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U.S.
By KATHARINE Q. SEELYE and MICHAEL J. de la MERCED | Aug 5th 2014
A family dispute has complicated negotiations for the sale of the New England supermarket chain Market Basket.
Demonstrations, Protests and Riots; Supermarkets and Grocery Stores; Appointments and Executive Changes; Boycotts
I see no advantage in taking the boards side.
I would like to see the ousted president win.
I will not bet on the outcome.
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Sports
By MARC TRACY | Aug 5th 2014
The powerhouses of college sports are expected to gain preliminary
approval to break away from some of the strictures of the N.C.A.A.,
which would give them more freedom to govern themselves and could allow
athletes a share of the wealth.
College Athletics; Colleges and Universities; Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues; Scholarships and Fellowships
Cracks though not yet failure.
I will not miss college football.
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U.S.
By JULIE BOSMAN | Aug 3rd 2014
A boom in barn weddings is pitting owners who say they need the
revenue against neighbors who worry about noisy intrusions on rural
life.
Weddings and Engagements; Barns; Zoning; Rural Areas
The problem is suburban.
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U.S.
By CHARLIE SAVAGE | Aug 5th 2014
Documents show that more than 20,000 U.S. citizens and permanent residents are included in a federal database.
Terrorism; Classified Information and State Secrets; Surveillance of
Citizens by Government; Airport Security; Boston Marathon Bombings
(2013)
.00067%
Should the list exist?
It was requested by the shrub.
Should it be secret?
Those on it should be notified and ways off presented.
Others need not know.
If exit fails, prosecution is the next step.
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N.Y. / Region
By THOMAS KAPLAN | Aug 4th 2014
Emails released under the Freedom of Information Law show that
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s office helped promote criticism of Mayor Bill de
Blasio.
News and News Media; E-Mail; Mayors
Expected.
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U.S.
By PETER BAKER | Aug 3rd 2014
Four decades ago the near-impeachment of Richard Nixon rocked the
nation. Several books and television programs are reviewing his
presidency and its scandals.
Watergate Affair; Presidents and Presidency (US); Impeachment
Reminders for those who survive.
History for the young.
All power is limited.
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Real Estate
By LISA PREVOST | Aug 5th 2014
OpportunitySpace, created by two Harvard students, allows
municipal governments to put their real estate holdings into a public
online database that could ease the way for development.
Real Estate (Commercial); Data-Mining and Database Marketing; Start-ups; Geography
Why not?
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World
By STEVEN ERLANGER | Aug 5th 2014
Israel arrested a Palestinian man last month accused of being the
prime mover in the kidnapping and murder of three Israeli teenagers in
June, it emerged from court papers.
Kidnapping; Murders and Attempted Murders; Palestinians; Terrorism
The proof will need to be excelent at the trial.
There can be no peace without justice.
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U.S.
By JOHN HARWOOD | Aug 4th 2014
Conservatives’ traditional-values script is being used against
them as attitudes shift leftward on issues including same-sex marriage,
marijuana and climate change.
Midterm Elections (2014); Voting and Voters; United States Politics
and Government; Elections, Senate; Same-Sex Marriage, Civil Unions and
Domestic Partnerships; Marijuana; Abortion; Social Conditions and Trends
There is not enough information here to make a statistical conclusion.
The Republicans should be nervous.
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Fashion & Style
By BEE SHAPIRO | Aug 4th 2014
Gabrielle Union says for a little glam, there’s a smudge of eyeliner, but the rest of her skin is bare and fresh-faced.
Cosmetics and Toiletries; Skin; Hair; Nails (Body Part)
You pay attention. I do not.
I will be happy with your choices.
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Opinion
By VIKAS BAJAJ | Aug 4th 2014
States will have to be nimble as they work to protect consumers in
a new and evolving market. They can start by learning from the mistakes
made after Prohibition.
Marijuana; Regulation and Deregulation of Industry; Sales and Excise
Taxes; Advertising and Marketing; Taxation; Law and Legislation;
Editorials; Series
One of the goals is supressing the black market.
The risk premium will be much smaller. Keeping the price competitive may shock the regulators.
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N.Y. / Region
By JAMES C. McKINLEY Jr. | Aug 4th 2014
In a Manhattan case that sent chills through the numismatic world,
rare Greek coins confiscated from Dr. Arnold-Peter Weiss in 2012 are
finally returned to their homeland.
Numismatics; Arts and Antiquities Looting
The objects themselves are of small interest to me.
I do design.
Real objects by my hand teach me to do design better.
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World
By FRANCES ROBLES | Aug 5th 2014
The Vatican has issued a decree lifting Rev. Miguel F. d’Escoto Brockmann’s suspension after nearly 30 years.
Priests
As they should.
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N.Y. / Region
By ASHLEY SOUTHALL | Aug 1st 2014
A new police squad focused on animal cruelty raided a home in Queens, and seized 20 “emaciated and scarred” pit bulls.
Animal Abuse, Rights and Welfare; Dogfighting
There are ugly people in the world.
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The Upshot
By CHARLES ORNSTEIN | Aug 4th 2014
Experts question the effectiveness of H.P. Acthar Gel, a drug made
from pigs’ pituitary glands. Yet it cost Medicare more than $141
million in 2012, up from $7 million in 2008.
Acthar (Drug); Drugs (Pharmaceuticals); Health Insurance and Managed Care; Medicare; Medicine and Health; Seizures (Medical)
Trials for effectiveness are in order.
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U.S.
By MANNY FERNANDEZ and ERIK ECKHOLM | Aug 4th 2014
Owners say stringent new standards could result in fewer than 10 abortion clinics across a sprawling state.
