When the Levees Break Again

New Orleans, its flood protections verging on obsolete, lives on the edge of disaster. Mr. Horowitz is writing a book on Hurricane Katrina.

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Jacki Weaver Reads ‘What Luck Means Now’

More episodes ofModern LoveMay 29, 2019Jacki Weaver Reads ‘What Luck Means Now’May 22, 2019Ginnifer Goodwin Reads ‘Clinging to Each Other, We Survived the Storm’May 15, 2019  •  22:55Lake Bell Reads ‘The Wisdom of the Moving Man’May 8, 2019  •  21:43Sarah Goldberg Reads ‘Agre

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Trump Administration Strips India of Special Trade Status

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration announced on Friday that it was stripping India of a special status that exempts billions of dollars of its products from American tariffs, part of a deepening clash over India’s protections for its market.

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We Don’t Need to Be Saved From Making Smoothies

Food delivery services have tried to convince us that cooking is a difficult, boring task. It’s actually a life skill. Mr. Tamarkin is an editor at Epicurious and a cookbook author.

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N.S.A. Denies Its Cyberweapon Was Used in Baltimore Attack, Congressman Says

BALTIMORE — A Maryland congressman said on Friday that the National Security Agency had denied that one of its hacking tools, stolen in 2017, was used in a ransomware attack on Baltimore’s government that had disrupted city services for more than three weeks.

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Justice Dept. Explores Google Antitrust Case

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is exploring whether to open a case against Google for potential antitrust violations, putting renewed scrutiny on the company amid a growing chorus of criticism about the power of Big Tech, according to a person with knowledge of the deliberations.

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Apple bumps the App Store cell connection download cap up to 200 MB

Good news: Apple now allows you to download bigger apps over a cellular connection than it used to. Bad news: there’s still a cap, and you still can’t bypass it.

from Pocket https://techcrunch.com/2019/05/31/apple-bumps-the-app-store-cell-connection-download-cap-up-to-200-mb/
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Justice Dept. Keeps Wiretaps Secret in Flynn Case, Rejecting Judge’s Order

WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors rebuffed a judge’s order to release by Friday highly classified transcripts of discussions that Michael T. Flynn, the president’s former national security adviser, had with the Russian ambassador during the presidential transition. The transcripts between Mr.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/31/us/politics/flynn-kislyak-wiretap.html
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The High Church of the Low Blow

Sohrab Ahmari embraces Trump’s sucker punch politics.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/31/opinion/sohrab-ahmari-conservative.html
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Let’s Hear It for the Average Child

In this season of prizes and trophies, we salute all the students whose talents lie outside the arena. NASHVILLE — Parents, we ask you to hold your applause until the names of all the medal winners have been announced.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/31/opinion/average-child.html
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A New Threat From Trump and Old Questions About Its Effectiveness

WASHINGTON — The last time President Trump vowed all-out retaliation against Mexico for the illegal immigrants crossing the border, he backed off. In April, he gave America’s southern neighbor a year to fix the problem. It turns out he cannot wait that long.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/31/us/politics/trump-border-threats.html
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There Are 472,000 Words in the Dictionary. For the Spelling Bee, That May Not Be Enough.

In the end, after 20 rounds had distilled a group of 562 competitive spellers to just eight, those who were left remained in a merciless logjam.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/31/us/spellpundit-scripps-spelling-bee.html
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North Carolina to Investigate After Concerns Raised at Children’s Hospital

North Carolina’s secretary of health on Friday called for an investigation into a hospital where doctors had suspected children with complex heart conditions had been dying at higher than expected rates after undergoing heart surgery. Dr.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/31/us/unc-childrens-hospital-investigation.html
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Death, Profit and Disclosure at a Children’s Hospital

Doctors suspected that children with complex heart conditions were dying at higher-than-expected rates. And yet their hospital continued the operations. Secret recordings reveal what was happening.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/31/podcasts/the-daily/heart-surgery-childrens-hospital-cardiac.html
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Mexico, Spelling Bee, Toronto Raptors: Your Friday Briefing

We’re covering President Trump’s new strategy to cut unauthorized immigration, a surprising result at the national spelling bee, and the Toronto Raptors’ win in Game 1 of the N.B.A. finals. Mr.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/31/briefing/mexico-spelling-bee-toronto-raptors.html
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The moment 5G fails live on air - BBC News

The BBC's Clive Myrie was attempting to talk to a reporter about the launch of 5G whilst using the technology to broadcast live from central London, but the network cut out. The presenter apologised to viewers saying, 'I'll have to interrupt you because bizarrely the 5G line isn't working properly'.

