Thursday, 31 May 2018

Roaring Protests of Commencements Past Make Way for a More Subdued Stand


By KATHARINE Q. SEELYE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2LcfLjB

How Liberals Got Lost on the Story of Missing Children at the Border


By AMANDA TAUB from NYT The Upshot https://ift.tt/2IVYD4G

36 Hours in Sacramento


By FREDA MOON from NYT Travel https://ift.tt/2kEByoJ

5 Tips to Sleep Better on Your Next Trip


By TANYA MOHN from NYT Travel https://ift.tt/2xuvQ1R

In a Northern Italian Wine Region, Raising a Glass with Less Fuss


By JESSICA COLLEY CLARKE from NYT Travel https://ift.tt/2J2wclX

Andrew Garfield and Stephen Spinella Trade Emails on Their Famed ‘Angels in America’ Role


By SCOTT HELLER from NYT Theater https://ift.tt/2sz6iv1

A Studio in the Middle of Everything


By JOYCE COHEN from NYT Real Estate https://ift.tt/2kBinMp

‘As an Addict, I Know the Dangers’


By ROSA GOLDENSOHN from NYT Reader Center https://ift.tt/2J3o3cO

The Turkish Bistro of Midtown East


By SHIVANI VORA from NYT New York https://ift.tt/2slgBU1

Coming to America


By SAM ROBERTS from NYT New York https://ift.tt/2IZGtiJ

Beautiful and Brutal


By DAVE TAFT from NYT New York https://ift.tt/2H6pci1

‘The End of the World Will Start Here in Manbij’


By JENAN MOUSSA and HARALD DOORNBOS from NYT Magazine https://ift.tt/2JkvKP0

Poem: [ Death’s Dictionary ]


By KEVIN YOUNG from NYT Magazine https://ift.tt/2J76mJv

Judge John Hodgman on Dedicating a Space to Flatulence


By JUDGE JOHN HODGMAN from NYT Magazine https://ift.tt/2J4pIyT

Documenting Hanoi’s Post-War Evolution


By JORDAN G. TEICHER from NYT Lens https://ift.tt/2IY9I5f

Should All Americans Receive Anti-Bias Education?


By NATALIE PROULX from NYT The Learning Network https://ift.tt/2H9AEJw

Bill Clinton: By the Book


By Unknown Author from NYT Books https://ift.tt/2Jf0QYx

U.N. reports unprecedented fighting in Libyan city of Derna

GENEVA (Reuters) - Fighting in the Libyan city of Derna has reached unprecedented levels, with air raids, shelling of residential areas and heavy ground clashes, the United Nations humanitarian office said in a report on Thursday.


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Red Cross sends surgeons, supplies to Gaza to treat wounded

GENEVA (Reuters) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Thursday it was sending two surgical teams to Gaza and setting up a surgical unit in the enclave's main hospital to treat heavy casualties from clashes between Israeli forces and Palestinians.


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Blind to Race, Gender and Disability, Shakespeare’s Globe Goes a New Way


By MATT WOLF from NYT Theater https://ift.tt/2IXZ1jc

Double marriage proposal video goes viral

Jessa Gillaspie and Becky McCabe proposed to each other at Michigan Zoo in Memphis, Tennessee.

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Russia's Lavrov meets North Korea's Kim in Pyongyang: Russian agencies

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a visit to Pyongyang on Thursday, Russian news agencies reported citing a delegation source.


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Spanish PM's future in balance as no-confidence debate starts

MADRID (Reuters) - The future of Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy hung in the balance on Thursday, with the opposition Socialists a whisker away from forcing him out of office as deputies began debating a no-confidence motion against his government.


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Teaching Activities for: ‘Breathe Deep: How the Antarctic Sea Spider Gets Oxygen’


By CAROLINE CROSSON GILPIN from NYT The Learning Network https://ift.tt/2Laeauw

The Underground Science Festival Has New Faces to Introduce to You


By SOPAN DEB from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/2JjJ0TW

Mom-Coms Latch On to the Raw Reality of New Motherhood


By ALEXIS SOLOSKI from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/2L7apGa

The Audacious Architectural Models of Bodys Isek Kingelez


By ROBERTA SMITH from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/2J2p9W4

Nick Grimshaw to leave Radio 1 Breakfast Show

The presenter is moving to the drivetime slot on Radio 1 and will be replaced by Greg James.

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With a $250 Million ‘Institute,’ the U.S. Upgrades Ties to Taiwan


By CHRIS HORTON from NYT World https://ift.tt/2kB5Zfn

Singapore, Malaysia authorities meet as 1MDB probe intensifies

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore investigators are in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur to help authorities with an investigation into scandal-plagued state fund 1MDB, Singapore police said on Thursday, as the country's new government steps up efforts to tackle graft.


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Assad says U.S. must leave Syria, vows to recover SDF areas

BEIRUT (Reuters) - President Bashar al-Assad said the United States should learn the lesson of Iraq and withdraw from Syria, and promised to recover areas of the country held by U.S.-backed militias through negotiations or force.


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Prosecutors raid Korean Air over suspected embezzlement by founding family

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean prosecutors raided the headquarters of Korean Air Lines Co Ltd on Thursday over suspected embezzlement, tax evasion and breach of trust by members of its founding family, a prosecution official told Reuters.


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