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With Tom Wilkinson, Would You Get a Time Bomb or a Warm Hug?

By Alissa Wilkinson from NYT Movies https://ift.tt/yasYJPS

Burundi’s President Says Gay People Should Be Stoned

By Abdi Latif Dahir from NYT World https://ift.tt/UyBwnJf

72 of Our Favorite Facts of 2023

By Times Insider Staff and Sarah Mazzetti from NYT Times Insider https://ift.tt/dEno0Hy

U.N. Says Israeli Forces Fired on Aid Convoy in Central Gaza

By Raja Abdulrahim from NYT World https://ift.tt/n5BhCmU

Crews Demolish Site of Idaho Murders as Some Families Object

By Mike Baker from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/0inJCbF

Images of Watermelons Signal Support for Palestinians

By Callie Holtermann from NYT Style https://ift.tt/jiws9AU

Plagiarism Allegations Against Claudine Gay

By Unknown Author from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2FVoNcM

Festive Swimmers Brace the Cold in Boxing Day Plunge

Hundreds of swimmers in fancy dress sprinted towards the cold waters of North Beach in Tenby, UK, for the annual Boxing Day swim. Footage shows swimmers, some dressed up as Disney characters, barreling down the beach. Local media reported that hundreds took part in this year’s rendition of the annual swim. Swimmers had been encouraged to dress up as Disney characters in honour of the 100th anniversary of the Walt Disney Company, the report said. The event was also attended by St John Ambulance, one of the charities benefitting from the event. Credit: Glenthorne Guest House via Storyful from Breaking National News and Australian News | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/8WaF1Ib

The Covenant Parents Aren’t Going to Keep Quiet on Guns

By Emily Cochrane and Jon Cherry from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/70GtPJx

Ausralians set to spend $23.9 billion on Boxing Day

Shoppers are set to splurge at this year’s Boxing Day sales despite cost-of-living pressures. Thousands of people are expected to head to retailers around the country to finish their last-minute Christmas shopping on the weekend. The Australian Retailers Association says 88 per cent of Australians will still buy Christmas presents this year, despite the cost of living crisis. Boxing Day sales are just around the corner, but a whopping $9 billion is expected to be spent before then. About $23.9 billion is expected to be spent by Australians during the Boxing Day sale period. from Breaking National News and Australian News | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/y2hxp8k

Salvos warn over five million Australians won’t be able to afford a Christmas meal

Salvation Army public relations secretary Major Warren Elliott says people from “all walks of life” are struggling and have been forced to reach out for help and support this Christmas. Research from the Salvation Army revealed that 68 per cent of Australians are being seriously impacted by the cost of living crisis this Christmas. With more than 5.3 million Aussies won't be able to afford a Christmas meal. “We're concerned that a lot of people are really struggling over Christmas in a number of different ways and people from all different walks of life are struggling,” Mr Elliot told Sky News Australia. “People are spending less on food, people are going out less … they're purchasing less presents for their children and for their family so people are really doing it tough.” from Breaking National News and Australian News | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/CrtRJAa

‘Ferrari’ Review: Michael Mann Puts You in the Driver’s Seat

By Manohla Dargis from NYT Movies https://ift.tt/tfCGqNy

Rob Carlton on playing Neville ‘Scully’ Scullion in Underbelly (I Catch Killers)

Actor and writer Rob Carlton tells Gary Jubelin the different ways he has been written out of TV shows, why he bucked the trend by not going nude on Underbelly, and playing Detective Neville 'Scully' Scullion on the popular program. from Breaking National News and Australian News | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/ZHiB5ca

Rikers Detainees Were Kept Locked in Cells After Fire Broke Out

By Hurubie Meko from NYT New York https://ift.tt/ndcoJP2

Opera and Classical Music to Experience in Europe This Winter

By A.J. Goldmann from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/0HPFqfg

Ian Falconer, Creator of ‘Olivia’, Surprised Even Himself

By Matthew Shaer from NYT Magazine https://ift.tt/ytmZx2H

California Storm Brings Flooding to Ventura County

By Amanda Holpuch from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/GLEOHep

‘Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom’ Review: Back With a Trident and Dad Jokes

By Alissa Wilkinson from NYT Movies https://ift.tt/ZDqmCVv

N.Y. Health Dept. Is Looking Into Bellevue’s Weight-Loss Surgery Program

By Jessica Silver-Greenberg and Sarah Kliff from NYT Business https://ift.tt/SDmvMCz

U.S. Regulators Propose New Online Privacy Safeguards for Children

By Natasha Singer from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/OijKY1p

3 Great Specials to Stream Over the Holidays

By Jason Zinoman from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/mMTR5Yy

