PLATT - MISC News

GENERAL INTEREST

Burnt Corn a Skirmish that changed America

Chinese mafia taking over idyllic Cambodian beach
https://www.news.com.au/travel/world-travel/asia/chinese-mafia-taking-over-idyllic-cambodian-beach/news-story/23e247e1af47257c2ff9e90c7112548e

Three Cheers For Cowboys QB Dak Prescott's Take On The National Anthem Protest 
https://www.dailywire.com/news/33702/three-cheers-cowboys-qb-dak-prescotts-take-amanda-prestigiacomo

Someone is always watching 
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0718/watching.php3

Common Nonsense
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/crosby072718.php3

The Best Burger in America Is In A Tiny College Town You've Never Heard Of 
https://start.att.net/news/read/article/delish-the_best_burger_in_america_is_in_a_tiny_college_to-rhearst/category/lifestyle

HEALTH
Sedating patients without consent raises ethical concerns
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0718/sedating_without_permission.php3

Taking a Lunch Break Is More Important Than Ever, Study Says 
https://start.att.net/news/read/article/southern_living-taking_a_lunch_break_is_more_important_than_ever_s-rtime/category/lifestyle

HEALTH CARE
Lower-Cost Health Plans Come at a High Price 
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0718/healthcare_cheaper_is_more_expensive.php3

BUSINESS
Trump is using tariffs to advance a radical free-trade agenda 
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0718/thiessen072718.php3

FINANCIAL
Fact checking Trump’s victory lap after the second-quarter GDP report
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/fact-checking-trumps-victory-lap-after-the-second-quarter-gdp-report-2018-07-27

MUNICIPALITIES
Inside my nightmare working in de Blasio’s government
https://nypost.com/2018/07/28/liberal-nyc-insider-tells-how-de-blasio-crushed-her-dreams/?utm_campaign=iosapp&utm_source=mail_app

ENVIRONMENT
Study: Only 13 Percent of Ocean is Wilderness
https://weather.com/science/environment/video/study-only-13-percent-of-ocean-is-wilderness?pl=pl-the-latest

Disney Banning Plastic Straws at Theme Parks Worldwide
https://weather.com/science/environment/video/disney-banning-plastic-straws-at-theme-parks-worldwide?pl=pl-the-latest

Nearly 300 Sea Turtles Dead as Red Tide Plagues Southwest Florida 
https://www.ecowatch.com/sea-turtles-dead-red-tide-southwest-florida-2590387089.html?utm_source=EcoWatch+List&utm_campaign=4472fbb99a-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_49c7d43dc9-4472fbb99a-85328381

ARCHAEOLOGY
Incredible discovery sheds light on ‘Europe’s lost people’
https://nypost.com/2018/07/27/incredible-discovery-sheds-light-on-europes-lost-people/?utm_campaign=iosapp&utm_source=mail_app

CYBERSECURITY
Inmates steal nearly $225K by hacking jail-issued tablets
https://nypost.com/2018/07/27/inmates-steal-nearly-225k-by-hacking-jail-issued-tablets/?utm_campaign=iosapp&utm_source=mail_app

FOREIGN POLICY
UN Warns Members About Its 'Troubling Financial Situation'
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2018/07/27/un-says-its-running-out-of-cash-n2504498?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&newsletterad=

MEDIA
A sport of calling out 'them lyin' newspapers' 
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/pruden072718.php3

SOCIAL MEDIA
Want to delete Facebook? Read what happened to these people first
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/want-to-delete-facebook-read-what-happened-to-these-people-first-2018-07-27

TRUMPGATE
An obstruction case against Trump would be civil libertarian nightmare
http://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/399205-an-obstruction-case-against-trump-would-be-civil-libertarian-nightmare

POLITICS
California Is Not as Big or Blue As You Think
https://townhall.com/columnists/rayhaynes/2018/07/28/california-is-not-as-big-or-blue-as-you-think-n2504439?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&newsletterad=

Bill Clinton Murders
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ed1H-j4Wv0g

-- 
"When a nation goes down, or a society perishes, one condition may always be found;
they forgot where they came from. They lost sight of what had brought them along."
           - Carl Sandburg