By BY WILLIAM MCDONALD from NYT Obituaries https://nyti.ms/3eFCW...
Deaths in 2021: Headline Names Against the Backdrop of Pandemic
Friday, December 31, 2021
U.K., With Surging Cases, Is on ‘War Footing’ Against Virus
By BY MEGAN SPECIA from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3Hon0...
8 New Books We Recommend This Week
By Unknown Author from NYT Books https://nyti.ms/3sM28...
Ukraine tensions: Biden and Putin phone call seeks 'diplomatic path'
The presidents of the US and Russia will speak in a bid to de-escalate tensions over Ukraine.
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New Year's Eve: Strike and Covid set to disrupt trains
CrossCountry advises avoiding travel while no Southern trains will run to and from London Victoria.
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Man arrested after missing 12-year-old girl found
Police say the 34-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of child abduction and kidnap.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/32D21...
Russia labels Pussy Riot members foreign agents
Journalists and other prominent figures also feature on an updated justice ministry list.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/3EIX4...
Leicester City v Norwich City postponed because of Covid cases and injuries
Norwich confirm their Premier League game at Leicester on Saturday is off after positive Covid cases and injuries within the Canaries squad.
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Pharmaceutical Company Found Liable in Landmark Opioid Trial
By BY SARAH MASLIN NIR, JAN HOFFMAN AND LOLA FADULU from NYT New York https://nyti.ms/3pGMA...
Alan Dershowitz: BBC says interview with Epstein ex-lawyer broke editorial standards
The BBC says Alan Dershowitz was not suitable as an impartial analyst in the Ghislaine Maxwell case.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/32A3C...
No-Sweat Answers to Some Basic Wine Questions
By BY ERIC ASIMOV from NYT Food https://nyti.ms/3FJ8O...
Great Yarmouth seal pup found heading towards traffic
The four to five-week-old had probably been spooked by a dog attack, a charity volunteer says.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/3mJ7B...
The Storybook Marriage of Alice and Martin Provensen
By BY SABRINA ORAH MARK from NYT Books https://nyti.ms/3HpGm...
Stolen Lord of the Rings books returned to Worcester charity
The culprit is thought to have left the first editions on a shelf after a change of heart.
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Thursday, December 30, 2021
Alaska 'Icemageddon' warning follows heat record
The coldest US state faces weather extremes after heavy snowfall and torrential rain.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/3mDud...
Four Smithsonian museums are among those shuttering amid Omicron staff shortages.
By BY SARAH BAHR from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/3z8SK...
Four people injured in London stabbings
A double stabbing at Seven Kings railway station was followed by another in Kilburn High Road.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/3FD5Z...
2021: The Year in Visual Stories and Graphics
By BY THE NEW YORK TIMES from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/3pAHF...
Climate change: Hurricanes to expand into more populated regions
A warmer world will see tropical cyclones occur in regions near New York, Boston, Beijing and Tokyo.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/3z9r5...
Inspired by Murano, Glassware Goes Wild
By BY HILARY REID from NYT Style https://nyti.ms/3pzWX...
Wednesday, December 29, 2021
‘Ain’t Too Proud’ will close on Broadway as Covid takes its toll.
By BY MICHAEL PAULSON from NYT Theater https://nyti.ms/3pBqg...
Covid in Scotland: Nicola Sturgeon warns case numbers will rise
More than 9,000 people have tested positive in the last 24 hours, according to provisional figures.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/3sC9P...
Adele’s Christmas Boost Gives ‘30’ a Fifth Straight Week at No. 1
By BY JOE COSCARELLI from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/3HfbO...
Ghislaine Maxwell jury faces longer hours because of Covid
The judge in Ghislaine Maxwell's sex trafficking trial asks jurors to meet for an extra hour a day.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/3HgTs...
Covid in Wales: Steep rise in cases in around Christmas
Wales' case rate soars to a record 1,004 - but the full impact of Christmas gatherings is yet to be seen.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/32GYC...
Nottingham police officers pay for homeless boy's presents
The boy, 12, turned up at a police station with only a bin bag holding a few possessions, officers said.
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Southampton 1-1 Tottenham: 10-man Saints hold Spurs at St Mary's
Southampton play for over 50 minutes with 10 men and restrict Tottenham to a draw at St Mary's.
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Myanmar: Save the Children says army attack killed staff
The charity says two of its workers, both new fathers, are among the 35 bodies found on 24 December.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/3EAWn...
How to Improve Nursing Home Care
By Unknown Author from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/3z6kK...
Desmond Tutu: Remembered by daughter as a 'hugger'
Nontombi Naomi Tutu says her father "went to meet his God, ready and willing."
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/3sFGM...
