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  • Jan 4
    How Far Right Are the 20 Republicans Who Voted Against McCarthy?
    by Danielle Ivory
    Most denied the 2020 election, are members of the ultraconservative Freedom Caucus, or both.
    nytimes.com · Jan 4
  • Rishi Sunak wants all pupils to study maths to age 18
    by Sam Francis, Branwen Jeffreys & Hazel Shearing
    In his first speech of 2023, the PM also set out his priorities, including dealing with NHS backlogs.
    bbc.com · Jan 4
  • California police more likely to use force against Black people, report says
    California law enforcement was more than twice as likely to use force against people they perceived as Black during vehicle and pedestrian stops in 2021, as...
    pbs.org · Jan 4
  • Private human spaceflight's future hangs on looming regulation
    by Miriam Kramer
    A moratorium on regulating private spaceflight for the safety of participants is set to expire this year.
    axios.com · Jan 4
  • How Colin Kaepernick’s Autopsy Initiative led to $100M lawsuit over a police shooting
    by Scott Ostler
    After police shot Rob Adams to death in Southern California, his family connected with...
    sfchronicle.com · Jan 4
  • Jan 3
    California police more than twice as likely to use force against Black people – report
    by Sam Levin
    Annual report from state board found Latino and Black residents disproportionately affected by ongoing ‘pretextual stops’.
    theguardian.com · Jan 3
  • Brooklyn subway shooting suspect pleads guilty to federal terrorism charges
    by The Associated Press
    Frank James pleaded guilty to all 11 counts in his indictment, including 10 counts of committing a terrorist attack against a mass transit system — one for...
    nbcnews.com · Jan 3
  • Suspect in slayings of 4 University of Idaho students waives extradition
    by Minyvonne Burke
    Bryan Christopher Kohberger, 28, is expected to be formally charged with four counts of first-degree murder and burglary when he is returned to Idaho this week.
    nbcnews.com · Jan 3
  • Sam Bankman-Fried pleads not guilty to federal fraud charges in New York
    by Rohan Goswami, CNBC
    The onetime crypto billionaire was indicted on charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and securities fraud, individual charges of securities fraud and...
    nbcnews.com · Jan 3
  • NFL says no decision made yet on resumption of Bills-Bengals game after Damar Hamlin collapse
    by David K. Li
    Week 18 games will go on as scheduled, the league said, with no decision on resuming the postponed "Monday Night Football" contest.
    nbcnews.com · Jan 3
  • Focus - Iraq's Mosul rises from the ashes, five years after liberation from IS group
    by Marie-Charlotte ROUPIE
    Five years after the end of the war against the Islamic State (IS) group in Iraq, the fight against jihadist holdouts continues in some areas. In Mosul,...
    france24.com · Jan 3
  • McCarthy defeated three times in bid for speaker before House recesses for the day
    by Scott Wong
    The House cannot conduct any business until a speaker is elected, but adjourned just before 5:30 p.m. without one. It's unclear where Republicans go from here.
    nbcnews.com · Jan 3
  • Jan 2
    Elon Musk has lost a bigger fortune than anyone in history | CNN Business
    by David Goldman
    Elon Musk's wealth destruction has become historic.
    cnn.com · Jan 2
  • Gangsta Boo: Three 6 Mafia member and southern rap trailblazer dies aged 43
    by Laura Snapes
    Musicians from Missy Elliott to Questlove have paid tribute to the trailblazing female rapper, who was 15 when she appeared on the Memphis group’s cult...
    theguardian.com · Jan 2
  • Jan 1
    Dorothy Iannone obituary
    by Oliver Basciano
    Artist whose prevailing subject was intense love in all its forms, from romantic to erotic and spiritual.
    theguardian.com · Jan 1
  • 2022: The Year in Visual Stories and Graphics
    Selected Times graphics, visualizations and multimedia stories published this year.
    nytimes.com · Jan 1 · Published: Dec 29
  • Is the right winning the comedy wars?
    by Constance Grady
    Why liberals and conservatives don’t get each others’ jokes.
