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Technology
How to Get Windows 10
Microsoft is allowing those currently running Windows 7 or 8.1 to “reserve” a copy of its newest operating system more than a month before it’s released.Microsoft does no favors.
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Your Money
Car Shopping? How to Identify Flood Damage Before Buying
In Texas, up to 10,000 insured cars suffered water damage this spring. These automobiles, and others marred by heavy rains, can re-enter the market without a warning.I am not in the market this month.
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Business Day
Few Vehicles Equipped for Easy Child Safety Seat Installation, Study Finds
Only 47 of 102 vehicles were rated Good or Acceptable by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, indicating flaws in the federally mandated Latch system.First, catch the child.
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U.S.
Illinois: Planes Halted on Runways to Avoid Collision
Two passenger jets began to take off at the same time on intersecting runways at Midway International Airport in Chicago, prompting a controller to shout over the radio for one of the pilots to halt to avoid a collision.A reason for real time observation.
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Sports
Hockey Delivers Viewers for NBC
The Chicago Blackhawks’ victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning to win the Stanley Cup was the third-most-watched Game 6 of the Cup finals on record.
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"I went to the fights and a hockey game broke out."
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Opinion
How Dominicans Treat Children of Haitian Descent
A reader says another issue beyond deportation of Haitian workers is the unequal treatment of schoolchildren.Haiti and Dominica are sovereign.
We must operate through the U.N.
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Science
Disappearing Porpoise: Down to 97 and Dropping Fast
The vaquita, found only in the Gulf of California, are threatened by gill-net fishing and nearing extinction faster than previously thought.Another sovereign nation with national waters.
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Science
An Ant With the Right Coat for 158-Degree Weather
A unique coat of hair covers silver ants of the Sahara and keeps them cool, a discovery with potential practical applications for humans.Yes it works.
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Travel
Thursday’s Travel News and Tips
What you need to know if you’re on a trip or planning one soon, including deals in Palm Springs and London and a a Louvre tour for kids.Beds are everywhere.
I have no specific one in mind.
Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
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N.Y. / Region
First Horizontal Piece Is Placed Along the New Tappan Zee Bridge
Huge steel girders were lifted into place near the bridge’s Rockland County side; dozens more will be added before the bridge can be open to traffic at the end of 2016.The design team has done its work.
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Technology
University of Washington and Chinese University Unite to Form Technology Institute
With $40 million from Microsoft, the Global Innovation Exchange will open in fall 2016, and offer a master’s degree in technology innovation.The next wave of innovation may not come from the computer.
The computer is a set of tools.
Apps are about getting paid.
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Opinion
Clinical Trials Need Cancer Patients
Participation is extremely low, hurting the development of new treatments and progress against the disease.A problem is specific cancers are rare.
The population in any area is small.
If it is not there is a different problem.
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U.S.
Supreme Court Permits New Hearing for Mentally Disabled Inmate
The court ruled, 5 to 4, that the IQ of a death row inmate — 75 — and his difficulties with learning raised reasonable doubts about his intellectual capacity.I do not like the conservatives attitude.
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Business Day
Few Vehicles Equipped for Easy Car Seat Installation
A study released on Thursday found that only a handful of vehicles deserved the highest rating for ease of child safety seat installation.The N.T.S.B. must insist.
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N.Y. / Region
Ex-Rikers Captain Is Sentenced to 5 Years in Inmate’s Death
The captain, Terrance Pendergrass, had been convicted of violating the civil rights of the inmate, Jason Echevarria, for refusing to seek help for Mr. Echevarria after he swallowed a soap ball.The fact is a man is dead while in the charge of Terrance Pendergrass.
The dead man was known to be sick.
Terrance Pendergrass should serve his sentence.
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Real Estate
Real Estate in Spain
Spain’s property market was hard hit by the financial collapse in 2008, and it has been slow to recover.Spain overbuilt.
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Health
Saving Heart Attack Victims, Stat
The death rate from coronary heart disease has dropped 38 percent in a decade. One reason is that hospitals rich and poor have streamlined emergency treatment.Doctors are doing better.
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Sports
Women’s World Cup 2015: Norway Reaches Knockout Stage
Norway defeated Ivory Coast, while Germany routed Thailand and China tied New Zealand.I should follow it.
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U.S.
Illinois: Hastert Lawyer Deplores Leaks to News Media
The lawyer, Thomas Green, said during a status hearing that he was concerned that information disclosed to the news media may inhibit former House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert’s right to a fair trial.Yes
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Food
Summer Wine: 20 for $20
It’s not a question of red or white or even pink. It’s about the proper weight and price.It is ethanol.
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