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U.S.

Boy Scouts Apologize Over President Trump’s Remarks at Jamboree

By LIAM STACK | Jul 27th 2017

The chief executive of the Boy Scouts of America said he did not mean for the event to become a venue for Mr. Trump’s partisan political attacks.

There is no public service in the Trump deed.

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U.S.

A Look Inside the Senate’s Late Night

By TANNER CURTIS | Jul 28th 2017

The Capitol was brimming with tension as Republicans tried to rally support in their latest attempt to repeal Obamacare.

There was certainty that destruction of Obama-care was the Republican's object.

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Opinion

Jeff Flake Plants a Flag

By DAVID BROOKS | Jul 28th 2017

With a new book, a Republican senator protests for all to read.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1929
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wall_Street_Crash_of_1929
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression#Causes
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression#Keynesian
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aftermath_of_World_War_I
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Versailles
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1918#Events
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I#Allied_victory:_summer_1918_onwards

With the end of the first world war the demands of war production suddenly ended.  The prices of goods fell immediately.  Wages ended.
Government shrank. Deflation set in.

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Climate

Flying Is Bad for the Planet. You Can Help Make It Better.

By TATIANA SCHLOSSBERG | Jul 27th 2017

The aviation industry represents a big part of the carbon footprint left by Americans. Here are some ways to reduce your impact when you fly.

Buy the offset.  It will make you feel better.

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Opinion

Call It ‘Sneaky Repeal,’ Not ‘Skinny Repeal’

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | Jul 28th 2017

Ending the individual mandate would raise premiums and eliminate insurance for 16 million people.

Paul Krugman was almost wrong.
https://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2017/01/10/there-will-be-no-obamacare-replacement/

"Habit is habit.  It is not to be thrown out the window by any man but to be dragged down the stairs one step at a time. "

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Food

Watermelon Grows Up

By DAVID TANIS | Jul 28th 2017

A gazpacho-like cold soup, paired with hot pepper and lime juice, is a far cry from the plain fruit of childhood but still elegant in its simplicity.

Been there.  Done that.
I can do it again. 

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N.Y. / Region

Bittersweet Nightshade: Look, but Don’t Taste

By DAVE TAFT | Jul 27th 2017

Bittersweet nightshade is a relative of the tomato and the notoriously toxic belladonna.

We are warned.

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U.S.

McCain’s Vote Provides Dramatic Moment in 7-Year Battle Over Obamacare

By AUSTIN RAMZY | Jul 28th 2017

He kept his intention quiet until the end, when he joined Democrats and two Republican senators to defeat the measure.

The bill would have been a horrible legacy for a career. 

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Travel

Tips for Parents of Children Flying Solo

By ELAINE GLUSAC | Jul 27th 2017

After an incident in which an unaccompanied minor was bumped from an oversold flight, a look at how to avoid any problems.

Children should not be a problem.
Moving your dog could become a problem.

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Opinion

The Machinations in Congress on Health Care

Jul 27th 2017

Readers condemn Republicans for “putting on a show” rather than addressing the problem and urge bipartisan cooperation.

The republicans in the senate had no choice but to put on a show.
Almost any modification of Obamacare would destroy the program.
Slow destruction is not that different from quick death.


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