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Technology
For the Best Internet at Home, Try These Tips on Wi-Fi Gear
Mesh networks appeal to people who aren’t happy with the speed of their current Wi-Fi system. But they’re not for everyone.It is best to just pay for a pipe.
Fiber is cheap to buy but expensive to rent.
Coaxial cable is reasonably fast but comes with pay television.
Satellite links are slow and expensive.
Wired ether net is good if there is a broadband portal.
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Business Day
Big Banks Set to Pay Out Largest Dividends in a Decade
Passing grades on the Fed’s stress tests illustrate how the banking system has sufficiently rebuilt its capital levels since the 2008 financial crisis.The "Stress test" is window dressing.
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U.S.
Perjury Charge Dropped Against Ex-Trooper in Sandra Bland Case
Brian Encinia, the officer who arrested Ms. Bland in Texas, agreed to end his law-enforcement career in exchange for dismissal of a perjury charge.The plea-bargain should not end the civil rights suit.
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N.Y. / Region
Tears on the Train
A small act to ease a young man’s grief.I have found tears do not relieve old physical pain.
It fades in time.
Love endures.
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Technology
Global Ransomware Hack: What We Know and Don’t Know
Here’s what we know and don’t know so far about the new ransomware attack hitting governments and companies around the world.Microsoft should pay for the damage and the pain.
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Travel
Five Places to Shop in Dublin
One block west of Dublin’s Grafton Street lies a mix of happening independent boutiques, cafes and galleries in what is known as the Creative Quarter.Amazon is destructive.
So is the V.A.T.
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World
Syria Denies Planning Another Chemical Attack
The government in Damascus and its Russian patrons rejected an accusation from the White House, calling it a provocation.A legal cause of war. Assad knows it. I.S.I.S. knows it.
War with the U.S. is the I.S.I.S. goal.
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Movies
A Salute to Stomach-Churning Pleasures: Horror on VHS
Nitehawk Cinema in Brooklyn celebrates no-budget horror with movies like “The Necro Files” and “Black Devil Doll From Hell.”Watch Fox News. The production values are better.
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Well
Some Ultramarathons Now Test for Endurance — and Drugs
A handful of ultramarathons now drug test top finishers, a stark change for a sport known for its free-spirited athletes and grass-roots organization.It must matter who wins.
Finishing is no longer enough.
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Opinion
Trump, Tapes and Lies
A reader explains why Donald Trump thought that James Comey might lie: “Habitual liars find it hard to believe that others don’t also easily lie.”That is usually called psychopathy.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychopathy
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