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U.S.
‘The Monsters Are the Men’: Inside a Thriving Sex Trafficking Trade in Florida
Beyond the connection to figures like Robert Kraft lies the wretched story of women who officials say were forced to work in alarming conditions.Turning tricks is not a life.
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Opinion
Uncle Joe’s Family Web
As Joe Biden ponders bid, he once again confronts painful family complexities.Spin is not the way.
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New York
How Susanne Bartsch, Night Life Queen, Spends Her Sundays
From her home base at the Chelsea Hotel, the high-fashion Swiss diva hits the flea markets and the gym before experimenting with new looks in the afternoons.Not my choice.
4
Opinion
Waiting for the Trump-Kim Nobel Peace Prize
The American and North Korean leaders’ delusions about getting the prize may improve their work on a nuclear deal.There will be no real peace.
China does not want South Korea on its border.
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Opinion
Why Celibacy Matters
How the critique of Catholicism changes and yet remains the same.Ross Douthat likes authoritarian gnosticism.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnosticism
Celibacy enforces the separation of church and state in a system of inherited legitimacy.
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Fashion
Two Art Collectors Who Caught Each Other’s Eye
Within six months of meeting, Yelena Ambartsumian and Miroslav Grajewski began buying paintings together. They fell in love with more than the art.Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
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Opinion
Why Does Obama Scold Black Boys?
The former president still can’t see the beautiful and complex range of black culture.Barack Obama is a realist.
Wealth and power are rare exceptions in "Black" culture.
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U.S.
Judge Dismisses Charges in Boy’s Decapitation on 170-Foot-Tall Water Slide
A 10-year-old boy died on a waterslide at a Kansas water park in 2016. A judge ruled that prosecutors engaged in “grand jury abuse” and dismissed charges against those who designed it.The Judge ruled properly.
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Magazine
Can I Turn Down Family Requests for Money?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on managing the monetary demands of impecunious relatives, a tax-dodging boss and more.There is more to the money situation than is reported here.
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Business
Warren Buffett’s Letter: Big Stock Losses, the U.S. Budget Deficit and Jokes
The market rout late last year and losses at Kraft Heinz hurt Berkshire’s profits. Mr. Buffett also talked about his appetite for huge deals and the U.S. budget deficit.Warren Buffett is a smart man.
Perhaps he is a wise man.
He notes that he can find no better use for cash than to return it to his equity holders.
The economy is not doing well.
There are no investments that offer advantageous rates of return in his view.
Caution should be infectious.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kraft_Foods
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Opinion
The Catholic Church Is Breaking People’s Hearts
It fires gay workers, vilifies gay priests and alienates parishioners who can’t make any sense of this.The Roman Catholic Church is now unable to learn.
The Protestant Reformation did that by Translating and publishing the Bible.
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Magazine
The $15 Minimum Wage Doesn’t Just Improve Lives. It Saves Them.
A living wage is an antidepressant. It is a sleep aid. A diet. A stress reliever. It is a contraceptive, preventing teenage pregnancy. It prevents premature death. It shields children from neglect.Yes.
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U.S.
From Screen to Scorn: For Jussie Smollett, a Life of Arts and Activism Is Upended
Given the actor’s long history in show business and political causes, it is all the more baffling to friends that he would risk so much.I will not judge.
Jussie Smollett needs a lawyer.
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World
As Venezuela Aid Standoff Turns Deadly, Maduro Severs Ties With Colombia
The Venezuelan opposition has vowed to forcibly bring tons of humanitarian aid, donated by the United States, from Colombia into Venezuela on Saturday.International oil is not gentle.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PDVSA
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuela#Bolivarian_government:_1999%E2%80%93present
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Real Estate
New Zealand Locks the Doors From the Inside
After watching home prices rise by 60 percent in a decade, the country decided to ban foreigners from buying property. Will it work?New Zealand must raise wages which will make the high prices of houses affordable. The price of houses is not going to come down. A wealth tax will manage wealth concentration.
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U.S.
Trump Attacks The Times, in a Week of Unease for the American Press
President Trump did not cite a specific article in his Twitter post, but it came a day after a Times report describing his attempts to undermine investigations around him.Trump hates the Times.
It remembers what he said.
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Travel
36 Hours in Goa
Known for its gorgeous beaches and hippie vibe, this tiny state in western India also offers a fascinating blend of Indian and Portuguese influences that are reflected in its buildings, cuisine and art.Goa is an escape from India.
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U.S.
Russian Spy or Hustling Political Operative? The Enigmatic Figure at the Heart of Mueller’s Inquiry
Konstantin V. Kilimnik is central to two of the most tantalizing elements in the special counsel’s investigation of possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia.Konstantin V. Kilimnik can be both a hustler and a political operative.
He is an opportunist.
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Arts
A Victory for the Civil War ‘Cyclorama’
A colossal painting, once claimed to depict a Confederate victory, has carried an evolving meaning. Now, a spectacular restoration at the Atlanta History Center unravels its complex tale.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherman%27s_March_to_the_Sea
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Atlanta
A few facts.
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U.S.
Justice Democrats Helped Make Ocasio-Cortez. They’re Already Eyeing Their Next Targets.
The small grass-roots organization wants to replace more centrist Democrats with liberal candidates — and that has made some lawmakers uneasy."Let's you and him fight"
I like liberals.
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