Sunday, January 8, 2017

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Business Day

Dialysis Chains Receive Subpoenas Related to Premium Assistance

Fresenius and DaVita reported receiving requests from the Justice Department along with a charity, the American Kidney Fund.

There is dirty business in health care.
We will discover if the Republican cabal can find it.

2
Opinion

The Tea Party and the Art of the Mean Joke

What Andrew Breitbart, Sarah Palin and Donald Trump have in common.

Jonathan Raban sees the elephant in the room.

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Business Day

Volkswagen Said to Be Close to Settling Justice Inquiry Into Emissions

The settlement, for more than $2 billion, in a federal criminal inquiry could come as early as next week, people briefed on the negotiations said.

https://www.epa.gov/vw/statement-epa-and-california-air-resources-board-approve-remedy-reduce-excess-nox-emissions

The technical feasibility of a fix removes any excuse Volkswagen had for its fraud.
The company should not survive.

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U.S.

Before Florida Shooting, Guns in Checked Bags Raised Few Concerns

The attack at the airport in Fort Lauderdale shed light on a rather obscure aspect of American air travel.

ok

Commercial air travel with a gun or other recognized weapon has become impossible.
Ship them ahead or drive long distances.

5
Opinion

How to Destroy the Business Model of Breitbart and Fake News

Many companies don’t know that their ads are appearing next to abhorrent content. Tell them.

It seems to be working.
I fear it could be over used.

Trump would have to have a good name.

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Business Day

A Higher Minimum Wage in 2017

This year, 19 states took matters into their own hands and raised the minimum wage.

Two cheers.

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Business Day

After Deaths From Disinfectants, Ex-Chief of Consumer Goods Firm’s South Korean Unit Is Jailed

Shin Hyun-woo, who oversaw Oxy Reckitt Benckiser, was convicted of causing homicide through professional negligence and falsely advertising a disinfectant as safe.

A corporation is not capable of thought.
Thus it cannot be guilty.
Only human beings can be guilty.
The resources of the corporation and the resources of responsible individuals are at risk for criminal actions done behind the corporate liability shield.
The liberty of responsible individuals is also at risk.

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Technology

What U.S. Tech Giants Face in Europe in 2017

Many of Silicon Valley’s largest companies face a growing list of regulatory challenges — and potentially large fines — in Europe this coming year.

The article is speculative.
The European Union has not acted.
Mark Scott is paying attention.

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U.S.

Court Keeps Vote Method, Seen as Biased, Intact in Missouri School District

A school district that includes students from Ferguson, Mo., will continue for now its method of electing board members at large, despite a lawsuit challenging the process as discriminatory.

Missouri appears to be racist and happy to be racist.

10
Fashion & Style

Should I Help My Son Use My Friends?

Also, marital divisions of labor, and how to make sure you know if your gifts were actually received.

I agree the answer is no.

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Opinion

Let Opioid Users Inject in Hospitals

Providing safe rooms for drug users in clinical settings will enhance trust and treatment.

I hope there is a better solution.
The only way it could work would be for the hospital to support the addiction while other treatment is carried forward.
Kicking will not succeed without full voluntary cooperation.

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The Upshot

The Major Potential Impact of a Corporate Tax Overhaul

A plan from Republicans would focus on domestic cash flow instead of corporate income, and could have a huge effect on the path of the economy.

No action will be taken.
It is a threat to sunk costs.

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Business Day

Start-Ups Hope Couples Say ‘I Do’ to Online Wedding Planning

While the field has been decidedly low-tech, young entrepreneurs are tapping into the multibillion-dollar industry with apps and virtual services.

Any ceremony you can get.
Sooner is better.   As soon as you can is best.

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N.Y. / Region

Calling on Angels While Enduring the Trials of Job

The Muñiz family has suffered many and varied misfortunes, and nearly came to unraveling until a helping hand came along.

I don't want anyone to need to live like that.

15
Science

On Long Migrations, Birds Chase an Eternal Spring

Surprisingly indirect migratory paths land birds at way stations just as vegetation and insects become abundant. But climate change threatens to disrupt these journeys.

