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How Has Donald Trump Survived?

By Gabriel Debenedetti via NYT Books https://ift.tt/2YQLkII

Covid-19 Live Updates: The Midwest Sees a Spike as Cases Decline Elsewhere

By Unknown Author via NYT World https://ift.tt/2QFX6RS

Girl in Taiwan Is Swept High by a Kite

By Tiffany May via NYT World https://ift.tt/32FfOyr

The Few, the Proud, the White: The Marine Corps Balks at Promoting Generals of Color

By Helene Cooper via NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2EHm4Ob

Joe Biden Had Better Watch It

By Gail Collins and Bret Stephens via NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3jxbpES

Ron Jeremy Is Charged With Sexually Assaulting 13 More Women

By Julia Jacobs via NYT Movies https://ift.tt/352qN8f

Journalist Quits Kenosha Paper in Protest of Its Jacob Blake Rally Coverage

By Marc Tracy via NYT Business https://ift.tt/2EQIf4s

Portland Shooting Amplifies Tensions in Presidential Race

By Mike Baker, Thomas Kaplan and Shane Goldmacher via NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/32EEtTN

Between Reps at the Gym, a Strong Connection

By Alix Strauss via NYT Fashion https://ift.tt/3kkqxqf

JEE, NEET candidates can use local trains

(This story originally appeared in MumbaiMirror on September 1, 2020) from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/32HKKhI

Maha lifts travel curbs, hikes occupancy in hotels

Announcing the MVA’s Unlock 4.0 plan on Monday, CM Uddhav Thackeray scrapped the e-pass system for inter-district and inter-state travel, hiked occupancy limit for hotels from 33% to 100%, and attendance for senior government officials from 30% to 100% from September 2. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3lBXP4M

Mumbai sees wettest August in 62 years

With 7.6 mm rain up to 8.30 pm on the last day of the month, the city recorded its highest August rainfall in 62 years. The India Meteorological Department’s Santacruz observatory, representative of the city, recorded a total of 1,248 mm rainfall in the month, only 6.3 mm short of the all-time high of 1,254 mm in 1958. Last August the rain record was 586 mm On Monday, between 8.30am and 8.30pm, Santacruz and Colaba recorded 7.6 mm and 4.6 mm rain rainfall respectively. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3gTIFV7

Mumbai: Four dead as car ploughs into crowd

A speeding car climbed onto a footpath and rammed into around a dozen people outside Cafe Janata at the busy Colombo junction near Crawford Market around 9.10pm on Monday, killing four and injuring four others. Four of them were thrown into the air —one died after falling on top of the car and another after being thrown into the restaurant. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3hGBwZj

BMC control of non-Covid beds now cut to 50%

Maharashtra’s public health department on Monday issued an order extending the 80:20 scheme, by which state and local corporations will continue to control 80% beds and treatment charges in private hospitals till November-end. Mumbai’s private hospitals have been granted some relaxation whereby government control over non-Covid beds has been reduced from 80% to 50%. The authorities would continue to regulate admissions to 80% of Covid beds in these hospitals. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/34Rc7sc

Covid-19 cases cross 29k mark in Kalyan-Dombivli

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25 BEST staffers survive due to Remdesivir

As many as 25 BEST staffers were saved in the nick of time due to Remdesivir injections, which were provided by the Covid response team of the undertaking. The total Covid cases in BEST crossed the 1900-mark on Monday, with the recovery rate going past 90%. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/2YOAiUz

Covid: Maharashtra relaxes slew of relaxations

The Maharashtra government on Monday lifted restriction on inter-district movement of persons and goods, and raised attendance in its offices as it announced a slew of relaxations while extending the general Covid-19-enforced lockdown in the state till September 30. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3bbJKGp

Solution for Air Pollution

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Live: Maha govt extends lockdown till Sept 30

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Consider Parsis' plea on Doongerwadi, says HC

Observing that both sides must be reasonable, the Bombay high court on Monday directed the Maharashtra government to consider a representation by the Bombay Parsi Punchayet to allow community members to hold the annual Farvardegan prayers for the dead on September 3 at Doongerwadi at Malabar Hill in Mumbai. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/34Oqvla

Big Oil Is in Trouble. Its Plan: Flood Africa With Plastic.

