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Automobiles

Wheelies: The Russian Shutdown Edition

By BENJAMIN PRESTON | Sep 10th 2014

Volkswagen closes its plant in Russia for 10 days as sales there flag; BMW announces pricing for its 2 Series convertible.

Automobiles 

Hard times in Russia.

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U.S.

Watchdog Says V.A. Officials Lied

By RICHARD A. OPPEL Jr. | Sep 10th 2014

Administrators at 13 health centers run by the Department of Veterans Affairs misled investigators looking into the extent of waiting-list manipulation, an inspector general told the Senate.

Veterans; Hospitals; United States Defense and Military Forces; Falsification of Data; Health Insurance and Managed Care; Inspectors General 

Yes, there is house cleaning to be done.

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Science

NASA Missions Approved to Go On

By KENNETH CHANG | Sep 8th 2014

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World

Three Years After Disaster, Japan Declares Nuclear Plant Safe to Operate

By MARTIN FACKLER | Sep 10th 2014

Necessary.

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Science

Hopes for a Strong El Niño Fade in California

By HENRY FOUNTAIN | Sep 9th 2014

In its latest monthly forecast, the federal Climate Prediction Center said that while El Niño was still expected, it would not bring the heavy rains California needs to end its drought.

Drought; Hurricanes and Tropical Storms; El Nino Southern Oscillation; Weather 

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U.S.

Primaries in Northeast Set the Stage for the Fall

By KATHARINE Q. SEELYE | Sep 9th 2014

yes.

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Sports

Celebrity Gossip Website Extends Its Reach With Scoops on Stars From a Different Field

By JONATHAN MAHLER | Sep 9th 2014

A remarkable string of sports scoops has highlighted the unexpected power and reach of TMZ, a gossip website that’s not even 10 years old.

Athletics and Sports; Football; Gossip; Computers and the Internet; Celebrities; Video Recordings, Downloads and Streaming; Domestic Violence; Discrimination 

You can read it.

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Sports

Michael Schumacher Moved Home to Continue Rehabilitation

By JOHN F. BURNS | Sep 9th 2014

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Opinion

Can Humans Get Used to Having a Two-Way Relationship with Earth's Climate?

By ANDREW C. REVKIN | Sep 10th 2014

Can humans get used to having a two-way relationship with Earth’s climate?

Birds; Carbon Dioxide; Environment; Global Warming; Greenhouse Gas Emissions 

No.

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Sports

Gaffe Allows Czechs to Defeat Dutch

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Sep 10th 2014

The season is starting.

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Business Day

Stephen D. Isaacs, Journalist and Educator, Dies at 76

By WILLIAM YARDLEY | Sep 4th 2014

Mr. Isaacs grew up in a newspaper family and worked in print and broadcast journalism before joining Columbia’s Graduate School of Journalism.

Deaths (Obituaries); Newspapers 

Mr. Isaacs grew up in a newspaper family — his father, Norman, was editor of two Kentucky papers, The Courier-Journal and The Louisville Times —

Near Louisville find:

Space for horses, dogs and chickens.

Room for gardens and at least one large shed studio.

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U.S.

In California, Jerry Brown’s Opponent Makes Most of Lone Debate

By ADAM NAGOURNEY | Sep 5th 2014

The G.O.P. will not gain this election cycle.

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N.Y. / Region

New York Will Require More Builders to Add Affordable Units

By MATT A.V. CHABAN and MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM | Sep 5th 2014

A peasantry . . . 

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Opinion

Let the River Run Wild

By JOHN WALDMAN, KARIN E. LIMBURG and AMY ROE | Sep 7th 2014

yes

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U.S.

Candidate Not on Providence Primary Ballot Stirs Mayoral Field

By JESS BIDGOOD | Sep 5th 2014

A villa in Sicily is waiting.

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U.S.

Video: Senator McCaskill’s Opening Statement

Sep 9th 2014

Senator Claire McCaskill of Missouri spoke Tuesday at a hearing by the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on local police militarization.

• Article: Senate, Prompted by Ferguson Unrest, Looks at Police Use of Military Gear

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The Upshot

Apple Pay Tries to Solve a Problem That Really Isn’t a Problem

By NEIL IRWIN | Sep 10th 2014

A new mobile payment service was unveiled Tuesday, but credit cards seem to work just fine.

Mobile Commerce; Credit Cards; Identity Theft; Shopping and Retail; Personal Finances; Identification Devices 

yes.

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U.S.

Foreign Government Contributions to Nine Think Tanks

Sep 7th 2014

Foreign governments and state-controlled or state-financed entities have paid tens of millions of dollars to dozens of American think tanks in recent years, according to a New York Times investigation.

Lobbying and Lobbyists; Think Tanks 

It is not supposed to matter.

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World

Longtime Rivals Look to Team Up to Confront ISIS

By TIM ARANGO | Sep 9th 2014

As the United States and its allies look to fight the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, longtime adversaries are scrambling to see if they can cooperate to defeat the rising threat.

Kurds 

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N.Y. / Region

Cuomo, Accused of Party Disloyalty, Backs Legislator Facing the Same Charge

By THOMAS KAPLAN | Sep 7th 2014

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and State Senator Jeffrey D. Klein both face primaries on Tuesday in part because they have helped Republicans keep power in the State Senate.

Primaries and Caucuses; Elections, Governors; Elections, State Legislature; Midterm Elections (2014) 

Andrew is not as adroit as his father.

Local politics tend to stink.

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