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1

Real Estate

Homes for Sale in Brooklyn and Manhattan

By MICHELLE HIGGINS | Jul 29th 2016

This week’s properties are on the Lower East Side, in Murray Hill and Greenwood Heights, Brooklyn.

No.

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Sports

NBC Request to Alter Olympics’ Opening Ceremony Collides with Tradition

By JOHN KOBLIN | Jul 27th 2016

The United States will march early in the Parade of Nations this year, based on standard guidelines. But NBC would like to push the Americans back to keep viewers tuned in.

NBC will not be accommodated.

3

Opinion

Try Youths in Family Court

Jul 27th 2016

A criminal justice expert writes that New York should raise the age of family court to 18.

"Out of sight, out of mind."

Move the court to Rikers.

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N.Y. / Region

M.T.A. Plans to Sue New York City Over Fire Under Metro-North Tracks

By EMMA G. FITZSIMMONS | Jul 28th 2016

The transit agency accuses the city of “carelessness, recklessness and negligence” for allowing explosive material at a garden center that leases property under the Park Avenue viaduct.

Blame the victim.

5

Food

For a Tender, Juicy Chicken Breast, Follow These Steps

By DAVID TANIS | Jul 29th 2016

Control the flame, and don’t shun the skin.

I do not eat pets.

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N.Y. / Region

Review: Farm-to-Not-Very-Distant-Tables Dining

By RAND RICHARDS COOPER | Jul 29th 2016

A Connecticut farm boy who wandered far before returning home has created what he calls a “melting-pot American bistro.”

"If you cook it they will come."

Paraphrase of "Field of dreams".

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Food

Every Wine Deserves a Second Chance, Even Grüner Veltliner

By ERIC ASIMOV | Jul 28th 2016

This Austrian wine leaves a distinctly different impression when tried again.

Ok

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N.Y. / Region

New York Police Embracing a Weapon They Have a Complicated Past With: Tasers

By JOSEPH GOLDSTEIN | Jul 27th 2016

Amid national anger over police killings of unarmed black men, the department is easing its limits on the devices, hoping to reduce police shootings by providing officers a less dangerous fallback.

My preference is the billy club.

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Business Day

Sumner Redstone’s Busy October: 3 Cases in 3 Courts in 3 States

By EMILY STEEL | Jul 29th 2016

The fight for Mr. Redstone’s media empire will culminate in October, with lawsuits over his mental competence and his move to replace five Viacom directors.

Bitten by a "Dead" snake is a silly fate.

The court will decide in Mr Redstone's favor.


10

Books

A Novel Gives Voice to Dead Friends — or Maybe Lovers

By VU TRAN | Jul 27th 2016

In Samuel Ligon’s novel “Among the Dead and Dreaming,” the dead speak.

A book that should have stayed unpublished.  It is a failed experiment.

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World

Mexico’s Wind Farms Brought Prosperity, but Not for Everyone

By VICTORIA BURNETT | Jul 26th 2016

Investors have plowed $9 billion into wind farms in Mexico, but some residents, especially in poorer areas, say they have rarely seen the benefits.

Capital construction projects do not employ many after the construction stage.

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Books

In Megan Abbott’s New Murder Mystery, a Teenage Gymnast Sharp as a Knife

By SOPHIE HANNAH | Jul 27th 2016

Megan Abbott’s “You Will Know Me” is set in the world of young gymnasts and their obsessive parents.

We can try.

13

Travel

During Miami’s Low Season, Discounts at Hotels and Spas

By JESSICA COLLEY CLARKE | Jul 26th 2016

Hotels, spas and restaurants in Miami and Miami Beach are offering deals all summer long.

I have no liking for Miami.

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World

Australian Police Investigate Abuse Accusations Against Cardinal George Pell

By BRETT COLE | Jul 28th 2016

The accusations, of child sexual assault, date back four decades, a top police official said, confirming a report by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

Australia will deal with the matter.

15

Real Estate

Homes for Sale in New York and Connecticut

Jul 29th 2016

This week’s properties are four-bedroom homes in Weston, Conn., and Atlantic Beach, N.Y.

Just money.

16

Health

Four Zika Cases in Florida Likely Spread by Mosquitoes

By LIZETTE ALVAREZ and PAM BELLUCK | Jul 29th 2016

The cases, in Miami-Dade County, are the first in the continental United States that were not contracted through travel abroad or sex with an infected partner.

