Friday, January 26, 2018

@20:30, 1/26/18

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1
World

Deaths of Billionaire Toronto Couple Were Homicides, Police Say

Toronto authorities have ruled out murder-suicide, but they have no suspects yet in the mysterious killings.

"It almost has to be "an inside job".
DNA or fingerprints would expose any stranger.

2
Blogs

Grasping Rio’s Beauty and Tragedy

João Pina’s photographs of Rio de Janeiro show how life remained a struggle for many residents during Brazil’s boom years.

Black and white film makes starker images.
Life is as brutal as the Republicans believe.
Happily, it is not that way here now.

"How the other half lives" was photographed more than a century ago in New York City.

3
U.S.

Hurricane-Torn Puerto Rico Says It Can’t Pay Any of Its Debts for 5 Years

According to a fiscal plan released by the government late Wednesday, the island expects its budget to be $3.4 billion in the red this year, a deficit that will take five years to close.

Republican induced moral hazard.

Puerto Rico has been forbidden bankruptcy and refused money by the U.S. congress.

4
Magazine

How to Change Your Gait

If the soles of your shoes show uneven wear, throw them out. Focus downward.

It works.

5
Business Day

She Boarded a Plane to See Her Dying Mother. Then Her Ticket Was Canceled.

Carrol Amrich was already buckled into her seat when the online agency that had sold her ticket canceled it. Her mother died before she could say goodbye.

A tear jerker.
"Computers Don't Argue"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computers_Don%27t_Argue

6
Opinion

Trump, Live From Davos

President Trump will address the World Economic Forum on Friday.

He read from the teleprompter and left the building.

7
Well

On the Whole30 Diet, Vowing to Eat ‘Smarter’ Carbs for More Than 30 Days

I have Type 1 diabetes. The Whole30 diet, with no wheat, dairy or sugar, made my blood sugar levels perfect.

Do what works.

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/30/opinion/a-month-without-sugar.html

8
Sports

A Teenager’s Basketball Dream Is Size XXXXXL

What’s life like at 7 feet 7 inches? Robert Bobroczkyi, a 17-year-old basketball prospect, gives us a view of his world.

Tomorrow afternoon.

9
Food

What to Cook This Weekend

With the Super Bowl a little more than a week away, it might be time to perfect your chili game.

I am not eating heavily at the moment.

10
Movies

Casey Affleck Won’t Present the Oscar for Best Actress

Last year’s best-actor winner had been expected to attend the ceremony, but his settlement of a sexual harassment case involving a 2010 film raised concerns.

There is no substitute for constant pressure.

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