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Troubles are endless.
Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
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U.S.
By RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA | Nov 13th 2014
It was unclear whether the changes marked the start of a shift
toward better news on the economics of higher education or just a
temporary pause in more worrisome trends.
Colleges and Universities; Tuition; Student Loans; For-Profit Schools
"The decline was driven partly by falling enrollment, especially at for-profit colleges."
The decline looks to be an artifact of the method of measurement.
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N.Y. / Region
By MATT FLEGENHEIMER | Nov 7th 2014
The city, as part of a $2.4 billion project to protect waterways,
will add thousands of street-side plots in the Bronx, Brooklyn and
Queens in the coming months.
Gardens and Gardening; Rain; Environment; Water Pollution; Waste Materials and Disposal; Floods; Flowers and Plants
I understand the problem.
The City of New York is on islands in salt water.
Since the early nineteenth century it has imported fresh water.
That water is threatened by sprawl.
New York is not threatened by drought or local pollution as California is.
These gardens are a "stop gap" measure while the political parties fight over the meaning of environmental protection.
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Health
By JOSHUA A. KRISCH | Nov 11th 2014
By analyzing samples from each of the five New York City boroughs, Jane M. Carlton hopes to detect viruses before an outbreak.
Antibiotics; Bacteria; Influenza; Microbiology; Sewers and Sewage
"We has met the enemy and he is us." Walt Kelly as Pogo
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pogo_%28comic_strip%29
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World
By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK | Nov 12th 2014
It was the first public effort by Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi
to put his mark on the security forces battling Islamic State militants.
Corruption (Institutional)
One corrupt cabal can be replaced with another corrupt cabal.
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N.Y. / Region
By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS | Nov 11th 2014
The health department is monitoring almost 300 people, including
those involved in Dr. Craig Spencer’s care and recent arrivals to New
York City from African countries hit hardest by the virus.
Ebola Virus; Quarantines
The Health Department is doing what it can about Ebola Virus.
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Business Day
By JESSICA SILVER-GREENBERG | Nov 13th 2014
The practice, under investigation by the Justice Department,
affects tens of thousands of Americans, impairing their ability to
secure housing and jobs.
Banking and Financial Institutions; Credit Scores; Personal Bankruptcies; Personal Finances
Banks do not have friends.
Banks are in the debt business.
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World
By JAMES KANTER | Nov 12th 2014
The former prime minister of Luxembourg, now the president of the
European Commission, denied that his “ambition was to organize tax
evasion in Europe.”
Corporate Taxes; Tax Shelters
Noise.
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Sports
By JULIET MACUR | Nov 6th 2014
The Kenyan marathon runner Rita Jeptoo failed an initial doping
screening, raising questions about doping enforcement in that African
nation.
Marathon Running; New York City Marathon; Doping (Sports); Running; Tests (Drug Use)
Competitive running is in trouble.
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World
By ROBERT MACKEY | Nov 12th 2014
Talking politics with a foreigner in a cafe in Cairo now strikes some Egyptians as grounds for arrest.
Middle East and North Africa Unrest (2010- ); Propaganda; Freedom of Speech and Expression; Freedom of the Press
Egypt has a Pharaoh.
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Technology
By ROXIE HAMMILL and MIKE HENDRICKS | Nov 12th 2014
The University of California, Berkeley, is working on a smartphone app that would warn users before a quake hits.
Mobile Applications; Smartphones; Security and Warning Systems
Drowning in data.
What is wanted is quake forecasting with precision.
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Opinion
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | Nov 12th 2014
Astoria Cove on the East River in Queens is an example of Mayor
Bill de Blasio’s commitment to create or save 200,000 affordable
apartments in 10 years.
Editorials; Affordable Housing; Real Estate and Housing (Residential)
It is a bad project.
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Business Day
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Nov 11th 2014
The delays are the result of longshoremen and shippers negotiating a new contract after a previous labor deal ended in July.
Apples; Organized Labor; Ships and Shipping; Delays (Transportation)
Arbitration.
There are almost no apples in my supermarket.
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Opinion
By ANDREW C. REVKIN | Nov 12th 2014
Oil does not like the deal.
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Opinion
By MARK BITTMAN | Nov 11th 2014
The solution isn’t to produce more food, it’s to eliminate poverty.
Food; Poverty; Shortages; Agriculture and Farming; Malnutrition; Obesity
Ending poverty is the goal of socialism.
Not a bad idea.
The practicalities puzzle me.
Inflationary spirals do happen.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Robert_Malthus
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The Upshot
By JOSH BARRO | Nov 13th 2014
The state is counting on collecting slightly more personal income tax this year than last. But it is not on track to do so.
Income Tax; Budgets and Budgeting; Tax Credits, Deductions and Exemptions
The Koch brothers bought the state government.
They bought the liabilities as well as the benefits.
The bills are coming due.
We will see how the debts are paid.
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U.S.
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Nov 12th 2014
Federal officials granted protection to the Gunnison sage grouse
on Wednesday, a move that could bring restrictions on oil and gas
drilling and other activity to preserve the bird’s habitat in areas of
Colorado and Utah.
Grouse (Bird); Endangered and Extinct Species
Checkmate.
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U.S.
By ADAM LIPTAK | Nov 12th 2014
Black and Democratic lawmakers in Alabama said the state
Legislature relied too heavily on race in 2012 by maintaining high
concentrations of black voters in some districts.
Voting Rights Act (1965); Redistricting and Reapportionment; Race and Ethnicity; State Legislatures
A Gordian knot.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordian_Knot
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Business Day
By JACK EWING | Nov 7th 2014
The Federal Reserve chairwoman, speaking in Paris, appeared to
disagree with critics who have questioned the rigor of a recent eurozone
audit.
Banking and Financial Institutions; Deflation (Economics); Inflation (Economics)
Janet Yellen is being a polite central banker.
Europe is in deflation and depression.
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U.S.
By ERIK ECKHOLM | Nov 6th 2014
The funding from George Soros’s Open Society Foundations aims to
slash an incarceration rate in the United States that has tripled since
1980.
Prisons and Prisoners; Sentences (Criminal); Grants (Corporate and
Foundation); Crime and Criminals; Mandatory Sentencing; Law and
Legislation
A good project.
Criminal justice is not functioning as intended.
Imprisonment is being abused.
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Opinion
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | Nov 11th 2014
Outrage over the presumed grisly slaying of 43 college students is
the latest example of a breakdown of law and order in the country.
Editorials; Murders and Attempted Murders; Missing Persons; Drug Abuse and Traffic
It is constitutional failure.
It may be the start of another Mexican revolution.
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