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Friday, 31 August 2018

Poetry’s Hanging Judge Tries On a Detective Hat


By ROBERT P. BAIRD from NYT Books https://ift.tt/2wtJwqW

News Quiz: Test Your Knowledge of the Week’s Headlines


By CHRIS STANFORD and ANNA SCHAVERIEN from NYT Briefing https://ift.tt/2NAWk5i

Tenderly Photographing the End of Her Father’s Life


By JONATHAN BLAUSTEIN from NYT Lens https://ift.tt/2NACMhD

Man charged over threats against reporters who criticised Trump

The man is charged after allegedly saying he would kill journalists who criticised Donald Trump.

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Cambodia jails Australian filmmaker found guilty of espionage

James Ricketson was arrested while he was flying a drone over an opposition rally in Cambodia.

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Coca-Cola Bets on Coffee With $5.1 Billion Deal for Costa


By MICHAEL J. de la MERCED from NYT Business Day https://ift.tt/2MI0kEU

Hacking a Prince, an Emir and a Journalist to Impress a Client


By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK and AZAM AHMED from NYT World https://ift.tt/2N2iqk9

Honey, I Swept the Floor!


By BROOKE WILLIAMS from NYT Style https://ift.tt/2Pk01gs

15 Chapters of Grand Slam Drama for the Williams Sisters


By BEN ROTHENBERG and VICTOR MATHER from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2PgNfyY

How Germany’s Far Right Stole a Rallying Cry for Democracy


By AINARA TIEFENTHÄLER and SARAH STEIN KERR from NYT World https://ift.tt/2N45dHO

How Much Hotter Is Your Hometown Today Than When You Were Born?


By NADJA POPOVICH, BLACKI MIGLIOZZI, RUMSEY TAYLOR, JOSH WILLIAMS and DEREK WATKINS from NYT Climate https://ift.tt/2LIQ21K

Corrections: August 31, 2018


By Unknown Author from NYT Corrections https://ift.tt/2LIBoHM

Works With Kids


By DEB AMLEN from NYT Crosswords & Games https://ift.tt/2PSPV73

Germany, Vanilla Beans, Riz Ahmed: Your Friday Briefing


By ALISHA HARIDASANI GUPTA from NYT Briefing https://ift.tt/2PgoVNG

Rumba, the Dance of Love


By GIA KOURLAS from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/2MHEdOU
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Trump threatens to pull US out of World Trade Organization

The US president says he will abandon the global trade body "if they don't shape up".

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Catholic Church rejects Australian call to overhaul confession

Catholic leaders in Australia confirm they will not force priests to report sexual abuse.

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Astronauts tackle air leak on International Space Station

A "micro-fracture" from a possible collision with a rock fragment sets off alerts on the ISS.

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UN 'alarmed' by reports of China's mass detention of Uighurs

The UN says credible reports suggest that up to a million Muslim Uighurs are held in detention camps.

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Gérard Depardieu: French actor accused of rape

French actor Gérard Depardieu is accused of rape and sexual assault - accusations he denies.

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John McCain: Sarah Palin 'excluded from his funeral'

A "stay-away message" was reportedly conveyed to Sarah Palin via McCain family intermediaries.

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Bobi Wine: Uganda's pop star MP 're-arrested at airport'

A young MP facing treason charges is allegedly detained while attempting to board a plane.

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Argentina raises rates as peso plummets

Central bank raises benchmark interest rate in an effort to stabilise the country's financial crisis.

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Florida sheriff backs Uber driver who killed 'goofball'

"This is a justifiable homicide all day long," says a Florida sheriff about the shooting.

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Hayabusa-2: Japan sets date for spacecraft's asteroid touchdown

Japan's space agency sets dates for its plan to explore the surface of an asteroid with robots.

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Macron: French 'Gauls' resistant to change, unlike 'Lutheran' Danes

The French president causes an outcry as he pokes fun at attitudes to his economic reforms.

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Stéphane Pauwels arrest: Football presenter charged over armed robbery

One of Belgium's top football TV presenters is charged with being an accomplice to an armed robbery.

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McCain and Biden's long friendship

The Arizona senator and the former vice-president shared a decades-long friendship.

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The power of 'pink money' in India

Some businesses in India have found that catering to the LGBT community makes financial sense.

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Colorado police tell handcuffed journalist: 'Act like a lady'

Susan Greene was arrested as she used her phone to record police detaining an African American.

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The first cyclist to 'Everest' on Everest

JJ Zhou took on a fiendish cycling challenge on the world's highest mountain.

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Why a plane is dropping trout into a lake from above

A mountain lake is being re-stocked with trout from the air by the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources.

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Tablet bends 'like ancient scroll'

A Canadian university has developed a tablet with a flexible screen that can rolled up.

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How Eto'o helped homeless ex-Cameroon captain

Cameroon's Norbert Owona, homeless for two years, thanks Samuel Eto'o for promising him a new house.

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Kanye West finally answers Jimmy Kimmel's Donald Trump question

The rap star also apologises for saying slavery "sounds like a choice".

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Why were there so many serial killers in the 1980s?

One historian suggests in a new book that the ravages of World War Two might have contributed.

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Why Australia is talking about a French au pair

A minister's decision to personally intervene in a visa case is attracting national attention.

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Movie madness: Why Chinese cinemas are empty but full

Chinese government investigators say certain investment companies are faking box office results.

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Iosif Kobzon: Russians mourn 'Soviet Sinatra'

Iosif Kobzon was the soundtrack to the lives of many Russians but had a controversial career.

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Why India activist arrests have kicked up a storm

The issue has heated up online and people are staging protest rallies against the arrests.

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Thursday, 30 August 2018

Six Takeaways from the Cuomo-Nixon Debate


By JESSE McKINLEY and SHANE GOLDMACHER from NYT New York https://ift.tt/2wxC6SU

Poem: Rain at Three


By TISHANI DOSHI from NYT Magazine https://ift.tt/2PhdaXq

By the Book: Ben Macintyre


By Unknown Author from NYT Books https://ift.tt/2CcG0Xx

Lost in the Storm


By SHERI FINK from NYT Magazine https://ift.tt/2MZUgXx

Scared to Be a Parent?


By HANNAH SELIGSON from NYT Style https://ift.tt/2MBhFiG

Todd Frazier’s Home Run Snaps Cubs’ Winning Streak


By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2BZEVlt

Russia, Scallops, Aston Martin: Your Thursday Briefing


By ALISHA HARIDASANI GUPTA from NYT Briefing https://ift.tt/2BZIqZ9

Planning His Funeral, McCain Got the Last Word Against Trump


By MICHAEL D. SHEAR and KATIE ROGERS from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2MDnCvx