By ALAN STERN from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/2EVoa...
The Most Distant Place We’ve Visited
Monday, December 31, 2018
Is There Any Humane Way to Kill a Mouse?
By TOM HUTH from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/2EXQz...
Cleaning the Congressional Stables
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/2EZJH...
The Special Misogyny Reserved for Mothers
By HILLARY FRANK from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/2EXQF...
Bangladeshi Food Is a Rarity Around New York. This Place Helps Fill the Void.
By MAYUKH SEN from NYT Food https://nyti.ms/2EXoE...
American Is Arrested in Moscow on Spying Charges
By NEIL MacFARQUHAR from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2TpAN...
Your Monday Briefing
By CHRIS STANFORD from NYT Briefing https://nyti.ms/2CIFK...
Severn Bridge shut as drone flown from the top
Police arrested a man, aged in his 20s, who had climbed to the top of the bridge to fly a drone.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2AnEB...
Mother of the Hubble: Tributes paid to Nasa scientist
Dr Nancy Grace Roman, the first woman to hold a senior leadership position at NASA, has died at 93.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2RrUh...
Russian security agency arrests 'US spy' in Moscow
The FSB security agency says a US man named Paul Whelan has been charged with spying.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2AxNT...
Hearing Loss Threatens Mind, Life and Limb
By JANE E. BRODY from NYT Well https://nyti.ms/2EX2Q...
Joyful Headlines About Race and Equality
By ADEEL HASSAN from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2EVDx...
NASA’s New Horizons Will Visit Ultima Thule on New Year’s Day
By KENNETH CHANG from NYT Science https://nyti.ms/2EXyT...
Shopping for Tumblers
By TIM McKEOUGH from NYT Real Estate https://nyti.ms/2EUcl...
The Origins of the Times Square Ball Drop
By RAILLAN BROOKS and ALEXANDRIA SYMONDS from NYT Reader Center https://nyti.ms/2EV7S...
N.Y.’s New Attorney General Is Targeting Trump. Will Judges See a ‘Political Vendetta?’
By JEFFERY C. MAYS from NYT New York https://nyti.ms/2EW08...
Castro Takes Manhattan: Vintage Pictures of the Cuban Conqueror as Tourist
By BILL KELLER from NYT New York https://nyti.ms/2EZdx...
A Little Bit of Excess in a Sensible Package
By GENEVIEVE KO from NYT Food https://nyti.ms/2EY42...
‘Help, My Boss Has Breasts!’
By CHOIRE SICHA from NYT Business https://nyti.ms/2F04z...
Superb Oddities: Robert Gottlieb Reviews a Biography of Edward Gorey
By ROBERT GOTTLIEB from NYT Books https://nyti.ms/2EW0a...
Mother of the Hubble: Tributes paid to Nasa scientist
Dr Nancy Grace Roman, the first woman to hold a senior leadership position at NASA, has died at 93.
from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2RrUh...
Brexit: US ambassador to UK Johnson warns on trade deal
Donald Trump's pledge on trade cannot happen if the PM's Brexit deal goes through, says Johnson.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2AppF...
2018: The Year in Visual Stories and Graphics
By THE NEW YORK TIMES from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2Sspm...
Congratulations on the Promotion. But Did Science Get a Demotion?
By AARON E. CARROLL from NYT The Upshot https://nyti.ms/2AxOq...
Russian security agency arrests 'US spy' in Moscow
The FSB security agency says a US man named Paul Whelan has been charged with spying.
from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2AxNT...
Duterte: Outrage as Philippines president says he touched a maid
Rights groups call Rodrigo Duterte's comments "repulsive" and "unworthy of his position".
from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Su8u...
Bangladesh’s Leader Wins a Third Term but Opposition Contests Results
By JULFIKAR ALI MANIK and MARIA ABI-HABIB from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2s2fR...
Philippines deadly storm and landslides kill more than 60
An official says people did not take precautions as the storm was not classed as a typhoon.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2EXrZ...
Deadly blast ruins Russia housing block in Magnitogorsk
At least three people died in a suspected gas explosion in the city of Magnitogorsk.
from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2R2sh...
An American Photographer’s Pilgrimage to the Italian Village of Luzzara
By JOSEPH SCIORRA from NYT Lens https://nyti.ms/2EYOu...
Philippines deadly storm and landslides kill more than 60
An official says people did not take precautions as the storm was not classed as a typhoon.
from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2EXrZ...
