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Robin Bell Doesn’t Think Science Should Be Political

By MOLLY LAMBERT from NYT Magazine http://ift.tt/2FwGswm

Is It O.K. to Surprise Someone With a Negative Reference?

By KWAME ANTHONY APPIAH from NYT Magazine http://ift.tt/2E3Dbrh

Are You a Perfectionist?

By NATALIE PROULX from NYT The Learning Network http://ift.tt/2DSQFa8

Millennial Moms-to-Be Don’t Hide the Bump

By KATHERINE BERNARD from NYT Fashion & Style http://ift.tt/2E4aNVS

To Respect the Earth’s Limits — or Push Them?

By BILL McKIBBEN from NYT Books http://ift.tt/2EpRcgG

How ‘The Good Place’ Became an Antihero Antidote

By JAMES PONIEWOZIK from NYT Arts http://ift.tt/2rWVdqs

How to Come of Age Onscreen? Saoirse Ronan and Timothée Chalamet Know

By PHILIP GALANES from NYT Arts http://ift.tt/2nsJNFj

New top story on Hacker News: How to Work Out What to Charge Clients

How to Work Out What to Charge Clients 335 by charlysl | 171 comments on Hacker News.

Capita shares plunge after warning on profits

Outsourcing giant Capita says it has become 'too complex' and overly focused on the short term. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2DSkxTV

Two Men Can Stop the War Between Turkey and the Kurds

By AMBERIN ZAMAN from NYT Opinion http://ift.tt/2rPfn5K

North Korean Defector, Honored by Trump, Has a Remarkable Escape Story

By CHOE SANG-HUN from NYT World http://ift.tt/2DSNJdC

New top story on Hacker News: Lawn Love (YC S14) Is Hiring Software Engineers in Sunny San Diego

Lawn Love (YC S14) Is Hiring Software Engineers in Sunny San Diego 1 by _sentient | 0 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: How a Fine-Dining Empire Made the Southwest Palatable to Outsiders (2016)

How a Fine-Dining Empire Made the Southwest Palatable to Outsiders (2016) 3 by samclemens | 0 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Mozilla Retrospective on Mr. Robot “Looking Glass” Add-On

Mozilla Retrospective on Mr. Robot “Looking Glass” Add-On 5 by Vinnl | 8 comments on Hacker News.

Trump’s State of the Union in 90 Seconds

By NATALIE RENEAU from NYT U.S. http://ift.tt/2DMwC93

These Dreamlike Portraits Explore L.G.B.T.Q. Identity in India

By JAKE NAUGHTON and SOUMYA SANKAR BOSE from NYT Lens http://ift.tt/2BHl7xS

Teaching Activities for: ‘Medieval Times Goes Modern, Replacing Its Kings With Queens’

By CAROLINE CROSSON GILPIN from NYT The Learning Network http://ift.tt/2GxfAha

New top story on Hacker News: Jack the Ripper letters written by the same person, forensic linguist confirms

Jack the Ripper letters written by the same person, forensic linguist confirms 3 by fern12 | 0 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: A theory of the learnable

A theory of the learnable 7 by mpweiher | 0 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Language at the End of the World

Language at the End of the World 3 by Thevet | 0 comments on Hacker News.

Trump’s Speech vs. Trump’s Tweets

By DREW JORDAN and DAVE HORN from NYT U.S. http://ift.tt/2rOM5UC

Watching Trump’s Speech: They Cheered. They Groaned. They Ate a Cake.

By THE NEW YORK TIMES from NYT U.S. http://ift.tt/2E303Hy

New top story on Hacker News: How China Spied on the African Union’s Computers

How China Spied on the African Union’s Computers 11 by KumarAseem | 0 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Rough Waters: Gentrification and Cataclysmic Money

Rough Waters: Gentrification and Cataclysmic Money 4 by misnamed | 0 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Andrew Ng launches $175M AI fund

Andrew Ng launches $175M AI fund 95 by dsaw | 24 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: The Kessler Syndrome Explained

The Kessler Syndrome Explained 2 by pmoriarty | 0 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Partial Application and Lambda Parameter Syntax for JavaScript

