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Dropped it.
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Tuesday, February 26, 2019
@1:16, 2/25/19
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Turning tricks is not a life.
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Spin is not the way.
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Not my choice.
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There will be no real peace.
China does not want South Korea on its border.
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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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Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
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Barack Obama is a realist.
Wealth and power are rare exceptions in "Black" culture.
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The Judge ruled properly.
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There is more to the money situation than is reported here.
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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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The Roman Catholic Church is now unable to learn.
The Protestant Reformation did that by Translating and publishing the Bible.
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Yes.
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I will not judge.
Jussie Smollett needs a lawyer.
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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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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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Trump hates the Times.
It remembers what he said.
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Goa is an escape from India.
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Konstantin V. Kilimnik can be both a hustler and a political operative.
He is an opportunist.
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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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"Let's you and him fight"
I like liberals.
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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.
2
Opinion
Uncle Joe’s Family Web
As Joe Biden ponders bid, he once again confronts painful family complexities.Spin is not the way.
3
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.
5
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.
9
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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Monday, February 25, 2019
@2:15, 2/24/19
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U.S.
Health Care and Insurance Industries Mobilize to Kill ‘Medicare for All’
Doctors, hospitals, drug companies and insurers have a simple message: The Affordable Care Act works reasonably well and should be improved, not repealed or replaced with a big new public program.Change will be resisted.
There is an established relationship with the insurance industry. The industry and its payments will end with medicare for all.
2
Style
It Was the Hottest Oscar Night Party. What Happened?
Vanity Fair has ruled the roost, but its guest list is bloated by corporate sponsorships. And now there’s competition from Jay-Z.Possibly the corporate noise is excessive.
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Science
Why Do Zebras Have Stripes? Scientists Camouflaged Horses to Find Out
If you spend time around horses or flies, you might want to invest in some zebra print.Not a bad idea.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dazzle_camouflage
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Travel
Taos Had History and Mystique, but Few Skiers. Can a New Owner Change That?
With a $300 million investment and upgraded amenities, the New Mexico ski area was attempting a revival without losing its soul. A fatal avalanche tested that effort even further.A nice puff piece.
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Travel
Bonaire: Where Coral and Cactus Thrive, and the Sea Soothes the Soul
In a dying reef world, the writer explores the underwater bliss of a little Caribbean island that is showing the world just how to save coral.Ok, its winter still.
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New York
The Upper West Side’s Banishment of ‘Trump’ on Buildings Is Almost Complete
The last two buildings in the Riverside complex that once bore the president’s name have voted to remove it.The ugly buildings remain.
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Opinion
Netflix Is the Most Intoxicating Portal to Planet Earth
Instead of trying to sell American ideas to a foreign audience, it’s aiming to sell international ideas to a global audience.Story first.
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Magazine
Shopping in Pyongyang, and Other Adventures in North Korean Capitalism
Far from the stereotype of total economic isolation, the black market has brought a surprising degree of modernity and consumerism — for some."Some are more equal than others."
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Business
The Shutdown Made Sara Nelson Into America’s Most Powerful Flight Attendant
A rising star of the labor movement, she’s made a career of getting unruly people to do what she wants.She is doing good work.
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U.S.
Florida Student, 11, Arrested After Dispute Over His Refusal to Say Pledge of Allegiance
The student had not recited the pledge all school year at his middle school in Lakeland, Fla., but a substitute teacher confronted him about it this month.The substitute teacher had not read the rulebook.
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Smarter Living
The Medical Tech that Helps You When Your Doctor Can’t
A new breed of tech company wants to fill the gaps between you, your doctor and your health insurance.There should be some fixes applied to health care.
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Your Money
A Teacher’s Student Loans Were Forgiven. Then FedLoan Wrecked His Credit.
Jed Shafer thought his work navigating the troubled public service loan forgiveness program was finished. He found out he was wrong when Lowe’s turned him away at the register.Lending agencies want their pound of flesh.
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World
Venezuela Closes Border to 3 Caribbean Islands Ahead of Aid Showdown
The move against Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao came before a Saturday deadline by the Venezuelan opposition and the Trump administration for President Nicolás Maduro to end a blockade."The beatings will continue until morale improves."
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New York
She Fought for Stronger Sexual Abuse Laws. Her Son Was the Reason.
For years, Margaret Markey, a former Queens assemblywoman, pushed for the Child Victims Act, which recently passed. She was driven by her son’s own incident of abuse.A needed change.
