use of medicine : 2018

Monday, December 31, 2018

At End of a Violent Year, London Police Take No Chances in a Stabbing

By ANNA SCHAVERIEN from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2EZsLsL

Four More N.F.L. Coaches Get the Axe, Including Marvin Lewis

By VICTOR MATHER from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2ApjnvD

Malta rescues 180 migrants as weather deteriorates

VALLETTA — Malta on Monday pulled 180 migrants to safety from two boats in distress, while 49 more were stuck in limbo at sea as the weather worsened in the Mediterranean.An army patrol boat picked up

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UK awards Brexit ferry contract to firm with no ships

LONDON — Britain’s tortuous breakup with the European Union took a bizarre turn on Monday after it emerged that London has awarded an emergency ferry services contract to a company without any ships.Prime

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China’s president says pace of reform won’t stagnate in in New Year’s address

BEIJING — The pace of reform in China will not stagnate and it will open its door wider still to the outside world, President Xi Jinping said on Monday in his New Year message, as he also warned of challenges

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Memorial Sloan Kettering’s Season of Turmoil

By KATIE THOMAS and CHARLES ORNSTEIN from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/2EVPHt4

When Doctors Serve on Company Boards

By KATIE THOMAS and CHARLES ORNSTEIN from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/2EVPKoK

Happy New Year!

By SAM SIFTON from NYT Food https://nyti.ms/2VnIojI

Welcome 2019

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Presidential campaign starts in conflict-torn Ukraine

KIEV — Campaigning began for a key presidential vote in Ukraine on Monday with President Petro Poroshenko facing an uphill re-election battle among voters disillusioned with corruption and the slow pace

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Vatican spokesman, deputy, resign over strategy differences

VATICAN CITY — The Vatican spokesman and his deputy resigned on Monday over disagreements on strategy, ending a year of upheaval in the Vatican’s communications structure.A brief Vatican statement

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Democratic Senator Warren takes step toward 2020 US presidential bid

WASHINGTON — US Senator Elizabeth Warren took the first step toward a 2020 presidential run on Monday, becoming the most prominent Democrat to announce a challenge to Republican President Donald Trump.Warren,

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The Most Important Story of 2018

By DAVID LEONHARDT from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/2Rwn0cZ

Jerusalem land sale: American-Palestinian jailed for life

RAMALLAH, West Bank — A Palestinian court sentenced an American-Palestinian on Monday to life imprisonment for violating a ban on selling land to Israelis, judiciary officials said.The US ambassador

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Families, friends of trapped Indian miners lose hope after two weeks

GUWAHATI, India — Relatives of at least 15 Indian miners trapped in a “rat-hole” mine for 18 days said on Monday they have given up hope that any of them would be found alive, even as rescue operations

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In sudden move, Vatican spokesman, deputy quit

VATICAN CITY — The spokesman for the Vatican and his deputy resigned suddenly on Monday, an official statement said.It gave no reason for the resignation of Greg Burke, an American, and Paloma Garcia

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Elizabeth Warren vs. Donald Trump: A Blow-by-Blow History

By NATALIE RENEAU and WHITNEY HURST from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2EYtiLF

How Early Do Presidential Campaigns Start? Earlier Than You May Think

By SARAH MERVOSH and MATT FLEGENHEIMER from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2SovnnU

Elizabeth Warren Announces She Is Running for President

By ASTEAD W. HERNDON and ALEXANDER BURNS from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2AnrSHv

California Today: A Hollywood Actor Remembered as a Working Dad

By JILL COWAN from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2EZzcNu

Pakistan’s national airline fires pilots with fake school degrees

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s national flag carrier has fired 50 staffers including three pilots for holding fake high school degrees, an airline official said on Monday, in the latest embarrassing mishap

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Philippine storm death toll surges to 68

MANILA — The death toll from a storm that struck the Philippines shortly after Christmas rose to 68 with the number of fatalities expected to climb even higher, civil defense officials said on Monday.Fifty-seven

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Two killed in bomb blast in troubled south Philippines

COTABATO, Philippines — Two people were killed and around 35 others wounded on Monday after a bomb went off outside a shopping mall in the southern Philippine city of Cotabato, police said.The explosion

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30 children of Russian Daesh militants back home from Iraq

MOSCOW — Thirty Russian children whose mothers are in prison in Iraqi for belonging to Daesh (the so-called IS) arrived Sunday in Moscow from Baghdad, Russian authorities said.The fathers of the children,

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Hikers' murders: 15 suspects brought before Morocco judge

RABAT — A Morocco prosecutor on Sunday presented to an anti-terror judge 15 people suspected of links to the murder of two Scandinavian women in the Atlas Mountains, Rabat's attorney general said.The

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S. Africa arrests Mozambique’s ex-minister for US extradition

JOHANNESBURG — A former finance minister of Mozambique, who approved secret loans that plunged the country into a crisis, has been arrested in South Africa awaiting extradition to the United States,

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Police fire tear gas to disperse anti-govt protest in Khartoum

