The Week in Arts: Idris Elba Revives Luther; Margaret Thatcher Sees the Queen
By THE NEW YORK TIMES from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/2HMAaga
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Frank Lucas: Man who inspired American Gangster dies aged 88
Frank Lucas, played on-screen by Denzel Washington, was known for peddling heroin in Harlem. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2wy46pY
What’s on TV Saturday: ‘Ask Dr. Ruth’ and ‘Bad Times at the El Royale’
By JACLYN PEISER from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/2Z16Yb2
On Politics: The Biggest Stories of the Week
By ISABELLA GRULLÓN PAZ from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2Z5VnaJ
Canadian national inquiry: Giving a voice to missing and murdered women
Beverley Jacobs and Terri Brown fought tirelessly on behalf of missing and murdered indigenous women. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/30Ydgdh
Deaths of indigenous women was 'a Canadian genocide', leaked report says
Leaked national report describes possibly thousands of deaths of indigenous women as genocide. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2QDIbGO
UK's Chagos Islands descendants feel like 'lost nation'
Evicted from their homeland, Chagos Islands families living in the UK are divided by immigration law. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2XkRDBB
Venezuela crisis: What happened to uprising against Maduro?
A beleaguered people say they had hopes their misery would end but now they go back to one thing - survival. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/30XMxgV
Sayyida Salme: The tragic life of Zanzibar's rebel princess
Sayyida Salme is a little known 19th Century princess who fled Zanzibar after scandalising the royals. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2ELHoil
MacKenzie Bezos: Novelist and Amazon shareholder
What do we know about the novelist who is the third-richest woman in the world? from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2XkRCO3
Tiananmen 30 years on - China's great act of 'forgettance'
Older people are not allowed to remember; the younger generation aren't even allowed to know. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2ELPojr
24/7 Surveillance with Shocking Rewards and Punishments: Could China's Big Brother System Come to USA?
It's like an Orwellian Big Brother nightmare. The Chinese Communist Party is using advanced technology to secure government control over the lives of nearly everyone in the society by establishing a system of social credits based on each person's perceived behaviors and attitudes. from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2YUlrW4
'I Thought We Were Going to Die': US Missionaries Ambushed, Saved by Mysterious Man on Motorcycle
These American missionaries were ambushed by an armed gang firing machine guns at them in Haiti. One missionary was shot and was bleeding out, but then a mysterious man showed up. from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2YRjdXm
Pope Francis Goes to Romania to Warn of Populism’s Dangers
By JASON HOROWITZ and KIT GILLET from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2QJbt7j
On Politics: Trump to Hit Mexico With Tariffs
By Unknown Author from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/30T8kq9
National Spelling Bee, at a Loss for Words, Crowns 8 Co-Champions
By DANIEL VICTOR from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2W2u5jt
My Husband Wore Really Tight Shorts to the Eclipse Party
By KERRY EGAN from NYT Style https://nyti.ms/2I8c7au
What’s on TV Friday: ‘Deadwood: The Movie’ and ‘When They See Us’
By GABE COHN from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/2YYJG5n
Las principales noticias del viernes
By Por MARINA FRANCO from NYT Universal https://nyti.ms/2JNRaF3
South Korean Daily Says That Kim Jong-un Executed and Purged Top Nuclear Negotiators
By CHOE SANG-HUN from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2W5GaUV
New Documents Show Power Games Behind China’s Tiananmen Crackdown
By CHRIS BUCKLEY from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2WFApSA
Authorities Subpoena Information on Andrew Gillum’s 2018 Campaign
By STEPHANIE SAUL from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2WdcYAk
Quotation of the Day: As Climate Change Hastens the Melting of Everest’s Ice, Bodies Emerge
By Unknown Author from NYT Today’s Paper https://nyti.ms/2WwuP4z
Review: ‘Frankie and Johnny’ Were Lovers. Then Came Morning.
