Thursday, March 31, 2022

U.S. intelligence suggests that Putin’s advisers misinformed him on Ukraine.


By BY JULIAN E. BARNES AND LARA JAKES from NYT World https://ift.tt/ZtTGwvJ

A New Wave of Covid-19 Is Coming. Here’s How to Prepare.


By BY TARA PARKER-POPE AND KNVUL SHEIKH from NYT Well https://ift.tt/IVJYh0n

Hubble Space Telescope Spots Oldest and Farthest Star Known


By BY KENNETH CHANG from NYT Science https://ift.tt/5ismxuk

The Biden administration plans to stop turning away immigrants under a public health rule in May.


By BY EILEEN SULLIVAN AND MICHAEL D. SHEAR from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/Migd1JV

Spam Texts From Your Own Number? ‘Bad Actors’ Sent Them, Verizon Says


By BY NEIL VIGDOR from NYT Business https://ift.tt/1k8ZIhs

Ukraine conflict: Russia to allow unauthorised imports from West

The decision is in response to Western sanctions and surging inflation since the war in Ukraine.

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The W.H.O. says attacks on medical workers in Ukraine have left dozens dead.


By BY AINA J. KHAN from NYT World https://ift.tt/WXPy2c5

Wednesday, March 30, 2022

The U.S. and allies are preparing new sanctions on Russian supply chains.


By BY ALAN RAPPEPORT from NYT Business https://ift.tt/5Sn6u1w

Britain detains a Russian superyacht in London.


By BY EMMA BUBOLA from NYT World https://ift.tt/ey4xucI

Palestinian Gunman Kills 4 in Israel’s Fifth Attack in Recent Days


By BY PATRICK KINGSLEY AND GABBY SOBELMAN from NYT World https://ift.tt/6enr4t0

Jada Pinkett Smith breaks silence on Oscars slap

Ticket sales for Chris Rock's shows have spiked after Will Smith struck him on-stage at the Oscars

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In Kyiv, battleground for a nation’s soul, Ukraine tries to put Russia on the defensive.


By BY DAN BILEFSKY AND ANDREW E. KRAMER from NYT World https://ift.tt/2JHO6kN

Four killed in new attack in Israel

The gunman is said to have shot victims from a motorcycle in the third such attack within a week.

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Tuesday, March 29, 2022

The budget may reignite a congressional fight over cryptocurrency.


By BY EPHRAT LIVNI from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/tA2UOFN

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.

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DeSantis Signs Florida Bill That Opponents Call ‘Don’t Say Gay’


By BY PATRICIA MAZZEI from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/Dj4IMht

Lawmakers in both parties signal changes for Biden’s budget.


By BY EMILY COCHRANE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/bqgnmcZ

Oscars condemns Will Smith slap and launches review

The Oscars film academy "condemns" Will Smith's slapping of Chris Rock and says it has launched formal review of incident

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Education budget would increase aid for high-poverty schools and address labor shortages.


By BY MADELEINE NGO from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/FgMPONu

Monday, March 28, 2022

Afghanistan: Taliban bars BBC TV programmes from schedules

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

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El Salvador: State of emergency after 62 gang killings in a day

The 62 deaths recorded on Saturday make it the country's most violent 24-hour period for 30 years.

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Russia transfers thousands of Mariupol civilians to its territory

Ukraine condemns Russia's alleged "deportation" of many civilians from devastated Mariupol.

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Sunday, March 27, 2022

More places ease pandemic restrictions but promote vaccines: The week in Covid news.


By BY SOPHIE DOWNES from NYT World https://ift.tt/081HbZP

A history of the tensions between Ukraine and Russia.


By BY MATTHEW MPOKE BIGG from NYT World https://ift.tt/oWy3rFS

Texts Show Ginni Thomas’s Embrace of Conspiracy Theories


By BY DANNY HAKIM, JO BECKER AND ALAN FEUER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/U2Bbkrh

Late Surge Has Fiery French Leftist Eyeing Presidential Runoff


By BY CONSTANT MÉHEUT AND AURELIEN BREEDEN from NYT World https://ift.tt/ZnlCe89

Biden denounces Russian invasion, casting it as part of a decades-long attempt to crush democracies.


By BY MICHAEL D. SHEAR from NYT World https://ift.tt/DBgNZqK

War in Ukraine: Musicians perform emotional concert in Kharkiv metro station

Musicians performed the concert at a metro station in Kharkiv, being used as a makeshift shelter.

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Saturday, March 26, 2022

Europe and the U.S. Make Ambitious Plans to Reduce Reliance on Russian Gas


By BY CLIFFORD KRAUSS from NYT Business https://ift.tt/5FXZAgL

North Korea Hwasong-17 launch gets Hollywood-style effects

The Hwasong-17 is a new, powerful intercontinental ballistic missile - and the country's largest weapon.

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Boyfriend ordered pregnant woman's murder

Tshegofatso Pule was found hanging from a tree, provoking outrage across South Africa.

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Royal tour: Kate smiles through the rain in the Bahamas as trip ends

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visited a primary school in the Bahamas on the last day of their trip.

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Friday, March 25, 2022

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.

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Ukraine-Russia: The 76-year-old artist taking on Putin

"What's happening is a disgrace," says Elena, who was carried away by police for anti-war protests.

