News Alert now: May 2021

Monday, 31 May 2021

Illinois Lawmakers Bar Police From Using Deception When Interrogating Minors

By BY MICHAEL LEVENSON from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3i8ibn0

The coronavirus variant discovered in India has a new name: Delta.

By BY BENJAMIN MUELLER from NYT Health https://ift.tt/34NruAZ

Saudi Arabia: Authorities defend mosque speaker restriction

Authorities say they have imposed a maximum volume following complaints from the public.

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Serena Williams Wins in the First Round at the French Open

By BY BEN ROTHENBERG from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3c9qo6r

Iran's presidential election: Four ways it matters

As Iranians prepare to go to the polls this month, here is why the vote will be closely watched.

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Viewpoint: Why Germany's Namibia genocide apology is not enough

Germany is sorry for the massacres but the lack of reparations has angered targeted communities.

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China-India clashes: No change a year after Ladakh stand-off

Nomads along the India-China border in the Galwan Valley are still living under the shadow of war.

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Glum to Gleeful, Israeli Media React to Possible End of Netanyahu Era

By BY ADAM RASGON from NYT World https://ift.tt/34CoMxQ

Con castillos inflables y granadas, las pandillas debilitan el control de Maduro en Caracas

By BY ISAYEN HERRERA AND ANATOLY KURMANAEV from NYT en Español https://ift.tt/3fBXdes

A Shocking Exit and a Sad Day for Tennis

By BY CHRISTOPHER CLAREY from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2RQGR8T

2021 French Open: What to Watch on Tuesday

By BY MAX GENDLER from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2TAhjNP

Media Groupthink and the Lab-Leak Theory

By BY BRET STEPHENS from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3i5d8DA

After Dramatic Walkout, a New Fight Looms Over Voting Rights in Texas

By BY DAVE MONTGOMERY AND NICK CORASANITI from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3wJkcKk

Canada mass grave find sparks call for more action

Last week the remains of 215 children were found at a school set up to assimilate indigenous people.

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Yemen fishermen find $1.5m of ambergris in the belly of a whale

A lucky find in the belly of a whale has changed the lives of a group of poor Yemeni fishermen.

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Belarus: A climate of fear for opposition activists

The BBC has been speaking to some of those whose lives have been changed forever by the protests.

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The dancer aged 106 who bans the word 'old'

Meet Sydney artist Eileen Kramer, who has had some of her most productive years since turning 100.

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Why electric cars will take over sooner than you think

The BBC's Justin Rowlatt explains why we are accelerating towards an electric car future.

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The story of Spain’s ‘terrifying confidence’ – and how it conquered the world

One night of embarrassment in October 2006 convinced Spain that something had to change - sparking a momentum shift in world football.

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The couple inspired by Tulsa’s black entrepreneurs

Obum and his wife Faith moved to Tulsa in 2019, inspired by the legacy of 'Black Wall Street'.

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The Radical Modesty of Biden’s Budget

By BY PAUL KRUGMAN from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3i3bDWJ

To Motivate Workers, Republican Governors Experiment With Pain

By BY BINYAMIN APPELBAUM from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3vGhxki

Israel on Edge as Politicians Wrangle Over Coalition to Oust Netanyahu

By BY PATRICK KINGSLEY from NYT World https://ift.tt/3c4X1lI

Sunday, 30 May 2021

No Corrections: May 31, 2021

By Unknown Author from NYT Corrections https://ift.tt/3uEaEyG

Quotation of the Day: The Short Life of a Syrian Girl, Chained and Hungry

By Unknown Author from NYT Today’s Paper https://ift.tt/3wHl3uY

Skateboarding’s Cardinal Rule: Dare to Be You

By BY JOHN BRANCH from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3wHX6Um

Baseball Is Returning to the Olympics, With or Without the U.S.

By BY JAMES WAGNER from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3fxt7sq

The First of Nadal’s 100 French Open Victims Has His Say

By BY KURT STREETER from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3p5QqwK

Your Monday Briefing

By BY NATASHA FROST from NYT Briefing https://ift.tt/3fCicO4

Celtics Fan Arrested After Nets’ Kyrie Irving Nearly Hit By Bottle

By BY JONATHAN ABRAMS from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3uBV32w

PM-covid-update

By Unknown Author from NYT Slideshows https://ift.tt/3vDb1Lo

Yankees Are Swept in Detroit for First Time in 21 Years

By BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3vD8ssK

The Copa América soccer tournament won’t be played in Argentina, where the virus is raging.

By BY THE NEW YORK TIMES from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3i4D82b

Hundreds more Afghans and their families to be allowed to settle in UK

Hundreds more who worked for the British military and government will be allowed to settle in the UK.

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简报：广州疫情发酵封锁街区；台湾干旱加剧节水生活成常态

By BY SUE TONG AND KONEY BAI from NYT World https://ift.tt/3wL6YN2

The Internet’s Favorite Catalog of Weird Places Rewrites History

By BY BEN SMITH from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3yLX6Vc

Seattle Storm Coach Dan Hughes Retires Midseason

By BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3vGCoEg

Israel coalition government a threat to security, warns Netanyahu

The prime minister urges right-wing politicians not to join a proposed new unity government.

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The Indian children orphaned by Covid-19

Officially, hundreds of children have lost both their parents. Experts say the number may be much higher.

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