Sunday, March 31, 2019

The ‘Blue Prince of Montmartre,’ at 87, Still Rules Parisian Demimonde


By LIZ ALDERMAN from NYT World https://ift.tt/2uCKz6w

Why Elizabeth Warren, a Presumed Front-Runner, Trails Her Rivals in Fund-Raising


By ASTEAD W. HERNDON and JONATHAN MARTIN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2uz4XWg

‘Breaches Everywhere’: Midwest Levees Burst, and Tough Questions Follow


By MITCH SMITH, JOHN SCHWARTZ and TIM GRUBER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2UpCNLK

Homes That Sold for Around $600,000


By C. J. HUGHES from NYT Real Estate https://ift.tt/2I2oC90

The Week in Books


By Unknown Author from NYT Books https://ift.tt/2I6Metj

Bret Easton Ellis Has Calmed Down. He Thinks You Should, Too.


By LAUREN CHRISTENSEN from NYT Books https://ift.tt/2I3lMjW

Time may come for another no confidence vote in May's government: UK opposition Labour

The time may come when Britain's opposition Labour Party has to call another vote of no confidence in Prime Minister Theresa May's government, the party's foreign affairs spokeswoman Emily Thornberry said on Sunday.


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6.2-magnitude earthquake hits coast of Ecuador

LONDON - A 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck 27 kilometers (17 miles) north of the city of Santa Elena on the coast of Ecuador on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said.


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Countries Want to Ban ‘Weaponized’ Social Media. What Would That Look Like?


By DAMIEN CAVE from NYT World https://ift.tt/2FCADiv

Countries Want to Ban ‘Weaponized’ Social Media. What Would That Look Like?


By DAMIEN CAVE from NYT World https://ift.tt/2FCADiv

Turkey local elections: Erdogan to fight for nation's confidence

With the country in an economic slump, the vote is widely seen as a referendum on the president.

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Russia Ordered a Killing That Made No Sense. Then the Assassin Started Talking.


By MICHAEL SCHWIRTZ from NYT World https://ift.tt/2UkGulT

The Legend of Zion


By THE NEW YORK TIMES from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2YzTh3f

New York Agrees to Congestion Pricing and a Mansion Tax in $175 Billion Budget Deal


By JESSE McKINLEY from NYT New York https://ift.tt/2FCvYx1

Russia Ordered a Killing That Made No Sense. Then the Assassin Started Talking.


By MICHAEL SCHWIRTZ from NYT World https://ift.tt/2UkGulT

The Legend of Zion


By THE NEW YORK TIMES from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2YzTh3f

New York Agrees to Congestion Pricing and a Mansion Tax in $175 Billion Budget Deal


By JESSE McKINLEY from NYT New York https://ift.tt/2FCvYx1

Palestinians mass at Gaza border to mark protest anniversary

Tens of thousands of Palestinians rallied at the Israel-Gaza border on Saturday, facing off against Israeli tanks and troops on the first anniversary of the 'Great March of Return' demonstrations.


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Turks begin voting in local polls which Erdogan could lose in big cities

Turks began voting on Sunday in local elections that President Tayyip Erdogan has described as a matter of survival for the country.


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Comedian in front as curtain rises on Ukrainian presidential election

Ukrainians began voting in a presidential election on Sunday in which a comedian with no political experience and who plays a fictional president in a popular TV series is tipped to win the first round.


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Eiffel Tower goes dark for Earth Hour

The Eiffel Tower was plunged into darkness late on Saturday as the city of Paris switched off the lights on its best-known tourist attraction to mark this year's Earth Hour.


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Arab summit expected to reject U.S. decision over Golan

Arab heads of state, long divided by regional rivalries, are expected to unite at a summit on Sunday to oppose a U.S. decision to recognize Israel's annexation of Arab lands captured in 1967.


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Liberal lawyer Caputova wins election to become Slovakia's first female president

Riding a wave of public fury over corruption, liberal lawyer Zuzana Caputova won Slovakia's presidential election on Saturday, bucking a trend that has seen populist, anti-European Union politicians make gains across the continent.


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North Korea says embassy raid in Spain was a 'grave terrorist attack'

A break-in at the North Korean embassy in Spain last month was "a grave terrorist attack", a representative from North Korea's foreign ministry said on Sunday in the North's first official comment on the incident.


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