Today Latest News: November 2018

Friday 30 November 2018

Australian Students Stage School Strikes Over Climate Change Inaction

By LIVIA ALBECK-RIPKA from NYT World https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/30/world/australia/student-strike-climate-change.html?partner=IFTTT

Louisiana School Made Headlines for Sending Black Kids to Elite Colleges. Here’s the Reality.

By ERICA L. GREEN, KATIE BENNER and ANNIE FLANAGAN from NYT U.S. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/30/us/tm-landry-college-prep-black-students.html?partner=IFTTT

Oklahoma Quarterback Kyler Murray Nears the End of a Two-Sport Career

By MARC TRACY from NYT Sports https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/30/sports/kyler-murray-baseball.html?partner=IFTTT

A European Goes to Trump’s Washington

By IVAN KRASTEV from NYT Opinion https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/30/opinion/europe-america-foreign-policy-trump.html?partner=IFTTT

Sending Lewd Nudes to Strangers Could Mean a Year in Jail

By SHARON OTTERMAN from NYT New York https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/30/nyregion/airdrop-sexual-harassment.html?partner=IFTTT

Astrology

By KATHERINE SCHULTEN from NYT The Learning Network https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/30/learning/astrology.html?partner=IFTTT

Word + Quiz: subterfuge

By THE LEARNING NETWORK from NYT The Learning Network https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/30/learning/30WODLN.html?partner=IFTTT

The Beauty of Brazil’s Rain Forest, in Jewelry

By RACHEL GARRAHAN from NYT Fashion https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/30/fashion/jewelry-silvia-furmanovich-brazil-amazon.html?partner=IFTTT

The Luckenbooth: Scotland’s Love Brooch

By ELAINE SMITH from NYT Fashion https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/30/fashion/jewelry-scotland-heart-brooch-luckenbooth.html?partner=IFTTT

How Jewelry Makes Us Who We Are

By VICTORIA GOMELSKY from NYT Fashion https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/30/fashion/jewelry-metropolitan-museum-of-art.html?partner=IFTTT

Emerald and Gold Jewelry Pushes Up Quality at the Met Shop

By LAURA NEILSON from NYT Fashion https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/30/fashion/jewelry-metropolitan-museum-of-art-shop.html?partner=IFTTT

Emojis: Dressed Up and Ready to Party

By MILENA LAZAZZERA from NYT Fashion https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/30/fashion/jewelry-emojis-bulgari.html?partner=IFTTT

Sparkle Comes Pretty Cheap

By RACHEL FELDER from NYT Fashion https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/30/fashion/jewelry-cleaning.html?partner=IFTTT

Will Blockchain Be a Boon to the Jewelry Industry?

By ELIZABETH PATON from NYT Fashion https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/30/fashion/jewelry-blockchain-de-beers.html?partner=IFTTT

MeToo founder Tarana Burke: Campaign now 'unrecognisable'

Tarana Burke first used the phrase 12 years ago before it became a global movement last year.

from BBC News - Technology https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-46393369

FOX NEWS: CNN fires Marc Lamont Hill over anti-Israel remarks

CNN fires Marc Lamont Hill over anti-Israel remarks

Media reporter for The Hill Joe Concha reacts to the firing of CNN commentator.

via FOX NEWS http://video.foxnews.com/v/5973404007001

FOX NEWS: 'Dog the Bounty Hunter' speaks out following news his wife Beth's cancer has returned: 'Please say a prayer'

'Dog the Bounty Hunter' speaks out following news his wife Beth's cancer has returned: 'Please say a prayer'

"Dog the Bounty Hunter" is speaking out following news his wife Beth's cancer has returned.

via FOX NEWS https://foxnews.com/entertainment/dog-the-bounty-hunters-duane-chapman-speaks-out-following-news-his-wife-beths-cancer-has-returned-please-say-a-prayer

FOX NEWS: Are progressives missing the point of 'Rudolph'?

Are progressives missing the point of 'Rudolph'?

