By ROSS DOUTHAT from NYT Opinion
https://nyti.ms/2IQK7uM
It starts, but doesn’t end, with ditching Stephen Moor...
‘Game of Thrones’: Lyanna the Giant Slayer Never Expected to Last This Long
By JENNIFER VINEYARD from NYT Arts
https://nyti.ms/2ZMefMP
Bella Ramsey, who plays the fan favorite Lyanna Mormont, discusses the Battle of Winterfell and her character’s missing fear gen...
Four Seasons Health Care facing administration
Four Seasons Health Care is expected to appoint administrators after struggling with its debts.
from BBC News - Ho...
Glasgow Airport suspends all flights after 'incident' declared
The airport confirmed the runway is not operational after an incident was declared at 10:25 on Tuesday.
from BBC News - Ho...
TalkTalk service at bottom of Ofcom poll for third year running
It's the third year in a row that the broadband provider has come bottom of Ofcom's customer survey.
from BBC News - Technolo...
2019 Tony Award Nominations: What to Watch For
By MICHAEL PAULSON from NYT Theater
https://nyti.ms/2vvclm5
Among the 34 shows eligible for Tonys this season are adaptations of the films “Tootsie” and “Network...
Why It’s So Hard to Learn French in Middle Age
By PAMELA DRUCKERMAN from NYT Opinion
https://nyti.ms/2VvjXUl
I knew I’d never sound like a native. But shouldn’t I be much better than thi...
James Holzhauer Is Dominating ‘Jeopardy!’ But What’s Life Like After the Show?
By NIRAJ CHOKSHI from NYT Arts
https://nyti.ms/2DFDnM9
Ken Jennings and other stars explained how appearing on the show affected their live...
In Afghan Blood Sports, the Animals Aren’t the Only Ones Fighting
By ROD NORDLAND from NYT World
https://nyti.ms/2ZO656C
In Afghanistan, dogfights attract stadium-sized crowds and big purses. Fighting birds and even camels also feed the Afghan love of animal “sports,” although religious leaders decry them as sinfu...
When Is HPV a Problem?
By JEN GUNTER from NYT Well
https://nyti.ms/2XU95gb
The Gardasil vaccine protects against some strains of human papillomavirus, but what about the res...
Trump Pushes to Designate Muslim Brotherhood a Terrorist Group
By CHARLIE SAVAGE, ERIC SCHMITT and MAGGIE HABERMAN from NYT U.S.
https://nyti.ms/2W97a6Z
In a private White House meeting this month, President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi of Egypt urged President Trump to deem his opposition terrorists, officials sai...
As Buttigieg Builds His Campaign, Gay Donors Provide the Foundation
By JEREMY W. PETERS and SHANE GOLDMACHER from NYT U.S.
https://nyti.ms/2V5bgR5
In amassing a small fortune, the South Bend mayor has had the backing of an exuberant L.G.B.T. donor base. But relying on wealthy contributors carries political ris...
Is America Ready for a Gay President? ‘You’re Going to See the Wall Crumble’
By JEREMY W. PETERS from NYT U.S.
https://nyti.ms/2J5WJgX
Raymond Buckley, the chairman of the New Hampshire Democratic Party, talks about Pete Buttigieg and what it means to be gay and married and running for president in 201...
Brigham Young Graduate ‘Proud to Be a Gay Son of God’
By DAN LEVIN from NYT U.S.
https://nyti.ms/2GQAJ6K
At a university where its honor code explicitly prohibits “homosexual behavior,” Matt Easton’s very public coming out was not without ris...
Who Killed Atlanta’s Children?
By AUDRA D. S. BURCH from NYT U.S.
https://nyti.ms/2UOUuRh
Forty years ago, a serial killer terrorized the city. Families have been searching for answers ever sinc...
They Want It to Be Secret: How a Common Blood Test Can Cost $11 or Almost $1,000
By MARGOT SANGER-KATZ from NYT The Upshot
https://nyti.ms/2PFP622
Huge price discrepancies like that are unimaginable in other industries. Also unusual: not knowing the fee ahead of tim...
