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Science
Climate Models May Overstate Clouds’ Cooling Power, Research Says
If further research supports the findings of a new paper, it suggests that making progress against global warming will be even harder.Read better or think more.
Most of the shielding effect is by reflection.
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The color indicates cloud top temperature
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U.S.
Virginia: Warning on School Books Is Vetoed
Gov. Terry McAuliffe vetoed a bill Monday that would force schools to warn parents if their children will be assigned books with sexually explicit content.Rationality is returning.
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U.S.
Senate Takes Steps to Tighten Airport Security
In response to the attacks at the Brussels airport, senators added security measures aimed at addressing the fears of the American flying public.The Republicans are having delusions.
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Business Day
Teenage Driver Dies in Texas After Takata Airbag Ruptures in Crash
Huma Hanif, 17, was driving a Honda Civic last week outside Houston when she was involved in a minor accident that “caused the airbag to explode,” an officer said.Takata troubles continue.
Like the rest of the world I will worry about my airbag inflators.
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Food
The Best Salmon Recipe Is Wild
Today, cook clams without a recipe. Tomorrow, cure your own salmon.Fine by me.
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Science
Doorstep Canvassing Can Shift Views on Transgender Rights, Study Finds
The study, a follow-up to a 2014 report, found that a type of face-to-face conversation, drawing out voters’ own experiences, could lead to a lasting change in opinion.That seems correct.
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World
Egypt: Meeting in Rome on Killing of Italian Student is Postponed
Egyptian officials have postponed a trip to Rome to discuss the investigation into the killing of Giulio Regeni whose body was found on the outskirts of Cairo in February.The Italian police are not famous for their rigor.
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N.Y. / Region
Jury Clears New York Police Sergeant in Fatal Shooting
Sgt. William Flores was sued in the 2009 death of Mauricio Jaquez in the Bronx.Police in general need training in the use of the baton.
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N.Y. / Region
Yvette Fay Francis-McBarnette, a Pioneer in Treating Sickle Cell Anemia, Dies at 89
Dr. Francis was credited with successfully using antibiotics to treat children with the disease 15 years before the effectiveness of those drugs was confirmed.Yes. She is missed.
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Health
The Persistent Myth About Oral Sex
71 percent of people consider oral sex “sex” but many — particularly young adults— don’t realize it’s possible to get S.T.D.s this way, research shows.Levels of ignorance amaze me.
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Food
17 Recipes for April 4
Tonight’s dinner plan: watch the bald eagle cam and cook fish.I have no lack of recipes.
I do lack a need for more food.
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Business Day
G.M. Settles Ignition-Switch Case Planned as Bellwether Trial
The automaker’s move was unexpected, but the case would have been the first of six advance trials to involve a fatal accident.G.M. is designing the precedents in the ignition switch litigation as they said they would.
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U.S.
Video Shows Texas School Officer Body-Slamming 12-Year-Old Student
The officer was put on leave after a cellphone video showed him throwing the girl face first to the sidewalk to intervene in a confrontation at a San Antonio middle school.I will save my indignation for later.
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N.Y. / Region
Prosecutors Seek Prison Sentences for Dean Skelos and Son in Corruption Case
Federal prosecutors asked that the former majority leader of the New York State Senate serve about 12 to 15 years, while his son, Adam, get a sentence of about 10 to 12 years."Do the crime, do the time."
Dean Skelos is of age.
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N.Y. / Region
New York Education Dept. Is Sued Over Violence in Schools
A group of public school families and a pro-charter advocacy group is claiming that violence is underreported and that it disproportionately affects certain groups of students.The judge will decide.
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N.Y. / Region
Ex-Amtrak Executive Picked to Lead New Jersey Transit
William Crosbie, the former chief operating officer at Amtrak, will arrive at a critical time for the state agency, which has been struggling with financial problems.New Jersey transit needs a different state governor.
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Health
Yellow Fever Outbreak in Angola Strains Health Organizations
A crisis threatens other countries, including China, and exposes how poorly prepared the world is to fight two mosquito-borne epidemics at once.Vaccine capacity must be increased.
Why are people waiting?
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Opinion
Old Age: Simulation vs. Reality
A reader says a museum’s efforts to let visitors experience the physical challenges of the elderly are flawed.If old age is not as bad as the simulation be happy.
For some it is worse.
There is no release from the duty to observe each person in detail.
Youth has abilities. Abilities do not impart privileges.
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Your Money
Doing Your Taxes? Here Are Some Last-Minute Tips
There’s not much time left to get your paperwork together and finish those tax returns. We’ve collected advice and guidance to help you out.Bookmarked.
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Science
Judge Prods Wildlife Service on Protection for Wolverines
The chief federal district judge in Montana said the reclusive mountain animal may fall victim to reduced snowfall related to climate change.The judge has the right of the situation.
List the Wolverine.
It is another reason to cut carbon.
That is no reason not to list it.
Science can prove things without precise knowledge.
It matters little if a population is one fifth or one fourth of sustainable.
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