Huff Post claims 'Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer' promotes bigotry; Dave Rubin responds.

via FOX NEWS http://video.foxnews.com/v/5973391687001

FOX NEWS: Jana Kramer welcomes baby boy with husband Mike Caussin: 'Our hearts are so full'

Jana Kramer welcomes baby boy with husband Mike Caussin: 'Our hearts are so full'

Jana Kramer is officially a mom of two!

via FOX NEWS https://foxnews.com/entertainment/jana-kramer-welcomes-baby-boy-with-husband-mike-caussin-our-hearts-are-so-full

FOX NEWS: Tom Hanks in talks to play Geppetto in Disney’s live-action ‘Pinocchio’ movie: report

Tom Hanks in talks to play Geppetto in Disney’s live-action ‘Pinocchio’ movie: report

78 years after the original "Pinocchio" was released, Tom Hanks may be bringing Geppetto back to life.

via FOX NEWS https://foxnews.com/entertainment/tom-hanks-in-talks-to-play-geppetto-in-disneys-live-action-pinocchio-movie-report

FOX NEWS: Rita Ora suffers wardrobe malfunction on the red carpet

Rita Ora suffers wardrobe malfunction on the red carpet

Rita Ora can't seem to catch a break.

via FOX NEWS https://foxnews.com/entertainment/rita-ora-suffers-wardrobe-malfunction-on-the-red-carpet

FOX NEWS: Comcast responds to Linda Vester's claim NBC News hasn’t changed since Lauer's firing; Vester fires back

Comcast responds to Linda Vester's claim NBC News hasn’t changed since Lauer's firing; Vester fires back

Comcast, which owns NBCUniversal, responded Thursday to the claims of Linda Vester, a former NBC correspondent and former Fox News anchor, who said NBC News’ culture of sexual misconduct against women has barely changed in the year since the network fired Matt Lauer amid a cloud of disturbing harassment claims.

via FOX NEWS https://foxnews.com/entertainment/comcast-responds-linda-vester-allegations-nbc-news-hasnt-changed-since-matt-lauer-fired

FOX NEWS: British Playboy model Hayley Bray sexually assaulted in laundry room at California hotel: report

British Playboy model Hayley Bray sexually assaulted in laundry room at California hotel: report

Unsettling surveillance video footage captured the terrifying moment a Playboy model was groped while doing her laundry in a California hotel.

via FOX NEWS https://foxnews.com/entertainment/british-playboy-model-hayley-bray-sexually-assaulted-in-laundry-room-at-california-hotel-report

FOX NEWS: Sonny Bono told Cher she wasn't 'particularly attractive' when they met, star recalls

Sonny Bono told Cher she wasn't 'particularly attractive' when they met, star recalls

Sonny Bono reportedly told his future wife – and ex-wife – Cher that he didn’t think she was especially good-looking not long after they’d met each other.

via FOX NEWS https://foxnews.com/entertainment/sonny-bono-told-cher-she-wasnt-particularly-attractive-when-they-met-star-recalls

FOX NEWS: Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine gifts girlfriend a $35G Rolex while in jail

Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine gifts girlfriend a $35G Rolex while in jail

Tekashi 6ix9ine isn’t letting the fact that he’s stuck in the slammer on federal charges put his relationship on ice.

via FOX NEWS https://foxnews.com/entertainment/rapper-tekashi-6ix9ine-gifts-girlfriend-a-35g-rolex-while-in-jail

FOX NEWS: Black Christmas trees become hottest new holiday trend this season

Black Christmas trees become hottest new holiday trend this season

Christmas enthusiasts are going dark this year — when it comes to decorating their trees, that is.

via FOX NEWS https://foxnews.com/lifestyle/black-christmas-trees-hottest-holiday-trend-this-season

FOX NEWS: 11-year-old gets surprise visit from cops after nobody shows up to his birthday party

11-year-old gets surprise visit from cops after nobody shows up to his birthday party

They even came bearing gifts.

via FOX NEWS https://foxnews.com/lifestyle/11-year-old-gets-surprise-visit-from-cops-after-no-shows-up-to-his-birthday-party

FOX NEWS: 'Christmas Tree Eyebrows' are indeed a thing people are actually doing

'Christmas Tree Eyebrows' are indeed a thing people are actually doing

It may not be the strangest thing we’ve ever seen on Instagram, but it’s up there.

via FOX NEWS https://foxnews.com/lifestyle/christmas-tree-eyebrows-are-indeed-a-thing-people-are-actually-doing

