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Affirmative action does not directly impact many students at less selective schools.

By BY TROY CLOSSON from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/FM092E6

The Ukraine war is slowing the recovery in global employment, a U.N. agency says.

By BY NICK CUMMING-BRUCE from NYT World https://ift.tt/3dFOsvY

Virginia’s Governor, a Rising Republican Star, Walks a Fine Line

By BY CAMPBELL ROBERTSON from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/wMso8X3

Preferences in Harvard admissions are not limited to race. At least four other applicants get advantages.

By BY ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/doO52lL
By POR MARIA MAGDALENA ARRÉLLAGA from NYT World https://ift.tt/wARLG4Y

The Self-Destruction of Ye

By BY CHARLES M. BLOW from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/0C5tcpu

Más allá de los ataques de Bolsonaro, así es el funcionamiento del sistema de votación en Brasil

By BY JACK NICAS from NYT en Español https://ift.tt/Rhn0kwe

Ukrainian volunteer evacuates civilians in Luhansk

A Ukrainian volunteer released a video on Saturday (October 29) showing him in the Luhansk region village of Stelmakhivka and hoisting a Ukrainian flag. Reuters was able to verify the location of part of the video from a view of a school’s bombed out interior as well as its architecture, which matched file imagery of the school as well as satellite and aerial imagery of the area, but was not able to independently verify the date it was filmed. from Breaking National News and Australian News | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/RKIwbcN

Para los votantes evangélicos, las elecciones son una ‘guerra espiritual’

By BY FLÁVIA MILHORANCE from NYT en Español https://ift.tt/R2Zocn8

‘We couldn’t move,’ says a witness to the tragedy in Seoul.

By BY MATTHEW MPOKE BIGG, CHANG CHE, JOHN YOO AND APRIL RUBIN from NYT World https://ift.tt/gxWYj2e

Will One Tuscan Port Stall Italy’s Drive for Energy Independence?

By BY GAIA PIANIGIANI from NYT World https://ift.tt/oQSuJIa

How Diversity Undermined Affirmative Action

By BY ROSS DOUTHAT from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/lwnFjhx

Halloween Crowd Surge Leaves Dozens Dead in Seoul

By BY MATEJ LESKOVSEK from NYT World https://ift.tt/dDtiuln

Some far-right accounts on Twitter saw surge in new followers, researchers say.

By BY SHEERA FRENKEL AND STUART A. THOMPSON from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2jWghAi

Unusual heat sparks wildfires in Northern Spain

Dozens of wildfires raged in northern Spain on Friday (October 28) after unusually high temperatures hitting 30 Celsius in some areas a day earlier turned vegetation into dry fuel, adding to mounting concerns about changing weather patterns in Europe. from Breaking National News and Australian News | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/r1igm7F

AA Bronson’s Lifetime of Gay Joy and Provocation

By BY JUAN A. RAMÍREZ from NYT T Magazine https://ift.tt/ViuJQ1W

‘My government is worse than Putin!’ – Iranian in Kyiv

Iranians living in Ukraine on Friday (October 28) attended a protest in central Kyiv against Iran's government and deliveries of Iranian drones to Russia. Ukraine has shot down more than 300 Iranian Shahed-136 'kamikaze' drones so far, air force spokesman Yuriy Ihnat told a briefing on Friday. Iran has denied Ukrainian and Western accusations that it is supplying drones to Russia. from Breaking National News and Australian News | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/k9JaXyH

Republicans and Democrats differ over Musk’s Twitter.

By BY DAVID MCCABE from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/QbSTpln

Republicans Have No Inflation Plan

By BY PAUL KRUGMAN from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/5mzpvZA

Peltola Squared Off in Debate Against 3 Challengers in Alaska House Race

By BY EMILY COCHRANE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/1Istpqn

The Art World Came to Kosovo. What Happens When It Leaves?

By BY ALEX MARSHALL from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/RYJnMmZ

There’s Lightning Brewing in Every Swarm of Insects

By BY OLIVER WHANG from NYT Science https://ift.tt/wLzk3AW

Maafé Is the Versatile, Warming Stew You Should Be Making This Fall

By BY YEWANDE KOMOLAFE from NYT Food https://ift.tt/uyQ9otI

Review: What Happens in the Theater Before and After the Dance?

By BY BRIAN SEIBERT from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/1MqmwBG

When You’re Sick at Home

By BY NIKITA RICHARDSON from NYT Food https://ift.tt/n2j6q7w

Biden Says U.S. ‘Not Stopping’ Negotiations to Free Brittney Griner

By BY THE NEW YORK TIMES from NYT World https://ift.tt/5j9K2Oy

WNBA’s Griner loses Russian prison appeal

A Russian court has rejected an appeal by American basketball star Brittney Griner against her nine-year prison sentence. She was arrested in February at a Moscow airport with vape cartridges containing cannabis oil, which is banned in Russia, in an incident that has become another flashpoint between Moscow and Washington. Matthew Larotonda reports. from Breaking National News and Australian News | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/0oRIUGl

Amid backlash, liberal House Democrats retract their call for Biden to seek a cease-fire in Ukraine.

