DR Congo election: Internet shut down after presidential vote

The opposition says the government ordered the move to avoid broadcasting their win.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Rs2aew

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At End of a Violent Year, London Police Take No Chances in a Stabbing

By ANNA SCHAVERIEN from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2EZsLsL

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Four More N.F.L. Coaches Get the Axe, Including Marvin Lewis

By VICTOR MATHER from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2ApjnvD

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Memorial Sloan Kettering’s Season of Turmoil

By KATIE THOMAS and CHARLES ORNSTEIN from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/2EVPHt4

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When Doctors Serve on Company Boards

By KATIE THOMAS and CHARLES ORNSTEIN from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/2EVPKoK

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Happy New Year!

By SAM SIFTON from NYT Food https://nyti.ms/2VnIojI

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Parkland school shooting survivors' anger at Louis CK routine

Survivors of the Florida school shooting hit out after the comic poked fun at them in a stand-up set.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2GNMaQ4

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Elizabeth Warren vs. Donald Trump: A Blow-by-Blow History

By NATALIE RENEAU and WHITNEY HURST from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2EYtiLF

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By SARAH MERVOSH and MATT FLEGENHEIMER from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2SovnnU

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Elizabeth Warren Announces She Is Running for President in 2020

By ASTEAD W. HERNDON and ALEXANDER BURNS from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2AnrSHv

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California Today: A Hollywood Actor Remembered as a Working Dad

By JILL COWAN from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2EZzcNu

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The Most Important Story of 2018

By DAVID LEONHARDT from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/2Rwn0cZ

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Syria conflict: Trump slows down troop withdrawal

The US president confirms reports that the withdrawal of US forces will be slower than he promised.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2TeFz2q

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Trump Orders 'Slowdown' in Syria Troop Pullout, but Christians Still Alarmed by Deadly Dangers

President Donald Trump has ordered a slowdown to the withdrawal of US forces in Syria. Nevertheless, for some Syrian Christians, the pending US pullout is hard to accept.

from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2R0EX3U

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Franklin Graham Suspended by Facebook, Blocked for His Biblical 'Hate Speech'

Evangelist Franklin Graham has revealed that he was recently suspended from Facebook for taking a stand for his biblical beliefs.

from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2GPWHKu

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Trump Orders 'Slowdown' in Syria Troop Pullout, but Christians Still Alarmed by Deadly Dangers

President Donald Trump has ordered a slowdown to the withdrawal of US forces in Syria. Nevertheless, for some Syrian Christians, the pending US pullout is hard to accept.

from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2R0EX3U

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Franklin Graham Suspended by Facebook, Blocked for His Biblical 'Hate Speech'

Evangelist Franklin Graham has revealed that he was recently suspended from Facebook for taking a stand for his biblical beliefs.

from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2GPWHKu

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Elizabeth Warren Takes Big Step Toward Challenging Trump in 2020 Presidential Race

Liberal Democrat Sen. Elizabeth Warren is taking the first major step toward launching a widely anticipated campaign for the presidency to challenge President Trump in 2020.

from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2Rky3Wv

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Communications Breakdown Between Trump, Democrats as Shutdown Enters a Second Week

The president and Democratic leaders traded punches via Twitter, but that's about as far as the communications have gone lately.

from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2GNHZnm

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Franklin Graham Suspended by Facebook, Blocked for His Biblical 'Hate Speech'

Evangelist Franklin Graham has revealed that he was recently suspended from Facebook for taking a stand for his biblical beliefs.

from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2GPWHKu

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Elizabeth Warren Takes Big Step Toward Challenging Trump in 2020 Presidential Race

Liberal Democrat Sen. Elizabeth Warren is taking the first major step toward launching a widely anticipated campaign for the presidency to challenge President Trump in 2020.

from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2Rky3Wv

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US senator Elizabeth Warren takes step toward presidential run

The US Democratic senator announces she has set up an exploratory committee to consider a 2020 bid.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2s3Y6Tz