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Can an Island Off the Bronx With One Million Graves Become a City Park?

It’s Friday. Weather: Break out the shades. Today should be mostly sunny, with a high near 80. There is a chance of showers late Saturday afternoon and on Sunday.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/31/nyregion/newyorktoday/nyc-news-hart-island-bronx-graves.html
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Huawei bars staff from having technical meetings with US contacts

Reeling from the ongoing U.S.-China trade war, Chinese technology giant Huawei has found itself in yet another dilemma: How to pursue internal communications with its own U.S. employees? For now, the company has ordered its Chinese employees to bar technical meetings with their U.S.

from Pocket https://techcrunch.com/2019/05/31/huawei-us-employees-contacts/
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Less than two weeks left: apply to Startup Battlefield at Disrupt SF 2019

Would you like $100,000 to fatten the bottom line of your early-stage startup? Could your company benefit from global media coverage and investor attention? Do you have what it takes to compete against the very best early-stage startup founders?

from Pocket https://techcrunch.com/2019/05/31/less-than-two-weeks-left-apply-to-startup-battlefield-at-disrupt-sf-2019/
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Tibbits are colorful pre-programmed modules for building IoT devices

At first glance, Tibbits look like building blocks, but each one is a module or a connector that makes it easier to build connected devices and systems.

from Pocket https://techcrunch.com/2019/05/31/tibbits-are-colorful-pre-programmed-modules-for-building-iot-devices/
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Muro is a retro-style cylinder music box you control with an app

The light twinkle of an old-fashioned cylinder music box evokes many things: nostalgia, childhood memories, sometimes even horror (they are a trope in scary movie soundtracks).

from Pocket https://techcrunch.com/2019/05/31/muro-is-a-retro-style-cylinder-music-box-you-control-with-an-app/
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Fukushima: How to move a mountain of radioactive soil - BBC News

The operators of the badly damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan say they have achieved another milestone in making the plant safe.Remotely controlled machinery has begun removing 88 tonnes of spent nuclear fuel from the heavily damaged number three reactors at the plant.During the

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Five reasons why Narendra Modi won - BBC News

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has won a second five-year term in office after his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) stormed to a resounding election victory.The party is likely to build on the commanding majority it secured in 2014.So how did Mr Modi manage to exceed expectations and win by a lands

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Narendra Modi sworn in at Delhi ceremony - BBC News

Narendra Modi has been sworn in for a second term as India's prime minister after his party won a landslide majority in the recent election.The ceremony took place at the presidential palace, a colonial-era building in the centre of the capital.Please subscribe HERE http://bit.ly/1rbfUog

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What Comes After Angela Merkel?

Germany’s big political parties are imploding, but no one knows what will come next. Ms. Sauerbrey is an editor and writer at the German daily newspaper Der Tagesspiegel and a contributing opinion writer.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/31/opinion/angela-merkel-germany.html
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Lyon Bomb Suspect Told Police He Pledged Allegiance to ISIS

PARIS — The main suspect in the bombing last week in the central French city of Lyon has told investigators that he had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State, a French judicial official said on Thursday.

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Tesla’s new China-made Model 3 opens for pre-order with a 13% price cut

Tesla’s big bet on China-based production is key to a new effort to lure Chinese consumers with cheaper prices. Today the U.S.

from Pocket https://techcrunch.com/2019/05/30/teska-china-model-3/
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Foursquare buys Placed from Snap Inc. on the heels of $150M in new funding

Foursquare just made its first acquisition. The location tech company has acquired Placed from Snap Inc on the heels of a fresh $150 million investment led by the Raine Group. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. Placed founder and CEO David Shim will become President of Foursquare.

from Pocket https://techcrunch.com/2019/05/30/foursquare-buys-placed-from-snap-inc-on-the-heels-of-150m-in-new-funding/
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Adam Silver Says the N.B.A. Is Flying, and He Is Sort of Right

Adam Silver, the commissioner of the N.B.A., has been floating trial balloons. During the past week, he has said that the league is “fairly intensely” studying the addition of a midseason or playoff play-in tournament and that it is considering moving up start times for some West Coast games.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/30/sports/adam-silver-nba-.html
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Ferrari’s 986-HP Hybrid, Disney’s Message to Georgia, and More News

Catch up on the most important news from today in two minutes or less.

