Tuesday, 30 April 2024

I Let TikTok Tell Me Where to Eat. Here’s What I Learned.


By Becky Hughes from NYT Food https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/30/dining/tiktok-fyp-restaurant-recommendations.html?partner=IFTTT

More than 100 arrested in Spain over WhatsApp scam

A gang of scammers stole almost a million euros pretending to be relatives in distress, police say.

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Sunday, 28 April 2024

Monday Briefing: Plans for Gaza’s Future


By Amelia Nierenberg from NYT World https://ift.tt/fKdkvgY

World Central Kitchen to resume food aid in Gaza

The aid organisation had stopped distributing food in Gaza after an Israeli strike killed seven workers.

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Saturday, 27 April 2024

Why is the US going after TikTok?

The BBC's Suranjana Tewari considers what the future holds for the hugely popular social media app.

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Friday, 26 April 2024

Major Gaza protests at US universities

Protests have erupted across more than two dozen campuses, including New York, Texas and California.

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Tuesday, 23 April 2024

Dozens die after boat capsizes off Djibouti coast

Officials say those aboard were returning home to Ethiopia from Yemen and some are still missing.

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Monday, 22 April 2024

Trump and Attorney General Agree on Minor Changes to $175 Million Bond


By Matthew Haag from NYT New York https://ift.tt/TLSBxeZ

Train cars catch fire while moving through Ontario

Local officials reported no injuries after five train cars were spotted ablaze heading towards a downtown area.

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Sunday, 21 April 2024

Saturday, 20 April 2024

Can the W.N.B.A. Make Money?


By Lauren Hirsch, Tania Ganguli and Sarah Kessler from NYT Business https://ift.tt/VEDeg56

Watch US House pass critical Ukraine aid package

The long-awaited vote comes as Kyiv faces a weapons shortage in its fight against Russia.

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Friday, 19 April 2024

7 Songs That Reference Tortured Poets


By Lindsay Zoladz from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/qZzjOiu

Attack sends message to Iran but Israelis divided over response

Some in Israel had been calling for a stronger move than this apparently limited strike, writes James Landale.

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Wednesday, 17 April 2024

Monday, 15 April 2024

Wednesday, 10 April 2024

In pictures: Eid celebrations around the world

Millions of Muslims are marking the end of Ramadan, a month of fasting from dawn to sunset.

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Tuesday, 9 April 2024

Sunday, 7 April 2024

Friday, 5 April 2024

A Solar Eclipse Soundtrack


By Lindsay Zoladz from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/WlQIuiE

IDF officers sacked over fatal aid worker attack

A report finds officers wrongly thought Hamas gunmen were in the World Central Kitchen cars.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/tj3NdCW

Wednesday, 3 April 2024

BeyoncĂ© Doesn’t Skimp on Flowers


By Melina Delkic from NYT Style https://ift.tt/AFLkdcE

Trump sues Truth Social partners for 'mismanagement'

Donald Trump is seeking that the two ex-Apprentice contestants lose shares in the now public company.

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

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