Sunday, June 25, 2017

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U.S.

Planned Parenthood Battle Could Sway Fortunes of G.O.P. Health Bill

Planned Parenthood, threatened with a cutoff of more than 40 percent of its funding, is mobilizing to bring down the Republican health care bill.

I wish Planned Parenthood complete success.

https://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2017/06/23/pure-class-warfare-with-extra-contempt/

2
Fashion & Style

Aneesha Dharwadker, Conor O’Shea

The couple met in graduate school.

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

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World

U.N. to Investigate Reports of Government-Backed Slaughter in Congo

The United Nations’ human rights chief, Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein, presented details of men, pregnant women and babies who were mutilated by a government-linked militia and insurgents.

I regret the lack of a functional state department.

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Fashion & Style

Addison Schultz and Tal Hirshberg: A Coffee Scion, and a Grande Love Story

Addison Schultz’s father founded Starbucks, and Tal Hirshberg works for the company. But their excitement came from more than caffeine.

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

5
Opinion

Nabra Hassanen and the Lost Innocence of Ramadan IHOP Nights

After the attack that took a girl’s life, will the joyful, all-American tradition Muslim teenagers love ever feel the same?

Crusading is a disasterous idea.

6
Opinion

Donald Trump’s Denial of Tapes of James Comey

Given the president’s propensity for lying, “his statement is meaningless.” Even if there are tapes, he may have a strong motive not to admit it.

Robert Weinberg is correct.

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Health

How Medicaid Works, and Who It Covers

One of the biggest flash points in the debate over Republican health care legislation is the future of Medicaid. Here are some basic facts about the 52-year-old program.

The means test makes Medicaid a charity program.
The federal government is not allowed to do charity.
The means test should be eliminated.

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Sports

For W.N.B.A.’s Oldest Rookie, a Lot of Persistence Goes a Long Way

After playing for years overseas, Yvonne Turner of the Phoenix Mercury is still coming to grips with the fact that she has finally reached her goal, at age 29.

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

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World

Landslide in China Is Feared to Have Buried Over 100 People

After heavy rains in a village in Sichuan Province, an avalanche of mud and rocks buried as many as 40 homes in a village, officials said.

Show me the pictures of the rescue process before I believe there were survivors.

Debris flows are deadly.

10
Books

‘The Better Angels of Our Nature’

A graphic review of Steven Pinker’s book about the dramatic decline of violence in human affairs over history.

Education.

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