Friday, 31 May 2019
What’s on TV Saturday: ‘Ask Dr. Ruth’ and ‘Bad Times at the El Royale’
By JACLYN PEISER from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/2Z16Yb2
On Politics: The Biggest Stories of the Week
By ISABELLA GRULLÓN PAZ from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2Z5VnaJ
Canadian national inquiry: Giving a voice to missing and murdered women
Beverley Jacobs and Terri Brown fought tirelessly on behalf of missing and murdered indigenous women.
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Death toll in Virginia Beach shooting now 12, plus shooting suspect: police
05/31/19 7:08 PM
Death toll in Virginia Beach shooting now 12, plus shooting suspect: police
05/31/19 7:08 PM
Deaths of indigenous women was 'a Canadian genocide', leaked report says
Leaked national report describes possibly thousands of deaths of indigenous women as genocide.
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UK's Chagos Islands descendants feel like 'lost nation'
Evicted from their homeland, Chagos Islands families living in the UK are divided by immigration law.
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Venezuela crisis: What happened to uprising against Maduro?
A beleaguered people say they had hopes their misery would end but now they go back to one thing - survival.
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Sayyida Salme: The tragic life of Zanzibar's rebel princess
Sayyida Salme is a little known 19th Century princess who fled Zanzibar after scandalising the royals.
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MacKenzie Bezos: Novelist and Amazon shareholder
What do we know about the novelist who is the third-richest woman in the world?
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Tiananmen 30 years on - China's great act of 'forgettance'
Older people are not allowed to remember; the younger generation aren't even allowed to know.
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Former Mississippi Republican Sen. Thad Cochran, who served in Congress for more than 45 years before retiring last year, has di
05/30/19 7:55 AM
Former Mississippi Republican Sen. Thad Cochran, who served in Congress for more than 45 years before retiring last year, has di
05/30/19 7:55 AM
Trump announces tariffs on Mexico in latest anti-immigration measure
The US president says he will impose rising tariffs until Mexico ends illegal immigration into the US.
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GM fungus rapidly kills 99% of malaria mosquitoes, study suggests
A fungus has been genetically modified with spider venom to kill the mosquitoes that spread malaria.
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Louisiana passes law banning abortions after heartbeat is detected
Restrictive abortion law signed by the Democratic governor could ban abortions after just six weeks.
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Hungary boat crash: Captain of vessel involved in collision arrested
The collision between the vessel and a tour boat in Budapest has left at least seven people dead.
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Trump: Robert Mueller 'conflicted' and a 'Never Trumper'
The US president launches a fierce personal attack on the special counsel in the Russia inquiry.
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Spelling Bee: Can these parents spell as well as their kids?
Children at this year's US National Spelling Bee are facing words like horripilation and parochialism.
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Ethan Bramble: Tattooed model mocks arrest warrant in Australia
Police are seeking 23-year-old Instagram model Ethan Bramble, who has tattoos to 98% of his body.
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Philippines sends tonnes of rubbish back to Canada
The Philippines says the rubbish was falsely labelled as plastic recycling when it was sent in 2014.
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Uber posts $1bn loss weeks after stock market listing
The taxi company's first set of figures since going public come after its share price slumped.
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Claus von Bülow: Socialite cleared of trying to murder his wife dies aged 92
The socialite was convicted but later acquitted of giving his heiress wife an insulin overdose.
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R. Kelly facing 11 more sex crime charges
The new charges carry heavier sentences than the 10 others he already faces.
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'World's smallest' surviving premature baby released from US hospital
Baby Saybie was given just hours to live when she was born weighing just 245g (8.6oz) in San Diego.
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The man who might have stopped Sri Lanka's Easter bombings
Few realised before the attacks that Sri Lanka had a problem with Islamist militancy. One man who did was Mohammad Razak Taslim.
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My Ramadan Diary: Fasting for 18 hours with depression and anxiety
We spent the day with Maryam to find out how she copes with her mental health issues while fasting for Ramadan.
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The sea-cooled eco-resort that's nearly mosquito-free
The Brando resort in French Polynesia is close to being carbon neutral and self-sustainable.
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Australia's 'new wave' of stereotype-shunning comedy
A new era of "seriously formidable" acts have shunned past stereotypes to find global success.
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Fran Rivera: Bullfighter sparks revenge porn row in Spain
Spanish women hit back at Fran Rivera's comments after a revenge porn victim took her own life.
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Champions League final: Everything you need to know
As Liverpool and Tottenham prepare to face each other in the Champions League final in Madrid, football broadcaster Lynsey Hooper shares an easy guide to the game.
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Erosion forcing Nigerian families to abandon their homes and farms
A community in southern Nigeria face losing their homes and food shortages due to erosion.
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Philippines sends rotting exported waste back to Canada
Exported waste, intended for recycling, is being sent back to Canada by the Philippines.
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Adel al-Jubeir: 'Saudi Arabia does not want a war with Iran'
The kingdom is hosting two summits of Gulf and Arab leaders to discuss growing tensions in the region.
