By SAM SIFTON from NYT Food
https://nyti.ms/2VnIojI
Roast goose, beef tenderloin, a caviar sandwich: Make it a night for luxur...
Dozens missing in deadly Russia explosion in Magnitogorsk
President Putin visits the city of Magnitogorsk, where at least four are dead after a gas leak.
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Pete Tong NYE 'balloon drop' cancelled after protests
Organisers had planned to release 130,000 balloons at a Manila nightclub to ring in the new year.
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Severn Bridge shuts as drone flown from tower
A man was arrested on suspicion of causing a public nuisance after a 30-minute closure.
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Should the NHS pay for transgender fertility treatment?
Some transgender people get free fertility treatment but it's not the same for everyone who's transitioned.
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Brexit: Corbyn warns of 'complete mess' in new year message
In his new year message, the Labour leader says the UK "cannot go on like this" with its EU exit.
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Global markets in worst year since 2008
Investors will be glad to see the back of 2018 after major markets end with biggest falls in a decade.
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The Most Important Story of 2018
By DAVID LEONHARDT from NYT Opinion
https://nyti.ms/2Rwn0cZ
It’s not the obvious one. It’s the one that will affect our grandkid...
US zoo intern fatally attacked by lion in North Carolina
Alexandra Black, 22, had recently graduated and started working at the centre only 10 days before.
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Net's founding father Dr Larry Roberts dies aged 81
Dr Roberts was chief scientist in charge of designing and building the tech that became the internet.
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Reality Check: How many people seek asylum in the UK?
How many people seek asylum in the UK, where do they come from and what proportion are successful?
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Elizabeth Warren vs. Donald Trump: A Blow-by-Blow History
By NATALIE RENEAU and WHITNEY HURST from NYT U.S.
https://nyti.ms/2EYtiLF
The Massachusetts senator is the most prominent Democrat to have announced a run against President Trump in 2020. The two already have a long history of trading barbs, and it’s likely to get even nas...
How Early Do Presidential Campaigns Start? Earlier Than You May Think
By SARAH MERVOSH and MATT FLEGENHEIMER from NYT U.S.
https://nyti.ms/2SovnnU
It’s nearly two years until Election Day 2020, but Elizabeth Warren is forming her exploratory committee right on schedule, if recent history is any guid...
Elizabeth Warren Announces She Is Running for President
By ASTEAD W. HERNDON and ALEXANDER BURNS from NYT U.S.
https://nyti.ms/2AnrSHv
Senator Warren, a Massachusetts Democrat, said she was forming a presidential exploratory committee, which allows her to raise money and hire staff before a formal kickof...
California Today: A Hollywood Actor Remembered as a Working Dad
By JILL COWAN from NYT U.S.
https://nyti.ms/2EZzcNu
Monday: A personal tribute to a Californian, conflict in a San Diego Catholic parish, and Millennial Loterí...
12 Teams, One Goal: A First Look at the N.F.L. Playoffs
By BILL PENNINGTON from NYT Sports
https://nyti.ms/2EYOz8D
Recent history suggests the playoffs are stacked in favor of just a few team...
Meteor Showers That Will Light Up Night Skies in 2019
By NICHOLAS ST. FLEUR from NYT Science
https://nyti.ms/2SvN2u6
All year long, Earth passes through streams of cosmic debris. Here’s our list of major meteor showers and how to spot on...
Iran TV chief sacked over uncensored Jackie Chan sex scene
A regional channel showed Jackie Chan's Shinjuku Incident without censoring an "immoral" part.
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Drone to watch over New Year celebration in New York
The NYPD will use camera-equipped drones to watch over New Year's Eve celebrations.
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2019: The new year begins with a bang in New Zealand
Auckland has said goodbye to 2018 and got the world's new year celebrations officially underway.
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Lady Gaga's Las Vegas residency debut is 'bizarre and beautiful'
She begins her two-year residency by playing Just Dance on a keytar in mid-air. Read the reviews.
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American Is Arrested in Moscow on Spying Charges
By NEIL MacFARQUHAR from NYT World
https://nyti.ms/2CIEbzD
Russia’s Federal Security Service said that a man identified as Paul Whelan was caught “during an act of espionage,” but it gave no detail...
An Ongoing Look Into the Origins of Trump’s Wealth
By Unknown Author from NYT Podcasts
https://nyti.ms/2EYPndB
Days before the Democrats take control of the House, we take stock of what we’ve learned so far — and what we still don’t know — about the Trump family’s taxe...
The Year in Charts
By STEVEN RATTNER from NYT Opinion
https://nyti.ms/2AoSNCK
Economic and other indicators are making it increasingly clear that Trump’s economic dreams are unlikely to come tru...
