PLATT - MISC News

GENERAL INTEREST


The Week in Good News: A Floating Trap for Plastic, Naomi Osaka, Therapy Cats
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/13/briefing/week-in-good-news-plastic-trap-naomi-osaka-therapy-cats.html?emc=edit_nn_20180914&nl=morning-briefing&nlid=5893540820180914&te=1

The Mistakes We Make When Moving - How to make sure breakables like dishes and that leg lamp make it to your new home intact.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/07/realestate/the-mistakes-we-make-when-moving.html?emc=edit_nn_20180914&nl=morning-briefing&nlid=5893540820180914&te=1

News Quiz: Test Your Knowledge of the Week’s Headlines (9 out of 11)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/09/14/briefing/14weeklynewsquiz.html?emc=edit_nn_20180914&nl=morning-briefing&nlid=5893540820180914&te=1

HEALTH
Apple Watch wants to monitor your heart’s health — and cardiologists say it could make you worry instead
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/apple-watch-wants-to-monitor-your-hearts-health-and-cardiologists-say-it-could-make-you-worry-instead-2018-09-13

Finally breathe well with nanotech that destroys pollutants!
https://www.komando.com/tips/486830/finally-breathe-well-with-nanotech-that-eradicates-pollutants?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=totd&utm_content=2018-09-14-article-title

This elephant can teach us a lot about retirement and aging
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/this-elephant-can-teach-us-a-lot-about-retirement-and-aging-2018-09-14

Caffeine consumption may extend life expectancy for people with kidney disease
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/09/180912081238.htm

PROGRESSIVES UNHINGED
Sociology professor SHOOTS himself in a college campus bathroom to protest President Trump, then leaves $100 bill taped to the mirror with note saying 'for the janitor'
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6162205/Nevada-professor-shoots-protest-President-Trump.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ito=1490&ns_campaign=1490

CLIMATE CHANGE
Gov. Brown: ‘We’re Launching Our Own Damn Satellite!’
https://fox40.com/2018/09/14/gov-brown-were-launching-our-own-damn-satellite/

EDUCATION
A Teacher-Recruitment Program Set Up to Fail
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/09/federal-teach-grant-program-floundering-problems-foreseeable/

BUSINESS
Do you need what you have, and do you have what you need? Optimizing analytics for mobile data collection
https://blog.g2-is.com/blog/optimizing-analytics-for-mobile-data-collection?utm_campaign=Newsletter&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=65911275&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--fTFWRgU2NmbjBNmJ9jCh1d97s6pfQY93V5-arR3UhkfH_1RITG_0iGu3UYO1X37olWccOzcY5I8XfpWZiQGIwKrSP-g&_hsmi=65911275

Windows 10 has started ‘warning’ users not to install Chrome or Firefox
https://www.yahoo.com/news/windows-10-started-warning-users-not-install-chrome-000044933.html

SCIENCE
Scientists design new metabolic technology to open scientific data for everyone
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/09/180913143328.htm

CYBER SECURITY
Your Instagram account may be more secure than many State Department emails
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/your-instagram-account-may-be-more-secure-than-many-state-department-emails-2018-09-14

FOREIGN POLICY
State Department Warns John Kerry Not to ‘Compromise’ Iran Strategy
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/state-department-warns-john-kerry-against-talks-with-iran/

DEFENSE
U.S. Sending Billions Worth of P-8s, E-2Ds To Asian Allies
https://breakingdefense.com/2018/09/u-s-sending-billions-worth-of-spy-planes-to-asian-allies/?utm_campaign=Breaking%20Defense%20Air%20&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=65930326&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8HoN4zI2u0F_CAwp9Ji-V0xmkh-2So_fB1S25NLPOX3-pldSHzGEL6bKXdGxoFMiFgbVT-1G_C_1KhrU2I43KJ3uSiwg&_hsmi=65930326

LAW ENFORCEMENT
US faces new challenge with pending release of terror convicts
http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/406631-us-faces-new-challenge-with-pending-release-of-terror-convicts

JUDICIARY
That's Enough: Trump Administration Looks To Rein In Lower Court Judges
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2018/09/14/thats-enough-trump-administration-looks-to-rein-in-lower-court-judges-n2518885?utm_source=thdailypm&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl_pm&newsletterad=&bcid=3cb4e56ddeac8885c78e874bb1d8f1a4

MEDIA
NYT Corrects Report on Nikki Haley's $53K Curtains
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2018/09/14/nikki-haleys-curtains-n2518934?utm_source=thdailypm&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl_pm&newsletterad=&bcid=3cb4e56ddeac8885c78e874bb1d8f1a4

NKOR     
Nikki Haley: Russia forced UN to change report on North Korea
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense-national-security/nikki-haley-russia-forced-un-to-change-report-on-north-korea

SCOTUS
Sixty-Five Women Who Went to High School With Brett Kavanaugh Write Their Own Letter About His Character
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2018/09/14/dozens-of-women-who-went-to-high-school-with-kavanaugh-back-his-character-n2519010?utm_source=thdailypm&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl_pm&newsletterad=&bcid=3cb4e56ddeac8885c78e874bb1d8f1a4

TRUMPGATE
Mueller threat to Trump grows with Manafort deal
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/406800-mueller-threat-to-trump-grows-with-manafort-deal

POLITICS
Once at odds with GOP establishment, Club for Growth moves to save party's majorities
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/once-at-odds-with-gop-establishment-club-for-growth-moves-to-save-ipartys-majorities

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