August 2021

Tuesday, 31 August 2021

PC Harper's widow vows to continue push for law change

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Lissie Harper says she will not allow her Harper's Law campaign to be 'kicked into the long grass'.

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‘Three Rooms,’ by Jo Hamya: An Excerpt

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The End

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By BY DAVID LEONHARDT from NYT Briefing https://ift.tt/3Dxv3eB
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The police set up checkpoints outside New Zealands’s largest city.

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Ida moves toward the Northeast, bringing flash flood watches and heavy rain.

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America’s Final Hours in Afghanistan

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By BY MICHAEL BARBARO, CLARE TOENISKOETTER, ANNIE BROWN, STELLA TAN, PAIGE COWETT AND MARION LOZANO from NYT Podcasts https://ift.tt/3DwgWWW
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The Taliban declare victory at a Kabul airport in disarray.

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By BY MATTHIEU AIKINS, JIM HUYLEBROEK AND AURELIEN BREEDEN from NYT World https://ift.tt/2WF6Wtz
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Widespread power outages confront Louisiana and Mississippi after Ida.

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BBC NEWS

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The new menus are designed to reduce the carbon footprint of universities in the German capital.

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Geronimo the alpaca: Defra officials arrive at farm

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A destruction order is expected to be carried out on an alpaca that tested positive for bovine TB.

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Mass rescue of 17 caught in rip current off Bournemouth

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The group were seen by lifeguards being pulled out to sea in a powerful rip current on Monday.

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Naked Attraction London bus ads to be removed

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The advert was criticised on social media as "tone deaf" with passengers at risk of sexual assault.

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Cristiano Ronaldo: His greatest Premier League moments

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BBC Sport takes a look back at some of Cristiano Ronaldo's greatest Premier League moments.

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Tottenham agree £26m fee for Barcelona defender Emerson

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Tottenham agree a £26m fee with Barcelona to sign Brazil right-back Emerson Royal.

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The Taliban declares victory at a Kabul airport in disarray.

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By BY MATTHIEU AIKINS, JIM HUYLEBROEK AND AURELIEN BREEDEN from NYT World https://ift.tt/3ywa3Ry
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Ida brings more challenges for Louisiana hospitals already struggling with a Covid surge.

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By BY EDUARDO MEDINA AND TARIRO MZEZEWA from NYT World https://ift.tt/3jxeuqY
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Those in the storm’s path know life won’t be normal anytime soon.

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Officials urge Louisiana residents who evacuated during Ida not to return home yet.

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Ida hit one of the country’s biggest oil and chemical hubs.

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Working remotely has meant huge salaries, for a lucky few.

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How Sasha the Cougar Was Rescued From a Bronx Home

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By BY ASHLEY WONG from NYT New York https://ift.tt/3kKvYjo
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Florida withholds school funding as the battle over mask mandates grows even fiercer.

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By BY ERICA L. GREEN, DANIEL E. SLOTNIK, SARAH MERVOSH AND ETHAN HAUSER from NYT World https://ift.tt/3Dwpq02
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BBC NEWS

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An unnamed man says the star promised fame in exchange for sex, while a female witness alleges rape.

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Monday, 30 August 2021

Ida knocked out power to much of New Orleans.

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By BY DERRICK BRYSON TAYLOR from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3DuGN1q
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Oil and gasoline futures gyrate after Ida disrupts production.

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By BY STACY COWLEY AND KEVIN GRANVILLE from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3gFbZkP
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Elizabeth Holmes’ trial and the jobs report: Here’s what’s coming this week.

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By BY CORAL MURPHY MARCOS from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3BsW0OP
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Digital tools help children learn how to handle their finances.

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Is Vaccine Immunity Waning?

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By BY DAVID LEONHARDT from NYT Briefing https://ift.tt/3Duz17K
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BBC NEWS

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The strike aimed to stop a suicide bomber, but reportedly left nine Afghan civilians dead.

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BBC NEWS

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The tower is only 10 years old and questions are being asked about how the fire spread so dramatically.

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Milan fire: Flames engulf modern 20-storey block of flats

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The tower is only 10 years old and questions are being asked about how the fire spread so dramatically.

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Kanye West: Donda released by Universal without my say, artist claims

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The rapper says his record label released his delayed 10th album without his permission.

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Blackpool police shootings: 'Armed robber's bullet lodged near my heart'

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Ian Hampson recalls one of Lancashire Police's darkest days, when he and two other officers were shot.

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Uruguay cancel call-up for Man Utd's Cavani

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Edinson Cavani will remain with Manchester United over the international break after his call-up to the Uruguay squad was cancelled.

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In Baton Rouge, a hospital strained by the pandemic braces for storm victims.

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As the Delta variant surges, companies are readjusting the return to office.

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When Charlie Watts Finally Made It to New York City

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By BY MICHIKO KAKUTANI from NYT New York https://ift.tt/2WC1Uhr
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Afghanistan: US investigating civilian deaths in Kabul strike

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The strike aimed to stop a suicide bomber, but reportedly left nine Afghan civilians dead.

