Tuesday, 31 August 2021

Kathryn Gallagher’s Upper West Side Nest


By Unknown Author from NYT Real Estate https://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2021/08/31/realestate/kathryn-gallaghers-upper-west-side-nest.html?partner=IFTTT

The Shy Sisters Behind Austin’s Breakout Breakfast Tacos


By BY PRIYA KRISHNA from NYT Food https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/31/dining/veracruz-all-natural-austin-reyna-and-maritza-vazquez.html?partner=IFTTT

5 Minutes That Will Make You Love the Trumpet


By Unknown Author from NYT Arts https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/31/arts/music/classical-music-trumpet-jazz.html?partner=IFTTT

What to Do This Summer: Washington, D.C.


By BY SHAYLA MARTIN from NYT Travel https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/31/travel/washington-dc-city-guide.html?partner=IFTTT

Private Equity Firms All Want the Same Thing: British Companies


By BY ESHE NELSON from NYT Business https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/31/business/private-equity-uk.html?partner=IFTTT

The Economy Is Booming but Far From Normal, Posing a Challenge for Biden


By BY JIM TANKERSLEY AND BEN CASSELMAN from NYT Business https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/31/business/economy/biden-economy.html?partner=IFTTT

It’s Never Too Late to Ditch the City and Run a Farm


By BY CHRIS COLIN from NYT Style https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/31/style/martha-prewitt-opera-farm-kentucky.html?partner=IFTTT

Hurricane Ida Offers a Glimpse of the Dystopia That’s Coming for All of Us


By BY ANDY HOROWITZ from NYT Opinion https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/31/opinion/hurricane-ida-climate-change.html?partner=IFTTT

The Cocaine Was Laced With Fentanyl. Now Six Are Dead From Overdoses.


By BY SARAH MASLIN NIR from NYT New York https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/31/nyregion/fentanyl-laced-cocaine-deaths.html?partner=IFTTT

‘A Sadness I Can’t Carry’: The Story Of The Drum


By BY DAVID TREUER from NYT Magazine https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/31/magazine/ojibwe-big-drum.html?partner=IFTTT

The Winners of Remote Work


By BY DROR POLEG from NYT The Upshot https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/31/upshot/the-winners-of-remote-work.html?partner=IFTTT

Worrying About Your Carbon Footprint Is Exactly What Big Oil Wants You to Do


By BY AUDEN SCHENDLER from NYT Opinion https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/31/opinion/climate-change-carbon-neutral.html?partner=IFTTT

A Dedicated Horsewoman Leaves No Thoroughbred Behind


By BY JOE DRAPE from NYT Sports https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/31/sports/horse-racing/saratoga-springs-retired-thoroughbreds.html?partner=IFTTT

In the Kitchens of the Rich, Things Are Not as They Seem


By BY CAITY WEAVER from NYT Style https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/31/style/hidden-fridges-status-kitchens.html?partner=IFTTT

Can Magnesium Supplements Really Help You Sleep?


By BY ANAHAD O’CONNOR from NYT Well https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/31/well/mind/magnesium-supplements-for-sleep.html?partner=IFTTT

Many Republicans Are Anti-Vax. Are They Also Pro-Covid?


By BY JAMELLE BOUIE from NYT Opinion https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/31/opinion/republicans-anti-vax-covid.html?partner=IFTTT

Joe Biden’s Critics Lost Afghanistan


By BY ROSS DOUTHAT from NYT Opinion https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/31/opinion/afghanistan-biden.html?partner=IFTTT

How to Collect Crystals


By BY MALIA WOLLAN from NYT Magazine https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/31/magazine/how-to-collect-crystals.html?partner=IFTTT

FOX NEWS: Taliban take control of Kabul airport, celebrate ‘enjoyable moment of victory’


Taliban take control of Kabul airport, celebrate ‘enjoyable moment of victory’



Taliban leaders took over control of the Kabul airport Tuesday and marked the departure of the last U.S. plane from the country by taking a symbolic walk across the airport's sole runway, according to a report.

via FOX NEWS https://foxnews.com/world/taliban-take-control-of-kabul-airport-celebrate-enjoyable-moment-of-victory

FOX NEWS: Reporter stays with Taliban fighters as they enter Kabul airport hangar


Reporter stays with Taliban fighters as they enter Kabul airport hangar



A reporter stayed with several Taliban fighters this week who were seen entering a hangar at Kabul airport and examining Chinook helicopters left behind following the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, according to a report.

