Latest News Now: January 2022

Monday, January 31, 2022

Plea in Murder-for-Hire Plot Revives Questions About 2 Unsolved Deaths

By BY TRACEY TULLY AND ED SHANAHAN from NYT New York https://ift.tt/7UAwvB6OP

Brazil rains: São Paulo floods kill 19 and destroy homes

About 500 families have been left homeless in São Paulo state after the latest deadly floods.

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Why the ‘Euphoria’ Teens Listen to Sinead O’Connor, Tupac and Selena

By BY JOE COSCARELLI from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/w0KzJ1voW

Manhunt after German police officers shot dead near Kusel

Two officers were killed early on Monday during a routine traffic stop in western Germany.

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Pillow fighting enters the professional ring

The first pillow fighting champions have been crowned at a competition in Florida in the US.

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U.S. and Russia prepare to confront each other at the U.N. over Ukraine.

By BY RICK GLADSTONE from NYT World https://ift.tt/2iftwA4qR

Sunday, January 30, 2022

Homes That Sold for Around $1 Million

By BY C. J. HUGHES from NYT Real Estate https://ift.tt/Ua8gXJz2A

‘It’s Just Stressful’: Students Feel the Weight of Pandemic Uncertainty

By BY JACEY FORTIN AND GIULIA HEYWARD from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/rs9to4PKf

Inflation and Deficits Don’t Dim the Appeal of U.S. Bonds

By BY TALMON JOSEPH SMITH from NYT Business https://ift.tt/mTDWxbScr

Para los patrocinadores olímpicos, ‘China es una excepción’

By BY ALEXANDRA STEVENSON AND STEVEN LEE MYERS from NYT en Español https://ift.tt/uNKIhMH5r

U.S. Forces Return to Combat as Allies Struggle to Subdue ISIS Fighters

By BY JANE ARRAF AND SANGAR KHALEEL from NYT World https://ift.tt/JYp3eG9rx

¿Estamos viviendo en una simulación?

By BY FARHAD MANJOO from NYT en Español https://ift.tt/o3mIBpw8K

Rolling With Wee Man, and His Fans

By BY CAITY WEAVER from NYT Times Insider https://ift.tt/Dn81O9Urw

Guns, Race, Abortion: Jennifer Haigh’s New Novel Humanizes Hot-Button Topics

By BY JANET MASLIN from NYT Books https://ift.tt/NuDz4HaeP

Saturday, January 29, 2022

Australian Open: Ashleigh Barty wins first Melbourne title by beating Danielle Collins

Ashleigh Barty ends the home nation's 44-year wait for a Grand Slam women's singles champion by beating Danielle Collins to win the Australian Open title.

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Everyone Has Left the Chat

By BY LAUREN MECHLING from NYT Style https://nyti.ms/3r9EaxK

Joe Biden and Peter Doocy Is the Rivalry Everyone Can Love

By BY MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM from NYT Business https://nyti.ms/3ILmFd3

Like Riding a Tilt-a-Whirl Manned by a Sadist

By BY JENNIFER REESE from NYT Books https://nyti.ms/33U4seU

Otherworldly Beauty at Paris Couture Week

By BY JESSICA TESTA from NYT Fashion https://nyti.ms/3KTvPWZ

There aren’t enough people driving snowplows.

By BY CHRISTINE HAUSER from NYT New York https://nyti.ms/3KXjNf5

Friday, January 28, 2022

Family who died in freezing cold by US-Canada border identified

The four Indian nationals were trying to cross the Canada-US border on foot.

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The Battle for the World’s Most Powerful Cyberweapon

By BY RONEN BERGMAN AND MARK MAZZETTI from NYT Magazine https://ift.tt/3IK3zEb

Fujimono shooting: Japanese doctor killed in rare gun violence

Police arrest a 66-year-old man they say attacked a group of medical workers invited to his home.

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Lori Lightfoot Promised to Change Chicago. Crises Keep Piling Up.

