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Affichage des articles du mai 22, 2022

The Fall of the ‘Sun King’ of French TV, and the Myth of Seduction

Patrick Poivre d’Arvor, known as a great seducer, has been accused by more than 20 women of rape, sexual assault and harassment in France’s belated #MeToo reckoning. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/9XKMmW3 via IFTTT

Russians Crowdsource Supplies for Their Army in Ukraine

A grass-roots movement to get basic supplies to soldiers fighting in Ukraine reflects the growing recognition among Russians that their military was unprepared for major conflict. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/DpAFGXs via IFTTT

Miami Heat Force Game 7 Against Boston Celtics Behind Jimmy Butler

The Boston Celtics were one win away from the N.B.A. finals. After Butler’s 47-point Game 6 performance, the Miami Heat are, too. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/FLUbInD via IFTTT

Champions League Final Preview: Liverpool vs. Real Madrid

Real Madrid and Liverpool will square off on Saturday in Paris. The game is a rematch of the 2018 final. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/36PD1vm via IFTTT

Her Race Against A.L.S.: 50 Marathons in 50 States

Andrea Peet surpassed the average A.L.S. life expectancy in 2019. So she decided to race a new kind of clock: 50 marathons in 50 states. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/gWLmltj via IFTTT

Russian Academics Aim to Punish Colleagues Who Backed Ukraine Invasion

A campaign is circulating a list of dozens of researchers in the hopes they will be denied the prestige of election into the Russian Academy of Sciences. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/A7U8j9Q via IFTTT

The Rangers Are Desperate for a Win in Game 6 Against the Hurricanes

Carolina hasn’t won a playoff game on the road during the Stanley Cup playoffs. If the Hurricanes end that streak on Saturday in New York, the Rangers’ season will be over. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/QnutcXf via IFTTT

Amid Gun Violence, Giants’ Gabe Kapler Will Not Stand for Anthem

San Francisco’s Gabe Kapler says he will not take the field during the national anthem “until I feel better about the direction of our country.” from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/xQfYcwB via IFTTT

The Rangers Are Desperate for a Win in Game 6 Against the Hurricanes

Carolina hasn’t won a playoff game on the road during the Stanley Cup playoffs. If the Hurricanes end that streak on Saturday in New York, the Rangers’ season will be over. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/zgOLwKq via IFTTT

Why You’re Hearing More About the Pacific Islands

The United States and Australia are in a contest for influence with China across the region. And it’s intensifying. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/Ugdej4N via IFTTT

Golden State Headed to NBA Finals After Beating Dallas Mavericks

After injuries contributed to the end of a streak of five straight finals runs, Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green are back. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/GS7pM3X via IFTTT

The Yankees and the Rays Turn Away From Game to Discuss Gun Violence

The Twitter accounts for the rival teams ignored Thursday’s game in favor of posting facts about gun violence. “There are things that are bigger than baseball.” from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/RinI9Lt via IFTTT

For the Yankees, a Tough Stretch Starts With a Slew of Injuries

A series against the rival Tampa Bay Rays will be played without Giancarlo Stanton, Aroldis Chapman and several other key players. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/YlzLbJK via IFTTT

Two Outsiders Get Career Boosts at the French Open

Léolia Jeanjean and Fernanda Contreras Gomez arrived at Roland Garros relatively late in the game. But their experience helped justify what it took to get here. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/N9MxO8y via IFTTT

Justice Dept. Won’t Prosecute Ex-F.B.I. Agents Accused of Mishandling Nassar Case

The decision ends a review the department initiated in October, months after its inspector general issued a scathing report that sharply criticized the F.B.I.’s handling of the case. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/DpEaOdN via IFTTT

Concern Grows in China Over Economic Impact of ‘Zero Covid’

A senior leader announced efforts to bolster growth and urged local leaders do more to keep the economy running. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/5Y3qtPR via IFTTT

Senegal Hospital Fire Kills 11 Infants, President Says

President Macky Sall said the blaze broke out in a neonatal unit, but gave no further details. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/s0uYwp2 via IFTTT

Through a Recession and a Pandemic, the Book Business Is Thriving in Buenos Aires

The Argentine capital has always been bookish. When hard times shuttered the big chain shops, book purveyors found a way to keep residents in fresh reading material. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/ai1lVtn via IFTTT

Your Thursday Briefing

New details from a deadly shooting. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/byFdiQM via IFTTT

To Win the Series, the Rangers Need to Do What No One Else Has

Two Rangers wins at Madison Square Garden tied their second-round series at two games apiece. But the teams swing back to North Carolina, where the Hurricanes have yet to lose this postseason. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/TtskbuP via IFTTT

