Tuesday 31 July 2018

How to Stop Facebook From Bringing Up Bad Memories


By J. D. BIERSDORFER from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2ApKskx

The Fight for the One-Piece Swimsuit Emoji


By VANESSA FRIEDMAN from NYT Style https://ift.tt/2NUwSHM

Recent Commercial Real Estate Transactions


By ROSALIE R. RADOMSKY from NYT Real Estate https://ift.tt/2n4uqDr

Summer Reading Contest Winner, Week 5: On ‘It Was “Roseanne” vs. “Roseanne,” in a Polarizing Revival’


By THE LEARNING NETWORK from NYT The Learning Network https://ift.tt/2ApKyZr

Funeral ads banned by TfL over 'widespread offence'

One proposed advert from Beyond showed women shopping for a coffin in what looked like a bridal shop.

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Thieves snatch shark from an aquarium using a pram

A horn shark was stolen from an aquarium using a baby's pram, the thieves carried it in a bucket leaving a trail of water as they left.

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Refugee Office Attacked as ISIS Seeks Soft Afghan Targets


By ROD NORDLAND and FAHIM ABED from NYT World https://ift.tt/2LIQXEA

Soggy 2017 was fifth warmest year in UK record

Despite a wet summer, 2017 was one of the warmest years according to Met Office records dating back to 1910.

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'My abortion pill took effect on Tube home'

Women are illegally taking abortion pills, which they have bought online, at home to avoid experiencing abortions on public transport.

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The Politics of ‘White Threat’


By DAVID LEONHARDT from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2voBNJx

Tu resumen de noticias del martes


By Por ALBINSON LINARES from NYT Universal https://ift.tt/2LBtt45

Commitment to help 'mortgage prisoners'

Borrowers stuck on expensive variable rates could get help, despite still being locked out of the wider market.

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Times Reporters Answer Questions About Our G.D.P. Coverage


By KEVIN McKENNA from NYT Reader Center https://ift.tt/2Arxz9x

Man puts out Southend Pier fire by peeing on it

A council thanks Thomas Watson for his "quick-thinking tinkling" after he saw the fire on Southend Pier.

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'There's only two Geraint Thomases'

As Geraint Thomas won the 2018 Tour de France, his namesake has become a social media star.

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World-famous aerialist on the keys to her success

Christine Van Loo, a seven-time US national acro-gymnastics champion, explains how she got to the top of her game.

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DealBook Briefing: A $100 Billion Tax Break Plan (for the 1 Percent)


By Unknown Author from NYT Business Day https://ift.tt/2ArmlC5

Terror charges dropped against UK ex-soldier

James Matthews was accused of attending training camps run by militia fighting the Islamic State group.

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The Democrats’ Comeback Plan


By Unknown Author from NYT Podcasts https://ift.tt/2n07zsw

Does Canada Need Better Gun Control?


By JOOYOUNG LEE from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2mXkqvB

New York Today: Learning Your Next Language


By GABRIELLE GUZ and ALEXANDRA S. LEVINE from NYT New York https://ift.tt/2Ot616Z

Review: Rubinstein’s ‘Demon’ Is Redeemed in a Rare Staging


By ANTHONY TOMMASINI from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/2M5vAt2

John Cleese fed up with 'corruption' and right-wing press

The actor and comedian says he is moving to the Caribbean as he is "fed up."

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Military Bases in the Sand


By VINCE BEISER from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2n49qwB

Investing in Local Business to Get an Even Break


By COURTNEY E. MARTIN from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2vlakZ3

Bristol sailor and entrepreneur Tony Bullimore dies aged 79

Mr Bullimore ran the Bamboo Club in Bristol, at one time the UK's leading Afro-Caribbean music venue.

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With Less Than 50 Days to Go, Cuomo Keeps Big Lead Over Nixon


By SHANE GOLDMACHER from NYT New York https://ift.tt/2LQgk6j

Mars, Zimbabwe, Alex Trebek: Your Tuesday Briefing


By CHRIS STANFORD from NYT Briefing https://ift.tt/2OrQSTc

Miss Helen, shark stolen in a pram, recovering in US aquarium

The thieves abducted the shark from a Texas aquarium by disguising it as a baby in a pram.

