Monday, August 31, 2020

Saudi King Fires 2 Royals in Defense Corruption Inquiry


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New Show Hacker News story: Show HN: FollowOn – Find new Twitter follows using your favorite influencers

Show HN: FollowOn – Find new Twitter follows using your favorite influencers
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New best story on Hacker News: App Review process updates

App Review process updates
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Saudi king sacks defence officials

Six men, including two princes, are arrested as part of the country's latest anti-corruption drive.

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Elecciones 2020: el Partido Republicano postula a Trump y el demócrata Biden aún lleva la ventaja


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Biden Condemned Violence. Why Won’t Trump?


By BY MICHELLE GOLDBERG from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2QNebcp

Trump Defends Kyle Rittenhouse


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A Long History of Language That Incites and Demonizes


By BY PETER BAKER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/31KRbBp

New Show Hacker News story: Show HN: Modified Microsoft AirSim ros wrapper

Show HN: Modified Microsoft AirSim ros wrapper
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‘We Germans,’ Alexander Starritt by the Author: An Excerpt


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Unwitting Progressives for Trump


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Facebook Could Block Sharing of News Stories in Australia


By BY DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI AND MIKE ISAAC from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/32KSNdo

Frustrated by Election Boycott, Venezuela’s Leader Pardons 100 Opponents


By BY ANATOLY KURMANAEV from NYT World https://ift.tt/3hYVvCR

A Teacher and Congresswoman Confronts School Reopenings


By BY REID J. EPSTEIN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3jxJ29n

Trump Fans Strife as Unrest Roils the U.S.


By BY PETER BAKER AND MAGGIE HABERMAN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2YQLyQa

A series of primaries in Massachusetts could be a bellwether for the Democratic Party.


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Trump defends supporters accused in deadly clashes

The US president suggests right-wing activists in Wisconsin and Oregon acted in self-defence.

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Hundreds of migrants still dying in Med five years since 2015

Five years on from the migrant crisis of 2015 hundreds are still dying in the Mediterranean.

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Still ill with coronavirus six months later: 'I have no idea how to get better'

For some people Covid just will not go away – one woman’s Instagram diary of her long-haul illness.

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Rival powers jockey for the lead in hypersonic aircraft

The US, China and Russia are pouring money into aircraft that can fly at five times the speed of sound.

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Prashant Bhushan: India finds an unlikely hero in lawyer-activist

Prashant Bhushan refused to apologise to the Supreme Court and got a symbolic one-rupee fine.

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Rohingya crisis: Growing up in the world's largest refugee camp

Nayeem, 3, is one of 20,000 children born every year in the camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.

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Why this black drive-in cinema is a big hit

Drive-ins are booming, of course. But this one is also responding to the other big story of the year.

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Sunday, August 30, 2020

As Japan’s Abe Leaves, ‘Abenomics’ Will Remain, for Good or Ill


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The Runway Lights Failed, So Villagers Used Their Headlights to Aid an Airlift


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Your Monday Briefing


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New Show Hacker News story: Show HN: Headcrab, a modern Rust debugger library

Show HN: Headcrab, a modern Rust debugger library
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No Corrections: Aug. 31, 2020


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Quotation of the Day: As China Flexes, Taiwan Revamps Its Military


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How to Help Someone Who Lost Their Job


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Think You’re Making Good Climate Choices? Take This Mini-Quiz


By BY VERONICA PENNEY from NYT Climate https://ift.tt/2YOnXj6

I’m Still Reading Andrew Sullivan. But I Can’t Defend Him.


By BY BEN SMITH from NYT Business https://ift.tt/31FeH2G

Covid-19 Live Updates: U.S. Cases Pass 6 Million


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Portland Shooting Amplifies Tensions in Presidential Race


By BY MIKE BAKER, THOMAS KAPLAN AND SHANE GOLDMACHER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/32EEtTN

Trump, Vicar of Fear and Violence


By BY CHARLES M. BLOW from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3bbyA4D

Jon Rahm Sinks a Big Putt to Win Playoff at the BMW Championship


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New Show Hacker News story: Show HN: A CSS file that reshapes the web

Show HN: A CSS file that reshapes the web
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Norway bunker partygoers poisoned with carbon monoxide

More than 20 people were hospitalised after attending the party in the Norwegian capital Oslo.

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Stories of 2020: Five Lives Caught in a Year of Upheaval and Pain


By BY PETER BAKER, JOHN BRANCH, JOHN ELIGON, REID J. EPSTEIN, DAN LEVIN AND MARC STEIN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3gJPdVW

New Show Hacker News story: Show HN: My recreation of cyberpunk/futuristic UI in rust

Show HN: My recreation of cyberpunk/futuristic UI in rust
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New Show Hacker News story: Show HN: Golang Web Assembly Playground

Show HN: Golang Web Assembly Playground
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Mauritius oil spill: 'We want to protect our island'

Young locals are helping to prevent environmental damage after an oil leak from a ship that ran aground.

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Europe's migrant crisis: The year that changed a continent

More than a million people arrived in Europe in 2015. Five years on, we reflect on what's changed.

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The search engine boss who wants to help us all plant trees

Christian Kroll is the boss of Ecosia, which donates 80% of its profits to tree-planting projects.

