Saturday, February 28, 2015

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N.Y. / Region

Overall Market Factored in Rejections of Casino Bids, Panel Says

By JESSE McKINLEY | Feb 27th 2015
In its final report, the Gaming Facility Location Board also remained cautious about the future of the gambling industry in the state.
Gambling; Casinos

We have plenty of gambling.  

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Opinion

A Strike Against Student Debt

By ASTRA TAYLOR | Feb 27th 2015
Student debtors should turn the vast sums they owe into leverage to demand a better system.
For-Profit Schools; Student Loans; Tuition; Federal Aid (US); Consumer Protection; Strikes; Colleges and Universities

Organize first.  
Only a true mass movement can bring the necessary pressure.

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World

Russia Heightens Dispute With Ukraine Over Natural Gas

By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN | Feb 24th 2015
The head of Gazprom said that Ukraine would use up its prepaid allotment in days and would not be able to pay in time to keep the supply going.
Natural Gas

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/28/world/europe/russia-and-ukraine-calm-feud-over-natural-gas-payments.html

Even Russia would rather not risk an all out war. 
They will continue to try to nibble.

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Opinion

The Islamic State’s Most Recent Victims

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | Feb 27th 2015
It seems sometimes as if a band of fanatics has emerged from the dark ages to wage war on the present.
Yazidi (Religious Sect); Terrorism; International Relations

Perhaps they are Islamic purists.
Such should be considered.
Religious war is no stranger.

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Opinion

Bloomberg Sees a Way on Keystone

By JOE NOCERA | Feb 27th 2015
The former mayor of New York suggests that the Obama administration negotiate directly with Canada on a climate pact.
Global Warming; Keystone Pipeline System; Oil Sands; Air Pollution; Environment; International Relations

Keystone XL will remain blocked.

The block is environmentally based.

If the oil goes to China it will replace some coal. 

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Style

Strippers Go Undercover on Snapchat

By NICK BILTON | Feb 25th 2015
The mobile app has become a popular platform for X-rated photos, videos and personalized shows, often sold on the sly to avoid violating rules.
Pornography; Mobile Applications; Social Media

Let them go.
It is not a relationship I want.

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World

Shale Gas Project Encounters Determined Foes Deep in Algerian Sahara

By CARLOTTA GALL | Feb 25th 2015
In Algeria, a country dependent on its oil and gas reserves, daily protests against a pilot shale gas project have turned into a national antifracking movement.
Hydraulic Fracturing; Demonstrations, Protests and Riots; Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline; Shale

"The protesters have tapped several important veins of popular anger. One is strong environmental concern over scarce water reserves in the desert towns; the fracking process is water intensive and, potentially, water polluting.
Lingering anticolonial resentment is also a factor. The foreign company involved in the exploration — Total — has its headquarters in France, Algeria’s former colonial master, where it has been prohibited from using the same fracking methods on environmental grounds."

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N.Y. / Region

Taking Aim at Icicles to Keep Trains Moving Into and Out of New York

By PATRICK McGEEHAN | Feb 25th 2015
With yellow poles topped with hammerlike appendages, the Ice Patrol rolls through tunnels under the Hudson River, hunting for icicles that can disrupt the tightly choreographed train traffic.
Ice; Transit Systems; Bridges and Tunnels

More tunnels will help.  Heat in the existing tunnels would help more.
It does not need to be a great deal of heat.

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U.S.

Ohio: Brother of Cleveland’s Police Chief Is Killed

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Feb 24th 2015
William D. Williams was killed in Cleveland, and his girlfriend, suspected in his death, shot herself when troopers stopped her vehicle along a Pennsylvania highway, the authorities said.
Murders, Attempted Murders and Homicides; Suicides and Suicide Attempts 

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2015/02/27/us/ap-us-police-chiefs-brother-shot.html
She is dead of her self inflicted wound.

Nothing further as yet.

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World

Presumed Heir of Indian Party Requests Leave of Absence

By ELLEN BARRY | Feb 23rd 2015
Rahul Gandhi, expected to be the next leader of India’s beleaguered Congress Party, raised speculation when party officials announced that he had requested a leave.
Appointments and Executive Changes

I do not read minds.
India needs different and liberal leadership.

It has not had such since Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated.

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Opinion

The Manifestation of Señor Bacon

By LIZA MONROY | Feb 22nd 2015
Was the idea of having our own pet pig one better left to the realm of imagination?
Pets; Pigs 

I do not want a plethora of pets.  
I will tolerate dogs and a few chickens.
Horses would be all yours.  

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Style

When Your Punctuation Says It All (!)

By JESSICA BENNETT | Feb 27th 2015
In the texting era, symbols may say more than the words around them (or, at least, we think they do).
Grammar; Text Messaging 

Whole sentences work better.
I often have little to add in a comment. 

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U.S.

Shoppers Cautioned After Threat Against Mall of America

By MARK LANDLER | Feb 22nd 2015
Jeh C. Johnson urged shoppers to be “particularly careful” in visiting the mall after it was targeted for a terrorist attack in a video posted by the Shabab.
Terrorism; Video Recordings, Downloads and Streaming 

A threat and a warning are cheaper than a bomb.

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U.S.

Washington: Autopsy Contradicts Officials’ Account of Pasco Shooting

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Feb 26th 2015
The autopsy of an unarmed Mexican man killed by the police showed he was shot up to seven times, including twice from behind, a lawyer for the man’s family said Thursday.
Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings; Autopsies; Murders, Attempted Murders and Homicides 

It does not look good for the Pasco police.