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Rustic Yet Refined


By Unknown Author from NYT Real Estate https://ift.tt/2NX0mF2

In Cambodia, Dissenting Voters Find Ways to Say ‘None of the Above’


By HANNAH BEECH and SUN NARIN from NYT World https://ift.tt/2vhgyt0

Trump Is Putting Indelible Conservative Stamp on Judiciary


By THOMAS KAPLAN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2NWZrV6

A Census Question That Could Change How Power Is Divided in America


By EMILY BADGER from NYT The Upshot https://ift.tt/2An9ocx

Places 26 and 27: Summer in France, in Two Very Different Ways


By JADA YUAN from NYT Travel https://ift.tt/2Ou6V2V

Five Places to Shop in New Orleans


By YONA ZELDIS McDONOUGH from NYT Travel https://ift.tt/2vo03v4

Work Is Weird. Alison Green of Ask a Manager Can Help.


By JOLIE KERR from NYT Style https://ift.tt/2LHbzwT

How I Turned My Tiny Apartment Bedroom Into a Relaxing Retreat


By ALAN HENRY from NYT Smarter Living https://ift.tt/2OtgCi6

Mixing Generations and Styles in the Hamptons


By TIM McKEOUGH from NYT Real Estate https://ift.tt/2NZ5QiG

How One Agency Built a Multimillion-Dollar Business in Migrant Children


By LIZ ROBBINS from NYT New York https://ift.tt/2vnZWj8

The City of My Birth in India Is Becoming a Climate Casualty. It Didn’t Have to Be.


By SOMINI SENGUPTA from NYT Climate https://ift.tt/2LNKyHf

Key Question for Les Moonves of CBS: What Were You Thinking?


By JAMES B. STEWART from NYT Business Day https://ift.tt/2LDX8tm

New & Noteworthy


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

Two Views of Flint’s Water Troubles: One a Close-Up and One With a Wide-Angle Lens


By JEFF GOODELL from NYT Books https://ift.tt/2LPqJiI

What Happened When Fracking Came to Town


By JOANN WYPIJEWSKI from NYT Books https://ift.tt/2KhS7B4

The Worst Drug Crisis in American History


By JESSICA BRUDER from NYT Books https://ift.tt/2vo1aee

Stephen Colbert Wants Accountability for His Accused Boss, Les Moonves


By GIOVANNI RUSSONELLO from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/2mZXA6w

Transaction Costs and Tethers: Why I’m a Crypto Skeptic


By PAUL KRUGMAN from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2Oxgm1x

Recovering Lost Photos of Life Before the Chernobyl Disaster


By MATTHEW SEDACCA from NYT Lens https://ift.tt/2v3L8am

What Do 525 Ventriloquists Do at a Convention? Ask Their Dummies


By ELISABETH VINCENTELLI from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/2NYYhZk

Social media and reality TV is 'bad for body image', survey suggests

A survey also showed that younger people were more likely to consider cosmetic surgery than older people.

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A Migrant Boy Rejoins His Mother, but He’s Not the Same


By MIRIAM JORDAN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2LVfOnX

If an N.B.A. Workout Isn’t on Instagram, Does it Even Count?


By SCOTT CACCIOLA from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2AAY4tB

Lassie Got Help, Would Your Dog?


By JAMES GORMAN from NYT Science https://ift.tt/2AmCrwE

After Doctors Cut Their Opioids, Patients Turn to a Risky Treatment for Back Pain


By SHEILA KAPLAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2v3sI9D

Brexit, Russia, Mars: Your Tuesday Briefing


By REMY TUMIN from NYT Briefing https://ift.tt/2v4wMX7

What’s on TV Tuesday: ‘Please Like Me’ and ‘Frontline’


By GABE COHN from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/2KbQhBC

Ceramics Aren’t Enough. Bring on the Spaceships, Italian Town Says.


By JASON HOROWITZ from NYT World https://ift.tt/2vonAfu

Philippine Bombing Kills 10, Showing Insurgents Remain a Problem


By FELIPE VILLAMOR from NYT World https://ift.tt/2KhkD5Q

How Trump Allies Shifted Their Defense as Evidence of Contacts With Russians Grew


By MARK MAZZETTI from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2Kbq7Pz

Former FEMA Official Accused of Sexual Misconduct That Spanned Years


By MATT STEVENS from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2LGBip2

Quotation of the Day: Why Global Greening Isn’t as Great as It Sounds


By Unknown Author from NYT Today’s Paper https://ift.tt/2M0WLFu

Review: In a New Orleans ‘House,’ Wealthy Women Are Haunted by Slavery’s Ghosts


By BEN BRANTLEY from NYT Theater https://ift.tt/2mVsj4v

With Trades, Yankees Pitching Staff Remains a Work in Progress


By BILLY WITZ from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2Kc6uqw