1
Opinion
End the Tampon Tax
Even without sales taxes, feminine hygiene products are unaffordable for some.Sales taxes are a bad idea.
They should be ended.
The tampon tax is simple misogyny.
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Science
Goodness Gracious, Fireballs in February
Dashcams, rooftop cameras and a GoPro on a small airplane captured footage of bright objects streaking night skies in recent days.yes
I was seeing things.
3
Real Estate
When a Contractor Does Harm
This week’s subjects include liability for a contractor’s damage in common areas of a condo; falling snow; and complaints of rent-regulated tenants.Liability is.
Financial managers are employed by the state
When they do damage the executive of the state is liable.
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Business Day
Lawyer for Plaintiffs Suing G.M. Steps Up Criticism of Another
Lance Cooper, a lawyer who helped bring a deadly switch defect to light, says a lead lawyer for the plaintiffs is putting his own financial interests ahead of the case.Business is feeling schadenfreude.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schadenfreude
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U.S.
Chicago Officer, Citing Emotional Trauma, Sues Estate of Teenager He Fatally Shot
The police officer who fatally shot Quintonio LeGrier, a black 19-year-old and an unarmed bystander, is seeking more than $10 million for “extreme emotional trauma.”The suit by officer Robert Rialmo is probably bogus.
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N.Y. / Region
Rikers Officer Is Accused of Having Sex With an Inmate
Officer Nicole Bartley, 30, who also faces drug charges, said she planned to bring marijuana in to the jail as a favor to the inmate, Dasmond Loveless.Things happen.
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N.Y. / Region
Elation and Skepticism Over Proposal for Streetcars in Brooklyn and Queens
Some residents agree that a 16-mile streetcar line running through the neighborhoods would ease commutes, but it would also mean having to live through several years of construction.Self interest dominates.
9
Travel
At a San Francisco Restaurant, a Taste of Brittany
Dominique Crenn’s newest venture, Petit Crenn, pays homage to the simple dishes prepared by her mother and grandmother at their home near the coast in western Brittany.Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
10
Sports
Warriors Extend Home Streak to 41; Cavaliers Rebound Against Pelicans
Golden State is three wins from tying the Chicago Bulls (1995-96) for the longest home winning streak in N.B.A. history and at 46-4 is tied for the best record ever after 50 games.Boston Celtics (31-22)
http://nytimes.stats.com/nba/teamstats.asp?teamno=02&type=schedule
| Tue. 2 | at New York | 7:30 PM ET | CSNE/MSG | W 97 - 89 |
| Wed. 3 | vs. Detroit | 7:30 PM ET | CSNE/FSDT | W 102 - 95 |
| Fri. 5 | at Cleveland | 7:30 PM ET | CSNE/FSOH | W 104 - 103 |
| Sun. 7 | vs. Sacramento | 1:00 PM ET | CSNE/CSCA | W 128 - 119 |
| Tue. 9 | at Milwaukee | 8:00 PM ET | CSNE/FSWI | |
| Wed. 10 | vs. Los Angeles | 7:30 PM ET | PT/CSNE | |
| Fri. 19 | at Utah | 10:30 PM ET | ESPN/ROOT/CSNE | |
| Sun. 21 | at Denver | 5:00 PM ET | CSNE/ALT |
11
Opinion
The Zika Virus and Brazilian Women’s Right to Choose
An epidemic gives Brazil an opening to address inequality — and abortion.Brazil must modernize its laws on birth control and abortion.
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N.Y. / Region
2 New York City Police Officers Are Shot in the Bronx
The officers were struck in the Bronx at a housing project, and one was seriously wounded, the authorities said.Community relations are a disaster.
13
Opinion
Help for Depressed Mothers, and Their Children
Policy experts say new provisions in Obamacare offer an opportunity to treat maternal depression, and a counselor calls for more treatment options."Do what works."
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World
Official Quits Nobel Panel Over Inquiry Into Surgeon
Urban Lendahl, a genetics professor at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, resigned Saturday as secretary general of the Nobel Assembly at the institute.Good scientists make mistakes.
Populist politicians win points by investigating scientists who disagree with their supporters.
Urban Lendahl hopes to continue his research.
Political investigations stop research.
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World
Q. and A.: Zhang Hui and Bu Haixia
Two zookeepers, Zhang Hui and Bu Haixia, discussed their monkeys, what’s different about the Year of the Monkey and whether the monkeys care about it.The monkeys are the show. The keepers know it.
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World
Church Confronts Abuse Scandal at a Famed German Choir
A scandal that, because of the choir’s association with the former pope’s brother, became one of the most troublesome to roil the Vatican in the last decade and more.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spotlight_%28film%29
The Boston Globe investigation into cases of widespread and systemic child sex abuse in the Boston area by numerous Roman Catholic Priests.
The real Spotlight Team earned The Globe the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service.[7
http://www.pulitzer.org/prize-winners-by-year/2003
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spotlight_%28film%29#Plot
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World
Brazil Finds Zika Virus in Human Urine and Saliva, but Risk Is Unclear
Scientists warned that the virus might have the potential to spread through kissing and urine, a possibility that clouded the opening of Carnival.Do the science.
It does not matter which lab gets to sign the paper.
The work must be published as soon as it is done.
A letter or preliminary will do the job.
The N.E.J.M. will probably forgive the reseacher when they have thought about the situation.
Do ARXIV. and emails.
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N.Y. / Region
New York State to Investigate Radioactive Groundwater at Indian Point
Three monitoring wells at the nuclear plant showed elevated levels of radioactivity but the contamination appeared limited to the groundwater beneath the plant, officials said.Grandstanding.
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N.Y. / Region
Construction Worker, 62, Dies in Fall From East Harlem Building
The police said Konstantinos Potamousis, who worked for a company in Astoria, Queens, was replacing roof gutters on the six-story building on East 107th Street.An accident.
The work may not have been properly permitted.
http://www.nyc.gov/html/dob/html/codes_and_reference_materials/reference.shtml
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World
U.N. Peacekeepers Accused of Rape in Central African Republic
A Human Rights Watch report on abuse by peacekeepers in Central African Republic added to what the United Nations has called a serious problem.Action is being taken.
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