By Hiroko Tabuchi, Michael Corkery and Carlos Mureithi via NYT Climate https://ift.tt/32DmRYC

Dharavi protest over redevelopment to intensify

Dharavi residents have decided to intensify their agitation following the state government's plan to invite fresh bids for the redevelopment of the Asia's largest slum. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3hNeRL4

Powai's largest OC ready 3&4 bed residences

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Jan-May: Only 27 of 961 Mum cyber crimes solved

Cases of financial cyber crime have increased during Covid-19, but detection remains worryingly low: 6% in Maharashtra and 3% in Mumbai. From January to May, 1,488 cases were registered in the state, of which the police claimed to solved 88, making just 96 arrests. The figures for Mumbai are 961, 27 and 62. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3lIGxmG

Stress-free home buying at satellite elegance

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Stress-free home buying at satellite elegance

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Palghar lynching: 3 cops dismissed from service

The three policemen suspended in connection with the April 16 Palghar lynching incident that killed three men, including two seers, have been dismissed from service. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/31FnBwW

What Happened in Portland? Here’s What We Know

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Trump Embraces Fringe Theories on Protests and the Coronavirus

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Steven Mnuchin Tried to Save the Economy. Not Even His Family Is Happy.

By James B. Stewart and Alan Rappeport via NYT Business https://ift.tt/3hGUFKP

The Princess vs. the Portrait in Trumpworld

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TISS students complain against new registrar

(This story originally appeared in Mumbai Mirror on August 31, 2020) from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3gIOB2T

Unlock 4.0: Maha to ease curbs on hotels, travel

With the Centre opening up more activities outside containment zones under Unlock 4.0 rules, chief minister Uddhav Thackeray is set to lift curbs on inter-state and intra-state movement of persons and goods, raise attendance in government offices and schools, and increase occupancy limits for hotels. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3jt3sAf

FYJC 1st list: 8% rise in cut-offs across streams

Improved class X results across boards and a bigger pool of 90-percenters applying for first-year junior college (FYJC) admissions resulted in a jump in cut-offs by up to 8% across streams, reports Vinamrata Borwankar. While several colleges saw a hike of 2-6% in three streams, science cutoffs, too, increased this year, with Sathaye College, Vile Parle, going from 84.4% last year to 92.8%. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/2DhbD3o

Final-year exams may be conducted online in Oct

Final-year exams are likely to be pushed to October in public universities in the state. The question papers may be in the MCQ (multiple choice questions) format, said sources. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3gNdfzj

Covid-19: Ulhas cases plunge, but death rate soars

An analysis of Covid-19 incidence across the state’s 27 municipal corporations has revealed that Ulhasnagar, which achieved one of the highest recovery rates in the country (93%), also had a shockingly high case fatality rate (CFR) in August—16.5%. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/31HMJ6r

Covid-19 Live Updates: U.S. Cases Pass 6 Million

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Mumbai: Four of gang who snatched phones held

Four men were arrested for snatching mobile phones and changing their IMEI numbers to evade arrest. The IMEI number is unique 15-digit code that is used to identify valid mobile phones. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/32GvAJl

FOX NEWS: Nevada confirms first case of coronavirus reinfection in the US

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FOX NEWS: High school football returns in Alabama amid COVID pandemic

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FOX NEWS: Colon cancer warning signs to watch for

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What to Know About Colon Cancer

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‘Voices of accused in Elgar case silenced’

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Deadly Shooting in Portland After Pro-Trump Ralliers Clash With Protesters

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Ulhasnagar: 4 abduct bizman, later chicken out

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Mumbai: Man extorted of Rs 37k after ‘going nude’

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Philippine Network That Clashed With Duterte Ends Local Coverage

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Zuckerberg Says Facebook's Failure to Remove Militia Page an 'Operational Mistake'

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‘A Family Business:’ Graft Investigation Threatens Brazil’s Bolsonaro

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Djokovic and Other Top Men Are Creating a Players’ Association

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