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Sports
Transgender Athletes Can Now Compete in Olympics Without Surgery
New I.O.C. guidelines allow transgender athletes to take part in international events without undergoing sex reassignment surgery.The I.O.C. is not ready to publicly admit the failure of drug testing.
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Sports
Lindsay Vonn Sets Downhill Record
Lindsey Vonn won a women’s World Cup downhill in Cortina, Italy, on Saturday to set a record of 37 victories in the discipline.http://www.wunderground.com/severe/europe.asp
http://www.wunderground.com/maps/eu/2xFronts.html
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Sports
Kansas Follows Cold Start With a Hot Finish to Beat Texas
The Jayhawks, who have been struggling of late, used a 24-6 run in the second half to knock off the Longhorns and were led by Perry Ellis, who scored 26 points.http://nytimes.stats.com/wcbk/scoreboard.asp
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U.S.
Michigan: Judge Won’t Act Against ‘Sickouts’
A judge on Monday again denied a request by the Detroit Public Schools to obtain a temporary restraining order for teacher “sickouts” that have closed dozens of buildings this month."Judge Cynthia Stephens of the State Court of Claims said the district did not present enough evidence to prove the teachers’ union or its president had encouraged members to miss work."
An action that did not happen cannot be enjoined.
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U.S.
Chicago Hires Civil Rights Adviser for Police Department
Charles H. Ramsey, a former deputy superintendent of the Chicago Police Department who recently retired as Philadelphia’s police commissioner, will help guide Chicago in civil rights reforms.It is a proper action.
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U.S.
Lead in Ohio Villages’ Water Went Uncurbed for Months, State Says
Officials took action against the operator of the water treatment plant in Sebring, who they said delayed raising an alarm and might have falsified documents.This may be a different problem from the one in Flint.
It seems to be the composition of old plumbing fixtures.
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Travel
From Paris With Love: Valentine’s Day Packages Aim to Boost Tourism
Hotels in Paris are offering Valentine’s Day packages and amenities to help counter the dip in tourism attributable to last November’s terrorist attacks.http://harlanellison.weebly.com/pretty-maggie-money-eyes.html
Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
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U.S.
Florida Beachgoers Cling to a Right to Make the Sand Their Driveway
It’s a seaside tailgating tradition, one that’s been slowly whittled by Daytona Beach laws. Now, leaders want to further curtail it in favor of development."Development" is not sustainable.
Make the hotel and condo builders back away from the beach.
Parking lots are not a bad idea.
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U.S.
California: Storms Increase Snowpack, but Reservoirs’ Levels Remain Low
Recent El Niño storms have increased the Sierra Nevada snowpack to 115 percent of normal, more than drought-stricken California has had in five years, officials said.The drought is not over.
" “Our modest increase underscores the fact that we still have a critical water shortage after four-plus years of drought that we don’t know when will end,” said Mark Cowin, the director of the state water agency."
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N.Y. / Region
Video: Winter Wonderland in Manhattan’s Heart
Snowflakes started falling at Central Park on Friday night, forming a smooth white blanket that by Sunday would wrap the area in the pristine quiet of winter.http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=40.7142&lon=-74.0059#.VqkDv7yaC1E
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Health
Two Cases Suggest Zika Virus Could Be Spread Through Sex
The evidence is slim, but some experts want scientists to investigate whether a virus linked to birth defects and commonly transmitted by mosquitoes could be spread sexually.Zika Virus is not a novel agent.
Look at the historical record.
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U.S.
Georgia: Officer Charged in Killing of Naked Man Leaves Police Force
A white police officer facing murder and other charges in the shooting death of an unarmed, naked black man quit his post with an Atlanta-area police agency.I am interested in why the former officer quit.
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Business Day
Taxi Drivers and Air Traffic Controllers Go on Strike in France
The actions were part of a wider day of protests in the public sector to denounce staff reductions, low salaries and education overhauls.Austerity is not popular.
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N.Y. / Region
Over 200 Educators in New York Receive Erroneous Scores Linked to Student Performance
The error could be another blow to the practice of linking teacher performance to student exams, a system that has come under fire in recent years.American Institutes for Research, a behavioral and social science research group based in Washington, is incompetent.
A political agenda is possible.
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World
El Salvador Advises Against Pregnancy Until 2018 in Answer to Zika Fears
The rapid spread of the mosquito-borne virus, which has been linked to a surge in malformed infants, has forced Latin America to take extreme health measures.Zika is not a novel virus.
I suspect the authorities of "jumping to conclusions".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zika_virus
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U.S.
Where Addiction Treatment Programs Are Taking Shape
Law enforcement agencies and organizations in several states are offering addicts referrals to treatment programs, either in lieu of arrest, as in Gloucester, Mass., or through direct outreach.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_rehabilitation
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maintenance_dose
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methadone_maintenance
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U.S.
Still Buried in Baltimore, Some Dig Their Own Path
Though Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said the city was clearing its 5,000 miles of road lanes as fast as possible, she and other officials could not say when most streets would be plowed.Winter happens every year.
Be prepared.
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Health
Zika Testing Is Urged for Some Newborns
The testing should take place if their mothers have visited or lived in any country experiencing an outbreak and if the mothers’ own tests are positive or inconclusive, federal health officials said Tuesday.If zika is causative there should be antibodies in the microcephalic babies,
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Business Day
Comforts of a Hotel That’s Close to Home in Dangerous Weather
Bad weather often causes cancellations at hotels, who then make up for lost revenue by offering a discounted rate to local residents.I would like to see statistics.
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Sports
Vonn Sets Victory Record
The American Lindsey Vonn won a World Cup super-G Sunday for her 11th career victory in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, breaking the resort record of the retired Austrian standout Renate Götschl.http://www.wunderground.com/maps/eu/2xFronts.html?MR=1http://www.wunderground.com/ndfdimage/viewimage/
http://www.wunderground.com/weather-forecast/zmw:00000.1.03772
http://www.wunderground.com/q/zmw:00000.19.03658
http://www.wunderground.com/q/zmw:00000.10.10389
Innsbruck:
http://www.wunderground.com/q/zmw:00000.1.11120
Salzberg:
http://www.wunderground.com/q/locid:GMBY7583;loctype:1
Salzburg, Aus.:
http://www.wunderground.com/q/zmw:00000.1.11350
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