The Week in Arts: Idris Elba Revives Luther; Margaret Thatcher Sees the Queen

By THE NEW YORK TIMES from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/2HMAaga

Frank Lucas: Man who inspired American Gangster dies aged 88

Frank Lucas, played on-screen by Denzel Washington, was known for peddling heroin in Harlem.

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Alexander Wang: Spring 2020

By Unknown Author from NYT Fashion https://nyti.ms/2Xlfe59

What’s on TV Saturday: ‘Ask Dr. Ruth’ and ‘Bad Times at the El Royale’

By JACLYN PEISER from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/2Z16Yb2

On Politics: The Biggest Stories of the Week

By ISABELLA GRULLÓN PAZ from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2Z5VnaJ

Canadian national inquiry: Giving a voice to missing and murdered women

Beverley Jacobs and Terri Brown fought tirelessly on behalf of missing and murdered indigenous women.

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Deaths of indigenous women was 'a Canadian genocide', leaked report says

Leaked national report describes possibly thousands of deaths of indigenous women as genocide.

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FOX NEWS: ASOS crop, tube tops for men ridiculed on social media: ‘I'm done’

ASOS crop, tube tops for men ridiculed on social media: ‘I'm done’



The crop top is making another run as the summer’s hottest trend and this season ASOS is bringing men into the mix.

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UK's Chagos Islands descendants feel like 'lost nation'

Evicted from their homeland, Chagos Islands families living in the UK are divided by immigration law.

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Venezuela crisis: What happened to uprising against Maduro?

A beleaguered people say they had hopes their misery would end but now they go back to one thing - survival.

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Sayyida Salme: The tragic life of Zanzibar's rebel princess

Sayyida Salme is a little known 19th Century princess who fled Zanzibar after scandalising the royals.

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MacKenzie Bezos: Novelist and Amazon shareholder

What do we know about the novelist who is the third-richest woman in the world?

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Tiananmen 30 years on - China's great act of 'forgettance'

Older people are not allowed to remember; the younger generation aren't even allowed to know.

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Head of Lettuce

By DEB AMLEN from NYT Crosswords & Games https://nyti.ms/2KfqHQ7

Hungary, Trump Tariffs, Merkel: Your Friday Briefing

By MELINA DELKIC from NYT Briefing https://nyti.ms/2wtM1t1

Documents Suggest Prosecutors Quickly Changed Mind on Jussie Smollett Case

By JULIA JACOBS from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/2wqywdF

Trump announces tariffs on Mexico in latest anti-immigration measure

The US president says he will impose rising tariffs until Mexico ends illegal immigration into the US.

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GM fungus rapidly kills 99% of malaria mosquitoes, study suggests

A fungus has been genetically modified with spider venom to kill the mosquitoes that spread malaria.

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Louisiana passes law banning abortions after heartbeat is detected

Restrictive abortion law signed by the Democratic governor could ban abortions after just six weeks.

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Hungary boat crash: Captain of vessel involved in collision arrested

The collision between the vessel and a tour boat in Budapest has left at least seven people dead.

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Trump: Robert Mueller 'conflicted' and a 'Never Trumper'

The US president launches a fierce personal attack on the special counsel in the Russia inquiry.

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Spelling Bee: Can these parents spell as well as their kids?

Children at this year's US National Spelling Bee are facing words like horripilation and parochialism.

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Ethan Bramble: Tattooed model mocks arrest warrant in Australia

Police are seeking 23-year-old Instagram model Ethan Bramble, who has tattoos to 98% of his body.

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Philippines sends tonnes of rubbish back to Canada

The Philippines says the rubbish was falsely labelled as plastic recycling when it was sent in 2014.

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Uber posts $1bn loss weeks after stock market listing

The taxi company's first set of figures since going public come after its share price slumped.

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Claus von Bülow: Socialite cleared of trying to murder his wife dies aged 92

The socialite was convicted but later acquitted of giving his heiress wife an insulin overdose.

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R. Kelly facing 11 more sex crime charges

The new charges carry heavier sentences than the 10 others he already faces.

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The man who might have stopped Sri Lanka's Easter bombings

Few realised before the attacks that Sri Lanka had a problem with Islamist militancy. One man who did was Mohammad Razak Taslim.

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My Ramadan Diary: Fasting for 18 hours with depression and anxiety

We spent the day with Maryam to find out how she copes with her mental health issues while fasting for Ramadan.

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The sea-cooled eco-resort that's nearly mosquito-free

The Brando resort in French Polynesia is close to being carbon neutral and self-sustainable.