Going to the Swedish Woods to Live an Instagram Fairy Tale
By INGRID K. WILLIAMS from NYT Travel
https://nyti.ms/2GL4tCd
Minimalist cabins, flower-dusted salads, a floating sauna: Even the fat flies and creeping spiders can’t undermine the magic of this hidden retrea...
How to Choose the Right Rug
By TIM McKEOUGH from NYT Real Estate
https://nyti.ms/2vsuz7J
Your living room isn’t complete without a rug. But with so many options out there, finding the best one can be like trying to solve a puzzl...
Which L.G.B.T.Q. Figures Should Get Monuments in New York?
By GINIA BELLAFANTE from NYT New York
https://nyti.ms/2INPJG5
The city has been working to diversify its statuary, planning tributes to more women and people of color. Now it is time to look toward representing another important communit...
Letter of Recommendation: Jury Duty
By IAN S. PORT from NYT Magazine
https://nyti.ms/2GO6IVr
Avoid it all you want, but you’re missing an incredible sho...
Almost All the Colleges I Wanted to Go to Rejected Me. Now What?
By KWAME ANTHONY APPIAH from NYT Magazine
https://nyti.ms/2PC1BeO
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on what to do when you haven’t been admitted to the colleges of your choic...
Reinventing the Tomato for Survival in a Changing World
By TEJAL RAO from NYT Food
https://nyti.ms/2J42knJ
Like other small farmers and researchers, Brad Gates is trying to ensure a future for the tomato by breeding hardier varieties and persuading more Americans to grow their ow...
From Apples to Popcorn, Climate Change Is Altering the Foods America Grows
By KIM SEVERSON from NYT Food
https://nyti.ms/2V2y5ox
In every region, farmers and scientists are trying to adapt an array of crops to warmer temperatures, invasive pests, erratic weather and earlier growing season...
How Does Your Love of Wine Contribute to Climate Change?
By ERIC ASIMOV from NYT Food
https://nyti.ms/2J3ZhMv
Consumers don’t have access to much information about how businesses operate, but they can ask questions and focus on one tangible item, the bottl...
These Five Cuisines Are Easier on the Planet
By SOMINI SENGUPTA from NYT Climate
https://nyti.ms/2IOtvnh
There is no magic cuisine to save our species. There are, however, many ways to eat sustainabl...
In a Switch, Some Republicans Start Citing Climate Change as Driving Their Policies
By LISA FRIEDMAN from NYT Climate
https://nyti.ms/2VErPTe
Driven partly by polls showing voters in both parties — particularly younger ones — are worried about a warming planet, some lawmakers are changing how they talk about climate chang...
The New Mall Tenant Is Your Office
By TOM ACITELLI from NYT Business
https://nyti.ms/2J3YwTF
As retailers close, developers are converting the space into offices to bring in stable rent and generate foot traffic for remaining store...
Your Tuesday Briefing
By CHRIS STANFORD from NYT Briefing
https://nyti.ms/2J5f6Cs
Asylum Seekers, Japan, John Singleton: Here’s what you need to kno...
Game of Thones: Secrets behind Winterfell battle episode
HBO releases a behind-the-scenes video showing how The Long Night episode came together.
from BBC News - Ho...
Sri Lanka’s President Lifts Ban on Social Media
By KAI SCHULTZ from NYT World
https://nyti.ms/2GOa3nl
The social media ban in the wake of the Easter attacks reflected global concern about the role the networks play in spreading hate speech and inciting communal violenc...
Photographing Trafficked Animals in Colombia
By IVAN VALENCIA and EVELYN NIEVES from NYT Lens
https://nyti.ms/2XX0IAt
In his free time, Ivan Valencia documents animals rescued from traffickers to champion these creatures and expose the industr...
Learning With: ‘Lego Is Making Braille Bricks. They May Give Blind Literacy a Needed Lift.’
By JEREMY ENGLE from NYT The Learning Network
https://nyti.ms/2VzCw9D
Does your school use toys and games for educational purposes? Do you think it shoul...
