Thursday, January 1, 2015

@14:00 12/31/14

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U.S.

Video: On Tribal Lands, Oil and Trouble


Money is not required for joy.

2
Opinion

A Democrat to Watch in 2015

In some ways the anti-Warren, Rhode Island’s first female governor is a dynamo and dissident who forces tough conversations on her party.
Governors (US); United States Politics and Government; Income Inequality; Pensions and Retirement Plans 

Gina Raimondo has accepted the G.O.P. model of the economy.

3
Sports

Shifting Fortunes, and Reputations, in Rose Bowl Game

Before Florida State returned to prominence, Oregon was regularly derided as a symbol of college football’s ruinous excesses. The two teams will meet on Thursday in a national semifinal.
Rose Bowl (Football Game); Football (College) 

UConn is not playing today.

4
World

Five Guantánamo Prisoners Are Released to Kazakhstan



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Business Day

Gun Smuggling on Plane Reveals Security Oversight

On Dec. 10, a man carrying a backpack containing 16 firearms with ammunition flew aboard a Delta Air Lines passenger jet to Kennedy International Airport in New York from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
Airlines and Airplanes; Firearms; Security and Warning Systems; Business Travel; Travel and Vacations 

Security theater is their game.

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Business Day

Vermont’s Only Nuclear Plant Shuts Down After 42 Years

The owner of the plant said economic factors, especially related to the natural gas market in the Northeast, were the major reasons for the shutdown.
Nuclear Energy; Shutdowns (Institutional) 

Stalemate.

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U.S.

Texas: Cause Sought in Fire That Killed 5 in Senior-Living Facility

At least 17 people remained hospitalized Monday following an early Sunday fire that killed five residents at a senior-living facility in Castle Hills near San Antonio, a city official said.
Fires and Firefighters; Retirement Communities and Assisted Living; Deaths (Fatalities); Elderly 

Warehouse fire.
No sprinklers, bedding and cheap help.

9
World

Drone Strike in Somalia Is Said to Kill Shabab Leader



10
Opinion

Gaza Is Nowhere

In the enclave, another war is waiting to happen.
Palestinians; Israeli Settlements 

Ethnic cleansing is not acceptable. 

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N.Y. / Region

An Animated History of New York’s Love-Hate Relationship With Commuting


Rent will choke the city.
12
U.S.

Health Insurance Enrollment Strongest in Federal Marketplace



13
U.S.

Tasked to Protect All on Campus, but Accused of Racial Bias

Tensions at colleges come at a time of heightened attention to how the police treat members of minority groups.
Education; Race and Ethnicity; Police; Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings; Blacks; Racial Profiling; Discrimination; Demonstrations, Protests and Riots 

Body worn cameras will help.

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Opinion

Four Questions for 2015

Looking at some topics explored this year and making some predictions.
Two Thousand Fourteen; Keystone Pipeline System; Insider Trading; Football (College); Coaches and Managers; Securities and Commodities Violations; College Athletics; Football 

Joe Nocera is probably correct.
I still dislike his pandering.

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Opinion

The Year in Charts



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Opinion

India's Mental Health Crisis

Prime Minister Modi has proposed admirable new policies. But there's little money to fund them.
Mental Health and Disorders; Medicine and Health; Budgets and Budgeting 

India could start research on treatment.  
It would cost much less and it would be just as effective.

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Business Day

Auto Industry Galvanized After Record Recall Year

Spurred by an ignition switch defect in millions of General Motors vehicles, the auto industry has issued more recalls involving old models than ever before, an analysis shows.
Automobile Safety Features and Defects; Recalls and Bans of Products 

The regulators have better support.
 
18
World

Chinese Court Orders 6 Companies to Pay $26 Million for Polluting

The fine was the biggest of any Chinese pollution case and seemed to signal that officials are trying to crack down on businesses that have degraded China’s land, water and air.
Water Pollution; Fines (Penalties); Environment; Suits and Litigation (Civil); Agriculture and Farming 

This is only the beginning.

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Business Day

Sony Cyberattack, First a Nuisance, Swiftly Grew Into a Firestorm


Trivial.
 
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World

Japan and South Korea Vow to Share Intelligence About North via the U.S.

Under the pact, the sharing of classified information will be limited to North Korea’s missile and nuclear weapons programs.
Nuclear Weapons; Missiles and Missile Defense Systems; United States International Relations 

A reasonable step.


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