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U.S.

Veterans to Serve as ‘Human Shields’ for Dakota Pipeline Protesters

By CHRISTOPHER MELE | Nov 29th 2016

A group called Veterans Stand for Standing Rock planned a nonviolent intervention to defend demonstrators from the police, organizers said.

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/11/23/us/dakota-access-pipeline-protest-map.html

"Beggar thy neighbor."

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Science

How Good Is a Bad Night’s Sleep?

By C. CLAIBORNE RAY | Nov 28th 2016

Sleep with disturbing nightmares is better than no sleep, researchers say, but the bad dreams can cause all sorts of other problems.

Sleep,  it is good.

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Opinion

The Truth About Young Immigrants and DACA

By JANET NAPOLITANO | Nov 30th 2016

The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, for the so-called Dreamers, is both lawful and rational.

These are immigrants we want.

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Opinion

C.I.A. Doctors, Ethics and Torture

Nov 29th 2016

The psychiatrist Robert Jay Lifton calls for an inquiry, and a New York assemblyman sponsors a preventive bill.

The first rule of a field agent is "Don't get caught."

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N.Y. / Region

An Angry Encounter, Then a Hug

By BETH BENGUALID | Nov 30th 2016

Two women make peace on the subway.

The older woman was having a bad day.
So was the younger one.

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U.S.

Hampshire College Draws Protests Over Removal of U.S. Flag

By JONAH ENGEL BROMWICH | Nov 28th 2016

Military veterans protested the decision this weekend, adding their voices to a debate on the Massachusetts campus that has seen the flag lowered, removed and even burned since the election.

The American flag is not an idol or other object of worship.
The veterans should get over it.

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Opinion

An Indian Protest for Everyone

By DAVID TREUER | Nov 26th 2016

March. Fight. But go to planning meetings, too.

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/11/23/us/dakota-access-pipeline-protest map.html

If the pipeline is too dangerous for Bismark it is too dangerous.

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U.S.

David Petraeus, Secretary of State Candidate, Meets With Trump

By MARK LANDLER | Nov 29th 2016

Mr. Petraeus, a retired general and former C.I.A. director, has emerged as a new contender after bitter internal feuding over the State Department post.

http://query.nytimes.com/search/sitesearch/#/david%20petraeus

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N.Y. / Region

Domestic Abuse Killings Climb as Murders Drop, Frustrating New York Officials

By JAMES C. McKINLEY Jr. and ASHLEY SOUTHALL | Nov 30th 2016

The persistence of such killings has frustrated the police, prosecutors and social service providers struggling to prevent intimate tensions that play out behind closed doors from turning deadly.

Put people to work.

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N.Y. / Region

Brooklyn Prosecutor Accused of Using Illegal Wiretap to Spy on Love Interest

By ALAN FEUER | Nov 29th 2016

Tara Lenich, a high-ranking prosecutor in the district attorney’s office, was arrested and fired after investigators learned she had spied on a police detective and a colleague, an official said.

Obsession is often destructive.

Sooner is better.  As soon as you can is best.


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U.S.

Elaine Chao Is Said to Be Trump’s Pick for Transportation Secretary

By JEREMY W. PETERS and MAGGIE HABERMAN | Nov 29th 2016

Ms. Chao is a former Labor Secretary, and the wife of Senator Mitch McConnell, the majority leader.

jammed

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Food

When It Comes to Clams, the More Broth, the Better

By DAVID TANIS | Nov 28th 2016

These Thai-style clams are made in a broth that is sweet, salty, sour and herbaceous.

broth is good

U.S.

Vote Recount Push Advances, but Reversing Trump’s Win Is Unlikely

By STEVE EDER and TRIP GABRIEL | Nov 29th 2016

In Wisconsin, elections officials said on Monday that a recount of the state’s nearly three million votes would most likely begin on Thursday.

count all the votes.

Health

Local Transmission of Zika Reported in Texas

By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. | Nov 28th 2016

The patient is a woman who is not pregnant and lives in Brownsville, on the Gulf Coast near the Mexican border.

of course

Food

What to Cook This Week

By SAM SIFTON | Nov 27th 2016

It’s been a heck of a run, but what’s next?

yes

Opinion

The Future of the American Center

By DAVID BROOKS | Nov 29th 2016

Donald Trump’s victory smashes traditions of party loyalty, presenting opportunities between the extremes.

"double yellow lines and dead armadillos.

Opinion

Donald Trump’s Response to Plans for a Recount

Nov 28th 2016

Readers differ on whether recounts should take place and how The Times reported the news.

