PLATT - CURATED News

GENERAL INTEREST
Our country is so polarized -- here's how to still have a meaningful conversation
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/greg-garrett-polarized-conversation

The Fascinating Reason Why NASCAR Engines Run So Hot
https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/enthusiasts/the-fascinating-reason-why-nascar-engines-run-so-hot/ar-AAC6gnC?ocid=spartandhp

Sunday Stills
https://e.nationalgeographic.com/pub/sf/ResponseForm?_ri_=X0Gzc2X%3DYQpglLjHJlYQGr4BSlDmzczdlzbw72gmpbzc61A4zczcCzetfiuzdrImWD50paIDh23ceKodVXMtX%3DYQpglLjHJlYQGhmYzcYYud2F1Ylp1lola8aiDzcda3P38Ezei9zepDEmFf5d0GrSniBf&_ei_=EsYoTn_Y1VmXRtAca1rekI0

Keillor:?? A fine day on which I did nothing at all
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0519/keillor053119.php3

Incompetent, rich people are more likely to get ahead than smart people with no money
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/incompetent-people-from-wealthy-backgrounds-are-more-likely-to-act-like-theyre-smart-and-people-believe-them-2019-05-21

PHYSICAL HEALTH
Is Coffee Bad for You? Scientists Study How Drink Affects Arteries
https://start.att.net/news/read/article/newsweek-is_coffee_bad_for_you_scientists_study_how_drink_a-rnewsweek/category/lifestyle

MENTAL HEALTH


FINANCIAL
Venezuela, Here We Come?
https://townhall.com/columnists/marvinolasky/2019/06/02/venezuela-here-we-come-n2547035?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&newsletterad=06/02/2019&bcid=3cb4e56ddeac8885c78e874bb1d8f1a4&recip=27077809

BUSINESS
Why Chick-fil-A's decision to close on Sundays is a brilliant business strategy
https://start.att.net/news/read/article/business_insider-why_chickfilas_decision_to_close_on_sundays_is_a_b-newscred2/category/finance

WEATHER
Deadly Storm Surge Can Move Well Inland
https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/video/deadly-storm-surge-can-move-well-inland?pl=pl-the-latest






DEFENSE
Pentagon tells White House to stop politicizing military
https://nypost.com/2019/06/02/pentagon-tells-white-house-to-stop-politicizing-military/?utm_campaign=iosapp&utm_source=mail_app

LAW AND ORDER
Prosecutor???s husband could face charges for spying on showering nanny
https://nypost.com/2019/06/01/man-could-face-7-years-in-prison-if-convicted-in-nanny-spycam-case/?utm_campaign=iosapp&utm_source=mail_app

'Collapse of a city that's lost control': Shocking new pictures from downtown LA capture the huge problem it faces with trash and rats amid fear of typhoid fever outbreak among LAPD
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7095533/Pictures-downtown-LA-capture-problem-faces-trash-tries-rodents.html

IMMIGRATION
Government warnings can???t turn back migrants from Guatemala
https://nypost.com/2019/06/01/government-warnings-cant-turn-back-migrants-from-guatemala/?utm_campaign=iosapp&utm_source=mail_app

Mexican president hints at migration concessions to defuse U.S. trade spat
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-mexico/mexican-president-hints-at-migration-concessions-to-defuse-u-s-trade-spat-idUSKCN1T237F

POLITICS
Hickenlooper booed in San Francisco for denouncing socialism
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/446500-hickenlooper-booed-in-san-francisco-for-denouncing-socialism

"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)