The Best Movies and TV Shows Coming to HBO, Hulu, Apple TV+ and More in January
By BY NOEL MURRAY from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/3qH3byO
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The Public Theater cancels the Under the Radar festival, citing the Omicron surge.
By BY LAURA ZORNOSA from NYT Theater https://nyti.ms/3FJ4AeL
The Times Square celebration will be muted. The police presence will not.
By BY MICHAEL WILSON from NYT New York https://nyti.ms/3mMWSJ8
Quebec government faces backlash over New Year’s Eve curfew.
By BY VJOSA ISAI AND DAN BILEFSKY from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3EMuWLs
How the world is celebrating New Year's Eve with widespread COVID restrictions
Despite COVID curbs hindering celebrations, street parties and gatherings are still taking place across the globe as each country rings in the New Year. from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News https://bit.ly/3HuQPRr
A New Year and a New Leader, but Germany’s Focus Remains on Covid
By BY CHRISTOPHER F. SCHUETZE from NYT World https://nyti.ms/32FaDm7
Newly Published, From African Art to 3,000 Years of Athens History
By Unknown Author from NYT Books https://nyti.ms/3zeodss
Archbishop Desmond Tutu's body lies in state in 'cheapest coffin available'
The coffin carrying the body of Archbishop Desmond Tutu has been returned to a morgue after lying-in-state in St George's Cathedral in Cape Town. from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News https://bit.ly/3FOSKzW
U.K., With Surging Cases, Is on ‘War Footing’ Against Virus
By BY MEGAN SPECIA from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3JFCtQ6
COVID-19 around the world: How have New Year's celebrations been scaled back amid Omicron surge?
As the world gears up to welcome in 2022, many New Year celebrations are being cancelled or scaled back amid rising infections due to the highly transmissible Omicron variant. from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News https://bit.ly/3EGgNzx
How prosecutors and Ghislaine Maxwell’s defense made their final case to jurors.
By BY BENJAMIN WEISER AND REBECCA DAVIS O’BRIEN from NYT New York https://nyti.ms/3pBsrXZ
I Got to the Bottom of All Those Flight Cancellations
By BY PETER COY from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/3z7yQgI
Spurred by Omicron, Europe Is Setting Coronavirus Infection Records Every Day
By BY MARC SANTORA from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3z7g1dM
At least 32 killed in gold mine collapse in Sudan
Rescue workers in Sudan are working to recover the bodies of dozens of workers who were killed in a gold mine that collapsed in the remote West Kordofan province, a mining official said. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://cnn.it/3Fz6MFz
How to Clean Suede Boots and Shoes
By BY EVE O’NEILL AND CALEB CHIN from NYT Smarter Living https://nyti.ms/3qxwGmW
Taliban bans women from solo, long-distance road trips in Afghanistan
The Taliban have banned women from taking long-distance road trips in Afghanistan on their own, requiring that a male relative accompany them for any distance beyond 45 miles, according to a Taliban official speaking to CNN. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://cnn.it/3sH6Boc
The nearly 17 feet of snow in California's Sierra Nevada is crushing records. It's still not enough
After months of extreme drought that triggered water shortages and stoked wildfires, heavy snow is falling in the Sierra Nevada -- enough to break decades-old records. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://cnn.it/3FCKYcc
‘Ain’t Too Proud’ will close on Broadway as Covid takes its toll.
By BY MICHAEL PAULSON from NYT Theater https://nyti.ms/3HoRnZ7
Deadly flooding in Brazil kills at least 20 and displaces thousands, leaving Covid-19 vaccines submerged
The death toll from floods and heavy rain, which has blighted the Brazilian state of Bahia since November, rose to 20 after flooding intensified over the weekend, causing two dams to burst and the displacement of an estimated 62,800 people, state officials say. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://cnn.it/32rLMCu
Sharon Gless Admires Eddie Redmayne and L.A.’s Union Station
By BY KATHRYN SHATTUCK from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/3esLP3g
14-year-old girl fatally shot by LAPD called US 'safest country in the world,' father says
Valentina Orellana-Peralta, the 14-year-old who was fatally shot by police in the dressing room of a Los Angeles store, had once assured her father the US was "the safest country in the world" and she dreamed of becoming an American citizen, he said Tuesday. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://cnn.it/3EzWNyv
Desmond Tutu's daughter recalls 'proudest' day he saved man from being burned alive
Archbishop Desmond Tutu's daughter has joined those paying tribute to the late anti-apartheid hero, recalling the day he saved a young man from being burned alive as her "proudest moment". from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News https://bit.ly/3mCs4uk
J.D. Crowe, Banjo Virtuoso and Bluegrass Innovator, Dies at 84
By BY BILL FRISKICS-WARREN from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/32HfK4U
An American teacher held in Libya for 6 weeks is now back home in the United States
An American teacher detained in Libya for more than six weeks has returned to the United States after the Libyan foreign minister personally intervened to expedite his release. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://cnn.it/3z4GOHv
‘Brown Girls,’ a Daring Debut That Follows Its Characters Through Life and Beyond
By BY DWIGHT GARNER from NYT Books https://nyti.ms/3JgAKR3
For Pop Music, 2021 Was the Year of the Deep Dive
By BY JON PARELES from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/3eqW4VE
History-making champ closing out tumultuous year for 'Jeopardy!'
