Sunday, 31 October 2021

Is this the last night of pitchers hitting for themselves?


By BY ALAN BLINDER from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3pUy3Ny

One dead in Czech cable car crash

The incident at a popular tourist site happened when one cabin came loose from its cable and fell.

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Oxford’s 2021 Word of the Year Is a Shot in the Arm


By Unknown Author from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/2ZJc15G

How to watch tonight’s game.


By BY BENJAMIN HOFFMAN from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3w3zUkh

Roblox Goes Down, Forcing Children Outside for Halloween


By BY KELLEN BROWNING from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/3jVU4YD

U.S. Military Jury Condemns Terrorist’s Torture and Urges Clemency


By BY CAROL ROSENBERG from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3bqjYyX

The Handwritten Document


By Unknown Author from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3buCNRC

5,000 Shows Later, the Grand Ole Opry Is Still the Sound of Nashville


By BY RICK ROJAS from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/3pUXKhg

New York City firefighters are calling out sick as a vaccine mandate looms.


By BY JOSEPH GOLDSTEIN AND ASHLEY SOUTHALL from NYT World https://ift.tt/31ntiCh

What to Watch in the Supreme Court Oral Arguments on the Texas Abortion Law


By BY ADAM LIPTAK AND CHRIS CAMERON from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3jVemSe

G20 leaders’ climate positions are met with frustration.


By BY SOMINI SENGUPTA from NYT World https://ift.tt/3nNI7oW

Angling for a Merry ‘Fishmas’ Despite Global Shipping Delays


By BY ANA SWANSON from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3GDpVal

Vienna Open: Alexander Zverev beats Frances Tiafoe for title

Alexander Zverev continues his dominant form since the summer, beating Frances Tiafoe in the Vienna Open final.

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Biden at G20: Russia and China 'didn't show up' on climate

US President Joe Biden addresses disappointment by some about what was agreed at the G20 ahead of COP26.

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A Dangerous Legal Battle Over Vaccine Mandates Will Continue


By BY WENDY PARMET from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3jShnmj

Metaverse? Are You Kidding Me?!


By BY CHARLES M. BLOW from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3pUtROa

Climate change: Extreme weather events are 'the new norm'

Scientists from the WMO say global warming is leading the world into "uncharted territory".

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UK and France blame each other over fishing row stalemate

Johnson says Macron should "de-escalate the rhetoric" and Macron says the "ball is in Britain's court".

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What if Everything You Learned About Human History Is Wrong?


By BY JENNIFER SCHUESSLER from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/3w0RtS5

Saying Yes to Baseball Meant Leaving Football Behind


By BY SCOTT MILLER from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3o2sScb

He Brokered Apartheid’s End. Can He Save South Africa’s Liberation Party?


By BY JOHN ELIGON AND LYNSEY CHUTEL from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2Y0Bdnu

Saturday, 30 October 2021

The women reviving a vanishing legacy of Sufi music in Kashmir

This six-piece band has overcome a lot of opposition to be able to play Islamic devotional music.

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For the Astros, a Struggling Core Is Complicating Things


By BY DAVID WALDSTEIN from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3CwRzU2

Choice Words


By BY CAITLIN LOVINGER from NYT Crosswords & Games https://ift.tt/31aLXRn

Biden receives communion at a church in Rome, a day after the pope’s blessing.


By BY JASON HOROWITZ from NYT World https://ift.tt/3brCTJO

Xi and Putin call for broader global acceptance of Covid-19 vaccines.


By BY VIMAL PATEL from NYT World https://ift.tt/3jMKzen

Will You Be Able to See the Northern Lights This Weekend?


By BY EDUARDO MEDINA from NYT Science https://ift.tt/3GAwuui

White House reaches a deal to roll back European steel and aluminum tariffs.


By BY ANA SWANSON AND KATIE ROGERS from NYT World https://ift.tt/3pTcrkD

U.S. Agrees to Roll Back European Steel and Aluminum Tariffs


By BY ANA SWANSON AND KATIE ROGERS from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3ByTk1A

High Tidal Surges Bring Floods to the Mid-Atlantic Region


By BY SOPHIE KASAKOVE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3ELtSIr

He Ran the First N.Y.C. Marathon. Next Week, He’ll Run the 50th.


