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Affichage des articles du février 19, 2023

Meet the Runner Who Leads Every Pack, Then Drops Out

Erik Sowinski is a human metronome, pacing the world’s best runners to the world’s fastest times. He’s in high demand. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/bw7Sio8 via IFTTT

For the First Time in 52 Years, There’s No Skating Through the Capital

A winter of gyrating temperatures and rainfalls caused officials to give up on the “world’s largest skating rink.” from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/UFzvXpB via IFTTT

Their Hair Long and Flowing or in Ponytails, Women in Iran Flaunt Their Locks

Defiant resistance to Iran’s mandatory hijab law has exploded across the country after nationwide protests that erupted last year. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/uFlEdDH via IFTTT

The Salton Sea, an Accident of History, Faces a New Water Crisis

The vast California lake relies on runoff from cropland to avoid disappearing. But as farmers face water cuts due to drought and an ever drier Colorado River, the Salton Sea stands to lose again. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/GB9gb5Z via IFTTT

Manny Machado Gets First Violation of MLB’s Pitch Clock

Manny Machado was issued a strike for not being ready in the batter’s box as baseball got its first look at a sped-up game. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/qsT67SE via IFTTT

Robert Hébras, Last Survivor of 1944 Massacre in France, Dies at 97

Dead bodies shielded him as the Nazis killed 643 people in Oradour-sur-Glane. He spent his life keeping the memory of the slaughter alive. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/0RJswMH via IFTTT

Doctor Denounces C.I.A. Practice of ‘Rectal Feeding’ of Prisoners

An expert gave a graphic public depiction of detainee torture after the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks in a pretrial hearing at Guantánamo Bay. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/dYqhNw9 via IFTTT

5 New(ish) Australasian Books for Your Reading List

Great reads you might have missed. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/juOn05G via IFTTT

China Repeats Call for Ceasefire in Ukraine and Peace Talks

A new policy paper was not the blueprint or bold initiative that some in European capitals appeared to expect. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/cu8Hte9 via IFTTT

Shattered Homes and Lurking Disease: Quake Hardships Pile Up

Hundreds of thousands are sheltering in tents, breathing air thick with pollutants unleashed from tombs of rubble, fearful that a new disaster could strike at any moment. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/Yd1hiv8 via IFTTT

The U.S. Intelligence Playbook to Expose Russia’s Ukraine War Plans

Bolder disclosures are part of a larger effort to stymie the Kremlin’s offensive in Ukraine and align support for Kyiv’s war effort in allied countries. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/0SavuoV via IFTTT

Long Under Scrutiny, a Gymnastics Coach Is Placed Under Restrictions

The United States Center for SafeSport is investigating allegations that Qi Han abused one of his athletes. He has faced similar charges in the past. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/aT67Kvj via IFTTT

U.S. Sends Home Brothers Held for Nearly 20 Years at Guantánamo Bay

The latest release, of two Pakistanis never charged with a crime, reduced the detainee population of the once-sprawling prison complex to 32. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/bPsuMFG via IFTTT

More Than 50 Missing After Coal Mine Collapses in Northern China

By Thursday, four deaths had been confirmed as rescuers worked to save miners at the site in Inner Mongolia. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/wrh09JB via IFTTT

Mexico Hobbles Election Agency That Helped End One-Party Rule

The changes come ahead of a presidential election next year and are part of a pattern of challenges to democratic institutions across the Western Hemisphere. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/m70PSzc via IFTTT

Ukraine Prepares for Possibility of Russian Aggression via Moldova and Belarus

Military analysts doubt Russia’s ability to sustain a new front, but Ukrainian and Western officials have warned that Moscow could try to divert Ukrainian resources. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/h6vAdqy via IFTTT

Detroit Tigers Work to Rebuild Under Scott Harris

As the team’s president of baseball operations, Scott Harris wants to turn Detroit’s fortunes around. But he knows the team has a long way to go. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/JFsUmoG via IFTTT

How Covid and the Rule Book Kept a Promising Athlete on the Bench

Jahmir Harris, a top basketball player at Fordham Prep in the Bronx, was starting to get interest from college programs, but a last-minute decision by league officials cost him his senior season. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3ic6hwZ via IFTTT

