Latest News Now: April 2018

Monday, April 30, 2018

Wheelchairs Prohibited in the Last Place You’d Expect

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What the Heck Is That?: ONAGER

By DEB AMLEN from NYT Crosswords & Games https://ift.tt/2rbh4Y8

'I Saw the Wave and It's Full of Faces': A Last Days Vision of a 'Tsunami' Revival - and How We Can Prepare

Many Christian leaders are predicting the greatest harvest of souls in history is upon us, or will soon be. Some say this next revival will be like a huge wave that washes over the whole world. Among them is John Arnott, who saw a vision of a wave so big, he called it a tsunami...

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Crossing Divides: Lebanon's civil war veterans fight for peace

In Lebanon, a group of former fighters show the cost of civil war.

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‘Ink,’ a Tale of Rupert Murdoch’s Rise, Is Coming to Broadway

By MICHAEL PAULSON from NYT Theater https://ift.tt/2rbIHQU

What to Cook Right Now

By SAM SIFTON from NYT Food https://ift.tt/2JFu2UO

BBC reporter Ahmad Shah killed in Afghanistan attack

Ahmad Shah is killed in the eastern province of Khost, on a day of deadly attacks on the media.

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Barnier warns of no Brexit deal without border backstop

EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier urges rapid agreement by June on the thorny Irish border issue.

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Doping Whistleblower Sues Russian Olympians and Their Oligarch Backer, an N.B.A. Owner

By REBECCA R. RUIZ from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2r9W3x5

Hopes and trauma in Mexico's migrant caravan

There is patriotism, tinged with regret and distress, among migrants seeking US asylum, writes James Cook.

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Gerhard Schroeder 'sued for affair' in South Korea

The ex-husband of Gerhard Schroeder's future wife says she had an affair while still married to him.

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Logan Paul ends daily YouTube vlog series

The popular video creator says he will no longer post daily updates after 536 uploads.

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Katrice Lee: German riverbank to be dug up in missing child search

A riverbank site in Germany close to where Katrice Lee disappeared is to be excavated.

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Pelicans gatecrash university graduation

The birds swooped on students at the ceremony on Californian coast.

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Trump Indicates Willingness to Meet North Korean Leader in the DMZ

By MARK LANDLER from NYT World https://ift.tt/2r9FHoa

Westworld: What Was the Deal With William and Dolores Again?

By JENNIFER VINEYARD from NYT Watching https://ift.tt/2r9Go0F

Trade tariffs: Deadline looms on US exemption for EU

The EU trade commissioner will hold last-ditch talks with the US before a 1 May deadline.

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Legal row over who owns France.com domain

A man who has run the France.com website since 1994 is suing after it was given to the French government.

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Twin Peaks: Theresa Banks actress Pamela Gidley dies, aged 52

The US actress, best-known for her role as Theresa Banks, has died aged 52, her family confirm.

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Facebook 'downvote' button in new test

Facebook says the tool, now being trialled in New Zealand, is not a "dislike" key.

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Why All the New Terms of Service?

By J. D. BIERSDORFER from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2KomO93

U.S. Embassy Officer in Pakistan Is Charged With Obstruction

By SALMAN MASOOD from NYT World https://ift.tt/2HWBJsT

A Trump Nobel Peace Prize? South Korea’s Leader Likes the Idea

By CHOE SANG-HUN from NYT World https://ift.tt/2HEA5wA

California Today: Can San Diego Ditch the Power Company?

By IVAN PENN and MATT STEVENS from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2rfmVLB

'I Saw the Wave and It's Full of Faces': A Last Days Vision of a 'Tsunami' Revival - and How We Can Prepare

Behind T-Mobile-Sprint Merger, a Race to Keep Up With China in 5G

By RAYMOND ZHONG from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2vTHhiO

Trump vs. Justice

By DAVID LEONHARDT from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2r9dEo4

DealBook Briefing: T-Mobile and Sprint Are Trying to Win Over Washington. Will They Succeed?

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Trump attacks 'filthy' Michelle Wolf over White House dinner act

He lashes out at Michelle Wolf over her blistering 'roasts' at the White House Correspondents' Dinner.

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Austria probes UN Golan troops over deaths of Syrians

A video appears to reveal Austrian UN troops standing by as Syrian police are ambushed.

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Kanye West's 'hero' Emma Gonzalez pays tribute to Waffle House saviour

Gun control activist Emma Gonzalez tweets her hero is a man credited with saving lives in a US shooting.

