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Satellites warn African farmers of pest infestations

UK researchers develop an early warning system to prevent crops in Africa being devastated. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2Q0CaXM

Australian students in mass climate protest

Thousands skip school to urge action on climate change, despite criticism from PM Scott Morrison. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2DRMZEj

DealBook Briefing: A Dinner Could Make or Break the Trade War

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By Unknown Author from NYT Business https://ift.tt/2SieKd9

N.Y. Today: The City Has Few Statues of Women. Here Comes Shirley Chisholm.

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By AZI PAYBARAH from NYT New York https://ift.tt/2RvJIOM

The Academy | On Being a Black Male Writer in America

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By YVONNE SHIRLEY from NYT T Magazine https://ift.tt/2SiceDJ

On Politics: Pleading Guilty, Cohen Details Moscow Trump Tower Talks

By Unknown Author from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2zyh097

Why Michael Cohen Lied to Congress

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By Unknown Author from NYT Podcasts https://ift.tt/2SglTdU

Can We Stop Suicides?

By MOISES VELASQUEZ-MANOFF from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2Sjvhxq

Wedding in Paradise Is Lost, but ‘Angels’ Help After Camp Fire Devastation

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By TAMMY La GORCE from NYT Fashion https://ift.tt/2E6ccfk

The Stock Market’s Dangers Are Easier to See Now

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By JEFF SOMMER from NYT Business https://ift.tt/2E5Ns6z

Your (New) Friday Briefing

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By CHRIS STANFORD from NYT Briefing https://ift.tt/2U0YHC0

Black Male Writers for Our Time

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By AYANA MATHIS from NYT T Magazine https://ift.tt/2RoxqYN

As China Seeks Scientific Greatness, Some Say Ethics Are an Afterthought

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By SUI-LEE WEE and ELSIE CHEN from NYT World https://ift.tt/2FZyBwe

T’s Holiday Issue: All Together Now

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By HANYA YANAGIHARA from NYT T Magazine https://ift.tt/2ACTebV

Weekly Health Quiz: French Fries, Sports and Genetically Edited Babies

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By TOBY BILANOW from NYT Well https://ift.tt/2SjqTys

Lasting Rancor Over Voting Issues Puts a Spotlight on a Georgia Runoff

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By RICHARD FAUSSET from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2zx6IX1

At Stake When Xi and Trump Meet: The Possibility of a New Cold War

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By MARK LANDLER and JANE PERLEZ from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2FRfgh3

How Michael Bloomberg Used His Money to Aid Democratic Victories in the House

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By STEPHANIE SAUL and RACHEL SHOREY from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2DR6kpa

‘It’s Premature’: Incoming Judiciary Chairman Warns Against Rush to Impeach

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By NICHOLAS FANDOS from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2P8Pvbd

6 Takeaways From the Times’s Investigation Into T.M. Landry

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By ERICA L. GREEN and KATIE BENNER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2Q5p0Zs

In Chicago, a Reclaimed Swedish Heritage for a New Bakery

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By MEGHAN MURPHY-GILL from NYT Travel https://ift.tt/2AAu5hT

New Management at Force India Brings New Hope

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By IAN PARKES from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2zB3Wjg

Midseason Burst Propels Lewis Hamilton, and Mercedes, to the Titles

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By IAN PARKES from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2DSZuj2

Ferrari’s Strong Car, Drivers and Tire Strategy Bring a Familiar Result

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By KATE WALKER from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2SnrzmD

Climate Change Insurance: Buy Land Somewhere Else

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By ALYSON KRUEGER from NYT Real Estate https://ift.tt/2E69BBL

‘The Goal Is to Change Hearts, Not to Change Cultures’: Missionaries on the Death of John Allen Chau

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By LELA MOORE from NYT Reader Center https://ift.tt/2QtgKSD

Finally, New York Has a Cocktail Library

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By DEVORAH LEV-TOV from NYT New York https://ift.tt/2DUfSj1

Why New York Lags So Far Behind on Natural Childbirth

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By JULIE SATOW from NYT New York https://ift.tt/2QtgtPB

How Gregg Bishop, Small Business Expert, Spends His Sundays

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By TAMMY La GORCE from NYT New York https://ift.tt/2PatRn9

Drawn to Tesla’s Bright Prospects, Many Black Workers Say They Found Racism

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By LAUREN HEPLER from NYT Business https://ift.tt/2rbx8J0

