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World

Palestinian Council Questions Security Arrangement With Israel

By DIAA HADID | Mar 5th 2015

A leadership body called for curtailing the longstanding cooperation with Israel, but left final decisions to President Mahmoud Abbas and the Palestine Liberation Organization’s executive committee.

Palestinians; War Crimes, Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity 

A next self destructive step.

The Palestinians and the Israelis dream of genocide. 

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World

In Turkey, Testing the President’s Food Not for Taste, but for Poison

By CEYLAN YEGINSU | Mar 4th 2015 

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Business Day

McDonald’s Moving to Limit Antibiotic Use in Chickens

By STEPHANIE STROM | Mar 4th 2015 

It will not be a benefit.    Don't go to McDonald's. 

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Arts

At Auctions, Who Benefits Most From Art-Market Boom?

By SCOTT REYBURN | Mar 6th 2015

New figures confirm that it is individual sellers, rather than the auction houses, who are benefiting most from dazzling record high-end sales.

Art; Auctions 

"Auctioning art is one of capitalism’s older professions, and recent sales have shown that it’s a robust one, with the ultra-rich prepared to pay ever-higher prices for trophies that enhance their status."

Owning recognized art is the speculation Scott Reyburn understands.

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World

Figures From U.S.-Led Coalition Show Heavy 2014 Losses for Afghan Army

By MATTHEW ROSENBERG and AZAM AHMED | Mar 3rd 2015

The 20,000 fighters and others lost last year cast further doubt on Afghanistan’s ability to maintain security without help from United States-led coalition forces.

Afghanistan War (2001-14); Desertion (Military); Deaths (Fatalities) 

Security will not be maintained.

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World

Video: Saving a River Giant, and a Livelihood

Nadia Sussman | Mar 2nd 2015

In the Brazilian Amazon, conservation efforts have led to a resurgence of the pirarucu, one of the largest freshwater fish in the world.

Fish and Other Marine Life; Endangered and Extinct Species; Fishing, Commercial 

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/13/world/fishermen-in-brazil-save-a-river-goliath-and-their-livelihoods.html

Conservation works.

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World

Italy: More Than 1,000 Migrants Saved

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Mar 4th 2015

Rescue ships saved more than 1,000 migrants and refugees north of Libya in the past two days, but 10 migrants died in the southern Mediterranean, Italian officials said Wednesday.

Refugees and Displaced Persons; Rescues; Maritime Accidents and Safety; Palestinians 

One fifth of the number last year.

Money must be short.

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U.S.

Illinois: Unions Sue to Reinstate Dues

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Mar 5th 2015

Labor unions filed a lawsuit Thursday seeking to invalidate Gov. Bruce Rauner’s executive order ending a requirement that state workers pay union dues even if they do not want to join a union.

Organized Labor; Government Employees 

We will learn what owns the courts in Illinois.

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U.S.

Train Carrying Crude Oil Derails in Illinois

By LIAM STACK | Mar 5th 2015

There were no reported injuries from the accident, but the authorities were recommending that residents evacuate a one-mile radius around the crash site.

Railroad Accidents and Safety; Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline 

I presume the rail road has removed what cars it can from the area of the fire.

It does not look like they have.

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Opinion

CPAC: Hackneyed and Hollow

By CHARLES M. BLOW | Mar 2nd 2015

Where were the grand conservative thinkers? Where was the philosophical heft?

United States Politics and Government; Presidential Election of 2016 

Close enough to complete truth.

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U.S.

Snowstorm Strands Drivers and Knocks Out Power to Thousands

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Mar 5th 2015

A late winter storm blanketed the mid-Atlantic on Thursday after zipping across much of the South, leaving cars stranded on highways in Kentucky and 85,000 customers without power in West Virginia.

Power Failures and Blackouts; Snow and Snowstorms; Roads and Traffic

It was bad here but the power stayed on and DSL is working. 
I went to Brooklyn the next day. 
The BQE is in a knot because the deck is breaking up. 

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U.S.

Teenagers, Dealing With Addiction, on What Might Have Helped

By JESSICA LAHEY | Mar 5th 2015

Students in a rehab program answer the question, “Was there anything that anyone could have said to you that would have affected your drug use?”

Addiction (Psychology); Alcohol Abuse; Drug Abuse and Traffic; Marijuana; Parenting; Teenagers and Adolescence; Therapy and Rehabilitation

I have no better thoughts.

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Magazine

Is Most of Our DNA Garbage?

By CARL ZIMMER | Mar 5th 2015

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Sports

This Week’s Men’s College Basketball Games to Watch

By CHRISTOPH FUHRMANS | Mar 1st 2015

Entering the final week of the regular season, Oklahoma has to win its final two games to clinch a share of its first regular-season Big 12 title since 2005.

College Athletics; Basketball (College)

Final 1 2 T Cincinnati 15 19 34 1 Connecticut 49 44 93

Boxscore | Recap

Leaders Cincinnati Connecticut Points 2 tied with 8 K. Mosqueda-Lewis 18 Rebounds 2 tied with 5 B. Stewart 12 Assists 2 tied with 2 M. Jefferson 9

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The Upshot

What Is the Next ‘Next Silicon Valley’?

By JOSH BARRO | Mar 5th 2015

Lots of places lay claim to being a budding tech innovation hub, some with more justification than others. Orlando, for instance, is no Provo.

Urban Areas; Computers and the Internet; Entrepreneurship; Start-ups

That particular combination may never happen again.

The next node will form around new technology.
I don't know what it will be so I can't guess at a location.

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Business Day

Companies Turn Tables on Human Rights Lawyers

By BARRY MEIER | Mar 5th 2015

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Automobiles

Reinventing the Mail Truck

By AARON M. KESSLER | Mar 5th 2015

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World

A Thin Line of Defense Against ‘Honor Killings’

By ALISSA J. RUBIN | Mar 2nd 2015

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Sports

Erskine College’s View on ‘Sin’ Jolts Gay Athletes

By JERÉ LONGMAN | Mar 4th 2015

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Business Day

U.S. Factory Orders Edged Down in January, but Data Also Supports Optimism

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Mar 5th 2015

Manufacturers have been weighed down by weak overseas growth and a strong dollar.

Factories and Manufacturing; International Trade and World Market; Labor and Jobs 

Factory owners are betting against the economy.
I have no reason to second guess them.

http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/03/07/stagflation-predictions/
http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/03/07/remembrance-of-nairus-past/
http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/03/07/here-come-the-employment-truthers/
Most of the jobs are in selling and other serving areas.

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