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U.S.

Massachusetts: Jury Selection Disrupted

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Feb 26th 2015
Lawyers for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the Boston Marathon bombing suspect, asked a judge Thursday to dismiss the indictment against him or suspend his trial, saying the jury pool was not diverse.
Boston Marathon Bombings (2013); Jury System 

The story says disputed.  
A different concept.

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2015/02/28/us/ap-us-boston-marathon-bombing.html

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Business Day

France Gets More Time to Meet E.U. Budget Rules

By DAVID JOLLY | Feb 25th 2015
The European Commission said it recommended what amounted to a two-year extension for France to cut its deficit, which exceeds a 3 percent ceiling.
Budgets and Budgeting; Gross National Product (GNP) 

The European Union is not learning.

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Business Day

Edible Coffee Cup in KFC Tests in Britain

By STEPHANIE STROM | Feb 25th 2015
KFC restaurants in Britain soon will introduce an edible coffee cup, a product that addresses consumer concerns with the environmental impact of packaging.
Containers and Packaging; Coffee 

It does not read like a good solution.

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Sports

At Their Meets, the Audience Flips, Too

By JOHN BRANCH | Feb 25th 2015
Utah gymnastics has the highest average attendance in women’s college sports nearly every year, beating out the likes of Tennessee and Connecticut basketball.
Gymnastics; Colleges and Universities; College Athletics 

Everybody likes a girly show.
Winning helps.

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World

‘Jihadi John’ in ISIS Videos Is Identified as Mohammed Emwazi of London

By STEVEN ERLANGER | Feb 26th 2015
Mohammed Emwazi, 27, grew up in West London, and graduated from the University of Westminster with a degree in computer programming.
Terrorism 

An educational failure.

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U.S.

‘American Sniper’ Jury Finds Chris Kyle’s Killer Guilty of Murder

By MANNY FERNANDEZ and KATHRYN JONES | Feb 24th 2015
Eddie Ray Routh, the veteran who killed Chris Kyle, the former Navy SEAL marksman who inspired the movie “American Sniper,” was sentenced to life in prison after a jury rejected his claims that he was legally insane at the time.
Murders, Attempted Murders and Homicides 

It is Texas.

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World

Hong Kong Woman Sentenced to 6 Years for Abusing Indonesian Maid

By MICHAEL FORSYTHE | Feb 27th 2015
Law Wan-tung subjected her live-in servant, Erwiana Sulistyaningsih, to various forms of abuse for months, according to testimony at her trial.
Assaults; Domestic Service; Minimum Wage 

Slavery is not legal anywhere.

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U.S.

University of North Carolina Board Closes 3 Centers

By RICHARD FAUSSET | Feb 27th 2015
The closing of the centers, including one run by an outspoken critic of the state’s Republican leadership, set off allegations of partisanship and academic censorship.
Shutdowns (Institutional)

The world will not be as once it seemed to be.
Refusal to see the world does not help.

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Style

Not the Usual College Party (This One’s Sober)

By JENNIFER CONLIN | Feb 27th 2015
To try to keep students sober, universities is part of what is now 135 Collegiate Recovery communities on campuses across the country.
Colleges and Universities; Alcohol Abuse; Parties (Social); Alcoholic Beverages

I have never liked being drunk.
Doing without alcohol is not a deprivation for me.
I worry.

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N.Y. / Region

Commodes, if Not Commutes, Have Improved at Port Authority Bus Terminal

By JAMES BARRON | Feb 24th 2015
The terminal in Midtown Manhattan, called “a hall of unfathomable nightmares” on the website Failed Architecture, has modernized the second-floor bathrooms.
Bathrooms and Toilets; Restoration and Renovation; Stations and Terminals (Passenger); Commuting

The bus is a miserable way to travel.

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World

Hopeful Signs of Recovery for the World’s Rarest Big Cat

By AUSTIN RAMZY | Feb 26th 2015
Thanks to conservation efforts in Russia and China, the Amur leopard population has increased dramatically, though with only a few dozen in the wild, the species still faces threats to its survival.
Endangered and Extinct Species; Environment; Forests and Forestry; Leopards; National Parks, Monuments and Seashores; Parks and Other Recreation Areas; Poaching (Wildlife); Tigers

Yes.

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Science

According to the Words, the News Is Actually Good

By JOHN TIERNEY | Feb 23rd 2015
An algorithm used to analyze millions of articles and books, and billions of tweets, determined that we are naturally upbeat, at least in how we express ourselves.
Language and Languages; Emotions; Media; News and News Media; Social Media; Research

The reporters are hopeful.
Most of the news is not hopeful.

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N.Y. / Region

Daniel Donovan, Garner Case Prosecutor, Defends Record as He Runs for Congress

By ALEXANDER BURNS | Feb 24th 2015
Mr. Donovan is the favorite to replace Representative Michael G. Grimm, despite criticism of the way he handled Eric Garner’s chokehold inquiry on Staten Island.
Elections, House of Representatives

Congress is not about suppressing sin.

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Business Day

Fiat Chrysler Recalls 467,000 S.U.V.s to Fix Fuel Pump

By DANIELLE IVORY | Feb 27th 2015
The faulty part, which could prevent the vehicles from starting or result in stalling, is found in some 2012-13 Dodge Durangos and 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokees.
Automobile Safety Features and Defects; Recalls and Bans of Products; Automobiles

Fiat has taken too many nickles out of the electrical system.

