Thursday, April 6, 2017

@19:30, 4/5/17

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Food

The Hippies Are Winning

Kombucha at Walmart and $18 avocado toast at a mainline Manhattan restaurant: Maybe they’re onto something.

Most hippies are recovering.

2
Science

Antarctic Ice Reveals Earth’s Accelerating Plant Growth

Scientists compiling a record of the atmosphere based on air trapped in Antarctic ice found that rising carbon dioxide has accelerated plant growth.

The number seems small to me.

3
Opinion

Don’t Let Jeff Sessions Undermine Police Reform

The Trump administration wrongly believes that aligning police practices with the Constitution has compromised public safety.

There is not much we can do at the moment.
I will vote.

4
Food

With Couscous, Einat Admony’s Patience Pays Off

The chef plans a restaurant in the West Village where this food will be the focus and fresh.

It is not gluten free.
I will buy it in a box for now. 

5
Opinion

The Supreme Court as Partisan Tool

The judicial confirmation process is mirroring the mess in Congress.

The filibuster probably cannot be saved.
Use it and lose it is the condition.

6
U.S.

A Full Border Wall With Mexico? ‘Unlikely,’ Homeland Security Chief Says

Instead of “a wall from sea to shining sea,” John F. Kelly, the department’s secretary, told senators that barriers would be built in places that made sense.

The budget will appear balanced.

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U.S.

Senate Formally Takes Up Gorsuch Nomination, and Braces for Turmoil

The Senate will face a blistering partisan conflict this week over the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Neil M. Gorsuch and the chamber’s future rules.

yes

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Business Day

Trump, Asked About Accusations Against Bill O’Reilly, Calls Him a ‘Good Person’

The president praised the embattled Fox News host in an interview with The Times and said, “I don’t think Bill did anything wrong.”

"Where there is smoke, there is toast."

9
Well

What Chill Mice Can Teach Us About Keeping Calm

Scientists may have uncovered for the first time why taking deep breaths can be so calming.

Yes

10
U.S.

Police Unions Hail Trump’s Easing of Scrutiny. Local Officials Worry.

While mayors and police chiefs welcome federal oversight of the police, unions say it keeps officers from doing their jobs and makes the public less safe.

We should all worry.



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1
Food

With Couscous, Einat Admony’s Patience Pays Off

 
Buy a box.

2
 
Science

Antarctic Ice Reveals Earth’s Accelerating Plant Growth

World

Death Toll in Colombia Mudslide Tops 230 as Rescuers Race to Find Survivors

More than 1,500 emergency workers descended on the provincial city of Mocoa on Sunday after a sudden downpour sent deadly surge of mud and water through the area.

They are all dead or rescued.

4
Education

Get Happy: Four Well-Being Workouts

Martin E.P. Seligman, professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania, suggests how to cultivate a better you.

yes.

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U.S.

Senate Formally Takes Up Gorsuch Nomination, and Braces for Turmoil

 
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Business Day

For April Ryan, Clashes With the White House Bring a New Kind of Prominence

A run-in with the White House press secretary this week has thrust a veteran reporter into a debate over the Trump administration’s attitudes toward gender and race.

The administration has a poor attitude.

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U.S.

Senator Jeff Merkley Speaks All Night Against Gorsuch Nomination (but It’s Not a Filibuster)


The tactic has been countered.

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The Learning Network

What’s Going On in This Picture? | April 3, 2017

Look closely at this image, stripped of its caption, and join the moderated conversation about what you and other students see.

A man is prepared to sell artificial flowers in a cemetery.

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Opinion

The Senate Battle Over Gorsuch

Readers discuss the political repercussions if the Democrats filibuster the nomination.

I can hope it succeeds.












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