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N.Y. / Region
De Blasio Signs Brief Defending Obama’s Immigration Overhaul
The mayor signed a brief urging the Supreme Court to allow the president’s plan to go forward, saying that millions of New Yorkers would be affected.The Supreme Court is not a democratic institution nor should it be one.
The Justices should be liberal with a small "l".
They should hold with the law as it has evolved.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Federalist_Papers
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federalist_No._10
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federalist_No._10#The_question_of_faction
Ultimately there is no defense against a durable majority faction.
The Republican Party is such a faction.
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U.S.
Errors Led to Release of Suspect in Three Previous Crimes
Pablo A. Serrano-Vitorino, a Mexican man accused of killing five people, should have been jailed or deported last year, officials said.Errors are a fact of life.
I would rather the guilty go free than the innocent suffer.
3
Science
Unappetizing Experiment Explores Tools’ Role in Humans’ Bigger Brains
Scientists at Harvard concluded that stone tools that broke down food could have helped early human relatives conserve energy, aiding in their evolution.I will continue to eat meat.
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U.S.
Towns Run by Polygamist Sect Violated Rights of Others, Jury Finds
Towns in Arizona and Utah run by the sect controlled by Warren Jeffs discriminated against outsiders in housing permits, policing and utility hookups.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_accommodations
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N.Y. / Region
Driver Charged in Confrontation That Led to New York Officer’s Shooting
An 11-year Police Department veteran was shot by a fellow officer in Brooklyn when a driver began to move his vehicle while the detective was partly inside it.The city prosecutor should proceed with caution.
6
Opinion
College for the Poor
Say Yes to Education discusses its project in Guilford County, N.C.A good idea. We should have some.
Colleges must discriminate.
Wealth is not a good measure.
7
Real Estate
House Hunting on ... Grand Cayman Island
With inventory falling, the buyer’s market in Grand Cayman of the last few years is giving way to a seller’s market.https://www.google.com/search?q=Grand+Cayman+rentals&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8
http://www.grandcaymanvillas.net/frequently-asked-questions/
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N.Y. / Region
Elliot Morales Convicted of Hate Crime Murder in West Village Shooting
Mr. Morales, who shot Mark Carson, a gay man, nearly three years ago, had claimed that he acted in self-defense.The jury acted correctly.
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N.Y. / Region
N.J. Transit and Unions to Continue Negotiations as Strike Looms
New Jersey Transit and its rail workers’ unions are seeking to reach an agreement over wages and benefits before a threatened strike on March 13.
"Rail
workers have been working without a new contract since 2011. The unions
have proposed wage increases of about 17 percent over six and a half
years, with workers contributing a portion of their pay, up to 2.5
percent, toward health coverage.
Agency
officials have said the unions’ demands would amount to higher costs of
about $183 million and could require fare increases. A presidential
emergency board, created by President Obama last fall to help resolve
the dispute, sided with the unions but the agency rejected the board’s recommendations."
The agency should not win.
10
The Upshot
Donald Trump Doesn’t Understand Common Core (and Neither Do His Rivals)
He is promising to solve a problem that doesn’t exist by using power the president doesn’t have.True.
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U.S.
Mass Shooting Near Pittsburgh Kills 5 and Wounds 3 at Party
The police in Allegheny County, Pa., said they were looking for two gunmen who they said attacked a house party in Wilkinsburg around 11 p.m.The K.K.K. likes to sign their work.
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T Magazine
Three’s a Trend: A Modern Warrior
At Valentino, Loewe and Mugler, looks with a gladiator edge.It is a recurring theme.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xena:_Warrior_Princess
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athena
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_hunting_deities
Social armor.
Dominatrix?
13
U.S.
Berkeley Law School Dean Was Harasser, a Suit Says
Many universities, including Berkeley, have adopted strict policies about sexual misconduct and taken steps to train everyone from staff to students in how to prevent it.He might be guilty.
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Fashion & Style
Lynn Yaeger: Fashion Muse
The eccentric journalist is suddenly a fashion inspiration.If you must.
15
World
China’s Harsh Child Discipline, Through the Lens of Domestic Violence
The continued use of corporal punishment by Chinese parents has stoked new debate in light of a recent law against abuse within the family.Yes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flashman
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flashman_%28novel%29
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Francis_Burton
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World
China Lets Rights Lawyer Flee to U.S. After Release
Chen Taihe was detained last July as part of a crackdown in which more than 200 rights lawyers and their associates were held.He will live longer and be less effective than he would be free and in China.
His exit was the price of his freedom.
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World
Ex-President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Faces Charges
The specific charges filed on Wednesday were unclear, but they were connected to claims of money laundering and misrepresentation of assets involving a luxury apartment.
"While
a judge still needs to decide whether to accept the charges and put Mr.
da Silva on trial, the positioning of the former president at the
center of the Petrobras scandal is focusing scrutiny on him — and his
handpicked successor, President Dilma Rousseff.
Mr. da Silva, who was president from 2003 to 2010, still wields
unrivaled sway in the governing leftist Workers Party. Mr. da Silva’s
supporters have condemned the legal maneuvering against him, contending
it is part of a media conspiracy to oust Ms. Rousseff and prevent Mr. da
Silva from running again in 2018.
In
a statement, Mr. da Silva’s lawyer questioned whether the lead
prosecutor in the case, Cássio Conserino, harbored political
motivations.
The
lawyer, Cristiano Zanin Martins, also said Mr. da Silva had never
concealed paying installments toward buying the apartment but decided
against taking control of the property last year."
Mr.da Silva is being "railroaded".
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U.S.
New Federal Website Aims to Enhance Community Services
Opportunity.census.gov will bring together data from several agencies in the hope of giving cities insights into how to provide children with better opportunities.In many places the poor are intentionally exploited.
Community services are debilitated because they could
limit or decrease the numbers of the exploited classes.
Capitalism must be modified by regulation.
Entrepreneurial enterprise degenerates into rent seeking.
Creativity, unlike capital, is not often inherited.
I would like to vote for Elizabeth Warren.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Warren
I will vote for the Democratic candidate.
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U.S.
Oregon: More Charges Made in Seizure of Wildlife Refuge
The federal government on Wednesday leveled additional charges against Ammon Bundy and dozens of other armed activists who took over a national wildlife refuge in Oregon in January.It has taken the prosecutors some timeto figure out how to best charge Ammon Bundy and his companions.
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U.S.
Missouri Senate Approves Bill Protecting Foes of Gay Marriage
Republicans broke a filibuster by Democrats, passing a bill that would shield religious groups and businesses from having to facilitate same-sex weddings.No.
If the bill passes into law it should be struck down.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_accommodations
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