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World

Iran Charges, and Will Try, Jason Rezaian, Washington Post Reporter

By RICK GLADSTONE and MICHAEL R. GORDON | Jan 14th 2015 

2

Opinion

Conservatives in Name Only

By PETER WEHNER | Jan 14th 2015

Apocalyptic rhetoric and tactics don’t serve the Republican cause.

Conservatism (US Politics); United States Politics and Government; Tea Party Movement 

Peter Wehner should declare his liberalism

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N.Y. / Region

President of New York City Police Union Faces Internal Opposition

By AL BAKER and J. DAVID GOODMAN | Jan 14th 2015

Amid a rift among officers and Mayor Bill de Blasio, Patrick J. Lynch is beating back dissent within his Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association as he seeks a fifth term as president.

Organized Labor; Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings 

Patrick J. Lynch could lose his next election.

4

Sports

Wizards Overcome Derrick Rose and the Bulls

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Jan 14th 2015

Paul Pierce had 22 points, and the Washington Wizards beat the Chicago Bulls, 105-99, even as Derrick Rose had a season-high 32 points.

Basketball 

American Athletic Conference
	Conference				Overall					vs
	W-L	Pct	Hm	Rd	W-L	Pct	Hm	Rd	Nt	Top 25
2 Connecticut	5-0	1.000	3-0	2-0	15-1	.938	6-0	4-1	5-0	3-1
South Florida	5-0	1.000	3-0	2-0	14-3	.824	7-1	4-1	3-1	0-2
Tulane	4-1	.800	1-1	3-0	13-3	.813	6-2	6-0	1-1	0-0
Temple	3-2	.600	1-1	2-1	7-11	.389	2-5	3-5	2-1	0-2
Memphis	3-3	.500	2-1	1-2	9-8	.529	7-3	2-5	0-0	0-0
Tulsa	2-3	.400	2-1	0-2	7-9	.438	4-5	2-4	1-0	0-1
UCF	2-3	.400	1-2	1-1	6-10	.375	5-4	1-6	0-0	0-0
East Carolina	2-4	.333	0-2	2-2	11-6	.647	4-2	5-3	2-1	0-2
Cincinnati	2-4	.333	1-2	1-2	5-12	.294	4-3	1-7	0-2	0-0
Houston	1-4	.200	0-3	1-1	6-10	.375	1-5	3-3	2-2	0-1
SMU	0-5	.000	0-2	0-3	4-12	.250	4-5	0-5	0-2	0-3

Conference W-L - conference win-loss record
Conference Pct - conference winning percentage
Conference Hm - conference home record
Conference Rd - conference away record
Conference Nt - conference neutral site record

Overall W-L - overall win-loss record
Overall Pct - overall winning percentage
Overall Hm - overall home record
Overall Rd - overall road record
Overall Nt - overall neutral site record
vs Top 25 - record vs. Top 25 teams

x - conference champion -- regular season
y - conference champion -- tournament
z - divisional champion

 