Biden’s Meeting With Eastern European Leaders Will Cap His Trip

The nine countries along NATO’s eastern flank are the likeliest targets of another Russian invasion. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/1MwJCnv via IFTTT

South Korea Inches Toward Same-Sex Equality, but Broader Bill Is Stalled

Christian conservatives in the country have campaigned tirelessly for decades to prevent legislation that would offer protections to L.G.B.T.Q. people. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/SGyOrtD via IFTTT

A Sudden Rush to Make Sustainable Aviation Fuel Mainstream

United Airlines and other companies have started a $100 million fund to invest in jet fuel that produces fewer greenhouse gases. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/uJGfUhr via IFTTT

Lives We Can Save

The opioid crisis doesn’t need to be this bad. It’s another example of America’s surprising resistance to effective treatments from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/1n3CMvR via IFTTT

Ridge Alkonis Prison Sentence Strains U.S.-Japan Relations

Lt. Ridge Alkonis was sentenced to three years after causing a deadly traffic accident in 2021. The case has irritated U.S. relations with a crucial military ally. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/SCFLX60 via IFTTT

Inside Biden’s Surreal and Secretive Journey to Ukraine

President Biden traveled covertly to the besieged Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, hoping to demonstrate American resolve to help defeat the Russian forces that invaded a year ago this week. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/J0rsApX via IFTTT

Manchester United Bidding War Already Has a Winner: The Sellers

A Qatari royal and a British billionaire have designs on the Premier League giant. But the Glazer family still gets to set the price. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/Haj3xcW via IFTTT

Your Tuesday Briefing

President Biden’s covert trip to Kyiv. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/d5AFasz via IFTTT

Another Deadly Quake Rocks an Already Ravaged Area of Turkey

Just two weeks after the deadliest earthquake in the country’s modern history, a powerful shock hit southern Turkey, where many people are still sleeping outdoors for fear of building collapses. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/St5lqEh via IFTTT

China Says U.S. Is ‘Not Qualified’ to Issue Orders on Arms

Beijing is trying to preserve ties with Moscow while asserting it is a neutral observer trying only to coax Russia and Ukraine to peace talks. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/qzZD2nk via IFTTT

They Were Married. They Shared a Trench. They Died in It Together.

Taras and Olha Melster signed up to help the war effort. Like many other urban professionals in Ukraine, they never expected to be sent to the front line. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/D5ZX1sb via IFTTT

Despite War, Ukrainian Dance Group Returns for the ‘America’s Got Talent’ Finale

Scattered around the globe by the conflict, the group pulled together enough performers and came up with a winning routine in five days. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/5SABdcC via IFTTT

Korfball, a Game Men and Women Play as Equals

Korfball is not new, but its proponents say it has new relevance amid questions about the gender divide in sports. Now it just needs to catch on outside the Netherlands. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/DvGZums via IFTTT

Your Monday Briefing

Russia under President Vladimir Putin. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/PAwQD95 via IFTTT

White Sox Minor Leaguer Anderson Comas Announces He Is Gay

Few players in professional baseball have revealed publicly that they are gay. Anderson Comás, a relief pitcher in the Chicago White Sox organization, said he wanted to be “an inspiration” for people like him. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/c1kWSu3 via IFTTT

Aging Societies

Asia’s population is shrinking faster than any other continent’s. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/H3pnedQ via IFTTT

One Year Into War, Putin Is Crafting the Russia He Craves

In Ukraine, President Vladimir V. Putin’s invasion has met setback after setback. But its effect at home has been very different. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/xpJnBOU via IFTTT

Zelensky Welcomes Pledges to Hold Russia Accountable for Crimes

The Ukrainian leader said he was grateful for Western statements of support, as Russia rejected American accusations that it had committed “crimes against humanity” in the war. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/q1lOGRP via IFTTT

Despised Dictator’s ‘Scary’ Shrine Becomes a Bet on Albania’s Future

The enormous pyramid was long a reminder of both a brutal regime and the decades of disappointments that followed. Now, it’s a symbol of a city aspiring to be the high-tech “Tel Aviv of the Balkans.” from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/cRzl3B0 via IFTTT