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Unfulfilled promise: They put their hopes in a football school and ended up with nothing

New York Times: School recruited players with talk of academic help and a path to glory.

Surging Covid cases in US and Europe bring a 2020 feel to the end of 2021

New Omicron variant threatens to wipe out a second holiday season in Europe.

TikTok posts referencing violence raise anxiety at schools

Viral TikTok posts have pushed up anxiety levels at schools across the United States.

Meadows and the band of loyalists: How they fought to keep Trump in power

New York Times: Small circle of Republicans attempted to overturn the 2020 election.

As virus cases surge, New Yorkers feel a familiar anxiety

NY Times: Vaccinated residents who had embraced a return to some normalcy are unsettled.

In a small Kentucky town, the candle factory was a lifeline for its workers

New York Times: Company faces intense scrutiny in the storm's aftermath.

'Planning is important': With parent consent, a plan to vaccinate kids

The Pfizer vaccine for children is a lower dosage than the one used in current rollout.

The photos Ghislaine Maxwell didn't want the jury to see

New York Times: Defence lawyers objected to the photographs being shown in court.

US woman baffled by Aussie laundry method - and Kiwis do it too

Woman goes viral after asking for a "please explain" from our Aussie neighbours.

Putin and Xi show united front amid rising tensions with US

New York Times: Putin and Xi sought mutual support in their conflicts with the West.

Super Cool: Check out this Swedish Icehotel - before it melts

Here for a good time but not a long time, this epic icehotel will only last till Spring.

Women challenge requirement to 'cover up' at the beach

Women are required to cover up to "protect public sensibilities".

US Federal Reserve will cut back stimulus amid inflation concerns

Federal Reserve officials suggested three hikes in 2022.

He was convicted of raping Alice Sebold. Then the case unravelled

New York Times: He was exonerated of the 1981 rape. But why did it take so long?

They said the tornado would hit at 9:30. It hit at 9:30

New York Times: Despite advances in forecasting, tornadoes still have deadly consequences.

UK highest court rejects case for gender-neutral passports

British activist warns UK's ruling puts them "on the wrong side of history."

Nasa spacecraft 'touches' sun for first time

Nasa's Parker Solar Probe plunges through unexplored solar corona.

Trump fraud inquiry's focus: Did he mislead his own accountants?

New York Times: Investigations zeroing in on information Trump shared about asset value.