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New York
She’s 91 and Is Being Kicked Out of Her Apartment
Dozens of residents of an independent living community in Manhattan — some as old as 99 — are being forced out of the homes they thought they’d die in.I am more than a little aware of the problem.
Rising rent without rising income is a trap.
The money is inflating but social security payments are not allowed to track the rising prices.
I must invest my capital soon and pay my rent to the state as taxes.
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U.S.
Pope Francis Replaces Conservative Archbishop of Philadelphia
Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, who was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI in 2011, has long been known as a theological and political conservative, often at odds with Pope Francis."Some conservatives counted his removal as the latest power play by Francis, whom some have called a “dictator pope” who ignores their complaints that he is diluting the faith and breaking church traditions."
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/28/world/europe/pope-francis-vatican-roman-catholics-populism.html
Pope Francis is preparing the Catholic Church to change as it must if it is to avoid further schism.
The translated Bible froze the form of Catholicism.
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Health
First Patient With Wuhan Coronavirus Is Identified in the U.S.
A man in Washington State is infected with a new respiratory virus. Federal officials plan to expand screenings for the infection at major airports.This Coronavirus may have escaped.
The facts will soon be known.
Take reasonable precautions.
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Business
Chinese City Uses Facial Recognition to Shame Pajama Wearers
Local officials apologized, but the crackdown on a common — and comfortable — practice has raised a rare outcry over privacy in a country accustomed to surveillance.Chinese love dramatic color.
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U.S.
A Major Fear for Democrats: Will the Party Come Together by November?
Even the goal of defeating President Trump isn’t enough for some voters to commit to backing the eventual Democratic nominee, expressing a clear aversion to a candidate who is too liberal or centrist for their tastes.Party Conventions are for party fights.
If the party cannot present a unified slate it does not win.
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World
Wuhan Coronavirus Map: Tracking the Spread of the Outbreak
The virus has sickened more than 1,300 people in China and a handful in other countries.The world is nervously watching.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Masque_of_the_Red_Death
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World
China Confirms New Coronavirus Spreads From Humans to Humans
A top Chinese government-appointed expert says a mysterious respiratory illness that has killed at least four people can be transmitted by humans, heightening concern about the outbreak.The world is nervously watching.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Masque_of_the_Red_Death
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Health
What Is the Coronavirus? Symptoms, Treatment and Risks
A respiratory virus has spread from China to a half-dozen other countries, including the U.S. Here’s what you need to know.https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/nih-officials-discuss-novel-coronavirus-recently-emerged-china
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Opinion
Why Democrats Still Have to Appeal to the Center, but Republicans Don’t
Polarization has changed the two parties — just not in the same way.The Democrats must form a united front that responds to a changing world.
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Science
Brains Turned to Glass? Suffocated in Boathouses? Vesuvius Victims Get New Look
Two studies examined grim scenes left at a Roman settlement devastated by the 79 A.D. eruption.Archeologists love drama as much as other people.
Science provides a text for drama.
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Open Thread
Please use the comments to this post to discuss topics unrelated to recent
posts.
Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
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Tom Steyer Spends Millions in South Carolina. Black Voters Reap the Benefit.
Seeking inroads in the state, Mr. Steyer, a hedge-fund billionaire, is
paying black vendors, hiring black staff members and appearing in rural
outposts, lavishing money and attention. It’s paying dividends.
Register and vote.
They do.
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Could Trump Muzzle John Bolton? The Limits of Executive Privilege, Explained
If senators vote to subpoena testimony for the impeachment trial, the
president may not be able to block or delay a willing witness.
If the Republican want a muzzle they have one.
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How Will Thousands of Latinos in Iowa Be Greeted at ‘El Caucus’?
The state’s Latino population is a potentially important bloc in the
Democratic voting. But some local leaders believe efforts to make caucus
sites friendlier to Spanish speakers have fallen short.
The caucuses are about local politics.
