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New York
Shutdown Sets Off Airport Delays as F.A.A. Announces Staffing Shortages
The delays cascaded along the East Coast, reaching as far north as Boston, but La Guardia was the only airport that had been closed off to arriving flights.Workers will be paid in two weeks.
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Opinion
Who Needs a Paycheck Anyway?
The shutdown reveals the administration's callous elitism.Six weeks without income.
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U.S.
Trump Announces Deal to Reopen Government, in Surprise Retreat From Wall
The plan will fund the government until Feb. 15 while Republicans and Democrats negotiate over border security. The plan includes none of the money for the border wall that he had demanded.Trump surrendered. He thinks he has called an armistace.
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New York
The Half King Is Dead. Long Live the Half King.
The Half King, a bar favored by war correspondents and conflict photographers, endured all kinds of disasters in its 19 years. Then came the tourists.I was not aware of The Half King while it lived.
I regret its passing.
There is certainly a replacement.
I don't know where it is.
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U.S.
A ‘Let Them Eat Cake’ Shutdown? Democrats Make the Most of an Administration’s Missteps
Democrats are making the most of fumbling shutdown statements made by members of an administration stocked with millionaires.The Republicans are doing a good job of self destruction.
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U.S.
In Trump’s Immigration Announcement, a Compromise Snubbed All Around
Seeking to appeal to a broader swath of the public and end the government shutdown, President Trump alienated portions of his hard-right base and made no headway with Democratic congressional leaders.It did not become a fact.
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U.S.
Florida Secretary of State Resigns After Blackface Photos Surface
Michael Ertel resigned after a newspaper obtained photos from 2005 showing him dressed for a Halloween party as a “victim” of Hurricane Katrina."Blackface" has been unacceptable since the 1930s.
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Opinion
Why Trump Will Lose in 2020
The president is running hard on a strategy of riling up his base. But by doing that, he riles up the Democratic base, too, and that one is bigger.This may work.
It must not be taken for granted.
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U.S.
Aviation Professionals Warn of Dire Risk Amid Shutdown
In a joint statement, the unions that represent the nation’s air traffic controllers, pilots and flight attendants said the threat to safety was growing by the day.The flight attendants brought the shutdown to an end.
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Arts
The Horrors of Auschwitz at a Museum in New York
With “Auschwitz. Not Long Ago. Not Far Away.,” the Museum of Jewish Heritage will devote much of its building to artifacts from that Nazi death camp.The history is not hidden.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XUYZoguhEQ
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Mighty_Fortress_Is_Our_God
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U.S.
Nancy Pelosi, a Woman in Control, Is a Rival Who Flummoxes Trump
In the past, when President Trump was challenged by powerful women, he appealed to their male bosses. Not so for Ms. Pelosi, who is her own boss.Trump does not have the power.
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Real Estate
Beyond the Built-in Bookcase
The best built-ins aren’t just for books. How about a built-in for the dog, or the in-laws?The loss of spatial flexibility is the price of built-ins.
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Smarter Living
How to Use ‘Do Not Disturb’ on Your Phone (While Still Letting Important Calls Through)
The bliss of turning off all notifications on your phone doesn’t have to come with the anxiety of potentially missing an important call or text. Here’s how you can have it all.A practical procedure.
I have a flip phone.
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Opinion
Steve Jobs Never Wanted Us to Use Our iPhones Like This
The devices have become our constant companions. This was not the plan.Put the phone down and step away.
If it is grafted on, Off will do the trick.
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U.S.
A Nuclear Site Guard Accused Colleagues of Sexual Assault. Then She Was Fired.
The accusations underscored an entrenched culture of discrimination and retaliation that guards said flourished under two contractors at a highly classified Energy Department site in Nevada.Centerra and SOC have a problem.
It should probably put them out of business.
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U.S.
Indicting Roger Stone, Mueller Shows Link Between Trump Campaign and WikiLeaks
The evidence was revealed in an indictment of Roger J. Stone Jr., a self-described dirty trickster and longtime adviser to President Trump.Mueller is doing his job.
I wish he was doing it faster.
17
New York
4 Arrested and 23 Guns Seized in Plot Against Muslim Enclave in Upstate N.Y.
Three men and a 16-year-old planned to attack Islamberg, N.Y., using 23 firearms and three improvised explosive devices, police said.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamberg,_New_York
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Islamberg,+Tompkins,+NY+13783/@42.0496299,-75.339323,16z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x89db6d335e9df419:0x6ad4a74cd8797a24!8m2!3d42.050301!4d-75.340031
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recep_Tayyip_Erdo%C4%9Fan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fethullah_G%C3%BClen
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saylorsburg,_Pennsylvania
These are Trump enthusiasts.
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U.S.
Nurse Charged With Sexual Assault of Woman in Vegetative State Who Gave Birth
The Phoenix Police Department said that DNA taken from Nathan Sutherland, 36, a nurse at Hacienda HealthCare, matched that of a boy who was born in December.Guilty of necrophilia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Necrophilia
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Opinion
Never Tweet
The controversy over the Covington students shows why American journalism should disengage from Twitter."You don’t have to quit totally — that’s impossible in today’s news business. Instead, post less, lurk more."
The picture looked like a smirk.
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Opinion
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Is Leading and Following at the Same Time
The Democratic electorate has shifted sharply to the left, taking many politicians along with it — willingly and unwillingly.It could be motion to the center of the political range.
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U.S.
Trump Announces Deal to Reopen Government, in Surprise Retreat From Wall
The plan will fund the government until Feb. 15 while Republicans and Democrats negotiate over border security. The plan includes none of the money for the border wall that he had demanded.It will cost Trump.
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U.S.
Border Wall Is Out of Sync With the Southwest’s Changing Politics
The wall might have helped Republicans in places like Montana and North Dakota, but all nine House members whose districts touch the southern border oppose it.9
Sports
Gracie Gold’s Battle for Olympic Glory Ended in a Fight to Save Herself
Gold appeared to be a gold medal favorite in figure skating for the 2018 Winter Games. Then her mental health unraveled, and a cry for help became her boldest move.Coaching is supposed to be a help.
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U.S.
Nancy Pelosi, a Woman in Control, Is a Rival Who Flummoxes Trump
In the past, when President Trump was challenged by powerful women, he appealed to their male bosses. Not so for Ms. Pelosi, who is her own boss.Nancy Pelosi is a separate power
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Business
Another Loan? Furloughed Employees Balk at Wilbur Ross’s Suggestion
Mr. Ross said workers should be able to take out loans to cover their bills because eventually they will receive back pay.Wilbur Ross gave bad advice.
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Opinion
Your Loyalties Are Your Life
The philosopher we need today.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josiah_Royce
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Objective_idealism
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_James
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pragmatism
I will myself toward pragmatism.
Do what works.
David Brooks is in error.
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U.S.
For a President Consumed With Winning, a Stinging Defeat
President Trump learns the hard way about the political danger of shutdowns and his limits in an era of divided power.Individual 1 does not learn.
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Opinion
The Supreme Court Just Ended My Military Career
The justices chose not to protect the rights of transgender patriots like me.Individual 1 does not learn.
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Business
The Hedge Fund Manager Who Just Paid $238 Million for a Manhattan Penthouse
Here’s what else we know about the billionaire Kenneth Griffin and how he spends his money (besides buying New York’s most expensive apartment).https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wealth_tax
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Opinion
The Green Book’s Black History
Lessons from the Jim Crow-era travel guide for African-American elites.A dog friendly list and a racist list would be useful
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Opinion
Never Tweet
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