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A Couple With a Glass-Filled House (No Stones, Please)
By WARREN STRUGATCH from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/2EWc7KF
At End of a Violent Year, London Police Take No Chances in a Stabbing
By ANNA SCHAVERIEN from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2EZsLsL
Four More N.F.L. Coaches Get the Axe, Including Marvin Lewis
By VICTOR MATHER from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2ApjnvD
Parkland school shooting survivors' anger at Louis CK routine
Survivors of the Florida school shooting hit out after the comic poked fun at them in a stand-up set. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2GNMaQ4
Memorial Sloan Kettering’s Season of Turmoil
By KATIE THOMAS and CHARLES ORNSTEIN from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/2EVPHt4
When Doctors Serve on Company Boards
By KATIE THOMAS and CHARLES ORNSTEIN from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/2EVPKoK
Dozens missing in deadly Russia explosion in Magnitogorsk
President Putin visits the city of Magnitogorsk, where at least four are dead after a gas leak. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2EYqvTq
Pete Tong NYE 'balloon drop' cancelled after protests
Organisers had planned to release 130,000 balloons at a Manila nightclub to ring in the new year. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2s13rLt
Should the NHS pay for transgender fertility treatment?
Some transgender people get free fertility treatment but it's not the same for everyone who's transitioned. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2BP0GBo
Brexit: Corbyn warns of 'complete mess' in new year message
In his new year message, the Labour leader says the UK "cannot go on like this" with its EU exit. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2Vktqeg
Global markets in worst year since 2008
Investors will be glad to see the back of 2018 after major markets end with biggest falls in a decade. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2AkCp5Z
US zoo intern fatally attacked by lion in North Carolina
Alexandra Black, 22, had recently graduated and started working at the centre only 10 days before. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2EXJcWs
Reality Check: How many people seek asylum in the UK?
How many people seek asylum in the UK, where do they come from and what proportion are successful? from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2AndwGQ
Elizabeth Warren vs. Donald Trump: A Blow-by-Blow History
By NATALIE RENEAU and WHITNEY HURST from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2EYtiLF
How Early Do Presidential Campaigns Start? Earlier Than You May Think
By SARAH MERVOSH and MATT FLEGENHEIMER from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2SovnnU
Elizabeth Warren Announces She Is Running for President
By ASTEAD W. HERNDON and ALEXANDER BURNS from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2AnrSHv
California Today: A Hollywood Actor Remembered as a Working Dad
By JILL COWAN from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2EZzcNu
Fox News Breaking News Alert
Fox News Breaking News Alert Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., announces she’s forming an exploratory committee in step toward 2020 presidential run 12/31/18 5:39 AM
12 Teams, One Goal: A First Look at the N.F.L. Playoffs
By BILL PENNINGTON from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2EYOz8D
Meteor Showers That Will Light Up Night Skies in 2019
By NICHOLAS ST. FLEUR from NYT Science https://nyti.ms/2SvN2u6
Iran TV chief sacked over uncensored Jackie Chan sex scene
A regional TV channel broadcast Jackie Chan's Shinjuku Incident without censoring an "immoral" part. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2EZkNRs
Lady Gaga's Las Vegas residency debut is 'bizarre and beautiful'
She begins her two-year residency by playing Just Dance on a keytar in mid-air. Read the reviews. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2BV4eCe
An Ongoing Look Into the Origins of Trump’s Wealth
By Unknown Author from NYT Podcasts https://nyti.ms/2EYPndB
N.Y. Today: A Party With 3,000 Pounds of Confetti, 1 Ball and Too Many People to Count
By AZI PAYBARAH from NYT New York https://nyti.ms/2R2cudI
Bangladeshi Food Is a Rarity Around New York. This Place Helps Fill the Void.
By MAYUKH SEN from NYT Food https://nyti.ms/2EWr8vW
2019: The New Year begins with a bang in New Zealand
Auckland has said goodbye to 2018 and got the world's New Year celebrations officially underway. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2Ss0PBN
Duterte: Outrage as Philippines president says he sexually abused maid
Rights groups call the Philippine president's comments "repulsive" and "unworthy of his position". from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2VjtESU
Australian cane toads hitch a lift on python's back after storm
Paul Mock filmed the cane toads riding the python, known as Monty, after a bad storm in Kununurra. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2GOcA4a
American Is Arrested in Moscow on Spying Charges
By NEIL MacFARQUHAR from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2CIEbzD
Severn Bridge shut as drone flown from the top
Police arrested a man, aged in his 20s, who had climbed to the top of the bridge to fly a drone. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2Aqvqsn
NASA’s New Horizons Will Visit Ultima Thule on New Year’s Day
By KENNETH CHANG from NYT Science https://nyti.ms/2RqYh9J
The Origins of the Times Square Ball Drop
By RAILLAN BROOKS and ALEXANDRIA SYMONDS from NYT Reader Center https://nyti.ms/2CGuZvr
N.Y.’s New Attorney General Is Targeting Trump. Will Judges See a ‘Political Vendetta?’
By JEFFERY C. MAYS from NYT New York https://nyti.ms/2QcY5Gh
Castro Takes Manhattan: Vintage Pictures of the Cuban Conqueror as Tourist
By BILL KELLER from NYT New York https://nyti.ms/2QcY5WN
Superb Oddities: Robert Gottlieb Reviews a Biography of Edward Gorey
By ROBERT GOTTLIEB from NYT Books https://nyti.ms/2Vk7ccd
Brexit: US ambassador to UK Johnson warns on trade deal
Donald Trump's pledge on trade cannot happen if the PM's Brexit deal goes through, says Johnson. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2RukV0O
Mother of the Hubble: Tributes paid to Nasa scientist
Dr Nancy Grace Roman, the first woman to hold a senior leadership position at NASA, has died at 93. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2SoZ7kp
Russian security agency arrests 'US spy' in Moscow
The FSB security agency says a US man named Paul Whelan has been charged with spying. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2CHzCFI
'Don't call me brave or heroic for being disabled'
A woman says she is fed up at disabled people like her being described as "superheroes". from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2So7jBA
Philippines deadly storm and landslides kill more than 60
An official says people did not take precautions as the storm was not classed as a typhoon. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2VkEYy4
2018: The Year in Visual Stories and Graphics
By THE NEW YORK TIMES from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2GLlDTy
Congratulations on the Promotion. But Did Science Get a Demotion?