3 Dead and Scores Missing in Russia Building Collapse
By NEIL MacFARQUHAR from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2QXlu...
'Don't call me brave or heroic for being disabled'
A woman says she is fed up at disabled people like her being described as "superheroes".
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2TnJl...
Michael Simpson murder: Grandparents vow to keep siblings together
The parents of a man killed by his Chinese wife abroad are to bring one grandchild to the UK.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2s1ZH...
Channel migrants: No easy answers to issue, says Javid
The reasons are often "outside of our control", writes the home secretary in newspaper article.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2CGbi...
Councils 'failing' to prosecute blue badge abusers
Figures show 62% of councils did not take action against people misusing blue badge permits.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2TmU6...
Hammersmith stabbing leads to 39 attempted murder arrests
They are being held on suspicion of attempted murder after a man suffered life-threatening wounds.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2CHvb...
Minority take up 'life-saving' free health check
It can pick up preventable heart problems - and more people should be getting the routine check.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2TkZZ...
Stevenage shed radio DJ ready for BBC local radio slot
After years of "broadcasting" to just his wife, an amateur radio presenter's wish is coming true.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2CHGi...
Lederhosen love among Austria's millennials
Lederhosen and dirndl dresses are making a comeback in Austria.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2Qa2s...
Fishing: New EU rules could have 'grave' impact on UK industry
Fishers can no longer discard fish to avoid busting quota - but that could put boats off the water.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2ThKV...
Syria conflict: Trump 'slowing troop withdrawal', says Lindsey Graham
A top Republican says the president remains determined to defeat the Islamic State group in Syria.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2QbNf...
South Western Railway strike to hit New Year's Eve trains
Passengers across the South are warned to expect disruption as staff stage a 24-hour walkout.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2CGVI...
Bangladesh election: PM Sheikh Hasina wins landslide in disputed vote
Sheikh Hasina wins a third consecutive term in a vote marred by violence and claims of vote rigging.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2ViQh...
Mexico wall: Trump aide says concrete wall idea was dropped early on
Outgoing chief of staff John Kelly appears to contradict the US president on the border wall plan.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2ViuK...
No-deal Brexit ferry contract sparks concerns
Seaborne Freight was founded less than two years ago and has never run a ferry service before.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2TeDM...
Nasa's New Horizons: Final commands given to distant probe
Nasa's New Horizons spacecraft is all set for its dramatic encounter with a far-off icy world.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2CIRP...
The Papers: Javid under pressure and AJ shows his bruises
There's more front-page criticism of the home secretary over migrants in the Channel, while the Sun interviews battered Strictly star AJ Pritchard.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2ThKG...
Female fightback... 2018 in hashtags
A look at the year's most influential hashtags used by women on social media.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2Vhvd...
2018 in news: The alternative end-of-the-year awards
From the ridiculous to the more ridiculous, here are the weird stories that caught our eye this year.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2QdNp...
Spoken word poet Dylema: On a stroll through Africa in 2018
Dylema leads us through key events on the continent this year in a specially commissioned poem.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2Vgta...
Africa's key images of 2018: Reunions, tears and big lips
A selection of the best photos from across and about Africa this year.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2Qd1E...
Bangladesh election: Voting disrupted by violence
Clashes between ruling party and opposition supporters have resulted in 17 deaths.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2QbNd...
London violence: How a bloody night became a deadly year
London has endured a year which has seen its homicide total reach its highest level since 2008.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2CHFi...
In search of Leonard, my martyred ancestor
Eli Melki looks for traces of a relative who was killed at 33 during a wave of attacks against eastern Turkey's Christians.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2Vhv4...
Bangladesh clothing factories: Are they safe now?
Are garment factories in Bangladesh safe five years after the Rana Plaza disaster?
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2VmMf...
The singer, the scientist, the comic book writer... notable deaths of 2018
The scientist, the singer, the comic book writer... notable deaths of 2018
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2AnjI...
Why legalising gay sex in India is not a Western idea
India's decision to decriminalise gay sex has taken the country back to its roots, some historians say.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2VkAJ...
Year-End Storm in the Philippines Kills More Than 60
By JASON GUTIERREZ from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2EYfK...
Philippine President Says He Sexually Abused Housemaid as a Teenager
By JASON GUTIERREZ from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2EY4i...
C.I.A.’s Afghan Forces Leave a Trail of Abuse and Anger
By MUJIB MASHAL from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2EYmg...