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Brazil bank robbers tie hostages to getaway cars

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Armed gang members took hostages as human shields, after a bank robbery in the city of Araçatuba.

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'Why Kane deserved move & how Spurs have bounced back from turbulent summer' - Jermaine Jenas

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MOTD2 pundit Jermaine Jenas says Harry Kane deserved a move away from Tottenham and looks at how the club has bounced back after a difficult summer.

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The Tale of California’s Recall Election

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By BY KEVIN ROOSE, SYDNEY HARPER, ERIC KRUPKE, AUSTIN MITCHELL, DANIEL GUILLEMETTE, DIANA NGUYEN, MARC GEORGES, LISA CHOW, M.J. DAVIS LIN, DAN POWELL AND MARION LOZANO from NYT Podcasts https://ift.tt/3BpiT5K
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North Korea Restarted Plutonium-Producing Reactor, U.N. Agency Warns

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U.S. shoots down rockets aimed at Kabul’s airport.

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

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

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BBC NEWS

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Armed gang members took hostages as human shields, after a bank robbery in the city of Araçatuba.

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Sunday, 29 August 2021

Jab plea as NHS in Scotland faces 'perfect storm'

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As positive tests in Scotland hit record highs, around two thirds of cases are in the under-40 age group.

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Westminster double murder: Man, 49, charged

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Sharon Pickles and Clinton Ashmore were both fatally stabbed in north-west London.

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Moped rider's rude name place tour finishes in Bell End

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Paul Taylor made the charity fundraising trip in memory of a friend who died of cancer.

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The U.K. ambassador returns home as the country’s last troops leave Kabul.

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Some Afghans say enemies of the Taliban have begun to disappear.

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El trabajo invisible de las colibríes hembras: cómo hacer para evitar el acoso

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A3 death: Man charged with Helen Anderson's murder

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Helen Anderson's body was found in undergrowth beside a slip road on the A3 in Guildford.

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American couple want to return WW1 soldier's papers to his family

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The soldier's documents were found by hotel owners in Wiltshire 105 years after his death.

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Great Yarmouth rollercoaster return for golden wedding couple

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A couple married for 50 years recreate their honeymoon memories with a rollercoaster celebration.

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Storm surges can threaten lives and damage property.

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Fudstock festival: Three injured in Barrow fairground ride incident

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

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Messi, Neymar and Mbappe all named in PSG squad for Reims game

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Lionel Messi, Neymar and Kylian Mbappe have all been included in Paris St-Germain's squad for their game at Reims on Sunday.

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

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

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Palestinians Finally Have Vaccines. But Will People Take Them?

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En France, les cépages américains font de la résistance

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For France, American Vines Still Mean Sour Grapes

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When the New Covid Surge Struck, Mississippi Was Uniquely Unprepared

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By BY RICHARD FAUSSET from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/38n6bIg
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As Washington Stews, State Legislatures Increasingly Shape American Politics

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As the Taliban Tighten Their Grip, Fears of Retribution Grow

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Morgan Stickney’s Race Against the Clock

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‘I Won’t Go 20 Years Back in Time’: Young Afghan Women Speak Out

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Louisiana awaits Ida’s arrival with dread.

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By BY CHELSEA BRASTED, RICK ROJAS AND RICHARD FAUSSET from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3yl9s5e
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Saturday, 28 August 2021

El verdadero ganador de la guerra de Afganistán

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By BY JANE PERLEZ from NYT en Español https://ift.tt/3gGr0Ts
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Al Capone’s Possessions, Now for Sale, Show Two Sides of the Gangster

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Hurricane Ida: New Orleans braces for possible direct hit

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Hurricane Ida is forecast to strike as a category 3 storm, the same as Katrina exactly 16 years ago.

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Major events return despite Scottish Covid surge

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Health experts are urging spectators and organisers to be extra vigilant after daily cases hit a record high.

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England v India: Ajinkya Rahane is caught by Jos Buttler off the bowling of James Anderson

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Ajinkya Rahane edges James Anderson to Jos Buttler as India collapse on the fourth morning of the Third test against England at Headingley.

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Cristiano Ronaldo: His greatest Premier League moments

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BBC Sport takes a look back at some of Cristiano Ronaldo's greatest Premier League moments.

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England v India: Virat Kohli edges Ollie Robinson to Joe Root at slip

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Ollie Robinson claims the big wicket of India captain Virat Kohli who edges to Joe Root at slip as England move toward victory in the third Test at Headingley.

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In pictures: Funeral for an Afghan killed in the airport attack.

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UK's oldest living heart transplant patient marks 90th birthday

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Ted Warner was only expected to live for eight more years after his operation in 1990.

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Covid-19: Lifeguards withdrawn from Lincolnshire beaches after positive case

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Skegness, Ingoldmells, Sutton-on-Sea and Mablethorpe beaches have no lifeguards, the RNLI says.

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One Afghan family resettling in the U.S. finds a respite.

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Myanmar’s Monks, Leaders of Past Protests, Are Divided Over the Coup

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A Blue-Ribbon Affair

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Commuter Trains Have Kept Rolling. Will All Those Riders Ever Return?

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