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A new start after 60: 'I won MasterChef - and finally learned to believe in myself'
The Guardian - 18 Apr 2022 08:00
Life as a retired banker bored Irini Tzortzoglou, so she decided to enter the cooking competition. She trained hard to win and now works as a chef, writer and public speaker When she worked in banking, Irini Tzortzoglou'...
It Can Already Take Weeks To Get An Abortion
FiveThirtyEight - 18 Apr 2022 12:00
Last week, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a law outlawing abortion in the state. If it isn't blocked by the courts, the legislation -- which has no exceptions for rape or incest -- would be one of the harshest measures...
Boston's Logan Airport evacuated over suspicious item -- a PlayStation
New York Post - 18 Apr 2022 15:31
A mass evacuation unfolded at Boston's Logan International Airport on Sunday after a suspicious item was discovered in an X-ray machine -- but it turned out to just be an old PlayStation.
Boston Marathon returns to springtime spot for 126th running
ABC News - 18 Apr 2022 14:20
It returns to its springtime spot for the first time since the pandemic began.
Douglas Coxell obituary
The Guardian - 18 Apr 2022 13:36
My grandfather Douglas Coxell, who has died aged 100, spent most of his life flying - initially in the second world war before training RAF pilots in peacetime, and then for a civilian airline in the Channel Islands, whe...
Shanghai says some people may have to sleep at work even after lockdown ends
New York Post - 18 Apr 2022 15:28
Beijing is insisting on draconian measures even for the more than 600 firms that are on a "white list" to be prioritized to reopen Monday.
Florida Rejects Math Textbooks, Citing 'Prohibited Topics'
The New York Times - 18 Apr 2022 20:39
Officials said they objected to the inclusion of social-emotional learning and critical race theory in the books but did not share information on the specific content.
Whether you're 'childless' or 'childfree', you shouldn't have to talk about it | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
The Guardian - 18 Apr 2022 08:00
Whatever term is used, it positions having a child as the default, and has the power to be wounding. Why define by deficit? In recent years, I've heard members of the older generation complain that it is no longer consid...
Rob Key's remarkable rise is not just a case of a job for the boys | Ali Martin
The Guardian - 18 Apr 2022 20:33
Former Kent captain turned broadcaster, who has laid down his microphone and put his head on the block as the director of men's cricket, is not to be underestimated In between England's ruinous Ashes campaign and the lar...
Mexican authorities defuse Easter weekend migrant march
Fox News - 18 Apr 2022 15:30
Officials halted an Easter weekend migrant march of approximately 800 on Saturday.
Dozens still missing as South Africa floods death toll rises to 443
IBTimes - 18 Apr 2022 05:39
President Cyril Ramaphosa's office said late on Saturday he had delayed a working visit to Saudi Arabia to focus on the disaster.
Teen convicted of killing mom recaptured by cops after escaping California halfway house
New York Post - 18 Apr 2022 05:16
This is not the Ike Souzer's first escape. In 2019, the teen climbed over the fence of the Orange County juvenile detention center after he had gotten on the facility's roof.
Iran warns Israel 'slightest move' would prompt strike at its 'heart'
New York Post - 18 Apr 2022 15:41
Iran's president warned on Monday that the "slightest move" by Israel against the Islamic Republic ​would prompt a strike against the "heart of the Zionist regime."
Lyra McKee's partner says republican parade on anniversary of her killing is 'massive slap in the face'
Sky News - 18 Apr 2022 14:45
The partner of journalist Lyra McKee has described a dissident republican parade being held in Derry today, the third anniversary of her killing, as a "massive slap in the face".
Elon Musk wants a free speech utopia. Technologists clap back.
Boston - 18 Apr 2022 14:19
"What Musk seemingly fails to recognize is that to truly have free speech today, you need moderation." The post Elon Musk wants a free speech utopia. Technologists clap back. appeared first on Boston.com.
Boy's body found in wooded area in Indiana as police search for answers
NY Daily News - 18 Apr 2022 02:53
"There's somebody at a Easter table this weekend that maybe has somebody that's not there and were expecting to come," said Sgt. Carey Huls of Indiana State Police.
Woke Ariz. diversity activists falsely accuse black DJ of wearing blackface
New York Post - 18 Apr 2022 01:43
Two local diversity advocates are taking heat after calling a school district racist for hiring a DJ to perform in black face -- but the DJ was black.
Nine shot at South Carolina restaurant in state's second mass attack in two days
New York Post - 18 Apr 2022 01:15
Nine people were wounded in a shooting at a restaurant in South Carolina on Sunday -- the second mass shooting in the Palmetto State in as many days.
Death toll in South Africa floods rises to 443
ABC News - 18 Apr 2022 15:45
At least 443 people have died and 63 others are missing after the deadliest storm on record rained down on Durban, South Africa.
Former Russian foreign minister reveals precisely when Putin may pull trigger on nuclear weapons
Fox News - 18 Apr 2022 08:07
Andrei Kozyrev argued that Putin will only use nuclear weapons if he fears his regime is under an "existential threat."
Turkey launches new ground, air offensive in northern Iraq
ABC News - 18 Apr 2022 06:28
Turkey has launched a new ground and air cross-border offensive against Kurdish militants in northern Iraq
Biden and US allies face new dilemma on Ukraine aid
CNN - 18 Apr 2022 06:28
Ukraine's military took a defiant stand this weekend -- refusing to give in to Russia's demand for Kyiv's troops in the port city of Mariupol to surrender -- at the same time that President Joe Biden and his allies face ...