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N.Y. / Region
New York Taxi Drivers Denounce Proposed Shift Limits
The city’s Taxi and Limousine Commission, concerned about driver fatigue, is seeking to limit drivers to 12 hours per day of transporting passengers.Tired drivers are a hazard.
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Automobiles
Risks Higher for Front-Seat Passengers in Some S.U.V. Crashes, Tests Show
The Toyota RAV4 got a “poor” passenger-side rating, and the Subaru Forester and Nissan Rogue only “marginal,” in crash tests conducted by a safety group.Design engineering in S.U.V. crash worthiness is lagging.
The design engineers are aware of the problem.
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Opinion
My Undocumented Mom, America’s Housekeeper
The Supreme Court lets immigrants down once again.Abusing the vulnerable pleases bullies.
It is considered a right by many and a duty by a few.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enclosure
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fealty
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suffrage
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Business Day
Maserati Recalls 13,000 Cars for Fiat Chrysler Gearshift Issue
The recall announcement by Maserati, which is owned by Fiat Chrysler, involves the Quattroporte and Ghibli models.Another example of bad design like the Chevrolet ignition switch.
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Fashion & Style
If a Friend Needs Therapy but Can’t Afford It, Should I Pay?
Also, when parents smoke outside your child’s school, navigating milestone birthdays, and tag-along dates.Issue an invitation.
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U.S.
In Wisconsin, a Backlash Against Using Data to Foretell Defendants’ Futures
Several states are using algorithms in the sentencing process, part of a broader national push to incorporate data into law enforcement.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_of_attainder
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U.S.
Obama Fracking Rules Are Struck Down by Court
A federal judge in Wyoming said the Interior Department had overreached when it issued new rules for hydraulic fracturing on government-owned lands.The law is there. Regulation is the agencies proper business.
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Education
Teaching Inclusion in a Divided World
To protect American values and promote civic discourse, universities need to show that disagreement is not oppression and argument is not assault.Ok.
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U.S.
‘I Thought They Were Playing Dead’: Officers Are Haunted by Scene at Orlando Club
Officers at the scene of the massacre at Pulse are among the responders who are likely to require counseling to find the will to return to work.49 dead . . .
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Automobiles
When the Car’s Gear Shifter Is Too Clever by Half
Automobile electronics have freed designers from mechanical constraints — but also from the tactile clues that tell us whether a car is safely in Park.Good design becomes intuitive.
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U.S.
Warrants Required to Test Blood, but not Breath, Supreme Court Rules
The court found blood tests are “significantly more intrusive” than breath tests in a case stemming from laws making it a crime for drunken-driving suspects to refuse either.The police should get a warrant.
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U.S.
Raging Wildfires in the Southwest Stretch Resources
Efforts to fight wildfires in five states were complicated by a relentless heat wave and bone-dry conditions, forcing much of the toughest work to be done at night.Fire cannot care. It has no mind.
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Opinion
Affirmative Action Survives, Again
The Supreme Court saved a race-conscious admissions program in Texas, and admitted there is no such thing as a colorblind society.Yes.
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Opinion
The L.G.B.T. Case for Guns
I was told to carry a whistle in case I was attacked, in hopes some do-gooder would save me from a hate crime.Jumping the gun is too easy.
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Opinion
The Supreme Court Has Upheld Affirmative Action. So Let’s Dump Mismatch Theory.
Now that Texas’ plan has been upheld, we should finally move on from the idea that such policies harm minority students."Despite all this evidence, mismatch theory stuck around because, through Fisher 1 and Fisher 2, the Supreme Court kept affirmative action an open question. Now that it has again upheld the constitutionality of affirmative action, even past opponents should acknowledge the bankruptcy of mismatch theory. Affirmative action does not harm minority students. Racial isolation does."
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N.Y. / Region
2005 Double Murder Case Reopened by Brooklyn District Attorney
Two copies of the prosecution’s summary of the case were found, one containing potentially exculpatory evidence that could implicate someone other than the man convicted.Some prosecutors cheat.
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N.Y. / Region
New Jersey Senate Passes $15 Minimum Wage, Setting Up Clash With Christie
The State Senate voted to increase the wage by 2021. If Gov. Chris Christie signs the bill, the state would join New York and California in raising hourly pay to $15.The fighting in New Jersey continues.
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N.Y. / Region
New York Today: The City and Its Toys
Wednesday: A birthday for our toys, free ice cream, and a plea for blood.Toys were home made in the ninteenth century.
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Opinion
Fix the Gap in H-1B Visas
A former member of Congress says narrow legislation could be enacted to eliminate special treatment for outsourcers.There is no room for lagniappe in employment rules.
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U.S.
Reaction to a Supreme Court Tie on Immigration
Responses from supporters and critics of President Obama’s plan to shield unauthorized immigrants from deportation and allow them to work.The law exists. The implementation was new.
The Republicans are wrong.
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