Hong Kong Officials Condemn and Mock Trump Administration Sanctions
Officials in Hong Kong targeted by new United States sanctions argued on Saturday that the move harmed American interests and would have little impact on them. Read more...
Pelosi Is Playing Hardball on Coronavirus Relief. She Thinks Shell Win.
Emboldened by Republican divisions and a favorable political landscape, the speaker is refusing to agree to a narrow relief measure, unbothered by charges that she is an impediment to a deal. Read more...
One woman, four men and weeks in Norway's Arctic ice
The summer before I turned 40 -- with my fertility ebbing, as everyone with a vested interest in such things felt the need to remind me -- I decided to set sail on the biggest adventure of my life. Read more...
'Eat Out to Help Out' scheme is used more than 10.5m times in its first week
Rishi Sunak's Eat Out to Help Out scheme has cost roughly 50million so far as more than 10.5million claims were made up to August 9. Read more...
Near U.K.s Busiest Port, Brexit Hopes Are Layered in Asphalt
A 27-acre site is being built to handle trucks amid fears that new trade rules will slow freight movement. It has been nicknamed the Farage Garage after the pro-Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage. Read more...
How College Sports Spurred Mississippi to Seriously Reconsider Its Flag
Time and again, debate over the states flag and its Confederate battle imagery faded away. Then college sports leaders threatened to take away some of the biggest games. Read more...
Its a Book. Its a Podcast. Its a Three-Act Play, in Your Ears.
Jesse Eisenbergs audio drama, When You Finish Saving the World, is coming to Audible ahead of a film adaptation with Julianne Moore. Read more...
Ship Blamed in Beirut Explosion Hasnt Sailed in 7 Years. We Found It.
The explosive material responsible for the Aug. 4 blast in Beirut was carried there by the ailing cargo ship Rhosus in 2013. Heres what happened next. Read more...
Coronavirus Spares Gaza, but Travel Restrictions Do Not
The blockaded Gaza Strip has not recorded any cases of community transmission of the coronavirus, but new restrictions on movement continue to make life difficult. Read more...
The Pretenders album review Chrissie Hynde still sings like a dream
There's a puzzle about The Pretenders. Why are they not as big as they used to be? In a lockdown sort-out way, I came across a ticket for their show at Wembley Arena in 1987. Read more...
Crystal Palace slap 8million price tag on Christian Benteke as Roy Hodgson hopes to sell striker
The former Liverpool striker is on around 120,000 a week but has seen his form skydive having scored six league goals in his last three seasons. Watford have put Ismaila Sarr up for sale. Read more...
From Julie's Library to Doing It Right Scarlett Moffatt Wants To BelieveThis week's top podcasts
I could listen to Julie Andrews read the side of a packet of Pringles. In her new podcast, she settles down with her daughter Emma to read their favourite children's books. Read more...
Row erupts after Sydney Opera House tries to charge basketball team ,000 for using its logo
NBL's Sydney Kings are in the process of rebranding after the Sydney Opera House trust demanded they pay ,000 a year to keep the Australian icons' sails on their logo Read more...
They Were Arrested During the Protests. Heres What Happened Next.
Five New Yorkers describe the night they were arrested while participating in Black Lives Matter demonstrations. Read more...
Trumps Briefings, The Apprentice and the Perils of the Second Season
President Trump seems to think theres no such thing as too much of him on TV. Hes been wrong about that before. Read more...
The 21 best pet-friendly walks (and places to curl up) in Britain, from Norfolk to Northumberland
Plenty of places welcome pooches as guests in the UK, so there's no need to leave your dog behind. Here are 21 of the best walks for you and your dog, plus fabulous places to stay nearby. Read more...
For Doctors of Color, Microaggressions Are All Too Familiar
They ask you if youre coming in to take the trash out stuff they wouldnt ask a physician who was a white male. Read more...
Disney, Staggered by Pandemic, Sees a Streaming Boom
The company lost .7 billion in the latest quarter, but also reported that Disney+ has about 60.5 million subscribers after nine months of operation. Read more...