Former CEO, owner say Trump made up story about NY restaurant renovation | TheHill

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The former owner and former CEO of a New York restaurant are pushing back at President Trump using claims about a renovation there in comparison to the war in Afghanistan, Page Six reported on Monday. During a meeting with his national security team last month, Trump reportedly complained to officials that the war in Afghanistan was not going as he expected. “We aren't winning.
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Biden records robo call for Detroit mayor | TheHill

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Former Vice President MORE recorded a robo call for the mayor of Detroit on the eve of the city’s primary election. “We’ve all seen what happens in this country when people don’t vote. So vote,” Biden says in the call, which was posted on Twitter by a reporter for Crain’s Detroit Business. “Please get out to the polls tomorrow and support the re-election of this good man, Mike Duggan.”  “Mike Duggan is a very good friend of mine.
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Israel attorney general likely to indict Sara Netanyahu: report | TheHill

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Israel’s attorney general will reportedly accept a suggestion from police that Sara Netanyahu, the prime minister's wife, be indicted following an investigation into spending at her home with Benjamin Netanyahu. According to Haaretz, the attorney general will make the pronouncement within days.  News of the possible indictment comes the same day the Supreme Court in Israel ruled that the prime minister must disclose his cal
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FDA gives cigar, e-cig makers more time to get products approved | TheHill

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) wants to give cigar and electronic cigarette manufacturers more time to comply with new costly product reviews required by rules finalized under former President Obama. FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb announced Friday that manufacturers of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS), including e-cigarettes, will have until August 2022 to submit pre-market applications for products that were on the market before the new rules took effect on Aug.
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Take the Generic, Patients Are Told. Until They Are Not. - The New York Times

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This article was written through collaboration between The New York Times and ProPublica, the independent, nonprofit investigative journalism organization. It’s standard advice for consumers: If you are prescribed a medicine, always ask if there is a cheaper generic. Nathan Taylor, a 3-D animator who lives outside Houston, has tried to do that with all his medications. But when he fills his monthly prescription for Adderall XR to treat his attention-deficit disorder, his insurance company refuses to cover the generic.
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Books About Curious Minds, Recommended for the Curious Minded - The New York Times

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Dear Match Book, I enjoy a good mystery as much as the next reader, but my favorite reading consists of biographies, as well as the letters and diaries, of artists and writers. The books I’ve most enjoyed recently include Megan Marshall’s biography “Elizabeth Bishop: A Miracle for Breakfast.” Marshall’s book “The Peabody Sisters” is one of my all-time favorites.
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Cleaving to the Medieval, Journeymen Ply Their Trades in Europe - The New York Times

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They hitchhike across Europe, instantly recognizable in the wide-bottomed, corduroy trousers, white shirts and colored jackets that identify them as bricklayers, bakers, carpenters, stonemasons and roofers. They are “Wandergesellen,” or journeymen — a vestige of the Middle Ages in modern Europe — young men, and these days women, too, who have finished their required training in any number of trades and are traveling to gather experience. Most are from German-speaking countries. In the past, journeymen traveled under the auspices of a trade association, and today many still do.
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In Weary Wisconsin Town, a Billionaire-Fueled Revival - The New York Times

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BELOIT, Wis. — When Diane Hendricks sees something she doesn’t like here, she buys it. A bankrupt country club. A half-empty mall. Abandoned buildings. The rusting foundry down by the river. Beloit used to be a town that made papermaking machines and diesel engines. Ms. Hendricks thinks it can be a place where start-ups create the next billion-dollar idea, and she is remaking the town to fit her vision.
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