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Automobiles
By PHIL PATTON | Sep 19th 2014
Today’s automobiles are beeping and chirping at us, raising lights
like stage curtains, playing little movies on our screens and
serenading us with theme melodies.
Design
I could take a cab if I could stand the adds.
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U.S.
By ERIK ECKHOLM and RICHARD A. OPPEL Jr. | Sep 21st 2014
A case in Washington State has sparked sharp debate over how much
the military’s formidable investigative powers can legally contribute to
civilian cases.
Child Pornography; Posse Comitatus Act (1878); Search and Seizure;
Surveillance of Citizens by Government; United States Defense and
Military Forces; Privacy; Appeals Courts (US)
The case will be appealed further and the decision overturned. The government was within their rights.
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World
By ALISON SMALE and LIZ ALDERMAN | Sep 21st 2014
French leaders are facing the pressure of their own weakened
economy and the continuing austerity push of the German chancellor,
Angela Merkel.
European Sovereign Debt Crisis (2010- ); Budgets and Budgeting
Germany can change the austerity policy or see the end of the Euro.
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World
By ANNE BARNARD | Sep 21st 2014
In practice, Hezbollah and the United States are already working —
separately — on a common goal: to stop the extremist Islamic State from
moving into Lebanon.
Terrorism; United States International Relations
The State Department understands what it is doing.
Congress and the pentagon do not.
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World
By Chris Buckley | Sep 21st 2014
A scientist with the Global Carbon Project argues that China holds
the key to promoting renewable energy and limiting global warming.
Air Pollution; Alternative and Renewable Energy; Carbon Dioxide;
Coal; Fuel Efficiency; Greenhouse Gas Emissions; International Trade and
World Market; Nuclear Energy; Temperature; Wind Power
The how is just as important as the what.
Manufacturing in China is fossil carbon dependent for the foreseeable future.
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Opinion
By Seamus McGraw | Sep 21st 2014
If some hipster named Seth could raise a chickens on a roof in
Williamsburg, I could do it far better in the woods. Or so I thought.
Agriculture and Farming; Chickens; Food; Invasive Species; Parenting
I have beaten the local squirrels in a contest over sunflower seeds. I am willing to contest with the bears. Electric fencing and a large dog are a place to start.
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Opinion
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | Sep 21st 2014
Colleges are screening out applicants based on criminal records,
but those records are often inaccurate and misleading or contain only
trivial offenses.
Colleges and Universities; Admissions Standards; Ex-Convicts; Juvenile Delinquency mrhcharrison
Colleges have a problem with excess applications.
They will seize on any ground to rank applicants.
The state should pay for course work for prisoners.
Study does not increase cleverness. It does connect people to communities.
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U.S.
By JENNIFER MEDINA | Sep 15th 2014
Russell Pearce, who had been a polarizing figure on the
immigration issue, said he was quoting someone else in calling for birth
control for those getting Medicaid.
Birth Control and Family Planning; Medicaid; Health Insurance and
Managed Care; Sterilization (Biological); Midterm Elections (2014)
It was time for him to go.
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Opinion
By AMY NELSON | Sep 21st 2014
The demise of these lizards should make us question the ethics of animal research in space.
Dogs; Animals; Rocket Science and Propulsion; Space and Astronomy; Reptiles; Research
Expensive education for experimenters.
Even geckos like to be warm.
The Russians should understand reptiles.
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World
By THOMAS ERDBRINK and RICK GLADSTONE | Sep 18th 2014
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World
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Sep 17th 2014
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World
By MELISSA EDDY | Sep 21st 2014
A vital stretch along Europe’s most important north-south rail
route is being overrun with train traffic, spoiling the quality of life
for residents in a region famous for its natural beauty.
Railroads; Noise; Freight (Cargo); Travel and Vacations
A tunnel would separate freight and passenger service.
It would also provide employment in tight money times.
The sound walls could come down.
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Fashion & Style
Sean Patrick Farrell | Sep 21st 2014
Breezy Jackson and Paul Koubek find love in adventure and
adventure in love. They met while working in Antarctica and dated while
scuba diving and rock climbing.
Rock Climbing; Yoga; Diving and Divers; Dating and Relationships; Marriages
I will play as much as you want.
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World
By ANDREW E. KRAMER | Sep 20th 2014
A huge explosion shattered the stillness of an early fall morning
in Donetsk, illustrating the fragility of a cease-fire agreed upon two
weeks ago.
Explosions (Accidental)
The "civil war" continues.
This blast was not an accident.
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N.Y. / Region
By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS | Sep 21st 2014
The term, described in a 1964 medical journal, points out how
famous or influential patients can receive preferential care. Joan
Rivers’s throat procedure at a clinic last month may be the latest
example.
Celebrities; Doctors; Ethics and Official Misconduct
Yes.
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U.S.
By JACKIE CALMES | Sep 20th 2014
Looking to voters 65 and older who have been the party’s weak spot and who reliably turn out in midterm elections.
Midterm Elections (2014); Elderly; Medicare; Social Security (US)
They should do it.
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Automobiles
By EZRA DYER | Sep 19th 2014
The 2015 Escalade remains mostly unchanged, a cartoonish
rear-drive barge laden with the pomp and pretension that used to be
Cadillac’s mainstay.
Sports Utility Vehicles and Light Trucks
If it looks like a truck and drives like a truck its a truck. In this case, a luxury truck.
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Science
By KENNETH CHANG | Sep 21st 2014
The orbiter, called Maven, will keep tabs on a comet passing by
and analyze the planet’s upper atmosphere to learn how it has changed.
Mars (Planet); Space and Astronomy; Comets
Work goes on.
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U.S.
By MICHAEL HOINSKI | Sep 18th 2014
Our quirky, discerning picks for the most interesting things to do around the state this week.
Writing and Writers
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U.S.
By ROBERT PEAR | Sep 18th 2014
I have aged well.
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