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10/02/2022

On Tuesday, Ilya Lichtenstein and Heather Morgan were arrested in New York and accused of laundering a record $4.5 billion worth of stolen cryptocurrency.

On Tuesday, Ilya Lichtenstein and Heather Morgan were arrested in New York and accused of laundering a record $4.5 billion worth of stolen cryptocurrency. In th

10/02/2022

Police looking for missing teenager Imogen Tothill have found a body in a wooded area. The human remains have not been formally identified, but they are believed to be hers.
They were found near the Ravenscroft area of Holmes Chapel, Cheshire.Imogen's death is not believed to be suspicious.

We are devastated to hear of the tragic news following the search for Imogen today.

09/02/2022

You know Eileen Gu is a hot topic in China when even the transportation ministry joins in the celebration of her gold medal.In an article posted on its official account on the social media platform WeChat, the ministry gleefully noted that Gu’s grandmother, Feng Guozhen, had worked for the ministry as a senior engineer.

09/02/2022

A British air passenger has been arrested on suspicion of ra**ng a woman in business class on a transatlantic overnight flight.

A British air passenger has been arrested on suspicion of ra**ng a woman in business class on a transatlantic overnight flight.The alleged victim, also understo

09/02/2022

The government has outlined some of its aims to improve the links between the NHS and social care in its Integration White Paper.

The government has outlined some of its aims to improve the links between the NHS and social care in its Integration White Paper. Patients will also have a digi

08/02/2022

Why This Could Be a Critical Year for Electric Cars.

08/02/2022

Nathan Chen of the United States absolutely rocks his program. He performed even better than his short program in the team event. He punches the air at the finish and puts his N95 mask on as soon as he walks off the ice.

07/02/2022

A teenager has admitted killing his younger sister at a holiday park last summer.Matthew Selby, 19, pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of 15-year-old Amanda.
She died after police were called to reports of a "domestic disturbance" at the Ty Mawr Holiday Park in Towyn, near Abergele, North Wales, on 31 July.

A teenager has admitted killing his younger sister at a holiday park last summer.Matthew Selby, 19, pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of 15-year-old Amanda. Sh

07/02/2022

ZHANGJIAKOU, China — The slopestyle course at Genting Snow Park has received mostly rave reviews for its difficulty and Great Wall-themed design. On Monday, its centuries-old evocation, made of snow, served as a stage for some next-era acrobatics.

07/02/2022

LONDON — Seventy years ago this weekend, a young English princess climbed into Treetops, a remote game-viewing lodge in Kenya, built into the limbs of a fig tree overlooking an elephant watering hole. The next morning, she came down as a queen, though she only learned of the death of her father, George VI, later that day.

05/02/2022

“Moonfall,” Roland Emmerich’s latest exercise in fantasy destruction, is the second major movie to come out recently in which a huge space body is hurtling toward Earth and risks destroying all human life. In the other, “Don’t Look Up,” the menace is a comet, but the real story is the corruption of American politics and culture that prevents a rational response and leads to catastrophe.

05/02/2022

Claressa Shields looked into her phone’s camera lens to make eye contact, then held up an index finger.As the undisputed women’s middleweight champion, she had just been asked in an interview over video conference how long it would take for her to reach pay parity with similarly credentialed male boxers.“In one year,” she said.

Claressa Shields looked into her phone’s camera lens to make eye contact, then held up an index finger.As the undisputed women’s middleweight champion, she

04/02/2022

An improving economy and a persistent virus are beginning to weigh on Amazon’s retail business, even as its cloud computing business grew and an investment lifted profits.The company, whose profits, employee count and share price swelled two years ago as Covid forced people to stay home, said on Thursday that its operating income in the fourth quarter tumbled to $3.5 billion, about half the $6.9

04/02/2022

Brianna Decker, a star forward for the United States, was carried out on a stretcher with a lower body injury during a game against Finland on Thursday.

03/02/2022

The organizers of the Winter Olympics in Beijing turned to an old friend when picking a mascot: the panda.This time around, organizers selected Bing Dwen Dwen, designed by Cao Xue, from more than 5,800 designs that had been submitted, according to the official site of the Olympics.

03/02/2022

U.S. to Send Troops to Poland and RomaniaThe Pentagon said 3,000 additional American troops would aid in the defense of NATO allies in Eastern Europe, as Russia’s amassment of forces at Ukraine’s border threatens the region’s stability.

