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Business Day

India Fines 14 Carmakers in Antitrust Cases

By NEHA THIRANI BAGRI | Aug 26th 2014

The companies, including Ford and General Motors, were found to have broken fair-trading rules in the spare parts and after-sale services market.

Fines (Penalties); Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues 

Traditional practice is not always good practice.

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Automobiles

Monday Motorsports: Flawless Ricciardo Scores Formula One Win at Spa

By JERRY GARRETT | Aug 25th 2014

Daniel Ricciardo is the first Australian since 1960 to win at Spa-Francorchamps; Joey Logano wins Sprint Cup race, capping a Nascar sweep for Penske.

Automobiles; Automobile Racing; Nascar Sprint Cup Series 

On the road again. 

3

World

Shiite Rebels Make New Demands to Yemen

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Aug 25th 2014

Members of a Shiite rebel group on Monday presented Yemen’s government with new demands in order to stop their protests, hardening their positions and prolonging a standoff in the capital.

Shiite Muslims; Muslims and Islam; Middle East and North Africa Unrest (2010- ) 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemen

They are out of water.

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U.S.

Judges Take Tough Tone at Gay Marriage Hearing

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Aug 26th 2014

Federal appeals judges at bans on same-sex marriage in Indiana and Wisconsin, comparing them to laws that once barred mixed-race marriages.

Same-Sex Marriage, Civil Unions and Domestic Partnerships; United States Politics and Government; Appeals Courts (US) 

Another small step.

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U.S.

Arizona and Florida Primaries to Determine Candidates for Governor

By FERNANDA SANTOS | Aug 26th 2014

A six-way race to become Arizona’s Republican nominee for governor will be decided Tuesday, in a primary that also features a hard-fought contest for attorney general.

Midterm Elections (2014); Elections, Governors; United States Politics and Government; Tea Party Movement; Elections, Attorneys General 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arizona_gubernatorial_election,_

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World

Fears Run High That Yazidis’ Betrayal Portends Renewed Sectarian Horrors

By AZAM AHMED | Aug 26th 2014

ISIS militants benefited from widespread bitterness among Sunni Arabs over perceived mistreatment at the hands of the Shiite-led government of Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki.

Yazidi (Religious Sect); Kurds 

Consider ISIS a kind of riot.

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U.S.

Texas v. Perry Emerges From Years of Struggle Over Anticorruption Unit

By DAVID MONTGOMERY | Aug 26th 2014

The conflict between Republicans who control Texas state government and a Democratic district attorney’s office has been playing out for years.

District Attorneys; Ethics and Official Misconduct; Special Prosecutors (Independent Counsel) 

A conviction of Governor Perry would please me.

8

Real Estate

Fresh Air for Conventions

By MARTHA C. WHITE | Aug 26th 2014

Convention centers are adding outdoor areas to show off their cities, keep participants on-site and increase food and beverage revenue.

Conventions, Fairs and Trade Shows 

An urban core is dense by definition.

A sprawling convention center has no business there.

9

Health

Her Own Kind of Absence

By CELIA WATSON SEUPEL | Aug 26th 2014

What I’d thought was depression was really was something else.

Alzheimer's Disease; Dementia; Depression (Mental); Diabetes; Elder Care 

In my case the fade at the end was heart failure.

The experts looked at the options and found no way forward. 

The process took about two weeks from present to absent to gone.

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N.Y. / Region

Sergeants’ Union Warns Against Democratic Convention in Brooklyn

By MATT FLEGENHEIMER and J. DAVID GOODMAN | Aug 26th 2014

An open letter to the Democratic National Committee, saying New York was returning to its high-crime past, also served as a broadside against the de Blasio administration.

Democratic National Convention 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft_Riots

11

Opinion

The Drinker’s Manifesto

By MARK BITTMAN | Aug 26th 2014

We fear alcohol’s bad effects too much, and those of food too little.

Alcoholic Beverages; Alcohol Abuse; Obesity; Food 

I try to avoid fructose and ethanol.

I am not totally successful.

12

Opinion

How the Supreme Court Protects Bad Cops

By ERWIN CHEMERINSKY | Aug 26th 2014

Rulings have made it harder for victims of abuse to seek justice.

Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings; Immunity from Prosecution; Local Government; Constitution (US); Civil Rights and Liberties 

Only long term relief from conservative doctrine will control law enforcement.

13

Crosswords/Games

The Two Cookies Puzzle

By GARY ANTONICK | Aug 25th 2014

Two Cookies and 2guess: two logical quests to bend your mind.

Creativity; Mathematics; Puzzles 

I have misread the cookie puzzle.

One must start with two cookies.

At the last bridge one must have an even number of cookies to divide that number evenly in half.

Any even number greater than two results in a number greater than two after the return of one cookie.

The way to leave a bridge with two cookies is to arrive with two cookies.

14

World

Help Is Sought For Migrants Dying at Sea

By NICK CUMMING-BRUCE | Aug 26th 2014

Record numbers of people are putting their lives in the hands of smugglers and many are dying for their effort.

Immigration and Emigration; Smuggling; Illegal Immigration; Refugees and Displaced Persons; Maritime Accidents and Safety; Asylum, Right of; Deaths (Fatalities) 

Europe has limited choices.

Ending the driving conflict is not available.

Killing them all is not acceptable.

The boats can be limited.  An attempt can be made to eliminate the transporting boats.

The result will not be good.

15

U.S.

Virginia: Soldier Kills Herself at Fort Lee

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Aug 25th 2014

there will be a report published.

16

Science

Don’t Judge Them by Their Shells

By C. CLAIBORNE RAY | Aug 25th 2014

They look different, but the difference in nutritional value between the different-colored eggs is negligible.

Eggs; Diet and Nutrition; Color; Chickens 

I agree.

17

World

Chung Eun-yong,Who Helped Expose U.S. Killings of Koreans, Dies at 91

By DOUGLAS MARTIN | Aug 22nd 2014

He amassed evidence that American troops had systematically killed more than 100, and possibly as many as 400, civilian refugees early in the Korean War near a railroad bridge.

Korean War; Deaths (Obituaries); United States Defense and Military Forces 

ok.

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World

Thailand’s Business in Paid Surrogates May Be Foundering in a Moral Quagmire

By THOMAS FULLER | Aug 26th 2014

Recent scandals have focused scrutiny on the largely unregulated practice of paid surrogate motherhood, prompting a government crackdown.

Surrogate Motherhood; Women and Girls 

I will assist but will not lead in such efforts.

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World

Mexican Leader’s Approval Ratings Fall Amid Economic Concerns

By MARJORIE CONNELLY | Aug 26th 2014

Two-thirds of Mexicans disapprove of the way the President Enrique Peña Nieto is handling the economy, and of the situation in the country, according to a poll by Pew.

Polls and Public Opinion 

The next Mexican revolution will not happen this year.

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Opinion

A Big Mac in Moscow: Cold War Casualty?

Aug 25th 2014

Readers react to the apparently politically motivated closing of four McDonald’s restaurants that symbolize America.

Restaurants 

More lunch counters  and fewer McDonald's is a better way.

The Russian army presence in Ukraine is wrong.