Content creators say OnlyFans has slashed incomes by placing caps on prices charged on the platform.
Monday, August 31, 2020
‘We Germans,’ Alexander Starritt by the Author: An Excerpt
By Unknown Author from NYT Books https://ift.tt/2ENgSIq
Saudi king sacks defence officials
Six men, including two princes, are arrested as part of the country's latest anti-corruption drive.
Facebook Could Block Sharing of News Stories in Australia
By BY DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI AND MIKE ISAAC from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/32KSNdo
Frustrated by Election Boycott, Venezuela’s Leader Pardons 100 Opponents
By BY ANATOLY KURMANAEV from NYT World https://ift.tt/3hYVvCR
A Teacher and Congresswoman Confronts School Reopenings
By BY REID J. EPSTEIN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3jxJ29n
Trump defends supporters accused in deadly clashes
The US president suggests right-wing activists in Wisconsin and Oregon acted in self-defence.
Hundreds of migrants still dying in Med five years since 2015
Five years on from the migrant crisis of 2015 hundreds are still dying in the Mediterranean.
Still ill with coronavirus six months later: 'I have no idea how to get better'
For some people Covid just will not go away – one woman’s Instagram diary of her long-haul illness.
Rival powers jockey for the lead in hypersonic aircraft
The US, China and Russia are pouring money into aircraft that can fly at five times the speed of sound.
Prashant Bhushan: India finds an unlikely hero in lawyer-activist
Prashant Bhushan refused to apologise to the Supreme Court and got a symbolic one-rupee fine.
A series of primaries in Massachusetts could be a bellwether for the Democratic Party.
By BY JACEY FORTIN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/34OFiMu
American Intelligence Knows What Russia Is Doing
By BY THE EDITORIAL BOARD from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2YQMJiE
¿Qué es eso en la terraza del Met? Un enorme y hermoso muro
By BY HOLLAND COTTER from NYT en Español https://ift.tt/3bcmOGU
‘Allá vamos otra vez’: España vive una segunda ola de coronavirus
By BY PATRICK KINGSLEY AND JOSÉ BAUTISTA from NYT en Español https://ift.tt/32BdhoU
The Padres Bulk Up and Set Their Sights on Catching the Dodgers
By BY TYLER KEPNER from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/32F7q2c
Israel and UAE set for historic direct flight following peace deal
The first commercial flight marks a major step in normalising ties between the two countries.
Sunday, August 30, 2020
What’s on TV Monday: ‘All or Nothing’ and ‘American Ninja Warrior’
By BY PETER LIBBEY from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/34Mhclz
Meet Germany’s Bizarre Anti-Lockdown Protesters
By BY ANNA SAUERBREY from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3gDgNnS
As Japan’s Abe Leaves, ‘Abenomics’ Will Remain, for Good or Ill
By BY BEN DOOLEY AND HIKARI HIDA from NYT Business https://ift.tt/31G9QxZ
The Runway Lights Failed, So Villagers Used Their Headlights to Aid an Airlift
By Unknown Author from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2QENSp6
Quotation of the Day: As China Flexes, Taiwan Revamps Its Military
By Unknown Author from NYT Today’s Paper https://ift.tt/2EwV5VO
How to Help Someone Who Lost Their Job
By BY DORIE CHEVLEN from NYT Smarter Living https://ift.tt/2YPiDMn
Think You’re Making Good Climate Choices? Take This Mini-Quiz
By BY VERONICA PENNEY from NYT Climate https://ift.tt/2YOnXj6
Jon Rahm Sinks a Big Putt to Win Playoff at the BMW Championship
By BY ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/31Iok0E
Norway bunker partygoers poisoned with carbon monoxide
More than 20 people were hospitalised after attending the party in the Norwegian capital Oslo.
Europe's migrant crisis: The year that changed a continent
More than a million people arrived in Europe in 2015. Five years on, we reflect on what's changed.
The search engine boss who wants to help us all plant trees
Christian Kroll is the boss of Ecosia, which donates 80% of its profits to tree-planting projects.
Letter from Africa: Why Kenyans are no longer cheering their constitution
It is a time of reflection 10 years after the country was promised a rebirth, writes Waihiga Mwaura.
New Yorkers Are Fleeing to the Suburbs: ‘The Demand Is Insane’
By BY MATTHEW HAAG from NYT New York https://ift.tt/32HgWlr
‘I Turned to See a Man Behind Me Wearing a Sweater That I Also Own’
By Unknown Author from NYT New York https://ift.tt/31G3Oh9
Canada statue of John A MacDonald toppled by activists in Montreal
John A MacDonald was accused of letting famine and disease decimate indigenous Canadian communities.
Saturday, August 29, 2020
US election 2020: Intelligence chief ends face-to-face security meetings
Democrats cry foul over the move, saying the public had a right to know about foreign interference.
Deadly Shooting in Portland After Pro-Trump Ralliers Clash With Protesters
By BY MIKE BAKER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3jmJHKA
Shinzo Abe Is Ill. But Is That the Only Reason He’s Quitting?
