Tuesday, March 4, 2014

@22:00, 3/4/14

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Sports

Connecticut Finishes Undefeated and Clinches First A.A.C. Title

Connecticut’s women’s basketball team trounced No. 3 Louisville on Monday, its 37th straight win.
Basketball (College) 

No playoff necessary.
 
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U.S.

Cities Mobilize to Help Those Threatened by Gentrification

While still eager to have young professionals move to blighted areas, cities are recognizing the toll that rising tax assessments can have on longtime working-class residents.
Gentrification; Property Taxes; Tax Credits, Deductions and Exemptions; Area Planning and Renewal; Urban Areas

No good deed goes unpunished.

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N.Y. / Region

Effort to Delay Terror Trial of a Bin Laden Relative Fails


Revenge.

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Automobiles

New Cars As Far as the Eye Can See

Jerry Garrett takes a look at some of the highlights from the first day of press previews at the Geneva Motor Show.
Geneva International Motor Show; Automobiles 

Not what I am looking for.
 
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Opinion

Timber Thieves Threaten California's Redwood Giants

Timber thieves force the nighttime closure of a road in a redwood refuge.
Forests and Forestry; National Parks, Monuments and Seashores; Parks and Other Recreation Areas; Poaching (Wildlife); Wood and Wood Products 

Ugly people.
 
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World

El Chapo’s Arrest Unlikely to Break Mexican Cartel

Officials say the Sinaloa cartel has transcended its leader, Joaquín Guzmán Loera, known as El Chapo, learning better than its competitors how to produce and move drugs, establish new markets and outsource business.
Drug Cartels; Drug Abuse and Traffic 

Hydra.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lernaean_Hydra
 
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U.S.

Process ‘Reboot’ Aims to End Senate Gridlock

A group of senators from both parties hope debate on a bipartisan child care bill can end months of political gridlock.
United States Politics and Government; Law and Legislation; Child Care 

There is almost no common ground.
 
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U.S.

Great Lakes Rebound

The Army Corps of Engineers said Great Lakes water levels rebounded sharply last year after a prolonged low period dating from the late 1990s.

The Mackinac Strait is bigger than that.  Four inches of difference is big.

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N.Y. / Region

U.S. Wants to Put Some Topics Off Limits at Terror Trial

As jury selection continues in the trial of Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, Osama bin Laden’s son-in-law, the government asked the judge to bar the defense from referring to topics such as national security.
Terrorism; Jury System; September 11 (2001) 

So the crime is unmentionable in court.  
That will be hard to prosecute.

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N.Y. / Region

For Drivers on Some City Bus Routes, Requesting the $2.50 Fare Can Be Dangerous

Unlike subway drivers who are shielded from passengers’ emotions by a thick metal door, many bus drivers are fully exposed to the moods of the fickle, and sometimes violent, New York City commuter.
Buses; Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates); Attacks on Police; Commuting 

Increase the subsidy.
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N.Y. / Region

Federal Prosecutors Looking Closely at Christie Aides, Court Papers Show

A lawyer for Gov. Chris Christie’s former campaign manager, Bill Stepien, revealed that federal investigators visited Mr. Stepien’s home in New Jersey and questioned his landlord.
George Washington Bridge 

Crime gets investigated.
 
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U.S.

Ex-President Ventures Where Some Might Not

When red-state Democrats need a popular national leader in their corner, former President Bill Clinton is the man they call.
Elections, Senate; United States Politics and Government 

Spin is all at this point.
 
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U.S.

Lewis Yablonsky, Sociologist Fascinated by Sociopaths, Dies at 89

A rough childhood in Newark, N.J., informed Dr. Yablonsky’s academic work, which combined analysis, experiential research and sometimes unconventional efforts to solve social problems.
Sociology; Gangs; Deaths (Obituaries); Murders and Attempted Murders; Drug Abuse and Traffic 

He will be missed.
 
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Great Homes and Destinations

Earth, Wind and Fire

After a devastating inferno in a Colorado canyon, a couple starts over, high up a hill.
Architecture; Interior Design and Furnishings; Real Estate and Housing (Residential) 

I will keep it in mind.
 
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N.Y. / Region

Reservoir’s Neighbors Want More Than Return of Their Water Views

The Jerome Park Reservoir, which has been empty for years, is to be refilled as a water filtration plant nears completion, but it will still be off-limits to the public.
Reservoirs; Water 

Fear did that.
 
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Opinion

A Simpler Tax Plan, Not a Better One

The Republican proposal fails to improve a tax code that is inadequate to the country’s needs.
Federal Taxes (US); Tax Credits, Deductions and Exemptions; United States Politics and Government; Income Tax; Editorials; Taxation 

yes.
 
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Business Day

Financial Regulator Calls Obama Budget 'Woefully Insufficient'

Bart Chilton, a commissioner on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, said President Obama’s $280 million request for the agency in the next fiscal year was inadequate for the agency’s expanded mission.
Commodities; Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (2010); Federal Budget (US); Futures and Options Trading; Regulation and Deregulation of Industry 

The budget will not be approved.
 
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N.Y. / Region

In Job, Appointee Profits and Christie Gains Power

Since Gov. Chris Christie named David Samson to lead the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the governor’s power has grown and Mr. Samson’s law firm has prospered.
Conflicts of Interest 

Graft
 
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World

Rise in Bigotry Fuels Massacre Inside Myanmar

Violence against the Rohingya minority has presented a test for Myanmar’s leaders, who have done little to rein in the ethnic killings even as they pursue broad political and economic reforms.
Rohingya (Ethnic Group); Discrimination; Human Rights and Human Rights Violations; Buddhism; Muslims and Islam 

The Rohingya are definitely bigoted.

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