Latest News Now: May 2018

Thursday, May 31, 2018

Trump Against the Tide

By THOMAS B. EDSALL from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2kE86io

Is the United States Losing Its Humanity?

By ANNE C. RICHARD from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2J4qQCs

On Race: The Moral High Ground

By CHARLES M. BLOW from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2L9t1W1

The 1,500 ‘Missing’ Kids Are the Lucky Ones

By DONNA LIEBERMAN and PAIGE AUSTIN from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2Jf6t8W

Ukraine, Stanley Cup Finals, ‘The Americans’: Your Thursday Briefing

By CHRIS STANFORD from NYT Briefing https://ift.tt/2L7kKBY

Lithuania and Romania allowed US torture - European court

European judges say Lithuania and Romania assisted CIA ill-treatment of al-Qaeda suspects.

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Korean Air raided as 'nut rage' family investigated

Raid is reportedly part of a probe into suspected tax evasion by members of airline's founding family.

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'Manhattanhenge': Photographers flock to capture solar phenomenon

The spectacular solar phenomenon sees the sun set in alignment with New York City's grid system.

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US preacher asks followers to help buy fourth private jet

Jesse Duplantis, 68, said God told him to "believe" for his fourth plane, which is set to cost $54m.

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25 and Still Alive

By JACLYN PEISER from NYT Well https://ift.tt/2IY9tqR

Teachers Find Public Support as Pay Campaign Goes to Voters

By DANA GOLDSTEIN and BEN CASSELMAN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2kCdYZC

Never Mind the News Media: Politicians Test Direct-to-Voter Messaging

By SYDNEY EMBER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2sz6gTV

Roaring Protests of Commencements Past Make Way for a More Subdued Stand

By KATHARINE Q. SEELYE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2LcfLjB

How Liberals Got Lost on the Story of Missing Children at the Border

By AMANDA TAUB from NYT The Upshot https://ift.tt/2IVYD4G

36 Hours in Sacramento

By FREDA MOON from NYT Travel https://ift.tt/2kEByoJ

5 Tips to Sleep Better on Your Next Trip

By TANYA MOHN from NYT Travel https://ift.tt/2xuvQ1R

In a Northern Italian Wine Region, Raising a Glass with Less Fuss

By JESSICA COLLEY CLARKE from NYT Travel https://ift.tt/2J2wclX

Andrew Garfield and Stephen Spinella Trade Emails on Their Famed ‘Angels in America’ Role

By SCOTT HELLER from NYT Theater https://ift.tt/2sz6iv1

A Studio in the Middle of Everything

By JOYCE COHEN from NYT Real Estate https://ift.tt/2kBinMp

‘As an Addict, I Know the Dangers’

By ROSA GOLDENSOHN from NYT Reader Center https://ift.tt/2J3o3cO

The Turkish Bistro of Midtown East

By SHIVANI VORA from NYT New York https://ift.tt/2slgBU1

Coming to America

By SAM ROBERTS from NYT New York https://ift.tt/2IZGtiJ

Beautiful and Brutal

By DAVE TAFT from NYT New York https://ift.tt/2H6pci1

‘The End of the World Will Start Here in Manbij’

By JENAN MOUSSA and HARALD DOORNBOS from NYT Magazine https://ift.tt/2JkvKP0

Poem: [ Death’s Dictionary ]

By KEVIN YOUNG from NYT Magazine https://ift.tt/2J76mJv

Judge John Hodgman on Dedicating a Space to Flatulence

By JUDGE JOHN HODGMAN from NYT Magazine https://ift.tt/2J4pIyT

Documenting Hanoi’s Post-War Evolution

By JORDAN G. TEICHER from NYT Lens https://ift.tt/2IY9I5f

Should All Americans Receive Anti-Bias Education?

By NATALIE PROULX from NYT The Learning Network https://ift.tt/2H9AEJw

Bill Clinton: By the Book

By Unknown Author from NYT Books https://ift.tt/2Jf0QYx

Taliban officials 'in talks with Afghan government', US says

The US says secret meetings have been held to discuss a potential ceasefire.

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Blind to Race, Gender and Disability, Shakespeare’s Globe Goes a New Way

By MATT WOLF from NYT Theater https://ift.tt/2IXZ1jc

Teaching Activities for: ‘Breathe Deep: How the Antarctic Sea Spider Gets Oxygen’

By CAROLINE CROSSON GILPIN from NYT The Learning Network https://ift.tt/2Laeauw

The Underground Science Festival Has New Faces to Introduce to You

By SOPAN DEB from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/2JjJ0TW

Mom-Coms Latch On to the Raw Reality of New Motherhood

By ALEXIS SOLOSKI from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/2L7apGa

The Audacious Architectural Models of Bodys Isek Kingelez

By ROBERTA SMITH from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/2J2p9W4

Double marriage proposal video goes viral

Jessa Gillaspie and Becky McCabe proposed to each other at Michigan Zoo in Memphis, Tennessee.