Tuesday, December 28, 2021
Preorder a French Galette des Rois
By BY FLORENCE FABRICANT from NYT Food https://nyti.ms/3pyyR...
Covid-19: Extra vaccine mandates come into force in New York City
The measures include vaccine mandates for private-sector workers and children entering venues.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/3pwL6...
A Year of Shabbats in One Cookbook
By BY FLORENCE FABRICANT from NYT Food https://nyti.ms/3117B...
With a Spin and a Twist, Sardinian Pasta Brings the Party
By BY FLORENCE FABRICANT from NYT Food https://nyti.ms/3EwVz...
Zoe Adjonyoh on Decolonizing the Food Industry
By BY FLORENCE FABRICANT from NYT Food https://nyti.ms/3ev6E...
A Rainbow of Cooking Dishes
By BY FLORENCE FABRICANT from NYT Food https://nyti.ms/3pudi...
Poland’s President Says He Will Veto Media Bill Opposed by U.S.
By BY ANDREW HIGGINS from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3HdY7...
A Jammy Condiment With Smoky Heat
By BY FLORENCE FABRICANT from NYT Food https://nyti.ms/32mMC...
Jonathan Spence, Noted China Scholar, Dies at 85
By BY NEIL GENZLINGER from NYT Books https://nyti.ms/343ez...
Norfolk search and rescue team finds missing dog Juno
Volunteers are celebrating after a five-day search for Juno who is normally the one searching.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/3z0NA...
Monday, December 27, 2021
Is Disney the Met’s Fairy Godmother?
By BY MAX LAKIN from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/3H4Az...
Fauci warns against complacency amid data showing Omicron causes milder illness.
By BY ANDREW JACOBS from NYT Science https://nyti.ms/3psXa...
A city's pandemic politics reveal a wider rupture.
By BY SABRINA TAVERNISE from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/3HetI...
Two more members of the K-pop band BTS test positive for the coronavirus.
By BY YONETTE JOSEPH from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3HeLf...
Catherine Was Great. But Was She a Girl Boss?
By BY ALEXIS SOLOSKI from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/3EGVX...
Man found with crossbow at Windsor Castle sectioned
A crossbow was found on the man after he was stopped on Christmas Day, police say.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/3sAVv...
Sunday, December 26, 2021
Arrest over theft of copper pine cone bollards in Glasgow
Two of the public artworks were reported stolen in the Gorbals area of Glasgow earlier this month.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/3qsDz...
As Prices Rise, Biden Turns to Antitrust Enforcers
By BY JIM TANKERSLEY AND ALAN RAPPEPORT from NYT Business https://nyti.ms/3Fvoz...
As Russian Threat Looms, Ukraine’s Government Is No Laughing Matter
By BY ANDREW E. KRAMER from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3pplL...
Is It Safe to Have a New Year’s Eve Party?
By BY RONDA KAYSEN from NYT Real Estate https://nyti.ms/3z5mt...
‘Christmas can be hard’ amid loss, Queen Elizabeth says in her annual message.
By BY MEGAN SPECIA AND AINA J. KHAN from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3ppR1...
Sardi’s, Broadway’s iconic watering hole, is back, just in time for Omicron show closures.
By BY MICHAEL PAULSON from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3FygW...
Spain's La Palma volcano eruption declared over after three months
The Cumbre Vieja volcano in Spain's Canary Islands had been spewing lava and ash since September.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/33LgU...
Saturday, December 25, 2021
Democrats Say They Are Serious About State Elections. But Are They Too Late?
By BY BLAKE HOUNSHELL from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/3Enqx...
LadBaby score historic fourth Christmas number one
They surpass the Beatles and the Spice Girls as the act with the most festive chart-toppers in a row.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/3Jje9...
A Painting of George Floyd Roils Catholic University
By BY SARAH BAHR from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/340Ai...
Police stray bullet kills teen in LA store's dressing room
The teenager was in a changing room with her mother trying on dresses for her 15th birthday party.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/3ekPJ...
Edward D. Shames, Last Living ‘Band of Brothers’ Officer, Dies at 99
By BY RICHARD GOLDSTEIN from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/3H9At...
Police officers unexpectedly deliver baby boy
Mother and baby are doing well after the shock delivery, Hertfordshire Police says.
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Thanks for postman who responded to woman's screams
Louise Whitham said she was crying her eyes out when her postman heard her distress.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/3svZ6...
Friday, December 24, 2021
James Franco: I'll admit, I did sleep with students... and that was wrong
The actor paid $2.2m (£1.6m) after being sued over "sexually-charged behaviour towards female students".
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/3H7PG...
Omicron has driven U.S. virus cases past Delta’s peak.
By BY LAUREN LEATHERBY, CHARLIE SMART AND AMY SCHOENFELD WALKER from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3ekqJ...