By BY TALYA MINSBERG from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3bvgaMQ

Photos from Day 1 of the summit.


By BY THE NEW YORK TIMES from NYT World https://ift.tt/3nG2p3W

Louise Slade, Scientist Who Studied the Molecules in Food, Dies at 74


By BY CLAY RISEN from NYT Food https://ift.tt/3mvGPzM

The COP26 Climate Talks Are Opening. Here’s What to Expect.


By BY SOMINI SENGUPTA from NYT Climate https://ift.tt/3nKsKO1

How I Became a Science Experiment


By BY ROSS DOUTHAT from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3bvbOW0

Rome confronts its own messy issues as world leaders gather.


By BY EMMA BUBOLA from NYT World https://ift.tt/3nIVuH1

Gulf States Withdraw Ambassadors to Lebanon Over Criticism of Yemen War


By BY VIVIAN YEE from NYT World https://ift.tt/3Bx5FU1

More New York City workers get Covid shots as deadline nears, but tensions remain.


By BY TROY CLOSSON from NYT World https://ift.tt/3CyTCae

Trump Lawyer Blamed Pence for Violence as Rioters Stormed Capitol


By BY LUKE BROADWATER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3mvzkJ8

Pauline Bart, Sociologist Who Mapped Women’s Challenges, Dies at 91


By BY PENELOPE GREEN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/31aqfNn

Los Angeles police union sues city over details of Covid-19 vaccination mandate.


By BY ISABELLA GRULLÓN PAZ from NYT World https://ift.tt/3mvxHLw

As world leaders gather for cooperation, a Russian pipeline reverses flow.


By BY ANDREW E. KRAMER from NYT World https://ift.tt/2Y59rGE

Friday, 29 October 2021

Saudi Arabia expels Lebanon ambassador amid Yemen row

The kingdom is also recalling its envoy from Beirut over "insulting" remarks by a Lebanese minister.

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Fetty Wap: US rapper charged with drug trafficking

The artist was arrested at a stadium in New York City before his concert.

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Wall Street’s climb makes October the best month for stocks this year.


By BY CORAL MURPHY MARCOS from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3bnuhDZ

Rose Lee Maphis, Early Star of Country Music TV, Dies at 98


By BY BILL FRISKICS-WARREN from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/3vZDRq1

Art Houses Want Audiences Back. Can a MoviePass-Style Program Help?


By BY MATT STEVENS from NYT Movies https://ift.tt/3moxLwu

I’m With Condoleezza Rice About White Guilt


By BY JOHN MCWHORTER from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/318VFUp

What We Did the Last Time We Broke America


By BY JON GRINSPAN from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3nFjfjo

Emily Ratajkowski Is a Work in Progress


By BY LAUREN CHRISTENSEN from NYT Books https://ift.tt/2ZHeZI3

If a Tree Doesn’t Fall in the Forest …


By BY PETER COY from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3jR2bWy

How Venture Capitalists Think Crypto Will Reshape Commerce


By BY EPHRAT LIVNI AND ERIC LIPTON from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3pQdJNi

Why a Changing Richmond and Its Suburbs Are Key to Virginia’s Vote


By BY TRIP GABRIEL from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3GzQtt2

Love Letter: Nature, Nurture and a New Brother


By Unknown Author from NYT Style https://ift.tt/3boO8Ti

Dramatic footage shows tornado cut across Texas highway

The twister flung trees and cars into the air and affected 100 homes, officials said.

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When You’re Clairvoyant, It’s Easier to Solve Crimes


By BY SARAH WEINMAN from NYT Books https://ift.tt/3bmKQjk

Vaccination offers more protection against Covid-19 than previous infection, a C.D.C. study suggests.


By BY BENJAMIN MUELLER from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3BvNgqy

‘Narcissus’ Review: Remember Echo Too (and Don’t Forget Their Fate)


By BY BRIAN SEIBERT from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/3pPPAqj

Review: Choreographic Skeletons From a Lost Pandemic Time


By BY GIA KOURLAS from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/3jOJjYh

U.K. Announces Rapid Review into Scale of Child Sexual Abuse by Grooming Gangs

By Stephen Castle from NYT World https://ift.tt/XTdO8mH