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Trump Pledged to Help Small Farms. Aid Is Going to Big Ones

Strange answers to the psychopath test | Jon Ronson

Low-income students’ path to college degree is strewn with barriers: Readers offer two contrasting responses to a front-page story on inequities in our public education system.

Gary Jones resigns as UAW president, as union moved to expel him

G.M. Sues Rival Over Bribery Scheme as Union Scandal Expands

Stocks post three-day losing streak

How corporate America invented ‘Christian America’ to fight the New Deal

Income inequality in America is at its highest level in more than 50 years

Colorado Becomes First State To Cap Insulin Costs

NYPD: It’s Not Racist When a Cop Calls You the N-Word

Johnson's infatuation with Trump could 'rip up workers' rights', warns TUC: President’s influence over Johnson could ‘drag UK’ into harmful economic model

High fee 'removes children's right to UK citizenship', court hears: ‘Exorbitant’ £1,012 registration fee costs the Home Office £372 to process

Encouraging a Sense of Gratitude in Students: Activities that foster gratefulness have benefits for students beyond enhancing their social and emotional skills.

We’re Pressuring Students to Read Too Fast, Too Much, Too Soon: No wonder reading scores are on the decline.

Bye Bye Boris Song

Revealed: Tory candidates issued with attack manuals on how to smear rivals.  Party’s dossier contains dubious and outdated claims about Lib Dems and Labour

Maltese PM's aide accused of being mastermind of Caruana Galizia killing: Businessman Yorgen Fenech is telling police Keith Schembri was behind murder, sources say

Former top Navy SEAL who oversaw the Osama bin Laden raid says the US is 'under attack from the president'

Amazon files lawsuit contesting Pentagon's $10 billion cloud contract to Microsoft

Global trends in insufficient physical activity among adolescents: a pooled analysis of 298 population-based surveys with 1·6 million participants

CDC: Do Not Eat Romaine Lettuce From Here, E. Coli Outbreak Gets Worse

Tory councillor refuses to apologise after using Jo Cox’s tragic death to smear Jeremy Corbyn

Wealthy US donors gave millions to rightwing UK groups: Revelations raise questions about influence of foreign funding on British politics

General election: Boris Johnson’s lead halved, putting UK in ‘hung parliament territory’, latest poll reveals.  Conservatives now only six points ahead of Labour, exclusive survey for The Independent finds – the minimum needed to deliver Commons majority

Robert Reich: 12 Myths About Taxing the Rich

Study By MIT Economist: U.S. Has Regressed To A Third-World Nation For Most Of Its Citizens

The Vanishing Middle Class: Prejudice and Power in a Dual Economy by Peter Temin, MIT Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 2017

Boris Johnson said children of single mothers were 'ill-raised, ignorant, aggressive and illegitimate' in newly unearthed column: Labour says 1995 article shows PM's 'dark-age' attitude to women

'American Soil' Is Increasingly Foreign Owned

Jon Bon Jov: Kind man allows poor people to eat in his restaurant for free

THOUSANDS HOSPITALISED PLAYING “DRINK WHEN BORIS LIES” DRINKING GAME

Bakery imprints “F*ck Boris” and “For The Many” into loaves ahead of election: They are not the only high-profile bakery to have come out in support of Labour - East London's Pavillion Bakery is also stamping “every cup every bag” with ‘Vote Labour’.

Homeless father of five can't find shelter that takes men with children

UK election: halt US trade talks until NHS off table, Corbyn tells Johnson.  Labour leader calls for break in talks unless pharmaceuticals excluded from negotiations

A generation of artists were wiped out by Aids and we barely talk about it: A new film about the photographer Robert Mapplethorpe is a shocking and brilliant reminder of the devastation HIV and Aids wreaked – and still does

Senate Democrats Join GOP to Back 'Automatic Austerity' Bill That Would Gut Social Programs, Hamstring Bold Policies: "One priority of a Sanders or Warren White House absolutely must be politically crushing the deficit scolds within the Democratic Party."

The Alzheimer's Antidote: Can we prevent Type 3 Diabetes? | Amy Berger

JAMA study: The cost of brand-name prescription drugs doubles every 7 to 8 years

Can we cut the middleman out of healthcare? How can we not?

