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Opinion
Don’t Weaken the F.D.A.’s Drug Approval Process
The 21st Century Cures Act could substantially lower the standards for approval of many medical products, potentially placing patients at unnecessary risk.Due diligence standards should be maintained for conditions that are not emergencies.
In emergency situations effective treatments can be used without proof of safety.
Full demonstration of "safe and effective" must continue before there is general release.
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Automobiles
Video Review: With the Sorento, Kia Moves to the Top Shelf
Kia abandons bargain basement pricing for something better: a crossover with broad appeal.I have no use for a station wagon.
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Business Day
Reddit Banishes 5 Groups From Site Over Harassment
Only one of the five communities had over 5,000 subscribers, Reddit said. It ridiculed overweight people.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reddit
Some editing is required for useful publication.
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U.S.
Texas Ruling on Abortion Leads to Call for Clarity
Legal experts say the Supreme Court could address the issue in taking up a case that could force many of Texas’ remaining abortion clinics to close.The dominance of federal law was established by The Civil War.
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U.S.
Amtrak Engineer Not on Phone at Time of Derailment, Investigators Find
The National Transportation Safety Board has been looking at cellphone use as a possible factor in the train derailment that killed eight people last month.The N.T.S.B. has quashed one suspicion.
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Real Estate
Recent Commercial Transactions
Recent commercial transactions in New York.I do not have the means.
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Opinion
Closing Off Abortion Rights
In Texas and across the country, women’s reproductive health is at risk.The opportunity to transport women to a clinic will persist for some years.
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Business Day
Global Airlines Move Toward Even Smaller Carry-On Bags
Airlines recommended even smaller carry-on bags in an effort to free up space in overhead bins. The guideline is not binding.Another chance to extract money.
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Science
DNA Deciphers Roots of Modern Europeans
The results of two DNA studies indicate that today’s Europeans descend from three groups of people who moved into Europe at different stages of history.The scholars will continue to work.
The facts are not yet assembled.
Enough is not known as yet to make a coherent story.
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Food
Restaurant Review: Mission Chinese Food on the Lower East Side
I am more interested in traditional cuisine.
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Health
College Rape Prevention Program Proves a Rare Success
First-year female students at three Canadian campuses learned about assessing the risk of sexual assault, self-defense and defining personal boundaries.There is not yet a solution.
Humanity will continue to work toward ending rape.
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Food
The Institute of Culinary Education Gets a New, Bigger Home
The culinary school more than doubles in size, the release of a sauvignon blanc, a new automatic coffee brewer, St. Anthony’s festival, and more.OK
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Sports
Former Player Opposes Settlement in N.C.A.A. Concussion Suit
Adrian Arrington, the lead plaintiff in a class-action lawsuit against the N.C.A.A., said his lawyers had agreed to the deal without his knowledge.The objection is warranted.
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Opinion
Norway’s Divestment From Coal Stocks
A reader praises the decision to divest as more than symbolic.Yes.
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Science
LightSail Spacecraft Sends Back a Selfie Showing Its Sail Stretched Out
The photograph, somewhat garbled, confirms that the experimental spacecraft succeeding in deploying its solar sail.Good enough.
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The Upshot
Readers’ Turn: The Elite Bloat of Frequent Fliers
Flying is a thing that commenters love to hate. Some also offered a wider perspective on the issue, or at least a sense of the absurd.Loyalty reward.
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Science
Video: Peering Into a Black Hole
Astronomers hope the Event Horizon Telescope, a synchronized network of radio antennas as large as the Earth, will take the first ever picture of a black hole, an abyss so deep no light can escape.http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/09/science/black-hole-event-horizon-telescope.html
Sorry, one can't do that.
We can't look past the event horizon.
It is good to have direct confirmation.
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N.Y. / Region
Rikers Island Officers Are Charged in 2012 Death of Inmate
One current and two former correction officers have been charged in the beating death of a 52-year-old inmate and a conspiracy to make it appear that the use of force was warranted.The case looks solid.
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N.Y. / Region
As Hunt for Escaped Killers Expands, Schools Keep Children Indoors
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said that the two fugitives who escaped from a New York prison could be “anywhere in the country,” and that it appeared they had “help” on the inside.
Guns at Hand, a Prison Town Traces a Manhunt for Escaped Killers
night. Ms. Boire also had a gun ready. In the six days since the two convicted murderers were discovered missing from the Clinton Correctional Facility here, after creeping up through a series of pipes and out a manhole on aJune 12, 2015 - - N.Y. / Region - Print Headline: "Guns at Hand, A Prison Town Tracks a Search "
Authorities Hunting for 2 Escapees Focus on 5-Square-Mile Area Near Prison
said Beau Duffy, a spokesman for the agency. The intense search was to take place in an area about five miles east of the Clinton Correctional Facility, where two convicted murders — Richard W. Matt, 48, and David Sweat, 34 —June 12, 2015 - - N.Y. / Region - Print Headline: "Authorities Hunting for 2 Escapees Focus on 5-Square-Mile Area Near Prison"Manhunt for Two New York Prison Escapees Focuses on Nearby Woods
NEW YORK — Hundreds of law enforcement agents hunting for two upstate New York prison escapees focused their search on Thursday on a heavily wooded area just a few miles from the maximum security facility where they broke out lastJune 11, 2015 - - U.S. - Print Headline: "Manhunt for Two New York Prison Escapees Focuses on Nearby Woods"
There were more than a few man hours involved in the escape.
