Tuesday, 1 May 2018

Donald Trump, Live and Unfiltered!


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New York Today: Why Do New Yorkers Wear Black?


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How to Read the Army’s Budget Request for More Precision Ordnance


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Review: An Afternoon of Opera Stars in the Making


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Merging Sprint and T-Mobile Is a Terrible Idea


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In a Corner of Senegal, a Victory Over Malaria


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Robert Mueller, Iran, Tony Awards: Your Tuesday Briefing


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The Real Villain Behind Our New Gilded Age


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A Very German Love Story: When Old Left and Far Right Share a Bedroom


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Bans on Plastic Straws Are Growing. But Is the Travel Industry Doing Enough?


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Where Giada De Laurentiis Loves to Go in Italy


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In an English Village, a Gathering of Scarecrows


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2018 Tony Award Nominations: What to Watch For


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5 Shows to See in New York: ‘Me and My Girl,’ ‘Dance Nation’ and More


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When to Dump Old Downloads


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Dogs and Cats and Decorating: It’s Easier Than You Think


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A Taxi Driver Took His Own Life. His Family Blames Uber’s Influence.


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Celebrate Spring With an Upscale Smothered-Chicken Dinner


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Gen. Michael Hayden Has One Regret: Russia


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Pretty in Pink: T-Mobile Chief Is the Colorful Outlier of Wireless


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How Rodgers and Hammerstein Created Modern Musical Theater


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New & Noteworthy


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Michelle Wolf’s Old Late-Night Bosses Come to Her Defense


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At Art Leaders Network, Some Panelists Challenge Themselves


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Excerpts From the Art Leaders Network Conference


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Virtual Reality Asserts Itself as an Art Form in Its Own Right


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North and South Korea Start To Dismantle Border Speakers, Fulfilling Summit Pledge

  1. North and South Korea Start To Dismantle Border Speakers, Fulfilling Summit Pledge  NDTV
  2. US has never been closer to getting rid of North Korea's nukes: Donald Trump  The Indian Express
  3. Kim likely to meet Trump at DMZ for summit  Economic Times
  4. Trump winning the Nobel Peace Prize? Why experts give him credit for North Korea talks  CBC.ca
  5. North and South Korea still have a long path ahead, most of it uncharted  Washington PostFull coverage

Israeli PM Netanyahu says Iran lied on nuclear arms, pressures US to scrap deal

  1. Israeli PM Netanyahu says Iran lied on nuclear arms, pressures US to scrap deal  Daily News & Analysis
  2. Oil extends gains, buoyed by Iran sanction worries  Economic Times
  3. Iran has robust, clandestine nuclear weapons programme: White House  Times of India
  4. Trump jumping on Israeli old allegations to nix JCPOA  Mehr News Agency - English Version
  5. Commentary: To contain Iran, look first to Yemen – not sanctions  ReutersFull coverage

Myanmar army chief denies rape of Rohingya as UN visits

  1. Myanmar army chief denies rape of Rohingya as UN visits  The Hindu
  2. UN Security Council delegation visiting northern Rakhine  Daily Mail
  3. No easy solutions as UNSC visits Myanmar and Bangladesh  The Statesman
  4. Dhaka banks on UN Security Council to help send the Rohingya 'home'  Asia TimesFull coverage

Top aide to Pope Francis Cardinal George Pell pleades 'not guilty' to multiple sex abuse charges ahead of trial

  1. Top aide to Pope Francis Cardinal George Pell pleades 'not guilty' to multiple sex abuse charges ahead of trial  Firstpost
  2. Sex abuse scandal haunts Australia's top Catholic cleric Cardinal George Pell  The New Indian Express
  3. Cardinal Pell to face trial on criminal charges in Australia  The Hindu
  4. Susie O'Brien: Not even our most senior Catholic is above the law  Herald Sun
  5. Cardinal George Pell: Vatican treasurer faces historical sexual offences trial  The GuardianFull coverage

White House to postpone decision on imposing tariffs on US imports of steel, aluminium from EU, Canada and Mexico

  1. White House to postpone decision on imposing tariffs on US imports of steel, aluminium from EU, Canada and Mexico  Firstpost
  2. US delays steel, aluminum tariffs for EU, Canada, Mexico  The Indian Express
  3. Trump delays metal tariffs on Canada, EU, Mexico, exempts some others  Deccan Chronicle
  4. The Finance 202: Trump team's trade diplomacy faces critical tests in Europe and Asia  Washington Post
  5. UK factory growth hits 17-month low; Trump delays steel and aluminium tariffs on EU - business live  The GuardianFull coverage

DNA tests show 2016 Jeddah bomber was Indian, says Saudi Arabia

  1. DNA tests show 2016 Jeddah bomber was Indian, says Saudi Arabia  India Today
  2. Saudia Arabia says DNA test confirms 2016 Jeddah suicide bomber was Indian national; attack injured two people  Firstpost
  3. Fayaz Kagzi, the Jeddah suicide bomber who ran Indian Mujahideen  OneindiaFull coverage