The Most Distant Place We’ve Visited
By ALAN STERN from NYT Opinion
https://nyti.ms/2VicOne
Overnight tonight, the New Horizons spacecraft will fly by a small world called Ultima Thule — an auspicious beginning to 201...
Is There Any Humane Way to Kill a Mouse?
By TOM HUTH from NYT Opinion
https://nyti.ms/2QdKw9L
Glue traps, snap traps or poison? What do you do about a pest whose only crime is being a pes...
Cleaning the Congressional Stables
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD from NYT Opinion
https://nyti.ms/2VicMf6
The House Democratic class of ’19 is planning a major push on voting, ethics and campaign finance reform. All that stands in the way is the Senat...
The Special Misogyny Reserved for Mothers
By HILLARY FRANK from NYT Opinion
https://nyti.ms/2Qcr3Gv
Motherhood is the most complex topic I have ever reported on. And yet it has been treated as niche and unimportan...
N.Y. Today: A Party With 3,000 Pounds of Confetti, 1 Ball and Too Many People to Count
By AZI PAYBARAH from NYT New York
https://nyti.ms/2R2cudI
How to enjoy New Year’s Eve in Times Square: Arrive early, dress warm and use the restroom before you get there. Also: how to plunge into the Coney Island wate...
Bangladeshi Food Is a Rarity Around New York. This Place Helps Fill the Void.
By MAYUKH SEN from NYT Food
https://nyti.ms/2EWr8vW
Korai Kitchen, which opened in Jersey City in February, celebrates a cuisine that has historically been overshadowed by that of its neighbor, Indi...
Border Wall, N.F.L., New Year’s Eve: Your Monday Briefing
By CHRIS STANFORD from NYT Briefing
https://nyti.ms/2BQthGn
Here’s what you need to kno...
Duterte: Outrage as Philippines president says he sexually abused maid
Rights groups call the Philippine president's comments "repulsive" and "unworthy of his position".
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Australian cane toads hitch a lift on python's back after storm
Paul Mock filmed the cane toads riding the python, known as Monty, after a bad storm in Kununurra.
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Severn Bridge shut as drone flown from the top
Police arrested a man, aged in his 20s, who had climbed to the top of the bridge to fly a drone.
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Mother of the Hubble: Tributes paid to Nasa scientist
Dr Nancy Grace Roman, the first woman to hold a senior leadership position at NASA, has died at 93.
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Russian security agency arrests 'US spy' in Moscow
The FSB security agency says a US man named Paul Whelan has been charged with spying.
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2018: The Year in Visual Stories and Graphics
By THE NEW YORK TIMES from NYT U.S.
https://nyti.ms/2GLlDTy
Selected Times graphics, visualizations and multimedia stories from 201...
Bangladesh’s Leader Wins a Third Term but Opposition Contests Results
By JULFIKAR ALI MANIK and MARIA ABI-HABIB from NYT World
https://nyti.ms/2CI02qY
In a vote with widespread irregularities and intimidation, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina remains in power, but faces accusations that she’s more autocrati...
Hearing Loss Threatens Mind, Life and Limb
By JANE E. BRODY from NYT Well
https://nyti.ms/2AofpTL
Poor hearing is not just an annoying inconvenienc...
Joyful Headlines About Race and Equality
By ADEEL HASSAN from NYT U.S.
https://nyti.ms/2QcRyvw
A few stories about race, from the many we published, that are worth celebratin...
Congratulations on the Promotion. But Did Science Get a Demotion?
By AARON E. CARROLL from NYT The Upshot
https://nyti.ms/2RoLapw
The incentives of grant funding and career advancement, even the potential for fame, can influence researcher...
NASA’s New Horizons Will Visit Ultima Thule on New Year’s Day
By KENNETH CHANG from NYT Science
https://nyti.ms/2RqYh9J
The probe that visited Pluto will study a mysterious icy world just after midnight. Ultima Thule will be the most distant object ever visited by a spacecraf...
Shopping for Tumblers
By TIM McKEOUGH from NYT Real Estate
https://nyti.ms/2s0yg2z
There is a good reason they’re the most common form of glasswar...
The Origins of the Times Square Ball Drop
By RAILLAN BROOKS and ALEXANDRIA SYMONDS from NYT Reader Center
https://nyti.ms/2CGuZvr
It started out as fireworks and dynamite to promote the new New York Times Building, eventually evolving into the famous ball dro...
N.Y.’s New Attorney General Is Targeting Trump. Will Judges See a ‘Political Vendetta?’
By JEFFERY C. MAYS from NYT New York
https://nyti.ms/2QcY5Gh
Letitia James has been unusually forthright in her desire to use her office to pursue President Trump and his famil...
Castro Takes Manhattan: Vintage Pictures of the Cuban Conqueror as Tourist
By BILL KELLER from NYT New York
https://nyti.ms/2QcY5WN
A New York Times editor contrasts the dictator’s first New York visit with a follow-up trip 36 years late...