02/02/2022

Brenda Garcia, who works at a Chipotle in Queens, has a problem that may sound surprising in today’s tight labor market. She is a part-time employee who wants more work, but the restaurant keeps assigning her less than 20 hours a week.“It’s not enough for me,” Garcia told my colleague Noam Scheiber. “They’re not giving me a stable job.”

Brenda Garcia, who works at a Chipotle in Queens, has a problem that may sound surprising in today’s tight labor market. She is a part-time employee who wants

02/02/2022

Since “Sleeping by the Mississippi,” Soth has produced five more big books—multiyear projects he likens to novels—and nearly thirty other publications, including newsprint special editions, collaborative projects, a Magnum-backed fashion magazine, and catalogues. (I was the subject of a deliberately out-of-focus portrait in his book “I Know How Furiously Your Heart Is Beating,” from 2019.)

Since “Sleeping by the Mississippi,” Soth has produced five more big books—multiyear projects he likens to novels—and nearly thirty other publications,

02/02/2022

A shooting outside a school in a Minneapolis suburb left one student dead and another in critical condition on Tuesday afternoon, according to the authorities, who said several hours later that two suspects had been arrested.

A shooting outside a school in a Minneapolis suburb left one student dead and another in critical condition on Tuesday afternoon, according to the authorities,

02/02/2022

Desireé LeSassier’s phone wouldn’t stop chiming. She had landed in Minneapolis about an hour before, on the Los Angeles Lakers’ plane, and people needed things. She apologized as she returned text messages and emails. A player called to ask if she could reserve him some time on the court so he could shoot the night before the game.

Desireé LeSassier’s phone wouldn’t stop chiming. She had landed in Minneapolis about an hour before, on the Los Angeles Lakers’ plane, and people needed

01/02/2022

The tattered remains of an orange tent flap in the wind. A single rope dangles from a 300-foot wall of rock. The sound of crampons squeaking on snow and ice breaks the silence. Only one backpack appears, and it belongs to Jost Kobusch, a German who right now might best be described as the loneliest Alpine climber in the world.

The tattered remains of an orange tent flap in the wind. A single rope dangles from a 300-foot wall of rock. The sound of crampons squeaking on snow and ice bre

01/02/2022

Mila Pagador, 5, speaking to registered nurse Ashley Bean before she received her dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine in Albuquerque, N.M., last year.Credit...Paul Ratje for The New YorkTimes.

ImageMila Pagador, 5, speaking to registered nurse Ashley Bean before she received her dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine in Albuquerque, N.M., last y

31/01/2022

A Ukrainian soldier at a checkpoint in Chermalyk, near the border with Russia, on Saturday.Credit...Brendan Hoffman for The New York TimesMore than a month of bluster and posturing, menacing military maneuvers and high-level diplomatic meetings has not made the security crisis gripping Europe any easier to assess.

31/01/2022

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Democrats on Sunday proposed a redesign of the state’s congressional map that would be one of the most consequential in the nation, offering the party’s candidates an advantage in 22 of the state's 26 House districts in this fall’s midterm election.

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Democrats on Sunday proposed a redesign of the state’s congressional map that would be one of the most consequential in the nation,

30/01/2022

“It’s hard, it’s tiring; when the wind hits your face, it hurts,” said Eddy Sasso, who was motoring a four-wheeler with a plow on the front to clear sidewalks in Queens and who had ice visible in his goatee and eyebrows. He had been at it for 12 hours, he said, and would stop “whenever it stops.”

“It’s hard, it’s tiring; when the wind hits your face, it hurts,” said Eddy Sasso, who was motoring a four-wheeler with a plow on the front to clear sid

30/01/2022

Witnesses said Ms. Fluke-Ekren taught classes for members of the battalion, and on one occasion, a young child of hers was seen holding a machine gun. More than 100 women…

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30/01/2022

Witnesses said Ms. Fluke-Ekren taught classes for members of the battalion, and on one occasion, a young child of hers was seen holding a machine gun. More than 100 women…

Witnesses said Ms. Fluke-Ekren taught classes for members of the battalion, and on one occasion, a young child of hers was seen holding a machine gun. More than

29/01/2022

Security analysts are concerned that Russia could launch cyberattacks against Ukraine, as it did in 2017. That could compromise government agencies, banks, and energy infrastructure. Source link

Security analysts are concerned that Russia could launch cyberattacks against Ukraine, as it did in 2017. That could compromise government agencies, banks, and

29/01/2022

On a warm morning in early August, Heather MacLean laced up her sneakers and did what she usually does: She went for a run. Her time at the Tokyo Olympics…

On a warm morning in early August, Heather MacLean laced up her sneakers and did what she usually does: She went for a run. Her time at the Tokyo Olympics was w

29/01/2022

Mayor Eric Adams and Gov. Kathy Hochul attended the funeral for Police Officer Jason Rivera at St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Friday morning. Credit...Justin Lane/EPA, via ShutterstockNew York City was preparing for high winds and up to a foot of snow that could create dangerous conditions late Friday and into Saturday.

