Monday, December 10, 2018

@16:40, 12/9/18

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U.S.

Bush’s Coffin Arrives at Capitol, Where the Former President Will Lie in State

President Trump does not plan to deliver a eulogy at George Bush’s funeral service Wednesday at Washington National Cathedral.

"I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him"

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U.S.

Brett Favre and Soulja Boy Unwittingly Record Videos With Coded Anti-Semitism

Mr. Favre, the rapper Soulja Boy Tell ’Em and the comedian Andy Dick answered similar requests on Cameo, which allows fans to pay celebrities for personalized video messages.

The performer's agent must read and approve the script. 

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New York

Why Michael Cohen, Trump’s Fixer, Confessed to It All

Mr. Cohen has told friends that he wanted to speed up the process by confessing his crimes quickly so that he could begin serving any sentence he receives.

Michael Cohen knows his life as a lawyer is over.
He wants to rejoin society as soon as possible.

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Business

Trade Truce Helps Lift Wynn’s Stock

Wynn Resorts is among the best-performing stocks in the S&P 500. The trade truce between the United States and China is a big factor.

Another name for a gambling resort is a money laundry.

5
Style

Can’t Take Your Fancy Dog Hiking in the Country? Hire a Pro

Rich New Yorkers who feel bad about keeping their dogs inside all day are paying dog hikers to let them run free in the country.

It is a business. 
You could board dogs in the country.
The trip is longer than is possible in one day.

6
World

John Chau Aced Missionary Boot Camp. Reality Proved a Harsher Test.

Before being killed on a remote island in the Andaman Sea, Mr. Chau attended a missionary training camp in Kansas.

Yes.

The islanders want to be left alone. 
The world can indulge them.

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Style

Tales From the Warhol Factory

In each of three successive spaces called the Factory, Andy Warhol created movies, paintings, time capsules and psychosexual dramas with a half-life of many decades. Here his collaborators recall the places, the times and the man.

I met him.
I didn't like him.

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World

Facing Brexit Defeat, Theresa May Turns to Damage Control

With a crucial vote in Parliament looming on Dec. 11, the odds are stacked against the prime minister. At this point, a narrow loss may seem like a win.

Things look like no deal.

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Business

Menial Tasks, Slurs and Swastikas: Many Black Workers at Tesla Say They Faced Racism

African-American workers have reported threats, humiliation and barriers to promotion at the plant. The automaker says there is no pattern of bias.

People often are abusive.
"Power corrupts"

10
Opinion

Can You Like the Person You Love to Hate?


Yes.

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Magazine

Why the Director of ‘Anchorman’ Decided to Take On Dick Cheney

With “Vice,” his biopic of Bush’s vice president, Adam McKay completes his journey from “S.N.L.” writer to fierce critic of the American right.

Dick Cheney is a key character in the modern right.

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World

A Generation of Widows, Raising Children Who Will Be Forged by Loss

The war in Afghanistan is disproportionately killing young men, leaving behind women with limited options.

Islam specifies death for conversion away from Islam.

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U.S.

After a California Wildfire, New and Old Homeless Populations Collide

Butte County already had 2,000 homeless people and a crisis on its hands before the Camp Fire’s devastation added tens of thousands more to their ranks.

Nature cannot care.

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U.S.

The Race for Alaskan Oil: 6 Key Takeaways

For more than a generation, opposition to drilling has left a 19-million-acre wildlife refuge in Alaska largely unscathed. But the region is on the cusp of major change as Washington speedily rolls back protections.

Oil on the North Slope is suspected.
The speculators are losing money on every barrel and hope to make it up on volume.

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New York

Do Children Get a Subpar Education in Yeshivas? New York Says It Will Finally Find Out

Some students graduate from the ultra-Orthodox schools barely knowing how to read and write in English. New rules could force the schools to change how they operate.

The Yeshivas do not provide the basic education mandated by the New York State constitution.

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Theater

‘Network’ in an Age of Fake News and Fury

Even the cast and creators are working out what the stage adaptation of the prescient 1976 film means right now.

Read the news. 
No editor gets all of the facts.
Some do much better than others.
The sources have agendas.

17
New York

Official in Charge of City Snow Removal Was Asked to Resign. He Refused.

Joseph Esposito, New York City’s head of emergency management, said he would not quit. City Hall’s refusal to comment has left many officials in a state of uncertainty.

Whining does not help.
The first real storm of the season is always a surprise.

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U.S.

Athlete to Activist: How a Public Coming Out Shaped a Young Football Player’s Life

In a very public speech last year, Jake Bain, now a college athlete, became an accidental activist determined to change the national conversation about gay teenagers.

Late but useful.

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U.S.

North Carolina’s Election Turmoil: What We Know and Don’t Know

The race in the state’s Ninth Congressional District has been upended by allegations of absentee ballot fraud, which the state elections board is investigating.

The ninth district election in North Carolina has not been resolved.

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New York

A Final Proving Ground for Guide Dogs to the Blind: Midtown Manhattan

A school for Seeing Eye dogs uses the chaos of New York City as its ultimate test when matching young dogs with their blind masters.

Failure is expensive.

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