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Science

Dscovr, Warning System for Solar Storms, Still on Earth as SpaceX Launch Is Halted

By KENNETH CHANG | Feb 8th 2015 

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Business Day

Left and Right Align in Fighting Obama’s Trade Agenda

By JONATHAN WEISMAN | Feb 9th 2015

The White House has some unlikely allies in the president’s plans for international trade.

International Trade and World Market; Trans-Pacific Partnership; United States Politics and Government; Tea Party Movement 

To some Obama's blessing is a "kiss of death".

We need to get paid work for the unemployed to get the economy started.

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In Geoengineering Study, Science Academy Sees Merit in CO2 Removal, Risk in Reflecting Sunlight

By ANDREW C. REVKIN | Feb 10th 2015

A panel of experts finds too many risks in techniques for blocking sunlight to justify this method in countering global warming.

Air Pollution; Bioenergy and Biofuels; Carbon Capture and Sequestration; Carbon Dioxide; Earth; Environment; Global Warming; Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Oceans and Seas; Sunlight 

A stiff tax on fossil carbon seems to be the easiest approach to remediation of global warming.

Cultural change is an inevitable accompaniment.

Texas will not like it.

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Science

In Nevada, a Controversy in the Wind

By DEBORAH BLUM | Feb 9th 2015

Scientists and state officials disagree over the risk posed by naturally occurring asbestos, which covers much of the landscape in Nevada.

Asbestos; Mesothelioma; Hazardous and Toxic Substances 

This has caused upset and the distress will grow.

There is not a rug in Nevada big enough to cover this pile of dirt.

Science wins another round against the boosters in the capital.

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Opinion

Sri Lanka’s Duty on War Crimes

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | Feb 10th 2015 

Sri Lanka is sovereign.  

The U.N. does not have the power to meddle in their internal affairs.

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N.Y. / Region

Ex-Wife of Suspect in Patz Case Testifies That He Confessed to ‘Something Terrible’

By JAMES C. McKINLEY Jr. | Feb 9th 2015

Daisy Rivera, the former wife of Pedro Hernandez, is one of five witnesses who say he told stories about being a killer in the four years after Etan Patz disappeared in 1979.

Murders, Attempted Murders and Homicides 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hearsay_in_United_States_law

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Business Day

As Technology Entrepreneurs Multiply in Vietnam, So Do Regulations

By MIKE IVES | Feb 8th 2015 

Whine.

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World

Egypt Moves Toward Retrial for 2 Jailed Al Jazeera Journalists

By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK | Feb 8th 2015 

Egypt is sovereign.

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N.Y. / Region

De Blasio Aims to Improve Medical Response Times

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Feb 8th 2015 

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Health

In Treating Ebola, Even Using a Stethoscope Becomes a Challenge

By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. | Feb 8th 2015 

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World

Migrants Are Plucked From Sea Off Libya, but 29 Die Aboard Italian Rescue Ships

By GAIA PIANIGIANI and JIM YARDLEY | Feb 9th 2015

More than 100 migrants were rescued in rough seas, but the others perished before the Italian Coast Guard could get them to shore, officials said.

Immigration and Emigration; Maritime Accidents and Safety; Deaths (Fatalities); Ships and Shipping 

An incomplete report.  

One quarter dead of exposure after "rescue" is a bad result.

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World

Schoolgirls Are Facing More Threats, U.N. Reports

By RICK GLADSTONE | Feb 9th 2015

Educational institutions, teachers and students have been targeted despite legal protections of gender equality, a report finds.

Women and Girls; Education (K-12); Terrorism; Women's Rights; Human Rights and Human Rights Violations 

It is a play for world government.

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U.S.

Former C.I.A. Officer Released After Nearly Two Years in Prison for Leak Case

By SCOTT SHANE | Feb 9th 2015

After two years of confinement for giving classified information to a reporter, John C. Kiriakou must now remain in his Virginia home.

Classified Information and State Secrets; Waterboarding; News and News Media; Espionage and Intelligence Services 

Time passes.

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Sports

Duke Edges Florida State

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Feb 10th 2015

No. 4 Duke (21-3, 8-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) held off host Florida State, 73-70, on Monday night.

Basketball (College) 

#2 Connecticut Huskies (23-1)

Stats  |  Roster  |  Schedule

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	W 92 - 50
Wed. Jan. 21	at UCF	7:00 PM ET	ESPN-FC/ESPN3	W 100 - 45
Sun. Jan. 25	at Cincinnati	3:00 PM ET	ESPN2	W 96 - 31
Wed. Jan. 28	vs. East Carolina	7:00 PM ET	ESPN-FC/ESPN3	W 87 - 32
Sun. Feb. 1	at Temple	2:00 PM ET	ESPN2	W 83 - 49
Tue. Feb. 3	vs. Cincinnati	7:00 PM ET	ESPN-FC/ESPN3	W 96 - 36
Sat. Feb. 7	at Memphis	3:30 PM ET	ESPN-FC/ESPN3	W 80 - 34
Mon. Feb. 9	vs. 1 South Carolina	8:00 PM ET	ESPN2	W 87 - 62
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 25 South Florida	7:00 PM ET	ESPN2

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Opinion

The Pope, Catholics and Birth Control

Feb 10th 2015

Readers respond to an online column by Timothy Egan.

Birth Control and Family Planning; Pregnancy and Childbirth 

Children should be a joy.

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Your Money

Streamlining the Lowly Wallet in a Digital Age

By GREG BEATO | Feb 9th 2015

Since 2011, the crowdfunding site Kickstarter has financed thousands of wallet projects, producing ones made of wood, fire hose canvas and even leather.

Innovation; Crowdfunding (Internet); Personal Finances; High Net Worth Individuals 

There seems to be no improvement.

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U.S.

Disillusioned in Iraq, but Prodded to Serve Again

By JEREMY W. PETERS | Feb 8th 2015 

Learning continues.

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Science

An Incubator for Innovation

By JOHN MARKOFF | Feb 9th 2015

With venture capital for clean energy investments drying up, the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory is nurturing entrepreneurs.

Alternative and Renewable Energy; Venture Capital; Solar Energy 

Bell labs is reborn.

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Style

Valentine's Day Without the Anxiety

Compiled by THE NEW YORK TIMES | Feb 10th 2015

Valentine’s Day can be more than cavities and bearhugs, and we have last-minute ideas for celebrating your sweetheart (or yourself) this year.

Valentine's Day; Love (Emotion); Holidays and Special Occasions; Gifts 

I need an address before I can take action.

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Travel

Giving Airbnb a Run for Its Money

By STEPHANIE ROSENBLOOM | Feb 10th 2015

A handful of upstart sites is striving to disrupt the vacation rental market by appealing to families with children or jet-setters seeking luxury villas.

Travel and Vacations; Renting and Leasing (Real Estate); Hotels and Travel Lodgings; Children and Childhood 

I do not know enough about the situation to make plans.

Sooner is better.  As soon as you can is best.

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