U.S.

Trump Calls for Revoking Flag Burners’ Citizenship. Court Rulings Forbid It.

By CHARLIE SAVAGE | Nov 29th 2016

The proposal, advanced by the president-elect via Twitter, appears to be in conflict with an array of Supreme Court precedents.

U.S.

Dylann Roof to Represent Himself at Trial in Charleston Church Shootings

By DANIEL VICTOR | Nov 28th 2016

A federal judge called the request by Mr. Roof “strategically unwise,” but allowed him to have a lawyer present as backup.

Science

Space’s Trash Collector? A Japanese Entrepreneur Wants the Job

By MARTIN FACKLER | Nov 28th 2016

A start-up company called Astroscale is dedicated to cleaning up some of humanity’s hardest-to-reach rubbish, and its plans include a small satellite with an adhesive glue.


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U.S.

Gatlinburg Wildfires Force Evacuations in Tennessee

By JONAH ENGEL BROMWICH | Nov 29th 2016

Dramatic videos shot by residents showed flames lining the edge of highways used for evacuations.

Tennessee can ask for federal help.
What that would mean is a question.

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Business Day

If Trump Tweets It, Is It News? A Quandary for the News Media

By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM and SYDNEY EMBER | Nov 30th 2016

News organizations grapple with covering a commander in chief who uses his Twitter account as a bully pulpit and propaganda weapon.

Report the tweets as the statements of the president elect.

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World

A.N.C. Rejects Calls for Jacob Zuma to Quit South African Presidency

By NORIMITSU ONISHI | Nov 29th 2016

Leaders of the African National Congress, after a debate among party members, reaffirmed their support for the unpopular leader.

There is infighting in the A.N.C.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infighting
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intragroup_conflict

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U.S.

Fate in U.S.-Cuba Thaw Is Less Certain Under Donald Trump

By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS | Nov 26th 2016

The president-elect has been critical of the détente, and sent mixed signals during the campaign about his intentions toward the island nation.

Cuba will not be allowed an economy.

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World

Obama to Send Aide to Fidel Castro’s Funeral

By GARDINER HARRIS | Nov 29th 2016

Benjamin J. Rhodes, a deputy national security adviser, will join the top American diplomat in Cuba at the funeral, an official said, citing the countries’ “complicated” relationship.

"President-elect Donald J. Trump warned Monday that the push to build ties with Cuba after decades of animosity could be quickly wiped away, despite growing business and commercial ties between the countries.

“If Cuba is unwilling to make a better deal for the Cuban people, the Cuban/American people and the U.S. as a whole, I will terminate deal,” he said on Twitter."

An ultimatum leading to open hostilities.

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U.S.

The Lasting Legacy of a Fighter for the Amazon

By CLYDE HABERMAN | Nov 27th 2016

Chico Mendes’s murder in 1988 became a turning point in Brazil’s environmental consciousness, and after it, a global movement to save the Amazon gained impetus.

Clyde Habeman is mistaken.
We are in a bubble and the "developers" are running things.

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U.S.

Trump Has Serious Decisions to Make (but First, a Twitter Rant)

By CARL HULSE and JENNIFER STEINHAUER | Nov 28th 2016

Mr. Trump was widely criticized for baseless claims of voter fraud, and one of his advisers publicly denounced Mitt Romney, a contender to lead the State Department.

Trump is teasing the Democrats.
His decisions are made.
The axe will fall.

"The masochist says "Hurt me, hurt me."
The sadist says "maybe I will and maybe I wont.""

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Business Day

News Outlets Rethink Usage of the Term ‘Alt-Right’

By SYDNEY EMBER | Nov 29th 2016

Often used to describe a far-right, white nationalist movement and criticized by some as euphemizing extreme views, the label has emerged as a linguistic flash point.

The Alt Right a re a fringe of the Republican  coalition.
Continue to use the label.
It does not stink as much as the people behind it.

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Travel

Navigating the New Airbnb

By STEPHANIE ROSENBLOOM | Nov 28th 2016

The site is evolving into a full-fledged travel company with activities, audio walking tours, guides and, soon, restaurant bookings, even car rentals.

Sales is the reason marketers exist.

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U.S.

Where the Police Protect Venus Flytraps

By CHRISTOPHER MELE | Nov 28th 2016

North Carolina is more aggressively protecting the plants, which grow in the wild only in a 75-mile radius
near Wilmington, as fears of extinction increase.

I "got over" carnivorous plants.
They are more fun to imagine than to experience.


