Tuesday 31 August 2021

Muslim Cleric Arrested, Charged With Blasphemy, Hate Speech for Reportedly Insulting Christianity

Indonesian police arrested a Muslim cleric Thursday and charged him with blasphemy for allegedly insulting Christians.

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Teenage Lifeguard Killed in Lightning Strike: ‘It Was Like a Bomb’


By BY ASHLEY WONG from NYT New York https://ift.tt/38t4EAh

Huracanes y cambio climático: esto es lo que sabemos


By BY VERONICA PENNEY from NYT en Español https://ift.tt/2WHlLfh

Reflections on Our Summer Reading Contest and Our Final Week of Winners


By BY NATALIE PROULX from NYT The Learning Network https://ift.tt/3ywJsnD

College Football Changes: More 2-Point Tries and a Crackdown on Stadium Gamesmanship


By BY ALAN BLINDER from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3mOFiFx

This Is the Moment the Anti-Vaccine Movement Has Been Waiting for


By BY TARA HAELLE from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3jxvtcV

Bangladeshi manufacturers criticize the expansion of a deal to protect workers.


By BY ELIZABETH PATON from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3kIOkkr

There’s a Better Way to Stop Ransomware Attacks


By BY PAUL ROSENZWEIG from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3BvP17Q

Revocatoria a Gavin Newsom: una guía para los votantes


By BY JILL COWAN AND SHAWN HUBLER from NYT en Español https://ift.tt/3jz4k9D

Let’s Talk About ‘Sellouts’


By BY JOHN MCWHORTER from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2WKQqs6

Downed lines are making it hard for Entergy to restore power in Louisiana.


By BY IVAN PENN AND PETER EAVIS from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3kCTUFf

Transcript: Ezra Klein Answers Listener Questions


By Unknown Author from NYT Podcasts https://ift.tt/3DIDh3N

New Jersey Woman Charged With Selling Fake Vaccine Cards on Instagram


By BY JONAH E. BROMWICH from NYT New York https://ift.tt/3mSTAVt

Hochul directs $65 million for the rollout of booster shots in New York, assuming federal regulators clear them.


By BY GRACE ASHFORD from NYT New York https://ift.tt/2WEXk1E

Players Apologize as Mets Try to Move On From Thumbs Down


By BY DAVID WALDSTEIN from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3kJh4tk

Colm Toibin’s ‘The Magician’ Intimately Recaptures a Literary Giant


By BY DWIGHT GARNER from NYT Books https://ift.tt/3Bxk2Z1

A New Jersey woman is charged with selling hundreds of fake vaccine cards.


By BY JONAH E. BROMWICH from NYT New York https://ift.tt/3DBEf1p

Covid-related disruptions push the Patriots to release Cam Newton.


By BY BEN SHPIGEL AND KEN BELSON from NYT World https://ift.tt/2V5fbi4

Female journalist who interviewed Taliban flees

Beheshta Arghand, who made headlines when she interviewed the Taliban, has spoken out after fleeing the country.

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Afghanistan: How can the West stop terror bases?

The foreign secretary says the UK will fight ISIS by all means available - but what does that mean?

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Monday 30 August 2021

With a Tuesday withdrawal deadline for U.S. troops, hope dwindles for Afghans to flee via the airport.


By BY JIM HUYLEBROEK from NYT World https://ift.tt/3mMuTtG

White House Weighs Clemency to Keep Some Drug Offenders Confined at Home


By BY ZOLAN KANNO-YOUNGS AND CHARLIE SAVAGE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3sXhQH0

Your Tuesday Briefing


By BY MELINA DELKIC from NYT Briefing https://ift.tt/2WGkN2Q

The world is still short of everything. Get used to it.


By BY PETER S. GOODMAN AND KEITH BRADSHER from NYT World https://ift.tt/3yoUmvy

A university in Bangladesh evacuates almost 150 young women from Kabul.