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Weighing little more than an apple at birth, Saybie is the smallest baby to ever survive
Saybie is believed to be the world's smallest infant to survive after weighing just 8.6 ounces or 245 grams at birth.
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Thursday, 30 May 2019
‘The Fall of the American Empire’ Review: A Satirical Take on the Crime Story
By GLENN KENNY from NYT Movies https://nyti.ms/2WesFHv
I’m a Veteran Without PTSD. I Used to Think Something Was Wrong With Me.
By MELISSA THOMAS from NYT Magazine https://nyti.ms/2IcRzgL
What Truck Drivers Think About Autonomous Trucking
By WENDY MACNAUGHTON from NYT Business https://nyti.ms/2Ke9Ahm
What the Bond Market Is Trying to Tell Us: (Worry)
By MATT PHILLIPS and STEPHEN GROCER from NYT Business https://nyti.ms/2XfF6zo
The Central Park Five: ‘We Were Just Baby Boys’
By AISHA HARRIS from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/2XfLKFG
How a City in Fear Brutalized the Central Park Five
By JIM DWYER from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/2IbRIBl
In Turkey, Keeping Alive a Language of Whistles
By MALIN FEZEHAI from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/2WflUFi
Leonardo Drew Rides His Magic Carpet to a New Field
By HILARIE M. SHEETS from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/2QA6LZ7
Dodgers Rally in the Ninth Against Edwin Diaz to Beat the Mets
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2Msk53I
NZ Treasury admits 'hack' was website blunder
New Zealand's Treasury admits it wasn't hacked, and budget details leaked out via its own website.
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South Africa gets gender-balanced cabinet
For the first time in the country's history, half of all ministers in South Africa's cabinet are women.
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Why Is Israel Going to Have Another Election?
By SHMUEL ROSNER from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/2IbQoyt
Disney could pull productions from Georgia over abortion law
Disney's CEO says it would be "difficult " to over-rule people who didn't want to work in the state.
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Nesamani: Who is he and why is the world praying for him?
Who is Nesamani and why is seemingly everyone in the world praying for him on Twitter?
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Your Surgeon’s Childhood Hobbies May Affect Your Health
By KATE MURPHY from NYT Well https://nyti.ms/2Z1Va8x
If You Licked These Photos They Would Taste Like New York. (So Don’t Lick Them.)
By JOHN LELAND from NYT Lens https://nyti.ms/2EJYRHY
Learning With: ‘Which Box Do You Check? Some States Are Offering a Nonbinary Option’
By NATALIE PROULX from NYT The Learning Network https://nyti.ms/2MkY06Q
White House 'asked Navy to hide warship USS John S. McCain'
President Donald Trump denies making the request, saying he was "not informed about anything".
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I Can’t Remember Anyone’s Name. Maybe That’s Not a Problem?
By DAVID COLMAN from NYT Style https://nyti.ms/2QzVyYB
Lady Gaga, Tyra Banks and the Disneyfication of Fashion
By VANESSA FRIEDMAN from NYT Fashion https://nyti.ms/2WwinBU
Michael Wolff Talks ‘Siege,’ Trump, Journalism and His Definition of Truth
By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM from NYT Business https://nyti.ms/2Wuv5RD
Fox News Breaking News Alert
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Special Counsel Robert Mueller makes first public remarks on Russia election meddling in 2016
05/29/19 7:55 AM
Special Counsel Robert Mueller makes first public remarks on Russia election meddling in 2016
05/29/19 7:55 AM
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FBI adds fugitive Eugene Palmer to Top 10 Most-Wanted List
05/29/19 6:51 AM
FBI adds fugitive Eugene Palmer to Top 10 Most-Wanted List
05/29/19 6:51 AM
Doctors Were Alarmed: ‘Would I Have My Children Have Surgery Here?’
By ELLEN GABLER from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2VZzdox
Missing Millions Put an American-Funded Afghan College Under Scrutiny
By ROD NORDLAND from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2XfhP0u
Listen to What Doctors, in a Time of ‘Crisis,’ Said Behind Closed Doors
By ELLEN GABLER from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2KefSxQ
Blues Beat the Bruins and Get Their First Stanley Cup Finals Victory
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2YZEm1Y
Word + Quiz: expatiate
By THE LEARNING NETWORK from NYT The Learning Network https://nyti.ms/2WdQiQr
Yes, India’s Economy Is Growing, but Can You Trust the Data?