Partial Application and Lambda Parameter Syntax for JavaScript 9 by skellertor | 2 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Asana raises $75M Series D round led by Generation Investment Management

Asana raises $75M Series D round led by Generation Investment Management 77 by mostafah | 44 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Tech Start-Up Fires Engineers Amid Union Organizing Effort

Tech Start-Up Fires Engineers Amid Union Organizing Effort 224 by thinkpad20 | 228 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Drug companies alleged to have flooded West Virginia with opioid painkillers

Drug companies alleged to have flooded West Virginia with opioid painkillers 53 by sohkamyung | 10 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: C++ and the Culture of Complexity (2013)

C++ and the Culture of Complexity (2013) 72 by contrarian_ | 42 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Google closes its $1.1B deal with HTC Corp

Google closes its $1.1B deal with HTC Corp 63 by ehllo | 64 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: After alleged 'bait and switch,' Nevada DMV cancels $78M IT contract

After alleged 'bait and switch,' Nevada DMV cancels $78M IT contract 98 by us0r | 75 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Content-aware image resize library

Content-aware image resize library 274 by boyter | 45 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: How a late-blossoming classics don became Britain’s most beloved intellectual

How a late-blossoming classics don became Britain’s most beloved intellectual 8 by diodorus | 0 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Fools and their crypto

Fools and their crypto 115 by rbanffy | 54 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Kodak’s Dubious Blockchain Gamble

Kodak’s Dubious Blockchain Gamble 131 by IntronExon | 48 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Red Hat to Acquire CoreOS

Red Hat to Acquire CoreOS 703 by noahl | 93 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Mice can inherit learned sensitivity to a smell (2013)

Mice can inherit learned sensitivity to a smell (2013) 44 by marojejian | 11 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Can We Copy the Brain?

Can We Copy the Brain? 154 by wjSgoWPm5bWAhXB | 61 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Facebook is banning all ads promoting cryptocurrencies

Facebook is banning all ads promoting cryptocurrencies 478 by imartin2k | 197 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Google winning 98% ad spots it auctions off, after order to treat others equally

Google winning 98% ad spots it auctions off, after order to treat others equally 146 by hadenew119 | 80 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: U.S. Regulators to Subpoena Crypto Exchange Bitfinex, Tether

U.S. Regulators to Subpoena Crypto Exchange Bitfinex, Tether 471 by chollida1 | 364 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Xi: an editor for the next 20 years [video]

Xi: an editor for the next 20 years [video] 545 by davidbalbert | 212 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: ARM immediate value encoding (2014)

ARM immediate value encoding (2014) 87 by JoshTriplett | 23 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Matrix Calculus for Deep Learning

Matrix Calculus for Deep Learning 457 by jph00 | 72 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Regexper – Regular expressions visualizer

Regexper – Regular expressions visualizer 430 by xchip | 88 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Amazon, Berkshire, JPMorgan to Create Healthcare Company

Amazon, Berkshire, JPMorgan to Create Healthcare Company 937 by uptown | 465 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: On undoing, fixing, or removing commits in git

On undoing, fixing, or removing commits in git 116 by signa11 | 6 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Paradigm shifts for the decentralized Web

Paradigm shifts for the decentralized Web 77 by quickfox | 14 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: What's Hiding Inside Egypt's Great Pyramid? Tiny Robots May Find Out

What's Hiding Inside Egypt's Great Pyramid? Tiny Robots May Find Out 64 by DrScump | 37 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Audio Adversarial Examples

Audio Adversarial Examples 108 by moultano | 22 comments on Hacker News.

