Wednesday, December 21, 2016

@19:35, 12/20/16

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U.S.

The Post Office’s Busiest Week: ‘We Plan All Year for This’

By the time the holiday season is over, the United States Postal Service expects to have delivered 750 million packages and billions of cards and letters.

As intended.  

2
World

Search Area for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 Should Be Expanded, Report Says

A senior Australian official ruled that out and said the search would end soon unless specific information about the location of the wreckage emerged.

We should give the Malaisians good equipment.
It was their plane and pilot.

3
U.S.

2 Flint Ex-Emergency Managers Charged Over Tainted Water

New criminal charges against the former managers, and two former Flint workers, stem from an inquiry into contamination linked to lead poisoning and deaths.

These are still scapegoats.
The governor is the central figure.

4
U.S.

Obama Expected to Ban Offshore Drilling in Some Federal Waters

Mr. Obama may use his executive authority to permanently ban new offshore drilling in parts of federally owned waters in the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans.

Obama should have imposed a ban shortly after November 8.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/20/us/obama-drilling-ban-arctic-atlantic.html?hpw&rref=us&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=well-region&region=bottom-well&WT.nav=bottom-well

5
Health

Harnessing the U.S. Taxpayer to Fight Cancer and Make Profits

Public funding is backing a new immunotherapy treatment, but the bulk of any profits will go to a private company. So are taxpayers getting a good deal?

Business as usual.

6
N.Y. / Region

U.S. Says New Jersey Town That Denied Mosque Discriminated Against Muslims

A lawsuit filed by the Justice Department against Bernards Township is the latest legal challenge to the use of local zoning laws as barriers to new mosques and Islamic schools.

Yes.

7
Opinion

Donald Trump, This Is Not Normal!

The coming threat to our nation cannot simply be ignored.

Donald rump will bring change.
Small change.
Spare change.
Deterioration.
Rot.
Decomposition.
Putrescence.

All quite normal.

8
World

Russia’s Hacks Followed Years of Paranoia Toward Hillary Clinton

Moscow’s intervention in the U.S. election coincided with a growing belief there that Russia faced an imminent threat in Mrs. Clinton’s candidacy.

The Democrats must rebuild.

9
Opinion

Ben Carson’s Warped View of Housing

Donald Trump’s choice to run HUD does not appear to support the agency’s mission.

Donald is not funny.

10
Travel

How Travelers Should Tip During the Holidays (and How Much)

Frequent hotel guests should tip double, and everyone should tip more on the actual holiday.

Hardly anyone comes up to "average"



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1
U.S.

The Post Office’s Busiest Week: ‘We Plan All Year for This’


2
World

Search Area for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 Should Be Expanded, Report Says


Australia  has done enough.

3
U.S.

2 Flint Ex-Emergency Managers Charged Over Tainted Water


Get the Governor.

4
U.S.

Obama Expected to Ban Offshore Drilling in Some Federal Waters


Done.

5
Health

Harnessing the U.S. Taxpayer to Fight Cancer and Make Profits


6
N.Y. / Region

U.S. Says New Jersey Town That Denied Mosque Discriminated Against Muslims


The behavior does not improve New Jersey.

7
Opinion

Donald Trump, This Is Not Normal!


Unfortunately normal.
World

Russia’s Hacks Followed Years of Paranoia Toward Hillary Clinton


"When the time comes to hang the capitalists
there will be a capitalist to sell us the rope"
                        V. I. Lenin
Opinion

Ben Carson’s Warped View of Housing

Donald Trump’s choice to run HUD does not appear to support the agency’s mission.

Ben Carson opposes public housing.
Travel

How Travelers Should Tip During the Holidays (and How Much)

Frequent hotel guests should tip double, and everyone should tip more on the actual holiday.

Saturnalia.

Pork barrel.

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