Saturday, March 9, 2019

@16:35, 3/8/19

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U.S.

Joe Biden’s 2020 Plan Is Almost Complete. Democrats Are Impatient.

The former vice president is preparing his 2020 kickoff, securing staff and alerting top Democrats he plans to run. But he hasn’t made a final decision yet.

Eaely days.

2
World

Trudeau Promised a Fresh Approach to Politics. Now He’s Embroiled in Scandal.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada has been drawn into scandal around a corporation accused of corruption and his former justice minister, who said his office pressured her to drop the case.

Publish.

3
U.S.

15 Claims From Trump’s Speech to CPAC, Fact-Checked

President Trump addressed the annual gathering of conservatives for over two hours on Saturday. Here’s a fact-check.

Donald Trump does not listen.

4
Magazine

The Top 25 Songs That Matter Right Now

Listen to music — from the blockbuster hits, critical darlings and conversation pieces of the moment — few of which take a direct route to the usual joys of pop.

I was wondering why I didnt have a sound track.
Now I know.

5
Style

Momo Is as Real as We’ve Made Her


Let it fade.

6
Arts

‘Leaving Neverland’: Viewers React With Shock at Disturbing Accounts of Life With Michael Jackson

The first episode of HBO’s documentary aired Sunday night, describing how he became close to two boys and presenting detailed allegations that he repeatedly had sex with them.

He is dead.  His estate must pay his debts.

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U.S.

What Kirsten Gillibrand Is Missing: New York Endorsements for 2020

Other Democratic candidates have secured the backing of much of their state’s congressional delegation, but no New York lawmaker has endorsed Ms. Gillibrand.

Kirsten Gillibrand is a good senator but not a presidential candidate.

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U.S.

White House Ambitions Cloud Democratic Hopes to Win the Senate

If 2020 produces an anti-Trump wave, Democrats will need plenty of candidates to recapture the Senate. But some of the party’s best only want the White House.

There is no real problem doing both in primary season.

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Opinion

The Official British Policy? Mayhem

After nearly three agonizing years, the people are fed up. What’s next — recession, civil unrest or another referendum?

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/mar/08/a-slap-in-the-face-barnier-sets-may-on-course-for-brexit-defeat

Britain will leave the E.U. without a deal.
There will be a hard border in Ireland.
The Scots will not be happy.

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U.S.

Amid Halal Grocers and a ‘Bangladesh Avenue,’ a Polish Pastry Is a Beloved Tradition

Hamtramck, Mich., has long celebrated Fat Tuesday with paczki, Polish pastries. The tradition continues, even as Polish residents moved away, and other immigrants arrived.

The plumb is better.

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New York

Measles Outbreak: 1 Student Got 21 Others Sick

The city’s Department of Health had issued an order requiring schools to prohibit unvaccinated students from attending. A yeshiva in Brooklyn ignored it.

The health department has a duty.

12
Opinion

We Will Survive. Probably.

American democracy is too resilient for Trump to destroy.

Trump has managed to pack the supreme court.

There will be an uncomfortable generation

13
Arts

Kevin Roche, Architect Who Melded Bold With Elegant, Dies at 96

A favorite of corporations, museums and government, he was given wide leeway in expressing his restless imagination in refined but daring ways.

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

https://www.google.com/search?q=Kevin+Roche&client=firefox-b-1-d&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjz4M-l_vPgAhVpTt8KHX1yC4YQ_AUIDigB&biw=1366&bih=654

I keep looking at property.

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U.S.

Pennsylvania Democrats Wonder How Far Is Too Far Left in 2020

Democrats won big in the 2018 midterm elections in Pennsylvania, but some wonder if they can win back the state from President Trump if the party veers too far left in 2020.

Go left until the vote peaks.

Government is by definition a socialist institution.

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Sports

The Goalie Is a Hired Gun, and He’s Yours for $50 a Game

In Toronto, a surplus of amateur hockey teams has led to a thriving marketplace for that most sought-after of necessities: someone willing to play goalie.

The gig economy.

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Opinion

Go Home to Your ‘Dying’ Hometown

I did, and it isn’t what I expected. I am more involved in social and racial justice, economic development and feminism than I ever was in a big city.

The project is to grow the arts from the place and people.
Imported art can never be more than a comodity.

17
Technology

Amazon’s Hard Bargain Extends Far Beyond New York

Amazon often plays politics with a distinctive message: Give us what we want, or we’ll leave and take our jobs elsewhere.

 amazon will try to make the sale.

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