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U.S.
Trump Adviser Had Twitter Contact With Figure Tied to Russians
Roger J. Stone Jr., an off-and-on adviser to President Trump, confirmed the contact with Guccifer 2.0, believed to be a front for Russian intelligence.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Stone
I would not be surprised to learn Stone is employed by Pence.
I do not read minds.
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World
Struggling With Japan’s Nuclear Waste, Six Years After Disaster
Japanese officials wrestle with what to do with the ever-growing pile of radioactive waste at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, six years after the accident there.The fuel will go to France for recycling.
The water will go into deep water to spend a few thousand years drifting to Peru.
The lowlevel waste will be incinerated and the ash landfilled with the contaminated soil.
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Opinion
Bernie Sanders: Trump Should Avoid a Bad Zika Deal
The government might give a French company monopoly rights to a potential Zika vaccine. Taxpayers, who helped fund the research, will lose out.License the patents and keep control.
Do the manufacturing in India and Brazil.
Go to generic versions as soon as possible.
Governments are not required to make a profit.
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Opinion
Are Your Sperm in Trouble?
Toxic chemicals in products all around us may threaten our future.Evolution is merciless.
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Opinion
The Law’s Emotion Problem
Judges and juries can’t accurately detect remorse.The system should lean far toward correction rather than punishment.
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Business Day
Snapchat Pornography to Test Advertisers’ Tolerance for Risk
GroupM, which oversees billions of digital-advertising dollars, sent its clients a memo warning that ads may run before or after explicit content on Snapchat.Use Google search.
See what you want to see.
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Opinion
Misogyny and Women in Politics
Are the harsh attacks on Kellyanne Conway, an adviser to the president, sexist?Probably not.
I suspect they are lazy.
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World
Uprooted by War, Threatened by Boko Haram and Desperate to Go Home
Nigeria says the war with Boko Haram is over, but new arrivals still pour into camps for displaced people as the terrorists continue their deadly attacks.Warlords if they must.
Feudalism has worked in other places.
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Opinion
The Moral Failing of Obamacare Repeal
The logical conclusion of the Republicans’ efforts is to cut off people who need care.https://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2017/03/10/smart-republicans/
The whole system will stand or fall.
Effective medicine is a product of the second world war.
If government returns to 1916 we will be without it.
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Technology
Farhad’s and Cecilia’s Week in Tech: Tech Policy, Too, Is Undergoing a Sea Change
While immigration, health care and Russia are hogging the media oxygen, big reversals are happening in Obama-era tech policy.https://slashdot.org/
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Verizon Wireless Wades Right Back Into the Net Neutrality Debate With Fios Deal (theverge.com) 37
Trump Renominates Ajit Pai For Five More Years at the FCC (theverge.com) 57
FCC Chairman Calls Net Neutrality a 'Mistake' (theverge.com) 319
FCC Votes To Lift Net Neutrality Transparency Rules For Smaller Internet Providers (theverge.com) 115
'The End Of The Level Playing Field' (avc.com) 108
FCC Rescinds Claim That AT&T, Verizon Violated Net Neutrality (arstechnica.com) 197
New FCC Report Says AT&T and Verizon Zero-Rating Violates Net Neutrality (theverge.com) 74
2016 Saw A Massive Increase In Encrypted Web Traffic (eff.org) 91
Dutch Market Regulator Bans T-Mobile's 'Free' Streaming Music Service (reuters.com) 61
Google's Free Wi-Fi in India Now Live in 100 Railway Stations; 15,000 New Users Connect to Web Everyday (mashable.com) 46
AT&T, Verizon Tell FCC To Back Off On Net Neutrality Complaints (theverge.com) 102
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