news for trend: March 2019

Sunday, 31 March 2019

Italian Minister Pans Hit Song by an Immigrant’s Son

By JASON HOROWITZ from NYT World https://ift.tt/2CJHlms

Review: The Met Makes a Case for Mozart’s Least-Loved Opera

By CORINNA da FONSECA-WOLLHEIM from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/2FHfG67

Kenneth Gibson, 86, Dies; Newark Mayor Broke Race Barrier in Northeast

By JOSEPH P. FRIED from NYT Obituaries https://ift.tt/2V9uEIy

For High Schoolers Only

By Unknown Author from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2CKA6dW

Review: A ‘Twilight Zone’ Trying to Find Its Dimension

By JAMES PONIEWOZIK from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/2FHdo71

Homage to a Dying Breed: Stick-Shift Cars

By Unknown Author from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2OyBPYg

Freed From ISIS, Syrians Struggle to Rebuild Raqqa

By BEN C. SOLOMON and BEN LAFFIN from NYT World https://ift.tt/2OAc0XW

Political Handlers With Trump Ties Take Their Election Playbooks to Africa

By DIONNE SEARCEY from NYT World https://ift.tt/2U4WysV

When a Criminal Record Is Erased, or Isn’t

By Unknown Author from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2V4c98h

Ukraine comedian 'leads' in presidential election

Volodymyr Zelenskiy played the president on TV - an exit poll has him ahead in the the first round.

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Brexit votes: What happens next?

MPs are expected to vote for a second time on a range of Brexit options

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Inside ISIS’s Former Capital: The Forgotten People of Raqqa

By BEN C. SOLOMON and BEN LAFFIN from NYT World https://ift.tt/2UjYRrq

Kanye West Goes on Camera Tonight in ‘Keeping Up With the Kardashians’

By THE NEW YORK TIMES from NYT Style https://ift.tt/2VdTLu5

The Spice Rack Can Wait

By Unknown Author from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2I5mtt9

Michael Avenatti’s Biggest Case Yet: His Own

By REBECCA R. RUIZ, NELLIE BOWLES and KEVIN DRAPER from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2FOZO2V

Labour plans national bank using Post Office network

Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell says the proposed Post Bank would protect community banking.

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Taiwan Condemns China After Fighter Jets Cross Maritime Line

By REUTERS from NYT World https://ift.tt/2I0MwBS

Trump Administration Defends Plan to Close the Border, Telling Democrats, ‘We Told You So’

By KATIE ROGERS from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2HQjXb0

David White, Hitmaker With Danny and the Juniors, Dies at 79

By RICHARD SANDOMIR from NYT Obituaries https://ift.tt/2WAxUgm

He Says He Found a Souvenir From the ’60s: The Stage at Woodstock

By JAMES BARRON from NYT New York https://ift.tt/2CKv80M

‘Race-Biased Dragnet’: DNA From 360 Black Men Was Collected to Solve Jogger’s Murder, Defense Lawyers Say

By JAN RANSOM and ASHLEY SOUTHALL from NYT New York https://ift.tt/2uBYV7e

Brexit fine: Ex-Vote Leave chairwoman does not apologise over spend

The former Labour MP Gisela Stuart says electoral laws needs "rewriting".

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Lion Mama: The woman who fought off her daughter’s rapists

Nokubonga Qampi killed one of three men raping her daughter and wounded two. When she was charged with murder there was a public outcry.

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Fox News Breaking News Alert

Fox News Breaking News Alert

Donald Trump Jr. joins Howard Kurtz on 'Media Buzz' at 11am ET

03/31/19 7:46 AM

Alex Jones hosted The One Show after miscarriage

The TV personality has revealed she realised she had had a miscarriage after a scan at 14 weeks.

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What to Cook This Week

By SAM SIFTON from NYT Food https://ift.tt/2Ume7UA

Zuzana Caputova becomes Slovakia's first female president

Zuzana Caputova, an anti-graft activist and political newcomer, beats the ruling party candidate.

