US zoo intern fatally attacked by lion in North Carolina

US zoo intern fatally attacked by lion in North Carolina
Alexandra Black, 22, had recently graduated and started working at the centre only 10 days before.

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December 31, 2018 at 05:29AM

Iran TV chief sacked over uncensored Jackie Chan sex scene

Iran TV chief sacked over uncensored Jackie Chan sex scene
A regional TV channel broadcast Jackie Chan's Shinjuku Incident without censoring an "immoral" part.

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December 31, 2018 at 04:44AM

Amal Fathy: Egypt court imposes jail term over harassment video

Amal Fathy: Egypt court imposes jail term over harassment video
Amal Fathy faces two years in jail for criticising the state for failing to tackle sexual harassment.

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December 31, 2018 at 04:09AM

Hopman Cup: Serena Williams & Roger Federer to play for first time

Hopman Cup: Serena Williams & Roger Federer to play for first time
Roger Federer and Serena Williams will meet on court for the first time at the Hopman Cup on Tuesday.

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December 31, 2018 at 04:09AM

2019: The new year begins with a bang in New Zealand

2019: The new year begins with a bang in New Zealand
Auckland has said goodbye to 2018 and got the world's new year celebrations officially underway.

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December 31, 2018 at 04:09AM

Australian cane toads hitch a lift on python's back after storm

Australian cane toads hitch a lift on python's back after storm
Paul Mock filmed the cane toads riding the python, known as Monty, after a bad storm in Kununurra.

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December 31, 2018 at 04:09AM

N.Y. Today: A Party With 3,000 Pounds of Confetti, 1 Ball and Too Many People to Count

N.Y. Today: A Party With 3,000 Pounds of Confetti, 1 Ball and Too Many People to Count

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December 31, 2018 at 03:38AM

American Is Arrested in Moscow on Spying Charges

American Is Arrested in Moscow on Spying Charges

By NEIL MacFARQUHAR from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2CIEbzD

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December 31, 2018 at 03:18AM

An Ongoing Look Into the Origins of Trump’s Wealth

An Ongoing Look Into the Origins of Trump’s Wealth

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December 31, 2018 at 03:18AM

Pete Tong NYE 'balloon drop' cancelled after protests

Organisers had planned to release 130,000 balloons at a Manila nightclub to ring in the new year.

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US zoo intern fatally attacked by lion in North Carolina

Alexandra Black, 22, had recently graduated and started working at the centre only 10 days before.

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Iran TV chief sacked over uncensored Jackie Chan sex scene

A regional TV channel broadcast Jackie Chan's Shinjuku Incident without censoring an "immoral" part.

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Amal Fathy: Egypt court imposes jail term over harassment video

Amal Fathy faces two years in jail for criticising the state for failing to tackle sexual harassment.

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Hopman Cup: Serena Williams & Roger Federer to play for first time

Roger Federer and Serena Williams will meet on court for the first time at the Hopman Cup on Tuesday.

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2019: The new year begins with a bang in New Zealand

Auckland has said goodbye to 2018 and got the world's new year celebrations officially underway.

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Australian cane toads hitch a lift on python's back after storm

Paul Mock filmed the cane toads riding the python, known as Monty, after a bad storm in Kununurra.

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N.Y. Today: A Party With 3,000 Pounds of Confetti, 1 Ball and Too Many People to Count

By AZI PAYBARAH from NYT New York https://nyti.ms/2R2cudI

American Is Arrested in Moscow on Spying Charges

By NEIL MacFARQUHAR from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2CIEbzD

An Ongoing Look Into the Origins of Trump’s Wealth

By Unknown Author from NYT Podcasts https://nyti.ms/2EYPndB

The Year in Charts

By STEVEN RATTNER from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/2AoSNCK

The Most Distant Place We’ve Visited

By ALAN STERN from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/2VicOne

Is There Any Humane Way to Kill a Mouse?

