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Books
An Alternative to the Nobel Prize in Literature, Judged by You
The New Academy Prize was set up after this year’s Nobel Prize was canceled. Swedish librarians chose the nominees, and the public votes for finalists.I do not claim an encyclopedic understanding of literature.
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U.S.
Health Secretary Tom Price Wasted $341,000 on Improper Travel, Inquiry Finds
The government should try to recoup the money improperly spent on 20 trips including Florida and Switzerland, the inspector general of the Health and Human Services Department said."Sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander."
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Business Day
Fed Plays Down Trade Woes and Suggests Rosy Economic Outlook
The Federal Reserve’s semiannual Monetary Policy Report suggests that policymakers will continue with their plan to raise rates a total of four times in 2018.The Federal Reserve Bank is less than competent.
Leaving the insults to his host and the naked racism aside, what kind of trade deal did Trump (and Brexiteers) imagine the US might offer? Our average tariff on manufactured goods is only 2 percent https://ustr.gov/issue-areas/industry-manufacturing/industrial-tariffs … 1/
Your Money
The Virtues of a Summer Job
Working in the summer is less common among teenagers now as more do volunteer work or take classes. But as one educator said, “Summer jobs are a great idea.”Earning is good.
My project is moving.
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Business Day
Bank Profits Climb in Growing Economy but Lending Doesn’t Keep Pace
JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup and PNC all reported another quarter of healthy profits on Friday. Loan growth isn’t keeping up.The big banks are not earning by lending retail.
They are lending wholesale.
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World
Sarcophagus Found. Contents Unknown. (‘No Guessing, Please.’)
The discovery of a mysterious coffin on a construction site in Egypt has prompted ever-wilder theories about what secrets might lie inside.Speculation is noise.
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Well
Is There Such a Thing as ‘Traveler’s Constipation’?
Traveler’s constipation is probably real. And the scientific evidence behind it is fascinating.Mildly interesting at best. No cause is given.
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World
Trump, on His Best Behavior, Heaps Praise on May as ‘Tough’ and ‘Capable’
The president called the U.S.-British relationship the “highest level of special,” and he dismissed an explosive interview he gave to a British tabloid as “fake news.”Please keep him.
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Business Day
The Battle Between Comcast and Disney Has Moved to London. This Rule Is Why.
Britain’s mergers regulator has become a potentially big factor in the fight for Sky and for 21st Century Fox, thanks to one of its provisions.The result will be more dumb television for all.
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