Thursday, December 20, 2018

@22:23, 12/20/18

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1
Opinion

Trump’s Decision to Withdraw From Syria Is Alarming. Just Ask His Advisers.

This isn’t the first time the president and his administration have sent mixed messages.

Trump does not do diplomacy.

2
Business

What Is Talc, Where Is It Used and Why Is Asbestos a Concern?

Here's what you need to know about talc and the health-related claims surrounding it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesothelioma
Asbestos is the cause.
Talc or soapstone contains asbestos.

3
Arts

Penny Marshall Did It Her Way, Yes, Her Way

Remembering Marshall as Laverne DeFazio, the 1950s blue-collar dynamo of a 1970s sitcom.

As it happens, I do not.

4

U.S.

Bidding Congress Farewell, Paul Ryan Laments Nation’s ‘Broken’ Politics

On a valedictory tour, Mr. Ryan is putting a high gloss on a speakership of dubious accomplishment. He fulfilled his tax-cutting dream, but the deficit is soaring.

Still bullshitting.

5
New York

7 Ways to Fix the M.T.A. (Which Needs a $60 Billion Overhaul)


Give them a bond.

6
Magazine

Is Denaturalization the Next Front in the Trump Administration’s War on Immigration?

The prosecution of naturalized United States citizens is a sign of a gathering storm.

It looks like ex post facto law to me.

7
World

Egypt Unearths Tomb of Royal Priest From 4,400 Years Ago

The well-preserved tomb was discovered in Saqqara, an ancient city south of Cairo. Officials called it “one of a kind.”


A unique survivor is a better descriptor.

There were many priests over the centuries.

8
Style

The Big Online Dating Rebrand

Apps like Tinder, Bumble and Grindr want you to fall in love again (with them).

I am not "Playing the field".

9
Your Money

The Simplest Annuity Explainer We Could Write

We define immediate annuities, fixed annuities, variable annuities and index annuities, plus give you questions to ask salespeople.

I think I can guess better than most.
I may move more into cash.

10
Magazine

After ‘Gravity,’ Alfonso Cuarón Had His Pick of Directing Blockbusters. Instead, He Went Home to Make ‘Roma.’

The director’s new film tells the story of his childhood in Mexico — but seen from the vantage of the domestic worker who raised him.

"Write what you know"

11
Business

Wall Street Stocks Inch Higher as Crude Oil Tumbles

The S&P 500 hit its lowest point in 2018 on Monday. An early rebound off those lows faded as energy stocks declined on Tuesday.

Oil and stocks are down.

12
Opinion

Chaos? A Trump Specialty

As Congress sees a shutdown as increasingly inevitable, the president sees a chance to show more swagger.

OK

13
World

‘Yellow Vest’ Protests Dwindle Amid Warnings and Concessions

Thousands still turned out after the government cautioned that protests could complicate the task of preventing terrorism after an attack this week in Strasbourg.

Fix the policies.
Tax wealth.

14
World

Australian Gag Order Stokes Global Debate on Secrecy

When a local judge placed a gag order on a high-profile criminal case, it muzzled journalists and publishers around the world from reporting on a subject of international interest.

Tell us later.

There is no right to profit.

15
Obituaries

Oribe Canales, Celebrity Hairdresser to Celebrities, Dies at 62

Known simply as Oribe, he helped define an ’80s and ’90s era of big hair, outsize glamour and downtown fun.

Gay and rich is not healthy.

Hair spray is toxic.

16
U.S.

Facebook’s Data Sharing and Privacy Rules: 5 Takeaways From Our Investigation

Facebook collects more information on more people than almost any other private corporation in history. And it gave dozens of companies more intrusive access to that data than it ever disclosed.

Avoid FaceBook.

17
Food

What to Cook This Week

Fry some chicken to enjoy with coleslaw and biscuits, then balance it out with a big salad and lemon-caper dressing.

OK

18
New York

Federal Officials Accuse N.Y. County of Blocking Investigation Into Limo Crash That Killed 20

Two months after the nation’s deadliest accident in years, federal investigators say they cannot get access to the limo and other evidence.

Stop whining.
The county gets first cut.
Make a joint report.

19
Business

Wall Street Is Battered by Worsening Economic Outlook in China

Disappointing retail sales and industrial output figures in China helped drag markets down.

Wall Street is troubled by bad policy.

20
U.S.

‘They’re Not Fact-Checking’: How Lies on College Applications Can Slip Through the Net

Admissions officials and consultants say colleges do little to verify the truth of the impressive résumés and moving hardship stories submitted by applicants under rising pressure to stand out.

Frosh drop is traditional.
Lying is a salable skill.


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