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Business Day
Tax Refund Loans Are Revamped and Resurrected
Prior versions were seen as predatory and eventually vanquished. The newer kind are more customer-friendly, but consumer watchdogs remain wary.The bottom of the economic pyramid is broke.
That is not new.
There was some hope that things would get better.
The Trump administration has repackaged that hope.
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Business Day
Democrats and Allies Wage Fight to Derail Labor Secretary Pick
Andrew Puzder has been a lightning rod as an outspoken foe of the Obama administration’s overtime regulation and the Affordable Care Act.The effort to derail cabinet choices is pointless.
The policies they embody are those of the Trump administration.
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N.Y. / Region
Hungry and Ill in a Country Plundered by Boko Haram
A family struggles to get adequate health care and sustenance in Nigeria.The situation is called famine.
The government in Nairobi is corrupt.
https://query.nytimes.com/search/sitesearch/?action=click&contentCollection=N.Y.%20%2F%20Region®ion=TopBar&WT.nav=searchWidget&module=SearchSubmit&pgtype=article#/Boko+Haram/365days/allresults/1/allauthors/newest/
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/13/world/africa/africa-donald-trump.html
"A four-page list of Africa-related questions from the transition staff has been making the rounds at the State Department and Pentagon, alarming longtime Africa specialists who say the framing and the tone of the questions suggest an American retreat from development and humanitarian goals, while at the same time trying to push forward business opportunities across the continent."
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2017/01/13/world/africa/13reuters-nigeria-violence.html
"Security
agencies are already deploying extra forces to secure Kaduna's airport
and its highway to Abuja, a route often targeted by kidnappers.
That
all comes on top of an insurgency by Boko Haram Islamists in the
northeast, beaten back last year by a military coalition of neighboring
nations, but showing signs of a resurgence with a recent step-up in
bombings."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Schweitzer
His charitable work was part of my education.
Avoiding "The White Man's Burden" is necessary.
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Well
In the Shopping Cart of a Food Stamp Household: Lots of Soda
Food stamps are supposed to help improve nutrition for the poor, but a study shows that, just like everyone else, food stamp users buy soda and junk food.Getting the sugar fructose out of the food would make everyone healthier.
People with diabetes would have to do without sweets.
Fruit is a problem. I do with less.
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N.Y. / Region
U.S. Threatens to Sue New York State Over Voting Violations
The Justice Department said the Department of Motor Vehicles has failed to allow drivers’ license applications to double as applications for voter registration.The New York State Legislature is run by Republicans.
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Sports
As Falcons Build a Stadium, Arthur Blank Tries Rebuilding a Neighborhood
The Home Depot co-founder has committed millions of dollars to a neighborhood ravaged by poverty. But critics say it’s still a raw deal.White wash seems to dominate.
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Opinion
Running With the Pack
A series of close encounters on the trail with wild animals. What do they mean?Farming is not dominating the countryside.
Wild animals live where and as they can.
Moriel Rothman-Zecher is a man of the cities.
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Opinion
The Senate Hearings on Donald Trump’s Nominees
One reader is alarmed by nominees’ denial of climate change. Another notes that some of Donald Trump’s picks are at odds with him on major issues.The cabinet nominees will obey orders and follow policy.
Donald Trump is not learning.
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U.S.
With the Rain Comes Hope That 6-Year California Drought Is Ending
California has turned a corner: There was more rain in downtown Los Angeles in December than since the drought began, and the northern part of the state recorded heavy storms."“Some speak of drought as permanent for California,” Mr. Lund wrote. “But, it is better to think of California being a dry place with permanent water shortages (except in unusual wet years), which is also prone to drier than average years, which are droughts. California must reconcile itself to being a dry place and some long-term water shortages.”"
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