By BY CAITLIN KELLY from NYT At Home https://ift.tt/3jJNKk3
Saturday, October 31, 2020
Learn the Etiquette of Virtual Weddings
By BY COURTNEY RUBIN from NYT At Home https://ift.tt/3kYrELW
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict: Human cost of two nations fighting for 'Motherland'
The stories of families who have lost sons in the latest territorial war over Nagorno-Karabakh.
How the controversial Nile dam might fix Sudan's floods
Egypt and Ethiopia are at loggerheads over the mega dam, with Sudan literally stuck in the middle.
India couple bullied for intimate wedding photoshoot
Indian couple trolled for intimate post-wedding photoshoot refuses to give in to bullies.
'My parents had hearts of gold, they didn't deserve it'
How people are dealing with the effects of coronavirus in one New York neighbourhood.
The Miraculous Love Kids: Street kids changing their lives with guitars
The Beach Boys' Brian Wilson is just one star who's recorded with a group of girls from Afghanistan.
Belarus protests: The turtle 'anthem' protesters sing in Belarus
How music has featured prominently in the protests calling for President Lukashenko to step down.
Got Worries? Make Newspaper Dolls to Catch Them
By BY CHRISTY HARMON from NYT At Home https://ift.tt/3mSQFZV
Kids’ Graphic Novels That Turn the Superhero Genre on Its Head
By BY GENE LUEN YANG from NYT Books https://ift.tt/2GhcX7V
Texas: All of a sudden, a two-party election in the Lone Star State.
By BY MANNY FERNANDEZ from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2HVQrC4
‘They’re coming after our state,’ McSally warns Arizona Republicans.
By BY JENNIFER MEDINA from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/34IEQ1S
The Battlegrounds Within Battlegrounds
By BY KEITH COLLINS, TRIP GABRIEL AND STEPHANIE SAUL from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2TJBvJP
Celebrities lend Biden a hand in turning out the vote in Philadelphia.
By BY NICK CORASANITI from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3jPB3US
US Election 2020: Biden and Trump in last weekend dash round swing states
Joe Biden is in Michigan while Donald Trump arrives in Pennsylvania, both key to the White House race.
US election: The big issue that could hurt Trump
Just ahead of the election, the US is seeing what could be the largest outbreak of the pandemic so far.
US election 2020: 'It just makes me feel like a nobody'
Former prisoner Davion Hampton from Florida wants to vote in this US election. But he can't.
US election: 'All Republicans should marry Democrats'
Chenren and Cathy Shao haven't let political differences get in the way of their eight-year marriage.
US election 2020: The great dividing line of this campaign
For some Americans, civil unrest after police shootings is driving their support for Donald Trump.
Stanford Study Seeks to Quantify Infections Stemming From Trump Rallies
By BY SHERYL GAY STOLBERG from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/35Pg9QV
Senator Kelly Loeffler of Georgia, facing opponents from both parties, embraces Trumpism.
By BY RICHARD FAUSSET from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3jH3O61
Police in North Carolina use a chemical spray to disperse a get-out-the-vote rally.
By BY MICHAEL LEVENSON from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/323ZGY2
George Shultz Speaks Out for Renewing U.S. Leadership Overseas
By BY PETER BAKER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3ecdy7r
Friday, October 30, 2020
Trump, in Minnesota, lashes out at Democrats for limiting crowd sizes.
By BY ANNIE KARNI from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3mEgxIy
Far from home, Rohingya refugees face a new peril on a remote island
Bangladesh has begun relocating hundreds of refugees to a small remote island, against their will.
US election 2020: The Asians who are rooting for Trump to win
Some people in Asia see Donald Trump as their man to stand up to China - and nervously hope he'll be re-elected.
The Kashmir journalists 'harassed' and 'questioned' for doing their job
The BBC speaks to journalists in the region who say doing their job has become increasingly difficult.
The 400,000 seafarers who can't go home
Unions say Covid has in effect trapped thousands of seafarers on ships - waiting to go home.
Climate change: You've got cheap data, how about cheap power too?
The iPhone transformed mobile phones in just 10 years. Could green energy see a similar revolution?
