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U.S.
Trump Expands Search for His Secretary of State
John Bolton, Jon Huntsman Jr., Senator Joe Manchin III and the chief executive of Exxon Mobil, Rex Tillerson, appeared to be under consideration.All of Trump's picks are deplorable.
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/deplorable
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World
Cuba’s Surge in Tourism Keeps Food Off Residents’ Plates
Consumption by visitors — nearly 3.5 million last year — is overwhelming supplies and raising prices, forcing families to make do with even less than usual.Cuban refugees and their allies will not be happy with Cuba as it is.
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Opinion
Poaching’s Bloody Human Toll
People are another species inhabiting the biosphere.
I hope my species is insightful and rational.
I am gratified by the evidence and disappointed by the failures.
The state department must be our agent.
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U.S.
No New Local Zika Transmissions in Florida, Governor Says
Gov. Rick Scott said mosquitoes were no longer actively transmitting the virus in South Florida, setting the stage for a travel advisory to be lifted.The word of Gov. Rick Scott is not good.
Proof must be offered.
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N.Y. / Region
Governors Compromise on Port Authority Plan. Commissioners Don’t Go Along.
They refused to vote on a draft of a 10-year plan for spending on major projects like a replacement for the bus terminal in Midtown Manhattan.The infighting continues.
Build the rail tunnels.
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Opinion
What Women Really Think of Men
Grousing about female superiority lets everyone off the hook."As a woman marrying a man next year, I have to believe that such a world could exist. I don’t think either of us is better or worse than the other because of our genders; we’re just two people who hope we can be better, together. I know I’m lucky. If I thought all men were like Mr. Trump, or would be if they had the chance, who knows what I would do."
Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
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U.S.
In Chicago, Bodies Pile Up at Intersection of ‘Depression and Rage’
Over Memorial Day weekend, when The New York Times tracked every shooting in Chicago, the largest concentration of them was in the city’s 11th police district. But why?8
N.Y. / Region
The One That Waddled Away: Retracing a Weighty Gold Theft
In the two months since a man lugged an 86-pound bucket containing $1.6 million worth of scrap gold across Midtown Manhattan, the police have gone to great lengths to find him.9
Your Money
With Uber and Lyft Nearby, Rental Cars May Be Ripe for a Comeuppance
Lagging customer service and a host of inconveniences give travelers a long list of reasons to avoid car rental companies altogether.Label this as an extended advertisement.
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Real Estate
From Sand to Shimmer: A Casino Resort Rises in Maryland
MGM National Harbor, opening this week, is a prominent addition to Prince George’s County, a long overlooked but upwardly striving area of 900,000 residents.Another extended advertisement.
A casino is designed to take everyone's money for no benefit.
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World
Modern World Tugs at an Indonesian Tribe Clinging to Its Ancient Ways
Only after decades of government intrusion were the Mentawai allowed to live according to their customs, but many in the younger generations have moved on.Commercial and government media do not advertise the life of homelessness.
Civilization is addictive. Giving up civilization is near impossible.
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Technology
Worried About the Privacy of Your Messages? Download Signal
Signal, an encrypted chat service, is a must in an era when companies collect ever more information about users and government surveillance may expand."When you initiate a conversation with someone on Signal, you and the recipient exchange so-called cryptographic keys. Only the person who receives your message holds the key to decrypt and read it. That means that if a government agency had a wiretapping order for your Signal messages, Open Whisper Systems would not have the key to decipher the messages and would be unable to comply."
https://whispersystems.org/
https://support.whispersystems.org/hc/en-us
https://support.whispersystems.org/hc/en-us/articles/215077857-What-is-Signal-Desktop-How-can-I-sign-up-
I do not see how I can use signal with my present systems.
If you want to use it send me snail mail and I will upgrade my phone.
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Health
Life Expectancy in U.S. Declines Slightly, and Researchers Are Puzzled
It dropped for the first time since 1993, to 78.8 years.Try healthcare.
Specifically the state failure to use Medicaid.
Add to that the reduction in Medicare.
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U.S.
Senate Republican Leaders Vow to Begin Repeal of Health Law Next Month
The strategy would start the process in early January and could defer the effective date for several years, but not all party members were on board.The senate Republican leadership will make the attempt.
If they succeed the result will be a disaster.
They may not care.
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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.If the waters become clean the population will probably crash.
Bait fish are important food sources for other fish.
The local fish population will be less toxic and more hungry.
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Your Money
You’re Buying a Home. Have You Considered Climate Change?
It’s a smart idea to consider the long-term implications of owning a home in damage-prone areas.I have no heirs depending on me. The timing of the future disaster becomes important.
I have no realistic expectation of a future long life.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/24/science/global-warming-coastal-real-estate.html
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A Belated Farewell to a Pioneering Polar Bear Researcher
A tribute after the death of a young and innovative field researcher who used a scat-sniffing dog to help figure out polar bears’ changing diets.I regret the passing of Linda Gormezano.
http://research.amnh.org/~rfr/hbp/ljg%20collection.pdf
I also regret the end of "dot earth".
http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/?s=%22from+the+fire+hose%22
https://twitter.com/revkin
I do not use Facebook.
https://www.facebook.com/andrew.revkin.5
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N.Y. / Region
Reality Show Would Follow New York City Councilman’s Mayoral Dreams
Eric A. Ulrich, a relative unknown from Queens, has been considering a long-shot bid to challenge Mayor Bill de Blasio in next year’s election.I try not to care.
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World
Canada Wonders, if U.S. Balks, Is Carbon Pricing Still the Answer?
Donald J. Trump’s stance on climate change has ignited a debate over a plan by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to reduce carbon emissions by putting a price on them.Donald Trump has elected to cause an economic disaster.
Canada should not join that disaster if it can avoid it.
That looks to mean Canada should not impose a carbon tax.
The disaster in Canada would be delayed and deepened.
Deflation hurts. There is no exit.
http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/?s=Deflation
437 hits.
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Science
The Freaky Food Chain Behind Your Lobster Dinner
If you trace most food chains back far enough, you get sunlight. But trace back that of the Caribbean spiny lobster, and you get swamp gas.Observation would seem to be a good approach to learning how spiney lobsters excavate clams.
Film a bed of lucinid clams as they are eaten by lobsters.
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