French PM looks to scrap two public holidays in bold bid to cut national debt
MPs will vote on François Bayrou's budget plan in the autumn, in a moment of high risk for the government. from BBC News https://ift.tt/ZuCOin2
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Is the Human Impulse to Tell Stories Dangerous?
By BY TIMOTHY SNYDER from NYT Books https://ift.tt/33ZOsra
A few U.S. cities say to New Year’s revelers: Party on.
By BY ADEEL HASSAN, EDGAR SANDOVAL AND MITCH SMITH from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3pErRZC
The Books We Loved as Children Can Comfort Us at the End
By BY PAUL KARASIK from NYT Books https://ift.tt/3ezUv7W
New in Paperback: ‘Of Women and Salt’ and ‘Drug Use for Grown-Ups’
By BY MIGUEL SALAZAR from NYT Books https://ift.tt/3FGLgyx
Newly Published, From African Art to 3,000 Years of Athens History
By Unknown Author from NYT Books https://ift.tt/31asO2m
Covid: Woman isolates in toilet for five hours after positive mid-flight test
A US teacher says she spent five hours in the toilet after testing positive for Covid-19. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/32DGqnF
Covid vaccines rarely lead to problems in younger children, according to two C.D.C. reports.
By BY BENJAMIN MUELLER AND ANDREW JACOBS from NYT Science https://ift.tt/3qEAr9U
Virginia Confederate monuments likely headed to black history museum
A black history museum and culture centre in Richmond may soon receive the controversial memorials. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3HnvTeV
Pharmaceutical Company Found Liable in Landmark Opioid Trial
By BY SARAH MASLIN NIR, JAN HOFFMAN AND LOLA FADULU from NYT New York https://ift.tt/3HtXr2x
Tesla to recall 475,000 cars in the US
The number of cars being recalled is nearly equivalent to the firm's global deliveries last year. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3zbOdop
Covid: Omicron and Delta driving tsunami of cases - WHO
The warning comes as record cases are once again reported across the US and Europe. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/32JWXGe
A Hare and an Inheritance, Once Hidden, at the Jewish Museum
By BY KAREN ROSENBERG from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/3zaYEZG
Russia orders health and drug checks for foreigners
Business groups criticise a new law requiring mandatory fingerprinting, drug tests and STD checks. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/32Q06oc
Fearing a mistrial because of Omicron’s spread, judge extends jury’s hours in Ghislaine Maxwell trial.
By BY BENJAMIN WEISER AND REBECCA DAVIS O’BRIEN from NYT World https://ift.tt/3sIJhGv
Malawians mourn ex-First Lady Anne Chidzira Muluzi
Tributes are paid to Anne Chidzira Muluzi, the first woman to hold the title there, who died aged 69. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3JCwZ8K
Four Smithsonian museums are among those shuttering amid Omicron staff shortages.
By BY SARAH BAHR from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/3EI6zOV
‘Ain’t Too Proud’ will close on Broadway as Covid takes its toll.
By BY MICHAEL PAULSON from NYT Theater https://ift.tt/3HfYwuA
Many universities, citing the Omicron surge, push start dates back or move to online instruction.
By BY STEPHANIE SAUL from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3sBmAE9
Jordan MPs fighting in parliament session live-streamed on local television
The argument began as the chamber debated constitutional reforms, including gender equality. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3qzpjvd
Fears of Omicron’s Rapid Spread Are Tempered by Signs of Milder Illness
By BY MARC SANTORA AND MEGAN SPECIA from NYT World https://ift.tt/3HgI5Ot
Ghislaine Maxwell jury faces longer hours because of Covid
The judge in Ghislaine Maxwell's sex trafficking trial asks jurors to meet for an extra hour a day. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/318DKxC
‘Ain’t Too Proud’ will close on Broadway as Covid takes its toll.
By BY MICHAEL PAULSON from NYT Theater https://ift.tt/32FQeNI
US animal shelter shocked after 800 parakeets surrendered
A Detroit animal shelter said the birds were handed over in a "very unhealthy situation". from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3ewdy2S
‘Brown Girls,’ a Daring Debut That Follows Its Characters Through Life and Beyond
By BY DWIGHT GARNER from NYT Books https://ift.tt/3erCPeu
For Pop Music, 2021 Was the Year of the Deep Dive
By BY JON PARELES from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/3137lsh
Sweeping private-sector vaccine mandate goes into effect in N.Y.C.
By BY DANA RUBINSTEIN from NYT New York https://ift.tt/3qtYqsv
I’ve Spent 25 Years as a Joan Didion Thief
By BY JAY CASPIAN KANG from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3z0W0Fu
Arkansas governor tells Biden that federal government’s purchase of rapid tests could limit state solutions.
By BY MICHAEL D. SHEAR from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3Jg7oSR
Dr. Oz is eyeing politics, but his dubious medical advice has him under the microscope.
