Wednesday, March 22, 2017

@12:13, 3/22/17

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U.S.

Philadelphia Prosecutor Indicted on Corruption Charges

The city’s district attorney, R. Seth Williams, was accused of accepting lavish gifts, including trips, Burberry accessories and a custom sofa, in exchange for favors.

I thought it was politics.
There is more there than that.

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Health

9 Deaths Are Linked to Rare Cancer From Breast Implants

The problem is more likely to occur with textured implants than with smooth implants, the F.D.A. said, and it is usually treatable and not often fatal.

.009% cancerous.
The implants are probably not the cause.
Look for other foreign material.

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N.Y. / Region

Standard Morning Fare, on the Go

Enjoying breakfast in the back of a cab bound for La Guardia.

The cabby earned his generous tip.

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U.S.

Fact Check: Democrats’ Critiques of the Republican Health Bill

Claims haven’t always matched reality in attacks on the Affordable Care Act, and Democrats are spinning the facts in critiques of its replacement.

Linda Qiu is taking a sanguine view.
The 24,000,000 number is known to be low.
The Republican Party lies early and often.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/21/upshot/fewer-americans-would-be-insured-with-gop-plan-than-with-simple-repeal.html

" The Republican bill would actually result in more people being uninsured than if Obamacare were simply repealed. Getting rid of the major coverage provisions and regulations of Obamacare would cost 23 million Americans their health insurance, according to another recent C.B.O. report. In other words, one million more Americans would have health insurance with a clean repeal than with the Republican replacement plan, according to C.B.O. estimates."

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U.S.

Trump’s Weary Defenders Face Fresh Worries

The obsessiveness and ferocity of Mr. Trump’s pushback against the Russia allegations, often untethered from fact, is making an uncertain situation worse.

Foot in mouth disease.

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U.S.

20 Years After Being Bullied Into Confessing, ‘Norfolk 4’ Are Pardoned

Four former sailors convicted of rape and murder drew attention when their claims of innocence were backed by law enforcement and the crime novelist John Grisham.

There is no way to make these men whole.
The police must get the true facts the first time.
Torture wastes everyone's time and good name.

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Food

Testing the Limits of Trust, and Sushi, at Sugarfish

The New York branch of a Los Angeles chain has plenty of efficiency and customers, but the fish options can be limited.

I like sushi and most of it's variants.
Fashion has little to do with quality.

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Well

Overweight Teenagers at Heightened Risk of Liver Disease

Being overweight when young may increase the risk for liver cancer later in life.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBnniua6-oM&t=294s

Pay attention to the chemistry.

The facts of metabolism have not changed.

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Climate

Trump Lays Plans to Reverse Obama’s Climate Change Legacy

The White House is preparing to dismantle major policy actions of the Obama era, including a plan to close hundreds of heavily polluting power plants.

The fix is obvious, easy and wrong.

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Food

Americans Ate 19% Less Beef From ’05 to ’14, Report Says

The National Resources Defense Council, an environmental group, said lower demand reduced greenhouse gas emissions.

About the same amount of feed was raised and consumed.
Carbon in the air becomes carbon dioxide.
Motor fuel or steer fuel, the carbon goes into the air.

Get the arithmetic right.

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