Gen. Sir Robert Ford Is Dead at 91; British Commander on ‘Bloody Sunday’


By SAM ROBERTS from NYT World http://ift.tt/1Xtugn3
via IFTTT General Ford was exonerated after two inquiries into the massacre, in which British paratroopers in Northern Ireland fatally shot 13 unarmed Roman Catholic civil rights protesters in 1972.

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The Last Reservoir of Glamour From China’s ‘Four Great Actresses’


By JANE PERLEZ from NYT World http://ift.tt/1Xt0RcK
via IFTTT At 93, Qin Yi is the only survivor of a group whose beauty stirred audiences and advanced the Communist Party at the birth of modern China.

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How the Organizer of the Paris Attacks Slipped Through Authorities’ Hands


By JOSH KELLER, HAEYOUN PARK and JEREMY WHITE from NYT World http://ift.tt/1PX4kvJ
via IFTTT Abdelhamid Abaaoud, who organized the Nov. 13 terrorist attacks in Paris, crisscrossed Europe and the Middle East, even though he was on a Belgian watch list.

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How the Paris Attackers Honed Their Assault Through Trial and Error


By RUKMINI CALLIMACHI, KATRIN BENNHOLD and LAURE FOURQUET from NYT World http://ift.tt/1PX4mDN
via IFTTT The Paris attacks revealed an enemy practicing what one official calls “dartboard terrorism,” hurling multiple lethal darts at a distant target until one hits the mark.

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The Findings of China’s Climate Change Report


By CHRIS BUCKLEY from NYT World http://ift.tt/1Q7RJo3
via IFTTT The latest report by the Chinese government assesses how climate change has affected and is likely to affect China.

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Narendra Modi Could Make or Break Obama’s Climate Legacy


By CORAL DAVENPORT and ELLEN BARRY from NYT World http://ift.tt/1l3zCo0
via IFTTT Despite efforts by President Obama to win the Indian prime minister’s cooperation on reducing harmful emissions, India’s negotiators have so far staked out an uncompromising position.

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The Latest: US House Leader Won't Pay for Climate Deal


By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT World http://ift.tt/1ND5Dje
via IFTTT The latest news from the U.N. climate conference that began Monday in Paris. All times local:

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For Survivors of Paris Attacks, Mental Scars May Outlast Wounds


By LIZ ALDERMAN from NYT World http://ift.tt/1NYI7Y7
via IFTTT Most of the wounded and their families, and a large number of medical personnel, are receiving psychological support for emotional trauma.

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In Africa, Pope Francis Makes His First Visit to a War Zone


By CHRIS STEIN and SOMINI SENGUPTA from NYT World http://ift.tt/1NkgAEq
via IFTTT Pope Francis landed in Bangui, capital of the divided and destitute Central African Republic, in a bid to support efforts at peace and reconciliation.

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Obama, at Conference, Says U.S. Is Partly to Blame for Climate Change


By GARDINER HARRIS from NYT World http://ift.tt/1NDjOop
via IFTTT “The United States of America not only recognizes our role in creating this problem, we embrace our responsibility to do something about it,” the president said on Monday.

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6 Facts for High School Students, Parents on Spring College Admissions

Starting school in the fall isn't the only path to success.

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Students Outline Challenges With Online AP, IB Classes

Online International Baccalaureate and Advanced Placement classes require more responsibility, according to two students.

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Two Jewish Teenagers Found Guilty of Murdering Palestinian, 16


By ISABEL KERSHNER from NYT World http://ift.tt/1PVGcd1
via IFTTT Sentencing hearings for the two in the kidnapping and killing of Muhammad Abu Khdeir, who was bludgeoned and burned to death in 2014, will begin in mid-January.

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Andy Murray Gives Britain Davis Cup Title After 79 Years


By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT World http://ift.tt/1Q6q0UC
via IFTTT With one perfect lob, Andy Murray ended eight decades of Davis Cup frustration for Britain.

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Hope for Nefertiti’s Tomb, and Egypt’s Economy


By KAREEM FAHIM from NYT World http://ift.tt/1QOox7h
via IFTTT The prospect of discovering the long-sought tomb of Queen Nefertiti would be momentous. It would also help Egypt’s tourism industry, which has plummeted in recent years because of political unrest.

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France Uses Sweeping Powers to Curb Climate Protests, but Clashes Erupt


By SEWELL CHAN from NYT World http://ift.tt/1OyPHLZ
via IFTTT Despite efforts to limit any disruption to a two-week global climate conference in Paris, 174 people were taken into custody when demonstrators fought with the police.

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Discord Between Turkey and Russia Is Fueled by Leaders’ Similarities


By NEIL MacFARQUHAR from NYT World http://ift.tt/1NklcKL
via IFTTT Not long ago, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the president of Turkey, earned about the warmest accolade possible from President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia. That was then.

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Obama Honors Paris Attack Victims


By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT World http://ift.tt/1Q72A1r
via IFTTT At another time, it would have been a glorious tour of Paris by night. But for the saddest of destinations.

