Friday, January 31, 2020

Bafta masks: The foundry that makes bronze trophies

An average of 300 Baftas are made every year at a family-run foundry in Middlesex.

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Week in Pictures: 25-31 January

A selection of striking news photographs from around the world this week.

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Kashmir avalanche: 'My baby's toy torch saved me from death'

Shakila was buried for hours under deep snow in Kashmir, hoping her daughter was alive.

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Trump signed off on the plan for his trial’s close.


By BY NICHOLAS FANDOS from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2UlkUxz
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Requiem for a Dream


By BY ROGER COHEN from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2GKelfI
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Roberts says it would be ‘inappropriate’ for him to act as a tie-breaker.


By BY CATIE EDMONDSON from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2UfphtG
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Giuliani Sought Help for Client in Meeting With Ukrainian Official


By BY RONEN BERGMAN, ANTON TROIANOVSKI AND KENNETH P. VOGEL from NYT World https://ift.tt/3b0Qu9x
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Watch Live: Senators Debate Impeachment Trial Amendments


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Kobe Bryant helicopter firm was not allowed to fly in fog

Island Express Helicopters was restricted to flying in clear conditions, officials say.

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Could you handle the most remote campsite on earth?

Take a look inside an Antarctic campsite and find out how they survive.

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Australia fires: How a unique slug species survived

The bright pink species is only found in a small habitat in Australia, experts say.

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Amazon rainforest: The 90-year-old trying to stop destruction

Newsnight was given rare access to a once-in-a-generation meeting of indigenous groups trying to save the Amazon.

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Hillary Clinton Slams Bernie Sanders for Not Working to Unite Democrats in 2016


By BY SHANE GOLDMACHER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2RM2iF6
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Plans for Alabama’s Deadly Prisons ‘Won’t Fix the Horrors’


By BY KATIE BENNER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3aZLFgP
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Brexit Has Arrived. But Boris Johnson’s Reign Is Just Beginning.


By BY RICHARD SEYMOUR from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2RNUGC1
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Senators say they’ve settled on a schedule that would end the trial on Wednesday.


By BY PATRICIA MAZZEI AND MAGGIE HABERMAN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2UbLc5b
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Battle Lines Quickly Form Over Radical Property Tax Proposal


By BY EMMA G. FITZSIMMONS, MATTHEW HAAG AND JEFFERY C. MAYS from NYT New York https://ift.tt/2tgjTeQ
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Impeachment Trial Highlights: A Showdown Over Calling Witnesses


By BY MAYA BLACKSTONE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/391tRjD
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CPR, by Default


By BY PAULA SPAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2RJNdE6
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Alberto Salazar Is Suspended by SafeSport After Accusations of Verbal Abuse


By BY TALYA MINSBERG from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2GH5I5F
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Kobe Bryant’s Death: Live Updates as the Lakers Prepare to Play the Blazers


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Trump impeachment: Failed witnesses vote paves way for acquittal

Bid to call witnesses in the Trump impeachment trial fails, setting up a likely acquittal next week.

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The Papers: 'Make leave not war' and 'what next?'

Saturday's newspapers mark a "moment of history" as Britain leaves the European Union after 47 years.

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Thursday, January 30, 2020

Coronavirus: Why are we catching more diseases from animals?

Climate change is shifting our relationship with the animal kingdom and helping diseases evolve.

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Trump Travels to Iowa to Energize Supporters for Caucuses Next Week


By BY ANNIE KARNI from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2GBRnr0
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These Brands Said No to Running Super Bowl Commercials


By BY TIFFANY HSU from NYT Business https://ift.tt/2tT2fyh
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When Will We See Bolton’s Book?


By BY JAMEEL JAFFER AND RAMYA KRISHNAN from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3aWu6hs
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Amazon Christmas sales soar as rivals struggle

Sales were up 20% over the festive season in sharp contrast to weakness at other retailers.

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Republican senator laments starkly partisan nature of the trial.


By BY PATRICIA MAZZEI from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/38TGtZS
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New York Is Urged to Consider Surge Pricing for Taxis


By BY BRIAN M. ROSENTHAL from NYT New York https://ift.tt/2GzItup
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More American Troops Sustain Brain Injuries From Iran Missile Strike in Iraq


By BY THOMAS GIBBONS-NEFF from NYT World https://ift.tt/2t90lce
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Everyone Wants a Piece


By BY LISA LERER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2OgG4ZQ
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¿Hará el papa Francisco un milagro con la deuda de Argentina?


By BY MARCELO J. GARCÍA from NYT en Español https://ift.tt/2RIDCgw
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Alexander asks about the differences in bipartisanship under Nixon and Trump.


