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Opinion

Why You Will Marry the Wrong Person

By ALAIN de BOTTON | May 29th 2016

Embrace a philosophy of pessimism. Every human will disappoint you, and you’ll do the same to them.

MARRIAGES; PESSIMISM 

yes    Some more than others.

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U.S.

Donald Trump and Bikers Share Affection at Rolling Thunder Rally

By THOMAS KAPLAN | May 30th 2016

An annual motorcycle ride, dedicated to accounting for military members taken as prisoners of war or listed as missing in action, gave Mr. Trump a receptive audience at the Lincoln Memorial.

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF 2016; MOTORCYCLES, MOTOR BIKES AND MOTORSCOOTERS; PRISONERS OF WAR; PENTAGON BUILDING 

Cheap shot.

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U.S.

Gorilla Killed After Child Enters Enclosure at Cincinnati Zoo

By MIKE McPHATE | May 30th 2016

Videos show the gorilla dragging the child, who was later rescued, and a woman can be heard calling out: “Mommy loves you! I’m right here!”

MONKEYS AND APES; ZOOS 

Frightened keepers.

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U.S.

Hillary Clinton Struggles to Find Footing in Unusual Race

By AMY CHOZICK, ALEXANDER BURNS and JONATHAN MARTIN | May 29th 2016

Anxiety is spreading among Democrats that Mrs. Clinton has yet to find her footing, and that her campaign is still unsure how to combat Donald Trump.

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF 2016 

Donald Trump has defeated himself.

http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/05/31/bad-narratives/

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Opinion

The Liberal Blind Spot

By NICHOLAS KRISTOF | May 29th 2016

When I called for my fellow progressives to welcome conservative academics on campus, readers were in agreement that I was dead wrong.

DISCRIMINATION; LIBERALISM (US POLITICS); CONSERVATISM (US POLITICS); COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

Liberals must permit bigots speech.
They do not get much attention.

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U.S.

Can Donald Trump Win? These Battleground Regions Will Decide

By JONATHAN MARTIN, ALEXANDER BURNS, TRIP GABRIEL and FERNANDA SANTOS | May 30th 2016

In the four regions likely to decide the presidency — Florida, the upper Southeast, the Rust Belt and the interior West — Mr. Trump faces daunting obstacles.

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF 2016

They have decided.
http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/05/31/bad-narratives/

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U.S.

Pleading for Peace in Chicago Amid Fears of a Bloody Summer

By MONICA DAVEY and MITCH SMITH | May 29th 2016

Dreading the arrival of summer, historically the city’s most dangerous season, residents and leaders called for an end to the surging gun violence.

MURDERS, ATTEMPTED MURDERS AND HOMICIDES

Good luck.

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Business Day

A Worrisome Pileup of $100 Million Homes

By ROBERT FRANK | May 29th 2016

Nine-figure real estate listings rise even as sales of luxury real estate cool. Some see the “ultimate bubble signal” in hyperpriced homes.

REAL ESTATE AND HOUSING (RESIDENTIAL); PRICES (FARES, FEES AND RATES)

Dream on.

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Health

Those With Multiple Tours of War Overseas Struggle at Home

By BENEDICT CAREY | May 30th 2016

The number of veterans with multiple tours of combat duty is the largest in modern American history — more than 90,000 soldiers and Marines.

VETERANS; UNITED STATES DEFENSE AND MILITARY FORCES; IRAQ WAR (2003-11)

Returning veterans bring their experience with them.
Most of that experience has no place in civilian life.
Most of that experience has no place in a standing army.
It is not P.T.S.D.
It is a problem.

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World

Text of President Obama’s Speech in Hiroshima, Japan

May 28th 2016

A transcript of President Obama’s speech in Hiroshima, Japan.

WORLD WAR II (1939-45)

The speech writers have done a good job.
President Obama and Japan should be pleased.

Knowledge is not easily lost.
Remember both the method and the price.

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World

First Arrest Made in Gang Rape Case in Brazil

By CHRISTOPHER MELE | May 29th 2016

A 16-year-old girl told the authorities that she had been attacked by more than 30 men, prompting outrage as the government vowed to combat crimes against women.

WOMEN AND GIRLS

Brazil has not changed its culture.
The preconditions are not being visibly constructed.

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World

Venezuela Drifts Into New Territory: Hunger, Blackouts and Government Shutdown

By NICHOLAS CASEY and PATRICIA TORRES | May 28th 2016

The country is adjusting to a new normal of closed government and business offices, food shortages and cuts in water, electricity and phone service.

ECONOMIC CONDITIONS AND TRENDS; SHUTDOWNS (INSTITUTIONAL); SHORTAGES

The Maduro government has destroyed the Venezuelan economy.
Political hostility prevents a U.S. rescue.
Sanctions by any name work.

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N.Y. / Region

Dreams Stall as CUNY, New York City’s Engine of Mobility, Sputters

By DAVID W. CHEN | May 29th 2016

Sanctions work.

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Opinion

Feel the Math

By PAUL KRUGMAN | May 30th 2016

Numbers and the state of politics.

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF 2016; POLLS AND PUBLIC OPINION

The journalists are innumerate.

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World

Rise of Donald Trump Tracks Growing Debate Over Global Fascism

By PETER BAKER | May 29th 2016

Mr. Trump’s campaign has engendered impassioned discussion about the nature of his appeal and warnings from critics on the left and the right.

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF 2016

The American right wing appears to be buying a Big Lie.
It is a good thing it is small.

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Fashion & Style

Paula Broadwell, David Petraeus and the Afterlife of a Scandal

By JESSICA BENNETT | May 29th 2016

One has moved on. The other is still wondering how she will.

UNITED STATES DEFENSE AND MILITARY FORCES; WOMEN AND GIRLS; NEWS AND NEWS MEDIA

The military is still a boy's club.

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Opinion

Oklahoma Makes the Poor Poorer

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | May 29th 2016

The Legislature inflicts more pain on the most vulnerable citizens while giving generous tax breaks to oil and gas companies.

STATE LEGISLATURES

The poor must vote.
Hillary Clinton is the better deal.
The Democratic line is the better deal that can be elected.

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World

Dutch Firm Trains Eagles to Take Down High-Tech Prey: Drones

By STEPHEN CASTLE | May 29th 2016

When small, off-the-shelf models pose security or other threats, birds have the advantage of grounding them without a potentially dangerous crash.

DRONES (PILOTLESS PLANES); BIRDS; AVIATION ACCIDENTS, SAFETY AND DISASTERS

There are liability issues.

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Arts

‘Game of Thrones’ Season 6, Episode 6: A Dragon Queen on the Campaign Trail

By JEREMY EGNER | May 29th 2016

A twist in King’s Landing. A heroic return in the North. Another awful dinner party.

TELEVISION

I will binge watch it when time allows.

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U.S.

Libertarians See Chance Amid Discontent Over Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton

By ALAN RAPPEPORT | May 30th 2016

The Libertarian Party on Sunday chose Gary Johnson as its presidential candidate, believing he can benefit from disappointment at the major parties’ choices.

LIBERTARIANISM (US POLITICS); PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF 2016

Mixed nuts.
Anarchy is unstable.
It degenerates into despotism.