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3 Oct

Texas Republicans released a new congressional map this week. It aims to lock in the party’s advantage in D.C. over the next decade.

The proposed district lines also aim to offset recent population growth spurred by communities of color. nyti.ms/3Ba9U8w

This is the first draft of Texas’ map, and it is subject to changes throughout the process. But legislators on both sides of the aisle do not expect many significant alterations. nyti.ms/3Aa7Qfw

By compacting the largely Democratic 7th district in the Houston area, Republicans created a new, safely Republican one in northwest Harris County, where a large part of the county’s white population lives. nyti.ms/3Aa7Qfw

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3 Oct

Our investigation found that as homelessness exploded in New York City, executives at nonprofits personally benefited from the crisis, collecting large salaries, spending money on companies that they or their families controlled and hiring relatives. nyti.ms/2WCnByf

Jack A. Brown III, the chief executive of CORE Services Group, is one of them. The nonprofit channeled $32 million into for-profit companies tied to Brown, allowing him to earn more than $1 million a year. nyti.ms/39ZaABM

Brown has profited in other ways: He has an ownership interest in two companies that have rented buildings to CORE. And five of Brown's family members have worked at the nonprofit. nyti.ms/39ZaABM

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1 Oct

Nearly 700,000 people in the U.S. have now died of Covid-19 — making this the deadliest pandemic in American history.

A majority who died recently were in the South and unvaccinated. Many of the victims were also younger than before. nyti.ms/2Y6UOlR

Recent victims of Covid stand apart from those who died in previous surges, our analysis shows.

Before the Delta surge, the worst-hit states were mostly in the Northeast. Many recent deaths were in the South, including Florida, Mississippi and Louisiana. nyti.ms/2Y6UOlR

The U.S. has had one of the highest recent death rates of any country with an ample supply of vaccines.

An overwhelming majority of Americans who died from Covid-19 in recent months, when the country has had broad access to shots, were unvaccinated. nyti.ms/2Y6UOlR

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1 Oct

As climate change melts the ice that covers 80% of Greenland, it has spurred demand for the island's rare minerals. These elements are needed for electric cars and wind turbines, and are essential as the world tries to break its addiction to fossil fuels. nyti.ms/3kUPJG1

Global superpowers are jostling for influence. Billionaire investors are making big bets. Mining companies have staked claims in a quest that includes nickel, titanium and gold. But Greenlanders are wary of those seeking to exploit the island's riches. nyti.ms/3kUPJG1

Leaders of Greenland's new government see the ore as a means to work toward financial independence from Denmark. But residents already suffering the effects of climate change don't want to suffer more so that the rest of the world can have electric cars. nyti.ms/3kUPJG1

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30 Sep

California’s requirement that all health care workers be vaccinated against the coronavirus by Thursday appears to have compelled tens of thousands of unvaccinated employees to get shots in recent weeks.

Here's what the data shows. nyti.ms/39R9RT0

California is the latest example of vaccine requirements leading to more inoculations.

In a survey of more than a dozen of the state’s major hospital systems, most health care employers reported vaccination rates this week of 90% or higher. nyti.ms/39R9RT0

The uptick in vaccinations comes as a federal vaccine mandate, ordered by President Biden, is pending for hospital and nursing home employees.

Several other states, such as New York, have imposed similar requirements. nyti.ms/39R9RT0

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30 Sep

They have escaped the Taliban. After a long, terrifying ordeal, they have made it to the U.S.

Now, Afghan refugees need to start a new life.

Nonprofits supported by The New York Times’s Neediest Cases Fund are working to help them. nyti.ms/3maJoFN

Batol Khan moved to the U.S. from Afghanistan six years ago after she started to feel vulnerable as an outspoken woman working with the UN. As the Taliban took over in August, her mother and sister were among the desperate crowds at the Kabul airport. nyti.ms/3upZAqp

At times, Khan couldn't reach her family and feared for their safety. But after a long wait in squalid conditions and several days of travel, they landed in El Paso. Now, they will be supported by the same nonprofit that helped her resettle in the U.S. nyti.ms/3upZAqp

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