Gambia Says it Will Prosecute Former President for Murder

Victims of Yahya Jammeh, who ruled the West African country for 22 years, welcomed the announcement but said exactly how he will be brought to justice is not clear. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/P8QiqYX via IFTTT

How (and Why) We Calculated the Value of Haiti’s Payments to France

We wanted to know how much Haiti had paid over generations. So we set out to compile the data. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/XhQoAIw via IFTTT

Your Wednesday Briefing

A deadly school shooting. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/wOy2A7e via IFTTT

U.S. Speeds Up Reshaping of Taiwan’s Defenses to Deter China

The Biden administration is taking lessons from the war in Ukraine to turn Taiwan into a “porcupine” bristling with weapons that would inflict severe pain if attacked. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/Dw16syV via IFTTT

Law Requiring French in Quebec Becomes Stricter

Quebec’s new law limits access to government services in languages other than French, requires small businesses to operate in it and caps enrollment at English-language junior colleges. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/BO1cYQl via IFTTT

North Korea Launches Three Ballistic Missiles

The tests came as President Biden wrapped up a trip to the region with a promise to deter the North’s nuclear and missile threat. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/Sw7ahv5 via IFTTT

Glencore Will Pay $1.1 Billion to Settle Bribery and Price-Fixing Charges

U.S. prosecutors said the settlement followed “a multiyear scheme to manipulate benchmarks used to set prices for oil at two of our country’s busiest ports.” from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/A7vEruG via IFTTT

Aaron Judge Continues to Rake With Two Homers in Loss

Baltimore got to Gerrit Cole in the sixth inning sending the Yankees to their third straight loss. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/DYked7c via IFTTT

Biden Veers Off Script on Taiwan. It’s Not the First Time.

Offhand remarks that vary from the official talking points have become a feature of the Biden presidency, even as they leave his staff scrambling to spin them away afterward. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/dt3f1w0 via IFTTT

Zelensky Urges Even Harder Line on Russia as Allies Work to Remain United

A midlevel Russian diplomat broke ranks and resigned with a scathing statement on the war, and President Volodymyr Zelensky called on world leaders to turn up the pressure. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/nNETGHj via IFTTT

Dwayne Haskins Reportedly Was Drunk Before Fatal Accident

An autopsy report released Monday said Haskins had consumed twice the legal limit of alcohol in Florida before he was hit by a truck on a highway. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/PBAEzic via IFTTT

As Monkeypox Cases Rise, Nations Are Urged to Examine Vaccine Stores

The United States has stockpiled millions of doses of two smallpox vaccines, also effective against monkeypox. But the outbreaks so far are clustered in other countries. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/A4ntfPp via IFTTT

A Senior Member of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Is Killed in Tehran

No one claimed responsibility for the assassination of Col. Sayad Khodayee, which took place in broad daylight outside his home. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/8Qu0TsK via IFTTT

Justin Thomas Wins the P.G.A. Championship With a Roaring Comeback

Thomas, who entered the final round seven shots behind the leader, beat Will Zalatoris in a playoff to win his second career major championship. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/FE9tgYz via IFTTT

Taijuan Walker and Bullpen Dominate for Mets at Coors Field

The Mets have won 14 consecutive games following a loss. The team also avoided arbitration with Chris Bassitt. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/YKVmpCM via IFTTT

At 36, Candace Parker Posts a Triple-Double, a W.N.B.A. Rarity

The Chicago Sky player became the third W.N.B.A. player to have multiple triple-doubles in a career. It was only the 11th one in the league’s 26 seasons, and she was the oldest to do it. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/6BWHmFx via IFTTT

Justin Thomas Wins the P.G.A. Championship With a Roaring Comeback

Thomas, who entered the final round seven shots behind the leader, beat Will Zalatoris in a playoff to win his second career major championship. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/FIbyKtL via IFTTT

Russia Renews Assault on Key Eastern City as Advances by Both Sides Slow

The battle for Sievierodonetsk in eastern Ukraine represents another crucial point in the war, as both sides engage in a grueling war of attrition. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/g6p59bv via IFTTT

Documenting Atrocities in the War in Ukraine

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has generated enormous demand in both Ukraine and friendly Western governments for an accounting of Russian military actions that could be prosecuted as war crimes — actions so egregious they violate the commonly accepted laws concerning armed combat. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3WjU8YG via IFTTT

Boston Celtics Provide the Drama. Miami Heat Deliver the Win.

A strange playoff series keeps getting weirder with injury scares and furious comebacks. It’s difficult to tell who is best prepared to adapt. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/ptiAcYK via IFTTT

Australia’s ‘Climate Election’ Finally Arrived. Will It Be Enough?

Voters rejected the deny-and-delay approach to global warming that has prevailed for years. But how far the new government will go remains to be seen. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/ypSMqh0 via IFTTT