Wednesday, March 16, 2016

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Science

Rising Sea Levels May Disrupt Lives of Millions, Study Says


The number affected depends on the rate of rise.

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U.S.

South Carolina: Ex-trooper Admits He Shot an Unarmed Man

A white former state trooper pleaded guilty Monday to assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature in the 2014 shooting of an unarmed black driver seconds after a traffic stop.

Exceptional.

3
U.S.

Former E.P.A. Official to Defend Handling of Flint Water Crisis

Susan Hedman, who resigned in January, will tell a House panel on Tuesday that limited enforcement options kept her from acting more aggressively to address Flint’s lead problem.

Proper.

4
Opinion

When the College Degree Is Useless and the Debt Is Due


Fraud.

5
U.S.

Illinois: 3 Chicago Police Officers Are Wounded in a Shooting

Three Chicago police officers were wounded Monday night in a shooting on the city’s West Side, a spokesman for the Police Department said.

A circular fireing squad or a shot in the dark.

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Business Day

Democrats’ Bills to Empower Puerto Rico Face Uphill Battle

Elements of the bills will probably meet stiff opposition from Republicans, who have expressed concern over any island-wide debt restructuring.

The Republicans want reparations from Puerto Rico.

7
Health

New Zika Notice Says Higher-Altitude Areas Can Be Safe for Pregnant Women

Federal health officials say places like Mexico City and Bogotá, Colombia, can be safe for travel because mosquitoes that transmit the virus are not normally found above 6,500 feet.

This is a 20% reduction in atmospheric pressure.
I would not expect it to be significant.
I need more explanation.

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U.S.

Illinois: Man Killed in Shootout That Injured Police Was Felon

A man fatally wounded during a shootout with the Chicago police was identified Tuesday as a gang member and felon with more than 40 arrests.

His long record would explain his flight.

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Business Day

A.B.A. to Enforce Stricter Timeline for Law Graduates to Pass the Bar Exam

The American Bar Association plans to tighten a rule that 75 percent of a law school’s students must pass the bar exam within two years of graduation.

"At issue for the schools is their accreditation by the association. The theory behind the rule, which is one factor in accreditation, is that schools should be accepting students who are likely to have the qualifications to become practicing lawyers. Proponents of the change say that schools exploit students when they accept those who — based on admissions tests and other measurements — have a small chance of succeeding."

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U.S.

Obama Urges Rejection of Violence at Campaign Rallies

Taking aim at divisive rhetoric, the president criticized both the protesters at events for Donald J. Trump and the response of Tr

Arresting Trump for inciting riot would not be beneficial.

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U.S.

Ex-E.P.A. Official Defends Her Actions on Flint Water Crisis at Hearing

A congressional panel accused Susan Hedman of not responding forcefully enough when she learned the city was not adding an anti-corrosion chemical to the water supply.

She had no duty to save them from themselves.

12
World

Venezuela: 4 Bodies Found in Case of 21 Gold Miners Missing in Jungle

Investigators have found the remains of four people presumed to be gold miners missing more than a week in Venezuela’s southern jungle.

Money now is worth more than money later.

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U.S.

Pennsylvania Charges Ex-Leaders of Religious Order With Aiding Sexual Predator

The complaint filed by the Pennsylvania attorney general was the first time members of a Catholic religious order had been charged with abetting an abuser.

"Putting a cat among the pidgeons".


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U.S.

Obama Reverses Course on Drilling Off Southeast Coast

The Obama administration yielded to opposition from coastal communities from Virginia to Georgia but dashed the hopes of many of those states’ leaders.

Something the Bush administration got right.

15
U.S.

Destruction Mounts as Floodwaters Engulf Louisiana

Days of extraordinary rainfall — some places recorded more than 20 inches in less than 72 hours — have led thousands of people to evacuate.

The building code needs an update.

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U.S.

Gunman Intended to Die in Maryland Attack, Police Say

The gunman, identified as Michael Ford, planned the confrontation with two brothers, who watched and recorded the episode, the police said.

We will learn more.

17
Travel

A City-Size Cruise, With 4,200 Friends

At the heart of the Norwegian Escape are restaurants, theaters, bars, shops, clubs, a gallery and a casino. And that’s just inside.

http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/175995

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N.Y. / Region

Newark School Officials Knew of Lead Risks, 2014 Memo Shows


yes

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World

A Killing Tests India’s Protection of an Aboriginal Culture

India has a “hands-off” policy toward hunter-gatherer tribes like the Jarawas. But what happens when a murder inquiry brings the police into an isolated society?

It should not become a pattern.

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Health

Study of Zika Outbreak Estimates 1 in 100 Risk of Microcephaly

Roughly one in 100 women infected in the first trimester of pregnancy had such fetuses, a study of an outbreak in French Polynesia found.

A different story but not a good one.

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