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Technology

U.S. and British Agencies May Have Tried to Get SIM Encryption Codes, Gemalto Says

By MARK SCOTT and AURELIEN BREEDEN | Feb 25th 2015

We would never know if they did.

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false

CNN’s Bill Weir Explores the World’s Threatened Wonders

By ANDREW C. REVKIN | Feb 27th 2015
In a CNN series, a seasoned foreign correspondent and noted filmmaker explore the cutting edge of fast-forward environmental and cultural change.
Cruises; Earth; Eco-Tourism; News and News Media; Population; Sustainable Living; Taj Mahal; Travel and Vacations; Water

It is a project to leave space for nature.
"Trantor" is a constant threat.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trantor
A city that is a world. Choking on waste heat and dependent on imports.

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U.S.

Massachusetts: Opening Is Set in Boston Marathon Bombings Trial

By KATHARINE Q. SEELYE | Feb 25th 2015

Conviction is certain.

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U.S.

Senate Panel Approves Loretta Lynch to Be Attorney General

By EMMARIE HUETTEMAN | Feb 26th 2015
The Senate Judiciary Committee sent the nomination of Ms. Lynch to the full Senate for what is likely to be a contentious vote.
Attorneys General; Appointments and Executive Changes

The Republicans are being obdurate.

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World

Japan: Leak Is Disclosed at Nuclear Plant

By MARTIN FACKLER | Feb 24th 2015 

The leak is not significant.

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U.S.

U.S. Won’t File Charges in Trayvon Martin Killing

By LIZETTE ALVAREZ | Feb 24th 2015
After George Zimmerman shot Mr. Martin in a gated Florida community, erupting a national furor, federal prosecutors began a civil rights investigation.
Murders, Attempted Murders and Homicides; Blacks; Self-Defense

George Zimmerman is a monster.
He may not be a racist monster. 

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Opinion

How Liberalism and Racism Are Wed

By GEORGE YANCY and FALGUNI A. SHETH | Feb 27th 2015
Racism, racial exclusion and racial violence aren’t antithetical to liberalism. They are an essential part of it.
Asian-Americans; Discrimination; Immigration and Emigration; Liberalism (US Politics); Muslim Americans; Philosophy; Race and Ethnicity

Falguni A. Sheth Is mistaken.
Her idealism has lead her to erroneous conclusions. 
She has confused the ideal with the real.
We are a diverse society.
We include both liberals and reactionaries.
At the individual level people do not live up to our ideals. 
There is a large assemblage that feel they should not strive toward those ideals.
The democratic ideal demands that they be included in society.

"Habit is habit and not to be thrown out the window by any man but rather to be dragged down the stairs one step at a time."    Samuel Clemons

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberalism
Liberalism is a set of ideals.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Jacques_Rousseau
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discourse_on_Inequality
"Rousseau first exposes in this work his conception of a human state of nature, presented as a philosophical fiction (like by Thomas Hobbes, unlike by John Locke), and of human perfectibility, an early idea of progress. He then explains the way, according to him, people may have established civil society, which leads him to present private property as the original source and basis of all inequality."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_nature
I think the social contract predates humanity.


Liberalism has no consistent theory.

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Business Day

World Surf League Takes Web-First Approach to Drawing Viewers

By TALYA MINSBERG and NICK CORASANITI | Feb 22nd 2015
As more viewers move online and audiences become more global, professional sports leagues have all adopted streaming as an important way to attract younger fans around the world, and surfing leads the way.
Surfing; Computers and the Internet; Video Recordings, Downloads and Streaming; Mobile Applications; Television

Streaming requires little production.

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World

Russia Heightens Dispute With Ukraine Over Natural Gas

By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN | Feb 24th 2015

Russia is carrying on its attempt at conquest.

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World

Lawmakers (Just Not Greece’s) Approve a Bailout Extension

By JIM YARDLEY | Feb 27th 2015
Approvals of the bailout extension underscored how the political structure of Europe remains a work in progress.
European Sovereign Debt Crisis (2010- )

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/27/opinion/paul-krugman-what-greece-won.html

