Monday, 31 August 2020

‘We Germans,’ Alexander Starritt by the Author: An Excerpt


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Unwitting Progressives for Trump


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Facebook Could Block Sharing of News Stories in Australia


By BY DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI AND MIKE ISAAC from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/32KSNdo

Frustrated by Election Boycott, Venezuela’s Leader Pardons 100 Opponents


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

A Teacher and Congresswoman Confronts School Reopenings


By BY REID J. EPSTEIN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3jxJ29n

Trump Fans Strife as Unrest Roils the U.S.


By BY PETER BAKER AND MAGGIE HABERMAN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2YQLyQa

A series of primaries in Massachusetts could be a bellwether for the Democratic Party.


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Trump defends supporters accused in deadly clashes

The US president suggests right-wing activists in Wisconsin and Oregon acted in self-defence.

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Hundreds of migrants still dying in Med five years since 2015

Five years on from the migrant crisis of 2015 hundreds are still dying in the Mediterranean.

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Still ill with coronavirus six months later: 'I have no idea how to get better'

For some people Covid just will not go away – one woman’s Instagram diary of her long-haul illness.

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Rival powers jockey for the lead in hypersonic aircraft

The US, China and Russia are pouring money into aircraft that can fly at five times the speed of sound.

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Prashant Bhushan: India finds an unlikely hero in lawyer-activist

Prashant Bhushan refused to apologise to the Supreme Court and got a symbolic one-rupee fine.

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Why this black drive-in cinema is a big hit

Drive-ins are booming, of course. But this one is also responding to the other big story of the year.

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M&S food goes fully online with Ocado launch

The grocer is making its entire range available for delivery but experts are divided on the move.

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Child Trust Funds: Teenagers get first chance to access cash

Savings pots could now be worth more than £1,000 but many teenagers are unaware they exist.

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How this African restaurant adapted to the pandemic

Molly Malone's Restaurant in Johannesburg has converted its carpark into an outdoor 'roadhouse'.

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Trump defends supporters accused in deadly clashes

The US president suggests right-wing activists in Wisconsin and Oregon acted in self-defence.

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Zoom revenues skyrocket as profits double

The popular video conferencing app has seen a 458% jump in customer growth compared with last year.

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Child Trust Funds: Teenagers get first chance to access cash

Savings pots could now be worth more than £1,000 but many teenagers are unaware they exist.

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The 1980s 'super recession': When unemployment topped 3m - and kept rising

As the UK copes with being in a recession, how does it compare with the recession in the 1980s?

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Rohingya crisis: Growing up in the world's largest refugee camp

Nayeem, 3, is one of 20,000 children born every year in the camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.

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Meet Senegal's first female professional surfer

Khadjou Sambe, 25, defied social expectations to ride the Atlantic waves.

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Why this black drive-in cinema is a big hit

Drive-ins are booming, of course. But this one is also responding to the other big story of the year.

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Sunday, 30 August 2020

New top story on Hacker News: Last Week on My Mac: Is macOS Becoming Unmaintainable?

Last Week on My Mac: Is macOS Becoming Unmaintainable?
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Portland Shooting Amplifies Tensions in Presidential Race


By BY MIKE BAKER, THOMAS KAPLAN AND SHANE GOLDMACHER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/32EEtTN

Trump, Vicar of Fear and Violence


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Jon Rahm Sinks a Big Putt to Win Playoff at the BMW Championship


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Covid-19 Live Updates: U.S. Cases Pass 6 Million


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Norway bunker partygoers poisoned with carbon monoxide

More than 20 people were hospitalised after attending the party in the Norwegian capital Oslo.

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Eat Out to Help Out discount comes to an end

The government's dining discount scheme ends on Monday, but there are calls for it to be extended.

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Price of plastic carrier bags to double to 10p next year

The fee for single-use bags will rise to 10p and be extended to all shops from April 2021.

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Government paid influencers to promote Test and Trace

Taxpayer money was used to pay influencers to promote Test and Trace.

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Mauritius oil spill: 'We want to protect our island'

Young locals are helping to prevent environmental damage after an oil leak from a ship that ran aground.

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New top story on Hacker News: Ex-Neuralink employees describe rushed timelines clashing with science’s pace

Ex-Neuralink employees describe rushed timelines clashing with science’s pace
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New top story on Hacker News: Drug cartel assassinates its enemies with bomb-toting drones

Drug cartel assassinates its enemies with bomb-toting drones
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New top story on Hacker News: Banks create money out of thin air, but it's less impressive than it sounds

Banks create money out of thin air, but it's less impressive than it sounds
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Stories of 2020: Five Lives Caught in a Year of Upheaval and Pain


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Mauritius oil spill: 'We want to protect our island'

Young locals are helping to prevent environmental damage after an oil leak from a ship that ran aground.

