On Jackie Robinson’s 100th Birthday, 100 Photos of an Icon

By ERIC MOSKOWITZ from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2HUfjK3

Was C.T.E. Stealing His Mind? A Gunshot Provided the Answer

By JOHN BRANCH from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2CTl2Ki

A Canadian Scores From Long Distance

By JOYCE COHEN from NYT Real Estate https://nyti.ms/2Uv7bke

The Perils of Reporting on an Investigation of the President

By Unknown Author from NYT Podcasts https://nyti.ms/2DMiNdl

From The Times’s Photo Vault, the Many Dimensions of Jackie Robinson

By TERENCE McGINLEY from NYT Corrections https://nyti.ms/2S24JoT

Family Ties at the Supreme Court

By LINDA GREENHOUSE from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/2UvfzQK

A.I. Could Worsen Health Disparities

By DHRUV KHULLAR from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/2MJ4ysK

Julia Hartz Founded Eventbrite With Her Fiancé. Then She Took His Job.

By DAVID GELLES from NYT Business https://nyti.ms/2sXaQf3

As Chances of No-Deal Brexit Rise, British Companies Scramble to Prepare

By PETER S. GOODMAN from NYT Business https://nyti.ms/2sZzJH7

Weather, Facebook, Venezuela: Your Thursday Briefing

By CHRIS STANFORD from NYT Briefing https://nyti.ms/2BbhIda

Marlon James: By the Book

By Unknown Author from NYT Books https://nyti.ms/2CYjSwX

As a Reporter, She Wrote About Business. As a Novelist, She Writes About Murder.

By AMELIA LESTER from NYT Books https://nyti.ms/2RZ5uiy

Gilets jaunes: France to ban masks at protests amid unrest

After months of protests, France will prohibit face coverings and even specific people from rallies.

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Sweden-Finland link to Polish beef in EU-wide scare

Sweden and Finland investigate meat from a Polish abattoir found to have handled sick cows.

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Polar vortex: Fire used to melt ice on Chicago train tracks

Flames from gas-fed heaters stop snow and ice from clogging up the track at railway intersections.

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The Ugandan artist fighting HIV with a crown

Creating artworks from ARV bottles and old pills to encourage Ugandans to take their medicine.

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Italy in recession amid sluggish eurozone

Italy sees two quarters of negative growth as the eurozone expands by just 0.2% in the fourth quarter.

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Sports betting: are Ugandans hooked on it?

A Ugandan minister has warned that online sports betting is causing serious problems.

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Letter from Africa: The fashion faux pas of bullet-proof vests

Body armour, like that worn by DR Congo's new president, can save lives but presents problems if you want to be discreet.

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Could You Last 11 Days Without the Internet? Tonga Finds Out the Hard Way

Could You Last 11 Days Without the Internet? Tonga Finds Out the Hard Way

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January 31, 2019 at 02:06AM

Afghan Government Control Over Country Falters, U.S. Report Says

Afghan Government Control Over Country Falters, U.S. Report Says

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January 31, 2019 at 02:06AM

The Best Movies and TV Shows New to Netflix Australia in February

The Best Movies and TV Shows New to Netflix Australia in February

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January 31, 2019 at 02:06AM

Jackie Robinson Showed Me How to Fight On, Not Fight Back

Jackie Robinson Showed Me How to Fight On, Not Fight Back

By CLAIRE SMITH from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2Rojg9b

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January 31, 2019 at 02:06AM

Whether They Wanted it or Not, Jackie Robinson Raised Americans’ Consciousness

Whether They Wanted it or Not, Jackie Robinson Raised Americans’ Consciousness

By GEORGE VECSEY from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2G4bq3t

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January 31, 2019 at 02:06AM

Trevor Noah Doesn’t Think Weather Reporters Ought to Freeze in the Cold

Trevor Noah Doesn’t Think Weather Reporters Ought to Freeze in the Cold

By GIOVANNI RUSSONELLO from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/2G0nPp2

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January 31, 2019 at 02:06AM

‘Russian Doll’: Programmer, Debug Thyself

‘Russian Doll’: Programmer, Debug Thyself

By JAMES PONIEWOZIK from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/2SexJsK

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January 31, 2019 at 02:06AM

Frida Kahlo Was a Painter, a Brand Builder, a Survivor. And So Much More.

Frida Kahlo Was a Painter, a Brand Builder, a Survivor. And So Much More.

