status: public Mon Aug 2 09:47:24 2021 (*71090d26*):: Belarusian sprinter Kristina Timanovskaya is “safe” and now looks likely to claim asylum in a third country after she refused to board a flight out of Tokyo, saying she was being forced to return to her native country against her will where she feared arrest. — Belarusian […]
status: public Mon Aug 2 08:57:27 2021 (*71090d26*):: Housing markets are hotter than ever, and big money is getting in on the act. (*71090d26*):: US shot-putter Raven Saunders has explained what the gesture she made following her silver medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics meant. — Wall Street is buying up family homes. The rent […]
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Mon Aug 2 08:47:28 2021
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From farm to fork and field to plate, Rodrigo Pacheco wants to make food more sustainable.
— ‘Plants are our allies’: Chef Rodrigo Pacheco on climate-proofing food
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status: public Mon Aug 2 08:27:26 2021 (*71090d26*):: Awkwardness and big feelings? You must be talking about middle school. And while many parents assume that middle school is a rite of passage that kids need to stoically tough out, the opposite could not be more true. (*71090d26*):: The cry goes out from over-ambitious gardeners every […]
status: public Mon Aug 2 07:57:29 2021 (*71090d26*):: Jack Dorsey’s Square is spending $29 billion on an Australian buy now, pay later firm — a massive purchase that will help his company build out its global payments empire. (*71090d26*):: China’s hardline zero Covid strategy is facing a fresh challenge from the rapid spread of the […]
status: public Mon Aug 2 07:37:31 2021 (*71090d26*):: With her Tokyo Olympics drawn to a close, American swimmer Katie Ledecky can start to unwind. (*71090d26*):: Iranian state media has said that the deadly attack on a tanker connected to an Israeli billionaire was in retaliation for an Israeli strike in Syria, in an escalation of […]
status: public Mon Aug 2 07:27:32 2021 (*71090d26*):: China’s hardline zero Covid strategy is facing a fresh challenge from the rapid spread of the Delta variant, amid concerns over the efficacy of Chinese vaccines against the highly contagious strain. — Delta variant challenges China’s ‘zero Covid strategy’ — and raises questions over its vaccine efficacy […]
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Mon Aug 2 06:37:20 2021
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Chinese-Canadian pop star Kris Wu has been detained by Beijing police on suspicion of rape after “repeatedly seducing young women into having sex,” police said in a statement Saturday …
status: public Mon Aug 2 06:27:29 2021 (*71090d26*):: Chinese-Canadian pop star Kris Wu has been detained by Beijing police on suspicion of rape after “repeatedly seducing young women into having sex,” police said in a statement Saturday night. — Pop star Kris Wu detained in China after rape allegations — Chinese-Canadian pop star Kris Wu […]
status: public Mon Aug 2 06:07:34 2021 (*71090d26*):: In the small village of Kacarlar, on Turkey’s southern coast, farmers are facing apocalyptic scenes as wildfires continue to sweep the country. — ‘The animals are on fire,’ say devastated farmers as wildfires sweep Turkey — In the small village of Kacarlar, on Turkey’s southern coast, farmers […]
status: public Mon Aug 2 05:47:30 2021 (*71090d26*):: Tunisia gave a hero’s welcome to swimmer Ahmed Hafnaoui, who stunned the world by winning gold in the men’s 400 meter freestyle. Many Tunisians say his win is a bright spot as the country undergoes a coronavirus surge and political turmoil. CNN’s Michael Holmes reports. — 18-year-old […]
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Mon Aug 2 05:37:30 2021
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Donald Trump now has a $100 million weapon to wield against US democracy.
— Analysis: Trump’s $100 million threat to democracy
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status: public Mon Aug 2 05:07:29 2021 (*71090d26*):: TikTok is full of users with big mouths, but one star on the social media platform just proved hers is quite literally the largest. (*71090d26*):: Four people died after a helicopter crashed in California Sunday, authorities said. (*71090d26*):: Five nurses who’ve seen the worst of the Covid-19 […]
status: public Mon Aug 2 04:37:26 2021 (*71090d26*):: A bipartisan group of senators unveiled the legislative text of the infrastructure bill on Sunday night after months of negotiations. (*71090d26*):: A California mother died after being shot in front of her 6-year-old daughter last week, in what authorities said could be a case of mistaken identity. […]
status: public Mon Aug 2 03:47:33 2021 (*71090d26*):: Flowers have been a tattoo staple for centuries, from traditional scarlet roses to delicate watercolor bouquets. But tattooist Carrie Metz-Caporusso’s new designs are a groundbreaking take on the motif, and they are challenging society’s prejudices about who’s worthy of being tattooed. — The tattooist creating body-positive ‘roll […]