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The Botched Niger Mission Was a Leadership Failure. I’ve Seen It Happen Before.
Thursday, February 28, 2019
Judge John Hodgman on Sharks in the Tub
By JOHN HODGMAN from NYT Magazine https://nyti.ms/2Nx7b...
Is Your School a Safe Learning Space?
By JEREMY ENGLE from NYT The Learning Network https://nyti.ms/2GS0i...
A Growing Divide on Climate Science: Trump vs. the Rest of the World
By CORAL DAVENPORT from NYT Climate https://nyti.ms/2NAfH...
What to Watch For in Thursday’s G.D.P. Report
By BEN CASSELMAN from NYT Business https://nyti.ms/2GUW0...
When Asia Ruled the World
By ALAN MIKHAIL from NYT Books https://nyti.ms/2Nyf3...
By the Book: Edward O. Wilson
By Unknown Author from NYT Books https://nyti.ms/2GQwR...
London housing market in 'prolonged downturn'
London-focused estate agent swings to a loss and says Brexit uncertainty is harming confidence.
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Officials 'talking NI schools into gutter', says Paisley
DUP MP Ian Paisley says children would be "depressed" by comments made by the children's commissioner.
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James DeGale: Former world champion retires
Britain's two-time world champion boxer James DeGale announces his retirement.
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Trump’s Talks With Kim Jong-un Collapse After North Korea Demands End to Sanctions
By EDWARD WONG from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2EmWy...
A Year of Quiet Contemplation Led to the Rebirth of Alec Soth’s Photography
By ALEC SOTH and JORDAN G. TEICHER from NYT Lens https://nyti.ms/2T4Ji...
Learning With: ‘Michael Cohen Accuses Trump of Expansive Pattern of Lies and Criminality’
By NATALIE PROULX from NYT The Learning Network https://nyti.ms/2Eiez...
Michael Jackson Cast a Spell. ‘Leaving Neverland’ Breaks It.
By WESLEY MORRIS from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/2T4Ja...
Senegal: The life of a 17-year-old in Dakar
We spend a day with Abdoulaye as he shows us what it's like being 17 in Dakar.
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Legos and Battlebots
By KATHERINE SCHULTEN from NYT The Learning Network https://nyti.ms/2tDMD...
Central Park Detective Retires With the Horse He Rode in On
By COREY KILGANNON from NYT New York https://nyti.ms/2H5WH...
Could Peace Cross Case Go Much Bigger and Decide the Fate of Many Religious Displays?
On Wednesday the Supreme Court heard arguments in a religious liberty case that was over just one cross dominating a World War I memorial on government land in Bladensburg, Maryland since 1925. But lawyers defending the Peace Cross urged the justices use this opportunity to come up with a simpler, clearer way to decide these cases involving government and religious displays, symbols or actions.
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'I Saw These Swirling Lights': Double Lung Transplant Pastor Says He Died, Went to Heaven, Heard Jesus
A Louisville pastor says he died on the operating table during a double lung transplant, went to heaven and even met his organ donor.
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Climate Crisis: A Modern-Day Witch Hunt?
Is the science of climate change really as settled as the media and the political left claim? Leading scientists say no.
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'Advancing His Kingdom': Teen Entrepreneur Tithes $7k After Earning $35,000 in Just Four Days
A teenager from Idaho has given away a staggering $7,000 after managing to make five times that amount in just four days. David Holston, 18, a young entrepreneur who runs his landscaping business out of Coeur d’Alene, managed to make the enormous amount of money while he was in Seattle just after the city got doused with a historic snowfall of up to 10 inches.
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'I Want to Empty the Foster Care System': Retired Nun Provides Loving Environment for At-Risk Kids
New Life Village in Florida is a unique intergenerational community. Its goal is to reduce the number of children in foster care and provide kids in need with a loving, stable environment.
