Monday, June 15, 2015

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Sports

2015 Women’s World Cup: Switzerland Routs Ecuador

In another game, Kyah Simon scored twice to lead Australia to a shutout of Nigeria.
Magazine

‘On the Brooklyn Bridge’

Poem selected by Natasha Trethewey.

For decades it was that way.
World

Video: Lawyer on Ex-I.M.F. Chief’s Acquittal

Henri Leclerc, the lawyer for Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former head of the International Monetary Fund, spoke on Friday in Lille, France, after his client was cleared of pimping charges.
Opinion

Let Kindergarten Children Learn Through Play

A psychologist and a former teacher praise kindergartens that allow children to play and delay reading until developmentally appropriate.

Earlier would have been better.  There is a narrow window for learning reading.
Real Estate

World’s Tallest Passive House Breaks Ground on Roosevelt Island

An apartment tower on the Cornell Tech Campus site will be completed in 2017.

Temperature control is the trick.
Opinion

When Playing a Patient Is Part of the Training

Examining and being examined by classmates brings up significant privacy issues that schools need to address.

Doctors must learn the receiving end of a physical examination and develop skill in their administration. 
Opinion

Long Island’s Waters

Nitrates are less a problem than phosphates.
Real Estate

First Condos Soon for Sale at Barclays Center Site


Better is still not good.
World

Before Crash, Germanwings Pilot Searched Web for Ways to Die


Germany is sovereign.  So is France.
World

Experts Fault South Korean Response to MERS Outbreak


Quibbles.
World

400 Million Lack Basic Health Services, Report Finds


A small number.
Business Day

Jeni’s Ice Cream Finds Listeria Again, and Closes Its Facilities


sad.
U.S.

Florida: Governor Signs Law Requiring 24-Hour Wait for Abortion

Women seeking abortions in Florida will be required to make two visits to a clinic, with a mandatory 24-hour waiting period in between.

Just tell the legislators no.
World

Manuel Valls, French Premier, Vows to Repay Cost of Taking Sons to Soccer Match

The prime minister, who has sought to fashion himself as a man of the people, was criticized for taking his children to the Champions League final on a government jet.

Valls may think it trivial.
Business Day

Honda Links a Rupturing Takata Airbag to a 7th Death

At least 34 million of the Japanese supplier’s airbags need to be recalled, but automakers have identified and recalled only 16 million cars.

Takata may not survive.  
N.Y. / Region

A Court Keeps People Out of Rikers While Remaining Tough

The Red Hook Community Justice Center has reduced jailings, recidivism and costs, but one city councilwoman has blocked an attempt to duplicate it in Brownsville.

Do it.
U.S.

Outsourcing Companies Under Scrutiny Over Visas for Technology Workers

The Department of Labor is investigating two India-based firms for possible violations of rules for visas for foreign technology workers under contracts they held with Southern California Edison.

Cheap help is always popular.
Sports

From Tree to Green, a U.S. Open Unlike Any Before

Chambers Bay Golf Course, which was completed in 2007 with the Open in mind, has three defining features that will set the tournament apart from its predecessors.

yes
World

Egyptian Doctors Shame Government With Facebook Images of Filthy State-Run Hospitals

Doctors have posted hundreds of photos of patients surrounded by filth, stray cats, sewage, rodent droppings and snakes.

Money would help.
Travel

Airlines Want Your Carry-On Bags to Be Smaller

At its annual summit in Miami Tuesday, the International Air Transport Association suggested a new standard for carry-on luggage, and it’s not getting larger.

yes.

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