By BY JULIE BOSMAN AND MITCH SMITH from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3rZwP3e

Ukraine crisis: Vladimir Putin's geopolitical jigsaw

Invasion or fear strategy: the Russian leader keeps everyone guessing on his real plans for Ukraine.

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Trading Excess for Intimacy

By BY VANESSA FRIEDMAN from NYT Style https://ift.tt/3KTO5PO

Thursday, January 27, 2022

Ukraine: What sanctions could be imposed on Russia?

Western diplomats are refusing to be explicit about specific penalties to keep the Kremlin guessing.

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Ukraine crisis: BBC tries to track down official bomb shelters in Kyiv

Ukrainian authorities have mapped out Kyiv's bomb shelters, but can the BBC's Sarah Rainsford find them?

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Can Biden Avert a Crisis With North Korea?

By BY EDWARD WONG from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/33W9N55

Jordanian army says it killed 27 drug smugglers from Syria

The army says the smugglers attempted to cross into the kingdom under the cover of heavy snow.

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‘And Just Like That’ Episode 9 Recap: A Challenging Period

By BY ALI TRACHTA from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/3HdMQsQ

China backs Russia over Ukraine, rebuking the U.S. and NATO.

By BY STEVEN LEE MYERS from NYT World https://ift.tt/3G5475S

Wednesday, January 26, 2022

After 16 Years in ‘Hadestown,’ Anaïs Mitchell Emerges With a New Album

By BY LINDSAY ZOLADZ from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/3H2XzGr

Father on unvaccinated son's heart transplant denial

David Ferguson says his son has "gone to the edge of death" to stick to his principles.

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The Year of American Disappointment

By BY ROSS DOUTHAT from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/33MXpoe

Ukraine: Biden says Russian invasion 'would change the world'

The US President says Russian troops entering Ukraine "would be the largest invasion since World War Two".

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Australian Government Buys Copyright to Indigenous Flag

By BY YAN ZHUANG from NYT World https://ift.tt/3H4iQiU

Tuesday, January 25, 2022

How Partying Could Be Boris Johnson’s Undoing

By BY MICHAEL BARBARO, SYDNEY HARPER, ROB SZYPKO, RACHELLE BONJA, RIKKI NOVETSKY, M.J. DAVIS LIN, ANITA BADEJO, DAN POWELL, MARION LOZANO AND COREY SCHREPPEL from NYT Podcasts https://ift.tt/3H7rayw

Ukraine: 'I should be ready to defend the country'

Marta is getting military training to prepare for a possible Russian invasion but says she doesn't want war.

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He Was in Witness Protection in Maine. But His Harlem Life Kept Calling.

By BY ALI WATKINS from NYT New York https://ift.tt/3KHu4vR

Guatemala convicts ex-soldiers for raping indigenous women

Five ex-paramilitary soldiers are given 30-year jail terms for raping dozens of women in the 1980s.

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How to Process What Our Loved Ones Leave Behind

By BY DIEGO BRAGÀ from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3KEsWt1

Monday, January 24, 2022

We Can’t Work It Out: Why I Finally Broke Up With the Beatles

By BY JOSH MAX from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3nOFMeb

Mexico violence: Third journalist killed this year

Lourdes Maldonado López is the second journalist murdered in the city of Tijuana in a week.

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What Japan Got Right About Covid-19

By BY HITOSHI OSHITANI from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3tS68zX

Hundreds of children held by IS in besieged prison in Syria

Kurdish-led forces say they are being used as human shields in the jail they have surrounded in Syria.

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What Are the Essential Foods to Eat Where You Live?

By BY RACHEL MANLEY from NYT The Learning Network https://ift.tt/3nNgEon

Edmund White’s New Novel Is About a Husband’s Affair With Edmund White

By BY MARSHALL HEYMAN from NYT Books https://ift.tt/3tUHQFG

Sunday, January 23, 2022

NZ PM Ardern calls off wedding amid Omicron outbreak

New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has cancelled her wedding after announcing new Covid restrictions.

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