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Do You Have Any Unlikely Friendships?

By: kolkatawireless on December 08, 2017 / comment : 0 new news updates, WORLD, world news

By NATALIE PROULX from NYT The Learning Network http://ift.tt/2iCU6ob
What can you learn from being friends with someone who is different than you? Reading and Writing Skills (Education), Education (K-12), Friendship December 8, 2017 at 05:30AM http://ift.tt/2Afp6WP

Teaching With: ‘From Aleppo to L.A.’

By: kolkatawireless on December 08, 2017 / comment : 0 new news updates, WORLD, world news

By CAROLINE CROSSON GILPIN from NYT The Learning Network http://ift.tt/2nIN5rp
What changes does a young Syrian girl experience as she transitions to her new home in Los Angeles? Reading and Writing Skills (Education), Education (K-12), Documentary Films and Programs December 8, 2017 at 05:30AM http://ift.tt/2sQvwaJ

They Fled Boko Haram, Only to Be Raped by Nigeria’s Security Forces

By: kolkatawireless on December 08, 2017 / comment : 0 new news updates, WORLD, world news

By DIONNE SEARCEY from NYT World http://ift.tt/2Bk8tJw
Thousands of women and girls have endured Boko Haram’s sexual violence. But Nigerian security forces have also preyed on the people they are assigned to protect. Sex Crimes, Refugees and Displaced Persons December 8, 2017 at 05:30AM http://ift.tt/2BVb5KS

Right and Left React to Al Franken’s Decision to Resign

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By ANNA DUBENKO from NYT U.S. http://ift.tt/2iGq9nc
Writers from across the political spectrum on Senator Al Franken’s decision to step down amid accusations of sexual misconduct. United States Politics and Government, Sexual Harassment December 8, 2017 at 05:30AM http://ift.tt/2k9Y7AQ

Person of the Year

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By NATALIE PROULX from NYT The Learning Network http://ift.tt/2jumM3z
Who do you think should be 2017’s “Person of the Year”? Why? Reading and Writing Skills (Education), Education (K-12), Photography December 8, 2017 at 05:30AM

Listen to ‘The Daily’: Arab Anger and Resignation Over Jerusalem

By: kolkatawireless on December 07, 2017 / comment : 0 new news updates, WORLD, world news

By MICHAEL BARBARO from NYT Podcasts http://ift.tt/2BHqI7R
The Palestinian issue seems to no longer be at the top of the agenda for many Arab leaders. Also, what it’s like to visit the Saudi crown prince. Politics and Government, Arabs December 7, 2017 at 05:30AM http://ift.tt/2ixyiKD

Those Soviets, They’re Not So Different From Us

By: kolkatawireless on December 07, 2017 / comment : 0 new news updates, WORLD, world news

By Unknown Author from NYT Blogs http://ift.tt/2Ah2Lb8
In 1977, Nathan Farb, a left-leaning Jewish artist, was chosen by the U.S. government for a public relations trip to the Soviet Union, where he took portraits of Novosibirsk citizens. December 7, 2017 at 05:30AM

A Comeback for the Gateway Drug Theory?

By: kolkatawireless on December 07, 2017 / comment : 0 new news updates, WORLD, world news

By DOUGLAS QUENQUA from NYT Well http://ift.tt/2BQBE3X
As marijuana legalization and the opioid epidemic sweep across the country, new research is breathing fresh life into the perennial debate. Drug Abuse and Traffic, Addiction (Psychology) December 7, 2017 at 05:30AM http://ift.tt/2B9RysV

Should You Be Worried About the Arsenic in Your Baby Food?

By: kolkatawireless on December 07, 2017 / comment : 0 new news updates, WORLD, world news

By RONI CARYN RABIN from NYT Well http://ift.tt/2jqIoOz
Baby cereals made with oatmeal, barley, buckwheat, organic quinoa and wheat contained much lower amounts of inorganic arsenic than rice cereals. Rice, Baby Foods, Arsenic December 7, 2017 at 05:30AM http://ift.tt/2Ah2GUS

Can Trump Bring Peace to the Middle East?

By: kolkatawireless on December 07, 2017 / comment : 0 new news updates, WORLD, world news

By STEVEN SIMON from NYT Opinion http://ift.tt/2BQVkEH
Probably not — but that’s because for the foreseeable future, no one can. Palestinians, Israeli Settlements December 7, 2017 at 05:30AM http://ift.tt/2nBlGYd

How Harvard’s Hypocrisy Could Hurt Your Union

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By VAIL KOHNERT-YOUNT and JARED ODESSKY from NYT Opinion http://ift.tt/2BSk2Vw
When it comes to labor rights, universities have been more than willing to partner with the forces they condemn. Organized Labor, Strikes, Collective Bargaining, Colleges and Universities December 7, 2017 at 05:30AM http://ift.tt/2zWDjmZ

New York Today: Do Dogs Need Winter Coats?

By: kolkatawireless on December 07, 2017 / comment : 0 new news updates, WORLD, world news

By ALEXANDRA S. LEVINE from NYT N.Y. / Region http://ift.tt/2BHpj12
Thursday: How pups fare in cold weather, goings-on around town, and a day to honor pioneer pilots. December 7, 2017 at 05:30AM http://ift.tt/2kt0sut

Times Critics’ Top Books of 2017

By: kolkatawireless on December 07, 2017 / comment : 0 new news updates, WORLD, world news

By DWIGHT GARNER, JENNIFER SENIOR, PARUL SEHGAL and JANET MASLIN from NYT Books http://ift.tt/2jo6Lfo
The Times’s critics give their choices of the best fiction and nonfiction works of the year. Books and Literature December 7, 2017 at 05:30AM http://ift.tt/2BaDTSG