1
New York
Troubled Girls Were Sent to This Town to Heal. Many Were Lured Into the Sex Trade Instead.
Nineteen people were charged with exploiting girls at the Hawthorne Cedar Knolls center as part of a sex-trafficking ring.It looks like they returned to their former profession.
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Business
CBS Paid the Actress Eliza Dushku $9.5 Million to Settle Harassment Claims
Ms. Dushku told investigators she was written off the hit series ‘Bull’ after enduring sexual harassment on the set. Lawyers scolded CBS for its ‘antiquated’ views.The cost of sexual harassment keeps rising.
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New York
Does This Look Right to You? HOLLAἸ4D TONNEL
More than 1,500 people signed a petition calling for a holiday display above the Holland Tunnel to be changed. Now the agency’s letting the public choose what to do.Christmas is not a religious holiday.
The Christians stole Saturnalia.
The fable matches some time in April.
That conflicts with Easter.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPLsASyoc1g&start_radio=1&list=RDlPLsASyoc1g#t=0
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World
France Declares Strasbourg Shooting to Be an Act of Terrorism
The primary suspect in the attack had been flagged by intelligence services for possible religious radicalization, and had served time in prison.Lock him up for life. He might survive a few days.
5
Magazine
He Helped Build an Artists’ Utopia. Now He Faces Trial for 36 Deaths There.
Max Harris did chores and collected rent at the artists’ warehouse where he lived. Now he faces trial for the deaths at a concert there — including some of his close friends.I have shied away from that improvised life.
I have seen the form of that madness.
Faith does not help.
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U.S.
Indiana High School Football Player Charged With Murdering Pregnant Classmate
Breana Rouhselang, 17, was six months pregnant when her body was found in a dumpster. The father of her child, Aaron Trejo, 16, confessed to killing her, the authorities said.None of them will grow up.
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New York
Democrats in New Jersey Have a Firm Grip on Power. They Want Even More.
Democrats want to make Republicans a permanent minority in the state by essentially writing gerrymandering into the State Constitution.The present Republican coalition is a minority.
I expect it to remain a minority.
I would be cautious in redistricting.
The Democratic coalition can fragment.
There should be two parties but their names are arbitrary.
One party rule is destructive.
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U.S.
SpaceX May Be New Barrier for Trump’s Border Wall
A planned stretch of wall in Texas may be the first to be built under President Trump. It’s likely to be opposed by landowners, including a wildlife refuge — and possibly SpaceX.Trump's wall is unnecessary and a bad idea.
It will not be built.
9
Technology
The Most Important Kitchen Tools This Holiday (or Any Season, Really)
Tech has brought innovation, convenience and smarts to the kitchen. Here’s what Melissa Clark uses and the tools she finds indispensable.Buy the tools you need. I have been doing so.
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Arts
Stephen Colbert Doesn’t Have Much Sympathy for Michael Cohen
Cohen, a former lawyer for President Trump, denounced him in a statement at his sentencing hearing, but Colbert was not won over.I might forgive Michael Cohen when Trump is deposed.
11
Your Money
The Secret to Buying the Perfect Diamond
This is a popular time of year to buy a diamond, but the gemstone has become increasingly expensive. Here’s how to make sure you are getting the best price.The reasoning is false. Know the budget and go to Forty Seventh street. It helps to have an introduction.
I can probably get an introduction.
I cannot bargain in Yiddish.
Stones are cheap. Yags are cheaper.
Do not ignore "Blood" diamonds.
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Obituaries
Selma Engel, 96, Dies; Escaped Death Camp and Revealed Its Horror
Speaking to Russian reporters in 1944, she helped provide the first public, detailed account of Sobibor, where most Jews were instantly gassed or shot.The horror should not pass with the survivors.
Show Germany, Poland, and any one else the films and the records. People must not go there again. Include Russia and Ukraine.
13
Opinion
The Case Against Meritocracy
An aristocracy that can’t admit it.Meritocracy like the philosopher king is an ideal that cannot be realized.
The attempt is worth the effort.
It starts with a useful definition of merit.
14
U.S.
Senate Votes to End Aid for Yemen Fight Over Khashoggi Killing and Saudis’ War Aims
In a second show of bipartisan defiance against President Trump, the Senate also approved a resolution to hold Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman personally responsible for Jamal Khashoggi’s death.I will await results.
15
New York
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: Jewish, Too?
Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, who is to become the youngest congresswoman in American history, said that her ancestry includes Sephardic Jews who fled Europe.DNA might give a clue.
I don't care.
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World
French Police Say They Have Killed Chérif Chekatt, Strasbourg Attacker
Hundreds of police officers had been searching for two days for Chérif Chekatt, whose attack killed three people, left one person brain-dead and injured 12 others.His suffering is ended or if one believes in damnation they are just begun.
17
U.S.
What Happens When You Reply All to 22,000 State Workers
Reply All, the scourge that has afflicted office workers everywhere, has hit 22,000 government employees in Utah.Sadly true.
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U.S.
Maria Butina, Russian Accused of Trying to Influence Conservatives, Will Plead Guilty
The plea deal closes a case that drew headlines with accusations that Maria Butina used sex as spycraft as she tried to influence prominent Republicans.Send her home.
Pay the fare.
Get and publish her Roladex.
19
Style
The Wine Thief
Nicolas DeMeyer was a scammer. Or a hero for the age of inequality. Or a young man haunted by the death of a dear friend. Or all of these things.I will let the story stew. I know I don't want that kind of life.
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Opinion
Is This the Beginning of the End for Trump?
Sentencing memos reveal damning evidence about collusion and campaign finance violations.Two years of hell followed by prison or other ignominy.
I would get him a handgun but we would have president pence.
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