Friday, December 16, 2016

17:40, 12/16/16

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1
Opinion

Corporate Welfare Won’t Create Jobs

Trump’s plan to give America’s biggest companies a huge tax break will enrich shareholders and executives — without helping working families.

True.

2
Health

Medical and Health News That Stuck With Us in 2016

Here’s a selection of Science desk reporters’ most memorable articles of the year, with a focus on medicine and health.

We continue to learn.

3
U.S.

Bill Usery, Who Settled Wide Range of Labor Disputes, Dies at 92

A welder and union official who became a mediator under two presidents, Mr. Usery reached deals for railway and postal workers, coal miners and football players.

92 is old for a smoker.

4
Science

America’s First Offshore Wind Farm Spins to Life

The Block Island Wind Farm, consisting of five turbines off Rhode Island, sets up the possibility for offshore wind projects elsewhere along the coast.

Puff piece.

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Science

Science News That Stuck With Us in 2016

Here's a selection of Science desk reporters' most memorable stories of the year, with a focus on archaeology, biology and space.

"In particle physics the biggest news was of dogs that did not bark. Efforts to detect both a fundamental particle and dark matter particles came up dry. Those twin failures cast further doubts on a popular speculative notion called supersymmetry, which would unify the disparate forces of nature." 

6
Business Day

20 States Accuse Generic Drug Companies of Price Fixing

Two industry giants, Teva and Mylan, are among those named in what officials say was a broad investigation that could produce more charges.

The ducks lined up.

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N.Y. / Region

With Second Ave. Subway, Cuomo Has Hands-On Role and Eye on the Future

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo of New York has had a surprising level of involvement in the long-delayed $4.4 billion project, which some critics say seems primarily aimed at promoting his image.

A place to put his name.

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U.S.

Stein Ends Recount Bid, but Says It Revealed Flaws in Voting System

Jill Stein, the Green Party presidential candidate, closed out her long-shot bid to recount the votes in three battleground states.

Another hope dies.

9
Opinion

Expect a Cozy Trump-Telecom Alliance

The president-elect appears much less interested in preventing blockbuster mergers that limit competition than he was during the campaign.

I hope not.

10
World

‘Brexit’ Talks Could Stretch 10 Years, British Official Warns

Britain seems to still be struggling to devise a coherent discussion plan as the deadline approaches to start negotiations to leave the European Union.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbyAZQ45uww

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Technology

Hacked Yahoo Data Is for Sale on Dark Web

A security researcher says hackers are offering records of more than 1 billion users, but as with the company’s stock, the price is dropping.

Where else would one expect?

12
World

Tending to the Living and the Dead in a Battle-Torn Afghan City

Hardship and resilience are both evident in Kunduz, which the Taliban have taken over twice in a year.

Necessary services.

13
Travel

To Protect the Land, Jared Sternberg Turned to Tourism

With trips to Africa, the Amazon and Alaska, the founder of Gondwana Ecotours wants to preserve wild places and support nonprofit groups.

at the retail level it may work.
It will not scale big.

14
Movies

Naomie Harris Explains How ‘Moonlight’ Avoided Crack-Addict Stereotypes

The actress, who plays a crack-addicted mother in the film, had concerns about a potentially clichéd role, but the director’s approach reassured her.

It is not my experience.
I would get feeling outside and be gone.

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N.Y. / Region

Therapy Cats for Dementia Patients, Batteries Included

For some nursing home residents, companion animals don’t have to be real to offer real benefits.

A truly independent cat!

16
Technology

Video: Yahoo Breach Could Be ‘Tip of the Spear’


I don't use it.  I have not used it for years.

17
Arts

San Francisco Symphony Cancels North Carolina Concerts, Citing Anti-Gay-Rights Law

Bruce Springsteen and Ringo Starr; the N.B.A.; and the violinist Itzhak Perlman are among others who are boycotting the state over the law.

Boycott

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

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N.Y. / Region

Once Accepted, Soon Rejected? New York’s Young Immigrants Uncertain Under Trump

More than 740,000 young undocumented immigrants are allowed to work under an Obama administration directive, but Donald J. Trump could take that away.

Speculation.
Trump will probably try.

19
World

Video: Jakarta Governor Defends Himself at Trial

Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, the governor of Jakarta, as his blasphemy trial opened on Tuesday in Indonesia, denied that he had intended to insult the Koran.

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2016/12/14/world/asia/ap-as-indonesia-radicalism.html

"Massive protests demanding his arrest have challenged the image of Indonesia as practicing a moderate form of Islam and shaken the secular government. The blasphemy furor has also given a national stage to the Islamic Defenders Front, previously better known as a morals vigilante group with members involved in protection rackets.
Its leader, Rizieq Shihab, told a Dec. 2 protest in Jakarta that Indonesia would be peaceful if there was no blasphemy and other problems such as gays."


20
Business Day

The Market and the ‘Trump Effect’: What Do the Tea Leaves Say?

Conflicting signals in the market, and from some popular barometers, raise a question: What should investors, of whatever political leanings, do now?

Tea Leaves are not communicative.

My guess is Republicans will send the markets up for a time.
My guessing has a bad track record.   Janet Yellen has raised interest rates. 

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