By BY KOICHI NAKANO from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3gIeYG8
With a Wary Eye on China, Taiwan Moves to Revamp Its Military
By BY STEVEN LEE MYERS AND JAVIER C. HERNÁNDEZ from NYT World https://ift.tt/3hUcFS5
Jacob Blake: Donald Trump to visit Kenosha amid unrest
The president is due to visit the city of Kenosha on Tuesday to meet local police.
Quotation of the Day: District by District, a Plan for In-Person Schooling Falls Apart
By Unknown Author from NYT Today’s Paper https://ift.tt/3jsh0fv
Amid Tennis’s Swirling Storms, a Stubborn Djokovic Claims a Title
By BY CHRISTOPHER CLAREY from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3jvpHWv
How to Build a Catapult From Newspaper
By BY GODWYN MORRIS AND PAULA FRISCH from NYT At Home https://ift.tt/2GaP7dz
‘It Was Challenging’: Bucks Return, Balancing Basketball and Activism
By BY MARC STEIN from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/31GQF7a
Searching for the lost dogs of the Beirut blast
Many pets ran away after a massive explosion in Beirut, leaving Leila Molana-Allen pining for a missing puppy.
'They wanted to drown me at birth - now I'm a poet'
Kuli Kohli has always used writing as a means of escape from the prejudice she has experienced as an Asian woman with cerebral palsy.
Begum Rokeya: The forgotten 19th Century feminist
Begum Rokeya was a writer, educationalist and reformer who tirelessly fought for women's rights.
Algeria's lessons from The Plague in the age of coronavirus
Finding parallels between the famous novel and how Algeria is coping with coronavirus amid political upheaval.
‘Enough Is Enough’: New Racial Justice Leaders Rise in Kenosha
By BY JOHN ELIGON from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/34LP95G
Friday, August 28, 2020
Quotation of the Day: ‘Panting for Air’ Under Smoky Western Skies
By Unknown Author from NYT Today’s Paper https://ift.tt/3b6JBUx
Workers will have to pay any deferred payroll taxes by April.
By BY ALAN RAPPEPORT from NYT Business https://ift.tt/2YK73SS
Dead Dolphins Wash Ashore After Oil Spill Off Mauritius
By BY MICHAEL LEVENSON from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3baWhtB
Returning to the campaign trail, Trump unloads baseless attacks on Biden.
By BY PETER BAKER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/31BfL7y
Jacob Blake Was Shackled in Hospital Bed After Police Shot Him
By BY JOHN ELIGON, SARAH MERVOSH AND RICHARD A. OPPEL JR. from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2G2P2s9
Lute Olson, Who Put Arizona on College Basketball Map, Dies at 85
By BY RICHARD GOLDSTEIN from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/34ELxCF
El legado de Shinzo Abe, el primer ministro de Japón que anunció su dimisión
By BY MOTOKO RICH AND RUSSELL GOLDMAN from NYT en Español https://ift.tt/2ENAwUQ
Chadwick Boseman: Black Panther star dies of cancer aged 43
The US actor, 43, dies of cancer at his home in Los Angeles surrounded by his family.
Coronavirus: Children's role in spread puzzles scientists
A study from South Korea gives among the clearest pictures yet of children as carriers of the virus.
New Yorkers were tricked into appearing in an R.N.C. video. They’re furious.
By BY MATTHEW HAAG from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2YEA4PJ
Hurricane Laura death toll climbs to 14 in the US
Fourteen people are now confirmed dead in the US after Hurricane Laura battered two states.
Amazon fires: Are they worse this year than before?
Blazes are continuing to rage in the Amazon rainforest, despite the Brazilian president's fire ban.
Cloud gaming: Are game streaming services bad for the planet?
Remote streaming services may be the future but could cause a sharp rise in emissions, a study shows.
Week in pictures: 22-28 August 2020
A selection of remarkable images taken around the world this week.
Bihar: Destroyed lives and submerged homes in flood-hit India
Homes and livelihoods have been swept away by monsoon rains in India's Bihar state.
Thursday, August 27, 2020
“Barack Obama’s own secretary of defense said Joe Biden has been wrong on nearly every major national-security decision over the past four decades.”
By BY LARA JAKES AND ERIC SCHMITT from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/32wC4dV
“Joe Biden opposed the mission to kill Osama bin Laden.”
By BY MICHAEL CROWLEY from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3lud0gu
Tom Cotton, exaggerating facts about Biden’s record, claims he would be weak on foreign policy.
By BY MICHAEL D. SHEAR from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/31xNX3X
“More than one thousand people have been shot in New York City so far this year. Almost 300 have been killed.”
By BY REBECCA R. RUIZ from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2EDBt1V
“Joe Biden doesn’t really know anything about business. Or creating jobs.”
By BY JEANNA SMIALEK from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2Quf5KL
Patrick Lynch, a police union chief who fought reforms, blasts Democrats.
By BY GLENN THRUSH from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/31zXibD
Ben Carson, the lone Black person in Trump’s cabinet, offers consolation to Jacob Blake’s family.
By BY GLENN THRUSH from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2QsEKUe
“And remember, President Trump may be the only president in modern times who has actually done everything he said he would do during his campaign.”
By BY LINDA QIU from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/34BGbbn
“In Palm Beach, Florida, Donald Trump led the crusade to allow Blacks and Jews into private clubs and resorts.”
By BY LUKE BROADWATER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3jrDHk5