Tuesday 30 November 2021

Victims of a historic flood in New York City reflect on the wreckage

Victims of a historic flood in New York City reflect on the wreckage wrought by Hurricane Ida.

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HGV shortages: Why European drivers don't want to come back to the UK

Lorry drivers say more investment is needed to make the UK industry more attractive to workers.

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Prosecutors Push Elizabeth Holmes of Theranos to Take Responsibility


By BY ERIN GRIFFITH from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/3o9get9

School shootings are becoming more frequent, after a lull during the pandemic.


By BY JACEY FORTIN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3xIZCLY

Adele Returns, From Beyond Space and Time


By Unknown Author from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/3rpqVKa

CNN Suspends Chris Cuomo After New Details on Help He Gave His Brother


By BY MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM AND JOHN KOBLIN from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3o7llcZ

How Much Are Latinos Shifting Right?


By BY JENNIFER MEDINA from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3E9ywzO

Alice Sebold apologises to man cleared of her rape

Anthony Broadwater spent 16 years in prison after being wrongly convicted of raping Alice Sebold.

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A federal judge blocks Biden’s vaccine mandate for U.S. health workers.


By BY AZI PAYBARAH AND REED ABELSON from NYT World https://ift.tt/3obeVtH

We Spoke to Prosecutors Across the Country


By BY STEVE EDER AND DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3EacvB9

The Police Killings Were Years Ago. New Prosecutors Are Reopening Cases.


By BY STEVE EDER AND DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3lod6Yu

Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today


By BY JONATHAN WOLFE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3G1MEM9

Omicron Is a Mystery. How Should We Prepare?


By BY SPENCER BOKAT-LINDELL from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3FWu6wA

How 2 Flights to Europe May Have Spurred Spread of New Variant


By BY JASON HOROWITZ from NYT World https://ift.tt/3lISOt1

California’s Ban on High-Capacity Magazines Is Restored by Appeals Court


By BY GLENN THRUSH from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3pduFLS

How Are You Dealing With the Omicron Variant?


By BY THE NEW YORK TIMES from NYT New York https://ift.tt/32H87eR

Here’s what to know about Oxford High School.


By BY GIULIA HEYWARD from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3o6p9eL

Philip B. Heymann, 89, Dies; Prosecuted Watergate and Abscam


By BY KATHARINE Q. SEELYE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3d6NDyg

South African Company Nears License to Sell J. & J. Covid Shot Across Africa


By BY STEPHANIE NOLEN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3FYzOOL

Atlanta Mayoral Runoff Election Results


By Unknown Author from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3EbYAuj

Monday 29 November 2021

With Omicron’s Arrival, Stocks Will Again Hang on Headlines


By BY MATT PHILLIPS from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3lkMTtD

Breaking Barriers: The Life of Lee Elder


By BY THE NEW YORK TIMES from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3xzj9OO

Omicron, Twitter, Cuomo: Your Monday Evening Briefing


By BY VICTORIA SHANNON from NYT Briefing https://ift.tt/3xDbT4d

Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today


By BY JONATHAN WOLFE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/31h4Hiu

A Song for Stephen Sondheim, by Julie Andrews and Others


By Unknown Author from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3ljJv2o

A Shower Bus Helps Those Without Access


By BY EMMA GRILLO from NYT Neediest Cases https://ift.tt/3d3XzZ8

4 takeaways from the first day of Ghislaine Maxwell’s trial.


By BY COLIN MOYNIHAN from NYT New York https://ift.tt/3pifNfs

Fragmented Reactions Hinder Global Fight Against Omicron Variant


By BY JASON HOROWITZ from NYT World https://ift.tt/3FVtZ4A

Yemen: The children haunted by 'ghosts' of war

BBC Middle East Editor Jeremy Bowen meets terrified families running from civil war in Yemen.

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Why France is declaring Josephine Baker a national hero

Josephine Baker is the first black woman to be remembered in the resting place of France’s national heroes.

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Adolfo, Designer Who Dressed Nancy Reagan, Dies at 98


By BY ENID NEMY from NYT Fashion https://ift.tt/3I21sMx

A judge temporarily blocks a vaccine mandate for health workers in 10 states.


