Monday, December 31, 2018

Hearing Loss Threatens Mind, Life and Limb

Hearing Loss Threatens Mind, Life and Limb

By JANE E. BRODY from NYT Well https://nyti.ms/2AofpTL

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December 31, 2018 at 09:34PM

Joyful Headlines About Race and Equality

Joyful Headlines About Race and Equality

By ADEEL HASSAN from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2QcRyvw

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December 31, 2018 at 09:34PM

Congratulations on the Promotion. But Did Science Get a Demotion?

Congratulations on the Promotion. But Did Science Get a Demotion?

By AARON E. CARROLL from NYT The Upshot https://nyti.ms/2RoLapw

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December 31, 2018 at 09:34PM

NASA’s New Horizons Will Visit Ultima Thule on New Year’s Day

NASA’s New Horizons Will Visit Ultima Thule on New Year’s Day

By KENNETH CHANG from NYT Science https://nyti.ms/2RqYh9J

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December 31, 2018 at 09:34PM

Shopping for Tumblers

Shopping for Tumblers

By TIM McKEOUGH from NYT Real Estate https://nyti.ms/2s0yg2z

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December 31, 2018 at 09:34PM

The Origins of the Times Square Ball Drop

The Origins of the Times Square Ball Drop

By RAILLAN BROOKS and ALEXANDRIA SYMONDS from NYT Reader Center https://nyti.ms/2CGuZvr

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December 31, 2018 at 09:34PM

N.Y.’s New Attorney General Is Targeting Trump. Will Judges See a ‘Political Vendetta?’

N.Y.’s New Attorney General Is Targeting Trump. Will Judges See a ‘Political Vendetta?’

By JEFFERY C. MAYS from NYT New York https://nyti.ms/2QcY5Gh

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December 31, 2018 at 09:34PM

Castro Takes Manhattan: Vintage Pictures of the Cuban Conqueror as Tourist

Castro Takes Manhattan: Vintage Pictures of the Cuban Conqueror as Tourist

By BILL KELLER from NYT New York https://nyti.ms/2QcY5WN

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December 31, 2018 at 09:34PM

American Is Arrested in Moscow on Spying Charges


By NEIL MacFARQUHAR from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2CIEbzD

Your Monday Briefing


By CHRIS STANFORD from NYT Briefing https://nyti.ms/2BQthGn

2018: The Year in Visual Stories and Graphics


By THE NEW YORK TIMES from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2GLlDTy

Bangladesh’s Leader Wins a Third Term but Opposition Contests Results


By JULFIKAR ALI MANIK and MARIA ABI-HABIB from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2CI02qY

Hearing Loss Threatens Mind, Life and Limb


By JANE E. BRODY from NYT Well https://nyti.ms/2AofpTL

Joyful Headlines About Race and Equality


By ADEEL HASSAN from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2QcRyvw

Congratulations on the Promotion. But Did Science Get a Demotion?


By AARON E. CARROLL from NYT The Upshot https://nyti.ms/2RoLapw

NASA’s New Horizons Will Visit Ultima Thule on New Year’s Day


By KENNETH CHANG from NYT Science https://nyti.ms/2RqYh9J

Shopping for Tumblers


By TIM McKEOUGH from NYT Real Estate https://nyti.ms/2s0yg2z

The Origins of the Times Square Ball Drop


By RAILLAN BROOKS and ALEXANDRIA SYMONDS from NYT Reader Center https://nyti.ms/2CGuZvr

N.Y.’s New Attorney General Is Targeting Trump. Will Judges See a ‘Political Vendetta?’


By JEFFERY C. MAYS from NYT New York https://nyti.ms/2QcY5Gh

Castro Takes Manhattan: Vintage Pictures of the Cuban Conqueror as Tourist


By BILL KELLER from NYT New York https://nyti.ms/2QcY5WN

A Little Bit of Excess in a Sensible Package


By GENEVIEVE KO from NYT Food https://nyti.ms/2EVkExw

‘Help, My Boss Has Breasts!’


By CHOIRE SICHA from NYT Business https://nyti.ms/2QZlss9

Superb Oddities: Robert Gottlieb Reviews a Biography of Edward Gorey


By ROBERT GOTTLIEB from NYT Books https://nyti.ms/2Vk7ccd

PERSPECTIVE: The march of Europe's far right

Buoyed by anti-immigrant feeling, far-right parties went from strength to strength across Europe in 2018. Reuters' Crispian Balmer reports from Rome.


from Reuters Video: World News https://reut.rs/2GWDbMC

Ebola-hit Congolese town protests with mock vote

Residents of an Ebola hotspot in eastern Congo stage a mock presidential election to show the authorities a decision to postpone the vote there due to health fears was unfounded.


from Reuters Video: World News https://reut.rs/2RumFXU

An electronic tattoo may cure what ails you

A team of medical researchers in the U.S. and Portugal say they've created an electronic device that is applied to skin or organs similar to a temporary tattoo. They hope it may be used to operate prosthetic limbs and treat conditions including Parkinson's disease. Matthew Larotonda reports.


from Reuters Video: World News https://reut.rs/2GLd8Yx

African culture and entertainment in 2018

Saskia O'Donoghue takes a look back at some of the big music, fashion and art stories from Africa this year.


from Reuters Video: World News https://reut.rs/2RmM1XQ

New top story on Hacker News: How Facebook tracks you on Android [video]

How Facebook tracks you on Android [video]
559 by gala8y | 185 comments on Hacker News.


3 Dead and Scores Missing in Russia Building Collapse


By NEIL MacFARQUHAR from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2VkIfxm

Year-End Storm in the Philippines Kills More Than 60


By JASON GUTIERREZ from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2R55gWI

Philippine President Says He Sexually Abused Housemaid as a Teenager


By JASON GUTIERREZ from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2AqsfRv

C.I.A.’s Afghan Forces Leave a Trail of Abuse and Anger


By MUJIB MASHAL from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2EZjOjT

In Orange County, a Republican Fortress Turns Democratic


By ADAM NAGOURNEY and ROBERT GEBELOFF from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2F0FQSR

Consejos para vivir mejor en 2019


By Por MARINA FRANCO from NYT Universal https://nyti.ms/2QXpu4p

‘The Train Was So Packed That It Was Difficult For Me to Do What I Always Did’


By Unknown Author from NYT New York https://nyti.ms/2SrN1ar

Florida School Restricts Access to Amanda Gorman’s Inauguration Poem

By BY AMANDA HOLPUCH from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/fIlhCeE