Tuesday, 31 May 2022

Cost of living: Solihull teacher turns 'fairy godmother' for prom

Teacher Stefanie Lakin appealed for help after finding one of her pupils could not afford a dress.

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I’m a Prosecutor. But I Won’t Enforce an Inhumane Law.


By BY STEVE DESCANO from NYT Opinion https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/31/opinion/prosecutor-abortion-virginia.html?partner=IFTTT

Holiday firm cancels flights ahead of Jubilee break

Tui has cut six flights a day as around two million passengers prepare to fly over the bank holiday.

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Johnny Depp performs second night in UK as Amber Heard verdict looms

The star plays a rock concert in London as he awaits the outcome of his US legal battle with ex-wife Amber Heard.

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World Cup play-off semi-final: Scotland v Ukraine - what to expect from traumatised visitors

Half the squad have not played competitively since December, but Ukraine have some top players and will be driven by an enhanced sense of patriotism.

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Students accuse lecturer of sharing Russia war lies

Academics have been criticised for spreading misinformation about the war in Ukraine on social media.

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A Debate Over What Roe Did — and What Losing It Would Mean


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Monday, 30 May 2022

Top Gun: Maverick gives Tom Cruise first $100m opening weekend

Top Gun: Maverick is officially Tom Cruise's fastest-selling movie since War of the Worlds in 2005.

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Stay Home While Sick? In This Economy?


By BY AARON E. CARROLL from NYT Opinion https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/30/opinion/omicron-sick-leave.html?partner=IFTTT

Ivan Perisic: Inter winger set for Tottenham medical

Inter winger Ivan Perisic is set to have a medical at Tottenham on Monday and is expected to join the club on a two-year deal.

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England v New Zealand: Matty Potts - the confident kid on the brink of his Test debut

From the confident kid fighting team-mates to the brink of a Test debut at Lord's, BBC Sport looks into the making of Matty Potts.

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Why the Producer of ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Is Betting Big on Theaters


By BY ‘SWAY’ from NYT Opinion https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/30/opinion/sway-kara-swisher-david-ellison.html?partner=IFTTT

Marshall v Shields: Fight 'as big as Taylor v Serrano', says American

Claressa Shields says a fight with Savannah Marshall could be as big as Katie Taylor's historic bout with Amanda Serrano.

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Sunday, 29 May 2022

Can Paramount Go It Alone?


By BY BENJAMIN MULLIN from NYT Business https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/29/business/media/paramount-streaming.html?partner=IFTTT

Lester Piggott: A record-breaking jockey with ruthless will to win

Jockey Lester Piggott rewrote the record books and became a racing icon in a remarkable life which included a spell of imprisonment.

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Film fan watches 1,000 movies in coronavirus lockdown

Movie fan Phil Watts completed the feat, which sometimes involved seven films a day, in lockdown.

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362 School Counselors on the Pandemic’s Effect on Children: ‘Anxiety Is Filling Our Kids’


By BY CLAIRE CAIN MILLER, BIANCA PALLARO AND ALICE FANG from NYT The Upshot https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/05/29/upshot/pandemic-school-counselors.html?partner=IFTTT

Plane Goes Missing in Nepal With 22 Aboard


By BY BHADRA SHARMA from NYT World https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/29/world/asia/nepal-plane-crash.html?partner=IFTTT

Lester Piggott: Record-breaking jockey dies aged 86

Legendary jockey Lester Piggott, who won the Derby a record nine times, dies aged 86.

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Saturday, 28 May 2022

Trump: US should fund safe schools before Ukraine

Mr Trump rejects calls for gun control, saying Americans must be allowed to defend themselves from "evil".

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Testing Positive and Using the ‘Backdoor’ to Get Into the U.S.


