Saturday, July 26, 2014

@23:59, 7/25/14

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U.S.

Grocer Is Open to Buyers’ Bids Amid Turmoil

2
U.S.

Guantánamo Defendant Gets Own Trial

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good.

4
U.S.

Senator’s Bill Is Stricter on N.S.A. Than House’s


How will we know?

5
Business Day

When Media Mergers Limit More Than Competition


Use the net.

6
Business Day

F.D.A. Approves Pain Drug Meant to Discourage Abuse


A gateway drug.

7
World

In Scarred Chinese Tibetan City, Devotion to Sanctity of Life

 
Jainism.
 
8
Technology

Apple Reports $7.7 Billion Profit on Strong iPhone Sales

9
U.S.

Rand Paul Stands Out in Courting Black Voters


Pull the other one.

10
Business Day

Sales of Big S.U.V.s Pulling the Weight at General Motors

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Automobiles

Wheelies: The New-Look Yaris Edition

12
U.S.

A Prolonged Execution in Arizona Leads to a Temporary Halt

13
World

U.N. Warns of Polio Risk in War Zones


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U.S.

Plagiarism Scandal Tests a Senator Still Forming a Rapport With Montanans

Many voters in Montana seem to be taking a wait-and-see attitude as they judge the future of Senator John Walsh, a Democrat accused of plagiarizing a paper he submitted to the United States Army War College.
Plagiarism; Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder; Veterans 

This is why there are elections.
 
15
Great Homes & Destinations

Polishing the Imperfection

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Business Day
1
U.S.

Grocer Is Open to Buyers’ Bids Amid Turmoil

Arthur T. Demoulas, whose firing as president of the family-owned chain Market Basket prompted employee protests, has made an offer.
Supermarkets and Grocery Stores; Labor and Jobs; Boycotts; Boards of Directors 

news.
 
2
U.S.

Guantánamo Defendant Gets Own Trial

A military judge has ruled that one of five prisoners at the Guantánamo Bay naval base charged in the Sept. 11 attack should be tried separately from his co-defendants.
Detainees; Military Tribunals; September 11 (2001) 

Going through the motions.
 
3
U.S.

Over Government Objections, Rules on No-Fly List Are Made Public

The procedures for adding names of people deemed to be known or suspected terrorists to various screening lists were published by an online magazine.
Airport Security; Terrorism; Travel and Vacations; Airlines and Airplanes; First Amendment (US Constitution) 

Good.
 
4
U.S.

Senator’s Bill Is Stricter on N.S.A. Than House’s

Senator Patrick J. Leahy said he would file a new version of a bill to end the National Security Agency’s program to collect bulk phone records.
Surveillance of Citizens by Government; Privacy; Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA); Law and Legislation 

How can we know?
 
5
Business Day

When Media Mergers Limit More Than Competition

Antitrust experts said that a merger of 21st Century Fox and Time Warner Inc. posed far more serious regulatory issues than Comcast’s acquisition of NBCUniversal.
Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; News and News Media; Regulation and Deregulation of Industry

We can try to regulate.
The internet will have to serve those who care.

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Business Day

F.D.A. Approves Pain Drug Meant to Discourage Abuse

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new combination pain pill from the maker of OxyContin that is meant to discourage abuse by painkiller addicts.
Pain-Relieving Drugs; Drug Abuse and Traffic; OxyContin (Drug); Drugs (Pharmaceuticals); Naloxone (Drug) 

This will be a gateway drug.

7
World

In Scarred Chinese Tibetan City, Devotion to Sanctity of Life

In Yushu, Buddhists demonstrate a reverence for all living beings — even a tiny river shrimp that some believe could be the reincarnated souls of loved ones who died in an earthquake in 2010.
Buddhism; Environment; Animals; Religion and Belief; Earthquakes; Monasteries and Monks 

The Jains have strange beliefs.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jainism
 
8
Technology

Apple Reports $7.7 Billion Profit on Strong iPhone Sales

While rivals like Samsung are starting to show weakness in phone sales, Apple sold 35.2 million iPhones in the third fiscal quarter, up 13 percent from the period a year ago.
Company Reports; iPhone; iPad 

No real trouble there.
 