By BY EMILY COCHRANE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2uKxHPa
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Day 9 of Trump’s Trial: Tedium and Tea-Leaf Reading


By BY MICHELLE COTTLE from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/36N2iJq
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Fred Silverman, 82, Is Dead; a TV Force When Three Networks Ruled


By BY NEIL GENZLINGER from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/3aT23zv
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Fotis Dulos, Accused of Killing Jennifer Dulos, Is Dead


By BY MICHAEL GOLD from NYT New York https://ift.tt/2S7xWM8
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Senators break for dinner.


By BY NICHOLAS FANDOS from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2UerWE3
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Warren puts Roberts on the spot over witnesses in the impeachment trial.


By BY EMILY COCHRANE AND CATIE EDMONDSON from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/37GkBAZ
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Things to Do in N.Y.C. This February


By BY NICOLE HERRINGTON from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/38Tuxaw
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The Future of American Politics


By BY DAVID BROOKS from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2O9pVFm
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Johnson & Johnson Is Told to Pay $344 Million in Pelvic Mesh Suit


By BY MATTHEW GOLDSTEIN from NYT Business https://ift.tt/2GFmpi2
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Dispute between players in Ukraine affair exposes a recent rift.


By BY BEN PROTESS AND NICOLE HONG from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2tbiLsT
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Fox News Breaking News Alert

Fox News Breaking News Alert

PROGRAMMING ALERT: Sen. Rand Paul talks impeachment fight on 'The Story,' 7 pm ET

01/30/20 3:52 PM

Nicaragua: Six indigenous people reportedly killed in attack

The Mayagna group has been involved in disputes with new settlers searching for land and resources.

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The Papers: Will Brexit hail a 'new dawn' or a 'small island'?

The papers mark the day the UK leaves the EU - "Brexit day" - with a mixture of optimism and regret.

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Wednesday, January 29, 2020

Rand Paul’s question may center on naming the whistle-blower.


By BY EMILY COCHRANE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2u1jZrc
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To Senate Republicans, a Vote for Witnesses Is a Vote for Trouble


By BY CARL HULSE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3aWjxuP
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Roman Polanski 'French Oscar' nomination sparks outrage

The 86-year-old has been wanted in the US for decades over the statutory rape of a 13-year-old.

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Blue States Are Burying Damning Data About School Funds — Red States Are, Too


By BY ARY AMERIKANER from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2U6Aywp
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To Truly Move On, the Astros Needed Dusty Baker


By BY TYLER KEPNER from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2O8w30L
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As Coronavirus Explodes in China, Countries Struggle to Control Its Spread


By BY DENISE GRADY from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2RZZe7b
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Coronavirus Spreads, and the World Pays for China’s Dictatorship


By BY NICHOLAS KRISTOF from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2t8LoqF
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6 Takeaways From Senators’ Questions to Impeachment Lawyers


By BY EILEEN SULLIVAN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2RFaPcV
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Everyone’s a Winner in Iowa


By BY LISA LERER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2U2MgZ4
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Day 8 of Trump’s Trial: Ask Me Anything


By BY MICHELLE COTTLE from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2GxahiL
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A frantic campaign schedule catches up with one senator.


By BY ALICIA PARLAPIANO from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2uKxnzM
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Biden Plans a Counterattack at Trump as Impeachment Tensions Rise


By BY THOMAS KAPLAN AND KATIE GLUECK from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2vxYxuk
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Legal Pads, Photographs and a Podcast: How Senators Are Documenting Impeachment


By BY EMILY COCHRANE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2O6h7jy
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Bashing Bolton, a Senate candidate, Jeff Sessions, plays up his loyalty.


By BY NICHOLAS FANDOS from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2U4jlnr
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The Senate breaks for dinner.


By BY PATRICIA MAZZEI from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2RC5hQd
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Foreigners Airlifted From Chinese City at Heart of Coronavirus Outbreak


By BY MIRIAM JORDAN AND AUSTIN RAMZY from NYT World https://ift.tt/3146ZND
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Trump Ally Held Event Handing Out Cash in a Black Community


By BY ANNIE KARNI AND MAGGIE HABERMAN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2RDZzO3
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Bryn Terfel, Injured Opera Star, Leaves the Met’s New ‘Dutchman’


By BY MICHAEL COOPER from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/2vsT6g4
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Kobe Bryant Split Washington Post Newsroom During 2018 Visit


By BY RACHEL ABRAMS AND MARC TRACY from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3aPHEeK
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Israel confirms it killed Hamas leader Haniyeh in Tehran in July

Ismail Haniyeh was Hamas's most prominent leader until his death in July. from BBC News https://ift.tt/wRnvGdP