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Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: Mother's Day card delivered to embassy

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's husband delivered the card to the Iranian Embassy as part of his campaign for her release.

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IS defeat: British fighters emerge after fall of Baghuz

The BBC has the first broadcast interview with Hamza Parvez, an ex-police cadet turned extremist fighter.

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3 Teenage Migrants Are Charged in Malta With Hijacking Ship at Sea

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT World https://ift.tt/2CMe4qW

The cheerleader competing with a hole in her heart

From working as a nurse to training for the world championships, Holly is taking on both with a heart condition that could threaten her life.

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A TV Comedian Could Dominate Ukraine’s Election. That Is Not a Joke.

By IULIIA MENDEL and NEIL MacFARQUHAR from NYT World https://ift.tt/2HYZTSS

Edmonton stabbings: Four people knifed in 'random attacks'

They were approached from behind and stabbed in the back in Edmonton, north London, police say.

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Saudi Arabia 'hacked Amazon boss's phone', says investigator

An investigator working for Jeff Bezos says Saudi Arabia accessed data on the Amazon boss's phone.

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Grandparents' wartime love song recreated digitally

Stanley Bonds' 1945 composition for his wife is recreated digitally for her funeral by their grandson.

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Brexit: There are 'no ideal choices', says justice secretary

David Gauke said it would not be "sustainable" to ignore MPs if they voted for a softer Brexit.

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Teens charged over Birmingham Grindr date robberies

Victims were attacked after arranging meetings in Birmingham using the gay dating app Grindr.

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North Korea Calls Raid at Its Embassy in Spain a ‘Terrorist Attack’

By CHOE SANG-HUN from NYT World https://ift.tt/2Yywm8F

Afghan Vice President Survives Attack on Convoy

By ROD NORDLAND and NAJIM RAHIM from NYT World https://ift.tt/2V9ajDh

Trump Seeks to Cut Foreign Aid to 3 Central American Nations

Taking drastic action over illegal immigration, President Donald Trump moved Saturday to cut direct aid to El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, whose citizens are fleeing north and overwhelming U.S. resources at the southern border.

from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2JV1OdO

How We Hang Out at Work Together Online Now

By JOHN HERRMAN from NYT Style https://ift.tt/2Uj3DW5

Why Courtrooms Are Kryptonite for Alex Jones

By CHARLIE WARZEL from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2FJoDMt

Brexit, Offshore Drilling, N.C.A.A.: Your Weekend Briefing

By REMY TUMIN and LANCE BOOTH from NYT Briefing https://ift.tt/2Oyj7QN

Model with alopecia wants people to embrace differences

Caitlin Leigh says fashion is for everyone after becoming a model since her alopecia diagnosis.

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My first Mother's Day without my mum

How do you cope on Mothering Sunday if you've recently lost your mum?

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The Criminal Investigations That Sprouted From Mueller

By LARRY BUCHANAN and KAREN YOURISH from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2YDA6Wn

The ‘Blue Prince of Montmartre,’ at 87, Still Rules Parisian Demimonde

By LIZ ALDERMAN from NYT World https://ift.tt/2uCKz6w

Why Elizabeth Warren, a Presumed Front-Runner, Trails Her Rivals in Fund-Raising

By ASTEAD W. HERNDON and JONATHAN MARTIN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2uz4XWg

‘Breaches Everywhere’: Midwest Levees Burst, and Tough Questions Follow

By MITCH SMITH, JOHN SCHWARTZ and TIM GRUBER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2UpCNLK

Homes That Sold for Around $600,000

By C. J. HUGHES from NYT Real Estate https://ift.tt/2I2oC90

The Week in Books

By Unknown Author from NYT Books https://ift.tt/2I6Metj

Bret Easton Ellis Has Calmed Down. He Thinks You Should, Too.

