Thursday, April 28, 2016

@22:40, 4/27/16

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N.Y. / Region

Queens Woman Charged With Animal Cruelty

Prosecutors cited “deplorable conditions” for the 55 cats, 12 dogs and two turtles that Elizabeth Grant, 48, kept at her Jackson Heights home.

One cannot save them all.

2
Real Estate

$1,400,000 Homes in Rhode Island, California and Illinois

A Federal in Newport, R.I., a cottage in Glen Ellen, Calif., and a former clubhouse in River Forest, Ill.

Something less palatial.

3
U.S.

Wisconsin Prom Shooting Leaves Teenage Suspect Dead and Town Shaken


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrie_%281976_film%29

4
Your Money

Missed the Tax Filing Deadline? Don’t Wait Much Longer

The I.R.S. may not contact you until fall about the delay, but if you owe, penalties and interest began accruing last week.

I do not owe for last year.

5
Magazine

Where Did the Government Jobs Go?

Long a ticket to the middle class, especially for African-Americans, they have become increasingly difficult to find.

The Republican Party is robbing the vulnerable.
Their excuse is Austrian Economics.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austrian_School

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U.S.

Tamir Rice’s Family to Receive $6 Million From Cleveland

The family of the 12-year-old boy is set to receive the latest in a series of large payouts by cities to the families of black people killed by the police.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danegeld
I could call it blackmail, an unfortunate pun.

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N.Y. / Region

2 Workers at Police Review Board Drop Sexism Suit Against Ex-Chairman

A lawyer for the executive director of the Civilian Complaint Review Board and her deputy said the decision came after the mayor accepted the chairman’s resignation.

I do not know enough to approve or disapprove.

8
Travel

Denver’s Vintage Train Station Gets (Another) Update

Union Station’s new link to Denver’s airport — along with notable restaurants, shops and a hotel — make it the city’s transit heart.

Rail is often the better way.

9
Magazine

What Happened to Worcester?

A central Massachusetts city enabled the author’s ancestors to move into the good life of the middle class. That move is more complicated now.

I could live near there.  Out of town is better for me.

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N.Y. / Region

De Blasio Unveils New York Budget Focused on Savings and Fixes

The mayor’s $82.2 billion plan includes roughly $1 billion in savings and additional money to improve city agencies with recent problems, like the elections board.

City budgets are always improvised around essential projects.

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U.S.

Video: Meet the Cat Running for President

As several presidential campaigns set up offices near her shop in Warwick, R.I., a local pet store owner decided one of her cats, Stump, should enter the race.

The brain is sufficient.
The cabinet would be critical.
I would take Stump for trump.

12
Health

6 Measles Cases Reported in Memphis Area, Exceeding Rest of U.S.

Until the recent outbreak in Tennessee, there had been just four cases reported this year, a steep decline from 2014 and 2015.

I had measles as a child.
The vaccine works.

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N.Y. / Region

De Blasio to Propose $2 Billion for New York City’s Hospital System

The mayor’s next budget includes a restructuring of Health & Hospitals as the system competes for patients in a changing marketplace.

Spend the money.
Interns need the experience.

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Business Day

A Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Drug Gains Patient Support

The staff of the Food and Drug Administration said a clinical trial for the drug, eteplirsen, was too small, but advocates said the drug prolonged patients’ ability to walk.

The pool of sufferers is small.
There is no requirement that an approved drug be profitable.

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U.S.

Hastert Accuser Sues for $1.8 Million in Compensation

The man alleges that J. Dennis Hastert promised him $3.5 million for the pain caused by sexual abuse decades ago, but failed to pay the full amount.

He can try.

16
Fashion & Style

The Balmain Army Steps Out

Balmain has millions of Instagram fans and, now, one store in the United States.

it is popular.

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Fashion & Style

Andrea Riccio, Dustin Todd

The couple met in 2009 in Washington while working for Representative Paul Tonko, Democrat of New York.

Sooner is better.  As soon as you can is best.

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U.S.

Friend of Charleston Church Shooting Suspect Agrees to Cooperate

Joseph C. Meek Jr., a friend of Dylann S. Roof, reached a plea deal after being charged with concealing information about the June 17 attack.

Get a conviction.

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Fashion & Style

Kathryn Swain, Daniel Marrs

The couple met at Wake Forest University, from which they graduated.

Any hall and officiator that is acceptable and available to you.

Sooner is better.  As soon as you can is best.

20
Science

Sarmientosaurus Was a 10-Ton Plant-Eater With a Plum-Sized Brain

After studying a rare and finely preserved skull unearthed in Argentina, scientists have named a new dinosaur, Sarmientosaurus musacchioi.

Parrots have small brains but good minds.
Prejudice is prevalent.

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