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Kevin Spacey Accuser’s Estate Drops Sexual Assault Lawsuit

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By BY NEIL VIGDOR via NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/36iueVO

Hong Kong Protest: Thousands Expected to March on New Year’s Day

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By BY ELAINE YU via NYT World https://ift.tt/2N0qTU3

Hospitals and Schools Are Being Bombed in Syria. A U.N. Inquiry Is Limited. We Took a Deeper Look.

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Quotation of the Day: Ex-SEAL Now Pitching Products and President

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Corrections: Jan. 1, 2020

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New world news from Time: North Korea Warns That It Will Unveil a New Strategic Weapon Soon

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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has accused the Trump administration of dragging its feet in nuclear negotiations and warned that his country will soon show a new strategic weapon to the world as it bolsters its nuclear deterrent in face of “gangster-like” U.S. sanctions and pressure. The North’s state media said Wednesday that Kim made the comments during a four-day ruling party conference held through Tuesday in the capital Pyongyang, where he declared that the North will never give up its security for economic benefits in the face of what he described as increasing U.S. hostility and nuclear threats. Kim’s comments came after a monthslong standoff between Washington and Pyongyang over disagreements involving disarmament steps and the removal of sanctions imposed on the North. “He said that we will never allow the impudent U.S. to abuse the DPRK-U.S. dialogue for meeting its sordid aim but will shift to a shocking actual action to make it pay...

North Korea threatens to resume nuclear and ICBM testing

Kim Jong-un says his country is developing a new 'strategic weapon', but leaves room for US talks. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2ssI5uj

‘It’s Green and Slimy’

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By BY DEB AMLEN via NYT Crosswords & Games https://ift.tt/2MFzVFJ

Australia fires: More than 200 homes burn down on coast

Australia's fires have killed at least three people in recent days and left hundreds homeless. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/39DEnia

What year is it?

While lots of people are celebrating the start of 2020, it's a different year altogether for some. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2FcfLPi

The story of the aeroplane house in Nigeria's capital Abuja

Said Jammal has spent 20 years building the family's unusual home in the Nigerian capital Abuja. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/36qn6qo

Are your friends bad for your health?

We tend to copy the way our friends and family behave, potentially leading us to put on weight or even divorce. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2MIDkDu

Why mature dating apps are coming of age

An increasing number of older people are turning to dating apps for mature people, in a quest for love. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/36dW9q9

What does it mean to be a black traveller?

Four millennials on being the first black person some people meet, and other issues for black tourists. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/37uoJnn

The region which legislates who you can love

LGBT activists are mounting legal battles against the Caribbean's colonial-era homophobic laws. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2sBFJcu

F.D.A. Plans to Ban Most E-Cigarette Flavors but Menthol

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By BY SHEILA KAPLAN AND MAGGIE HABERMAN via NYT Health https://ift.tt/2FbfqMQ

Protect Veterans From Fraud

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By BY THE EDITORIAL BOARD via NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/36oXN8x

Wikipedia article of the day for January 1, 2020

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The Wikipedia article of the day for January 1, 2020 is Battle of Calais . The Battle of Calais took place in the early morning of 1 January 1350, during the Hundred Years' War. English troops in the occupied French city of Calais ambushed and defeated an unsuspecting French force which was attempting to take the city. Despite a truce being in effect, the French commander Geoffrey de Charny had planned to take the city by subterfuge, and bribed Amerigo of Pavia, an Italian officer of the city garrison, to open a gate for them. The English king, Edward III, became aware of the plot and personally led his household knights and the Calais garrison in a surprise counter-attack. The French were routed by this smaller force, with significant losses and all of their leaders captured or killed. Later that day, Edward dined with the highest-ranking captives, treating them with royal courtesy except for Charny, whom he taunted for having abandoned his chivalric principles by both fighting ...

