Friday, August 14, 2015

@21:30, 8/12/15

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Travel

Wednesday’s News Digest: A New Ship for the Amazon and Other Cruise and Resort News

What you need to know if you’re on a trip or planning one soon, including a new cruise ship for the Amazon, a nature wellness resort in Santa Fe and a deal on riverboats in Europe.
Sports

Questions of Focus Hover Over Tiger Woods

As Woods prepares for his 18th P.G.A. Championship, business and philanthropic interests competing for his attention may be distracting him from his effort to regain standing among golf’s elite players.
Food

Leaf Bar and Lounge Joins the Asian Rush in Flushing

A rooftop enclave notable for its inventive drinks at One Fulton Square; whole-animal cooking in Bedford-Stuyvesant; and changes at Aldea and Kappo Masa.
Business Day

Glaxo Closes Plant After Legionnaires’ Bacterium Is Found

GlaxoSmithKline temporarily shut the plant, one of three buildings at its site in Zebulon, N.C., after the bacterium was found in a cooling tower.

Panic.
Opinion

N.F.L.’s Bogus Settlement for Brain-Damaged Former Players

A deal to resolve a lawsuit by retired athletes wouldn’t have helped Junior Seau or others with chronic traumatic encephalopathy.

Football should not be played.
It kills the players.
U.S.

A Year On, Ferguson Killing Is Recalled

Twelve months after the death of Michael Brown touched off a national protest movement, demonstrators have returned to the streets of Ferguson for a series of commemorations.

Ferguson continues.
N.Y. / Region

Any Sexual Abuse by Guards May Violate Inmates’ Rights, Court Says


World

Japan Restarts Reactor, Lifting 2-Year Ban on Nuclear Power

The reactor at the Sendai Nuclear Power Plant, in Kagoshima prefecture, is the first to return to service.

They need the electricity.
U.S.

#BlackTwitter Leaders Arrested in Ferguson Protests


The Upshot

How to Cut the Prison Population (See for Yourself)


Food

Grilled Halloumi for a Light Summer Meal


N.Y. / Region

Jury Notes Found from Psychic’s Trial May Weaken Her Appeal


N.Y. / Region

One Year Later, ‘Bouncy Bridge’ in Brooklyn Remains Closed

When the Squibb Park Bridge closed last Aug. 11, it was supposed to be temporary. Several deadlines for its reopening have come and gone, and now park officials refuse to give a new target date.

That bridge still scares people.
U.S.

Data on Use of Force by Police Across U.S. Proves Almost Useless


"Never plead guilty."
The Upshot

Labels Like ‘Alternative Medicine’ Don’t Matter. The Science Does.


yes.
Magazine

How Do I Handle the Towel Saga Next Door?

The Ethicists consider how to respond to the dramatic aftermath of a neighborhood pool party.

Some people like to fight.
Travel

Marijuana Legalization in Colorado Leads to First ‘Weedery’

Colorado, which legalized marijuana for recreational use in 2012, will get its first “weedery” in early 2016, the brainchild of Christian Hageseth.

It should be expected.
Sports

Americans Become Ill at Rowing Event in Rio

Thirteen United States rowers came down with stomach illnesses at the World Junior Rowing Championships, and the team doctor said she suspected it was a result of pollution.

It was expected.  Brazil has many problems.
N.Y. / Region

When Tenants Can’t Be Evicted, Building Around or Over Them

Tenants of a seven-story building on the Upper West Side of Manhattan are divided over a plan to put a 10-story condominium tower above them.

Manhattan realestate is crazy


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