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26 Feb

With opposition to transgender issues regularly expressed by mainstream British figures, the country’s trans comedians say they are often just trying to assert their humanity. nyti.ms/3kt9qmH

Stepping onstage as a trans comedian, Jen Ives said she sometimes felt like she had to represent an entire community, when she would prefer to just tell jokes. nyti.ms/3kt9qmH

Despite the fact she jokes about transphobia onstage, Bethany Black, a trans comedian, said the debate in Britain around transgender people has taken a toll. Also tiring are the comedians and TV shows that make lazy jokes about trans people, Black said. nyti.ms/3kt9qmH

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26 Feb

Breaking News: Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia approved the 2018 assassination of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a U.S. intelligence report said. nyti.ms/2NHwbao

The report outlines who carried out the killing, describes what Prince Mohammed knew about the operation and lays out how the CIA concluded that he approved it and bears responsibility for the death of Khashoggi.
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Much of the evidence the CIA used for its conclusion remains classified, including details of Khashoggi’s killing and dismemberment in October 2018. A month later, The Times traced the movements of the 15-man hit team in a video investigation.
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26 Feb

Residents in Del Rio, Texas, say they have long felt alienated from the state’s power centers. Now, after last week's epic winter storm, the feeling has worsened, as many shelves remain empty at local grocery and hardware stores. nyti.ms/37LIEkf

Michael Cirilo, a 39-year-old juvenile detention officer, lost power for several days last week, like most of his neighbors in Del Rio, a predominantly Hispanic city of about 36,000 residents. nyti.ms/37LIEkf

Situated in a southwest patch of the state on the Edwards Plateau, the bicultural Del Rio is across the Rio Grande from Ciudad Acuña, Mexico, a way-station for migrants crossing into the U.S. nyti.ms/37LIEkf

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26 Feb

More than 120,000 cases have been linked to U.S. colleges and universities since Jan. 1, up 31% since the end of 2020, a New York Times survey has found. nyti.ms/3srXAfk

When many campuses reopened in the fall, outbreaks infected thousands of students and employees.

Many students returned in January when case numbers were soaring across much of the country, and again, cases have emerged by the tens of thousands. nyti.ms/3srXAfk

We found at least 17 colleges have reported more than 1,000 cases in 2021.

But despite surges at some colleges, there are positive signs. In counties with large populations of college students, cases have been falling, mirroring a national trend. nyti.ms/3srXAfk

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25 Feb

Long-term care facilities have accounted for more than a third of all U.S. coronavirus deaths since the late spring.

But since the arrival of vaccines, new cases and deaths in nursing homes have fallen steeply.

See our analysis here. nyti.ms/2MndY14

Vaccines were prioritized for long-term care facilities starting in December. But even as fatalities spiked over all this winter, deaths inside nursing homes have fallen by more than 65%. nyti.ms/2MndY14

New virus cases have also fallen.

From late December to early February, new cases among nursing home residents fell by more than 80%, nearly double the rate of improvement in the general population. nyti.ms/2MndY14

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24 Feb

Mildred Perry, 94, was the “ultimate provider” and “The Best Mom Ever” to those who loved her. She died of complications from Covid-19 as the U.S. was nearing another painful milestone in the pandemic. nyti.ms/2NYjbga

She had nine children and 16 grandchildren, as well as many great- and great-great-grandchildren. Perry loved Gospel music, Sam Cooke and hosting family visiting from out of town at her Philadelphia home.

“She was just there for everybody,” her youngest son said.

The chapel in North Philadelphia where Perry’s funeral was held was limited because of pandemic restrictions.

Visitors in attendance were greeted with a pump of hand sanitizer, and the event was livestreamed for loved ones who could not attend in person.

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