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N.Y. / Region

Driver Faces Life Sentence in Crash That Killed Expectant Brooklyn Couple

By BENJAMIN MUELLER | Feb 19th 2015

World

Yemen’s Former President Flees Capital

By SHUAIB ALMOSAWA and ROD NORDLAND | Feb 21st 2015

President Abdu Rabbu Mansour Hadi left the capital on Saturday amid conflicting reports about whether he was released voluntarily or had escaped from his Houthi captors.

Shia and Sunni as usual.

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Sports

Reverent Tribute to a Coach Befits a Rivalry, and So Does the Game

By ROBERT HARMS | Feb 18th 2015

World

Iran Judge Blocks Effort to Hire Lawyer for Reporter

By RICK GLADSTONE | Feb 18th 2015

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A Look Behind the Headlines on China’s Coal Trends

By ANDREW C. REVKIN | Feb 18th 2015

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Flexible Work: Nice, if You Can Get It

By ANNA NORTH | Feb 17th 2015

N.Y. / Region

Group Seeks New Tolls in Manhattan to Pay for Region’s Transportation Needs

By EMMA G. FITZSIMMONS | Feb 17th 2015

Technology

Bringing Big Data to the Fight Against Benefits Fraud

By NATASHA SINGER | Feb 20th 2015

To detect possible abuse of programs or benefits, state and local governments are turning to data-mining techniques long used by financial services companies.

Data-Mining and Database Marketing; Frauds and Swindling; Computers and the Internet; Welfare (US); Medicaid; Food Stamps; Unemployment Insurance

I notice that their illustrative examples are all from the management side.

The poor do not seem to be in the business of cheating.

U.S.

Duke Energy Is Charged in Huge Coal Ash Leak

By JONATHAN M. KATZ | Feb 20th 2015

Federal prosecutors accused the nation’s largest electric utility of violating the federal Clean Water Act in a spill last year in North Carolina.

Water Pollution; Hazardous and Toxic Substances; Rivers; Suits and Litigation (Civil)

The reports of the first settlement made me unhappy.

I am pleased to see that litigation continues and costs to Duke Energy are rising.

Magazine

Meet the Unlikely Airbnb Hosts of Japan

By SARA CORBETT | Feb 18th 2015

A world-conquering start-up finds itself lost in translation in Tokyo.

Travel and Vacations; Hotels and Travel Lodgings

You can do that if you want to.

I would rather host than visit.

It is an interesting view of Japan.

Know that there is traditionally no acoustic privacy.

Life was rigidly formal and hierarchical.

For many it still is.

U.S.

An American Sniper, His Killer, and Deep Scars Bared for a Jury

By MANNY FERNANDEZ and KATHRYN JONES | Feb 19th 2015

Business Day

January Inflation in Britain Falls to Lowest Since Records Began

By REUTERS | Feb 17th 2015

British consumer price inflation eased last month to its lowest level since records began in 1989 and looks set to slow further, lifting voters' disposable incomes as national elections approach.

Deflation (Economics)

Below target inflation is not a good thing.

Opinion

How Useful Are Standardized Tests?

Feb 17th 2015

Educators discuss an Op-Ed essay defending annual tests and suggest alternative ways to assess schools.

Tests and Examinations; Education (K-12); No Child Left Behind Act; Teachers and School Employees

I do not have a definitive answer.

The process should begin with understanding how children learn.

The children can be taught what they can best adsorb.

They can then be tested on what they have adsorbed

When they have adsorbed a body of knowledge they can learn to use it.

A test can examine their ability to reason.

U.S.

Colorado: N.A.A.C.P. Was Not Target of Blast

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Feb 20th 2015

The man behind a small explosion last month near a Colorado Springs N.A.A.C.P. office was actually targeting an accountant who worked in the same building, according to court documents filed Friday.

Bombs and Explosives; Arson

Ok. The N.A.A.C.P. was not the target.

Thaddeus Murphy is probably insane.

Real Estate

A High-End Property Collapse in Singapore

By ALEXANDRA STEVENSON | Feb 17th 2015

The government’s plan to stall a property boom that had become a symbol of inequality has worked only too well.

Real Estate and Housing (Residential); Property Taxes; Luxury Goods and Services; High Net Worth Individuals

It does not look that disastrous from here.

U.S.

Former First Lady of Virginia Is Sentenced to Prison for Graft

By JENNIFER STEINHAUER | Feb 20th 2015

Opinion

Separate Philanthropy From Political Clout

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | Feb 20th 2015

Money has been flowing from abroad into the Clinton Foundation, which raises too many questions about potential conflicts of interest for a probable presidential candidate.

Presidential Election of 2016; Editorials; Conflicts of Interest; Philanthropy; United States Politics and Government; Campaign Finance

Expect Hillary Clinton to raise campaign funds separately from Bill's foundation.

Opinion

Indonesia’s Corruption Fighters in the Fight of Their Lives

By CAROL GIACOMO | Feb 20th 2015

The country’s investigators have often withstood attempts to weaken them. But nothing has seemed as perilous as the most recent turn of events.

Corruption (Institutional)

People like money.