    vox.com · Jan 1 · Published: Dec 12
  • The difference you make when you eat less meat
    by Kenny Torrella
    How eating less meat and more plant-based meals reduces climate emissions and sends fewer animals to factory farms.
    vox.com · Jan 1 · Published: Apr 22
  • Dec 31
    Pope Benedict XVI has died at the age of 95
    by Phoebe Natanson
    He was widely seen as a conservative who was in line with Pope John Paul.
    abcnews.go.com · Dec 31
  • Benedict XVI, the first to resign the papacy in 600 years, dies at 95
    by Associated Press
    Benedict's resistance to what he saw as campaigns to secularize the church, promote women as priests and "normalize" homosexuality led to his...
    nbcnews.com · Dec 31
  • Barbara Walters Is Remembered as a Trailblazer, and a Friend
    by McKenna Oxenden
    Her fellow journalists, celebrity interview subjects and others offered tribute to the renowned newswoman.
    nytimes.com · Dec 31
  • Barbara Walters, pioneering TV journalist who began on ‘TODAY,’ dies at 93
    by Ethan Sacks
    Walters was known in recent years as the co-creator of the hit ABC daytime show “The View,” but older viewers remember her as the first female anchor of a...
    nbcnews.com · Dec 31
  • Barbara Walters, trailblazing TV icon, dies at 93
    by Luchina Fisher
    Barbara Walters, the trailblazing news broadcaster, has died at 93.
    abcnews.go.com · Dec 31
  • Dec 30
    28-year-old Washington State University grad student arrested in University of Idaho killings
    by Jonathan Dienst
    Bryan Christopher Kohberger was apprehended in Albrightsville in northeastern Pennsylvania, officials said.
    nbcnews.com · Dec 30
  • Trump’s tax returns released by House committee show he paid little in taxes
    by Dareh Gregorian
    The House Ways and Means Committee released six years of Trump's personal and business returns, ending years of legal wrangling and speculation.
    nbcnews.com · Dec 30
  • Bahamas regulator holds FTX assets pending delivery to customers, creditors
    by Reuters
    The Securities Commission of the Bahamas said on Thursday that it is holding FTX assets worth $3.5 billion based on market pricing at the time of transfer on...
    reuters.com · Dec 30
  • Peruvian court upholds 18-month pre-trial detention for Castillo
    by Al Jazeera
    Ex-president Pedro Castillo denounces his arrest as ‘political revenge,’ while deadly protests continue to rock Peru.
    aljazeera.com · Dec 30
  • Dec 29
    How Bad Is China’s Covid Outbreak? It’s a Scientific Guessing Game.
    by Alexandra Stevenson
    In the absence of credible information from the Chinese government, researchers around the world are looking for any clues to determine the size and severity...
    nytimes.com · Dec 29
  • Vivienne Westwood: Tributes for 'Queen of British Fashion' after her death
    by Sam Hancock & Andre Rhoden-Paul
    The "undisputed Queen of British fashion" who never failed to surprise or shock dies at 81.
    bbc.co.uk · Dec 29
  • Federal prosecutors open investigation into Rep.-elect George Santos over congressional campaign
    by Michael Kosnar
    The New York Republican has admitted that large parts of his campaign biography were fabricated.
    nbcnews.com · Dec 29
  • Chinese jet came within 10 feet of U.S. military aircraft, U.S. says
    by Idrees Ali
    The close encounter occurred over the contested South China Sea last week.
    reuters.com · Dec 29
  • Pelé, the Story in Pictures
    by The New York Times
    His appeal is captured in images from across the decades.
    nytimes.com · Dec 29
  • Pelé, Brazilian soccer legend, dies at 82
    by Mithil Aggarwal
    The Brazilian icon helped his country win the World Cup in 1958, 1962 and 1970.
    nbcnews.com · Dec 29
  • Southwest plans to return to 'normal operations' Friday
    by Antonio Planas
    The beleaguered airline has canceled thousands of flights this week, leaving customers frustrated and scrambling to find alternative modes of travel.
