Tuesday, January 31, 2017

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1
U.S.

Lead Levels in Flint Water Drop, but Residents Still Can’t Drink It


Opinion

A High School Defaced With ‘Trump’ and Swastikas


We will be told" boys will be boys".

3
N.Y. / Region

De Blasio and Cuomo Spar Over Cost of Affordable Housing Plan

The State Legislature is considering the governor’s new version of a program that offered tax incentives to encourage construction of apartments for low-income residents.

The landlords don't like the plan.

4
N.Y. / Region

Will El Chapo Risk Trial? (Can He Afford Not To?)

Lawyers say there’s no downside to Joaquín Guzmán Loera’s fighting the government’s drug-trafficking charges, but how he might do that is a more complex matter.

Money has no value to Joaquín Guzmán Loera at the moment.
There is no down side to going to trial.
Presumed innocent is better than found guilty.

5
U.S.

Troops Who Cleaned Up Radioactive Islands Can’t Get Medical Care

Roughly 4,000 service members helped clean up the Enewetak Atoll from nuclear tests. Many now have ailments they think result from the work, but the government won’t provide health care.

The military is being cheap.
The Republican party encourages it.
Truman signed the G.I. Bill.

6
Fashion & Style

A Son in Rehab, a Dying Parent: How to Bring Them Together?

Also, advice on confronting a man-child whose mother packs his lunch, and how to respond to judge-y friends.

Mother is dead.
I have been doing for about two decades.

7
Business Day

A Polluted Site, and a Potential Mess for the Trump Organization

The organization wants the State of South Carolina to limit its cleanup costs at an industrial site, but it may not be eligible for the program to which it applied.

The information should have been public last year.

8
N.Y. / Region

Robert Garcia Dies at 84; Bronx Congressman Undone by Scandal

Mr. Garcia was an advocate for poor Hispanic and black people, but his political career was toppled in the Wedtech corruption case.

https://query.nytimes.com/search/sitesearch/?action=click&contentCollection=N.Y.%20%2F%20Region&region=TopBar&WT.nav=searchWidget&module=SearchSubmit&pgtype=article#/Wedtech

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N.Y. / Region

Refugee Ban Endangers ‘Part of American Legacy’

Christian leaders have strongly criticized President Trump’s executive orders, and a former New York district attorney has called the policy a “disgrace.”

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

10
Business Day

The Dow Hit 20,000. Now What?

In an industry that lives and dies by numbers, crossing the threshold was enough to give even the most hardened skeptic reason to smile.

The Dow will continue up while Trump appears successful.
When Trump fails the Dow will crash.
We will probably learn of the failure from the crash.

11
Opinion

If Sugar Is Harmless, Prove It

The science writer Gary Taubes says the evidence linking sugar to obesity and diabetes is inconclusive, but that doesn’t mean sugar is safe.

Yes.
Get the facts.  See "Sugar, the bitter truth".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBnniua6-oM&t=305s

Pay attention to the biochemistry.

12
Well

Travelers With Nut Allergies Clash With Airlines


The airlines do not want the liability.

13
World

The Little-Known Role of Western Economists in Building a Post-Mao China

The reform period ushered in by Deng Xiaoping also drew on the wisdom of foreign advisers, according to the Oxford scholar Julian Gewirtz.

http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/13/business/james-tobin-nobel-laureate-in-economics-and-an-adviser-to-kennedy-is-dead-at-84.html

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

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

Friedman continues to mislead.

14
The Upshot

Pressure From Trump May Delay a Factory’s Exit, but It Won’t Stop It

The president has pressured companies to keep jobs in the United States. Though it may seem to be working, it is an illusion and might undermine manufacturing.

"But bad economics can be good politics. We may see some spectacular short-run effects, even if Mr. Trump undermines the long-run competitiveness of America’s factories. The political upside will be obvious in the monthly employment numbers, while the economic downside will be difficult to disentangle from the decades-long trend of declining factory jobs. Yet we shouldn’t be deluded. C.E.O.s will ultimately move jobs abroad if that’s what it takes to churn out profits."

15
Well

Get Up and Move. It May Make You Happier.

Even a gentle walk can lift your mood and improve life satisfaction.

Yes.

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Business Day

Trump’s Economic Vows May Be Harder to Hit After a Slow 2016

The economic expansion of only 1.6 percent in 2016 could bolster the case for infrastructure spending but complicate the president’s plans.

People know when their pockets are empty.

17
Well

Hugs and Hard Labor on an Indiana Farm


Yes.

18
Opinion

Drilling and Dirty Air in Los Angeles


Yes

19
N.Y. / Region

M.T.A. Chief’s Departure Leaves Void at Top of Agency at a Critical Time


Trivial.

20
N.Y. / Region

Breakaway Democrats in New York Senate Add Another to Their Ranks

The Independent Democratic Conference, whose collaboration with Republicans has allowed that party to control the State Senate despite a numeric disadvantage, picked up an eighth member on Wednesday.

Political power is attractive.

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  1. What's Selling Now

    Homes That Sold for $450,000 and Under 

     Yes


  2. Editorial

    Protecting Birth Control Access in Oregon 

    Yes 


  3. Ask Real Estate

    A New Building Blocks a Window. Now What? 

    Fix the blank spot.
     
     
  4. How Trump’s Court Pick Will Tilt Abortion, Unions and Affirmative Action 

    The wrong way.

     
  5. In Private, Republican Lawmakers Agonize Over Health Law Repeal

  6. Letter

    Health Savings Accounts 

    They are not a winner 


  7. Op-Ed Contributor

    The Court Needs Another Clarence Thomas, Not a Scalia

    The constitution is a living and changing document. 


  8. Judge Allows Lawsuit Against Psychologists in C.I.A. Torture Case 

    Properly. 


  9. Editorial

    Drilling and Dirty Air in Los Angeles 

     They are causally connected. 


  10. In a Divided Wisconsin County, Many Choose Political Silence 

    The wrong things are happening.

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