Friday, 31 May 2019

On Politics: The Biggest Stories of the Week


By ISABELLA GRULLÓN PAZ from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2Z5VnaJ

NPR News: Immigrant Advocates Ask Court To Release Unaccompanied Minors Detained In Florida

Immigrant Advocates Ask Court To Release Unaccompanied Minors Detained In Florida
A court settlement limits how long the government can detain immigrant minors. Administration officials say that facilities that hold the minors are only temporary.

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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Fox News Breaking News Alert

Fox News Breaking News Alert

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.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2QDIbGO

What is the least valuable British coin ever?

Is the current 1p piece the least valuable British coin since the currency was unified in 1707?

from BBC News - Business https://bbc.in/2wCczIp

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.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2XkRDBB

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.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/30XMxgV

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.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2ELHoil

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.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2ELPojr

Pope Francis Goes to Romania to Warn of Populism’s Dangers


By JASON HOROWITZ and KIT GILLET from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2QJbt7j

On Politics: Trump to Hit Mexico With Tariffs


By Unknown Author from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/30T8kq9

What Comes After Angela Merkel?


By ANNA SAUERBREY from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/2wtQV9p

Word + Quiz: bon mot


By THE LEARNING NETWORK from NYT The Learning Network https://nyti.ms/2Kggd2M

Las principales noticias del viernes


By Por MARINA FRANCO from NYT Universal https://nyti.ms/2JNRaF3

Fresh Faces Surge to Top at the U.S. Women’s Open


By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2ELl74j

Corrections: May 31, 2019


By Unknown Author from NYT Corrections https://nyti.ms/2HLFNLx

Tariffs, Mr. Trump’s Miracle Cure


By THE EDITORIAL BOARD from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/2VZqsLf

Head of Lettuce


By DEB AMLEN from NYT Crosswords & Games https://nyti.ms/2KfqHQ7

Hungary, Trump Tariffs, Merkel: Your Friday Briefing


By MELINA DELKIC from NYT Briefing https://nyti.ms/2wtM1t1

Thursday, 30 May 2019

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.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2I7JA4G

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?

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2WbszjS

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.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2K7sLcV

NPR News: Teasing Kids About Their Weight May Make Them Gain More

Teasing Kids About Their Weight May Make Them Gain More
A long-term study finds that children who are bullied or shamed for their weight may gain more weight over time than peers who aren't teased.

NPR News: Louisiana Lawmakers Approve Strict Abortion Limit, Dem. Governor Says He Will Sign it

Louisiana Lawmakers Approve Strict Abortion Limit, Dem. Governor Says He Will Sign it
Six other states have recently passed laws banning abortions. When Louisiana's bill becomes law, it will join four other states in which abortions are barred when a heartbeat is detectable.

NPR News: Saybie, Born At 8.6 Ounces In San Diego, Is Now The World's Tiniest Surviving Baby

Saybie, Born At 8.6 Ounces In San Diego, Is Now The World's Tiniest Surviving Baby
She was born prematurely at 23 weeks of gestation weighing about as much as a large apple.

NPR News: Israeli Parliament Schedules Unprecedented Early Elections

Israeli Parliament Schedules Unprecedented Early Elections
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party pushed for new elections in September rather than risk allowing Israel's ceremonial president to choose someone else to form a government.

NPR News: Australian 'Egg Boy' Gives $69,000 To Families Of New Zealand Shooting Victims

Australian 'Egg Boy' Gives $69,000 To Families Of New Zealand Shooting Victims
The teenager, who had smashed an egg on the head of a right-wing politician, said the donations pledged to him to pay for legal fees were not "mine to keep."

NPR News: $6.75 Million Settlement Paid To Family Of Milwaukee Inmate Who Died Of Dehydration

$6.75 Million Settlement Paid To Family Of Milwaukee Inmate Who Died Of Dehydration
Terrill Thomas died in 2016, seven days after prison employees shut off the flow of water to his cell. The payment was made by Milwaukee County and a medical care contractor.

NPR News: Uber To Start Banning Passengers With Low Ratings

Uber To Start Banning Passengers With Low Ratings
"Respect is a two-way street, and so is accountability," a company official announced. Riders will get advice on how to improve their ratings before being deactivated, including being polite.

NPR News: Part 2: This Teen Planned A School Shooting. But Did He Break The Law?

