Tuesday, March 12, 2019

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1
Opinion

The Experts Keep Getting the Economy Wrong

Again and again, forecasters have been too optimistic — which is a sign of the economy’s funk.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/07/opinion/trump-deficit.html

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World

Netanyahu-Trump Partnership Is Stronger Than Ever. Are These Its Final Days?

The relationship has no precedent in their countries’ history, with deep parallels in their politics and struggles with scandal. But as an Israeli election approaches, is this the last hurrah?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armageddon

3
Fashion

A Life Frequently Apart, but an Enterprise They’ll Boldly Take On

He grew up with life lessons from “Star Trek.” She landed the role of Ensign Tilley in the TV show “Star Trek: Discovery.” They expect to live long, and, you know.

I am working on it.
Sooner is better.  As soon as you can is best.

4
U.S.

Trump Administration Steps Up Air War in Somalia

Even as the Trump administration pulls back from counterinsurgency operations elsewhere, airstrikes targeting Islamist militants in Somalia have soared.

Pirates!

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Raas+Cabaad,+Somalia/@5.2310274,41.8058511,6z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x181d2ea7ecd15b83:0x9e393
ace5ce9e5be!8m2!3d5.152149!4d46.199616

5
Business

Boeing Faces Questions About Its New 737 Max Jets After Ethiopia Crash

For the company, scrutiny of the jet goes to the heart of its business — the 737 Max has been its best-selling plane ever.

There is probably an easy fix.

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Business

Defying Congress, Trump Plans to Renew Fight for Border Wall Funding

The president’s budget, to be unveiled Monday, asks for $8.6 billion to build border barriers while increasing military spending and cutting domestic programs.

The House will tell him no.
Trump has not learned.
He can hire many more judges.

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U.S.

La Gordiloca: The Swearing Muckraker Upending Border Journalism

Her nickname translates as the Crazy Fat Lady. But local officials ignore this local reporting sensation at their peril.

"Tell the truth and run like hell"



I am glad to learn of her existence.

8
Real Estate

A City Mom Upgrades Her Empty Nest

After her daughter left for college, a longtime East Village denizen went in search of a quieter block and new neighbors. She didn’t have to go far.

I don't have the income.

9
U.S.

On Disability and on Facebook? Uncle Sam Wants to Watch What You Post

The Trump administration wants to use Facebook and other social media to help identify people who are receiving Social Security disability benefits without being truly disabled.

The Republican party is sure everyone is corrupt.

10
Sports

U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Sues U.S. Soccer for Gender Discrimination

The players, who include some of the world’s most famous female athletes, accused their federation of years of “institutionalized gender discrimination.”

A necessary action.

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Opinion

Tom Brokaw: What Trump and Nixon Share

There are notable differences between the two presidents, but there are also striking similarities.

The two men are in different trouble.

12
New York

Two 12-Year-Olds Drew Swastikas on a Playground. Is That a Hate Crime?

For young people across the country, the Holocaust has become dangerously far from view.

Yes.
The punishment should be understanding the Holocaust and the crooked cross.

13
Smarter Living

Frustrated at Work? That Might Just Lead to Your Next Breakthrough

Don’t discount the misfits on your team.

Good advice.

14
Arts

‘S.N.L.’: Idris Elba Hosts, and R. Kelly Gets Roasted

In a rare move in the Trump Era, “Saturday Night Live” this weekend did an opening sketch that had nothing to do with politics.

Politics is the decisions on how we should live.

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U.S.

After Week of Infighting, Democrats Wonder Where to Draw Line on Speech

Left unanswered is a question that transcends partisan politics: In an era of provocation, how should Congress respond when its members say hateful or hurtful things?

Congress is a place for such speech.
It is an opportunity for learning called debate.

16 
Travel

Angling for a Whopper in the Fly-Fishing Paradise of Patagonia

On remote, trout-rich rivers in Chilean Patagonia, dreams of catching the big one really do come true.

I have not mastered the art.

17
Opinion

Democrats, Don’t Abandon Fox News

The decision not to debate on Fox is shortsighted and could hurt the party and its candidates.

Wrong.
Faux news does not debate.

18
World

U.S. Woman Mired in Saudi Arabia Is Granted Legal Saudi Residency

Bethany Vierra’s case showed how the kingdom’s rules can restrict women, and how the authorities can intervene if they choose.

Islam has not learned equality.

19
Style

How TikTok Is Rewriting the World

TikTok will change the way your social media works — even if you’re avoiding it.

I do not want to devote the attention.

20
Sports

Tom Seaver, Star of the Mets’ Championship Team, Has Dementia

Seaver, the most prominent player in Mets history, has chosen to “completely retire from public life,” the family said in a statement on Thursday.

A death of the mind.


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