PLATT - CURATED NEws

GENERAL INTEREST
Discipline = Freedom
https://www.prageru.com/video/discipline-freedom/

Constance Wu’s pet bunny wreaks havoc by pooping all over penthouse 
https://pagesix.com/2019/05/20/constance-wus-pet-bunny-wreaks-havoc-by-pooping-all-over-penthouse/?utm_campaign=iosapp&utm_source=mail_app

HEALTH
WHO AFRO - Outbreaks and Emergencies Bulletin - Week 20/2019
http://newsletters.afro.who.int/outbreaks-weekly-bulletin/3dw93u6bnxo1hj3oiwqrmm?email=true&a=11&p=55034850

HEALTH CARE
Fighting Ebola When Mourners Fight the Responders
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/19/world/africa/ebola-outbreak-congo.html?te=1&nl=morning-briefing&emc=edit_NN_p_20190520&section=topNews&login=email&auth=login-email

World Health Organization blew almost $192 million on travel: report 
https://nypost.com/2019/05/20/world-health-organization-blew-almost-192-million-on-travel-report/?utm_campaign=iosapp&utm_source=mail_app

British teacher, 24, faces £60,000 medical bill after insurers refused to pay out following near-fatal horse-riding accident in Dubai
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7048845/British-teacher-24-faces-60-000-medical-bill-following-horse-riding-accident-Dubai.html

About That ‘Junk’ Health Insurance
See the first Wall Street Journal article, below.

Cut Out the Medical Middlemen
See the second Wall Street Journal article, below.

HUMOR
The News in Zingers 
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0519/hamilton.php3

SPORTS
This is the greatest hidden ball trick you've ever seen 
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/more-sports/this-is-the-greatest-hidden-ball-trick-youve-ever-seen/ar-AABDAoX?ocid=spartandhp

EDUCATION
10 versatile college majors that eliminate the need to decide early on a career path 
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/10-most-versatile-college-majors-in-america-for-those-who-cant-decide-on-a-career-2019-05-20

FINANCE
The tax-smart way to loan money to family members 
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-tax-smart-way-to-loan-money-to-family-members-2019-05-20

BUSINESS
Opinion: Capitalism is failing America, says a conservative Republican 
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/capitalism-is-failing-america-says-a-conservative-republican-2019-05-20

In the age of #MeToo: 10 things men should NOT do when working closely with women 
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/men-are-afraid-to-mentor-female-colleagues-in-the-metoo-era-heres-what-not-to-do-2019-05-20

Trump's blacklist of Huawei has serious implications for Red Hat, Oracle, VMware and other huge US software companies (MSFT, ORCL, VMW, RHT) 
https://start.att.net/news/read/category/news/article/business_insider-trumps_blacklist_of_huawei_has_serious_implication-newscred2

ENVIRONMENT
‘Earthworm Dilemma’ Has Climate Scientists Racing to Keep Up
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/20/science/earthworms-soil-climate.html?te=1&nl=evening-briefing&emc=edit_ne_20190520

SCIENCE
Adieu, Le Grand K: The kilogram to be redefined for the first time in 130 years
https://phys.org/news/2019-05-adieu-le-grand-kilogram-redefined.html

Be a Leader, Not a Liter
See the third Wall Street Journal article, below.

GEOLOGY
The Largest Tsunami in Recorded History was Unimaginably Big
https://www.thevintagenews.com/2019/05/17/largest-tsunami-in-history/

DEFENSE
Air Force preps light attack plane for combat missions in great power war
https://www.foxnews.com/tech/air-force-preps-light-attack-plane-for-combat-missions-in-great-power-war

Navy destroyer sails past Chinese-claimed reef in South China Sea 
https://nypost.com/2019/05/20/navy-destroyer-sails-past-chinese-claimed-reef-in-south-china-sea/?utm_campaign=iosapp&utm_source=mail_app

Forget Stealth Destroyers. Turn the Navy's New Warships Into Pocket Battleships.
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/forget-stealth-destroyers-turn-navys-new-warships-pocket-battleships-58577

SPYGATE
Brennan may have set his own perjury trap: Judge Napolitano
https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/brennan-may-have-set-his-own-perjury-trap-judge-napolitano



TRUMPGATE
Judge upholds House panel subpoena for Trump financial records
https://thehill.com/regulation/444638-judge-upholds-house-panel-subpoena-for-trump-financial-records?userid=288549

DOJ: No, Nadler, Former White House Counsel Is Not Legally Required to Testify For Your Mueller Do-Over
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2019/05/20/white-house-and-doj-tells-congress-well-see-you-in-court-over-your-wannabe-mueller-redo-n2546609?utm_source=thdailypm&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl_pm&newsletterad=&bcid=3cb4e56ddeac8885c78e874bb1d8f1a4&recip=27077809

POLITICS
The Memo: Trump second-term agenda begins to emerge
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/444446-the-memo-trump-second-term-agenda-begins-to-emerge

-- 
"You must never confuse faith that you will prevail in the end – 
which you can never afford to lose – with the discipline to confront
the most brutal facts of your current reality, whatever they might be."
        - VAdm James Stockdale, USN (1923-2005)

FROM THE WALL STREET JOURNAL (without permission)

https://www.wsj.com/articles/about-that-junk-health-insurance-11558290334?emailToken=94c05d40f518caa3ea1545ee4db6004amGFv40tnWayzTcKTyi4yLT1INCwl8BfjPM6fGLs/GpK+aQieDzFAtQMlOCdU+rejzwf1C/+mgtxu/q1XwAMGGQ%3D%3D&reflink=article_email_share

About That ‘Junk’ Health Insurance

New evidence that short-term plans offer good coverage for many.

By

The Editorial Board

May 19, 2019 2:25 p.m. ET

Photo: Getty Images/iStockphoto

House Democrats last week voted to reverse a Trump Administration rule that the left has branded as promoting “junk insurance.” So note that the vote arrives the same week as a fresh analysis about how short-term health insurance can be a better option than ObamaCare.

The Trump Administration last year allowed for short-term, limited-duration health insurance that can last up to a year. Plans can be renewed up to 36 months without new medical underwriting, which can protect against higher premiums if someone falls sick. The Obama Administration limited short-term insurance to three months to force everyone into the ObamaCare exchanges. The Trump crowd thought short-term plans could be viable for relatively healthy folks who earn too much for subsidies and are soaked by Affordable Care Act prices.