National Theatre launches paid streaming service for filmed plays

The closed venue's pay-per-view platform hosts filmed plays starring the likes of Dame Helen Mirren.

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On Pandemic Schooling, de Blasio Is Actually Leading

By BY MICHELLE GOLDBERG from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/36oH07N

Justice Dept. asks judge to ‘immediately’ dismiss Flynn case, citing Trump’s pardon.

By BY CHARLIE SAVAGE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3q9unoW

Thank You, Justice Gorsuch

By BY BRET STEPHENS from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/37kIS0F

Biden’s Inauguration: Expect Smaller Crowds and More Social Distancing

By BY MICHAEL D. SHEAR AND NICHOLAS FANDOS from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/36nWPeO

As Senate runoffs approach, Trump’s attacks on Georgia Republicans have worried some in his party.

By BY LISA LERER, RICHARD FAUSSET AND MAGGIE HABERMAN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3fPi9x6

As Trump Attacks Georgia Republicans, Party Worries About Senate Races

By BY LISA LERER, RICHARD FAUSSET AND MAGGIE HABERMAN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/37r84ml

Citing Pardon, Justice Dept. Asks Judge to ‘Immediately’ Dismiss Flynn Case

By BY CHARLIE SAVAGE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3liIuVq

Missing Florida sailor found clinging to capsized vessel

The man, 62, was rescued by a passing container ship, more than 80 miles off the Florida coast.

December 01, 2020 at 05:06AM from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2JppJ5n

The Papers: Tory revolt over tiers and Scotch eggs with beers

Tory MPs preparing to rebel over Covid rules and the PM's attempts to stop them lead several papers.

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A Responsible Withdrawal From Afghanistan

Opinion
Afghanistan War (2001- ), Terrorism, Peace Process By BY THE EDITORIAL BOARD from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/39txG4t

Police Body Cameras Cited as ‘Powerful Tool’ Against Stop-and-Frisk Abuses

New York
Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings, Search and Seizure By BY ASHLEY SOUTHALL from NYT New York https://ift.tt/39t2sun

Arizona and Wisconsin Certify Biden’s Wins: ‘The System Is Strong’

U.S.
Presidential Election of 2020, Accreditation, Voting and Voters, United States Politics and Government By BY REID J. EPSTEIN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/37koa0Q

How Will Biden Deal With Republican Sabotage?

Opinion
Presidential Election of 2020, United States Politics and Government, United States Economy, Executive Orders and Memorandums, Elections, Senate, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) By BY PAUL KRUGMAN from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3mvpVyQ

Restrictions push the San Francisco 49ers to Arizona for December.

World
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By Unknown Author from NYT Briefing https://ift.tt/3mphvZN

A Responsible Withdrawal From Afghanistan

By BY THE EDITORIAL BOARD from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/39txG4t

Police Body Cameras Cited as ‘Powerful Tool’ Against Stop-and-Frisk Abuses

By BY ASHLEY SOUTHALL from NYT New York https://ift.tt/39t2sun

Arizona and Wisconsin Certify Biden’s Wins: ‘The System Is Strong’

By BY REID J. EPSTEIN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/37koa0Q

How Will Biden Deal With Republican Sabotage?

By BY PAUL KRUGMAN from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3mvpVyQ

Restrictions push the San Francisco 49ers to Arizona for December.

By BY KEN BELSON from NYT World https://ift.tt/2JqNz0O

A 70-year-old photographic mystery

Collector William Fagan finds 70-year-old photographs in a camera.

November 30, 2020 at 05:12AM from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2HQfpD9

The tech allowing thousands of students to sit exams at home

Machine learning is helping firms across many industries more quickly solve difficult challenges.

November 30, 2020 at 05:05AM from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3qmLST0

Coronavirus: How do you vaccinate 7.7 billion people?

Five challenges of distributing a Covid-19 vaccine to billions of people.

November 30, 2020 at 05:10AM from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3o8y8Jq

Nagorno-Karabakh: The boy who swapped his piano for a gun

The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan is over, but some are still waiting for news of missing relatives.

November 30, 2020 at 05:23AM from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2KLFUKR

Covid: Fauci warns of 'surge in cases' post Thanksgiving

Millions of people are returning home following the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States.

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Black Lives Matter founders: We fought to change history and we won

The founders of the Black Lives Matter movement tell the BBC's 100 Women season they are optimistic.

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Italy's Calabria has two pandemics: Covid and the Mafia

Calabria was not hit by the first wave of the pandemic but its fragile health system is buckling now.

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Why India can't stop farmers burning stubble

The toxic fumes from stubble burning affects hundreds of millions - but curbs to stop it keep failing.

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Viewpoint: Why Kenya's giant fig tree won over a president

The campaign to save a 100-year-old tree shows cultural fears can make politicians listen in Kenya.

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A 70-year-old photographic mystery

Collector William Fagan finds 70-year-old photographs in a camera.

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The tech allowing thousands of students to sit exams at home

Machine learning is helping firms across many industries more quickly solve difficult challenges.

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Coronavirus: How do you vaccinate 7.7 billion people?

Five challenges of distributing a Covid-19 vaccine to billions of people.

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Nagorno-Karabakh: The boy who swapped his piano for a gun

The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan is over, but some are still waiting for news of missing relatives.

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The Papers: Vaccine 'celebrity drive' and PM's call for resolve

Boris Johnson's attempts to quell a Tory revolt over England's new tiers continue to dominate the papers.

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Coronavirus

World
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Biden names all-female communications team with Jen Psaki as press secretary.

U.S.
By BY ANNIE KARNI from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3qcrTGs

Jennifer Psaki to Be Press Secretary as Biden Names All-Female Communications Team

U.S.
Presidential Transition (US), Appointments and Executive Changes, United States Politics and Government By BY ANNIE KARNI from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3fPLBmM

For Trump, Past Is Prologue

By BY CHARLES M. BLOW from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/39yrdVM

Ransomware Attack Closes Baltimore County Public Schools

By BY AZI PAYBARAH from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3q6qBgd

Coronavirus

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Biden names all-female communications team with Jen Psaki as press secretary.

By BY ANNIE KARNI from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3qcrTGs

Jennifer Psaki to Be Press Secretary as Biden Names All-Female Communications Team

By BY ANNIE KARNI from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3fPLBmM

In pictures: Hurricanes leave Hondurans homeless and destitute

Hurricanes Eta and Iota left more than 150,000 people in Honduras homeless and many lost everything.

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Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah: 'Did air pollution kill my daughter?'

A new inquest into the death of Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah could list air pollution as a cause of her death.

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London Bridge attack: 'I think about it every single day'

Former prisoner Marc Conway remembers the London Bridge attack one year on.

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Covid and schools: 'Children know things aren't right'

Students have lost hundreds of days of education to Covid and self-isolation. How are they coping?

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Gary Barlow: 'I'm not as confident as I was at 21'

The star discusses writing Back For Good in 15 minutes, and how Morecambe and Wise inspired a new song.

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Liverpool: How one city took on the Covid-19 crisis

The inside story of how Liverpool got to grips with soaring infection rates and pioneered mass testing.

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This could be quite popular. What’s that mean for boxing at large?

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Are these fights real?

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This could be quite popular. What’s that mean for boxing at large?

Sports
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Are these fights real?

Sports
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Who’s bankrolling this spectacle?

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Who’s bankrolling this spectacle?

Sports
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Brazen Killings Expose Iran’s Vulnerabilities as It Struggles to Respond

By BY DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK, RONEN BERGMAN AND FARNAZ FASSIHI from NYT International Home https://ift.tt/2VhaxK4

Brazen Killings Expose Iran’s Vulnerabilities as It Struggles to Respond

International Home
Nuclear Weapons, Targeted Killings, Espionage and Intelligence Services By BY DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK, RONEN BERGMAN AND FARNAZ FASSIHI from NYT International Home https://ift.tt/2VhaxK4

How Tony Hsieh Tried to Single-Handedly Transform Downtown Las Vegas

U.S.
Area Planning and Renewal, Real Estate (Commercial), Real Estate and Housing (Residential), Urban Areas, Affordable Housing By BY NICHOLAS BOGEL-BURROUGHS AND KAREN WEISE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/37gG7gH

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Crossword Puzzles By BY CAITLIN LOVINGER from NYT Crosswords & Games https://ift.tt/2Vh5s4s

How Tony Hsieh Tried to Single-Handedly Transform Downtown Las Vegas

By BY NICHOLAS BOGEL-BURROUGHS AND KAREN WEISE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/37gG7gH

Let’s Talk About Higher Wages

Opinion
United States Economy, Wages and Salaries, Minimum Wage, Taxation, Labor and Jobs By BY THE EDITORIAL BOARD from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3q5Cymp

Six-Pack

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Let’s Talk About Higher Wages

By BY THE EDITORIAL BOARD from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3q5Cymp

Serbia and Montenegro expel respective ambassadors

The two nations have expelled each other's envoys over a historical dispute dating back a century.

