From Jenna Orkin

(Mr. Baquet and Mr. Kahn, I should note here, are my boss’s boss’s boss and my boss’s boss, respectively, and my writing about The Times while on its payroll brings with it all sorts of potential conflicts of interest and is generally a bit of a nightmare.)...

But while some of the coverage has portrayed her as a kind of rogue actor at The Times, my reporting suggests that she was delivering what the senior-most leaders of the news organization asked for, with their support.

Avian Botulism Kills 40,000 Birds at National Wildlife Refuge

 

Russia Expanding Energy Influence in Africa

Reviving the Wallace Doctrine in the Arctic - from Strategic Culture, about which Wikipedia writes: The Strategic Culture Foundation is a Russian think tank that is widely regarded as a tool of Russian state interests. It has been characterized as an extreme right wing propaganda website, but the operators of the site are not thought to believe in any of the positions they espouse.^[1][2] One of their major columnists is Philip Giraldi, a pro-Hitler holocaust denier.^[3]

Recycling was a lie — a big lie — to sell more plastic, industry experts say

An Arrest in Canada Casts a Shadow on a New York Times Star, and The Times

Boris Johnson is set to announce strict new coronavirus restrictions as hospital admissions exceed level seen at start of first UK lockdown

The ECB is looking 'very seriously' at the creation of a digital euro, president Christine Lagarde says

Goldman Sachs says sell the dollar due to the increasing odds of a Biden-led blue wave and progress on COVID-19 vaccine

Coronavirus Survives On Banknotes For Up To 4 Weeks, Study Finds, As Cash Usage Plunges