By AARON E. CARROLL from NYT The Upshot https://nyti.ms/2RoLapw
Bangladesh’s Leader Wins a Third Term but Opposition Contests Results
By JULFIKAR ALI MANIK and MARIA ABI-HABIB from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2CI02qY
An American Photographer’s Pilgrimage to the Italian Village of Luzzara
By JOSEPH SCIORRA from NYT Lens https://nyti.ms/2Qd6cCI
3 Dead and Scores Missing in Russia Building Collapse
By NEIL MacFARQUHAR from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2VkIfxm
Channel migrants: No easy answers to issue, says Javid
The reasons are often "outside of our control", writes the home secretary in newspaper article. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2ApbpTc
Hammersmith stabbing leads to 39 attempted murder arrests
They are being held on suspicion of attempted murder after a man suffered life-threatening wounds. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2GMEHRd
Councils 'failing' to prosecute blue badge abusers
Figures show 62% of councils did not take action against people misusing blue badge permits. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2AhkLAj
Minority take up 'life-saving' free health check
It can pick up preventable heart problems - and more people should be getting the routine check. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2BPezPL
Stevenage shed radio DJ ready for BBC local radio slot
After years of "broadcasting" to just his wife, an amateur radio presenter's wish is coming true. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2SovyiV
Lederhosen love among Austria's millennials
Lederhosen and dirndl dresses are making a comeback in Austria. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2AmkSL1
Fishing: New EU rules could have 'grave' impact on UK industry
Fishers can no longer discard fish to avoid busting quota - but that could put boats off the water. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2ApOAyD
Syria conflict: Trump 'slowing troop withdrawal', says Lindsey Graham
A top Republican says the president remains determined to defeat the Islamic State group in Syria. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2SrBV5i
South Western Railway strike to hit New Year's Eve trains
Passengers across the South are warned to expect disruption as staff stage a 24-hour walkout. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2R1vxVu
Bangladesh election: PM Sheikh Hasina wins landslide in disputed vote
Sheikh Hasina wins a third consecutive term in a vote marred by violence and claims of vote rigging. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2EWFJbC
Mexico wall: Trump aide says concrete wall idea was dropped early on
Outgoing chief of staff John Kelly appears to contradict the US president on the border wall plan. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2EXMmcP
The Papers: Javid under pressure and AJ shows his bruises
There's more front-page criticism of the home secretary over migrants in the Channel, while the Sun interviews battered Strictly star AJ Pritchard. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2rZrNVJ
Female fightback... 2018 in hashtags
A look at the year's most influential hashtags used by women on social media. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2RntUB7
2018 in news: The alternative end-of-the-year awards
From the ridiculous to the more ridiculous, here are the weird stories that caught our eye this year. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2s3oDAp
Spoken word poet Dylema: On a stroll through Africa in 2018
Dylema leads us through key events on the continent this year in a specially commissioned poem. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2BZzjVp
Africa's key images of 2018: Reunions, tears and big lips
A selection of the best photos from across and about Africa this year. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2GIKAyK
London violence: How a bloody night became a deadly year
London has endured a year which has seen its homicide total reach its highest level since 2008. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2AmXgFY
In search of Leonard, my martyred ancestor
Eli Melki looks for traces of a relative who was killed at 33 during a wave of attacks against eastern Turkey's Christians. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2BMln0I
Bangladesh clothing factories: Are they safe now?
Are garment factories in Bangladesh safe five years after the Rana Plaza disaster? from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2s3oVat
Why legalising gay sex in India is not a Western idea
India's decision to decriminalise gay sex has taken the country back to its roots, some historians say. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2ApBWzF
Year-End Storm in the Philippines Kills More Than 60
By JASON GUTIERREZ from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2R55gWI
Philippine President Says He Sexually Abused Housemaid as a Teenager
By JASON GUTIERREZ from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2AqsfRv
C.I.A.’s Afghan Forces Leave a Trail of Abuse and Anger
By MUJIB MASHAL from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2EZjOjT
In Orange County, a Republican Fortress Turns Democratic
By ADAM NAGOURNEY and ROBERT GEBELOFF from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2F0FQSR
‘The Train Was So Packed That It Was Difficult For Me to Do What I Always Did’
By Unknown Author from NYT New York https://nyti.ms/2SrN1ar
2 of New York’s Most Influential Offices Are About to be Held by One Person
By J. DAVID GOODMAN from NYT New York https://nyti.ms/2Tllzvc
What’s on TV Monday: New Year’s Eve Celebrations and Taylor Swift
By SARA ARIDI from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/2AmjsAe
Armed Man in Tactical Clothing Headed to a Texas Church to ‘Fulfill a Prophecy,’ Police Say
By SANDRA E. GARCIA from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2CH9f2G
Trump Digs In, Darkening Hopes for a Deal to End the Shutdown
By MAGGIE HABERMAN and SHERYL GAY STOLBERG from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2Qdoeov
Obamacare, Ruled Invalid by Federal Judge, Will Remain in Effect During Appeal
By SARAH MERVOSH from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2GQ7rIL