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Europe's migrant crisis: The year that changed a continent

More than a million people arrived in Europe in 2015. Five years on, we reflect on what's changed.

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The search engine boss who wants to help us all plant trees

Christian Kroll is the boss of Ecosia, which donates 80% of its profits to tree-planting projects.

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Letter from Africa: Why Kenyans are no longer cheering their constitution

It is a time of reflection 10 years after the country was promised a rebirth, writes Waihiga Mwaura.

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Belarus protest: Dozens arrested at mass rally

The country's been gripped by mass protests since the August election, widely thought to have been rigged.

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Government paid influencers to promote Test and Trace

Taxpayer money was used to pay influencers to promote Test and Trace.

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Eat Out to Help Out discount comes to an end

The government's dining discount scheme ends on Monday, but there are calls for it to be extended.

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'We need Eat Out To Help Out to run in the autumn'

A group of restaurateurs wants the Eat Out To Help Out scheme to be brought back in the autumn.

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The Papers: Tax rises 'backlash', and schools' budget 'crisis'

Several papers lead with criticism over Rishi Sunak's reported plans to raise taxes in the next Budget.

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Saturday, 29 August 2020

New top story on Hacker News: How to Pick a Quack: Data

How to Pick a Quack: Data
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New top story on Hacker News: Deep Dive into PHP 8's JIT

Deep Dive into PHP 8's JIT
14 by nawarian | 3 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Tower Defense with a twist: all towers must be positioned with CSS Flexbox

Tower Defense with a twist: all towers must be positioned with CSS Flexbox
20 by kissgyorgy | 2 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Why does the government let a company like Herbalife stay in business?

Why does the government let a company like Herbalife stay in business?
24 by xoxoy | 8 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Engineer admits he wiped 456 Cisco WebEx VMs from AWS after leaving

Engineer admits he wiped 456 Cisco WebEx VMs from AWS after leaving
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‘It Was Challenging’: Bucks Return, Balancing Basketball and Activism


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Coronavirus Around the World


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‘Enough Is Enough’: New Racial Justice Leaders Rise in Kenosha


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Searching for the lost dogs of the Beirut blast

Many pets ran away after a massive explosion in Beirut, leaving Leila Molana-Allen pining for a missing puppy.

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'They wanted to drown me at birth - now I'm a poet'

Kuli Kohli has always used writing as a means of escape from the prejudice she has experienced as an Asian woman with cerebral palsy.

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Begum Rokeya: The forgotten 19th Century feminist

Begum Rokeya was a writer, educationalist and reformer who tirelessly fought for women's rights.

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Algeria's lessons from The Plague in the age of coronavirus

Finding parallels between the famous novel and how Algeria is coping with coronavirus amid political upheaval.

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ICYMI: Aquarium art and crop portraits

Plus a newborn puma and pioneering women statues in our round-up of stories you may have missed this week.

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One in four BHS stores remain vacant four years after collapse

Department store chain closed its last stores in 2016 but finding new uses is a lengthy process.

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Covid warning as a million students set for uni return

Sending more than a million students back to university could spark second Covid wave, say lecturers.

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Coronavirus: How lockdown 'robbed' us of grieving for mum

Jenny Wilson’s mum died just as the UK was going into lockdown.

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Flooding in Hereford: Residents still in temporary homes

People whose houses flooded twice in four months are still in temporary homes.

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Begum Rokeya: The forgotten 19th Century feminist

Begum Rokeya was a writer, educationalist and reformer who tirelessly fought for women's rights.

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One in four BHS stores remain vacant four years after collapse

Department store chain closed its last stores in 2016 but finding new uses is a lengthy process.

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The diary of my daughter's murder: 'We were in hell on earth'

Bea Jones started writing a diary as she tried to come to terms with the brutal murder of her daughter Moira.

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Coronavirus doctor's diary: The fake news about schools that's misleading parents

A video claiming that children could be placed in quarantine at school could disrupt the start of term.

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'They wanted to drown me at birth - now I'm a poet'

Kuli Kohli has always used writing as a means of escape from the prejudice she has experienced as an Asian woman with cerebral palsy.

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Algeria's lessons from The Plague in the age of coronavirus

Finding parallels between the famous novel and how Algeria is coping with coronavirus amid political upheaval.

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Friday, 28 August 2020

Coronavirus: France sees 'exponential rise' in cases

The country records 7,379 new cases on Friday as President Macron warns of another lockdown.

