Tuesday, 31 January 2023

Russian forces ratchet up the pressure on a key eastern city.


By BY MATTHEW MPOKE BIGG from NYT World https://ift.tt/063olJg

Europe’s Economy Edges Higher, Heading Off Forecasts of Recession


By BY ESHE NELSON from NYT Business https://ift.tt/sFSovOy

Teachers’ strike dates: When are they and will schools close?

Teachers in the biggest unions in England, Scotland and Wales are striking over pay.

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Word of the Day: fugue


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Emerging Music Stars


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Matt Hancock: I'm a Celeb appearance not primarily about money

The former health secretary received £320,000 fee entering the jungle, and donated £10,000 to charity.

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Monday, 30 January 2023

Population Decline Isn’t a Problem (and ‘More Babies’ Isn’t a Solution)


By BY WANG FENG from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/4ylfcDZ

Hexham stabbing: Family pays tribute to Holly Newton

Holly Newton, 15, was fatally wounded in Hexham on Friday evening and later died in hospital.

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Annie Wersching: The Last of Us video game and 24 actress, dies at 45

Wersching, who also featured in TV shows 24 and Star Trek: Picard, dies from cancer at the age of 45.

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You Don’t Have to Be Complicit in Our Culture of Destruction


By BY DAVID MARCHESE from NYT Magazine https://ift.tt/aCKsuBl

Hay excepciones a la mayoría de las prohibiciones del aborto en EE. UU., pero se conceden pocas


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Rare 'mother-of-pearl' cloud spotted in Scotland

Stunning Nacreous cloud captured by BBC Weather Watchers in Scotland.

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Sunday, 29 January 2023

The joy and the trauma of carrying a celebrity's baby

Shanna St Clair was a surrogate for a celebrity twice – one experience was "beautiful", the other "terrible”.

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One of the Strangest Friendships in Washington


By BY FARAH STOCKMAN from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/DhxmQsV

Man stabbed at Harrods amid reports of a fight

Police are appealing for anyone with information about the stabbing to contact them.

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Palestinian Man Fatally Shot as Violence Continues With Israel Forces


By BY RAJA ABDULRAHIM from NYT World https://ift.tt/ov2IYx6

Malo Gusto: Chelsea sign teenage right-back from Lyon in £31m deal

Chelsea sign 19-year-old French right-back Malo Gusto from Lyon in a deal worth 35m euro (£30.7m).

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Saturday, 28 January 2023

Aryna Sabalenka Wins the Australian Open Women’s Singles Title


By BY MATTHEW FUTTERMAN from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/jZS560x

Australian Open 2023: Aryna Sabalenka beats Elena Rybakina to win Melbourne title

Aryna Sabalenka wins her first Grand Slam singles title by fighting back to beat Elena Rybakina in the Australian Open final.

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Gucci Picks Sabato De Sarno as Its Next Creative Director


By BY ELIZABETH PATON AND VANESSA FRIEDMAN from NYT Fashion https://ift.tt/fJZltg3

Brent Cross: Charity department store opens in 'UK first'

The pop-up department store will sell second-hand fashion items supplied by 10 different charities.

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A veces necesitas la ayuda de tu rebaño para sobrellevar la adversidad


By BY BETSY CORNWELL from NYT en Español https://ift.tt/wJtY1Bg

Las fechas de caducidad que sí debes de respetar


By BY J. KENJI LÓPEZ-ALT from NYT en Español https://ift.tt/B8xOqcY

Friday, 27 January 2023

Leeds St James's Hospital: Man in court on terror charges

Mohammad Farooq is also accused of carrying out "hostile reconnaissance" at an RAF base.

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On Trump’s Social Network: Ads for Miracle Cures, Scams and Fake Merchandise


By BY STUART A. THOMPSON from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/PjyN8vA

Lockdowns linked to tenfold rise in child sex imagery

A charity says its data highlights how predators took advantage of the worldwide Covid-19 situation.

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Auckland floods: New Zealand city declares emergency after torrential rain

A torrential downpour in New Zealand's largest city prompts evacuations, power cuts and other chaos.

