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Monday, 31 December 2018
A Short Statement for the Exponential Festival
By ELISABETH VINCENTELLI from NYT Theater https://nyti.ms/2CGkLLQ
What Does Winning an Olympic Gold Medal in Curling Do? Crazy Things
By SCOTT CACCIOLA from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2GQ1T0V
Democrats Agree on Plan to End Government Shutdown Without Wall Funding
By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2Qc6fih
5G Is Coming Next Year. Here’s What You Need to Know.
By DON CLARK from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2Qfknr1
A Father Confronts His ‘Spider-Verse’ Problem
By LAWRENCE WARE from NYT Movies https://nyti.ms/2RohFUV
Stocks Rise as Wall Street’s Terrible 2018 Comes to a Close
By MOHAMMED HADI from NYT Business https://nyti.ms/2Rn6w6J
Yemen war: WFP accuses Houthi rebels of diverting food aid
The WFP demands that Yemen's rebel Houthi movement stops diverting food aid meant for civilians.
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He Takes to the Stage to Alleviate Fright
By JOHN OTIS from NYT Neediest Cases https://nyti.ms/2s03p6n
New Year’s Eve Around the World: Countdown to 2019, in Photos
By THE NEW YORK TIMES from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2EZQIkz
A Couple With a Glass-Filled House (No Stones, Please)
By WARREN STRUGATCH from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/2EWc7KF
At End of a Violent Year, London Police Take No Chances in a Stabbing
By ANNA SCHAVERIEN from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2EZsLsL
Four More N.F.L. Coaches Get the Axe, Including Marvin Lewis
By VICTOR MATHER from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2ApjnvD
Syria conflict: Trump slows down troop withdrawal
The US president confirms reports that the withdrawal of US forces will be slower than he promised.
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US senator Elizabeth Warren takes step toward presidential run
The US Democratic senator announces she has set up an exploratory committee to consider a 2020 bid.
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DR Congo election: Internet shut down after presidential vote
The opposition says the government ordered the move to avoid broadcasting their win.
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Parkland school shooting survivors' anger at Louis CK routine
Survivors of the Florida school shooting hit out after the comic poked fun at them in a stand-up set.
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Memorial Sloan Kettering’s Season of Turmoil
By KATIE THOMAS and CHARLES ORNSTEIN from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/2EVPHt4
When Doctors Serve on Company Boards
By KATIE THOMAS and CHARLES ORNSTEIN from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/2EVPKoK
Pete Tong NYE 'balloon drop' cancelled after protests
Organisers had planned to release 130,000 balloons at a Manila nightclub to ring in the new year.
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US zoo intern fatally attacked by lion in North Carolina
Alexandra Black, 22, had recently graduated and started working at the centre only 10 days before.
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Elizabeth Warren vs. Donald Trump: A Blow-by-Blow History
By NATALIE RENEAU and WHITNEY HURST from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2EYtiLF
How Early Do Presidential Campaigns Start? Earlier Than You May Think
By SARAH MERVOSH and MATT FLEGENHEIMER from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2SovnnU
Elizabeth Warren Announces She Is Running for President
By ASTEAD W. HERNDON and ALEXANDER BURNS from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2AnrSHv
California Today: A Hollywood Actor Remembered as a Working Dad
By JILL COWAN from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2EZzcNu
Fox News Breaking News Alert
Fox News Breaking News Alert
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., announces she’s forming an exploratory committee in step toward 2020 presidential run
12/31/18 5:39 AM
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., announces she’s forming an exploratory committee in step toward 2020 presidential run
12/31/18 5:39 AM
12 Teams, One Goal: A First Look at the N.F.L. Playoffs
By BILL PENNINGTON from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2EYOz8D
Meteor Showers That Will Light Up Night Skies in 2019
By NICHOLAS ST. FLEUR from NYT Science https://nyti.ms/2SvN2u6
Iran TV chief sacked over uncensored Jackie Chan sex scene
A regional TV channel broadcast Jackie Chan's Shinjuku Incident without censoring an "immoral" part.
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2019: The New Year begins with a bang in New Zealand
Auckland has said goodbye to 2018 and got the world's New Year celebrations officially underway.
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American Is Arrested in Moscow on Spying Charges
By NEIL MacFARQUHAR from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2CIEbzD
NASA’s New Horizons Will Visit Ultima Thule on New Year’s Day
By KENNETH CHANG from NYT Science https://nyti.ms/2RqYh9J
The Origins of the Times Square Ball Drop
By RAILLAN BROOKS and ALEXANDRIA SYMONDS from NYT Reader Center https://nyti.ms/2CGuZvr
An Ongoing Look Into the Origins of Trump’s Wealth
By Unknown Author from NYT Podcasts https://nyti.ms/2EYPndB
N.Y.’s New Attorney General Is Targeting Trump. Will Judges See a ‘Political Vendetta?’