No surprise.

17

Travel

In Wisconsin, a Tastefully Redone Lakeside Hotel

KELLY DINARDO | Jul 29th 2016

The refurbished Edgewater’s muted rooms still have nothing on the stunning views of Lake Mendota — whether it’s frozen solid or filled with sailboats.

If you wish.

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U.S.

Charges Dropped Against Man Accused of Killing Chandra Levy

By RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA | Jul 28th 2016

Prosecutors cited “unforeseen developments” in the case against Ingmar Guandique, accused in the 2001 murder of a young intern in Washington.

Finally there was no evidence.

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N.Y. / Region

Is a Police Shooting a Crime? It Depends on the Officer’s Point of View

By JOSEPH GOLDSTEIN | Jul 28th 2016

The longstanding deference given officers in lethal-force cases, enshrined in the laws of some states and Supreme Court rulings, is receiving public scrutiny.

The civilian must be allowed a first shot.

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N.Y. / Region

On English Tests, New York City Students Match Peers Across State

By ELIZABETH A. HARRIS | Jul 29th 2016

The latest results on standardized exams offer good news for the de Blasio administration as it struggles to fix faltering schools.

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The Upshot

Building a Better Human With Science? The Public Says, No Thanks

By GINA KOLATA | Jul 26th 2016

A new survey shows distrust of scientists, a suspicion about claims of progress and discomfort with the idea of meddling with human abilities.

The public should not meddle in private affairs.
Individuals will decide.

2

Science

Clones of Dolly the Sheep Have Aged Like Any Other Sheep, Study Says

By JOANNA KLEIN | Jul 26th 2016

It is time to calm the nerves of believers in revelation.

3

Science

Study Asks if Moon Astronauts Got Increased Heart Risks

By STEPH YIN | Jul 28th 2016

With deep space exploration on the horizon, researchers say more research on radiation exposure and cardiovascular disease is needed.

People are seeing things.

4

Real Estate

$835,000 Homes in Dallas, North Carolina, and New York State

By MIKE POWELL | Jul 27th 2016

A 1925 house in Asheville, N.C., a house with a Hudson view in Hyde Park, N.Y., and a townhouse in Texas.

Build.

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N.Y. / Region

A Veteran Living in Squalor, and Allegations of ‘Staggering’ Abuse

By SAMANTHA SCHMIDT | Jul 27th 2016

The authorities say David McLellan was exploited for years by another man at a motel in Orange County who posed as his caretaker, withheld food and stole thousands of dollars.

Depressed rather than demented.

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Food

A Shortcut to Buttery Homemade Puff Pastry

By MELISSA CLARK | Jul 29th 2016

Even baking beginners can make this crust, which can be used to top a caramel peach skillet pie.

Yes

7

Travel

What to Do If You Get Sick Abroad

By SHIVANI VORA | Jul 29th 2016

What to bring in case you become ill in another country, and what to know about local hospitals and doctors.

Good advice.

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Science

Jupiter’s Great Red Spot Is Also Very Hot

By KENNETH CHANG | Jul 27th 2016

Astronomers say the giant swirling storm on the solar system’s largest planet is generating quite a bit of heat for its upper atmosphere.

Think hurricane.
The deep atmosphere must be even hotter.
The emissions are "black body".

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Business Day

The Same Healthy Food, but It’s Cheaper Across Town

By STEPHANIE STROM | Jul 27th 2016

In South Los Angeles, the price of a meal at Everytable restaurant will be about half as much as it is at a second location downtown.

Under capitalism the proper price produces the maximum profit.

10

Books

Deep Thinking About Immigration

By JAMES RYERSON | Jul 26th 2016

Immigration is an emotional issue. Three new books offer rational perspective.

Immigration has become the subject of tribal panic

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Books

A Thriller for Fans of ‘Girl on a Train’ and ‘Gone Girl’

By ELIZABETH BRUNDAGE | Jul 27th 2016

In Flynn Berry’s “Under the Harrow,” a woman is determined to find her sister’s murderer.

I can't even guess if or how this thriller connects.

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N.Y. / Region

Police Commissioner Bratton Won’t Stay on the Job Past 2017

By J. DAVID GOODMAN and AL BAKER | Jul 25th 2016

William J. Bratton said in an interview that he would not be a part of a second term if Mayor de Blasio is re-elected.

