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World

U.S. Officers Kill Armed Civilians in Yemen Capital

By ERIC SCHMITT | May 9th 2014

A United States Special Operations commando and a C.I.A. officer killed two armed Yemeni civilians who tried to kidnap them in the capital two weeks ago, American officials said on Friday.

United States International Relations; Espionage and Intelligence Services; Diplomatic Service, Embassies and Consulates; Murders and Attempted Murders; Deaths (Fatalities); United States Defense and Military Forces 

Yemen is the ancestral home of the Bin Ladens.

Tribal loyalty is powerful.

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World

Disease of Pakistan’s Poor Now Worries the Affluent

By SABA IMTIAZ and DECLAN WALSH | May 10th 2014

A World Health Organization recommendation that travelers not leave Pakistan without a polio vaccination certificate has sowed confusion.

Poliomyelitis; Vaccination and Immunization 

A high price to pay for a single life.

http://www.afro.who.int/en/clusters-a-programmes/dpc/epidemic-a-pandemic-alert-and-response/outbreak-news/4134-ebola-virus-disease-west-africa-situation-as-of-9-may-2014.html

http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/outbreaks/guinea/index.html

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The Upshot

The Polarized Court

By ADAM LIPTAK | May 10th 2014

The partisan split reflects similarly deep divisions in Congress, the electorate and the elite circles in which the justices move.

United States Politics and Government; Appointments and Executive Changes; Liberalism (US Politics); Conservatism (US Politics)

The thought I looked for here and did not find:
The Republican party has marched steadily to the right.
It has dragged the apparent political center far to the right.
This has placed the Democrats who occupy the ideological center on the apparent left. 
The polarization of the court and Washington is caused by the puritanism of the Republican party.

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Opinion

Why Divestment Fails

By IVO WELCH | May 9th 2014

Stanford’s decision to sell its fossil-fuel stocks won’t help the environment.

Stocks and Bonds; Endowments; Greenhouse Gas Emissions

I know this.
Divestment is only modest pressure.

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Opinion

The Environmental and Health Hazards of Gas Drilling

May 9th 2014

Readers disagree with an Op-Ed essay about the benefits of hydraulic fracturing.

Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Natural Gas; Hydraulic Fracturing; Carbon Dioxide; Hazardous and Toxic Substances; Air Pollution; Regulation and Deregulation of Industry; Global Warming

Yes.   Now convince the public.
 

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U.S.

A Big Spender Aims to Push State Politics Further Right

By AMAN BATHEJA | May 10th 2014

Tim Dunn, an oil developer seen as the most effective spender in Texas politics, has invested millions of dollars into pushing the state Legislature further to the right.

Tea Party Movement; State Legislatures

This kind of action will destroy the unity of the Texas republicans.
The politics of Texas are nearly balanced.  the split will install the Democrats.
I will approve.

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Opinion

The Rise of Antibiotic Resistance

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | May 10th 2014

The pharmaceutical industry must be encouraged to develop new drugs to supplement those that are losing their effectiveness.

Antibiotics; Drugs (Pharmaceuticals); Infections

Antibiotics are as natural as the resistance to them.
Try another way.
 

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U.S.

Review of Marijuana Law Exposes List of Conflicts Between Jurisdictions

By DAVID S. JOACHIM | May 9th 2014

A House subcommittee examined the potential complications of relaxing marijuana laws in Washington, a city controlled by Congress and policed both by federal and local law enforcement agencies.

Law and Legislation; Marijuana; Drug Abuse and Traffic

This is of only small interest.  The picture of congress stoned is frightening.

 

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Opinion

The Role of Education and Health Care in Fostering Sustainable Motherhood

By ANDREW C. REVKIN | May 10th 2014

Fostering the health and education of young women is vital if your goal is a sustainable human journey.

Birth Control and Family Planning; Kidnapping; Medicine and Health; Mother's Day; Population

Boko Haram is operating as intended.
They must not triumph.

The theory of education implied here is new to me.