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'Where Is Their Respect for My Beliefs?' Christian Woman Targeted for Not Filing Taxes for Lesbian Couple
A lesbian couple in Indiana wants lawmakers to force businesses to serve them, even if it violates the religious views of the business owners and their employees.
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PayPal Censoring Groups With Help from Leftist, Anti-Christian SPLC
The CEO of PayPal has revealed the multi-billion dollar service partners with the leftist organization Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) to decide who should be blacklisted from their company. Using "company corporate values" as their defense, PayPal has taken intentional steps to deny access to conservatives.
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Reactions to United Methodist Church's Vote Against Recognizing Gay Marriage Are Pouring In
The United States’ second-largest Protestant denomination, the United Methodist Church, voted Tuesday to strengthen its embrace of marriage between one man and one woman, laid out in the church’s so-called “Traditional Plan.” In an unexpected turn, the UMC’s delegates decided to reject the “One Church Plan,” which would have permitted individual church leaders and regional annual conference officials...
Trump says he walked away from deal with North Korea over sanctions
The US president says talks ended without an agreement after North Korea asked for full sanctions relief.
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Gangs: 27,000 children in England say they are members - report
A major report says gangs are using "chilling levels of violence" to keep child members compliant.
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Semi-identical twins 'identified for only the second time'
The boy and girl are identical on their mother's side but share only a proportion of their father's DNA.
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Michael Cohen: Five things he said about Donald Trump
From hacked emails to hush money, the explosive things Trump's ex-lawyer Michael Cohen told Congress.
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Fire at Birmingham tyre centre
Residents have been told to keep their windows and doors shut due to a tyre plant fire in Birmingham.
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Jeremy Corbyn: Labour will support Brexit referendum
But the Labour leader says he will continue to push for other options, after Commons Brexit votes.
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Bank customers hit by dozens of IT shutdowns
Customers suffer regular operational and security incidents, BBC analysis of new data reveals.
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India demands Pakistan release pilot as Kashmir crisis intensifies
Tensions rise over a fighter pilot being held following an exchange of fire over disputed Kashmir.
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Manchester Pride: Ariane Grande responds to backlash
The US singer responds to concerns about a straight artist headlining the LGBT event in Manchester.
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Walsall siblings' stomachs removed over cancer risk
The early deaths of the siblings' mother and sister prompted them to be tested for a cancer gene.
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Mike Hall: UK endurance cyclist's death in Australia 'avoidable'
Mike Hall died almost instantly when he was hit by a car during a race in Australia in 2017.
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Prince William and Kate visit Empire bar during NI trip
The couple ended their first day of their visit at a party to celebrate young people who have made a difference to NI.
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The Papers: Trump 'lies' and footballers' mental health
The US president makes many front pages while footballers' mental health dominates the tabloids.
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News Daily: Trump and Kim talks end, and thousands of children in gangs
Your morning briefing for 28 February 2019.
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What President Bush's dog Sully did next
The former service dog of the late President George HW Bush has a new job with the US Navy.
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Booker Prize finds new funder in billionaire Sir Michael Moritz
Venture capitalist Sir Michael Moritz steps in after the literary award's previous sponsor withdrew.
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UK Antarctic meteorite hunt bags large haul
The first British-led expedition to gather space rocks in the Antarctic returns with 36 objects.
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What is BritBox?
The new streaming service is set to arrive in the UK, but what is it?
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Norwich City: Marco Stiepermann cleans Daniel Farke's car
Midfielder Marco Stiepermann took the chance to avoid a £50 fine by spinning a wheel of chance.
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Diabulimia: NHS cash to treat type 1 diabetes eating disorder
Zohra says treatment for the type 1 diabetes eating disorder has saved her life.
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The hairdressers spotting signs of abuse
Hairdressers and beauticians are being trained on the signs of domestic abuse, after one fatal case.
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The 'caravans of love' visiting Spain's empty villages
For the men who remain to farm the land in emptying Spanish villages it can be hard to meet women. The 'caravans of women' are one solution.
