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World
Trump Aides Recruited Businessmen to Devise Options for Afghanistan
A founder of a private security firm and an owner of a military contractor have discussed proposals to rely more on contractors instead of American troops.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Clive
I was aware of Clive. I had not looked him up.
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Business Day
Hotels Train Workers in the Personal Touch
Hospitality workers are finding that technology has its limits and are being encouraged to embrace their roles as ambassadors for their cities.People are tribal.
Machines are always property.
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Opinion
The Senate Health Care Charade
Conscientious lawmakers should know that tinkering around the edges will not make this bill any less dreadful.Yes.
The proposed bill should not receive support.
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Sports
Froome Holds Tour de France Lead Amid Bad Crashes on Rugged Stage 9
A three-time champion came through on an ultratough day with punishing climbs and daredevil descents, in which second-place Geraint Thomas crashed out.Some cyclists are faster than others.
If I was watching live I would be thrilled.
I am watching the suicide of the republican party.
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Sports
In the Rugby World, a Draw Is ‘Captivating.’ Americans Would Have Hated It.
A tie in a rugby series between the British and Irish Lions and New Zealand was called “the greatest draw in sporting history.” But Americans do not like ties.The draw was a fair result.
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Podcasts
‘The Daily’: Donald Trump Jr.’s Russia Meeting
President Trump’s son was promised damaging information about Hillary Clinton before meeting a Russian lawyer. Plus, Rukmini Callimachi is on the ground in the Iraqi city of Mosul.Any legitimacy the Republican party had is gone.
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Food
A Maine Blueberry Farm Turns to Cheese Making
The rich tomme-style cheese from Josh Pond in Whiting, Me., is now available in New York.Refugees from colonial Massachusetts found inland Maine too demanding.
I will go there following you.
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N.Y. / Region
Two Siblings, Both Toddlers, Die Overnight in the Bronx
An investigation is underway after two children, ages 2 and 3, were discovered in their bedroom not breathing, the police said.Cities are population sinks.
Families leave when they can.
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Arts
Review: ‘Will’ Serves Up a Very 21st-Century Shakespeare
TNT’s new drama about the formative years of this great playwright is full of excess, sometimes seeming a bit silly.If it works for us it is probably good enough.
Shakespeare was throughly married before he left Stratford.
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World
Iraq’s Moment of Celebration Is One of Deeper Risk, Too
As the battle with the Islamic State in Mosul nears an end, other conflicts on the margins are flaring and a threat to the Iraqi state and society remains.The religious and nationalist wars are not over.
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