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GENERAL INTEREST
Auction of one-of-a-kind Porsche falls apart after bizarre bidding error 
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/auction-of-one-of-a-kind-porsche-falls-apart-after-bizarre-bidding-error-2019-08-18

Keillor:?? Someday you'll understand what I'm telling you 
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0819/keillor081919.php3

HEALTH
Why Warning Pregnant Women Not to Drink Can Backfire
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/19/upshot/pregnancy-alcohol-warnings-backfire.html?te=1&nl=evening-briefing&emc=edit_ne_20190819?campaign_id=57&instance_id=11757&segment_id=16300&user_id=534895be791870e2f49b8be32ff6f7ab&regi_id=5893540820190819

Zinc Neither Prevents Nor Treats Colds
https://www.drmirkin.com/morehealth/9610.html

He's 26 years old but still sees a pediatrician --- and he's far from alone 
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0819/adults_pediatrician.php3

PARENTING
Three life skills your kids' college professor wishes you taught them 
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0819/college_skills.php3

MIND BOGGLING STUPID
Amid the Kale and Corn, Fears of White Supremacy at the Farmers??? Market
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/18/us/indiana-farmers-market-white-supremacy.html?te=1&nl=morning-briefing&emc=edit_NN_p_20190819&section=topNews?campaign_id=9&instance_id=11745&segment_id=16280&user_id=534895be791870e2f49b8be32ff6f7ab&regi_id=58935408tion=topNews&login=email&auth=login-email#commentsContainer

What Will California Ban Next? 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-will-california-ban-next-11566158511?emailToken=3229a5f7100b4a1e903eb22ad520539elU7ekcJyLNw8Rc21ZH7no2Uuu1uwvG8aVEQ0XX4yzZ0NAlxFBBTklQKajGsJm7v5ON+psGIjlMggJBWcWjkxhA%3D%3D&reflink=article_email_share

HUMOR
The News in Zingers 
http://jewishworldreview.com/0819/hamilton.php3

CULTURE
The Secular Busybodies Lose Again 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-secular-busybodies-lose-again-11566157261?emailToken=ac6b9f18eb91ce6b354d1f8299f6c6969NWVOxak9l6pt2awgpC2Um/uWPAv1NeH7bXXcDOhqD3XpxM3JtohtonKcYH3mbFrJQXbgs+c0yE673YiYIMgpA%3D%3D&reflink=article_email_share

Trump Isn???t the One Dividing Us by Race
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-isnt-the-one-dividing-us-by-race-11566158729?emailToken=e14e10d7dd5fcdf9c21a9bbc98a6a613fJPldkis/CLn2l5BlCZAhPMWx/vCY8+rTY4S7HuWQR5ydjM7JCBFGraznl4zzCcp+xeuLcJhzqyK9fJVBlvApBFQ2amR05vd4tLpy2VkOm4%3D&reflink=article_email_share

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SPORTS
It???s Time for Colin Kaepernick to Move On 
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/08/colin-kaepernick-and-how-jay-z-got-canceled/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NR%20Daily%20Monday%20through%20Friday%202019-08-19&utm_term=NRDaily-Smart

HISTORY
NatGeo History
https://email.nationalgeographic.com/H/2/v40000016cab0b22ba9ede616e96c660a0/65654238-81cd-45d7-b62d-e836e56f15da/HTML

EDUCATION
Harvard???s Ban on Single-Sex Organizations Hurts Women
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/08/harvard-ban-single-sex-organizations-hurts-women/

thanks, TM ..
A Litmus Test for Hiring Teachers


BUSINESS
Shareholder Value Is No Longer Everything, Top C.E.O.s Say
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/19/business/business-roundtable-ceos-corporations.html?te=1&nl=evening-briefing&emc=edit_ne_20190819?campaign_id=57&instance_id=11757&segment_id=16300&user_id=534895be791870e2f49b8be32ff6f7ab&regi_id=5893540820190819