By BY CEYLAN YEGINSU from NYT Travel https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/28/travel/us-travel-covid-test.html?partner=IFTTT

Chelsea sale: Todd Boehly consortium set to complete deal on Monday

Chelsea say a "final and definitive agreement" was entered into on Friday night to sell the club to the consortium led by LA Dodgers co-owner Todd Boehly.

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My Roommate Won’t Pay Rent and Won’t Leave. What Can I Do?


By BY RONDA KAYSEN from NYT Real Estate https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/28/realestate/roommate-unpaid-rent-housing-court.html?partner=IFTTT

Leicester widow petitions for progress on betting law review

Annie Ashton has called for a review of the law since her husband Luke killed himself.

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Friday, 27 May 2022

Depeche Mode: Pet Shop Boys lead tributes to late keyboardist Andy Fletcher

The synth-pop duo call the keyboardist, who died this week aged 60, "warm, friendly and funny".

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America May Be Broken Beyond Repair


By BY MICHELLE GOLDBERG from NYT Opinion https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/27/opinion/uvalde-shooting.html?partner=IFTTT

Biloela family: Australia frees asylum seekers after public outcry

The Tamil asylum seekers had been detained since 2018 - a move that infuriated their Queensland town.

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Winning the Skies Without Losing Your Lunch: Filming ‘Top Gun: Maverick’


By BY AMY NICHOLSON from NYT Movies https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/27/movies/top-gun-maverick-flying-scenes.html?partner=IFTTT

Whitby: Ghoulish gathering smashes 'vampire' world record

A total of 1,369 people attended Whitby Abbey in North Yorkshire dressed as vampires, organisers say.

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Thursday, 26 May 2022

Venezia FC: Why Italian side are the 'world's most fashionable football club'

BBC Sport visits Venezia FC - dubbed "the world's most fashionable football club" by GQ magazine - to learn more about the set of kits that have spread the club's name worldwide.

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Through a Recession and a Pandemic, the Book Business Is Thriving in Buenos Aires


By BY DANIEL POLITI from NYT Books https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/26/books/buenos-aires-books.html?partner=IFTTT

Texas shooting: Uvalde tragedy opens painful memories for Sandy Hook parents

"Because it is so hauntingly similar to what happened at Sandy Hook School, it hit closer to home."

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‘The G.O.P. Has Gone Even Farther to the Right Than I Expected’: Three Writers Talk About the Midterms


By BY FRANK BRUNI, MATTHEW CONTINETTI AND LIS SMITH from NYT Opinion https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/26/opinion/midterms-trump-democrats-republicans.html?partner=IFTTT

Dov Forman Wants You to Know His Great-Grandmother’s Holocaust Story


By BY ELISABETH EGAN from NYT Books https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/26/books/review/lilys-promise-dov-forman-lily-ebert.html?partner=IFTTT

Wednesday, 25 May 2022

Chelsea's Emma Hayes & Sam Kerr win FA Women's Super League awards

Chelsea manager Emma Hayes is named FA Women's Super League manager of the season and striker Sam Kerr is awarded player of the season.

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Monroe, Conn.: A ‘Family-centric’ Community With a Small-Town Feel


By BY SUSAN HODARA from NYT Real Estate https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/25/realestate/monroe-conn-a-family-centric-community-with-a-small-town-feel.html?partner=IFTTT

Assessing Nicola Sturgeon's record 2,743 days at the top

She is the face and focal point of Scottish politics - but what has the country's longest serving first minister achieved?

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The All-Female Band Fanny Made History. A New Doc Illuminates It.


By BY MARK YARM from NYT Arts https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/25/arts/music/fanny-the-right-to-rock.html?partner=IFTTT

Harry Styles review: Singer uses power of positivity to delight Brixton Academy

The singer brings the power of positivity to his first UK gig for four years, Katie Razzall writes.

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Tuesday, 24 May 2022

Nation asked to sing Sweet Caroline for the Queen

Neil Diamond's 53-year-old hit was chosen by listeners of Zoe Ball's Radio 2 Breakfast show.