Texas Churchgoers Welcomed the Poor, but Sensed This One Was Trouble

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By BY DAVE MONTGOMERY, ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS AND RICK ROJAS via NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/37mK6XF

Al interior de un tribunal de guerra estadounidense: la ropa y la cultura en Guantánamo

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By BY CAROL ROSENBERG AND WENDY MACNAUGHTON via NYT en Español https://ift.tt/2uaRjvL

Science Panel Staffed With Trump Appointees Says E.P.A. Rollbacks Lack Scientific Rigor

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By BY CORAL DAVENPORT AND LISA FRIEDMAN via NYT Climate https://ift.tt/356WYj6

From the Brig to Mar-a-Lago, Former Navy SEAL Capitalizes on Newfound Fame

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By BY DAVE PHILIPPS via NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2QfAbgN

Picture of the day for January 1, 2020

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Red-billed oxpecker (Buphagus erythrorhynchus) perching on an impala (Aepyceros melampus) in Chobe National Park, Botswana. Learn more .

Silently Bids Adieu

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By BY CAITLIN LOVINGER via NYT Crosswords & Games https://ift.tt/35gL5Y4

New world news from Time: Colombian Soccer Star Seeks Answers on His Disappeared Father

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BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The newly appointed chief of Colombia’s army says he is willing to meet with soccer star Juan Fernando Quintero to discuss his father’s disappearance more than 20 years ago. Gen. Eduardo Zapateiro said during a military ceremony on Monday he “shares the pain” of Quintero’s family and added that he is willing to meet with the River Plate and Colombian national team midfielder to discuss his father’s final days. Jaime Quintero was last seen in 1995 at an army base in the city of Carepa, which was then commanded by Zapateiro. According to Quintero’s relatives, Jaime was carrying out his compulsory military service, and disappeared after falling out with Zapateiro, who wanted to transfer him to another base due to his unruly behavior. Following Zapateiro’s appointment as army chief last week, Quintero’s relatives gave interviews on local media in which they complained about the general’s promotion, saying he still had not answered questions on Jaime’s d...

2019: The Year in Visual Stories and Graphics

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Data Breach at Wyze Labs Exposes Information of 2.4 Million Customers

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By BY SANDRA E. GARCIA via NYT Business https://ift.tt/2QCSw6i

U.S. Population Makes Fewest Gains in Decades, Census Bureau Says

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By BY NEIL VIGDOR via NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2QEwLDs

Uber and Postmates File Suit to Block California Freelancer Law

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By BY NOAM SCHEIBER via NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2ZB7BcG

2019 in news: The alternative end-of-the-year awards

From the ridiculous to the more ridiculous, the weird stories that caught the eye this year. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/39ndZch

Citizenship Act protests: Why fear has gripped Muslims in this Indian state

The Muslim community in Uttar Pradesh is living in fear after a new citizenship law came into effect. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/36bjZ5V

China internet: Top talking points of 2019 and how they evaded the censors

From rebellious numbers to state-backed trends, China's internet was a noisy place in 2019. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2QyXMbi

Africa's year in pictures 2019

A selection of the best photos from across Africa this year. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2SHG1ZY

Tech 2019: Our biggest technology stories

Social media scandals dominate the list of the most-read news stories by the Tech desk this year. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/359u169

'Man on the Moon' moment - the year's big breakthroughs

The year of treating the untreatable: 2019 breakthroughs that could transform medicine. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/35dMvSS

Data Breach at Wyze Labs Exposes Information of 2.4 Million Customers

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By BY SANDRA E. GARCIA via NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2Q8mCzD

Huawei: 'Survival will be our priority' in 2020

The firm admits life will be "difficult" after the Trump administration banned the firm in the US. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2SBkm5L

UK and US considered Nigeria naval blockade over Saro-Wiwa execution

The UK and US considered an oil embargo after activist Ken Saro-Wiwa was hanged, document reveals. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2tfGc3Z

The digital links of 2019's global protests

Protests in Hong Kong, Chile and the Middle East all shared an online presence which helped connect the movements. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/37oZNO1

