Wednesday, August 29, 2018

@14:00, 8/29/18

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Business Day

No Saudi Aramco I.P.O.? No Problem, Potentially, for Saudi Arabia’s Investment Dreams

The country’s government is pursuing other huge transactions that could fill its coffers.

Saudi sees a limited future for oil.

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Opinion

Make Climate an Election Issue

A California reader who has seen the effects of a wildfire urges that every candidate be asked about global warming.

The topic should be raised at every opportunity.
It will not get much traction at the moment.

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Arts

What’s on TV Thursday: ‘Follow This’ on Netflix and the Season Finale of ‘American Woman’

Watch a documentary series about Buzzfeed journalism on Netflix and catch the season finale of “American Woman.”

I am happy with PBS.

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Sports

Former Brazilian Soccer Official José Maria Marin Is Sentenced to Four Years in FIFA Case

Marin was ordered to pay millions of dollars in fines and restitution by a federal judge in Brooklyn who called him a “cancer” on the sport.

I can't make him not guilty.
I wonder why he was tried in a U.S. court.

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Arts

13 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend

Our guide to pop and rock shows and the best of live jazz happening this weekend and in the week ahead.

Your choice.  I need to be here for my brother.

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World

To Get All the World’s Muslims to Hajj, It Would Take at Least 581 Years

Because of yearly caps, it would be impossible for Islam’s 1.8 billion worshipers to all make the pilgrimage to Mecca, a once-in-a-lifetime obligation.

Mecca has finite capacity.

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Arts

Initiative Brings Arab Art to New York Museums

The Met, the Brooklyn Museum, the Museum of Modern Art and the Guggenheim will celebrate Arab culture through art exhibitions, films and interviews.

The attempt is necessary.

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Well

Do Collagen Supplements Help Skin, Hair, Nails and Joints?

Any benefits from collagen supplements appear to be limited.

"“I don’t think that I am in a position to pooh-pooh it and say this definitely doesn’t work. But as a physician, I would want to see more evidence-backed science,” Dr. Berson said." 

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U.S.

Alice Dunnigan, First Black Woman to Cover White House, Will Get Statue at Newseum

The daughter of a Kentucky sharecropper, Ms. Dunnigan endured poverty, segregation and sexism as she fought to fulfill her dream of becoming a journalist.

"Ms. Booker, the editor, said she hoped readers would glean some wisdom from Ms. Dunnigan’s experience and writing.
If you don’t look back at history,” she said, “you can’t tell much about what the future might hold.”"

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Arts

5 Comedy Shows to Catch in N.Y.C. This Weekend

Our guide to stand-up, improv and variety shows happening this weekend and in the week ahead.

If you would ask, I could try to be there.



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World

ISIS Leader Baghdadi Resurfaces in Recording

If deemed authentic, the speech would quell rumors of Mr. Baghdadi’s death.
Technology

The Week in Tech: Democracy Under Siege

Microsoft busted Kremlin-linked hackers who broadened their targets in the United States. And Facebook, YouTube and others found new influence campaigns originating from Russia and Iran.
Theater

Laura Benanti to Join ‘My Fair Lady’ on Broadway

The Tony-winning actress will portray Eliza Doolittle in the hit musical revival.
Books

A Novelist’s Encyclopedic Memoir Hints at His Complicated Childhood

In “I Will Be Complete,” Glen David Gold holds his troubled mother — and his emotions — at arm’s length through a wealth of minutiae.
U.S.

Video: ‘Can The President Be Impeached?’ We Answer Your Questions

Since the news broke of Michael Cohen’s guilty plea, we received lots of questions from our readers. Adam Liptak, the Times’s Supreme Court reporter, answers them.
Magazine

There’s Less to Portraits Than Meets the Eye, and More

Photographing faces has become a means of surveillance, but a carefully made portrait can still, like nothing else, remind us of a common humanity.
Theater

‘Ulster American’ Wins Edinburgh Theater Prize

The dark comedy by David Ireland is the winner of the Carol Tambor Best of Edinburgh award; the Traverse production will get $25,000 toward a New York run.
U.S.

Attempted Hacking of Voter Database Was a False Alarm, Democratic Party Says

The Democratic National Committee says suspicious activity was merely a test by the Michigan Democratic Party, which did not inform the national committee.
Real Estate

When the Best Move Is Staying Put

They scoured both sides of the Hudson River for the perfect rental. What they found was a new sense of purpose.
Climate

Trump Put a Low Cost on Carbon Emissions. Here’s Why It Matters.

How much economic damage will global warming cause? It’s a tough calculation, and the answer, to a big extent, determines how easily the government can roll back environmental rules.


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