Tuesday, April 18, 2017

@18:57, 4/17/17

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N.Y. / Region

Self-Storage Offers Space for Stuff. But It Gobbles Up Space.

New York and other cities move to curb the spread of self-storage buildings, arguing the space could be used to increase jobs, housing and commerce.

The facilities pay their taxes and their mortgages.
The people who build or convert them are pleased.

2
U.S.

Student Charged With Hazing in Peanut Butter Allergy Case

A college student was charged after another student with a serious peanut allergy passed out at an off-campus party and woke up with peanut butter on his face.

Practical joking is inherently cruel.

3
Science

A Dinosaur Cousin’s Crocodile Ankles Surprise Paleontologists

The features of 245-million-year-old Teleocrater fossils may help fill in our understanding of how dinosaurs evolved.

People continue to learn.

4
N.Y. / Region

Frederick B. Lacey, Who Prosecuted Corruption in New Jersey, Dies at 96

Mr. Lacey won convictions against mayors, other public officials and Mafia members before becoming a judge whose cases included the French Connection trial.

All political machines grow corrupt with time.

5
N.Y. / Region

Looking for a Contact Lens in the Dark

Just when all seemed lost, a different perspective saved the day.

Yes.

6
N.Y. / Region

Hey, He Tried

A man has trouble getting his wife’s attention when he sees someone famous on a Greenwich Village street.

Communication helps.

7
U.S.

For Alabama Christians, Governor Bentley’s Downfall Is a Bitter Blow

When Robert Bentley became Alabama’s governor, evangelical Christians hoped he would be a model of integrity. On Monday, he resigned after a sex scandal.

Robert Bentley was not a model of integrity.

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Business Day

Burger King TV Ad Asks, Hoping Google Home Devices Answer

The commercial is a novel but potentially invasive marketing tactic that comes as more Americans use smart speakers in their homes.

Yet another reason to avoid automation of the home.

9
Business Day

With O’Reilly on Vacation, the Murdochs Assess the Damage

Bill O’Reilly has left Fox News for a planned trip while his employers decide whether they should force him from the network over sexual harassment accusations.

Fake News.

The public has no further input to the Murdochs decision.

The report of the decision will be news.


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U.S.

Trump Says He Didn’t Know Bannon Until Campaign, but They Met in 2011

President Trump also repeated falsehoods about Hillary Clinton and contradicted his own earlier positions on Syria and chemical attacks.

Trump is not a thoughtful person.

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