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Opinion
Professor, Was Jesus Really Born to a Virgin?
I question William Lane Craig of Talbot School of Theology and Houston Baptist University about Christianity."I can believe three impossible things before breakfast"
J. J. Dodgson
http://www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/Biographies/Dodgson.html
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U.S.
Mattis’s Resignation Creates New Cracks Between G.O.P. Lawmakers and Trump
The resignation and reports of a drawdown in Afghanistan prompted warnings from within the party that the president’s foreign policy could be leading toward dangerous instability on the global stage.OK
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U.S.
Women’s March Roiled by Accusations of Anti-Semitism
As the second anniversary of the Women’s March approaches, charges of anti-Semitism are overshadowing the movement and plans for more marches.Worry about the Palestinians on another page.
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World
It Doesn’t Matter if Ecuador Can Afford This Dam. China Still Gets Paid.
A giant dam was supposed to help lift Ecuador out of poverty. Instead, it’s part of a national scandal, and a future tethered to China\The contract was badly negotiated. The penalty clauses were insufficient.
The engineering was faulty and the execution shoddy.
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New York
A Black Man Was in His Building’s Lobby. A White Neighbor Accused Him of Not Living There.
As a video of the episode went viral, a woman shared a video of her own heated encounter with the same man.Nasty man.
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Well
How Exercise May Make Us Healthier
People who exercise have different proteins moving through their bloodstreams than those who are generally sedentary.OK
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World
Putin Welcomes U.S. Withdrawal From Syria as ‘Correct’
The Russian president said he broadly agreed that the Islamic State had been defeated in Syria, but that fight could now become Russia’s problem.Trump seems to have realized how matters.
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U.S.
Read Jim Mattis’s Letter to Trump: Full Text
Jim Mattis, the defense secretary, released the letter shortly after President Trump announced Mr. Mattis’s departure on Twitter.OK
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Opinion
Dear Anonymous Inside the Trump Administration
The problem with the president isn’t that he’s an empty vessel. It’s that he’s a malignant one.The end is near.
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World
Syria Pullout by U.S. Tilts Mideast Toward Iran and Russia, Isolating Israel
President Trump’s decision to withdraw American troops from Syria clears the way for Iran to expand its influence and leaves Israel alone to stop it.Clumsy Trump.
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Smarter Living
The Four ‘Attachment Styles,’ and How They Sabotage Your Work-Life Balance
Our subconscious programming — developed through our youth and on into adulthood — plays a huge role in how we survive or thrive at work. Here’s how your “attachment style” may affect your office relationships.I have no boss at this time.
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Health
12 People Hospitalized With Infections From Stem Cell Shots
The F.D.A. issued warnings to a California company, and said unregulated treatments will be subject to more scrutiny.There is no magic.
Viruses travel in cells.
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Opinion
Nothing Is More American Than Chinese Food on Christmas
Jewish families and others used to flock to Chinese restaurants because that was all that was open, but now it’s almost as traditional as milk and cookies for Santa.Cooking is a skill and a pleasure.
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Real Estate
Which Cities Are People Leaving — and Where Are They Going?
Population shifts can now be anticipated by analyzing real estate searches.Yes
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Business
Trump’s Allies in Conservative Media Put the President ‘on the Griddle’
Rush Limbaugh pressures President Trump to stick to his guns on funding a border wall. Ann Coulter calls him “gutless.” But Tucker Carlson echoes Mr. Trump’s line on Syria.I don't care.
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U.S.
A Memo and a Recusal Decision Underscore Potential Threats to the Mueller Inquiry
The acting attorney general has decided not to recuse himself from the special counsel investigation, and President Trump’s attorney general nominee wrote a memo critical of the inquiry this spring.Trump is not thinking.
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Opinion
Staying Catholic at Christmas
A Gospel reading for the scandal in the church.Three impossible things before breakfast.
I celebrate Yule.
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Science
Deep Beneath Your Feet, They Live in the Octillions
The real journey to the center of the Earth has begun, and scientists are discovering subsurface microbial beings that shake up what we think we know about life.Yes.
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Opinion
A New Center Being Born
The market and the welfare state go together.I am not ready to swear alligence.
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Health
What We Learned in 2018: Health and Medicine
Developments in medicine and health that we’re still thinking about at year’s end.It has been a productive year.
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