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U.S.
Illinois: New Trial Ordered in Fatal Shooting by Police
A federal judge threw out a jury’s decision clearing the officers of wrongdoing, saying that city-employed lawyers had committed misconduct.The old machine of Chicago is still operating.
The Irish gang remains in control.
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U.S.
Ex-Officer Freed Pending Trial in Killing of Walter Scott
Michael Slager, a former South Carolina police officer who faces murder charges, was released on bond in the shooting of Mr. Scott, an unarmed black man.Shooting black targets is tolerated in South Carolina.
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N.Y. / Region
Cuomo Misses Point, People on Streets Say
Homeless people say Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo is missing the point with his executive order directing authorities to pull them off the streets when temperatures fall to 32 degrees or below.There is a competition between the state and the city governments.
The population sink continues.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Source%E2%80%93sink_dynamics
"Source–sink dynamics is a theoretical model used by ecologists to describe how variation in habitat quality may affect the population growth or decline of organisms.
Since quality is likely to vary among patches of habitat, it is important to consider how a low quality patch might affect a population. In this model, organisms occupy two patches of habitat. One patch, the source, is a high quality habitat that on average allows the population to increase. The second patch, the sink, is very low quality habitat that, on its own, would not be able to support a population. However, if the excess of individuals produced in the source frequently moves to the sink, the sink population can persist indefinitely. Organisms are generally assumed to be able to distinguish between high and low quality habitat, and to prefer high quality habitat. However, ecological trap theory describes the reasons why organisms may actually prefer sink patches over source patches. Finally, the source-sink model implies that some habitat patches may be more important to the long-term survival of the population, and considering the presence of source-sink dynamics will help inform conservation decisions."
A theory like evolution is a theory.
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World
Streets, if Not the Air, Clear Out as Delhi Tests Car Restrictions
The experiment has riled many of the Indian capital’s elite even as its ability to reduce pollution remains unclear, with air quality still at “hazardous” levels Monday.There has not been time to change the air.
There has not been time for the wealthy to buy and license second cars.
It may be that Delhi has taken a two week vacation.
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Science
A Reprieve for Fungus-Battered Frogs
Researchers on the Spanish island of Majorca have succeeded in eradicating a disease that is devastating amphibians around the world.It is only hope.
A bacteriophage is needed.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacteriophage
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Travel
Cruise and Airline News: Crystal Cruises Goes Small
What you need to know if you’re on a trip or planning one soon, including sales on Eurostar rail service and cruises on a new MSC ship.I will start things when we speak.
Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
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Sports
Real Madrid Replaces Rafael BenÃtez With Zinedine Zidane as Coach
Real Madrid is switching from one of Europe’s most experienced coaches to a largely untested one.http://www.theguardian.com/football
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N.Y. / Region
Questions Over Cuomo’s Order on Homelessness
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s plan to forcibly take people to shelters as temperatures drop has drawn scrutiny.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Source%E2%80%93sink_dynamics
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N.Y. / Region
After 2 Deaths in Sheepshead Bay, Police Are Questioning a Victim’s Daughter
Officers took in a 15-year-old girl as a suspect in the deaths of Rosie Sanchez, 38, and Anderson Nunez, 40, whose bodies were found in a Brooklyn public housing complex on Sunday night.Adolescence can be maddening.
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The Upshot
How the Poll on Medical Bills Was Conducted
The New York Times/Kaiser Family Foundation survey is based on interviewing 2,575 adults nationwide from ages 18 to 64.The Republican party is doing its best to kill Obama care.
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Sports
Cavs Rout Raptors as Irving Scores a Season-High 25
Kyrie Irving, playing just his sixth game of the season after returning from a broken kneecap, shot 10 of 16 from the field and added 8 assists and 6 rebounds in the win over Toronto.http://www.boston.com/sports/basketball/celtics?p1=menu_sports_more_celtics
Newhampshire may be possible.
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Sports
In 3 Overtimes, No. 1 Kansas Ekes Past No. 2 Oklahoma
Perry Ellis had 27 points and 13 rebounds, Devonte Graham hit a go-ahead free throw in the third overtime, and No. 1 Kansas won an early showdown of Final Four contenders.http://nytimes.stats.com/wcbk/schedules.asp?team=0129&cat=schedule
Tomorrow evening.
#1 Connecticut Huskies (11-0)
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World
Migrant Who Walked Channel Tunnel Is Granted Asylum in Britain
Abdul Rahman Haroun, the Sudanese man who walked from France to England, might still face charges for obstructing a railway engine."One can get away with almost anything the first time it is done."
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Food
Paul Theroux’s Egg-Tested Nonstick Frying Pan
Omelets made by the author ripple to the plate like a silk handkerchief from the forged-aluminum model by Zwilling J.A. Henckels.I approve.
http://cooking.nytimes.com/guides/18-how-to-make-eggs
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Sports
Bryan McClendon Steers Georgia to a Bowl Victory Over Penn State
Bryan McClendon, who took over as the Bulldogs’ head coach after Mark Richt was fired, presided over the win in the TaxSlayer Bowl.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TaxSlayer_Bowl
Reactionary politics in the Old South.
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/jan/04/american-football-is-too-dangerous-and-it-should-be-abolished
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Sports
Browns Fire Coach Mike Pettine and General Manager Ray Farmar
Pettine went 10-22 in two seasons as coach, and Farmer was doomed by his draft performances.http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/04/sports/football/nfl-week-17-tom-brady-patriots.html
"A whipsaw hit sent Tom Brady’s legs one direction and his upper body the other, leaving him facedown in the turf.
Brady rose, slowly, but the hits kept coming from the host Miami Dolphins, who beat New England, 20-10, on Sunday and prevented the Patriots from clinching the No. 1 seed in the A.F.C. playoffs.
With
the Patriots eager to protect Brady’s health, he threw a season-low 21
passes, and even so, he was lucky to make it through the game in one
piece. He was sacked twice and endured at least half a dozen knockdowns,
including three on one series.
For
the second week in a row, the Patriots (12-4) missed a chance to earn
the top playoff seed by winning. The Broncos’ win over the Chargers gave
them the No. 1 seed and dropped New England to No. 2.
The
Patriots, who came into the game assured of a first-round bye, rested
several injured starters. Brady’s afternoon ended when he was buried on a
third-down sack with five minutes left, and he watched the Patriots’
final offensive series from the sideline, along with his teammate Rob
Gronkowski.
Brady finished 12 for 21 for a season-low 134 yards and was held without a touchdown pass for the first time this season.
He spent most of the first half handing off, with the Patriots running the ball on 16 of their first 18 plays."
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Health
U.S. Becomes More Vulnerable to Tropical Diseases Like Zika
A changing climate and human factors are sending viruses like Zika toward the United States.http://query.nytimes.com/search/sitesearch/#/yellow%20fever
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Sports
Islanders Rise to Challenge and Topple the Stars
The Islanders beat the N.H.L.-best Dallas Stars on Sunday. Anders Lee had a goal and an assist, and Mikhail Grabovski also scored to help the Islanders win for the fourth time in six games.http://www.boston.com/sports/hockey/bruins?p1=menu_sports_more_bruins
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Opinion
A ‘Caregiving Credit’ for Social Security Benefits
A reader praises a suggestion by Eduardo Porter to lessen the penalty for those who leave jobs to care for loved ones.Moot for me.
The "lump of labor" management model Conflicys with family.
This is not a good model:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lump_of_labour_fallacy
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World
Nigeria Goes to the Mall
With its surging middle class, Africa’s most populous nation is embracing the places, and culture, that are sagging in America.The middle class is being killed in the U.S.
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