Friday, November 11, 2016

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  1. New Jersey Moves to Take Control of Atlantic City 

    Gambling is not the gold mine that was expected. 

  2. At the Frontline of the Opioid Epidemic, but Unable to Help 

    Opioid addicts have been considered beyond help.
    They can be treated and maintained.  
    There seems to be no cure. 


  3. Itineraries

    Traveling While Muslim Complicates Air Travel 

    Yes.  Crusading has a constituency. 


  4. City College Gets Interim Leader After President’s Sudden Exit 

    A college presidency does not carry much power. 

  5. Trump Victory Could Prompt Fed to Raise Rates More Quickly 

    If the fed is doing its job rates are not going up. 


  6. If a ‘Big Whack’ Made the Moon, Did it Also Knock the Earth on Its Side? 

    Others will do the orbital mechanics.
    The "big whack" is an appealing story. 


  7. Gray Matter

    Whose Life Should Your Car Save? 

    Take the shoulder rather than hit a pedestrian.
    The car is quite capable of protecting it's passengers.

     

  8. After High-Profile Shootings, Blacks Seek Prosecutor Seats 

    I will vote for them. 


  9. Vocations

    Preventing Factory Explosions by (Safely) Blowing Stuff Up 

    Drama gets addictive.
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoist_with_his_own_petard 

  10. Young Adolescents as Likely to Die From Suicide as From Traffic Accidents 

    Growing up is difficult.

    A few who do not succeed are dead.

    Society is very protective of children.

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    U.S.

    Donald Trump Is Elected President in Stunning Repudiation of the Establishment

    By MATT FLEGENHEIMER and MICHAEL BARBARO | Nov 9th 2016
    His surprise victory ended an erratic and grievance-filled campaign that took direct aim at his own party and long-held ideals of American democracy.
    PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF 2016; UNITED STATES POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT 

    The parties offered more of the same.
    One offer had a different name.
    The name will not make a difference. 

    2
    U.S.

    Highlights of Hillary Clinton’s Concession Speech and President Obama’s Remarks

    By ALAN RAPPEPORT and ALEXANDER BURNS | Nov 9th 2016
    Hillary Clinton gave her concession speech on Wednesday hours after an early-morning conversation in which Mrs. Clinton conceded the presidential race to Donald J. Trump.
    PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF 2016; SPEECHES AND STATEMENTS 

    Graceful and generous.
    U.S.

    Presidential Election Live: Donald Trump’s Victory

    By MICHAEL D. SHEAR | Nov 8th 2016
    The 2016 campaign has been about changing demographics and shifting party coalitions as much as the two main candidates.
    PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF 2016 

    Trump will try to keep his promises.
    U.S.

    Election 2016: Exit Polls

    Produced by JON HUANG, SAMUEL JACOBY, K. K. REBECCA LAI and MICHAEL STRICKLAND | Nov 8th 2016
    Updated as results become available.
    PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF 2016; POLLS AND PUBLIC OPINION 

    One might learn something.
    U.S.

    How Does the Electoral College Work?

    By JONAH ENGEL BROMWICH | Nov 8th 2016
    On Election Day, we’re electing the electors who elect the president. And it takes 270 of the 538 electors to win. Got it?
    ELECTORAL COLLEGE; PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS (US) 

    Yes.
    U.S.

    Anti-Trump Demonstrators Take to the Streets in Several U.S. Cities

    By THOMAS FULLER | Nov 9th 2016
    Protesters angered by the election of Donald J. Trump gathered in cities across the nation, some chanting “Not my president.”
    PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF 2016; DEMONSTRATIONS, PROTESTS AND RIOTS 

    Four more years. 
    Let us try to end the pain then.
    U.S.

