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Arts
Torbjorn Rodland’s Puzzling Photos Are Unsettling and Arousing
See the pictures If you wish.
I do not want to own them.
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U.S.
Amid Calls from Trump, F.B.I. Renews Questions Over Clinton Foundation
Career prosecutors shut down the case in 2016 over lack of evidence. The new interest comes as Mr. Trump has taken the highly unusual step of calling for investigations into political rivals.Trump is witch hunting.
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U.S.
Republican Senators Raise Possible Charges Against Author of Trump Dossier
The first congressional criminal referral in connection with Russian meddling targeted a former British spy, not anyone accused of conspiracy.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump%E2%80%93Russia_dossier
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fusion_GPS
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fusion_GPS#Trump_dossier_and_Christopher_Steele
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Steele#2017_Trump_dossier
Not guilty.
4
Style
The Empty Gesture of Red Carpet Protest
There is something unsettling about how little these celebrities have to lose by taking “bold” stances.The object is to be heard.
The "Red Carpet" is another bully pulpit.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bully_pulpit
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Opinion
Is Your Child Lying to You? That’s Good
Kids who know how to deceive are smarter and better adjusted.
"You
can also simply pay kids to be honest. In research involving 5- and
6-year-olds, Professor Lee and his colleagues attached a financial
incentive to telling the truth about a misdeed. Lying earned children
$2, while confessing won them anywhere from nothing to $8. The research
question was: How much does the truth cost? When honesty paid nothing,
four out of five children lied. Curiously, that number barely budged
when the payout was raised to $2.
But
when honesty was compensated at 1.5 times the value of lying — $3
rather than $2 — the scales tipped in favor of the truth. Honesty can be
bought, in other words, but at a premium. The absolute dollar amount is
irrelevant, Professor Lee has found. What matters is the relative value
— the honesty-to-dishonesty exchange rate, so to speak.
“Their decision to lie is very tactical,” Professor Lee said. “Children are thinking in terms of the ratio.” Smart kids, indeed."
Politicians lie.
Investigators are paid for the truth.
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Arts
Trevor Noah Says Trump Should Embrace ‘Fire and Fury’ Book
Mr. Noah said that President Trump ought to welcome reports that he didn’t really want to be president. In that case, Mr. Noah said, why would he collude with Russia?Trump wants to be Czar.
Trevor Noah is an humorist.
7
World
Long Before Video, Japanese Fought Suicide in the ‘Sea of Trees’
The notorious Aokigahara Forest looms large for Japan, with its high national suicide rate, though patrols and other steps are helping lower the toll.Ok
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U.S.
An Eyelash-Freezing ‘Icy Hell’: The One Spot That Could Feel Like Minus 100
Frigid air is gripping the East Coast, and furious winds are expected to make it feel as cold as 100 degrees below zero atop Mount Washington in New Hampshire.I must clear the drive Sunday.
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Business Day
U.S. Job Market’s Strength Is Allowing More to Share in Pay Gains
Though wages are growing sluggishly over all, some of the strongest increases are in blue-collar and service industries as employers vie for help.Zero to minimum wage is a wage gain.
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Style
How 30 Blocks Became 30 Years
A teenager in a wheelchair forges an unlikely but enduring relationship with the young woman hired to care for his infant half brother.They find life good.
"Early on, before we had children, I got deeply involved in disability rights (and pride), a movement that can sometimes view able-bodied people as the enemy, as oppressors. For a while this led me to feel more bonded with a disabled woman and fellow advocate than with my wife."
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