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Communications Breakdown Between Trump, Democrats as Shutdown Enters a Second Week

The president and Democratic leaders traded punches via Twitter, but that's about as far as the communications have gone lately.

from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2GNHZnm

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12 Teams, One Goal: A First Look at the N.F.L. Playoffs

By BILL PENNINGTON from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2EYOz8D

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Meteor Showers That Will Light Up Night Skies in 2019

By NICHOLAS ST. FLEUR from NYT Science https://nyti.ms/2SvN2u6

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US zoo intern fatally attacked by lion in North Carolina

Alexandra Black, 22, had recently graduated and started working at the centre only 10 days before.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2EXJcWs

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Pete Tong NYE 'balloon drop' cancelled after protests

Organisers had planned to release 130,000 balloons at a Manila nightclub to ring in the new year.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2s13rLt

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Iran TV chief sacked over uncensored Jackie Chan sex scene

A regional TV channel broadcast Jackie Chan's Shinjuku Incident without censoring an "immoral" part.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2EZkNRs

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Amal Fathy: Egypt court imposes jail term over harassment video

Amal Fathy faces two years in jail for criticising the state for failing to tackle sexual harassment.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Rkn27y

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Hopman Cup: Serena Williams & Roger Federer to play for first time

Roger Federer and Serena Williams will meet on court for the first time at the Hopman Cup on Tuesday.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2AmrZTG

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2019: The New Year begins with a bang in New Zealand

Auckland has said goodbye to 2018 and got the world's New Year celebrations officially underway.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Ss0PBN

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Australian cane toads hitch a lift on python's back after storm

Paul Mock filmed the cane toads riding the python, known as Monty, after a bad storm in Kununurra.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2GOcA4a

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American Is Arrested in Moscow on Spying Charges

By NEIL MacFARQUHAR from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2CIEbzD

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An Ongoing Look Into the Origins of Trump’s Wealth

By Unknown Author from NYT Podcasts https://nyti.ms/2EYPndB

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The Year in Charts

By STEVEN RATTNER from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/2AoSNCK

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The Most Distant Place We’ve Visited

By ALAN STERN from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/2VicOne

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Is There Any Humane Way to Kill a Mouse?

By TOM HUTH from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/2QdKw9L

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Cleaning the Congressional Stables

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/2VicMf6

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The Special Misogyny Reserved for Mothers

By HILLARY FRANK from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/2Qcr3Gv

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N.Y. Today: A Party With 3,000 Pounds of Confetti, 1 Ball and Too Many People to Count

By AZI PAYBARAH from NYT New York https://nyti.ms/2R2cudI

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Bangladeshi Food Is a Rarity Around New York. This Place Helps Fill the Void.

By MAYUKH SEN from NYT Food https://nyti.ms/2EWr8vW

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Border Wall, N.F.L., New Year’s Eve: Your Monday Briefing

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

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Russian security agency arrests 'US spy' in Moscow

The FSB security agency says a US man named Paul Whelan has been charged with spying.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2CHzCFI

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Mother of the Hubble: Tributes paid to Nasa scientist

Dr Nancy Grace Roman, the first woman to hold a senior leadership position at NASA, has died at 93.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2SoZ7kp

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Duterte: Outrage as Philippines president says he sexually abused maid

Rights groups call the Philippine president's comments "repulsive" and "unworthy of his position".

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2VjtESU

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2018: The Year in Visual Stories and Graphics

By THE NEW YORK TIMES from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2GLlDTy

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Hearing Loss Threatens Mind, Life and Limb

By JANE E. BRODY from NYT Well https://nyti.ms/2AofpTL

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Joyful Headlines About Race and Equality

By ADEEL HASSAN from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2QcRyvw

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Congratulations on the Promotion. But Did Science Get a Demotion?

