Sync your calendar with the solar system

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Meteor Showers in 2020 That Will Light Up Night Skies

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Palau is first country to ban 'reef toxic' sun cream The move is designed to protect marine life around the Pacific island state. December 31, 2019 at 09:23PM https://ift.tt/eA8V8J BBC News - World

The move is designed to protect marine life around the Pacific island state.

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Dizzying Day for Trump Caps a Year Full of Them

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Kevin Spacey Accuser’s Estate Drops Sexual Assault Lawsuit

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Hong Kong Protest: Thousands Expected to March on New Year’s Day

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Hospitals and Schools Are Being Bombed in Syria. A U.N. Inquiry Is Limited. We Took a Deeper Look.

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Quotation of the Day: Ex-SEAL Now Pitching Products and President

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Corrections: Jan. 1, 2020

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‘It’s Green and Slimy’

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North Korea threatens to resume nuclear and ICBM testing Kim Jong-un says his country is developing a new 'strategic weapon', but leaves room for US talks. December 31, 2019 at 06:59PM https://ift.tt/eA8V8J BBC News - World

Kim Jong-un says his country is developing a new 'strategic weapon', but leaves room for US talks.

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Australia fires: More than 200 homes burn down on coast Australia's fires have killed at least three in recent days and left hundreds homeless or displaced. December 31, 2019 at 05:36PM https://ift.tt/eA8V8J BBC News - World

Australia's fires have killed at least three in recent days and left hundreds homeless or displaced.

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What year is it? While lots of people are celebrating the start of 2020, it's a different year altogether for some. December 31, 2019 at 04:50PM https://ift.tt/eA8V8J BBC News - World

While lots of people are celebrating the start of 2020, it's a different year altogether for some.

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The story of the aeroplane house in Nigeria's capital Abuja Said Jammal has spent 20 years building the family's unusual home in the Nigerian capital Abuja. December 31, 2019 at 04:49PM https://ift.tt/eA8V8J BBC News - World

Said Jammal has spent 20 years building the family's unusual home in the Nigerian capital Abuja.

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Are your friends bad for your health? We tend to copy the way our friends and family behave, potentially leading us to put on weight or even divorce. December 31, 2019 at 05:06PM https://ift.tt/eA8V8J BBC News - World

We tend to copy the way our friends and family behave, potentially leading us to put on weight or even divorce.

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Why mature dating apps are coming of age An increasing number of older people are turning to dating apps for mature people, in a quest for love. December 31, 2019 at 05:06PM https://ift.tt/eA8V8J BBC News - World

An increasing number of older people are turning to dating apps for mature people, in a quest for love.

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What does it mean to be a black traveller? Four millennials on being the first black person some people meet, and other issues for black tourists. December 31, 2019 at 05:07PM https://ift.tt/eA8V8J BBC News - World

Four millennials on being the first black person some people meet, and other issues for black tourists.

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The region which legislates who you can love LGBT activists are mounting legal battles against the Caribbean's colonial-era homophobic laws. December 31, 2019 at 05:07PM https://ift.tt/eA8V8J BBC News - World

LGBT activists are mounting legal battles against the Caribbean's colonial-era homophobic laws.

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F.D.A. Plans to Ban Most E-Cigarette Flavors but Menthol

By BY SHEILA KAPLAN AND MAGGIE HABERMAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2FbfqMQ

Protect Veterans From Fraud

By BY THE EDITORIAL BOARD from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/36oXN8x

Texas Churchgoers Welcomed the Poor, but Sensed This One Was Trouble

By BY DAVE MONTGOMERY, ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS AND RICK ROJAS from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/37mK6XF

Al interior de un tribunal de guerra estadounidense: la ropa y la cultura en Guantánamo

By BY CAROL ROSENBERG AND WENDY MACNAUGHTON from NYT en Español https://ift.tt/2uaRjvL

Science Panel Staffed With Trump Appointees Says E.P.A. Rollbacks Lack Scientific Rigor

By BY CORAL DAVENPORT AND LISA FRIEDMAN from NYT Climate https://ift.tt/356WYj6

Huawei Posts Solid Growth but Warns of Difficulties Ahead

By BY PAUL MOZUR from NYT Business https://ift.tt/2QwR31n

Silently Bids Adieu

By BY CAITLIN LOVINGER from NYT Crosswords & Games https://ift.tt/35gL5Y4

Data Breach at Wyze Labs Exposes Information of 2.4 Million Customers

By BY SANDRA E. GARCIA from NYT Business https://ift.tt/2QCSw6i

2019: The Year in Visual Stories and Graphics

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U.S. Population Makes Fewest Gains in Decades, Census Bureau Says

By BY NEIL VIGDOR from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2QEwLDs

Uber and Postmates File Suit to Block California Freelancer Law

By BY NOAM SCHEIBER from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2ZB7BcG

2019 in news: The alternative end-of-the-year awards From the ridiculous to the more ridiculous, the weird stories that caught the eye this year. December 30, 2019 at 04:51PM https://ift.tt/eA8V8J BBC News - World

From the ridiculous to the more ridiculous, the weird stories that caught the eye this year.

