Monday, February 11, 2019

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U.S.

Talks Over Border Security Break Down, Imperiling Effort to Prevent Shutdown

Lawmakers and aides familiar with the negotiations said the number of beds for housing detained migrants already in the country was the main sticking point.

No wall.

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Arts

‘S.N.L.’ Features Halsey in Dual Role and Dips Into Bezos Photos

Halsey was both the host and musical guest in an episode that also tore into the Virginia blackface controversy.

"Hilarity ensues"

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U.S.

Takeaways From Trump’s 2019 State of the Union Address

President Trump's speech, embedded with patriotic language and delivered in a reassuring tone, veered between two moods — combative and conciliation.

There is nothing I want here.

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Opinion

A Message of Unity From an Agent of Discord

Let’s see how long it lasts.

Vanished.
"Mr. Trump’s soothing message, in short, was wholly at odds with the acrid reality of how he has governed. In that way, the entire spectacle — reflected in the vibrating hostility between the two sides trapped together in the House chamber — evinced the true state of the union: fractured, fractious, painfully dysfunctional."

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Fashion

The Vibe Was Electric and That Was Before the Coffee Buzz

A random meeting that didn’t seem so random after a self-professed psych
ic finds a connection with a guy in the Starbucks line.

Sooner is better.     As soon as you can is best.

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U.S.

New Hampshire Women Lose State Supreme Court Battle to Go Topless

In a 3-2 ruling, the justices ruled that a city ordinance barring women from showing their nipples was not a form of discrimination based on gender

The ruling is ridiculous.
Get on the town board and change the law.

Perhaps a lip mask . . .

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U.S.

El Paso’s Message for Trump Before Rally: Don’t Speak for Us

President Trump has scheduled a rally in El Paso, which he has used as an example of the security a border wall can bring. But many city officials don’t agree.

Trump's border fixation is ruining their business.

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New York

How a 25-Inch Plot of Land in Greenwich Village Embodied ‘a Resistance’

A tiny portion of land near Christopher Street, smaller than a yield sign, was once the smallest piece of privately owned land in New York City.

New York City has a long history,

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New York

The $238 Million Penthouse Provokes a Fierce Response: Tax It

Proponents say a pied-à-terre tax could pay to repair New York City’s crumbling infrastructure, but others worry the wealthy will buy elsewhere.

If the super wealthy ceased to claim city addresses the loss would be minimal.

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Climate

Before Global Warming, Humans Caused Global Cooling, Study Finds

Researchers argue that the decimation of indigenous populations centuries ago set off a chain of events that contributed to a period of global cooling.

Wonderful if true.
The response is far larger than the driving function.

Proof is required.

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Style

The Most Narcissistic Exercise Equipment Ever

Mirror, mirror, on the wall: Who’s the fittest of them all?

Snow white!

Private training.

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U.S.

They Have Worked on Conflicts Overseas. Now These Americans See ‘Red Flags’ at Home.

A growing group of conflict prevention experts, many from war zones abroad, are beginning to apply their peacemaking skills to the American political divide.

The peace makers are not wrong.
They are getting little help from the right.

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World

He Survived More Than 40 Hours as Scores Drowned Around Him

More than 220 people died when a Tanzanian ferry overturned on Lake Victoria last year. One survivor endured darkness, high water and terror.

Luck.

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Business

Gavin de Becker, Bezos’ Security Chief, Is a Guardian to the Stars

For decades, Gavin de Becker has counseled governments, celebrities and countless readers on how to ward off threats and stay safe in a scary world.

There is no privacy on the internet.

The illusion of privacy is worth money.

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Opinion

Saudi Arabia’s Threadbare Cover-Up of Khashoggi’s Killing Unravels Further

The crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, was overheard threatening to silence the self-exiled Washington Post journalist “with a bullet.”

Saudi Arabia is a sovereign nation.
Send a diplomat.

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Obituaries

Frank Robinson, Hall of Fame Slugger and First Black Manager, Dies at 83

An intense player at the plate, he hit 586 home runs and made history when he took the helm of the Cleveland Indians in 1975

https://nytimes.stats.com/wcbk/schedules.asp?team=0129.

2/6 vs. East Carolina 7:00 PM ET ESPN3 W 118 - 55
2/9 vs. Temple 1:00 PM ET ESPN3 W 109 - 74
2/11 vs.
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South Carolina
7:00 PM ET ESPN2 
2/17 at UCF 2:00 PM ET  
2/20 vs. Memphis 7:00 PM ET  

Seven pm

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Food

Supermarket Wines Are Poured, and Worlds Collide

An exercise in understanding resulted in outrage, disparagement and general unhappiness. Can anything positive come of it?

Learn everything.
Time is finite,

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U.S.

Cleaner Classrooms and Rising Scores: With Tighter Oversight, Head Start Shows Gains

The improvements made by the country’s biggest preschool program offer a story of bipartisan progress at odds with its polarizing time.

Federal employees want to do the work they signed up for.

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