In Orange County, a Republican Fortress Turns Democratic
By ADAM NAGOURNEY and ROBERT GEBELOFF from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2EXQP...
Consejos para vivir mejor en 2019
By Por MARINA FRANCO from NYT Universal https://nyti.ms/2EWNg...
‘The Train Was So Packed That It Was Difficult For Me to Do What I Always Did’
By Unknown Author from NYT New York https://nyti.ms/2EYH6...
2 of New York’s Most Influential Offices Are About to be Held by One Person
By J. DAVID GOODMAN from NYT New York https://nyti.ms/2F1y4...
What’s on TV Monday: New Year’s Eve Celebrations and Taylor Swift
By SARA ARIDI from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/2F0KT...
Armed Man in Tactical Clothing Headed to a Texas Church to ‘Fulfill a Prophecy,’ Police Say
By SANDRA E. GARCIA from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2F16Z...
Trump Digs In, Darkening Hopes for a Deal to End the Shutdown
By MAGGIE HABERMAN and SHERYL GAY STOLBERG from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2EYqR...
Obamacare, Ruled Invalid by Federal Judge, Will Remain in Effect During Appeal
By SARAH MERVOSH from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2EYNS...
Lindsey Graham Suggests Syrian Troop Drawdown Will Take Longer Than 30 Days
By MAGGIE HABERMAN from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2EXQN...
Quotation of the Day: C.I.A.-Led Afghan Forces Leave Grim Trail of Abuse
By Unknown Author from NYT Today’s Paper https://nyti.ms/2EZk8...
Ravens and Eagles Claw Their Way to the N.F.L. Playoffs
By BENJAMIN HOFFMAN from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2EZte...
Cowboys Send Giants to Another Late Loss
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2EZ1r...
Alabama and Clemson Are Putting a Trademark on the Title Game
By MARC TRACY from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2EY49...
No Corrections: December 31, 2018
By Unknown Author from NYT Corrections https://nyti.ms/2EXTe...
A Closed Brooklyn Bridge and 40,000 Pounds of Deli Meat: New York Is That Crowded
By TYLER PAGER from NYT New York https://nyti.ms/2EY40...
Shutdown, McKinsey, Gaza: Your Monday Briefing
By REMY TUMIN from NYT Briefing https://nyti.ms/2EYyN...
‘Outlander’ Season 4, Episode 9: Fraser Hospitality
By GENEVIEVE VALENTINE from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/2EZtd...
Syria conflict: Trump 'slowing troop withdrawal', says Lindsey Graham
A top Republican says the president remains determined to defeat the Islamic State group in Syria.
from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2QbNf...
Bangladesh election: PM Sheikh Hasina wins landslide in disputed vote
Sheikh Hasina wins a third consecutive term in a vote marred by violence and claims of vote rigging.
from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2ViQh...
Angela Merkel: Germany to take on greater global responsibility
Germany will assume greater international responsibility, Angela Merkel says in her New Year address.
from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Qa2w...
Mexico wall: Trump aide says concrete wall idea was dropped early on
Outgoing chief of staff John Kelly appears to contradict the US president on the border wall plan.
from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2ViuK...
'Dangerous orange pill' prompts Australia festival warning
Festival-goers are told that a "dangerous" drug is circulating in Australia, following a man's death.
from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Q8zO...
Californian law change means pet shops can sell only rescued animals
The state bans retailers from selling animals sourced from breeders, to cut down on "puppy mills".
from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2VhvD...
UAE helicopter crash kills four crew on rescue mission near zipline
Four die in a helicopter crash near the world's longest zipline, in the UAE's northern-most emirate.
from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Qcsa...
France to help combat Channel smuggling
Six Iranian migrants are found on the Kent coast as the home secretary cuts short a holiday to deal with the issue.
from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Vfbn...
DoubleTree Portland hotel fires staff who evicted black guest
Police escorted Jermaine Massey out of the DoubleTree Portland after he called his mum in the lobby.
from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Qcwm...
What it’s like to be Black and Argentine
Afro-Argentines often feel like they’ve been written out of history and are mistaken for foreigners in their own country.
from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Vhvp...
Bangladesh election: Voting disrupted by violence
Clashes between ruling party and opposition supporters have resulted in 17 deaths.
from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2QbNd...
Spoken word poet Dylema: On a stroll through Africa in 2018
Dylema leads us through key events on the continent this year in a specially commissioned poem.
from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Vgta...
