Tuesday, April 30, 2019
2019 Tony Award Nominations: What to Watch For
By MICHAEL PAULSON from NYT Theater https://nyti.ms/2vvclm5
Why It’s So Hard to Learn French in Middle Age
By PAMELA DRUCKERMAN from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/2VvjXUl
Sri Lanka lifts social media blockade imposed after Easter Sunday blasts
Social media had remained blocked in Sri Lanka where a string of powerful blasts tore through three churches and as many luxury hotels on April 21, killing 253 people and injuring more than 500 others.
from Hindustan Times - world http://bit.ly/2V4xrXM
from Hindustan Times - world http://bit.ly/2V4xrXM
US envoy to Sri Lanka says threat is real as security forces maintain high alert
Sri Lankan security forces also said they were maintaining a high level of alert amid intelligence reports that the militants were likely to strike before the start of the holy Islamic month of Ramadan.
from Hindustan Times - world http://bit.ly/2GIws5s
from Hindustan Times - world http://bit.ly/2GIws5s
James Holzhauer Is Dominating ‘Jeopardy!’ But What’s Life Like After the Show?
By NIRAJ CHOKSHI from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/2DFDnM9
Teen pays tribute to fallen Marines with prom dress design
Teen pays tribute to fallen Marines with prom dress design
A high school student is honoring 25 fallen Marines with her prom dress – which reportedly took her two years to make.
via FOX NEWS https://fxn.ws/2J2VFKv
Twitter reacts to video showing cat slide knife under bathroom door: 'Is that a threat!?'
Twitter reacts to video showing cat slide knife under bathroom door: 'Is that a threat!?'
This seems like the beginning of a cat-astrophe.
via FOX NEWS https://fxn.ws/2USOyqA
In Afghan Blood Sports, the Animals Aren’t the Only Ones Fighting
By ROD NORDLAND from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2ZO656C
Trump Pushes to Designate Muslim Brotherhood a Terrorist Group
By CHARLIE SAVAGE, ERIC SCHMITT and MAGGIE HABERMAN from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2W97a6Z
As Buttigieg Builds His Campaign, Gay Donors Provide the Foundation
By JEREMY W. PETERS and SHANE GOLDMACHER from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2V5bgR5
Is America Ready for a Gay President? ‘You’re Going to See the Wall Crumble’
By JEREMY W. PETERS from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2J5WJgX
Brigham Young Graduate ‘Proud to Be a Gay Son of God’
By DAN LEVIN from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2GQAJ6K
They Want It to Be Secret: How a Common Blood Test Can Cost $11 or Almost $1,000
By MARGOT SANGER-KATZ from NYT The Upshot https://nyti.ms/2PFP622
Going to the Swedish Woods to Live an Instagram Fairy Tale
By INGRID K. WILLIAMS from NYT Travel https://nyti.ms/2GL4tCd
Which L.G.B.T.Q. Figures Should Get Monuments in New York?
By GINIA BELLAFANTE from NYT New York https://nyti.ms/2INPJG5
Almost All the Colleges I Wanted to Go to Rejected Me. Now What?
By KWAME ANTHONY APPIAH from NYT Magazine https://nyti.ms/2PC1BeO
Reinventing the Tomato for Survival in a Changing World
By TEJAL RAO from NYT Food https://nyti.ms/2J42knJ
From Apples to Popcorn, Climate Change Is Altering the Foods America Grows
By KIM SEVERSON from NYT Food https://nyti.ms/2V2y5ox
How Does Your Love of Wine Contribute to Climate Change?
By ERIC ASIMOV from NYT Food https://nyti.ms/2J3ZhMv
These Five Cuisines Are Easier on the Planet
By SOMINI SENGUPTA from NYT Climate https://nyti.ms/2IOtvnh
In a Switch, Some Republicans Start Citing Climate Change as Driving Their Policies
By LISA FRIEDMAN from NYT Climate https://nyti.ms/2VErPTe
Ukraine's next president is already getting tough with Putin
Ukrainian President-elect, Volodymyr Zelensky, might be a political novice, but he's also willing to stand up to the most experienced geopolitical player on the block: Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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Christchurch man arrested over suspected explosive device
A 33-year-old man in the New Zealand city of Christchurch has been arrested after a package containing a suspected explosive device and ammunition was found at a vacant property, police said.