Late Night Congratulates Trump on His 10,000th Lie
By TRISH BENDIX from NYT Arts
https://nyti.ms/2WgrrHI
“If Trump had a dollar for every lie he’s told, he would say he had a billion dollars,” said Stephen Colber...
His Punch Lines Cross Moral Lines. Anthony Jeselnik Gets Away With It.
By JASON ZINOMAN from NYT Arts
https://nyti.ms/2L9AfxX
The comedian says he can say very dark things because audiences and social media followers understand that he’s not a monster — his character i...
Canning Town murder: Women's bodies in freezer in flat
Police found the two women dead at flats in east London after responding to welfare concerns.
from BBC News - Ho...
Church of Scotland agrees £1m payout to three abused siblings
The woman and her brothers were victims of a paedophile at a Church of Scotland-run children's home in Edinburgh.
from BBC News - Ho...
Huawei: US official warns 'no safe level' of involvement with tech giant
Intelligence sharing will be at risk if countries use the firm to build 5G networks, official says.
from BBC News - Technolo...
State of the Nation report: Social mobility in UK 'virtually stagnant'
Inequality will remain entrenched in the UK "from birth to work" unless ministers act, a report warns.
from BBC News - Ho...
The ‘Dumb Choice’ That James Harden, Stephen Curry and the Rest of the N.B.A. Increasingly Avoid: The 2-Point Shot
By Unknown Author from NYT The Upshot
https://nyti.ms/2PAFlSJ
The unstoppable math of the 3-point sho...
Climate change: Electric car target 'needs to be sooner'
The government's plan to ban the sale of petrol and diesel cars by 2040 is too tame, its advisers will say.
from BBC News - Technolo...
Contaminated blood scandal: Inquiry hearings to begin
A public inquiry starts to hear evidence as families call for "justice" for people affected.
from BBC News - Ho...
Japanese Emperor Akihito begins historic abdication
Akihito, who says he is too old for the role, is the first Japanese emperor to stand down in 200 years.
from BBC News - Ho...
Anti-social behaviour 'nightmare' ignored, says report
Victims' commissioner says authorities are downplaying the harm caused by crimes such as vandalism.
from BBC News - Ho...
'Our water pollution is a cancer'
"Waterkeeper" Nabil Musa fights Iraq's water crisis, which he calls the country's gravest threat yet.
from BBC News - Ho...
Rod Rosenstein: US deputy attorney general quits
Rod Rosenstein, who was once accused of treason by the president, exits after a turbulent two years.
from BBC News - Ho...
Cambridge investigates its slavery links
The University of Cambridge is to investigate whether it gained financially from the slave trade.
from BBC News - Ho...
Operators say government should lose oversight of rail
Long-distance routes should also be serviced by more than one company to spark competition, they said.
from BBC News - Ho...
Climate change: Electric car target 'needs to be sooner'
The government's plan to ban the sale of petrol and diesel cars by 2040 is too tame, its advisers will say.
from BBC News - Ho...
Labour to discuss 'confirmatory ballot' for Brexit
The party's governing body will decide whether to back a confirmatory ballot in the EU elections.
from BBC News - Ho...
IS leader al-Baghdadi appears in first video in five years
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who has not been seen on camera since 2014, vows revenge for his militants.
from BBC News - Ho...
John Singleton: Boyz N The Hood director dies aged 51
The Oscar-nominated African-American director dies at 51, after his family remove him from life support.
from BBC News - Ho...
'Russian spy whale'
A beluga whale was found with suspicious equipment off Norway's coast
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Music royalties reach record high but songwriters 'on minimum wage'
But there are claims that "a lot of songwriters are making less than minimum wage".
from BBC News - Ho...
Newspaper headlines: Cambridge slavery probe and backlash over rape victim phone demand
Stories about victims of crime, including rape, feature on Tuesday's front pages.
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News Daily: NHS blood infection inquiry, and Japanese abdication
Your morning briefing for 30 April 2019.
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Debenhams closures: Four ways to use the empty stores
Across the UK, empty department stores are being turned into everything from housing to arts spaces.