Birds can be taught to migrate.

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

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Opinion

The End of the World? In Brazil, It’s Already Here

An unelected president is pushing through a sweeping austerity agenda that will affect a generation.

The Brazilian senate should know better.
There will be another coupe.

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N.Y. / Region

Earlier Suspect May Be Etan Patz’s Killer, Defense Says

Lawyers showed jurors a video of an interview of Jose Ramos, suspected in the boy’s 1979 killing before Pedro Hernandez’s arrest.

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

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Opinion

Arms and the Trump

Another day, another terrible shooting

It will do no good to be in denial.

https://twitter.com/paulkrugman

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Business Day

Anchor Becomes the News as Megyn Kelly Leaves Fox News for NBC

The No. 2-rated cable television news personality will have a daytime talk show and a Sunday news show that will try to challenge “60 Minutes.”

I doubt television will improve.

20
Real Estate

December’s Most-Viewed Properties

Last month’s most-viewed apartments were all in Manhattan — and, all but one, relatively affordable.

no    I would rather build.

21
Magazine

Cyberwar for Sale

After a maker of surveillance software was hacked, its leaked documents shed light on a shadowy global industry that has turned email theft into a terrifying — and lucrative — political weapon.

There is no presumption of privacy.



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1
Business Day

Dialysis Chains Receive Subpoenas Related to Premium Assistance


2
N.Y. / Region

Calling on Angels While Enduring the Trials of Job


4
Business Day

Volkswagen Said to Be Close to Settling Justice Inquiry Into Emissions


5
Business Day

A Higher Minimum Wage in 2017


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U.S.

Inside a Killer Drug Epidemic: A Look at America’s Opioid Crisis

The opioid epidemic killed more than 33,000 people in 2015. What follows are stories of a national affliction that has swept the country, from cities on the West Coast to bedroom communities in the Northeast.

Doubtless all true.

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Business Day

Department Stores, Once Anchors at Malls, Become Millstones


8
Technology

What U.S. Tech Giants Face in Europe in 2017


9
Opinion

Unholy Alliances


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Business Day

Sensing Gains Ahead Under Trump, the Kochs Court Minorities

Anticipating a fossil fuel resurgence, the ultraconservative brothers, who run an oil and petroleum conglomerate, are busily expanding their outreach.
Fashion & Style

Should I Help My Son Use My Friends?

Also, marital divisions of labor, and how to make sure you know if your gifts were actually received.
Opinion

Let Opioid Users Inject in Hospitals

Providing safe rooms for drug users in clinical settings will enhance trust and treatment.
Your Money

Trump May Not Like Alternative Energy, but Investors Should

With clean energy creating jobs in every state, the sector has become as much about getting returns on investments as it is about helping the environment.
Business Day

Start-Ups Hope Couples Say ‘I Do’ to Online Wedding Planning

While the field has been decidedly low-tech, young entrepreneurs are tapping into the multibillion-dollar industry with apps and virtual services.
Your Money

How to Pounce on Best Credit Card Offers (Before Banks Pull Them)

Even if you thought you’d had enough of card-hopping, you might consider grabbing one of those eye-popping sign-up bonuses.
Opinion

Arms and the Trump

Another day, another terrible shooting.
N.Y. / Region

Earlier Suspect May Be Etan Patz’s Killer, Defense Says

Lawyers showed jurors a video of an interview of Jose Ramos, suspected in the boy’s 1979 killing before Pedro Hernandez’s arrest.
Science

On Long Migrations, Birds Chase an Eternal Spring

Surprisingly indirect migratory paths land birds at way stations just as vegetation and insects become abundant. But climate change threatens to disrupt these journeys.
U.S.

Putin Ordered ‘Influence Campaign’ Aimed at U.S. Election, Report Says

Intelligence officials said President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia turned from seeking to “denigrate” Hillary Clinton to developing “a clear preference” for President-elect Donald J. Trump.
Opinion

The End of the World? In Brazil, It’s Already Here

An unelected president is pushing through a sweeping austerity agenda that will affect a generation.


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