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Japan Whaling Fleet Set to Leave for Antarctic


By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT World http://ift.tt/1lp0XAw
via IFTTT Japan's whaling fleet leaves Tuesday for the Antarctic for a three-month, scaled-down hunt, the government said, despite protests from opponents who say Tokyo has not proven that whales need to be killed for research.

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Peace Deal Comes With Hummus at Israeli Restaurant


By JODI RUDOREN from NYT World http://ift.tt/1MBbou6
via IFTTT The owner of the Hummus Bar is giving half off every hummus plate to tables shared by Jews and Arabs.

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Predatory Islamic State Wrings Money From Those It Rules


By MATTHEW ROSENBERG, NICHOLAS KULISH and STEVEN LEE MYERS from NYT World http://ift.tt/1YCiMe2
via IFTTT The earnings from the militants’ violent collection practices total tens of millions of dollars a month, approaching $1 billion a year, according to some estimates.

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Thai Economy and Spirits Are Sagging


By THOMAS FULLER from NYT World http://ift.tt/1Nk7G9Y
via IFTTT Thailand was once the torchbearer of freedom and prosperity in Southeast Asia. But now when Thais look to their neighbors, they feel envy, not pity.

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With Indigenous Grapes, Israel Breaks New Ground in Wine Industry


By JODI RUDOREN from NYT World http://ift.tt/1TlzBHf
via IFTTT A university project aims to identify through DNA testing — and recreate — ancient wines drunk by the likes of King David and Jesus Christ.

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E.U. Offers Turkey 3 Billion Euros to Stem Migrant Flow


By JAMES KANTER and ANDREW HIGGINS from NYT World http://ift.tt/1MNwXrs
via IFTTT European Union leaders met with Turkey’s prime minister on Sunday, promising aid and other inducements in exchange for Turkish action to clamp down on asylum seekers.

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Chinese Report on Climate Change Depicts Somber Scenarios


By CHRIS BUCKLEY from NYT World http://ift.tt/1IsADuE
via IFTTT An assessment from state-appointed experts was released just before negotiations in Paris for a new international agreement to lower greenhouse-gas pollution.

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Carson After Tour: Syrian Refugees Don't Want to Come to US


By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT World http://ift.tt/1MKv52C
via IFTTT After touring Syrian refugee camps in Jordan, Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson on Saturday suggested that camps should serve as a long-term solution for millions, while other refugees could be absorbed by Middle Eastern countries.

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Pope Francis Offers Mass in Uganda at Shrine for Christian Martyrs


By JOSH KRON and JEFFREY GETTLEMAN from NYT World http://ift.tt/1MWsTDl
via IFTTT Hundreds of thousands came to see the pope at the Namugongo shrines, which are dedicated to 19th century Christian converts who were killed for refusing to renounce their beliefs.

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Prominent Kurdish Lawyer Is Killed in Southeast Turkey


By CEYLAN YEGINSU from NYT World http://ift.tt/1lmGY5u
via IFTTT Tahir Elci, an outspoken human rights lawyer, and a police officer were killed by gunmen after he spoke at a news conference in Turkey’s Sur District.

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Prominent Human Rights Activist Killed in Attack in Turkey


By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT World http://ift.tt/1IfQcey
via IFTTT A prominent lawyer and human rights defender, who faced a criminal charge for supporting Kurdish rebels, was killed Saturday in an attack in southeast Turkey in which a police officer also died, officials said.

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Finding a Path Back to Iraq, and Toward Securing Women’s Freedom


By SOMINI SENGUPTA from NYT World http://ift.tt/1TaskcK
via IFTTT Yanar Mohammed runs a secret network of safe houses in Iraq meant to give women a second chance, but running them did so for her.

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In Spain, New Political Party Makes Gains From Surprising Place — the Center


By RAPHAEL MINDER from NYT World http://ift.tt/1NfHh8T
via IFTTT The party, Citizens, has expanded its base, shot up in the polls and unseated Spain’s other insurgent party, Podemos, as the rising threat to Spain’s established parties.

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ISIS’ Grip on Libyan City Gives It a Fallback Option


By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK, BEN HUBBARD and ERIC SCHMITT from NYT World http://ift.tt/1IqUjPv
via IFTTT The leadership of the Islamic State is now clenching its grip on Surt so tightly that Western intelligence agencies say they fear the core group may be preparing to fall back to Libya as an alternative base if necessary.

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Russia Places Sanctions on Turkey


By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT World http://ift.tt/1XzgEl4
via IFTTT Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday called for sanctions against Turkey, following the downing this week by Turkey of a Russian warplane.

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Merkel, While Refusing to Halt Migrant Influx, Works to Limit It


By ALISON SMALE from NYT World http://ift.tt/1NfQrSI
via IFTTT Chancellor Angela Merkel, who has rejected all requests to limit the influx of newcomers, maintains that it would be a “gigantic mistake” if Germans did not welcome refugees.

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Transgender Argentines Confront Continued Murder and Discrimination


By JONATHAN GILBERT from NYT World http://ift.tt/1XnWRtY
via IFTTT Recent unsolved killings of transgender women have jolted Argentina, which has introduced some of the most liberal civil rights legislation in Latin America.