William J. Bratton believes peace will not be maintained.

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Science

Earthquake Clues From Ancient Temples in the Himalayas

By NICHOLAS ST. FLEUR | Jul 27th 2016

Damage to Hindu temples built in northern India the seventh century could provide clues about potential earthquakes to come in the region.

"Dr. Joshi suggested that because Chamba is surrounded by faults, the area has the potential to become active again. He added that because the findings show that the area had not experienced any major earthquakes in the last 461 years, it could be overdue for a catastrophic quake."

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Books

A Cambridge Student Who Tries to Do Good Winds Up Murdered

By ALIDA BECKER | Jul 27th 2016

Susie Steiner’s smart, stylish second novel, “Missing, Presumed,” involves the disappearance of a postgraduate student.

This formula is more satisfying than Erle Stanley Gardner.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erle_Stanley_Gardner

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The Upshot

Stem Cell Therapies Are Still Mostly Theory, Yet Clinics Are Flourishing

By GINA KOLATA | Jul 28th 2016

Hundreds of clinics have sprung up in the United States in recent years, offering untested stem cell treatments for many ailments.

Promise them anything.
Give them a bill.

Snake Oil is popular.

Do not mistake research for treatment.

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U.S.

Police Protest ‘Black Lives Matter’ Banner Hanging on a Massachusetts City Hall

By KATHARINE Q. SEELYE and JESS BIDGOOD | Jul 28th 2016

Joined by officers from two dozen cities and towns, the police in Somerville, a Boston suburb, said the sign was divisive, but the mayor refused to take it down.

Read the banner as:
Black Lives Also Matter

Occupation forces can expect to be shot at.

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Opinion

Female Police Officers Save Lives

By AMY STEWART | Jul 26th 2016

Women have been on the force for a century, but there are still far too few of them.

Faith stops mountains.

Riots and bar fights may require bruisers.
They are better resisted with skill.

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U.S.

Naloxone Eases Pain of Heroin Epidemic, but Not Without Consequences

By KATHARINE Q. SEELYE | Jul 27th 2016

Critics say the highly effective antidote provides a safety net for those who keep abusing drugs, enabling them to be revived over and over.

 Maintenance is not a way out.

A way out of opioid addiction is death.
Another is cold turkey.
Maintenance is not a way out.  

19

Science

DNA Study Says Only One Kind of Wolf in North America: The Gray Wolf

By CARL ZIMMER | Jul 27th 2016

The finding highlights the shortcomings of laws intended to protect endangered species that don’t take into account research of the evolution of species.

I have no problem with the idea of protecting populations and environments, echo systems is the name given.

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U.S.

Trump Hotel Workers Campaign for a Union, Over the Boss’s Objections

By JACK HEALY | Jul 29th 2016

The Trump International in Las Vegas is challenging a vote by 500 employees to form a union, a dispute that has echoed themes in Donald J. Trump’s presidential run.

Yes.

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N.Y. / Region

New York State Makes It Legal to Cry in Your Funeral Pie

By SARAH MASLIN NIR | Jul 26th 2016

A new law in New York State allows funeral parlors to serve light refreshments and nonalcoholic drinks, joining 46 other states that allow some eating and drinking during services.

Funeral "homes" are now event spaces.

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U.S.

Video: California Wildfire Threatens Homes

By MEGAN SPECIA and NATALIA V. OSIPOVA | Jul 25th 2016

Thousands have been forced to evacuate their homes as a wildfire threatens the Santa Clarita Valley, north of Los Angeles. A resident describes being evacuated as firefighters worked to save his neighborhood.

http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/

http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/home/regionaldroughtmonitor.aspx?west

3

Travel

When a Southern Town Broke a Heart

By JACQUELINE WOODSON | Jul 26th 2016

For the author Jacqueline Woodson, a childhood summer in the deep green beauty of Greenville, S.C., revealed her place and time in history.

South Carolina has not changed.

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N.Y. / Region

In Williamsburg, Pondering Life Without the L Train

By EMMA G. FITZSIMMONS | Jul 26th 2016

The Brooklyn neighborhood’s next chapter is likely to be defined by how it weathers the loss of its main subway line to Manhattan.

The shutdown is not long enough for the developers to panic sell.
The banks will be worried.

