Thursday, June 12, 2014

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Theater

Careening Into a Bottomless Vortex

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Automobiles

Wheelies: The Average Age Edition

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U.S.

California: Tree Trimmer Won’t Be Charged

No charges will be brought against Ernesto Pulido, a tree trimmer in Oakland who knocked five baby herons from their nests a month ago while trimming trees for the United States Postal Service.
Trees and Shrubs; Postal Service and Post Offices; Birds 

Justice.
 
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World

Trial of South Korean Ferry Crew Begins

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World

Video: The Group That’s Building a Caliphate

Background on the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, the Islamist group that appears to be in control of the second-largest city in Iraq.
Iraq War (2003-11); International Relations; Shariah (Islamic Law)
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U.S.

A Fight as U.S. Girls Face Genital Cutting Abroad

Female genital cutting has been banned in the United States since 1996, and now it is also illegal to transport girls for “vacation cutting.” But some are concerned that such cutting is on the rise.
Women and Girls; Female Genital Mutilation; Marriages
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Sports
“The Village Bike,” Penelope Skinner’s play at the Lucille Lortel Theater, centers on a lonely pregnant woman whose growing obsession with sex takes her and other characters to dark places.
Theater

Plan B Eased Clippers Deal: Sterling’s Diagnosis

Rochelle Sterling and her lawyer used a clause in the Clippers trust documents to cut her husband, Donald, out of the deal after doctors found him to be affected by cognitive impairment.
Basketball; Brain; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures
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Business Day

Netflix Investors to Vote on C.E.O.-Chairman Split

Shareholders of the media company are to vote Monday on whether to divide the roles of chief executive and chairman now held by Reed Hastings.
Stocks and Bonds; Boards of Directors; Media
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N.Y. / Region

Emergency Housing Unit Is Unveiled in Brooklyn

In an attempt to improve its disaster assistance services, the City of New York unveiled a prototype for temporary living structures. The units will be studied by the city’s Office of Emergency Management for the next year.
Mobile Homes and Trailers; Disasters and Emergencies; Hurricane Sandy (2012); Real Estate and Housing (Residential)
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N.Y. / Region

The Circus That Doesn’t Leave Town

Circus acts have infused almost every kind of entertainment option in the city, and demand for circus-related services is surging.
Circuses; Acrobats and Acrobatics; Theater; Bars and Nightclubs; Juggling and Jugglers
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Opinion

What Causes Weight Gain

Real food is more likely to promote health than hyperprocessed food.
Obesity; Diet and Nutrition; Food; Sugar
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U.S.

Illinois: Governor Signs Plan for Chicago Pensions

Gov. Pat Quinn signed legislation on Monday to help Chicago reduce a pension shortfall but urged Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the City Council not to raise property taxes for additional revenues.
Pensions and Retirement Plans; Law and Legislation; Property Taxes; Government Employees
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Business Day

Five Experts Evaluate E.C.B.'s Policy Shift

Will Mario Draghi’s “significant package” help finally pull the euro zone out of its slump? A group of experts with a stake in the outcome offer their views.
European Sovereign Debt Crisis (2010- ); Euro (Currency)
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Sports

De La Hoya Is Inducted in Hall of Fame

Oscar De La Hoya, who won an Olympic gold medal and became a champion in six weight divisions while winning 10 world titles, was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota, N.Y.
Boxing
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Health

Killing a Patient to Save His Life

Doctors at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center plan to treat trauma patients with an experimental procedure that induces hypothermia in dying patients to buy them more time.
Hypothermia; Hospitals; Surgery and Surgeons; Death and Dying; Ethics and Official Misconduct; Emergency Medical Treatment
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N.Y. / Region

East Haven Settles Suit on Civil Rights

The Connecticut town will pay $450,000 and adopt strict limits on immigration enforcement by the local police force, ending a five-year period of scrutiny by the Department of Justice.
Suits and Litigation (Civil); Civil Rights and Liberties; Immigration and Emigration; Hispanic-Americans; Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings; Discrimination; Police
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World

China Complains About Plutonium in Japan

China has complained that Japan has 640 kilograms of plutonium that it has not reported to the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011); Nuclear Energy; Nuclear Weapons; Plutonium
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Health

Sex in Assisted Living: Intimacy Without Privacy

Assisted living facilities are just beginning to grapple with the questions raised by intimate relations among residents, including those with cognitive impairment.
Elder Care; Elderly; Retirement Communities and Assisted Living; Sex
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U.S.

Audit Shows Extensive Medical Delays for Tens of Thousands of Veterans

More than 57,000 patients have been waiting more than three months for medical appointments at V.A. facilities, and nearly 64,000 others have been in the system for a decade but have still not been seen by doctors.
Veterans; Health Insurance and Managed Care; United States Defense and Military Forces; Hospitals; Falsification of Data; Doctors
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U.S.

Five Dead in Shooting Rampage in Las Vegas

Two suspects killed two police officers on Sunday at a restaurant and fatally shot a third person at a nearby Walmart before dying in a suicide pact, the authorities said.
Murders and Attempted Murders; Suicides and Suicide Attempts; Attacks on Police

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