"Jeopardy!" is wrapping up a historic and sometimes controversial year with its first transgender champion, Amy Schneider, to qualify for the Tournament of Champions. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://cnn.it/3evBS5c
Sweeping private-sector vaccine mandate goes into effect in N.Y.C.
By BY DANA RUBINSTEIN from NYT New York https://nyti.ms/3qvkyTb
I’ve Spent 25 Years as a Joan Didion Thief
By BY JAY CASPIAN KANG from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/3FydRWZ
Thousands left stranded over Christmas as flights cancelled due to Omicron spread
Hundreds of flights have been called off for a third day in a row in the US as the Omicron variant of COVID continues to spread. from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News https://bit.ly/32xgSYW
Popular guidebook started with this epic 1970's road trip
It was the 1970s and Tony and Maureen Wheeler had a dream: to travel from London to Sydney by land, or at least as much as they could. They embarked on a once-in-a-lifetime journey that changed global traveling forever. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://cnn.it/32Bf9Sg
Hundreds more flights are canceled as Omicron scrambles air travel.
By BY MARC TRACY from NYT Business https://nyti.ms/3FHbm4s
Airport security officer leaps conveyor belt to help choking baby
A mother saw her two-month old wasn't breathing after walking through the security checkpoint at Newark Liberty International Airport. In response, officer Cecilia Morales jumped over the conveyer belt and performed the infant Heimlich Maneuver. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://cnn.it/3eqFsNQ
More than 30 reported killed in Myanmar Christmas Day attack
At least 30 people, including women and children, were killed in the eastern Myanmar state of Kayah, according to the Karenni Human Rights Group, with two members of international humanitarian group Save the Children still missing. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://cnn.it/3pC9mVX
More than 30 killed and bodies burnt in Myanmar, human rights group says
More than 30 people, including children, have been shot dead and their bodies burnt by government forces in Myanmar, according to a local human rights group and media reports. from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News https://bit.ly/3JclDrP
The Ashes: England v Australia - third test
from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News https://bit.ly/32xfSnC
A U.S. Navy combat ship is stranded in Guantánamo Bay with a virus outbreak.
By BY CAROL ROSENBERG AND AISHVARYA KAVI from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3sznn8n
Sardi’s, Broadway’s iconic watering hole, is back, just in time for Omicron show closures.
By BY MICHAEL PAULSON from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3qsgrqX
Winter Storms Threaten to Disrupt Travel in the Northwest
By BY AMANDA HOLPUCH from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/3sziDzB
As Prices Rise, Biden Turns to Antitrust Enforcers
By BY JIM TANKERSLEY AND ALAN RAPPEPORT from NYT Business https://nyti.ms/3qsawlM
La Palma volcano eruption has officially ended, authorities say
A volcanic eruption on the island of La Palma that began in September has officially ended, authorities on the island have declared. from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News https://bit.ly/3EmfhT2
As Russian Threat Looms, Ukraine’s Government Is No Laughing Matter
By BY ANDREW E. KRAMER from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3Fsh7TC
Maskless Pope urges faithful to look 'beyond the decorations' as he celebrates Christmas Eve Mass
A maskless Pope Francis has urged people to look "beyond all the lights and decorations" this festive season. from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News https://bit.ly/3Jhlymr
How Do Saudis Celebrate Christmas? Quietly, but Less So.
By BY VIVIAN YEE from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3mvE29f
South Africa ends quarantines and contact tracing, and authorizes booster shots.