By TOM HUTH from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/2QdKw9L

Cleaning the Congressional Stables

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/2VicMf6

The Special Misogyny Reserved for Mothers

By HILLARY FRANK from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/2Qcr3Gv

Bangladeshi Food Is a Rarity Around New York. This Place Helps Fill the Void.

By MAYUKH SEN from NYT Food https://nyti.ms/2EWr8vW

Your Monday Briefing

By CHRIS STANFORD from NYT Briefing https://nyti.ms/2BQthGn

2018: The Year in Visual Stories and Graphics

2018: The Year in Visual Stories and Graphics

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December 31, 2018 at 02:18AM

Hearing Loss Threatens Mind, Life and Limb

Hearing Loss Threatens Mind, Life and Limb

By JANE E. BRODY from NYT Well https://nyti.ms/2AofpTL

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December 31, 2018 at 02:18AM

Joyful Headlines About Race and Equality

Joyful Headlines About Race and Equality

By ADEEL HASSAN from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2QcRyvw

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December 31, 2018 at 02:18AM

Congratulations on the Promotion. But Did Science Get a Demotion?

Congratulations on the Promotion. But Did Science Get a Demotion?

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December 31, 2018 at 02:18AM

NASA’s New Horizons Will Visit Ultima Thule on New Year’s Day

NASA’s New Horizons Will Visit Ultima Thule on New Year’s Day

By KENNETH CHANG from NYT Science https://nyti.ms/2RqYh9J

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December 31, 2018 at 02:18AM

Shopping for Tumblers

Shopping for Tumblers

By TIM McKEOUGH from NYT Real Estate https://nyti.ms/2s0yg2z

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December 31, 2018 at 02:18AM

The Origins of the Times Square Ball Drop

The Origins of the Times Square Ball Drop

By RAILLAN BROOKS and ALEXANDRIA SYMONDS from NYT Reader Center https://nyti.ms/2CGuZvr

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December 31, 2018 at 02:18AM

N.Y.’s New Attorney General Is Targeting Trump. Will Judges See a ‘Political Vendetta?’

N.Y.’s New Attorney General Is Targeting Trump. Will Judges See a ‘Political Vendetta?’

By JEFFERY C. MAYS from NYT New York https://nyti.ms/2QcY5Gh

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December 31, 2018 at 02:18AM

Castro Takes Manhattan: Vintage Pictures of the Cuban Conqueror as Tourist

Castro Takes Manhattan: Vintage Pictures of the Cuban Conqueror as Tourist

By BILL KELLER from NYT New York https://nyti.ms/2QcY5WN

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December 31, 2018 at 02:18AM

A Little Bit of Excess in a Sensible Package

A Little Bit of Excess in a Sensible Package

By GENEVIEVE KO from NYT Food https://nyti.ms/2EVkExw

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December 31, 2018 at 02:18AM

2018: The Year in Visual Stories and Graphics

By THE NEW YORK TIMES from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2GLlDTy

Hearing Loss Threatens Mind, Life and Limb

By JANE E. BRODY from NYT Well https://nyti.ms/2AofpTL

Joyful Headlines About Race and Equality

By ADEEL HASSAN from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2QcRyvw

Congratulations on the Promotion. But Did Science Get a Demotion?

By AARON E. CARROLL from NYT The Upshot https://nyti.ms/2RoLapw

NASA’s New Horizons Will Visit Ultima Thule on New Year’s Day

By KENNETH CHANG from NYT Science https://nyti.ms/2RqYh9J

Shopping for Tumblers

By TIM McKEOUGH from NYT Real Estate https://nyti.ms/2s0yg2z

The Origins of the Times Square Ball Drop

By RAILLAN BROOKS and ALEXANDRIA SYMONDS from NYT Reader Center https://nyti.ms/2CGuZvr

N.Y.’s New Attorney General Is Targeting Trump. Will Judges See a ‘Political Vendetta?’

