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U.S.

North Carolina: Lawmakers Pass Coal Ash Restrictions

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Aug 21st 2014

Superfund.

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U.S.

Two U.S. Ebola Patients Are Released by Atlanta Hospital

By ALAN BLINDER | Aug 21st 2014

The release of the first patients ever to be treated for the Ebola virus at a hospital in the United States caps an international medical drama.

Ebola Virus 

http://www.who.int/csr/don/2014_08_20_ebola/en/

"Disease update

Confirmed, probable, and suspect cases and deaths from Ebola virus disease in Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone, as of 18 August 2014

	New (1)	Confirmed	Probable	Suspect	Totals
Guinea
Cases	36	423	140	16	579
Deaths	2	254	140	2	396
Liberia
Cases	126	242	502	228	972
Deaths	95	212	239	125	576
Nigeria
Cases	0	12	0	3	15
Deaths	0	4	0	0	4
Sierra Leone
Cases	59	783	52	72	907
Deaths	9	335	34	5	374
Totals
Cases	221	1460	694	319	2473
Deaths	106	805	413	132	1350
1. New cases were reported between 17 and 18 August 2014.

The total number of cases is subject to change due to ongoing reclassification, retrospective investigation, and availability of laboratory results. Data reported in the Disease Outbreak News are based on official information reported by Ministries of Health."

The ratio of the totals is constant. 

There is no control as yet.

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Automobiles

Wheelies: The Lincoln Lawyer Edition

By BENJAMIN PRESTON | Aug 21st 2014

Matthew McConaughey signs a deal to appear in a series of ads for Lincoln; Ford announces plans for a Prius-fighting hybrid.

Automobiles; Antique and Classic Cars; Pebble Beach Concours D'Elegance (Car Show) 

"Ford told Reuters on Wednesday that it planned to introduce a new gas-electric hybrid model that would compete with the segment-leading Toyota Prius. The automaker said that, unlike models such as the C-Max Energi and Escape Hybrid, the new car would be designed as a hybrid. Ford said it planned to build the car near Detroit. (Reuters)"

"According to a new report from the National Insurance Crime Bureau, overall auto thefts dropped 3.2 percent in 2013, compared with the F.B.I.'s 2012 statistics, to fewer than 700,000 vehicles. Honda Accords and Civics were still the most-stolen vehicles, followed by Chevrolet and Ford pickup trucks. (Autoblog)"  The missed market.

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Opinion

What Are the Best Small Towns in America?

By JAKE FLANAGIN | Aug 21st 2014

Americans looking to live in big cities have any number of “livability indexes” to choose from — but what are the options for small-town fare?

Affordable Housing; Area Planning and Renewal; Families and Family Life; Population; States (US); Suburbs; Travel and Vacations; Urban Areas 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki

/Lawrence,_Massachusetts ?

.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence,_Massachusetts#Demographics

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athens,_Ohio  ?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athens,_Ohio#2010_census

Where it works for you is best.

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Health

Part D Gains May Be Eroding

By PAULA SPAN | Aug 21st 2014

More Medicare beneficiaries are not taking prescribed medications or forgoing basic needs to pay for them, a new study finds.

Drugs (Pharmaceuticals); Elder Care; Elderly; Medicare 

The shrub's solemn promise was always a lie.

I am not signed up for part D.  I have A&B.

I can sign up for D at need without penalty.

The reason the plan is bad.

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Opinion

Teen Births and the Complexities of Culture

Aug 21st 2014

The decline in the teen birth rate, its root causes and its implications.

Abstinence (Sexual); Birth Control and Family Planning; Children and Childhood; Pregnancy and Childbirth; Sex; Social Conditions and Trends 

Class war.

Ross Douthat is confused. 

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U.S.

Supreme Court Delays Gay Marriage in Virginia, a Day Before It Was Set to Begin

By ALAN RAPPEPORT | Aug 20th 2014

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U.S.

Inquiry Urged on Air Force Academy’s Handling of Sexual Assault Cases

By DAVE PHILIPPS | Aug 20th 2014

Two senators asked for an independent investigation into allegations that Air Force Academy officials punished an investigator and the cadet informant who helped him look into drug use and sexual assault among football players.

United States Defense and Military Forces; Football (College); Sex Crimes 

This looks like a complaint.

Now there should be a report.

The line of command wants the football team.

The report will not come from them.

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The Upshot

How a Part-Time Pay Penalty Hits Working Mothers

By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER | Aug 21st 2014

Working fewer than 40 hours per week, as women are likelier than men to do, often results in a lower per-hour wage, furthering the gender gap in pay.

Part-Time Employment; Women and Girls; Wages and Salaries; Minimum Wage; Labor and Jobs 

The managers just smile as they walk to the bank.

Vote your interest.

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U.S.

Shooting Accounts Differ as Holder Schedules Visit to Ferguson

By FRANCES ROBLES and MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT | Aug 19th 2014

  

Try the cop after the case is built.

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World

A Trove of Diaries Meant to Be Read by Others

By ELISABETTA POVOLEDO | Aug 19th 2014 

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N.Y. / Region

Teachout Can Stay on Ballot Against Cuomo, Appeals Court Says

By THOMAS KAPLAN | Aug 20th 2014 

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Health

D.E.A. Increases Restrictions on Prescription Painkillers Like Vicodin

By SABRINA TAVERNISE | Aug 21st 2014

To tackle prescription drug abuse, new rules for dispensing hydrocodone, the most widely prescribed painkiller in the United States, include no phoned-in prescriptions and no refills.

Drug Abuse and Traffic; Pain-Relieving Drugs 

Prohibition has not worked yet.

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The Upshot

Alaska Might Be More Friendly to Democrats Than It Appears

By NATE COHN | Aug 20th 2014

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Dining & Wine

Brisket Is Worth the Wait

By JULIA MOSKIN | Aug 19th 2014

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N.Y. / Region

Hint of Scandal Embroils Queens Library’s Leaders

By AL BAKER | Aug 20th 2014

His days in charge are numbered.

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U.S.

Soaked for A.L.S., George W. Bush Nominates Bill Clinton for a Bucketful

By PETER BAKER | Aug 20th 2014 

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N.Y. / Region

A Fire in Manhattan Kills One and Injures 12

By EMMA G. FITZSIMMONS and KATE PASTOR | Aug 18th 2014

The blaze tore through the six floors of an apartment building on West 136th Street near Amsterdam Avenue; the cause was under investigation but was considered suspicious, an official said.

Fires and Firefighters; Deaths (Fatalities) 

urban renewall.

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World

Syria’s Chemical Arsenal Fully Destroyed, U.S. Says

By ALAN RAPPEPORT | Aug 18th 2014

The announcement comes a year after the Assad government used sarin gas to kill more than 1,000 people in Damascus.

Biological and Chemical Warfare; United States International Relations; United States Defense and Military Forces 

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Opinion

It’s Time to Overhaul Clemency

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | Aug 18th 2014

no.

do justice.

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