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N.Y. / Region
Chris Christie Tackles Drug Crisis ‘Ravaging the State and Our People’
The New Jersey governor used his State of the State address to offer proposals that included limits on prescriptions and increases in treatment.Chris Christie is late.
I fear New Jersey will elect more of the same.
The Rockefeller drug laws were not effective.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockefeller_Drug_Laws
There is no mention of their example in the article.
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U.S.
Transgender Women Fear Abuse in Immigration Detention
Lawyers and advocates say mistreatment and abuse endure, despite guidelines issued by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.The fear is well founded.
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N.Y. / Region
Pietro’s in Manhattan, the Last of the Steak Row Stalwarts
Possibly the last of the original chop houses on Steak Row, Pietro’s is a living monument the era of the Mad Men power lunch.Times change and diets change.
Blow has replaced alcohol.
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U.S.
Anti-Vaccine Activist Says Trump Wants Him to Lead Panel on Immunization Safety
The vaccine skeptic, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., said Mr. Trump had asked him to lead the commission, though a spokeswoman said no final decisions had been made.The case for vaccines is well established.
https://twitter.com/paulkrugman
Paul Krugman
So much to worry about right now; so let me add to the pile. I suspect that we'll soon see massive rage on the part of Trump supporters 1/
Why? I don't see many saying this, but anti-intellectualism was a big part of the movement: you smug liberals think we're stupid? Hah! 2/
Now imagine the reaction when it becomes clear that they were snookered. Not only did they vote to strip themselves of health care 3/
because they believed the assurances of an obvious fraudster, but Mr. Make America Great Again is a witting or unwitting foreign agent 4/
I guess some will say "Gosh, I made a big mistake". But many will lash out even harder at those know-it-alls who, um, were actually right 5/
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Technology
Facebook, Nodding to Its Role in Media, Starts a Journalism Project
The effort calls for, among other things, the company to forge deeper ties with news organizations by collaborating on publishing tools and features before they are released.I wish Facebook success with their journalism project.
The project will change and probably destroy the Facebook business model if it is successful.
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Real Estate
$700,000 Homes in Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Florida
An 18th-century farmhouse in Glen Mills, Pa., and midcentury moderns in Chapel Hill, N.C., and Sarasota, Fla.Homes fit the people who live in them.
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Science
A Bumblebee Gets New Protection on Obama’s Way Out
The administration added the rusty-patched bumblebee, which once covered 28 states but is threatened by pesticides, disease and climate change, to the endangered species list.Good.
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N.Y. / Region
De Blasio Makes Affordable Housing Gains, but Critics Fear It’s Not Enough
The de Blasio administration built or preserved about 22,000 housing units in New York City in 2016, but advocates say the need is still great.Critics are never happy.
The Mayor is doing as well as he can.
The problem has no solution.
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N.Y. / Region
Shadow Utility Company Accused of Installing Illegal Gas Meters in Brooklyn
Guilty.
The problem looks to be much larger.
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The Upshot
Why Most Economists Are So Worried About Trump
In a meeting in Chicago, a fear that their advice will be ignored — and that the new administration’s policies could court economic disaster.http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2017/01/14/infrastructure-delusions/
http://www.j-bradford-delong.net/movable_type/
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