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Style
The Impolite Pleasure of People-Watching
Observation is, at once, a glorified lack of activity and an invasion of privacy. But there’s so much to see in New York.So much of what shows is noise.
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World
In Trump’s U.K. Visit, Some See ‘Infomercial’ for Money-Losing Golf Resort
Ethics experts say President Trump’s promotion of Turnberry is part of a broader, problematic effort to use the presidency to gin up business for his property.Trump is a salesman.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/14/opinion/benefits-work-and-poverty.html
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Podcasts
Young & Isolated
Feeling like an outcast doesn’t mean that you’re alone.Take action where one can.
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Obituaries
Pat Swindall, Congressman Undone by Scandal, Is Dead at 67
A Georgia Republican, he was elected at a time when his state’s political landscape was dominated by Democrats. But a perjury conviction derailed his career.Democrats are a coalition rather than a team.
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U.S.
Gas in Tow, Man, 72, Tried to Burn Down Condo to ‘Kill All Jews,’ Police Say
Walter Edward Stolper had already poured gasoline down a trash chute at his Miami Beach condo when the police intervened, the authorities said.People know that madness lurks in the social shadows of isolation.
The problem is one of self knowledge.
This man needs a talking psychiatrist.
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Style
Sex Ed, for Grown-Ups
Still confused about the birds and the bees? These people want to invite you to a party.So much is "The blind leading the blind".
Personal history speaks in it.
I need to communicate on sex.
Sex is better with two.
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Climate
A Giant Iceberg Parked Offshore. It’s Stunning, but Villagers Hit the Road.
A village in Greenland is on alert amid fears that a huge iceberg could break apart and send a flood wave over the settlement.There are many things that could happen.
A moderate caution helps.
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World
Emirati Prince Flees to Qatar, Exposing Tensions in U.A.E.
The defection sheds light on the usually quiet disputes among the royal families of the seven monarchies that make up the United Arab Emirates.Diplomats are worth their keep.
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Science
Drought and Drone Reveal ‘Once-in-a-Lifetime’ Signs of Ancient Henge in Ireland
A local photographer’s drone captured signs, exposed by drought conditions in the soil, of a 5,000-year-old monument in a field north of Dublin.It is good to know more.
I can't guess at what these things mean.
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