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China Prepares a Hard-Line Stance on Trump’s Trade Demands

By KEITH BRADSHER from NYT Business Day https://ift.tt/2HIgKqh

Asian Restaurant Named Yellow Fever Sets Off a Debate About Language and Race

By MATT STEVENS from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2vYhN3L

Teaching Activities for: ‘Kim Prepared to Cede Nuclear Weapons if U.S. Pledges Not to Invade’

By SHANNON DOYNE from NYT The Learning Network https://ift.tt/2jiKgby

Do You Gamify Your Life?

By SHANNON DOYNE from NYT The Learning Network https://ift.tt/2HAZZBb

Word + Quiz: vagabond

By THE LEARNING NETWORK from NYT The Learning Network https://ift.tt/2HZ2vke

Mike Pompeo Expresses Support for Israeli Response to Gaza Protests

By GARDINER HARRIS from NYT World https://ift.tt/2KnvEUw

An Advance Directive for Patients With Dementia

By JANE E. BRODY from NYT Well https://ift.tt/2jhis7p

On Being an Orphan, Frequently

By PERRI KLASS, M.D. from NYT Well https://ift.tt/2jgrW2I

Listen to ‘The Daily’: A Family Divided by the Korean War

By MICHAEL BARBARO from NYT Podcasts https://ift.tt/2FtA6gS

New York Today: The Officers Checking Your Trash

By JONATHAN WOLFE from NYT N.Y. / Region https://ift.tt/2HD7YK2

UK-US initiative to study mighty Thwaites Glacier

British and American scientists will assess the stability of one of Antarctica's biggest ice streams.

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Caravan migrants stuck at US-Mexico border

They are seeking asylum in the US, but have been told the border crossing near San Diego is full.

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Iconic images of photographer killed in Kabul

A selection of photographs by Shah Marai who has been killed in a bombing in Kabul.

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How Much Do You Know About Canada?

By Compiled by MICHAEL GONCHAR from NYT The Learning Network https://ift.tt/2FrYfEF

Sex and Shame: What Incels and Jihadists Have in Common

By SIMON COTTEE from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2rc4gjx

Nature Is Risky. That’s Why Students Need It.

By HEATHER E. HEYING from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2HZidM5

Happy Birthday, Karl Marx. You Were Right!

By JASON BARKER from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2vW5u8n

North Korea, Sprint, Michelle Wolf: Your Monday Briefing

By CHRIS STANFORD from NYT Briefing https://ift.tt/2jfPwMZ

What’s Going On in This Picture? | April 30, 2018

By THE LEARNING NETWORK from NYT The Learning Network https://ift.tt/2vTmPi2

Syria Missile Strikes Reportedly Kill at Least 16

By BEN HUBBARD from NYT World https://ift.tt/2vY6d8N

Human trafficking: 350 victims rescued in Caribbean and Latin America

Some of the 350 people rescued in 13 countries were made to work in spaces the size of coffins.

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Japan's gripping manhunt ends in capture

A fugitive who evaded 6,000 officers for weeks and enthralled a nation is finally arrested.

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Celebrate! 9 European Festivals Worth Traveling For

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#GorsuchStyle Garners a Gusher of Groans. But Is His Writing Really That Bad?

By ADAM LIPTAK from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2HJ2Rb6

They Survived a Massacre. Then the Lawyers Started Calling.

By JACK HEALY from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2HAM5iy

Worried About Risky Teenage Behavior? Make School Tougher

By AUSTIN FRAKT from NYT The Upshot https://ift.tt/2rbu3sh

Anonymous Owner, L.L.C.: Why It Has Become So Easy to Hide in the Housing Market

By EMILY BADGER from NYT The Upshot https://ift.tt/2rbZhzl

See the Sights in the Southwest and California Like a Rock Star

By ELAINE GLUSAC from NYT Travel https://ift.tt/2I0c8yX

A Book of Emails Women Love to Hate

By JESSICA M. GOLDSTEIN from NYT Style https://ift.tt/2HGB1N0

When the Downstairs Neighbors Become Best Friends

By KIM VELSEY from NYT Real Estate https://ift.tt/2FtwmvD

The Duplass Brothers: The First Time We Got Cable TV

By MARK DUPLASS and JAY DUPLASS from NYT Movies https://ift.tt/2r9J51E

How Would a T-Mobile-Sprint Merger Affect Your Cellphone Bill?

By CECILIA KANG and MICHAEL J. de la MERCED from NYT Business Day https://ift.tt/2jjnHDJ

The First Lady of the Confederacy Considers Her Painful Past

By BRENDA WINEAPPLE from NYT Books https://ift.tt/2I3bEIC

America’s Most Famous Street

By CLYDE HABERMAN from NYT Books https://ift.tt/2HZ7jWR

Four held over India molestation viral video

The men assaulted the woman on a public road and uploaded a video of the incident on social media.

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'It's a hacker's paradise out there'

How cyber security firm Darktrace was set up by former members of the UK security services and maths professors.

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