By JEFFERY C. MAYS from NYT New York https://nyti.ms/2QcY5Gh
N.Y. Today: A Party With 3,000 Pounds of Confetti, 1 Ball and Too Many People to Count
By AZI PAYBARAH from NYT New York https://nyti.ms/2R2cudI
Castro Takes Manhattan: Vintage Pictures of the Cuban Conqueror as Tourist
By BILL KELLER from NYT New York https://nyti.ms/2QcY5WN
Bangladeshi Food Is a Rarity Around New York. This Place Helps Fill the Void.
By MAYUKH SEN from NYT Food https://nyti.ms/2EWr8vW
Border Wall, N.F.L., New Year’s Eve: Your Monday Briefing
By CHRIS STANFORD from NYT Briefing https://nyti.ms/2BQthGn
Superb Oddities: Robert Gottlieb Reviews a Biography of Edward Gorey
By ROBERT GOTTLIEB from NYT Books https://nyti.ms/2Vk7ccd
Hopman Cup: Serena Williams & Roger Federer to play for first time
Roger Federer and Serena Williams will meet on court for the first time at the Hopman Cup on Tuesday.
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Amal Fathy: Egypt court imposes jail term over harassment video
Amal Fathy faces two years in jail for criticising the state for failing to tackle sexual harassment.
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Australian cane toads hitch a lift on python's back after storm
Paul Mock filmed the cane toads riding the python, known as Monty, after a bad storm in Kununurra.
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Mother of the Hubble: Tributes paid to Nasa scientist
Dr Nancy Grace Roman, the first woman to hold a senior leadership position at NASA, has died at 93.
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Russian security agency arrests 'US spy' in Moscow
The FSB security agency says a US man named Paul Whelan has been charged with spying.
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Duterte: Outrage as Philippines president says he touched a maid
Rights groups call Rodrigo Duterte's comments "repulsive" and "unworthy of his position".
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An American Photographer’s Pilgrimage to the Italian Village of Luzzara
By JOSEPH SCIORRA from NYT Lens https://nyti.ms/2Qd6cCI
Deadly blast ruins Russia housing block in Magnitogorsk
At least three people died in a suspected gas explosion in the city of Magnitogorsk.
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Philippines deadly storm and landslides kill more than 60
An official says people did not take precautions as the storm was not classed as a typhoon.
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3 Dead and Scores Missing in Russia Building Collapse
By NEIL MacFARQUHAR from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2VkIfxm
C.I.A.’s Afghan Forces Leave a Trail of Abuse and Anger
By MUJIB MASHAL from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2EZjOjT
‘The Train Was So Packed That It Was Difficult For Me to Do What I Always Did’
By Unknown Author from NYT New York https://nyti.ms/2SrN1ar
2 of New York’s Most Influential Offices Are About to be Held by One Person
By J. DAVID GOODMAN from NYT New York https://nyti.ms/2Tllzvc
Syria conflict: Trump 'slowing troop withdrawal', says Lindsey Graham
A top Republican says the president remains determined to defeat the Islamic State group in Syria.
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Angela Merkel: Germany to take on greater global responsibility
Germany will assume greater international responsibility, Angela Merkel says in her New Year address.
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'Dangerous orange pill' prompts Australia festival warning
Festival-goers are told that a "dangerous" drug is circulating in Australia, following a man's death.
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What it’s like to be Black and Argentine
Afro-Argentines often feel like they’ve been written out of history and are mistaken for foreigners in their own country.
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Spoken word poet Dylema: On a stroll through Africa in 2018
Dylema leads us through key events on the continent this year in a specially commissioned poem.
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Lederhosen love among Austria's millennials
Lederhosen and dirndl dresses are making a comeback in Austria.
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Female fightback... 2018 in hashtags
A look at the year's most influential hashtags used by women on social media.
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In search of Leonard, my martyred ancestor
Eli Melki looks for traces of a relative who was killed at 33 during a wave of attacks against eastern Turkey's Christians.
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2018 in news: The alternative end-of-the-year awards
From the ridiculous to the more ridiculous, here are the weird stories that caught our eye this year.
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Why legalising gay sex in India is not a Western idea
India's decision to decriminalise gay sex has taken the country back to its roots, some historians say.
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Remembering the entertainment and arts figures we lost in 2018
Remembering some of the figures from music, film, TV, radio and literature who died in 2018.
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Bangladesh clothing factories: Are they safe now?
Are garment factories in Bangladesh safe five years after the Rana Plaza disaster?
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Africa's year in pictures 2018
A selection of the best photos from across and about Africa this year.
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Year-End Storm in the Philippines Kills More Than 60
By JASON GUTIERREZ from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2R55gWI
Philippine President Says He Sexually Abused Housemaid as a Teenager
By JASON GUTIERREZ from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2AqsfRv
