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N.Y. / Region

Improving Ground Life for Travelers at 3 Airports

By PATRICK McGEEHAN | Dec 7th 2014

Over the next 10 years, billions of dollars from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, and from the airlines themselves, will be spent to improve the functionality and the images of New York’s three major airports.

Travel and Vacations; Airports; Restaurants 

Primarily I do not want to spend time at the airport.

None of these features reduce the wait times. 

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World

Former Leader of Scottish Government Seeks Return to Politics

By STEPHEN CASTLE | Dec 7th 2014

Alex Salmond, the former first minister and a champion of Scottish independence, said he would seek election to the British Parliament next year.

Elections; Legislatures and Parliaments; Referendums 

Alex Salmond does not expect an independent Scotland in the near future.

As long as the border stays open there will be no difference in income tax across it. Welfare spending will also not encourage migration.

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Opinion

Los Angeles, City of Water

By JACQUES LESLIE | Dec 6th 2014

No longer a villain, L.A. embraces sustainability.

Water; Infrastructure (Public Works); Conservation of Resources 

Progress.  

Los Angeles recognizes the problem.

It remains an artificial oasis in a desert.

Film went there for the sun light.

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Opinion

In Egypt, a Verdict Turns Back the Clock

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | Dec 1st 2014

Susi is keeping the treaties with Israel.

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Opinion

Why I’m Giving Up My Passport

By JONATHAN TEPPER | Dec 7th 2014

Onerous and outdated tax-filing requirements make life very difficult for American expatriates.

Citizenship and Naturalization; Federal Taxes (US); Income Tax; Law and Legislation; Passports; Tax Evasion; Americans Abroad 

I encourage him to give up his citizenship.

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Opinion

Hospitals and Health Law

Dec 7th 2014

Kenneth E. Raske of the Greater New York Hospital Association writes that efforts to dismantle the Affordable Care Act are “bad news for America’s hospitals.”

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010); Health Insurance and Managed Care; Hospitals; Emergency Medical Treatment; Medicaid; Medicare 

The G.O.P. tantrum will stop or the party will stop.

The transformation of health care is past the point of no return.

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Opinion

Christie’s Pig-Crate Politics

By MARK BITTMAN | Dec 2nd 2014

 

Mark Bittman is correct.

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World

Syria Reports Renewed Israeli Airstrikes

By ISABEL KERSHNER | Dec 7th 2014

Israeli warplanes struck two areas near Damascus, Syrian officials say, targeting weaponry believed to be destined for Hezbollah in Lebanon.

Interesting. 

I am not going to worry about it.

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Today in Politics

By THE NEW YORK TIMES | Dec 5th 2014

There is a sense of optimism on Capitol Hill that a package of spending bills will pass.

Elections, State Legislature; Geese; Law and Legislation; Midterm Elections (2014); United States Politics and Government 

If there is a spending bill that is not poisoned . . .

I will be surprised.

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Opinion

When Corporations Sue Governments

By MANUEL PÉREZ-ROCHA | Dec 3rd 2014

Investor-state dispute provisions should not be extended in new treaties.

Foreign Investments; Law and Legislation; Arbitration, Conciliation and Mediation; Economic Conditions and Trends 

There is no place for trust or ignorance in contract law.

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World

Jeremy Thorpe, M.P. Accused in Scandal, Dies at 85

By PAUL LEWIS | Dec 5th 2014

The British politician revived the fortunes of the Liberal Party, but his career was destroyed by allegations of a murder conspiracy conceived to cover up a homosexual relationship.

Deaths (Obituaries); Homosexuality and Bisexuality 

Addiction is not the right model.

Call it love and treat it so.

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World

Anti-Semitic Attack Reported Near Paris

By SUZANNE DALEY | Dec 3rd 2014

The French authorities said three masked men had robbed a young couple they believed to be Jewish and raped the woman.

Anti-Semitism 

Yes, unfortunately.

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Opinion

A Pacific Isle, Radioactive and Forgotten

By MICHAEL B. GERRARD | Dec 3rd 2014

Rising seas could spread plutonium left by U.S. nuclear tests in the ’40s and ’50s.

Nuclear Wastes; Plutonium; Water Pollution; Nuclear Tests; Radiation; World War II (1939-45) 

Our congress has not paid this debt.

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World

‘Superbugs’ Kill India’s Babies and Pose an Overseas Threat

By GARDINER HARRIS | Dec 3rd 2014

Researchers say a significant share of the bacteria in India — in its water, sewage, animals, soil and even its mothers — are resistant to nearly all antibiotics.

Bacteria; Infant Mortality; Infections; Antibiotics; Hygiene and Cleanliness 

yes

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World

As Ebola Rages, Poor Planning Thwarts Efforts

By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN | Dec 6th 2014

Aid officials in Sierra Leone say weak coordination among aid groups, government mismanagement and glaring inefficiencies are costing countless lives.

Ebola Virus; Epidemics; Humanitarian Aid; Foreign Aid

Sports

Before Loss, Rose Wears ‘I Can’t Breathe’ Shirt

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Dec 7th 2014

Chicago’s Derrick Rose wore a black T-shirt that read, “I Can’t Breathe,” during warm-ups before the Bulls lost to the visiting Golden State Warriors, 112-102, on Saturday night.

Basketball

Sports

U.S. Holds America’s Cup but Won’t Be Host

By CHRISTOPHER CLAREY | Dec 2nd 2014

Instead of meeting the challenge on its home waters, the United States team elected to do so in Bermuda.

America's Cup; Sailboats and Sailing

U.S.

Ted Cruz’s Stand on Online Tax Is Unwelcome on Main St.

By ROSS RAMSEY | Dec 6th 2014

Senator Ted Cruz, of Texas, is opposed to federal legislation that would require online retailers to collect sales tax for the states where those customers reside.

E-Commerce; Sales and Excise Taxes; Federal Taxes (US)

N.Y. / Region

Hudson River Park Trust Plans Research and Education Center at Pier 26

By LISA W. FODERARO | Dec 4th 2014

Construction of the estuarium, which will occupy the end of the 840-foot pier between North Moore and Hubert Streets, is expected to begin in 2017.

Colleges and Universities; Research; Rivers

Sports

Drug Testing Increases

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Dec 2nd 2014

Adderall, for attention deficit disorder, led to 8 of the 10 positive tests for stimulants under baseball’s drug program, Major League Baseball said.

Baseball; Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; Tests (Drug Use)