Saturday, April 1, 2017

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Podcasts

‘The Daily’: The Climate Change Battle Through One Coal Miner’s Eyes

Forget the political. For the 65,000 coal miners in the United States, this is just about daily life. We called one of them.

Eastern coal is dead.
The use of fossil carbon must end.

2
U.S.

Confused by the Trump Surveillance Drama? Here’s a Timeline


3
Opinion

Dark Money, Science and Climate Change

A study shows that 99.99 percent of scientific articles indicate global warming caused by human activity.

Yes.

4
Real Estate

Moving Checklist

Proper planning will make any move less stressful, and that means setting a time line with scheduled tasks leading up to your moving date.

Sooner is better.    As soon as you can is best.

5
U.S.

12 Killed in Texas as Church Bus and Pickup Truck Collide

The head-on collision, which occurred about 100 miles west of San Antonio, killed nearly everyone aboard the bus.

Drunks drive.

6
Opinion

Suffer the Little Children: Church Cruelty in Ireland

A mass grave at a former home for unwed mothers run by nuns is the latest abuse scandal. When will the Catholic hierarchy take responsibility?

Birth control of a sort.

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Opinion

Why Democrats Should Work With Trump

America doesn’t have room for two parties of “no.”

Trump will not work with Democrats.
The Republicans continue to be a party of no.
Trump continues to be a Republican.

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Times Insider

The Good Old Days of Supreme Court Nominations? They Don’t Exist.

Think the political fight over Judge Neil M. Gorsuch is ugly? Take a look at The Times’s coverage of Supreme Court nominees who met the buzz saw.

The Republicans will regret the nuclear option should they take it.

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Books

Paperback Row

Six new paperbacks to check out this week.

None of these.
Podcasts

‘The Daily’: Hello Coal Jobs, Goodbye E.U.

Trump’s promise to do away with Obama’s legacy on climate change, and Theresa May’s farewell to the European Union.

Brexit will hurt.  That is not a surprise.
Coal will not be back..


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1
Travel

Getting the Most Out of a Spa Visit

Choose the right treatment, communicate with your massage therapist and consider going on a weekday before 5 p.m.

Enjoy.

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N.Y. / Region

Man Who Killed Bus Driver With a Stolen Truck Is Found Guilty


3
Opinion

Trump, the Centrist President

Will he be able to win over Democrats? What if he needs the support of the Freedom Caucus?

Hopeless.

4
Arts

Prosecutors Want Cosby ‘Spanish Fly’ Comments as Evidence at Trial

In a filing, prosecutors sought to include interview and book remarks in which Bill Cosby discussed giving a fabled aphrodisiac to women.

Cosby should try for a plea bargain.

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World

How Does Populism Turn Authoritarian? Venezuela Is a Case in Point

When Hugo Chávez took power nearly 20 years ago, the leftist populism he championed was supposed to save democracy. Instead, it has done the opposite.

Dictators are hard to dislodge.

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Technology

Uber Executive’s Lawyers Warn He Could Face Criminal Charges

The executive at the center of an intellectual property fight between Waymo and Uber is exercising his right to avoid self-incrimination in the dispute.

Let them fight.

7
Arts

Dancing Through the Aspects of Womanhood, Good and Evil

Our latest installment in the Instagram series #SpeakingInDance features Blanca Li and Maria Alexandrova.

I am not a good critic.  I have not been paying proper attention.

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N.Y. / Region

Mayor de Blasio Is Said to Back Plan to Close Jails on Rikers Island

A commission’s recommendation to close Rikers Island, and move prisoners to smaller jails in New York City, has apparently won the support of Mayor de Blasio.

The island is not the problem. 
Closures will not help.

separate the unconvicted from the convicts.
give them separate guards.

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N.Y. / Region

In Albany, Glimpses of Budget as Federal Cuts and Deadlines Loom

Possible agreements — including an Uber expansion in upstate New York and a new court system for juvenile offenders — were paired with reminders that nothing was finalized.

Yes.

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U.S.

Kansas Governor Vetoes Medicaid Expansion, Setting Stage for Showdown

Lawmakers put aside a measure to override Gov. Sam Brownback’s veto. They hope to get supporters of Medicaid expansion to lobby legislators who are still on the fence.

The pain should be removed.

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