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N.Y. / Region
By JAMES C. McKINLEY Jr. | Feb 23rd 2015
A 2012 video shows a distraught Pedro Hernandez being encouraged
and consoled by officers as he admitted that he choked 6-year-old Etan
Patz until the boy passed out.
Murders, Attempted Murders and Homicides; Confessions; Video
Recordings, Downloads and Streaming; Asphyxiation, Choking, and
Suffocation; Missing Persons; Child Abuse and Neglect
I would like some physical evidence.
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Opinion
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | Feb 23rd 2015
Surely there are ways to keep hard-to-clean tubing from transmitting antibiotic-resistant infections.
Medical Devices; Infections; Bacteria; Hospitals; Editorials
Present practice is to dispose of medical equipment after one use.
We can try to make the duodenoscopes disposable.
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Opinion
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | Feb 20th 2015
The West Virginia event is a terrifying reminder that the industry
lacks the ability to safely ship oil from North Dakota’s booming oil
fields.
Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline; Railroad Accidents and Safety; Explosions (Accidental); Oil Spills
Better regulation of the railroads will help.
The economics of oil production and use are the arbiter of safe operation.
Taxing carbon at the point of extraction is a good way.
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World
By ISABEL KERSHNER | Feb 23rd 2015
The move came amid a worsening crisis in the Palestinian Authority
after Israel began to withhold more than $100 million in monthly tax
revenue it collects on the authority’s behalf.
Palestinians
A one state solution.
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Opinion
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | Feb 23rd 2015
Indians appear to be waking up to the dangers of dirty energy, but their current path remains self-destructive.
Air Pollution; Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Coal; Editorials; Carbon Dioxide; Respiratory Diseases
India must go to nuclear power.
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U.S.
By MICHAEL D. SHEAR and CORAL DAVENPORT | Feb 22nd 2015
President Obama’s veto of the pipeline bill this week, the third
and most significant one of his six years in office, would most likely
be followed by others.
Vetoes (US); Keystone Pipeline System; United States Politics and Government; Pipelines; Presidents and Presidency (US)
It has been plain for years that building Keystone XL was not going to happen.
The oil industry did not win this one.
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Sports
By PATRICK MAKS | Feb 21st 2015
The two quarterbacks, who have similar résumés but different
approaches, have finished what could be considered a thorough
application process at the scouting combine.
Draft and Recruitment (Sports); Football
Football kills players slowly.
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U.S.
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Feb 21st 2015
Demonstrators have gathered every day during the past week in
front of Pasco’s city hall to demand answers in the deadly police
shooting of Antonio Zambrano-Montes.
Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings; Demonstrations, Protests
and Riots; Hispanic-Americans; Murders, Attempted Murders and Homicides
"Suicide by cop" should not happen.
Health care must include mental health care.
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U.S.
By TAMAR LEWIN | Feb 24th 2015
Education Secretary Arne Duncan on Monday produced data that he
said showed that poorer districts would suffer under a Republican plan
expected to clear the House of Representatives this week.
Education (K-12); No Child Left Behind Act; United States Politics and Government
Having the "poor" suffer is the Republican intention.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elementary_and_Secondary_Education_Act
Federal money comes with federal control.
If states refuse the control they refuse the money.
"No child left behind" is an attempt to sabotage Title1.
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World
By MICHAEL R. GORDON and DAVID E. SANGER | Feb 23rd 2015
Iranian and American officials considered a proposal that would
strictly limit for at least 10 years Tehran’s nuclear production but
gradually ease restrictions in the final years of a deal.
Nuclear Weapons; United States International Relations; Nuclear Energy
Netanyahu objects to any deal with Iran.
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U.S.
By JULIA PRESTON | Feb 20th 2015
A federal judge ruled that the Obama administration must stop
holding women and children caught trying to enter the country illegally
whether or not they had applied for asylum.
Illegal Immigration; Asylum, Right of; Women and Girls
The Department of Homeland Security has not behaved itself.
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U.S.
By SHAILA DEWAN | Feb 23rd 2015
So-called pre-emption laws, passed in states across the country,
have stopped cities from regulating landlords, building municipal
broadband systems and raising the minimum wage.
State Legislatures; States (US); Local Government
Texas is facing the political realities.
The Confederate Constitution never worked.
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N.Y. / Region
By JESSE McKINLEY | Feb 23rd 2015
The state attorney general’s office has opened a preliminary
inquiry into the process by which three projects were recently
recommended for new casino licenses, according to two former bidders.
Attorneys General; Casinos
A booby prize.
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Sports
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Feb 22nd 2015
Fernando Alonso was concussed in a crash during Formula One testing in Montmelo, Spain.
Automobile Racing; Concussions
If the game were not dangerous there would be no money in it.
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Business Day
By JONATHAN SOBLE | Feb 23rd 2015
The company’s main crisis, which stems from faulty Takata airbags,
predates Takanobu Ito’s tenure. But his efforts to quickly expand drew
criticism.
Automobile Safety Features and Defects; Recalls and Bans of Products
Takata must meet its obligations.
Honda can only help.
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Business Day
By DANNY HAKIM | Feb 23rd 2015
Diverging regulatory approaches to atrazine, a herbicide made by a
Swiss company but not used in Europe, shows the hurdles in trade
negotiations.
International Trade and World Market; Regulation and Deregulation of Industry; Pesticides; Defoliants and Herbicides
Ban the use of Atrazine everywhere.
It should not be used in the natural environment.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atrazine
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Technology
By THE NEW YORK TIMES | Feb 23rd 2015
In the coming months, auto dealerships around the country will
begin selling vehicles capable of running Android- and Apple-compatible
dashboard systems.
Android (Operating System); Automobiles; Computers and the Internet; Electric and Hybrid Vehicles; Google Phone; Software
Two years after wide adoption it will be banned.
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Business Day
By MATTHEW GOLDSTEIN | Feb 23rd 2015
Banks and law firms are planning to set up a group that would be
affiliated with the banking industry’s forum for sharing data on online
threats.
Banking and Financial Institutions; Legal Profession; Cyberwarfare;
Computers and the Internet; Industrial Espionage; Executive Orders and
Memorandums; Computer Security
Governments cannot make the users of the net behave.
Users of the net must act to protect themselves.
People are only guilty of actions.
After they act they can be pursued.
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U.S.
By DAVID E. SANGER | Feb 22nd 2015
A newly disclosed National Security Agency document shows the
drastic acceleration of the use of cyberweapons by the United States and
Iran against each other.
Cyberwarfare; Espionage and Intelligence Services; Computers and the Internet; International Relations
I am not going to worry about it.
It will have to be another negotiation.
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Business Day
By ANDREW ROSS SORKIN | Feb 23rd 2015
If history is any guide, the ruling against American Express will
not lead to the desired outcome of increased competition and lower
prices.
Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues; Credit Cards; Shopping and Retail; Decisions and Verdicts
True.
Higher incomes would help.
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