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Interested in Solar Panels? Here Is Some Advice.


By BY VIKAS BAJAJ from NYT Business https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/24/business/energy-environment/solar-panel-advice.html?partner=IFTTT

Jesse Lingard: West Ham enquire about Manchester United player

West Ham United make an enquiry about Jesse Lingard, whose Manchester United contract expires at the end of next month.

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Odes to an Older World, With Cameos by Cézanne and Hawthorne


By BY JOSHUA HENKIN from NYT Books https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/24/books/review/frederic-tuten-bar-at-twilight.html?partner=IFTTT

Wayne Couzens denies four counts of indecent exposure

The alleged offences are said to have taken place when Wayne Couzens was a serving Met officer.

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Monday, 23 May 2022

North Korea's Kim Jong-un is seen at state funeral not wearing a mask

The North Korean leader attends the funeral of a top military official as the country faces a Covid outbreak.

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The Gear You Need to Hit the Road, or Bike Trail


By BY STEPHANIE PEARSON from NYT Travel https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/23/travel/cycling-gear-guide.html?partner=IFTTT

Biden says China 'flirting with danger' over Taiwan

The US leader vowed to defend Taiwan if China attacked, likening such a move to Russia's war in Ukraine.

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He Won the Lottery for an Affordable Apartment, After Years of Trying


By BY MARIAN BULL from NYT Real Estate https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/23/realestate/renters-affordable-lottery-brooklyn.html?partner=IFTTT

Cost of living: We cannot rule out a windfall tax, says minister

Simon Clarke will not confirm a levy on energy firms to tackle rising costs, but promises pragmatism.

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Sunday, 22 May 2022

World Rugby Sevens: England and Argentina criticised over two-minute try

England and Argentina are criticised over a long delay before scoring a try that helps both sides progress from their World Rugby Sevens men's group in Toulouse.

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1897: Cambridge University Votes Against Degrees for Women


By BY THE INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE from NYT World https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/22/world/europe/cambridge-university-women-degrees-1897.html?partner=IFTTT

Documenting Atrocities in the War in Ukraine


By Unknown Author from NYT World https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/05/22/world/europe/ukraine-war-crimes.html?partner=IFTTT

FOX NEWS: Dr. Siegel reacts to Pfizer pill to treat COVID awaiting FDA approval


Dr. Siegel reacts to Pfizer pill to treat COVID awaiting FDA approval



Fox News medical contributor, Dr. Marc Siegel enthusiastic about Pfizer pill to treat COVID-19.

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FOX NEWS: Biden admin to fine businesses for unvaccinated employees


Biden admin to fine businesses for unvaccinated employees



Rep. Mike Garcia, R-Calif., on Biden administration pushing workplace vaccine mandates. Garcia also addresses U.S. allies and citizens still trapped in Afghanistan.

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Manchester Arena attack: Events mark fifth anniversary

Survivor Freya Lewis will start the Great Manchester Run as events mark the attack which killed 22 people.

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Saturday, 21 May 2022

Mark Lawrenson's last-ever Premier League predictions: final-day fixtures

After more than 20 years of making predictions for the BBC, Mark Lawrenson gives his last set of scores as he looks at the weekend's fixtures on the final day of the Premier League season.

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Who’s Playing Dungeons & Dragons These Days? The Usual Fans, and Then Some.


By BY AMELIA DIAMOND from NYT Style https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/21/style/dungeons-and-dragons.html?partner=IFTTT

What We Know About Long Covid So Far


By BY KNVUL SHEIKH AND PAM BELLUCK from NYT Well https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/21/well/long-covid-symptoms-treatment.html?partner=IFTTT

Vacation Reading, Unpacked


By BY SARAH LYALL from NYT Books https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/21/books/vacation-reading-summer.html?partner=IFTTT

What Is ‘Good Cause Eviction,’ and What Does It Mean for Renters?


