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Business Day
Video: Greek Premier’s Address at Russian Forum
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras of Greece addressed the St. Petersburg Economic Forum on Friday, as his country struggles to reach a deal with its creditors to avoid defaulting on debt payments.Negotiating . . .
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Travel
Fishing Camps Move Beyond Tents
Fly-fishing camps at contemporary lodges include modern touches as well as access to private waters.I have not acquired the skills of fly fishing.
I would as soon walk in the woods.
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Health
Starvation Timetable in a Pandemic
Researchers at EcoHealth Alliance used mathematical models to gauge the effects of an outbreak on the distribution of food.Less than 8% of the US population farms.
About 15% have farming skills.
The loss of one quarter of the farm population would tighten the food supply
Truckers and linemen are also in surplus. The skills can be quickly learned.
This study needs attention.
Ask the military. They have done the work.
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Sports
Murray Tops Verdasco at Queen’s Club
Top-seeded Andy Murray stayed on course for a fourth title at Queen’s Club in London by defeating Fernando Verdasco, 7-5, 6-4, in the second round.http://nytimes.stats.com/mlb/scoreboard.asp
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U.S.
Iowa Court Ruling Says Doctors Can Prescribe Abortion Drugs by Video
In a unanimous ruling, the Iowa Supreme Court struck down a rule preventing doctors from using telemedicine to dispense abortion-inducing pills in remote clinics.Good.
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World
Genome Studies Show How Ebola Spread Initially
Scientists have developed a fuller picture of how the virus spread and evolved by tracking mutations in its genome.Publication earlier would not have made much difference.
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Technology
Adjusting to Apple‘s New Photo Software
Navigating the new image editing program on the Mac, and how to quiet a talkative Windows computer.Features that do not help.
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Opinion
What It’s Like as a ‘Girl’ in the Lab
Science is like a medieval apprentice system where mentorship is everything. That’s the real problem with a Nobel laureate’s offhand remark.Lab people tend to be socially clueless.
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Real Estate
Real Estate in Spain
Spain’s property market was hard hit by the financial collapse in 2008, and it has been slow to recover.Madrid and New York share a latitude.
I do not have the language or the income.
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Opinion
The Endgame in Greece
It’s time to end useless displays of acrimony and brinkmanship to avoid a total collapse of the Greek economy.All the adults in the room are Greek.
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Opinion
Working With Fraternities to Prevent Rape
Two readers say many fraternities want to help change campus culture to reduce sexual assaults.I am waiting for results.
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The Upshot
Death to ‘Data Journalism’
And long live “fact journalism.”Figures don't lie but liars figure.
The conclusion must check against the facts.
One set of facts can be the result of a number of processes.
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Travel
Friday’s Travel News and Tips
What you need to know if you’re on a trip or planning one soon, including a restored amusement park in England and buoyant accommodations for Grateful Dead fans.I am not in a position to take advantage of the deals.
Jerry Garcia was the Grateful Dead.
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World
Rise of Far-Right Party in Denmark Reflects Europe’s Unease
The anti-immigration Danish People’s Party took second in Thursday’s vote, underlining a growing crisis of confidence in the continent’s traditional politics.Greece should exit the Euro.
Austerity is driving the far right.
http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/06/21/avoiding-apocalypse/
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N.Y. / Region
Rough-Hewn Temple to Nuevo Latino
Gabriel Arango, who studied art history and architecture before going to culinary school, knew he wanted to call on his love of Spanish tapas for the menu, but with a nod to his Colombian and Cuban heritage.https://www.google.com/maps/place/Peekskill,+NY/@41.2875972,-73.9191987,12z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x89c2b6ea3df98c41:0xe8e288f9b0fab8a1
An old suburb. ~Two generations.
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Business Day
Airbag Death in Honda Rental Car Reveals a Gap
The death was the first linked to Takata’s airbags involving a rental car, and it underscored the holes in safety regulations for used or rental cars.Lobbyists write much of the regulation.