Wikipedia article of the day for December 31, 2019

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The Wikipedia article of the day for December 31, 2019 is Turbinellus floccosus . Turbinellus floccosus, the shaggy chanterelle, is a cantharelloid mushroom of the fungus family Gomphaceae native to Asia and North America. It was known as Gomphus floccosus until 2011, when it was found to be only distantly related to the genus's type species, G. clavatus, and transferred to Turbinellus. The orange-capped vase- or trumpet-shaped mushrooms may reach 30 cm (12 in) high and 30 cm (12 in) wide. The lower and outer surfaces are covered in wrinkles and ridges rather than gills or pores, and are pale buff or yellowish to whitish. T. floccosus forms symbiotic relationships with the roots of various conifers in woodlands across Eastern Asia, from North Korea to Pakistan, and in North America, more frequently in the west. The mild-tasting mushrooms are consumed locally in northeastern India, Nepal and Mexico, but can cause gastrointestinal symptoms of nausea, vomiting an...

Pompeo to Meet With Ukraine’s Zelensky in Kyiv

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By BY EDWARD WONG via NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2QBrqwz

Judge Dismisses Lawsuit by Ex-Trump Aide Subpoenaed in Impeachment Inquiry

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By BY CHARLIE SAVAGE via NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2F9n62h

Schumer Demands Witnesses Be Called at Senate Impeachment Trial

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By BY ERIC LIPTON AND MAGGIE HABERMAN via NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2ZCv39z

Double the Federal Minimum Wage

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By BY THE EDITORIAL BOARD via NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2SIqNUv

After Death From Falling Debris, Violations Found at 220 Buildings

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By BY AZI PAYBARAH via NYT New York https://ift.tt/36acVGp

Picture of the day for December 31, 2019

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An ice cave on Olkhon Island, eastern Siberia, Russia.. Learn more .

Left Behind by Migrant Husbands, Women Break the Rules and Go to Work

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By BY DIONNE SEARCEY AND LAURA BOUSHNAK via NYT World https://ift.tt/2tg4evC

Eddie Hill IV Was Just 10. He Was Supposed to Be the One to Make It.

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By MATTHEW PURDY from NYT Magazine https://ift.tt/396QtQE

How a Chase Bank Chairman Helped the Deposed Shah of Iran Enter the U.S.

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By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK from NYT World https://ift.tt/2F2MmqN

They Can’t Get Enough of ‘The West Wing’ Right Now

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By SARAH LYALL from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2ZwxkD2

Shooting at Texas Church Leaves 2 Parishioners Dead, Officials Say

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By PATRICK McGEE and MIHIR ZAVERI from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2Qxxjur

This Intersex Runner Had Surgery to Compete. It Has Not Gone Well.

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By GENEVA ABDUL from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/35se4ZD

New world news from Time: Kim Jong Un Calls for ‘Offensive Measures’ in Year-End Party Meeting as Tensions With U.S. Rise

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(SEOUL, South Korea) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for his military and diplomats to prepare unspecified “offensive measures” to protect the country’s security and sovereignty, the North’s state media said on Monday, before his end-of-year deadline for the Trump administration to make major concessions to salvage a fragile nuclear diplomacy. Kim during a ruling Workers’ Party meeting Sunday also “comprehensively and anatomically analyzed” problems arising in efforts to rebuild the North’s moribund economy and presented tasks for “urgently correcting the grave situation of the major industrial sectors,” the Korean Central News Agency said. The plenary meeting of the party’s Central Committee, which began on Saturday, is being closely watch amid concerns that Kim could suspend his deadlocked nuclear negotiations with the United States and take a more confrontational approach by lifting a self-imposed moratorium on nuclear and long-range missile tests. Kim, who h...