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Do we know how many children are in gangs?
A report today suggests 27,000 children are members of gangs, but how accurate is that figure?
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Will Birmingham's boom benefit all?
Not since the 1960s has Birmingham experienced so much redevelopment - but will the boom benefit everyone?
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'How learning a foreign language changed my life'
Native English speakers on how their lives have been shaped by learning a second language.
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The phone-makers bringing buttons back
Several phones at MWC are sporting physical keyboards rather than relying on touchscreens.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2H38e...
Why are there UK wildfires in February?
What is causing the multiple February wildfires and is this the new normal?
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Will the BBC and ITV's BritBox be a hit or a flop?
The BBC and ITV-run service has been more than a decade in the making. Is it too little, too late?
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Buttler and Gayle smash breathtaking centuries as England edge Windies in thriller
Chris Gayle hits a superb 162 as West Indies fall agonisingly short of a famous one-day victory against a Jos Buttler-inspired England.
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Trump says he walked away from deal with North Korea over sanctions
The US president says talks ended without an agreement after North Korea asked for full sanctions relief.
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India demands Pakistan release pilot as Kashmir crisis intensifies
Tensions rise over a fighter pilot being held following an exchange of fire over disputed Kashmir.
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Michael Cohen: Ex-lawyer tells Congress Trump directed lies
Michael Cohen says Mr Trump directed plans for a Moscow tower, while denying the fact publicly.
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US gun laws: House passes bill expanding background checks
The legislation expands background checks for all gun sales but the Senate is unlikely to approve it.
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Jody Wilson-Raybould: Ex-minister increases pressure on Trudeau
Jody Wilson-Raybould says she faced "sustained" pressure over SNC-Lavalin prosecution.
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Nigeria election: Atiku Abubakar rejects Muhammadu Buhari's victory
Atiku Abubakar rejects President Buhari's re-election, calling it a return to "military dictatorship" .
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Nicaragua releases dozens of prisoners ahead of talks
Dozens of people arrested during months of anti-government protests are released.
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Ethiopia PM Abiy Ahmed to host a fundraising dinner
The event is part of an effort to raise $1bn for infrastructure projects in the capital Addis Ababa.
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Selma Blair opens up about MS: 'People with disabilities are invisible'
The US actress stepped out at an Oscars party with a cane, four months after her diagnosis.
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Ukraine pulls out of Eurovision Song Contest 2019
Three acts had refused to represent the country at the contest in a political row involving Russia.
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When Kim responded to a foreign reporter
The moment Kim Jong-un answered a question from a foreign reporter at the US-North Korea summit.
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Kim and Trump start second day of talks
US President Donald Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong-un discuss the day ahead as they begin talks.
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Michael Cohen: Five things he said about Donald Trump
From hacked emails to hush money, the explosive things Trump's ex-lawyer Michael Cohen told Congress.
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India Pakistan: Footage appears to show downed Indian jet
The downing of aircraft marks a significant escalation of the dispute between India and Pakistan.
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What President Bush's dog Sully did next
The former service dog of the late President George HW Bush has a new job with the US Navy.
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Trump and Kim meet for Vietnam summit
The US president and North Korean leader shook hands at the start of their summit in Vietnam.
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Melissa McCarthy's Oscars bunny dress criticised by top designer
The outfit Melissa McCarthy wore to present best costume design is branded "tasteless and insulting".
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Joe's 100th birthday card appeal goes global
Joe Cuba wanted 100 cards for his 100th birthday - but he received a few thousand instead.
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Athens to open up ancient river
Athens city planners aim to uncover an ancient river long hidden underground.
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The 'caravans of love' visiting Spain's empty villages
For the men who remain to farm the land in emptying Spanish villages it can be hard to meet women. The 'caravans of women' are one solution.
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Abhinandan: Who is the Indian pilot captured by Pakistan?