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Suspected explosive device found, man arrested in New Zealand's Christchurch
An explosives disposal unit rendered the package safe and a 33-year-old Christchurch man was arrested, the statement said. The police cordon was later lifted.
from Hindustan Times - world http://bit.ly/2UP1ddS
from Hindustan Times - world http://bit.ly/2UP1ddS
Computer systems restored after 'technical issue' causes outages at airports across the country
Computer systems restored after 'technical issue' causes outages at airports across the country
Customers at airports across the United States have been reporting technical issues affecting JetBlue and American Airlines computer systems.
via FOX NEWS https://fxn.ws/2J9jMqS
Condo development promises new buyers free avocado toast for a year
Condo development promises new buyers free avocado toast for a year
Have your avocado toast, and a condo, too.
via FOX NEWS https://fxn.ws/2GHWaXL
These are 5 of America’s most expensive neighborhoods
These are 5 of America’s most expensive neighborhoods
The list may surprise you.
via FOX NEWS https://fxn.ws/2LcWRhl
Sri Lanka’s President Lifts Ban on Social Media
By KAI SCHULTZ from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2GOa3nl
Photographing Trafficked Animals in Colombia
By IVAN VALENCIA and EVELYN NIEVES from NYT Lens https://nyti.ms/2XX0IAt
Learning With: ‘Lego Is Making Braille Bricks. They May Give Blind Literacy a Needed Lift.’
By JEREMY ENGLE from NYT The Learning Network https://nyti.ms/2VzCw9D
Late Night Congratulates Trump on His 10,000th Lie
By TRISH BENDIX from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/2WgrrHI
His Punch Lines Cross Moral Lines. Anthony Jeselnik Gets Away With It.
By JASON ZINOMAN from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/2L9AfxX
Brad Keselowski pulls off amazing reverse pit stop at Talladega
Brad Keselowski pulls off amazing reverse pit stop at Talladega
He finished thirteenth but was very lucky.
via FOX NEWS https://fxn.ws/2J1DlS5
Driver beats distracted driving ticket issued while he was eating McDonald's hash brown
Driver beats distracted driving ticket issued while he was eating McDonald's hash brown
The judge was lovin' his defense.
via FOX NEWS https://fxn.ws/2UReZwt
Elementary students design crosswalk to encourage drivers to slow down
Elementary students design crosswalk to encourage drivers to slow down
A pair of bright elementary school children have designed a 3D crosswalk to get drivers to slow down in their Massachusetts neighborhood.
via FOX NEWS https://fxn.ws/2IOhONt
'Sri Lanka attack to avenge Syria ouster': IS chief Baghdadi in first video in 5...
The US-based SITE Intelligence Group said the acknowledgement of the Sri Lanka attack by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi came during his first propaganda video in five years.
from Hindustan Times - world http://bit.ly/2XUtbqE
from Hindustan Times - world http://bit.ly/2XUtbqE
The ‘Dumb Choice’ That James Harden, Stephen Curry and the Rest of the N.B.A. Increasingly Avoid: The 2-Point Shot
By Unknown Author from NYT The Upshot https://nyti.ms/2PAFlSJ
Abdication of Japan’s Emperor, Who Put a Human Face on the Monarchy
By MOTOKO RICH from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2GIXsSg
Aaron Judge Is Everywhere for the Yankees, Except on the Field
By JAMES WAGNER from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2UOtbX2
New York City’s Quirkiest Bus: 1 Bridge, 3 Stops
By WINNIE HU from NYT New York https://nyti.ms/2ZTw5Oi
Tesla Looks to Regain Its Luster in Solar Energy by Slashing Prices
By IVAN PENN and PETER EAVIS from NYT Business https://nyti.ms/2ZTw78S
Bridgewater’s Ray Dalio Tops the List of Hedge Fund Manager Compensation
By ANDREW ROSS SORKIN from NYT Business https://nyti.ms/2Wf3Ln0
What’s on TV Tuesday: ‘On Tour With Asperger’s Are Us’ and ‘The Last Survivors’
By LAUREN MESSMAN from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/2Lg9FU2
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