Tuesday, June 12, 2018

@20:25, 6/11/18

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World

Atrocities Under Kim Jong-un: Indoctrination, Prison Gulags, Executions

Numerous “crimes against humanity” have taken place in North Korea including murder, forced abortions, religious persecution and starvation, a United Nations commission found in 2014.

All true.

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Business Day

E-Commerce Might Help Solve the Mystery of Low Inflation

When it’s easier to comparison shop online, businesses are less likely to raise prices — but you wouldn’t know that by looking at official inflation data.

Low wages and low prices make a deflationary spiral.
The economy is not healthy.

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Food

Move Over Soft Serve, There’s a New Ice Cream in Town

A new shop in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, serves traditional Middle Eastern ice cream, known for its elastic properties.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Booza

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salep

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World

A Trump Photo Goes Viral, and the World Enters a Caption Contest

A photo of the G-7 summit in Canada posted by Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany showed her staring down an arms-crossed President Trump, and the internet had a field day.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/11/opinion/trump-quisling-enablers.html

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Opinion

America Isolated

With insults and invective, President Trump walks away from the global economic and political order America helped to build over generations.

The news is not good.

6
Well

To Take Care of Your Health, Measure Your Waist

If your waist measures 35 or more inches for women or 40 or more inches for men, chances are you’re harboring a potentially dangerous amount of abdominal fat.

OK

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Well

Lasik’s Risks Are Coming Into Sharper Focus

Some patients who undergo the eye surgery report a variety of side effects. They may persist for years, studies show.

I have not indulged in LASIKS.
I do not advised others to do so.

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Opinion

The Health Care Stalkers

The administration keeps threatening the Affordable Care Act, even as voters say health coverage is their biggest concern.

The nibbling is being done by the Republican party.

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Style

Don’t Put This Up There

From yogurt to oregano oil to lemon juice (OUCH!), the internet is chock-full of suggestions and remedies for women’s sexual health.

I am not any kind of expert.
I lack experience and instruction.

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Arts

Jackson Odell, Actor on ‘The Goldbergs,’ Is Found Dead at 20

The actor and aspiring singer, who also appeared on “Arrested Development” and “Modern Family,” was found at a sober-living facility in California.

Addiction is easy.
Recovery has costs.

My ignorance is profound.

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World

A Trump Photo Goes Viral, and the World Enters a Caption Contest

A photo of the G-7 summit in Canada posted by Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany showed her staring down an arms-crossed President Trump, and the internet had a field day.
World

Live Updates: President Trump to Meet Kim Jong-un of North Korea

At stake is the American goal of ridding North Korea of its nuclear arsenal and Mr. Kim’s desire to remove American weapons from the Korean Peninsula
Well

To Take Care of Your Health, Measure Your Waist

If your waist measures 35 or more inches for women or 40 or more inches for men, chances are you’re harboring a potentially dangerous amount of abdominal fat.
Opinion

Is the World Cup for Nationalists or Citizens of the World?

In both soccer and life, you can be a proud representative of your home country while being incurably global.
Smarter Living

Struggle With Self-Control? Take Yourself Out of the Equation

Instead of trying to will yourself to resist temptations, simply remove them.
Style

The 2018 Tonys Red Carpet

The stars of stage and, well, other stages, make a big fabulous entrance at the 2018 Tony Awards.
Opinion

Is Donald Trump Ready to Meet Kim Jong-un?

Mr. Trump and Mr. Kim arrived in Singapore on Sunday
World

Priyanka Chopra, ‘Quantico’ Star, Apologizes for Show’s Terrorism Plot Line

Both the actress and ABC Studios issued statements after an episode of the TV series angered some Indians. “I’m a proud Indian and that will never change,” Ms. Chopra said.
Watching

10 Movies to Fill the ‘Jurassic’-Sized Hole in Your Heart

Twenty-five years ago today, Steven Spielberg’s Oscar-winning adaptation of the Michael Crichton novel “Jurassic Park” opened in theaters nationwide.
Real Estate

Finding a Way to Stay in Harlem

One Harlem resident was determined to remain, even as the area gentrified and rents rose around her.

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