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U.S.

In Los Angeles, a Billionaire Doctor Takes On an Ailing Newspaper

By ADAM NAGOURNEY, SYDNEY EMBER and TIM ARANGO | Feb 8th 2018

In a city with no shortage of wealth and celebrity, the new billionaire owner of the Los Angeles Times, Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, has kept a mostly low profile. Until now.

Los Angeles needs a newspaper.
This owner does not need to make a profit.
I will watch the result.

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Business Day

DealBook Briefing: Tesla’s Mass Market Hopes May Remain Elusive

Feb 7th 2018

The electric car maker said it was on track to produce 5,000 Model 3s by the middle of 2018. But the numbers suggest profits may be hard come by.

Own Tesla if you wish.
Health care is sick.
The budget resolution will not pass the house if the Democrats do not back it.  It is not sweet enough.

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Opinion

President Trump, if You’re Innocent, Why Act So Guilty?

By NICHOLAS KRISTOF | Feb 8th 2018

Here are a dozen reasons to question Trump’s protests.

Yes.

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N.Y. / Region

Fourth School Reveals a Teacher’s Abuse

By ELIZABETH A. HARRIS | Feb 7th 2018

Frederic Lyman, named in the Choate sexual abuse report, engaged in sexual misconduct at all four schools where he taught, abetted by administrators’ silence.

Some are monsters.

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Sports

Josh McDaniels Will Stay With Patriots After Spurning Colts

By BENJAMIN HOFFMAN | Feb 7th 2018

Indianapolis announced Tuesday morning that McDaniels would be the team’s new head coach, but he backed out later in the day.

Final 1 2 3 4 T 1 Connecticut 21 16 11 7 55 UCF 4 8 8 17 37

Boxscore | Recap

Leaders Connecticut UCF Points K. Samuelson 19 Z. Saunders 13 Rebounds N. Collier 12 N. Shuler 7 Assists G. Williams 8 Z. Saunders 5

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The Learning Network

Cheating

By NATALIE PROULX | Feb 7th 2018

Would you tell if you caught your classmates cheating?

I was busy trying to think.

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Travel

How Crossing the Bridge to Matamoros Got Complicated

By OSCAR CÁSARES | Feb 7th 2018

Not so many years ago, it was easy to go to Matamoros. But violence there means that visitors now stay in Brownsville, home to the Charro Days festival and restaurants with roots in Mexico.

The gangs are fighting for control of Matamoros to control the money.                  End the money, end the fight. 
Make the drugs free.

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Food

What to Cook Tonight

By SAM SIFTON | Feb 7th 2018

Beef stroganoff, served over buttered noodles with parsley, and a dessert of apple slices sautéed in butter make for a fine, full meal.

Yes.

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Real Estate

$1.3 Million Homes in California, Virginia and Indiana

By JULIE LASKY | Feb 7th 2018

A shingled house and guest cottage in Sacramento, a contemporary home outside Charlottesville and a brick townhouse in Indianapolis.

Talk.

Sooner is better.     As soon as you can is best.

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Opinion

Living Under Assad’s Siege

By YASSIN AL-HAJ SALEH | Feb 7th 2018

“No medicines, no bread, no water.”

"Death is available everywhere."

Putin needs Bashar al-Assad.
That insures his life.

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