Last week, after much drama, the new Greek government reached a deal with its creditors. Earlier this week, the Greeks filled in some details on how they intend to meet the terms. So how did it go?
Well, if you were to believe many of the news reports and opinion pieces of the past few days, you’d think that it was a disaster — that it was a “surrender” on the part of Syriza, the new ruling coalition in Athens. Some factions within Syriza apparently think so, too. But it wasn’t. On the contrary, Greece came out of the negotiations pretty well, although the big fights are still to come. And by doing O.K., Greece has done the rest of Europe a favor.
To make sense of what happened, you need to understand that the main issue of contention involves just one number: the size of the Greek primary surplus, the difference between government revenues and government expenditures not counting interest on the debt. The primary surplus measures the resources that Greece is actually transferring to its creditors. Everything else, including the notional size of the debt — which is a more or less arbitrary number at this point, with little bearing on the amount anyone expects Greece to pay — matters only to the extent that it affects the primary surplus Greece is forced to run.
For Greece to run any surplus at all — given the depression-level slump that it’s in and the effect of that depression on revenues — is a remarkable achievement, the result of incredible sacrifices. Nonetheless, Syriza has always been clear that it intends to keep running a modest primary surplus. If you are angry that the negotiations didn’t make room for a full reversal of austerity, a turn toward Keynesian fiscal stimulus, you weren’t paying attention.
The question instead was whether Greece would be forced to impose still more austerity. The previous Greek government had agreed to a program under which the primary surplus would triple over the next few years, at immense cost to the nation’s economy and people.
Why would any government agree to such a thing? Fear. Essentially, successive leaders in Greece and other debtor nations haven’t dared to challenge extreme creditor demands, for fear that they would be punished — that the creditors would cut off their cash flow or, worse yet, implode their banking system if they balked at ever-harsher budget cuts.
So did the current Greek government back down and agree to aim for those economy-busting surpluses? No, it didn’t. In fact, Greece won new flexibility for this year, and the language about future surpluses was obscure. It could mean anything or nothing.
And the creditors did not pull the plug. Instead, they made financing available to carry Greece through the next few months. That is, if you like, putting Greece on a short leash, and it means that the big fight over the future is yet to come. But the Greek government didn’t succumb to the bum’s rush, and that in itself is a kind of victory.
Why, then, all the negative reporting? To be fair, fiscal policy isn’t the only issue. There were and are also arguments about things like privatization of public assets, where Syriza has agreed not to reverse deals already made, and labor market regulation, where some of the “structural reform” of the austerity era will apparently stand. Syriza also agreed to crack down on tax evasion, although why collecting taxes is supposed to be a defeat for a leftist government is a mystery to me.
Still, nothing that just happened justifies the pervasive rhetoric of failure. Actually, my sense is that we’re seeing an unholy alliance here between left-leaning writers with unrealistic expectations and the business press, which likes the story of Greek debacle because that’s what is supposed to happen to uppity debtors. But there was no debacle. Provisionally, at least, Greece seems to have ended the cycle of ever-more-savage austerity.
And, as I said, in so doing, Greece has done the rest of Europe a favor. Remember, in the background of the Greek drama is a European economy that, despite some positive numbers lately, still seems to be sliding into a deflationary trap. Europe as a whole desperately needs to end austerity madness, and this week there have been some slightly positive signs. Notably, the European Commission has decided not to fine France and Italy for exceeding their deficit targets.
Levying these fines would have been insane given market realities; France can borrow for five years at an interest rate of 0.002 percent. That’s right, 0.002 percent. But we’ve seen a lot of similar insanity in recent years. And you have to wonder whether the Greek story played a role in this outbreak of reasonableness.
Meanwhile, the first real debtor revolt against austerity is off to a decent start, even if nobody believes it. What’s the Greek for “Keep calm and carry on”?"

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World

Police Officers in Turkey Held in Wiretaps of Officials

By CEYLAN YEGINSU | Feb 25th 2015
The arrests are part of a feud between Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Fethullah Gulen, an influential cleric accused of plotting to overthrow the government.
Wiretapping and Other Eavesdropping Devices and Methods

Recep Tayyip Erdogan is threatened with a coup and he knows it.

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World

Pakistani Officials Issue Arrest Warrants Over Refusals of Polio Vaccine

By ISMAIL KHAN | Feb 27th 2015
Police officials in the northwest province of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa said they had issued hundreds of arrest warrants for parents who have refused to vaccinate their children.
Vaccination and Immunization; Poliomyelitis; Refugees and Displaced Persons

It is a heavy handed action.
It is probably necessary to counter the Taliban propaganda.
Pakistan only looks like a democracy.

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I suspect Microsoft of abusing its customers.
Microsoft will not remain dominant.
I was sent an abusive copy of FireFox.
I have corrected that situation.

I appear to have been "Hacked".
I do not own an Ipad of any variety.
I maintain only the aol email address.

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Friday, February 27, 2015

@1:45, 2/25/15

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1
Travel

Video: 36 Hours in Lake Tahoe

Fritzie Andrade | Feb 25th 2015
Straddling Nevada and California, Lake Tahoe is a winter playground for skiers and snowboarders, food enthusiasts and anyone willing to be pulled into the area’s adventurous orbit.
Travel and Vacations; Skiing 

It is not my idea of fun.

2
World

Czech Gunman Kills 8 People and Then Himself at Restaurant

By HANA de GOEIJ | Feb 24th 2015
The gunman, who was described by officials as mentally unstable, opened fire inside the restaurant in the town of Uhersky Brod, in the southeastern region of the Czech Republic.
Murders, Attempted Murders and Homicides; Mental Health and Disorders 

I do not know enough to form an opinion.

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Technology

Limited High-Speed Internet Choices Underlie Net Neutrality Rules

By STEVE LOHR | Feb 25th 2015
Regulating the Internet like a utility makes sense, proponents say, because Americans often have only one option for high-speed service: cable.
Wireless Communications; Computers and the Internet; Net Neutrality; Regulation and Deregulation of Industry

Deregulation of the communications industry was a mistake.

