THE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE IN SONG: WHO'S GONNA WORK IT OUT?

IF YOU READ (OR WATCH) NO FURTHER... :

-The Presidential Debate in Song: Who’s Gonna Work It Out? (NYT) "And sure, last night’s debate was strange. A first lady turned senator turned secretary of state versus a landlord turned reality TV host turned semiprofessional birther turned amateur horror movie lurker who creeps up behind you. Yeah, that’s pretty weird."

HEALTH:

- Is Mental Illness the HIV of the 21st Century? (Ozy)

LIFE:

- Why you should give your sons more chores than your daughters (WaPo) "Worldwide, girls spend about 50 percent more time on chores than their brothers, according to UNICEF."

NEWS:
- Behind Duterte’s Bluster, a Philippine Shift Away From the U.S. (NYT) "'I will be reconfiguring my foreign policy,' he said in a speech last week. And at some point, 'I will break up with America.' Often after Mr. Duterte makes an over-the-top pronouncement, an aide emerges to walk it back. But in this case, the retreat was slight."

TECHNOLOGY:

- Bill Gates on dangers of artificial intelligence: ‘I don’t understand why some people are not concerned’ (WaPo)

BOTTOM OF THE NEWS:

- When You Have to Go, Japanese Rest Stops Won’t Keep You Waiting (NYT) "Companies that run major highway service plazas in Japan go to considerable lengths to ensure you never will, as they compete for the coveted Japan Toilet Award from the transportation ministry."

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