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Science
For Some Chimpanzees, Happy Hour Starts With Stealing
Scientists have found a group of chimpanzees who make a habit of pilfering alcoholic drinks made from tree sap.Sugar is hard wired.
Alcohol comes with it.
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U.S.
Details About the Indictment of Dennis Hastert
The former speaker of the House pleaded not guilty to federal charges on Tuesday afternoon in Chicago.His indictment does not please me.
Let him rusticate.
I can dislike him for his other actions.
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U.S.
Filth Found in Airline Catering Operations in Los Angeles
An federal inspector in January found dirty bathrooms and storage areas at a facility operated by Flying Food Group, according to a report to be released by a labor union.Cleaning is a cost.
It gets neglected.
Inspections correct that neglect.
Flying Food Group must change
the behavior of its kitchen managers.
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N.Y. / Region
Thousands of Children Offered Seats at Pre-K Programs of Their Choice in New York City
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that parents of about 57,000 children were offered places at one of their top three selections for the fall, lending a positive note to the second year of his push for universal prekindergarten.A proud accomplishment.
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Sports
Amid the Mud and Straw, Workers on the Backstretch Savor a Special Day
At a distance from the crowd and the pageantry, the rarely seen horse people at Belmont Park gathered to watch the historic run of American Pharoah on Saturday.The barn crew is the rest of the year and the business of the show.
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The Upshot
The Search for the Best Estimate of the Transgender Population
Knowing the numbers is important for a variety of policy reasons, but firm answers are elusive.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Participle
Shown?
I have found no reason to know the number of the transgender population.
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Health
Indian Woman Being Treated in U.S. for Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis
The woman could be at a federal hospital for a year or more, and health officials have tried to find who was in contact with her in three states and on a plane.Drug resistant TB is a problem that could grow.
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Sports
Novak Djokovic Tops Andy Murray to Reach French Open Final
In a delayed semifinal, Djokovic earned an early break in the fifth set to finish off Murray and give himself an opportunity to complete a career grand slam.http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/08/sports/tennis/french-open-2015-stan-wawrinka-defeats-novak-djokovic-for-title.html
"Stan Wawrinka Defeats Novak Djokovic for Title"
http://nytimes.stats.com/mlb/scoreboard.asp
American League
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Food
The Grocery to Serve Its Final Meal
The modest restaurant in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, which earned stellar food ratings in the Zagat Survey, will close late this month.I will be sorry to miss the establishment.
The devotion required to triumph is a good reason not to play.
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U.S.
Train Safety Changes Ordered After Amtrak and Metro-North Accidents
The Federal Railroad Administration directed passenger railroads to take steps to reduce the risk of trains exceeding speed limits.These are measures that can be taken without understanding the particular accident.
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World
MERS Virus’s Path: One Man, Many South Korean Hospitals
The MERS virus found ideal conditions to spread quickly in South Korea, where emergency rooms are known to cram seats and beds closely together and patients hospital shop.It is mostly drama I hope.
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Real Estate
A Noisy Gym Next Door
This week’s questions are about living next to loud businesses; occupancy rights; and rent increases after improvements.Noise is another reason to keep the studio separate.
Beyond that I do not know what applies.
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U.S.
Firm in California Oil Spill Called a Rupture ‘Unlikely’
Plains All American Pipeline had acknowledged the potential for oil to leak from the 24-inch, 10.6-mile-long pipeline west of Santa Barbara, but called the risk remote.Underestimating risk is the effect of asking corporate management to assess the risks of their own operations.
Ask the insurance industry.
Their profits depend on getting the risks right.
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N.Y. / Region
De Blasio Administration Wants High-Sodium Warnings on Menus
The proposal, which is scheduled to be presented on Wednesday, was denounced by restaurant representatives as overregulation.Sodium could be treated as another allergen.
Informed diners will be faced with choices.
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Fashion & Style
Sometimes, Even Women Need a Smoothly Shaved Face
If the peach fuzz must go, some women break out men’s razors and other blades.Please yourself.
I want your presence.
Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
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Opinion
The Duty to Be Outraged
A reader says citizens should treat contemptible policies with contempt.Screaming at the opposition is not necessary.
All that is called for is voting in favor of policy that pleases.
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Sports
Video: Trinidad Discusses Ex-FIFA Leader Warner
Trinidad and Tobago’s justice minister said on Sunday that there was a presumption of innocence in the case involving the former FIFA vice president Jack Warner, but that it should go to trial.Jack Warner has behaved stupidly.
The justice system will decide his criminality.
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N.Y. / Region
Released After 27 Years, an Ex-Inmate Is Mindful of a Detective’s Cases
In 1989, a jury found Shabaka Shakur guilty of a double homicide based on evidence amassed by a now retired detective, Louis Scarcella, whose work has been called into question.It is critical that the police get the right person.
The justice system is weighted in favor of conviction.
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Opinion
Black Dads Are Doing Best of All
The stereotypes surrounding black men and their families are not borne out by the facts.There might be a clearer way to present the facts.
A family with a parent removed should not be counted as abandoned.
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