Abortion; State Legislatures; Shutdowns (Institutional)
Think of this mess as a business opportunity for a van service. It could be financed with charitable contributions.
No woman should bear an unwanted child.
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Opinion
Aug 5th 2014
Readers respond to an Op-Ed essay by Ruth Reichl faulting the Food and Drug Administration for being too lax.
Antibiotics; Factory Farming; Food
Yes.
Do the science.
Then do the regulation.
It will not take long to do the science.
A literature review should take a few days.
Bacteriology should take a few weeks if it has not been done.
The situation could be resolved by next spring.
The screams will be loud.
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Business Day
By BILL VLASIC | Aug 1st 2014
The process will ultimately help calculate how many people were killed or seriously hurt by the flawed switches.
Automobile Safety Features and Defects; Traffic Accidents and Safety; Reparations; Suits and Litigation (Civil)
Early days.
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Business Day
By ELISABETH MALKIN | Aug 5th 2014
The rules are intended to create economic growth through
development by international oil companies in a sector long dominated by
a state monopoly.
Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline; Natural Gas
Money will be made.
Mexico will not greatly benefit.
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U.S.
By ERIK ECKHOLM | Aug 2nd 2014
Hundreds of thousands of kits from sexual assault cases have gone
untested, but cities like Memphis and Detroit are beginning to test
evidence and get results.
Sex Crimes; Tests (Medical); Forensic Science; DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid)
Get the testing done and proceed with the prosecutions.
The bill can be paid much later.
Whining about it will not make it smaller.
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U.S.
By CHARLIE SAVAGE | Aug 5th 2014
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U.S.
By JULIA PRESTON | Aug 5th 2014
Officials have shifted to a strategy of deterrence, employing
family detention centers and a fast track for deportation to discourage
Central Americans from heading for the border.
Immigration Detention; Illegal Immigration; Children and Childhood
The fuss will continue.
This piece looks to be spin.
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U.S.
By KATHARINE Q. SEELYE and MICHAEL J. de la MERCED | Aug 5th 2014
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U.S.
By JULIE BOSMAN | Aug 3rd 2014
This is not an income stream I want.
The operators could start with better sound systems.
Rural is not necessarily quiet.
Suburban is quiet.
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World
By ALAN COWELL | Aug 6th 2014
Adding to the legal tangle spreading from the phone hacking scandal, Mr. Coulson was accused of lying to a court in 2010.
Perjury; Wiretapping and Other Eavesdropping Devices and Methods; Newspapers
He will stand trial or plead guilty.
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Automobiles
By BENJAMIN PRESTON | Aug 5th 2014
Ford has been the leading seller of commercial vans in America for
more than 30 years. Now, it is offering a new approach to cargo
hauling.
Vans; Trucks and Trucking; Fuel Efficiency; Automobiles
It would probably do the job.
Low roof, standard wheel base.
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Sports
By MARC TRACY | Aug 5th 2014
The early stages of failure.
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U.S.
By JOHN HARWOOD | Aug 4th 2014
People know they hurt.
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The Upshot
By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER | Aug 6th 2014
A Pew Research Center report asked technologists how robotics and artificial intelligence would affect employment in 2025.
Labor and Jobs; Robots and Robotics; United States Economy; Careers and Professions; Unemployment; Artificial Intelligence
A machine cannot improvise.
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U.S.
By MICHAEL D. SHEAR | Aug 4th 2014
We will have information soon.
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N.Y. / Region
By THOMAS KAPLAN | Aug 4th 2014
Politics as usual.
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World
By STEVEN ERLANGER | Aug 5th 2014
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Real Estate
By LISA PREVOST | Aug 5th 2014
It may be useful.
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Business Day
By STANLEY REED | Aug 6th 2014
With the economy already poised for decline, Moscow is unlikely to
want to cut supplies to Europe, despite tensions over Ukraine.
Solar Energy; Wind Power
Looking on the bright side.
I expect energy to cost more.
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Opinion
Aug 3rd 2014
Jennifer Dalven of the American Civil Liberties Union and Susan Wysocki of Catholics for Choice respond to news articles.
Abortion; Women's Rights; Discrimination; Birth Control and Family Planning; Women and Girls
No woman should bear an unwanted child.
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Opinion
By ANTONIO M. TAGUBA | Aug 5th 2014
Abu Ghraib should have taught us that oversight is not the enemy.
Torture; United States Defense and Military Forces; Classified
Information and State Secrets; Detainees; Espionage and Intelligence
Services; Interrogations
I am glad to have read this column.
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Fashion & Style
By BEE SHAPIRO | Aug 4th 2014
Gabrielle Union says for a little glam, there’s a smudge of eyeliner, but the rest of her skin is bare and fresh-faced.
Cosmetics and Toiletries; Skin; Hair; Nails (Body Part)
Please yourself. It will be enough.
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U.S.
By JONATHAN WEISMAN | Aug 5th 2014
Mr. Roberts, who has been in the Senate since 1997, defeated
Milton Wolf, a radiologist and hard-line conservative, in a closely
watched Republican primary.
Midterm Elections (2014)
Vote at every opportunity.
Vote your interests.
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Business Day
By LANDON THOMAS JR. | Aug 5th 2014
With bonds for Banco Espírito Santo expected to be written down to
zero, the investors who charged into the deal are licking their wounds.
European Sovereign Debt Crisis (2010- ); Government Bonds
I will stay away.
There will be more chaos before there is predictability.
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U.S.
By MANNY FERNANDEZ and ERIK ECKHOLM | Aug 4th 2014
Owners say stringent new standards could result in fewer than 10 abortion clinics across a sprawling state.
Abortion; State Legislatures; Shutdowns (Institutional)
No woman should bear an unwanted child.
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