Democratic Response to SOTU

By Unknown Author from NYT U.S. http://ift.tt/2Epj1FU

Why Koreans Are So Good at Speedskating

By JAY CASPIAN KANG from NYT Magazine http://ift.tt/2DYVjCG

The Unabashed Beauty of Jason Brown on Ice

By PATRICIA LOCKWOOD from NYT Magazine http://ift.tt/2DQzGoM

What Cross-Country Skiing Reveals About the Human Condition

By SAM ANDERSON from NYT Magazine http://ift.tt/2rTHAbq

The First African Team to Compete in Bobsled

By As told to JAIME LOWE from NYT Magazine http://ift.tt/2rRIMw9

The Search for Stillness at the Heart of Biathlon

By BROOKE JARVIS from NYT Magazine http://ift.tt/2nrkgfG

Full Transcript and Video: Joe Kennedy Delivers Democratic Response to the State of the Union

By THE NEW YORK TIMES from NYT U.S. http://ift.tt/2nt0r7E

Trump’s Volk und Vaterland

By ROGER COHEN from NYT Opinion http://ift.tt/2ErISx0

Trump’s Besotted Republicans

By KEVIN BAKER from NYT Opinion http://ift.tt/2DYXHcC

Trump Tries for a Reset

By ROSS DOUTHAT from NYT Opinion http://ift.tt/2BF1Wow

A ‘Feel-Good’ Room

By NATALIE PROULX from NYT The Learning Network http://ift.tt/2rW1fY6

Word + Quiz: obstinate

By THE LEARNING NETWORK from NYT The Learning Network http://ift.tt/2E4d181

‘Gloomy.’ ‘Amazing.’ Trump’s Speech Divides the Pundits.

By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM from NYT Business Day http://ift.tt/2FvxiQV

State of the Union, Syria, the Moon: Your Wednesday Briefing

By PATRICK BOEHLER from NYT Briefing http://ift.tt/2Erk0FH

What’s on TV Wednesday: ‘Animals With Cameras’ and ‘Happy!’

By ANDREW R. CHOW from NYT Arts http://ift.tt/2DOSR2m

Gearing Up for Distance and Form in Nordic Combined

By By from NYT Magazine http://ift.tt/2EpqmW3

Melania Trump, Traveling Again Without Her Husband, Emerges at State of the Union

By KATIE ROGERS from NYT U.S. http://ift.tt/2rVQMw5

Kristaps Porzingis and Enes Kanter Lead Knicks in Rout of Nets

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports http://ift.tt/2nkLndi

Corrections: January 31, 2018

By Unknown Author from NYT Corrections http://ift.tt/2DPRYXj

Trump’s Boring, Utterly Terrifying Warmongering

By MICHELLE GOLDBERG from NYT Opinion http://ift.tt/2nnmyNO

State of the Union: Trump hails 'new American moment'

The president speaks of "one American family", but Democrats say he has left the nation "fractured". from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2Gykn1A

State of the Union: Congress divided on Trump speech

The contrasting reactions to the president's speech tell the tale of a deeply divided Congress. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2nozzH0

I'm not a quitter, says Theresa May amid leadership questions

The PM issues a defiant response to critics, as she begins a trade mission to China. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2nr1EfG

'Overwhelming' evidence for adding folic acid to flour

The B vitamin, which can prevent birth defects, will not harm the general public, a study says. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2DR4HFb

Taliban threaten 70% of Afghanistan, BBC finds

The Islamist group's power and reach have surged since foreign combat troops left, the BBC finds. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2GxHfyf

The killer whale that can say 'hello' and 'bye bye'

A killer whale that can mimic words such as "hello" is thought to be the first of its kind to copy human speech. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2nqKlfJ

Sydney seaplane crash: Sharp turn 'inexplicable', operator says

The aircraft was not on its usual path to Sydney when it crashed, killing six, the operator says. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2BEV1eY

Drop in consumer demand hits UK car manufacturing

Lower demand in the UK and confusion over diesel policy are blamed by the industry trade body. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2BGECqk

'Dangerously' drunk tourists may not win insurance claims

Drinking excessive alcohol can invalidate travel insurance cover, but the burden of proof is on the insurer. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2BGqYn7

Super blue blood moon: Get ready for a rare celestial show

A lunar eclipse, supermoon and blue moon are about to happen at once. Here's what you need to know. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2DQmXOX

Glee actor Mark Salling, 35, found dead

The actor, who had admitted possessing child sex abuse images, is believed to have killed himself. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2DXW3b3

