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 Monday, February 1, 2021
The February 1, 2021 was a Monday under the star sign of ♒. It was the 31 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 Sunday, February 1, 2026, 116 days ago. Your next birthday is on Monday, February 1, 2027, in 248 days. You have lived for 1,942 days, or about 46,608 hours, or about 2,796,510 minutes, or about 167,790,600 seconds.
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1st of February 2021 News
News as it appeared on the front page of the New York Times on February 1, 2021
Good Vaccine News
Date: 01 February 2021
By David Leonhardt
David Leonhardt
And what else you need to know today.
India’s coronavirus victims are memorialized online, and other news from around the world.
Date: 02 February 2021
By Karan Deep Singh, Natasha Frost and Livia Albeck-Ripka
Karan Singh
NEW DELHI — Mayandi Soundara Raj, an engineer pictured astride a motorcycle, was “a perfect husband” to his wife. He died on July 10.
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.
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.
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.
Groundhog Predicts Six More Weeks of Winter
Date: 02 February 2021
By Reuters
At a virtual ceremony, the groundhog known as Punxsutawney Phil predicted six more weeks of winter.
Tired of winter yet? The groundhog isn’t.
Date: 02 February 2021
By Erin McCann
Erin McCann
In his annual prognostication, Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow, meaning there will be six more weeks of winter.
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.
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.