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World
Venezuela’s Departing Legislature Approves 13 New Justices
The legislature, dominated by President Nicolás Maduro’s party, voted in what critics called an attempt to stack the Supreme Court in the executive branch’s favor before an opposition-dominated Assembly took over.The socialists are trying to keep control.
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Opinion
Put Reforms Into State Prison Guards’ Contract
The coming negotiations offer the Cuomo administration the opportunity to help fix a very troubled system.A fine thought.
The practicalities boggle the mind.
The guards must lose the right to strike.
The testimony of prisoners must be considered credible.
Prisoners must be allowed human rights.
That includes the right to sue.
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World
Trapped Under Mud and Debris for 67 Hours
A young migrant worker rescued Wednesday is the only person saved from a collapsed factory in Shenzhen, China.The rescue effort is necessary.
So are zoning and building codes.
The codes must be simple and rational.
Enforcement officers must be empowered.
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Opinion
Pardons for Youth Crimes
A reader praises a move by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo to grant pardons to some offenders after a decade without convictions.The action is empty.
It will have no practical effect.
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Opinion
The Supreme Court’s Diversity Dilemma
Will the court keep the diversity door open at the University of Texas, or make a further caricature of its equal protection jurisprudence?Linda Greenhouse properly states the problem.
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Business Day
U.A.W. Says Volkswagen Is Refusing to Bargain in Chattanooga
The United Auto Workers filed charges against VW, claiming it is refusing to enter into collective bargaining for some workers at its plant in Chattanooga.The U.A.W. will win in court.
VW must bargain or suffer a strike.
The timing is not good for the union.
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Sports
Polluted Waters Give Rise to Environmental Pulpit
With ocean health front and center in the sailing world as concern over pollution grows ahead of next year’s Olympics, more sailors are raising awareness to reduce environmental damage to the oceans.The cause is correct.
The pulpit is not as advantageous as it should be.
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N.Y. / Region
Ex-Brooklyn Teacher, Accused of Abusing 7 Girls, Pleads Guilty to Kidnapping
Sean Shaynak, a former math and science teacher at Brooklyn Technical High School, has been accused of abusing seven of his female students.His plea of guilty bought him the best result he could get.
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Real Estate
Homes for Sale in Brooklyn and Manhattan
This week’s properties are on the Upper West Side; in Midtown East; and in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn.Generous urban spaces with wooden floors.
Kitchens and baths should have hard floors with radiant heat.
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N.Y. / Region
New York to Offer 6 Weeks Paid Parental Leave to Nonunion Workers
The plan, which would go into effect next year for 20,000 public employees, is among the most generous municipal family-leave policies in the nation.Six weeks are not enough.
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World
Government Offers Few Answers After Shenzhen Landslide
The first body was recovered Tuesday from the site of Sunday’s massive landslide in the southern Chinese boomtown of Shenzhen, where some saw the disaster as inevitable.Responsibility rests on the municipal government.
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Business Day
Jobless Claims Near 42-Year Low as Labor Market Tightens
The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week, nearing a 42-year low as labor market conditions continued to tighten.People have left the workforce and have not returned.
The many youth have never worked.
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Arts
Leaf-Free Bird-Watching, Secluded Skating
It could be a good time for an owl hike in Pelham Bay, the 115-year-old Christmas Bird Count and ice-skating rinks far from MidtownThe bird watching is a good reason to be out.
There has been almost no frost so far in the east.
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U.S.
E.P.A. Is Moving to Designate Contaminated Nevada Copper Mine a Superfund Site
Neighbors of the mine, which has leaked toxic chemicals for decades, won a $19.5 million settlement in 2013 from companies they accused of covering up the contamination to drinking water wells.Nevada would be wise not to oppose the listing.
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U.S.
Video: Protesters Blocked From Mall of America
Police officers in riot gear stopped Black Lives Matter protesters from entering the Mall of America, in the city of Bloomington near Minneapolis.It is private property.
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Opinion
Parents, Stop Obsessing Over Concussions
A kid with a head bump and a knocked-out boxer aren’t the same.Yes.
I don't know the limits.
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Sports
11 Wins May Not Be Enough for a Playoff Spot, but 7 May Be
Here is an overview of how this weekend’s games affect the teams still in playoff contention.Sunday, December 27, 2015
| 1:00 PM ET | CBS |
| New England | |
| NY Jets | |
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Sports
After Trailing by 18, Pistons Win by a Point
Reggie Jackson led Detroit with 18 points against the Heat, and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope added 14, putting the Pistons ahead to stay with 55.5 seconds left.| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Tot |
| Boston | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 99 |
| Detroit | 24 | 22 | 15 | 32 | 93 |
| Preview | Box | Recap |
| Leaders | Boston | Detroit |
| Points | A. Bradley 18 | A. Drummond 22 |
| Rebounds | 2 tied with 8 | A. Drummond 22 |
| Assists | I. Thomas 9 | S. Blake 6 |
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N.Y. / Region
Bronx Man Charged With Killing His 2-Month-Old Son
Jose Feliciano did not enter a plea at his arraignment, but prosecutors described how he told the police that he strangled the infant for crying.Some should not have children.
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Business Day
Declining Old-Age Poverty May Be on Rise Again
If Social Security’s shrinking trust funds aren’t replenished, pensions of the future may not be enough to live on.I do not see the trust fund as a serious problem.
Full faith and credit is a powerful phrase.
The treasury must pay the benefits.
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