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N.Y. / Region
A Wedding Night Upgrade at the Plaza
Recalling a night spent sleeping on a sofa where a Beatle was said to have sat.Weddings are exhausting.
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Science
Taking Down Dams and Letting the Fish Flow
On the Penobscot in Maine and other rivers in the U.S., several endangered species are rebounding with the reopening of spawning areas.Taking out the unused dams lets the fish use the river.
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Business Day
If Immigration Can’t Be Stopped, Maybe It Can Be Managed
The United States can choose what kind of low-skilled immigration it will have, legal or illegal, and specialists say legal is undoubtedly better.Yes.
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Arts
Trevor Noah: The First Time I Drove a Car. (I Was 6.)
Born and raised in South Africa, Mr. Noah talks about growing up poor there, and his mother’s beat-up, tangerine Volkswagen Beetle.And the life of hope and ambition his mother built.
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U.S.
In Mississippi, Struggling for an Emmett Till Memorial That Withstands Gunshots
Signs recalling the murder of the black teenager in 1955, an event that fueled the civil rights movement, are continually stolen and vandalized, riddled with bullet holes.Signs get shot.
Some signs get shot more than others.
The motivation of the more shots is racist.
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Opinion
Accrediting Colleges
The Council for Higher Education Accreditation says it would be a huge mistake to let government dictate standards.The standards are set by the success of the students.
What rate of success is standard can be argued.
The accrediting panel decides whether the program under consideration can produce an acceptable rate of success.
A rigid standard will not do the job.
Failure to perform will lead to loss of accreditation.
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Science
Spray-On Tanning, Considered
Exactly how do such tanning products work, and do they work safely?Spray-on tanning is cosmetic only.
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Fashion & Style
Robert Joachim, Daniel Hewitt
The couple met while two-stepping at a country and western bar in Washington.Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
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Science
Why Big Liars Often Start Out as Small Ones
Researchers found that the brain may become desensitized to dishonesty, perhaps explaining why lying can be a “slippery slope” with small, self-serving falsehoods leading to big lies.Lying is bad policy for a number of reasons.
Writers of fiction get paid for lying cleverly.
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N.Y. / Region
Ex-Aide Says Christie Had ‘Memory Issue’ About Bridge Lane Closings
Bridget Anne Kelly testified she felt she was in “an alternate universe” when Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey and his team disavowed having knowledge of the shutdown.Chris Christie lied and continues to lie as do most of his associates.
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