November 29, 2020 at 04:57AM from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/36jlVM9

Khachaturyan sisters: A murder trial that shocked Russia

The case of the three Khachaturyan sisters accused of killing their father sent shockwaves through Russia.

November 29, 2020 at 05:02AM from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3lbWro0

Ethiopia's Tigray crisis: What does it mean for the east Africa region?

BBC correspondents across the east Africa region explain the impact for Ethiopia and its neighbours.

November 29, 2020 at 05:00AM from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3qcfzpN

Let's give politicians a chance to speak human

Today presenter Nick Robinson on why the political interview is in need of a rethink.

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Getting 'crushed' on Melbourne's path to coronavirus success

By one measure the city has just eliminated the virus, but relieved locals also fear a hidden cost.

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Coronavirus lockdown sees share of women on India's stock market rise

With more time and flexibility, thousands of women are trading in the stock market for the first time.

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Tigray crisis: Ethiopian soldiers accused of blocking border with Sudan

Families fleeing the conflict in Tigray tell the BBC they have been cut off from relatives.

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Border wall fader

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Maradona: Funeral worker apologises over coffin photos

The Argentine funeral worker took photos next to the open casket of football legend Diego Maradona.

November 28, 2020 at 05:30AM from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3lfNH0e

Swiss vote on making firms liable for rights abuse

Many in government and business are wary, but campaigners say politicians are out of touch.

November 28, 2020 at 05:36AM from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Jiu9eq

Climate change: The woman watching the ice melt from under her feet

For thousands of years Inupaiq people have relied on the land in Alaska but now climate change is threatening their entire way of life.

November 28, 2020 at 05:04AM from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/39lxeFm

Losing Cinema Park: Tears over demolition of Kabul's iconic cinema

Why the demolition of a 70-year old cinema hall in Kabul went viral in Afghanistan.

November 28, 2020 at 05:04AM from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/33nERXU

Jane Fonda: 'It's much harder to be young than it is old'

As an 82-year-old Jane Fonda is still protesting - this time about climate change - and getting arrested.

November 28, 2020 at 05:03AM from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3o6DXr1

Maradona: Funeral worker apologises over coffin photos

The Argentine funeral worker took photos next to the open casket of football legend Diego Maradona.

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Swiss vote on making firms liable for rights abuse

Many in government and business are wary, but campaigners say politicians are out of touch.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Jiu9eq

Climate change: The woman watching the ice melt from under her feet

For thousands of years Inupaiq people have relied on the land in Alaska but now climate change is threatening their entire way of life.

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Losing Cinema Park: Tears over demolition of Kabul's iconic cinema

Why the demolition of a 70-year old cinema hall in Kabul went viral in Afghanistan.

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Jane Fonda: 'It's much harder to be young than it is old'

As an 82-year-old Jane Fonda is still protesting - this time about climate change - and getting arrested.

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Covid: Government planning road and rail changes for Christmas travel spike

Around 500 miles of roadworks are being cleared to ease congestion on motorways over the festive period.

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The Papers: Arcadia 'faces collapse', and plea to rebel MPs

Several of Saturday's papers report that Sir Philip Green's retail empire could enter administration.

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The Donut King who went full circle - from rags to riches, twice

Cambodian refugee Ted Ngoy made a fortune in doughnuts then lost it all to gambling.

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Los Angeles County urges residents to stay home and bars gatherings of mixed households.

World
internal-essential By BY JOHN ISMAY from NYT World https://ift.tt/36iKqcp

For the World Economy, a Grim Slog Tempered by New Hopes

By BY PETER S. GOODMAN from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3miLHFC

Los Angeles County urges residents to stay home and bars gatherings of mixed households.

By BY JOHN ISMAY from NYT World https://ift.tt/36iKqcp

El adiós a Maradona nos revela a la Argentina

en Español
By BY HUGO ALCONADA MON from NYT en Español https://ift.tt/3fLJ2SE

Trump, Still Claiming Victory, Says He Will Leave if Electors Choose Biden

U.S.
Presidential Election of 2020, Voter Fraud (Election Fraud), Electoral College, Elections, Senate, United States Politics and Government By BY MICHAEL CROWLEY from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/37bnjPV

A Poem of Gratitude from Oklahoma

U.S.
Poetry and Poets, Thanksgiving Day, Quarantine (Life and Culture) By Unknown Author from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3mcAKp5

El adiós a Maradona nos revela a la Argentina

By BY HUGO ALCONADA MON from NYT en Español https://ift.tt/3fLJ2SE

Trump, Still Claiming Victory, Says He Will Leave if Electors Choose Biden

By BY MICHAEL CROWLEY from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/37bnjPV