Sunday, February 3, 2019

@17:27, 2/3/19

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Magazine

The Patient’s Wife Thought Her Husband Was Being Treated for the Wrong Disease. She Was Right.

As she watched her husband deteriorate, she pushed doctors to rethink what they were doing.

Do what you can.

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U.S.

A Mayor’s Effort to Play Down Henry Ford’s Anti-Semitism Backfires

The mayor of Dearborn, Mich., halted distribution of a city history magazine documenting Ford’s bigoted views, a move that riled residents and historians.

Yes, it did.

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U.S.

Who Is Justin Fairfax, Virginia’s Lieutenant Governor?

If Gov. Ralph Northam accedes to his party’s calls to resign, Mr. Fairfax would become the second African-American governor in the state’s history.

The editor of the year book may know something.
If learning is impossible we are all doomed.

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U.S.

T.S.A. Agent Jumps to His Death From Hotel Balcony at Orlando Airport

The terminal was evacuated after the unidentified man jumped, causing passengers to flee unscreened into restricted areas.

Going bankrupt can do that to people.

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Health

When Is the Surgeon Too Old to Operate?

A handful of hospitals have instituted mandatory screening procedures for medical professionals over 70. Many have been unenthusiastic about the idea.

The clock ticks.
Age is a fact of life and surgery is a demanding life.

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World

Japan’s Working Mothers: Record Responsibilities, Little Help From Dads

Men in Japan do fewer hours of housework and child care than in any of the world’s richest nations. That keeps women from getting better jobs and holds back the economy.

Japan changes when it must.
Demographic collapse is unfeeling.


U.S.

Undocumented Immigrant Who Worked for Trump Will Attend His State of the Union

Victorina Morales worked as a maid at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J. She has been invited to attend the address by Representative Bonnie Watson Coleman, Democrat of New Jersey.

We do what we can.

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New York

El Chapo Drugged and Raped 13-Year-Old Girls, Witness Claims

On Friday night, prosecutors in the trial of El Chapo unsealed several secret documents, some of which revealed allegations that the kingpin had drugged and raped young girls.

El Chapo will die in prison.
Drugs will continue to cross borders.
Make them free to addicts.

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Technology

Apple Shows Facebook Who Has the Power in an App Dispute

After two days of disruptions, the iPhone maker restored the social network’s access to internal apps that its employees rely on in their jobs.

It is not clear who learned what.

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U.S.

A Secret Tunnel Leading Toward a Florida Bank Puzzles the F.B.I.

A narrow, 150-foot-long tunnel discovered on Tuesday reaches toward a Chase bank near Miami. The F.B.I. called it an “attempted bank burglary.”

There is more to learn.
The digger or diggers have seen too many movies.

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U.S.

In the Pale of Winter, Trump’s Tan Remains a State Secret

The White House insists that only “good genes” and a clear powder are behind President Trump’s glow, but mysteries about his grooming routine abound.

Trump should be out.

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Opinion

How to Talk Presidential

You can be the political life of the party.

The primaries will be interesting.

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New York

Amazon Has a New Strategy to Sway Skeptics in New York

The company is looking to improve its relationships in the city after the mostly disastrous rollout of its plans for a corporate campus in Queens.

Change is not welcomed.

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Opinion

When the Suffrage Movement Sold Out to White Supremacy

African-American women were written out of the history of the woman suffrage movement. As the centennial of the 19th Amendment approaches, it’s time for a new look at the past.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reconstruction_era

The franchise did not resurrect reconstruction.

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Arts

The Battle to Make the Strand a Landmark Is About More Than a Building

An attempt to preserve the home of a beloved independent bookstore points to a new way to think about saving the city’s cultural heritage.

Yes.

Sometimes the culture predeceases the supporting businesses.

Businesses die without customers.

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U.S.

Senate Evidence Clarifies Mystery Calls Around Trump Tower Meeting

Phone records show that Donald Trump Jr. spoke to family friends — the head of Nascar and an investor with ties to Russia — around a 2016 meeting with Russians promising dirt on Hillary Clinton.

Dead ends are to be expected.
The investigators should keep digging.

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U.S.

Mitch McConnell Calls Push to Make Election Day a Holiday a Democratic ‘Power Grab’

The Senate majority leader denounced a bill proposed by House Democrats that would make it easier to register to vote and cast a ballot.

Mitch McConnell is pleading guilty to election rigging.

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Business

Trump Sought a Loan During the 2016 Campaign. Deutsche Bank Said No.

Donald Trump turned to the German bank, one of the few lenders willing to do business with him, to borrow millions of dollars that would go to his golf resort in Scotland.

Deutsche Bank made a wise decision.

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U.S.

ICE Ran a Fake University in Michigan to Catch Immigration Fraud

The University of Farmington, outside Detroit, was part of an undercover operation by the Department of Homeland Security, the authorities said.

I do not approve of the action.

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Your Money

Here’s What the Fed’s Halt on Interest Rates Means for Your Wallet

There are consequences whether you have a savings account or a credit card (or both).

yes

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