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Food
What if You Could Make Great Corned Beef?
Banish the memory of the fare from Irish pubs and school cafeterias in favor of meat that is ruddy pink and salty and meltingly sweet.https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1018642-homemade-corned-beef
https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1018643-irish-tacos
I can do that. I have only one person eating.
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N.Y. / Region
More Allegations Emerge Against Detectives Accused of Lying
Two detectives charged last month with lying about a suspect have now been charged with falsifying details that led to another man’s arrest.The detectives turned hunters.
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World
WikiLeaks Releases Trove of Alleged C.I.A. Hacking Documents
The documents describe agency tools used to hack into smartphones and TVs, as well as to bypass encryption on programs like Signal and WhatsApp.WikiLeaks is not a U.S. based corporation.
I would hope the C.I.A. had these tools.
Our job is to be invisible to the C.I.A., the American MI6 equivalent.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secret_Intelligence_Service
The F.B.I. is supposed to do the MI-5 job.
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Business Day
Caterpillar Is Accused in Report to Federal Investigators of Tax Fraud
The report outlines a strategy for bringing home billions of dollars from offshore affiliates while avoiding federal income taxes on the earnings.Caterpillar thought the fix was in is all I can guess.
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Business Day
Ex-Employees Note a Hint of Turmoil in Bridgewater’s Recipe for Success
It’s not every firm where a top executive is accused of lying on a video for every employee to see. But that’s how Ray Dalio runs Bridgewater Associates, according to former employees.When things stop working stop doing them
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Technology
Targets of C.I.A. Hacking Revealed by WikiLeaks: Smartphones and Smart TVs
Documents released by WikiLeaks indicate the extent to which the spy agency was looking for ways to break into ordinary consumer devices.I assume that all web connected systems are or can be compromised.
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World
South Korea’s President Should Be Indicted, Special Prosecutor Says
President Park Geun-hye, who cannot be charged while in office, is accused of conspiring with a confidante to take $38 million in bribes from Samsung.The government of South Korea will have to figure it out.
Start with the assumption that all the parties are lying.
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U.S.
In Silicon Valley, Caltrain Upgrade Is Imperiled as Trump Withholds Funds
The Trump administration, backed by California Republicans, is withholding a $647 million federal grant for the electrification project, which has immediate consequences for the system’s 65,000 daily commuters.California will have an electrified rail system.
California will pay for it until the Republican party loses control of federal spending.
The story is of moral hazard.
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U.S.
Unhappy With Photo, New Hampshire Town Wins Battle With Google
Concerned the picture leading Google’s search results for Londonderry didn’t represent the town, officials campaigned to replace it.The right to be forgotten by Google is gaining at Google.
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Technology
WikiLeaks Reignites Tensions Between Silicon Valley and Spy Agencies
Leaked documents appear to indicate that the C.I.A. was collecting cyberweapons that can break into smartphones and even internet-connected televisions.Yes, as intended by WikiLeaks.
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