9
U.S.

Rand Paul Stands Out in Courting Black Voters

The Kentucky senator, taking heed of lessons for the Republican Party in 2012, made his pitch at a National Urban League Conference.
Presidential Election of 2016; Blacks; Voting Rights Act (1965); Midterm Elections (2014) 

In G.O.P. dreams.
 
10
Business Day

Sales of Big S.U.V.s Pulling the Weight at General Motors

The crisis-mired carmaker would be in much worse shape financially without the large vehicles, which many once wrote off as artifacts of prerecession excess.
Sports Utility Vehicles and Light Trucks; Recalls and Bans of Products; Fuel Efficiency; Automobiles 

Yes
 
11
Automobiles

Wheelies: The New-Look Yaris Edition

Toyota announces details and pricing for its all-new 2015 Yaris; G.M. may invest $800 million into facilities in Michigan.
Automobiles; Small Cars (Compact, Subcompact and Microcars); Factories and Manufacturing 

"The Japanese government is preparing subsidies that would lower the cost of Toyota’s coming hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle by about $20,000 each — to about $50,000 — in Japan. According to a report from Reuters, the rebates would cost taxpayers about $200 million per year. Japan has also said it is planning a network of 100 hydrogen fueling stations, which would cost about $4.5 million each and would also be government-subsidized for about $200 million annually, to be completed by March of next year. (Reuters) "

not yet.

12
U.S.

A Prolonged Execution in Arizona Leads to a Temporary Halt

The state’s attorney general called for a temporary halt to executions a day after it took one hour and 57 minutes for Joseph R. Wood III to die.
Capital Punishment; Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) 

ok
 
13
World

U.N. Warns of Polio Risk in War Zones

14
U.S.

Plagiarism Scandal Tests a Senator Still Forming a Rapport With Montanans

Many voters in Montana seem to be taking a wait-and-see attitude as they judge the future of Senator John Walsh, a Democrat accused of plagiarizing a paper he submitted to the United States Army War College.
Plagiarism; Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder; Veterans

This is why we have elections.

15
Great Homes & Destinations

Polishing the Imperfection

A modernist house was rough around the edges, but the price and provenance were right.
Architecture; Interior Design and Furnishings; Restoration and Renovation; Real Estate and Housing (Residential); Design; Collectors and Collections 

I will build to your taste or live with your choice.
 

Pressure Grows on E.U. Regulator to Rethink Google Settlement

An antitrust inquiry into Google’s search engine and advertising business could last for many years.
Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues; Search Engines 

The games go on.
 
17
U.S.

U.S. Military Suicides Rise Slightly

There were 161 confirmed or suspected suicides as of July 14, compared with 154 during the same time frame in 2013.
Suicides and Suicide Attempts; United States Defense and Military Forces 

The active military should pay attention.
The V.A. should pay attention.
One is excessive.

18
Sports

Chrome’s Trainer to Receive Award

The trainer Art Sherman, who won the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes with California Chrome, will receive the Laffit Pincay Jr. Award.
Horse Racing; California Chrome (Race Horse); Triple Crown (Horse Racing); Awards, Decorations and Honors

There are no sure things in racing.
 
19
U.S.

Conservatives Hon

Conservatives Hon

e Script to Light a Fire Over Abortion

Social conservatives are moving to put abortion at the center of the midterm elections, despite warnings from other Republicans to tread lightly on social issues.
Abortion; Conservatism (US Politics); Midterm Elections (2014); Women and Girls; United States Politics and Government 

I will let them be self-destructive.

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A modernist house was rough around the edges, but the price and provenance were right.
Architecture; Interior Design and Furnishings; Restoration and Renovation; Real Estate and Housing (Residential); Design; Collectors and Collections
World

Spared Sudanese Christian Woman Meets Pope in Rome

The pope spent half an hour speaking with Meriam Ibrahim, whose death sentence in Sudan for refusing to renounce her faith set off an international protest.

Sharia law applied.

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