PLATT - MISC News

GENERAL INTEREST
High in the mountains, this European village stands frozen in time
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/destinations/europe/bosnia-herzegovina/things-to-do-high-mountain-village-lukomir/

Holy cow! Giant steer 'Knickers' stands head and shoulders over herd 
https://start.att.net/news/read/article/cnn-holy_cow_giant_holsteinfriesian_knickers_stands_he-cnn2/category/news

Refugee stranded 7 months in airport finally gets to leave
https://nypost.com/2018/11/27/refugee-stranded-7-months-in-airport-finally-gets-to-leave/?utm_campaign=iosapp&utm_source=mail_app

HUMOR
The News in Zingers 
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/1118/hamilton.php3

Does the ‘foreskin facial’ mark the end of the world?
https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/shortcuts/2018/nov/26/foreskin-facial-kate-beckinsale-serum-anti-ageing

HEALTH
Paralyzing polio-like disease spreads to 31 US states
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-6433015/Paralysing-polio-like-disease-spreads-31-states.html

EDUCATION
Professors are selling their plasma to pay bills. Let's hold colleges' feet to the fire 
https://www.theguardian.com/inequality/2018/nov/27/professors-are-selling-their-plasma-to-pay-bills-lets-hold-colleges-feet-to-the-fire

PROGRESSIVES UNHINGED
Mom Dresses Six-Year-Old Son As Girl, Threatens Dad With Losing His Son For Disagreeing
http://thefederalist.com/2018/11/26/mom-dresses-six-year-old-son-girl-threatens-dad-losing-son-disagreeing/

SPORTS
Politics and Sports: Keep Your Hands Off My Football
https://www.prageru.com/videos/politics-and-sports-keep-your-hands-my-football

WEATHER
Climate-warming El Niño very likely in 2019, says UN agency 
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/nov/27/climate-warming-el-nino-very-likely-in-2019-says-un-agency

ENVIRONMENT
Supreme Court Sides with Landowners in Dispute over Frog Habitats
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/supreme-court-sides-with-landowners-in-dispute-over-frog-habitats/

SCIENCE
Science 
https://www.nytimes.com/section/science

Chinese Scientist Claims to Use Crispr to Make First Genetically Edited Babies
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/26/health/gene-editing-babies-china.html

ENERGY
Another report reluctantly admits that ‘green’ energy is a disastrous flop
https://wattsupwiththat.com/2018/11/24/peter-foster-another-report-reluctantly-admits-that-green-energy-is-a-disastrous-flop/

NATIONAL SECURITY
Why not build a border barrier? It's the law
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/byron-york-why-not-build-a-border-barrier-its-the-law

BIG BROTHER
ICYMI: Google Wants to 'Monitor' Every Aspect of Our Personal Lives
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2018/11/27/icymi-google-wants-to-monitor-every-aspect-of-our-personal-lives-n2536530?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&newsletterad=&bcid=3cb4e56ddeac8885c78e874bb1d8f1a4&recip=27077809

CHINA
China’s Economy Became No. 2 by Defying No. 1
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/11/25/world/asia/china-economy-strategy.html?emc=edit_ne_20181127&nl=evening-briefing&nlid=5893540820181127&te=1

PUERTO RICO
$3,700 Generators and $666 Sinks: FEMA Contractors Charged Steep Markups on Puerto Rico Repairs
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/26/us/fema-puerto-rico-housing-repairs-maria.html

CARAVAN
The Media Was Wrong About the Caravan
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/11/central-american-caravan-arrives-us-mexico-border/

The migrant caravan just ruined its close-up
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/the-migrant-caravan-just-ruined-its-close-up

Mexico Indicates It Will House Migrants and Seeks Aid for Central America
https://start.att.net/player/category/news/article/time-mexico_indicates_it_will_house_migrants_and_seeks-vtime

TRUMPGATE
Manafort plea decision represents setback for Mueller
https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/418532-manafort-plea-decision-represents-setback-for-mueller?userid=288549

POLITICS
The 5 most competitive Senate races of 2020
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/418349-the-5-most-competitive-senate-races-of-2020

The Suburbs Are Changing. But Not in All the Ways Liberals Hope.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/26/upshot/suburbs-changing-midterms-democrats-hopes.html

Intrigue surrounds Nancy Pelosi vote
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/418578-intrigue-surrounds-nancy-pelosi-vote?userid=288549

Hyde-Smith prevails in Mississippi runoff after 'public hanging' stumble
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/418483-hyde-smith-prevails-in-mississippi-runoff-after-public-hanging-stumble?rnd=1543355972?userid=288549

Former aides promise to expose 'deep state' plot to stop Trump becoming president
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/former-trump-aides-corey-lewandowski-david-bossie-detail-new-book-trumps-enemies

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