Logan Paul 'more popular' than Zoella with children

Study suggests children are seeking edgier content on YouTube, their favourite online site. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2rYNfNF

News Daily: Trump's address and May 'not a quitter'

Your morning briefing for 31 January 2018. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2rOupIK

The Papers: BBC pay 'backlash' and speeding 'crackdown'

The front pages report the reaction to the wage review and a police call to end "soft" treatment for speeding drivers. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2GxrGXq

The make-up artist making designs with dead insects

Jasmine Ahumada, from California, attaches spiders and bees to her face to create her distinctive looks. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2EqbOFs

Skywatchers await 'super blue blood Moon'

A blue blood supermoon and lunar eclipse across Asia heralds a year of lunar science milestones, say scientists. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2DNjDYM

'Baby brain': Myth or reality?

"Four in five" women undergo changes in memory and concentration during pregnancy, new research suggests. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2FxUj5J

RSPB Minsmere winter starling murmuration

Starlings take to the skies to create a spectacular aerial ballet before settling on roost. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2GwbrKg

Why did this council leader just quit?

Claire Kober announced she wouldn't be standing in May's election. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2nt1LHB

You're on the verge of losing everything - but you don’t understand why

A run of bad luck left one man struggling to make sense of the UK benefits system - and at risk of losing his home. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2nkrXFq

Post-Brexit data sharing crucial, say ex-intelligence heads

Former intelligence chiefs say UK's security expertise should not be bargaining chip in talks with EU. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2BFlQiY

'Forget walking 10,000 steps a day'

Experts say there is a better way to get fit than counting your steps. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2BFfcJT

Why Ben Whishaw has murder in mind

The James Bond and Paddington star "adores" his new role as the treacherous Marcus Brutus. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2BFtA4A

Used clothes: Why is worldwide demand declining?

As the worldwide demand for used and worn clothing plummets, what do we do with our unwanted clothes? from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2EqeIKC

Why did Kenya's Raila Odinga 'inaugurate' himself as president?

Kenya's main opposition leader stages his own "swearing-in" after two disputed elections. We explain. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2E0X0Q0

Monkeys? Humans? The ethics of testing diesel fumes

After the revelations around Volkswagen human testing, just what are the methods and regulations? from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2nmwJlL

Why is there talk about threats to Theresa May's job?

A look at the challenges facing Theresa May if she wants to remain the UK's prime minister. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2DX0uTL

How to Travel to (and Around) China, From VPNs to T.P.

By LUCAS PETERSON from NYT Travel http://ift.tt/2DQauyH

Kodak’s Dubious Blockchain Gamble

By KEVIN ROOSE from NYT Technology http://ift.tt/2E1kB3f

Beauty’s New High: CBD Oil

By BEE SHAPIRO from NYT Style http://ift.tt/2ElB3J4

Whitney Cummings: The First Time I Hung Out With Wolves

By WHITNEY CUMMINGS from NYT Movies http://ift.tt/2GvABc2

It Getting Harder to Sort the ‘Credible’ from the Incredible

By MICHELLE DEAN from NYT Magazine http://ift.tt/2Gv8TMo

Enter the Holodeck

By CATHY O’NEIL from NYT Books http://ift.tt/2rRnEG5

New & Noteworthy

By Unknown Author from NYT Books http://ift.tt/2E1hp7B

A Girl Vanishes. But in This Novel, Time Is the Real Mystery.

By KATE TAYLOR from NYT Books http://ift.tt/2FvEQTz

The Plight of Working Women, as Seen by the Woman in the Corner Office

By ROBBIE MYERS from NYT Books http://ift.tt/2E1ktkh

Cyrille Regis: 'Pioneering' footballer's funeral held

The former West Brom striker is credited with inspiring a generation of black players. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2nlKPUt

New top story on Hacker News: On the Rise of Digital Addiction Activism

On the Rise of Digital Addiction Activism 3 by wslh | 0 comments on Hacker News.

