Monday 31 July 2023

Paul Reubens: Pee-wee Herman actor dies age 70

Paul Reubens, who portrayed the children's TV and film character, had privately been fighting cancer.

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Meet the Latest Dining Aesthetic: Darkroom-Core


By Ella Quittner from NYT Food https://ift.tt/cpwZ3ut

Canada wildfires: Border blaze forces evacuations

More than 1,000 fires are still burning across Canada - one-third of them in British Columbia.

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Saturday 29 July 2023

WeChat: Why does Elon Musk want X to emulate China's everything-app?

Musk is an admirer of Chinese mega-app WeChat, which combines messaging, social media, finances, dating, and more.

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welcome to the weekender


By Unknown Author from NYT Briefing https://ift.tt/20BNVIA

School Will Pay $9.1 Million to Settle Lawsuit Over a Student’s Suicide


By Hurubie Meko from NYT New York https://ift.tt/wU7Q93e

Trader Joe’s Recalls Cookies and Falafel Because They ‘May Contain Rocks’


By Rebecca Carballo from NYT Business https://ift.tt/Vw8l1eJ

Judge dismisses Donald Trump's 'Big Lie' lawsuit against CNN

Mr Trump alleged that the US cable network's use of the phrase likened him to Adolf Hitler.

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Biden Presses Ahead With Effort to Broker Israeli-Saudi Rapprochement


By Peter Baker from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/gBhZiMd

Friday 28 July 2023

Saturday 22 July 2023

Mexico: Arson attack at bar on US border leaves 11 dead

A manhunt is underway after a man set fire to a bar after he was kicked out, officials say.

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Stars Muted No More at British Open, Rahm Roars Up Leaderboard


By Alan Blinder from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/DMiLxpE

Stars Muted No More at British Open, Rahm Roars Up Leaderboard


By Alan Blinder from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/ykNMRfQ

At the British Open, a Mom’s Influence Looms Large for Many Golfers


By Michael Bamberger from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/KTyW3uf

Mike Reynolds, Champion of California’s Three-Strikes Law, Dies at 79


By Clay Risen from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/5fF01H8

Wildfires Imperil Greek Isle of Rhodes, Forcing Big Evacuation


By Niki Kitsantonis from NYT World https://ift.tt/Mw2ZTbP

Wednesday 19 July 2023

A New Summer Camp Activity: Dealing With Extreme Weather


By Steven Kurutz from NYT Style https://ift.tt/L1JGu47

Egypt president pardons rights activist Patrick Zaki and lawyer Mohammed al-Baqer

It comes a day after Patrick Zaki was convicted of spreading false news and jailed for three years.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/l2XwAMc

Reported gas explosion cracks open Johannesburg street

Dozens of people are injured after a gas explosion in the centre of Johannesburg, local media reports.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/Y7hSsTZ

Tuesday 18 July 2023

Friday 14 July 2023

Monday 10 July 2023

Sunday 9 July 2023

'The night they came for our children'

Ghanaian children wrongly labelled as trafficked are being taken from their homes, BBC Africa Eye finds.

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Man Is Charged With Murder in Random Scooter Shooting Spree


By Chelsia Rose Marcius, Maria Cramer and Nate Schweber from NYT New York https://ift.tt/PsGTxEm