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Michael Cohen, Facebook, G-20: Your (New) Friday Briefing

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

51 whales die in second NZ mass stranding in days

Less than a week after 145 pilot whales died in a mass stranding in New Zealand, another 51 have lost their lives in similar but seemingly unrelated circumstances. from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News http://bit.ly/2AApdtm

Russian intelligence using Brexit to hack targets

Hackers believed to be working for the Russian military intelligence service are using doubts about Brexit as a lure for victims. from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News http://bit.ly/2U1AECY

DJ Khaled and Mayweather fined over cryptocurrencies

Music producer DJ Khaled and boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr have settled charges in the US after they secretly received payments for promoting cryptocurrencies. from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News http://bit.ly/2zxgJn5

Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra arrive for wedding

Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas have arrived in Jodhpur in India for what's being called the celebrity wedding of the year. from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News http://bit.ly/2PcshB4

Face transplant patient reveals incredible transformation

from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News http://bit.ly/2Q0uvZs

Ukraine bans Russian men from entering country

Ukraine has banned Russian men aged between 16 and 60 from entering the country, amid fears Moscow is planning an invasion. from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News http://bit.ly/2KPSxRn

MeToo founder: Movement completely unrecognisable

The founder of MeToo has said the movement has become unrecognisable amid a media backlash that has framed it as a witch-hunt. from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News http://bit.ly/2BILEhq

Face transplant patient reveals incredible transformation

Less than a year after having a 25-hour face transplant operation, a US man is showing remarkable progress. from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News http://bit.ly/2KHPMRJ

Weekly Health Quiz: French Fries, Sports and Genetically Edited Babies

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By TOBY BILANOW from NYT Well https://nyti.ms/2TVTbAK

Black Male Writers for Our Time

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By AYANA MATHIS from NYT T Magazine https://nyti.ms/2AAV1OJ

As China Seeks Scientific Greatness, Some Say Ethics Are an Afterthought

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By SUI-LEE WEE and ELSIE CHEN from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2U345oz

Lasting Rancor Over Voting Issues Puts a Spotlight on a Georgia Runoff

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By RICHARD FAUSSET from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2AzJVcQ

At Stake When Xi and Trump Meet: The Possibility of a New Cold War

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By MARK LANDLER and JANE PERLEZ from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2TTsBIB

How Michael Bloomberg Used His Money to Aid Democratic Victories in the House

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By STEPHANIE SAUL and RACHEL SHOREY from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2AxhHiA

‘It’s Premature’: Incoming Judiciary Chairman Warns Against Rush to Impeach

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By NICHOLAS FANDOS from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2TX0c4g

6 Takeaways From the Times’s Investigation Into T.M. Landry

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By ERICA L. GREEN and KATIE BENNER from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2AENn62

T’s Holiday Issue: All Together Now

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By HANYA YANAGIHARA from NYT T Magazine https://nyti.ms/2U595Jg

Ferrari’s Strong Car, Drivers and Tire Strategy Bring a Familiar Result

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By KATE WALKER from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2AyuC40

Climate Change Insurance: Buy Land Somewhere Else

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By ALYSON KRUEGER from NYT Real Estate https://nyti.ms/2TZQ8rm

‘The Goal Is to Change Hearts, Not to Change Cultures’: Missionaries on the Death of John Allen Chau

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By LELA MOORE from NYT Reader Center https://nyti.ms/2AAP0RY

Finally, New York Has a Cocktail Library

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By DEVORAH LEV-TOV from NYT New York https://nyti.ms/2TYahOu

Why New York Lags So Far Behind on Natural Childbirth

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By JULIE SATOW from NYT New York https://nyti.ms/2Az7dPT

How Gregg Bishop, Small Business Expert, Spends His Sundays

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By TAMMY La GORCE from NYT New York https://nyti.ms/2U1Jr7U

Drawn to Tesla’s Bright Prospects, Many Black Workers Say They Found Racism

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By LAUREN HEPLER from NYT Business https://nyti.ms/2AAGHFH

