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A Sudanese Slave Starts a New Life in an Italian Convent
By RANDY BOYAGODA from NYT Books https://nyti.ms/2DO0hRv
Showing posts from May 4, 2019
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The Week in Arts: ‘Pepperland,’ Moor Mother and ‘Shetland’
By THE NEW YORK TIMES from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/2DMDK7r
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I Finally Made it to ‘Jeopardy!’ and Was Beating James Holzhauer. Then He Got Rolling.
By STEPHANIE STEIN from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/2J4wzMr
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Wear a Darth Vader Costume Created by an Oscar Winner (If You Have $1 Million)
By LAURA M. HOLSON from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/2WpGi2C
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Conservatives, Labour need to compromise to get Brexit deal: UK minister
Both the ruling Conservatives and the Labour opposition have to compromise to get a Brexit accord through parliament, J…
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India Cyclone Fani evacuation efforts hailed a success
Up to a dozen people are thought to have died in the storms, but the number could have been far higher. from BBC News…
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UK's May 'optimistic' Brexit deal with Labour is near: Buzzfeed
Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May is optimistic that she is close to striking a deal to secure the opposition La…
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What is Camp (Now) ?
By SHANE O’NEILL and MATTHEW SCHNEIER from NYT Style https://nyti.ms/2PIq1U7
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ISF bans electric scooters in Sidon for Ramadan
The Internal Security Forces Saturday announced a ban on electric scooters in the southern city of Sidon during the mon…
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Gaza militants fire rocket barrage at Israel, prompting air strikes
Palestinian militants fired a barrage of rockets toward Israeli cities and villages on Saturday, drawing air strikes fr…
The Daily Star >> Live News
Taliban says gap narrowing in talks with US
The Taliban says the gap is narrowing in talks with Washington's special peace envoy over a timetable for the withd…
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On Politics: The Biggest Stories of the Week
By ISABELLA GRULLÓN PAZ from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2IZeY8e
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Iran must resist U.S. sanctions through oil, non-oil exports: Rouhani
President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday Iran must counter U.S. sanctions by continuing to export its oil as well as b…
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South Korea urges North Korea to avoid raising military tension
South Korea on Saturday urged North Korea to "stop action that intensifies military tension on the Korean peninsul…
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Young Indians Helped Put Modi in Power. Can He Count On Them Again?
By KAI SCHULTZ from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2LlhfN7
The Daily Star >> Live News
Mansion’s tale of Beckett and Beirut
Hashem Adnan’s voice roused theater-goers from Mansion’s garden Thursday night, luring them into the Ottoman house with…
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Tribeca Film Festival awards youth and women directors
Phillip Youmans was just 17 and finishing high school when he completed his lyrical debut feature film, Burning Cane. N…
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Open-air jazz concert brings people together at Souks
The Real Deal Blues Band knocked off a commendable set of tunes at the Beirut Souks shopping center Tuesday evening. …
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Mother who paid $6.5M to college scammer ‘was duped’
A mother said late Thursday that she paid the consultant at the center of the sweeping U.S. college admissions bribery …
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Landlord who refused to rent to Muslim men settles suit
A Denver landlord who was recorded telling her tenant to find an American person … good like you and me to sublease her…
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Conservatives, Labour get Brexit bashing in local polls
English voters frustrated with the deadlock over Brexit have punished Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservatives and th…
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Deadly escalation in northwest Syria threatens truce
Syrian government forces have kept up an escalation against the last rebel-held enclave in northwestern Syria with a wa…
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Breakfast is divisive in Libyan conflict
Coffee and a pastry covered in chocolate, honey and almonds or a savoury bean stew sandwich with juice or a fizzy drink…
The Daily Star >> Live News
Fearing war, Tripoli residents look toward grim Ramadan
Shoppers throng Tripoli’s Souk al-Hout market but their mood is somber as Libya’s capital is again hit by violence and …
The Daily Star >> Live News
The good life after work: A utopic concept or a reality?