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Putin Orders Sanctions Against Turkey After Downing of Jet


By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT World http://ift.tt/1NewWdk
via IFTTT Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday called for sanctions against Turkey, following the downing this week by Turkey of a Russian warplane.

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Suspected Jihadists Kill Three at U.N. Base in North Mali


By REUTERS from NYT World http://ift.tt/1OlI9hv
via IFTTT The United Nations said unknown attackers fired rockets at a U.N. peacekeeping base in Kidal in northern Mali on Saturday, killing three people inside, in the latest sign that the West African country's Islamist insurgency is intensifying.

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Tibetans Fight to Salvage Fading Culture in China


By EDWARD WONG from NYT World http://ift.tt/1Q4e7Pg
via IFTTT New measures scaling back the teaching of minority languages like Tibetan have threatened the survival of ethnic identities and traditions in China’s vast West.

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Cellphone Recording Leads to Arrest of Brazilian Senator on Obstruction Charges


By VINOD SREEHARSHA from NYT World http://ift.tt/1kVZ4f3
via IFTTT Delcídio do Amaral, an ally of President Dilma Rousseff, was charged with impeding an investigation into Brazil’s state-owned oil company.

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Thousands Protest Arrest of 2 Turkish Journalists on Spying Charges


By CEYLAN YEGINSU from NYT World http://ift.tt/1HsjmH7
via IFTTT Can Dundar, the editor in chief of the newspaper Cumhuriyet, and Erdem Gul, its Ankara bureau chief, were charged with divulging state secrets and being members of a terrorist group.

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France, 2 Weeks After Paris Attacks, Observes National Day of Mourning


By DAN BILEFSKY from NYT World http://ift.tt/1YxR9TB
via IFTTT At an official ceremony, President François Hollande described the victims as “130 laughs that we won’t hear anymore, 130 voices that went quiet forever.”

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New Women’s Political Party in Britain Demands Faster Equality


By SAPHORA SMITH from NYT World http://ift.tt/21koaoz
via IFTTT Weary of delays, a comedian and two journalists have begun the daunting process of forging a party separate from the traditional political power base.

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Once in Guantánamo, Afghan Now Leads War Against Taliban and ISIS


By JOSEPH GOLDSTEIN from NYT World http://ift.tt/1NcSDKP
via IFTTT Officials describe Hajji Ghalib as a fiercely effective fighter against the insurgency, and the American military supports his men with airstrikes.

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Pope Francis, in Nairobi Slum, Denounces ‘New Forms of Colonialism’


By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN from NYT World http://ift.tt/1Ok3RlM
via IFTTT He said that “countries are frequently pressured to adopt policies typical of the culture of waste, like those aimed at lowering the birthrate.”

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Turkey Seeks to Ease Tensions Over Shooting Down of Russian Jet


By CEYLAN YEGINSU from NYT World http://ift.tt/1jnoYa6
via IFTTT Ankara said airstrikes against the Islamic State in Syria had been suspended as it sought a solution, possibly at the Paris climate talks next week.

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Saudi Arabia to Execute More Than 50 Convicted of Terrorism, Local Media Say


By REUTERS from NYT World http://ift.tt/1HpyUvc
via IFTTT Saudi Arabia plans to execute more than 50 people convicted of terrorism, two Saudi newspapers reported this week, in what appears to be a warning to would-be jihadists at a time of militant attacks on the kingdom.

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Paris Slowly Coming to Terms With a New Vulnerability


By STEVEN ERLANGER from NYT World http://ift.tt/1MUYdSW
via IFTTT The city wants to get past the lost tourism and uncertainties that followed the Nov. 13 attacks. But as candles burn low and bouquets wilt, a certain shock lingers.

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Learn The Do's, Don'ts of Online Group Work

Follow these tips to collaborate effectively when your classmates are across the nation.

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Canada’s New Leadership Reverses Course on Climate Change


By IAN AUSTEN from NYT World http://ift.tt/1YwJncs
via IFTTT The new prime minister, Justin Trudeau, has moved climate-change policy to the top of the country’s political agenda after it spent nearly a decade as an afterthought.

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On High Alert Since Paris Attacks, French Gear Up for Climate Talks


By ADAM NOSSITER from NYT World http://ift.tt/1MFYmvn
via IFTTT Security analysts say that since France has been locked down under a state of emergency since the Nov. 13 attacks, absorbing the extra burden may be easier.

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Migrants Arriving in Germany Face a Chaotic Reception in Berlin


By MELISSA EDDY and KATARINA JOHANNSEN from NYT World http://ift.tt/1jlnwVy
via IFTTT A new asylum processing center is mired in long delays with people huddling in the cold for days awaiting their turn as the city government, hobbled by cuts, struggles to cope.

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Britain Adopts Black Friday With an All-American Frenzy


By DAN BILEFSKY from NYT World http://ift.tt/1PdxDKt
via IFTTT Some retailers are trying to dial back, because for a nation that prides itself on decorum, last year was ugly; or, a typical American Black Friday.

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The Latest: Putin: Russia to Cooperate With US-Led Coalition


By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT World http://ift.tt/1MEX6IZ
via IFTTT The latest developments regarding the war in Syria. All times local.

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