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Opinion
Fast Walkers of New York
A reader answers a tourist’s query about why New Yorkers always seem to be in a hurry.New York walks on errands.
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U.S.
A Young Prostitute, Police Scandals and a Rocky Renaissance in Oakland
A cascade of controversies has left the city without a police chief at a time when crime rates are down and once-dilapidated neighborhoods are reviving.The Rent is rising.
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Real Estate
$3,000,000 Homes in California, Key West and Savannah
This week’s properties include a beach house in California, a townhouse in Georgia, and a cottage in Florida.Living on a beach appeals to many.
The competition is sharp.
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Travel
Rafting Through the Grand Canyon in Vintage Style
Of the surviving three vintage cataract boats on the Colorado River, only one remains in use today, the ‘Sandra,’ and we were sitting in it.It could be fun.
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Opinion
Cruise Ship Sewage
Friends of the Earth writes, “It is time for the E.P.A. to crack down and stop allowing the cruise industry to use our oceans as a toilet.”It is not the worst thing they do.
Heavy metals should not be in their waste.
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Sports
Sam Bell, an Exacting Mentor of Runners, Dies at 88
Bell coached track and field and cross-country at Indiana for nearly three decades, producing several Olympic athletes in the process.Life ends.
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U.S.
Wyoming Schools Look for a Middle Way for Transgender Students
The district in Laramie, Wyo., won’t adopt a new policy but will address students by the names they prefer and help them find a bathroom or locker room that fits.It should make no difference what pot people pee in.
It probably makes sense to separate behaviors.
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Sports
In Their Wake: Father Time
Eight competitors from the U.S. swimming trials in 2000 are still seeking Olympic berths.They are competitive.
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N.Y. / Region
Phil Parker, Who Helped Homeless Alcoholics, Dies at 86
After he stopped drinking, Mr. Parker founded a supported work program and later became a social worker in New York City.I avoided alcoholism.
I found I did not like drunks.
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N.Y. / Region
2 Gang Members Plead Guilty to Fatal Shooting of Bronx Teenager
One man faces up to 18 years in prison and the other could get up to 10 years for the 2013 killing of a boy Michael R. Bloomberg called “a victim of too many guns on our streets.”Alphonza Bryant III was a random victim.
Let there be none of them.
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N.Y. / Region
Bill Shows a Shift in Attitudes Toward the Handling of Unclaimed Bodies
The measure, which awaits the governor’s signature, would end the 162-year-old practice in which unclaimed human remains are passed from city morgues to medical and mortuary schools.There is not a good solution.
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U.S.
Orlando Shooting Records Raise Questions About Exit at Nightclub
City documents do not indicate whether anyone at the Pulse nightclub was prevented from escaping on June 12, when 49 people were killed.The exits were not sufficient.
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U.S.
Justices’ Orders Underscore Ruling Against Abortion Limits
The Supreme Court let stand appellate court decisions that had blocked abortion restrictions in Mississippi and Wisconsin.Banning abortion is not legal.
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Books
Review: In ‘Here Comes the Sun,’ a Hustle to Thrive in Jamaica
Far from touristy beaches, a woman harboring a hazardous secret does what it takes to transcend poverty, in this novel from Nicole Dennis-Benn.I try to ignore some truths.
I am not very successful.
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Food
Made to Order for an Authentic Scampi
Try langoustine tails with good olive oil, garlic, parsley and a splash of wine.Luxury. Well worth the price.
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Magazine
You’re Going to Sell Your Home. Should You Mention the Snakes?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on giving prospective buyers fair warning, a friend’s complaints about a doctor and coed mentorship in the workplace.Mention the snakes.
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Magazine
The Humiliating Practice of Sex Testing Female Athletes
For years, international sports organizations have been policing women competitors for “masculine” qualities — and turning their Olympic dreams into nightmares. But when Dutee Chand appealed her ban, she may have changed the rules.I have nothing to contribute to this discussion.
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Food
10 Great Monday Reverie Recipes
Contemplate your recipe choices over coffee, and then take a gander at some beautiful paintings by J.M.W. Turner.Sleep beats food.
It is sweet cherry season.
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N.Y. / Region
New Jersey Woman Charged After Her Son, 6, Fatally Shoots His Brother, 4
Itiyanah Spruill, 22, of East Orange, N.J., was arrested and was also charged with a weapons violation.She took some other action.
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N.Y. / Region
Odd Question From a Man of God
A woman braced herself as the Bible-toting missionary type insisted on talking to her, but his query was wholly unexpected.A good question and a better response.
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