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U.S.
Cold Weather Tips From Chicagoans Who Really Know What They’re Talking About
Ditch the denim. Wear rubber gloves. Never stop moving.Heat indoors is the best protection from the cold.
Moisture barriers next to the skin are important.
Wind barriers over a puffy layer finish the job.
Achieving these is personal choice.
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Opinion
The Real Wall Isn’t at the Border
It’s everywhere, and we’re fighting against the wrong one.The thought is nearly correct but the controlling function is limited. The barrier is more than past actions. It is the world model that is subject to limits as it always has been.
A wall is in peoples minds.
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U.S.
A Merciless Cold Lingers in the Midwest
A deep, brutal cold set in across the Midwest on Wednesday, sending temperatures plummeting to stunning depths. With the wind chill, it felt like minus 53 in Minneapolis.A few cold days.
Skiers see them every year.
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U.S.
Venezuelan Opposition Leader Guaidó Controls U.S. Bank Accounts, State Dept. Says
The State Department’s decision to turn over assets and property to Juan Guaidó is part of a Trump Administration effort to oust President Nicolás Maduro.The Republican party is dedicated to anticommunism.
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Movies
‘Mary Poppins,’ and a Nanny’s Shameful Flirting With Blackface
The racial caricatures of the original P.L. Travers novels find disturbing echoes in the new movie and its beloved 1964 forerunner.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaka
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Isandlwana
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U.S.
‘I’m Going to Die Here,’ She Told the Guards. They Didn’t Listen.
The nation’s jails can be dangerous, or even deadly, for sick inmates like Lamekia Dockery. Often, no one is held accountable.Ms. Dockery was not sentenced to death.
She was criminally abused.
Medical attention is a civil right.
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Opinion
A Frat Boy and a Gentleman
One researcher found that fraternities were embracing “a more inclusive form of masculinity,” based on equality for gay men, respect for women, racial parity and emotional intimacy.Fraternities are tolerated on campuses by the campus authorities. They are required to follow rules on pain of banning.
The rules have changed,
Thus the fraternities have changed.
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U.S.
Charter Schools Suffer Setback in Aftermath of Los Angeles Strike
Supporters of charter schools are back on their heels in Los Angeles and across the country after a wave of mass teacher walkouts.Separation of church and state is a requirement.
A fully secular curriculum is necessary.
Per student funding plus building maintenance must be the only way.
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Travel
On the Way to Auschwitz, I Found ‘Heil Hitler’ Signs For Sale
On a Holocaust education trip in Poland, a writer discovers Nazi memorabilia at a flea market, in apparent violation of the law. But nothing is quite that simple.Nostalgia is not selective.
Education cannot be selective.
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The Upshot
With Paid Leave, Gates Foundation Says There Can Be Too Much of a Good Thing
Instead of a year, parents will get six months, a number that researchers say avoids the pitfalls of longer leaves.Mothers deserve to be paid generously.
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U.S.
Dealmakers Dominate Panel Tasked to Reach Border Security Agreement
The House-Senate conference committee that has three weeks to strike a border security deal is dominated by lawmakers experienced in bipartisan compromise.If there is a deal, it should be expensive for the Republicans.
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U.S.
Alaska Hunter Who Killed Cubs in Bear Den Gets 3 Months in Jail
A father-and-son hunting pair fatally shot a mother black bear and her newborn cubs in April. A camera used for wildlife research captured the whole thing.Good.
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Business
Foxconn Reconsidering Plans for a Wisconsin Factory Heralded by Trump
The Taiwanese company’s intent to build a $10 billion plant with 13,000 jobs was hailed by President Trump. It now sees a shift toward research.A company must make a profit or go quickly bankrupt.
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Obituaries
Meshulam Riklis, Financier Who Wed Pia Zadora, Is Dead at 95
He was one of the first corporate raiders to acquire companies with leveraged buyouts. But he was probably best known for his marriage.A willing buyer and a willing seller.
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World
With Spies and Other Operatives, a Nation Looms Over Venezuela’s Crisis: Cuba
The island nation has provided intelligence support to Venezuela for years, helping President Nicolás Maduro suppress dissent in the military and across society.The oil business does not smell good in the Venezuelan mess.
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World
Intervening Against Venezuela’s Strongman, Trump Belies ‘America First’
By demanding that Nicolás Maduro relinquish power, President Trump is embracing the sort of international assertion that he has disdained in past administrations — at enormous risk.The oil industry is moribund.
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Technology
Huawei and China Have Limited Ways to Answer U.S. Charges
Slowing growth and the trade war could restrict Beijing’s ability to get tough. Huawei has shuffled its Washington staff, apparently seeking a reset in relations.Huawei and China have Trump by the short hairs.
Trump will back off soon.
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U.S.
Elizabeth Warren’s 2020 Strategy: Stand Out by ‘Nerding Out’
Ms. Warren’s passion for policy minutiae has become her way of distinguishing herself in a large Democratic field. But some voters say she risks being seen as out of touch and too intellectual.Elizabeth Warren is an intelectual.
She is not out of touch.
She is the best candidate in the field.
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New York
The Secret Sushi Bar on the 10th Floor
A controversial chef has created a sort of sushi speakeasy in a hotel room. It’s not easy to get a reservation. For one thing, there are only four seats at the bar.As convenient.
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World
U.S. and Taliban Edge Toward Deal to End America’s Longest War
Six days of peace talks that wrapped up Saturday were the most serious negotiations yet to make way for an American troop withdrawal and an end to the 17-year war.We must accept any Afghan that has worked with the "west".
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