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TikTok stars charged over partying in LA during pandemic

Bryce Hall and Blake Gray held parties that breached Covid-19 restrictions, Los Angeles officials say.

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Apple removes Fortnite developer Epic from App Store

The move is the latest in a row between Apple and Fortnite creator Epic over in-app payments.

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‘My son was stillborn and now I help other parents’

Tommy Ferguson’s son Joshua was stillborn in 2009. He says helping others has been a "game changer" for him.

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Dead Dolphins Wash Ashore After Oil Spill Off Mauritius


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Returning to the campaign trail, Trump unloads baseless attacks on Biden.


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Jacob Blake Was Shackled in Hospital Bed After Police Shooting


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Lute Olson, Who Put Arizona on College Basketball Map, Dies at 85


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El legado de Shinzo Abe, el primer ministro de Japón que anunció su dimisión


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Texas Is Running Out of Near Misses


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Bill for Trump’s Tax Holiday Will Be Due Next Year, Treasury Dept. Says


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New Yorkers were tricked into appearing in an R.N.C. video. They’re furious.


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Fox News Breaking News Alert

Fox News Breaking News Alert

Accused Kenosha shooter's lawyer claims self-defense

08/28/20 4:25 PM

Why parcel delivery courier company DPD is in court

Most DPD drivers are on self-employed franchise contracts without sick pay and holiday pay.

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Medal for hero dog Kuno who saved soldiers' lives in Afghanistan

Kuno ran through a hail of bullets to tackle a gunman - and now has prosthetic paws after being shot.

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Coronavirus unemployment: 'I felt worthless'

Julie changed jobs a week before lockdown - then found herself out of work and ineligible for help.

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A clever way to provide life-saving oxygen

An invention is saving children’s lives, providing oxygen in hospitals without reliable electricity.

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Why parcel delivery courier company DPD is in court

Most DPD drivers are on self-employed franchise contracts without sick pay and holiday pay.

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Week in pictures: 22-28 August 2020

A selection of remarkable images taken around the world this week.

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Jejoen Bontinck: I escaped a life of Islamic terror - now I rap about it

Jejoen Bontinck, an ex-member of Islamist group Sharia4Belgium, wants to use music to move on from his past.

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Coronavirus: Bus journeys will be first challenge of new school year

As pupils return, there are concerns buses could be a weak link in the back-to-school safety plan.

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Amazon fires: Are they worse this year than before?

Blazes are continuing to rage in the Amazon rainforest, despite the Brazilian president's fire ban.

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Five things to focus on in your CV

When it comes to CV-writing, maximise your chances of a job by focusing on these five things.

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Thursday, 27 August 2020

Franklin Graham, key to Trump’s support among evangelical voters, makes the case for his re-election.


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Suspect in Kenosha Killings Ardently Promoted Blue Lives Matter


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Watch Live: R.N.C. Night 4 Analysis


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Fox News Breaking News Alert

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WATCH LIVE: RNC's final night to feature Dr. Ben Carson, Ivanka Trump, Alice Johnson and a high-stakes speech from President Tru

08/27/20 5:30 PM

Five things to focus on in your CV

When it comes to CV-writing, maximise your chances of a job by focusing on these five things.

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Trump Heads Into General Election Leading a Party He Has Transformed


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COVID-19


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Instead of Evolving as President, Trump Has Bent the Job to His Will


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La influencia de Ivanka Trump


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‘It Gives Me Chills’: An N.B.A. Player Talks Profiling and Protests


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‘Bill & Ted Face the Music’ Review: Be Adequate to Each Other


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C.D.C.’s ‘Clarification’ on Coronavirus Testing Offers More Confusion


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N.B.A. ‘Boycott’ or Strike: What’s the Difference?


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Republican National Convention


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Despite the virus, Trump will speak in front of a large crowd, seated closely together on the South Lawn.


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Fox News Breaking News Alert

Fox News Breaking News Alert

Mets, Marlins players walk off Citi Field in protest

08/27/20 5:02 PM

Delhi 2020 religious riots: Amnesty International accuses police of rights abuses

Amnesty International finds police beat protesters and rioted with Hindu mobs against Muslims.

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Black Lives Matter pushes Japan to confront racism

To many Japanese, discrimination against black people has been a foreign problem, but things are changing.

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Seaweed: The food and fuel of the future?

The farming of seaweed is accelerating as firms exploit its fast growth and green credentials.

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Colombia ex-leader Uribe's detention splits generations

Loyal supporters defend Álvaro Uribe to the hilt but younger Colombians want a fresh start.

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Sushant Singh Rajput: Rhea Chakraborty on 'media trial' after Bollywood star's death

Rhea Chakraborty is facing a hate campaign after the death of Bollywood star Sushant Singh Rajput.