By BY GIULIA HEYWARD from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3ljHBPi

Biden Military Review Leaves Troops Where They Are, for Now


By BY HELENE COOPER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3o3ZYJK

Top U.N. and South African officials denounce the travel ban.


By BY GLENN THRUSH AND NICK CUMMING-BRUCE from NYT World https://ift.tt/3pfPVAR

Who Is Parag Agrawal, Twitter’s New C.E.O.?


By BY MIKE ISAAC, KATE CONGER AND CADE METZ from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/3p94LJf

The C.D.C. strengthened its booster recommendations as worries mount over the Omicron variant.


By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3cYLZ1u

Doyle Hamm, Who Survived a Bungled Execution, Dies in Prison at 64


By BY SAM ROBERTS from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/32JMOtf

The Biden administration, under fire for supply chain woes, says stores will be fully stocked for the holidays.


By BY JIM TANKERSLEY AND ANA SWANSON from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3FZAAec

What Is Cardiac Angiosarcoma?


By BY MELINDA WENNER MOYER from NYT Well https://ift.tt/3FV8KQk

The Fed chair will tell lawmakers that Omicron increases inflation uncertainty.


By BY JEANNA SMIALEK AND ALAN RAPPEPORT from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3cZYbyS

Sunday 28 November 2021

Joseph Kabila and DR Congo's missing millions

Millions of dollars of public funds went through bank accounts of ex-President Joseph Kabila's allies, BBC Africa Eye reveals.

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Iran nuclear deal: What key players want from talks

The competing ambitions of the countries involved make success a long shot, writes Jonathan Marcus.

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Gay and Muslim: 'My family wanted to cure me'

Asad struggled with his mental health and suicidal thoughts when he came out to his religious family.

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Coronavirus: Is India ready for a third wave?

Experts say the government needs to first fulfil its promises to boost the public health system.

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Tigray: Suspicion and sacrifice as Ethiopia fighting spreads

Ethiopians tell the BBC they are willing to give up their lives to defend their country against rebels.

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El gobierno del presidente saliente debilita los esfuerzos anticorrupción en Honduras


By BY ANATOLY KURMANAEV from NYT en Español https://ift.tt/3p8eShn

Honduran anti-corruption efforts sag under outgoing president.


By BY ANATOLY KURMANAEV from NYT World https://ift.tt/314fY5s

The Giants and Jets Both Won, but Which Team Was More Enjoyable?


By BY DEVIN GORDON AND DIANTE LEE from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3reboww

Ghana to mandate vaccines for government workers and students.


By BY ALEXANDRA E. PETRI from NYT World https://ift.tt/3xuYCuK

Will the Vaccines Stop Omicron? Scientists Are Racing to Find Out.


By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3nWiVhn

Channel disaster: A father's anguish, a missing family

Rizgar Hussein hasn't heard from his family since the Channel disaster on Tuesday.

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Modern Love?


By BY RACHEL FABI from NYT Crosswords & Games https://ift.tt/3xx7Ma2

La ola de asesinatos políticos creó un clima de miedo antes de las elecciones


By BY ANATOLY KURMANAEV from NYT en Español https://ift.tt/3ricM12

As U.S. Hunts for Chinese Spies, University Scientists Warn of Backlash


By BY AMY QIN from NYT World https://ift.tt/3I3bKfu

Fetal Viability, Long an Abortion Dividing Line, Faces a Supreme Court Test


By BY ADAM LIPTAK from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3E2dMtT

Wave of political killings breeds climate of fear ahead of vote.


By BY ANATOLY KURMANAEV from NYT World https://ift.tt/2ZxNGjj

Airlines were seeing a travel rebound before Omicron arrived.


By BY NIRAJ CHOKSHI from NYT World https://ift.tt/3lisBB3

Un número récord de hondureños migran a EE. UU. al empeorar el crimen y la corrupción


By BY NATALIE KITROEFF from NYT en Español https://ift.tt/3lbNQof

A Former Wright Brothers Bicycle Shop Faces Demolition


By BY EDUARDO MEDINA from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3reDTKn

Esper Claims Defense Dept. Is Improperly Blocking Parts of His Memoir


By BY MAGGIE HABERMAN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3FZ2jfh

A record number of Hondurans head to the U.S. as crime and corruption worsens.


By BY NATALIE KITROEFF from NYT World https://ift.tt/3xuSv9M