Thursday, November 22, 2018

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Opinion

A Perfect Target for Cybercriminals

America’s water supply is increasingly digitized, and increasingly vulnerable.

Fix the operating system.
Versions of Unix are stable and resistant to hacking.

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Crosswords & Games

Concept Embodying Yin and Yang

Randolph Ross never gets to finish his sentence.

New York with the grandchild.

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World

Head of Russia’s Military Intelligence Agency Dies

Col. Gen. Igor V. Korobov led the G.R.U. when it hacked into Democratic Party computers and released emails to support Donald Trump’s presidential campaign.

Natural causes would be best.

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World

Amazon Lifts Ban on Australians Shipping From Its Main Site

The online retailer will make products from its main website available, reversing a decision that angered its customers earlier this year.

Computers make book keeping automatic.
The local book trade should be nervous.

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U.S.

11 Takeaways From The Times’s Investigation Into Trump’s Wealth

Based on a trove of confidential financial records, the Times report offers the first comprehensive look at the inherited fortune and tax dodges that guaranteed Donald Trump a gilded life.

Trump is responsible for his fictions.

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Business Day

Where in the World Is Denmark’s $2 Billion?

Officials say the country’s tax agency was swindled by a London-born financier who moved to Dubai. Now, it wants the money back.

I am not part of this scheme.  I hope you are not involved.
The lawyers will make money for years.


U.S.

Stone Mountain: The Largest Confederate Monument Problem in the World

Stone Mountain has been called “a blight” upon the state of Georgia. But to others it is a key part of Southern heritage.

Stone Mountain is a blot on the state of Georgia.
The South lost the civil war.

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U.S.

Was Interracial Love Possible in the Days of Slavery? Descendants of One Couple Think So

A box of 500 photographs, most of them black and white and in near-pristine condition, chronicle a family tree full of love and contradictions.

Love is always possible. 
Marriage is a civil matter and not permitted in some conditions.

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New York

To Protect the Thanksgiving Parade, Police Let New Dogs Out

Four new counterterrorism dogs are trained to detect explosives yards away, helping the police to detect threats before they reach their targets.

Probably pointless.
Good looking dogs.

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New York

He Defended Accused Terrorists for 35 Years. Now He’s Back.

After imprisonment on tax charges, Stanley Cohen, a freewheeling radical lawyer, has Hamas on the phone and is on the job again.

Stanley L. Cohen likes to argue.
I just like to be right.

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Business Day

At the Border Town That the News Cycle Has Left Behind

When the algorithms that drive social media move on, the children who were separated from their parents remain in detention facilities along the Rio Grande.

The Trump Administration is cruel and unusual.

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New York

His Body Was Behind the Wheel for a Week Before It Was Discovered. This Was His Life.

A software designer ended his life in his parked car in the East Village. His family asked the police for help finding him, but met resistance.
Business

Google to Demand More Disclosure From Buyers of European Election Ads

The internet giant is expanding an identification program ahead of the European Parliament vote in May.
U.S.

You Want to Feed the Hungry? Lovely. Let’s See Your Permit.

In a Kansas City park, a health inspector poured bleach on food donated to homeless people. The volunteers didn’t meet city requirements, the inspector said.
Health

Federal Ban on Female Genital Mutilation Ruled Unconstitutional by Judge

In a Michigan case involving members of a small Muslim sect, the court found that only states, not federal prosecutors, could bring charges.
Opinion

America: The Highlight Reel

It’s worth noting, in a world that often seems heartless, that there are plenty of fellow citizens doing the right thing.
U.S.

In Race for Global Power, U.S. and China Push Nations to Pick a Side

The competition has echoes of the Cold War, as Washington and Beijing each try to foster diplomatic alliances and economic deals to freeze out the other.
Obituaries

Jane Maas, a Pioneer for Women in Advertising, Dies at 86

A product of the “Mad Men” era who was once called “the real Peggy Olson,” she handled the revivifying “I Love New York” campaign and held top agency jobs.
Opinion

Thanksgiving Turkey and Raita in Texas

The dinners at my parents’ house in Dallas told a story of the nation’s contemporary history.
Technology

5 Reasons Cryptocurrency Prices Are Plunging Again

A year ago, Bitcoin and other digital currencies were booming. Here’s why things look so much bleaker now.

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