The fighter pilot who has 16 years of experience is from the southern city of Chennai.
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Risks to Mexico journalists remain despite Amlo's promises
Mexico’s president promised to put an end to the murders of journalists, but attacks continue.
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What we've learnt from the Nigerian election
Five lessons from a controversial poll.
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Venezuela crisis: How much aid is getting in?
A large shipment of US humanitarian aid has been refused entry into Venezuela.
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Can Georgian wine win over global drinkers?
As Georgia aims to boost wine exports, can its unique but sometimes challenging bottles find more fans?
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Las principales noticias del jueves
By Por ELDA CANTÚ from NYT Universal https://nyti.ms/2VkTs...
A Sports Hijab Has France Debating the Muslim Veil, Again
By ELIAN PELTIER and AURELIEN BREEDEN from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2EEBH...
Huawei’s Cutest Fans in China? A Troupe of Dancing Children
By RAYMOND ZHONG from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2Vvcy...
The Cutest Animal on Instagram Is Possibly in Your Trash Can
By GRAY CHAPMAN from NYT Style https://nyti.ms/2EAJw...
Word + Quiz: skein
By THE LEARNING NETWORK from NYT The Learning Network https://nyti.ms/2VkTi...
A New Editor, and a New Take on Brexit, for a Brawny London Tabloid
By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM from NYT Business https://nyti.ms/2ECsS...
Michael Cohen, Kim Jong-un, Kashmir: Your Thursday Briefing
By PENN BULLOCK and MELINA DELKIC from NYT Briefing https://nyti.ms/2Vqdw...
What’s on TV Thursday: ‘Better Things’ and ‘The Guilty’
By GABE COHN from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/2ECsJ...
Beal, Wizards Roll to 125-116 Victory Over Nets
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2Vqdq...
Trudeau’s Ex-Attorney General: ‘Veiled Threats’ Were Made to Drop Case
By IAN AUSTEN from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2ECsB...
Patient Shoots Doctor at Florida Veterans Affairs Hospital, Officials Say
By JULIA JACOBS and MATT STEVENS from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2Vons...
On Politics: Michael Cohen Testifies
By Unknown Author from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2EDLs...
Buoying Trump’s ‘Inflated’ Wealth: $4 Billion in ‘Brand Value,’ Cohen Says
By RUSS BUETTNER and SUSANNE CRAIG from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2VrYy...
Cohen’s Testimony Is a Test for Both Parties in the Year Ahead
By MICHAEL D. SHEAR from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2ECsm...
White Man Who Shot Black Men After Hurricane Katrina Dies Days After Sentencing
By MATT STEVENS from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2Vo87...
Quotation of the Day: Confessed Liar Meets With Ardent Partisans to Set the Record Straight
By Unknown Author from NYT Today’s Paper https://nyti.ms/2EDKi...
Tampa Bay and Calgary Keep Streaks Alive by Beating Rangers and Devils
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2Vonq...
Warriors Host Survivors of the Parkland School Shooting
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2ECHy...
Corrections: February 28, 2019
By Unknown Author from NYT Corrections https://nyti.ms/2VpfP...
Blue Jays
By DEB AMLEN from NYT Crosswords & Games https://nyti.ms/2ECtN...
Wednesday, February 27, 2019
Rembrandt in the Blood: An Obsessive Aristocrat, Rediscovered Paintings and an Art-World Feud
By RUSSELL SHORTO from NYT Magazine https://nyti.ms/2GNEH...
A Simple Citrus Salad to Brighten Up the Dead of Winter
By TEJAL RAO from NYT Magazine https://nyti.ms/2Ny0z...
What Is the Most Memorable Thing You Have Ever Lost or Found?
By JEREMY ENGLE from NYT The Learning Network https://nyti.ms/2GOly...
An Economist’s Argument for Preserving Communities
By OREN CASS from NYT Books https://nyti.ms/2Nv2H...
