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Times Insider
Will Shortz: A Profile of a Lifelong Puzzle Master
The New York Times’s crossword editor discovered his interest in puzzles as a child. Now he counts at least one former president among his fans.Solving is rare. Mastery is impossible for me.
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Business Day
Trump Administration Is Said to Prepare Broad Trade Case Against China
The inquiry, focused on alleged intellectual property violations, marks a shift in policy toward Beijing after President Trump had emphasized greater cooperation.The public domain is civilization.
It is the knowledge held in libraries, the record of thousands of years of curiosity and experiment.
The public domain can be considered to have a "surface".
That bound is the habitat of intellectual property.
The Purpose of intellectual property is to stimulate the growth of the public domain. It acts by monetizing new intellectual work.
Business and government abuse intellectual property by using it to stabilize the surface of the public domain.
Religions attempt to isolate parts of the public domain by converting them to closed systems.
The Trump trade case against China will fail.
There is no benefit for China in it.
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World
Qatar Buys Italian Warships as Persian Gulf Crisis Deepens
The foreign ministers of Qatar and Italy reached a deal for seven warships on Wednesday, as the two-month old Gulf crisis appears unlikely to abateThe religious war continues.
The Trump administration is unwilling to disengage or participate in Qatar.
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World
Cambodian Leader Orders U.S. Charity Shut Down Over Sex Trade Report
Prime Minister Hun Sen accused the group, Agape International Missions, of exaggerating the extent of sex trafficking in a report featured by CNN.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Customary_international_law
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peremptory_norm
Pay the U.N. dues.
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Business Day
As Europe Sours on Diesel, Germany Fights to Save It
Ministers, state leaders and car company chiefs gathered for a summit meeting in an attempt to contain a crisis of confidence that threatens thousands of jobs.Diesel is a good constant speed device.
I would regret its loss as a power cycle.
It has been sold by a lie.
Germany does not have a winning argument.
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Business Day
Morning Agenda: Post-Scaramucci, White House Turns to Taxes
Moving past the dramatic ouster of the financier-turned-spokesman, the White House picked up its campaign for tax changes. But challenges await.Trump and the Republicans have "the wrong end of the stick".
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Business Day
China’s Trophy Case of Deals Could Become a Discount Rack
It is unclear how aggressively Beijing will rein in acquisitions. Still, bargain-hunters will benefit from any selling spree by Chinese companies.Pyramid schemes do not do well in a tightening credit market.
Let the "fire sale" proceed.
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Business Day
Jeff Brotman, Founder of Retail Juggernaut Costco, Dies at 74
Mr. Brotman, never fond of shopping himself, grew the company into one of the world’s largest retailers by advertising rock-bottom prices on household goods.Amazon is eating his lunch.
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U.S.
Homeland Security to Bypass Environmental Laws in Border Wall Work
The Department of Homeland Security will invoke waivers to environmental laws when it begins construction of border wall prototypes near San Diego."Lets you and him fight"
The border wall is a bad idea that should die.
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World
America’s Competitors Angle For Silicon Valley’s Business
As the Trump administration tightens immigration, governments around the world are stepping up their efforts to lure talent and capital away from the United States.Everybody likes cheap skilled help.
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