PLATT - MISC News

SPECIAL
An open letter to my NFL brethren: Let’s stand together as fathers, for the children in our lives
http://start.att.net/news/read/category/News/article/fox_news-an_open_letter_to_my_nfl_brethren_lets_stand_toget-rfoxnews

RAIDERFIT
https://www.facebook.com/raiderfit/videos/1699621613390306/

This is how it should be !!!!!
https://twitter.com/i/videos/tweet/789970623871279104

GENERAL INTEREST
Delta Airlines prevented woman from singing national anthem on flight with fallen soldier, she claims
http://start.att.net/news/read/category/news/article/fox_news-delta_airlines_prevented_woman_from_singing_nation-rfoxnews

Couple Stranded in Desert for Six Days
https://weather.com/news/trending/video/couple-stranded-in-desert-for-six-days?pl=pl-the-lift

Kittens Scare Away Curious Fox
https://weather.com/pets/video/kittens-scare-away-curious-fox?pl=pl-the-lift

The News in Zingers
http://jewishworldreview.com/1017/hamilton.php3

HEALTH
Meet the Double-Amputee Veteran Running 31 Marathons in 31 Days
http://time.com/4979290/double-amputee-veteran-rob-jones-31-marathons-charity/

HEALTH CARE
U.S. senators reach bipartisan deal on Obamacare, Trump indicates support
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-healthcare/u-s-senators-reach-bipartisan-deal-on-obamacare-trump-indicates-support-idUSKBN1CM2PW?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FtopNews+%28News+%2F+US+%2F+Top+News%29

EDUCATION
High school assignment had kids simulate Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/10/17/high-school-assignment-had-kids-simulate-islamic-pilgrimage-to-mecca.html

PROGRESSIVES RUNNING AMOK
UN: USA Owes Reparations to African-Americans
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/item/27150-un-usa-owes-reparations-to-african-americans

Apple VP shouldn’t have apologized for diversity comments. She’s right
http://redalertpolitics.com/2017/10/17/apple-vp-shouldnt-apologized-diversity-comments-shes-right/?utm_campaign=Daily%20Newsletter&utm_source=Daily%20Newsletter%20-%2010/17/17&utm_medium=email

OSU magazine: Your Halloween costumes are only offensive if you’re white
http://redalertpolitics.com/2017/10/16/osu-magazine-halloween-costumes-offensive-youre-white/?utm_campaign=Daily%20Newsletter&utm_source=Daily%20Newsletter%20-%2010/17/17&utm_medium=email



WEATHER
Texas World Speedway - Hurricane Harvey Flooded Car Storage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UagU2-L0Qe4&feature=youtu.be

Stranded by Maria, Puerto Ricans Get Creative to Survive
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/16/us/hurricane-maria-puerto-rico-stranded.html?emc=edit_nn_20171017&nl=morning-briefing&nlid=58935408&te=1

ASTRONOMY
“The greatest fireworks show in the universe.”
https://www.nytimes.com/video/science/100000005491113/detecting-a-kilonova-explosion.html?emc=edit_nn_20171017&nl=morning-briefing&nlid=58935408&te=1

It Was a Universe-Shaking Announcement. But What Is a Neutron Star Anyway?
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/16/science/neutron-star-ligo.html?emc=edit_nn_20171017&nl=morning-briefing&nlid=58935408&te=1

TECHNOLOGY
Intel to ship new Nervana Neural Network Processor by end of 2017
https://techcrunch.com/2017/10/17/intel-to-ship-new-nervana-neural-network-processor-by-end-of-2017/

Bitcoin engineer Jameson Lopp SWATted by angry crypto fans
https://techcrunch.com/2017/10/17/bitcoin-engineer-jameson-lopp-swatted-by-angry-crypto-fans/

CYBER SECURITY
Microsoft already published a KRACK fix, Apple and Google are working on it
https://techcrunch.com/2017/10/17/microsoft-already-published-a-krack-fix-apple-and-google-are-working-on-it/

FOREIGN POLICY
As ISIS Falls, Don’t Forget the Lessons of the Recent Past
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/452731/isis-defeat-american-troops-iraq-withdrawal-bad-idea?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=171017_Jolt&utm_term=Jolt

LAW ENFORCEMENT
#MeToo named the victims. Now, let's list the perpetrators (Uh-oh ... this is gonna end up far, far worse than the Wenatchee child abuse prosecutions.)
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/oct/16/me-too-victims-perpetrators-sexual-assault?utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=GU+Today+USA+-+Collections+2017&utm_term=248381&subid=24222148&CMP=GT_US_collection

Wenatchee child abuse prosecutions
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wenatchee_child_abuse_prosecutions

MEDIA
Think You Know How Slanted the Media Is? Read This
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/1017/bialosky101717.php3

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“Life is not always a matter of holding good cards, but sometimes playing a poor hand well.”
                ~ Jack London

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