via FOX NEWS https://foxnews.com/world/taliban-fighters-kabul-airport-hangar-examine-helicopters-us-troops-depart-afghanistan

Cristiano Ronaldo: Man Utd complete move to re-sign forward

Manchester United bring Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo back to the club after completing his signing from Juventus.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58367537?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Nikola Vlasic: West Ham sign midfielder from CSKA Moscow

West Ham sign Croatia midfielder Nikola Vlasic from CSKA Moscow on a five-year deal.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58388047?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Liverpool captain Henderson signs new deal until 2025

Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson signs a new contract, keeping him at the club until 2025.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58228977?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Monday, 30 August 2021

New South Wales, Australia’s most populous state, has a record rise in daily cases.


By BY LIVIA ALBECK-RIPKA from NYT World https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/08/30/world/covid-delta-variant-vaccine/new-south-wales-australias-most-populous-state-has-a-record-rise-in-daily-cases?partner=IFTTT

Demand surges for a deworming drug despite no evidence it can treat Covid.


By BY EMMA GOLDBERG from NYT World https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/08/30/world/covid-delta-variant-vaccine/demand-surges-for-a-deworming-drug-despite-no-evidence-it-can-treat-covid?partner=IFTTT

What the First Day of School May Look Like in Two Weeks


By BY TROY CLOSSON from NYT New York https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/30/nyregion/first-day-of-school-covid.html?partner=IFTTT

The Black Mortality Gap, and a Document Written in 1910


By BY ANNA FLAGG from NYT The Upshot https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/30/upshot/black-health-mortality-gap.html?partner=IFTTT

Enchanted by the Mountains’ Ever-Changing Beauty: 45 Miles on the Teton Crest Trail


By BY STEPHEN HILTNER from NYT Travel https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/30/travel/teton-crest-trail.html?partner=IFTTT

The Dogs of 9/11: Their Failed Searches for Life Helped Sustain It


By Unknown Author from NYT Arts https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/30/arts/design/the-dogs-of-9-11.html?partner=IFTTT

Exile or Jail: The Grim Choice Facing Russian Opposition Leaders


By BY ANTON TROIANOVSKI from NYT World https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/30/world/europe/russian-opposition-leaders-exile.html?partner=IFTTT

Can Afghanistan’s Leading Broadcaster Survive the Taliban?


By BY DAN BILEFSKY from NYT World https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/30/world/asia/afghanistan-tolo-taliban.html?partner=IFTTT

Schemer or Naïf? The Trial of Elizabeth Holmes


By BY ERIN GRIFFITH AND ERIN WOO from NYT Technology https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/30/technology/trial-elizabeth-holmes-theranos.html?partner=IFTTT

Putting the ‘Open’ Back Into the U.S. Open


By BY DAVID WALDSTEIN from NYT Sports https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/30/sports/tennis/us-open-new-york-fans-covid.html?partner=IFTTT

The World Is Still Short of Everything. Get Used to It.


By BY PETER S. GOODMAN AND KEITH BRADSHER from NYT Business https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/30/business/supply-chain-shortages.html?partner=IFTTT

When Charlie Watts Finally Made It to New York City


By BY MICHIKO KAKUTANI from NYT New York https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/30/nyregion/when-charlie-watts-finally-made-it-to-new-york-city.html?partner=IFTTT

Nia DaCosta on ‘Candyman’ and the Power of Terrifying Legends


By BY CANDICE FREDERICK from NYT Movies https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/30/movies/nia-dacosta-candyman.html?partner=IFTTT

On Death Row in Texas, a Last Request: A Prayer and ‘Human Contact’


By BY RUTH GRAHAM from NYT U.S. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/30/us/on-death-row-in-texas-a-last-request-a-prayer-and-human-contact.html?partner=IFTTT

How Does Biden Recover From His Week From Hell?


By BY GAIL COLLINS AND BRET STEPHENS from NYT Opinion https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/30/opinion/biden-afghanistan-covid.html?partner=IFTTT

Why So Many Tennis Players Don’t Want the Covid Vaccine


By BY BEN ROTHENBERG from NYT Sports https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/30/sports/tennis/usopen-covid-vaccine-atp-wta.html?partner=IFTTT

Demand Surges for Deworming Drug for Covid, Despite No Evidence It Works


By BY EMMA GOLDBERG from NYT Health https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/30/health/covid-ivermectin-prescriptions.html?partner=IFTTT