    nbcnews.com · Dec 29
  • US Census Bureau redefines meaning of 'urban' America
    More than 1,100 cities, towns and villages in the U.S. lost their status as urban areas on Thursday as the U.S. Census Bureau released a new list of places...
    apnews.com · Dec 29
  • Guardian Live: Catch up on the best of 2022 | The Guardian Members
    Catch up on our top events of 2022, with a specially curated collection.
    membership.theguardian.com · Dec 29
  • The 25 best movies of 2022
    by Alissa Wilkinson
    The greatest films from a tumultuous year.
    vox.com · Dec 29 · Published: Dec 1
  • Dec 28
    Rep. Jamie Raskin announces he's been diagnosed with cancer
    by Dareh Gregorian
    The Maryland Democrat said he was diagnosed with diffuse large B cell lymphoma, which he described as a "serious but curable form of cancer.".
    nbcnews.com · Dec 28
  • Flying From China to U.S. Will Require Negative Covid Test
    by Dominique Mosbergen
    Federal health officials said the move, effective Jan. 5, reflects the coronavirus’s rapid spread in China.
    wsj.com · Dec 28
  • Ringleader of Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer kidnapping plot sentenced to 19½ years in prison
    by David K. Li
    Barry Croft Jr. is "thoroughly radicalized" and "hasn’t changed his viewpoint,” a prosecutor said. .
    nbcnews.com · Dec 28
  • The coming battle for the racist vote in America
    by Yannick Giovanni Marshall
    A sitting governor and a former president are facing off in a white supremacist race for power.
    aljazeera.com · Dec 28
  • Ex pope Benedict ‘very sick,’ Pope Francis says
    by Rhoda Kwan
    Benedict, 95, in 2013 became the first pontiff in more than 600 years to resign citing his advanced age and ebbing strength amid the clerical sexual abuse...
    nbcnews.com · Dec 28
  • US snow storm covers houses in ice as people struggle to dig out after deadly blizzards
    by Sky
    At least 65 people have died as a result of the weather, with one region in particular emerging as ground zero for an Arctic deep freeze.
    news.sky.com · Dec 28
  • Dec 27
    Supreme Court keeps in place Trump-era immigration policy allowing asylum-seekers to be quickly turned away
    by Lawrence Hurley
    Republican attorneys general from 19 states had filed a last-ditch request to prevent the unwinding of Title 42, a policy that allows asylum-seekers to be...
    nbcnews.com · Dec 27
  • Man sentenced to 16 years for plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
    by David K. Li
    Adam Fox was convicted in August of conspiracy to commit kidnapping and to use a weapon of mass destruction.
    nbcnews.com · Dec 27
  • Dec 26
    Post your questions for Miriam Margolyes
    by Rich Pelley
    Have you something to ask the outspoken doyen of stage and screen? Then send it our way and we’ll put it to her.
    theguardian.com · Dec 26
  • Russia risks becoming ungovernable and descending into chaos
    by The Economist
    Vladimir Putin cannot win, but growing opposition at home means he cannot afford to end the conflict either. The next year will give some indication of how...
    economist.com · Dec 26 · Published: Nov 18
  • Kwanzaa’s Principles and Traditions (Published 2020)
    by Nicole Taylor
    More about Nguzo Saba, the seven principles of Kwanzaa, as well as some of the symbols of the celebration.
    nytimes.com · Dec 26 · Published: Dec 21, 2020
  • Dec 25
    Chiefs gift head coach Andy Reid with juicy Christmas present after win
    by Fox News
    They’ve made the playoffs in seven straight seasons, as well as eight of the last nine. In a couple of weeks, they’ll be vying for their third Super...
    nypost.com · Dec 25
  • Millions have the same 'bendy body' disease as my daughter. Why isn't the medical profession paying more attention? | CNN
    by Sarah Lazarus
    Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome is a connective tissue disorder. When Sarah Lazarus' daughter was diagnosed with it, she discovered that the majority of...
    cnn.com · Dec 25 · Published: Dec 24