World

Shortage of Snow Aside, China Jumps Into Bid for 2022 Winter Games

By DAN LEVIN | Feb 16th 2015

With Kazakhstan as its only competition, Beijing stands to follow up its 2008 Summer Games with a new chance at spotlighting its wealth and power.

Olympic Games (2022); Snow and Snowstorms; Olympic Games (2008); Alpine Skiing

The I.O.C. has problems.

They will have to solve them.

U.S.

At Heart of U.S.-South African Trade Dispute, a Serious Game of International Chicken

By JENNIFER STEINHAUER | Feb 17th 2015

South Africa has long been placing tariffs on American chickens, frustrating farmers, trade officials and members of Congress from the Chicken Caucus.

Chickens; International Trade and World Market; Customs (Tariff); United States Politics and Government

There is no guarantee of profit.

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N.Y. / Region

Driver Faces Life Sentence in Crash That Killed Expectant Brooklyn Couple

By BENJAMIN MUELLER | Feb 19th 2015

Julio Acevedo is guilty.

World

Yemen’s Former Leader, Held by Rebels, Leaves Capital

By SHUAIB ALMOSAWA and ROD NORDLAND | Feb 21st 2015

Sports

Reverent Tribute to a Coach Befits a Rivalry, and So Does the Game

By ROBERT HARMS | Feb 18th 2015

Duke and North Carolina fans, players and coaches honored the late Dean Smith with a solemn ceremony before the Blue Devils rallied to win at Cameron Indoor Stadium.

Basketball (College)

Final	1	2	T
1 Connecticut	58	34	92
Tulsa	23	23	46

Boxscore | Recap

Leaders	Connecticut	Tulsa
Points	B. Stewart 28	2 tied with 13
Rebounds	B. Stewart 9	A. Clark 6
Assists	M. Jefferson 6	4 tied with 2

Business Day

Calculating the Odds of a Comcast-Time Warner Cable Deal

By JEFFREY GOLDFARB | Feb 20th 2015

A Breakingviews calculator puts the implied chances for success of the cable deal at 60 percent.

Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Cable Television

The deal probably will not happen.

There are monopoly concerns.

Sports

Cavaliers Take Off Behind Soaring Offense

By BECKLEY MASON | Feb 21st 2015

After a blistering run in the month leading up to the All-Star break, the Cavaliers appear to have hit their stride and are gaining quickly on the rest of the Eastern Conference.

Basketball

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Time	TV	Result
11/14	at California-Davis	10:00 PM ET	ESPN3	W 102 - 43
11/17	at 6 Stanford	9:00 PM ET	ESPN2	L 86 - 88
11/23	vs. Creighton	1:00 PM ET	ESPN-FC/ESPN3	W 96 - 60
11/28	vs. Charleston*	8:30 PM ET	ESPN-FC/ESPN3	W 85 - 24
11/29	vs. Vanderbilt*	8:30 PM ET		W 91 - 52
11/30	vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay*	8:30 PM ET		W 89 - 53
12/6	at 2 Notre Dame	3:15 PM ET	ESPN	W 76 - 58
12/19	vs. 25 DePaul	7:30 PM ET	ESPN-FC/ESPN3	W 98 - 64
12/21	vs. UCLA*	5:00 PM ET	ESPN2	W 86 - 50
12/27	vs. Southern Methodist	1:00 PM ET	ESPN-FC/ESPN3	W 96 - 45
12/29	vs. 10 Duke	9:00 PM ET	ESPN2	W 83 - 52
12/31	at East Carolina	2:30 PM ET	ESPN-FC/ESPN3	W 89 - 38
1/4	vs. St. John's (NY)*	1:00 PM ET	ESPN2	W 70 - 54
1/7	vs. Tulsa	7:00 PM ET	ESPN-FC/ESPN3	W 98 - 60
1/11	at Southern Methodist	3:00 PM ET	ESPN-FC/ESPN3	W 87 - 28
1/14	vs. Temple	7:00 PM ET	ESPN-FC/ESPN3	W 92 - 58
1/18	vs. South Florida	1:00 PM ET	ESPN2	W 92 - 50
1/21	at UCF	7:00 PM ET	ESPN-FC/ESPN3	W 100 - 45
1/25	at Cincinnati	3:00 PM ET	ESPN2	W 96 - 31
1/28	vs. East Carolina	7:00 PM ET	ESPN-FC/ESPN3	W 87 - 32
2/1	at Temple	2:00 PM ET	ESPN2	W 83 - 49
2/3	vs. Cincinnati	7:00 PM ET	ESPN-FC/ESPN3	W 96 - 36
2/7	at Memphis	3:30 PM ET	ESPN-FC/ESPN3	W 80 - 34
2/9	vs. 1 South Carolina	8:00 PM ET	ESPN2	W 87 - 62
2/14	vs. Tulane	4:00 PM ET	CBSS	W 87 - 39
2/17	vs. Houston	7:00 PM ET	ESPN-FC/ESPN3	W 85 - 26
2/21	at Tulsa	3:00 PM ET	ESPN-FC/ESPN3	W 92 - 46
2/23	at Tulane	8:00 PM ET	ESPN-FC/ESPN3
2/28	vs. Memphis	2:00 PM ET	CBSS
3/2	at South Florida	7:00 PM ET	ESPN2