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Automobiles
By BENJAMIN PRESTON | Aug 1st 2014
The Larz Anderson Auto Museum, in Brookline, Mass., is holding an
Italian car show; Auctions America offers Southern California classics.
Automobiles; Antique and Classic Cars; Automobile Racing; Nascar
Sprint Cup Series; Trucks and Trucking; Motorcycles, Motor Bikes and
Motorscooters
We depend on them.
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N.Y. / Region
By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM | Jul 31st 2014
Bill de Blasio campaigned as a critic of New York Police
Department policies. Now he is trying to strike a delicate balance
between supporting the police and delivering on promised reform.
Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings; Search and Seizure;
Mayors; Police; Blacks; Race and Ethnicity; Asphyxiation, Choking, and
Suffocation; Demonstrations, Protests and Riots
No riot in the streets.
We will see action on the police soon.
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World
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Jul 31st 2014
The temporary asylum status of Edward J. Snowden, the former
National Security Agency contractor accused of leaking secret documents,
has expired in Russia.
Asylum, Right of; Surveillance of Citizens by Government; Classified Information and State Secrets
He will get his extension.
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Business Day
By STANLEY REED | Jul 30th 2014
Industry executives are now acknowledging that the escalating
tensions could sharply hurt companies with major investments in Russia.
Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline; Natural Gas; Energy and Power; International Relations; Embargoes and Sanctions
The politics of oil are complicated.
The U.S. and Euro zone are players with different goals.
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The Upshot
By DEREK WILLIS | Jul 30th 2014
The state party has been increasing its use of modeling, which
takes voter registration and history information to target likely
supporters.
Data-Mining and Database Marketing; Midterm Elections (2014); Taxation; Elections, Governors
The data will give a better picture if it is not manipulated.
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U.S.
By JENNIFER MEDINA | Jul 31st 2014
Neel Kashkari, the Republican candidate for governor of
California, spent a week pretending to be homeless in Fresno, Calif., an
experiment that added some sorely needed publicity to his campaign
while also attracting some ridicule.
Homeless Persons; Poverty; Public Relations and Publicity; Elections, Governors
Governor Brown is correct.
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U.S.
By RICHARD FAUSSET | Jul 31st 2014
Mississippi voters came to hear Mr. Cochran give his stump speech
at the Neshoba County Fair, a 125-year-old tradition that signifies the
beginning of the general election season.
State and County Fairs; Elections, Senate; Speeches and Statements; Tea Party Movement; Midterm Elections (2014)
What is offered is more of the same.
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Business Day
By JACK EWING | Jul 31st 2014
The annual inflation rate for the currency bloc declined in July
to 0.4 percent, far below the target, but unemployment improved, with a
slight decline to 11.5 percent in June.
Inflation (Economics); Unemployment; Economic Conditions and Trends
In no way is this good news.
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U.S.
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Jul 30th 2014
Federal Border Patrol officials said Wednesday that agents
discovered a garage-size hole in a steel fence that divides the United
States and Mexico just east of Nogales.
Fences; Illegal Immigration; Smuggling; Rain
Not a surprise.
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Opinion
By ANDREW C. REVKIN | Aug 1st 2014
Experts see a mix of conservation and groundwater management as
the cheapest way for Californians to grapple with deepening drought.
Aquifers; Conservation of Resources; Drought; Global Warming; Reservoirs; Water; Wells
First there must be some water,
Conservation starts the process.
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U.S.
Katherine Taylor | Jul 29th 2014
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Opinion
Jul 31st 2014
A reader is disturbed by the idea that Amazon monitors what passages its Kindle customers highlight.
Amazon Kindle; E-Books and Readers; Privacy
Amazon is not telling on you.
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Opinion
By LAURENCE J. KOTLIKOFF | Jul 31st 2014
The federal government should have to report all its liabilities, like Social Security — not just the official debts.
National Debt (US); Federal Budget (US); Social Security (US);
United States Economy; Federal Taxes (US); Pensions and Retirement Plans
Why?
Much is money the federal government owes itself.
I am not in debt if I spend some of the grocery money on paperbacks.
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U.S.
By REEVE HAMILTON | Jul 31st 2014
Almost five decades after her unborn child was killed in the first
mass shooting on an American university campus, Claire James learned
what had become of her baby’s remains.
School Shootings; Cemeteries
Sooner is better, As soon as you can is best.
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U.S.
By FRANCES ROBLES | Aug 1st 2014
A judge admitted that he was unsure how to resolve the problem of
illegally gerrymandered districts before elections in November.
Midterm Elections (2014); Primaries and Caucuses; Redistricting and
Reapportionment; Elections, House of Representatives; Decisions and
Verdicts
"Remove the violation"
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U.S.
By JONATHAN WEISMAN | Jul 31st 2014
In something of a consolation prize in a year marred by gridlock,
the Senate approved expanding veterans’ health care and replenishing the
Highway Trust Fund.
Veterans; Health Insurance and Managed Care; Infrastructure (Public
Works); Roads and Traffic; Federal Budget (US); Transportation; Law and
Legislation; United States Politics and Government
Two things patched.
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U.S.
By MARK MAZZETTI and CARL HULSE | Jul 31st 2014
A report by the agency’s inspector general also found that C.I.A.
officers read the emails of the Senate investigators and sent a criminal
referral to the Justice Department based on false information.
Interrogations; Detainees; Espionage and Intelligence Services; Torture
yes.
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Technology
By NICK WINGFIELD | Aug 1st 2014
Other big technology companies are watching the case, which
Microsoft said it would appeal, as a potential threat to their plans to
offer cloud computing overseas.
Cloud Computing; Data Storage; Decisions and Verdicts; Privacy; Search and Seizure
Encrypt all data.
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Arts
By EVE M. KAHN | Jul 31st 2014
For true shard collectors, the more interesting finds are in the
weedier parts of the Northeast, where slag heaps and demolition debris
survive from the long vanished factories that once thrived.
Glass; Ceramics and Pottery; Antiques; Factories and Manufacturing; Art
I could do that. It is fun to look.
N.Y. / Region
By MATT A.V. CHABAN | Jul 31st 2014
The fight over the three-story boardinghouse made a folk hero of
Vera Coking, who became known for fending off eminent domain, Donald J.
Trump and his multimillion-dollar offers.
Real Estate and Housing (Residential); Auctions
Some one made money.
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