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MLK, Malcolm X and Kwame Nkrumah’s daughters discuss racial justice

The daughters of Martin Luther King, Malcolm X and Kwame Nkrumah discuss Black Lives Matter.

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The Papers: 'Secret' care deaths and UK ushered back to office

Claims that virus death tolls in care homes are not being disclosed feature on Friday's front pages.

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Wednesday, 26 August 2020

The Harsh Reality Behind Trump’s Reality Show


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F.D.A. gives emergency approval to rapid test from Abbott Laboratories.


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Trump Takes Night Off From Anti-Immigrant Talk to Swear In U.S. Citizens


By BY ZOLAN KANNO-YOUNGS AND MICHAEL D. SHEAR from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3jhJVTj

The Trump campaign has gone dark on TV for the second time in a month.


By BY NICK CORASANITI from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/32sJeQl

Three Charged With Leaking Movies as Part of Global Piracy Ring


By BY JACEY FORTIN from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3gxiFP1

Top U.S. Officials Told C.D.C. to Soften Coronavirus Testing Guidelines


By BY SHERYL GAY STOLBERG from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3lpsNwL

Brother of Impeachment Witness Says His Firing Was a Whistle-Blower Reprisal


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Fox News Breaking News Alert

Fox News Breaking News Alert

Jacob Blake had a knife in his car when he was shot by Kenosha, Wisc., police, according to the Wisconsin DOJ, which has now nam

08/26/20 5:09 PM

Jacob Blake: Police officer in Kenosha shooting named

Wisconsin's attorney general names the officer who shot Jacob Blake seven times in the back.

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Caged Congolese man: Why a zoo took 114 years to apologise

Ota Benga was kidnapped from what is now DR Congo in 1904 and taken to the US to be exhibited.

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India NEET, JEE exams: 'Conducting these exams will be a giant mistake'

Indian students are demanding that competitive college exams be postponed due to the pandemic.

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Why Navalny’s team sees Kremlin's hands in attack

Activists do not doubt the Russian opposition figure was targeted for his political work.

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Blueberry farmers warn of 'disaster' crop

Wild blueberry farmers in the US state of Maine are now facing numerous challenges.

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Eusebio Leal: The man who saved Old Havana from decay

Historian Eusebio Leal died last month but his legacy is far-reaching in the city he loved.

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Adult industry workers surviving the pandemic

Sex industry workers from Taiwan, Argentina and India share their struggles because of Covid restrictions.

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Rowley Shoals: The bleached Australian reef and a Covid challenge

When coral bleaching was suspected in a pristine reef, scientists turned to some unlikely surveyors.

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Rising Phoenix: Paralympics documentary 'will make you angry and upset'

New documentary Rising Phoenix focuses on the history and impact of the Paralympic Games.

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Coronavirus: Pent-up demand 'leading to quicker home sales'

Property deals are racing though compared to last year, as the market recovers after lockdown halted sales.

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Selling a new tea: 'Get the liquid on the lips'

Selling kombucha tea: “Getting the liquid on the lips was the most important challenge”.

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'During lockdown my son was super stuck to me'

In Singapore, single mum Coco says Covid-19 has been hard for her and five-year-old son Jacob.

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FOX NEWS: Blood thinners may increase coronavirus survival by 50%, decrease intubations 30%: Study


Blood thinners may increase coronavirus survival by 50%, decrease intubations 30%: Study



study finds coronavirus patients had improved survival rate by 59 percent and less intubations by 30 percent when given anticoagulants

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Coronavirus: Pent-up demand 'leading to quicker home sales'

Property deals are racing though compared to last year, as the market recovers after lockdown halted sales.

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The Papers: 'Paid to quarantine' and ghost town UK 'needs saving'

The plan to pay people in certain areas who are on low incomes to self-isolate features on Thursday's front pages.

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Tuesday, 25 August 2020

Coronavirus: Can I work from home overseas?

Thinking about setting up a home office abroad? Here's what you need to know.

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Lockdown may have lasting effects on friendships

Some marginal friendships will by lost, says psychologist, while other deeper ones may need work.

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Trump Administration Orders Hospitals to Report Data or Risk Losing Funding


By BY SHERYL GAY STOLBERG from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/32pMjk3

Hillary Clinton says Biden ‘should not concede’ if the election is close.


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Pese al coronavirus, Trump sigue cosechando buenos niveles de aprobación en la economía


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The G.O.P.’s official stance in 2020 is that it is for whatever Trump says.


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U.S. Presses Other Muslim Nations to Establish Ties With Israel


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The Impeachment Battle Rematch That Wasn’t


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