FOX NEWS: Army soldier's emotional reunion with dog at airport goes viral

Army soldier's emotional reunion with dog at airport goes viral

I'm not crying, you're crying.

via FOX NEWS https://foxnews.com/lifestyle/army-soldiers-emotional-reunion-with-dog-at-airport-goes-viral

FOX NEWS: Crazy Christmas display with 50,000 lights most festive in UK, family claims

Crazy Christmas display with 50,000 lights most festive in UK, family claims

They use their impressive Yuletide attraction to raise money for charity.

via FOX NEWS https://foxnews.com/lifestyle/crazy-christmas-display-with-50000-lights-most-festive-in-uk-family-claims

FOX NEWS: Handbag entrepreneur's viral 'money diary' made readers want 'to stab [their] eyes out'

Handbag entrepreneur's viral 'money diary' made readers want 'to stab [their] eyes out'

She thought she had it in the bag.

via FOX NEWS https://foxnews.com/lifestyle/handbag-entrepreneurs-viral-money-diary-made-readers-want-to-stab-their-eyes-out

FOX NEWS: Bridesmaid immediately gets engaged after catching wedding bouquet

Bridesmaid immediately gets engaged after catching wedding bouquet

Talk about happily ever after.

via FOX NEWS https://foxnews.com/lifestyle/bridesmaid-gets-proposed-to-after-catching-bouquet-at-wedding

FOX NEWS: 5 pet gifts for the good doggo in your life

5 pet gifts for the good doggo in your life

Because they deserve presents, too.

via FOX NEWS https://foxnews.com/lifestyle/5-pet-gifts-for-the-good-doggo-in-your-life

FOX NEWS: Online shoppers buy less than half of everything they put in their carts, survey finds

Online shoppers buy less than half of everything they put in their carts, survey finds

Ever added something to your online shopping cart and had second thoughts? You're not alone.

via FOX NEWS https://foxnews.com/lifestyle/online-shoppers-buy-less-than-half-of-everything-they-put-in-their-carts-survey-finds

FOX NEWS: Melania Trump brushes off Christmas decoration critics: 'I think they look fantastic'

Melania Trump brushes off Christmas decoration critics: 'I think they look fantastic'

First Lady Melania Trump brushed off criticism of her latest White House’s Christmas decorations and invited everyone to check them out in person during an appearance at Liberty University on Wednesday.

via FOX NEWS https://foxnews.com/lifestyle/melania-trump-to-christmas-decoration-critics-i-think-they-look-fantastic

Carphone Warehouse faces Black Friday backlash

Problems with credit checks led some customers to be wrongly refused smartphone contracts.

from BBC News - Technology https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-46388467

Nintendo smashes its rules for gaming vloggers

The gaming giant will now let players share videos on YouTube, Twitch and others.

from BBC News - Technology https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-46385047

Facebook's UK political ad rules kick in

Facebook starts to enforce its tighter political advertising rules in the UK following a delay.

from BBC News - Technology https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-46385050

Raids mounted on fake Indian tech support centres

Microsoft complained to local police, who arrested more than 50 people in call centres.

from BBC News - Technology https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-46357007

Smart meter fitting slows as deadline looms

Fewer smart meters are being fitted despite the government insisting all homes will have one by 2020.

from BBC News - Technology https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-46387600

Rail fares to rise by 3.1% in January

Rail passengers will have to pay an average of 3.1% more for train tickets in 2019.

from BBC News - Business https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-46387030

Ex-Autonomy boss Mike Lynch charged with fraud in the US

Founder of UK software giant is charged with fraud seven years after the firm's sale to Hewlett-Packard.

from BBC News - Business https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-46397367

Trump's trade war: Stakes are high at G20 summit

President Trump's threats of more tariffs against China dampen hopes of a breakthrough over trade at a meeting with Xi Jinping.

from BBC News - Business https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-46312845

WTO chief warns of worst crisis in global trade since 1947

Roberto Azevedo says the trade body is looking for a "plan B" to stop its dispute system being paralysed.

from BBC News - Business https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-46395379

Tesco and VW plan free electric car charging points

Customers can leave electric cars to charge while shopping, under a partnership with Volkswagen.

from BBC News - Business https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-46386858

Deutsche Bank headquarters raided over money laundering

Prosecutors raid Frankfurt headquarters of Germany's biggest bank in a money laundering investigation.