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California Lawmakers Move to Protect Gig-Economy Workers

The state Assembly passes a bill that would require services such as Uber and Lyft to classify their workers as employees, rather than contractors.

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Does Twitter Even Know How to Tweet?

Twitter's accepting applicants for a new "Tweeter in Chief." Good luck to the doomed soul who gets the job.

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If China Really Wants to Retaliate, It Will Target Apple

As the trade war heats up, Apple is an enticing target for Chinese reprisals. It derives a nearly 20% of its revenue from the country, and its supply chain is based there.

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Google Is Finally Making Chrome Extensions More Secure

Third-party developers don't always build extensions with security best practices in mind. Now Google is taking steps to better protect user data.

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Flying Car Startup Alaka'i Bets Hydrogen Outdoes Batteries

The new aviation player is showing off an electric, boxy, six-rotor air taxi powered by hydrogen fuel cells.

from Wired https://www.wired.com/story/alakai-flying-car-air-taxi-evtol-hydrogen
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‘Lion King’ director Jon Favreau explains why he’s remaking an animated classic

Disney has been cranking out live action remakes of its animated classics for the past few years — in fact, Guy Ritchie’s take on “Aladdin” is currently at the top of the box office. But these distinctions get tricky with the growing reliance on computer generated visual effects.

from Pocket https://techcrunch.com/2019/05/30/lion-king-director-jon-favreau-explains-why-hes-remaking-an-animated-classic/
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Google announces new privacy requirements for Chrome extensions

Google today announced two major changes to how it expects Chrome extension developers to protect their users’ privacy. Starting this summer, extension developers are required to only request access to the data they need to implement their features — and nothing more.

from Pocket https://techcrunch.com/2019/05/30/google-announces-new-privacy-requirements-for-chrome-extensions/
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CrunchMatch returns to simplify networking at Disrupt SF 2019

Ready to squeeze every bit of opportunity out of TechCrunch Disrupt San Francisco 2019? TechCrunch’s flagship event returns to the Moscone North Convention Center on October 2-4 and — with more than 10,000 attendees — the networking opportunities are infinite. Your time, however, is not.

from Pocket https://techcrunch.com/2019/05/30/crunchmatch-returns-to-simplify-networking-at-disrupt-sf-2019/
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Why Dragos’ CEO puts a premium on people not profits

Written in his company’s handbook, there’s one rule for working at Dragos. “Don’t be an asshole.” Lee’s management approach revolves around his company’s greatest asset — his staff.

from Pocket https://techcrunch.com/2019/05/30/dragos-premium-people-profits/
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Alibaba pumps $100 million into Vmate to grow its video app in India

Chinese tech giant Alibaba is doubling down on India’s burgeoning video market, looking to fight back local rival ByteDance, Google, and Disney to gain its foothold in the nation.

from Pocket https://techcrunch.com/2019/05/30/alibaba-vmate-100m-india/
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What You Need to Know About Israel’s New Elections

Israeli lawmakers voted early Thursday to dissolve the Parliament barely a month after it was sworn in, plunging Israel into unprecedented political chaos and raising questions about what comes next.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/30/world/middleeast/israel-elections-netanyahu.html
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Password manager Dashlane raises $110M in Series D, adds CMO

Password manager maker Dashlane has raised $110 million in its latest Series D round of funding, the company said Thursday. The company said Sequoia Capital led the round, with partner Jim Goetz joining the board.

from Pocket https://techcrunch.com/2019/05/30/dashlane-series-d/
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Thad Cochran Dies at 81; Lawmaker Brought Largess to Mississippi

Thad Cochran, a courtly Mississippi Republican who cultivated his constituents for 45 years as a congressman and United States senator with traditional catfish fries, Southern charm and billions of dollars in federal pork-barrel largess, died on Thursday in Oxford, Miss. He was 81.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/30/obituaries/thad-cochran-dead.html
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A ‘Fake News’ Law Gives Singapore Worrisome Powers

New legislation could force companies to tell the government what websites users have viewed. Ms. Daskal is a law professor.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/30/opinion/hate-speech-law-singapore.html
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I Was an Anti-Abortion Crusader. Now I Support Roe v. Wade.

