Wednesday, September 24, 2014

@10:30, 9/24/14

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Health

Study Links Anxiety Drugs to Alzheimer's Disease

Alzheimer’s occurs more often among older people who have used benzodiazepines for long periods, researchers report.
Alzheimer's Disease; Ambien (Drug); Anxiety and Stress; Dementia; Elder Care; Elderly; Insomnia; Sedatives 

Avoid them if you can.
More will be known soon.

Try stopping coffee.

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U.S.

North Carolina, in Political Flux, Battles for Its Identity

The state often seems as if it is moving in two directions at once, with the Democratic and Republican parties exhibiting gains and their members coexisting as neighbors.
Series 

The outer banks are near perfection at this season.
That is punctuated by hurricanes.

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Money well spent.

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Business Day

Charles Plosser and Richard Fisher, Both Dissenters, to Retire From Fed

 
Fewer whines will be welcome.

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World

Q. and A.: Glen Peters on China and Climate Change

U.S.

Protection for Wolves Is Restored in Wyoming

World

Europe’s Anti-Semitism Comes Out of the Shadows


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The Upshot

In Scotland and Beyond, a Crisis of Faith in the Global Elite

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World

Chinese President Sends Signal Against Political Change in Hong Kong

President Xi Jinping lends his authority to efforts to restrict democratic expansion during meeting with some of territory’s leading tycoons.
Politics and Government 

China is fighting its transformation.

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U.S.

Academic Skills on Web Are Tied to Income Level

A new study indicates that the higher the income level of a student’s family, the more adept the student will be on how to use the web.
Reading and Writing Skills (Education); Computers and the Internet; Illiteracy; Income 

Yes.

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Science

Three Divergent Visions of Our Future Under Climate Change

Three books — one optimistic, one cataclysmic and one polemic — discuss what climate change might bring.
Books and Literature; Global Warming 

I have nothing to add.

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Business Day

Will Lee Named Editor of People.com

Mr. Lee will join the website on Oct. 20. He is leaving The Hollywood Report’s website, where he is vice president of digital content and programming.
Magazines; Gossip 

I dislike the content to the point I have refused to know those who should be my customers.

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World

Former Vatican Ambassador Is Facing Sexual Abuse Trial

Jozef Wesolowski, a defrocked archbishop, has been accused of sexually abusing boys he met on the street while serving in the Dominican Republic.
Sex Crimes 

Hypocrisy exposed.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypocrisy
It is the institution and the personnel.

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N.Y. / Region

Group to Sue After M.T.A. Rejects Ad That Refers to Muslims Killing Jews

The American Freedom Defense Initiative proposed an ad for New York City buses that the transportation agency said “would imminently incite or provoke violence.”
Freedom of Speech and Expression; Advertising and Marketing; Transit Systems; Jews and Judaism; Muslims and Islam; Terrorism; Palestinians; Middle East and North Africa Unrest (2010- ) 

The M.T.A. has acted properly.

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U.S.

Washington: Ban Sought on Indian Nicknames

A Washington City Council member introduced a bill Tuesday that would force five schools in the District of Columbia to change their American Indian nicknames.
Education; Native Americans 

Native Americans own all their names.
Their permission must be obtained to use their names.

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U.S.

Seeking a Same-Sex Marriage Case Fit for History

Battling for a place in the ages, some of the best lawyers in the nation have spent many pages arguing that their case was the right one in which to establish a nationwide right to same-sex marriage.
Same-Sex Marriage, Civil Unions and Domestic Partnerships; Civil Rights and Liberties 

Good luck to them all.

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Technology

Pass the Word: The Phone Call Is Back


The N.S.A. is lawless.

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Business Day

G.M. Recalls: Crisis in Auto Safety

The New York Times has exposed missteps and delays by automakers and federal safety regulators in responding to deadly defects in automobiles during what has become a record year for recalls — more than 48 million in the United States alone through September.
Automobile Safety Features and Defects; Recalls and Bans of Products; Accidents and Safety 

The regulators are doing better.

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World

Video: Footage of U.S. Missiles Aimed at ISIS

Video released from the United States Navy shows missiles being launched off a Navy ship, bound for Islamic State targets in Syria.
United States Defense and Military Forces; Ships and Shipping; Missiles and Missile Defense Systems 

Trivial.

Text has the story:
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/24/world/middleeast/us-isis-syria.html

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Business Day

How to Thwart a Texting Driver

Readers respond to “Hitting the Brake on Texting.”
Driver Distraction and Fatigue; Automobiles; Roads and Traffic 

We know we need to do it.

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