PLATT - CURATED News

GENERAL INTEREST
Man and beasts: National Geographic celebrates being the first brand to hit 100m Instagram followers by revealing the winner of its stunning photo contest
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6758393/Awesome-photos-National-Geographic-Instagram-photography-contest-100-million-followers.html

Texas Longhorn Breaks Yoga Ball, Gets So Adorably Sad
https://weather.com/news/trending/video/texas-longhorn-breaks-yoga-ball-gets-so-adorably-sad?pl=pl-the-latest

Lucky Charms flavored beer to launch this weekend
https://wtvr.com/2019/02/25/lucky-charms-flavored-beer-to-launch-this-weekend/?utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&utm_content=5c749ee74b73850001dbf9ab&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter

HEALTH
This At-Home Stool Test Is Just as Effective as a Colonoscopy 
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/health-news/this-at-home-stool-test-is-just-as-effective-as-a-colonoscopy/ar-BBU7Dh9?ocid=spartanntp

HEALTH CARE
Warren Confronted Over Infanticide Position: Why Can't Born-Alive Babies ‘Have Healthcare?’
https://www.dailywire.com/news/44139/watch-warren-confronted-over-infanticide-position-amanda-prestigiacomo

TRAVEL
Sleep in a Giant Wine Barrel at This Vineyard in Portugal 
https://start.att.net/news/read/category/news/article/travel_leisure-sleep_in_a_giant_wine_barrel_at_this_vineyard_in_p-rtime

12 Wine Destinations to Add to Your Bucket List
https://www.travelandleisure.com/slideshows/bucket-list-wine-destinations

BUSINESS
Cybersecurity companies look to artificial intelligence as they struggle to find human workers
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/cybersecurity-companies-look-to-artificial-intelligence-as-they-struggle-to-find-human-workers-2019-03-01

FINANCIAL
Harris, Ocasio-Cortez, Reich: Dumb or Dishonest? 
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/03/democrats-dumb-statements-taxes-kamala-harris-alexandria-ocasio-cortez/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20190301_G-File&utm_term=GFile-Smart

ENVIRONMENT
Is Illinois America's Next Clean Energy Leader? 
https://www.ecowatch.com/illinois-renewable-energy-2630367506.html

SCIENCE
Is this cup purple or brown? 3D printed goblet changes colour deepening on the direction of the light that hits i
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-6761173/3D-printed-goblet-changes-colour-deepening-direction-light-hits-it.html

FOREIGN POLICY
Will Trump risk war to save his presidency?
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/432275-will-trump-risk-war-to-save-his-presidency

LAW AND THE COURTS
Case of 16-ton cross shows Supreme Court’s confusion over ‘establishment of religion’
https://nypost.com/2019/03/01/case-of-16-ton-cross-shows-how-confused-supreme-court-is-about-establishment-of-religion/?utm_campaign=iosapp&utm_source=mail_app

IMMIGRATION
Trump’s Surprising New Ally in Mexico? The Government
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/01/world/americas/mexico-migration-trump.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage

POLITICS
Fordham confirms that Trump team threatened the school if his grades became public
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/fordham-confirms-that-trump-team-threatened-the-school-if-his-grades-became-public-2019-02-27

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which you can never afford to Lose – with the discipline to confront
the most brutal facts of your current reality, whatever they might be."
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