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Opinion

Prostate Cancer Isn’t Colorblind

By LANNIS HALL, ARNOLD D. BULLOCK, ANGELA L. BROWN and GRAHAM COLDITZ | Jul 27th 2016

Black men are very vulnerable to prostate cancer. So why do doctors advise against screening them for it?

It is hard to convince people to delay the start of treatment.

The campaign against Obama-care continues.

6

Opinion

Cold and the Common Cold

Jul 25th 2016

Yale professors discuss their findings.

OK

Professional academics learn slowly.

7

Fashion & Style

Sara Thomas, Ajay Deshpande

Jul 24th 2016

After an introduction happened in Vegas, it didn’t stay in Vegas.

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

8

Sports

Video: Brazilian Badminton Sways to Samba

By NEIL COLLIER, SHANE O’NEILL and THIAGO DEZAN | Jul 26th 2016

The Chacrinha neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro is home to Brazil’s first Olympic badminton player. His father, Sebastiao de Oliveira, explains how he introduced badminton to the community using samba.

Brazil needs the Olympics.

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Job Market

A Health Advocate in the Aisles of a Supermarket

As told to PATRICIA R. OLSEN | Jul 23rd 2016

Samantha Mark, a registered dietitian at ShopRite, gives tours of the store and works with customers to help them achieve their wellness goals.

OK.
The local store managers are at war.

10

Fashion & Style

Juliet Kline, Mitchell Buder

Jul 24th 2016

The bride is a graduate of Duke, the groom of Wake Forest.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judaism
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judaism#Jewish_identity
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who_is_a_Jew%3F

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

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World

9-Year-Old Child Worker Dies in Bangladeshi Textile Mill

By JULFIKAR ALI MANIK and GEETA ANAND | Jul 25th 2016

The father of Sagar Barman accused the supervisors at Zobeda Textile Mill in Dhaka of killing his son by pumping air into his rectum.

There are monsters.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debt_bondage

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mudlark

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Food

Eataly Expands in Manhattan to World Trade Center

By FLORENCE FABRICANT | Jul 25th 2016

A juice bar, a breakfast spot and a profusion of Italian foods like cured meat, cheese, pasta and gelato will be found downtown.

As convenient.

13

Science

Ants That Make Progress Backward

By JAMES GORMAN | Jul 25th 2016

Desert ants change their walking motion to haul the remains of other insects, but still navigate unsighted toward home.

Following a scent trail would work.

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Science

Clones of Dolly the Sheep Have Aged Like Any Other Sheep, Study Says

By JOANNA KLEIN | Jul 26th 2016

Scientists have answered a longstanding question about whether cloned animals age prematurely.

Another lie by the objectors revealed and discredited.

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Fashion & Style

The Starliner Serves Stiff Drinks and Big Booths in Bushwick

By PATRICK HEIJ | Jul 26th 2016

Tucked under the elevated M line, the bar evokes the ballroom of a midcentury cruise liner.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shining_(film)

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Travel

A $1,000 Day in Moscow for $100

By LUCAS PETERSON | Jul 26th 2016

Enjoying Russia’s huge, dynamic capital can take a bit of work. But if you’re willing to put in the effort, the rewards are abundant.

Speak Russian.

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N.Y. / Region

Man Receives 20 Years to Life for Shooting at 2 New York Officers

By RICK ROJAS | Jul 26th 2016

Antonio Olmeda, 57, pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree attempted murder in the 2011 encounter. No one was injured.

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Sports

Russia Decision Muddies Legacy of I.O.C. President Thomas Bach

By JULIET MACUR | Jul 25th 2016

Bach, who preached “zero tolerance” on doping, revealed weakness in not demanding an outright ban against Russian athletes at the Rio Olympics, a columnist says.

Controversy drives sales.

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The Upshot

Building a Better Human With Science? The Public Says, No Thanks

By GINA KOLATA | Jul 26th 2016

A new survey shows distrust of scientists, a suspicion about claims of progress and discomfort with the idea of meddling with human abilities.

It is harder than it looks.
The churches oppose it.


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Opinion

Hunger in Working Families

Jul 26th 2016

A social service agency official writes, “When families are struggling to buy groceries, they are usually also struggling with other challenges of poverty.”

Hungry people do not work well.

