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U.S.
Fewer Poor Uninsured, Study Finds in Health Law
Significant declines in the proportion of uninsured Americans are documented as the Supreme Court nears a ruling on Affordable Care Act subsidies.http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/06/24/most-of-the-way-with-obamacare/
Obama-Care is working splendidly.
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Fashion & Style
Fashion’s Latest Accessory: The Law
Fordham Law School will soon offer a Master of Law degree in fashion as well as a Master of Studies in Law for the fashion set.Designing is about intellectual property and intellectual property is about law.
Copyright and Patent law are specialties.
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Real Estate
Video: Block by Block | Park Slope
Historic rowhouses and celebrated Prospect Park help make Park Slope one of New York’s most family-friendly — and pricey — neighborhoods.http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/23/realestate/block-by-block-park-slope-video-series.html
If she can afford it, it is urban residential living.
I do not want to settle there.
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Science
Risk of Extreme Weather From Climate Change to Rise Over Next Century, Report Says
More people will be exposed to floods, droughts, heat waves and other effects of climate change in the coming decades, according to a British medical journal.I am glad The Lancet agrees with me:
"Most broad climate reports do not go further than explaining the science, but much of the Lancet report is dedicated to policy prescriptions to slow or stop climate change and mute its effects on health. It notes that using fewer fossil fuels “is no longer primarily a technical or economic question — it is now a political one,” and urges governments to enact changes that would accomplish that."
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N.Y. / Region
LG to Reduce Height of Headquarters, Preserving Palisades Horizon
The South Korean conglomerate, after opposition from conservation and environmental groups, has agreed to cut the height of a tower it was planning to build on the cliffs by about half.LG is dominant only in electronic manufacturing.
Oil still has power.
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Your Money
Lower Rates on Student Loans for This Academic Year
Interest rates for some categories of education loans will be falling soon starting on July 1."Under a new method adopted by Congress in 2013, annual rates for federal student loans are based on the rate on the 10-year Treasury note in the spring, plus an additional margin that varies depending on the type of loan. Rates change each year, but once you borrow the money, the rate remains fixed for the life of the loan."
Keeping the loans "current" is important.
The details of the notes are important.
Some loans are forgiven for public service employment.
Some loans can be prepaid.
The idea is to live as happily as possible.
7
Food
The Ribbon, a Blue Ribbon Restaurant, Opens on the Upper West Side
Other new restaurants around town feature Cuban, Spanish and Latin American fare, as well as craft beer.I cook.
I would rather learn how to make dinner.
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N.Y. / Region
New York City Allocates $5 Million to Move Tenants Out of ‘Three-Quarter’ Homes
The money will be used to pay for temporary housing for people who need to be relocated from the illegal boarding homes, security for that housing, repairs and more, city officials said.The Three-quarter homes are not temporary.
They are "affordable".
The residents are not finding incomes.
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Business Day
Takata Is Said to Have Stopped Safety Audits as Cost-Saving Move
Internal company emails said that the audits were halted in 2009, a committee report said, a year after Honda had begun a recall to replace defective airbags.I am not shocked.
The inflaters were not safe.
Replacement was inevitable.
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U.S.
Court Upholds Rules to Curb Loan Fraud by Colleges
A federal court has ruled in favor of tough new regulations aimed at career training programs, dealing a major blow to the for-profit college industry.Congress has not forgotten how to write legislation.
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Real Estate
Block by Block: Park Slope (Video Series)
Park Slope, Brooklyn, is the focus of the next video in our new monthly series, ‘Block by Block.’It is lovely and urban.
It is not my choice of a place to live.
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U.S.
Train Operator’s Testimony Details Fear in Smokey Tunnel
The operator of a Washington subway train that was forced to stop in a smoke-filled tunnel repeatedly asked for permission to return the train to the platform but was told to stay put.The system operator should coordinate with the police to clear trains and platforms
when such emergencies occur.
Cleared passengers will insist on refunds for uncompleted trips.
Emergency services will be required for smoke exposed passengers.
Alternative transport must be dispatched.
Coffee and dough nuts will help along with cell phones.
Emergency drills at headquarters are a first step.
This event is over except for the suits.
The next one should go more quickly and smoothly.
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N.Y. / Region
Prison Worker’s Husband, on ‘Today’ Show, Says Escapees Threatened to Kill Him
Lyle Mitchell said that his wife, Joyce E. Mitchell, was drawn to the inmates by the “attention” they gave her, but that she realized she was in over her head when they began threatening to hurt him.Nothing of much interest today.
The inside knows more of the outside than I hoped.
They headed west. Fort Drum.
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Opinion
Is Special Education Racist?
Black children are not being “dumped” into special education. On the contrary, many need help they are not getting.I don't know. There is racial bias in poverty.
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World
Pakistan Says More Than 600 Have Died in Heat Wave
Temperatures in the southern province of Sindh reached 113 degrees amid widespread electricity failures.I have nothing to add.
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Science
Troubled Delta System Is California’s Water Battleground
The fight pits the north against the south, farmers against environmental groups, farmers against one another and residents against the governor.The fish don't vote. The fishermen and the farmers vote. The towns vote.
None of the voters have enough water.
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Opinion
The Eric Garner Case: Was Justice Done?
Readers suggest that a special prosecutor be appointed and that grand jury proceedings be made public.Leave the Grand Jury alone.
The E.M.T.s were slow to respond.
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Health
Labels for Edible Marijuana Often Err on Potency, Study Says
An analysis of 75 edible marijuana products found that labels on just 17 percent accurately described levels of THC, the main psychoactive ingredient.There is enough law.
The problem rests with the F.D.A.
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Sports
Sunday at the Women’s World Cup
Australia upset Brazil, 1-0, and Marie-Laure Delie led France to a 3-0 victory over South Korea in the round of 16.http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/25/sports/soccer/womens-world-cup-2015-us-keeps-winning-as-critics-of-its-style-keep-grumbling.html
"Despite
reaching this stage of the tournament for the seventh consecutive time,
building a 333-minute shutout streak along the way, the Americans have
been subjected to frequent criticism, with the volume increasing after
an arrhythmic 2-0 win over Colombia on Monday in the round of 16.
On Friday, the United States will face China,
a team it is expected to beat. But it seems that winning only a certain
way — with more fluidity, more attacking ingenuity and more ease over
all — would curtail the hand-wringing about the squad." 20
N.Y. / Region
New York City Settles Wrongful Conviction Case in Brooklyn for $6.25 Million
The agreement reached in the case of Jonathan Fleming, who spent 24 years in prison, reflects the city’s strategy of trying to resolve such cases before lawsuits are filed.A cheap resolution.
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