By REBECCA KLEINMAN from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/2sYCybg

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January 31, 2019 at 02:06AM

Learning With: ‘A Merciless Cold Lingers in the Midwest’

Learning With: ‘A Merciless Cold Lingers in the Midwest’

By KATHERINE SCHULTEN from NYT The Learning Network https://nyti.ms/2GcDKj6

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January 31, 2019 at 12:56AM

Gottlieb Puts FDA at Forefront for Leveraging Real-World Data

Gottlieb Puts FDA at Forefront for Leveraging Real-World Data
(MedPage Today) -- Also, former agency commissioners talk data sharing, privacy, and ethics
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January 31, 2019 at 12:51AM

Could You Last 11 Days Without the Internet? Tonga Finds Out the Hard Way

By DANIEL VICTOR from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2Rv8pdq

Afghan Government Control Over Country Falters, U.S. Report Says

By ROD NORDLAND from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2SiNnDp

The Best Movies and TV Shows New to Netflix Australia in February

By NOEL MURRAY from NYT Watching https://nyti.ms/2MMcPw4

Jackie Robinson Showed Me How to Fight On, Not Fight Back

By CLAIRE SMITH from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2Rojg9b

Whether They Wanted it or Not, Jackie Robinson Raised Americans’ Consciousness

By GEORGE VECSEY from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2G4bq3t

Trevor Noah Doesn’t Think Weather Reporters Ought to Freeze in the Cold

By GIOVANNI RUSSONELLO from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/2G0nPp2

‘Russian Doll’: Programmer, Debug Thyself

By JAMES PONIEWOZIK from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/2SexJsK

Frida Kahlo Was a Painter, a Brand Builder, a Survivor. And So Much More.

By REBECCA KLEINMAN from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/2sYCybg

Learning With: ‘A Merciless Cold Lingers in the Midwest’

By KATHERINE SCHULTEN from NYT The Learning Network https://nyti.ms/2GcDKj6

Gottlieb Puts FDA at Forefront for Leveraging Real-World Data

(MedPage Today) -- Also, former agency commissioners talk data sharing, privacy, and ethics

Relaxed Informed Consent Rules: Clin Onc News Report

(MedPage Today) -- Also, shingles risk higher in newly diagnosed patients and those on chemo

Revising Stark Self-Referral Law Raises Many Questions

(MedPage Today) -- Is it illegal for your hospital to give you a cybersecurity system?

Azithromycin Add-On Fails to Cut Malaria Deaths, Hospital Stays

(MedPage Today) -- But less frequent infections seen in African kids who received the antibiotic

Cue the Fireworks: Cardiac Surgery in July Might Not Be a Killer

(MedPage Today) -- Rookie thoracic surgeons don't appear to worsen outcomes

House Panel Mulls ACA Fixes, Responses to Trump Policies

(MedPage Today) -- With Dems now in charge, repeal-and-replace no longer on the table

Lungs Donated After Opioid Overdose Do Well

(MedPage Today) -- Similar survival seen for growing number of overdose donor organs

Lung Group Blasts Sluggish Gov't Response to E-Cigs

(MedPage Today) -- ALA gives feds, most states, an "F" grade for tobacco control

House Drug Price Hearing Takes Aim at Industry

(MedPage Today) -- Companies are "raising prices without justification," says committee chairman

More Screen Time May Harm Toddler Development (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- Canadian kids who spent more time watching screens fared poorly on select developmental measures

Life Support Decision Aid Didn't Improve ICU Patient Outcomes

(MedPage Today) -- Decision support in acute care settings may require greater individualized attention, researchers say

Is Journal Peer-Review Now Just a Game?

(MedPage Today) -- Milton Packer wonders if the time has come for instant replay

Morning Break: Pulling Plug on Stranger; Hep A at Disney World; Seeking Anger's Roots

(MedPage Today) -- Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the MedPage Today staff

Venezuela opposition 'has met military', says Juan Guaidó

Opposition leader Juan Guaidó says his team has held talks with the army about regime change.

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Polar vortex brings deadly cold snap to US states

At least eight people have died in the deep freeze, which has paralysed transport services.

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'American Dying' cooled Earth's climate

European settlement of the Americas killed so many people, it disturbed Earth's climate.

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Facebook users continue to grow despite privacy scandals

The number of people who logged into the site at least once a month rose 9% last year.

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Tom Brady 'cheater' slur costs TV producer his job

The New England Patriots quarterback was labelled a "known cheater" during a Pittsburgh broadcast.

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Sarah Sanders says 'God wanted Trump to be president'

In an interview, the White House press secretary says Donald Trump had divine support.

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Saudi Arabia ends major anti-corruption campaign

Hundreds of princes and billionaires were held and more than $100bn recouped by the state since 2017.

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Bastia attack: Gunman found dead in police raid

France's interior minister says "the fanatic committed suicide" after killing one and injuring five.

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Senator Rand Paul wins damages after neighbour attack

Senator Rand Paul was awarded more than $580,000 (£441,000) in damages after his neighbour attacked.

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Mystery illness sees Canada halve its Cuba embassy staff

A 14th employee at Canada's embassy in Havana falls ill, and the country cuts staff there by half.

