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Opinion
Florida Republicans Squelch the Voice of the People
Legislators are obstructing voter-created laws they don’t like on marijuana, the environment, education and gerrymandering.Florida should not elect these Republicans.
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Opinion
Making Art at the March for Science
In Washington, crowds gathered to register their concerns about the future of the environment.OK
4
Podcasts
‘The Daily’: The Man Behind Uber, for Better or Worse
A Times investigation into the company’s chief executive, Travis Kalanick, finds that his drive to win has led to a pattern of going too far.It is worth the column inches.
5
Travel
A Journey Through Baja California’s Wine Country
Vineyards and culinary marvels beckon in the austere backcountry of the Valle de Guadalupe in Mexico.If you wish.
Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
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Books
In Search of New Memoirs That Go Light on Catastrophe
A reader (and writer) of memoirs notes that dysfunction and disease haunt the genre. What can he read that’s trauma-free?These will do.
Lesser events are more common and learning from them is more necessary.
"What does not kill me makes me stronger."
It should be rephrased as The past can make me wiser.
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U.S.
Arkansas Set to Execute 2 Inmates
The executions, if carried out, would be the first time since 2000 that more than one inmate was put to death on the same day in the United States.Actual deaths by execution are deaths of hope.
The justice system must work harder to get the facts.
Until there is an end to doubt there should be no executions.
I can see no end of doubt.
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Magazine
What Caused This College Student’s Stomach Pain and Vomiting?
No one could figure out the problem — until it was too late.This is a nasty genetic defect.
9
Well
Beer Drinkers May Develop Irregular Heart Rhythms
German scientists used Oktoberfest to show that moderate social drinking may lead to arrhythmias.The subject deserves more study.
The experimental noise level is high.
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Travel
Where to Celebrate the Solar Eclipse This Summer
Hotels and tour operators are offering packages for travelers who want to experience the nearly two-minute syzygy in August, by land or by water.I have seen a total eclipse of the sun.
There are other things I would rather do.
Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
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Times Insider
In Arkansas, Behind the Executioner’s Shroud
Two New York Times reporters were on hand, in a media room, when the state executed an inmate before a lethal injection drug was set to expire.A small event.
2
Food
A Creative Chef Sets His Sights on Doughnuts
At Du’s Donuts in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, Wylie Dufresne specializes in cake doughnuts.If you wish.
I rarely eat doughnuts.
3
Magazine
Provence in a Bowl
Jessica B. Harris’s soupe au pistou will take you from spring through summer, with your pot reflecting the bounty of the seasons.https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1018747-soupe-au-pistou-vegetable-soup-with-pesto
In season.
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U.S.
Arkansas Set to Execute 2 Inmates
The executions, if carried out, would be the first time since 2000 that more than one inmate was put to death on the same day in the United States.https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/27/us/in-area-near-arkansas-prison-an-execution-is-the-one-were-waiting-on.html
The deed is done.
5
U.S.
Republicans Propose Short-Term Funding Plan to Avert Shutdown
The stopgap legislation would continue government funding through May 5, averting a government shutdown this weekend.This is an artificial crisis.
Paul KrugmanVerified account @paulkrugman 2 hours ago
Paul Krugman Retweeted John Harwood
Not much abt these ppl leaves me speechless but wow
Paul Krugman added,
There is no reason for a tax cut for the rich.
I expect a shutdown.
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U.S.
Report Compares Texas’ Solitary Confinement Policies to Torture
The report called the state’s death row practices “particularly draconian,” pointing out, for example, that some prisoners can’t have physical contact with relatives, even on their way to execution.The Texas policies are torture.
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Opinion
Doctors at an Execution? Medical Ethics Says No
A psychiatrist with Physicians for Human Rights takes issue with an Op-Ed article approving the role of doctors in executions."First, do no harm."
It can be argued that a quick easy death is not harm.
The argument is not an easy one.
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Business Day
Kate O’Beirne, National Review Editor and Columnist, Dies at 67
A stalwart of the neoconservative movement who was Washington editor of National Review and wrote its “Bread and Circuses” column.I do not wish anyone dead.
Kate O'Beirne has ended her learning.
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N.Y. / Region
City Commits $100 Million to Narrowing a Gap in Manhattan Greenway
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced plans for an esplanade to shrink the East Side gap between 41st and 61st Streets in the Manhattan Waterfront Greenway.It is too late to worry about the loss of industry from New York City.
The industrial economy will continue to decline.
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