Monday, 31 January 2022

Fed Officials Make It Clear: This Time Is Different


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Ahmaud Arbery: Hate crime plea deal rejected by US judge in murder case

The deal would have allowed two of Ahmaud Arbery's killers to serve in "preferred" federal prisons

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Report on Downing Street Parties Deepens Crisis for Boris Johnson


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Lunar New Year 2022: Millions start celebrating

This year marks the change from the year of the Ox to the year of the Tiger.

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The studio behind ‘Dune’ sells a stake to the private equity giant Apollo.


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The White House threatens sanctions against Putin’s ‘inner circle’ if Russia invades Ukraine.


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Biden Will Designate Qatar as Major Non-NATO Ally


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Sunday, 30 January 2022

Oddsmakers are giving the Rams a slight edge, despite history.


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Checkout Lines


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Trent Williams’s absence would be big if he cannot play.


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The 49ers defense is less glitzy, but has gotten the job done.


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Canada Beats U.S., Cementing a Soccer Power Shift


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The fans in Kansas City are plentiful.


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Cincinnati’s defense wakes up, and suddenly it’s tied.


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Saturday, 29 January 2022

Powerful Winter Storm Brings Whipping Winds and Heavy Snow to the Northeast


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Beijing Olympics: Five things to know

Covid bubbles, artificial snow and human rights are making 2022's Winter Olympics hit the headlines.

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Flooding on Nantucket, and High Winds Along the Massachusetts Coast.


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Watch Your Step!


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Bundled up, Mainers broke out their cross-country skis.


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Flooding on Nantucket, and High WindsAlong the Massachusetts Coast.


By BY PATRICK CASSIDY AND ELLEN BARRY from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/IUjnKsbYR

Two Long Island nurses made more than $1.5 million in a fake vaccine card scheme, prosecutors say.


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Friday, 28 January 2022

Peter Tatchell on his life-long fight for gay rights

Peter Tatchell's high-profile activism has seen him take on archbishops, presidents and boxers.

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Forecasts show New York may get less than 2 inches of snow, or more than a foot. See the odds near you.


By BY JOSH KATZ, MARGOT SANGER-KATZ AND AATISH BHATIA from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/33V0DGj

The Critics Company: Nigerian teenagers who became sci-fi sensations

The group of friends from Kaduna borrowed smartphones from family members and made tripods out of wood.

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No, athletes are not dying from Covid-19 vaccines.


By BY STUART A. THOMPSON from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/3G8qnfd

Carol Speed, Vixen of the Blaxploitation Era, Dies at 76


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Thursday, 27 January 2022

Portugal focuses on post-pandemic politics ahead of poll

A snap election has been called on Sunday after the national assembly rejected the government's 2022 draft budget.

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How to Clean Stainless Steel Pans


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Former Nazi speaks in new BBC documentary

Hans Werk features in a new documentary about the last living generation of Germans in Hitler’s Third Reich.

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Growth Is Surging in Biden’s Economy. Why Don’t Voters Feel Better?


By BY JEANNA SMIALEK AND BEN CASSELMAN from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3u6ENdi

Directors Guild Nominations Focus on Veterans Like Jane Campion and Steven Spielberg


By BY KYLE BUCHANAN from NYT Movies https://ift.tt/3g3wt61

Wednesday, 26 January 2022

Democrats Renew Push to Pass Industrial Policy Bill to Counter China


By BY CATIE EDMONDSON from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3KQfqlZ

Navy kicks out 45 sailors for refusing Covid vaccine. Thousands more remain unvaccinated.


By BY JOHN ISMAY from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3fWQDP8

Here’s why Republicans can’t filibuster President Biden’s Supreme Court nominee.


By BY CARL HULSE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/33YQR5I

Kurdish-Led Forces End Prison Siege, Defeating ISIS Fighters


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Life under the Taliban: Yalda Hakim's journey back to Afghanistan

With access to the new Taliban government, Yalda Hakim travels back to Afghanistan to find out what the country is like under their rule.

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Tesla reports record yearly profit but warns that supply problems persist.


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Spotify Is Removing Neil Young Songs After He Complains of ‘Misinformation’


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Tuesday, 25 January 2022

Nearly Two Dozen Charged in Fraud Ring That Staged Car Crashes, U.S. Says


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New Orleans Saints: Sean Payton leaves after 16 years as head coach

Sean Payton is leaving the New Orleans Saints after 16 years as their head coach

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A Throwback Game for the Big East


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What Happens if Russia Cuts Off Europe’s Natural Gas?


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Coronavirus Briefing: The Omicron Olympics


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What Are Your Local Vacation Recommendations?


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New York Mask Mandate Back in Effect After Judge Grants Stay


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Monday, 24 January 2022

For some citizens, any change, even a coup, was welcome.


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Judge Lifts Order Preventing Wisconsin Hospital Workers From Starting New Jobs


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Sheldon Silver, N.Y. Power Broker Convicted of Corruption, Dies at 77


By BY JESSE MCKINLEY AND LUIS FERRÉ-SADURNÍ from NYT New York https://ift.tt/3nTHEm9

Dozens of tech stocks are already in a bear market, a drop even worse than a correction.


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Luxury cruise ship changes course to dodge seizure

Passengers on the Crystal Symphony were treated to an extra night due to a US arrest warrant.

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Africa Cup of Nations: Deadly crush reported at Cameroon stadium

Six people are reportedly killed and dozens hurt in a crush outside a stadium in Cameroon.

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US woman finds $3m lottery ticket in junk email folder

"I was looking for a missing email from someone, so I checked the spam folder," said winner Laura Spears.

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The Artists Behind the Ribbon-Filled Set of Loewe’s Men’s Show


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Sunday, 23 January 2022

Vafaei first Iranian to win snooker ranking title

Hossein Vafaei becomes the first Iranian player to win a snooker ranking title, beating Mark Williams in the final of the Snooker Shoot Out.

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Gender-based violence: Kenya's 'hidden epidemic'

When the Covid pandemic hit Kenya, cases of gender-based violence exploded. Tom Odula investigates the trauma behind this ‘hidden epidemic’.

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Mercedes Gleitze: Film celebrates first woman to swim English Channel

Mercedes Gleitze was the first woman to swim the English Channel, but she kept her fame and accomplishments hidden from her family.

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Beach Boys star Brian Wilson looks back at his life in new film

The Beach Boys star, who turns 80 this year, tells the BBC why he decided to make a documentary.

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Children as young as 10 are being groomed in Romania, to be trafficked to the UK

BBC correspondent Jean Mackenzie finds children as young as 10 are being groomed in Romania, to be trafficked to the UK.

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Gonzaga revokes John Stockton’s season tickets over his refusal to wear masks.


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The Rams have a commanding 20-3 lead at the half.


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Saturday, 22 January 2022

Derrick Henry, out of the wildcat, gets a TD.


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Britain Says Moscow Is Plotting to Install a Pro-Russian Leader in Ukraine


By BY MICHAEL SCHWIRTZ, DAVID E. SANGER AND MARK LANDLER from NYT World https://ift.tt/3KzOjeX

Fundraiser, 83, buys then delivers ambulances across Europe

John Shackleton, who has been fundraising for more than 30 years, says his age won't stop him.

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Arizona Democrats Censure Sinema After Filibuster Vote


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Russia-Ukraine tensions: UK warns of plot to install pro-Moscow ally

The Foreign Office takes the unusual step of naming a former Ukrainian MP as a potential Kremlin candidate.

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Nick Bosa, who missed time last week with a concussion, will play for the 49ers.


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