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Well

Stroke Rates Rising in Younger People

By NICHOLAS BAKALAR | Nov 29th 2016

Stroke rates have been declining in older people over the past 20 years — but have sharply increased in those under 55.

Sucrose hides salt,  salt hides sucrose.  
Junk food and soda are the problem.

More Dr Lustig.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBnniua6-oM
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?annotation_id=annotation_945547&feature=iv&list=PL39F782316B425249&src_vid=dBnniua6-oM

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U.S.

Challenging the Boss in Public? For Kellyanne Conway, It’s Part of the Job

By MICHAEL D. SHEAR and MAGGIE HABERMAN | Nov 29th 2016

Ms. Conway’s criticism of Mitt Romney was expected to draw fury from President-elect Donald J. Trump. But she is not a typical aide.

It is not encouraging.

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N.Y. / Region

Mayor de Blasio Adopts Old Trick: ‘Dumping’ News When It Might Go Unnoticed

By WILLIAM NEUMAN | Nov 30th 2016

The timing of the release of 1,500 pages of email correspondence on the day before Thanksgiving jars with Mayor Bill de Blasio’s repeated pledge to adhere to a policy of transparency.

The text is available. 
People are not required to plead guilty.

It looks like transparency to me.

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Opinion

Donald Trump’s Nominee for Education Secretary

Nov 28th 2016

A college dean criticizes the appointment of Betsy DeVos, who disfavors public schools.

Donald Trump is keeping his word.

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World

Video: 'The Priority: Saving Lives'

By THE NEW YORK TIMES | Nov 29th 2016

A chartered plane carrying 81 people, including a soccer team from Brazil, crashed on the outskirts of Medellin, Colombia, killing most on board.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/29/world/americas/plane-carrying-brazilian-soccer-team-crashes-in-colombia.html

Six survivors.

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World

Jacob Zuma Faces Leadership Challenge in South Africa

By NORIMITSU ONISHI | Nov 28th 2016

The African National Congress’s national executive committee introduced, for the first time, a motion urging the embattled Mr. Zuma to step down as president.

Figure it out.

If he is incompetent or corrupt he should go.
Otherwise keep him working.
The politics are sufficiently nasty that I can't form an opinion.

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Opinion

Let the Coal Industry Compete

Nov 29th 2016

The National Mining Association says the coal industry simply wants to compete on a level playing field with natural gas and cheap renewables.

The playing field is not level. 
Coal must remain in the ground.

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Travel

How to Get the Most Out of a Vacation by Train

By SHIVANI VORA | Nov 29th 2016

Buy your ticket before you leave home, arrive at your departure city one day before your trip — and pack light.

A splendid idea.

My plan is to have Christmas in Farmington Hills.
I will drive.

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Opinion

Speaking Truth to Power: Bravo, Charles Blow!

Nov 28th 2016

A reader thanks the columnist for being “so brutally honest about the president-elect” and refusing to “get along” with him.

Truth is an honest journalist's job.

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World

‘Aquarium on Ice,’ a Lure for Skaters in Japan, Appalls Them Instead

By MOTOKO RICH | Nov 28th 2016

A Japanese theme park tried to draw visitors by freezing 5,000 fish beneath its ice rink, but a public outcry forced it to close the attraction after just two weeks.

Not all ideas are good ideas.


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The Learning Network

What’s Going On in This Picture? | Nov. 28, 2016

By THE LEARNING NETWORK | Nov 28th 2016

Look closely at this image, stripped of its caption, and join the moderated conversation about what you and other students see.

A poster of a white American is being effaced in India.
The people doing the effacement are enjoying the act.
 
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Opinion

Donald Trump’s Lies About the Popular Vote

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | Nov 29th 2016

The president-elect, feeling threatened by Hillary Clinton’s big popular-vote margin, is spreading a lie that millions of people voted illegally.

Donald Trump is a brat and a bully.

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Opinion

The Soldier Donald Trump Called a Traitor

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | Nov 26th 2016

The president-elect’s campaign crusade against Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl makes it unlikely that the former Taliban hostage can get a fair trial.

Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl  is serving as a scapegoat for the failure in Afghanistan.
He will be lucky to escape execution.

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Real Estate

Low-Income Housing: Why Not in My Neighborhood?

By MICHAEL KOLOMATSKY | Nov 25th 2016

Is there any basis for fears that property values may suffer when low-income housing is built nearby?

Property values seem to be independent of low income individuals.
Property values depend on the income generated by the property and the mortgage rate.  Low income housing is separate from this pricing mechanism.