By KEITH BRADSHER from NYT Business https://nyti.ms/2YV3BCo
What’s on TV Thursday: Ava DuVernay on ‘Desus & Mero’ and ‘BlacKkKlansman’
By GABE COHN from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/2JNXfBk
Resonance Records to Stream Its Trove of Historical Jazz Albums
By GIOVANNI RUSSONELLO from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/2MdALeR
Disney May Halt Productions in Georgia if Abortion Law Is Enforced
By DANIEL VICTOR from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/2XdFZIT
Mexico Crash Kills 21 as Bus and Tractor-Trailer Collide
By KIRK SEMPLE and JACEY FORTIN from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2HJC9BZ
White House Asked Navy to Hide McCain Warship
By MAGGIE HABERMAN and HELENE COOPER from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2I5Rc7T
Crash Kills 4 Members of Church Choir en Route to Revival Meeting
By LIAM STACK from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2EG3keO
Quotation of the Day: Breaking Silence, Mueller Declines to Absolve Trump
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Review: A Sex Crime Disarranges a Tidy World in ‘Something Clean’
By BEN BRANTLEY from NYT Theater https://nyti.ms/30VGM3s
Mueller, Huawei, Brexit: Your Thursday Briefing
By MELINA DELKIC from NYT Briefing https://nyti.ms/2Mi02EY
Hungary boat capsize: Seven South Koreans die on Danube
The victims on the Danube in Budapest are all South Korean, with another 19 of their group missing.
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Israel to hold fresh election as Netanyahu fails to form coalition
Lawmakers vote to dissolve parliament after Prime Minister Netanyahu fails to form a coalition.
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More Democrats call for impeachment after Mueller makes statement
Three more Democratic presidential hopefuls join chorus calling for President Trump's impeachment.
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Papua New Guinea chooses James Marape as new prime minister
A former finance minister takes the reins after weeks of upheaval in the South Pacific nation.
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What are the real reasons behind Venezuela’s blackouts?
The country's political crisis is resulting in power cuts and blackouts - is it sabotage, or something simpler?
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Terrill Thomas death: Family to receive $6.75m settlement
Terrill Thomas died in a Milwaukee jail after officers turned off his water supply for a week.
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US energy department rebrands gas exports 'molecules of freedom'
Department of Energy announces plan to spread "molecules of US freedom" throughout the world.
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Baseball player distraught after child hit
A child is taken to hospital after she was hit by a foul ball off the bat of Chicago Cubs outfielder Albert Almora Jr at the Houston Astros' stadium, leaving the player in tears.
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Fukushima: How to move a mountain of radioactive soil
Eight years after the disaster at the Japanese nuclear power station, the clean-up is continuing.
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Tankers almost certainly damaged by Iranian naval mines, US says
National Security Adviser John Bolton blames Iran for attacks off the UAE, but provides no evidence.
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Russia 'probably' conducting banned nuclear tests, US official says
Moscow is likely testing low-yield nuclear weapons in the Arctic, a US intelligence official says.
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Nusrat Jahan Rafi: 16 charged in Bangladesh for burning girl alive
The schoolgirl was set on fire after filing a sexual harassment complaint against her principal.
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Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg: 'We apologise to the families'
Dennis Muilenburg gives his first interview since the two 737 Max crashes that killed more than 300 people.
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What happened after BBC exposed Cameroon killings?
BBC Africa Eye identified who killed a group of women and children last year, but what happened next?
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Miss India contest: Why do all the finalists 'look the same'?
A photo of this year's finalists has placed them at the centre of a storm over skin colour.
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Octavia Spencer: Ditching the 'sassy black woman' for horror
The Oscar winner on why she hopes horror film MA, her first lead role, can change Hollywood for black actresses.
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How damaging is the Huawei row for the US and China?
What do Washington's latest moves against Huawei mean for any US-China trade deal?
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Cartoon scavenger hunts brighten Portland
Wooden cutouts of famous cartoon characters and memes are popping up all over the city in Oregon.
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Burkina Faso's war against militant Islamists
Attacks on Christians by armed groups in Burkina Faso signals a worrying new shift, experts say.
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Trump Russia investigation: Charging Trump 'not an option', says Mueller
The US Special Counsel spoke publicly for the first time since publishing the results of the Russia inquiry
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Thousands pay respects to Niki Lauda
Formula 1 stars including Lewis Hamilton and other celebrities in Vienna as Lauda's body lay in state at St Stephen's Cathedral.
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The diggers guided by satellites and drones
Moving earth is messy - but new technology means we can dig with an accuracy of a few centimetres.
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Wednesday, 29 May 2019
How Much Do You Trust Online Reviews?
By JEREMY ENGLE from NYT The Learning Network https://nyti.ms/2HK6eRT
Bolton Says Iran Is Likely Responsible for Oil Tanker Attacks
By GERRY MULLANY from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2VT2r8t
McConnell Called Hypocrite After Saying G.O.P. Would Confirm Justice in 2020
By DANIEL VICTOR from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2K9yMFW
Your Kids Think You’re Addicted to Your Phone
By NIRAJ CHOKSHI from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2Kc3cqY
Niki Lauda: F1 stars attend Mass for late racing legend in Austria
They are among thousands paying tributes to the late Austrian driver at a Mass in Vienna.
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Learning With: ‘‘‘It Was Like a Zoo”: Death on an Unruly, Overcrowded Everest’
By JEREMY ENGLE from NYT The Learning Network https://nyti.ms/2Wty3Gg
Viola Davis’s message to white women: ‘Get to know me’
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