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Australia's 'new wave' of stereotype-shunning comedy

A new era of "seriously formidable" acts have shunned past stereotypes to find global success.

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Fran Rivera: Bullfighter sparks revenge porn row in Spain

Spanish women hit back at Fran Rivera's comments after a revenge porn victim took her own life.

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Champions League final: Everything you need to know

As Liverpool and Tottenham prepare to face each other in the Champions League final in Madrid, football broadcaster Lynsey Hooper shares an easy guide to the game.

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Erosion forcing Nigerian families to abandon their homes and farms

A community in southern Nigeria face losing their homes and food shortages due to erosion.

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Philippines sends rotting exported waste back to Canada

Exported waste, intended for recycling, is being sent back to Canada by the Philippines.

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Weighing little more than an apple at birth, Saybie is the smallest baby to ever survive

Saybie is believed to be the world's smallest infant to survive after weighing just 8.6 ounces or 245 grams at birth.

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The Winners of Our Sixth Annual Student Editorial Contest: Teenagers Tell Us What Matters Most to Them

By THE LEARNING NETWORK from NYT The Learning Network https://nyti.ms/2YXdrUa

EU sees progress in Albania and N Macedonia membership bids

Albania and North Macedonia get EU Commission praise, but some EU leaders are wary of enlargement.

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Israel in Uncharted Territory as Netanyahu Fails to Form a Coalition

By ISABEL KERSHNER from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2QwSsoq

‘Yomeddine’ Review: A Leprosy Survivor’s Journey Under the Desert Sun

By TEO BUGBEE from NYT Movies https://nyti.ms/2Kepdp6

‘XY Chelsea’ Review: A Whistleblower Out of Focus

By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS from NYT Movies https://nyti.ms/2VZK6a3

‘The Spy Behind Home Plate’ Review: Play Ball, Fight Nazis

By KEN JAWOROWSKI from NYT Movies https://nyti.ms/2Wasv3U

‘The Russian Five’ Review: Out of the Iron Curtain, Onto the Ice

By KEN JAWOROWSKI from NYT Movies https://nyti.ms/30VTQ8D

‘The Image You Missed’ Review: From Son to Father and Filmmaker to Filmmaker

By BEN KENIGSBERG from NYT Movies https://nyti.ms/2I8MhD9

Review: ‘Echo in the Canyon,’ Capturing a California Musical Moment

By HELEN T. VERONGOS from NYT Movies https://nyti.ms/2IleuH9

‘Domino’ Review: All Voyeurism, All the Time

By GLENN KENNY from NYT Movies https://nyti.ms/2QB5p0d

DealBook Briefing: A U.S.-Europe Trade War Looms

By Unknown Author from NYT Business https://nyti.ms/2HLF5hs

‘We Are So Secretive’: How Nicole Dennis-Benn Depicts Working-Class Life

By CONCEPCIÓN DE LEÓN from NYT Books https://nyti.ms/2JNT5JQ

'World's smallest' surviving premature baby released from US hospital

Baby Saybie was given just hours to live when she was born weighing just 245g (8.6oz) in San Diego.

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France's MeToo creator on trial for defaming man she accused

A French court hears a man whose career has been "ruined" after being accused of harassment.

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'Emotional support dog attack' on plane sparks US lawsuit

The American says he needed 28 stitches after the incident on a Delta Airlines flight.

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Julian Assange 'too ill' to appear for court hearing, says lawyer

WikiLeaks says its founder has been moved to the medical ward of Belmarsh Prison.

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Adel al-Jubeir: 'Saudi Arabia does not want a war with Iran'

The kingdom is hosting two summits of Gulf and Arab leaders to discuss growing tensions in the region.

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She Came to New York for the Vogue Ballroom Scene. She Found a Family.

By LIZZIE FEIDELSON from NYT Magazine https://nyti.ms/2VXqiE9

A Sword Swallower’s Tough Act

By JAMIE LAUREN KEILES from NYT Magazine https://nyti.ms/2YUulTt

He’s a Professional Dancer, But His Stage Is the E Train

By JAIME LOWE from NYT Magazine https://nyti.ms/2WakUSW

Princess Nokia on Remaking Rap for a Queer, Feminist New York

By MATTHEW SCHNIPPER from NYT Magazine https://nyti.ms/30T5EIV

12 Performers Show What It Takes to Light Up the Stage

By Unknown Author from NYT Magazine https://nyti.ms/2HK5xbh

How Does a Normal Person Transform Into an Opera Singer?

