• 02/12/2025

Chasing Jack the Ripper Through the Streets of Modern London

New York Times Tours devoted to the Victorian-era serial killer are thriving, even if the area they explore looks decidedly modern. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/19/world/europe/jack-the-ripper-tours-london.html

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Russia Detains a U.S. Journalist, Alsu Kurmasheva

New York Times Alsu Kurmasheva, who holds dual U.S.-Russian citizenship and works in Prague, was charged with failing to register as a foreign agent after going to Russia for family reasons. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/19/world/europe/russia-journalist-detain-alsu-kurmasheva.html

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Thursday Briefing

New York Times President Biden’s wartime visit to Israel. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/19/briefing/biden-israel-republicans-xi-jinping.html

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Ukraine’s Economy Starts to Rebound as It Adapts to War

New York Times Economists predict a return to growth, but many challenges lie ahead, including the rebuilding of war-torn cities and labor shortages. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/19/business/ukraine-economy-war.html

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British Museum Announces Plan to Stop Thefts

New York Times The museum will overhaul its record keeping, but its leaders said that millions of items still would not be individually documented. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/18/arts/design/british-museum-collection.html

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Marie NDiaye Raises Questions She Has No Intention of Answering

New York Times She published her first book at 17 and has since become one of France’s best-known novelists. NDiaye is not interested in easy — and she expects her readers to work, too. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/18/books/booksupdate/marie-ndiaye-vengenance-is-mine.html

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Scotland Braces For Heavy Rain and Winds From Storm Babet

New York Times Britain’s weather agency issued its highest alert for parts of Scotland, warning that as much as a month’s worth of rain is expected to fall between Thursday and Friday. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/18/world/europe/storm-babet-uk-weather-scotland.html

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New Global Divisions on View as Biden Goes to Israel and Putin to China

New York Times Washington’s strong support for Israel against Hamas is contrasted with Russian and Chinese efforts to align with the Palestinian struggle. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/18/world/europe/biden-israel-putin-china.html

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‘All the Light We Cannot See’ Casts Blind Actresses

New York Times In a new Netflix mini-series, the two actresses playing the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel’s protagonist, are blind, just like the character. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/18/arts/television/all-the-light-we-cannot-see-adaptation.html

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Wednesday Briefing

New York Times Hundreds of people have died in an explosion at a hospital in Gaza. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/18/briefing/gaza-hospital-blast-biden.html

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