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With a $250 Million ‘Institute,’ the U.S. Upgrades Ties to Taiwan

By CHRIS HORTON from NYT World https://ift.tt/2kB5Zfn

Blurred Lines Between Journalists and What We Cover

By DAMIEN CAVE from NYT World https://ift.tt/2LMMGMA

Group Text

By NATALIE PROULX from NYT The Learning Network https://ift.tt/2xsIxua

Cambridge Analytica’s Parent Company Helped Shape Saudi Arabia’s Reform Movement

By DANNY HAKIM from NYT Business Day https://ift.tt/2JfmsUr

You Won't Believe Everything Philippine Boxer-Politician Manny Pacquiao's Did for an Ice Cream Vendor

World champion boxer Manny Pacquiao is a devout Christian and has displayed his heart for the needy, including his love of the Filipino people many times.

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Newly Released Manuscript is Earliest Known Fragment from the Gospel of Mark

The earliest fragment of the Gospel of Mark, dating between A.D. 150 - 250, was recently published by the Egypt Exploration Society from a Greek papyrus.

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Key North Korea official meets Pompeo in New York

Talks on preparing a summit with the US are under way in New York, Singapore and on the Korean border.

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Arkady Babchenko: Ukraine condemned for faking journalist's murder

Ukraine says it acted to foil a Russian plot to assassinate journalist Arkady Babchenko.

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Melania Trump tweets 20 days after last public appearance

"Rest assured, I'm here at the @WhiteHouse w my family," a tweet posted on her account says.

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Australian minister Greg Hunt accused of misogyny

Greg Hunt has not responded to that assertion, but apologises for swearing at a town mayor.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2IZSa4U

US military renames Pacific Command

It will now be called the US Indo-Pacific Command to mark the growing importance of the Indian Ocean.

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Kim Kardashian asks Trump to pardon Alice Marie Johnson

The star meets the president on behalf of a 63-year-old woman jailed for a first-time drug offence.

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Trump tariffs: Europe braced for US tariffs on steel and aluminium

The White House reportedly plans to let a temporary exemption granted to European steel and aluminium expire.

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Algeria seizes 700kg of cocaine on container ship

More than 20 people are arrested over the haul, which was hidden in boxes marked "halal meat".

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White House comes out fighting on Roseanne racism row

President Trump weighed in after ABC cancelled Roseanne's show over the tweet about an ex-Obama aide.

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Roxana Hernandez: Anger over transgender migrant's death in US

Roxana Hernandez, 33, was being held by immigration authorities in New Mexico when she fell ill.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2kDheEg

Apple and Russia face off over Telegram on App Store

Russian regulators have given the company one month to remove the messaging app from its App Store.

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Liege shootings: Gunman 'had killed day before attack'

A man shot dead by police after a murder spree is also suspected of killing a man he met in jail.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2srvkvX

Arkady Babchenko: Russian journalist 'back from the dead'

Ukraine staged Arkady Babchenko's murder in Kiev on Tuesday to "foil a Russian assassination plot".

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2LLM4a0

The mystery of Russia's missing IS brides

More than 2,000 Russian women who lived under the Islamic State group have disappeared.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2IYarUh

Do these photos change your view of pigeons?

This photographer has been on a 10-year mission to teach people that pigeons are beautiful.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2LF0gBH

Liège shooting: Belgium gunman caught on camera

Footage of the man who shot dead two police officers and a civilian in Liège shows him with two guns.

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North Koreans dare to criticise 'vampire leader'

Market trader 'Sun Hui' gives her view on Kim Jong-un from inside the country.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2H1DOza

Meet the Russians turning the turntables on male DJs

How two female DJs from St Petersburg are challenging stereotypes, ahead of the World Cup in Russia.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2ISl7Ua

Russia and the Central African Republic: A curious relationship

Russia is providing military support to the Central African Republic (CAR) – but what is Moscow getting in return?

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2H29p3F

Neighbours to show Australian TV's first gay wedding

The long-running soap will air Aaron Brennan and David Tanaka's nuptials in September.

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Pompeii victim crushed by boulder while fleeing eruption

Archaeologists find a man who, fleeing the initial Vesuvius eruption, was hit by a giant boulder.

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Iceland's pagan Zuist religion hopes to build temple

Faith movement based on ancient Sumerian gods attracts thousands of registered followers.

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Ballet and football collide on the Russian stage

Choreographer puts on football ballet to celebrate Russia's World Cup

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Why Ghanaians are so slow to bury their dead

Bodies are not buried for months, sometimes years, in Ghana as families bicker over funeral arrangements.

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Chile transgender: 'Growing up here is torture'

Why members of Chile's transgender community are lobbying for a change in the law.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2slCemY

Profile: Billionaire philanthropist George Soros

The hedge fund investor turned liberal philanthropist is politically divisive around the world.

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How Sweden is preparing for its election to be hacked

Will a "Facebook hotline" and propaganda lessons keep polls free and fair?

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The story of Pakistan's 'disappeared' Shias

Activists say they are detained without due process over suspected links to a secretive militia in Syria.

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