This Store Lets Holiday Shoppers Buy Gifts for Refugees

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By LAURA M. HOLSON from NYT Business https://nyti.ms/2TY9Vr8

Rock-Your-World Moments Fill New Music Memoirs From Tina Turner and a Disillusioned Hit Maker

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By EVELYN MCDONNELL from NYT Books https://nyti.ms/2ADbEZQ

Big, Beautiful Books to Catch the Eye of Every Child

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By JENNY ROSENSTRACH from NYT Books https://nyti.ms/2U0hGN3

Of Demogorgons and Purple Worms — a Visual History of Dungeons & Dragons

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By J. D. BIERSDORFER from NYT Books https://nyti.ms/2AANM9j

News Quiz: Test Your Knowledge of the Week’s Headlines

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By CHRIS STANFORD from NYT Briefing https://nyti.ms/2Qu87an

Did You Know Dieter Rams Designed a Handbag?

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By ELIZABETH PATON from NYT Fashion https://nyti.ms/2DShDxk

Jimmy Fallon Says Trump Seems to Be ‘Running Out of Friends’

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By GIOVANNI RUSSONELLO from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/2QuqonU

Learning With: ‘Are Civics Lessons a Constitutional Right? These Students Are Suing for Them’

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By JEREMY ENGLE from NYT The Learning Network https://nyti.ms/2DUDAMq

George R.R. Martin on How ‘Nightflyers’ Made ‘Game of Thrones’ Possible

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By JENNIFER VINEYARD from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/2Qq6Ocw

Prison Romances, Standing the Test of (Hard) Time and Cameras

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By ROBERT ITO from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/2DQaHkm

Starbucks to block customers watching porn

Starbucks is set to block customers from using its free Wi-Fi to watch pornography in its US outlets. from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News http://bit.ly/2E5qGMf

'I'm scared for the future of my baby': French Jews live in fear

In a Parisian suburb, Myriam sits at her parents' dinner table, the Shabbat candles flickering before her. Together with her husband and newborn son she takes stock of the painful week she's had. It's a regular conversation for many French Jews. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://cnn.it/2FPm5Q8

Russian tanks massing on Ukraine's border, president tells Sky News

The Ukrainian president has said he has evidence that Russian military tanks are massing along his country's border. from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News http://bit.ly/2AznDYC

Iranians smuggled to Britain 'by skilful sailors'

The owner of a fishing boat stolen in France and used to smuggle 17 Iranians to Britain has told Sky News he thinks experienced sailors must have been involved. from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News http://bit.ly/2TWH0Ua

All eyes on unpredictable Trump at G20 summit

US President Donald Trump's meeting with President Putin was set to be the showstopper event in Buenos Aires. from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News http://bit.ly/2ACUEmA

May to confront Saudi Prince, while selling UK trade at G20

Theresa May is "intending" to meet the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia on the sidelines of the G20, and confront him over the death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and the human impact of the Yemen war. from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News http://bit.ly/2TXewd3

Trump says 'weak' ex-lawyer is 'lying' after guilty plea

Donald Trump's former lawyer has pleaded guilty to lying to Congress in charges brought against him by the team investigating alleged interference by Russia in the 2016 presidential election. from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News http://bit.ly/2Az2Q7C

Girl, 5, mocked by airline staff because of her name

A mother says a Southwest Airlines employee mocked her daughter because of her unusual alphabet name. from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News http://bit.ly/2TVaeTw

Moo-ve over: Big bovine trumps Knickers by an inch

The phrase "enjoy your 15 minutes of fame" is usually reserved for humans, but can now be extended to cattle. from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News http://bit.ly/2AFl7jo

Trump cancels Putin meeting in Air Force One tweet

Donald Trump has abruptly cancelled a meeting with Vladimir Putin in a show of disapproval at Russia's treatment of Ukraine. from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News http://bit.ly/2TVaaDg

