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U.S.
A Shutdown Looms. Can the G.O.P. Get Lawmakers to Show Up to Vote?
Vanquished and retiring members have been skipping votes, and House Republican leaders are unsure whether they will ever return.Let things begin as they will continue.
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U.S.
While Working for Trump, Giuliani Courts Business Abroad
Ethics experts say Rudolph W. Giuliani risks blurring lines by seeking contracts with foreign governments even as he remains President Trump’s personal lawyer.Rudolph Giuliani is still a showboat.
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Opinion
Future Headlines About Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
A sneak peek at the stories coming soon to a right-wing outlet near you.None of these would surprise me.
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Business
Star Economist at Harvard Faces Sexual Harassment Complaints
Roland Fryer’s ascent in the economics field was swift. Now he is embroiled in investigations into his workplace behavior.There will need to be a trial.
The facts are in question.
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U.S.
Marriott Data Breach Is Traced to Chinese Hackers as U.S. Readies Crackdown on Beijing
The Trump administration is expected to indict hackers and roll out import restrictions out of concern that Beijing will not easily change its trade, cyber and economic practices.Law will not fix the problem.
Marriott is liable.
There is no guarantee of privacy or other security in networked systems.
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World
A Tense Victory for Theresa May, With a Humbling Concession
Mrs. May had offered herself as a pair of “safe hands” in negotiating Brexit. But she survived a confidence vote only after promising to eventually step down.A no deal Brexit is probable.
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Opinion
So, I Asked People in Saudi Arabia About Their Mad, Murderous Crown Prince
The U.S. has leverage over Riyadh. Let’s use it.Diplomacy is necessary in dealing with sovereign states.
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New York
What Happens When 25,000 Amazon Workers Flush Toilets?
Amazon’s offices in Queens will be built over an aging sewage system. The city says the pipes can handle the wastewater, but residents are worried.If things are not failing now, the sewer system will handle the additional load.
The sewer system is failing now and needs reconstruction.
Additional revenue will help. Combined outfall must end.
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U.S.
Trump Inaugural Fund and Super PAC Said to Be Scrutinized for Illegal Foreign Donations
Federal prosecutors in New York and Washington are examining whether people from several Middle Eastern countries used straw donors to obscure donations to the funds."The best government money can buy"
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Opinion
The Year Justice Caught Up With Trumpworld
In 2018, impunity came to an end.The lacunae in policy remain.
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lacuna#English
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Business
A Weakened China Tries a Different Approach With the U.S.: Treading Lightly
Hobbled by a slowing economy, the Chinese government has opted for a measured response to the arrest of a Huawei executive.She has been offered bail by the Canadians.
The P.R.C. should pay it and take her home.
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Magazine
Why Was the Woman Having Trouble Seeing, if Her Eyes Were Fine?
She was in therapy for a death in her family. Most of her doctors thought her vision problem was stress related — except one.I doubt it.
I will keep it in mind.
Dyslexia does not go away. I find was arround it.
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Science
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/02/science/hellbenders-salamanders.html
"Draining the swamp" is not the best idea.
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A Salamander of Legend Emerges From Southern Swamps
The reticulated siren is the largest vertebrate discovered in the United States in decades.https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/02/science/hellbenders-salamanders.html
"Draining the swamp" is not the best idea.
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U.S.
Criminal Justice Bill Will Go Up for a Vote, McConnell Says
Senator Mitch McConnell said the Senate would vote on a bill rewriting prison and sentencing laws before the end of the year, a potential bipartisan policy achievement for President Trump.Senator Mitch McConnell will find a "wall" across the path to this legislation.
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New York
‘I Just Love White Men’: White Man Aims Racist Rant at Columbia Students of Color
In a video posted to Twitter, a young man identified as a student yelled white supremacist remarks on campus early Sunday morning.It might be an example of "bun throwing".
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Opinion
Will the Supreme Court Overturn Roe v. Wade After All?
Reading the tea leaves on abortion rights.I worry.
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World
With Brexit Deal in Peril, Theresa May Scrambles to Save It
Britain’s prime minister set off Tuesday on a series of flying visits with E.U. leaders, seeking ways to increase domestic support for her withdrawal agreement.The Brexit deal is brain dead.
Contingency plans for a no deal Brexit are being made.
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Movies
‘The Mule’ Review: Clint Eastwood’s Very Strange Drug Trip
In his latest exploration of modern masculinity, the veteran filmmaker plays an unlikely courier for a cartel who finds redemption. It’s a rough ride.Accept it as a Clint Eastwood movie.
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Food
A Christmas Morning Casserole That Can Dress Up for a Party
This easy, cheesy polenta bake will stay in your holiday arsenal for years to come.You will have to ask for it or make it.
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Technology
Huawei Executive Granted Bail by Canadian Court
Meng Wanzhou, a Huawei executive who American authorities want to extradite from Canada on fraud charges, was granted bail of 10 million dollars on Tuesday.Trump is being nasty as usual.
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