By BY TRIP GABRIEL from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3Jhbo5r
Hollywood Tests the Limit of Marquee Names a Single Film Can Hold
By BY BROOKS BARNES from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3pvVyfz
Wayne Thiebaud, Playful Painter of the Everyday, Dies at 101
By BY MICHAEL KIMMELMAN from NYT Obituaries https://ift.tt/3JjWiMn
Trial Testimony Declaration of Dr. Tom Neuman
By Unknown Author from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3enYMLt
Fauci warns against complacency amid data showing Omicron causes milder illness.
By BY ANDREW JACOBS from NYT Science https://ift.tt/3sBd1VS
A city's pandemic politics reveal a wider rupture.
By BY SABRINA TAVERNISE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3EtVVeN
Two more members of the K-pop band BTS test positive for the coronavirus.
By BY YONETTE JOSEPH from NYT World https://ift.tt/3qtTsvV
Catherine Was Great. But Was She a Girl Boss?
By BY ALEXIS SOLOSKI from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/3qtprfw
Winter Storms Threaten to Disrupt Travel in the Northwest
By BY AMANDA HOLPUCH from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3mua0CU
Sardi’s, Broadway’s iconic watering hole, is back, just in time for Omicron show closures.
By BY MICHAEL PAULSON from NYT World https://ift.tt/34272PH
As Prices Rise, Biden Turns to Antitrust Enforcers
By BY JIM TANKERSLEY AND ALAN RAPPEPORT from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3enB7Ld
As Russian Threat Looms, Ukraine’s Government Is No Laughing Matter
By BY ANDREW E. KRAMER from NYT World https://ift.tt/3yWWOvh
Is It Safe to Have a New Year’s Eve Party?
By BY RONDA KAYSEN from NYT Real Estate https://ift.tt/32nLw7n
‘Christmas can be hard’ amid loss, Queen Elizabeth says in her annual message.
By BY MEGAN SPECIA AND AINA J. KHAN from NYT World https://ift.tt/3yVRTdU
Sardi’s, Broadway’s iconic watering hole, is back, just in time for Omicron show closures.
By BY MICHAEL PAULSON from NYT World https://ift.tt/32uuYui
Group Raises $20 Million to Preserve ‘Lost’ Brontë Library
By BY JENNIFER SCHUESSLER from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/340zMIB
'Let's go, Brandon': Caller pranks Biden at White House event
A father from Oregon uttered a term that is code for an obscenity directed at the president. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3stok2d
Bosses Have a New Headache: How Long Should Sick Workers Isolate?
By BY LAUREN HIRSCH AND EMMA GOLDBERG from NYT Business https://ift.tt/32ngiNG
Police stray bullet kills teen in LA store's dressing room
The teenager was in a changing room with her mother trying on dresses for her 15th birthday party. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3Erx4rK
Democrats Say They Are Serious About State Elections. But Are They Too Late?
By BY BLAKE HOUNSHELL from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3ejjFaS
Joan Didion: US literary icon dies at 87
She was known for chronicling US culture and was a screenwriter for the 1976 film A Star is Born. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3Hbjo6m
In an Evolutionary Race to Dominate the Seas, Ichthyosaurs Were the Winners
By BY SABRINA IMBLER from NYT Science https://ift.tt/3H6J1F3
James Franco: I'll admit, I did sleep with students... and that was wrong
The actor paid $2.2m (£1.6m) after being sued over "sexually-charged behaviour towards female students". from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3poddWv
Here are the charges that Kimberly Potter faces.
By BY PATRICK J. LYONS from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3plFmNN
TikTok ousts Google to become favourite online destination
Tiktok.com overtook other US tech giants in 2021, including Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Netflix. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3FqsknO
Toys ‘R’ Us Tries to Come Back, Four Years After Bankruptcy
By BY KEVIN ARMSTRONG from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3EpeO2c
‘Don’t See Someone Strapping Screen to Face All Day’: Elon Musk Hypes Up Neuralink Over Metaverse
via Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/30Qk1CA
The Devastating Observations of Janet Malcolm
By BY SASHA WEISS from NYT Magazine https://ift.tt/3HarOe9
The variant is motivating Americans to get boosters but not bringing more initial vaccinations, a poll finds.
By BY AZI PAYBARAH from NYT World https://ift.tt/3smSYKC
Spain to require masks outdoors amid Covid surge
As the Omicron variant spreads around Europe, countries tighten restrictions to brace for another wave. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3EmfoxG
In ‘Vigil,’ Suranne Jones Sounds the Murky Depths, as Always
By BY ELISABETH VINCENTELLI from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/3mt1jbP
Roman-era 'Good Shepherd' ring found off Israel in ancient shipwreck
Israeli archaeologists discover a Roman-era gold ring bearing an early Christian depiction of Jesus. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/32kwMWH