The 'bloodbath' in America's trucking industry has officially spilled over to the rest of the economy
https://start.att.net/news/read/category/news/article/business_insider-the_bloodbath_in_americas_trucking_industry_has_of-newscred2

FINANCIAL
How the Government Creates Wealth Inequality 
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/08/how-government-creates-wealth-inequality/

Trump Administration Considers Moves to Bolster Economy
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/19/business/trump-economy.html

ENVIRONMENT
Endangered Species Overreach
https://www.wsj.com/articles/endangered-species-overreach-11565995897?emailToken=9f941d1f22bc2a86deb1d1e976061727AOyDI/smvPWiXUA7MfRPPPZdagktZ/FFT9E/PlWl0etFu9HM3IJKrglmISpt/eO/ay/jx9+MbOKGM0mxx3nC7g%3D%3D&reflink=article_email_share

Five ways UK farmers are tackling climate change
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-49044072

TECHNOLOGY
Germany plans new 'drone detection system' to enforce an 11-mile exclusion zone around airports and stop a repeat of London Gatwick chaos
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7370883/Germany-plans-new-drone-detection-airports.html

To Power A.I., Start-Up Creates a Giant Computer Chip
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/19/technology/artificial-intelligence-chip-cerebras.html?te=1&nl=evening-briefing&emc=edit_ne_20190819?campaign_id=57&instance_id=11757&segment_id=16300&user_id=534895be791870e2f49b8be32ff6f7ab&regi_id=5893540820190819

FOREIGN POLICY
U.S. in secret talks with Venezuela???s socialist-party chief over ousting Maduro
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/us-in-secret-talks-with-venezuelas-socialist-party-chief-over-ousting-maduro-2019-08-18

DEFENSE
China could overwhelm US military in Asia in hours, Australian report says 
https://start.att.net/news/read/category/news/article/cnn-china_could_overwhelm_us_in_military_in_asia_in_ho-cnn2

LAW AND ORDER
Sanders offers overhaul of criminal justice system 
https://washingtontimes-dc.newsmemory.com/?token=81a7d60258fe124c20210d2282878bd2_5d5abe96_5cd1fdb&selDate=20190819&goTo=A01&artid=0&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=washingtontimes-E-Editions&utm_source=washingtontimes&utm_content=Read-Button

Tourist Couple Faces Six Years in Prison for Stealing Sand From Beach in Sardinia 
https://start.att.net/news/read/article/newsweek-tourist_couple_faces_six_years_in_prison_for_steal-rnewsweek/category/news

MILITARY
Scammers are fooling troops into buying cars at fake online military exchanges 
https://taskandpurpose.com/exchange-scam

SOCIAL MEDIA
Facebook and Twitter Say China Is Spreading Disinformation in Hong Kong
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/19/technology/hong-kong-protests-china-disinformation-facebook-twitter.html?te=1&nl=evening-briefing&emc=edit_ne_20190819?campaign_id=57&instance_id=11757&segment_id=16300&user_id=534895be791870e2f49b8be32ff6f7ab&regi_id=5893540820190819

TERRORISM
How I stopped my teenager being recruited online
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-49363958

ISIS Is Regaining Strength in Iraq and Syria
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/19/us/politics/isis-iraq-syria.html?te=1&nl=evening-briefing&emc=edit_ne_20190819?campaign_id=57&instance_id=11757&segment_id=16300&user_id=534895be791870e2f49b8be32ff6f7ab&regi_id=5893540820190819

POLITICS
thanks, TM ...


Joe Biden has bigger problems than just gaffes
https://nypost.com/2019/08/18/joe-biden-has-bigger-problems-than-just-gaffes/?utm_campaign=iosapp&utm_source=mail_app

Trump in big trouble for 2020. Political and economic warning signs there for all to see
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/mary-anne-marsh-trump-trouble-2020-political-economic-numbers

"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)