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Start-Up Raises $200 Million to Speed Up Drug Trials


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Marvel's Renner was injured trying to save nephew

A police report discloses more details about the snowplough accident that seriously injured the actor.

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Thursday, 26 January 2023

A Lasting Impact


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Can these rocks really power light bulbs? No, say the experts

Viral videos of minerals with apparent electrical properties are not what they seem.

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A New Expansion of The 1619 Project


By BY JAKE SILVERSTEIN from NYT Magazine https://ift.tt/jd6lzFM

Is UK being left behind in global climate investment battle?

The future of the planet and the global economy are entwined in a potentially risky geopolitical game.

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Asteroid to pass closer than some satellites

About the size of a bus, the space rock will whip over the southern tip of South America.

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Wednesday, 25 January 2023

Two or three Met officers to face court a week, commissioner says

Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley says the alleged offences include violence against women and girls.

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Northern leaders want levelling up to be enshrined in law

A group of mayors and council leaders say they want to see an end to a "broken begging bowl culture".

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Globalization’s Discontents Were Baked In From the Beginning


By BY JENNIFER SZALAI from NYT Books https://ift.tt/KqpT1Gj

An Artist Who Blends Secular and Sacred (With Sequins)


By BY SIDDHARTHA MITTER from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/y6Tgvtz

Cost of living: Woman puts cat down jumper to keep warm

Sharon Hearn says she can only afford to heat her home for two hours a day.

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Burns Night: Lady Carolina Nairne's poignant work mistaken for bard's

Lady Carolina Nairne wrote a poignant folk song commonly attributed to the great Scottish bard.

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Tuesday, 24 January 2023

Doja Cat turns heads in red body paint and 30,000 crystals at Schiaparelli's Paris show

The rapper turns heads in full body paint and 30,000 crystals at Schiaparelli's Paris catwalk show.

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‘Tragedy Upon Tragedy’: January Brings Dozens of Mass Shootings So Far


By BY J. DAVID GOODMAN, AMY HARMON AND ADEEL HASSAN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/rKB0XNY

Gen Z’s Distorted Sense of Selfie


By BY CALLIE HOLTERMANN from NYT Style https://ift.tt/CN2kMYm

17 alimentos que deberías comprar cuando están de oferta


By BY MARGAUX LASKEY from NYT en Español https://ift.tt/lZBhOnf

Can Germany Be a Great Military Power Again?


By BY JAMES ANGELOS from NYT Magazine https://ift.tt/0deGvVl

‘The Place Where Shamans Dream’: Safeguarding Spirit Mountain


By BY ALEX SCHECHTER from NYT Travel https://ift.tt/Rh2aHgv

Elon Musk says Tesla tweet was genuine in fraud case

The billionaire is accused of defrauding investors after a tweet claiming he had support for a deal.

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Monday, 23 January 2023

Jack Lis: Mother of son killed by dog haunted by last image

Emma Whitfield's son Jack was mauled to death by an American XL bully dog named Beast.

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Here’s the latest on the shooting.


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Richard Sharp: BBC chairman says Boris Johnson loan row 'a distraction'

Richard Sharp said he had never hidden his longstanding relationship with the former prime minister.

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Beyoncé divides fans with Dubai Atlantis Royal live show

Some have questioned the US singer's decision to perform given the country's LGBT rights record.

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I’m a Congressman Who Codes. A.I. Freaks Me Out.


By BY TED LIEU from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/UD7ZQwh

Samuel West Takes Comfort in D&D, Mendelssohn and Ron Swanson’s Whiskey


By BY CHRIS KORNELIS from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/qNk7TKO

Sunday, 22 January 2023

‘The Wandering Earth II’ Review: It Wanders Too Far


By BY BRANDON YU from NYT Movies https://ift.tt/gqhIZpa

The Week in Business: The Debt Limit and Politics


By BY LORA KELLEY from NYT Business https://ift.tt/OqI1xC4

Leeds hospital terror suspect to be held for longer - police

It follows a suspected firearm and suspicious package being found at St James's Hospital in Leeds.

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Here is what we know about the shooting in Monterey Park, Calif.