By BY LYNSEY CHUTEL from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3ExSqEg
Carnival cruise ship with 'small number' of Covid-19 cases books a new port after being denied entry to 2
A Carnival cruise ship that departed Miami has "a small number" of people aboard who have tested positive for Covid-19, and it has been denied entry to ports at two Caribbean islands, the cruise line said. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://cnn.it/3FwThGn
South Africa ends quarantines and contact tracing, and authorizes booster shots.
By BY LYNSEY CHUTEL from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3yXSQT5
'Unabomber' Ted Kaczynski transferred to a prison medical facility in North Carolina
"Unabomber" Ted Kaczynski has been moved to a federal medical center in North Carolina, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://cnn.it/3ek45LZ
Upstate Man Is Fatally Shot by State Trooper
By BY JESSE MCKINLEY from NYT New York https://nyti.ms/3EouDq6
Rare sea eagle from Asia spotted thousands of miles from home in Massachusetts
Birdwatchers are flocking to a Massachusetts state park in hopes of getting a glimpse of a rare Steller's sea eagle -- an enormous raptor that is native to eastern Russia and parts of Asia. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://cnn.it/33UoXYp
Vladimir Putin reinforces notion of 'Fortress Russia' as he takes aim at NATO
"We are not threatening anyone!" from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News https://bit.ly/3enp8NI
In an Evolutionary Race to Dominate the Seas, Ichthyosaurs Were the Winners
By BY SABRINA IMBLER from NYT Science https://nyti.ms/3qk6OdV
Here are the charges that Kimberly Potter faces.
By BY PATRICK J. LYONS from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/3Flb0jY
James Hormel Used His Spam Fortune to Cement a Place in Gay History
By BY JASON ZENGERLE from NYT Magazine https://nyti.ms/3GXfTAe
Russia aims for January talks with NATO, US on security guarantees
Russia hopes to hold bilateral talks with NATO and the United States in January over security guarantees it is seeking from both, state media RIA Novosti reported Wednesday, citing Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://cnn.it/3FpYxvn
Did Larry King’s Obsession With Death Fuel His ‘Indomitable’ Will to Live?
By BY JAZMINE HUGHES from NYT Magazine https://nyti.ms/3ejOSdP
President Biden extends freeze of federal student loan repayments until May 1.
By Unknown Author from NYT Business https://nyti.ms/3exRsNL
Michael Flynn loses legal challenge to House January 6 probe, one day after filing it
Michael Flynn has swiftly lost his bid in court to block a possible House Select Committee subpoena for his phone records and to hold off demands he speak to the committee investigating January 6. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://cnn.it/3yPhe9v
NSA Declassifies Internet Surveillance Files from 2011 Case
By BY CHARLIE SAVAGE from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/30UyJsq
Republican House Member Refuses to Meet With Jan. 6 Committee
By BY LUKE BROADWATER from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/3yNnn5X
Hospitals Scramble as Antibody Treatments Fail Against Omicron
By BY CHRISTINA JEWETT, CARL ZIMMER AND REBECCA ROBBINS from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/32l08Ep
John Thune, a Likely Successor to Mitch McConnell, Weighs Retirement
By BY JONATHAN MARTIN from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/3pgy5i6
Beyoncé Edges Closer to Her First Oscar Nomination as Shortlists Are Revealed
By BY STEPHANIE GOODMAN from NYT Movies https://nyti.ms/3FlvGIy
Your Wednesday Briefing: Omicron Restrictions
By BY MELINA DELKIC from NYT Briefing https://nyti.ms/3qgmrmJ
Israel to offer fourth COVID vaccine dose to over-60s, saying it is first nation set to roll it out
Israel has announced it will offer a fourth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to people over 60, saying it is the first nation set to roll it out. from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News https://bit.ly/33EcfN8
Revisiting Childhood Wonder With Winnie the Pooh and Emmet Otter
By BY ALEXIS SOLOSKI from NYT Theater https://nyti.ms/3EpiPnG
The Year in Photos: The War in Ethiopia
By BY FINBARR O’REILLY from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3H0TXnM
Here’s what we know about Biden’s coming speech on the U.S. Omicron response.
By BY SHERYL GAY STOLBERG from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3mjC0Jh
‘Reopening Night’ Review: The Show Goes On
By BY BEATRICE LOAYZA from NYT Movies https://nyti.ms/30NGWyw
The smoking gun in the Mark Meadows texts
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