By JESSE GREEN from NYT Theater https://nyti.ms/30VnB9Q
Fresh Faces Surge to Top at the U.S. Women’s Open
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2ELl74j
Hank Haney Is Suspended From His Radio Show Over Remarks About Women’s Golf
By KAREN CROUSE from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2Qy4gqo
Hungary, Trump Tariffs, Merkel: Your Friday Briefing
By MELINA DELKIC from NYT Briefing https://nyti.ms/2wtM1t1
Documents Suggest Prosecutors Quickly Changed Mind on Jussie Smollett Case
By JULIA JACOBS from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/2wqywdF
DealBook Briefing: A U.S.-Europe Trade War Looms
By Unknown Author from NYT Business https://nyti.ms/2HLF5hs
Adel al-Jubeir: 'Saudi Arabia does not want a war with Iran'
The kingdom is hosting two summits of Gulf and Arab leaders to discuss growing tensions in the region. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2HLAaNl
France's MeToo creator on trial for defaming man she accused
A French court hears a man whose career has been "ruined" after being accused of harassment. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2HK06c8
'Emotional support dog attack' on plane sparks US lawsuit
The American says he needed 28 stitches after the incident on a Delta Airlines flight. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2EEK29x
She Came to New York for the Vogue Ballroom Scene. She Found a Family.
By LIZZIE FEIDELSON from NYT Magazine https://nyti.ms/2VXqiE9
He’s a Professional Dancer, But His Stage Is the E Train
By JAIME LOWE from NYT Magazine https://nyti.ms/2WakUSW
Princess Nokia on Remaking Rap for a Queer, Feminist New York
By MATTHEW SCHNIPPER from NYT Magazine https://nyti.ms/30T5EIV
12 Performers Show What It Takes to Light Up the Stage
By Unknown Author from NYT Magazine https://nyti.ms/2HK5xbh
How Does a Normal Person Transform Into an Opera Singer?
By SAM ANDERSON from NYT Magazine https://nyti.ms/30TtCDY
The Nonstop Life (and Latin Beats) of Pedrito Martinez
By WESLEY MORRIS from NYT Magazine https://nyti.ms/30VoG1t
A 13-Year-Old Gospel Singer and the Hard Work of Making Music Your Life
By SUSAN DOMINUS from NYT Magazine https://nyti.ms/2Ww7bFw
The Life of a Working Female Comic: Late Nights, an 11-Year-Old in Tow
By ADRIAN NICOLE LeBLANC from NYT Magazine https://nyti.ms/2HKnRAS
Last of a Rare Breed: The Manhattan Piano Player
By MARK BINELLI from NYT Magazine https://nyti.ms/2MhQOZk
How Kelli O’Hara Gets Ready for Broadway, Night After Night
By TAFFY BRODESSER-AKNER from NYT Magazine https://nyti.ms/2YYgBqR
This Performer Has to Master 14 Parts at Once, and Let Go of His Ego
By SCOTT HELLER from NYT Magazine https://nyti.ms/2IdPqBw
Narendra Modi to Begin Second Term as India’s Prime Minister in Grand Ceremony
By MUJIB MASHAL from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2JLi6Fm
'World's smallest' surviving premature baby released from US hospital
Baby Saybie was given just hours to live when she was born weighing just 245g (8.6oz) in San Diego. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2We3iWo
You Make the Call: Leaving Williamsburg for Better Value in Brooklyn
By JOYCE COHEN from NYT Real Estate https://nyti.ms/2XgUHP4
‘Why Are So Many of Our Girls Dying?’ Canada Grapples With Violence Against Indigenous Women
By DAN BILEFSKY from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2ELlqMG
Four Years After Beau Biden’s Death, His Father Bonds With Voters in Pain
By KATIE GLUECK from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/30SWMTD
The Fight Is Still Happening for the Rest of Us
By RYAN SCHUESSLER from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2JKZg15
Deadwood Has Drawn Fortune-Seekers Since 1876. HBO Is Only the Latest.
By RICHARD RUBIN from NYT Travel https://nyti.ms/2JOdWN0
Airlines’ Gift to New Parents: Loyalty Status
By ELAINE GLUSAC from NYT Travel https://nyti.ms/30MGLP0
As Everest Melts, Bodies Are Emerging From the Ice
By BHADRA SHARMA and KAI SCHULTZ from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2W0dUDj
Adam Silver Says the N.B.A Is Flying, and He Is Sort of Right
By KEVIN DRAPER from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2VZTgDs