Saturday, December 24, 2016

@22:30, 12/23/16

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1
Well

Savings, Longevity and the Year in Fitness

Two numbers are particularly emblematic of what science had to tell us abut fitness this year: 42 percent and $2,500.

I will learn to walk again.

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Well

Are Saunas Good for the Brain?

Using a sauna may reduce the risk for Alzheimer’s disease, a new study suggests.

I will assume so.

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N.Y. / Region

Unsealed Documents Outline F.B.I.’s Reasoning in Clinton Case

The bureau told a judge shortly before the election that emails belonging to Huma Abedin, a top aide to Hillary Clinton, could contain classified information.

Dec 21

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Opinion

Leaving the Arctic Alone

President Obama’s decision to block drilling has been a boon to efforts to protect fragile environments.

I find the attempt at environmental protection admirable.
It should be supported.

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U.S.

Clinton Backers Cry Foul Over What F.B.I. Considers Common Procedure

While the F.B.I. stuck with its decision not to pursue charges against Hillary Clinton, agents believed they needed to examine newly discovered emails, just to be certain.

Dec 21

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The Upshot

How the Obama Coalition Crumbled, Leaving an Opening for Trump

New demographic estimates for the election, and a look at how the key alliance of Northern white voters and black voters shrank for Hillary Clinton.

Electing Hillary would have meant four more years of deadlock.

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U.S.

Los Angeles Drivers on the 405 Ask: Was $1.6 Billion Worth It?


Build rail next.

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Technology

In a Retreat, Uber Ends Its Self-Driving Car Experiment in San Francisco

Uber, which defied state regulators who said the service was illegal, stopped the autonomous car program after only a week.

State governments control motor vehicles.

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Science

When Water Balloons Hit a Bed of Nails and Don’t Pop

A physicist and her students used a balloon and a bed of nails to make it easier to visualize how water droplets respond to a spiky surface.

OK

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Opinion

Time to End the Electoral College

Designed to protect Southern slave states, this outdated institution undermines participatory democracy no matter who wins the White House.

The electoral college will endure.     Let the electors campaign.

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