Thursday, December 8, 2016

@9:00, 12/8/16

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N.Y. / Region

New York Asks U.S. to Pay Trump Security Costs; Puts First Bill at $35 Million

New York City officials on Monday formally requested that the federal government repay it for providing security for President-elect Donald J. Trump, a cost that officials estimated at $500,000 a day.

The Trump campaign should appeal for volunteers.
The crazies would come out of the woodwork.
The Secret Service asked for the police guards.
The federal government owes the cost of the guarding.

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Health

Use of E-Cigarettes by Young People Is Major Concern, Surgeon General Declares

E-cigarettes can harm developing brains of teenagers who use them, and also can create the harmful equivalent of secondhand smoke, a new report said.

"Nicotine is a dangerous drug."

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U.S.

What It’s Like to Apply for a Job in Donald Trump’s White House

Mr. Trump’s approach to filling his cabinet is much like the way he runs his business, according to those who have interviewed to be in his administration.

A government is not a profitable business.
It is a charity that always reports a loss. 

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N.Y. / Region

Unlikely Ally and Quiet Shift in de Blasio Plan to Protect Industrial Jobs

Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration has set aside a campaign pledge to spur manufacturing in favor of a much broader and more ambitious plan favored by an influential hotel union.

New York has lost its manufacturing base.
Rent and wages are prohibitively high.

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U.S.

Gatlinburg, a Wedding Chapel Destination, Lures Lovebirds Back After Fires

Tennessee’s bustling nuptials industry is trying to return to normal after an aggressive wildfire in the mountains.

Any ceremony you can get.
Sooner is better.  As soon as you can is best.

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Well

Even a Cigarette a Day Is Bad for Your Health

Light smokers who quit at age 50 still have a 44 percent increased risk of premature death.

Smoking kills slowly.
At twenty seventy looks far away.
At seventy, seventy is now.
I quit at thirty.  I have not relapsed.
The itch is still there.

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U.S.

Donald Trump Is Said to Intend to Keep a Stake in His Business

The president-elect is said to be considering turning over his company to his two adult sons, but planning to resist calls to divest.

If he keeps his businesses he will be impeached.


U.S.

Trump Appears to Soften on Deporting Thousands of Young Immigrants

“We’re going to work something out,” the president-elect told Time about the 700,000 people who have been allowed to stay after entering the United States illegally as children.

Appearances can be deceptive.
People is undefined in "Make people happy".

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Opinion

Donald Trump’s Big Idea: Don’t Blame Me

Trump refuses to take responsibility for giving a platform to white supremacists.

"I was under orders" has been tried before.

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N.Y. / Region

Confronting Surge in Homelessness, New York City Expands Use of Hotels

Mayor Bill de Blasio vowed in February to curtail the practice, but the city’s shelter system is strained to the limit.

A solution to homelessness is a room. and an income.

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