Pompeo condemns 'barbaric' Kabul twin suicide blasts

  1. Pompeo condemns 'barbaric' Kabul twin suicide blasts  Business Standard
  2. Ten journalists including AFP photographer among dozens killed in Afghan attacks  The New Indian Express
  3. UN chief outraged by deadly terrorist attacks in Afghanistan  Deccan Chronicle
  4. The US and Afghanistan: can't win the war, can't stop it, can't leave  The Guardian
  5. 'No More Hope': The Work of a Photojournalist Killed in Kabul  New York TimesFull coverage

Indian IT professionals ask US govt to end green card backlog

  1. Indian IT professionals ask US govt to end green card backlog  The Indian ExpressFull coverage

Iran minister says 'impossible' to block information by banning apps

  1. Iran minister says 'impossible' to block information by banning apps  Business Standard
  2. Iran Bans Telegram, an App Used By Half the Country  Fortune
  3. Iran bans use of messaging app Telegram, accusing it of 'inciting rebellion'  Al-Arabiya
  4. Iranians begin switching to alternative messaging apps  PRESSTVFull coverage

Taiwan now has diplomatic relations with fewer than 20 countries

  1. Taiwan now has diplomatic relations with fewer than 20 countries  Quartz
  2. China snatches Dominican Republic from Taiwan in diplomatic blow  CNN
  3. Taiwan's Diplomatic Isolation Increases as Dominican Republic Recognizes China  New York Times
  4. Full text of statement on cutting ties with Dominican Republic  Focus Taiwan News Channel
  5. Taiwan seems to be benefiting from Trump's presidency. So why is no one celebrating?  Washington PostFull coverage

White House chief of staff Kelly denies calling Trump an 'idiot'

  1. White House chief of staff Kelly denies calling Trump an 'idiot'  Times of India
  2. White House Chief Of Staff Says Did Not Call Trump "Idiot"  NDTV
  3. Report says WH chief of staff called Donald Trump an 'idiot'; John Kelly denies  Financial Express
  4. Kelly says report he called Trump an idiot is 'total BS'  CNN
  5. Sources: Chief of Staff John Kelly calls Trump 'idiot,' mocks his policy ignorance  Yahoo NewsFull coverage

Missile strikes on Syria kill 26, mostly Iranian, forces

  1. Missile strikes on Syria kill 26, mostly Iranian, forces  The New Indian Express
  2. Syria's Assad presses offensive, missile strikes raise escalation risk  Eyewitness News
  3. Iranians reportedly killed in Syria  Arkansas Online
  4. Putin's Gambit Could Backfire  Haaretz
  5. AP Analysis: Iran has few options to avenge Syria strikes  Washington PostFull coverage

Mueller has dozens of questions for Trump on Russia probe: report

  1. Mueller has dozens of questions for Trump on Russia probe: report  Deccan Chronicle
  2. Counsel probing Russia hand in US election has multiple queries for Trump  Hindustan Times
  3. Report: Mueller gives list of questions to Trump's lawyers  Business Standard
  4. What Mueller Wants to Ask Trump About Obstruction, and What It Means  New York Times
  5. Mueller's questions for Trump leaked to NYT, in latest unexplained disclosure from Russia probe  Fox NewsFull coverage

Liam Fox accuses Lords of trying to block Brexit

  1. Liam Fox accuses Lords of trying to block Brexit  The Guardian
  2. Brexit: Liam Fox accuses peers of 'thwarting will of people'  BBC News
  3. UK govt defeated as Lords back powers to block or change EU exit deal  Eyewitness News
  4. European Union | The Irish Times  The Irish Times
  5. Parliament needs to have a say on what happens next if the Brexit deal is rejected or if there is no deal  The IndependentFull coverage

'They don't want us because we're foreigners': migrant caravan camps on US border

  1. 'They don't want us because we're foreigners': migrant caravan camps on US border  The Guardian
  2. 8 women, children from Central American 'caravan' first to enter US  Daily News & Analysis
  3. Central American Migrants in caravan criticized by Donald Trump start seeking asylum  The New Indian Express
  4. The immigrant 'caravan' is a test. Trump wants us to fail.  Washington PostFull coverage

In a first, India and Pakistan will be part of a multi-nation military exercise

  1. In a first, India and Pakistan will be part of a multi-nation military exercise  India Today
  2. In a first, Indian, Pak troops to take part in an exercise together  Times of India
  3. In a first, India and Pakistan to participate in multi-nation military drill  The Indian Express
  4. DNA Edit: Coming Together  Daily News & AnalysisFull coverage

Well-connected

  1. Well-connected  The Kathmandu PostFull coverage

Shab e Barat 2018 - What is the blessing night of Mid-Sha'ban and is fasting required?

  1. Shab e Barat 2018 - What is the blessing night of Mid-Sha'ban and is fasting required?  Birmingham Live
  2. Shab-e-Barat being observed tonight with religious zeal  Daily Pakistan
  3. No fireworks on Shab-e-Barat: Police Chief  The Express TribuneFull coverage

Anna, Llama and Me


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A Competitive Team Sport. For Your Dog.


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Young Migrants: Victims of Gangs or Members of Them?


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How a Common Interview Question Fuels the Gender Pay Gap (and How to Stop It)


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11 Novels for the Would-Be Time Traveler


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Fire Causes Collapse of Tall Building in São Paulo, Brazil


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Native American Photographers Unite to Challenge Inaccurate Narratives


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Berlin: An Art Scene and a City in Flux


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