By SAM ANDERSON from NYT Magazine https://nyti.ms/30TtCDY

The Nonstop Life (and Latin Beats) of Pedrito Martinez

By WESLEY MORRIS from NYT Magazine https://nyti.ms/30VoG1t

A 13-Year-Old Gospel Singer and the Hard Work of Making Music Your Life

By SUSAN DOMINUS from NYT Magazine https://nyti.ms/2Ww7bFw

Last of a Rare Breed: The Manhattan Piano Player

By MARK BINELLI from NYT Magazine https://nyti.ms/2MhQOZk

How to Be a Principal Ballerina at 41

By RIVKA GALCHEN from NYT Magazine https://nyti.ms/2Wzn1z9

How Kelli O’Hara Gets Ready for Broadway, Night After Night

By TAFFY BRODESSER-AKNER from NYT Magazine https://nyti.ms/2YYgBqR

This Performer Has to Master 14 Parts at Once, and Let Go of His Ego

By SCOTT HELLER from NYT Magazine https://nyti.ms/2IdPqBw

Israel Is Back in Election Mode and in Uncharted Territory

By ISABEL KERSHNER from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2ELuqBs

Narendra Modi to Begin Second Term as India’s Prime Minister in Grand Ceremony

By MUJIB MASHAL from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2JLi6Fm

In This ‘Death of a Salesman,’ Willy Loman Is Black

By MATT WOLF from NYT Theater https://nyti.ms/2HM1riU

Robert Mueller Breaks His Silence

By Unknown Author from NYT Podcasts https://nyti.ms/30Wti7e

Before I Could Change the World, I Had to Change Myself

By SUSAN FOWLER from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/2HKlePp

Joe Biden: Be Proud of Your Crime Bill

By BRET STEPHENS from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/2W0yfZb

To Make Headway on Climate Change, Let’s Change the Subject

By JUSTIN GILLIS from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/2YXVC7I

Robert Mueller, U.S.S. John McCain, Stanley Cup: Your Thursday Briefing

By INYOUNG KANG and CHRIS STANFORD from NYT Briefing https://nyti.ms/2WuOuSt

FOX NEWS: Frozen treat name sparks Twitter debate

Frozen treat name sparks Twitter debate



Otter Pops? Freezy pops? Zooper Doopers?

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NZ Treasury admits 'hack' was website blunder

New Zealand's Treasury admits it wasn't hacked, and budget details leaked out via its own website.

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FOX NEWS: Boeing CEO says he’d put family on 737 Max ‘without hesitation’

Boeing CEO says he’d put family on 737 Max ‘without hesitation’



Boeing’s CEO on Wednesday said he is so confident with the company’s upgrades to its 737 Max planes that he’d be willing to put his own family on them.

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South Africa gets gender-balanced cabinet

For the first time in the country's history, half of all ministers in South Africa's cabinet are women.

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Your Surgeon’s Childhood Hobbies May Affect Your Health

By KATE MURPHY from NYT Well https://nyti.ms/2Z1Va8x

Why Is Israel Going to Have Another Election?

By SHMUEL ROSNER from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/2IbQoyt

If You Licked These Photos They Would Taste Like New York. (So Don’t Lick Them.)

By JOHN LELAND from NYT Lens https://nyti.ms/2EJYRHY

Learning With: ‘Which Box Do You Check? Some States Are Offering a Nonbinary Option’

By NATALIE PROULX from NYT The Learning Network https://nyti.ms/2MkY06Q

This Summer, Opera Grapples With Race

By MICHAEL COOPER from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/2WejpU1

Disney could pull productions from Georgia over abortion law

Disney's CEO says it would be "difficult " to over-rule people who didn't want to work in the state.

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Nesamani: Who is he and why is the world praying for him?

Who is Nesamani and why is seemingly everyone in the world praying for him on Twitter?

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White House 'asked Navy to hide warship USS John S. McCain'

President Donald Trump denies making the request, saying he was "not informed about anything".

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I Can’t Remember Anyone’s Name. Maybe That’s Not a Problem?

By DAVID COLMAN from NYT Style https://nyti.ms/2QzVyYB

New York’s Toughest Homeless Problem

By NIKITA STEWART from NYT New York https://nyti.ms/2YTPvB7

Balloon Face

By NATALIE PROULX from NYT The Learning Network https://nyti.ms/2wtDIxm

Lady Gaga, Tyra Banks and the Disneyfication of Fashion

By VANESSA FRIEDMAN from NYT Fashion https://nyti.ms/2WwinBU