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U.S.

Duncan Hunter’s Indictment in California Opens the Door for a Long-Shot Challenger

By ADAM NAGOURNEY | Aug 23rd 2018

Ammar Campa-Najjar attracted a whirlwind of attention the day after Duncan Hunter, his opponent for Congress, was charged with using campaign funds for personal expenses.

At this point winning is what matters.

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Climate

What Trump’s Coal and Car Plans Could Mean for Climate Change

By BRAD PLUMER and HENRY FOUNTAIN | Aug 22nd 2018

If finalized, they could have a sizable impact.

The worst case may not happen.
The best case will not happen
We don't know how bad it will be.
It will be bad.

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Opinion

Old Zimbabwe Is the New Zimbabwe

By PANASHE CHIGUMADZI | Aug 24th 2018

Zimbabwe’s constitutional court has upheld the election of Emmerson Mnangagwa as the president of the country.

Revolutions rarely make things better.
The old guard likes power.

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Well

Weekly Health Quiz: Coconut Oil, Twins and Gym Class

By TOBY BILANOW | Aug 24th 2018

Test your knowledge of this week’s health news.

missed 2, 3, and 4

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U.S.

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

By EILEEN SULLIVAN, NOAH WEILAND and KATE CONGER | Aug 23rd 2018

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

The Michigan Democratic party was trying to hack itself.

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Opinion

Why Are We Talking About Impeachment?

By CHRISTOPHER BUSKIRK | Aug 23rd 2018

If campaign finance violations qualify as high crimes and misdemeanors, elections won’t be able to settle anything.

Trump is a political crime.

https://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&field-keywords=fear%2C%20%20woodward&index=blended&link_code=qs&sourceid=Mozilla-search&tag=mozilla-20

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Magazine

Naomi Osaka’s Breakthrough Game

By BROOK LARMER | Aug 23rd 2018

The 20-year-old is poised to burst into the top tier of women’s tennis. Can she also burst Japan’s expectations of what it means to be Japanese?

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/05/sports/us-open-naomi-osaka-kei-nishikori-japan.html

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Opinion

I Stood Up in Mass and Confronted My Priest. You Should, Too.

By NAKA NATHANIEL | Aug 23rd 2018

Catholics should not keep on filling the pews every Sunday. It is wrong to support the church.

This kind of thing usually leads to schism.
Schism probably will not solve the problem.

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Food

Autumn Brings Breweries, Bars and a Taproom

By JOSHUA M. BERNSTEIN | Aug 24th 2018

An itinerant brewer finds a home in Queens, a large taproom will open in SoHo and more beer news.

The craft brewing florescence could be a life work.
At one beer per visit I will not learn.
I do not intend to make an attempt.

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Books

Read These 3 Books About Aretha Franklin and Soul Music

By CONCEPCIÓN DE LEÓN | Aug 24th 2018

Biographies of the queen of R-E-S-P-E-C-T and two other giants of the genre: James Brown and Otis Redding.

I will not read them any time soon.
You can push if you want,

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


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