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Automobiles

Toyota Recalls 790,000 Tacoma Pickups

By CHRISTOPHER JENSEN | Sep 29th 2014

The 2005-11 model years may have a corrosion problem that could lead to fuel leaks. Harley-Davidson, Yamaha and Volkswagen also issued recalls.

Automobile Safety Features and Defects; Sports Utility Vehicles and Light Trucks; Recalls and Bans of Products; Motorcycles, Motor Bikes and Motorscooters; Automobiles 

These problems are not accidental.

The costs to the responsible company must be raised.

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Automobiles

Monday Motorsports: Lorenzo Wins in MotoGP at Aragon; Márquez and Rossi Crash

By JERRY GARRETT | Sep 29th 2014

In a crash-plagued race, Jorge Lorenzo claims a MotoGP victory in his home country; Jeff Gordon wins the Nascar Sprint Cup race at Dover, Del.

Automobile Racing; Nascar Sprint Cup Series; Automobiles; Motorcycles, Motor Bikes and Motorscooters 

More time touring.

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Opinion

Labor Rights for Home Care Workers

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | Sep 26th 2014

The states have had plenty of time to figure out how to carry out the new rule. Further delay would only prolong the indefensible.

Home Health Care; Minimum Wage; Labor and Jobs; States (US) 

I do not expect my siblings to pay me.

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Business Day

Growling by Comcast May Bring Tighter Leash

By DAVID CARR | Sep 28th 2014

Regardless of the company’s motive, the issues it raised are hugely important and won’t be brushed aside by bombast or counterattack.

Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Cable Television; Regulation and Deregulation of Industry; Net Neutrality 

Let us have good public policy.

It is called net neutrality.

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N.Y. / Region

Once Considered Won, Battle Against Invasive Beetles Is Renewed

By PAUL GLADER | Sep 29th 2014

Believed to be nearly eradicated, the voracious Asian long-horned beetle has been found in hundreds of trees in Long Island.

Beetles; Invasive Species; Trees and Shrubs 

The suburban forest is threatened.

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U.S.

Trial Opens in Atlanta School Cheating Scandal

By RICHARD FAUSSET | Sep 29th 2014

Prosecutors alleged that teachers and administrators had engaged in a “widespread, cleverly disguised” conspiracy to cheat on standardized test scores.

Education (K-12); Cheating; Tests and Examinations; Teachers and School Employees 

A bad response by the teachers to bad policy.

At a minimum the policy must be fixed.

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World

For Cameron, Tory Convention Gets Off to Rocky Start

By STEVEN ERLANGER | Sep 28th 2014

As Prime Minister David Cameron’s party trails in polls, one minister quits in a scandal and another legislator defects to the U.K. Independence Party.

Politics and Government; Elections; Voting and Voters 

A continuation of conservative government would be a continuation of economic disaster for Britain.

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Technology

 

Literary Lions Unite in Protest Over Amazon’s E-Book Tactics

By DAVID STREITFELD | Sep 29th 2014

Many more writers have signed on to Authors United, a group not only challenging Amazon on its Hachette dealings, but also asking federal authorities to investigate it on antitrust matters.

Book Trade and Publishing; Writing and Writers; E-Books and Readers 

The fight is among "middle men".

The authors do not have any part in it.

They can form a retailer of their own.

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Crosswords/Games

The Counterfeit Bill

By GARY ANTONICK | Sep 29th 2014

  

$200,  Double pole double throw, no center off.

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U.S.

Mostly Black Cities, Mostly White City Halls

By RICHARD FAUSSET | Sep 28th 2014

All must vote their interests.

 

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The Upshot

Democrats Are Spending More on the Ground in Key Senate Races

By DEREK WILLIS | Sep 30th 2014

In more competitive states, Republican spending has tended to focus on broadcast advertisements and direct mail.

Campaign Finance; Political Advertising; Elections, Senate; Midterm Elections (2014); United States Politics and Government 

People like to be asked.

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Technology

Copying PC Photos to an iPhone

By J. D. BIERSDORFER | Sep 29th 2014

Plus, what you can back up on a Nexus tablet.

Windows (Operating System); iPhone; Mobile Applications; Android (Operating System); Tablet Computers 

Email a PDF

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U.S.

Spy Agencies Urge Caution on Phone Deal

By ERIC LICHTBLAU | Sep 28th 2014

Edward snowden; Hero.

 

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U.S.

Missouri: Review Delays Ferguson Drug Case

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Sep 29th 2014

A drug case involving an arrest made by Darren Wilson, the Ferguson police officer who fatally shot Michael Brown, setting off protests last month, is being delayed while a grand jury reviews the shooting.

Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings; Blacks; Demonstrations, Protests and Riots; Marijuana; Drug Abuse and Traffic 

Procedural noise.

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Health

A Dog’s Life in Chad: Filling Up on Fish Guts and on Guinea Worms

By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. | Sep 29th 2014

A surprise has turned up in the fight against Guinea worm: In Chad, more dogs have it than people do — and fish guts are apparently to blame.

Guinea Worm Disease; Dogs; Parasites; Worms 

The extinction of the Guinea worm would be a good thing. 

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Science

Overseas Trade Alters a Lizard’s Stocks

By DOUGLAS QUENQUA | Sep 29th 2014

The rise of the global shipping trade has caused a fundamental shift in how species spread from one landmass to the next.

Biodiversity; Ships and Shipping; Invasive Species; Lizards 

The spread of alien species is often not a good thing.

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World

President’s Drive for Carbon Pricing Fails to Win at Home

By CORAL DAVENPORT | Sep 27th 2014

The United States, which is under growing international pressure to price carbon, is missing from a World Bank declaration calling on all nations to enact laws forcing industries to pay for carbon emissions.

Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Global Warming; Coal; United States Politics and Government 

Oil and coal are vehemently opposed.

The senate will not consent. 

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Travel

Rolling on the (Mekong) River

By SANJAY SURANA | Sep 30th 2014

A new 20-suite riverboat starts sailing between Cambodia and Vietnam.

Cruises; Travel and Vacations 

I do not want to go there.

I do not want to go that way.

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World

The Hague: Bosnian’s Trial Nears End

By MARLISE SIMONS | Sep 29th 2014

Prosecutors on Monday demanded a life sentence for the former Bosnian leader Radovan Karadzic as his trial draws to a close.

War Crimes, Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity 

Necessary but not sufficient.

I don't know how to bring justice and resolution to the Balkans.

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Health

Celiac Disease, a Common, but Elusive, Diagnosis

By JANE E. BRODY | Sep 30th 2014

A main reason for a lag in the detection of celiac disease is the long and confusing list of signs and symptoms, some of which may be mild enough to be easily ignored or attributed to another condition.

Celiac Disease; Gluten 

If we have lost a symbiote it should be identified and installed.

Humanity has eaten wheat for several thousand years.

It should not kill us.

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