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U.S.
White House Signals Retreat on Shutdown Threat
The White House press secretary suggested that President Trump might capitulate on his demand for $5 billion for a border wall, but lawmakers had yet to reach a deal.Negotiating.
It has been vanishingly rare.
The final offer has been made.
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New York
Trump Foundation Will Dissolve, Accused of ‘Shocking Pattern of Illegality’
The agreement by the Donald J. Trump Foundation follows a court decision that allowed a lawsuit brought by the New York attorney general to move forward.Yes
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World
China’s Leader Says Party Must Control ‘All Tasks,’ and Asian Markets Slump
The Chinese president marked 40 years of economic liberalization by arguing that the Communist Party’s firm control must not waver.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Economic_Policy
The P.R.C. has decided for ideological "purity".
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Science
The Yoda of Silicon Valley
Donald Knuth, master of algorithms, reflects on 50 years of his opus-in-progress, “The Art of Computer Programming.”https://www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/~knuth/taocp.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Art_of_Computer_Programming
A precis.
https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=The+Art+of+Computer+Programming+%28TAOCP%29&rh=n%3A283155%2Ck%3AThe+Art+of+
Computer+Programming+%28TAOCP%29
A lifetime in and out.
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U.S.
‘Not Hiding My Disgust’: Judge Rebukes Flynn, Then Delays Sentencing
A federal judge transformed a seemingly straightforward sentencing hearing for Michael T. Flynn, President Trump’s first national security adviser, into a dramatic showdown.Flynn knows more than he has testified.
He satisfied the prosecutors once.
The prosecutors have learned more in the meantime.
The prosecutors have more questions.
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U.S.
Blaming the Deep State: Officials Accused of Wrongdoing Adopt Trump’s Response
A Pentagon official and a government contractor investigated for mishandling classified material say that bureaucrats opposed to President Trump targeted them.The Republican putsch is failing.
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/putsch#English
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Smarter Living
5 Cheap(ish) Things for Cold Weather Running
Brrrrr.Not a bad idea.
The Chinese delivery riders put plastic bags on their hands to keep the wind and water off.
I like an anorak over Polartec.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malden_Mills
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Obituaries
Penny Marshall, TV Sitcom Star and Hollywood Director, Dies at 75
Ms. Marshall made a mark in “Laverne & Shirley” and went on to direct “Big,” “Awakenings” and “A League of Their Own.”People are not immortal.
She was not done.
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U.S.
Latent Prejudice Stirs When a Black Man Tries to Join a Charleston Club
The rejection of a black doctor by the all-white Charleston Rifle Club drew condemnation in a Southern city hoping to transcend its racial divides.The Old South has not died.
I do not want to encourage it.
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World
Mexico’s Strategy for Dealing With Trump: Warn Him About China
Mexico has a plan to deal with migrants: develop Central America, ideally with U.S. help. If not, it may turn to China, a powerful player in the region.The "game" of diplomacy continues.
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U.S.
Hacked European Cables Reveal a World of Anxiety About Trump, Russia and Iran
The cables quote China’s president calling America a bully, show concerns about Russian nuclear weapons in Crimea and detail the White House walking back President Trump’s words.The inteligence services are working. It is a good thing.
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Opinion
The End of Europe?
France is pivotal in holding the European Union together.The lands and peoples continue.
Sanity perhapse.
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New York
Cuomo Moves to Legalize Recreational Marijuana in New York Within Months
The move could bring in more than $1.7 billion in sales each year and put New York in line with several neighboring states.Reality is heard.
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Food
A Different Kind of Sheet Pan Supper
Pork loin roasted on a bed of cider-moistened apples and onions is a wintry dish suitable for entertaining or a cozy Sunday supper.I need a group.
It is more than I can eat alone.
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Food
The Filets Mignons of the Sea
Seared sea scallops shine when you prepare them like steak au poivre.Yum.
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Science
The Earth’s Shell Has Cracked, and We’re Drifting on the Pieces
Plate tectonics helped make our planet stable and habitable. But the slow shifting of continents is still a mysterious process.Some believe in biblical creation and would evangelize their beliefe.
4.5 billion years is our oldest surviving crust.
There are fossils in it.
Plate tectonics may not be recognized on Venus.
There is no liquid water there.
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Science
Narrower Skulls, Oblong Brains: How Neanderthal DNA Still Shapes Us
Two genes inherited from our evolutionary cousins may affect skull shape and brain size even today. What that means for human behavior is a mystery."We has met the enemy and he is us."
Walt Kelly
People were interfertile with Neanderthal.
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Business
Apple Computers Used to Be Built in the U.S. It Was a Mess.
Steve Jobs tried to create a manufacturing culture in Silicon Valley. As one former Apple engineer put it, "It wasn't great for business."Industrial engineering is a skill set with centuries of history.
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U.S.
Minneapolis, Tackling Housing Crisis and Inequity, Votes to End Single-Family Zoning
In a bold move, Minneapolis became the first major city in the country to approve a plan to end single-family zoning citywide.Good luck to them.
Jane Jacobs was right.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Jacobs
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Business
A Chinese Tycoon Sought Power and Influence. Washington Responded.
Ye Jianming courted the Biden family and networked with former United States security officials. Today, his empire is crashing down in court.The Trump coterie has difficulty with competition.
"When the time comes to hang the capitalists there will be a businessman to sell us the rope."
Lenin (?)
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