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Valerie Jarrett and Michelle Obama’s old hospital drops major Obamacare...
Valerie Jarrett chaired the board of the University of Chicago Hospitals until she moved to Washington. While there, she naturally employed her friend, Michelle Obama; this is Chicago and such favors...
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ZipDialog Roundup: Breaking News for Tuesday, August 8
Articles chosen with care. Your comments welcomed. Linked articles in bold purple ◆ BREAKING: North Korea now making miniaturized, missile-ready nuclear weapons, U.S. analysts say (Washington Post)...
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ZipDialog Roundup for Thursday, August 10
Articles chosen with care. Your comments welcomed. Linked articles in bold purple ◆ How serious is the North Korean crisis? Answer: Deadly serious My column on the crisis appears today in Real Clear...
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ZipDialog Roundup for Tuesday, August 29
Articles chosen with care. Local reporting where possible. Linked articles in bold purple ◆ Despite more than 4 FEET of rain, search and rescue in Houston, Galveston, Corpus Christi seems efficient....
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Smoking weed causes sperm to swim lazily in circles, say researchers
The headline in the Daily Mail: Makes men’s sperm ‘lazily swim in circles’ say experts Researchers reveal cannabis leaves sperm ‘mellow’ causing it to ‘swim in circles’ Regular use of the drug cuts...
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New Medical Study: Take Breaks if you have to sit for long periods. It’s much...
The report from Columbia University’s Exercise Testing Lab emphasizes not only the length of time you sit but also whether you do it without interruptions. Building on a growing body of evidence about...
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ZipDialog Roundup for Thursday, September 14
Articles chosen with care. Your comments welcomed. Linked articles in bold purple ◆ Dreamer Deal Possible: Chuck, Nancy and Donald agree to work on deal to avoid deportations (Washington Post) The...
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ZipDialog Roundup for Thursday, September 21
Articles chosen with care. Your comments welcomed. Linked articles in bold purple ◆ Puerto Rico: direct hit by Cat 4 hurricane. Massive damage, whole Island without power An overview of the impact (New...
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The Left, Consuming Its Own Political Leaders
A few years ago, it was a populist movement on the right, led by the amorphous Tea Party, that showed just how angry constituents were with their Republican representatives. That anger is still...
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ZipDialog Roundup for Wednesday, September 27
Articles chosen with care. Your comments welcomed. Linked articles in bold purple ◆ Roy Moore wins in Alabama Republican Primary. Trump endorsed the loser, but it is still a victory for Trumpism,...
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ZipDialog Roundup for Saturday, September 30
Articles chosen with care. Your comments welcomed. Linked articles in bold purple ◆ Why Trump fired Tom Price and what it means, going forward Comment: He was only appointed because he was the most...
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ZipDialog Roundup for Friday, October 13
Articles chosen with care. Your comments welcomed. Linked articles in bold purple ◆ Very good economic news, twice over Highest readings on “consumer sentiment” in 13 years (Bloomberg) Retail sales are...
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ZipDialog Roundup for Tuesday, October 17
Articles chosen with care. Your comments welcomed. Linked articles in bold purple ◆ Biggest story of the week is just under the radar: China’s Xi is consolidating his power to become most powerful...
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ZipDialog Roundup for Thursday, November 2
Articles chosen with care. Your comments welcomed. Linked articles in bold purple ◆ Republicans roll out their tax plan. Here are the key provisions I lay out all the key provisions in a separate post...
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Vanderbilt researchers test nicotine patches for early memory loss
The article is in The Tennesseean (link here) Comment: At this preliminary stage, the patches have only reminded users, “Hey, time to buy more cigarettes.”
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Headline: DC has highest percentage of heavy drinkers. Irony: Rest of country...
DC has highest percentage of heavy drinkers, according to the Center for Disease Control (WTOP)
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New Study: Women Begin to Feel Happier than Men in their Mid-80s
That’s the new Drudge reports. Here’s the link. My theory: By then, men are dead.
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New surgical goggles to see hidden cancer . . . based on a butterfly’s eye
I love these kinds of science/tech/medical stories, where an innovation makes life better. A new infrared goggle for cancer surgeons helps them see all the cancerous cells. It is based on a butterfly’s...
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Autistic Soldiers Have Special Skills Deciphering Intelligence Photos–and...
The Israeli Defense Forces’ Secretive Unit 9900, which specializes in deciphering “visual intelligence,” now has 100 autistic volunteers so far (link here). The program is working well–for the IDF, for...
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