@19:25, 7/28/18

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World

Newest U.S. Strategy in Afghanistan Mirrors Past Plans for Retreat

By THOMAS GIBBONS-NEFF and HELENE COOPER | Jul 28th 2018

The Trump administration is pushing Afghan commanders to surrender rural and sparsely populated areas of the country and focus on protecting cities.

The Republican party has a penchant for bad policy.
send them i-pods.

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World

After Pakistan’s Heated Election, Key Parties Lend Support to Imran Khan

By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN and DANIYAL HASSAN | Jul 28th 2018

Swing parties are coalescing around Imran Khan, the cricket star whose political party won Pakistan’s elections, paving the way for him to ascend to the premiership.

Imran Khan won his election.
Pakistan is a sovereign nation.


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Opinion

Overlooked by the Media, Women Like Me Took to Instagram

By NATASHA S. ALFORD | Jul 28th 2018

I rarely see Afro-Latinas on television. Online, it’s a different story.

Do what works.

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U.S.

Woman and 2 of Her Great-Grandchildren Die in Carr Fire, Family Says

By SCOTT BRANSFORD and CHRISTINA CARON | Jul 28th 2018

Ed Bledsoe left his wife and great-grandchildren to run errands and gather supplies. Less than an hour later, his neighborhood was engulfed in flames.

If nothing else,  dig.
A storm shelter would work.

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Sports

Luis Severino Struggles Again as the Royals Clobber the Yankees

By ZACH SCHONBRUN | Jul 28th 2018

Severino, the steady force at the top of the rotation, was hammered by the American League’s worst offensive team in the first game of a doubleheader.

https://nytimes.stats.com/mlb/standings.asp

East
Team	W	L	Pct	GB	Home	Road	East	Central	West	Last 10	Streak
Boston	72	33	.686	-	35 - 14	37 - 19	33 - 14	12 - 8	20 - 10	6 - 4	W 1
NY Yankees	65	37	.637	5.5	35 - 15	30 - 22	25 - 19	14 - 5	16 - 6	4 - 6	L 1
Tampa Bay	53	51	.510	18.5	29 - 20	24 - 31	21 - 21	13 - 6	13 - 12	5 - 5	L 1
Toronto	47	55	.461	23.5	27 - 28	20 - 27	17 - 25	13 - 10	8 - 15	5 - 5	W 1
Baltimore	30	74	.288	41.5	18 - 35	12 - 39	13 - 30	8 - 16	3 - 16	4 - 6	W 1

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Opinion

The Don and His Badfellas

By MAUREEN DOWD | Jul 28th 2018

Is President Trump, the godfather of his alternative universe, untouchable?

Trump is small time.

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Opinion

The Earth in Sadness

By ALISON KINNEY | Jul 28th 2018

At the end of my marriage, I found the grief and hope I felt expressed everywhere in nature.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monk_parakeet#United_States
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yucca_brevifolia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_Tree_National_Park
I have no certainty.

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U.S.

Still Standing, Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump Step Back in the Spotlight

By MAGGIE HABERMAN and KATIE ROGERS | Jul 28th 2018

They have waited out, and in some cases ground down, their critics, and are ready to make a more visible push for their projects.

Protective coloration.

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Opinion

Why Mistranslation Matters

By MARK POLIZZOTTI | Jul 28th 2018

Would history have been different if Khrushchev had used a better interpreter?

Diplomats are professional.

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Opinion

Mike Pence, Holy Terror

By FRANK BRUNI | Jul 28th 2018

Are you sure you want to get rid of Donald Trump?

"“I have to say that I prefer Donald Trump, because I think that Trump is more obvious in his intent,” he said, while Pence tends to “disguise his agenda.” D’Antonio then pointed out that if Pence assumed the presidency in the second half of Trump’s first term, he’d be eligible to run in 2020 and 2024 and potentially occupy the White House for up to 10 years."

Let the investigations continue.


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