Monday, July 2, 2018

52 Places To Go: Iceland by VEDA SHASTRI and TIM CHAFFEE


By VEDA SHASTRI and TIM CHAFFEE

Visit Iceland in virtual reality with The New York Times’ 52 Places Traveler, Jada Yuan, and the Frugal Traveler Lucas Peterson, as they tour the country’s breathtaking landscapes and bond over the joys, and difficulties, of solo traveling.

Published: July 2, 2018 at 10:25PM

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Megatron Nixes Return Talk: ‘I Don’t Want to Play’ by REUTERS


By REUTERS

Former Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson continues to dispel any notion that he will attempt to return to the NFL.

Published: July 2, 2018 at 09:04PM

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Kentucky Woman Posing With Slain Giraffe Sparks Online Outrage by REUTERS


By REUTERS

Images of a Kentucky hunter posing with the body of a black giraffe she killed in South Africa have triggered an online backlash after going viral on social media.

Published: July 2, 2018 at 08:57PM

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Washington Voters Likely to Take Up Carbon Fee Initiative by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS


By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Washington state voters will likely decide in November whether to charge industrial emitters a fee for their carbon pollution, the latest effort yet to pass a carbon-pricing measure to fight climate change.

Published: July 2, 2018 at 06:51PM

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Wildfires Race Across the West, Forcing Evacuations by THOMAS FULLER and JULIE TURKEWITZ


By THOMAS FULLER and JULIE TURKEWITZ

Wildfires are roaring across California, Colorado, New Mexico and other Western states, scorching buildings and forcing hundreds of people to evacuate.

Published: July 2, 2018 at 06:41PM

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Review: ‘Sorry to Bother You,’ but Can I Interest You in a Wild Dystopian Satire? by A.O. SCOTT


By A.O. SCOTT

In his debut feature, starring Lakeith Stanfield, Boots Riley takes on race, class, technology and telemarketing.

Published: July 2, 2018 at 06:27PM

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In Tabasco, Hometown Friends of Mexico’s New President Say-Remember Your Roots by REUTERS


By REUTERS

Childhood friends, neighbours and early collaborators of Mexico’s president-elect, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, are celebrating their hometown hero’s victory, but urged him to remember his roots and bring badly needed jobs to the country’s impover…

Published: July 2, 2018 at 04:46PM

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