By LAUREN CHRISTENSEN from NYT Books https://ift.tt/2I3lMjW

'This is who I am': Three generations of transitions

Ten years after the first International Transgender Day of Visibility, trans people from different generations tell us their stories.

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Countries Want to Ban ‘Weaponized’ Social Media. What Would That Look Like?

By DAMIEN CAVE from NYT World https://ift.tt/2FCADiv

Why are university students catching mumps?

A poor vaccine uptake worldwide has led to an increase in mumps outbreaks, according to experts.

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Russia Ordered a Killing That Made No Sense. Then the Assassin Started Talking.

By MICHAEL SCHWIRTZ from NYT World https://ift.tt/2UkGulT

The Legend of Zion

By THE NEW YORK TIMES from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2YzTh3f

New York Agrees to Congestion Pricing and a Mansion Tax in $175 Billion Budget Deal

By JESSE McKINLEY from NYT New York https://ift.tt/2FCvYx1

Knife crime: More stop and search powers for police

Rules on searches without reasonable suspicion are being relaxed to tackle rising knife crime.

from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2WBiV5M

Mark Zuckerberg asks governments to help control internet content

Mark Zuckerberg writes an open letter calling for new laws to monitor internet content.

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Ukraine election: Comedian is front-runner ahead of first round

Petro Poroshenko is seeking re-election but the surprise front-runner is comic Volodymyr Zelenskiy.

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Earth Hour: Switching off lights to highlight climate change

Some of the world's most famous landmarks are plunged into darkness to draw attention to climate change.

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Brexit: Theresa May considers next step to break deadlock

Theresa May is under pressure from some senior Brexiteers to rule out a customs union with the EU.

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More adults seeking support for alcoholic parents

Thousand more adults are seeking help in coping with an alcoholic parent every year, a charity says.

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Paul Gascoigne among Spurs legends in final test game at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

Paul Gascoigne, Jurgen Klinsmann & David Ginola played in Spurs' final test event at their new £1bn stadium before its official opening on Wednesday.

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North Korea says Madrid embassy raid was 'grave terror attack'

Pyongyang calls for an investigation and says it is watching rumours that the FBI played a role.

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Firefighters rescue hundreds of people stuck in toilets

London Fire Brigade has also rescued 17 children with their heads stuck in toilet seats.

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The Papers: Tory 'civil war' over snap election idea

Sunday papers suggest Theresa May faces a backlash if she calls a snap election amid the Brexit deadlock.

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Your pictures on the theme of 'sparkle'

Each week, we publish a gallery of readers' pictures on a set theme. This week it is "sparkle".

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When Drake turns up at your local club

Drake fans are delighted as the rapper plays an intimate aftershow set at small Leicester nightclub Republic.

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Tornado chasers face storm as lawsuit hits close to home

A lawsuit claims reckless behaviour by storm chasers before a fatal crash. Is there a wider problem?

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Minimum wage: How high could the lowest salaries go?

The UK's lowest-paid workers are getting a pay rise - helping everyone from bar staff to carers.

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US school shootings: Have drills gone too far?

One school apparently shot teachers "execution style" with pellets as part of a rehearsal for the real thing.

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Is there an Austrian link to New Zealand mosque attacks?

The main suspect in the mosque massacre was familiar with Austria's far-right scene.

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How Village People's cop Victor Willis aims to 'reboot' the group

Victor Willis, the pop group's former singer and songwriter, has overcome legal battles and rehab.

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Lyft, Uber, Pinterest: Are internet unicorns really worth billions?

Lyft is the first tech company to float this year but the $24bn business is yet to make profit.

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Brexit: Will flights be disrupted?

The EU and UK have agreed a plan to try to avoid disruption.

from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2FISN23

Huddersfield captain 'empty' after relegation - how much worse can it get for Terriers?

Huddersfield captain Christopher Schindler feels "empty" after the Terriers' relegation from the Premier League was confirmed by defeat at Crystal Palace.

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