Mayor Eric Adams and Gov. Kathy Hochul attended the funeral for Police Officer Jason Rivera at St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Friday morning. Credit...Justin Lan

29/01/2022

In November, an online collective called Spice DAO bought a copy of a “director’s bible” for Alejandro Jodorowsky’s “Dune,” the nineteen-seventies film adaptation that famously failed to come to fruition. The group paid nearly three million dollars at auction, about a hundred times the book’s estimated price.
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In November, an online collective called Spice DAO bought a copy of a “director’s bible” for Alejandro Jodorowsky’s “Dune,” the nineteen-seventies f

29/01/2022

This year’s edition of the Sundance Film Festival was, like last year’s, online. The complete program was available to me at home, and the best movies that I saw have been heartening. The pandemic hasn’t inhibited independent filmmaking as grievously as I feared it might.

This year’s edition of the Sundance Film Festival was, like last year’s, online. The complete program was available to me at home, and the best movies that

29/01/2022

The Giants chose Brian Daboll, the former Bills offensive coordinator, as their next head coach, the team announced on Friday evening. Daboll will join his Buffalo colleague Joe Schoen, who earlier this week was announced as the Giants’ new general manager, in trying to match the success the Bills have had over a span in which the Giants have cratered.

The Giants chose Brian Daboll, the former Bills offensive coordinator, as their next head coach, the team announced on Friday evening. Daboll will join his Buff

28/01/2022

Apple weathered the supply chain snarls at the end of 2021 that tripped up the global electronics market and other industries, announcing on Thursday an 11 percent increase in revenue and a 20 percent jump in profit in its most recent quarter while offering optimism that the worst of the problems were behind it.

28/01/2022

Aziz Ansari is a comic as well known for his physical performances as he is for his jokes. In his early comedy specials, he brimmed with enthusiasm and exasperation. He wore a suit; yelled; repeated phrases over and over again; and gesticulated wildly to drive home stories and exaggerate punch lines about his favorite subjects, which included online dating, tacos, Kanye West, and casual racism

Aziz Ansari is a comic as well known for his physical performances as he is for his jokes. In his early comedy specials, he brimmed with enthusiasm and exaspera

28/01/2022

MELBOURNE, Australia —Rafael Nadal moved within one match of a record-breaking 21st Grand Slam men’s singles title by defeating Matteo Berrettini of Italy, 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3, in the semifinals of the Australian Open.

MELBOURNE, Australia —Rafael Nadal moved within one match of a record-breaking 21st Grand Slam men’s singles title by defeating Matteo Berrettini of Italy,

28/01/2022

When Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel rolled up his sleeve in December 2020 to receive a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, kicking off one of the world’s first mass rollouts of Covid shots, he declared that it marked “the beginning of the end”

ImageGetting vaccinated against the coronavirus in Brazil this month.Credit...Victor Moriyama for The New York TimesWhen Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Is

21/01/2022

Latest Infectious Disease News
New research shows that mosquitoes infected with the dengue virus bite more often, which triples the risk of transmitting the disease to people.
Dengue is one of the most common mosquito-borne diseases. It affects more than 400 million people each year worldwide, killing around 40,000.

Latest Infectious Disease News THURSDAY, Jan. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) New research shows that mosquitoes infected with the dengue virus bite more often, wh

21/01/2022

MELBOURNE, Australia — Naomi Osaka, a four-time Grand Slam singles champion who nearly walked away from tennis last year, was eliminated from the Australian Open on Friday by the unseeded American Amanda Anisimova. Anisimova prevailed in three tense sets, 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (10-5), after saving two match points in the third set.

MELBOURNE, Australia — Naomi Osaka, a four-time Grand Slam singles champion who nearly walked away from tennis last year, was eliminated from the Australian O

31/12/2021

In “The Matrix,” from 1999, Keanu Reeves plays Thomas Anderson, who pops a mysterious red pill proffered by an equally mysterious stranger and promptly discovers that his so-called life as an alienated nineteen-nineties hacker with a cubicle-farm day job has, in fact, been a computer-generated dream, designed—I swear I’m going to get all this into a single sentence—to keep Anderson from realizing