By AARON E. CARROLL from NYT The Upshot https://nyti.ms/2RoLapw

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NASA’s New Horizons Will Visit Ultima Thule on New Year’s Day

By KENNETH CHANG from NYT Science https://nyti.ms/2RqYh9J

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Shopping for Tumblers

By TIM McKEOUGH from NYT Real Estate https://nyti.ms/2s0yg2z

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The Origins of the Times Square Ball Drop

By RAILLAN BROOKS and ALEXANDRIA SYMONDS from NYT Reader Center https://nyti.ms/2CGuZvr

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N.Y.’s New Attorney General Is Targeting Trump. Will Judges See a ‘Political Vendetta?’

By JEFFERY C. MAYS from NYT New York https://nyti.ms/2QcY5Gh

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Castro Takes Manhattan: Vintage Pictures of the Cuban Conqueror as Tourist

By BILL KELLER from NYT New York https://nyti.ms/2QcY5WN

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A Little Bit of Excess in a Sensible Package

By GENEVIEVE KO from NYT Food https://nyti.ms/2EVkExw

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By CHOIRE SICHA from NYT Business https://nyti.ms/2QZlss9

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Superb Oddities: Robert Gottlieb Reviews a Biography of Edward Gorey

By ROBERT GOTTLIEB from NYT Books https://nyti.ms/2Vk7ccd

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Bangladesh’s Leader Wins a Third Term but Opposition Contests Results

By JULFIKAR ALI MANIK and MARIA ABI-HABIB from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2CI02qY

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Deadly blast ruins Russia housing block in Magnitogorsk

At least three people died in a suspected gas explosion in the city of Magnitogorsk.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2EYqvTq

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An American Photographer’s Pilgrimage to the Italian Village of Luzzara

By JOSEPH SCIORRA from NYT Lens https://nyti.ms/2Qd6cCI

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Philippines deadly storm and landslides kill more than 60

An official says people did not take precautions as the storm was not classed as a typhoon.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2VkEYy4

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3 Dead and Scores Missing in Russia Building Collapse

By NEIL MacFARQUHAR from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2VkIfxm

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Year-End Storm in the Philippines Kills More Than 60

By JASON GUTIERREZ from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2R55gWI

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Philippine President Says He Sexually Abused Housemaid as a Teenager

By JASON GUTIERREZ from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2AqsfRv

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C.I.A.’s Afghan Forces Leave a Trail of Abuse and Anger

By MUJIB MASHAL from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2EZjOjT

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In Orange County, a Republican Fortress Turns Democratic

By ADAM NAGOURNEY and ROBERT GEBELOFF from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2F0FQSR

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Consejos para vivir mejor en 2019

By Por MARINA FRANCO from NYT Universal https://nyti.ms/2QXpu4p

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‘The Train Was So Packed That It Was Difficult For Me to Do What I Always Did’

By Unknown Author from NYT New York https://nyti.ms/2SrN1ar

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2 of New York’s Most Influential Offices Are About to be Held by One Person

By J. DAVID GOODMAN from NYT New York https://nyti.ms/2Tllzvc

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What’s on TV Monday: New Year’s Eve Celebrations and Taylor Swift

By SARA ARIDI from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/2AmjsAe

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Armed Man in Tactical Clothing Headed to a Texas Church to ‘Fulfill a Prophecy,’ Police Say

By SANDRA E. GARCIA from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2CH9f2G

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Trump Digs In, Darkening Hopes for a Deal to End the Shutdown

By MAGGIE HABERMAN and SHERYL GAY STOLBERG from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2Qdoeov

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Obamacare, Ruled Invalid by Federal Judge, Will Remain in Effect During Appeal

By SARAH MERVOSH from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2GQ7rIL

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Lindsey Graham Suggests Syrian Troop Drawdown Will Take Longer Than 30 Days

By MAGGIE HABERMAN from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2GIQ7p0

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Quotation of the Day: C.I.A.-Led Afghan Forces Leave Grim Trail of Abuse

By Unknown Author from NYT Today’s Paper https://nyti.ms/2GMzf0B

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