Sunday Morning: Stories And News From London, Seville And Dakar

September 24, 2023 – Emma Nelson, Yassmin Abdel-Magied and Vincent McAviney on the weekend’s biggest talking points.

We also speak to Monocle\’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé in Seville, and we get the latest news from Dakar with Mary Fitzgerald.

The New York Times — Sunday, September 24, 2023

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Gold Bullion and Halal Meat: Inside the Menendez Investigation

Senator Robert Menendez and his wife, Nadine, were charged in what federal prosecutors describe as a sprawling corruption scheme.

Federal prosecutors have accused Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey and his wife, Nadine, of accepting bribes in exchange for official actions by Mr. Menendez.

A Day Care Death and the Dilemma Over How to Crack Down on Drugs

The exterior of the Bronx building where a 1-year-old child died on Sept. 15, possibly from fentanyl exposure.

Fentanyl use is increasingly out in the open, and increasingly fatal. But New Yorkers are divided over what to do: decriminalize it or make more arrests.

Gold’s Deadly Truth: Much Is Mined With Mercury

Ten years after an international treaty to ban mercury, the toxic metal continues to poison. The reason might have to do with your wedding ring.

TV Networks’ Last Best Hope: Boomers

Viewers have fled prime-time lineups for streaming outlets, with one notable exception: people over 60.

Travel: An Aerial Tour Of Trollstigen In Norway

QuantumScape Films (September 23, 2023) – Trollstigen is an impressive mountain pass that twists through eleven hairpin bends up the steep mountain sides in Romsdalen valley. The Trollstigen road connects Åndalsnes with the village of Valldal in Sunnmøre.