Almost all robots are coming stories follow a tried-and-true pattern. from The Daily Star >> Live News http://b…
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Russia’s mediation goals in Libya
On April 8, Russia blocked a resolution in the U.N. Security Council that would have called upon Libyan National Army l…
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The public health case against Maduro
In medical school, we learned about the ghastly effects of severe protein-calorie malnutrition. from The Daily Star &…
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North Carolina lawyer named Miss USA 2019
A 27-year-old lawyer from North Carolina who represents prison inmates for free won the Miss USA title Thursday night, …
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Cape Verde village keeps rising from volcanic ashes
Four years after the volcano erupted razing everything in its path in Cape Verde’s Cha das Caldeiras valley the floor t…
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Woody Allen unable to sell his memoir: NYT
Oscar-winning U.S. director Woody Allen - who has faced widespread industry scorn over lingering accusations that he mo…
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First Italo-Lebanese production joint venture in Zahle
An Italian-Lebanese joint-venture that will manufacture and export high-quality electric and electronic products opened…
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First e-commerce hub launched in Lebanon
Consumers in many countries grew used to ordering goods and services online long ago, conjuring up food, clothing, ride…
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Iran’s oil minister warns OPEC in danger of collapse
Iran’s oil minister warned that OPEC was in danger of collapse as some nations sought to undermine their fellow members…
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U.S. unemployment at five-decade low as employers step up hiring
U.S. employers added a robust 263,000 jobs in April, suggesting that businesses have shrugged off earlier concerns that…
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Hop on, hop off a red bus around Beirut
While vacationing in capitals such as London, Paris and Dubai, many Lebanese will have clambered up the steps of a doub…
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‘The Worst Is Over’: A Sigh of Relief in India, Mostly Spared by Cyclone
By HARI KUMAR, JEFFREY GETTLEMAN and SAMEER YASIR from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2GVMR6D
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What’s on TV Saturday: ‘S.N.L.’ and ‘Surviving R. Kelly: The Impact’
By SARA ARIDI from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/2VQjoVn
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North Korea Launches Short-Range Projectiles, South Says
By CHOE SANG-HUN from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2Vfhez0
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North Korea Urgently Needs Food Aid After Worst Harvest in Decade, U.N. Says
By CHOE SANG-HUN from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2WkTq97
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Bolsonaro to Skip New York Gala Amid Swelling Controversy
By ERNESTO LONDOÑO from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2VJORZ4
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Unlocking the (Neon Green) Door to Gentrification
By EMILY BADGER from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2YcpbCb
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Otto Warmbier’s Mother Likens North Korea to ‘Absolute Evil’
By MIHIR ZAVERI from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2LnticY
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Minneapolis to Pay $20 Million to Family of Police Shooting Victim
By ADEEL HASSAN from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2PMohJj
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Boeing 737 Skids Into St. Johns River in Jacksonville
By MIHIR ZAVERI and MARGARET KRAMER from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2V1GcNc
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Quotation of the Day: Poorest Whisked From Harm’s Way
By Unknown Author from NYT Today’s Paper https://nyti.ms/2LkSzEz
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Islanders on Wrong End of Sweep This Time
By BEN ROTHENBERG from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2H0Gv5N
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With Miguel Andujar Returning, Yankees’ Injury Nightmare Starts to Fade
By BOB KLAPISCH from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2Y1w8Wo
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May Fourth, the Day That Changed China
By JEFFREY N. WASSERSTROM from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/2WkTrtH
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David Winters, Energetic Dancer Turned Choreographer, Dies at 80
By RICHARD SANDOMIR from NYT Obituaries https://nyti.ms/2vEwFBi
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New JBL Flip 4 Portable Wireless Waterproof Bluetooth Speaker / Speakerphone ID: 273830718263 Auction price: $64.9…
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Cyclone Fani kills at least 12 in India before swiping Bangladesh
The strongest cyclone to hit India in five years killed at least 12 people in eastern Odisha state, before swinging nor…