Trending News Planet: February 2018

Wednesday, 28 February 2018

11 Sickened by Hazardous Envelope Opened on Military Base

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Judge Orders Tarps Removed From Confederate Statues in Charlottesville

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Quotation of the Day: N.R.A. Battle Pits Business Against G.O.P.

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Review: ‘The Amateurs’ Takes On God, Noah’s Ark and the Plague. For Laughs.

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Flying Taxis May Be Years Away, but the Groundwork Is Accelerating

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Corrections: February 28, 2018

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What We’re Reading

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Marching Orders

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Steve Wynn Is Accused of Rape and Coercion in Police Reports

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The Life, Death and Career of Harper Lee

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Toys R Us and Maplin face collapse with 5,500 jobs at risk

The two chains are understood to have put administrators on standby after failing to secure sale deals.

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Levi Strauss to use lasers instead of people to finish jeans

The company has developed new software that works with lasers to speed up its jean-making process.

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Foxtons hit as London housing market ebbs

The estate agent reports a slump in profits as it warns that the London market is near historic lows.

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Cannes property show accused of sleaze and sexism

The organisers of MIPIM, held in Cannes, say they are reminding delegates of its code of conduct.

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iQiyi: 'China's Netflix' to list on US stock market

Baidu's iQiyi streaming platform has a growing user base but has yet to make a profit.

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Amazon buys 'smart' doorbell firm Ring

Ring makes doorbells that stream videos of people approaching or ringing the front door to phones.

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Disney plans €2bn expansion at Disneyland Paris

The firm plans to expand with new areas devoted to hit films Frozen and Star Wars.

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Takata airbag scandal: Australia recalls 2.3 million cars

Millions of vehicles have faulty Takata airbags, forcing one the nation's biggest consumer recalls.

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Trump reaches informal Air Force One deal with Boeing

The White House says it has reached an informal deal with Boeing to provide two Air Force One planes.

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Diesel ban approved for German cities to cut pollution

German cities will be able to ban older, more polluting vehicles from some areas in a landmark ruling.

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Rupert Murdoch's Sky bid challenged by Comcast

US TV giant Comcast makes a bid for Sky challenging an existing offer from Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox.

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Doorstep lender to return £169m to customers

Provident Financial reports loss for 2017 and is raising £330m to cover compensation bill.

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Ryanair to axe Glasgow Airport base

The airline will close its base at Glasgow Airport, warning that 300 jobs could go as a result.

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Credit card debt: Deadline set for new rules

Firms have made large profits from those in persistent debt but must do more to help them by September.

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The app that helps feeds kids

Marie Farmer came up with the idea during her maternity leave, and it has now led to her quitting her job.

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Moon to get 4G mobile network

Vodafone and Nokia lay out plans to put a 4G mobile network on the Moon in 2019.

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Huawei: US scared we are too competitive

Huawei says the US wants to keep the Chinese firm out of the country because it is "too strong".

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The end of asking for the bill

Diners can leave a restaurant and their bill is paid automatically via an app, in a Barclaycard trial.

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If Nafta trade deal was a hamburger...

President Trump wants to scrap the US trade deal with Canada and Mexico, Nafta. But how does it work?

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'Chocolate showcases our local producers'

A teenage chocolatier is building up his business from the heart of the Highlands.

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Are you sorry to see the end of the old-style £10 note?

On Thursday, the old-style £10 note will cease to be legal tender. Will we miss it?

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Drink up

Indian beer company Bira 91 has be ambitions to dominate global beer sales, says founder Ankur Jain.

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Waiting game

After Beijing moved on the insurance and financial giant, others are likely to be worried.

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West Virginia Teachers To End Strike After Reaching Deal With Governor

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice announces on Tuesday that teachers would return to work on Thursday and that he

The strike has shut down public schools since last Thursday. Union leaders met with Gov. Jim Justice, and they have reached a deal for pay raises. State lawmakers would need to pass the proposals.

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West Virginia Teacher Outline Strikers Demands, Discusses Potential Remedies

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Brianne Solomon, a teacher on strike in West Virginia. Solomon talks about the demands being made by strikers, and why she thinks remedies offered by the state aren't acceptable.

