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By KENNETH CHANG | Dec 10th 2014
Results from the European Space Agency’s Rosetta mission suggest
that comets most likely did not supply early Earth with its water.
Space and Astronomy; Comets; Water; Solar System; Earth
As far as I can tell old space junk is the local mix of debris.
We have learned a fact. We should not generalize from it.
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U.S.
By ASHLEY PARKER and JONATHAN WEISMAN | Dec 9th 2014
Leaders in both parties expressed confidence that they would be able to keep the government running.
Federal Budget (US); United States Politics and Government; Shutdowns (Institutional); Law and Legislation
There is no bill as yet.
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Business Day
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Dec 10th 2014
The lawsuit says the high price of the treatment, $1,000 per pill,
results in “unjust enrichment” for the drugmaker, violating antitrust
law.
Sovaldi (Drug); Suits and Litigation (Civil); Hepatitis; Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues
This is a first step in a long process.
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World
By ROBERT MACKEY | Dec 10th 2014
At 87, a legendary troublemaker has turned to the Internet to
raise money for a new film on another difficult subject: the continuing
Israeli occupation.
Palestinians; Israeli Settlements; Anti-Semitism; Zionism
The international community should discover how to deal with the fact of conquest.
"Yield or die" is the traditional way.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conquest_%28military%29
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By ANNA NORTH | Dec 10th 2014
Different groups are different.
U.S.
By JEREMY W. PETERS | Dec 9th 2014
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Business Day
By STEPHEN CASTLE | Dec 10th 2014
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, which
is seeking an international deal on such issues, said it would have been
better to await the outcome of its talks.
Taxation; Corporate Taxes
The plan looks like window dressing to me.
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The Upshot
By DEREK WILLIS | Dec 10th 2014
The Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision and the rise of super PACs are setting the stage for even higher totals in 2016.
Midterm Elections (2014); Campaign Finance; Political Action
Committees; United States Politics and Government; Citizens United v
Federal Election Commission (Supreme Court Decision); Elections, Senate
The intended result of the rules.
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Technology
By MOLLY WOOD | Dec 10th 2014
The technology for weather apps for iPhones and Android phones is evolving quickly. But not all apps are created equal.
Weather; Mobile Applications; Smartphones; Android (Operating System)
The national weather service [http://www.weather.gov/] is the least bothersome of the lot.
Local weather by zip code is had by the box at the upper left. It comes with satellite and radar images.
Wunderground does Europe and storms world wide.
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Business Day
By HIROKO TABUCHI | Dec 9th 2014
For nearly two decades, the company has struggled to tame ammonium
nitrate, an inexpensive but unstable compound used to inflate its
airbags.
Automobile Safety Features and Defects; Recalls and Bans of Products; Deaths (Fatalities)
This reads like the primary problem is solved.
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By JOHN GUIDA | Dec 10th 2014
The good news first: Things could not get much worse for the party. The bad news: It’s really grim right now.
Elections, House of Representatives; Elections, Senate; Elections,
State Legislature; Midterm Elections (2014); Race and Ethnicity; States
(US); United States Economy; United States Politics and Government
The Democratic party should stay active everywhere within the nation.
The population changes.
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Health
By GRETCHEN REYNOLDS | Dec 10th 2014
When man’s best friend gets too fat, that pet becomes a potential fitness aid for its owner.
Dogs; Exercise; Obesity; Pets; Veterinary Medicine; Weight
Only a Scrooge would abandon Marley in a basement.
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Technology
By J. D. BIERSDORFER | Dec 10th 2014
Also, scanning a Mac for malware.
Computer Security; Windows (Operating System); Mac OS (Operating System); Word Processing
http://www.openoffice.org/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/
I am not as fond of FireFox as I have been.
The menu in the upper right hand corner, options; privacy, remember nothing gets rid of most of the trash. Options; clear recent history with the cookies unchecked is gentler. Check cookies at the end of a session. Bookmarks are not removed.
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U.S.
By TANZINA VEGA | Dec 10th 2014
For graffiti on a Georgia school’s walls, two girls were suspended. Then one of them ended up in the criminal justice system.
Blacks; School Discipline (Students); Education (K-12); Civil Rights
and Liberties; Race and Ethnicity; Minorities; Women and Girls
Everyone must vote in every election.
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U.S.
By KJ DELL'ANTONIA | Dec 10th 2014
Helping low-income children is more politically appealing than
helping their parents. But children rarely succeed unless their families
have a chance too.
Children and Childhood; Education (Pre-School); Head Start Program; Minimum Wage; Parenting
Yes.
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Business Day
By AARON M. KESSLER | Dec 9th 2014
The Federal Highway Administration asked for the new crash tests
after a federal jury found Trinity liable for defrauding the government
by not disclosing design changes to the system.
Traffic Accidents and Safety; Transportation; Automobile Safety
Features and Defects; Regulation and Deregulation of Industry; Roads and
Traffic
Trinity has no confidence the tests will exonerate their product.
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Opinion
By ENRIQUE KRAUZE | Dec 10th 2014
Peña Nieto needs to appear before the nation and offer an apology to the people.
Politics and Government
These measures are either impossible or ineffective.
The only way I know to an honest police force is to build it from top to bottom.
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U.S.
By SABRINA TAVERNISE | Dec 9th 2014
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Tuesday
that airport workers in the United States screened 1,993 travelers
arriving from the West African countries most affected by the Ebola
virus in the month after enhanced screening first began.
Ebola Virus; Airport Security
Screening does not catch asymptomatic people.
We have been lucky.
Exposed travelers are followed for 21 days.
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Science
By JOHN SCHWARTZ | Dec 10th 2014
New computer modeling suggests that 5.25 trillion plastic
particles weighing nearly 269,000 tons are currently floating in the
world’s oceans.
Oceans and Seas; Waste Materials and Disposal; Research; Environment
Ships powered by incinerating plastic waste would operate with minimal fuel costs.
They would make a start on the floating waste while paying their operating costs.
If the accumulations are thick enough they could sell plastic for recycling.
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Opinion
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | Dec 10th 2014
An amendment in the spending bill would block the legalization of
marijuana in the District of Columbia, rebuffing the will of its
residents.
Medical Marijuana
It is racism by another name.
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