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Technology
How an App Creates ‘Disturbingly Agile Millennial Thumbs’
Isabella Kwai, a reporter in Australia, rarely takes notes on paper anymore and instead uses her iPhone. She can still look sources in the eye while typing.I have a preference for a real keyboard.
I am considering an iPhone.
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Movies
The Lustful Middle School Girl Rises
Thanks to “PEN15,” “Eighth Grade” and “Big Mouth,” the awkward, weird and sex-obsessed pubescent girl is having a moment.The girls and boys usually figure it out.
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World
Teenage ISIS Member Who Wants to Return to U.K. Gives Birth
Shamima Begum, 19, had expressed little regret for joining the terrorist group but wanted to return home to protect the health of her child. Her son was born in a refugee camp.Welcome them back.
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World
Anti-Semitic Taunts by Yellow Vests Prompt French Soul-Searching
The insults hurled at Alain Finkielkraut, a prominent intellectual, crystallized a number of dark elements in a climate of public tension.Even monsters can feel abused.
Owning a required yellow vest and buying motor fuel are the only membership requirements.
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Climate
Becoming Greta: ‘Invisible Girl’ to Global Climate Activist, With Bumps Along the Way
A Swedish girl’s solitary act of civil disobedience has turned her into a symbol for climate action. But her path hasn’t been easy.She is doing more than her share.
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U.S.
A Green New Deal Is Technologically Possible. Its Political Prospects Are Another Question.
The technology is feasible for a Green New Deal, though experts doubt its goals could be accomplished as quickly as advocates hope. Finding money and political will is a bigger challenge.It will be done.
Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
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Sunday, February 24, 2019
@15:20, 2/23/19
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A better guess than
I can make.
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2019/feb/23/venezuela-brazil-border-aid-live-news-latest-updates
A developing situation.
Maduro is out of his mind.
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Law enforcement is reluctant to press their guild brothers.
More activity rather than more law is the order of the day.
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Sanders must act for the good of the Democratic party to receive the support of the Democratic party.
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Fighting with the city government is not beneficial.
Violators will get prosecuted and fined.
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Jussie Smollett would be wise to hire a skilled lawyer and take advice.
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Suffering is part of winter. Hot tea helps.
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There will be another vote as there should be.
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I will watch the films as time allows.
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A new trial with an honest jury is a cheap solution.
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I bought a Verizon hot spot.
Skype is in my future.
My cell remains unchanged.
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A teaparty campaign can do in most Republicans.
Astroturf can substitute for honor.
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Capitalism at its finest.
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Kim Jong-un will keep his bombs.
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https://nytimes.stats.com/wcbk/schedules.asp?team=0129
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Betsy DeVos should be long gone.
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I am doing the conceptual work.
If there were a catalog solution it would not be my job.
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Donald Trump does not understand macro economics.
Deflation looks wonderful to the rich.
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Tell a story and the costumes can only add.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newburgh,_New_York
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambridge,_New_York
Not at all the same place
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfluorooctanoic_acid
The town water is filtered.
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Movies
Oscars 2019 Predictions: Who Will Win Best Picture, Actor and Actress
Our expert has been closely following the races and the voters, all season. Here’s what he thinks will happen at the ceremony on Sunday.A better guess than
I can make.
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World
At Venezuela’s Border, a Strange and Deadly Showdown Over Aid
The confrontation between Maduro and the opposition now includes dueling concerts, visiting presidents, plotting military defectors — and at least two deaths.https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2019/feb/23/venezuela-brazil-border-aid-live-news-latest-updates
A developing situation.
Maduro is out of his mind.
3
Opinion
The Grave Threats of White Supremacy and Far-Right Extremism
Hate crimes are on the rise. Police and prosecutors need better tools to fight back.Law enforcement is reluctant to press their guild brothers.
More activity rather than more law is the order of the day.
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Opinion
Sanders Has an Advantage, and It’s Not About Economics
He has put forward a foreign policy vision that pits democratic peoples everywhere against illiberalism at home and abroad.Sanders must act for the good of the Democratic party to receive the support of the Democratic party.
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New York
Inside the Rise and Fall of a Multimillion-Dollar Airbnb Scheme
Multiple misleading identities, more than 100 host accounts and 18 corporations were created to run an illegal hotel business in Manhattan, according to a lawsuit filed by the city.Fighting with the city government is not beneficial.
Violators will get prosecuted and fined.