Behind the Ukraine Aid Freeze: 84 Days of Conflict and Confusion

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By ERIC LIPTON, MAGGIE HABERMAN and MARK MAZZETTI from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2Q65WsE

Gay in Nigeria: 'Everybody sees me as an abomination'

Five years on from Nigeria's Same Sex Marriage Prohibition Act, discrimination seems to have worsened. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2MzPSNF

Kim Jong-un calls for 'positive and offensive' security policy

The North Korean leader was speaking to senior party officials at a meeting in Pyongyang. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2SCROIQ

Autism diagnosis: 'I want 40 years of my life back'

People diagnosed with autism in adulthood describe growing up believing they were "bad" or "alien". from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/353DXhz

The Syrian town with more cats than people

The few remaining inhabitants of a bombed-out Syrian town take comfort from hundreds, perhaps thousands, of cats. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2MFNvJ9

The best space images of 2019

With some blockbuster space missions underway, 2019 saw some amazing images beamed back to Earth. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2SCCSuA

'We can give a lot of the power back to the fans'

How two friends created an online storytelling platform with more than 80 million global users. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/39qsBHx

Hunting the missing millions from collapsed cryptocurrency

On the trail of almost half a billion dollars lost when the Wex exchange collapsed in 2018. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2QtHsIO

Medieval combat: A Chinese knight fights for his dream

A Chinese teacher with a passion for medieval combat hopes to take his hobby to the next level. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2SBtszl

The Decade We Changed Our Minds

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By BY CHARLES M. BLOW via NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/364Bgxo

Eagles Overwhelm Giants to Clinch a Playoff Berth

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By BY BILL PENNINGTON via NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2ZxWKAe

Wikipedia article of the day for December 30, 2019

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The Wikipedia article of the day for December 30, 2019 is The Turn of the Screw (2009 film) . The Turn of the Screw is a British television film based on Henry James's 1898 ghost story of the same name. Commissioned and produced by the BBC, it was first broadcast on 30 December 2009, on BBC One. The novella was adapted for the screen by Sandy Welch, and the film was directed by Tim Fywell. Although generally true to the tone and story of James's work, the film is set in the 1920s instead of the 1840s. The story is told in flashbacks during consultations between the institutionalised Ann, played by Michelle Dockery (pictured), and a psychiatrist, Dr Fisher (Dan Stevens). Ann tells how she was hired by an aristocrat (Mark Umbers) to care for the orphans Miles (Josef Lindsay) and Flora (Eva Sayer) at their home, Bly House. Ann soon begins to see unknown figures around the manor, and seeks an explanation. Though the film generally received a positive response, critics disagreed o...

John Lewis, Congressman and Civil Rights Icon, Has Pancreatic Cancer

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Bill Barr Thinks America Is Going to Hell

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By BY KATHERINE STEWART AND CAROLINE FREDRICKSON via NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2SBnazG

The Presidential Nominating Process Is Absurd

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By BY DAVID LEONHARDT via NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2MFgEEt

Picture of the day for December 30, 2019

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A Red-veined darter (Sympetrum fonscolombii) in Sète, France.. Learn more .

After ICE Raids, a Reckoning in Mississippi’s Chicken Country

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By RICHARD FAUSSET from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3790M4O

Science Under Attack: How Trump Is Sidelining Researchers and Their Work

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By BRAD PLUMER and CORAL DAVENPORT from NYT Climate https://ift.tt/365J5mz

Mexican Police Chief Arrested in Massacre of Mormon Family

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By ELISABETH MALKIN from NYT World https://ift.tt/2sq1QT7

Welcome to the Era of the Post-Shopping Mall

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By AMANDA HESS and ROSS MANTLE from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/356JaoU

The Amazon Coat, One Year Later

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By REYHAN HARMANCI from NYT Style https://ift.tt/37ApDj7

Trump faces criticism after sharing tweet naming alleged whistleblower

The president retweets a post naming the alleged whistleblower whose complaint led to his impeachment. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/36h4c5D

Monsey stabbing: Several wounded at home of New York rabbi

Reports say a man entered the home and attacked guests during a Hanukkah party. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/37jgvOE

Monsey Stabbing: Several Wounded at Rabbi’s Home in N.Y. Suburb

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