By JEFFERY C. MAYS from NYT New York https://nyti.ms/2QcY5Gh

Castro Takes Manhattan: Vintage Pictures of the Cuban Conqueror as Tourist

By BILL KELLER from NYT New York https://nyti.ms/2QcY5WN

A Little Bit of Excess in a Sensible Package

By GENEVIEVE KO from NYT Food https://nyti.ms/2EVkExw

‘Help, My Boss Has Breasts!’

By CHOIRE SICHA from NYT Business https://nyti.ms/2QZlss9

Superb Oddities: Robert Gottlieb Reviews a Biography of Edward Gorey

By ROBERT GOTTLIEB from NYT Books https://nyti.ms/2Vk7ccd

Russian security agency arrests 'US spy' in Moscow

The FSB security agency says a US man named Paul Whelan has been charged with spying.

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Deadly blast ruins Russia housing block in Magnitogorsk

At least three people died in a suspected gas explosion in the city of Magnitogorsk.

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Mother of the Hubble: Tributes paid to Nasa scientist

Dr Nancy Grace Roman, the first woman to hold a senior leadership position at NASA, has died at 93.

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Duterte: Outrage as Philippines president says he touched a maid

Rights groups call Rodrigo Duterte's comments "repulsive" and "unworthy of his position".

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Bangladesh’s Leader Wins a Third Term but Opposition Contests Results

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Philippines deadly storm and landslides kill more than 60

An official says people did not take precautions as the storm was not classed as a typhoon.

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An American Photographer’s Pilgrimage to the Italian Village of Luzzara

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Cancer Patients and Social Media

(MedPage Today) -- You can help patients benefit from social media and avoid the pitfalls

Is the Rising Storm of Alzheimer's Disease Stoppable?

(MedPage Today) -- Zaven Khachaturian, PhD, on the surprisingly strong prospects for conquering this scourge

Magnetic Brain Stimulation Flops in VA Trial

(MedPage Today) -- Both sham and active rTMS produce high remission rates; unclear why

3 Dead and Scores Missing in Russia Building Collapse

By NEIL MacFARQUHAR from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2VkIfxm

Year-End Storm in the Philippines Kills More Than 60

By JASON GUTIERREZ from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2R55gWI

Philippine President Says He Sexually Abused Housemaid as a Teenager

By JASON GUTIERREZ from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2AqsfRv

C.I.A.’s Afghan Forces Leave a Trail of Abuse and Anger

By MUJIB MASHAL from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2EZjOjT

In Orange County, a Republican Fortress Turns Democratic

By ADAM NAGOURNEY and ROBERT GEBELOFF from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2F0FQSR

Consejos para vivir mejor en 2019

By Por MARINA FRANCO from NYT Universal https://nyti.ms/2QXpu4p

‘The Train Was So Packed That It Was Difficult For Me to Do What I Always Did’

By Unknown Author from NYT New York https://nyti.ms/2SrN1ar

2 of New York’s Most Influential Offices Are About to be Held by One Person

By J. DAVID GOODMAN from NYT New York https://nyti.ms/2Tllzvc

What’s on TV Monday: New Year’s Eve Celebrations and Taylor Swift

By SARA ARIDI from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/2AmjsAe

Armed Man in Tactical Clothing Headed to a Texas Church to ‘Fulfill a Prophecy,’ Police Say

By SANDRA E. GARCIA from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2CH9f2G

Trump Digs In, Darkening Hopes for a Deal to End the Shutdown

By MAGGIE HABERMAN and SHERYL GAY STOLBERG from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2Qdoeov

Obamacare, Ruled Invalid by Federal Judge, Will Remain in Effect During Appeal

By SARAH MERVOSH from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2GQ7rIL

Lindsey Graham Suggests Syrian Troop Drawdown Will Take Longer Than 30 Days

By MAGGIE HABERMAN from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2GIQ7p0