PLATT - MISC News

GENERAL INTEREST
'Apartment Patty,' who blocked her black neighbor from entering their building, defends her actions
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/apartment-patty-blocked-black-neighbor-entering-building-defends-actions-164738743.html

Video captures mom whipping son with belt for stealing her BMW
https://nypost.com/2018/10/18/video-captures-mom-whipping-son-with-belt-for-stealing-her-bmw/?utm_campaign=iosapp&utm_source=mail_app

HEALTH
'Widespread' Salmonella Outbreak from Raw Chicken Sickens 92 People in 29 States 
https://start.att.net/news/read/article/people-widespread_salmonella_outbreak_from_raw_chicken_si-rtime/category/news

HEALTH CARE
The FDA is embracing 'ethical hackers' in its push to secure medical devices 
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/1018/fda_ethical_hackers.php3

EDUCATION
Stuyvesant, Other Elite New York Public High Schools Could Admit Students Who Didn’t Pass State Tests (If the link does not work, try click, copy, paste and go the article title into your browser.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/stuyvesant-other-elite-new-york-public-high-schools-could-admit-students-who-didnt-pass-state-tests-1539855001?emailToken=d50e429337109c11a35ece666737f845GKDJOw/MeC9bYEayuIIXkAwimkhlxAduhUJ7h87yLCBK2xVk79sgGWFSgivfpzkNnFfkDhfSjS8q0LSKQ6KAuTd44GbqB9L7O/t6M0TGtzazXb/8KlbNAYvFBApf6hIv0XI/J43d2ueGZZIa5pQf68YQBdnwgzNG3PikhH3HSnY%3D&reflink=article_email_share

ECONOMY
Pelosi on the 'collateral damage' of Democrats' economic policies: 'So be it'
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/oct/18/nancy-pelosi-on-the-collateral-damage-of-dems-econ/?utm_source=Boomtrain&utm_medium=manual&utm_campaign=20180326&utm_term=newsalert&utm_content=newsalert&bt_ee=dXJcW8wdH%2B7vdSE4XCt6vehAKBaF8HzviQj%2BamScHf61g7ReI8kwqamMzTqxRCk8&bt_ts=1539884217070

BUSINESS
Bezos Bucks the Bullies (If the link does not work, try click, copy, paste and go the article title into your browser.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/bezos-bucks-the-bullies-1539818350?emailToken=ded3cb829918d7175749be18ce538fc93ktTltbxC7OJhyxBKTnXDy2IR5GTOZAOSsXulpkL4Isc5PVQ4B9qgPSK8D5R78tmh22lYVZ2dPRsNloImQGjkg%3D%3D&reflink=article_email_share

PROGRESSIVES UNHINGED
Liberal super PAC employee arrested for grabbing GOP figure
https://nypost.com/2018/10/18/liberal-super-pac-employee-arrested-for-grabbing-gop-figure/?utm_campaign=iosapp&utm_source=mail_app

WEATHER
Disaster in Texas as fast-moving floodwaters destroy a bridge and leave at least four dead - as officials warn more flooding is likely in the coming days due to record rainfall
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6286935/Disaster-Texas-fast-moving-floodwaters.html

ARACHNOLOGY
Winter ticks killing moose at alarming rate
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/10/181017080814.htm

ENTOMOLOGY
Bug Population Expected to Increase this Fall and Winter
https://weather.com/news/weather/video/bug-population-expected-to-increase-this-fall-and-winter?pl=pl-the-latest

GEOLOGY
Ultra-rare mineral that only forms when meteorites slam into Earth discovered for only the sixth time
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-6284713/Ultra-rare-mineral-WA-crater.html

ICHTHYOLOGY
Big Bluefin Tuna Recovering Due to Conservation, But Species Still at Risk 
https://www.ecowatch.com/big-bluefin-tuna-species-population-2613053273.html

TECHNOLOGY
Ugh, Green Bubbles! Apple’s iMessage Makes Switching to Android Hard (If the link does not work, try click, copy, paste and go the article title into your browser.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/ugh-green-bubbles-apples-imessage-makes-switching-to-android-hard-1539867600?emailToken=ad59d1a66ab110fab7a16ed0116c7e6cEAY7QOeGBJwk9P8mc972QGq6pLe+CcVairKugrU9NVlkJwSe87KKm68y58RiRkfoDUTxR6fLkmXR9SbSAQoZOcdT7s+C9LtmTJTBMk1DIn7hebVgD0pt8Axh9NoJgHJ2&reflink=article_email_share

NATIONAL SECURITY
REVEALED: New data show how Iran tried to manipulate public opinion on Twitter 
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/1018/iran_manipulated_twitter.php3

LAW AND ORDER
Bank transfers to be name-checked to combat fraud 
https://start.att.net/news/read/category/news/article/the_week-bank_transfers_to_be_namechecked_to_combat_fraud-newscred2

Marked for Mayhem
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/articles/200901/marked-mayhem

The culprit's name remains unknown. But he licked a stamp, and now his DNA stands indicted --- preventing statute of limitations from kicking in. Is that legal? 
http://jewishworldreview.com/1018/john_doe_warrant.php3

IMMIGRATION
Trump threatens to deploy military, close border over migrant ‘caravan’
https://nypost.com/2018/10/18/trump-threatens-to-deploy-military-close-border-over-migrant-caravan/?utm_campaign=iosapp&utm_source=mail_app

NKOR/SKOR
Ease or Squeeze? U.S., Seoul Wrangle Over North Korea Policy (If the link does not work, try click, copy, paste and go the article title into your browser.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/ease-or-squeeze-u-s-seoul-wrangle-over-north-korea-policy-1539855000?emailToken=e841ea09311152b65335f25a1c243a52KTNCfKd1moJNtOsfgozIKaaR64JJIFYxOrBuSt9hcPBgzNTbdNf1tEJqs5utR5gFIKWDbcuVWiyC31velxrdmfXlGKJsGrKof2zmCAyp48qWtfYEwJeZTcntoe7MPLIX&reflink=article_email_share

SAUDI ARABIA
The Ugly Terror Truth About Jamal Khashoggi
http://sultanknish.blogspot.com/2018/10/the-ugly-terror-truth-about-jamal.html

The Khashoggi Scandal: Context Matters 
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/10/jamal-khashoggi-scandal-context-iranian-influence/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NR%20Daily%20Monday%20through%20Friday%202018-10-18&utm_term=NR5PM%20Actives

Why is Trump playing it cool with the Saudis? For some pretty sound reasons, actually 
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/1018/trump_Saudis.php3

TERRORISM
Infographic: How To Tell Nazi From Antifa
https://babylonbee.com/news/infographic-how-to-tell-nazi-from-antifa

RUSSIAGATE
Mueller assembles team of cooperators in Russian probe
https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/411938-mueller-assembles-team-of-cooperators-in-russian-probe?userid=288549

POLITICS
Could Trump Win 20 Percent of the African-American Vote in 2020?
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/10/trump-support-black-voters-2020-election/

Despite his denials, midterms are about Trump -- and it's not looking good, experts say
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/oct/17/midterm-elections-about-donald-trump-despite-his-d/?bt_ee=MAj3FTNsi%2BXKkKKOl6TRue7nw0LiRoCJJ9ZqKOUA9VXGAVcWCudpRSEdXckx37Sj&bt_ts=1539887694158

The Embarrassing Spectacle of Betomania 
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/10/beto-orourke-media-coverage-embarrassing-spectacle/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NR%20Daily%20Monday%20through%20Friday%202018-10-18&utm_term=NR5PM%20Actives

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“Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point.”
           - C. S. Lewis