Liam Stack
I write about religion for @NYTMetro. @OPCofAmerica board. Once in Cairo, now in New York. Khawaga-at-large. [email protected]
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20-Year-Old Tourist Killed by Stray Bullet in Brooklyn
Ethan Williams, who had long dreamed of moving to New York, became another victim of the wave of gun violence that has shaken the city.
Inspired by Trump, Hasidic Backlash Grows Over Virus Rules
Orthodox Jewish leaders have seen a growing, raucous faction of young men in the community, tired of pandemic guidelines and resentful of the secular authorities.
How a Virus Surge Among Orthodox Jews Became a Crisis for New York
New York City had been holding off a second wave, but an uptick in cases in Brooklyn and Queens now threatens to bring one on.
Backlash Grows in Orthodox Jewish Areas Over Virus Crackdown by Cuomo
Rules that would have a pronounced impact on synagogues were met with protests and fires in a part of Brooklyn seeing an uptick in cases.
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NEW: Orthodox Jewish and other religious leaders lashed out at Cuomo over new coronavirus restrictions as protests broke out in Brooklyn overnight. One Hasidic man was injured after a crowd of Hasidic men accused him of being disloyal to the community.
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How to Cover a Sick Old Man
The president is hospitalized and reporters are fighting for basic facts. What should elderly leaders — many of America’s top politicians are over 80 — reveal about their health?
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“We need a reporting culture that’s ready to handle the public decline of this generation of leaders, as long as they insist on declining in public.”
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N.Y.C. Reports Large Uptick in Virus Cases
The daily rate of positive tests rose to 3.25 percent, the highest it had been in months, as more students returned to classrooms.
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In a news conference, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a daily rate of 3.25 percent, the highest it had been since June. On Monday, the daily rate was 1.93 percent.
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Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson Eats About 821 Pounds Of Cod Per Year
Like many people on the Internet, those of us at the FiveThirtyEight office have been passing around a piece from Mallory Ortberg at The Toast that details the …
N.Y.C. Threatens Orthodox Jewish Areas on Virus, but Trump’s Impact Is Seen
Facing a worrying spike in cases, city officials carried out emergency inspections and warned of an extraordinary lockdown.
Canadians Rejoice as ‘Schitt’s Creek’ Sweeps Emmy Awards
The Canadian series took top honors in all seven categories in which it was nominated.
Biden volunteers are encountering a shocking number of voters pushing an unhinged smear
“I send out 500 texts in a pop and maybe it’ll come up five to seven times.”
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“I have been doing a lot of text banking and the number of people who think Biden is a pedophile is astounding,” one volunteer tweeted last week. motherjones.com/politics/2020/… via @MotherJones
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Dr. Fauci says he takes vitamin D and C supplements and that they can lessen 'your susceptibility to infection'
In an interview with the actress Jennifer Garner, Dr. Anthony Fauci said he takes vitamin D and C supplements.
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Dr. Fauci says he takes vitamin D and C supplements and that they can lessen 'your susceptibility to infection'
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Roger Stone calls for Trump to seize total power if he loses the election
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Appearing on InfoWars, ex-Trump advisor Roger Stone said federal agents and GOP state officials should “physically” block voting and seize ballots & that Trump should nationalize police forces and order widespread arrests
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College Democrat Chats Reveal Plan to Engineer and Leak Alex Morse Accusation
“This will sink his campaign,” predicted a College Democrat leader hoping to work for Rep. Richard Neal.
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Leaders of the UMass College Democrats began a scheme last October to find Alex Morse’s dating profiles and entrap him into saying something they could use to damage his congressional campaign. When it didn’t work, they made vague accusations anyway.
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N.Y.P.D. Besieges Black Lives Matter Leader as He Broadcasts Live
A helicopter and dozens of officers, some in riot gear, were deployed for an arrest at a Manhattan apartment.
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A locked down block in Midtown. Dozens of officers. Two dozen NYPD vehicles. Riot gear. Police dogs. A helicopter. The tremendous show of force renewed questions about how the NYPD is dealing with racial justice protests and those who participate in them.
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What We Know and Don’t Know About the Beirut Explosions
More than 100 people were killed, and the second blast was felt as far away as Cyprus. An investigation and a search for survivors are underway.
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Beirut’s port handled 60% of Lebanon’s total imports. The silos that were damaged or destroyed there stored 85% of the country’s grain, and the authorities said the wheat that survived the blasts was now inedible.
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U.S. Satisfaction at 13%, Lowest in Nine Years
Americans' satisfaction with the way things are going in the U.S. dropped seven percentage points last month, to 13% -- the lowest Gallup has measured since November 2011.
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Only 13% of U.S. adults are satisfied with the state of the nation, down 7 percentage points in the past month and 32 points since February
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Stephen Miller's grandmother died of COVID-19. Her son blames the Trump administration.
"With the death of my mother, I'm angry and outraged at [Miller]."
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Stephen Miller’s Grandmother Died of COVID-19. Her Son, Who Is Miller’s Uncle, Blames the Trump Administration.
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Allegations against Trump envoy roil US Embassy in London
LONDON (AP) — Allegations that President Donald Trump’s envoy to Britain made inappropriate remarks about women and minorities and may have violated federal ethics rules are roiling the U.S....
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The ex-No. 2 official at the US embassy in London said Amb. Johnson, a Trump donor, “definitely” asked the UK govt about moving the British Open to a Trump resort in Scotland. He said he reported it to the State Dept but no action seems to have been taken.
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Within Days, Florida Family Loses Two Siblings, 20 and 22, to the Virus
Byron Francis died suddenly of the coronavirus in June. Eleven days later, his sister, Mychaela, had died of it, too.
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Byron Francis, 20, died suddenly of the coronavirus in June. Eleven days later, his sister, Mychaela, 22, also died of it.
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U.S. Northeast, Pummeled in the Spring, Now Stands Out in Virus Control
In just over two months, the Northeast has gone from the country’s worst coronavirus hot spot to its most controlled. “It’s acting like Europe,” one expert said.
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Like Europe, the Northeast suffered devastating illnesses and deaths in March and April. State leaders responded with aggressive lockdowns and investment in testing and tracing. Residents have mostly followed the rules, even at the cost of economic pain.
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