By BY ISABELLA KWAI from NYT World https://ift.tt/2WGltoU

New York’s Brief Hot Restaurant Summer: Bread Binges and Tabletop Coke


By BY BECKY HUGHES from NYT Food https://ift.tt/3ytNY6q

E. U. Proposes New Travel Restrictions on Unvaccinated U.S. Visitors


By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/38mT8qa

La variante delta se infiltró en un aula de primaria. Así sucedió


By BY SABRINA IMBLER AND EMILY ANTHES from NYT en Español https://ift.tt/3kJ4L0u

What Voters in a California Swing District Say About Afghanistan


By BY JENNIFER MEDINA from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/38pAOfV

What’s Better, a Prize or a Patent?


By BY PETER COY from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/38rLPO0

When the ‘Silent Majority’ Isn’t White


By BY JAY CASPIAN KANG from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3gJ3GnS

New data confirm Pfizer and Moderna vaccines bring a small risk of heart problems, especially for boys and younger men.


By BY EMILY ANTHES from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3gIgz1O

Human Most of All: In Moscow, a Theater Stages ‘Gorbachev’


By BY IVAN NECHEPURENKO from NYT Theater https://ift.tt/2WwCqls

A new plant was supposed to help keep New Orleans’s lights on after storms. It didn’t.


By BY IVAN PENN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/38nAC0K

N.J. will end pandemic unemployment benefits this weekend.


By BY PRECIOUS FONDREN from NYT New York https://ift.tt/3zwA0lx

Here are some ways to help victims of the storm.


By BY CHRISTINE HAUSER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3mM9mRW

Starbucks Faces Rare Union Challenge as Buffalo Workers Seek Vote


By BY NOAM SCHEIBER from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3Bu8RjN

A planeload of sorely needed medical supplies lands in Mazar-i-Sharif.


By BY DANIEL E. SLOTNIK from NYT World https://ift.tt/3gLoxqP

Supreme Court Asked to Block Texas Law Banning Most Abortions


By BY ADAM LIPTAK from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3kEhtNW

Simona Halep defeats Camila Giorgi.


By BY BEN ROTHENBERG from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2UYNjMq

Fans faced a long wait to get into the grounds.


By BY DAVID WALDSTEIN from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3DsBhwe

'A Horrifying Scene': 16-Year-Old Christian Boy Brutally Attacked, Splashed with Acid in India

A 16-year-old Christian boy in north India's Bihar state is recovering after he was splashed with acid last week, resulting in burns that covered 60 percent of his body.

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Afghan left behind by UK: I'm fighting to stay alive

An Afghan who had authorisation to fly to the UK speaks to the BBC about his struggle to escape.

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Sunday 29 August 2021

Your Monday Briefing


By BY AMELIA NIERENBERG from NYT Briefing https://ift.tt/3mK1YXu

Ida leaves behind flooding and dangerous storm surge.


By BY MELINA DELKIC from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3sXz5rM

At Least One Dead as Tropical Storm Nora Lashes Mexico With Heavy Rain


By BY ALYSSA LUKPAT from NYT World https://ift.tt/3jrpJkN

Two of the U.S. service members killed in the Kabul attack were women.


By BY DAVE PHILIPPS from NYT World https://ift.tt/3mKxrsq

American University of Kabul students and alumni trying to flee were sent home.


By BY FARNAZ FASSIHI from NYT World https://ift.tt/3sUvJG2

When Will Biden Join the Fight for Voting Rights?


By BY ADAM JENTLESON from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2Y2TvEh

When Will Biden Join the Fight for Voting Rights?


By BY ADAM JENTLESON from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3yCACVz

Biden Observes Return of Troops Killed in Kabul Bombing


By BY THE NEW YORK TIMES from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3ywsB45

Hundreds of thousands of customers are without power. It could be weeks before they have it back.


By BY TARIRO MZEZEWA from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3ylZz7q

Jamaican reggae icon Lee 'Scratch' Perry dies aged 85

Perry, a legendary singer and music producer, is known for his pioneering experiments with dub.

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More than 300,000 customers are without power. It could be weeks before they have it back.


By BY TARIRO MZEZEWA from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2Y2MHGJ

After Katrina, New Orleans became a fortress. Ida is testing its strength.


By BY CHRISTOPHER FLAVELLE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3gJbS7M

Hurricane Ida Makes Landfall in Louisiana as a Category 4


By BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AND STORYFUL from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2XYPJf4