Thursday, May 11, 2017

@13:25, 5/9/17

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1
U.S.

Tiffany Trump Will Attend Georgetown Law

The 23-year-old daughter of President Trump and Marla Maples, his second wife, will follow in the steps of two of her siblings.

She will have no difficulty paying the tuition.

2
Books

Patrick Buchanan Reveals Himself to Be the First Trumpist

In “Nixon’s White House Wars,” it’s Patrick Buchanan, not Nixon, who emerges as the most intriguing character in the entertaining book.

Popularity is not a test of truth.

3
World

Why the Macron Hacking Attack Landed With a Thud in France

The fallout was contained, partly because of a news blackout, and partly because France lacks an equivalent to Fox News.

People will fight about why for years to come.

The French are conservative.

4
Arts

Jimmy Kimmel Responds to Critics Over Health Care

Mr. Kimmel’s monologue about his son last week came with a political message. Last night he joked that “it was insensitive” to say all children should have health care.

Government should be boring.

5
U.S.

Sally Yates Tells Senators She Warned Trump About Michael Flynn

Ms. Yates, the former acting attorney general, gave a dramatic account of an unfolding crisis in the early days of President Trump’s White House.

I have not been paying attention.

The Flynn appointment should tie Trump in knots.

6
U.S.

Tempers Flare Over Removal of Confederate Statues in New Orleans

The city has already taken down one monument, but crane companies in the region are receiving threats over the removal of three others.

The ghost of The Confederacy has power in the former slave states.

7
U.S.

How the White House Explains Waiting 18 Days to Fire Michael Flynn

Sean Spicer, Reince Priebus and the president himself have given various explanations for why the national security adviser was not dismissed immediately.

Donald Trump does not listen.

8
U.S.

13 Men, and No Women, Are Writing New G.O.P. Health Bill in Senate

The Republicans working on a bill to replace much of the Affordable Care Act do not include a woman or the moderates who could determine its fate.

It is a tax cut for the rich.

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U.S.

Kushner Family Stands to Gain From Visa Rules in Trump’s First Major Law

A marketing campaign by Kushner Companies, tied to a visa program recently renewed by the president, has raised more ethical quandaries in Washington.

Nepotism.

10
World

Jared Kushner’s Sister Highlights Family Ties in Pitch to Chinese Investors

Nicole Meyer sought $150 million for a Jersey City, N.J., housing development from more than 100 investors gathered at the Ritz-Carlton in Beijing.

11
Opinion

Macron and the Revival of Europe

Hold the Marseillaise! Time for the “Ode to Joy.”

Germany will continue to behave badly.

12
Arts

‘Morning Joe’ and Kellyanne Conway Are Mocked on ‘Saturday Night Live’

The Trump “publicist” John Miller called into “Morning Joe” to brag about the president on “S.N.L.,” but Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski were mostly focused on each other.

13
Business Day

Candid, Comedic and Macabre YouTube Stars Feel an Advertising Pinch

After companies began pulling ads because of concerns about content, some video creators who thought they had no reason to worry have seen their revenue plunge.

Youtube is a business.

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Business Day

Forget Taxes, Warren Buffett Says. The Real Problem Is Health Care.

Over the weekend, Mr. Buffett urged fellow executives to start worrying about rising health care costs and how they put American businesses at a disadvantage.

Warren Buffett rationally favors single payer health care.
It will remove a cost from business and raise taxes as a smaller cost.  The net savings to all are significant.

15  
Sports

Yankees Outlast Cubs in 48-Strikeout, 18-Inning Marathon

The game against the Cubs, which started Sunday night and continued Monday morning, lasted for more than six hours.

I must pay some attention to sports.

16 
Opinion

The Kushners and Their Golden Visas

The president’s in-laws promise Chinese investors green cards. The real scandal is that it’s legal.

Luxury construction is not in the national interest.

17
Your Money

The ‘Best’ Places to Move in Retirement? They’re All Over the Map

Most older people don’t relocate after they retire, but when they do, it’s not likely to be to a place selected by a survey editor.

We must talk about location.

Sooner is better.   As soon as you can is best.

18
Smarter Living

Why You Should Learn to Say ‘No’ More Often

When we dole out an easy yes instead of a difficult no, we tend to overcommit our time, our energy and even our finances.

Yes.

19
U.S.

Puerto Ricans Face ‘Sacrifice Everywhere’ on an Insolvent Island

The territory, which filed for a kind of bankruptcy protection in the face of $123 billion in debt, has been gripped by a sense of gloom and anxiety.

Congress has not accepted that Puerto Rico is their responsibility.

20
U.S.

Trump Walks Back Threat to Defund Black Colleges

Some African-American educators were left feeling used, many black politicians were enraged and some demanded that President Trump show his support by offering more funding.

Trump wants respect.

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