Part 2: This Teen Planned A School Shooting. But Did He Break The Law?
The 2018 arrest of Vermont teenager Jack Sawyer raised some big legal questions. Among them: At what point does a thought — or even a plan — become a crime?

NPR News: 'Revenge Is For The Weak': Kurdish Courts In Northeastern Syria Take On ISIS Cases

'Revenge Is For The Weak': Kurdish Courts In Northeastern Syria Take On ISIS Cases
Kurdish Syrian authorities have tried 7,000 ISIS suspects in a justice system that bans torture and the death penalty. Some of the judges are women, which comes as a shock to ISIS fighters on trial.

NPR News: Cities Are Making Big Climate Promises. Keeping Them Can Be Tough

Cities Are Making Big Climate Promises. Keeping Them Can Be Tough
Dozens of cities have ambitious plans to get their electricity from clean or renewable sources. But those goals can clash with power providers, whose priority remains economics, not climate change.

NPR News: 10,000 Steps A Day? How Many You Really Need To Boost Longevity

10,000 Steps A Day? How Many You Really Need To Boost Longevity
Walking every day has been shown again and again to be important for staying healthy as you age. But how much do you need to walk to promote a long life?

NPR News: 'Plenty Of Cards To Play': Chinese Media Suggest Cutting Rare Earth Exports To U.S.

'Plenty Of Cards To Play': Chinese Media Suggest Cutting Rare Earth Exports To U.S.
Rare earths are used in communications, health care and national security. China blocked rare earths to Japan in 2010, but analysts say the threat — regardless of the trade war — may be hollow.

NPR News: Alex Trebek Says He's Seeing 'Mind-Boggling' Positive Results In Cancer Fight

Alex Trebek Says He's Seeing 'Mind-Boggling' Positive Results In Cancer Fight
"The doctors said they hadn't seen this kind of positive result in their memory," the Jeopardy! host told People magazine. "Some of the tumors have already shrunk by more than 50 percent."

NPR News: Democratic Presidential Field Will Look A Lot Smaller By September

Democratic Presidential Field Will Look A Lot Smaller By September
The Democratic National Committee released new qualification standards for its first post-Labor Day debate. Candidates will need higher poll numbers and more grassroots donors.

NPR News: Robert Mueller, Long A Sphinx, Speaks — Then Says It Was His Final Word

Robert Mueller, Long A Sphinx, Speaks — Then Says It Was His Final Word
Mueller, a decorated veteran and long-serving prosecutor, returned to public life to lead the most-watched — and yet lowest-profile — Washington investigation in a generation.

Louisiana Lawmakers Send New Abortion Ban to Governor's Desk

Louisiana lawmakers on Wednesday passed a strict new abortion ban that would prohibit the procedure before some women even know they are pregnant, joining a half-dozen conservative states with similar measures.

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Stephen Lentz Shares Why Churches Fail: Pastors Are Often Ill-Equipped to Handle the 'Business' of Running a Church

Author, pastor, and lawyer Stephen Lentz explains why many churches fail. He says it's because most pastors are ill-equipped to handle the "business" of running a church. Lentz tells them how to turn things around in a new book, The Business of Church.

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Vandals Ravage Christian School in Florida, Leaving $50,000 in Damages

Vandals ravaged a Christian school in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. over the Memorial Day weekend, leaving behind more than $50,000 in damages. 

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'I Thought We Were Going to Die': American Missionaries Ambushed in Haiti Saved By Mysterious Man on a Motorcycle

American missionaries traveling in Haiti tell the story of being ambushed by an armed gang while traveling in Haiti and their narrow escape.

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Satanic Temple Rejects Supreme Court Ruling on Aborted Baby Bodies, Claims Religious Freedom

The Satanic Temple (TST) has issued a defiant response to Tuesday's US Supreme Court ruling that upheld the Indiana law (HEA 1337) requiring burial or cremation of fetal remains.  The Satanists say their members are immune from the law due to freedom of religion and will argue a federal law passed in 1993 will uphold their claim. 

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The 'Perversion Files': Boy Scouts of America Facing Further Accusations of Abuse

The Boy Scouts of America are facing more lawsuits out of New York as victims of sexual abuse continue to speak out. The organization has already faced numerous lawsuits for sexual abuse. Hundreds more are expected after several states passed laws adjusting restrictive statute-of-limitations laws.