US election 2020: Trump is in the fight of his political life
In the throes of an epoch-defining election, those looking for a healing process will be disappointed.
US election 2020: Fact-checking Trump and Biden's final week
The presidential campaigns are coming to an end. We've fact-checked the candidates' latest claims.
Coronavirus: Slovakia holds national test but president calls for delay
Everyone in Slovakia over the age of 10 is to be tested for Covid - but the president is sceptical.
Covid: Belgium announces return to national lockdown
Non-essential shops will close until mid-December to help curb the highest infection rate in Europe.
US election: What Latino first-time voters want
Every 30 seconds, a Latino in the US turns 18 and becomes eligible to vote.
Berlin airport opens... 10 years late
Berlin's new airport is finally opening to the public, 10 years behind schedule and billions over budget.
Scared but socially distant in a Tokyo 'haunted house'
Could this zombie-inspired experience be for people who want to be frightened but be Covid-19 safe?
Voters suing Minnesota over a mask mandate are asking the Supreme Court to intervene.
By BY JACEY FORTIN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2JeAC9Y
Time Running Short, Trump and Biden Return to Northern Battlegrounds
By BY THOMAS KAPLAN AND ANNIE KARNI from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3eeng93
Woman Who Mailed Threat to Susan Collins Gets 30 Months in Prison
By BY JOHN ISMAY from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/31XgW0Z
¿Quién ganará Florida, Biden o Trump? Esto dicen las encuestas
By BY GIOVANNI RUSSONELLO from NYT en Español https://ift.tt/2JnWsbi
Political Satire Isn’t Dead. It’s Been Turned Into Horror Stories.
By BY ANNALEE NEWITZ from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3jGKgP9
Glimmers of Hope for a Winter With Tropical Travel
By BY CATHERINE PORTER from NYT World https://ift.tt/2HN23qM
Thursday, October 29, 2020
Africa's week in pictures: 23 - 29 October 2020
A selection of the week's best photos from across the continent and beyond.
Why the humble text message is still a campaign weapon
Every election campaign uses more sophisticated tech, but the text message still cuts through.
Indian brands reckon with a new challenge: hate
It's an unusual moment for India's corporate culture, which has shied away from political activism.
Oil firm whistleblower trapped in Croatian holiday hell
A British lawyer exposed huge oil industry corruption - and now Monaco wants him extradited.
Quiz of the week: Which Borat slogan did Kazakhstan embrace?
How closely have you been paying attention to what's been going on during the past seven days?
Appeals court rules Minnesota must segregate ballots received after 8 p.m. on Election Day.
By BY NICK CORASANITI from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/31TWhed
US Election 2020: Trump and Biden duel in critical state of Florida
Mr Biden's lead over the US president is narrower in must-win states, with Florida a key prize.
Armenians on the front line in Nagorno-Karabakh
Armenian mothers fear for sons on the front line in Nagorno-Karabakh as both sides suffer heavy casualties.
Covid-19: Record traffic out of Paris as second French lockdown begins
Traffic stretched more than 430 miles (700km) in total just hours before new measures came into force.
Walmart pulls guns from display over 'civil unrest' concerns
Walmart has removed gun and ammunition displays from its stores citing concerns of "civil unrest".
United Airlines to trial airport Covid testing
The airline's boss Scott Kirby tells the BBC passenger testing is "key to reopening the world economy".
Coronavirus hardship in Mexico, Nigeria and Bangladesh
Three people from around the world who lost their jobs during the pandemic explain how it has affected their lives.
'We asked Trump to stop playing YMCA' - Village People singer Victor Willis
Village People's lead singer says he doesn't endorse the US president, who regularly plays the classic at rallies.
Trump and Biden Converge in Florida, an Elusive Prize Still Up for Grabs
By BY KATIE GLUECK AND PATRICIA MAZZEI from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3jOnh57
A Californian is battling both influenza and Covid-19 in an early case of ‘co-infection.’
By BY JOHN ISMAY from NYT World https://ift.tt/3e7alFW
Appeals court rules Minnesota cannot count ballots received after 8 p.m. on Election Day.
