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Affichage des articles du juin 19, 2022

Entering Wimbledon, Emma Raducanu Carries a Heavy Load of Expectations

Emma Raducanu came out of nowhere to win the U.S. Open at 18 years old. Things have been a little rocky ever since. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/Yxab54i via IFTTT

How China Is Policing the Future

Vast surveillance data allows the state to target people whose behavior or characteristics are deemed suspicious by an algorithm, even if they’ve done nothing wrong. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/muIlsBO via IFTTT

Russia hits Ukraine with over 40 missiles, including in areas that were recently spared.

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Belarus’s Leader, ‘Europe’s Last Dictator,’ Burnishes Links to Russia

President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia will meet with President Aleksandr G. Lukashenko of Belarus on Saturday amid questions over how far Minsk will allow itself to be drawn into the war. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/2yQc9M8 via IFTTT

The Day the Supreme Court Crashed the Title IX Party

Celebration of the 50th anniversary of Title IX was dampened as female athletes were saddened — and angered — by the Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/ZS9oVPt via IFTTT

At Pikes Peak Hill Climb, a Drive to Win and to Put the Race on the Map

The 12.4-mile sprint up to an altitude exceeding 14,000 feet is renowned internationally but more obscure in the United States, where hill climbs and rally racing are less popular. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/P2zIZky via IFTTT

Ukraine’s Coal Miners Struggle While Russia Bombs From Above

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2 Killed and at Least 14 Wounded in Shooting in Norway’s Capital

The shooting happened near a popular gay club in downtown Oslo, on the weekend when the city is set to host its Pride parade. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/Jh1AUER via IFTTT

Video: Megan Rapinoe and Other Athletes Criticized the Abortion Ruling

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U.S.-Led Alliance Face Frustration Over Russia Sanctions

Vladimir V. Putin is making gains in his war on Ukraine while the United States and its allies struggle with soaring energy prices and inflation. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/fgcMIAQ via IFTTT

Ukraine’s foreign minister sees E.U. candidacy as a crucial step toward joining a ‘liberal empire.’

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Conservatives Lose 2 U.K. By-Elections, Adding to Pressure on Boris Johnson

The double defeat exposed the party’s vulnerabilities and was likely to revive talk of another no-confidence vote against the prime minister. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/5xdcopy via IFTTT

Your Friday Briefing

Ukraine’s E.U. candidacy. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/eJzC1c5 via IFTTT

First Step Toward Ukraine Joining E.U. Signals Solidarity Amid War

As Russia’s brutal offensive squeezes defenders in eastern Ukraine, Europe’s leaders, in a rebuke to Moscow, made a move they would have rejected before the invasion. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/pGHcxuK via IFTTT

NBA Draft: Paolo Banchero Goes No. 1 to Orlando Magic

Banchero, a forward from Duke, helped his team reach the Final Four during this year’s N.C.A.A. men’s basketball tournament. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/z6RVvUN via IFTTT

Ecuador Roiled by Protests Set Off by Rising Fuel and Food Prices

The country’s capital has been virtually paralyzed by demonstrators, and the government says it has lost control of a small city in the Amazon to protesters wielding guns, spears and explosives. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/A2UWqBb via IFTTT

Your Thursday Briefing

Ukraine’s president addresses African leaders. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/6us1EJd via IFTTT

The Dream’s Clean-Slate Strategy Made Space for a Star: Rhyne Howard

Howard is a top candidate for the Rookie of the Year Award. Atlanta is rebuilding after a few rocky years, on and off the court. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/x5K4t2g via IFTTT

Russian Elites Show No Sign of Broad Challenge to Putin

Many business owners and intellectuals fled Russia after the invasion of Ukraine, but others stayed behind, struggling to redefine their lives. Their diverging choices do not add up to a broad challenge to Vladimir Putin’s war. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/jktpKz3 via IFTTT

Striker the Samoyed Wins the Working Group at the Westminster Dog Show

For the second consecutive year, a Samoyed has advanced to Best in Show judging. Could Striker be the first of his breed to win Westminster? from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/VwT9FnJ via IFTTT

Powerful Earthquake in Afghanistan Leaves More Than 1,000 Dead

The 5.9-magnitude earthquake, which hit the southeastern part of Afghanistan early on Wednesday, was the deadliest in the country in two decades. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/bigjm4C via IFTTT

Roger Goodell Defends Commanders Investigation, but Not Snyder

The N.F.L.’s commissioner defended the league’s investigation into harassment claims against the Washington Commanders, but offered no support of the team’s owner, Daniel Snyder, who did not appear. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/RrYG5gt via IFTTT

Mykolaiv Keeps Defying Russia’s Attacks on Ukraine’s Black Sea Coast

Without its Black Sea coast, a landlocked Ukraine would struggle. Mykolaiv is determined that won’t happen. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/nTRCB4c via IFTTT

Game 4 Preview: Colorado Looks to Regroup Against Tampa Bay

Only five teams have overcome a 2-1 series deficit in the Stanley Cup finals, and Tampa Bay is trying to become the first to erase that lead in two seven-game series in a row. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/C8DyRG4 via IFTTT

Companies Brace for Impact of New Forced Labor Law

Billions of dollars could be at stake as a law banning imports of products from China goes into effect. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/NBrCcJy via IFTTT

Many parents in the U.S. have tough questions about the vaccines for young children.

