Thursday, March 31, 2022

New York Is About to Blow Its Budget Deadline. Here’s Why.


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Your Friday Briefing: Biden Releases Oil Reserves


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Imran Khan Defiantly Refuses to Resign as Pakistan’s Leader


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The End of California’s Rainy Season


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How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend?


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Syrian Mercenaries Deploy to Russia en Route to Ukrainian Battlefields


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Ukraine round-up: Russia sets gas deadline for West and troops leave Chernobyl

President Putin demands roubles for gas supplies, as Russian troops redeploy around Ukraine.

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Wednesday, March 30, 2022

The Papers: Childbirth 'not safe' in England and Beckham raid

Thursday's front pages focus on fallout of the Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Trust maternity scandal.

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New York Weighs a Gas Tax Holiday, a Popular ‘Bad Idea’


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Russia is moving some troops away from Kyiv, a Ukrainian official says.


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Ukraine War: Putin demands Mariupol surrender to end shelling

Russia's defence ministry has since announced a one-day ceasefire on Thursday to let civilians leave.

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Modern Love Podcast: Right Swipes, Big City


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Ukraine round-up: Little progress in peace talks as shelling continues

No breakthrough, says Russia, while Ukraine says Russia has broken a promise to pull back troops.

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Tuesday, March 29, 2022

How Australia Became an N.B.A. Point Guard Pipeline


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Covid: Free parking for NHS hospital staff in England to end this week

From Friday, many NHS hospital staff will need to pay for parking as a government scheme ends.

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Ukraine daily round-up: Peace talks produce first sign of progress

Russia says it will reduce military operations in two key areas - but Ukraine and the US remain sceptical.

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‘Royalty Free: The Music of Kevin MacLeod’ Review: Into the Spotlight


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Oscars audience grew by 555,000 after Will Smith slapped Chris Rock.


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Why the Red Cross has to be neutral in the Ukraine conflict

The ICRC is worried that its operations might be undermined by misinformation about its work.

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Monday, March 28, 2022

Biden says his Putin comments were fueled by moral outrage, not a U.S. policy change.


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Knoydart community owns Britain's remotest mainland pub

Locals succeed in their bid to buy The Old Forge on the Knoydart Peninsula in a landmark deal.

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Can the super-rich solve America's budget problem?

Joe Biden wants to raise taxes on the likes of billionaires Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Warren Buffett.

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Where to Stream ‘CODA,’ ‘Dune’ and More 2022 Oscar Winners


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How We Verified Russian Radio Chatter


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Filey paraglider breaks man's nose in cliff-top crash

The pilot of the craft flew off after hitting a walker on the North Yorkshire coast, police say.

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Sunday, March 27, 2022

Some States Suspend Their Gas Taxes, Looking to Ease Pain at the Pump


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Kansas Coasts Past Miami to the Final Four


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Your Monday Briefing: Russia Recalibrates Its Attack


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How Joe Manchin Aided Coal, and Earned Millions


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Zelensky, whose career started in show business, presses Hollywood for an appearance at the Oscars.


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Army boss raises partition fears: Ukraine round-up

Ukraine's military intelligence chief fears a Korea-style outcome as Biden's jab at Putin makes further waves.

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The U.N. says 1,119 civilians have been killed in Ukraine since the war began.


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Saturday, March 26, 2022

At the edge of Kyiv, Ukrainians show off their counteroffensive.


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Plea Negotiations in Sept. 11 Case Go on Hiatus for Ramadan


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Missiles hit targets in Lviv, 50 miles from the Polish border.


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Sergio Perez on Saudi Arabia pole as Lewis Hamilton out early and Mick Schumacher crashes

Red Bull's Sergio Perez beats Ferrari's Charles Leclerc to take his first Formula 1 pole position at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

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War in Ukraine: Vladimir Putin cannot remain in power - Biden

A White House official says the US president was not calling for a regime change.

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The war in Ukraine threatens to spread Covid and undo decades of progress against other infectious diseases.


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With Russia distracted, Azerbaijan moves troops into disputed region where it fought with Armenia.


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Grass fires: Wales' resources stretched by 'burn season'

Crews waste their time by attending fires started on purpose - but legally - by landowners.

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Friday, March 25, 2022

P&O Ferries ship detained over crew training concerns

The European Causeway ferry is detained after 800 of the firm's staff were sacked without notice.

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World freedoms at stake, President Biden tells US troops

President Joe Biden tells US troops in Poland that global democracy is at risk amid Ukraine war.

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Love Letter: Her Mother’s Roots


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Spotify stops streaming in Russia over safety concerns

New laws threaten jail for people accused of spreading "fake news" about Russia's armed forces.

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War in Ukraine: Change of emphasis or admission of failure by Moscow?

Moscow now says the main aim is to "liberate" eastern Ukraine - a change of emphasis or more?

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‘BIPOC’ Is Jargon. That’s OK, and Normal People Don’t Have to Say It.


