Liam Stack
New York Times reporter. Cairo correspondent (2005-2012) now in America. @opcofamerica board. Khawaga-at-large. [email protected]
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British Airways and Lufthansa Suspend Flights to Cairo, Citing Security Risks
The suspensions came a day after the British government warned of “a heightened risk of terrorism against aviation.”
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British Airways and Lufthansa abruptly canceled all flights to Cairo on Saturday for security reasons, a day after the British government warned of a heightened risk of terrorist attacks against planes over Egypt.
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New York Was Supposedly Getting Better for Cyclists. What Happened?
As the city makes way for more bike paths, there is also more congestion than ever, and cyclist fatalities are on the rise.
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So far this year, 15 cyclists have died in NYC, struck by cars and trucks — more than the total, 10, killed during the whole of 2018.
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Whispers, suspicion about Epstein on Caribbean island
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, U.S. Virgin Islands (AP) — Ask about Jeffrey Epstein on St. Thomas and rooms go quiet. Some people leave. Those who share stories speak in barely audible tones. The...
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Jeffrey Epstein bought Little St. James Island in the U.S. Virgin Islands more than two decades ago.
“Everybody called it ‘Pedophile Island,’” said Kevin Goodrich, who is from St. Thomas. “It’s our dark corner.”
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Mother Whose Child Died After ICE Detention Sues for $60 Million
Yazmin Juárez said her daughter, Mariee, was a healthy 18-month-old when they were detained by the immigration agency for three weeks. Two months later, she was dead.
McConnell likens himself to Obama: 'We both are the descendants of slave owners'
The Senate majority leader, who opposes reparations, was asked about NBC News' report that two of his great-great-grandfathers owned at least 14 slaves.
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McConnell likens himself to Obama: 'We both are the descendants of slave owners' nbcnews.com/politics/congr… via @nbcnews
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Metal drinking straw fatally impales woman through her eye after fall
Elena Struthers-Gardner, 60, who was known as ‘Lena,’ suffered brain injuries in the accident at her home in England.
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Metal drinking straw fatally impales woman through her eye after fall usatoday.com/story/news/wor… via @usatoday
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U.S. Opens Inquiry Into Handling of Jeffrey Epstein’s Sex Abuse Case
The Justice Department is investigating a plea deal negotiated by President Trump’s labor secretary in 2007, when he was a top federal prosecutor in Miami.
California Poised to Become First State to Ban Discrimination Based on Natural Hair
The state’s Legislature approved a measure banning the form of racial discrimination. It now heads to the desk of Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat.
Boston Approves Application for Straight Pride Parade
Advocates for what they call America’s “oppressed majority” — heterosexuals — will march in Boston on Aug. 31. They said the parade is not anti-L.G.B.T.
Do Police Belong at Pride? Marches Across U.S. and Canada Face a Difficult Question
Pride parades were inspired by the 1969 Stonewall riots, which pitted L.G.B.T. people against the police. So do uniformed officers belong at Pride?
Augustine Tolton, Ex-Slave and First Black Priest in U.S., Takes Step to Sainthood
The Catholic Church said it was reviewing a miracle said to be attributed to Father Tolton, whom Pope Francis put on the path to sainthood Wednesday.
Eric and Donald Trump, Jr. Still Have Not Paid Irish Bar Tab
The president’s sons went on a pub crawl in Doonbeg, Ireland, last week and offered rounds for the house, but weren’t carrying any cash so couldn’t pay for the drinks.
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Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr bought a round of drinks for everyone in a pub in the Irish town of Doonbeg, where their dad owns a golf course. Then they left without paying the bill.
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The F.B.I. Once Helped in the Hunt for Bigfoot
In 1976, a Bigfoot researcher asked the F.B.I. for help. Would it test a hair sample for him? According to newly released documents, the answer was yes.
Trump admin tells U.S. embassies no rainbow pride flag on flagpoles
The administration is rejecting requests from U.S. embassies to fly the rainbow flag on flagpoles during June, LGBTQ Pride Month, say 3 U.S. diplomats.
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The Trump administration is rejecting requests from U.S. embassies to fly the pride flag on embassy flagpoles, including in Israel, Germany, Brazil and Latvia, American diplomats tell NBC News. nbcnews.com/politics/natio… via @nbcnews
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Drag Queen Story Time Continues Its Reign at Libraries, Despite Backlash
The events aimed at entertaining children have spread from cities like New York and San Francisco to more conservative towns, upsetting some people.
After Third Killing of a Transgender Woman in a Year, Dallas Police Urge Vigilance
The police said Chynal Lindsey, 26, was the fifth transgender woman attacked or found dead in Dallas since July 2017.
Man Who Posed as Saudi Prince and Defrauded Investors Out of $8 Million Is Sent to Prison
Anthony Gignac, 48, once called “The Prince of Fraud,” was sentenced to more than 18 years in prison. Prosecutors said he had spent most of his life impersonating Prince Khalid al-Saud.
NJ Medicaid decision forcing disabled student to drop out of Georgetown
Lacey resident and former Freehold Township valedictorian Anna Landre is having her Medicaid reduced despite a judge ruling in her favor.
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NJ Medicaid is cutting this woman’s benefits (despite a judge’s ruling) because it says they are for disabled people who are homebound, not disabled people who go to college. Without them, she will have to drop out of Georgetown.
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Measles Cases Reach Highest Level in More Than 25 Years, C.D.C. Says
There have been 971 known cases of measles in the United States so far this year.
Alabama Public Television refuses to air Arthur episode with gay wedding
Alabama Public Television chose not to air PBS’s Arthur episode that included a same-sex marriage.
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Alabama Public Television refused to air the episode of Arthur where a gay rat married a gay aardvark
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