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Citizenship Act protests: Why fear has gripped Muslims in this Indian state The Muslim community in Uttar Pradesh is living in fear after a new citizenship law came into effect. December 30, 2019 at 04:29PM https://ift.tt/eA8V8J BBC News - World

The Muslim community in Uttar Pradesh is living in fear after a new citizenship law came into effect.

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China internet: Top talking points of 2019 and how they evaded the censors From rebellious numbers to state-backed trends, China's internet was a noisy place in 2019. December 30, 2019 at 04:24PM https://ift.tt/eA8V8J BBC News - World

From rebellious numbers to state-backed trends, China's internet was a noisy place in 2019.

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Africa's year in pictures 2019 A selection of the best photos from across Africa this year. December 30, 2019 at 04:55PM https://ift.tt/eA8V8J BBC News - World

A selection of the best photos from across Africa this year.

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Tech 2019: Our biggest technology stories Social media scandals dominate the list of the most-read news stories by the Tech desk this year. December 30, 2019 at 04:59PM https://ift.tt/eA8V8J BBC News - World

Social media scandals dominate the list of the most-read news stories by the Tech desk this year.

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'Man on the Moon' moment - the year's big breakthroughs The year of treating the untreatable: 2019 breakthroughs that could transform medicine. December 30, 2019 at 05:02PM https://ift.tt/eA8V8J BBC News - World

The year of treating the untreatable: 2019 breakthroughs that could transform medicine.

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Data Breach at Wyze Labs Exposes Information of 2.4 Million Customers

By BY SANDRA E. GARCIA from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2Q8mCzD

Huawei: 'Survival will be our priority' in 2020 The firm admits life will be "difficult" after the Trump administration banned the firm in the US. December 30, 2019 at 05:10PM https://ift.tt/eA8V8J BBC News - World

The firm admits life will be "difficult" after the Trump administration banned the firm in the US.

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UK and US considered Nigeria naval blockade over Saro-Wiwa execution The UK and US considered an oil embargo after activist Ken Saro-Wiwa was hanged, document reveals. December 30, 2019 at 04:33PM https://ift.tt/eA8V8J BBC News - World

The UK and US considered an oil embargo after activist Ken Saro-Wiwa was hanged, document reveals.

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The digital links of 2019's global protests Protests in Hong Kong, Chile and the Middle East all shared an online presence which helped connect the movements. December 30, 2019 at 04:31PM https://ift.tt/eA8V8J BBC News - World

Protests in Hong Kong, Chile and the Middle East all shared an online presence which helped connect the movements.

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Pompeo to Meet With Ukraine’s Zelensky in Kyiv

By BY EDWARD WONG from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2QBrqwz

Judge Dismisses Lawsuit by Ex-Trump Aide Subpoenaed in Impeachment Inquiry

By BY CHARLIE SAVAGE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2F9n62h

Schumer Demands Witnesses Be Called at Senate Impeachment Trial

By BY ERIC LIPTON AND MAGGIE HABERMAN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2ZCv39z

Double the Federal Minimum Wage

By BY THE EDITORIAL BOARD from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2SIqNUv

After Death From Falling Debris, Violations Found at 220 Buildings

By BY AZI PAYBARAH from NYT New York https://ift.tt/36acVGp

The Legacy of Destructive Austerity

By BY PAUL KRUGMAN from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2QcEadO

American Airstrikes Rally Iraqis Against U.S.

By BY ALISSA J. RUBIN AND BEN HUBBARD from NYT World https://ift.tt/37ofNjf

China Sentences Wang Yi, Christian Pastor, to 9 Years in Prison

By BY PAUL MOZUR from NYT World https://ift.tt/356KCYb

Chinese Scientist Who Genetically Edited Babies Gets 3 Years in Prison

By BY SUI-LEE WEE from NYT Business https://ift.tt/351Dv3i

No Corrections: Dec. 30, 2019

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Quotation of the Day: True, California Is Booming. Also True: California’s a Mess.

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What’s on TV Monday: ‘Midnight Traveler’ and ‘Her Smell’

By BY JULIA CARMEL from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/2Q6IT0E

South Korea to pardon 1,800 conscientious objectors Men who refuse mandatory military service were subjected to prison - and social stigma. December 29, 2019 at 10:41PM https://ift.tt/eA8V8J BBC News - World

Men who refuse mandatory military service were subjected to prison - and social stigma.