Hangry and ransomware added to Oxford English Dictionary

Mansplaining, ransomware and Mumsnet acronyms are among the latest words to be included. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2DVyjod

New top story on Hacker News: Association Between Traffic-Related Air Pollution and Cognitive Development

Association Between Traffic-Related Air Pollution and Cognitive Development 4 by luxpir | 1 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Make This Amazon Charade Illegal

Make This Amazon Charade Illegal 2 by rtpg | 0 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Simple Habit is hiring Lead Product Design a mindful Seed stage startup

Simple Habit is hiring Lead Product Design a mindful Seed stage startup 1 by yunhakim | 0 comments on Hacker News.

China Could Target U.S. Firms if Trump Levies Tariffs, Group Warns

By SUI-LEE WEE from NYT Business Day http://ift.tt/2nn2vPD

Blackstone in Talks Over Deal With Thomson Reuters Unit

By CHAD BRAY from NYT Business Day http://ift.tt/2BEkCVb

New top story on Hacker News: Stochastic Computing in a Single Device

Stochastic Computing in a Single Device 2 by charlysl | 0 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Minitel – The Rise and Fall of a National Tech Treasure [video]

Minitel – The Rise and Fall of a National Tech Treasure [video] 5 by bane | 1 comments on Hacker News.

HullCoin: The social experiment that's rewarding good deeds

A digital currency is being set up in Hull, which rewards people who do good acts that benefit the city. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2GtDs5p

New top story on Hacker News: A sample of brilliance

A sample of brilliance 14 by charlysl | 2 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Advanced Denanonymization through Strava

Advanced Denanonymization through Strava 31 by dsr12 | 6 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Building a Successful Information Security Career (2008)

Building a Successful Information Security Career (2008) 16 by allenleein | 1 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: HelloSign Is Hiring Engineers in San Francisco: Elixir, PHP, and Front End

HelloSign Is Hiring Engineers in San Francisco: Elixir, PHP, and Front End 1 by burnout1540 | 0 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: High Times Beckon for Using Hemp to Build Houses

High Times Beckon for Using Hemp to Build Houses 9 by IntronExon | 4 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Nanopore MinION – $1k solid-state DNA sequencers

Nanopore MinION – $1k solid-state DNA sequencers 80 by incompatible | 32 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Who Built the Pyramids? (2003)

Who Built the Pyramids? (2003) 14 by helloworld | 3 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Modern human brain organization emerged only recently

Modern human brain organization emerged only recently 43 by wslh | 4 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Minigo: An open-source implementation of the AlphaGo Zero algorithm

Minigo: An open-source implementation of the AlphaGo Zero algorithm 128 by brilee | 18 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: EFF's Fight to End Warrantless Device Searches at the Border

EFF's Fight to End Warrantless Device Searches at the Border 333 by DiabloD3 | 61 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Ten days in Shenzhen

Ten days in Shenzhen 141 by babkayaga | 73 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Godot 3.0 game engine released

Godot 3.0 game engine released 161 by Rusky | 13 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: The CL9 Core Remote

The CL9 Core Remote 15 by wslh | 0 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: MPEG: A crisis, the causes and a solution

MPEG: A crisis, the causes and a solution 146 by clouddrover | 94 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Drones that can plant 100k trees a day

Drones that can plant 100k trees a day 60 by artsandsci | 26 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Primg – Generate prime numbers whose binary representation looks like any image

Primg – Generate prime numbers whose binary representation looks like any image 83 by geonnave | 40 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: New Startup Working on Software to Help Government Fix Housing Problems

New Startup Working on Software to Help Government Fix Housing Problems 40 by wyndham | 13 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Software Complexity Is Killing Us

Software Complexity Is Killing Us 316 by Tenhundfeld | 216 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: PointCNN – A simple and general framework for feature learning from point cloud

PointCNN – A simple and general framework for feature learning from point cloud 59 by lainon | 4 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Show HN: Card Proxy Generator – Generate printable game cards from JSON

Show HN: Card Proxy Generator – Generate printable game cards from JSON 138 by konamacona | 42 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: LinuxBoot: Linux as Firmware

LinuxBoot: Linux as Firmware 564 by doener | 132 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: CoreRT – .NET Core runtime optimized for AOT compilation

