverage
Date: 26 March 2021
By Michael M. Grynbaum and Jonah E. Bromwich
Michael
Dominion Voting Systems, an election technology company, accused the channel of advancing lies that devastated its reputation and business.
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Stop It With ‘Gun Control.’ Enough Already.
Date: 27 March 2021
By Frank Bruni
Frank Bruni
Language matters. This language doesn’t help.
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Swiss Billionaire Joins the Bidding for Tribune Publishing
Date: 27 March 2021
By Marc Tracy
Marc Tracy
The philanthropist Hansjörg Wyss has teamed with the Maryland hotel executive Stewart Bainum in a bid to upend Alden Global Capital’s plan to acquire the newspaper chain.
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A third of U.S. adults have received first doses, but New York and Arkansas lag in giving all adults vaccine access.
Date: 27 March 2021
By Giulia McDonnell Nieto del Rio
Giulia Nieto
In the only other state that has not named a target date, Wyoming, adults already have full access in 20 of 23 counties.
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What to Know About the Virus This Week
Date: 26 March 2021
By Mitch Smith
Mitch Smith
The latest news and data from the team tracking the coronavirus.
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Tornadoes Tear Through Alabama
Date: 26 March 2021
By The Associated Press
Deadly tornadoes toppled trees and destroyed homes and businesses in Alabama on Thursday, as severe storms unleashed damaging winds and heavy rain across the Southeast.
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Video Shows Aftermath of Train Collision in Southern Egypt
Date: 26 March 2021
By The Associated Press and Reuters
Two trains collided in southern Egypt on Friday, killing at least 32 people and injuring 90 others. The national rail authority said “unknown actors” had activated brakes on one train.
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Kenya Places Stringent Restrictions on Nairobi and Surrounding Areas
Date: 26 March 2021
By Reuters
President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya said on Friday that travel in and out of Nairobi and four surrounding counties would be prohibited as part of new measures to combat a third wave of Covid-19.
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