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Glimpsing a world beyond human extinction
Writer and explorer Robert MacFarlane explores the "underland" beneath our feet.
from BBC News - Ho...
Esperanza Spalding: A jazz singer looking to inspire a generation
Award-winning jazz singer Esperanza Spalding is working to bring the arts to some of the nation's toughest schools.
from BBC News - Ho...
The Dorset family who are living plastic-free
The Fynes family decided to go plastic-free after seeing ducks eating rubbish at a picnic site.
from BBC News - Ho...
A supermarket is being piloted which has no tills, forcing customers to pay by app.
A supermarket is being piloted in London which has no tills, forcing customers to pay by app. Emma Simpson reports.
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Families in Blackpool are getting lessons in resilience to improve mental health
Families in Blackpool are getting lessons in resilience, as part of a £10 million programme to improve mental health.
from BBC News - Ho...
Sports Illustrated features first burkini girl
Halima Aden becomes the first model to wear a burkini in Sports Illustrated's swimsuit issue.
from BBC News - Ho...
Minecraft player loses five-year-long game
Phil Watson is "killed" by a zombie baby and a spider.
from BBC News - Ho...
Japanese Emperor Akihito's human touch
Emperor Akihito will be remembered as the man who began the modernisation of Japan's Chrysanthemum Throne.
from BBC News - Ho...
Jeopardy: How a pro gambler 'cracked' US game show
Sports bettor James Holzhauer's unusual strategy is paying off as he crushes Jeopardy records.
from BBC News - Ho...
Is the UK economy at a new moment of sea-change?
Forty years ago Mrs Thatcher came to power, is the UK economy at another historic moment of change?
from BBC News - Ho...
London nail bombings remembered 20 years on
Twenty years have passed since a campaign of terror that killed three people and injured dozens.
from BBC News - Ho...
What's happening to rape prosecutions?
Rape victims in England and Wales are being asked to hand their phones to police as evidence.
from BBC News - Ho...
European elections: What pay can UK MEPs expect?
If the UK takes part in the European elections, what pay and benefits can MEPs expect?
from BBC News - Ho...
IS Leader Appears in Video for First Time in 5 years
The shadowy leader of the Islamic State group claimed to appear for the first time in five years in a video released by the extremist group’s propaganda arm on Monday, acknowledging defeat in the group’s last stronghold in Syria but vowing a “long battle” ahead.
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A New Way to Church: Justin Bieber's Pastor Launches App to Take Church Global
He's one of the men who helped introduce Justin Bieber to Jesus Christ. Now Pastor Judah Smith is working on the rest of the world, bringing church to your smartphone and tablet in a new way.
from CBNNews.c...
Replacing Israel with Anti-Semitism in the Church, and What It Means for the End Times
Replacement theology in the Christian view of the Messiah has taken us far off target, and it affects our end-times theology. The common view of the church replacing Israel has caused huge consequences. Many Jews have a hard time believing in a Jewish Messiah that has replaced them. Many other Jews realize the truth that replacement theology is wrong...
'War Footing': Church Canceled Indefinitely, Catholic Leaders in Sri Lanka Dissatisfied With Government Response
Catholic church leaders in Sri Lanka say they aren't satisfied with how the government has handled the investigation following the Easter Sunday attacks that left over 250 people dead.
from CBNNews.c...
Abdication of Japan’s Emperor, Who Put a Human Face on the Monarchy
By MOTOKO RICH from NYT World
https://nyti.ms/2GIXsSg
Emperor Akihito, 85, the son of the wartime emperor Hirohito, will relinquish the Chrysanthemum Throne in a short ceremony on Tuesday afternoo...
On Politics: Rod Rosenstein to Step Down
By Unknown Author from NYT U.S.
https://nyti.ms/2UKI0Ks
Mr. Rosenstein will step down as deputy attorney general in mid-May, ending a turbulent tenure overshadowed by the Mueller investigatio...
Aaron Judge Is Everywhere for the Yankees, Except on the Field
By JAMES WAGNER from NYT Sports
https://nyti.ms/2UOtbX2
The Yankees’ slugger decided to stay with the team on its West Coast road trip even while rehabilitating his team, underscoring his status as a club leade...