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Israeli Government Collapse Gives Netanyahu Another Chance at Power

Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s longest-serving prime minister, lost power last year. But his base hasn’t abandoned him, and he could return to office after a snap election this fall. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/werc0P2 via IFTTT

Western Move to Choke Russia’s Oil Exports Boomerangs, for Now

With China and India buying the Russian oil shunned by the West in an effort to force an end the Ukraine invasion, Moscow is earning more now than it did before the war. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/bIrsdx0 via IFTTT

‘Jersey Is Taking Over’: N.J. Hoopers Outshine the Shadow of New York

Far more N.B.A. players have come from New York than its neighbor state. But a wave of rising stars in boys’ basketball can shift the trend. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/scZqu0H via IFTTT

Russian Journalist’s Nobel Medal Sells for $103.5 Million

Dmitri A. Muratov, the editor of the independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta, will donate proceeds to UNICEF to help Ukrainian child refugees. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/ZVqR9x3 via IFTTT

Nordic Combined May Be Eliminated from the Olympics in 2026

Leaders of Nordic combined, a mix of cross-country skiing and ski jumping, thought they had secured the future of the sport. But the International Olympic Committee is skeptical. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/LvSN9ZG via IFTTT

132 Civilians Killed by Rebel Attacks in Central Mali, Government Says

Several villages near the town of Bankass were attacked over the weekend by jihadists, officials said. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/5uAbW9M via IFTTT

Gustavo Petro Wins the Election, Becoming Colombia’s First Leftist Leader

The former rebel and longtime senator’s victory sets the third largest nation in Latin America on a sharply new path. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/TDugPSa via IFTTT

Russia’s Blockade of Ukraine Is ‘War Crime,’ Top E.U. Official Says

The remarks by the official, Josep Borrell Fontelles, were among the strongest language from a Western leader in describing the Kremlin’s tactics to subjugate Ukraine. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/wpqbsO6 via IFTTT

Before He Ran for President, Gustavo Petro Was a Guerrilla Fighter

Petro belonged to M-19, born in 1970 as a response to alleged fraud in that year’s presidential elections. It was far smaller than the country’s main guerrilla force, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/Rr0BZLy via IFTTT

At U.S. Open, Matt Fitzpatrick Wins His First Major Championship

Will Zalatoris and Scottie Scheffler, who tied for second, made it interesting down the stretch at the Country Club, but Fitzpatrick held on to finish at six under par. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/z67YecO via IFTTT

Gustavo Petro Wins Colombia’s Presidential Election

The former rebel and longtime senator’s victory sets the third largest nation in Latin America on a sharply new path. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/ayP1bq6 via IFTTT

Collin Morikawa Descends Then Climbs the U.S. Open Leaderboard

Morikawa shared the lead after the second round and looked poised to vie for his third major championship. A 77 in the third round took him out of contention, but he closed the tournament strong. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/MWdnBUA via IFTTT

Francia Márquez Has Just Become Colombia’s First Black Vice President

Ms. Márquez’s biting analysis of social disparities cracked open a discussion about race and class in a manner rarely heard in the country’s powerful political circles. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/8rfwxTs via IFTTT

A Looming Threat

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has civilians in Taiwan taking China’s aggression more seriously. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/vPEWoU2 via IFTTT

Republican Drive to Tilt Courts Against Climate Action Reaches a Crucial Moment

A Supreme Court environmental case being decided this month is the product of a coordinated, multiyear strategy by Republican attorneys general and conservative allies. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/ah3omjD via IFTTT

Preserving the Music of Morocco’s Sephardic Jews

For centuries after the expulsion from Spain, Morocco’s Sephardic Jewish women sang of love, loss and identity. Now, they’re almost all gone. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/uRVe82g via IFTTT

It’s Macron vs. the Left in a Fierce Battle for France’s Parliament

President Emmanuel Macron’s supporters and an alliance of left-wing parties came in neck and neck in the first round of voting. Now they are in a bruising face-off for control of the lower house of Parliament. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/6mpcXS4 via IFTTT