Sunday 31 December 2023

Oregon Newspaper Stops Printing After Embezzlement Leaves It in ‘Shambles’


By Amanda Holpuch from NYT Business https://ift.tt/YVe92SU

Appeals Court Allows California Ban on Guns in Most Public Places to Take Effect


By Colbi Edmonds from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/dvSV3Qe

Queen Margrethe II: Danish monarch's 52-year reign in pictures

83-year-old Margrethe II is Europe's longest-serving living monarch, having taken the throne in 1972.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/mEy7Gr3

Friday 29 December 2023

The Big Number: $148 Billion


By Marie Solis from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3XmxCcB

Russian influencer Ivleeva fined for hosting 'almost naked' party

TV presenter and influencer Nastya Ivleeva organised a Moscow party that has sparked a moral backlash.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/znQ6jA0

Wednesday 27 December 2023

Intel Moves Forward With $25 Billion Chip Plant Expansion in Israel


By Yiwen Lu from NYT World https://ift.tt/lE39sn6

Polish state TV and radio to go into liquidation

The government says it will help restore impartiality to state media, but critics have raised concerns.

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What’s next for Taylor Swift in 2024?

She had a record-shattering and money-making 2023. Will the pop-cultural juggernaut dominate again next year?

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Friday 22 December 2023

No Better Time to Be a Catholic


By Ross Douthat from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/sRl3x2C

Rare video shows killer whale teaching its baby to hunt

An adult orca is seen singling out and subduing a dolphin so that its calf orca can practice its hunting techniques.

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Thursday 21 December 2023

Americans Are Signing Up for Obamacare in Record Numbers


By Noah Weiland from NYT Health https://ift.tt/wAjrZhN

Israel-Gaza war: US still has 'serious concerns' over UN Security Council vote

The vote has already been delayed three times as Security Council members wrangle over the wording.

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Rudy Giuliani files for bankruptcy after $148m defamation verdict

The filing comes days after the longtime Trump associate was ordered to pay the sum in a defamation case.

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DR Congo elections: 'I have not voted and I slept here'

Some of eligible voters in DR Congo have struggled to cast their ballots in the presidential elections.

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Monday 18 December 2023

Saturday 16 December 2023

Killed Gaza cameraman 'would bring joy to any place'

Al Jazeera journalist and cameraman Samer Abudaqa was killed by an Israel drone while working in Khan Younis.

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Israel Says 3 Hostages Bore White Flag Before Being Killed by Troops


By Aaron Boxerman, Ben Hubbard and Thomas Fuller from NYT World https://ift.tt/jiC6ngr

Friday 15 December 2023

Melania Trump makes rare speech at citizenship ceremony

The former first lady, originally from Slovenia, described the path to US citizenship as 'arduous'.

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Wednesday 13 December 2023

Monday 11 December 2023

Celedonia Jones, Self-Educated New York Historian, Dies at 93


By Richard Sandomir from NYT New York https://ift.tt/keW18zE

Fossil fuel backlash puts UN climate talks in jeopardy

The summit had appeared close to calling for a phase-out of fossil fuels but made last-minute changes.

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Friday 8 December 2023

Tyrannosaur’s last meal was two baby dinosaurs

Remains of baby dinosaurs inside another dinosaur reveal what a young predator ate 75m years ago.

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Bowen: US set to veto ceasefire call but pressure is building

Israel rejects the UN chief's description of the war in Gaza as a "risk to international peace and security".

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Hamas hostages: Stories of the people taken from Israel

It is thought more than 100 Israelis are still being held hostage in Gaza after the 7 October attacks.

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Images show major damage to Gaza's oldest mosque

Hamas accuses Israel of causing the damage to the medieval Omari mosque, Israel has not yet commented.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/XWFrTd1

Tuesday 5 December 2023

Monday 4 December 2023

Tim Rogers, Hairstylist to the Stars and Moguls, Dies at 51


By Alex Williams from NYT Style https://ift.tt/Ny8lV9b

Ex-US ambassador Victor Manuel Rocha charged over spying for Cuba

Victor Manuel Rocha, a former US ambassador to Bolivia, was allegedly a secret agent for more than 40 years.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/V1omOib

Saturday 2 December 2023

Intelligence Errors Prompt Scrutiny of Israeli Generals, but Little Backlash


By Patrick Kingsley and Aaron Boxerman from NYT World https://ift.tt/DsVnJ1g

Israel-Gaza war: Residents of Khan Younis say Israeli strikes heaviest since start of war

Civilians in parts of north and south Gaza have been told to evacuate as Israel's renewed bombardment continues.

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