United Nations wastes millions on 'ghost' refugees

A car park at the prime minister's office in Uganda was built using money meant for refugees, a UN internal inquiry has found. from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News http://bit.ly/2AyIXxt

China halts controversial baby gene-editing project

A medical team's quest to edit the genes of babies has been stopped by the Chinese government. from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News http://bit.ly/2zHcWnl

Abuse, Fear and Intimidation: How Viral Videos Masked a Prep School’s Problems

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By SARAH STEIN KERR, AINARA TIEFENTHÄLER and SAMEEN AMIN from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2PbzFwn

Louisiana School Made Headlines for Sending Black Kids to Elite Colleges. Here’s the Reality.

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By ERICA L. GREEN, KATIE BENNER and ANNIE FLANAGAN from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2zAU0Gu

Sending Lewd Nudes to Strangers Could Mean a Year in Jail

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By SHARON OTTERMAN from NYT New York https://nyti.ms/2P9Rb4j

Australian school children defy prime minister with climate strike

Thousands of Australian children skipped school on Friday in defiance of the prime minister to protest for greater action on climate change. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://cnn.it/2DS7AbA

What the Movies Taught Me About Being a Woman

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By MANOHLA DARGIS from NYT Movies https://nyti.ms/2rcIQDi

Australian Students Stage School Strikes Over Climate Change Inaction

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By LIVIA ALBECK-RIPKA from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2FR3H9s

Oklahoma Quarterback Kyler Murray Nears the End of a Two-Sport Career

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By MARC TRACY from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2rcIbBO

A European Goes to Trump’s Washington

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By IVAN KRASTEV from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/2FMGntC

Astrology

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By KATHERINE SCHULTEN from NYT The Learning Network https://nyti.ms/2rfnzJj

Word + Quiz: subterfuge

By THE LEARNING NETWORK from NYT The Learning Network https://nyti.ms/2FR5MSZ

The Beauty of Brazil’s Rain Forest, in Jewelry

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By RACHEL GARRAHAN from NYT Fashion https://nyti.ms/2rdo9qX

The Luckenbooth: Scotland’s Love Brooch

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By ELAINE SMITH from NYT Fashion https://nyti.ms/2FMUFKA

How Jewelry Makes Us Who We Are

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By VICTORIA GOMELSKY from NYT Fashion https://nyti.ms/2rcI5Ks

Emerald and Gold Jewelry Pushes Up Quality at the Met Shop

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By LAURA NEILSON from NYT Fashion https://nyti.ms/2FNdRaY

Engraving That Endures

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By RACHEL GARRAHAN from NYT Fashion https://nyti.ms/2rcG7tu

She Calls Her Stock ‘Jewelry, Made by Artists’

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By DIANE DANIEL from NYT Fashion https://nyti.ms/2FQ91Kl

Emojis: Dressed Up and Ready to Party

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By MILENA LAZAZZERA from NYT Fashion https://nyti.ms/2rdo9ar

The Secret History of Women, Told in Earrings

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By LAURA RYSMAN from NYT Fashion https://nyti.ms/2FQPf15

Sparkle Comes Pretty Cheap

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By RACHEL FELDER from NYT Fashion https://nyti.ms/2rf4W8a

Will Blockchain Be a Boon to the Jewelry Industry?

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By ELIZABETH PATON from NYT Fashion https://nyti.ms/2FQ8WX3

The Canadian Jeweler Who Caught Meghan Markle’s Eye

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By ELAINE SMITH from NYT Fashion https://nyti.ms/2rbzojD

Auction Houses Grow a Different Kind of Jewelry Sale

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By MELANIE ABRAMS from NYT Fashion https://nyti.ms/2FQ8QPb

Grindr President Defends Same-Sex Marriage Comments

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By DANIEL VICTOR from NYT Business https://nyti.ms/2rfaU9k

What’s on TV Friday: ‘A Very Nutty Christmas’ and ‘The Shining’

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By DANYA ISSAWI from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/2FMGlC0