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World
Trump’s Talks With Kim Jong-un Collapse, and Both Sides Point Fingers
President Trump said “sometimes you have to walk,” asserting that the talks with North Korea failed because the country was not prepared to do more to end its weapons programs.There was no hope.
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Obituaries
Brody Stevens, Comic Who Explored His Darker Side, Dies at 48
His subject matter included his own struggles with depression, although he said he didn’t want to be known as “the guy who had this breakdown.”A depressive spiral can kill anyone.
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Smarter Living
The Discount Cable and Charger Brands You Can Trust
When you need a new charging cable for your phone, or video cable for your TV, you don’t need to spend a fortune. We asked the experts for the affordable options they buy.I try to stay away from dollar store junk.
My wifi system is working.
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World
Pakistani Military Says It Downed Two Indian Warplanes, Capturing Pilot
Hostilities grow with a second day of airstrikes and the first planes downed. Other countries call for the nuclear-armed rivals to show restraint.Pakistan's reason for existence is a distrust of India.
That distrust is deserved.
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Well
Falls Can Kill You. Here’s How to Minimize the Risk.
Falls are the leading cause of fatal and nonfatal injuries among older adults. Every 19 minutes in this country, an older person dies from a fall.I am not so decrepit as yet. I am much more cautious.
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Opinion
How Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Won the Cohen Hearing
Too many representatives chose to bloviate instead of interrogate — except for one.Intentionally and carefully.
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Well
The Best Type of Exercise to Burn Fat
A few minutes of brief, intense exercise may be as effective, or more effective, for incinerating body fat than walking, jogging, swimming or cycling for lengthier periods.Yes.
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Opinion
Republicans Sink Further Into Trump’s Cesspool
What they left out of their questioning of Michael Cohen says more about the degradation of my former party than anything they said.Yes.
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Opinion
In Defense of the Gerontocracy
Maybe older is better. Just look at Nancy Pelosi.There are no magic solutions.
Know that and work for the illusion.
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Business
This Stock Market Rally Has Everything, Except Investors
Companies keep buying huge quantities of their own shares, propelling prices higher even as pensions, mutual funds and individuals sit on their hands.This is a bubble.
The bulls are followed by bears.
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New York
Public Advocate: Jumaane Williams Wins Special Election in New York City
The race was a free-for-all with 17 candidates. Mr. Williams, a councilman from Brooklyn, was a front-runner after his insurgency campaign for lieutenant governor.Ethnick politics are strange to me.
Racism is less present than it has been.
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World
Theresa May Promises U.K. Parliament a Vote to Delay Brexit
Her hand was forced by cabinet ministers who said they were prepared to risk being fired rather than accept an E.U. withdrawal without an agreement.Prime Minister Theresa May does not seem to understand that Britain lost control of the situation when Article 50 was invoked.
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Opinion
Trump Is Epic
On that we can all agree. On 2020, not so much.Bret Stephens needs to think more.
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New York
Arrest Record Leaks for a Top Candidate in Tuesday’s Public Advocate Election
The candidate, Jumaane Williams, had a sealed arrest for harassment and criminal mischief. Charges were dropped.It seems not to have mattered.
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Well
CBD Is Everywhere, but Scientists Still Don’t Know Much About It
“It is a kind of a new snake oil in the sense that there are a lot of claims and not so much evidence,” said one expert.True. The research has not been done.
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U.S.
Trump Undermines Top Trade Adviser as He Pushes for China Deal
Robert Lighthizer, the United States trade representative, must defend a trade pact that is shaping up to be less ambitious than he might once have hoped.Trump does not listen.
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U.S.
Drafting Only Men for the Military Is Unconstitutional, Judge Rules
Now that women can serve in any combat role, the judge in Houston said, a draft registration law that applies only to men is no longer justified.The judge has a point.
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World
Traveling to Meet Trump, Kim Jong-un Takes the Long Route
Not wanting to take a Chinese plane to Vietnam, the North Korean leader is crossing China by train instead, in the same style as his grandfather.Even paranoids can be brave.
The rails work and are fast enough.
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World
Why Do India and Pakistan Keep Fighting Over Kashmir?
A simple guide to the roots of the conflict and what could happen next.Because they can.
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U.S.
On Eve of Michael Cohen’s Testimony, Republican Threatens to Reveal Compromising Information
Mr. Cohen, President Trump’s former lawyer, will testify in public on Wednesday and plans to paint an unflattering portrait of the president.He did.
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