Thursday, December 28, 2017

@10:42, 12/26/17

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Obituaries

William Agee, ’70s C.E.O. Whose Star Was Dimmed, Dies at 79


"A woman's place is in the house and in the senate"

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World

Taking Credit for U.N. Budget Cut, Trump’s Envoy Hints at More to Come

Ambassador Nikki R. Haley coupled her applause for a $285 million cut in the 2018-2019 budget with a suggestion that she would seek further reductions.

The Trump administration is not diplomatic.

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N.Y. / Region

New York’s Attorney General in Battle With Trump

Eric Schneiderman’s office recently took its 100th legal or administrative action against “the biggest threat” to New Yorkers: the federal government.

Probably true.

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Opinion

The Trump-Less Kennedy Center Honors

When our president can’t confront artists who criticize him, where does that leave us?

He doesn't care.  His congress doesn't care.
No change.

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Opinion

The Hard Truth About the West’s Wild Horse Problem

The population has exploded. Animals are starving. Government efforts to fix the problem have failed. We need to cull the herds.

Encourage wolves.

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Opinion

To the Chicago Police, Any Black Kid Is in a Gang

My son is a black teenager, so he could easily end up in the dubious database of supposed gang members.

Chicago needs a black police force.

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Opinion

The 2017 Sidney Awards, Part I

Want to catch up on some of the best long-form journalism of the year? This is the first of two lists.

Bookmarked.

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Health

One Man’s Stand Against Junk Food as Diabetes Climbs Across India

India is “sitting on a volcano” of diabetes. A father’s effort to ban junk food sales in and near schools aims to change what children eat.

Junk food is bait.

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U.S.

Coyotes Are Colonizing Cities. Step Forward the Urban Hunter.

The pursuit of the predator in settings like strip malls, residential streets and parks is igniting a debate over the benefits and dangers of urban hunting.

Use traps.

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World

The Roots of Poland’s Defiance of the European Union

The bloc for the first time invoked a rule that could strip Poland of its voting rights after the president signed measures that critics say threaten the rule of law.

Russia and Germany have occupied Poland for centuries.


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