    Donald Trump’s Victory Is Met With Shock Across a Wide Political Divide

    By PATRICK HEALY and JEREMY W. PETERS | Nov 9th 2016
    Democrats were particularly crestfallen that Hillary Clinton had a slender lead in the popular vote but lost in the Electoral College, a fate similar to Al Gore’s in 2000.
    PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF 2016 

    There is work to be done.
    Opinion

    Absorbing the Impossible

    By MAUREEN DOWD | Nov 9th 2016
    My Republican brother walked me through the shocker of Donald Trump’s election.
    PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF 2016 

    These next years will hurt.
    U.S.

    Transcript: Donald Trump’s Victory Speech

    Nov 9th 2016
    Donald J. Trump addressed supporters at a hotel in New York early Wednesday.
    PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF 2016 

    Trump will make his own misfortunes.
    World

    Across the World, Shock and Uncertainty at Trump’s Victory

    By THE NEW YORK TIMES | Nov 9th 2016
    After a stunning upset in the American presidential election, nations braced for the possibility of an upending of the global order.
    PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF 2016; UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 

    I distrust Trump.
    U.S.

    How Trump Won the Election According to Exit Polls

    By K.K. REBECCA LAI, ALICIA PARLAPIANO, JEREMY WHITE and KAREN YOURISH | Nov 8th 2016
    Based on exit polls, the 2016 presidential election seems to have dramatically redefined how certain demographic groups vote.
    PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF 2016 

    Something different on the surface.
    World

    Donald Trump’s Victory Promises to Upend the International Order

    By PETER BAKER | Nov 9th 2016
    For the first time since World War II, Americans choose a president who pledged to reverse the internationalism practiced by both parties.
    PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF 2016; UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 

    I hope not.
    Arts

    For Stephen Colbert, a Very Uncomfortable Election Night

    By DAVE ITZKOFF | Nov 9th 2016
    As it became clear that Donald J. Trump had won the presidency, Mr. Colbert’s special live show on Showtime became surreal and sometimes hard to watch.
    PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF 2016 

    Clowns are not supposed to be winners.
    Business Day

    Why Stock Markets, Initially Shaken, Went Up After Trump’s Victory

    By LANDON THOMAS Jr. | Nov 8th 2016
    American stocks rose in Wednesday trading, offering a respite from the wild ride in Europe and Asia.
    INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND WORLD MARKET 

    Money for the rich.
    Business Day

    A ‘Dewey Defeats Truman’ Lesson for the Digital Age

    By JIM RUTENBERG | Nov 9th 2016
    For not the first time this year, those analyzing this election missed what was happening all around them — and it was the story of a lifetime.
    PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF 2016; NEWS AND NEWS MEDIA; POLLS AND PUBLIC OPINION 

    Get the polls right.
    U.S.

    Election Night Live Coverage

    By THE NEW YORK TIMES | Nov 8th 2016
    Times reporters provided real-time analysis of Donald J. Trump’s stunning upset in the presidential election on Tuesday.
    PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF 2016; ELECTIONS 


    U.S.

    Latest Election Polls 2016

    Jun 16th 2016
    Get the latest national and state polls on the presidential election between Hillary Clinton and Donald J. Trump.
    PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF 2016; POLLS AND PUBLIC OPINION 

    Late.
    Opinion

    Homeless in America

    By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN | Nov 8th 2016
    Americans’ feeling of having lost their community may explain Trump’s victory, but that victory now makes me feel lost.
    PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF 2016; UNITED STATES POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT 

    Fond hope.
    U.S.

    What the Trump Presidency Means for the Supreme Court

    By ADAM LIPTAK | Nov 9th 2016
    The court is again set to tilt right, and that may be only the start. Liberals, though, hope that conservative justices will restrain Mr. Trump’s ambitions.

    A dive off the right edge.
    U.S.

    How Trump Reshaped the Election Map

    Nov 9th 2016
    Donald J. Trump made good on his strategy of stoking the enthusiasm of white voters to defeat Hillary Clinton.
    PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF 2016 

    "Crooked Hillary" has been a theme for years.

     

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