By BY RONDA KAYSEN from NYT Real Estate https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/21/realestate/good-cause-eviction-renters-new-york.html?partner=IFTTT

Tornado in Germany injures 43 people, police say

Officials said the tornado cut a path of destruction during violent storms in the west of the country.

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Friday, 20 May 2022

Group Chat Linked to Roger Stone Shows Ties Among Jan. 6 Figures


By BY ALAN FEUER from NYT U.S. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/20/us/politics/roger-stone-jan-6.html?partner=IFTTT

John Shuttleworth cave concert abandoned due to cliff rescue

A walker got lost, slipped and was left clinging to a tree 100ft (30m) above the cave entrance.

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How Educators Around the World Are Teaching the Russia-Ukraine War


By BY NATALIE PROULX AND KATHERINE SCHULTEN from NYT The Learning Network https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/20/learning/lesson-plans/how-educators-around-the-world-are-teaching-the-russia-ukraine-war.html?partner=IFTTT

What’s the Best Way to Find a Gifted 4-Year-Old?


By BY GINIA BELLAFANTE from NYT New York https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/20/nyregion/nyc-gifted-and-talented.html?partner=IFTTT

UK has bought smallpox vaccine for monkeypox

Experts say it can help prevent the disease, or make it less severe.

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Thursday, 19 May 2022

George W Bush's speech gaffe over 'Iraq invasion'

The former US president corrected himself after saying Putin had invaded Iraq rather than Ukraine.

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In Georgia, a Brutal Version of ‘Replacement Theory,’ and Also Its Refutation


By BY JONATHAN WEISMAN from NYT U.S. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/19/us/politics/replacement-theory-georgia.html?partner=IFTTT

Jofra Archer: England pace bowler to miss summer with back injury

England fast bowler Jofra Archer will miss the entire season after suffering a stress fracture of the lower back.

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Ann Leary Likes Scary Stories


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Giovanni van Bronckhorst says Rangers' Europa League final defeat 'will hurt a lot'

Rangers' Europa League final defeat on penalties "hurts a lot" says Giovanni van Bronckhorst, but the Ibrox manager says he could not have asked for more from his side.

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Wednesday, 18 May 2022

How to Master the Push-Up


By BY CHRISTIE ASCHWANDEN from NYT Well https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/18/well/move/how-to-master-the-push-up.html?partner=IFTTT

Jamie Oliver vs Boris Johnson: It's a grudge match

The BBC's Peter Henley recalls the first time the TV chef tangled with the PM over junk food.

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Colin Kaepernick to Publish a Memoir


By BY ELIZABETH A. HARRIS from NYT Books https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/18/books/colin-kaepernick-memoir.html?partner=IFTTT

Tesco shopper's plea to bring back till staff

Pat McCarthy says there are not enough staffed tills for those who struggle with self-service machines.

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The post-Brexit battle about borders rumbles on

The government "got Brexit done" by agreeing the Northern Ireland Protocol, but the row around it isn't over.

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Tuesday, 17 May 2022

Colombian robbery victim crashes car into thieves

The thieves stole a watch and mobile phone before the victim drove into them in his convertible.

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The Violent Defense of Whiteness


By BY KATHLEEN BELEW from NYT Opinion https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/17/opinion/buffalo-shooting-replacement-theory.html?partner=IFTTT

What is monkeypox?

Another person in the UK has been diagnosed with monkeypox - but what is the virus and how dangerous is it?

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Biden Heads to Buffalo to Mourn Shooting Victims and Denounce Those Espousing Hate


By BY ZOLAN KANNO-YOUNGS AND PETER BAKER from NYT U.S. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/17/us/politics/biden-buffalo-ny-visit.html?partner=IFTTT

Tom Harrison: ECB chief executive set to step down

England and Wales Cricket Board chief executive Tom Harrison is set to step down.

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Monday, 16 May 2022

Boris Johnson faces knotty diplomatic challenge in Brexit deal talks

Boris Johnson grapples with a four-dimensional diplomacy dilemma in Northern Ireland.

