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Opinion
Rape Victims Deserve Better. Mandatory Minimums Won’t Help.
The Brock Turner sexual assault case inspired a lot of anger. But it shouldn’t lead to inflexible sentencing laws.The judge probably got things right.
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Opinion
Eric Holder: Sentences Full of Errors
Mandatory minimum prison terms are costly and cruel. We must grasp this moment of consensus for reform.Any time is a good time for sentencing reform if the necessary majorities can be found.
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U.S.
Report on Racial Bias in Baltimore Policing Also Exposes Gender Bias
Baltimore officers humiliated women who reported sexual assault, failed to gather basic evidence, and disregarded prostitutes’ complaints, the Justice Department found.The police represent the political powers.
All of Baltimore must vote.
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Food
In Sicily, Making a Name for Vittoria
Organically produced reds from southeast Sicily can be every bit as beautiful as the fashionable wines of Mount Etna.Ok.
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Health
Gay and Lesbian High School Students Report ‘Heartbreaking’ Levels of Violence
Sexual-minority teenagers are at far greater risk for depression, bullying and many types of violence than their straight peers, the C.D.C. has found.There is no certainty until or unless we can identify the epigenders through DNA.
The youth culture must change.
A start has been made.
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Sports
Sailing at the Rio Games? It’s Complicated, Tacticians Say
Forget the pollution. The winds and currents of the Rio Games’ unfamiliar courses — three of them in the open ocean — will test the complete sailor.OK.
The racing will be interesting.
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Food
Olmsted Bets the Farm on Winning Over the Neighbors
With quail and crayfish in the backyard, a Brooklyn restaurant isn’t quite as simple as it looks.As convenient.
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Sports
Fencer Is First American Olympian to Compete in a Head Scarf
Ibtihaj Muhammad won one match and then was eliminated in the round of 16 of the women’s saber competition at the Rio Games.Fine by me.
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Fashion & Style
How a Bird Feeder Revived My Marriage
A wife in India finds that feeding birds nourishes her relationship.Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
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U.S.
Justice Department to Release Blistering Report of Racial Bias by Baltimore Police
Investigators found that African-American residents were often stopped or arrested without legal justification.Baltimore is thoroughly blistered.
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N.Y. / Region
Letter to Cuomo Reveals State Senate’s Plan to Help Success Academy
In the letter, John J. Flanagan, the Senate majority leader, urged the governor to do something about the “regulatory burden imposed” by the city’s universal pre-K program.Do the pre-kindergarten program.
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N.Y. / Region
A Long Island Bar’s Age Policy Differs for Men and Women. Is It Legal?
At a rooftop bar in Rockville Centre, N.Y., women must be at least 25 to enter and men, 30. The owners say they can make their own rules; some say the policy is discriminatory.The policy will change when someone sues.
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Food
Cured Roe From Gray Mullet Caught in the Gulf of Mexico
Bottaraga, an Italian delicacy, can be sliced, shaved or grated and has a long shelf life.Maybe if fish becomes a significant part of our diet.
I will use anything you wish.
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Science
Obama Administration Set to Remove Barrier to Marijuana Research
The new policy could spur broad scientific study of a drug being used to treat dozens of diseases despite little rigorous evidence of its effectiveness.The proposed change will quickly gather the evidence.
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N.Y. / Region
Transporting the Dead, Sometimes With No Permit Required
At a time of greater outsourcing of the service, rules regarding who may collect the dead vary, and in some states it requires little more than a driver’s license and a strong stomach.Follow the local rules.
Hire a service to your taste.
If they don't suit, there are ways to change them.
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Food
A Widow Takes the Helm at Blackberry Farm
Sam Beall’s death cast his widow, Mary Celeste Beall, in an unimagined role, as the head of the Blackberry Farm resort and a leader in the elevation of hyper-local Southern cuisine.Not a problem.
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N.Y. / Region
De Blasio Signs Bill Mandating Lactation Rooms in City Offices
The legislation, which will require certain New York City offices and service centers to provide the rooms, is part of a broad effort by the mayor to tackle gender disparities.There is a constituency.
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U.S.
California Utility Found Guilty of Violations in 2010 Gas Explosion That Killed 8
A jury in San Francisco found that Pacific Gas & Electric violated pipeline safety laws when a blast leveled a neighborhood.Explosions are not supposed to happen.
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Real Estate
An Island in Maine, Four Sisters, Four Houses
Christina Baker Kline’s parents inadvertently started a family compound when they bought a home in Maine. House by house, their daughters joined them.Start looking.
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Opinion
What the Military Owes Rape Survivors Like My Daughter
Service members who have been assaulted shouldn’t have to add “other-than-honorable” discharge to their injustices.It should work to restore her honor.
I too doubt the Navy will bother.
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