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Arts
Jussie Smollett Timeline: Mystery Remains as Actor Is Charged With Faking His Assault
Here’s a timeline to help keep track of the twists and turns in the now disputed assault of Jussie Smollett, the “Empire” actor.Jussie Smollett would be wise to hire a skilled lawyer and take advice.
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Well
The Case Against Cough Medicine
Evidence is sorely lacking for the value of any over-the-counter remedy to treat most coughs.Suffering is part of winter. Hot tea helps.
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Opinion
Election Fraud the G.O.P. Won’t Stress About
North Carolina officials present evidence a Republican operative stole a House race.There will be another vote as there should be.
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Style
It Was the Hottest Oscar Night Party. What Happened?
Vanity Fair has ruled the roost, but its guest list is bloated by corporate sponsorships. And now there’s competition from Jay-Z.I will watch the films as time allows.
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Opinion
The Stench of Prejudice in Keith Tharpe’s Death Sentence
A juror in Mr. Tharpe’s case signed an affidavit stating that he was a “nigger,” wondering “if black people even have souls.”A new trial with an honest jury is a cheap solution.
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Technology
What’s Next for Smartphones? Samsung’s New Galaxy Line Offers a Few Answers
One of the company’s newly unveiled models works with 5G wireless networks. Another folds up like a book.I bought a Verizon hot spot.
Skype is in my future.
My cell remains unchanged.
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Opinion
An Emergency for the G.O.P.
The Constitution or The Donald? Why is this such a hard choice for congressional Republicans?A teaparty campaign can do in most Republicans.
Astroturf can substitute for honor.
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Business
China Uses DNA to Track Its People, With the Help of American Expertise
The Chinese authorities turned to a Massachusetts company and a prominent Yale researcher as they built an enormous system of surveillance and control.Capitalism at its finest.
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U.S.
Peace Treaty, and Peace Prize, for North Korea Appear to Tempt Trump
As President Trump meets again with Kim Jong-un, North Korea’s leader, his role as a peacemaker is clearly weighing heavily on his mind.Kim Jong-un will keep his bombs.
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Sports
A Star’s Shoe Breaks, Putting College Basketball Under a Microscope
When Duke’s Zion Williamson injured a knee after one of his Nike sneakers split open, it raised questions about amateurism and shoe companies’ influence in the sport.https://nytimes.stats.com/wcbk/schedules.asp?team=0129
| 2/2 | at Cincinnati | 12:00 PM ET | ESPN3 | W 65 - 55 |
| 2/6 | vs. East Carolina | 7:00 PM ET | ESPN3 | W 118 - 55 |
| 2/9 | vs. Temple | 1:00 PM ET | ESPN3 | W 109 - 74 |
| 2/11 | vs.
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South Carolina |
7:00 PM ET | ESPN2 | W 97 - 79 |
| 2/17 | at UCF | 2:00 PM ET | ESPN3 | W 78 - 41 |
| 2/20 | vs. Memphis | 7:00 PM ET | ESPN3 | W 102 - 45 |
| 2/24 | at Tulsa | 3:00 PM ET | ESPN3 | |
| 2/26 | at Wichita State | 7:30 PM ET | ||
| 3/2 | vs. Houston | 1:00 PM ET |
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Opinion
Betsy DeVos vs. Student Veterans
The Department of Education secretary has been uniquely brazen, and unpatriotic, in her deregulation campaign. It’s time that she answered for her actions.Betsy DeVos should be long gone.
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Magazine
The Rise of the WeWorking Class
The co-working giant’s real product isn’t office space — it’s a new kind of “corporate culture.“I am doing the conceptual work.
If there were a catalog solution it would not be my job.
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Business
The Dollar Is Still King. How (in the World) Did That Happen?
Despite talk that the dollar was losing dominance, it has only gained stature, reinforcing President Trump’s power to dictate foreign policy.Donald Trump does not understand macro economics.
Deflation looks wonderful to the rich.
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Arts
Netflix’s ‘Shtisel’ Is Binge-Worthy TV on a Strict Form of Judaism
The Israeli drama is being praised as an accurate and compelling portrayal of ultra-Orthodox Jews, a group that typically is insular — and doesn’t watch TV.Tell a story and the costumes can only add.
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U.S.
Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Drinking Water Leave Military Families Reeling
The pollution, often from foam used in firefighting, is part of a mounting concern over the presence of toxic substances that could affect at least 10 million Americans.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newburgh,_New_York
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambridge,_New_York
Not at all the same place
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfluorooctanoic_acid
The town water is filtered.
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