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Time	TV	Result
Fri. Nov. 14	at California-Davis	10:00 PM ET	ESPN3	W 102 - 43
Mon. Nov. 17	at 6 Stanford	9:00 PM ET	ESPN2	L 86 - 88
Sun. Nov. 23	vs. Creighton	1:00 PM ET	ESPN-FC/ESPN3	W 96 - 60
Fri. Nov. 28	vs. Charleston*	8:30 PM ET	ESPN-FC/ESPN3	W 85 - 24
Sat. Nov. 29	vs. Vanderbilt*	8:30 PM ET		W 91 - 52
Sun. Nov. 30	vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay*	8:30 PM ET		W 89 - 53
Sat. Dec. 6	at 2 Notre Dame	3:15 PM ET	ESPN	W 76 - 58
Fri. Dec. 19	vs. 25 DePaul	7:30 PM ET	ESPN-FC/ESPN3	W 98 - 64
Sun. Dec. 21	vs. UCLA*	5:00 PM ET	ESPN2	W 86 - 50
Sat. Dec. 27	vs. Southern Methodist	1:00 PM ET	ESPN-FC/ESPN3	W 96 - 45
Mon. Dec. 29	vs. 10 Duke	9:00 PM ET	ESPN2	W 83 - 52
Wed. Dec. 31	at East Carolina	2:30 PM ET	ESPN-FC/ESPN3	W 89 - 38
Sun. Jan. 4	vs. St. John's (NY)*	1:00 PM ET	ESPN2	W 70 - 54
Wed. Jan. 7	vs. Tulsa	7:00 PM ET	ESPN-FC/ESPN3	W 98 - 60
Sun. Jan. 11	at Southern Methodist	3:00 PM ET	ESPN-FC/ESPN3	W 87 - 28
Wed. Jan. 14	vs. Temple	7:00 PM ET	ESPN-FC/ESPN3	W 92 - 58
Sun. Jan. 18	vs. South Florida	1:00 PM ET	ESPN2
Wed. Jan. 21	at UCF	7:00 PM ET	ESPN-FC/ESPN3
Sun. Jan. 25	at Cincinnati	3:00 PM ET	ESPN2
Wed. Jan. 28	vs. East Carolina	7:00 PM ET	ESPN-FC/ESPN3
Sun. Feb. 1	at Temple	2:00 PM ET	ESPN2
Tue. Feb. 3	vs. Cincinnati	7:00 PM ET	ESPN-FC/ESPN3
Sat. Feb. 7	at Memphis	3:30 PM ET	ESPN-FC/ESPN3
Mon. Feb. 9	vs. 1 South Carolina	8:00 PM ET	ESPN2
Sat. Feb. 14	vs. Tulane	4:00 PM ET	CBSS
Tue. Feb. 17	vs. Houston	7:00 PM ET	ESPN-FC/ESPN3
Sat. Feb. 21	at Tulsa	3:00 PM ET	ESPN-FC/ESPN3
Mon. Feb. 23	at Tulane	8:00 PM ET	ESPN-FC/ESPN3
Sat. Feb. 28	vs. Memphis	2:00 PM ET	CBSS
Mon. Mar. 2	at South Florida	7:00 PM ET	ESPN2

* - Neutral Location

The record looks decisive.

5

Movies

Video: Anatomy of a Scene | ‘American Sniper’

Mekado Murphy | Jan 15th 2015

Clint Eastwood narrates a sequence from “American Sniper,” featuring Bradley Cooper and Sienna Miller.

Clint Eastwood may have made another iconic film.

6

Automobiles

The Other Detroit Auto Show

Jan 15th 2015

While automakers show off new cars at the Cobo Center this week, plenty of classics can be found abandoned around the city.

Automobiles; Antique and Classic Cars; North American International Auto Show 

The F250 is the right design.

Its history is wrong.  That vintage was never intended to deal with salt.

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N.Y. / Region

Warning Signs Overlooked in Hiring for New York City Jails

By MICHAEL SCHWIRTZ and MICHAEL WINERIP | Jan 15th 2015

More than one-third of people that the city’s Correction Department recently hired had problems that should have disqualified them or needed further scrutiny, the Department of Investigation found.

Hiring and Promotion; Guards; Prisons and Prisoners 

The city department of corrections is in trouble.

8

World

In China’s Antigraft Campaign, Small Victories and Bigger Doubts

By ANDREW JACOBS | Jan 15th 2015

Two years into a far-reaching government campaign against official corruption, many ordinary Chinese remain deeply cynical about whether it can succeed.

Corruption (Institutional); Ethics and Official Misconduct 

China has problems.

An anti corruption campaign must be seen to be effective. 

9

The Upshot

Trying to Solve the Great Wage Slowdown

By DAVID LEONHARDT | Jan 15th 2015

An international commission, describing income stagnation as a defining challenge, offers proposals meant to influence the political debate.

Income Inequality; United States Economy; Wages and Salaries; Labor and Jobs; Taxation; Education (K-12) 

Bad analysis leads directly to ineffective policies.

