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N.Y. / Region
Group Petitions to Save a Prehistoric Fish From Modern Construction
The new bridge will not be stopped.2
Business Day
Drought Damages Wheat in Northwestern States
Intense drought conditions have shrunk the kernels and disrupted the proteins of winter wheat crops in Montana, Washington, Oregon and Idaho.The price of bread will rise.
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N.Y. / Region
New York Panel Is Expected to Urge $15 Minimum Wage for Fast-Food Workers
The increase would represent a raise of more than 70 percent for workers earning the state’s current minimum wage of $8.75 an hour.A good idea that has happened.
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Opinion
Video: Starving on the Streets
Nicholas Kristof travels to South Sudan, where he finds two women passed out on the street. They are among 5 million South Sudanese who cannot feed themselves because of a civil war and a drought.Wars do that.
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Sports
Rubén Plaza Wins Unnerving Stage of Tour de France
On a day of risk taking and harrowing descents, Chris Froome kept his lead but his teammate Geraint Thomas hit a telephone pole and rode into a ditch after being bumped.Yes
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U.S.
Federal Report Says Many Doctors Use False Addresses for Medicare
Federal investigators said Tuesday that thousands of doctors and other health care providers had signed up to bill Medicare using “questionable addresses” like mailbox rental stores and vacant lots.I can think of several reasons to use a distant address to receive money.
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Opinion
A Senate Bill That Makes Roads and Railroads Less Safe
Legislation that could be considered this week would allow younger interstate truckers and undermine safety on roads and rails in numerous other ways.The bill appears to be badly drawn.
It should be further debated as the features described will not be effective.
either at cutting costs or increasing safety.
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World
U.N. Official in Peacekeeper Sex Abuse Case Resigns
Flavia Pansieri, deputy high commissioner for human rights, is stepping down “for health reasons,” a spokesman said.The U.N. has attempted to "turn a blind eye" to presumed sexual abuse.
The health problems may be real.
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Health
Stillbirths Now Outnumber Deaths Among Infants, Study Finds
Infant mortality has declined nationwide by 11 percent since 2006, but the mortality rate for fetuses in the second half of pregnancy has stalled, the report says.Interesting that infant mortality is so low.
The comparison to still births does not appear to be significant.
The loss of a desired child is a personal disaster.
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The Upshot
Medicare to Try a Blend of Hospice Care and Treatment
Randomized trials of patients with terminal cancer point to a new approach on palliative care, one that Medicare will test more widely.Treating for comfort rather than for recovery seems a natural strategy at the end of life.
Triage is a medical tradition.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triage
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N.Y. / Region
A Garden Will Grow With Fans, Concrete, Coolant and 28,000 Plants
Doing it well is much more difficult than these builders believe.
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N.Y. / Region
Judge Orders Release of Misconduct Findings Against Officer in Eric Garner Case
The ruling, pertaining to records for Officer Daniel Pantaleo, was a significant defeat for New York City lawyers who have long argued that such records were protected under a provision of state law.The judge has acted properly. The police department will appeal and should lose.
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World
Personalities Clashing Over How to Handle New Greek Bailout
Nearly all agree that Greece’s debt is unsustainably high, but figuring out how to grapple with it has unleashed a volatile mix of politics, economics, history and even morality.The Greek economy is shrinking faster than the Greek debt.
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Business Day
Fire Risk Prompts Fiat Chrysler to Recall 350,000 Vehicles
Fiat Chrysler is recalling about 350,000 Journey sport utility vehicles because a plastic engine cover could come loose, contact a hot exhaust and cause a fire.Replace the plastic cover with a metal version.
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Magazine
The Sweetness of Mexico
Turning the flavors of esquites — street corn — into frozen treats.http://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1017572-mexican-street-corn-paleta-corn-sour-cream-and-lime-popsicle
It is sweet corn season. I will get some in.
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World
Suspicion Falls on the Police After Dozens of Execution-Style Killings in Brazil
After the fatal shooting of a police officer, security officials say there are suspicions that police officers in Manaus organized a death squad this weekend that left at least 35 dead.It is a Brazilian tradition.
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N.Y. / Region
New York Attorney General Accuses Brooklyn Children’s Charity of Fraud
The attorney general, Eric T. Schneiderman, is seeking to close the National Children’s Leukemia Foundation and recover some of the millions of dollars the group has raised.Fraudulent operations should be shut down.
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Magazine
Letter of Recommendation: New Balance 990s
The sneakers, virtually unchanged since their debut, demonstrate that it’s O.K. to make up your mind and not look back.About right.
Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
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Sports
Two Riders From Spain Die in Motorcycle Crash
The accident occurred on the first lap of the World Superbike race in San Francisco.A reminder about motorcycles.
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