Thursday, August 31, 2017

@19:00, 8/31/17

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1
Opinion

Melania Trump’s High Heels

A reader says a Times article “crossed the line from valid critique to nit-picking.”

Trump has no need for a break.

2
U.S.

The Sun Came Out in Houston. Here’s What Residents Saw.

Houston in the wake of Harvey is a study in contrasts: of some neighborhoods moving on and of others doing anything but that.

Things are draining and drying.    Clean up in progress.

3
U.S.

‘We Only Kill Black People,’ Police Officer Says During Traffic Stop

A Georgia officer is being investigated for telling a white woman she had nothing to fear. His lawyer said he was trying to gain her compliance.

The culture of Georgia will be changed.

4
Science

The Secret Ingredient That Stops Honeybees From Becoming Queens

Researchers have identified the molecule from plants that finds its way into the “bee bread” fed to honeybee larvae and determines their destiny.

Another fact learned.

5
Opinion

Three Cheers for Cultural Appropriation

If we make people stay in the ethnic and racial lane assigned to them by accident of birth, we’ll lose everything that makes this country great.

I had not noticed that the left was the enemy of diversity.
The left steals what it needs from any culture.

6
Fashion & Style

A Mystery Ball Where the Illuminati Have Cloven Hooves

Thirty partygoers board a bus bound for secret location and an immersive theater piece featuring a banquet, a naked swim and a plea for animal rights.

If you wish.

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U.S.

Mnuchin Doesn’t Endorse Placing Harriet Tubman on the New $20 Bill

The Treasury Secretary said he hasn’t decided whether to replace President Andrew Jackson, a Trump favorite, on the $20 bill.

Andrew Jackson was a nasty man and a believer in conquest and chattel slavery.
His image should be replaced, probably with an apple pie.

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N.Y. / Region

If This Bridge Were on Broadway, It Would Be ‘Hamilton’

The first span of the new Tappan Zee is getting rave reviews from drivers, but its first real test is still to come: Labor Day weekend.

noted

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The Learning Network

Look for the Helpers

Who are the helpers who have impressed you, whether because they did something heroic during Hurricane Harvey or because they help in your own life or community?

Very few are Republicans.

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U.S.

U.S. Test Successfully Intercepts Ballistic Missile

Days after another missile launch from North Korea, the United States tested its intercept capabilities off the coast of Hawaii.

Send in the diplomats.
Saber rattling does not help.


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