PLATT - MISC News

GENERAL INTEREST
America's Most Widely Misread Literary Work 
https://www.theatlantic.com/video/index/555959/robert-frost-road-not-taken/

A 65,000-acre wildfire whodunit that will make your head spin 

http://jewishworldreview.com/kathleen/parker040418.php3

Puppy realizes he's on the way to dog park, totally loses it
https://www.yahoo.com/news/puppy-realizes-hes-dog-park-120003901.html

HEALTH
Long-term caffeine worsens anxiety symptoms and fear of the new associated with Alzheimer’s disease
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/04/180403090048.htm

EDUCATION
School-Choice Supporters Should Drop the Overheated Rhetoric 
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/04/school-choice-debate-rhetoric-overheated/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NR%20Daily%20Monday%20through%20Friday%202018-04-04&utm_term=NR5PM%20Actives

BUSINESS
Unexpected Consequences: Arrival of electric cars could hurt the beverage industry
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0418/beverages_electrics_cars.php3

CLIMATE CHANGE
Melting Permafrost Emits More Methane Than Scientists Thought 
https://www.ecowatch.com/methane-permafrost-melting-2555617895.html?utm_source=EcoWatch+List&utm_campaign=1f63d9d795-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_49c7d43dc9-1f63d9d795-85328381

GEOLOGY
How Did a Miles-Long Crevice Appear in the Earth Overnight?
https://www.yahoo.com/news/did-miles-long-crevice-appear-173525145.html

IRS
Federal judge approves $3.5 million settlement in IRS tea party targeting
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/apr/4/irs-tea-party-targeting-35-million-settlement-appr/?utm_source=Boomtrain&utm_medium=manual&utm_campaign=20180326&utm_term=newsalert&utm_content=newsalert

JUDICIARY RUNNING AMOK
TAXPAYERS SCREWED: 'Drunk Judge' Shows Up 1 Of 214 Workdays, Gets Pay Raise. Defends It In Video Rant, Calls Media 'Racist' 
https://www.dailywire.com/news/29019/taxpayers-screwed-drunk-judge-shows-1-214-days-amanda-prestigiacomo?utm_source=cnemail&utm_medium=email&utm_content=040418-news&utm_campaign=position1

LAW ENFORCEMENT
Shouldn’t Police at Home Exhibit at Least as Much Discipline as Soldiers at War? 
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/04/stephon-clark-shooting-police-should-show-more-discipline-restraint/

Shoot First and Think Later
https://townhall.com/columnists/jacobsullum/2018/04/04/shoot-first-and-think-later-n2467420?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&newsletterad=

Report: Police Questioned YouTube Shooter Morning of Attack
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2018/04/04/report-police-questioned-youtube-shooter-morning-of-attack-n2467665?utm_source=thdailypm&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl_pm&newsletterad=

Police Say Relatives Never Warned About YouTube Shooter
http://start.att.net/news/read/article/the_associated_press-youtube_shooter_told_family_members_she_hated_the-ap/category/news

IMMIGRATION
Mexican Senate calls on Enrique Pena Nieto to halt cooperation with U.S.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/apr/4/mexican-senate-urges-enrique-pena-nieto-suspend-co/?utm_source=Boomtrain&utm_medium=manual&utm_campaign=20180326&utm_term=newsalert&utm_content=newsalert

How Trump can outsmart Dems on DACA 
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0418/thiessen040418.php3

IRAN
Mossad chief '100 percent certain' Iran seeks nuclear bomb
https://townhall.com/news/politics-elections/2018/04/04/mossad-chief-100-percent-certain-iran-seeks-nuclear-bomb-n2467826?utm_source=thdailypm&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl_pm&newsletterad=

MIDDLE EAST
Jews have a right to their 'own land,' Saudi crown prince says as charm offensive continues
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0418/noack040418.php3

POTUS
Silence speaks volumes: how Trump's Twitter feed reveals his blind spots 
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/apr/03/trump-twitter-silence-stormy-daniels-stephon-clark?utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=GU+Today+USA+-+Collections+2017&utm_term=270125&subid=24222148&CMP=GT_US_collection

POLITICS
China's levies on U.S. goods are being felt in key -- and core -- Trump precincts. Now, already embattled GOP incumbents fear losing their majority
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0418/levies_GOP_majority.php3

Republican Walker Sounds Alarm, Democrats See Hope After Win
http://start.att.net/news/read/article/the_associated_press-liberal_cruises_in_wisconsin_court_race_and_dems_s-ap/category/news

The Political Currents Beneath Us
https://townhall.com/columnists/armstrongwilliams/2018/04/04/the-political-currents-beneath-us-n2467417?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&newsletterad=

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"Old is not a matter of chronological age but, rather, aspirations.
You know you are old when your bucket list has only one item ... 
getting up tomorrow morning."
          - jppjr, 2018