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Sports
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Mar 22nd 2015
Ally Malott scored 28 points and Amber Deane added 23 to lead No.
7-seeded Dayton to a 99-94 upset of second-seeded Kentucky on Sunday in
the round of 32 game in Lexington, Ky.
NCAA Basketball Championships (Women)
UConn wins again.
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Sports
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Mar 20th 2015
The sophomore Adrienne Motley scored 30 points, and 11th-seeded
Miami beat sixth-seeded Washington, 86-80, in an opening-round game.
NCAA Basketball Championships (Women)
Regional - Round 2 |
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Business Day
By ANDREW POLLACK | Mar 20th 2015
The Food and Drug Administration said that genetically engineered
nonbrowning apples and bruise-resistant potatoes were as safe and
nutritious as their conventional counterparts.
Genetic Engineering; Apples; Potatoes
An expected result.
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N.Y. / Region
By JAMES BARRON | Mar 22nd 2015
A particularly cold winter left some towns with more potholes than
they could handle. Now that it’s time to fix the roads, asphalt is in
demand.
Asphalt; Potholes
Yes.
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Opinion
Mar 20th 2015
Danny Groner, a reader, writes that “every role at a company, big or small, should be treated as a leadership role.”
Labor and Jobs; Social Conditions and Trends
yes
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Opinion
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | Mar 23rd 2015
The name of the law is not the Coal Industry Protection Act, despite what that industry’s advocates seem to want.
Clean Air Act; Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Coal; Hazardous and Toxic Substances; Regulation and Deregulation of Industry
If it pleases McConnell to call it a war on coal he can do it.
I makes no difference to the necessity of cutting carbon dioxide and other pollutants.
The coal industry has no grounds to sue.
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N.Y. / Region
By KATE TAYLOR | Mar 22nd 2015
Less than 1 percent of teachers in New York State were rated
ineffective over all, and principals’ evaluations are often responsible
for the high scores.
Teachers and School Employees; Performance Evaluations (Labor); Education (K-12)
Sometimes it is the parents.
Sometimes it is the child.
Andrew has more than a little learning to do.
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Opinion
By ROBERT M. WACHTER | Mar 21st 2015
Electronic records will transform medicine, eventually.
Medicine and Health; Science and Technology; Computers and the Internet
An early requirement is better control of the operating system.
If the system cannot be easily hacked there can be easy use by the authorized.
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Technology
By NATASHA SINGER | Mar 22nd 2015
The Student Digital Privacy and Parental Rights Act would place
constraints on how education technology companies use or disclose
students’ personal information.
Education (K-12); Privacy; Law and Legislation; Data-Mining and
Database Marketing; Computers and the Internet; Social Media; Children
and Childhood
The situation needs more thought. Anonymity should be preserved.
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Food
By DAVID TANIS | Mar 20th 2015
There’s a place for red radishes, cauliflower and carrots at the table for Easter and Passover.
Cooking and Cookbooks; Vegetables; Spring (Season); Easter and Holy Week
I can and do cook such things. At the moment I am without a car.
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World
By JOSEPH GOLDSTEIN and AHMAD SHAKIB | Mar 20th 2015
Differing responses to the mob killing in Kabul of a mentally
troubled woman accused of burning the Quran show how Afghans’ commitment
to Islam can clash with Western values of individual rights.
Muslims and Islam; Lynching
Thinking is foreign to most Afghans.
It can get them killed.
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Opinion
By DEAN ORNISH | Mar 23rd 2015
Sugar isn’t the only villain. The hazards of meat are understated.
Cholesterol; Diet and Nutrition; Meat; Research
I will cook your choice.
We can debate balance and composition.
Vegetarian before 18:00 seems a reasonable compromise.
I am an omnivore.
I "eat food, mostly plants".
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Science
By SABRINA TAVERNISE | Mar 23rd 2015
A new study suggests that because of the Affordable Care Act, the disease is being diagnosed earlier in poor Americans.
States (US); Health Insurance and Managed Care; Diabetes; Medicaid; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010)
The relationship is not causal.
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Sports
By PAT BORZI | Mar 21st 2015
The Chanticleers shot 52 percent in the first half, but Frank Kaminsky and the Badgers proved too potent and advanced easily.
NCAA Basketball Championships (Men); Basketball (College)
21:00 the game starts.
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World
By SHERI FINK and RICK GLADSTONE | Mar 20th 2015
Confirmation that a patient tested positive deflated hope that Liberia was now free of the Ebola virus.
Ebola Virus
Yes
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Technology
By NICK WINGFIELD | Mar 19th 2015
While Amazon can now move its tests from inside a warehouse, the
retailer still has a long way to go to realize its vision of autonomous
delivery drones.
Drones (Pilotless Planes); Delivery Services; Regulation and Deregulation of Industry
Amazon will not understand the idea is a failure.
The losses must become large.
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Opinion
Mar 20th 2015
A reader criticizes Senator Mitch McConnell for his opposition to rules limiting emissions.
Coal; Mines and Mining
McConnell is betting the favorite to show.
He is not interested in any change.
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Business Day
By ELIZABETH OLSON | Mar 19th 2015
Many law school deans have begun to openly question the mechanics of the test, and some states are even exploring other options.
Law Schools; Tests and Examinations; Legal Profession
She should sit the bar exam.
There is no other way to pay the debt.
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Opinion
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | Mar 23rd 2015
A parliamentary committee has proposed legal reforms, but they would do little to protect individual privacy.
Surveillance of Citizens by Government; Computers and the Internet; Privacy; Espionage and Intelligence Services
The British Intelligence Services and Police have no interest in personal privacy.
I do not expect that to change.
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Travel
By ERIC LIPTON | Mar 20th 2015
Less than two and a half hours from Chile’s capital, along a
Pacific Coast highway, are intimate beaches, boutique hotels and
stunning vistas.
Travel and Vacations; Surfing; Seafood; Oceans and Seas; Hotels and Travel Lodgings
The water off shore is cold.
I will need a passport.
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