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U.S.
Brent McDonald | Dec 28th 2014
Stealing from the tribes is an old tradition.
We are learning it is expensive.
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Opinion
By MARK BITTMAN | Dec 31st 2014
A new law is a significant step forward in animal welfare.
Agriculture and Farming; Chickens; Animal Abuse, Rights and Welfare; Referendums; Pigs
Approved.
World
By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN | Jan 2nd 2015
The court blocked some of the law’s contentious restrictions on
media organizations and provisions on refugees until further hearings
could be held.
Civil Rights and Liberties; Law and Legislation; Courts and the Judiciary; Politics and Government; Terrorism
The Kenyan courts can read their constitution.
The Upshot
By LYNN VAVRECK | Jan 2nd 2015
A study suggests he doesn’t need to move to the right in the primary but won’t be punished in the general election if he does.
Presidential Election of 2016; Presidential Election of 2012
There are no centrists in the G.O.P. power structure.
Business Day
By MARK SCOTT | Jan 1st 2015
The users always pay all the taxes.
Sellers pass the taxes on to their customers.
U.S.
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Dec 29th 2014
The first female bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland was
the driver in a hit-and-run crash that killed a bicyclist in Baltimore, a
diocese spokeswoman said Monday.
Hit-and-Run Drivers; Bicycles and Bicycling; Episcopal Church; Deaths (Fatalities)
OK.
The Upshot
By NEIL IRWIN | Jan 1st 2015
There are no surprises here.
World
By SHUAIB ALMOSAWA | Dec 31st 2014
Religious war.
U.S.
By MITCH SMITH | Dec 29th 2014
Yes.
There are wrong assumptions about the nature of food markets.
This population are not any kind of slave.
Health
By GINA KOLATA | Dec 28th 2014
After years of looking for genetic mutations that cause diseases, investigators are now searching for those that prevent them.
Genetics and Heredity; Alzheimer's Disease; Preventive Medicine; Research; Biotechnology and Bioengineering
Genetic differences matter, even in families.
Technology
By MARK SCOTT | Dec 31st 2014
Regulations are enforced.
Opinion
Dec 31st 2014
Readers discuss an article examining the class of 1994 at Stanford.
Women and Girls; Computers and the Internet; Science and Technology; Careers and Professions
There are sex linked differences in behavior.
I have no idea how they relate to Silicon Valley.
Software has been a "gold rush" situation.
World
By STEVEN ERLANGER | Jan 1st 2015
Yes.
Business Day
By JACK EWING | Jan 2nd 2015
Mario Draghi, the bank’s president, told a German newspaper that the risk of deflation must be tackled.
Quantitative Easing; Euro (Currency)
The Euro zone governments believe in "Austrian" economics.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austrian_School
Krugman is a Keynsian.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keynesian_economics
He has convinced me.
World
By CEYLAN YEGINSU | Dec 29th 2014
New ID cards will grant access to basic health care and education,
while a separate proposal would allow conditional work permits.
Refugees and Displaced Persons; Labor and Jobs; Identification Devices
For Turkey the alternative is mass killing.
Business Day
By DAVID JOLLY | Dec 29th 2014
The German insurance giant faces responsibility as the lead reinsurer for AirAsia and Malaysia Airlines.
AirAsia Flight 8501; Aviation Accidents, Safety and Disasters;
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17; Malaysia Airlines Flight 370; Insurance
It is why they were paid their premiums.
U.S.
By JONATHAN MARTIN | Jan 1st 2015
Even a "good" Bush is the wrong man.
Sports
By HUW RICHARDS | Jan 1st 2015
Dhoni, 33, went out on a personal high, setting an all-time record for Indian wicketkeepers.
Cricket (Game)
Connecticut women have no scheduled game.
American Athletic Conference |
| Conference | Overall | vs |
|
W-L |
Pct |
Hm |
Rd |
W-L |
Pct |
Hm |
Rd |
Nt |
Top 25 |
2 Connecticut |
2-0 |
1.000 |
1-0 |
1-0 |
11-1 |
.917 |
4-0 |
3-1 |
4-0 |
3-1 |
Tulane |
2-0 |
1.000 |
1-0 |
1-0 |
11-2 |
.846 |
6-1 |
4-0 |
1-1 |
0-0 |
South Florida |
2-0 |
1.000 |
2-0 |
0-0 |
11-3 |
.786 |
6-1 |
2-1 |
3-1 |
0-2 |
Temple |
2-0 |
1.000 |
1-0 |
1-0 |
6-8 |
.429 |
2-4 |
2-3 |
2-1 |
0-1 |
Tulsa |
1-0 |
1.000 |
1-0 |
0-0 |
6-6 |
.500 |
3-4 |
2-2 |
1-0 |
0-0 |
UCF |
1-0 |
1.000 |
0-0 |
1-0 |
5-7 |
.417 |
4-2 |
1-5 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
East Carolina |
0-2 |
.000 |
0-1 |
0-1 |
9-4 |
.692 |
4-1 |
3-2 |
2-1 |
0-2 |
Memphis |
0-2 |
.000 |
0-1 |
0-1 |
6-7 |
.462 |
5-3 |
1-4 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
Houston |
0-2 |
.000 |
0-1 |
0-1 |
5-8 |
.385 |
1-3 |
2-3 |
2-2 |
0-1 |
SMU |
0-2 |
.000 |
0-0 |
0-2 |
4-9 |
.308 |
4-3 |
0-4 |
0-2 |
0-2 |
Cincinnati |
0-2 |
.000 |
0-1 |
0-1 |
3-10 |
.231 |
3-2 |
0-6 |
0-2 |
0-0 |
Obituaries
By WILLIAM McDONALD | Dec 30th 2014
We are now the elders.
