News24/7: March 2022

Thursday 31 March 2022

Imran Khan Defiantly Refuses to Resign as Pakistan’s Leader

By BY SALMAN MASOOD AND CHRISTINA GOLDBAUM from NYT World https://ift.tt/rjqBy9Q

The End of California’s Rainy Season

By BY SOUMYA KARLAMANGLA from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/nqKCef1

How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend?

By BY MARGARET LYONS from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/41fLURW

Syrian Mercenaries Deploy to Russia en Route to Ukrainian Battlefields

By BY BEN HUBBARD, HWAIDA SAAD AND ASMAA AL-OMAR from NYT World https://ift.tt/6mOQ3kH

Nancy Milford, Biographer of Zelda Fitzgerald, Dies at 84

By BY RICHARD SANDOMIR from NYT Books https://ift.tt/EX5fs8c

Adults or Sexually Abused Minors? Getting It Right Vexes Facebook

By BY MICHAEL H. KELLER from NYT Business https://ift.tt/IhQuy9v

Wednesday 30 March 2022

您是否正在接受、支付或为他人提供长期照护？

By BY THE NEW YORK TIMES from NYT Science https://ift.tt/2bvMIJf

Are You Receiving, Providing or Paying for Long-Term Care?

By BY THE NEW YORK TIMES from NYT Science https://ift.tt/2tHRcFJ

‘The Square,’ ‘Sorry to Bother You’ and More Streaming Gems

By BY JASON BAILEY from NYT Movies https://ift.tt/BFwuWox

A Safe Route No More: Nigerians Mourn Victims of Deadly Train Attack

By BY ELIAN PELTIER AND BEN EZEAMALU from NYT World https://ift.tt/oS3lZ2h

Meditations for Uncertain Times

By BY TARA PARKER-POPE from NYT Well https://ift.tt/Dwhmirl

The Furor Over Will Smith’s Slap

By Unknown Author from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/iFgr3Af

Tuesday 29 March 2022

Joe Biden signs anti-lynching bill in historic first

The US Congress has previously failed to pass anti-lynching legislation more than 200 times.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/zDim0Hx

‘Royalty Free: The Music of Kevin MacLeod’ Review: Into the Spotlight

By BY GLENN KENNY from NYT Movies https://ift.tt/qjzsLFh

Oscars audience grew by 555,000 after Will Smith slapped Chris Rock.

By BY TIFFANY HSU from NYT Business https://ift.tt/DbaJTXr

Ukraine daily round-up: Peace talks produce first sign of progress

Russia says it will reduce military operations in two key areas - but Ukraine and the US remain sceptical.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/LTlX7BF

The BA.2 subvariant of Omicron accounts for over half of new U.S. coronavirus cases, the C.D.C. estimates.

By BY ADEEL HASSAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/lJMSR6f

Does Moderate Drinking Protect Your Heart? A Genetic Study Offers a New Answer.

By BY GINA KOLATA from NYT Health https://ift.tt/aElGIxu

Why the Red Cross has to be neutral in the Ukraine conflict

The ICRC is worried that its operations might be undermined by misinformation about its work.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/LZwRsGz

Monday 28 March 2022

Honduran Supreme Court Ratifies U.S. Extradition Request of ex-President

By BY JOAN SUAZO AND ANATOLY KURMANAEV from NYT World https://ift.tt/hMx8Tv2

Can the super-rich solve America's budget problem?

Joe Biden wants to raise taxes on the likes of billionaires Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Warren Buffett.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/A9JQ5yw

Maison Jar, in Brooklyn, Follows the Lead of French Packaging-Free Stores

By BY FLORENCE FABRICANT from NYT Food https://ift.tt/Y2QvPAV

How We Verified Russian Radio Chatter

By BY CHRISTIAAN TRIEBERT from NYT World https://ift.tt/vgJaAjx

Best actor winner Will Smith took offence at a joke by presenter Chris Rock

The Oscars were halted momentarily when Will Smith took offence to a joke by presenter Chris Rock.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/1OC29t7

War in Ukraine: Graphic protest by Russian artist Yevgenia Isayeva

Yevgenia Isayeva doused herself in fake blood and chanted, "my heart bleeds" in the solo protest.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/GQ1M5qd

Sunday 27 March 2022

How Joe Manchin Aided Coal, and Earned Millions

By BY CHRISTOPHER FLAVELLE, JULIE TATE AND ERIN SCHAFF from NYT Climate https://ift.tt/HEZsviF

Zelensky, whose career started in show business, presses Hollywood for an appearance at the Oscars.

By BY ANDREW E. KRAMER from NYT World https://ift.tt/TbglU80

The U.N. says 1,119 civilians have been killed in Ukraine since the war began.