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N.Y. / Region

Winning Lottery Numbers for Feb. 22, 2015

Feb 22nd 2015
Lottery numbers for New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.
Lotteries


Feb. 22, 2015
Midday New York Numbers — 652; Lucky Sum — 13
Midday New York Win 4 — 2247; Lucky Sum — 15
New York Numbers — 806; Lucky Sum — 14
New York Win 4 — 4821; Lucky Sum — 15
New York Take 5 — 4, 6, 17, 21, 27
New York Pick 10 — 7, 8, 10, 12, 24, 25, 29, 34, 35, 36, 39, 40, 43, 45, 48, 55, 65, 68, 69, 78
Midday New Jersey Pick 3 — 472
Midday New Jersey Pick 4 — 7674
New Jersey Pick 3 — 703
New Jersey Pick 4 — 7075
New Jersey Cash 5 — 3, 6, 14, 15, 24
Connecticut Midday 3 — 749
Connecticut Midday 4 — 0356
Connecticut Daily — 181
Connecticut Play 4 — 1958
Connecticut Cash 5 — 7, 21, 24, 26, 34
Feb. 21, 2015
New York Lotto — 8, 21, 23, 50, 52, 53; bonus, 57
New York Take 5 — 7, 11, 14, 18, 35
Connecticut Daily — 542
Connecticut Play 4 — 1063
Connecticut Cash 5 — 10, 15, 23, 27, 29
Powerball — 10, 14, 18, 34, 51; powerball, 26; power play, 2

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N.Y. / Region

Winning Lottery Numbers for Feb. 23, 2015

Feb 23rd 2015
Lottery numbers for New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.
Lotteries

Feb. 23, 2015
Midday New York Numbers — 037; Lucky Sum — 10
Midday New York Win 4 — 1708; Lucky Sum — 16
New York Numbers — 827; Lucky Sum — 17
New York Win 4 — 5546; Lucky Sum — 20
New York Take 5 — 3, 4, 10, 32, 35
New York Pick 10 — 13, 16, 19, 25, 27, 30, 34, 35, 38, 40, 41, 44, 49, 58, 61, 73, 74, 76, 78, 79
New York Cash 4 Life — 1, 14, 20, 21, 43; Cash Ball — 4
Midday New Jersey Pick 3 — 983
Midday New Jersey Pick 4 — 4040
New Jersey Pick 3 — 757
New Jersey Pick 4 — 2801
New Jersey Cash 5 — 7, 23, 25, 29, 34
New Jersey Pick-6 Lotto — 3, 8, 17, 20, 22, 37
Connecticut Midday 3 — 606
Connecticut Midday 4 — 2797
Connecticut Daily — 790
Connecticut Play 4 — 6500
Connecticut Cash 5 — 3, 14, 21, 24, 28
New England Lucky For Life — 17, 22, 24, 38, 40; Lucky Ball — 12

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N.Y. / Region

Winning Lottery Numbers for Feb. 25, 2015

Feb 25th 2015
Lottery numbers for New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.
Lotteries

Feb. 25, 2015
Midday New York Numbers — 458; Lucky Sum — 17
Midday New York Win 4 — 9215; Lucky Sum —17
New York Numbers — 970; Lucky Sum — 16
New York Win 4 — 4071; Lucky Sum — 12
New York Take 5 — 4, 6, 24, 34, 35
New York Lotto — 15, 27, 46, 52, 53, 59; Bonus, 26
New York Pick 10 — 5, 20, 22, 25, 26, 28, 30, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 46, 54, 60, 61, 65, 70, 75, 78
Midday New Jersey Pick 3 — 493
Midday New Jersey Pick 4 — 9646
New Jersey Pick 3 — 945
New Jersey Pick 4 — 3699
New Jersey Cash 5 — 4, 21, 30, 37, 39
Connecticut Midday 3 — 865
Connecticut Midday 4 — 6058
Connecticut Daily — 717
Connecticut Play 4 — 9650
Connecticut Cash 5 — 5, 14, 16, 24, 34
Powerball — 17, 19, 21, 32, 39; powerball, 8

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N.Y. / Region

Winning Lottery Numbers for Feb. 24, 2015

Feb 24th 2015
Lottery numbers for New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.
Lotteries
Feb. 24, 2015
Midday New York Numbers — 059; Lucky Sum — 14
Midday New York Win 4 — 3895; Lucky Sum — 25
New York Numbers — 938; Lucky Sum — 20
New York Win 4 — 3823; Lucky Sum — 16
New York Take 5 — 7, 10, 12, 26, 33
New York Pick 10 — 5, 6, 8, 16, 18, 21, 28, 37, 43, 52, 55, 57, 59, 61, 67, 71, 72, 73, 79, 80
Midday New Jersey Pick 3 — 379
Midday New Jersey Pick 4 — 1963
New Jersey Pick 3 — 074
New Jersey Pick 4 — 0855
New Jersey Cash 5 — 6, 17, 25, 33, 37
Mega Millions —15, 23, 26, 45, 66; mega ball, 4
Connecticut Midday 3 — 757
Connecticut Midday 4 — 4140
Connecticut Daily — 518
Connecticut Play 4 — 9721
Connecticut Cash 5 — 2, 14, 16, 24, 31
Connecticut Classic Lotto — 8, 17, 22, 23, 39, 40

I do not play the lotteries.

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U.S.

South Carolina: A State University Puts Its President on Administrative Leave

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Feb 23rd 2015
Trustees of financially troubled South Carolina State University unanimously voted Monday to place President Thomas Elzey on administrative leave.
Budgets and Budgeting; Colleges and Universities

Racism is in charge in South Carolina.

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Sports

Video: Skiing With the Sport’s Next Generation

Video by TETON GRAVITY RESEARCH | Feb 25th 2015
The veteran skier Sage Cattabriga-Alosa spent a day skiing with the young talent in Alta, a ski resort in the Wasatch Mountains of Utah.
Skiing

Have fun.
Falling down mountains is a skill I did not find worth the price.