This Store Lets Holiday Shoppers Buy Gifts for Refugees

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By LAURA M. HOLSON from NYT Business https://ift.tt/2zB3ZLY

Rock-Your-World Moments Fill New Music Memoirs From Tina Turner and a Disillusioned Hit Maker

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By EVELYN MCDONNELL from NYT Books https://ift.tt/2E69Ht7

Big, Beautiful Books to Catch the Eye of Every Child

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By JENNY ROSENSTRACH from NYT Books https://ift.tt/2re2Vta

Of Demogorgons and Purple Worms — a Visual History of Dungeons & Dragons

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By J. D. BIERSDORFER from NYT Books https://ift.tt/2E76Tw2

Ukraine bars Russian men aged 16-60 from entry

The measure is part of martial law imposed in 10 regions, amid fears of a Russian land invasion. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2SjjW0k

Whales stranded in New Zealand: Another 50 pilot whales die

The mass stranding on Chatham Island means more than 200 whales have died off NZ in the past week. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2DPNHSx

GB rower Anna Thornton in coma in US after stairs fall

Anna Thornton is said to be in a "stable but serious condition" in hospital in the US. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2DRky9v

Wisbech murder: Dzilva Butiene 'relied' on man that killed her

Dzilva Butiene spoke little English and was murdered by the man she "relied on". from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2P9graY

News Quiz: Test Your Knowledge of the Week’s Headlines

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

Did You Know Dieter Rams Designed a Handbag?

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By ELIZABETH PATON from NYT Fashion https://ift.tt/2Q5qJOG

Jimmy Fallon Says Trump Seems to Be ‘Running Out of Friends’

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By GIOVANNI RUSSONELLO from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/2P7vGkJ

Learning With: ‘Are Civics Lessons a Constitutional Right? These Students Are Suing for Them’

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By JEREMY ENGLE from NYT The Learning Network https://ift.tt/2U2xaR1

George R.R. Martin on How ‘Nightflyers’ Made ‘Game of Thrones’ Possible

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By JENNIFER VINEYARD from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/2BGuOA2

Prison Romances, Standing the Test of (Hard) Time and Cameras

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By ROBERT ITO from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/2Q1VlQZ

Abuse, Fear and Intimidation: How Viral Videos Masked a Prep School’s Problems

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By SARAH STEIN KERR, AINARA TIEFENTHÄLER and SAMEEN AMIN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2RoQ2b5

Louisiana School Made Headlines for Sending Black Kids to Elite Colleges. Here’s the Reality.

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By ERICA L. GREEN, KATIE BENNER and ANNIE FLANAGAN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2Q178iy

Sending Lewd Nudes to Strangers Could Mean a Year in Jail

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By SHARON OTTERMAN from NYT New York https://ift.tt/2E5zeTd

Rail fares to rise by 3.1% in January

Rail passengers will have to pay an average of 3.1% more for train tickets in 2019. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2zvB10g

Brexit: Let's focus on the deal, May tells MPs

The PM says she still hopes the Commons will back her Brexit plan as she prepares to meet G20 leaders. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2zz4OoH

Russia-Ukraine crisis clouds G20 summit in Buenos Aires

Leaders gather in Argentina amid tension with Russia over Ukraine and a US trade row with China. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2FOo3QB

Hunt as couple's car 'washes-up' on beach

Susan and James Kenneavy's car was spotted on Drummore beach after a night of heavy rain and flooding. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2ACpOue

Type 2 diabetes: NHS to offer 800-calorie diet treatment

A diet of soups and shakes that can reverse type 2 diabetes is to be trialled by the NHS in England. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2QnWK3T

World Aids Day: Lloyd Russell-Moyle MP on HIV positive status

A Labour MP revealed he has been HIV positive for nearly ten years, as the Commons debated World Aids Day. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2PasiVZ

Copa Libertadores: River Plate v Boca Juniors moved to Bernabeu in Madrid

The second leg of the Copa Libertadores final between Boca Juniors and River Plate is moved 6,000 miles away to Madrid's Bernabeu. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2E79czl

Smoking banned in Scottish prisons

It is estimated about 72% of Scottish prisoners smoke regularly but sales of tobacco ceased in last week. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2FQSndm

Merkel's plane makes unscheduled landing after technical hitch

The German chancellor will miss the start of the G20 in Argentina after her flight had to turn back. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2repfCG