from BBC News - Business https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-46382722

Smart meter fitting slows as deadline looms

Fewer smart meters are being fitted despite the government insisting all homes will have one by 2020.

from BBC News - Business https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-46387600

Brexit: Let's focus on the deal, May tells MPs

The PM says she still hopes the Commons will back her Brexit plan as she prepares to meet G20 leaders.

from BBC News - Business https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-46394431

Bayer to cut 12,000 jobs and sell brands

Dr Scholl's and Coppertone are among the consumer brands to be sold by the German company.

from BBC News - Business https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-46391337

Starbucks to block porn on free wi-fi in US

The coffee chain says watching porn has always been banned, but it will now block access to content.

from BBC News - Business https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-46393506

Floyd Mayweather and DJ Khaled settle SEC charges

The regulator says the celebrities didn't tell their followers they had been paid to promote some investments.

from BBC News - Business https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-46394879

Danish firm claims first biofuel commercial sea voyage

Danish shipping company Norden says it has completed the first voyage by an ocean-going vessel powered purely by biofuel made from used cooking oil.

from BBC News - Business https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-46394339

Carphone Warehouse faces Black Friday backlash

Problems with credit checks led some customers to be wrongly refused smartphone contracts.

from BBC News - Business https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-46388467

JLR to cut 200 jobs as production moves to Slovakia

Jaguar Land Rover says there will also be a "temporary pause" at its Wolverhampton engine plant.

from BBC News - Business https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-46387055

Shares in shopping centre owner Intu sink after takeover collapses

Shares in shopping centre owner Intu sink more than a third as a takeover bid falls apart.

from BBC News - Business https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-46383066

Rail regulator orders Network Rail to improve performance

Rail regulator orders Network Rail to improve after rail performance hits five-year low.

from BBC News - Business https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-46387027

How do you make a vinyl record?

Watch behind the scenes as a vinyl record is processed from start to finish.

from BBC News - Business https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-45143430

'We had to pay £300 each just to view a property'

Prospective tenants at one letting agency have been asked for money in order to view rental properties.

from BBC News - Business https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-46387040

Brexit Barometer: How are small businesses feeling?

5 Live is getting the views of people across the UK.

from BBC News - Business https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-46390637

'My mum's funeral costs were extortionate'

The UK's £2bn funeral sector now faces a major investigation by competition authorities as costs rise.

from BBC News - Business https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-46384457

'People find anything about the vagina hard to talk about'

An innovation surge and the lifting of health taboos is giving rise to an industry worth billions.

from BBC News - Business https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-46345591

Texas Farmers Take 'Love Thy Neighbor' Literally by Harvesting Crop of Farmer Sick With Leukemia

When West Texas farmer Greg Bishop was diagnosed with leukemia in September, he didn't know how he would be able to harvest his cotton crop while undergoing treatment. He didn't have to, thanks to his neighbors.

from CBNNews.com http://www.cbn.com/api/urlredirect.aspx?u=http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2018/november/texas-farmers-take-love-thy-neighbor-literally-by-harvesting-crop-of-farmer-sick-with-leukemia

Suicide Rate Up 33 Percent, Franklin Graham Says People Need Hope

More than 47,000 Americans committed suicide in 2017, causing the country to hit a 50-year record.

from CBNNews.com http://www.cbn.com/api/urlredirect.aspx?u=http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2018/november/suicide-rate-up-33-percent-franklin-graham-says-people-need-hope

How to Celebrate Advent At Home with Your Family

Are you planning to spend time celebrating Advent with your family this year? If so, it’s best to capitalize on the ‘countdown nature’ of Advent and help your children become familiar with what Advent is daily.

from CBNNews.com http://www.cbn.com/api/urlredirect.aspx?u=http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/2018/november/how-to-celebrate-advent-at-home-with-your-family

He Was Born Without a Heartbeat, Parents Credit God's Power for Baby's Miracle

A Texas couple recently celebrated Thanksgiving with a miracle. Jacob and Hannah Sheriff's newborn son was born without a heartbeat and wasn't breathing. But instead of giving up the couple prayed and stood on God's word.

from CBNNews.com http://www.cbn.com/api/urlredirect.aspx?u=http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/2018/november/this-week-on-prayer-link-he-was-born-without-a-heartbeat-parents-credit-gods-power-for-babys-miracle-up

