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Reason magazine

After Living Abroad, Kids Struggle With American Overparenting

WHEN JEAN PHILLIPSON’S family returned to Fairfax, Virginia, after living in Bolivia, the main thing her 10-year-old son complained about was the bus ride home from school. “He wasn’t allowed to have a pencil out,” says the mom of three, “because it was considered unsafe.”

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February 2019
First Private Israeli Lunar Mission Will Launch In February
Techlife News

First Private Israeli Lunar Mission Will Launch In February

An Israeli nonprofit said it has pushed back the launch of what it hopes will be the first private spacecraft to land on the moon until February.

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December 23, 2018
Apple Deepens Austin Ties, Expands Operations East And West
AppleMagazine

Apple Deepens Austin Ties, Expands Operations East And West

Apple will build a $1 billion campus in Austin, Texas, break ground on smaller locations in Seattle, San Diego and Culver City, California, and over the next three years expand in Pittsburgh, New York and Colorado.

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December 21, 2018
UK Intelligence Chief Outlines Threats, Urges More Diversity
Techlife News

UK Intelligence Chief Outlines Threats, Urges More Diversity

Britain’s Secret Intelligence Service director used a rare public speech to outline threats facing Britain and the need for more diversity in secret agent ranks.

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December 9, 2018
China Again Tops Un Agency's Ranking Of Top Patent Filers
AppleMagazine

China Again Tops Un Agency's Ranking Of Top Patent Filers

A U.N. agency says China has issued the most international patent applications for an eighth straight year, showing the country’s heft in intellectual property amid U.S. President Donald Trump’s accusation that the growing Asia power steals it.

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December 07, 2018
Mario Batali's Empire In The Wake Of Mario Batali
New York magazine

Mario Batali's Empire In The Wake Of Mario Batali

When the allegations of Mario Batali’s sexual misconduct came to light last December, the fallout was immediate. By the time the first story was published— including accusations that ranged from unwanted propositions and forcible touching to the kissing and groping, caught on security videotape, of a woman who appeared to be unconscious—the celebrity chef had agreed to remove himself from the operations of his two dozen–plus restaurants.

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December 10, 2018
Robert Mueller's Ride Isn't Over Yet
Bloomberg Businessweek

Robert Mueller's Ride Isn't Over Yet

Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation may have more thrills in store

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December 10, 2018
China And US Discuss Plans For Trade Talks
AppleMagazine

China And US Discuss Plans For Trade Talks

China’s economy czar and U.S. trade envoys discussed plans for talks on a tariff battle, the government said this week, indicating that negotiations are going ahead despite tension over the arrest of a Chinese tech executive.

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December 14, 2018
Queen Names William King!
Globe

Queen Names William King!

Charles banned from throne for murdering Diana

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December 17, 2018
EU Steps Up Fight Against 'Fake News' Ahead Of Elections
Techlife News

EU Steps Up Fight Against 'Fake News' Ahead Of Elections

European Union authorities want internet companies including Google, Facebook and Twitter to file monthly reports on their progress eradicating “fake news” campaigns from their platforms ahead of elections next year.

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December 9, 2018
Sonia Is Too Complex: Q & A With A Creator Of The Libor Replacement
Bloomberg Markets

Sonia Is Too Complex: Q & A With A Creator Of The Libor Replacement

AS BANKS PREPARE to move away from the scandal-tainted London interbank offered rate, few in the city of London will be watching more closely than William Porter.

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December 2018 / January 2019
Abby Johnson & Kathy Murphy: “Let's Prove We Can Do Something New”
Bloomberg Markets

Abby Johnson & Kathy Murphy: “Let's Prove We Can Do Something New”

IN AN ERA OF LOW-COST index funds, it’s tough to be best known for your stockpickers.

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December 2018 / January 2019
Where's The Beef?
Mother Jones

Where's The Beef?

Livestock companies have a message for veggie burger makers: Hands off the word “meat.”

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January/February 2019
Warring Wives Tear Princes Apart!
National Enquirer

Warring Wives Tear Princes Apart!

William & Harry caught in catfight & forced to live in separate palaces

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December 17, 2018
Trump's Tariffs Drive Up The Cost Of Public Works
Bloomberg Businessweek

Trump's Tariffs Drive Up The Cost Of Public Works

Duties are adding about $1.3 million to the price tag of steel on a Detroit river cleanup

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December 10, 2018
Signed, Sealed, Not Delivered
Bloomberg Businessweek

Signed, Sealed, Not Delivered

Trump has to get the new NAFTA past Congress before he can declare victory.

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November 26, 2018
How Therapy Saved Michelle's Marriage
Globe

How Therapy Saved Michelle's Marriage

Barack’s wife learned to beat guilt & grief after losing a baby.

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December 10, 2018
Ivanka Trump, Apple CEO Tim Cook Visit Idaho School
Techlife News

Ivanka Trump, Apple CEO Tim Cook Visit Idaho School

Ivanka Trump and Apple CEO Tim Cook visited a heavily Hispanic Idaho school district on Tuesday to trumpet her workforce development initiative promoting science, technology, engineering and math.

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Pregnant Princess Tearing Royals Apart!
National Enquirer

Pregnant Princess Tearing Royals Apart!

She's taken over palace, caused rift with William – and Harry can't stop her!

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December 10, 2018
Are You Ready For The California Consumer Privacy Act?
PC Magazine

Are You Ready For The California Consumer Privacy Act?

Some of the most well-known technology companies are headquartered in California, which on June 28 passed the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA).

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December 2018
Reason magazine

India At A Crossroads

India is known as the land of contradictions, and recent events do little to undermine that reputation.

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January 2019
David & Victoria It's Over!
OK!

David & Victoria It's Over!

The longtime couple is on the brink of divorce — and preparing to divvy up their $1.2 billion empire, sources tell ok!

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December 3, 2018
This Is Heavy: The Kilogram Is Getting An Update
Techlife News

This Is Heavy: The Kilogram Is Getting An Update

The kilogram is getting an update.

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November 18, 2018
US Panel Warns Against Government Purchase Of Chinese Tech
Techlife News

US Panel Warns Against Government Purchase Of Chinese Tech

A congressional advisory panel says the purchase of Internet-linked devices manufactured in China leaves the United States vulnerable to security breaches that could put critical infrastructure at risk.

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November 18, 2018
D.C. Vs. The Wide Open West
Reason magazine

D.C. Vs. The Wide Open West

ONE OF THE great ironies of life in mountain and desert states is that many of the people you meet are either escapees or descendants of the East Coast—but they ended up in a place where Washington, D.C., has an enormous presence.

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January 2019
Reason magazine

The Twilight Of Asset Forfeiture?

2018 WAS A bad year for civil asset forfeiture, the infamous practice by which police can seize property even if the owner is not charged with a crime.

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January 2019
The New Socialists Didn't Win
Reason magazine

The New Socialists Didn't Win

But they’re still in charge for the next couple of years.

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January 2019
The Libertarian Party Future, Perennially Out Of Reach
Reason magazine

The Libertarian Party Future, Perennially Out Of Reach

Where does political libertarianism go after the midterms?

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January 2019
EPA Seeks New Truck Pollution Rules; Says Air Won't Suffer
AppleMagazine

EPA Seeks New Truck Pollution Rules; Says Air Won't Suffer

The Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to rewrite rules that limit pollution from heavy trucks but that the EPA says slow the economy.

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November 16, 2018
The National Interest: Jonathan Chait
New York magazine

The National Interest: Jonathan Chait

Trump, Trapped A weakened president takes another step to protect himself at all costs.

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November 12, 2018