World
By AZAM AHMED and TAIMOOR SHAH | Jan 1st 2015
Tribal war with artillery.
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World
By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN | Jan 2nd 2015
The Upshot
By LYNN VAVRECK | Jan 2nd 2015
Automobiles
By JOHN R. QUAIN | Jan 1st 2015
By adopting tabletlike, touch-screen systems, automakers are
integrating smartphones and online services with fewer complicated
controls that frustrate and distract drivers.
Automobile Safety Features and Defects; Software; Automobiles
A touch screen is not a reduction in distraction.
Business Day
By JACK EWING and BINYAMIN APPELBAUM | Jan 2nd 2015
In doing “whatever it takes” to save the eurozone, Mario Draghi, the head of the European Central Bank, now risks dividing it.
Quantitative Easing; Economic Conditions and Trends; Government Bonds; Euro (Currency); Inflation (Economics)
"Pushing on a string"
U.S.
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Dec 29th 2014
yes
By ADAM LIPTAK | Dec 31st 2014
Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. said the changes would come “as
soon as 2016” in his annual year-end report on the condition of the
federal judiciary.
Computers and the Internet; Archives and Records
Faster publication is not a big change.
Arts
By SCOTT REYBURN | Jan 2nd 2015
Sotheby's and Christie's, the top international auction houses, are facing new challenges even though the art market is booming.
Auctions; Art
Supply problems are troubling the auction market.
Business Day
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Jan 1st 2015
The new standard requires farmers to put fewer hens into each cage
or invest in revamped henhouses, and they will probably pass the costs
on to consumers.
Eggs; Chickens; Agriculture and Farming; Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates); United States Economy
I can afford more than $2.00 a dozen.
The price rise will not be significant. A few cents more to food stamps will not kill us.
Health
By GINA KOLATA | Dec 28th 2014
Look under all the shells.
Technology
By MARK SCOTT | Jan 2nd 2015
U.S.
By JENNIFER STEINHAUER | Jan 2nd 2015
The movement, facing mounting losses in federal elections, is
tweaking its name, refining its goals and using the gay-marriage
movement as a model.
Gun Control; States (US); Law and Legislation
It is only a sane action.
Business Day
By DAVID JOLLY | Dec 29th 2014
Contractual obligation.
Sports
By HUW RICHARDS | Jan 1st 2015
No scheduled game. There will probably be one Sunday.
Opinion
Dec 29th 2014
International arbitration provides a neutral referee to depoliticize disputes.
Foreign Investments; Arbitration, Conciliation and Mediation; Law and Legislation
"Domestic courts do it all the time."
Technology
By THE NEW YORK TIMES | Dec 29th 2014
On New Year’s Day, the digital scrapbook Pinterest will start
selling advertising, competing with Google, Twitter and Facebook for
marketing revenue from the biggest consumer brands.
Advertising and Marketing; Online Advertising; Social Media
Another reason to avoid the cloud.
Technology
By DAVID STREITFELD | Jan 1st 2015
Six months after its introduction, Kindle Unlimited is proving
controversial and disruptive, just like so many other Amazon
innovations.
Amazon Kindle; Book Trade and Publishing; Books and Literature; E-Books and Readers; Writing and Writers
As long as the Writers are getting paid there is no real fight.
Editors, illustrators and designers provide a real service.
For most writers it is a luxury.
Vanity presses take the hit.
Business Day
By MATT KRUPNICK | Dec 29th 2014
The interest in locally sourced food has reached the once-grim
world of airport cuisine, and restaurateurs and producers are working to
adapt to airports’ challenges.
Airports; Food; Travel and Vacations; Business Travel; Local Food
Fashion in food is a way to compete.
Arts
By BRIAN SCHAEFER | Dec 30th 2014
The Hancock Shaker Village in Massachusetts, a window into a
religious sect that embraced celibacy and social tenets of
egalitarianism and pacifism, is struggling financially.
Museums; Finances
Finances killed the sect before.
Celibacy is not a good foundation for community.
Mother Ann Lee found it better than a bad marriage.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann_Lee
N.Y. / Region
By CHARLES V. BAGLI | Dec 28th 2014
A state board’s recommendation that licenses for three upstate
casino resorts be approved is getting mixed reviews from gambling
analysts, urban planners, politicians and rival developers.
Casinos; Gambling
Cuomo has produced a possible result.
These will be removed when they fail.
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