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Laurel Hubbard of New Zealand, the first openly transgender woman to compete at the Olympics, pushed the niche sport of weight lifting onto center stage as the sports world considers new guidelines for the participation of transgender women.https://nyti.ms/3A3Kc4Q 

The final episodes of “Bosch,” “Mr. Inbetween” and “Jack Irish” arrived in quick succession. "It could be a sign that the climate has become less hospitable to hard-boiled crime dramas with middle-aged white male heroes," writes @mikehalenyt.https://nyti.ms/3A0xtjd 

In Opinion “A year-plus without shopping has wrought a whole new perspective on stores, and the nature of my attachment to them,” Erin Aubry Kaplan writes in a guest essay. “Simply put, the thrill of the hunt that once was so integral to my life is gone.”https://nyti.ms/37m4z0x 

DaBaby was left off the list of performers for the Governors Ball in New York, and he was dropped from the Lollapalooza music festival lineup in Chicago after the rapper's homophobic comments. https://nyti.ms/3xkWKD9 

Los científicos han observado escarabajos acuáticos que caminan de cabeza en la superficie interior del agua, como haría un escarabajo terrestre en tu techo.https://nyti.ms/3Ch3bef 

David Marchese: "You said you have a vision for the whole totality of 'Aquaman.' Are you able to articulate that vision for me?" Jason Momoa: "No."https://nyti.ms/3jcZnSk 

New York City's transit workers must be vaccinated or face weekly testing, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said on Monday. The requirement applies to 68,000 MTA employees as part of the state’s latest effort to boost vaccination rates.https://nyti.ms/2Vsj40o 

Simone Biles, who will compete in balance beam at #Tokyo2020 on Tuesday, helped Jade Carey shake off disappointment after she stumbled in the vault. “Let it go and move on,” Carey recalled Biles telling her. Carey went on to win gold in the floor exercise.https://nyti.ms/3lmHfs3 

Dan Brown, el autor de “El código Da Vinci”, tiene un libro de consejos poco conocido. El problema es que parece imposible de comprar. “Hasta el día de hoy, no tengo pruebas de que este libro sea real”, dijo una cineasta que intenta rastrearlo.https://nyti.ms/3ChHbzQ 

As New York strives to lure back tourists and office workers, it has undertaken an aggressive campaign to push homeless people off the streets of Manhattan. City workers used to tear down one or two encampments a day. Now, they sometimes clear dozens.https://nyti.ms/3C5QqTA 

Breaking News: Mayor Bill de Blasio urged vaccinated New Yorkers to wear masks indoors as another coronavirus wave appears to sweep the city, but he stopped short of issuing a new mandate.https://nyti.ms/37eIotf 

A heat wave and torrential rains in London this summer are raising questions about the capital’s vulnerability to climate change. The Queen guitarist Brian May is one of the most prominent people sounding the alarm.https://nyti.ms/3fmUqVS 

Residents on the Big Island of Hawaii who were forced to leave their homes over the weekend because of a huge brush fire were allowed to return on Sunday. But they could be required to evacuate again if weather conditions worsen.https://nyti.ms/3rW2fHm 

Germany will start offering Covid vaccine booster shots to older people and people with underlying health conditions in September because of concerns over the Delta variant, according to a draft plan.https://nyti.ms/3zW8eyu 

Officials looking into the killing of President Moïse of Haiti are in hiding after being pressured to tamper with evidence. They are carrying a backpack full of documents that could determine the fate of the country’s most important trial in decades.https://nyti.ms/3rLIT7I