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War in Ukraine: Change of emphasis or admission of failure by Moscow?

Moscow now says the main aim is to "liberate" eastern Ukraine - a change of emphasis or more?

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Thursday, March 24, 2022

The U.N. General Assembly adopts a strong resolution blaming Russia for Ukraine’s humanitarian crisis.


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How Some Texans Are Getting Abortions Despite a Devastating Law


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The Story Behind That Photo of Ketanji Brown Jackson and Her Daughter


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For Madhuri Dixit, ‘The Fame Game’ Feels Familiar, if Not the Medium


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Donald Trump sues Hillary Clinton over Russian collusion allegations

Donald Trump's campaign was accused of conspiring with Russian agents to influence the 2016 election.

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How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend?


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Lower energy bills for people near wind turbines considered

The government is looking at lowering people's energy bills based on how close they are to onshore wind turbines.

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Wednesday, March 23, 2022

The Papers: 'No heat to eat' as 'Sunak told: slash more taxes'

Thursday's front pages respond to Chancellor Rishi Sunak's Spring Statement.

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Ukraine war: BBC World Service granted emergency funding

The government grants more than £4m to the World Service to help fight Russian disinformation.

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With Eye to Russia, Biden Administration Asks Companies to Report Cyberattacks


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Ukraine war: Russian journalist Oksana Baulina killed in Kyiv shelling

Oksana Baulina died while filming destruction caused by Russian shelling in a Kyiv neighbourhood.

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Baltimore Museum Guards Take Seats at the Curators’ Table


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Tuesday, March 22, 2022

Victor Fazio, Longtime Democratic Leader in the House, Dies at 79


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P&O Ferries defends cuts as some workers to get £100,000

Ferry operator shares details of redundancy packages which include 40 seafarers getting £100,000 each.

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A bomb hit this theatre hiding hundreds - here's how one woman survived

The BBC speaks to survivors of the Mariupol theatre attack, who describe for the first time what happened.

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When Restaurants Are Closed on Mondays


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Cabinet split over changing planning law to allow more wind farms

Ministers are preparing plans to produce more energy in England but are at odds over how to do it.

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Monday, March 21, 2022

Google settles with six employees who worked on unionization efforts.


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A young soldier's funeral and a city facing starvation - Ukraine war daily round-up

Fears that Russia wants to starve Mariupol into surrender, and a young soldier isolated from his family is buried.

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Ukraine war: Russian soldiers fire on Kherson protesters

Protesters in Kherson scattered as explosions are heard and shots were fired by Russian soldiers.

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Videos show Russian soldiers responding to a protest in Kherson with gunfire.


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A day of excitement for Jackson’s supporters as history unfolds on Capitol Hill.


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Sunday, March 20, 2022

As fighters dig in, so do volunteers providing aid in Kyiv.


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Nottingham Forest 0-1 Liverpool: Jurgen Klopp's side set up semi-final date against Man City after edging past hosts

Liverpool will play Manchester City in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley after they edge past Nottingham Forest in a pulsating quarter-final at the City Ground.

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Inside a children's hospital and pressure on Russian artists - Ukraine war round-up

Ukrainian children suffer in hospital, and musicians are banned from Russian radio for opposing the war.

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War Brings Out Solidarity and Defiance in Ukrainians Who Remain


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It’s Now Putin’s Plan B in Ukraine vs. Biden’s and Zelensky’s Plan A


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Isle of Wight e-scooter complaints exceed 1,000

Complaints include riding on the pavement, anti-social behaviour and underage use.

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Saturday, March 19, 2022

P&O treatment of workers a disgrace, says Donaldson

The DUP leader says his party will do "everything in our power" to ensure workers get support.

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New York vaccine mandates for private businesses will remain “indefinitely.”


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Street fighting in Mariupol and hypersonic missiles: Ukraine war daily round-up

Fierce fighting on Mariupol's streets, and Russia denies its cosmonauts wore Ukrainian colours in space.

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Some U.S. states are reducing daily reporting of coronavirus data, raising fears of blind spots.


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From waitress to cafe owner, all while still a teenager

Chloe Campbell was 15 when she got a job in a Moray cafe - four years later she is the new boss.

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Friday, March 18, 2022

Ukraine war: Empty prams lined up in Lviv for children killed in war

Each of the 109 prams in Lviv are a tribute to the number of children who have died in the war so far.

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Stocks notch their best week since November 2020.


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Deepfake presidents used in Russia-Ukraine war

Videos of Putin and Zelensky declaring the war is over have been circulating online.

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War in Ukraine: Talking to a Ukrainian mother and her child who fled to Poland

Krystyna Tynkalyuk is trying to explain to her three-year-old why they can't go back home to see her father.

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Defying China’s Censors to Urge Beijing to Denounce Russia’s War


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Thursday, March 17, 2022

Ukraine conflict: Putin lays out his demands in Turkish phone call

Russia's president revealed his peace conditions in a phone call - the BBC spoke to someone who listened in.

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How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend?


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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