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Fashion & Style

Melanie Wang, Jonathan Gair

Jul 24th 2016

The couple met at a debate competition at a suburban Chicago high school.

sooner is better.    as soon as you can is best

2

Job Market

A Health Advocate in the Aisles of a Supermarket

As told to PATRICIA R. OLSEN | Jul 23rd 2016

U.S.

Video: California Wildfire Threatens Homes

By MEGAN SPECIA and NATALIA V. OSIPOVA | Jul 25th 2016

Travel

When a Southern Town Broke a Heart

By JACQUELINE WOODSON | Jul 26th 2016

N.Y. / Region

Woman Whose Search for Daughter Led Police to Bodies on Long Island Is Killed

By ARIELLE DOLLINGER | Jul 24th 2016

Mari Gilbert, whose quest to find her missing daughter led to the discovery of 11 bodies, was found dead on Saturday in Ellenville, N.Y., and a second daughter was charged with murder, the police said.

unresolved.

Opinion

The Popularity of Donald Trump’s Racism

Jul 26th 2016

A sociology professor asks why.

Early learning.

World

Woman With Zika Virus in Spain Gives Birth to Baby With Microcephaly

By RAPHAEL MINDER | Jul 25th 2016

The birth is probably the first case of its kind in Europe, according to the hospital in Barcelona where the infant was born.

Sad.

Health

Should You Get Screened for Skin Cancer?

By NICHOLAS ST. FLEUR | Jul 26th 2016

To help you decide, here are some guideposts on skin cancer research and the views of some experts.

Probably.

Business Day

Researchers Who Exposed VW Gain Little Reward From Success

By JACK EWING | Jul 24th 2016

The team, at West Virginia University, often scrounges for grants. That financial pressure is unlikely to dissipate, despite uncovering the emissions fraud.

They aced the course.

World

China Tiger Attack Kills Woman at Drive-Through Animal Park

By AUSTIN RAMZY | Jul 25th 2016

One other woman was injured in the episode, at a park near the Great Wall where people have been killed by tigers at least twice before.

Silly

Books

Review: ‘The Wicked Boy,’ a Young Killer’s Twisty Path to Atonement

By CHARLES ISHERWOOD | Jul 25th 2016

Kate Summerscale resurrects a notorious true-life tale of murder in the Victorian era committed by a 13-year-old boy.

I did not learn from the tale.

Opinion

A Strategy to Build Police-Citizen Trust

By TINA ROSENBERG | Jul 26th 2016

In Stockton, Cal., and five other cities, a pilot project seeks racial reconciliation through mutual respect.

It might work.

Travel

Following the Ancient Tea-Horse Road. Or at Least Trying.

By MIKE IVES | Jul 25th 2016

The road in southwestern China actually is a series of horse paths and shepherds’ trails that zigzag through hilly pine forests.

Adventure travel.

N.Y. / Region

Suit Revived for Veteran Lifeguard, 66, Who Refused to Wear a Speedo

By JAMES BARRON | Jul 24th 2016

Roy J. Lester, who was a lifeguard at Jones Beach State Park on Long Island from 1968 to 2006, said a new rule about lifeguard swimsuit attire was intended to get rid of older lifeguards.

Science

Cancer Survivor and Organ Donor: Can You Be Both?

By C. CLAIBORNE RAY | Jul 25th 2016

It depends on a complex set of factors and questions, medical authorities. A transplant team would need to start with a donor’s full medical history.

Maybe.

Food

Pasquale Jones Brings a Little Novelty to Little Italy

By PETE WELLS | Jul 26th 2016

A new restaurant from the Charlie Bird team dabbles in pizzas and pastas, and specializes in wine.

N.Y. / Region

Chasing the Serial Purse Snatcher With a Limp

By MICHAEL WILSON | Jul 24th 2016

During a several-week period in New York City in June and July, a man with a distinctive gait was captured on camera stealing handbags in at least a dozen restaurants.

Food

Italian Sorbet Pops Straight From the Beach

By FLORENCE FABRICANT | Jul 25th 2016

Flavors like strawberry and blood orange.

Science

Clones of Dolly the Sheep Have Aged Like Any Other Sheep, Study Says

By JOANNA KLEIN | Jul 26th 2016

N.Y. / Region

Ex-Student of Emma Willard School Says a Teacher Raped Her in 1998

By LISA W. FODERARO | Jul 22nd 2016

Kat Sullivan decided to come forward after a classmate at the elite boarding school in Troy, N.Y., contacted her.

There are monsters.


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