By BY CATIE EDMONDSON from NYT World https://ift.tt/bW1oIFZ

Multiple Palestinians Killed by Israeli Forces in West Bank Raid

By BY REUTERS AND THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT World https://ift.tt/uPD4TNG

For Trump’s backers in Congress, ‘devil terms’ help rally voters.

By BY JENNIFER VALENTINO-DEVRIES AND STEVE EDER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/rZowJzO

Russian talk show host suspended after saying Ukrainian children should be drowned or burned.

By BY CORA ENGELBRECHT from NYT World https://ift.tt/BfD8l2e

In a call, U.S. and Russian officials discuss Russia’s escalating threats against Ukraine.

By BY HELENE COOPER from NYT World https://ift.tt/N9FYfRO

A Choreographer Who Merges Art, Activism and the Natural World

By BY SIOBHAN BURKE from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/X9Ma2oU

Martyna Majok on Hoping for Magic, and Wishing for Ghosts

By BY LAURA COLLINS-HUGHES from NYT Theater https://ift.tt/sB31UXr

Louis Gigante, Priest Who Led South Bronx Revival, Dies at 90

By BY ROBERT D. MCFADDEN from NYT Obituaries https://ift.tt/aWBRmwN

To Be Continued

By BY CAITLIN LOVINGER from NYT Gameplay https://ift.tt/JMk9OsA

Hurricane Roslyn to Hit Mexico as a Major Storm

By BY THE NEW YORK TIMES from NYT World https://ift.tt/sIMPUKl

The Three Blunders of Joe Biden

By BY ROSS DOUTHAT from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/dCfoZVF

Recipes You’ll Crave

By Unknown Author from NYT Food https://ift.tt/XrQDqO9

Britain’s Troubles Are Teaching Us Something About Financial Markets

By BY PETER COY from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/V8A5UQZ

In a Musical About Penicillin’s Inventor, Superbugs Take Center Stage

By BY SHERYL GAY STOLBERG from NYT Theater https://ift.tt/v7rPnRj

‘The African Desperate’ Expands the Movies’ Narrow View of the Art World

By BY NICOLAS RAPOLD from NYT Movies https://ift.tt/8wKLGrq

Simona Halep Suspended for a Positive Doping Test at U.S. Open

By BY MATTHEW FUTTERMAN from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/aePLrph

Jan. 6 Panel Issues Subpoena to Trump, Setting Up Legal Battle Over Testimony

By BY LUKE BROADWATER AND MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/oq13OpH

The Stars of ‘The School for Good and Evil’ Share a Name. But That’s Not All.

By BY SARAH BAHR from NYT Movies https://ift.tt/EYNFR3y

Are the new Russian forces in Belarus a feint, or preparation for a new push into Ukraine?

By BY ANDREW HIGGINS from NYT World https://ift.tt/m9f06op

Fire in Milwaukee Suburb Kills at Least Seven People

By BY JOHNNY DIAZ from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3GMgjc8

9 New Books We Recommend This Week

By Unknown Author from NYT Books https://ift.tt/zKEMwa6

Russia ramps up evacuation of Kherson residents

People in the Russian-controlled Ukrainian city of Kherson were seen fleeing on Thursday (October 20) after the local Russian-installed authorities there said on Wednesday that they planned to evacuate around 50,000-60,000 people over the next six days. from Breaking National News and Australian News | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/bvFt3MX

Ukraine cuts power, in race to save energy grid

Ukrainians are facing their first large-scale nationwide disruptions to electricity, as officials sought to restrict supply and allow energy companies to repair power facilities that have been pounded by Russian air strikes. Matthew Larotonda reports. from Breaking National News and Australian News | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/nGDpoYf

Memes accompanied Liz Truss’s rise, and helped propel her fall.

By BY PETER ROBINS from NYT World https://ift.tt/SaiN3XM

Paris+ Art Fair Opens: More Corporate, Less French

By BY SCOTT REYBURN from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/cr2RlVu

‘Descendant’ Review: The Fates of a Ship and its Captives

By BY LISA KENNEDY from NYT Movies https://ift.tt/LnRHKVk

Ye Is Running Out of Platforms

By BY JON CARAMANICA from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/Uo79wkv

E.V. Bonanza Flows to Red States That Denounce Biden Climate Policies

By BY JACK EWING from NYT Business https://ift.tt/Uz70Aqa