U.S. and China Agree to Ease Restrictions on Journalists
Date: 16 November 2021
By Michael D. Shear
Michael
The deal tones down a diplomatic confrontation that led Beijing to expel some American reporters during the last year of the Trump administration.
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Raúl Rivero, Disenchanted Poet of the Cuban Revolution, Dies at 75
Date: 17 November 2021
By Sam Roberts
Sam Roberts
A leading journalistic voice who broke with the Castro regime, he gained wide recognition for his protests, was jailed as a dissident and went into exile.
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American Journalist Freed From Myanmar Returns to the U.S.
Date: 16 November 2021
By The Associated Press
Danny Fenster, an American journalist who was imprisoned by Myanmar’s junta for six months, reunited with family in New York City. He was released by Myanmar into the custody of Bill Richardson, a former U.S. diplomat who helped secure his freedom.
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How Did So Much of the Media Get the Steele Dossier So Wrong?
Date: 16 November 2021
By Bill Grueskin
Bill Grueskin
Many journalists were too eager to prove what they thought they already knew about Trump.
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Maureen Cleave, Pop Journalist and Beatles Confidante, Dies at 87
Date: 16 November 2021
By Annabelle Williams
Annabelle Williams
Ms. Cleave’s interview with John Lennon, in which he said the Beatles were “more popular than Jesus,” drew worldwide attention.
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Egypt prepares to expand leaders’ powers in epidemics, adding prosecutions for disinformation.
Date: 17 November 2021
By Nada Rashwan
Nada Rashwan
Critics fear that the legislation will be just another avenue the government can use to crack down on dissent.
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Woman’s Body Recovered From Mudslide in British Columbia as Evacuations Continue
Date: 16 November 2021
By Christine Hauser, Christine Chung and Alyssa Lukpat
Christine Hauser
“It came down faster than the speed of sound,” said a woman who survived the mudslide. Heavy rainfall and overflowing rivers have inundated cities in the Canadian province.
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Liverpool Bomber Had Planned for Months, U.K. Police Say
Date: 17 November 2021
By Megan Specia
Megan Specia
The authorities named the man they believe to be behind an explosion in a taxi outside a hospital, who was also the only person killed, as Emad Al Swealmeen, 32.
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Amazon agrees to pay $500,000 in California over claims that it hid Covid-19 cases from workers.
Date: 16 November 2021
By Derrick Bryson Taylor
Derrick Taylor
The judgment, which is subject to court approval, is in line with a “right to know” law that was designed to keep workers safe in the pandemic.
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Sexual Misconduct Survivor Testifies Against Forced Arbitration Clause
Date: 17 November 2021
By House Committee On The Judiciary
House On
Tatiana Spottiswoode, a former employee of a medical-device technology company, described being sexually assaulted by her employer on a work trip to Brazil.
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