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U.S.
Michigan: State Senate Approves Aid to Help Flint Residents Pay Water Bills
Michigan’s Senate completed legislation authorizing $30 million in supplemental aid to help Flint residents pay their water bills.The state of Michigan poisoned the Flint water supply.
It seems gratuitous to demand payment for the poison.
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T Magazine
How Mario Batali Does Breakfast
The chef’s first new restaurant in a decade, La Sirena, is also his first to offer all-day service.The location needs the diner.
Mario Batali is a novice at the style of eating.
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World
Delhi Water Crisis Exposes a Fragile Infrastructure
Residents in India’s capital region have been left without running water after protesters sabotaged a major canal.Delhi is a twentieth century city with a seventeenth century water system.
The Government of British India could not change the culture. The Government of India argues law rather than civil engineering.
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Science
An Island, a Focal Point for a Healthy Marine Ecosystem
The biomass of phytoplankton around islands is up to 86 percent greater than what’s found in other parts of the ocean.An Island is a FAD(fish attracting device).
Sessile algae feed fish.
Fish put nutrients in the water column.
Nutrients plus sunlight grow plankton.
Plankton feed fish, sponges and coral.
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World
Indonesia’s Top Court Rules Against Educators in Sex Assault Case
The court reinstated convictions and prison sentences for the two men, who vehemently denied abusing children at a prestigious international school.Indonesia is a sovereign nation.
Sovereignty only means the rest of the world is not permitted to interfere with Indonesian legal procedures.
This decision appears politically driven and unjust.
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Science
A Sea Snail That Moves Like a Flying Insect
There must be an evolutionary advantage for the snail in flight.
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World
A New Ruling on Marijuana in Canada
A Federal Court decision that prescription holders could grow their own supply for medical purposes adds to the confusion over the drug’s legal status.This is an argument about the retail price of pot.
The licensed suppliers are trying to enforce a monopoly.
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U.S.
Proof Needed to Enroll in Health Plan Post-Deadline
A new policy requires people to submit documents like a birth or marriage certificate if they want to use special enrollment periods to sign up for coverage after the open enrollment deadline.The insurance business is still trying to run our lives.
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N.Y. / Region
Coast Guard Vessel Capsizes During Fishing Boat Rescue Near Queens
Seven fishermen whose ship ran aground off Rockaway Beach were airlifted to safety early Thursday morning after a harrowing overnight rescue attempt.The beaches of the south shore are notorious as a ship trap.
The modern radar must have been out of commission.
This is an old fashioned marine accident.
The breaches bouy was developed for these rescues.
I think the boat was headed toward George's Bank for sea scallops.
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Opinion
Treating Attention Deficit
A head of school mental health programs stresses the importance of a comprehensive assessment of the child.We now know more than we did.
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N.Y. / Region
New York Times Reporter Could Be Forced to Testify at ‘Baby Hope’ Hearing
The reporter, Frances Robles, has been subpoenaed to appear at a pretrial hearing for Conrado Juárez, who is accused of killing 4-year-old Anjélica Castillo in 1991.Frances Robles should testify.
She published what she could including the name Conrado Juárez.
She has no knowledge of the truth of his statements.
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Opinion
Getting Rid of Big Currency Notes Could Help Fight Crime
The 500-euro bill is so popular with drug traffickers and terrorists that it is often referred to as a “bin Laden.”Cash leaves no record. Privacy is a value I appreciate.
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World
Italy: Court Faults Cleric’s Abduction
The cleric, Hassan Mustafa Osama Nasr, was seized on a street in Milan by C.I.A. operatives in 2003 and flown to Egypt, where, he said, he was tortured for more than seven months.The European Court of Human Rights is correct.
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T Magazine
Three’s a Trend: Puffer Coats, Dressed Up
In London, Caitlin Price, Richard Malone and Marques’Almeida brought comfortable down to the runway.There is no substitute.
The fashion industry has not learned to use down.
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World
Welsh Town Leads a British Revolt Against the Tax System and Corporations
Crickhowell, population 2,063, has become famous for being one of Britain’s last holdouts against the encroachment of big retail chains.I hope their village can afford the luxury.
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N.Y. / Region
Staten Island Hospital That Treated Eric Garner Is to Pay Family $1 Million
Richmond University Medical Center was held responsible for failing to “provide him with the necessary lifesaving procedures,” according to documents filed in Surrogate’s Court.Insurance paid for the negligence.
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T Magazine
At Burberry, Three Eclectic Beauty Looks for Fall
In August, the brand’s makeup counters will begin carrying a new shimmer dust, which was used generously on its fall/winter 2016 runway.If it pleases you it pleases me.
Skin is good.
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T Magazine
The Daily Shoe: Alexander McQueen
T plucks the best shoes right off the runway.Charming . . .
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World
Canada: Students Stabbed at School
A high school student is in custody after eight people were stabbed at a school east of Toronto.Abuse returns on the abusers perhapse.
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Your Money
Credit Unions Turn Borrowers Into Savers
The “Borrow and Save” concept, which ties small loans to savings accounts, is especially aimed at helping customers with low and moderate incomes.The program is not required by me.
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