By BY JESUS JIMÉNEZ from NYT World https://ift.tt/a4gKh2H

Army boss raises partition fears: Ukraine round-up

Ukraine's military intelligence chief fears a Korea-style outcome as Biden's jab at Putin makes further waves.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/zFapLob

4 Dead After Driver Crashes Into an Encampment of Homeless People

By BY EDUARDO MEDINA from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/Z7KwWt6

Afghanistan: Taliban bars BBC TV programmes from schedules

Radio and online are unaffected as the regime stops local TV showing international partner content.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/W89jzSA

Saturday 26 March 2022

With Russia distracted, Azerbaijan moves troops into disputed region where it fought with Armenia.

By BY IVAN NECHEPURENKO from NYT World https://ift.tt/0jJe9C2

Missiles hit targets in Lviv, 50 miles from the Polish border.

By BY VALERIE HOPKINS from NYT World https://ift.tt/XjGK71D

Ukraine war: Five wounded after explosions hit western city of Lviv

Lviv has become a hub for thousands of refugees fleeing other parts of Ukraine since Russia's invasion.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/jEakLiM

Hawaii lifts its indoor mask mandate and travel restrictions, the last state to do so.

By BY MEGHAN MINER MURRAY from NYT World https://ift.tt/4mNCq0A

War in Ukraine: Vladimir Putin cannot remain in power - Biden

A White House official says the US president was not calling for a regime change.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/YLMjxzr

Friday 25 March 2022

Sarah Lawrence Cult Jury Hears From Key Witness: ‘I Became a Prostitute’

By BY COLIN MOYNIHAN from NYT New York https://ift.tt/XNpUuQk

Despite Encouraging Research, a Male Birth Control Pill Remains Elusive

By BY DANI BLUM from NYT Well https://ift.tt/t76J9hi

Gretchen Whitmer: Court hears of violent plot to abduct US governor

A former co-conspirator said the accused plotters were seeking the "ignition" for a second civil war.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/aLUoFTe

European Union countries agree to jointly purchase gas.

By BY MONIKA PRONCZUK from NYT Business https://ift.tt/pZT2mz9

Russian troops halted outside Kyiv as focus shifts to heavy fighting in Donbas.

By BY JOHN ISMAY from NYT World https://ift.tt/sOPcro2

War in Ukraine: Change of emphasis or admission of failure by Moscow?

Moscow now says the main aim is to "liberate" eastern Ukraine - a change of emphasis or more?

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/TQCpPeh

Thursday 24 March 2022

For Madhuri Dixit, ‘The Fame Game’ Feels Familiar, if Not the Medium

By BY PRIYA ARORA from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/u3e1Ohy

How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend?

By BY ALEXIS SOLOSKI from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/zHvmOkb

Donald Trump sues Hillary Clinton over Russian collusion allegations

Donald Trump's campaign was accused of conspiring with Russian agents to influence the 2016 election.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/T8QcF3j

As the U.S. plans to accept Ukrainian refugees, Afghans feel left behind.

By BY CHRISTINA GOLDBAUM AND NAJIM RAHIM from NYT World https://ift.tt/7L6P1d0

Ukraine war: The dangers faced by front line fighters in Kharkiv

A month into the war, Mark and Vlad, both 22, show the BBC the perils they face every day in Kharkiv.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/sFxMBcu

Ukraine war: Digging a grave for my stepfather, killed in Mariupol

Viktoria’s stepfather died when the car taking him to hospital was blown up during fighting in Mariupol.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/TSoNlcf

Wednesday 23 March 2022

Your Wednesday Evening Briefing

By BY WHET MOSER AND NANCY WARTIK from NYT Briefing https://ift.tt/lqJBsF0

Rachel Zegler, ‘West Side Story’ Star, Is Invited to the Oscars After All

By BY JOHNNY DIAZ AND BROOKS BARNES from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/pywRE5X

In Israel, the Ukraine war brings new urgency to arguments about the purpose of a Jewish state.

By BY ISABEL KERSHNER from NYT World https://ift.tt/Au0TRWk

Who is Wesley Hawkins? Republicans zero in on Jackson’s sentencing of a teen in a child sex abuse case.

By BY ALAN FEUER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/Y8FiRIA

Baltimore Museum Guards Take Seats at the Curators’ Table

By BY HILARIE M. SHEETS from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/GpqyKol

Ukraine war: Russian journalist Oksana Baulina killed in Kyiv shelling

Oksana Baulina died while filming destruction caused by Russian shelling in a Kyiv neighbourhood.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/ZniKcOH

Tuesday 22 March 2022

What’s the Deal With Masks on Planes?

By BY HEATHER MURPHY from NYT Travel https://ift.tt/fbne1Nw

Judge Jackson Pushes Back Against G.O.P. Criticism Over Her Neutrality

By BY NETWORK POOL from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/37xzjSe

Some Disney staff stage walkout over Florida LGBT law

A handful of staff join a protest against the company's "apathetic" response to Florida's education bill.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/e7CxET3

When Restaurants Are Closed on Mondays

By BY NIKITA RICHARDSON from NYT Food https://ift.tt/E8VbHMy

A bomb hit this theatre hiding hundreds - here's how one woman survived

The BBC speaks to survivors of the Mariupol theatre attack, who describe for the first time what happened.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3XpRxLO