Jimmy Kimmel Says Trump Arrived in Vietnam ‘About 50 Years Late’
By GIOVANNI RUSSONELLO from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/2GQ24...
Little Mix, The 1975 and Miley Cyrus to play Radio 1's Big Weekend in Middlesbrough
Star acts have been announced for the annual festival, this year held at Stewart Park in May.
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Egypt train fire: Deadly blaze at Cairo's main railway station
The blaze at the central Ramses Station was caused by a train collision, security sources say.
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A voice assistant to take breakfast orders
A Colorado restaurant is attempting to use a voice assistant to take breakfast orders in their drive-through.
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Golf ball-sized endangered tortoises hatch at Chester Zoo
The critically endangered radiated tortoise can grow to half a metre in length and reach 100 years old.
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Intelligent, Bright and Merciless: A North Korean Official’s Take on Kim Jong-un
By JANE PERLEZ from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2VpLe...
Finding Echoes of Today’s Headlines in Central America’s Proxy Wars in the 1980s
By SCOTT WALLACE and DAVID GONZALEZ from NYT Lens https://nyti.ms/2EAh2...
OneWeb satellite internet mega-constellation set to fly
A London-based start-up's multi-billion-pound plan would make the web available everywhere on Earth.
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Spotify launches in India to tap growing digital market
The Swedish firm faces competition from several local rivals in the fast-growing digital market.
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Michael Cohen to Tell Congress That Trump Is a ‘Con Man’
By Unknown Author from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2IFAA...
A ‘Tradition’ Omission: I Had Never Seen ‘Fiddler’ Until Now.
By TAFFY BRODESSER-AKNER from NYT Theater https://nyti.ms/2TexZ...
Desperate for the Deadliest Job in the World
By DAVID ZUCCHINO and FAHIM ABED from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2GMl2...
Watching
By NATALIE PROULX from NYT The Learning Network https://nyti.ms/2NxqA...
Word + Quiz: inculcate
By THE LEARNING NETWORK from NYT The Learning Network https://nyti.ms/2GO1L...
China Shifts, and Detroit’s Big Bet Goes Sour
By KEITH BRADSHER and AILIN TANG from NYT Business https://nyti.ms/2Nxqx...
United Methodist Delegates Reject Recognizing Gay Marriage
The United Methodist Church, America’s second-largest Protestant denomination, faces a likely surge in defections and acts of defiance after delegates at a crucial conference voted Tuesday to strengthen the faith’s divisive bans on same-sex marriage and ordination of LGBT clergy.
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Fed’s Powell Predicts Solid but Slower Growth in 2019
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell told Congress on Tuesday the U.S. economy should keep expanding at a solid, though somewhat slower pace this year. But he warned of growing risks, including a global slowdown, volatile financial markets and uncertainty about U.S. trade policy.
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PayPal Censoring Groups With Help from Leftist, Anti-Christian SPLC
The CEO of PayPal has revealed the multi-billion dollar service partners with the leftist organization Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) to decide who should be blacklisted from their company. Using "company corporate values" as their defense, PayPal has taken intentional steps to deny access to conservatives.
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Trump Was Born on a 'Blood Moon' - Australian Pastor Points to Prophecy Being Fulfilled
Australian Pastor Steve Cioccolanti says President Donald Trump was born in 1946 during a blood moon. And the latest blood moon on Jan. 20-21, 2019, was the midpoint of Trump's first term in office. Coincidence? Cioccolanti says there's a higher power at work.
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'They Even Refuse to Condemn Infanticide': Senate Dems Vote Against Saving Babies Who Survive Abortions
On Monday evening, Senate Democrats blocked legislation that would protect babies who survive botched abortion attempts.
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Pakistan-India: Pakistan 'shoots down two Indian jets' over Kashmir
Pakistan says the Indian planes were inside its airspace in Kashmir and one pilot has been arrested.
