Thursday, March 9, 2017

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Travel

Five Ways to be a Savvy Medical Tourist and Enjoy a Vacation

When costly dental work became unavoidable, the Frugal Family decided to get it done abroad and let the savings pay for a tropical week in Thailand.

It seems a good deal.

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Food

The Bright Magic of Citrus in the Baking Pan

The scent and taste of lemon evoke powerful memories of childhood summers in Italy.

I like lemon.

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Public Editor

Does Times Reporting Support Donald Trump’s Wiretap Claim?

New York Times articles about wiretaps, Russians and the Obama administration superficially parallel the president’s accusations. Below the surface, the picture changes.

Donald Trump attempted a smoke screen.
Opinion

Decoding the Wiretapping Claims

The most likely explanation for Trump’s tweetstorm is that he’s trying to deflect attention from his Russia problems.

I agree.


U.S.

Activists Urge Democrats to Step Up Resistance to Gorsuch Nomination


It will be better if another conservative is not on the bench at the Supreme Court.
The Upshot

G.O.P. Health Bill Would Cut Funding for Poor and Taxes on Rich

The new plan would decrease the dollars to states that cover poor adults through their Medicaid program.

YES.
Science

Figuring Out When and Why Squids Lost Their Shells

A study suggests it became advantageous to lose a shell’s encumbering protection while gaining the speed and agility to evade predators and catch prey.

Natural selection works.
The Upshot

The Obamacare Sticking Points Behind Closed Doors

Republicans are still fighting over the details of their Affordable Care Act repeal plan in secret.

Retweeted
This seems true.



Opinion

Travel Abroad, in Your Own Country

Could a year of national service heal America’s divisions?

Probably not.
Business Day

Trump Budget Reflects Working-Class Resentment of the Poor

By protecting Social Security and Medicare while going after anti-poverty programs, the plan suits a constituency that strongly backed the president.

As intended.

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How the Amazon’s Cashews and Cacao Point to Cultivation by the Ancients


N.Y. / Region

When a Bull is Loose in the City, Why Not Call on Urban Cowboys?

When a wayward bull led the police on a wild chase in Queens last week, what they really needed was a cowboy with a lasso.

Go to the local precinct and leave a card.
Call 311 and and get on the city list of specialists. 
Well

The Weekly Health Quiz: Cancer, Alzheimer's and Vitamins Gone Gummy


did it.
Travel

Late-Season Ski Discounts


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Arts

How Alec Baldwin Gets Into Character as Donald Trump


N.Y. / Region

Snakes, a Life of Crime and Eventually Two Murder Charges




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