A Little Bit of Excess in a Sensible Package
By GENEVIEVE KO from NYT Food
https://nyti.ms/2EVkExw
There’s deep pleasure in creamy chilled oats, a small indulgence that leaves you feeling grea...
‘Help, My Boss Has Breasts!’
By CHOIRE SICHA from NYT Business
https://nyti.ms/2QZlss9
How can we continue to let women into offices while they insist on occupying human bodie...
Superb Oddities: Robert Gottlieb Reviews a Biography of Edward Gorey
By ROBERT GOTTLIEB from NYT Books
https://nyti.ms/2Vk7ccd
In “Born to Be Posthumous,” Mark Dery probes the “eccentric life” and “mysterious genius” of the illustrator whose books have proved fiendishly irresistibl...
Brexit: US ambassador to UK Johnson warns on trade deal
Donald Trump's pledge on trade cannot happen if the PM's Brexit deal goes through, says Johnson.
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Philippines deadly storm and landslides kill more than 60
An official says people did not take precautions as the storm was not classed as a typhoon.
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An American Photographer’s Pilgrimage to the Italian Village of Luzzara
By JOSEPH SCIORRA from NYT Lens
https://nyti.ms/2Qd6cCI
More than 60 years after Paul Strand’s seminal photos of Luzzara, photographer David Maialetti documented the Italian village and its resident...
3 Dead and Scores Missing in Russia Building Collapse
By NEIL MacFARQUHAR from NYT World
https://nyti.ms/2VkIfxm
A gas leak was believed to be the cause of the early-morning blast that brought down a residential apartment building in central Russi...
'Don't call me brave or heroic for being disabled'
A woman says she is fed up at disabled people like her being described as "superheroes".
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Michael Simpson murder: Grandparents vow to keep siblings together
The parents of a man killed by his Chinese wife abroad are to bring one grandchild to the UK.
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C.I.A.’s Afghan Forces Leave a Trail of Abuse and Anger
By MUJIB MASHAL from NYT World
https://nyti.ms/2EZjOjT
The fighters hold the line in the war’s toughest spots, but officials say their brutal tactics are terrorizing the public and undermining the U.S. missio...
‘The Train Was So Packed That It Was Difficult For Me to Do What I Always Did’
By Unknown Author from NYT New York
https://nyti.ms/2SrN1ar
On the No. 6 home to the Bronx, a strikeout artist in SoHo and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diar...
2 of New York’s Most Influential Offices Are About to be Held by One Person
By J. DAVID GOODMAN from NYT New York
https://nyti.ms/2Tllzvc
Under a quirk of law, Corey Johnson will be both Council speaker and the city’s public advocate until a special election is held to replace Letitia Jame...
Channel migrants: No easy answers to issue, says Javid
The reasons are often "outside of our control", writes the home secretary in newspaper article.
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Councils 'failing' to prosecute blue badge abusers
Figures show 62% of councils did not take action against people misusing blue badge permits.
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Hammersmith stabbing leads to 39 attempted murder arrests
They are being held on suspicion of attempted murder after a man suffered life-threatening wounds.
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Minority take up 'life-saving' free health check
It can pick up preventable heart problems - and more people should be getting the routine check.
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Stevenage shed radio DJ ready for BBC local radio slot
After years of "broadcasting" to just his wife, an amateur radio presenter's wish is coming true.
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Lederhosen love among Austria's millennials
Lederhosen and dirndl dresses are making a comeback in Austria.
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Fishing: New EU rules could have 'grave' impact on UK industry
Fishers can no longer discard fish to avoid busting quota - but that could put boats off the water.
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Syria conflict: Trump 'slowing troop withdrawal', says Lindsey Graham
A top Republican says the president remains determined to defeat the Islamic State group in Syria.
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South Western Railway strike to hit New Year's Eve trains
Passengers across the South are warned to expect disruption as staff stage a 24-hour walkout.
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Bangladesh election: PM Sheikh Hasina wins landslide in disputed vote
Sheikh Hasina wins a third consecutive term in a vote marred by violence and claims of vote rigging.
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Mexico wall: Trump aide says concrete wall idea was dropped early on
Outgoing chief of staff John Kelly appears to contradict the US president on the border wall plan.
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The Papers: Javid under pressure and AJ shows his bruises
There's more front-page criticism of the home secretary over migrants in the Channel, while the Sun interviews battered Strictly star AJ Pritchard.
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Female fightback... 2018 in hashtags
A look at the year's most influential hashtags used by women on social media.
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2018 in news: The alternative end-of-the-year awards
From the ridiculous to the more ridiculous, here are the weird stories that caught our eye this year.
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Spoken word poet Dylema: On a stroll through Africa in 2018
Dylema leads us through key events on the continent this year in a specially commissioned poem.