By BY JIN YU YOUNG AND ISABELLA KWAI from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/pR1jub2

Weeks After a Near-Tragedy, the Bills and Bengals Meet Again


By BY JENNY VRENTAS from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/obf14Nt

Liam Smith: Briton ready to accept Chris Eubank Jr rematch but open to Kell Brook fight

Liverpool's Liam Smith says he is willing to fight Chris Eubank Jr again but is also intrigued by a bout with Kell Brook.

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Saturday, 21 January 2023

Jamie and Rebekah Vardy's home gym destroyed by fire

The footballer's wife says "thankfully no one was hurt" after the blaze at their home near Grantham.

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Despite German Reluctance, Ukraine Expresses Optimism About Receiving Tanks


By BY CASSANDRA VINOGRAD from NYT World https://ift.tt/4hEjYtR

Who wants to live forever?


By BY BERNHARD WARNER from NYT Business https://ift.tt/r247SZM

Pakistan Strengthens Already Harsh Laws Against Blasphemy


By BY SALMAN MASOOD from NYT World https://ift.tt/0IC3SOm

Burkina Faso unrest: Dozens of kidnapped women freed

Last week's mass kidnapping in an area hit by a militant Islamist insurgency was unprecedented.

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Most Abortion Bans Include Exceptions. In Practice, Few Are Granted.


By BY AMY SCHOENFELD WALKER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/eYDLB6R

One Saturday in Dnipro, When a Russian Missile Shattered Lives


By BY MICHAEL SCHWIRTZ from NYT World https://ift.tt/4ECmTAV

Nadhim Zahawi 'transparent' over tax affairs - Raab

Tory Party Chairman Nadhim Zahawi is under pressure over claims he tried to avoid tax and had to pay it back.

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Friday, 20 January 2023

Google Parent Alphabet to Cut 12,000 Jobs


By BY ADAM SATARIANO from NYT Business https://ift.tt/Umvb8s4

Google parent Alphabet to cut 12,000 jobs

Six per cent of Alphabet's workforce will be lost worldwide, and US staff will be affected immediately.

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Jayson Tatum Says He’s Learning From His Mistakes


By BY SCOTT CACCIOLA from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3prAIn5

Chris Mason: Why heath service strikes will not end anytime soon

Relations between the health unions and the government have soured since talks last week.

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America, the Bland


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Australian Open 2023: Jiri Lehecka beats Cameron Norrie at Melbourne Park

British men's number one Cameron Norrie is out of the Australian Open after losing to rising star Jiri Lehecka.

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Thursday, 19 January 2023

Met Police officers investigated after strip-search of girl, 15

Four officers are investigated after the 15-year-old was strip-searched eight days after Child Q.

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An event for Ukraine becomes one of the hottest tickets at Davos.


By BY MARK LANDLER from NYT World https://ift.tt/qz0SPCL

Ofsted boss surprised by under-11s with smartphones

Amanda Spielman says she is "not comfortable" with younger children having unlimited internet access.

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Biden to Visit Storm-Ravaged Northern California


By BY KATIE ROGERS from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/mFzvcqT

Dyson calls UK approach to economy 'stupid'

The high-profile businessman criticises the government for its "short-sighted" approach to business.

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Tibet avalanche kills at least eight people on highway

It is unclear how many others are missing and hundreds of rescuers are at the scene.

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Wednesday, 18 January 2023

A Shrinking, Aging China May Have Backed Itself Into a Corner


By BY CHRIS BUCKLEY, JOY DONG AND AMY CHANG CHIEN from NYT World https://ift.tt/rifJ8Hv

East Yorkshire's Peggy the Pugese bids to be named UK's ugliest dog

The unusual-looking dog, from East Yorkshire, is one of several in line for winning the title.

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Ukraine Minister Killed in Helicopter Crash Oversaw Some Security Forces


By BY ANDREW E. KRAMER from NYT World https://ift.tt/K5eWYD3

Can I get a Cold Weather Payment and how much are they?

Cold Weather Payments are available to some when there is a run of sub-zero temperatures.

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So Far So Good? Biden Hopes So.


By BY JOHN GANS from NYT Books https://ift.tt/EdlcCXn

Tuesday, 17 January 2023

Bridget Finn Takes the Helm of Miami’s Big-League Art Fair

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