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Tornado 'Miraculously' Shifted Instead of Hitting Children's Hospital

A tornado touched down in Lawrence, Kansas, devastating several neighborhoods and sending about a dozen people to the hospital. The twister was said to be a mile wide and stayed on the ground for about two hours.

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Case Closed: Special Counsel Mueller Says Russia Investigation Is Over, Nothing More to Say

Special counsel Robert Mueller made his first public statement on the Russia investigation, announcing Wednesday that he has concluded the investigation. He is now closing the special counsel's office and returning to private life.

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg Clashes with Clarence Thomas: A Woman Seeking Abortion 'Is Not a Mother'

US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg went head-to-head against fellow Justice Clarence Thomas over the issue of abortion in an opinion released Tuesday. 

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Tennessee Church Shooter Sentenced to Life Without Parole

A Tennessee jury deliberated less than two hours Tuesday before sentencing the man who shot up a Nashville church in 2017 to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

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World War II Veteran's Rendition of 'The Star-Spangled Banner' on the Harmonica Goes Viral 

Pete DuPré's performance of "The Star-Spangled Banner" on the harmonica at a Women's National Team Soccer Match over Memorial Day weekend is going viral. 

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Missouri's Last Abortion Clinic May Close Due to License Non-Renewal

Missouri's only abortion clinic says it expects to be shut down this week. 

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'What Churches Should Be Doing': Opening Locations Inside Indiana Prisons and Rehabs, Reaching Inmates for Christ

Megachurches across the country are catching a vision to reach prison and jail inmates for Christ. The latest example comes from Indiana where a church is reaching out to people who are incarcerated or struggling with addiction by opening "micro-site" campuses run by volunteers.

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Are Babies Humans? As Illinois 'Denies Human Dignity', Supreme Court Says Babies Aren't 'Medical Waste'

Lawmakers in Illinois have advanced what could be the nation's most liberal abortion law. Meanwhile, the US Supreme Court is upholding an Indiana law that requires abortion providers to dispose of aborted fetuses in the same way as human remains.  

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'Fight for Bodily Privacy Far From Over': Supreme Court Declines Transgender Locker Room Case

The US Supreme Court declined to hear a case Tuesday concerning a Pennsylvania school district's policy that allows transgender students to use locker rooms and restrooms matching their gender identity, disregarding other students' bodily privacy rights.

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D-Day’s 75th Anniversary Renews Interest in Some Classrooms

Kasey Turcol has just 75 minutes to explain to her high school students the importance of D-Day — and if this wasn’t the 75th anniversary of the turning point in World War II, she wouldn’t devote that much time to it. D-Day is not part of the required curriculum in North Carolina — or in many other states.

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Fox News Breaking News Alert

Fox News Breaking News Alert

Special Counsel Robert Mueller makes first public remarks on Russia election meddling in 2016

05/29/19 7:55 AM

Fox News Breaking News Alert

Fox News Breaking News Alert

FBI adds fugitive Eugene Palmer to Top 10 Most-Wanted List

05/29/19 6:51 AM

The Superstar Hiding in Plain Sight


By RORY SMITH from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2HNH9FL

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

Resonance Records to Stream Its Trove of Historical Jazz Albums


By GIOVANNI RUSSONELLO from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/2MdALeR

Las principales noticias del jueves


By Por MARINA FRANCO from NYT Universal https://nyti.ms/2MktIBa

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

Welcome to Galaxy’s Edge


By BROOKS BARNES from NYT Travel https://nyti.ms/2wqQeO5

Quotation of the Day: Breaking Silence, Mueller Declines to Absolve Trump


By Unknown Author from NYT Today’s Paper https://nyti.ms/2Xeq6ll

What to Watch Thursday at the French Open


By BEN ROTHENBERG from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2I6yRrq

Corrections: May 30, 2019


By Unknown Author from NYT Corrections https://nyti.ms/2WyPhlt

Mueller, Huawei, Brexit: Your Thursday Briefing


By MELINA DELKIC from NYT Briefing https://nyti.ms/2Mi02EY

Wednesday, 29 May 2019

COMMENTARY: Why We Need True Heroes

Memorial Day is a great time to think about heroes—those who served for our freedom and to help shape America. But as the president of the American Pastors Network, I’m also thinking this week about biblical heroes and what made them great.

