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Business Day

E.C.B.’s Draghi Hints at More Stimulus in Future for Europe

By JACK EWING | Dec 4th 2014 

I wish.

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Science

Thousands of Einstein Documents Are Now a Click Away

By DENNIS OVERBYE | Dec 4th 2014

Einstein is an accomplished fact.

 

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Arts

A New Art Capital, Finding Its Own Voice

By CAROL VOGEL | Dec 4th 2014 

Art History was invented for the problem.

4

U.S.

Rhode Island: Jury May Decide Pension Lawsuit

By REUTERS | Dec 2nd 2014 

It is a question of law, a judges problem.

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World

Attack in Western China Leaves at Least 15 People Dead

By CHRIS BUCKLEY | Nov 29th 2014

The police in Xinjiang shot dead 11 members of a gang who killed four people and wounded 14 in an attack on a busy street, official Chinese media said.

Terrorism; Uighurs (Chinese Ethnic Group) 

With that concentration of Uighurs the attackers were more likely to be Han.  It was an attack on a crowded street.

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World

Chronic Diseases Are Killing More in Poorer Countries

By SABRINA TAVERNISE | Dec 4th 2014 

This was an expected result.

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Opinion

Christie’s Pig-Crate Politics

By MARK BITTMAN | Dec 2nd 2014

Chris Christie should not be president.

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World

Iran Extends Imprisonment of Washington Post Reporter

By RICK GLADSTONE | Dec 3rd 2014 

The revolutionary guard must sign off on the deal.

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Business Day

Verizon Shuts Down SugarString, Site That Had Drawn Journalistic Criticism

By LESLIE KAUFMAN | Dec 3rd 2014

SugarString ran afoul of the public when The DailyDot reported in October that an editor recruiting journalists was warning them that the site would forbid reporting on “spying and net neutrality.”

Net Neutrality; News and News Media; Surveillance of Citizens by Government

Reputation lost, all is lost.

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Today in Politics

By THE NEW YORK TIMES | Dec 5th 2014

There is a sense of optimism on Capitol Hill that a package of spending bills will pass.

Elections, State Legislature; Geese; Law and Legislation; Midterm Elections (2014); United States Politics and Government 

The G.O.P. will run out the clock.

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Business Day

European Union Gives Belgium, France and Italy Time to Comply on Budget Rules

By JAMES KANTER | Nov 28th 2014

The decision is a sign that the European Commission, the bloc’s executive arm, under Jean-Claude Juncker will be sensitive to calls to ease up on austerity.

European Sovereign Debt Crisis (2010- ) 

Germany is behaving insanely.

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World

U.S. Calls on Cuba to Free American Held Since 2009 as Spy

By RANDAL C. ARCHIBOLD | Dec 3rd 2014

Relatives say Alan P. Gross, an American government contractor, is suicidal over a lack of progress in his case.

Espionage and Intelligence Services 

Alan P. Gross is guilty of espionage.

The U.S. could and should buy him out of his Cuban imprisonment.

The politics of our congress block such a deal.

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World

Egypt Sentences Nearly 200 to Die in Mass Trial Over Killings of Police

By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK | Dec 2nd 2014

A court in Giza issued a death sentence to a group of people accused of being supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood and charged in the killings of 11 officers last August.

Capital Punishment; Demonstrations, Protests and Riots; Attacks on Police; Murders, Attempted Murders and Homicides; Sentences (Criminal) 

Purges after revolutions are traditional.

That does not make them acceptable.

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U.S.

Virginia: Abortion Clinic Restrictions Are Rolled Back

By REUTERS | Dec 4th 2014

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Business Day

Strong Voice in ‘Fight for 15’ Fast-Food Wage Campaign

By STEVEN GREENHOUSE | Dec 4th 2014

16

U.S.

On War and Immigration, Obama Faces Tests of Authority From Congress

By JEREMY W. PETERS and ASHLEY PARKER | Dec 4th 2014

Congress moved on two fronts Thursday to test the limits of presidential authority, including a surprising maneuver in the Senate to begin debating President Obama’s war powers against the Islamic State.

United States Politics and Government; United States Defense and Military Forces 

The G.O.P. has five days to fail to fund the government.

They are showing good progress toward that end.

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Opinion

In Peru, a Fight Over Land Rights

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | Nov 27th 2014 

In Peru the indigenous population has no voice.

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Business Day

Report on Boeing 787 Dreamliner Battery Flaws Finds Lapses at Multiple Points

By JAD MOUAWAD | Dec 1st 2014

While stopping short of a firm conclusion, the regulators’ report suggested that manufacturing flaws could have introduced defects that led a battery cell to fail.

Aviation Accidents, Safety and Disasters; Batteries; Lithium (Metal); Airlines and Airplanes 

The problems are said to be fixed.

There has not been another failure since the fixes were applied.

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U.S.

Pennsylvania: Cyanide Killed Lab Worker

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Nov 28th 2014

A University of Pittsburgh Medical Center laboratory employee found dead at work was killed by cyanide, but the medical examiner who made the determination Friday said it was too soon to know the motive.

Poisoning and Poisons; Murders, Attempted Murders and Homicides; Suicides and Suicide Attempts; Accidents and Safety 

There will be a book.

I will not buy it. 

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World

Egyptian President Won’t Pursue Action Against Mubarak

By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK | Nov 30th 2014

A day after a court dropped all charges against the former leader, President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi said he would not try to hold him accountable for abuses.

Middle East and North Africa Unrest (2010- ) 

Islam confers no legitimacy on civil government.

Abdel Fattah el-Sisi can do as he pleases.

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