KHARTOUM — Police fired tear gas at protesters in Sudan’s capital on Monday ahead of a planned march following deadly anti-government protests.Crowds of men and women chanting “freedom, peace and

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616 foreigners sentences in Iraq for Daesh links this year

BAGHDAD — Iraq sentenced more than 600 foreigners including many women and dozens of minors in 2018 for belonging to Daesh (the so-called IS) group, the judiciary said on Monday.Iraq declared "victory"

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Jerusalem land sale: American-Palestinian for life

Land sales in the Palestinian territories, including East Jerusalem, are fraught for Palestinians, who see Israeli efforts to buy up land as part of a plot to cement control of occupied areas they seek

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Palestinian gets 18 years over death of female Briton

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — An Israeli court on Monday sentenced a Palestinian to 18 years imprisonmen for stabbing to death a British woman in occupeid Jerusalem last year, under a plea bargain acknowledging

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Fox News Breaking News Alert

Fox News Breaking News Alert

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., announces she’s forming an exploratory committee in step toward 2020 presidential run

12/31/18 5:39 AM

12 Teams, One Goal: A First Look at the N.F.L. Playoffs

By BILL PENNINGTON from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2EYOz8D

Meteor Showers That Will Light Up Night Skies in 2019

By NICHOLAS ST. FLEUR from NYT Science https://nyti.ms/2SvN2u6

Syrian chess champ, her children vanish in Assad jails

By Juan SoozDURING Syria’s seven years of war, many stories of forced disappearances and those who were arbitrarily detained have emerged.However, the story of Syrian detainee Rania Al-Abbasi and her

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Sweden deal has exposed sinister Houthi plan: Gargash

ABU DHABI — The Sweden agreement between the legitimate Yemeni government and the Houthi militias has exposed the Houthis in front of the international community, the UAE’s Minister of State for Foreign

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US flag still flies in Manbij

MANBIJ, Syria — The Stars and Stripes fluttered above four US armored vehicles driving through drizzle in the Syrian city of Manbij Sunday, each visibly carrying an armed soldier on lookout duty.The

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Iraq hints at bigger role in Syria after US withdrawal

BAGHDAD — Iraq's prime minister said on Sunday that top security officials from Baghdad had met Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad in Damascus, and hinted at a bigger Iraqi role fighting Daesh (the

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Israel protests after Jordanian spokeswoman steps on its flag

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM/AMMAN — Israel protested to Jordan on Sunday after the spokeswoman for the government in Amman was photographed stepping on the Israeli flag during a meeting with trade unionists.Jumana

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Merkel urges Germans to pull together in 2019

BERLIN — Acknowledging that her government disappointed many Germans in 2018, Chancellor Angela Merkel sought to pull the country together for 2019 with a call for solidarity and cooperation to overcome

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Goodbye Stalin: Moscow metro sheds Soviet era look

MOSCOW — Moscow’s metro system is famed for its Stalin-era stations with glittering chandeliers and mosaics, but architects are taking a radical new approach as the network undergoes a massive expansion.While

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Tense Congo awaits result of chaotic presidential polls

KINSHASA — Democratic Republic of Congo’s opposition said on Monday it expected one of its candidates to win the presidential election based on early vote tallies, but the ruling coalition said it

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Volunteers strive to stave off shutdown chaos at US parks

LOS ANGELES — Sabra Purdy is just back from Joshua Tree National Park in southern California, which was crammed with tourists. It is high season, and to prevent chaos from the partial shutdown of the

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Four dead, dozens missing after gas blast rips through Russia’s high-rise

MOSCOW — Four people were killed and nearly 70 unaccounted for after a gas explosion tore through a residential building in Russia on Monday, leaving hundreds without a home in freezing temperatures

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Ex-bodyguard puts Macron in a pickle

PARIS — Emmanuel Macron’s disgraced ex-bodyguard said he continued to exchange messages regularly with the French president even after he was forced out of his job in July over a scandal.Alexandre

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In sudden move, Vatican spokesman, deputy quit

Japan court extends detention of ex-Nissan chairman Ghosn

TOKYO — The Tokyo District Court said on Monday it has extended the detention of ousted Nissan Motor Co chairman Carlos Ghosn by 10 days until Jan. 11.Ghosn, accused of aggravated breach of trust, is

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Taiwan rebuffs Chinese tourist snub with record 2018 arrivals

TAIPEI — A record 11 million tourists have visited Taiwan in 2018, the government said Monday, a boon for the island as it courts holidaymakers across Asia to make up for a shortfall from China.The number

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Lion kills worker at US wildlife park

WASHINGTON — A lion attacked and killed a young American woman who had just started working at the facility where it was kept, the center said Sunday.Alexandra Black, 22, was passionate about wildlife

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Russia holds American suspected of espionage

MOSCOW — Russia said on Monday its security services had detained a US citizen in Moscow accused of spying, the latest in a series of espionage cases between Russia and the West.The FSB domestic security

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