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'We Were In That School': Parkland Students Prepare To Return After Shooting

Surviving a shooting at his high school turned Gabe Glassman into a gun-control activist. The Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School sophomore says political activism is his way of coping.

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students return to school Wednesday, two weeks after the deadly shooting. Sophomore Gabe Glassman captures what day-to-day life is like for these students now.

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Education Department Wants To Protect Student Loan Debt Collectors

The Trump administration is considering a policy change to prevent states from making tough demands of companies that collect student loan debt, according to an internal document obtained by NPR.

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West Virginia Teachers Strike Enters Its 4th Day

Teachers and other school employees are on strike. They're calling for higher pay and better health care. And they oppose bills they think will hurt the state's ability to hire quality teachers.

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Pension Funds Under Pressure To Sell Off Investments In Gun-Makers

Deerfield Beach high school students arrive at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Friday after walking 11 miles from school to school in support of the victims of the mass shooting in Parkland, Fla.

Since the mass killing at a Parkland, Fla., school this month, many teachers have called on funds to sell their stakes in gun-makers. But some fund managers say that may not lead to industry change.

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With Hundreds Of Students, School Counselors Just Try To 'Stay Afloat'

Counselor helping student draw her future.

School counselors work with students on mental health each day — but with support, they say, they could do more.

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West Virginia Schools Closed As Teacher Walkout Enters Day 3

Thousands of teachers rallied at the state Capitol in Charleston, W.Va., last Thursday.

Teachers unions are calling for salary increases and a health care fix, but it's unclear when their demands will be satisfied well enough to send them back to the classroom.

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Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Reopens After Shooting

Students will return to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School this week for the first time since a gunman killed 17 people. On Sunday, the school is holding an orientation day.

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Students Walk Out For Gun Laws; West Virginia Teachers Walk Out For Pay

School students from Montgomery County, Md., in suburban Washington, rally in solidarity with those affected by the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida, at the Capitol in Washington on Wednesday.

Students across the country pushed for stricter gun laws while President Trump and Secretary DeVos made news at the Conservative Political Action Conference.

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Teachers Respond To Trump's Push To Arm School Staff

After the Parkland shooting, some teachers think the president's proposal to give teachers guns could deter potential shooters. Others struggle with the expectation of putting their lives on the line.

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In Ohio, Some Teachers Have Been Armed For Years

President Trump says a teacher who is "adept at firearms" could help stop an active shooter. In Ohio, a training program attempts to prepare teachers who plan to open-carry on campus.

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A Vermont High School Has Just 3 Students

A tiny high school in a rural Vermont will close at the end of the school year. Scott Simon asks freshmen Nicholas Steeventon and Hap Ingramthere what it's like attending a school with three students.

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A Student Solution To Give Utah Debtors A Fighting Chance

Used car salesman Chris Edwards poses for a portrait at Automaxx in Pleasant Grove, Utah.

In Utah, the majority of civil lawsuits are debt related; nearly all of the debtors face those suits without any legal help. A group of law students at Brigham Young University wants to change that.

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Papua New Guinea Quake Killed at Least 15, Governor Says

A powerful earthquake two days ago killed at least 15 people, injured dozens and brought work to a halt at four oil and gas fields in a remote Papua New Guinea region, the local governor said Wednesday.

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Powerful Quake Rattles Homes, Gold Mine in Papua New Guinea

A powerful earthquake rattled forest villages and a large gold mine in central Papua New Guinea early Monday, but there were no immediate reports of injuries.

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Avant-garde Mosque Angers Hard-Liners in Iran

A newly built avant-garde mosque in the heart of Iran’s capital would have hard-liners shouting from the minarets — if there were any.

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UN Unanimously Demands a 30-Day Cease-Fire Across Syria

The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved a resolution Saturday demanding a 30-day cease-fire across Syria "without delay" to deliver humanitarian aid to millions and evacuate the critically ill and wounded.

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Officials Say Suicide Bomber Kills 2 in Afghan Capital

A suicide bomber killed at least two and wounded seven in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group in the diplomatic area of Afghanistan’s capital on Saturday, and at least 18 soldiers died in an attack on a checkpoint by Taliban insurgents in the country’s west, authorities said.

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