Lederhosen love among Austria's millennials
Lederhosen and dirndl dresses are making a comeback in Austria.
from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Qa2s...
Female fightback... 2018 in hashtags
A look at the year's most influential hashtags used by women on social media.
from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Vhvd...
The 90-year-old back-flipping daredevil
This Canadian man is being called the world's most extreme grandpa.
from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2EWV8...
In search of Leonard, my martyred ancestor
Eli Melki looks for traces of a relative who was killed at 33 during a wave of attacks against eastern Turkey's Christians.
from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Vhv4...
2018 in news: The alternative end-of-the-year awards
From the ridiculous to the more ridiculous, here are the weird stories that caught our eye this year.
from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2QdNp...
Why legalising gay sex in India is not a Western idea
India's decision to decriminalise gay sex has taken the country back to its roots, some historians say.
from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2VkAJ...
Remembering the entertainment and arts figures we lost in 2018
Remembering some of the figures from music, film, TV, radio and literature who died in 2018.
from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2QfI9...
Bangladesh clothing factories: Are they safe now?
Are garment factories in Bangladesh safe five years after the Rana Plaza disaster?
from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2VmMf...
Africa's year in pictures 2018
A selection of the best photos from across and about Africa this year.
from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Qd1E...
Sunday, December 30, 2018
Bangladesh election: Opposition demand new vote
An opposition leader condemned what he called a "farcical result", amid claims of vote rigging.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2StdV...
The Lives They Loved
By WRITTEN by READERS OF THE NEW YORK TIMES from NYT Magazine https://nyti.ms/2QZhl...
Hello. Does Poland Have Vampires? My Date Wants to Know My Blood Type
By YONETTE JOSEPH from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2BKj3...
American college football: Huge bald eagle lands on fans
A bird named Clark goes rogue in front of 90,000 fans at a college game.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2Ao7o...
Bangladesh election: Opposition demand new vote
An opposition leader condemned what he called a "farcical result", amid claims of vote rigging.
from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2StdV...
American college football: Huge bald eagle lands on fans
A bird named Clark goes rogue in front of 90,000 fans at a college game.
from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Ao7o...
China says it is 'ready to work with US'
China's latest statement suggests trade negotiations between the two countries are progressing.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2QUpf...
Why do we celebrate New Year on 1 January?
Why does the year begin in January?
from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2EVN0...
Her Addictions Made Her a Great Fit for the Job
By JOHN OTIS from NYT Neediest Cases https://nyti.ms/2EW5m...
Colombia Investigating Possible Plot to Assassinate President, Official Says
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2GNt8...
Staging Reality Winner: An F.B.I. Transcript Becomes an Offbeat Thriller
By AMANDA HESS from NYT Theater https://nyti.ms/2Tg5H...
Mayweather v Nasukawa: Kickboxer confident as boxer vows to 'entertain' in exhibition
Japanese kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa vows to "take down" Floyd Mayweather in their three-round boxing exhibition match on Monday.
from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2VfnH...
Georges Loinger: French hero who saved Jews in WW2 dies
Georges Loinger's inventiveness saved hundreds of children during World War Two.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2rYDv...
Jennifer Saunders praises Whitfield's 'extraordinary grace'
June Whitfield - known for her roles in Terry and June and Absolutely Fabulous - has died aged 93.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2Rv65...
The Week in Business: ’Twas the Week After Christmas, and Markets Were Stirring
By CHARLOTTE COWLES from NYT Business https://nyti.ms/2Ti56...
Kim Jong-un letter to Seoul asks for more summits in 2019
In a rare letter, North Korea's leader vows to "frequently" meet the South's president in 2019.
from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2LGdc...
Georges Loinger: French hero who saved Jews in WW2 dies
Georges Loinger's inventiveness saved hundreds of children during World War Two.
from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2rYDv...
Michael Simpson murder: Grandparents agree custody deal in China
The parents of a man killed by his Chinese wife abroad agree to bring just one grandchild to the UK.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2QXo1...
Trump, E.P.A., New Year’s Eve: Your Weekend Briefing
By JOUMANA KHATIB and ASHLEY CALLOWAY-BLATCH from NYT Briefing https://nyti.ms/2GMn7...
Trump, E.P.A., New Year’s Eve: Your Weekend Briefing
By JOUMANA KHATIB and ASHLEY CALLOWAY-BLATCH from NYT Briefing https://nyti.ms/2GMn7...
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