Wednesday, February 4, 2015

@20:00, 2/3/15

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Floyd Va.

Jack’s Late Jumper Lifts Nets; Hawks’ 19-Game Streak Ends

Jarrett Jack made a tiebreaking jumper with 1.3 seconds left to complete the Nets’ rally past the Clippers at home.
Basketball 
http://www.nytimes.com/pages/sports/ncaabasketball/index.html

Women's College Basketball
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Science

Leading a Mouse to Drink, or Not

Researchers discover a circuit in the brains of mice that tells them whether or not they’re thirsty.
Mice; Research 

Hydration control.   Nothing for ethanol.

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U.S.

Colorado: Rapid Jury Selection in Mass Killing at Movie Theater

The judge in the Aurora theater shooting case says jury selection is going so efficiently that the first phase will be cut short.
Aurora, Colo, Shooting (2012); Jury System 

Death.

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Real Estate

Few Smiles for These Cameras

Surveillance in hallways and through peepholes, and restrictions on renting out condos are this week’s subjects.
Renting and Leasing (Real Estate); Security and Warning Systems; Cameras; Landlords; Condominiums 

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Business Day

$3 Tip on a $4 Cup of Coffee? Gratuities Grow, Automatically

Increasing varieties of digital payment options are expanding when and how much people are encouraged to tip.
Tips and Tipping; Waiters and Waitresses; Restaurants; Customs, Etiquette and Manners 

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Opinion

To Stop Violence, Start at Home

Men who become killers often begin by attacking their wives and children.
Domestic Violence; Murders, Attempted Murders and Homicides; Women and Girls; Crime and Criminals 

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Sports

Heat Top Celtics to End Skid

Hassan Whiteside scored half his 20 points during a dominant stretch spanning the third and fourth quarters to help the visiting Miami Heat survive a Boston Celtics rally and end a two-game skid with an 83-75 victory.
Basketball
World

Training Teachers to Take Aim Against Taliban

Dangerous times call for unusual measures in northwestern Pakistan, where the Taliban massacred 150 people at a school in December.
Teachers and School Employees; Firearms; Terrorism; Women and Girls
World

Taliban Justice Gains Favor as Official Afghan Courts Fail

After paying bribes and enduring long delays while pursuing resolution in Afghanistan’s government courts, a growing number of citizens are turning to an informal justice system that includes tribal elders and the Taliban insurgents.
Defense and Military Forces; Suits and Litigation (Civil); Courts and the Judiciary
N.Y. / Region

In a Rare Assignment, Fireboats Battle a Blaze in Brooklyn

The New York Fire Department’s Marine Battalion responds most frequently to medical emergencies and boats in distress.
Fires and Firefighters 

Still useful.

 
Opinion

Inside Syria’s Jails

The screams of the tortured were unbearable; I nearly lost my mind. I feel lucky just to be alive.
Prisons and Prisoners
N.Y. / Region

Survivors of 1998 U.S. Embassy Bombings Can Testify in Trial, Judge Rules

Lawyers representing Khaled al-Fawwaz had argued that testimony from victims of the bombings would add nothing more than “dramatics” and “emotions” to the proceedings.
Terrorism
Opinion

The Supreme Court’s Secret Decisions

Each year, it issues thousands of rulings with no transparency.
Capital Punishment; Law and Legislation; Courts and the Judiciary; Suits and Litigation (Civil)
Science

Climate Record Keeping

What is the evidence for periods of global warming in the past?
Ice; Isotopes; Global Warming
World

Hardhanded Judge Is Picked for American Reporter’s Trial in Iran, Rights Group Says

A judge in Iran with a reputation for imposing harsh sentences has been selected for the trial of Jason Rezaian of The Washington Post, human rights campaigners say.
News and News Media
Business Day

Arbitrator Clears Way for Gender Bias Case Against Sterling Jewelers

The arbitrator, Kathleen Roberts, ruled that current and former Sterling employees may pursue a claim challenging the jeweler’s promotion and pay practices.
Jewels and Jewelry; Discrimination
Health

A Path for Precision Medicine

The budget President Obama sent to Congress would establish a coordinated way for researchers to get genetic and clinical data on a million people.
Genetics and Heredity; Federal Budget (US)
The Upshot

Intrigue Deepens at Republican Committee in Virgin Islands

The creation of Virgin Islands Republican Party PAC was news to many prominent Virgin Island Republicans. Now it seems to be a source of conflict.
Political Action Committees; Campaign Finance
Technology

In Net Neutrality Push, F.C.C. Is Expected to Propose Regulating the Internet as a Utility

Tom Wheeler, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, is expected to propose reclassifying high-speed Internet as a telecommunications service.
Net Neutrality; Wireless Communications; Regulation and Deregulation of Industry; Law and Legislation; Computers and the Internet; United States Politics and Government
Business Day

E.U. Focuses on Belgium in Tax Avoidance Inquiry

The latest investigation is part of a wider look into whether multinational companies sharply cut their tax bills and broke competition rules.
Tax Shelters 


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