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Technology

As Republicans Concede, F.C.C. Is Expected to Enforce Net Neutrality

By JONATHAN WEISMAN | Feb 24th 2015
The Senate Commerce Committee chairman all but surrendered on efforts in Congress to overturn expected rules, likely to be approved on Thursday, meant to protect an open Internet.
Net Neutrality; United States Politics and Government; Computers and the Internet; Regulation and Deregulation of Industry

The phone companies and cable companies are going to have to build the capacity.

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N.Y. / Region

De Blasio, in Albany to Discuss Budget, Faces Competition From Cuomo

By JESSE McKINLEY and MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM | Feb 25th 2015
Questions about Capitol chicanery ran rampant in Albany on Wednesday after the governor held a cabinet meeting at the same time as the mayor’s budget presentation to state lawmakers.
Budgets and Budgeting

The reporters are seeing things that aren't there.

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Travel

Booking Flights and Hotels: Online Agents or Direct?

By STEPHANIE ROSENBLOOM | Feb 25th 2015
Expedia is buying Orbitz, as more travelers are opting to find their own flights and hotels.
Travel and Vacations; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Hotels and Travel Lodgings; Travel Agencies and Agents; Airlines and Airplanes

The travel agent business has discovered competition. 

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Sports

Second-Ranked South Carolina Women End 25-Year Home Skid Against Tennessee

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Feb 23rd 2015 

Tomorrow at 14:00.

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Technology

Google Plans New Headquarters, and a City Fears Being Overrun

By CONOR DOUGHERTY | Feb 25th 2015
Google’s sometimes testy relationship with community leaders in Mountain View, Calif., a city already bursting at the seams, is likely to get testier.
Area Planning and Renewal; Roads and Traffic; Real Estate and Housing (Residential)

Company towns are not stable.
They can easily follow Detroit.

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Opinion

The Horrors Keep Coming at Rikers

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | Feb 23rd 2015

The city jail is not fixed yet.

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Business Day

Geisinger Health System Names UCLA Health President as Its Chief

By REED ABELSON | Feb 23rd 2015
Dr. David T. Feinberg will take over the system, which has nine hospitals and 1,200 physicians, in May.
Health Insurance and Managed Care; Appointments and Executive Changes

Just a trigger event.

17
Business Day

Globalization That Works for Workers at Home

By EDUARDO PORTER | Feb 24th 2015
Writing labor and environmental standards into international trade agreements has had little effect. Perhaps real change should start at home.
International Trade and World Market; North American Free Trade Agreement; Trans-Pacific Partnership; Labor and Jobs

Unionize the low wage nations.

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Your Money

Putting a Dent in College Costs With Open-Source Textbooks

By ANN CARRNS | Feb 25th 2015
At a two-year community college, textbooks can equal 40 percent of tuition. Free or low-cost electronic books can cut that way back.
Textbooks; Colleges and Universities

It is usually a copyright violation.

19
Business Day

Next Goal for Walmart Workers: More Hours

By HIROKO TABUCHI | Feb 25th 2015
Even with the wage increases the chain recently announced, workers often do not get enough hours to make ends meet, leaving them in a precarious financial state.
Wages and Salaries; Labor and Jobs; Part-Time Employment; Working Hours; Shopping and Retail

Henry Ford understood the problem.
Pay the workers enough to buy the product.

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Health

Fast-Track Attacks on Cancer Accelerate Hopes

By GINA KOLATA | Feb 25th 2015
So-called basket studies offer what many patients have long craved: a way to get promising drugs quickly.
Drugs (Pharmaceuticals); Melanomas; Tumors; Cancer; Genetics and Heredity

There are no guarantees.
The presence of the mutated gene does not mean that gene caused the cancer.


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N.Y. / Region

Commodes, if Not Commutes, Have Improved at Port Authority Bus Terminal

By JAMES BARRON | Feb 24th 2015

Good architecture,  a bad experience.

2
Business Day

E.C.B. Stimulus Plan Sends Some Investments Reeling

By JACK EWING | Feb 26th 2015
Even before the stimulus program begins, it has created problems for companies obligated to put their money in ultra-safe assets.
Credit and Debt; Quantitative Easing; Government Bonds; Deflation (Economics) 

There will be no inflation.  The panic is pointless.

3
Sports

LeBron James’s 42 Points Lift Cavaliers Past Warriors

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Feb 26th 2015
LeBron James scored a season-high in points as Cleveland earned its 18th victory in 20 games and its 11th straight home win.
Basketball 