TikTok ousts Google to become favourite online destination
Tiktok.com overtook other US tech giants in 2021, including Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Netflix.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/3yR5U...
Royal Caribbean reports dozens of cases on a cruise that left Florida on Saturday.
By BY JOHNNY DIAZ from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/3EoSG...
Omicron up to 70% less likely to need hospital care
However, a major report showed the protection from catching Covid started to wane 10 weeks after the booster.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/3mv5t...
Covid: Omicron less likely to require hospital care and half of colds could be Covid
Five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Thursday evening.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/32yhV...
Thursday, December 23, 2021
Spain to require masks outdoors amid Covid surge
As the Omicron variant spreads around Europe, countries tighten restrictions to brace for another wave.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/3Eluo...
Ancient mass migration transformed Britons' DNA
Scientists uncover evidence for a large-scale, prehistoric migration into Britain in the Bronze Age.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/3eeWL...
President Biden extends freeze of federal student loan repayments until May 1.
By Unknown Author from NYT Business https://nyti.ms/3H9gm...
A forecast of 3 billion new, mostly mild infections by March draws skepticism.
By BY EMILY ANTHES from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/3Flgj...
NSA Declassifies Internet Surveillance Files from 2011 Case
By BY CHARLIE SAVAGE from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/30UFm...
Today in On Tech: The year in tech empires.
By Unknown Author from NYT Business https://nyti.ms/3pjzx...
Amid urgent demand for testing, CityMD temporarily closes 19 sites in New York and New Jersey.
By BY PRECIOUS FONDREN from NYT New York https://nyti.ms/3FqWR...
Dean Smith jailed for manslaughter of daughter Maisie Newell
Maisie Newell died almost 14 years after being thrown into her cot by her father.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/3qhFR...
A Soup That Tastes Like Being Home for the Holidays
By BY JAMIE FELDMAR from NYT T Magazine https://nyti.ms/3JbVa...
Homelessness in England: 'There's no space for my baby'
Two families living in temporary accommodation tell the BBC of their struggle to find homes.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/32rgL...
Obamacare sign-ups reach a record as the pandemic rocks employer-provided coverage.
By BY MARGOT SANGER-KATZ from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3H3FF...
Omicron wave appears milder, but concern remains
The risk of needing hospital treatment could be two-thirds lower with Omicron than other variants.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/3FhFu...
Covid: Cases top 100k and jabs approved for some children
Five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Wednesday evening.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/3ejak...
Wednesday, December 22, 2021
Omicron: Andrew Lloyd Webber halts Cinderella musical until February
The West End musical will return "as soon as this wave is licked", the composer and producer says.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/3pjIz...
In a Boston Court, a Harsh Spotlight Falls on a Heavyweight of Science
By BY ELLEN BARRY from NYT Science https://nyti.ms/3pg0k...
Covid passports: Club owner's mum gives out lateral flow tests all night
Rich Gilbert says 30% of people arriving at his nightclub didn't know they needed a Covid passport.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/3yNjU...
Metropolitan Museum of Art Limits Attendance Amid Virus Surge
By BY ZACHARY SMALL from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/3ecou...
2 Are Arrested After Brawl With Police at Miami Airport
By BY JOHNNY DIAZ from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/3J1Oq...
Omicron: Sandringham Royal watchers will miss seeing the Queen
Royal watchers will miss seeing the monarch at Sandringham but back her decision to stay away.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/3yPhW...
Tuesday, December 21, 2021
No ‘Hamilton’ Until After Christmas, as Virus Upends the Performing Arts
By BY MICHAEL PAULSON from NYT Theater https://nyti.ms/33MWn...
Rachel Riley wins £10,000 damages over Nazi tweet
The Countdown star sued an ex-aide of Jeremy Corbyn over comments made on Twitter in 2019.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/32eJx...
Parents Grapple With How Long to Wait for Their Children’s Second Shots
By BY CASSANDRA WILLYARD from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/3Eegc...
Downing Street gatherings: What were the Covid rules at the time?
Several alleged gatherings are being investigated by a senior civil servant.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/3lN6x...
Egypt Sentences 3 Human Rights Activists to Prison
By BY NADA RASHWAN from NYT World https://nyti.ms/32boS...
Covid: PM says he will not hesitate to go further on Covid rules
Ministers will rule nothing out as Omicron cases continue to surge ahead of Christmas, the PM says.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/3Elfg...
Monday, December 20, 2021
CNN closes its U.S. offices to nonessential staff.
By BY TACEY RYCHTER from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/3e9kr...
U.K. Weighing Lockdown Amid an Omicron Wave and Political Turmoil
By BY MEGAN SPECIA AND STEPHEN CASTLE from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3Fhdb...
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