Sunday, January 7, 2018

@21:26, 1/6/17

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World

Tapes Reveal Egyptian Leaders’ Tacit Acceptance of Jerusalem Move

While Egypt denounced President Trump’s decision, an Egyptian intelligence officer coached talk show hosts to persuade their listeners to accept it.

Genocide.

It is a religious war.


Business Day

From Mexico to the U.S., a Nafta Tale of Two Truckers

Restricted from operating in the United States, most Mexican drivers must hand off their cargo. The Trump administration wants even tighter controls.

Pay the Mexican nationals the same wages as U.S. workers.

Level up.

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World

Stolen Vodka Bottle, Said to Be Worth $1.3 Million, Is Found Drained and Dented

A thief had swiped the bottle from a pub in Denmark this past week, but it was recovered dented — and empty, the police said.

Bad jokes do not communicate.

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Business Day

Humira’s Best-Selling Drug Formula: Start at a High Price. Go Higher.

AbbVie’s anti-inflammatory drug Humira was never cheap, selling for about $19,000 a year in 2012. It’s gone up by 100 percent since then.

Give us Single Payer.

5
Opinion

Retirement Tips for the Age of Trump

Advice for Orrin Hatch, Bob Corker, Jeff Flake — and anyone else who might need it.

Some old Republicans can think.

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Reader Center

11 of Our Best Weekend Reads

The case for the New York City subway. Meet the men’s Olympic figure skating champ who loves Winnie the Pooh. Read up on Golden Globe nominees and how sexual harassment scandals may change the red carpet.

I should pay more attention to these stories.
Maybe next year.

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N.Y. / Region

J.F.K. Airport Plagued by Delays After Winter Storm

A backlog of flights has resulted in multiple delays, and frustrated passengers are taking to social media to complain.

More money needed here.

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Obituaries

Jerry Van Dyke, ‘Coach’ Actor and Foil for His Brother, Dick, Dies at 86

After decades in show business, Mr. Van Dyke emerged from his older brother’s shadow with an Emmy-nominated role in the long-running ABC sitcom “Coach.”

"Mr. Van Dyke was frank but good-humored about his failures. “If I had it all to do over again, I definitely would have turned things down,” he told The Associated Press in 1994. “Almost everything I did!”"

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Opinion

The Looming Digital Meltdown

Modern computing security is like a flimsy house that needs to be fundamentally rebuilt.

"Fake news"

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Business Day

Let’s Talk About the Gorilla Channel for One More Day

A joking tweet claimed that President Trump had demanded a TV channel devoted to primates. Most got the gag, some didn’t, and it quickly became fodder for political and social commentary.

Sarcasm gone awry.
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/awry


I must clear the driveway.

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