Wednesday, November 12, 2014

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Automobiles

Wheelies: The Scion Concept Edition

Scion says it will introduce the iM Concept at the Los Angeles auto show next week; Chrysler announces pricing for the Ram ProMaster City compact van.
Automobiles; Automobile Safety Features and Defects; Los Angeles Auto Show; Organized Labor
World

Jean-Claude Juncker Breaks Silence Over Luxembourg Tax Issues

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
N.Y. / Region

New York Plants Curbside Gardens to Soak Up Storm-Water Runoff

Health

What Our Sewage Can Teach Us

Opinion

Lawyers for the Homeless

Jane Gross, a retired Times reporter, writes that “providing lawyers to these victims would be far cheaper and much kinder.”
Public and Subsidized Housing; Domestic Violence; Homeless Persons; Public Defenders and Court-Appointed Lawyers (Criminal); Legal Aid for the Poor (Civil)
N.Y. / Region

With Persistence and Phone Calls, Defending Against Ebola in New York

World

In Shake-Up, Iraqi Premier Replaces 36 Military Commanders

It was the first public attempt by Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi to put his mark on the security forces battling Islamic State militants.
Corruption (Institutional)
Sunday Review

The Ethics of Infection

World

Ebola’s Mystery: One Boy Lives, Another Dies

Opinion

Who Really Tore Down This Wall?

Opinion

Dark Money Helped Win the Senate

Now the chances for limiting secret, special-interest donations seem more distant than ever.
Campaign Finance; Political Action Committees; Political Advertising; Midterm Elections (2014); United States Politics and Government
U.S.

Video: Missouri May Use National Guard Again

As Ferguson awaits a decision on whether a police officer will face charges in the shooting death of Michael Brown, Gov. Jay Nixon said the National Guard could be deployed to protect against violence.
Police; Reserves (Military)
Business Day

Washington Apples Delayed at West Coast Seaports

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)
World

12 Women Die After Botched Government Sterilizations in India

Dozens more were ill after surgical sterilizations at a government-run camp, where some women are paid in an effort to control population growth.
Women and Girls; Sterilization (Biological); Birth Control and Family Planning; Surgery and Surgeons
U.S.

Justices Hear Black Lawmakers’ Challenge to Alabama Redistricting

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
Business Day

U.S. Accepts Plan for New Tests of Trinity Guardrail Design

The ET-Plus, made by Trinity Industries and suspected of malfunctioning during crashes, will be tested by a research organization in San Antonio.
Traffic Accidents and Safety
Opinion

Don’t Ask How to Feed the 9 Billion


"If you don't work, you don't eat."     Captain John Smith
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Smith_%28explorer%29
"He publicly stated "he who shall not work, shall not eat"."
 
The lash of hunger has been a favorite of management from the start.
Business Day

Ireland Sets Water Fees, Angering Thousands

Protesters say free water is a human right, but economists say use charges promote efficiency.
Water; Shortages; Privatization; Demonstrations, Protests and Riots

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