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Why Can’t Spy Agencies Predict a Country’s Will to Fight?


By BY JULIAN E. BARNES from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/GCtyZ1X

Australia floods: 'We're resilient, but how about helping us?'

Locals tell dramatic stories of survival and recovery, but accuse politicians of ignoring them.

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Thursday, March 24, 2022

Wednesday, March 23, 2022

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.

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Tiny Love Stories: ‘The Empty City Was Our Playground’


By Unknown Author from NYT Style https://ift.tt/mNFrQ7g

Jen Psaki, White House Press Secretary, Tests Positive for Coronavirus


By BY ZOLAN KANNO-YOUNGS from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/gFvRMSd

Leaders of Israel, U.A.E. and Egypt Meet for Their First Summit


By BY VIVIAN YEE AND PATRICK KINGSLEY from NYT World https://ift.tt/lAgM0bB

The 3 Russian cyber-attacks the West most fears

US intelligence says Russia could launch cyber-attacks on the West. What is the worst-case scenario?

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Amanda Bynes, Former Child Star, Is Released From Conservatorship


By BY JULIA JACOBS from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/EFlUbHO

Tuesday, March 22, 2022

Videos show Russian soldiers responding to a protest in Kherson with gunfire.


By BY DMITRIY KHAVIN, HALEY WILLIS, AINARA TIEFENTHĂ„LER AND JOHN ISMAY from NYT World https://ift.tt/Y3RKFmz

Ukraine war: Russian soldiers fire on Kherson protesters

Protesters in Kherson scattered as explosions are heard and shots were fired by Russian soldiers.

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The Smaller Bombs That Could Turn Ukraine Into a Nuclear War Zone


By BY WILLIAM J. BROAD from NYT Science https://ift.tt/PfFw3qt

U.N. Chief Warns of ‘Catastrophe’ With Continued Use of Fossil Fuels


By BY LISA FRIEDMAN from NYT Climate https://ift.tt/0LdJKze

The F.D.A.’s expert panel on vaccines will discuss the U.S. booster strategy in April.


By BY SHARON LAFRANIERE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/DKByaLo

Mariupol: Four reasons the city matters so much to Russia

The most bombarded city in Ukraine’s war with Russia is key to Moscow’s military campaign.

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Monday, March 21, 2022

Religion-Fueled Mobs on the Rise Again in Pakistan


By BY ZIA UR-REHMAN AND SALMAN MASOOD from NYT World https://ift.tt/aeAIrzb

Hospitalizations of young children with the virus surged during the U.S. Omicron wave.


By BY RONI CARYN RABIN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/S7lnOr2

Inside a children's hospital and pressure on Russian artists - Ukraine war round-up

Ukrainian children suffer in hospital, and musicians are banned from Russian radio for opposing the war.

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Review: ‘The Hours’ Will Bring RenĂ©e Fleming Back to the Met


By BY ZACHARY WOOLFE from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/Z7bqkQJ

War in Ukraine: Backlash in Russia against anti-war musicians

Banned from radio stations and rumoured black lists, artists against the war face a difficult moment.

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Saturday, March 19, 2022

Review: In ‘What You Are Now,’ Memory Is a Dangerous Thing


By BY NAVEEN KUMAR from NYT Theater https://ift.tt/KRZNBxp

As diplomacy drags on, peace seems far off in Ukraine.


By BY STEVEN ERLANGER AND PATRICK KINGSLEY from NYT World https://ift.tt/qbxF24p

With Zero Notice, U.K. Ferry Company Lays Off Hundreds of Workers Over Video


By BY JENNY GROSS from NYT Business https://ift.tt/vM2Lwb9

Ukraine war: Drone footage shows level of devastation in Mariupol

Video shows destroyed blocks of flats and a shopping mall in the besieged Ukrainian port city.

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Morad Tahbaz, released in Nazanin deal, back in Iran jail

Morad Tahbaz's family say they are "distraught" after hoping he would be permanently freed.

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Abramovich's jet among 100 planes grounded by US

The US government has grounded 100 Russia-affiliated aircraft believed to have violated US export controls

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Friday, March 18, 2022

Long Covid Holds a Mirror Up to Medicine


By BY ABIGAIL A. DUMES from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/direCgD

Review: ‘The Medium’ Is Less a Message and More a Museum Piece


By BY LAURA COLLINS-HUGHES from NYT Theater https://ift.tt/53wnbtH

In Ohio, a Standoff Over Political Maps Threatens the Next Elections


By BY MICHAEL WINES from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/p4r3DZ8

Ukraine: The troops holding the front line as Russia pounds Kharkiv

BBC's Quentin Sommerville reports from alongside the troops defending Ukraine's second city.

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What Students Are Saying About Emotional Intelligence, Speaking Their Mind at School and Underappreciated Sports


By BY THE LEARNING NETWORK from NYT The Learning Network https://ift.tt/k6BTpXz

Today in On Tech: Some of the tech magic is gone.


By Unknown Author from NYT Business https://ift.tt/n4PFftW

Ralph Terry, Yankee Hurler Redeemed by One Pitch, Dies at 86


By BY DAVID MARGOLICK from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/uKEcq0t

Review: A ‘Punk Ballerina’ Turns to Film and Fashion


By BY GIA KOURLAS from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/fVUkZ2W