Monday, December 12, 2016

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U.S.

Pat McCrory, North Carolina Governor, Concedes After Acrimonious Race


Two cheers.

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U.S.

Trump, Mocking Claim That Russia Hacked Election, at Odds with G.O.P.

Mr. Trump’s team lashed out at intelligence agencies after The Washington Post reported that the C.I.A. believed that Russia had intervened to undercut Hillary Clinton.

Lots of noise.

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Sports

Report Shows Vast Reach of Russian Doping: 1,000 Athletes, 30 Sports

The investigation provides a new level of detail, implicating more than 1,000 athletes and leaving little doubt about Russia’s state-sponsored cheating.

The I.O.C. must take action.

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World

European Populism in the Age of Donald Trump

How leaders of European populist movements have reacted to the election of Donald J. Trump.

Europe continues its inattention.
That inattention is populism.

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World

In Cuban Town That Hershey Built, Memories Both Bitter and Sweet

A sugar-refinery village founded a century ago by the American chocolate baron has since lost much of its luster. But local pride lingers.

A company town abandoned by the company.

Revolution did not help them.

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Business Day

Tiny Snail Defeats Donald Trump in Battle Over Irish Sea Wall

The president-elect’s real estate organization has abandoned plans to build a long barrier off the west coast of Ireland to protect its golf course there.

The fringes of his empire are fraying. 

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Science

Rapid Evolution Saved This Fish From Pollution, Study Says

Distinct populations of Atlantic killifish developed adaptations that helped them survive in waters tainted by toxic leftovers of industrial manufacturing.

Yes.

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Science

Secrets of the Orchid Mantis

Some praying mantis females are much larger than males, because they mimic flowers to attract prey.

Yes

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Business Day

Selling Yachts in an Office That Rises and Falls With the Tides

Tucker Fallon, a yacht broker, keeps pieces of nautical history in his office, which is on a houseboat in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

He is welcome to his life.

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World

WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange Denies Rape in Detailed Account of Encounter

Mr. Assange released the answers to questions prepared by Swedish prosecutors, and in his replies he also railed against Sweden and Britain, saying he had been “arbitrarily detained.”

Scavengers do important work.
The aesthetics are questionable.

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Business Day

Video: Draghi on Eurozone Stimulus Package

Mario Draghi, the president of the European Central Bank, on Thursday said the bank would continue its bond-purchase stimulus program as long as needed to try and keep the eurozone economy stable.

Deflation will continue.

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Business Day

Video: The Power of Outsiders

Did you know today’s global shipping industry was revolutionized by one young trucker’s idea in the 1930s? In this first installment of The Art of Better series, Charles Duhigg uses the story of Malcom McLean to show how an outsider can be an innovator.

Low data rate by intention.

Containerization.

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Health

Video: Surgeon General Raises E-Cigarette Concerns

Dr. Vivek H. Murthy, the United States Surgeon General, called for action on Thursday to reduce the use of e-cigarettes among young people.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/08/health/e-cigarettes-united-states.html

A move against a pointless addiction.

"Bah Humbug"

Pleasure is the reason things are done.

Some pleasures are better than others.

Tobacco kills.

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World

Malta Outlaws ‘Conversion Therapy,’ a First in Europe

The Mediterranean island nation criminalized therapeutic methods that purport to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity, officials said.

I approve.
Torture should not have legislative support.

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World

87 Escape Kenya Psych Hospital as Medics Strike Nationwide

At least 87 patients escaped from Kenya's only psychiatric hospital after they were left unattended when medical workers at public hospitals went on strike nationwide, officials said Monday.

Bad governance is disastrous.

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U.S.

John Glenn, American Hero of the Space Age, Dies at 95

Mr. Glenn was a symbol of the space age as the first American to orbit Earth, then became a national political figure representing Ohio in the Senate.

Time is long.  Life is short.

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U.S.

Video: Rebuild or Leave?

The first town chartered by African Americans has battled two 100-year storms in under 20 years. Some see the ruins of homes, many covered in mold, as a lost cause. Others vow to rebuild.

There are reasons land is cheap.
To stay or go is a personal choice.

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World

Manuel Valls Resigns as French Premier and Declares Presidential Bid

The Socialist prime minister, who will be replaced by Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve, will run despite dissatisfaction with the government and divisions on the left.

I cannot tell the French how to live.


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