Rail fares to rise by 3.1% in January

Rail passengers will have to pay an average of 3.1% more for train tickets in 2019.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-46387030

Brexit: Let's focus on the deal, May tells MPs

The PM says she still hopes the Commons will back her Brexit plan as she prepares to meet G20 leaders.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-46394431

Russia-Ukraine crisis clouds G20 summit in Buenos Aires

Leaders gather in Argentina amid tension with Russia over Ukraine and a US trade row with China.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-46395758

Hunt as couple's car 'washes-up' on beach

Susan and James Kenneavy's car was spotted on Drummore beach after a night of heavy rain and flooding.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-46389491

Type 2 diabetes: NHS to offer 800-calorie diet treatment

A diet of soups and shakes that can reverse type 2 diabetes is to be trialled by the NHS in England.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-46363869

World Aids Day: Lloyd Russell-Moyle MP on HIV positive status

A Labour MP revealed he has been HIV positive for nearly ten years, as the Commons debated World Aids Day.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-46387914

Copa Libertadores: River Plate v Boca Juniors moved to Bernabeu in Madrid

The second leg of the Copa Libertadores final between Boca Juniors and River Plate is moved 6,000 miles away to Madrid's Bernabeu.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46392340

Michael Cohen in court: Trump ex-lawyer admits lying to Congress

Michael Cohen says he lied "out of loyalty" to Mr Trump, while the president says he is "weak".

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-46390368

Smoking banned in Scottish prisons

It is estimated about 72% of Scottish prisoners smoke regularly but sales of tobacco ceased in last week.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-46385331

Merkel's plane makes unscheduled landing after technical hitch

The German chancellor will miss the start of the G20 in Argentina after her flight had to turn back.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-46394989

Charlottesville driver Alex Fields Jr acted in anger, trial told

The trial opens of Alex Fields Jr, who drove a car into a crowd in Virginia in 2017, killing a woman.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-46394995

MeToo founder Tarana Burke: Campaign now 'unrecognisable'

Tarana Burke first used the phrase 12 years ago before it became a global movement last year.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-46393369

Boy's letter to dad in heaven receives reply from Royal Mail

Royal Mail replied to the seven-year-old in West Lothian to say it had been delivered safely.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-46386387

The Papers: NHS doctors and Tory MPs' festive threat

The front pages report an immigration rule change to fill health staff gaps and continue to look ahead to the Brexit deal vote.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-46394779

Quiz of the Week: Where were two lost Morecambe and Wise tapes found?

It's the weekly news quiz - have you been paying attention to what's been going on in the world during the past seven days?

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/stories-46342003

News Daily: May sells Brexit at home and G20, and low-cal diabetes diet on NHS

Your morning briefing for 30 November 2018.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-46393479

EastEnders: Busting myths around sexual consent

The soap airs a special episode talking about the different opinions around sexual consent.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-46334615

Syrian on 'sound and smell of freedom' after months in airport

Syrian Hassan al-Kontar had not been outside for nine months - but now has a new home in Canada.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-46392849

'Miss Environment': The 11-year-old girl 'saving Lagos'

Misimi Isimi is an 11-year-old environmentalist on a mission to clean up Lagos.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-46393390

The tragedy that inspired a life-saving charity

Terrence Higgins's partner Dr Rupert Whitaker speaks to Witness about the man whose death was the first confirmed case of Aids in the UK

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/stories-46363059

How Disney's Wreck It Ralph is challenging Disney's stereotypes

Why Ralph Breaks The Internet is the Disney sequel that is not afraid of poking fun at a Disney stereotype.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/46394049

Tea, cake and Brexit: What happened when Damon Albarn played a 200-capacity Geordie social club

Find out what happened when the Blur star performed for a tiny crowd in Cullercoats.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-46391087

Heckling: How to deal with it during a comedy show

Comedian Ian Smith offers advice on how to handle a heckler during a gig.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-46382267

What are your rights on university initiation ceremonies

The dad of a student who died after a uni initiation is calling for expulsions, but what are the rules?

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-46385437

Hugh Jackman to tour with songs from The Greatest Showman

The Wolverine star will also perform songs from Les Miserables and other Broadway shows.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-46386039

Brexit Barometer: How are small businesses feeling?

