News Junkie Fix

24/07/2024

https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20240724-the-controversy-over-paris-olympic-village-and-others

Since 1924, cities hosting the Olympics have created vast areas of purpose-built dwellings to house the athletes – but do they really end up serving local communities?

16/07/2024

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/15/world/europe/ukraine-jd-vance.html

“I don’t really care what happens to Ukraine one way or the other,” Senator Vance has said.

16/07/2024

https://apnews.com/article/reagan-assassination-attempt-trump-butler-gunman-bd3c038d706de55a64727f7d15dffbc8

The assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump has parallels to the last time a president or presidential candidate was wounded — in 1981, when Ronald Reagan was nearly killed by an assailant's bullet.

05/07/2024

https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/04/travel/paris-chefs-immigrants-national-rally?cid=ios_app

Around half the chefs and kitchen-workers in Paris are immigrants from outside the EU. As the far right looks to be on course to take power, many are concerned about their future.

13/06/2024

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/a-florida-school-district-banned-a-book-about-banned-books/ar-BB1o987B

The Indian River County school district banned Alan Gratz’s “Ban This Book,” about a fourth-grader determined to return removed titles to her school’s shelves.

13/06/2024

https://www.iamexpat.nl/expat-info/dutch-expat-news/why-more-american-expats-renouncing-us-citizenship

Many American expats have considered renouncing their US citizenship. In this article, 1040 Abroad explains why many people decide to give up their US passp...

13/06/2024

https://www.gbnews.com/news/tesco-manager-sacked-peterborough-vi****or-gift

The manager was sacked for gross misconduct after it was decided that he had 'abused his position of trust'

23/05/2024

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqvv29gpqn1o

The military manoeuvres come three days after William Lai was sworn in as Taiwan's president.

23/05/2024

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-69041449

Two broods of periodical cicadas are coming out from underground in the same year.

14/05/2024

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crgyymn8y3ro

Ukraine is concerned about what could happen if Russian troops get within artillery range of Kharkiv.

19/04/2024

https://news.yahoo.com/former-naval-officer-raises-alarm-130527618.html

Wetworks A report about a strange craft that appears to defy both aerial and aquatic physics is, apparently, making a splash among the ex-military set. Tim Gallaudet, an oceanographer and former Naval rear admiral who served as the author of a March white paper about so-called "unidentified submerge...

17/04/2024

https://www.realclearpolling.com/polls/president/general/2024/trump-vs-biden

Explore poll data on the 2024 General Election between Trump and Biden with RealClearPolling. Uncover trends and gain insight into electoral dynamics for key races and decisive outcomes.

17/04/2024

https://www.boredpanda.com/manager-sends-employee-home-outfit-change/

If your boss micromanages every tiny detail about your outfit and uses the dress code as an excuse to punish the people they don’t like, then you’re only going to see frustration at work.

17/04/2024

https://studyfinds.org/quantum-internet-connection-achieved/

For the first time, researchers have successfully created an interface that allows for two machines to connect and share stored quantum information, essentially the first tangible steps towards a "quantum internet."

16/03/2024

Vintage compact point-and-shoot cameras are all the rage. Here’s how to get one of your own or something you might like even better.

03/02/2024

https://www.cnn.com/cnn-underscored/outdoors/best-solar-eclipse-glasses?cid=ios_app

Much of the US, Canada and Mexico will be experience a total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024. Protect your eyes and view it safely with these eclipse glasses.

03/02/2024

Stormont: Northern Ireland government set to return after two year gap

Michelle O'Neill is set to become Northern Ireland's first Irish nationalist first minister.

03/02/2024

Alleged migrant attack on NYC police sparks political uproar

A dozen migrants allegedly took part in the fracas in the heart of New York City. One is in jail.

24/12/2023

https://apnews.com/article/e408a3e48d18c69a7a0b018505cdc732

The festive lights and Christmas tree that normally decorate Manger Square were missing, as were the foreign tourists who gather each year to mark the holiday.

24/12/2023

Russia bans anti-war candidate from challenging Putin

A former TV journalist is barred from standing by officials due to "mistakes" on her application form.

29/10/2023

https://www.the-express.com/entertainment/celebrity-news/109799/donald-trump-height-weight-chris-hemsworth-mugshot

Donald Trump self-reported he's of similar height and weight as Hollywood star Chris Hemsworth during the peak of his training to play the Marvel superhero.

29/10/2023

https://www.the-express.com/entertainment/celebrity-news/116622/Richard-Moll-Night-Court-dead-80-cause-of-death-John-Larroquette

Actor Richard Moll, who was best known as Bull Shannon in Night Court, died at his home in California this week. Co-star John Larroquette has paid tribute.

23/10/2023

https://www.fatherly.com/entertainment/watership-down-retrospective-kids-and-family?utm_source=pocket-newtab-en-us

Watership Down was controversial when it first came out, but are audiences today ready for this mature kids' cartoon?

20/10/2023

https://www.businessinsider.com/peter-thiel-fbi-informant-charles-johnson-johnathan-buma-chs-genius-2023-10

In 2021, Thiel, a top tech investor and Trump megadonor, began a secret life as a confidential FBI informant.

13/10/2023

https://news.yahoo.com/lifestyle/average-body-temperature-no-longer-163811445.html

Here’s the number that’s more accurate now.

13/10/2023

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/10/the-mass-protest-decade-why-did-the-street-movements-of-the-2010s-fail?utm_source=pocket-newtab-en-us

The long read: From Brazil to Egypt, Turkey to Hong Kong, the 2010s saw a series of huge public uprisings. Yet many of them led to the opposite of what they asked for. I spoke to more than 200 participants across 12 countries to find out why

06/10/2023

https://www.the-sun.com/news/9256603/rocket-strike-grocery-store-ukraine-kills/

MORE than 50 people including a six-year-old boy were killed in a devastating Russian attack on a supermarket in Kharkiv. A cafe and shop in the village of Hroza were reduced to rubble in what is b…

06/10/2023

https://news.yahoo.com/red-airwave-americas-conservative-talk-013752685.html

With Pixie the Chihuahua curled nearby and studio walls covered in mementos, Jeff Katz leans into the radio microphone and delivers a rather less cozy message to his conservative audience: Joe Biden and Democrats are corrupt villains destroying America.Nine months later, Rush told his audience: "The...