Overturning the Supreme Court’s 1973 decision would not be “pro-life.” It would be destructive of life. Mr. Schenck is an evangelical minister.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/30/opinion/abortion-schenck.html
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Google Should Google the Definition of ‘Employee’

Tech companies are goosing profits by relying on contract labor, taking advantage of lax labor laws. The editorial board represents the opinions of the board, its editor and the publisher. It is separate from the newsroom and the Op-Ed section.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/29/opinion/google-contract-labor.html
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OpenAI’s Sam Altman and Greg Brockman will tell Disrupt about tomorrow’s job

OpenAI’s co-founders Greg Brockman and Sam Altman aren’t afraid of Terminator robots.

from Pocket https://techcrunch.com/2019/05/30/openais-sam-altman-and-greg-brockman-will-tell-disrupt-about-tomorrows-job/
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XFactor, the early stage VC that invests in women-led startups, raises a second fund

XFactor, the pre-seed and seed-stage VC out of FlyBridge Capital, has today announced that it has raised a second fund of $8.5 million. XFactor first came on the scene in 2017 with $3 million.

from Pocket https://techcrunch.com/2019/05/30/xfactor-the-early-stage-vc-that-invests-in-women-led-startups-raises-a-second-fund/
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‘Weirdo’ Fintech VC Anthemis marches to its own drummer

Entering into the world of Anthemis is a bit like stepping into the frame of a Wes Anderson film. Eclectic, offbeat people situated in colorful interiors? Check. A muse in the form of a renowned British-Venezuelan economist? Check. A design-forward media platform to provoke deep thought? Check.

from Pocket https://techcrunch.com/2019/05/30/weirdo-fintech-vc-anthemis-marches-to-its-own-drummer/
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Fintech and clean tech? An odd couple or a perfect marriage?

The Valley’s rocky history with clean tech investing has been well-documented. Startups focused on non-emitting generation resources were once lauded as the next big cash cow, but the sector’s hype quickly got away from reality.

from Pocket https://techcrunch.com/2019/05/30/fintech-and-clean-tech-an-odd-couple-or-a-perfect-marriage/
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Google Maps now uses machine learning to find restaurants’ best dishes, make suggestions

Google Maps want to help restaurant diners know what to order. The company today is rolling out an update to Google Maps on Android, with iOS to follow, which will highlight the restaurant’s most popular dishes.

from Pocket https://techcrunch.com/2019/05/30/google-maps-now-uses-machine-learning-to-find-restaurants-best-dishes-make-suggestions/
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Trump Says He Didn’t Know About Efforts to Hide the U.S.S. McCain

WASHINGTON — President Trump said on Thursday he knew nothing about White House efforts to hide a Navy destroyer named in part after the late Senator John McCain during Mr. Trump’s state visit to Japan earlier this week.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/30/us/politics/trump-mccain-ship.html
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Welcome to Galaxy’s Edge

In the summer of 2015, when the Walt Disney Company unveiled plans to build monumental “Star Wars” lands at its California and Florida theme parks, a wave of euphoria washed over the planet.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/29/travel/star-wars-disneyland-galaxys-edge.html
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9/11 Memorial: New Section Dedicated to Rescue Workers Who ‘Inspired the World’

The Memorial Glade acknowledges those whose illnesses and deaths have come years after the towers collapsed. Every year on Sept. 11, relatives and friends of people killed at the World Trade Center return to the memorial that fills the footprints of the towers.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/30/nyregion/sept-11-memorial-nyc.html
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Kawhi Leonard Proves He Is Worth Risking It All

One of the better Kawhi Leonard anecdotes of the season, not surprisingly, involves the team that will be trying as hard as any to steal him from the Toronto Raptors after the N.B.A. finals.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/29/sports/kawhi-leonard-raptors-finals.html
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Firefly raises $30M to bring more ads to Ubers, Lyfts and taxis

Firefly, a startup that allows ridehail drivers to make money from advertising, has raised $30 million in Series A funding. The company is about to launch in New York City, where it’s also acquiring the digital operations of advertising company Strong Outdoor.

from Pocket https://techcrunch.com/2019/05/30/firefly-series-a/
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