Schedule

DateOpponentTimeTVResult
11/14 at California-Davis 10:00 PM ET ESPN3 W 102 - 43
11/17 at
6
Stanford		 9:00 PM ET ESPN2 L 86 - 88
11/23 vs. Creighton 1:00 PM ET ESPN-FC/ESPN3 W 96 - 60
11/28 vs. Charleston* 8:30 PM ET ESPN-FC/ESPN3 W 85 - 24
11/29 vs. Vanderbilt* 8:30 PM ET W 91 - 52
11/30 vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay* 8:30 PM ET W 89 - 53
12/6 at
2
Notre Dame		 3:15 PM ET ESPN W 76 - 58
12/19 vs.
25
DePaul		 7:30 PM ET ESPN-FC/ESPN3 W 98 - 64
12/21 vs. UCLA* 5:00 PM ET ESPN2 W 86 - 50
12/27 vs. Southern Methodist 1:00 PM ET ESPN-FC/ESPN3 W 96 - 45
12/29 vs.
10
Duke		 9:00 PM ET ESPN2 W 83 - 52
12/31 at East Carolina 2:30 PM ET ESPN-FC/ESPN3 W 89 - 38
1/4 vs. St. John's (NY)* 1:00 PM ET ESPN2 W 70 - 54
1/7 vs. Tulsa 7:00 PM ET ESPN-FC/ESPN3 W 98 - 60
1/11 at Southern Methodist 3:00 PM ET ESPN-FC/ESPN3 W 87 - 28
1/14 vs. Temple 7:00 PM ET ESPN-FC/ESPN3 W 92 - 58
1/18 vs. South Florida 1:00 PM ET ESPN2 W 92 - 50
1/21 at UCF 7:00 PM ET ESPN-FC/ESPN3 W 100 - 45
1/25 at Cincinnati 3:00 PM ET ESPN2 W 96 - 31
1/28 vs. East Carolina 7:00 PM ET ESPN-FC/ESPN3 W 87 - 32
2/1 at Temple 2:00 PM ET ESPN2 W 83 - 49
2/3 vs. Cincinnati 7:00 PM ET ESPN-FC/ESPN3 W 96 - 36
2/7 at Memphis 3:30 PM ET ESPN-FC/ESPN3 W 80 - 34
2/9 vs.
1
South Carolina		 8:00 PM ET ESPN2 W 87 - 62
2/14 vs. Tulane 4:00 PM ET CBSS W 87 - 39
2/17 vs. Houston 7:00 PM ET ESPN-FC/ESPN3 W 85 - 26
2/21 at Tulsa 3:00 PM ET ESPN-FC/ESPN3 W 92 - 46
2/23 at Tulane 8:00 PM ET ESPN-FC/ESPN3 W 94 - 47
2/28 vs. Memphis 2:00 PM ET CBSS 
3/2 at South Florida 7:00 PM ET ESPN2 

* - Neutral Location

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World

Japan: Leak Is Disclosed at Nuclear Plant

By MARTIN FACKLER | Feb 24th 2015
The operator of the ruined Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant said Tuesday that it had neglected to stop a leak of radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean since last May.
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (Japan); Nuclear Energy; Water Pollution 

Tepco has had bigger problems taking their attention.

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Opinion

The Human Stain

By NICHOLAS KRISTOF | Feb 26th 2015
Israel squanders political capital and antagonizes even its friends with its naked land grab in the West Bank.
Israeli Settlements; Palestinians; Elections; Human Rights and Human Rights Violations; International Relations 

All true.
Israel must give the Palestinians justice or suffer constant hostility.

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World

American Is Kidnapped in Nigeria

By ADAM NOSSITER | Feb 24th 2015

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N.Y. / Region

Daniel Donovan, Garner Case Prosecutor, Defends Record as He Runs for Congress

By ALEXANDER BURNS | Feb 24th 2015

8
Technology

U.S. and British Agencies May Have Tried to Get SIM Encryption Codes, Gemalto Says

By MARK SCOTT and AURELIEN BREEDEN | Feb 25th 2015
The digital security company said it believed attacks by the N.S.A. and its British counterpart occurred over two years, starting in 2010.
Cellular Telephones 

"“At the time, we were not able to identify the perpetrators of the attacks,” Patrick Lacruche, Gemalto’s head of security, said at a news conference in Paris on Wednesday. “We now think that they could have been linked to the GCHQ. and N.S.A. operation.”
The leaked documents from Mr. Snowden suggested that millions of SIM cards could have been affected. Olivier Piou, Gemalto’s chief executive, disputed that claim, but he declined to provide an exact figure."

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false

Farewell, Eugenie Clark, the Lady With the Sharks

By ANDREW C. REVKIN | Feb 25th 2015
The passing of Eugenie Clark, a great communicator of all things piscivorous.
Books and Literature; Fish and Other Marine Life; Marine Biology; Oceans and Seas; Science and Technology; Sharks 

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/26/us/eugenie-clark-scholar-of-the-life-aquatic-dies-at-92.html

She did her work and I am grateful.

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Style

Otter Box, a Sunday Party for Hirsute Gays

By MICHAEL MUSTO | Feb 25th 2015
Held at the Flat, the party evokes the freewheeling spirit of 1980s East Village rec rooms, complete with a go-go boy on a crate.
Parties (Social); Bars and Nightclubs; Homosexuality and Bisexuality 

Not my group.

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U.S.

Death Toll From Bacteria Is Raised

By PAM BELLUCK | Feb 25th 2015
The deadly bacterial infection Clostridium difficile is estimated to have afflicted almost half a million Americans and caused 29,000 deaths in 2011, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Infections; Deaths (Fatalities); Clostridium Difficile (Bacterium); Antibiotics; Bacteria 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clostridium_difficile_%28bacteria%29

Nasty.

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Business Day

Bill O’Reilly and Fox News: They’re in It Together

By JONATHAN MAHLER and EMILY STEEL | Feb 25th 2015
The profiles of the channel and its star talk show host rose together, making it unlikely that he will be punished because of the Falklands controversy.
Television; News and News Media 

Remember the incident when O'Reilly is referenced.

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false

On Keystone and Climate, Bloomberg Presses Obama to Negotiate with Canada Instead of Congress

By ANDREW C. REVKIN | Feb 25th 2015
Former Mayor Bloomberg presses Obama to bypass Keystone gridlock by seeking climate progress in Canada.
Global Warming; Greenhouse Gas Emissions; International Relations; Keystone Pipeline System; Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline; Pipelines; Railroads; United States International Relations 

He can negotiate with Canada better without the pipeline.

