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Magazine
The Easiest Way to Get Rid of Racism? Just Redefine It.
Is David Duke racist? Obama? Trump? BeyoncĂ©? Ever since we decided racism was a character flaw, not an institutional one, it became easier to toss the charge around — and harder to make it stick."Gaslighting"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaslighting
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Magazine
A Haitian Grandmother’s Home-Cooked Porridge
Garlicky grits, slices of avocado and a velvety gravy combine to make a dish that is as deeply satisfying as it is simple.http://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1018262-haitian-cornmeal-porridge-mayi-moulen
http://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1018263-black-bean-sauce-sos-pwa-nwa
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Real Estate
$1,150,000 Homes in Texas, Maine and Delaware
This week’s properties include a clapboard house in Wilmington, De., a contemporary in San Antonio, Tex., and a loft in Portland, Me."If you don't own it you don't control it."
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U.S.
Pennsylvania Attorney General Resigns, a Day After Perjury Conviction
Attorney General Kathleen G. Kane was convicted on Monday of leaking grand jury information, and then lying about it.Kathleen G. Kane:
http://www.nytimes.com/video/us/100000004243836/clergy-accused-of-abuse-in-pennsylvania.html
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Opinion
Swimming’s Racial Divide
The racial divide in swimming not only raises safety and fitness issues but also can be a barrier to employment, a lifeguard writes.Learn to swim well!
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U.S.
Readers React: Should Air-Conditioning Be a Right for Prisoners?
Times readers debated the treatment of prisoners in America in response to a series of lawsuits against prisons without air-conditioning.Further torture is unnecessary. Air condition the cell block.
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World
Where Olympic Athletes Unwind in Rio: The Bin Laden Bar
At the end of a long day competing, many Olympians are finding refreshment a short stroll away at the Bar do Bin Laden, named for the appearance of the long-bearded owner.Local color.
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Opinion
Justice for Victims of Sexual Abuse
A New York State senator urges passage of a law extending the statute of limitations for claims of child abuse.The statute of limitations is too short for child abuse.
There is a constitutional prohibition on ex post facto laws.
Justice must be sought through other routs.
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Science
From Fins Into Hands: Scientists Discover a Deep Evolutionary Link
The findings by a University of Chicago team will help researchers understand how our ancestors left the water, transforming fins into limbs so they could move on land.Of general interest.
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Sports
Top Irish Olympic Executive Arrested Over Ticket Scalping Allegations
Patrick Hickey, Europe’s top Olympic official, was arrested just before 8 a.m. at an oceanside hotel in Rio. He was later taken to a hospital by ambulance.Capitalism in unexpected places.
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Health
Immune System and Spirit Kept Cancer at Bay for a Year
Jason Greenstein fought off Hodgkin’s lymphoma with immunotherapy, but prolonged exposure to chemotherapy and radiation weakened his body. He died Aug. 10.Iatrogenic damage.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iatrogenesis
There was no malice, incompetence or negligence.
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Health
Osteoporosis, a Disease With Few Treatment Options, May Soon Have One More
A clinical trial found that a new drug stimulates bone growth and prevents fractures at least as well as the only other such drug on the market.If you need it, get it.
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Food
What’s for Breakfast?
A new captain at the helm, an easy breakfast hack and some recipes for the week.Eating continues.
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Sports
Video: Sexism in Olympics Coverage
The Olympics coverage has been criticized for sexism on almost a daily basis. Female Olympians are described as “married” or “unmarried,” while men are called the “fastest” or the “strongest.”I am usually looking at the pictures.
Getting the words right should matter.
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U.S.
U.S. to Phase Out Use of Private Prisons for Federal Inmates
The Justice Department cited a decline in federal prisoners and a critical recent report about safety and security problems in for-profit facilities.It is time to end "The War on Drugs".
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Real Estate
House Hunting in ... New Brunswick, Canada
A weak Canadian dollar and retiring baby boomers have helped strengthen the housing market in the St. Andrews area.It is a fine dream.
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N.Y. / Region
The Triangle
A poet recalls being 10 years old and waiting for her father to return home from work.Yes.
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Real Estate
An Unexpected Route to Williamsburg
Kendall Huberman discovered she qualified for a co-op building with an income cap.I am glad she likes her place.
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Business Day
Blurred Lines in Pursuing Insider Trading Cases
There are no guidelines to distinguish between the cases that deserve criminal prosecution and the ones that receive only a civil proceeding.Insider trading is a worry for active traders.
I am glad it is prosecuted.
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Opinion
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