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Food
Einkorn Risotto Is a Long Time Coming
The recipe for the ancient grain, which is one of the oldest varieties of wheat, is a perfect main dish or side for vegans as well as omnivores.http://cooking.nytimes.com/68861692/1314412-17-great-grain-recipes-from-martha-rose-shulman
Yes, as often as you wish.
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U.S.
Rhode Island: State Pension Settlement Is Approved
A proposed settlement to resolve years of legal wrangling over a landmark public pension system overhaul was approved Tuesday by a judge who called it an imperfect but fair solution.Bad economics has led to bad policy.
There will be appeals.
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The Upshot
The North-South Divide on Two-Parent Families
From Utah through the upper Midwest and into the Northeast, children across much of the North live in more stable households on average.There is an 8% difference across the map.
Missing men could be a big part of the difference.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/08/opinion/charles-blow-black-dads-are-doing-the-best-of-all.html
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N.Y. / Region
Pathologist Didn’t Break Law in Missing-Brain Autopsy Case, Court Finds
The 5-to-2 ruling by New York State’s top court overturned a jury award to the family of Jesse Shipley, who died in a car crash on Staten Island.Yes.
The pathologist acted properly.
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Business Day
$663 Million in Penalties for Maker of Guardrail
A Texas judge ordered the guardrail maker to pay additional civil penalties and a whistle-blower’s lawyers’ fees in a judgment stemming from a fraud case last year.This is not the end of the matter.
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Business Day
Global Airlines Move Toward Even Smaller Carry-On Bags
Airlines recommended even smaller carry-on bags in an effort to free up space in overhead bins. The guideline is not binding.Yet another level of discomfort for the back of the cabin.
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Health
College Rape Prevention Program Proves a Rare Success
First-year female students at three Canadian campuses learned about assessing the risk of sexual assault, self-defense and defining personal boundaries.Better but not good.
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Books
Selected Poems by Juan Felipe Herrera
Poems by Mr. Herrera, the newly named poet laureate.These works do not speak to me.
So many do not.
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World
Iran: Hearing Is Held in Reporter’s Trial
An Iranian revolutionary court convened the second hearing on Monday in the espionage trial of Jason Rezaian, who was arrested and imprisoned nearly a year ago.He is a hostage.
The U.S. should not end the negotiations with a SEAL Team.
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Opinion
Closing Off Abortion Rights
In Texas and across the country, women’s reproductive health is at risk.13
U.S.
California: Cleanup of Oil on Beaches Has Cost $69 Million, Company Says
The cost of cleaning up the oil spill that fouled California beaches last month has reached $69 million so far.The company management made a bad bet.
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U.S.
Amtrak Engineer Not on Phone at Time of Derailment, Investigators Find
The National Transportation Safety Board has been looking at cellphone use as a possible factor in the train derailment that killed eight people last month.Pay the costs of Amtrak.
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Opinion
Saving Affordable Health Insurance
If the Supreme Court rules against subsidies, states will have to find ways to protect Americans’ health care, but it won’t be easy.The Republicans are trying to lose the next election.
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Sports
After Crash in Volvo Ocean Race, a Team Shifts Its Focus and an Event Changes Its Rules
Since an inquiry into a crash that stranded members of Team Vestas Wind, small changes have been made to the rules in the Volvo Ocean Race, and officials have said there would be more.Team Vestas Wind will not win the race.
"Ocean Racing is standing in a cold shower tearing up hundred dollar bills."
The boats put on a show.
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Travel
Tuesday’s Travel News and Tips
What you need to know if you’re on a trip or planning one soon, including a new LGBT travel guide and an intensive care unit on long-haul flights from Munich and Frankfurt.https://www.google.com/maps/place/Bath,+Bath+and+North+East+Somerset,+UK/@51.3801265,-2.36453,10z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x487178a6743ee12d:0x138b27d0d66d9a09
Enjoy
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Magazine
Video: Touch of Faith
Eleven-year-old Alani Santos is among the thousands of child preachers in Brazil who minister to poor and working-class people through healing and prayer.Children find faith easy I believe.
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World
Papal Responses to Sexual Abuse in the Church
A tribunal set up by Pope Francis is the Vatican’s first mechanism to discipline negligent Roman Catholic bishops, rather than abusive priests.The sexual abuse problems must be dealt with.
Health
Federal Panel Weighs Approving Two New Cholesterol Drugs
An advisory panel to the F.D.A. is considering approving two drugs that dramatically reduce LDL cholesterol levels and could protect against heart attacks.If I need it I will sign up for part D.
I seem to be healthy.
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