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Technology

Apple’s Pursuit of Beats May Foretell a Shift

By BEN SISARIO | May 9th 2014

Apple, which has been hesitant to enter the streaming market, could finally be taking the plunge.

Music; Audio Recordings, Downloads and Streaming; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures

The article is about financial consequences. 
The subject is changes in the structure of entertainment media.
It is all constructed on copyright law.
Our copyright law is unstable.
It is protecting the publishers.
Not the creation process.

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Opinion

A Health Care Showdown in Virginia

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | May 10th 2014

State Republicans are so determined to keep low-income people from getting Medicaid that they may copy their national counterparts and shut down the government.

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010); Medicaid; Health Insurance and Managed Care; Shutdowns (Institutional); United States Politics and Government

Governor McAuliffe has waited a long time before considering his options.
 

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Opinion

Reducing Obesity: A Progress Report

May 9th 2014

Responses to an Op-Ed article, “Finally, Some Optimism About Obesity.”

Obesity; Diet and Nutrition; Regulation and Deregulation of Industry; Diabetes; Lobbying and Lobbyists

We now know the problem is fructose.
Effective action has been limited.
 

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Fashion & Style

Video: Bill Cunningham | The Met Ball

Joanna Nikas | May 9th 2014

The designer Charles James (1906-78) is the subject of a sumptuous new retrospective at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Art; Museums; Fashion and Apparel; Costumes

I had not encountered the work of Charles James.
I have another investigatory project.
 

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U.S.

Signatures on Petitions for Conyers Fall Short

By THE NEW YORK TIMES | May 10th 2014

Representative John Conyers Jr. of Michigan is short by hundreds of names to qualify for the primary ballot in August.

United States Politics and Government; Primaries and Caucuses

The Democrats fight around the primaries.
It is an old pattern.
 

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U.S.

Florida: Natural Gas Seen as Cause of Jail Explosion

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | May 9th 2014

Investigators say a deadly jail explosion in the Florida Panhandle appears to have been caused by natural gas but would not specify whether a leak may have been to blame.

Explosions; Prisons and Prisoners

This is less than half the story.  

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Job Market

Suspended Animation, on a Hollywood Set

By ANNA HOLMES | May 10th 2014

A summer spent as an extra in movies and television shows was supposed to be rejuvenating. It was often anything but.

Movies; Television; Actors and Actresses; Labor and Jobs

Agreed.
The central business of Los Angeles is toxic.
 

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Technology

Defending the Open Internet

By JEFF SOMMER | May 10th 2014

As the F.C.C. prepares to address “net neutrality,” one of the most influential voices is the professor who coined the phrase.

Net Neutrality; Computers and the Internet; Regulation and Deregulation of Industry

I have no argument with Mr. Wu.
The internet is a "common carrier".
It should  be regulated as such.

Advertising is not a public service.
 

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The Upshot

A Possible Path to Closing the Pay Gap

By SENDHIL MULLAINATHAN | May 10th 2014

Girls’ ascendance in academic settings may portend a shift in the relative pay of men and women. But a change in social norms is needed, too.

Labor and Jobs; Gender; Colleges and Universities; Research; United States Economy

This is more at the changing nature of paid work.

Women have excelled when they have been allowed to enter areas of endeavor.
Yet the male parts of classical ballet are danced by men.

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Opinion

Dumbledore in the NICU

By JESSE WEGMAN | May 9th 2014

With my mother’s letter to my new baby girl, several worlds converge in the strange fluorescent dimness.

Letters; Babies and Infants; Families and Family Life

We all do what we can.
 

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N.Y. / Region

City’s New Fire Commissioner Vows a Push for More Minorities in the Department

By MICHAEL SCHWIRTZ | May 9th 2014

Daniel A. Nigro, commissioner of the New York Fire Department, vowed to attract more minorities and end an era of lawsuits brought on by a lack of diversity.

Discrimination; Fires and Firefighters; Race and Ethnicity

English language instruction should be more effective.

Irish culture has been a problem.