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Mike Pence: West Point Grads Should Expect to See Combat

Vice President Mike Pence told the most diverse graduating class in the history of the U.S. Military Academy on Saturday that the world is “a dangerous place” and they should expect to see combat.

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Fox News Breaking News Alert

Fox News Breaking News Alert

Several injuries reported after large tornado destroys homes west of Kansas City, Kansas

05/28/19 7:22 PM

Fox News Breaking News Alert

Fox News Breaking News Alert

At least 5 million without power in Ohio after tornado, storms

05/28/19 1:40 AM

Huawei: US blacklist will harm billions of consumers

Huawei says the US is "using the strength of an entire nation to come after a private company".

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/30T66ai

EU Commission: France and Germany differ on Brussels' top job

France and Germany differ as leaders consider who takes the key EU roles after parliamentary elections.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Wa40UK

Johnson & Johnson faces trial over opioid crisis in Oklahoma

The battle over who is responsible for the US opioid crisis begins playing out in an Oklahoma court.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2K9w6YN

Belgium's ex-King Albert II submits DNA in paternity case

Albert II provides a sample to avoid daily fines amid claims he fathered a love-child in the 1960s.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Wu1xDO

Australia's 'Egg Boy' gives donations to NZ attack survivors

The Australian teenager was flooded with donations after egging a controversial far-right lawmaker.

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Malaysia orders tonnes of imported waste to be returned

The country's government says it has become a dumping ground for wealthier nations.

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Ohio tornado blows parked car at home killing elderly man

The 81-year-old died in one of more than 50 suspected twisters that pulverised eight US states.

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New Zealand budget: National party denies hacking Treasury

New Zealand's opposition party says it wasn't behind 2,000 hacking attempts on government systems.

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Real Madrid 'most valuable club in Europe', says KPMG

The Spanish club tops KPMG's study of top sides' "enterprise value", ahead of Man Utd and Bayern Munich.

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UN staff caught up in Kosovo police anti-smuggling sweep

The pair were held in a police raid in the north, which has a majority ethnic Serbian population.

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Pakistan vet charged with blasphemy over medicine 'wrapped in religious text'

The vet allegedly wrapped medicine in pages from a school book containing Islamic religious text.

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Biden team says Trump's taunts 'beneath dignity of the office'

The Biden camp accuses President Trump of siding "repeatedly with a murderous dictator".

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The preachers getting rich from poor Americans

Some televangelists ask people to give cash to earn financial favour from God - it's often the hardest-up giving their last pennies.

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Could making recycling pay save the planet?

Encouraging recycling as a moral good may not make sense.

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How Nigeria and its president are being held to ransom

Tackling kidnapping is Muhammadu Buhari's biggest challenge as he is sworn in for another four years.

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The bullying that led this doctor to take her own life

Payal Tadvi, 26, took her own life after months of alleged harassment over her caste, her family say.

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Are rare earth minerals China's trump card in its trade war with US?

There is speculation that China might restrict rare earth minerals to the US. What could the impact be?

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The Yazidi family reunited after being IS slaves

Thousands of Yazidis were killed or enslaved by IS but Nashaat and his mother survived, and are about to be reunited.

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Growing crops in the shadow of Fukushima

Eight years on from the nuclear disaster, some have chosen to return to the small town of Okuma in Japan.

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Japan knife attack: 'I saw children screaming and crying'

A man wielding knives attacked schoolchildren waiting to board a bus in the city of Kawasaki.

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NPR News: When Tea Reaches Its Boiling Point In Fiction, So Too May The Story

When Tea Reaches Its Boiling Point In Fiction, So Too May The Story
Across tea-drinking cultures, writers have milked hot tea for all its worth to add a splash of narrative panache to comic or erotic scenes or to build mood, momentum and character.

On Politics: Supreme Court Sidesteps Abortion Question


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San Diego Tops Yankees With a Bullpen Parade


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Michael Conforto’s Grand Slam Lifts the Mets Over the Dodgers


By FIELD LEVEL MEDIA from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2QxD8rn

The Leader Who Was ‘Trump Before Trump’


By KOICHI NAKANO from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/2XeKgf4

Word + Quiz: rostrum


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Las principales noticias del miércoles


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