Empower labor with unions.

10 

U.S.

Perry Exits Texas Stage Making a Case for His Past, and His Future

By MANNY FERNANDEZ | Jan 15th 2015

As Gov. Rick Perry prepares to leave office and contemplates another run for the White House, his record in Texas will be closely scrutinized for what it says about him and the priorities he set.

Labor and Jobs; Presidential Election of 2016; State Legislatures; United States Economy 

There is a big difference between better and good.

Texas looks better compared with other southern states.

11

U.S.

Republicans Resist Obama’s Move to Dismantle Apparatus of Deportation

By JULIA PRESTON | Jan 15th 2015

Republicans want to restore a program canceled by President Obama called Secure Communities that led to deportations for immigrants arrested on minor charges.

Illegal Immigration; Deportation 

yes.

12

U.S.

2016 Hopefuls Skirt Leaders of the G.O.P.

By JEREMY W. PETERS and ASHLEY PARKER | Jan 15th 2015

A kind of political free agency, surfacing before the new Senate has passed a single bill, poses an early test for the party as it looks to expand its power and prove it can govern.

Presidential Election of 2016; United States Politics and Government 

The Republican party is becoming a national disaster.

13

Fashion & Style

How I Came to Live in a Chair Emporium

By PETER MOUNTFORD | Jan 15th 2015

When you collect an inheritance of table and chairs, you realize it’s to help you stay connected to friends.

Interior Design and Furnishings; Modern Love (Times Column); Families and Family Life; Antiques; Chairs 

Yes.

There is a lot of junk.  

There are a few  treasures I will bring .

Changing my shell will not be easy.

14

World

Satellite Images Show Ruin Left by Boko Haram, Groups Say

By ADAM NOSSITER | Jan 15th 2015

The militants stormed through northern Nigerian towns in recent days, according to an analysis of satellite images by human rights groups.

Al-Qaeda is having its intended effect.

15

Opinion

The Cruel Waste of America’s Tech Talent

By JOSHUA DAVIS | Jan 15th 2015

The not so heartwarming story of four young immigrants.

Foreign Students (in US); Immigration and Emigration; Illegal Immigration; Visas; Colleges and Universities; United States Politics and Government; Scholarships and Fellowships; Robots and Robotics; Science and Technology 

 U.S. immigration policy is insane.

16

World

Turkey Casts Doubt on Chinese Account of Turks’ Arrests in Smuggling Plot

By EDWARD WONG and SEBNEM ARSU | Jan 15th 2015

The Turkish Foreign Ministry confirmed that 10 Turks were under arrest in China but did not say they had been helping terrorism suspects, as a Chinese report asserted.

Uighurs (Chinese Ethnic Group); Smuggling 

The situation of the Uighurs continues to degenerate.

China is in recession.  

China is feeling politically unstable.

17

Sports

Knicks Cross Ocean to Get Nowhere

By SAM BORDEN | Jan 15th 2015

18

Technology

Tools to Improve That Christmas Present

By GREGORY SCHMIDT | Jan 14th 2015

From flash drives to charging stations, these products and services will help you get the most out of your electronics.

Electronics; Tablet Computers; Smartphones; Television Sets and Media Devices; Computers and the Internet 

Toys 

19

U.S.

Report Finds No Substitute for Mass Data Collection

By DAVID E. SANGER | Jan 15th 2015

A federal study found that there was no reliable way to get at the communications of terrorism suspects without sweeping up records of every call in the United States.

Surveillance of Citizens by Government 

A disappointment though not a surprise. 

20

U.S.

One Person Dies and Many Others Fall Ill After Saline Infusions

By SABRINA TAVERNISE | Jan 14th 2015

One person has died and many more were sickened after receiving infusions of a saline solution produced by Wallcur, a San Diego-based company, the Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday.

Drugs (Pharmaceuticals); Hazardous and Toxic Substances; Deaths (Fatalities); Accidents and Safety 

Wallcur has committed gross malpractice.

The company should be closed. 

The management should be banned from the pharmaceutical industry.