Tuesday, September 17, 2013

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World

Proposal to Protect Antarctic Waters Is Scaled Back

A proposal by the United States and New Zealand to create a huge ocean reserve in Antarctic waters has been sharply reduced after opposition from Russia and other nations with large fishing industries.
Oceans and Seas; Fishing, Commercial; Conservation of Resources; 


2
Opinion

Things Fall Apart

Thinkers loyal to the Newtonian picture of science want unified theories to explain phenomena like human consciousness. Life isn’t like that.
Evolution (Biology); Genetics and Heredity; Philosophy;

Ethics and nature have no relationship.

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World

Protest by Mexican Teachers Is Ended

The police moved to reclaim a historic square in Mexico City two days before the nation’s Independence Day celebration is to be held there.
Teachers and School Employees; Demonstrations, Protests, and Riots;

Not much learning will be done.
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World

Kerry Insists That Syria Quickly Give Data on Arms

Secretary of State John Kerry said his team would be looking for important signs that Syria and Russia were serious about securing and disposing of Syria’s chemical weapons.
Biological and Chemical Warfare; Arms Control and Limitation and Disarmament; United States International Relations; Middle East and North Africa Unrest (2010- );

Speed suppresses fiction.
 
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N.Y. / Region

Christie Pledges Support for Fire-Ravaged Towns

Reprising his role after Hurricane Sandy, Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey met with residents reeling from another disaster on the Shore.
Fires and Firefighters; Hurricane Sandy (2012);

He likes being governor.
 
6
Technology

The Many Mysteries of Air Travel

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U.S.

Administration Rejects Union Pleas on Health Law

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World

Brazil: Answers Are Sought on N.S.A. Spying

President Dilma Rousseff said Monday that Brazil would seek an explanation over a news report that the National Security Agency had spied on the national oil company.
Espionage and Intelligence Services;

There are no gaps in good intelligence.
 
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Business Day

Tribes Challenge New York's Authority Over Their Lending

Two tribes are arguing in Federal District Court in Manhattan that New York’s top financial regulator overstepped his jurisdictional bounds in his efforts to end their online lending operations in the state.
Banking and Financial Institutions; Consumer Protection; Credit and Debt; Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (2010); Law and Legislation; Native Americans; Payday Loans; Regulation and Deregulation of Industry;

New York State wins in a New York court.
 
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Business Day

European Carmakers Split on How to Survive Slump

Despite the slowest European car sales in two decades, Opel, Renault, Ford and Peugeot have a stream of new models. Fiat, however, is holding back.
Automobiles;

A deep slump is an ideal time to do development.  There will be no need for high production though there will be great interest in the result.
11
Sports

Days Are Numbered for 2 Soccer Goal Records

Miroslav Klose of Germany and Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal are close to breaking longstanding standards for their national teams, proving again that records are made to be broken.
World Cup 2014 (Soccer);

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U.S.

In State Records, Little Evidence to Back Stricter Abortion Law

Proponents of the legislation have argued that it was necessary to make clinics safer. But a review of state inspections before the law was passed did not find a significant safety issue.
Abortion; Accidents and Safety; Law and Legislation;

I am not that interested in efforts to end abortion.
 
13
Opinion

As Comics Say, 'These Kids Today! I Tell Ya!'



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N.Y. / Region

Voter Voices: Stop-and-Frisk Policing

Voters in New York share their views on stop-and-frisk policing.
Elections, Mayors; Search and Seizure; Racial Profiling;

Better surveys.
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Out of my price range and repair patience.
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Health

A Family Says 'Enough'


Not a danger.

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N.Y. / Region

The Two Wills of the Heiress Huguette Clark

The relatives of Huguette Clark, who died in 2011 at 104, are contesting the disposition of her estimated $300 million estate after she executed a second will that excluded her family.
Wills and Estates;

No relative of mine.  I have no expectations in this matter.
 
19
Sports

With Easy Victory, Mayweather Ensures Hype Is Just That

Floyd Mayweather Jr. danced, dodged and repeatedly snapped Saúl Álvarez’s head and spirit to its breaking point, as he improved his record to 45-0 with a majority decision victory.
Boxing;

Not part of my world.
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World

If History Is Any Measure, the Clock Is Ticking

Weapons experts and diplomats say that if President Bashar al-Assad is serious about giving up his arsenal, he will have to take dramatic action in the coming weeks.
Biological and Chemical Warfare; United States International Relations; Middle East and North Africa Unrest (2010- );

There is more interest in another war than there should be.  

 

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