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China's factory activity shrinks as slowdown worries rise

The data comes as several global firms warn China's slowing economy will hit their bottom line.

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Emiliano Sala: Missing Cardiff striker's former club Nantes pay tribute

Nantes pay tribute to missing former striker Emiliano Sala during their 1-1 draw with Saint Etienne.

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The story of a US raid on al-Qaeda in Yemen

The BBC has gained rare access to Athlan village, the site of a major US attack on al-Qaeda in Yemen.

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Polar vortex: What is it and how does it happen?

The deep freeze gripping much of the US has been blamed on a polar vortex. Here's what that means.

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Actor 'tasted brutality of hatred'

Stars support Empire actor Jussie Smollet, the victim of a suspected hate crime in Chicago.

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The Afghan Invictus athletes claiming asylum in Australia

The fears of six athletes who claimed asylum in Australia after the 2018 Invictus Games.

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Zimbabwe women raped as government crackdown continues

Six women tell the BBC they were raped by security forces as part of a government crackdown.

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MP defends unmasking shot reporter

Kennedy Agyapong tells the BBC he regrets journalist Ahmed Hussein-Suale’s death, but has a clear conscious.

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Richard E Grant in tears over Barbra Streisand's reply to 1970s fan letter

The actor and superfan was "overcome with emotion" when Streisand replied to his childhood letter.

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The Lord of the Ringos? Peter Jackson to direct a Beatles film

The Lord of the Rings director will use unseen footage of the tense sessions for their final album.

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Bulgarians decry ‘eco vandalism’ on coast

Social media outcry puts controversial construction on Bulgaria's Black Sea coast under scrutiny.

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Why some Japanese pensioners want to go to jail

Japan is in the grip of an elderly crime wave. Poverty and loneliness are two of the possible causes.

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How do you compost a human body - and why would you?

A US state could become one of the first places in the world to allow corpses to become fertile soil.

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The Indians sharing their villages with crocodiles

In most places, a crocodile would send people scurrying in fear. But not in this part of India.

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Maduro and Guaidó: Who is supporting whom in Venezuela?

The international community is split over who it recognises as the country's current president.

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Nastya Rybka: Model who got caught up in the Trump-Russia row

The story of Nastya Rybka, who was questioned in a Thai jail by the FBI about the Trump-Russia inquiry.

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Why Dutch fear Brexit no deal will leave onions to rot

Imagine onions - tonnes of them, rotting in a customs queue. It's a Dutch farmer's Brexit nightmare.

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Rescue Pets

By KATHERINE SCHULTEN from NYT The Learning Network https://nyti.ms/2G91nt3

Trump Says He’ll Leave Decision of Whether to Release Special Counsel’s Report to Justice Dept.

By MAGGIE HABERMAN from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2sYkIFk

On Politics: Trump Calls His Own Intelligence Officials ‘Naïve’

By Unknown Author from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2RZBYZV

Another Go for Charles and Di, This Time With Music

By SARAH LYALL from NYT Theater https://nyti.ms/2RoY8zC

A Black Legacy, Wrapped Up in Fur

By JASMINE SANDERS from NYT Style https://nyti.ms/2sYq1os

How Much Do You Know About Your Family’s History?

By KATHERINE SCHULTEN from NYT The Learning Network https://nyti.ms/2TpuAU8

Word + Quiz: upstage

By THE LEARNING NETWORK from NYT The Learning Network https://nyti.ms/2CXxwQO

What’s on TV Thursday: ‘30 for 30’ and ‘The Big Lebowski’

By LAUREN MESSMAN from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/2FVZlgo

After Death on Subway Stairs, New Yorkers Lament Accessibility Issues

By YOUSUR AL-HLOU, ROBIN LINDSAY and NATE SCHWEBER from NYT New York https://nyti.ms/2BbTfVb

Las principales noticias del jueves

By Por ALBINSON LINARES from NYT Universal https://nyti.ms/2FZFZqK

St. Louis Prosecutor Accuses Police of Obstructing Inquiry Into Killing of Officer

By LIAM STACK from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2TlYgl3

An Angry Trump Pushes Back Against His Own ‘Naive’ Intelligence Officials

By MARK LANDLER from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2Gcqb3g

Jury Awards Rand Paul Over $580,000 in Damages From Attack

By NOAH WEILAND from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2GgXDp8

Undocumented Immigrant Who Worked at a Trump Golf Club Will Attend State of the Union

By MATT STEVENS from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2S0FxyM

Quotation of the Day: A Merciless Cold Lingers in the Midwest

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Mavericks Thump Knicks as Dirk Nowitzki Comes Alive at the Garden

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2sWxuUX

Corrections: January 31, 2019

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Help Pick the Worst of Trump

By GAIL COLLINS from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/2TmebzR

Palindromic Number

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Samsung Forecasts Earnings Weakness Throughout 2019

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