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U.S.
Democrats Seek Special Counsel to Investigate Russian Election Interference
Senator Dianne Feinstein said the move was necessary to shield the inquiry from the appearance of political interference by the Trump administration.Minimally a special counsel will block the Republican effort to destroy the federal government.
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Business Day
Off-Camera Again, Sean Spicer Takes Reporters’ Questions
Monday was the seventh straight day that Mr. Spicer, President Trump’s press secretary, declined to hold a televised White House press briefing.Sean Spicer is kept in ignorance.
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Arts
Anderson Cooper Says He Muted Trump on Twitter
The CNN anchor admitted to needing some space from President Trump’s Twitter account, which he said was “like a live wire of emotion.”Muting Trump is a good idea.
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Style
Whom Do You Tell When You’re Sick? Maybe Everyone You Know
People used to keep medical conditions private, but “a tweet-length piece of information can be the difference between life and death,” says a doctor.It seems a good idea.
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Times Insider
The Eyes of San Francisco in a Texas Courtroom: The Sequel
After a Times reporter’s live-tweeting about Mark Zuckerberg’s testimony in Dallas broke courthouse rules, he wrote about it. Unexpectedly, a court officer responded.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PalmPilot
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Times Insider
Bing, Beep, Chirp: It’s the President!
For Times journalists who cover the president, missing one of his tweets is not an option.Take the battery out.
Tweets are not fugitive.
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Automobiles
Trump University Lawsuits May Not Be Closed After All
A judge has been asked to reject an agreed $25 million settlement unless former students are allowed to be excluded so they can sue Mr. Trump individually.The more distracted the better.
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Travel
Renting a Car? Know the Rules of the Road
For many people, rental cars are the least considered part of traveling. And then comes the last-minute sticker shock.Yes.
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Opinion
Driven Nuts by Trump
A reader has taken to screaming at her TV and throwing things at her newspaper.Trump is abusive.
U.S.
Omaha’s Answer to Costly Potholes? Go Back to Gravel Roads
While President Trump has called for major spending on infrastructure, cities like Omaha have resorted to unusual solutions to problems unlikely to see federal funding.There is nothing wrong with a Macadam surface.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macadam
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Food
The Joy of Cooking With Food Scraps
A new book from the Danish chef Mads Refslund offers practical advice for making the most out of your kitchen food waste.Such can keep people fed.
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Food
Elegant Flavors Packed in a Square Inch
Petits fours make a comeback at the Bon Vivant New York Cake Café on the Upper East Side.Pretty, poor excuse for something to eat.
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Food
Who’s Setting Up Shop in Hotels? Big-Name Chefs
The arrangement is on the rise in New York, offering benefits for both sides.Plumbing can be a problem. It is expensive.
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N.Y. / Region
Man Found Guilty in 2015 Murder of a New York Police Officer
Tyrone Howard, 32, was convicted of aggravated first-degree homicide in the shooting death of Officer Randolph Holder. The verdict carries a mandatory sentence of life without parole.A waste all around. A bad kid is off the street.
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N.Y. / Region
After Spying on Muslims, N.Y.P.D. Agrees to Even More Oversight
The city, trying again to settle a long-running lawsuit about its intelligence-gathering practices of Muslims, has agreed to give more power to a civilian monitor."A federal judge rejected a settlement in October, saying it did not go far enough to address the city’s “systemic inclination” to ignore rules protecting free speech and religion. Judge Charles S. Haight Jr. said the settlement did not sufficiently protect the rights of “law-abiding Muslims and believers in Islam who live, move and have their being in this city.”"
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Well
A Diet for Lead Poisoning? It Probably Doesn’t Work
Foods high in calcium, iron and vitamin C are promoted as a way of lowering children’s blood lead levels, but a review of studies has found little evidence such a diet works.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chelation_therapy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chelation_therapy#Medical_uses
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N.Y. / Region
The Downside of Ride-Hailing: More New York City Gridlock
Ride-hailing apps, an existential threat to taxis, are also siphoning passengers from subways and buses, raising concerns over worsening congestion.Uber is a bad actor.
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U.S.
Fact-Check: Trump Is Wrong About Guantánamo Detainees
President Trump’s assertion that 122 former prisoners released during the Obama administration have returned to militant activity is false.It is better to get the facts.
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N.Y. / Region
David Samson, a Christie Ally, Sentenced to Home Confinement
Mr. Samson had pleaded guilty to bribery in July for pressuring United Airlines into running weekly flights to South Carolina for his own convenience.Chris Christie is not yet found guilty.
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Business Day
Hundreds Accuse Jewelry Firm of Discrimination and Sexual Misconduct
The work culture at the parent company behind Jared and other jewelry retailers was discussed in statements of ex-employees as part of a class-action case.The firm is probably guilty of exploitation.
The court will decide.
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