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Moorland fire: Crews tackle huge blaze near Marsden
One witness describes the scene of the fire on moorland near Marsden as "apocalyptic".
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Labour anti-Semitism: MP says party is 'too apologetic'
Corbyn ally Chris Williamson is criticised for saying the party "has given too much ground" on the issue.
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Brexit: May tells MPs 'do your duty' ahead of fresh votes
The PM appeals for help to end the impasse as MPs prepare to vote on what they want to happen next.
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BBC and ITV in talks over Netflix rival
The broadcasters aim to launch their "BritBox" service in the UK the second half of this year.
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Abortion in Northern Ireland: Derry Girls join protest
Women march to Parliament to represent those forced to fly to England and Wales for treatment.
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Wonga causing damage 'from beyond the grave'
Thousands of customers seeking compensation from the collapsed lender are being cast aside, MPs say.
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M&S and Ocado in £750m home delivery deal
The deal will give M&S a home delivery food service for the first time.
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George Pell: Cardinal's bail revoked after sexual abuse conviction
The ex-Vatican treasurer has been ordered into custody after being convicted of child sexual abuse.
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Exclusive pictures of final Islamic State group bastion
Several hundred fighters from the Islamic State group are holed up in Baghuz.
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Rail passengers face another difficult year, warn MPs
More timetable changes are planned for May - a year after similar updates caused major disruption.
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Newspaper headlines: May's Brexit delay vote and February's hot weather
The shift in the PM's stance makes most front pages, along with images of Britain soaking up the sun.
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News Daily: Labour MP in anti-Semitism row, and language learning decline
Your morning briefing for 27 February 2019.
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Can knife crime be stopped before it starts?
Ros Griffiths, who works with boys at risk of exclusion from school, says knife crime is caused by inequality and lack of opportunity.
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Hedgehogs to swimsuits: How a warm winter affects us all
As the UK soaks up the sun, hedgehogs are coming out of hibernation and sales of summer clothes are up.
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The seamstress who sews with her feet
Egyptian seamstress Baraka Shenouda was born without forearms and sews with her feet.
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Shark feeding frenzy wins underwater photo award
Winning photos from the Underwater Photographer of the Year competition
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Oscars 2019: Red carpet rejection for BBC reporter
How many times can a BBC reporter get rejected before bagging an interview?
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Organ donation law: How Keira's heart saved Max
The parents of Keira, and Max - the boy who received her heart - tell the story behind the organ donation legislation named after them.
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Chinese broadcaster censors Rami Malek Oscars speech
Mango TV changes "gay man" to "special group" in translating best actor Rami Malek's acceptance speech.
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Alan Partridge returns to BBC with five-star reviews. A-ha!
This Time is hailed as a "magnificent return" for Steve Coogan's much-loved comedy character.
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Could barristers earn more working in McDonald's?
Barristers are considering going on strike over pay, but how does their pay compare?
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Autism-anorexia link 'must be acted on'
One in five women presenting to UK clinics with anorexia may also have autism, research suggests.
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Trump-Kim summit: What North Korea can learn from Vietnam's women
The two countries have things in common, and where Vietnam has blossomed, North Korea could follow.
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UK weather: Is hot February down to climate change?
Why have we gone from Beast from the East in 2018 to a weirdly warm February in 2019?
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Eritrean Press: Reporting on Africa's most secretive state
A mystery man who reports news from one of the most repressive countries in the world gives his first interview.
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Why is this tech show full of men?
Women make up less than a quarter of delegates at the annual technology fair in Barcelona.
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French frustrations with Macron boil over in angry debates
Protests have taken place for 15 weeks in Paris, but much of the discontent can be found in small towns.
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'I don't reject you, I reject the cutting'
Twelve-year-old Rosie has to either run away from her family or submit herself to female genital mutilation.
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Pakistan-India: Pakistan 'shoots down two Indian jets' over Kashmir
Pakistan says the Indian planes were inside its airspace in Kashmir and one pilot has been arrested.
