Saturday 18 December 2021

Ex-CEO charged with embezzling $15M to fund lavish lifestyle



Mets Hire Buck Showalter as Manager


By BY TYLER KEPNER from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3e6d3fS

Spokesman: Jaguars owner waited after deciding to fire Meyer



Can Politics Save Christianity?


By BY ROSS DOUTHAT from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3FbjEl8

With Omicron spreading ‘at lightning speed’ in Europe, the Netherlands locks down.


By BY THOMAS ERDBRINK from NYT World https://ift.tt/3miEQhz

Fire Consumes at Least Half of Vast QVC Distribution Center


By BY MARIA CRAMER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3mhAwzc

The Deals of the Year, 2021 Edition


By BY ANDREW ROSS SORKIN, JASON KARAIAN, SARAH KESSLER, STEPHEN GANDEL, MICHAEL J. DE LA MERCED, LAUREN HIRSCH AND EPHRAT LIVNI from NYT Business https://ift.tt/32fEAbY

Henry Orenstein, 98, Dies; Force Behind Transformers and Poker on TV


By Unknown Author from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3F8vzjG

OSHA vaccine mandate penalties to start Jan. 10



I Know What a Meaningful Election in Hong Kong Is. This Isn’t One.


By BY NATHAN LAW KWUN CHUNG from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3sm1WaS

Jaguars move quickly to end many of Meyer's practice methods



Tuesday 14 December 2021

Chicago father violently attacked, killed while hanging Christmas lights outside home, family says



‘Haven’t Seen That Much Blood Since Fallujah’: Ref Mauled by Crazed Pro-Wrestler



‘I Have Literally Never Seen a Man Asked This’: Fans Come to Vivica A. Fox’s Defense After Being Asked Why She Never Had Kids



NASA craft 'touches' sun for 1st time, dives into atmosphere



A 23-year-old says doctors dismissed her worrisome cough for 5 months. It turned out to be cancer.



Florida substitute teacher arrested after alleged Snapchat video showed her having sex with student



Former White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham says 'Trump's anger level' with Mark Meadows 'has got to be through the roof right now'



Far too little vote fraud to tip election to Trump, AP finds



An Intimate Look at the Dangerous, Boom-and-Bust Lives of Oil Workers


By BY MOLLY YOUNG from NYT Books https://ift.tt/31S5J58

Review: ‘Wild: A Musical Becoming’ Is Finding Its Footing


By BY LAURA COLLINS-HUGHES from NYT Theater https://ift.tt/3dT0jsJ

The 2nd-ranked Senate Democrat is daring Joe Manchin to sink Biden's agenda: 'It's time to put up or shut up'



Big Hospital Chains Drop Vaccine Mandates for Health Workers


By BY REED ABELSON from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3GK3TBX

Kentucky inmate turns himself in after surviving deadly tornado strike on candle factory



Even as Omicron cases rise in Britain, Boris Johnson faces a parliamentary mutiny over new restrictions.


By BY MARK LANDLER AND STEPHEN CASTLE from NYT World https://ift.tt/30pGwy2

Marilyn Manson said he called Evan Rachel Wood 158 times after their breakup and fantasized about 'smashing her skull in with a sledgehammer'



NASCAR champion Larson among many conflicted by F1 finish



Monday 13 December 2021

Delta will stop flying to 3 US cities and cut 7 routes indefinitely as carriers continue to pull out of small markets — see the full list



Oklahoma Gov. Stitt won't renew hunting, fishing compacts with Cherokee, Choctaw tribes



Start Christmas Morning With Something Sweet


By BY JERRELLE GUY from NYT Food https://ift.tt/3e3RDQF

Geminid Meteor Shower: How to Watch Its Peak in Night Skies


By BY ADAM MANN from NYT Science https://ift.tt/3DTddlg

A Champion of Liberal Causes in New York to Retire After 52 Years


By BY LUIS FERRÉ-SADURNÍ from NYT New York https://ift.tt/3s37YNm

Make a Spicy Gift This Holiday Season


By BY FLORENCE FABRICANT from NYT Food https://ift.tt/3s2bveR

Seasoned Cheddars That Turn Heads


By BY FLORENCE FABRICANT from NYT Food https://ift.tt/3DMNRFr

Gun-Obsessed Teens Plotted Violent ‘Rebellion’ at Pennsylvania High School, Police Say



Militants Kill 2 Policemen in Kashmir as Violence Escalates


By BY SAMEER YASIR from NYT World https://ift.tt/3s2wU7Z

Medicare urged to flex its power and slash back premium hike



Some studies suggest Merck’s Covid pill might pose risks to pregnant women.


By BY BENJAMIN MUELLER from NYT World https://ift.tt/3IPO4vA

A Buccaneers staffer sprinted into the end zone to retrieve Tom Brady's 700th career touchdown to make sure it wasn't accidentally held for ransom



We Need to Do Hard but Necessary Things to Tackle Inflation


By BY GLENN HUBBARD from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3s2gtIP

Sunday 12 December 2021

‘Y’all Not Finna Try Unc’: Fans Come to Denzel Washington’s Defense After Veteran Actor Says He’s Never Heard of ‘Snowfall’ Star Damson Idris



Hillary Clinton predicts Trump will run for president in 2024, says his win 'could be the end of our democracy'



Trump and Bill O’Reilly Tour Kicks Off With Many Empty Seats



Thai oil worker blows up warehouse because she was sick of her boss, causes $1.2 million in damages



Satellite images, expert suggest Iranian space launch coming



In Kentucky, a growing Latino community is hard hit.


By BY EDGAR SANDOVAL from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3rWxJyT

Chris Wallace is leaving Fox News for CNN+. Why that's great for him — but not for Fox



Kentucky police can’t find an inmate who escaped from a hospital after the storm.


By BY GIULIA HEYWARD from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3oOfKsB

Harrowing video shows a terrified woman trapped in a Kentucky candle factory that was devastated by a tornado leaving dozens dead



Mikio Shinagawa, Who Ran a Fashionable SoHo Haunt, Dies at 66


By BY ALEX VADUKUL from NYT Food https://ift.tt/3DV2oPK

Amazon employees speak out against controversial phone ban after deadly tornado kills at least 6 warehouse workers in Edwardsville, Illinois