Prosecutors Try to Nudge Trump Election Case Ahead Despite Freeze on the Case

By Alan Feuer from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/zFjT86N

Farfetch to Be Acquired by Coupang for $500 Million

By Elizabeth Paton from NYT Business https://ift.tt/W753eY4

‘So Unnecessary’: Winter Storm Conditions Continue in Anchorage

Thick snow fell across parts of central Alaska in the early hours of Sunday, December 17, making it the ‘snowiest year to date’ since at least 1953, according to local media. Footage posted to X by the National Weather Service in Anchorage shows snow falling outside their office after midnight Sunday morning. “This is so unnecessary,” they wrote in the post. On Tuesday, the city saw significant snowfall, including blowing snow that kept schools shut and caused several road accidents, local media reported, citing authorities. The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning in the area until Sunday morning. Credit: NWS Anchorage via Storyful from Breaking National News and Australian News | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/5hBPZMU

Cardinal at Center of Vatican Corruption Trial Is Sentenced to 5 and a Half Years

By Elisabetta Povoledo from NYT World https://ift.tt/Pf6TNR3

Killing of Israeli hostages by Israel’s military alarms families of the abducted.

By Aaron Boxerman from NYT World https://ift.tt/TyJMCIV

The Best of Late Night This Week

By Trish Bendix from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/97WgrJN

Finland Closes Border With Russia Again

By Emma Bubola and Johanna Lemola from NYT World https://ift.tt/lXYed6J

How to Read the Fed’s Projections Like a Pro

By Jeanna Smialek from NYT Business https://ift.tt/f8yZo5P

Justices to Decide Scope of Obstruction Charge Central to Trump’s Jan. 6 Case

By Alan Feuer and Adam Liptak from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/VwGJWZR

Biden Plans to Meet the Families of American Hostages Taken by Hamas

By Michael D. Shear from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/xTeJ5nt

YSL Defendant Shannon Stillwell Is Stabbed, Delaying Young Thug Trial

By Joe Coscarelli from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/KhvpqLt

Review: This ‘Magic Flute’ at the Met Lacks Some Luster

By Oussama Zahr from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/nV0mFeM

Blinken says only ‘emergency’ arms for Israel will bypass Congress’s ‘very important’ role.

By Michael Crowley from NYT World https://ift.tt/TO4AmnN

The Fallout From the College Presidents’ Antisemitism Testimony

By Unknown Author from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/xRvNb4l

‘Leverage has failed,’ a Saudi official says as Arab countries condemn the U.S. veto.

By Vivian Nereim from NYT World https://ift.tt/rncaXmf

Ukraine removes Soviet-era monuments

Ukrainian officials pressed on with a campaign to remove Soviet-era monuments on Saturday as authorities in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv dismantled a statue of a Red Army commander from a central boulevard. Kyiv city councillor Leonid Yemets told Reuters the statue of Mykola Shchors, a Soviet field commander during the Russian Civil War, would be moved to a museum. from Breaking National News and Australian News | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/YE2qHTO

Artificial Intelligence Is an Unreliable Narrator

By Kris Bowers from NYT Special Series https://ift.tt/soNn2kp

U.N. Secretary-General Demands a Cease-Fire in Gaza

By Farnaz Fassihi from NYT World https://ift.tt/tH9QZeV

Review: In ‘The Salvagers,’ a Battered Family Finds Strength

By Laura Collins-Hughes from NYT Theater https://ift.tt/gckLOHC

How Studying the Humanities Helps Humanity

By Unknown Author from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/VNZ9tgQ

E.U. Relaxes Trade Rules on Electric Cars From Britain

By Stanley Reed from NYT Business https://ift.tt/05SBxuW

E.U. Official Cites ‘Huge’ Risk of Terror Attacks in Europe Because of Gaza War

By Emma Bubola from NYT World https://ift.tt/Fy2oAaw

Nikki Haley’s Views on Social Security

By Unknown Author from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/F9uVQ7T

What Happened With Fortnite’s Eminem Concert This Weekend?

By Madison Malone Kircher from NYT Style https://ift.tt/582YvOe

U.S. Is Pressing Israel and Hamas to Resume Talks, White House Official Says

By Peter Baker and Karoun Demirjian from NYT World https://ift.tt/80jmDi7

George Santos Reveals One Truth: It’s Easy to Abuse Campaign Finance Laws

By Rebecca Davis O’Brien from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/8w5xou4

Labor Dispute Closes Berlin, the Beloved Chicago Gay Bar

By Emily Schmall from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/lAwYrnc

Blinken Blames Hamas for Resumption of Fighting

By Michael Crowley from NYT World https://ift.tt/Q2Z4eU3

Composting’s ‘True Believers’ Jilted as N.Y.C. Curbside Program Grows

By Hilary Howard from NYT New York https://ift.tt/TfJFx1q

A released prisoner returns to Gaza to find his home destroyed.

By Karen Zraick and Samar Abu Elouf from NYT World https://ift.tt/pJrxVDg