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U.S.
Louise Linton’s Couture Draws Ire on Instagram, and She Lashes Back
Louise Linton, the labels-loving wife of Steven Mnuchin, replied condescendingly to an Instagram poster about her lifestyle and belittled the woman for having less money than she does.Conspicuous consumption is not what I want to see in a public servant's wife.
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Opinion
Why Arbitration Is a Rigged System
Congress is trying to undo a rule that would make it easier for consumers to sue companies they feel wronged them.Arbitration is rigged because it makes cheating cheaper.
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Fashion & Style
A Birkin Bag in the Box Is Worth a Lifetime of Debt
At New York Loan Company, an upscale pawnshop, clients use designer handbags like credit cards. One reason to hold on to the packaging.Not to me.
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World
Crown Prince of Denmark Turned Away From Australian Bar for Lack of ID
The episode has drawn attention to a new state law that has angered bar owners and patrons by requiring that identification cards be scanned to gain entry.Australia has a problem with alcohol.
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Well
More Young People Are Dying of Colon Cancer
Younger Americans aren’t just getting cancer diagnoses earlier. They are dying of colorectal cancer at slightly higher rates than in previous decades, and no one really knows why."Doctors say you may be able to reduce your risk of colorectal cancer if you maintain a healthy weight, get a lot of physical activity, eat a healthy diet, don’t smoke and avoid excessive use of alcohol."
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Health
$417 Million Awarded in Suit Tying Johnson’s Baby Powder to Cancer
A Los Angeles jury voted the damages for a medical receptionist who developed ovarian cancer after using Johnson & Johnson’s talc for decades.There should be a causal link before there are awards.
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U.S.
All the Light Trump Was Not Supposed to See. But He Peeked.
The president’s penchant for defying convention was on vivid display even during the solar eclipse, when he discarded advice about averting his eyes from the sun.Ignore the clown.
We know he is purblind.
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/purblind
Meaning 3.
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Arts
Trump Looks Directly at the Eclipse, and Conan O’Brien Spies an Opening
Mr. O’Brien on President Trump looking at the eclipse: “He did it after they told him not to. So afterwards, everyone started advising him: Whatever you do, don’t resign.”I do not want president Pence.
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Arts
Why France Understood Jerry Lewis as America Never Did
While many Americans saw the entertainer as a mere clown, in France he was revered as an artist of the avant-garde, a revolutionary and a pioneer.I understand Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin.
Jerry Lewis Left me cold.
Mel Brooks deserves his honors.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mel_Brooks
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Books
In ‘Campus Confidential,’ a Professor Laments That Teaching Is Not the Priority of Teachers
Jacques Berlinerblau, a professor at Georgetown, explains that at colleges and universities, you don’t get what you pay for.A professorship is not my goal.
The work I do is interesting and rewarding.
It won't hurt to stop.
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