Friday, November 30, 2018

Abuse, Fear and Intimidation: How Viral Videos Masked a Prep School’s Problems


By SARAH STEIN KERR, AINARA TIEFENTHÄLER and SAMEEN AMIN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2RoQ2b5

Louisiana School Made Headlines for Sending Black Kids to Elite Colleges. Here’s the Reality.


By ERICA L. GREEN, KATIE BENNER and ANNIE FLANAGAN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2Q178iy

Sending Lewd Nudes to Strangers Could Mean a Year in Jail


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Starbucks to block porn on free wi-fi in US

The coffee chain says watching porn has always been banned, but it will now block access to content.

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Ex-Autonomy boss Mike Lynch charged with fraud in the US

Founder of UK software giant is charged with fraud seven years after the firm's sale to Hewlett-Packard.

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Pentagon invests in "super-soldier" exoskeletons

The U.S. Army is investing millions of dollars in exoskeleton technology to make soldiers stronger and more resilient, in what experts say is part of a broader push into advanced gear to equip a new generation of "super soldiers."


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Musk abandons west LA tunnel, plans other routes

Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk has scrapped plans for a high-speed passenger tunnel under the West side of Los Angeles but is moving ahead with a similar proposal across town designed to whisk baseball fans to and from Dodger Stadium.


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Round the world yachtsman recording unique underwater soundscape

A British yachtsman, preparing to sail non-stop, around the world in a 40 foot boat, will be recording the underwater sound of the oceans as he goes. Stuart McDill reports.


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Snapchat tries to grow up by going older

After watching Snapchat users disappear in the million and shares of parent company Snap Inc. tank more than 60 percent since its market debut, the app popular with youngsters is going after an older crowd, but that could bring even more problems.


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What the Movies Taught Me About Being a Woman


By MANOHLA DARGIS from NYT Movies https://ift.tt/2FMnAi4

Australian Students Stage School Strikes Over Climate Change Inaction


By LIVIA ALBECK-RIPKA from NYT World https://ift.tt/2RqCQlW

Oklahoma Quarterback Kyler Murray Nears the End of a Two-Sport Career


By MARC TRACY from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2FQ4wiV

A European Goes to Trump’s Washington


By IVAN KRASTEV from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2zwhaxE

Astrology


By KATHERINE SCHULTEN from NYT The Learning Network https://ift.tt/2PbnzDx

Word + Quiz: subterfuge


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The Beauty of Brazil’s Rain Forest, in Jewelry


By RACHEL GARRAHAN from NYT Fashion https://ift.tt/2Rnvj7u

The Luckenbooth: Scotland’s Love Brooch


By ELAINE SMITH from NYT Fashion https://ift.tt/2QojMrn

How Jewelry Makes Us Who We Are


By VICTORIA GOMELSKY from NYT Fashion https://ift.tt/2BGFSx9

Emerald and Gold Jewelry Pushes Up Quality at the Met Shop


By LAURA NEILSON from NYT Fashion https://ift.tt/2TX9ayy

Engraving That Endures


By RACHEL GARRAHAN from NYT Fashion https://ift.tt/2P9Doe3

She Calls Her Stock ‘Jewelry, Made by Artists’


By DIANE DANIEL from NYT Fashion https://ift.tt/2DST9UQ

Emojis: Dressed Up and Ready to Party


By MILENA LAZAZZERA from NYT Fashion https://ift.tt/2Q0TrjE

The Secret History of Women, Told in Earrings


By LAURA RYSMAN from NYT Fashion https://ift.tt/2Rokn9H

Sparkle Comes Pretty Cheap


By RACHEL FELDER from NYT Fashion https://ift.tt/2FZ1KYq

Will Blockchain Be a Boon to the Jewelry Industry?


By ELIZABETH PATON from NYT Fashion https://ift.tt/2Pc3dtY

The Canadian Jeweler Who Caught Meghan Markle’s Eye


By ELAINE SMITH from NYT Fashion https://ift.tt/2zwMxIL

Auction Houses Grow a Different Kind of Jewelry Sale


By MELANIE ABRAMS from NYT Fashion https://ift.tt/2Q4vKab

Grindr President Defends Same-Sex Marriage Comments


By DANIEL VICTOR from NYT Business https://ift.tt/2PcGjTr

What’s on TV Friday: ‘A Very Nutty Christmas’ and ‘The Shining’


By DANYA ISSAWI from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/2DQOHG0

Microsoft Is Worth as Much as Apple. How Did That Happen?


By STEVE LOHR from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2KGOuXm

Sheryl Sandberg Is Said to Have Asked Facebook Staff to Research George Soros


By NICHOLAS CONFESSORE and MATTHEW ROSENBERG from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2AC3UHw

Floyd Mayweather and DJ Khaled Are Fined in I.C.O. Crackdown


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MeToo founder Tarana Burke: Campaign now 'unrecognisable'

Tarana Burke first used the phrase 12 years ago before it became a global movement last year.

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Microsoft Is Worth as Much as Apple. How Did That Happen?


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Sheryl Sandberg Is Said to Have Asked Facebook Staff to Research George Soros


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Floyd Mayweather and DJ Khaled Are Fined in I.C.O. Crackdown


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N.J. man faces murder charges in mansion fire

Paul Caneiro is charged with four counts of murder for allegedly killing his brother, his brother's wife and their two young children before setting their Colts Neck Township, N.J. home on fire on November 20th, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher Gramiccioni. Authorities say Caneiro also set his own Ocean Township home on fire in an attempt to destroy evidence. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).


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Florida School Restricts Access to Amanda Gorman’s Inauguration Poem

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