Survey Says: Never Tweet
Date: 01 February 2021
By Ben Smith
Ben Smith
The tensions in newsrooms over reporters’ social media presence are not just about politics.
Replaying Sunday, January 31, 2021
The January 31, 2021 was a Sunday under the star sign of ♒. It was the 30 day of the year. President of the United States was Joe Biden.
If you were born on this day, you are 5 years old. Your last birthday was on the Saturday, January 31, 2026, 163 days ago. Your next birthday is on Sunday, January 31, 2027, in 201 days. You have lived for 1,989 days, or about 47,747 hours, or about 2,864,861 minutes, or about 171,891,660 seconds.
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31st of January 2021 News
News as it appeared on the front page of the New York Times on January 31, 2021
Good Vaccine News
Date: 01 February 2021
By David Leonhardt
David Leonhardt
And what else you need to know today.
The Chinese police arrest more than 80 people suspected of manufacturing fake vaccines.
Date: 01 February 2021
By Sui-Lee Wee
Sui-lee Wee
The police in China have broken up a counterfeiting ring that they say manufactured and sold more than 3,000 fake coronavirus vaccines across the country, Xinhua, China’s state-run news agency, reported on Monday.
BioNTech promises 75 million additional vaccine doses for the E.U.
Date: 01 February 2021
By Christopher F. Schuetze
Christopher Schuetze
BERLIN — As Germany’s leaders gather in Berlin to discuss the lagging vaccinations in the country and across the European Union, the bloc got some good news Monday morning when the pharmaceutical company BioNTech announced that it would make 75 million extra doses available in coming months.
Trump Names Two Members of Impeachment Defense Team
Date: 01 February 2021
By Maggie Haberman and William K. Rashbaum
Maggie Haberman
The announcement came a day after he parted ways with five lawyers, and with his trial looming next week.
Snow Blankets Washington, D.C.
Date: 31 January 2021
By Reuters
Winter storm warnings were in place for much of the Eastern United States, with some areas expecting as much as two feet of snow through Tuesday.
Navalny Supporters Are Met With Heavy Police Force Across Russia
Date: 31 January 2021
By The Associated Press and Reuters
Tens of thousands of protesters rallied in Russia for the second consecutive week, defying the Kremlin in support of the jailed opposition leader Aleksei A. Navaly.
Sidelined by Cuomo, nine top New York State health officials have quit in recent months.
Date: 01 February 2021
By J. David Goodman, Joseph Goldstein and Jesse McKinley
J. Goodman
The deputy commissioner for public health at the New York State Health Department resigned in late summer. Soon after, the director of its bureau of communicable disease control also stepped down. So did the medical director for epidemiology. Last month, the state epidemiologist said she, too, would be leaving.
Powerful Snowstorm Slams Northeast
Date: 01 February 2021
By Maya Blackstone and Taylor Turner
Maya Blackstone
Heavy snow and high winds pounded New York City and surrounding areas, causing dangerous conditions across the region.
Biden to meet with Republican senators over proposed relief outline, White House says.
Date: 31 January 2021
By Emily Cochrane and Luke Broadwater
Emily Cochrane
Republican moderates said they could go along with many of the president's proposals if some, like unemployment aid and direct payments, were scaled back.