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World
Panic in Pakistani City After 900 Children Test Positive for H.I.V.
Health workers say the reuse of syringes drove the outbreak in the city of Ratodero.Public civil education is a place to start.
"One computer per child" would help.
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New York
1.5 Million Packages a Day: The Internet Brings Chaos to N.Y. Streets
The push for convenience is having a stark impact on gridlock, roadway safety and pollution in New York City and urban areas around the world.Bicycles can help.
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U.S.
Official Says Attempts to Rally Top State Officials Behind Ukraine Ambassador Failed
Philip T. Reeker offered additional details on the unexpected ouster of the ambassador to Ukraine.The house has voted to authorise the investigation.
Pointless but calming.
The evidence is mounting.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/27/us/politics/isis-leader-al-baghdadi-dead.html
Trump did not sound rational Sunday morning.
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U.S.
Kelly Says He Told Trump a ‘Yes Man’ as His Successor Would Lead to Impeachment
Mr. Kelly’s comments appeared to pin the blame for the inquiry on the president’s embattled acting chief of staff, Mick Mulvaney.Impeachment is the better option.
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Opinion
We’re Less and Less a Christian Nation, and I Blame Some Blowhards
Some intolerant conservative evangelicals have tainted the faith.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Separation_of_church_and_state
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morality
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consequentialism
The fading of Christianity seems to be a good thing.
Fundamentalism should not be preserved.
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U.S.
Waiting for Bolton: A Capital Speculates on What He Will Say
A "grain of salt" will be required with this hostile witness.
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Opinion
Thanks, Whistle-Blower, Your Work Is Done
Virtually every assertion he made has been corroborated on the record by the administration or other officials and witnesses.There is no need to call the whistle-blower as a witness.
Calling it would ruin a good person.
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World
From Chile to Lebanon, Protests Flare Over Wallet Issues
Pocketbook items have become the catalysts for popular fury across the globe in recent weeks.Some can see no further.
Small costs can be the difference between life and death.
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U.S.
Trump’s Syria Troop Withdrawal Complicated Plans for al-Baghdadi Raid
President Trump’s abrupt decision to pull forces from northern Syria forced the Pentagon to press ahead with a risky night operation that killed the ISIS leader, military officials said.Trump does not think.
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U.S.
Republicans Grind Impeachment Inquiry to Halt as Evidence Mounts Against Trump
House Republicans staged a protest in the secure suite on Capitol Hill where the impeachment inquiry is proceeding, seeking to shift the focus away from damaging revelations about the president.Most of the Republicans in Congress are loyal to their man.
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Opinion
My Family Cared for My Sick Aunt. Who’s Caring for Us?
Too many people have no choice but to reconfigure their lives around a loved one’s disability.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seventh_Commandment
Care must be invented as we need it.
Eventually care fails.
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U.S.
Special Operations Raid Said to Kill Senior Terrorist Leader in Syria
The identity of the target was not confirmed, but President Trump was scheduled to make a statement on Sunday morning.This is probably another war crime.
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U.S.
Republicans Fight Trump’s Impeachment by Attacking the Process
President Trump wants his party to defend him more aggressively. Senators instead are denouncing the House investigation.The action is probably impeachable.
I do not want to fight a civil war.
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Smarter Living
Gear to Make Room in a Tiny Kitchen
I’ve tested dozens of items, and here’s what’s best for under $40 — a fridge wall rack, cup hooks, a magnetic knife strip, and more.The critical review of hardware is a necessary service.
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U.S.
Pilots Watched Video Feed of Lavatory From Cockpit, Flight Attendant Says
Renee Steinaker and her husband, who is also a flight attendant, filed a lawsuit against Southwest Airlines last year. The airline now says there was never a hidden camera.The court will decide if Southwest Airlines is responsible.
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U.S.
Hong Kong Protests Spread to U.S. Colleges, and a Rift Grows
Officials face the challenging task of supporting free expression without alienating the largest demographic of international students on American campuses.There should be no political position taken by U.S. college admistrations on Hong Kong.
The Demonstrators seem suicidal.
China is sovereign.
I can approve of the demonstrators but do not want to join them.
Refugees must be allowed entry.
Art is another problem.
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U.S.
As Pete Buttigieg Courts Black Voters, His Sexuality Is a Hurdle for Some
A Buttigieg campaign memo that surfaced last week suggested “being gay was a barrier” to support from some black voters in South Carolina.That is their business.
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Business
Symbol of ’80s Greed Stands to Profit From Trump Tax Break for Poor Areas
The financier Michael Milken is a major investor in a property that became eligible for a federal tax break — after his longtime friend, Steven Mnuchin, intervened.Congress could fix the rules.
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U.S.
An Envoy’s Damning Account of Trump’s Ukraine Pressure and Its Consequences
William B. Taylor Jr. laid out in visceral terms the potentially life-or-death stakes of what he saw as an illegitimate scheme to pressure Kiev for political help by suspending American security aid.The testimmony is truthful in my view.
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U.S.
‘Swing Set Susan’ Threatened to Arrest Hispanic Teens. Instead, She Was Charged.
A video of a Texas woman berating and threatening to arrest a group of Hispanic teenagers for playing at a park was widely shared last week.Good.
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