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Trump and Kim to start Vietnam summit with dinner
The US and North Korean leaders will have a one-on-one chat on Wednesday, then dinner with aides.
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Indonesia mine collapse: Dozens buried by landslide in Sulawesi
At least 60 people are feared to have been buried after a landslide at an illegal gold mine.
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House votes to block Trump border wall national emergency
The bill to terminate the president's declaration now moves to the Republican-led Senate.
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Nigeria election: Muhammadu Buhari re-elected as president
Official returns show Muhammadu Buhari won the election but the opposition rejects the results.
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George Pell: Cardinal's bail revoked after sexual abuse conviction
The ex-Vatican treasurer has been ordered into custody after being convicted of child sexual abuse.
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Making a Murderer: Steven Avery wins right to appeal
A US man whose murder conviction was the focus of the hit Netflix series wins a motion to appeal.
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Decathlon cancels sports hijab sale in France
Decathlon changes its mind about selling a sportswear hijab in France after it sparks an outcry.
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Michael Cohen 'to accuse Trump of racism and lies'
Donald Trump's former lawyer is expected to accuse the president of possible tax fraud and racism.
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'Thousands of US child migrants sexually abused'
Documents show US agencies received thousands of sex abuse complaints at US detention facilities.
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Amtrak train stuck in Oregon since Sunday is moving again
A 40-hour wait after the Amtrak train hit a tree in Oregon comes to an end as rescuers take it back to Seattle.
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Scooter fault leaves Lime riders injured
The bug can mean riders are flung from the scooters while travelling at high speed, Lime warned.
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US passenger train stuck in snow for nearly 40 hours
The service carrying 183 passengers was stopped by a tree on the track in the state of Oregon.
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Exclusive pictures of final Islamic State group bastion
Several hundred fighters from the Islamic State group are holed up in Baghuz.
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France debates: Speaking back to President Macron
President Macron has started a nationwide consultation, or Grand Debate, as a way to defuse the crisis of the yellow-vests.
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Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un: From enemies to frenemies
The US president and North Korean leader have had a turbulent relationship.
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The seamstress who sews with her feet
Egyptian seamstress Baraka Shenouda was born without forearms and sews with her feet.
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In 1959 a Swiss referendum denied women the right to vote
In 1959 Swiss men took part in a referendum on whether women should be allowed to vote in general elections. Two-thirds said no. Women didn't get the vote until 1971.
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George Pell to appeal child abuse conviction
Australian Cardinal George Pell is set to appeal, after being found guilty of sexual offences in Melbourne.
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Fat rat saved from manhole by German animal rescue
"She had a lot of winter flab," the animal rescuer explained after the rodent was set free.
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Dutch seize 90,000 bottles of vodka 'bound for North Korea'
Officials suspect 90,000 bottles of vodka may have been headed to the North Korean regime, in violation of UN sanctions.
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Locals want Iceland to buy their island
A town in Iceland wants the state to stop an island becoming private property.
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Nigeria election: The challenges waiting for Buhari
The problems the re-elected president of Nigeria will face include corruption and an economic slowdown.
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Algerian students protest against Bouteflika's fifth term bid
It is the fifth straight day of protests against the president's decision to run for a fifth term.
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Eritrean Press: Reporting on Africa's most secretive state
A mystery man who reports news from one of the most repressive countries in the world gives his first interview.
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Viewpoint: Balakot air strikes raise stakes in India-Pakistan stand-off
Air strikes across the border have escalated tensions but it's unclear how Pakistan will respond, writes Ajai Shukla.
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Cardinal George Pell Sent to Jail to Await Sentencing on Sexual Abuse Conviction
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Pakistani Military Says It Shot Down 2 Indian Aircraft
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Calgary Hands the Islanders Their Third Defeat in Four Games
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Is This Egypt’s Next Revolution?
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