We Need Clear Goals for Every Covid-19 Policy


By BY JOSEPH G. ALLEN AND HELEN JENKINS from NYT Opinion https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/30/opinion/us-covid-policy.html?partner=IFTTT

How a Question on Sign Language Led to a Deeper Look at Deaf Culture


By Unknown Author from NYT Times Insider https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/30/insider/sign-language-names-deaf-culture.html?partner=IFTTT

FOX NEWS: Liz Peek: Biden's weakness vs. Trump's strength – here's what the difference means to our enemies


Liz Peek: Biden's weakness vs. Trump's strength – here's what the difference means to our enemies



We have a president who thinks he knows better than his defense or intelligence advisers and who has personally engineered an historically humiliating and tragic defeat to our nation.

via FOX NEWS https://foxnews.com/opinion/biden-weakness-trump-strength-difference-enemies-liz-peek

Manchester United v Wolves: Should Paul Pogba have been penalised for foul?

Match of the Day 2 pundits Jermaine Jenas and Dion Dublin discuss whether Manchester United's winner in their 1-0 victory over Wolves should have been ruled out for a Paul Pogba challenge in the build-up.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/football/58380359?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Wolves 0-1 Manchester United: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer praises 'special' Mason Greenwood in hard-fought victory

Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer praises "special" Mason Greenwood after he scored their only goal in a 1-0 win at Wolves.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/football/58376129?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

FOX NEWS: North Korea appears to have restarted key nuclear reactor: UN watchdog


North Korea appears to have restarted key nuclear reactor: UN watchdog



Evidence has emerged that North Korea has restarted a nuclear reactor believed to be capable of producing weapons-grade plutonium in a development called “deeply troubling,” Reuters reported, citing the International Atomic Energy Agency.

via FOX NEWS https://foxnews.com/world/north-korea-appears-to-have-restarted-key-nuclear-reactor-un-watchdog

Sunday, 29 August 2021

Storm surges can threaten lives and damage property.


By BY MICHAEL LEVENSON from NYT U.S. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/29/us/storm-surge.html?partner=IFTTT

The U.S. reports a ‘credible’ new threat at the airport as evacuations wind down.


By BY MICHAEL LEVENSON AND DAN BILEFSKY from NYT World https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/08/29/world/afghanistan-news/the-us-reports-a-credible-new-threat-at-the-airport-as-evacuations-wind-down?partner=IFTTT

NHS blood test tube shortage: Doctors 'facing difficult choices'

Doctors call for more guidance after the NHS in England and Wales stops all non-urgent blood tests.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-58374553?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Fudstock festival: Three injured in Barrow fairground ride incident

One female casualty is in a critical condition in hospital, with two others seriously hurt.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-58375009?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Afghanistan: Pen Farthing and animals 'safe' after leaving Kabul

But his charity says it is a "devastating blow" that their "wonderful team" has been left behind.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-58370218?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Wife of murdered Greek ambassador jailed over his death in Brazil

Françoise de Souza Oliveira was found guilty of planning the murder with her lover, who confessed.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-58374285?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Afghanistan, Florida, U.S. Open: Your Weekend Briefing


By BY REMY TUMIN from NYT Briefing https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/29/briefing/afghanistan-florida-us-open.html?partner=IFTTT

Palestinians Finally Have Vaccines. But Will People Take Them?


By BY ADAM RASGON from NYT World https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/29/world/middleeast/palestinians-covid-vaccines-hesitancy.html?partner=IFTTT

En France, les cépages américains font de la résistance


By BY NORIMITSU ONISHI from NYT World https://www.nytimes.com/fr/2021/08/29/world/europe/cepage-americain-cevennes-phylloxera.html?partner=IFTTT

For France, American Vines Still Mean Sour Grapes


By BY NORIMITSU ONISHI from NYT World https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/29/world/europe/for-france-american-vines-still-mean-sour-grapes.html?partner=IFTTT

When the New Covid Surge Struck, Mississippi Was Uniquely Unprepared


By BY RICHARD FAUSSET from NYT U.S. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/29/us/when-the-new-covid-surge-struck-mississippi-was-uniquely-unprepared.html?partner=IFTTT

As Washington Stews, State Legislatures Increasingly Shape American Politics


By BY MICHAEL WINES from NYT U.S. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/29/us/state-legislatures-voting-gridlock.html?partner=IFTTT

As the Taliban Tighten Their Grip, Fears of Retribution Grow


By BY CARLOTTA GALL from NYT World https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/29/world/asia/afghanistan-taliban-revenge-amnesty.html?partner=IFTTT