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Letter from Africa: Why Kenyans are no longer cheering their constitution

It is a time of reflection 10 years after the country was promised a rebirth, writes Waihiga Mwaura.

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Belarus protest: Dozens arrested at mass rally

The country's been gripped by mass protests since the August election, widely thought to have been rigged.

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Saturday, August 29, 2020

‘A Family Business:’ Graft Investigation Threatens Brazil’s Bolsonaro


By Ernesto Londoño, Manuela Andreoni and Letícia Casado from NYT World https://ift.tt/34IAyrG

Djokovic and Other Top Men Are Creating a Players’ Association


By Ben Rothenberg from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2G9dEzG

The True Cost of Lionel Messi’s Declaration of Independence


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An American Disaster Foretold


By Roger Cohen from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2QBqNDG

What Makes Some People More Resilient Than Others


By Eilene Zimmerman from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3fyi13E

How Chadwick Boseman Embodies Black Male Dignity


By Reggie Ugwu from NYT Movies https://ift.tt/31Ds8jE

With a Wary Eye on China, Taiwan Moves to Revamp Its Military


By BY STEVEN LEE MYERS AND JAVIER C. HERNÁNDEZ from NYT World https://ift.tt/3hUcFS5

Jacob Blake: Donald Trump to visit Kenosha amid unrest

The president is due to visit the city of Kenosha on Tuesday to meet local police.

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Quotation of the Day: District by District, a Plan for In-Person Schooling Falls Apart


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Virus Update


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Amid Tennis’s Swirling Storms, a Stubborn Djokovic Claims a Title


By BY CHRISTOPHER CLAREY from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3jvpHWv

New Show Hacker News story: Show HN: I built a simple, reliable, and affordable brand monitoring service

Show HN: I built a simple, reliable, and affordable brand monitoring service
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How to Build a Catapult From Newspaper


By BY GODWYN MORRIS AND PAULA FRISCH from NYT At Home https://ift.tt/2GaP7dz

Phoenix Settles With Black Family After Police Drew Guns Over Reported Doll Theft


By BY CHRISTINA MORALES from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/32BL69E

‘It Was Challenging’: Bucks Return, Balancing Basketball and Activism


By BY MARC STEIN from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/31GQF7a

Coronavirus Around the World


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‘Enough Is Enough’: New Racial Justice Leaders Rise in Kenosha


By BY JOHN ELIGON from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/34LP95G

Searching for the lost dogs of the Beirut blast

Many pets ran away after a massive explosion in Beirut, leaving Leila Molana-Allen pining for a missing puppy.

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'They wanted to drown me at birth - now I'm a poet'

Kuli Kohli has always used writing as a means of escape from the prejudice she has experienced as an Asian woman with cerebral palsy.

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Begum Rokeya: The forgotten 19th Century feminist

Begum Rokeya was a writer, educationalist and reformer who tirelessly fought for women's rights.

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Algeria's lessons from The Plague in the age of coronavirus

Finding parallels between the famous novel and how Algeria is coping with coronavirus amid political upheaval.

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Migrant rescue: Dozens evacuated from overloaded Banksy ship

The Louise Michel had sought help saying it had rescued so many people it was unable to move safely.

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ICYMI: Aquarium art and crop portraits

Plus a newborn puma and pioneering women statues in our round-up of stories you may have missed this week.

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Friday, August 28, 2020

N.Y.C. Tenants Say They Were Tricked Into Appearing in R.N.C. Video


By Matthew Haag from NYT New York https://ift.tt/3gBm0MP

Rory McIlroy and Patrick Cantlay Tough It Out, Sharing BMW Lead


By BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3hDuNzr

Hurricane Laura Was Powerful, but Louisiana Was Prepared


By BY MANNY FERNANDEZ AND RICHARD FAUSSET from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3b7k6Tl

Sarah Palin’s Suit Against New York Times Will Go to Trial, Judge Rules


By BY NIRAJ CHOKSHI from NYT Business https://ift.tt/2EAiS76

Stephen Miller’s Dystopian America


By BY JEAN GUERRERO from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3lwrAnp

Corrections: Aug. 29, 2020


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Quotation of the Day: ‘Panting for Air’ Under Smoky Western Skies


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Workers will have to pay any deferred payroll taxes by April.


By BY ALAN RAPPEPORT from NYT Business https://ift.tt/2YK73SS

Rival Themes Emerge as Race Enters Final Weeks: Covid vs. Law and Order


By BY KATIE GLUECK, ANNIE KARNI AND ALEXANDER BURNS from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3baWFs3

Amazon fires: Are they worse this year than before?

Blazes are continuing to rage in the Amazon rainforest, despite the Brazilian president's fire ban.

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Cloud gaming: Are game streaming services bad for the planet?

Remote streaming services may be the future but could cause a sharp rise in emissions, a study shows.

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Week in pictures: 22-28 August 2020

A selection of remarkable images taken around the world this week.

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Bihar: Destroyed lives and submerged homes in flood-hit India

Homes and livelihoods have been swept away by monsoon rains in India's Bihar state.

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Dead Dolphins Wash Ashore After Oil Spill Off Mauritius


By BY MICHAEL LEVENSON from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3baWhtB