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Japan Is Unmasking, and Its Smile Coach Is Busy

  
NYTimes.com - 05.16.2023 Original article ›
Hisako Ueno, Mike Ives
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Three years of non stop mask wearing in Japan makes people's smile fade. Facial muscles no longer work the way they do. Exercizing facial muscles or doing yoga for the facial muscles can relieve the disuse. This is a problem not just for Japan. Key is to strengthen the muscles under the eyes and around the corners of the mouth by mild stretching using yoga or Japanese shiatsu exercizes.

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Coronavirus Adds to a Kroger Stocker’s Load, and Paycheck

  
WSJ - 04.11.2020 Original article ›
Jaewon Kang
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The day and routine of a stocker at Kroger grocery supermarket. He has added 20 hours to a 40 hour workweek. He starts at 4 am, three hours earlier than the typical time. Paper products, bottled water, canned food are moving fast. Customers appear stressed, but some come in more than one per cart as a way to get out. He spends a third of the day stocking online orders.

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Opinion | We Can Fight Learning Loss Only With Accountability and Action

  
NYTimes.com - 09.17.2023 Original article ›
Michael J. Petrilli
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Petrilli of the Fordham Institute calls it a national emergency. Former NY Mayor calls it "a five alarm fire with no elected officials responding," others call it a long education Covid. Two thirds of 4th graders cannot pass the ACT reading comprehension test in 2022 is a reflection of the ability to read and write at all grade levels. A separate look at Readers Letters in NYT on the Petrilli article is also shown on this page.

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Apple Introduces iPhone 17, iPhone Air and Updated AirPods at Annual Event

  
NYTimes.com - 09.09.2025 Original article ›
Tripp Mickle, Brian X. Chen

Trump Says U.S. and China Approve TikTok Deal After Call With Xi

  
The Wall Street Journal - 09.19.2025 Original article ›
Amrith Ramkumar, Alex Leary, Lingling Wei

Can Redesigns of Wagner Park and East River Park Save Lower Manhattan?

  
NYTimes.com - 08.23.2025 Original article ›
Michael Kimmelman, Daniel Arnold

PSG to face Barcelona and Bayern Munich in tough Champions League draw

  
France 24 - 08.29.2025 Original article ›

Andrew stripped of 'prince' title and will move out of Royal Lodge

  
BBC News - 10.31.2025 Original article ›

Intel Seeks Help From Apple and Others as U.S. Backs Comeback Bid

  
The Wall Street Journal - 09.25.2025 Original article ›
Lauren Thomas, Rolfe Winkler

Pat Cummins and Kagiso Rabada trade blows as bowlers dominate WTC final

  
- 06.13.2025 Original article ›
Mike Atherton, Chief Cricket Correspondent

Powell Reaffirms Wait-and-See Posture on Rate Cuts, Citing Solid Economy

  
WSJ - 06.24.2025 Original article ›
Nick Timiraos

BBC to start charging US-based consumers for news and TV coverage

  
The Guardian - 06.26.2025 Original article ›
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BBC $49 per year subscription service for it's 139 million users outside UK. Of this 139 million 60 million are in the US. 

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Exclusive | Bristol-Myers and Pfizer to Offer Blockbuster Blood Thinner at Discount

  
WSJ - 07.17.2025 Original article ›
Peter Loftus
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Eliquis blood thinner price direct mail cash $346, compared to Medicare $231 under Biden law for price negotiation by Medicare. Under an executive order issued by president Trump in May 2025 the price of pharmaceuticals in the US are to be brought down to be comparable to the price shown for other developed countries for the same drug.

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It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas—and Like 2019

  
WSJ - 11.24.2021 Original article ›
Justin Lahart
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Consumer spending in the US is up for Christmas 2021 with 5.8 million more US jobs in October than a year earlier, with higher wage checks and stimulus checks, child tax credit payments, all boosting spending power. With 231 million Americans vaccinated with at least one shot compared to none Christmas last year more Americans are in stores. Shopping online is up only 7%, in store retail sales up 14%, according to Commerce Department. Passenger traffic on interstate highways is back up to where it was before the pandemic.

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China’s Massive Fishing Fleet Overwhelms Locals in ‘David and Goliath’ Battle

  
WSJ - 10.26.2024 Original article ›
Ryan Dubé | Photographs By Angela Ponce For Wsj
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China's fishing fleet off the Peruvian coast puts pressure on local fishermen in these waters. On Peru's northern coast fisherman in Paita are now switching to other occupations- working on farms or driving taxi scooters. Overfishing of squid is a major problem for Peruvians on the coast in waters rich in fish nutrients. China says it is fishing in international waters. It is a source of employment for millions of Chinese working in distant waters and also a source of food for a population of 1.4 billion people.

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How Medicaid Actually Works—and Three Ways Republicans Can Cut Funding

  
WSJ - 04.16.2025 Original article ›
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Medicaid is now costing the US about 880 billion dollars in 2025. Of this 69% is covered by Federal dollars sent to the states. WSJ reports- 2025 DJT action on Medicaid calls for around $800 billion  savings over 10 years in Medicaid cuts that would come from $109 billion savings over 10 years for work requirement. And $600 billion savings over 10 years from paying only 90% (not 100%) for the people added to Medicaid by Obama that are in better health than the core Medicaid population who get only 90%.

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The BBC chairman, the prime minister and the £800,000 loan guarantee

  
The Times - 04.30.2023 Original article ›
Gabriel Pogrund, Harry Yorke
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The original Times story on Richard Sharp, the BBC chairman, led to his resignation. It said the BBC chairman was appointed to the role by Boris Johnson in an improper manner contrary to the guidelines that require no conflict of interest in the making of the appointment. A sense that even an institution such as the BBC, with its increasing importance today as Britain, the European Union and the US make decisions on what sort of society to create for the future that best serves the interests of the people, is being upset in this important role by political meddling. 

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Chief justice allows Trump to freeze $4 billion in foreign aid for now

  
The Washington Post - 09.10.2025 Original article ›

Trump Pushes for Putin and Zelensky Meeting in Bid to End Ukraine War

  
WSJ - 08.18.2025 Original article ›
Michael R. Gordon, Bojan Pancevski, Annie Linskey

Mbappé and Bellingham secure Real Madrid victory over Barcelona in tense El Clasico

  
France 24 - 10.27.2025 Original article ›

Trump Announces Pfizer Deal to Lower Some Drug Prices and Unveils TrumpRx Website

  
NYTimes.com - 09.30.2025 Original article ›
Rebecca Robbins, Margot Sanger Katz

Exclusive | White House Unveils ‘TrumpRx’ Drug-Buying Site and a Pfizer Pricing Deal

  
The Wall Street Journal - 09.30.2025 Original article ›
Natalie Andrews, Liz Essley Whyte

US bombs Fordo and other nuclear sites in Iran, Trump says - follow live

  
BBC News - 06.22.2025 Original article ›

Kelly and Agyemang fire England into Euro 2025 final after comeback against Italy

  
The Guardian - 07.22.2025 Original article ›
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England win after equalizing in 90th minute extra time vs Italy UEFA Women Soccer semifinal July 2025. The game did not go to penalty kicks as the added 30 minutes led to a penalty kick by English player Kelly. 

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How to declutter with the 90/90 rule and 8 other numerical guides

  
The Washington Post - 11.09.2025 Original article ›

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