By BY NICK CORASANITI from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/35KvzFX
Jimmy Orr, a Favorite Target of the Colts’ Unitas, Dies at 85
By BY RICHARD GOLDSTEIN from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3kTRvoF
Biden campaign pushes drop boxes in new ads with the slogan ‘Silence him.’
By BY NICK CORASANITI from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/35EQbze
Choua Yang, Hmong Refugee and Educator, Dies at 53
By BY STEPHEN KURCZY from NYT Obituaries https://ift.tt/2TyAmoe
The Voting Suppression Tipping Point
By BY SPENCER BOKAT-LINDELL from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/34Fh9rl
Wednesday, October 28, 2020
Take This Trump Election Day Quiz Before It’s Too Late
By BY GAIL COLLINS from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2JggOmN
Two conservative operatives charged with election fraud for a Midwest robocall scam are ordered to call 85,000 people back.
By BY KATHLEEN GRAY from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3jGcedU
Al-Qaeda still 'heavily embedded' within Taliban in Afghanistan, UN official warns
A senior UN official says the Taliban is still tied to al-Qaeda in Afghanistan, in spite of US deal.
US Election 2020: Trump slams lockdowns, Biden accuses him of insult
The US president says Mr Biden will cancel family gatherings, while the Democrat pledges no "false promises".
US election: 'Our kids died in the Parkland shooting, but we disagree on guns'
The parents of two Parkland victims share different views on the issue of gun violence in the US.
US election 2020: What to look out for on election night
Americans will pick their next president on 3 November. Here's what to look for as results roll in.
Trump’s Closing Argument on Virus Clashes With Science, and Voters’ Lives
By BY ALEXANDER BURNS from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3muQ5Bd
'Anonymous' Trump administration critic identifies himself
Miles Taylor, a senior official at the Department of Homeland Security, wrote the excoriating op-ed in 2018.
Mali Radisson Blu attack: Two Islamists sentenced to death
Two Islamists are convicted of carrying out two attacks targeting foreigners, in which 25 people died.
Facebook, Twitter and Google face questions from US senators
Heads of Facebook, Google and Twitter defend a key piece of internet law, in front of senators.
US Election 2020: Will America's race issue decide the next president?
The BBC's Clive Myrie goes to the crucial state of Arizona, where black votes could decide who wins.
Animal Crossing: 'My sister lives on in a video game'
Tending to her sister's virtual town in Animal Crossing helps Meredith Myers keep her memory alive and cope with her grief.
End Sars protests: 'I felt I was going to die there'
Ephraim, a British-Nigerian activist at the heart of the End Sars protests in Lagos, talks about what he saw.
Voting in a pandemic tests the boundaries of mask orders.
By BY NEIL VIGDOR from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2Tv5mWi
At his second Arizona rally, Trump boasts of his re-election prospects and seeks to discredit Miles Taylor.
By BY ANNIE KARNI from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2HMbt6j
Tuesday, October 27, 2020
President Trump is in Omaha tonight. Here’s why.
By BY DIONNE SEARCEY from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/34wXLN2
Michigan’s ban on the open carrying of firearms at polling locations is blocked by a judge.
By BY NEIL VIGDOR from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2TsL6EL
A third of mail-in ballots in the Fort Worth area were temporarily rejected because of a printing error.
By BY DAVID MONTGOMERY from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/34wVDF2
First Inning: Another game, another Randy Arozarena homer.
By BY JAMES WAGNER from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3kAI8Kg
When My President Sang ‘Amazing Grace’
By BY THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2TxtnMe
The Dodgers are confident, thanks to a talented team and a closed roof.
By BY JAMES WAGNER from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/31RAunw
Justice Barrett Rises to Top of Increasingly Conservative Judiciary
By BY ALISHA HARIDASANI GUPTA from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/34AepeO
Hospitals Are Reeling Under a 46 Percent Spike in Covid-19 Patients
By BY GIULIA MCDONNELL NIETO DEL RIO, SIMON ROMERO AND MIKE BAKER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/31QC7BT
After a low-key off day, the Rays say they’re staying relaxed.
By BY JAMES WAGNER from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2G3PvL6