Tuesday 30 November 2021

El Chapo’s Wife Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison


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Federal health officials say that they are expanding the search for Omicron in the U.S.


By BY NOAH WEILAND from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3peocAl

The Horrors of Irish Magdalene Laundries, Revisited


By BY LYDIA MILLET from NYT Books https://ift.tt/3Da15f2

‘Frozen in fear’: The accuser known as Jane said she was only 14 when Epstein started abusing her.


By BY BENJAMIN WEISER AND LOLA FADULU from NYT New York https://ift.tt/3d1bDTo

Jim Warren, Early Influencer in Personal Computing, Dies at 85


By BY STEVE LOHR from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/3ElGFkE

Italian football fan banned for 'slapping' journalist live on TV

Greta Beccaglia reported the man to the police after the incident outside a stadium in Florence.

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Four dead as storm tears through Turkey

Strong winds hit the country's western coast, destroying buildings and blowing ships ashore.

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Meadows Agrees to Cooperate in Capitol Attack Investigation


By BY LUKE BROADWATER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/31hocXP

Jill Biden’s White House Christmas Looks Very … Normal


By BY VANESSA FRIEDMAN from NYT Style https://ift.tt/3d4o29e

Dorsey’s Twitter Departure Hints at Tech Moguls’ Restlessness


By BY KEVIN ROOSE from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/32Mv7t4

The Gator Finds a Place at the Tailgate


By BY CHRISTINA MORALES from NYT Food https://ift.tt/32AoE4b

Who is Alison Nathan, the judge in the Ghislaine Maxwell case?


By BY BENJAMIN WEISER from NYT New York https://ift.tt/3o9TfOC

Amid Variant Fears, U.K. Discovers Limits to Its Virus Strategy


By BY MARK LANDLER AND MEGAN SPECIA from NYT World https://ift.tt/3D8LLQ5

England announces 13 confirmed Omicron cases, and restrictions tighten.


By BY MEGAN SPECIA AND MARK LANDLER from NYT World https://ift.tt/31ftnrQ

Empellón Taqueria Opens an Outpost on the Upper West Side


By BY FLORENCE FABRICANT from NYT Food https://ift.tt/32GfXW1

On the Trans-Atlantic Price Gap


By BY PAUL KRUGMAN from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3phsHKo

Andrea Bowers: Her Activism Animates Her Art


By BY SIDDHARTHA MITTER from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/3lnXeVJ

Marcus Lamb, Founder of Daystar Television Network, Has Died

The Daystar Television Network announced Tuesday that Marcus Lamb, the founder and president of the ministry, has passed away from complications from COVID-19. He was 64. 

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Mike Pence asks Supreme Court to overturn abortion rights

The former vice-president speaks on the eve of the most important abortion case in years at the top US court.

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Lesotho ex-PM Thomas Thabane charged with murdering wife

Thomas Thabane denies organising the killing of his estranged wife.

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Monday 29 November 2021

Max Scherzer Smashes Salary Record in Deal With Mets


By BY JAMES WAGNER from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3xOr7Ut

Arlene Dahl, Movie Star Turned Entrepreneur, Is Dead at 96


By BY WENDELL JAMIESON from NYT Movies https://ift.tt/3rmKu5E

'Pray for Us': Amid COVID's Deadly Strike on Native America, Crow Tribe Member Asks for Urgent Prayers

The coronavirus pandemic has had a major impact on Native Americans who suffer infection rates more than three and a half times higher than White Americans. CBN News traveled to Montana to speak with tribal members about the deadly outbreak and how they're fighting back.

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Omicron: WHO warns of 'high infection risk' around globe

Omicron could lead to severe consequences in some regions, the World Health Organization has warned.

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The Simpsons: Tiananmen episode not found in Hong Kong

The episode includes jokes about China's censorship of the Tiananmen Square massacre.

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With Political Memes, the Medium Matters


By BY RHONDA GARELICK from NYT Style https://ift.tt/3E6KtX6

Virgil Abloh, Ambassador and Infiltrator


By BY JON CARAMANICA from NYT Style https://ift.tt/3o1CuFc

Movie theaters must ‘urgently’ rethink the experience, a study says.


By BY BROOKS BARNES from NYT Business https://ift.tt/31cxfcX

Ghislaine Maxwell ‘exploited young girls’ and ‘served them up’ to Epstein, a prosecutor said.


By BY REBECCA DAVIS O’BRIEN from NYT New York https://ift.tt/3pcXE2w

‘No red flags’ yet: South African scientists caution against panic over the new variant.


By BY LYNSEY CHUTEL from NYT World https://ift.tt/31eMiT5

Social Media Star Who Was Censored for Sharing Biblical Beliefs on Marriage Wins Big Ruling

A lawsuit against social media star Erika "Kika" Nieto was overturned last week after the Colombian Supreme Court ruled that she should not be censored for sharing her beliefs about marriage. 

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Fulani Muslims Shout 'Allahu Akbar' While Slaughtering 10 Christians, Children and Burning 100 Homes

Jihadist Fulani herdsmen reportedly attacked villagers in Nigeria's Plateau state on Friday, killing 10 Christians and burning down 100 homes.

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Covid: Biden urges calm over Omicron fears

No cases of the strain have been detected in the US, but Mr Biden called its arrival "inevitable".

