1
New York
Frank Cali, Reputed Gambino Mob Boss, Is Shot and Killed on Staten Island
The police said Mr. Cali had suffered multiple gunshot wounds, and there were reports of a blue pickup truck leaving the scene of the shooting.No informative witnesses.
2
Opinion
How ‘Real America’ Became Queer America
The Trump administration may be waging culture wars. But in the heartland, it’s never been a better time to be L.G.B.T.I know of no counter argument.
3
Business
Boeing Flights Grounded Across the Globe, but Not in the U.S.
Boeing’s chief made a personal appeal to President Trump, calling from Chicago to express his confidence in the safety of the company’s .jets.The situation has changed.
The Boeing 737 Max 8 model is grounded until the software is fixed.
4
Arts
Hudson Yards Is Manhattan’s Biggest, Newest, Slickest Gated Community. Is This the Neighborhood New York Deserves?
Hudson Yards presented the city with a grand opportunity to remake Manhattan’s West Side. But what has arrived? A review of the most ambitious private development in New York in a century.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Jacobs
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Jacobs#Rockefeller_Foundation_and_Death_and_Life_of_Great_American_Cities
Realestate developers do not learn.
Low rent areas are the reason for cities.
We will see if the abandoned shells these tenants leave behind can be repurposed.
5
Movies
When ‘Captain Marvel’ Became a Target, the Rules Changed
Rotten Tomatoes altered its audience participation parameters, and film festivals are dedicating a percentage of press passes to increase diversity.Ok
6
U.S.
Mueller Report Has Washington Spinning (and It’s Not Even Filed)
Like a becalmed ship in the dead air before a coming storm, the nation’s capital is waiting, and waiting, for the special counsel’s report.Keep the pressure on.
7
Business
Trump Announces Ban of Boeing 737 Max Flights
The American agency was the last major holdout as other countries grounded or banned Max planes from their airspace after the deadly Ethiopian Airlines crash this weekend.Yes
8
Food
Three Snacking Cakes to Change Your Afternoons
Satisfying and comforting, a slice of cake — whether chocolate, banana or lemon — is snack time as you know in your heart it should be.Sugar is toxic.
9
New York
Here’s What Happens When 2 Sons Buy a Billboard Asking for Birthday Wishes for Their Dad
An insurance agent from New Jersey got the birthday surprise of a lifetime after his sons put his face and phone number on a highway billboard.Once is funney.
March 29 is coming.
10
New York
Co-Founder of Cultlike Group Where Women Were Branded Is Expected to Plead Guilty
Nancy Salzman, who helped found Nxivm, will plead guilty to charges contained in federal racketeering indictment against the organization.https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/17/nyregion/nxivm-women-branded-albany.html
The organizers neglected to call it religion.
Racketeering seems a stretch.
Scientology light.
11
U.S.
Paul Manafort’s Prison Sentence Is Nearly Doubled to 7½ Years
President Trump’s former campaign chairman’s total prison sentence is now 7½ years after a second judge ruled in one of the special counsel’s highest-profile cases.There is more.
12
Travel
What Passengers Need to Know After the Boeing 737 Max 8 Crash
To help worried travelers determine what plane they are scheduled to fly on, and their rights if they choose not to board, we talked to airlines, passenger advocates and insurance experts.The 737 max 8 is grounded world wide.
13
Opinion
Whom to Elect for a Foreign Policy Crisis at 3 A.M.?
So far, no Democratic candidate is claiming to be ready.No person is prepared for a crisis.
Crises are surprises.
14
Opinion
Trump May Have an Unlikely Re-election Ally
The Democratic Party’s crowded field and messy rules could lead to months of infighting and an ugly convention.The selection process should be messy.
Finding a candidate among the hopefuls is a succession fight without the blood and death.
A president is not an emperor.
15
New York
Frank Cali, Reputed Gambino Boss Who Shunned the Limelight, Is Assassinated
“He was a ghost,” a law enforcement official said of the low-key style favored by Francesco Cali, known as Frank, who was killed on Wednesday night.Watch the organizations change.
16
New York
Old Rape Kits Finally Got Tested. 64 Attackers Were Convicted.
Three years ago, the Manhattan district attorney’s office donated $38 million to clear the backlog of untested rape kits around the country.Good.
17
Well
Exercise vs. Drugs to Treat High Blood Pressure and Reduce Fat
Exercise can lower blood pressure and reduce visceral body fat at least as effectively as many common prescription drugs, two new reviews report.Yes, exercise works.
Avoiding sugar also works.
18
U.S.
Why Some Republicans Voted Against the Antibigotry Resolution
Every House Democrat voted for a broadly worded resolution condemning “hateful expressions of intolerance,” but 23 Republicans voted no.Self hatred is personally destructive.
19
New York
Parents Wanted Their Unvaccinated Children in School, but a Judge Said No.
Amid a measles outbreak in New York, a federal judge denied a request by 28 parents for an order to let their unvaccinated children return to their private school.Departments of health have the power.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quarantine
20
New York
How a $238 Million Penthouse Turned a Long-Shot Tax on the Rich Into Reality
New York may join cosmopolitan hubs like Paris, Singapore and Vancouver, which already charge fees on secondary or part-time homes.The tax itself is not a bad idea.
It should be a state tax as the subways are owned by the state.
The state is responsible for maintenance. The fare is supposed to cover operation.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_Transit_Authority
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolitan_Transportation_Authority
State ownership has political problems.
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