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Africa's key images of 2018: Reunions, tears and big lips
A selection of the best photos from across and about Africa this year.
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London violence: How a bloody night became a deadly year
London has endured a year which has seen its homicide total reach its highest level since 2008.
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In search of Leonard, my martyred ancestor
Eli Melki looks for traces of a relative who was killed at 33 during a wave of attacks against eastern Turkey's Christians.
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Bangladesh clothing factories: Are they safe now?
Are garment factories in Bangladesh safe five years after the Rana Plaza disaster?
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Why legalising gay sex in India is not a Western idea
India's decision to decriminalise gay sex has taken the country back to its roots, some historians say.
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Cyber-attack disrupts distribution of multiple US newspapers
The malware, which affected papers owned by Tribune Publishing, is believed to be from outside the US.
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Year-End Storm in the Philippines Kills More Than 60
By JASON GUTIERREZ from NYT World
https://nyti.ms/2R55gWI
Officials said the storm known as Usman, which struck the region of Bicol on Saturday, had left at least 61 dead, while 18 others were missin...
Philippine President Says He Sexually Abused Housemaid as a Teenager
By JASON GUTIERREZ from NYT World
https://nyti.ms/2AqsfRv
A spokesman for President Rodgrigo Duterte said later that the remarks were intended as a joke to expose the hypocrisy of the Roman Catholic Churc...
In Orange County, a Republican Fortress Turns Democratic
By ADAM NAGOURNEY and ROBERT GEBELOFF from NYT U.S.
https://nyti.ms/2F0FQSR
The Democratic sweep in Orange County is the latest sign of a huge political and cultural shift in a former Republican stronghol...
Consejos para vivir mejor en 2019
By Por MARINA FRANCO from NYT Universal
https://nyti.ms/2QXpu4p
Empieza el año con propósitos realistas y las mejores recomendaciones sobre dietas, trabajo, relaciones y má...
What’s on TV Monday: New Year’s Eve Celebrations and Taylor Swift
By SARA ARIDI from NYT Arts
https://nyti.ms/2AmjsAe
Networks ring in 2019 with hourslong celebrations. And a Taylor Swift concert film debuts on Netfli...
Armed Man in Tactical Clothing Headed to a Texas Church to ‘Fulfill a Prophecy,’ Police Say
By SANDRA E. GARCIA from NYT U.S.
https://nyti.ms/2CH9f2G
The man stopped at a restaurant restroom for 30 minutes before emerging wearing a surgical face mask and gripping a loaded handgun, witnesses and the police sai...
Trump Digs In, Darkening Hopes for a Deal to End the Shutdown
By MAGGIE HABERMAN and SHERYL GAY STOLBERG from NYT U.S.
https://nyti.ms/2Qdoeov
The president has repeatedly called allies, reassuring them that he will not yield on his wall demands. But he has not reached out to Democrats, whose votes he needs for a dea...
Obamacare, Ruled Invalid by Federal Judge, Will Remain in Effect During Appeal
By SARAH MERVOSH from NYT U.S.
https://nyti.ms/2GQ7rIL
The judge said on Sunday that his ruling would not go into immediate effect because “Americans would otherwise face great uncertainty...
Lindsey Graham Suggests Syrian Troop Drawdown Will Take Longer Than 30 Days
By MAGGIE HABERMAN from NYT U.S.
https://nyti.ms/2GIQ7p0
Mr. Graham, a prominent Republican critic of President Trump’s decision to withdraw, said he felt “a lot better” about the plan after meeting with Mr. Trum...
Quotation of the Day: C.I.A.-Led Afghan Forces Leave Grim Trail of Abuse
By Unknown Author from NYT Today’s Paper
https://nyti.ms/2GMzf0B
Quotation of the Day for Monday, December 31, 201...
Ravens and Eagles Claw Their Way to the N.F.L. Playoffs
By BENJAMIN HOFFMAN from NYT Sports
https://nyti.ms/2Als4qM
In final week of the regular season, there was also good news for the Chiefs, Patriots and Rams, but the Vikings and Steelers had their seasons en...
Premier League Is Left Flat-Footed as New Leader Suddenly Backs Out
By TARIQ PANJA from NYT Sports
https://nyti.ms/2EYlB9a
Susanna Dinnage was named to the league’s top post just last month but has now reversed course and will not take the highly influential jo...
Cowboys Send Giants to Another Late Loss
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports
https://nyti.ms/2QVaF2l
The Cowboys scored with just over a minute left in the fourth quarter to earn a win that gave them some momentum ahead of their wild-card game next weeken...
Alabama and Clemson Are Putting a Trademark on the Title Game
By MARC TRACY from NYT Sports
https://nyti.ms/2QXVEgb
For the third time in four seasons, the two schools will meet in college football’s championship game. And the one time they didn’t, they met in the semifina...
