32. 4/28/17

A1

TRUMP'S PLAN SHIFTS TRILLIONS TO WEALTHIEST

"[T]he vast majority of benefits would accrue to the highest earners and largest holders of wealth ..."

A4

WORRY ABOUT WAR? 'TOO BUSY,' MANY SOUTH KOREANS SAY

"'Even if there was a war now, it would not give us enough time to flee ... [W]e would all just die in an instant.'"

"'There is a chance that we could end up having a major, major conflict with North Korea,' [Trump] said. 'Absolutely.'"

This is not a game, or a real estate deal, ass-clown.


A5

ATTEMPTS TO SAVE ENDANGERED VAQUITAS HAVE LARGELY FAILED

"Some of the scientists think the surviving vaquitas now number as few as two or three ..."

"The fishermen just think, 'Oh, good, if we can get rid of the last one, then we can get on and keep fishing.' If that hasn't already happened, may scientists now believe, it may be soon."

Further reading


A6

A PALESTINIAN SCHISM, WITH GAZA'S ELECTRICITY IN THE BALANCE

" ... Israel supplies Gaza with 30 percent of its total electricity needs at a monthly cost of about $11 million."

That free electricity helped Hamas produce this jaunty little ditty:

Official song of Hamas


A9

SCIENTISTS RECOVER ANCIENT HUMAN DNA FROM CAVE DIRT

"It's a bit like discovering that you can extract gold dust from the air ..."

Very exciting new scientific techniques.


A25

WORM GUTS HOLD A CLUE TO REDUCING POLLUTION

"Researchers in Europe have found that the larvae of a common insect have an unusual ability to digest plastic, a discovery that could lead to biotechnical advances that help deplete the continual buildup of one of the world's most stubborn pollutants."

A30

TRUMPCARE 2.0: IT'S EVEN WORSE

"The hopeful news is that many centrist Republicans ... have ... grave reservations about the House bill, in particular the attack on people with pre-existing conditions. It will be up to them to stop their party from jumping off the deep end and jeopardizing the health care of millions of Americans."

A31

A PHONY FIX FOR NET NEUTRALITY

"President Trump's chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Ajit Pai, on Wednesday announced plans to eliminate net neutrality (technically, make it 'voluntary') despite its popularity, record of success and acceptance by most of the industry."

TIME MACHINE
April 28, 1917
100 years ago

PAGE 6

COOK AND KAISER PAINED THE PRINCE

"She said the Kaiser was the best man in the world, because he tried to save Ireland.

Then I told her to shut up."