More than 80 people have been killed in the mob violence, the BBC finds after gathering data from six African nations. Read full story Author:
How much should you give to the office whip-round?
Office whip-rounds are a staple of working life but they can raise a lot of awkward questions. Read full story Author:
Why ‘sleepmaxxing’ could be making your sleep worse
The things you’re doing to make your sleep better could actually be making your sleep worse. Read full story Author:
More than 80 migrants feared dead after boat rescued off Canary Islands
Rescuers found 44 survivors on board the vessel but bad weather meant they had to leave five bodies behind. Read full story Author:
Pupil who stabbed teacher in head given four-year detention order
Vicki Williams feared she would die in the classroom attack at Milford Haven Comprehensive School. Read full story Author:
DVLA withdraws tax conviction against Sadiq Khan after he says it was a scam
The conviction against Sir Sadiq Khan is withdrawn after he was prosecuted in a car ownership scam. Read full story Author:
B&Q and Five Guys among firms that paid staff below minimum wage
More than 600 companies underpaid staff, with £4m returned to workers, according to the government. Read full story Author:
Disgraced ex-Reform Wales leader who took pro-Russian bribes must pay £22k
Nathan Gill was previously sentenced to 10-and-a-half years in prison last year for taking the bribes. Read full story Author:
US sailors go shopping and bar-hopping in Thailand after 250-day voyage
With military haircuts and moustaches, the US sailors stood out against the flip-flops of the usual Pattaya crowd, writes the BBC’s Jonathan Head. Read full story Author:
Argentine league to pause games this weekend to honour Messi after his retirement
The Argentine football league will pay tribute to Lionel Messi’s international career by pausing all their domestic matches in the 10th minute this weekend. Read full story Author:
For Russia and Ukraine, an Escalating Spiral With No End in Sight
Each side is using missiles and drones to try to pound the other into giving up, breeding ceaseless human suffering. But there is no sign that either country’s determination will …
The New Jet-Powered Drones That Are Breeding Anxiety in Ukraine
These Russian drones are more destructive, faster and harder to shoot down than the propeller-driven models that Moscow has used throughout the war. Go to Source Author: Cassandra Vinograd https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml
U.S. Attack Hits Iranian Wedding, and Influencers Are Being Quietly Paid to Talk Politics
Plus, the N.B.A.’s biggest punishment ever. Go to Source Author: Will Jarvis, Margaret Kadifa, Jake Lucas, Ian Stewart, Ken Bensinger and Pam Belluck https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml
Gloria Steinem, Personification of the Women’s Movement, Dies at 92
She challenged sexist assumptions, helping women develop a sense of self-worth and gain a measure of equality at work, at home and in society at large. Go to Source Author: …
Gloria Steinem’s Glamour Was a Means to an End
The glasses, the hairdo, the bell bottoms and hip-slung belts were all wrapped up in her feminist cause. Go to Source Author: Vanessa Friedman https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml
ICE Skipped Basic Checks in Rush for Recruits, Whistle-Blower Says
An official who oversaw the vetting of ICE recruits cited an “unprecedented lowering of standards” amid a hiring surge. Go to Source Author: Alexandra Berzon, Katie Benner and Hamed Aleaziz …
Judge Blocks Trump’s Second Try to Restrict Birthright Citizenship
The ruling raised concerns that babies already defined as citizens by the Supreme Court could have their citizenship revoked under an order the president signed in August. Go to Source …
Can the Lindsay Clancy Jury Break Its Deadlock?
In general, juries that have repeatedly reported an impasse are unlikely to reach consensus. But sometimes, those asked by a judge to try harder do return a verdict. Go to …
Lindsay Clancy’s Trial Prompts Patients and Doctors to Rethink Postpartum Care
Requests for advice from women with maternal mental health conditions, as well as health providers who care for them, have surged. Go to Source Author: Pam Belluck https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml
Reading Jonathan Franzen’s ‘The Corrections,’ 25 Years Later
Jonathan Franzen’s novel, which put a Midwestern family under the microscope, came out a week before 9/11. Why are we still talking about it? Go to Source Author: https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml