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U.S.
White House Proposes Cutting Drug Control Office Funding by 95%
When he campaigned for the presidency, Mr. Trump vowed to crack down on dealers and invest heavily in programs to get heroin and other opioids out of circulation.Donald Trump does not think.
The executive must think.
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Science
Oysters, Despite What You’ve Heard, Are Always in Season
Never eat oysters in months that don’t have the letter “r”? With proper precautions, you can ignore that adage.I like them.
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Real Estate
April’s Most Popular Listings
A $50 million apartment on the High Line made our list again this month, this time at No. 1We must talk first.
My budget has limits.
Your budget is presently unknown.
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World
Mexico’s President Vows to Step Up Protections for Journalists
President Enrique Peña Nieto said he would replace the lead prosecutor for investigating crimes against journalists after a wave of deadly attacks against them.Words are easy. Appearances are a bit harder.
Real and effective efforts cost money and political capital.
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U.S.
Fact Check: Is Congress Exempt from the G.O.P. Health Bill?
While an early version of the measure to replace the Affordable Care Act did not apply to lawmakers, that was later nullified by additional legislation.Reconciliation may have failed.
If it has the bill will not see the light of day in the senate.
If it has not the Republican house has a year to live.
The video is less than hopeful for the bill.
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Technology
Checking for the Latest Windows 10 Update
If you aren’t sure which generation of Windows 10 is currently running on your PC, there are simple ways to find out.I have no intention to run Windows Ten.
I have a Windows Seven machine I will run until the drive fails. Mostly I am running a Fedora system. I will update that when I learn how. I use XP to service E-mail and look at comic strips.
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Books
How Do You Make a Fox Your Friend? Fast-Forward Evolution
In “How To Tame a Fox (and Build a Dog),” Lee Alan Dugatkin and Lyudmila Trut detail how Russian biologists fast-tracked evolution.There is a PBS "Nova" production on the work I saw a few years ago.
I will read the book in the near future.
Zuk's Paleofantasy could be an interesting read
https://www.amazon.com/Paleofantasy-Evolution-Really-Tells-Marlene/dp/B00BXU4APM/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1494049212&sr=8-2&keywords=Paleofantasy
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U.S.
Minnesota Sees Largest Outbreak of Measles in Almost 30 Years
Officials attribute some of the causes to unvaccinated children of Somalian immigrants whose parents fell under the sway of anti-vaccination activists.Americans behaving badly.
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U.S.
Police Officer Who Fatally Shot 15-Year-Old Texas Boy Is Charged With Murder
The Dallas County Sheriff’s Department issued a warrant on Friday for the arrest of the officer, Roy Oliver, the authorities said.We now know the charge.
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N.Y. / Region
Rikers Deemed Too Dangerous for Transferred Inmates
A state commission ordered a halt to a program designed to protect prisoners who might be in peril jailed in their home counties outside New York City.There is work to be done.
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