5 Live is getting the views of people across the UK.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-46390637

Southwest Airlines apologises for mocking girl's name

Southwest Airlines has offered its "sincere apology" after staff mocked five-year-old Abcde Redford.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-46393501

Why maternity leave can be harder and lonelier than you imagine

Maternity leave is often seen as an idyllic time but the reality is much harder, says BBC presenter Emma Barnett.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-46221187

The French village that fears for its British community

Alet-les-Bains has benefited from a British influx and many there fear the aftermath of Brexit.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-46329850

The Canadian Jeweler Who Caught Meghan Markle’s Eye

By ELAINE SMITH from NYT Fashion https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/30/fashion/jewelry-birks-canada-meghan-markle.html?partner=IFTTT

Auction Houses Grow a Different Kind of Jewelry Sale

By MELANIE ABRAMS from NYT Fashion https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/30/fashion/jewelry-auction-houses-sales-sothebys.html?partner=IFTTT

Grindr President Defends Same-Sex Marriage Comments

By DANIEL VICTOR from NYT Business https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/30/business/grindr-president-same-sex-marriage.html?partner=IFTTT

What’s on TV Friday: ‘A Very Nutty Christmas’ and ‘The Shining’

By DANYA ISSAWI from NYT Arts https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/30/arts/television/whats-on-tv-friday-a-very-nutty-christmas-and-the-shining.html?partner=IFTTT

Thursday 29 November 2018

FOX NEWS: Maryland's top court to hear arguments in 'Serial' case

Maryland's top court to hear arguments in 'Serial' case

Maryland's highest court on Thursday will hear arguments in the high-profile case of a man whose murder conviction was chronicled in the hit "Serial" podcast that attracted millions of armchair detectives.

via FOX NEWS https://foxnews.com/us/marylands-top-court-to-hear-arguements-in-serial-case

FOX NEWS: South Carolina megachurch camera caught man performing sex act on 3-year-old: cops

South Carolina megachurch camera caught man performing sex act on 3-year-old: cops

Surveillance video caught the act of a South Carolina church volunteer performing oral sex on a 3-year-old child on Sunday, according to an affidavit.

via FOX NEWS https://foxnews.com/us/church-volunteer-28-performs-oral-sex-on-child-in-restroom-3-affidavit-says

FOX NEWS: AP Exclusive: Mormons support GOP, but Trump approval lags

AP Exclusive: Mormons support GOP, but Trump approval lags

About two-thirds of Mormon voters nationwide favored Republicans in the midterm elections, but President Donald Trump's approval rating among members of the faith lagged behind, according to a nationwide survey of midterm voters.

via FOX NEWS https://foxnews.com/us/ap-exclusive-mormons-support-gop-but-trump-approval-lags

FOX NEWS: Prisoners stole more than $500G from troops in 'sextortion' scam, authorities say

Prisoners stole more than $500G from troops in 'sextortion' scam, authorities say

Hundreds of U.S. military servicemembers paid over a half-million dollars in a blackmail "sextortion" scheme orchestrated by inmates in South Carolina correctional facilities posing as women online, authorities said.

via FOX NEWS https://foxnews.com/us/prisoners-stole-more-than-500k-from-troops-in-sextortion-scam-authorities-say

FOX NEWS: Lawyer for parents of teen who drowned claims video surveillance shows teacher on cell phone: report

Lawyer for parents of teen who drowned claims video surveillance shows teacher on cell phone: report

A lawyer for the parents of a teenager who drowned during a high school swim class earlier this year said in a lawsuit that surveillance video appears to show the teacher looking at his cell phone while the teen drowned.

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FOX NEWS: Indiana fire that killed 6, including 4 children, may have been set intentionally: report

Indiana fire that killed 6, including 4 children, may have been set intentionally: report

An early morning fire on Tuesday ripped through a home in rural Indiana, killing six including four children, and authorities have reason to believe the fire was intentional, a report said.

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FOX NEWS: Some California evacuation orders could be lifted next week

Some California evacuation orders could be lifted next week

Pacific Gas & Electric Co. said in a new filing with the state that it determined weather conditions were no longer dangerous enough to warrant a massive power shut off on Nov. 8 — a decision that came as a massive fire was tearing through a Northern California town.

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