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Tiger Woods at US PGA: American feeling 'stronger' than at Masters

Tiger Woods returns to Southern Hills, where he won the 2007 US PGA Championship, feeling "stronger" than during last month's Masters.

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Nobody Makes Films Like Alex Garland. But He Might Stop Making Them.


By BY KYLE BUCHANAN from NYT Movies https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/16/movies/alex-garland-men.html?partner=IFTTT

Why Shanghai has abandoned its ‘relaxed’ approach to Covid

Shanghai is now under strict lockdown, in marked contrast to its previous strategy to tackle Covid.

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Living the #ConventLife


By BY ANNA FURMAN from NYT Style https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/16/style/tiktok-nuns-sisters.html?partner=IFTTT

The ‘E-Pimps’ of OnlyFans


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Sunday, 15 May 2022

Chelsea: Police name woman who died with her three dogs

The 41-year-old was walking her three golden retrievers when they were hit by a car, police say.

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The Tesla Effect: Snowmobiles, Boats and Mowers Go Electric


By BY JACK EWING from NYT Business https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/15/business/electric-snowmobiles-boats-mowers.html?partner=IFTTT

Business Travel Resumes, Though Not at Its Former Pace


By BY JANE L. LEVERE from NYT Business https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/15/business/business-travel.html?partner=IFTTT

Saudi Aramco: Oil giant sees profits jump as prices surge

The state-owned Saudi Aramco is currently the world's most valuable company due to soaring oil prices.

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A Total Lunar Eclipse in Prime-Time: How to Watch


By BY ADAM MANN from NYT Science https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/15/science/total-lunar-eclipse-blood-moon-how-to-watch.html?partner=IFTTT

Nigeria's Kaduna train attack: Pregnant woman freed

One of dozens of train passengers abducted in March said she had been freed on "compassionate grounds".

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Saturday, 14 May 2022

Beach Houses on the Outer Banks Are Being Swallowed by the Sea


By BY RICHARD FAUSSET from NYT U.S. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/14/us/outer-banks-beach-houses.html?partner=IFTTT

The Trigger That Makes an Octopus Mom Self-Destruct


By BY NICHOLAS BAKALAR from NYT Science https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/14/science/female-octopus-death.html?partner=IFTTT

Monkeypox: Two more confirmed cases of viral infection

The individuals live together but are not linked to the case announced on 7 May, health agency says.

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How ‘Just a Dude’ in Shorts Became a Senate Front-Runner


By BY KATIE GLUECK from NYT U.S. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/14/us/politics/fetterman-pennsylvania-democratic-primary.html?partner=IFTTT

A Medical History of Transplant Surgery That’s Not for the Squeamish


By BY ROBERT SULLIVAN from NYT Books https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/14/books/review/spare-parts-paul-craddock.html?partner=IFTTT

Shireen Abu Aqla: UN condemns killing of Al Jazeera reporter

Shireen Abu Aqla was shot dead in disputed circumstances in the occupied West Bank.

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Friday, 13 May 2022

After 200 Years of Neutrality, Sweden Weighs Joining NATO


By Unknown Author from NYT World https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/13/world/europe/sweden-finland-nato-putin.html?partner=IFTTT

Whirlwind halts game in Peru

Watch the moment a dust whirlwind interrupts a football match in Peru, forcing the players of Semillero and San Andres to take evasive action as it tears across the pitch.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/football/61436321?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Helicopters vs. Homeowners: A Very Hamptons Fight


By BY SARAH MASLIN NIR from NYT Real Estate https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/13/realestate/hamptons-helicopter-airport.html?partner=IFTTT

Lesson of the Day: Photos of the Past


By BY ERICA ACKERBERG from NYT The Learning Network https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/13/learning/lesson-plans/lesson-of-the-day-photos-of-the-past.html?partner=IFTTT