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N.Y. / Region
Redevelopment of Manhattan’s Far West Side Gains Momentum
A frenzy of construction is taking place at the once industrial Hudson Yards district, where hundreds of workers are erecting office towers, a hotel, a mall and residential buildings.The developers were shown cheap space.
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Real Estate
Homes for Sale in Brooklyn and Manhattan
This week’s properties include condos in East Harlem and Bedford-Stuyvesant; and a co-op on the Upper East Side.I don't want to live there.
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Opinion
Coping With Outbreaks of MERS
Hospital systems need to beef up their ability to identify and isolate those infected with the virus and their contacts.The medical establishment is alerted.
I am more worried about the chickens.
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U.S.
Utah Sued Over Fatal Mix-Up at Prison
The children of an inmate who died at Utah State Prison have sued corrections officials and health care providers, accusing them of violating his father’s civil rights by failing to give him dialysis for two days.Accidental death.
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Business Day
Greek Debt Talks Are Again Fruitless
Eurozone finance ministers said on Thursday that they had failed to reach a deal on Greece’s international bailout.http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/06/21/avoiding-apocalypse/
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World
South Korean Official Says MERS Outbreak Seems to Be Easing
The cautious assessment by a senior government health official came on a day that he announced only one new case, as well as one new death.The panic is over we can hope.
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N.Y. / Region
Corrections Officer Placed on Leave in Escape Inquiry Worked as Inmate Escort
The officer’s most recent assignment involved shuttling inmates, including the two who escaped, to their prison jobs.I expect they have left the area.
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Health
At Home, Many Seniors Are Imprisoned by Their Independence
Almost two million Americans over age 65 rarely or never leave their homes. They are more likely to be minority women, and in poor health.I am able but let us plan for trouble.
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N.Y. / Region
Barbecue Without the Frills, by the Banks of the Gowanus
The partners behind the pop-up restaurant Pig Beach NYC expanded the options for canalside dining in Brooklyn this month, in this case to the Gowanus Canal.Pig Beach is located at 480 Union Street right near the Gowanus Canal, and is open from 3 to 11 p.m. on Tuesday through Thursday, from noon to midnight on Friday and Saturday, and until 10 p.m. on Sunday. Closed Monday. No phone.
Could do. I don't know what the emergencies are.
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Arts
Gavin Brown Moving Gallery to Harlem
In Harlem, he plans three floors of exhibition space, one gallery a clean white box while others will retain their raw character.The traffic depends on the work.
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World
Pope Targets Carbon Credits, Economists’ Favored Path to Change
The encyclical by Pope Francis could give both sides in the global warming debate ammunition over how to address climate change.Failure to end the use of fossil carbon will bring greater disaster.
We are committed to a disaster.
The problem is political.
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U.S.
Texas: Divorce of Same-Sex Couple Is Upheld
The State Supreme Court on Friday upheld a divorce granted to a same-sex couple, a rare decision in a state with a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage.Texas has a problem.
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U.S.
Supreme Court Says Texas Can Reject Confederate Flag License Plates
The court ruled, 5 to 4, on Thursday that specialty license plates are the government’s speech and are thus immune from First Amendment attacks.The state government is speaking on the license plates.
It needs to be said.
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Opinion
Climate Change and Moral Responsibility
Protecting the environment is part of our human obligation, and a way of expressing one’s faith.Religion is a good ally.
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N.Y. / Region
Longtime Tenants in Manhattan See an Effort to Push Them Out
Metal gates installed in front of apartment buildings near Columbia University are just one of the tactics the landlord, the Orbach Group, has used in its effort to push out rent-regulated residents, tenants say.All such barriers are temporary.
Landlords never have enough income.
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N.Y. / Region
Deal Near on Sweeping Reforms at Rikers Jail, Including Federal Monitor
The agreement would also prohibit guards’ striking prisoners in the head, put body cameras on guards and flag guards who repeatedly use force.I will look for results.
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