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Your Monday Briefing

By BY MIKE IVES from NYT Briefing https://ift.tt/2Q7D5Eb

What We Learned in N.F.L. Week 17

By BY BENJAMIN HOFFMAN from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2ZyBjzf

Left Behind by Migrant Husbands, Women Break the Rules and Go to Work

By BY DIONNE SEARCEY AND LAURA BOUSHNAK from NYT World https://ift.tt/2tg4evC

Tesla delivers its first 'Made in China' cars The move by the electric car maker comes as the US-China trade war forces firms to rethink supply chains. December 29, 2019 at 09:47PM https://ift.tt/eA8V8J BBC News - World

The move by the electric car maker comes as the US-China trade war forces firms to rethink supply chains.

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Kim Jong-un calls for 'positive and offensive' security policy The North Korean leader was speaking to senior party officials at a meeting in Pyongyang. December 29, 2019 at 06:03PM https://ift.tt/eA8V8J BBC News - World

The North Korean leader was speaking to senior party officials at a meeting in Pyongyang.

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Gay in Nigeria: 'Everybody sees me as an abomination' Five years on from Nigeria's Same Sex Marriage Prohibition Act, discrimination seems to have worsened. December 29, 2019 at 05:57PM https://ift.tt/eA8V8J BBC News - World

Five years on from Nigeria's Same Sex Marriage Prohibition Act, discrimination seems to have worsened.

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The Decade We Changed Our Minds

By BY CHARLES M. BLOW from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/364Bgxo

Autism diagnosis: 'I want 40 years of my life back' People diagnosed with autism in adulthood describe growing up believing they were "bad" or "alien". December 29, 2019 at 04:59PM https://ift.tt/eA8V8J BBC News - World

People diagnosed with autism in adulthood describe growing up believing they were "bad" or "alien".

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The Syrian town with more cats than people The few remaining inhabitants of a bombed-out Syrian town take comfort from hundreds, perhaps thousands, of cats. December 29, 2019 at 05:04PM https://ift.tt/eA8V8J BBC News - World

The few remaining inhabitants of a bombed-out Syrian town take comfort from hundreds, perhaps thousands, of cats.

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The best space images of 2019 With some blockbuster space missions underway, 2019 saw some amazing images beamed back to Earth. December 29, 2019 at 05:07PM https://ift.tt/eA8V8J BBC News - World

With some blockbuster space missions underway, 2019 saw some amazing images beamed back to Earth.

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'We can give a lot of the power back to the fans' How two friends created an online storytelling platform with more than 80 million global users. December 29, 2019 at 05:29PM https://ift.tt/eA8V8J BBC News - World

How two friends created an online storytelling platform with more than 80 million global users.

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Hunting the missing millions from collapsed cryptocurrency On the trail of almost half a billion dollars lost when the Wex exchange collapsed in 2018. December 29, 2019 at 05:28PM https://ift.tt/eA8V8J BBC News - World

On the trail of almost half a billion dollars lost when the Wex exchange collapsed in 2018.

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Medieval combat: A Chinese knight fights for his dream A Chinese teacher with a passion for medieval combat hopes to take his hobby to the next level. December 29, 2019 at 05:15PM https://ift.tt/eA8V8J BBC News - World

A Chinese teacher with a passion for medieval combat hopes to take his hobby to the next level.

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Eagles Overwhelm Giants to Clinch a Playoff Berth

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John Lewis, Congressman and Civil Rights Icon, Has Pancreatic Cancer

By BY EMILY COCHRANE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2Q8dTO8

Bill Barr Thinks America Is Going to Hell

By BY KATHERINE STEWART AND CAROLINE FREDRICKSON from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2SBnazG

The Presidential Nominating Process Is Absurd

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Erica Kwiatkowski, Blaine Nielsen

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Christina Zipf, Robert Glenn III

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Christina Mandreucci, Robert Noel

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Siobhan Heekin-Canedy, Michael O’Hara

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Shannon Kahlden, Christopher Westerlind

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Jessica Hopfield, James Cleary

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Trevor Lawrence Puts Clemson Back in the National Championship Game

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Monsey stabbing: Several wounded at home of New York rabbi Police say five people were stabbed when an attacker entered the home during a Hanukkah party. December 28, 2019 at 09:33PM https://ift.tt/eA8V8J BBC News - World

Police say five people were stabbed when an attacker entered the home during a Hanukkah party.

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How Chase Bank Chairman Helped the Deposed Shah of Iran Enter the U.S.

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North Korea Convenes Party Meeting, Raising Fears of New Weapons Tests

By BY CHOE SANG-HUN from NYT World https://ift.tt/2rC0sfP