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Cindy Axne, Congresswoman From Iowa Swing District, Endorses Joe Biden
With the endorsement of Ms. Axne, a freshman who flipped a district that
President Trump carried in 2016, Mr. Biden now has the backing of two of
Iowa’s three Democrats in Congress.
The caucuses are about local politics.
"All politics is local."
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Who are Trump's Impeachment Defense Lawyers
The president’s legal team must maintain his support in the Senate while
arguing his case to a broader jury: voters watching at home.
"The usual suspects"
The Republican party has not selected a candidate officially.
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‘There Are Too Many Minefields’: Readers on Swiping and Dating in the Trump Era
More than 200 people told us about their political deal breakers, the
subtle profile clues they look for and their connections across the aisle.
Dating is experimental.
Some experiments fail.
Some failures explode.
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What to Watch For in Trump’s Impeachment Trial on Saturday
House impeachment managers will step back as the president’s legal team
fires its first salvo.
The plea of not guilty is denied.
There is no mercy.
There is no sentence of dishonorable death.
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Sanders Seizes Lead in Volatile Iowa Race, Times Poll Finds
With solid support from liberals, Mr. Sanders appears to be peaking just as
the caucuses approach. But many Iowa voters said they could still change
their mind.
The Democrats usually do not win Iowa in the general election.
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Sanders, Biden, Clinton? This Week in the 2020 Race
Paying attention to the impeachment trial this week? Us too. But here are 7
things that happened on the campaign trail you may have missed.
I would rather look at Elizabeth Warren in a beauty contest.
There is usually a bathing suit competition.
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The Haves of Iowa and the Have-Nots Across the Border
South Dakota has four dead presidents carved in stone on Mount Rushmore.
But good luck getting real, live presidential hopefuls to come visit.
There is little point in empty spaces.
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Impeachment Briefing: ‘Take Her Out’
After a tape of President Trump talking about the ambassador to Ukraine
emerged, the secretary of state lashed out at a reporter’s question.
Trump is pleading for mercy.
There is none to be had.
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Managers wrap up their opening arguments.
Representative Adam B. Schiff, whose stirring speech on Thursday night
gained grudging plaudits from some Republicans, appeared to lose ground on
Friday.
Yes. The Republicans are not listening.
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Trump Impeachment: Making a Case Against a President, and Against Tuning Out
The Democratic impeachment case used passion and video clips to substitute
for witnesses and fight apathy.
It may not be enough.
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Pompeo Lashes Out at Reporter and Challenges Her to Find Ukraine on a Map
“He shouted at me for about the same amount of time as the interview itself
had lasted,” said Mary Louise Kelly of NPR.
Pompeo is a stupid man.
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Argument Erupts in Guantánamo Court Over Use of the Term ‘Torture’
A military judge said he would decide before the trial of five men accused
of plotting the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks whether their treatment in C.I.A.
prisons amounted to torture.
We will learn about the judge.
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Republican senators are visibly upset by Schiff’s reference to CBS report.
A CBS report said Republican senators had been warned to “vote against the
president and your head will be on a pike.”
"When Mr. Schiff referred to a CBS report that said Republican senators
had been warned to “vote against the president and your head will be on a
pike,” a number of senators muttered “not true.”"
The word must have been "spike".
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Branding Trump a Danger, Democrats Cap the Case for His Removal
On the final day of their oral arguments, House impeachment managers called
President Trump a danger to the nation.
A true statement.
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Trump Tries to Upstage Drama in the Senate With His Own Programming
While Democrats and Republicans debate whether he should be convicted and
removed from office, the president has offered up an alternative menu of
events and priorities.
The president is a danger to the nation.
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Schiff addresses criticism over his imitation of the president.
At a hearing in late September, the
"Representative Adam B. Schiff, the lead House manager, for the first
time took head-on the Republican criticism that he mocked President
Trump during a hearing by pretending the president’s call with his
Ukrainian counterpart was a mob shakedown."
Distraction has worked for Trump in the past.
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