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Opinion

Budgeting Ethics in Albany

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | Feb 26th 2015
Gov. Andrew Cuomo is using the budget to push lawmakers to take action on much needed ethics reforms.
Campaign Finance; Conflicts of Interest; Editorials; Budgets and Budgeting; Corruption (Institutional); State Legislatures 

Yes.

15
World

Russia Heightens Dispute With Ukraine Over Natural Gas

By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN | Feb 24th 2015 

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N.Y. / Region

State Closes an Illegal Hotel in Manhattan That Was Hiding in Plain Sight

By CHARLES V. BAGLI | Feb 25th 2015
The 36-story building was supposed to be a condominium and received millions of dollars in tax breaks meant to spur the construction of affordable housing.
Real Estate and Housing (Residential); Hotels and Travel Lodgings; Affordable Housing; Tax Credits, Deductions and Exemptions; Condominiums 

All possible cheating.

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World

Refugees Are Pushed to Exits in Pakistan

By JOSEPH GOLDSTEIN | Feb 23rd 2015
Afghan refugees say they are being forced to return to their homeland after a terrorist attack on a school in Pakistan fueled a new wave of resentment against them.
Refugees and Displaced Persons; Terrorism 

The situation has changed.

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Health

After Deadly Infections, F.D.A. Asks Device Makers About Cleaning Methods

By CATHERINE SAINT LOUIS | Feb 25th 2015
Duodenoscopes are difficult to disinfect, and there is no expert consensus on the best way to do so now that standard methods have been called into question.
Medical Devices; Hygiene and Cleanliness; Infections; Bacteria; Hospitals 

No consensus answer.

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Opinion

Arms Control for a Cyberage

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | Feb 26th 2015
An N.S.A. document from the Snowden trove presents a chilling summary of the escalation of cyberwarfare between the United States and Iran.
Cyberwarfare; Espionage and Intelligence Services; Editorials 

http://slashdot.org/?fhfilter=cyber+warfare

South Korea Says Nuclear Reactors Safe After Cyberattacks 54





British MPs Warn of 'Fatal' Cyber Warfare Strategy 43



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World

South Korean Island Grows Wary After Welcoming the Chinese

By CHOE SANG-HUN | Feb 25th 2015
While many residents of the South Korean island of Jeju welcome the recent influx of Chinese investors, some worry about exploitation and becoming a pawn in Beijing’s power games.
Economic Conditions and Trends 

South Korea is nervous with reason.


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N.Y. / Region

Commodes, if Not Commutes, Have Improved at Port Authority Bus Terminal

By JAMES BARRON | Feb 24th 2015
Business Day

E.C.B. Stimulus Plan Sends Some Investments Reeling

By JACK EWING | Feb 26th 2015
World

Japan: Leak Is Disclosed at Nuclear Plant

By MARTIN FACKLER | Feb 24th 2015
Opinion

The Human Stain

By NICHOLAS KRISTOF | Feb 26th 2015
World

American Is Kidnapped in Nigeria

By ADAM NOSSITER | Feb 24th 2015
N.Y. / Region

Daniel Donovan, Garner Case Prosecutor, Defends Record as He Runs for Congress

By ALEXANDER BURNS | Feb 24th 2015
Technology

U.S. and British Agencies May Have Tried to Get SIM Encryption Codes, Gemalto Says

By MARK SCOTT and AURELIEN BREEDEN | Feb 25th 2015
false

Farewell, Eugenie Clark, the Lady With the Sharks

By ANDREW C. REVKIN | Feb 25th 2015
Style

Otter Box, a Sunday Party for Hirsute Gays

By MICHAEL MUSTO | Feb 25th 2015
U.S.

Death Toll From Bacteria Is Raised

By PAM BELLUCK | Feb 25th 2015
Business Day

Bill O’Reilly and Fox News: They’re in It Together

By JONATHAN MAHLER and EMILY STEEL | Feb 25th 2015
false

On Keystone and Climate, Bloomberg Presses Obama to Negotiate with Canada Instead of Congress

By ANDREW C. REVKIN | Feb 25th 2015
Opinion

Budgeting Ethics in Albany

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | Feb 26th 2015
World

Russia Heightens Dispute With Ukraine Over Natural Gas

By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN | Feb 24th 2015
N.Y. / Region

State Closes an Illegal Hotel in Manhattan That Was Hiding in Plain Sight

By CHARLES V. BAGLI | Feb 25th 2015
World

Refugees Are Pushed to Exits in Pakistan

By JOSEPH GOLDSTEIN | Feb 23rd 2015
Health

After Deadly Infections, F.D.A. Asks Device Makers About Cleaning Methods

By CATHERINE SAINT LOUIS | Feb 25th 2015
Opinion

Arms Control for a Cyberage

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | Feb 26th 2015
World

South Korean Island Grows Wary After Welcoming the Chinese

By CHOE SANG-HUN | Feb 25th 2015
Sports

Cricket, Looking to Grow, Keeps Shrinking World Cup

By TIM WIGMORE | Feb 24th 2015
Just 14 teams are taking part in the Cricket World Cup this year, down from 16 in 2007, and the field will shrink to 10 nations in 2019.
Cricket (Game) 

India must play well.
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