So, Why Has The U.S. Economy Not Sunk Yet? It Is Because The Fed Is Doing A Whole Lot Of Bailing.

New research finds tactical voting could wipe out Conservative majority on 12 December: The 12 December election is on a knife edge and tactical voting could stop Boris Johnson keeping the keys to Number 10.

The Tories rely on Russian money – that’s why they ignore Russian meddling: If the intelligence report on this matter is not made public, voters can only conclude the party has something to hide

How Much Land Does a Man Need?

Watch: Trump speaks on new price disclosure rules for hospitals and insurers

How FedEx Cut Its Tax Bill to $0

FedEx CEO challenges the New York Times to a debate after critical story

Trump’s Tax Cuts Were Working Until He Started His Trade War: The debate about whether the cuts increased business investment misses some crucial points.

Why Trump Is Bad for Business: America’s first billionaire President promised to bring a C-suite sensibility to the Oval Office. It started well—but now bad policy choices have pushed CEO confidence to the lowest level in a decade.

Big Business Is Overcharging You $5,000 a Year

France Tried Soaking the Rich. It Didn’t Go Well.  A wealth tax and sky-high rates on top incomes didn’t yield much revenue.

Trump’s Puzzling Tweets Unmask the Real Foe for U.S. Farmers

Boris Johnson said patients should have to pay to use the NHS so they will 'value' it more

Cancer Culture: Hope is a thing with profits

Stammer Time: Stutterers reach beyond the medical model of disability

The Future is Menopausal: Post-reproductive women and the new feminism

The Sexual Risk Avoidance Regime: On fertility-tracking apps and the return of abstinence education

Marijuana Legalization Makes Black Market Better In Prohibition States

Top GOP senator: Drug pricing action unlikely before end of year

Consumer Health Digest #19-46: Trends in U.S. use of tobacco and e-cigarettes reported

30 Unusual Phobias You Never Knew Existed

Antibiotic resistance a serious threat that's growing, CDC warns

2020 Tax Brackets

10 Colleges Where Tuition is Free: College costs can cripple many budgets, but these institutions enable most if not all of their students to graduate debt-free.

What It Costs to Have a Baby Around the World: The cost of having a baby is universal, but the exact amount varies depending on where you live. How does your country stack up?

Tories announce plan to force EU citizens to apply for US-style visa waiver to enter UK: Experts quick to point out similar system will exist for Britons visiting Europe after Brexit

Stocks log third day of losses after Trump warns China trade war could go beyond 2020 election

Scam Alert: Beware of Medicare and ACA Cons During Open Enrollment

Scam Alert: Sneakers Sales on Instagram Could be a Con

Scam Alert: Social Media Gift Exchange is an Illegal Pyramid Scheme

How to Get Rid of 6 Hard-to-Sell Things: Find out where to sell, donate or recycle items — and feel good about it.

8 Things That Can Get Your Homeowners Insurance Canceled: Insurance companies may not want to cover your house for these reasons, but you usually have options.

At The Mercy Of An App: Workers Feel The Instacart Squeeze

PHOTOS: How Families Eat In The Arctic: From An $18 Box Of Cookies To Polar Bear Stew

'Magic Mushroom' Ingredient Inches Closer to Becoming a Depression Treatment

Choosing, Using, and Losing Your Healthcare

Essential glossary: HMO? FSA? HDHP? A quick guide to help navigate the complicated terminology of a complicated health care system.

How one health care journalist chose his plan. Hint: it was tricky.  I’ve been writing about health care for years, and my wife’s a doctor. And yet, I found it difficult to pick the right plan.

Even HR struggles to keep up: Employees now have to navigate a multitude of employer sponsored medical insurance options.

Choosing a plan from the impossible health care maze: In 21st-century US health care, everything is revenue and so everything is billed. 

Britain’s Dirty Election: A serial liar. A campaign of online disinformation. The risk of foreign meddling. Sound familiar?

Swathes of the NHS's mental health facilities have already been sold to American firms: NHS psychiatric facilities are already being run into the ground by private fat cats who are exploiting our health service

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