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Food
Time to Select From the Wine List? Relax, Here’s How
The rituals for ordering wine can seem arcane and confusing. Here are suggestions for how to make it work for you.Ask the sommelier.
Check flavor and color.
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U.S.
Trump Told Weeks Ago That Michael Flynn Withheld Truth on Russia
Sean Spicer, the White House press secretary, said in a briefing Tuesday that President Trump has been reviewing the situation daily and asked for Mr. Flynn’s resignation as national security adviser.https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/14/us/politics/fbi-interviewed-mike-flynn.html
Congress does not trust Flynn.
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Business Day
Rise in U.S. Traffic Deaths Reported for a Second Year
For the first time since 2007, over 40,000 were killed in crashes last year, a safety group estimates, pointing to lax law enforcement as a factor."stupidity caries a death penalty."
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Opinion
Australia’s Grim Toll in the Church’s Sex Abuse Scandal
A haunting subtext is the culpability of bishops who did nothing to help abused children.Pedophile priests probably suffer the same class of compulsion as homosexuals.
Pedophilia cannot be accepted or forgiven.
A life of the society of their peers is the best I can do.
The quality of putti will improve.
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/putto#Italian
https://www.google.com/search?q=putti&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi-l4Snm5PSAhWkCsAKHc_xDVEQsAQIOA&biw=1920&bih=969
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Opinion
Even in Texas, Mass Imprisonment Is Going Out of Style
In many states, reducing the rate of incarceration has become a bipartisan goal.I may be hoped.
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U.S.
The Michael Flynn Resignation: What We Know, What We Don’t
Mr. Flynn misled the vice president about a phone call with a Russian diplomat. It’s not clear if President Trump or an adviser directed or knew about the call.Flynn is out.
People will be told everything knowable and much that is not.
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Business Day
Hoteliers Comb the Ranks of Tech Workers to Gain an Edge
The hospitality industry is drawing on technology to connect with guests and enhance their stays, while data gives them insight into their operations.Doing technology services to hotel operators is a business opportunity.
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U.S.
Democrats’ Quandary on Gorsuch: Appease the Base or Honor the Process
The Supreme Court nominee presents a challenge for moderate Democratic senators, who must negotiate the anger of liberal voters and an instinct for comity among lawmakers.Gorsuch will be appointed to the supreme court.
When makes a big difference.
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U.S.
What’s Next for Trump’s Travel Ban? Justice Dept. and States Weigh Options
As trial and appeals courts consider how to proceed, the Justice Department said it would continue to defend President Trump’s targeted travel ban.The Muslim ban should be struck down.
The fight will drag on for months.
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U.S.
White House Proposes New Rules to Steady Insurance Markets Under Health Law
As the Trump administration works to repeal the Affordable Care Act, it is moving to prevent a collapse of the public marketplaces in 2018.The congress continues to dig a deeper hole.
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The Upshot
Why More Democrats Are Now Embracing Conspiracy Theories
Since the election, there has been an increase in dubious claims among liberals. Psychology offers an explanation.Sometimes the monsters are real.
There is no need for a vivid imagination.
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U.S.
Friend of San Bernardino Attacker Will Plead Guilty to Supplying Guns
Enrique Marquez Jr., a friend of one of the killers, also intends to plead guilty to planning two attacks that were never carried out, officials said.I remain unworried.
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N.Y. / Region
Rare Rat-Related Disease Kills a Bronx Victim, the City Says
Three people in the Grand Concourse area were infected with leptospirosis, making it the first reported cluster of the disease in New York, health officials said.I remain unworried.
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Opinion
The Latest Voter-Fraud Lie
Donald Trump won the election, but he and his administration continue to spread untruths about illegal voting.A distraction that does no harm to Trump.
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U.S.
Democrats Wary of Icahn Self-Dealing as Trump Regulatory Adviser
Seven Senate Democrats plan to send a letter to the White House counsel demanding answers to Carl Icahn’s potential enrichment from his role as White House regulatory adviser.Good luck with that.
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Well
Mammogram Results Can Be Misleading
A false positive mammogram has a dangerous downside: It may reduce the likelihood that a woman returns for later screeningsYou know better.
Get the second opinion.
False this time does not mean false next time.
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Opinion
When Canadian Scientists Were Muzzled by Their Government
American scientists should learn from their northern neighbors. Reject interference. Stay vigilant. Stay scientists.Speak truth.
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World
For North Koreans in Kim Jong-un’s Orbit, Falling From Favor Can Be Deadly
The list of executions and purges is punctuated with the names of high-ranking officials and confidants of Mr. Kim who later became targets of his displeasure.Autocrats are always paranoid.
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Business Day
Treasury Auctions Set for the Week of Feb. 13
The following tax-exempt fixed-income issues are scheduled for pricing this week."At the close of the New York cash market on Friday, the rate on the outstanding three-month bill was 0.54 percent. The rate on the six-month issue was 0.65 percent, and the rate on the four-week issue was 0.50 percent."
There is no trace of two percent inflation.
I can only guess at the future.
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