Wednesday, August 20, 2014

@21:30, 8/19/14

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U.S.

Advocates Seek to Delay Deportations for Millions

Since legislation failed on Capitol Hill, immigrant advocacy groups have turned their focus on the president, demanding that he halt most deportations.
Visas; Illegal Immigration; United States Politics and Government; Immigration Detention; Deportation; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals 

There is not much leverage in favor of this proper action.

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N.Y. / Region

School Bus Drivers May Receive More Pay From New York

The City Council will vote on whether to give school bus companies $42 million to raise the salaries of experienced drivers.
Buses; Education (K-12); Wages and Salaries; Government Contracts and Procurement; Strikes 

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Automobiles

Monday Motorsports: Power Moves Closer to Elusive IndyCar Title

Will Power won at Milwaukee; the 10-race MotoGP winning streak of Marc Márquez ended with a loss to his teammate, Dani Pedrosa.
Automobile Racing; Automobiles; Nascar Sprint Cup Series 

there is always more road.

4
U.S.

Behind Closed Doors, Obama Crafts Executive Actions

 
There are so many urgent needs.
That is why there are staffs.

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Automobiles

Wheelies: The Booming Classics Edition

Auction sales at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Élégance hit a record $399 million; a 1974 Lamborghini Countach LP400 Periscopica sets a public auction record.
Automobiles; Antique and Classic Cars; Auctions; Pebble Beach Concours D'Elegance (Car Show) 

People don't like trucks that look like cars.
Nothing on the road grabs my attention.

6
World

Video: The Man Primed to Lead Iraq

Iraq is looking to a new leader in Haider al-Abadi as he prepares to replace Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki, who has said he will give up power.

Iraq is looking ragged.

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Sports

Chicago Rallies Late at Little League World Series

Joshua Houston’s tiebreaking single in the fifth inning lifted Chicago’s Jackie Robinson West to an 8-7 victory over Cumberland, R.I., in the Little League World Series on Monday.
Little League World Series; Baseball 

A blue spot on a red field.

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N.Y. / Region

As Casinos Close in Atlantic City, a Push for More, Closer to New York

The Meadowlands Regional Chamber of Commerce is proposing a casino, two hotels, a convention center and a youth sports center nine miles west of Manhattan.
Casinos; Real Estate (Commercial); Gambling 

The odds are better in the stock market.

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Science

New Vaccine Shows Promise Against Mosquito-Borne Virus

All participants in the first phase of the trial developed antibodies that lasted at least six months, suggesting the vaccine may provide long-term protection against the chikungunya virus.
Chikungunya Virus; Vaccination and Immunization; Mosquitoes; Viruses 

It will be needed and used.
There should be a similar vaccine in development for ebola now we have some virus to work with.

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The Upshot

New Republican Leader Finds New Friends, and Quick Cash

Vote inflation.

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N.Y. / Region

Columbia Cancels Concert Amid Safety Concerns


Riots are always a bad idea.

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Opinion

The Verdict on a Troublesome Carcinogen


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World

Turkey Expresses Outrage at Reports of Routine Spying by Germany, a NATO Ally

Long angered by allegations of U.S. spying, Germany itself was accused of espionage, including picking up conversations involving Hillary Rodham Clinton and John Kerry.
Espionage and Intelligence Services; Wiretapping and Other Eavesdropping Devices and Methods 

More noise.

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U.S.

Montana: Senator Who Left Race Cannot Pass on His War Chest

Amanda Curtis, the new Democratic United States Senate candidate, will not be able to jump-start her campaign using money left in Senator John Walsh’s bank account from his defunct campaign.
Elections, Senate; Campaign Finance; United States Politics and Government; Plagiarism 

What pacs are for.

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Science

A Lemur Rescue Mission in Madagascar

Patricia C. Wright, who has long been a leader in the effort to prevent what she calls a “lemur holocaust”, tells of her fascination with the animals and how they can be saved.
Lemurs; Endangered and Extinct Species; Forests and Forestry 

Do what works.

I will consider anything.

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U.S.

Obama Is Seen as Frustrating His Own Party

President Obama appears remarkably distant from his own party on Capitol Hill, Democrats there say, leaving him with few loyalists as issues erupt abroad and at home.
United States Politics and Government 

Lock step is not required.

The White House has something in common with the rest of America, and that is disdain for Congress,” Ms. McCaskill said. “It is hard to blame them.”

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Science

Now a Weed, Once a Prehistoric Cavity Fighter

The remarkably healthy teeth of prehistoric humans in Africa have high levels of compounds found in purple nutsedge, which may have helped ward off cavities.
Weeds; Teeth and Dentistry; Anthropology; Invasive Species 

If it tastes good it is a wonderful crop. 

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N.Y. / Region

Livery Drivers Are on Edge After Two Killings This Month in the Bronx

The deaths of Maodo Kane and Aboubacar Bah raise the specter of the 1990s, when dozens of drivers were killed in a single year and many others were attacked.
Car Services and Livery Cabs; Murders and Attempted Murders; Security and Warning Systems 

There will be even less service.

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Sports

Notre Dame Investigating Four Players

Four Notre Dame football players are being held out of practice while the school investigates what it is calling “suspected academic dishonesty,” the university told the N.C.A.A.
College Athletics; Football (College); Cheating 

Usually if it gets this far the players are out.

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Science

The Intelligent-Life Lottery

Some argue that with billions of stars in our galaxy, there must be other civilizations. But others say intelligence is so rare on Earth; why would we expect to find it elsewhere?
Extraterrestrial Life; Space and Astronomy 

We must listen.  We learn.

The cost is relatively small.   
The dark sky says our sample is small.
I am certain that unique is nonexistent.
Intelligent life may be short lived.


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