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Business Day

Delta Air Lines Bans Trump Supporter for Disrupting Flight

By CHRISTINE HAUSER | Nov 28th 2016

The man shouted anti-Hillary Clinton comments at fellow passengers on a flight from Atlanta this month, the airline said.

Disruption is a banning offense.

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World

Viewing Fidel Castro’s Revolution: 50 Years. Three Generations. One Family.

By DAMIEN CAVE | Nov 27th 2016

The clash of emotions common in Cuban families is reflected in a grandfather’s loyalty to Mr. Castro and a granddaughter’s glum view of conditions in her country.

Refugees are not immigrants.

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Opinion

Facebook Shouldn’t Fact-Check

By JESSICA LESSIN | Nov 29th 2016

It’s dangerous to promise that a social network will vet what’s true.

Facebook spreads rumors.
Rumors are not news.

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U.S.

Trump Threatens to Roll Back Obama’s Cuba Policy

By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS | Nov 28th 2016

In a post on Twitter, he said he would “terminate” the pact President Obama made if Cuba is unwilling to make “a better deal for the Cuban people.”

Trump would like to erase Obama.
The effort should destroy Trump.
His supporters will remain.

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U.S.

Miami’s Cuban Exiles Celebrate Castro’s Death

By LIZETTE ALVAREZ | Nov 26th 2016

For many Cuban-Americans, still bitter over the revolution that tore their families from their homes, it was a celebration long in coming.

Exiles are not immigrants.
The exiled Cubans will be disappointed.

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Opinion

Threatening Cuba Will Backfire

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | Nov 29th 2016

Rolling back the Obama administration’s policy of pragmatic engagement with Cuba would be monumentally misguided.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassandra


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Food

Purple Garlic From the Heart of Spain

By FLORENCE FABRICANT | Nov 28th 2016

The chef José Andrés is importing ajo morado, a milder garlic for gazpacho.

Possibly worth the price.

http://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1017577-best-gazpacho?action=click&contentCollection=Food&module=RelatedCoverage&region=EndOfArticle&pgtype=article

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Food

Chocolate With a Buzz

By FLORENCE FABRICANT | Nov 28th 2016

These truffles pair coffee and chocolate deliciously.

Yes, I like chocolate.

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Food

Manresa’s Bread Without a Trip to California

By FLORENCE FABRICANT | Nov 28th 2016

The freshly made farm-to-table loaves now ship nationwide.

I bake.

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Health

Why Gunshot Victims Have Reason to Like Obamacare

By SARAH VARNEY | Nov 28th 2016

The expansion of state Medicaid programs under the health care law has brought coverage, and necessary treatment, to previously uninsured shooting victims.

It is cheaper to fix the wounded than for them to suffer.

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The Upshot

When Having Insurance Still Leaves You Dangerously Uncovered

By AARON E. CARROLL | Nov 28th 2016

More Americans are insured, but many are still underinsured — meaning that they are exposed to significant financial risk from out-of-pocket payments.

Do the best you can.

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U.S.

Cities Vow to Fight Trump on Immigration, Even if They Lose Millions

By JENNIFER MEDINA and JESS BIDGOOD | Nov 28th 2016

Cities need cheap labor.

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U.S.

Supreme Court Agenda in the Trump Era? A Justice Seems to Supply One

By ADAM LIPTAK | Nov 28th 2016

At an energized conservative legal gathering, Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. suggested that only resolve on the right could rescue free speech, religious liberty and gun rights.

That agenda makes me itch.

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Technology

When A.I. Matures, It May Call Jürgen Schmidhuber ‘Dad’

By JOHN MARKOFF | Nov 28th 2016

A researcher who co-wrote a paper in the 1990s on a crucial artificial intelligence technique feels overlooked by today’s stars in the field.

"1% inspiration and 99% perspiration"      Edison
A lack of sweat.

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Your Money

Stop Spending Based on Other People’s Wealth

By CARL RICHARDS | Nov 28th 2016

Trying to keep up with the Joneses, when the Joneses’ real finances are unknown, is unwise, a financial planner reminds us.

Cold water.
In macroeconomics money is a fiction.  In microeconomics money is a fact.
Confusing the two is disastrous.
Business is microeconomics.  Sovereign governments are macroeconomics.

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Health

Many in Florida Count on Obama’s Health Law, Even Amid Talk of Its Demise

By ABBY GOODNOUGH | Nov 25th 2016

In a state that Donald J. Trump won, many do not believe he will end a benefit they rely on, posing a
challenge for those seeking to scrap the program.

"The mills of the gods grind slowly.   They grind exceeding fine."

Trump will try to keep his political promises.


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