Charlottesville driver Alex Fields Jr acted in anger, trial told

The trial opens of Alex Fields Jr, who drove a car into a crowd in Virginia in 2017, killing a woman. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2DSo1on

Ex-Autonomy boss Mike Lynch charged with fraud in the US

Founder of UK software giant is charged with fraud seven years after the firm's sale to Hewlett-Packard. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2Q7wcnZ

MeToo founder Tarana Burke: Campaign now 'unrecognisable'

Tarana Burke first used the phrase 12 years ago before it became a global movement last year. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2zGF1ev

Boy's letter to dad in heaven receives reply from Royal Mail

Royal Mail replied to the seven-year-old in West Lothian to say it had been delivered safely. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2zuzZSc

The Papers: NHS doctors and Tory MPs' festive threat

The front pages report an immigration rule change to fill health staff gaps and continue to look ahead to the Brexit deal vote. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2P9bv5W

Quiz of the Week: Where were two lost Morecambe and Wise tapes found?

It's the weekly news quiz - have you been paying attention to what's been going on in the world during the past seven days? from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2Q6V3Iz

News Daily: May sells Brexit at home and G20, and low-cal diabetes diet on NHS

Your morning briefing for 30 November 2018. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2RviXKk

EastEnders: Busting myths around sexual consent

The soap airs a special episode talking about the different opinions around sexual consent. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2RpTX7A

Syrian on 'sound and smell of freedom' after months in airport

Syrian Hassan al-Kontar had not been outside for nine months - but now has a new home in Canada. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2PYXtJc

'Miss Environment': The 11-year-old girl 'saving Lagos'

Misimi Isimi is an 11-year-old environmentalist on a mission to clean up Lagos. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2zz5cn9

The tragedy that inspired a life-saving charity

Terrence Higgins's partner Dr Rupert Whitaker speaks to Witness about the man whose death was the first confirmed case of Aids in the UK from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2KKicKS

How Disney's Wreck It Ralph is challenging Disney's stereotypes

Why Ralph Breaks The Internet is the Disney sequel that is not afraid of poking fun at a Disney stereotype. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2zzazmj

Tea, cake and Brexit: What happened when Damon Albarn played a 200-capacity Geordie social club

Find out what happened when the Blur star performed for a tiny crowd in Cullercoats. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2E4CNJG

Heckling: How to deal with it during a comedy show

Comedian Ian Smith offers advice on how to handle a heckler during a gig. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2zujWDW

What are your rights on university initiation ceremonies

The dad of a student who died after a uni initiation is calling for expulsions, but what are the rules? from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2AA1nOb

Hugh Jackman to tour with songs from The Greatest Showman

The Wolverine star will also perform songs from Les Miserables and other Broadway shows. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2PZl5xi

Brexit Barometer: How are small businesses feeling?

5 Live is getting the views of people across the UK. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2FNpm2d

Southwest Airlines apologises for mocking girl's name

Southwest Airlines has offered its "sincere apology" after staff mocked five-year-old Abcde Redford. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2FN4tUX

The French village that fears for its British community

Alet-les-Bains has benefited from a British influx and many there fear the aftermath of Brexit. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2E4RKez

What the Movies Taught Me About Being a Woman

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By MANOHLA DARGIS from NYT Movies https://ift.tt/2FMnAi4

Australian Students Stage School Strikes Over Climate Change Inaction

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By LIVIA ALBECK-RIPKA from NYT World https://ift.tt/2RqCQlW

Oklahoma Quarterback Kyler Murray Nears the End of a Two-Sport Career

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By MARC TRACY from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2FQ4wiV

A European Goes to Trump’s Washington

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By IVAN KRASTEV from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2zwhaxE

Astrology

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By KATHERINE SCHULTEN from NYT The Learning Network https://ift.tt/2PbnzDx

Word + Quiz: subterfuge

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

The Beauty of Brazil’s Rain Forest, in Jewelry

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By RACHEL GARRAHAN from NYT Fashion https://ift.tt/2Rnvj7u

The Luckenbooth: Scotland’s Love Brooch

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By ELAINE SMITH from NYT Fashion https://ift.tt/2QojMrn

How Jewelry Makes Us Who We Are

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By VICTORIA GOMELSKY from NYT Fashion https://ift.tt/2BGFSx9