Chronicles of the Rings: What Trees Tell Us
By JIM ROBBINS from NYT Science
https://nyti.ms/2J4IM2C
Studying the historical data stored in centuries-old trees is a burgeoning field, with labs around the world learning more about historical patterns of weather and climate and the effects on human...
New York City’s Quirkiest Bus: 1 Bridge, 3 Stops
By WINNIE HU from NYT New York
https://nyti.ms/2ZTw5Oi
The B39 only goes from one side of the Williamsburg Bridge to the other. But it is a lifeline for its regular...
Movie Theaters
By NATALIE PROULX from NYT The Learning Network
https://nyti.ms/2UO7Ltj
In the age of digital streaming, are movie theaters still relevan...
Word + Quiz: gravitas
By THE LEARNING NETWORK from NYT The Learning Network
https://nyti.ms/2DFScht
This word has appeared in 70 articles on NYTimes.com in the past yea...
Tesla Looks to Regain Its Luster in Solar Energy by Slashing Prices
By IVAN PENN and PETER EAVIS from NYT Business
https://nyti.ms/2ZTw78S
The company said it would slash the cost of solar energy by up to 38 percent by standardizing systems and asking customers to take on more responsibilitie...
Bridgewater’s Ray Dalio Tops the List of Hedge Fund Manager Compensation
By ANDREW ROSS SORKIN from NYT Business
https://nyti.ms/2Wf3Ln0
Mr. Dalio, who sounded an alarm this year over rising income inequality, earned an estimated $2 billion in 201...
What’s on TV Tuesday: ‘On Tour With Asperger’s Are Us’ and ‘The Last Survivors’
By LAUREN MESSMAN from NYT Arts
https://nyti.ms/2Lg9FU2
A four-man comedy troupe hits the road in “On Tour With Asperger’s Are Us.” And Holocaust survivors share their stories in PBS’s Frontline documentar...
Las principales noticias del martes
By Por MARINA FRANCO from NYT Universal
https://nyti.ms/2GOKdPR
Mujeres en la tecnología, lobos migrantes, economía argentina y descrédito judicial en Brasil: lo que está sucediendo en América Latina y el mund...
A Princess in a Cage
By MOTOKO RICH from NYT World
https://nyti.ms/2La2tJ2
The survival of Japan’s monarchy rested on her shoulders. No one ever let her forget i...
The Suitor With the Shaggy Hair
By MOTOKO RICH from NYT World
https://nyti.ms/2GIKiVr
Princess Mako was never getting anywhere near the Japanese throne. But the public still seemed to have a say over her romantic lif...
The Long Shadows of a Failed War
By MOTOKO RICH from NYT World
https://nyti.ms/2UPwBJp
A Japanese royal sought to make peace with the lands his country had once conquered. But at home, too, there were fences to men...
Trump Sues Banks to Stop Them From Complying With House Subpoenas
By MAGGIE HABERMAN, WILLIAM K. RASHBAUM and DAVID ENRICH from NYT U.S.
https://nyti.ms/2GRQATZ
The lawsuit, joined by the president’s three eldest children and his private company, seeks to stop Deutsche Bank and Capital One from turning over record...
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein to Step Down in May
By KATIE BENNER from NYT U.S.
https://nyti.ms/2WfbRw6
The No. 2 Justice Department official submitted his resignation letter to President Trump after overseeing the Mueller inquiry through to the en...
Man Charged With Killing 5 in Annapolis Newsroom Uses Insanity Defense
By MIHIR ZAVERI from NYT U.S.
https://nyti.ms/2XUcwmY
Jarrod W. Ramos’s lawyers said in a court filing that a mental disorder either prevented him from appreciating the criminality of his conduct or from following the la...
In Scranton, College Students Give High Marks to Biden’s First Campaign Speech
By TRIP GABRIEL from NYT U.S.
https://nyti.ms/2PEneLB
While Mr. Biden spoke in Pittsburgh, students in his hometown watched from a conference room. By and large, they defied his low polling with young voter...