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Xiomara Castro lidera en Honduras con una promesa de cambio a pesar de sus vínculos al pasado


By BY ANATOLY KURMANAEV from NYT en Español https://ift.tt/3FXSPkl

Biden Urges Vaccinations Amid Omicron Variant Concerns


By BY THE NEW YORK TIMES from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3xx5Tu0

‘Looking for the Good War’ Says Our Nostalgia for World War II Has Done Real Harm


By BY JENNIFER SZALAI from NYT Books https://ift.tt/3xE2xoX

Sweden Elects Its First Female Leader — for Second Time in a Week


By BY CORA ENGELBRECHT AND CHRISTINA ANDERSON from NYT World https://ift.tt/3lj3NsT

De Blasio reminds New Yorkers to wear masks indoors.


By BY DANA RUBINSTEIN from NYT New York https://ift.tt/3I7e4BZ

November Subscriber Digest


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Black Friday sales were up, but reflected the challenges facing retailers.


By BY SAPNA MAHESHWARI from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3xy6dIS

In Scotland, Serving Halibut for a Better Planet


By BY KIM SEVERSON from NYT Food https://ift.tt/3peos26

Sunday 28 November 2021

Relations with Honduras, shaped by immigration, have differed under Trump and Biden.


By BY NATALIE KITROEFF from NYT World https://ift.tt/316wzpo

‘Encanto’ Reaches No. 1, but Moviegoers Are Tough to Lure Back


By BY BROOKS BARNES from NYT Movies https://ift.tt/3E48tKf

Covid: South Africa's president calls for lifting of Omicron travel bans

Cyril Ramaphosa says the action by countries including the UK and US is discriminatory and unnecessary.

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Channel disaster: A father's anguish over missing family since tragedy

Rizgar Hussein has not spoken to his family since they boarded a boat across the Channel on Tuesday.

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Phil Saviano, Survivor of Clergy Sex Abuse, Dies at 69


By BY KATHARINE Q. SEELYE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3cUTRRt

Stephen Sondheim, as Great a Composer as He Was a Lyricist


By BY ANTHONY TOMMASINI from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/32G7gv3

Israel and Morocco impose blanket bans on all foreign travelers.


By BY ISABEL KERSHNER from NYT World https://ift.tt/3FUcVfb

‘Daddy at Your Service:’ Candidates promise a new era, but are tied to the past.


By BY ANATOLY KURMANAEV from NYT World https://ift.tt/3p566AU

The Netherlands finds at least 13 Omicron cases and expects more.


By BY CLAIRE MOSES from NYT World https://ift.tt/3xwoh65

Virgil Abloh: Designer and Off-White founder dies aged 41

Abloh, who was Louis Vuitton's artistic director, had been suffering from a rare form of cancer.

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Hondurans seek a break from graft and despair in an election with repercussions for the United States.


By BY ANATOLY KURMANAEV from NYT World https://ift.tt/3xAlOaP

‘Papi a la orden’: los candidatos prometen una nueva era, pero están atados al pasado


By BY ANATOLY KURMANAEV from NYT en Español https://ift.tt/3xv3dx1

Los hondureños buscan un respiro de la desesperación en unas elecciones con repercusiones para Estados Unidos


By BY ANATOLY KURMANAEV from NYT en Español https://ift.tt/3rf6lvR

Virgil Abloh, Bold Designer of Men’s Wear, Dies at 41


By BY VANESSA FRIEDMAN from NYT Style https://ift.tt/3liQfNM

Elecciones presidenciales en Honduras: ¿qué está en juego hoy?


By BY OSCAR LOPEZ from NYT en Español https://ift.tt/3paVtwc

Jennifer Nettles Had Sung ‘She Used to Be Mine.’ But Not While Crying.


By BY ELISABETH VINCENTELLI from NYT Theater https://ift.tt/3Iczi1F

Listen to Stephen Sondheim’s 20 Essential Songs


By BY ERIC GRODE from NYT Theater https://ift.tt/32KJU7H

Channel migrants: France wants 'serious' talks with UK

Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin says France will not be held hostage by domestic British politics.

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South Africa, whose scientists detected Omicron, is an outlier on the least vaccinated continent.


By BY DECLAN WALSH AND LYNSEY CHUTEL from NYT World https://ift.tt/3DWvuil

Does Omicron cause only mild illness? The jury is still out.


By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3rf2VsO

Donors Worry About Fate of Artifacts as Museum on Irish Famine Closes


By BY COLIN MOYNIHAN from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/3rj8tme

Saturday 27 November 2021

The migrants returned to Iraqi camps from Belarus

Three specially chartered planes have now returned 1,000 migrants from Belarus to Iraq.

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‘I’m blind but technology helps me animate’

Elodie Bateson, 11, from Limavady who is blind has become an expert at making short animated movies.

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Yemen: The woman saving a crumbling heritage

Its famous architecture has been wrecked by war - now a female engineer is rebuilding amid the conflict.

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Your pictures on the theme of 'home comforts'

A selection of striking images from our readers around the world.

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'Why do you like Shah Rukh Khan?'

The Bollywood superstar's female fandom rests not on love but on economics, according to a new book.

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Nigerian celebrities Simi and Chigul expose sexism in music and Nollywood

Singer Simi and Nollywood's Chigul tell the BBC about the cultural hurdles female stars face.

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Covid vaccine: Can US troops be punished for refusing the jabs?

The US military has said that America's 2.1 million soldiers and sailors must all get the vaccine.

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ICYMI: Smells like Christmas, confirms US First Lady

Jill Biden's clearly feeling festive but here’s some other tree-mendous moments you may have missed this week.

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Wakefield Poole, Pioneer in Gay Pornography, Dies at 85


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Garage Sale Pitches


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Switzerland will vote on virus restrictions on Sunday.


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