CoreRT – .NET Core runtime optimized for AOT compilation 132 by jeswin | 18 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: What the Count of Monte Cristo Can Teach Us About Cybersecurity

What the Count of Monte Cristo Can Teach Us About Cybersecurity 18 by charlysl | 3 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Lucile Packard – Partner in Greatness

Lucile Packard – Partner in Greatness 15 by jacquesm | 0 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: GDPR and Google Analytics

GDPR and Google Analytics 67 by philnash | 65 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: PID Without a PhD [pdf]

PID Without a PhD [pdf] 110 by darshanrai | 10 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: How the Guardian improbably put itself on the path to profits

How the Guardian improbably put itself on the path to profits 23 by room271 | 9 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: A conversation about how public transport really works

A conversation about how public transport really works 4 by mpweiher | 1 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: How Schopenhauer’s thought can illuminate a midlife crisis

How Schopenhauer’s thought can illuminate a midlife crisis 229 by lermontov | 71 comments on Hacker News.

Any Brexit deal will hit UK economy - government paper

A leaked paper suggests slower growth - but government sources say its preferred deal was not analysed. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2DNkcSx

'Ex-soldier' raiding Home Counties houses at gunpoint

Police say the violent burglar behind raids at seven expensive homes used military-style planning. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2DJL3Pg

BBC women face 'veiled threats' over equal pay queries

MPs publish evidence from women as a pay cap of £320,000 for news presenters is said to be proposed. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2npV613

CIA chief says China 'as big a threat to US' as Russia

The CIA boss tells the BBC he is as worried about Chinese efforts to influence the West as he is about Russia. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2nlkupj

Eddie Adams' iconic Vietnam War photo: what happened next

Eddie Adams captured one of the most famous images of the Vietnam War but he was haunted by it. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2BCSgL4

Stranded skiers' chairlift chopper rescue

Rescuers were lowered from a helicopter to help up to 150 skiers stuck on a mountain in Austria. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2DNsFFr

Tens of millions of prescription drugs on the black market

Criminal gangs smuggle 160 million tablets out of the UK's protected supply chain over three years. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2BD2LhJ

Beckham's fans are cheering, but will they show up on match days?

David Beckham's fans are cheering, but will they show up on match days? And what about a stadium? from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2GwBBwr

Irish abortion referendum: Vote to be held in May

The May vote will decide whether to change the constitution to reform a near-total ban. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2DKYWIZ

Duke and Duchess of Cambridge begin tour of Sweden

The two-day visit will be the duke and duchess's first official visit to the country. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2FqNine

Personal Independence payments: All 1.6 million claims to be reviewed

Around 1.6 million cases will be looked at, with 220,000 claimants expected to receive more money. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2DPmu3m

India estimates 21 million of its girls are 'unwanted'

A new report finds many couples keep having children until they get a longed-for boy. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2GtIYVu

Heads warn of 'chronic' funding shortages

The chancellor is sent a letter asking for more cash, as a school threatens reduced hours over funding. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2BER3mG

The Papers: May 'quit calls' and 'night watcher' burglar

Tuesday's front pages report 'unrest' among Tory donors and a police probe into a series of raids in the Home Counties. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2BCmEp0

If Curling Can Make It in Tampa, It Can Make It Everywhere

By KIM TINGLEY from NYT Magazine http://ift.tt/2EnoGMO

Once Prohibited, Women’s Ski Jumping Is Set to Take Flight

By JON MOOALLEM from NYT Magazine http://ift.tt/2rOs5kV

The Hidden Drama of Speedskating

By KARL OVE KNAUSGAARD from NYT Magazine http://ift.tt/2DZUAkD

Want to Launch Yourself Off a 4-Meter Ramp Like a Freestyle-Skiing Olympian?

By As told to JAIME LOWE from NYT Magazine http://ift.tt/2EjCzLL

The Workout That Saves Lindsey Vonn From Wipeouts

By DINA LITOVSKY and STEPHANIE PEARSON from NYT Magazine http://ift.tt/2GwgBpM