Friday, July 10, 2015

@15:15, 7/9/15

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Opinion

Fixing Summer School

The head of an educational nonprofit calls for a redesign of summer school.

I wish summer school had worked better.

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N.Y. / Region

Some New York Police Street Stops Are Going Undocumented, Report Says

The finding, in the first report from a federal monitor overseeing the Police Department, calls into question the official accounting of a significant decline in stop-and-frisk activity.

"Business as usual" is suspected.

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U.S.

Oklahoma: Executions Are Set for 3 Who Lost Appeal Over Drug

Oklahoma’s highest criminal court on Wednesday set execution dates for three death row inmates who challenged the use of a drug that will be used in their lethal injections.

The cruelest thing is false hope.

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N.Y. / Region

New York City to Allow Visits to Grave Sites on Hart Island



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Business Day

Greece Expected to Offer Proposals as Eurozone Leaders Prepare to Meet


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Business Day

F.D.A. Approves Heart Drug Entresto Said to Cut Death Risk by 20%

The drug, Entresto, could eventually achieve more than $5 billion in annual sales, said Novartis, which developed it.

The F.D.A.  is not concerned with sales figures.

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N.Y. / Region

Cuomo to Appoint Special Prosecutor for Killings by Police

With pressure mounting, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said he was preparing an executive order naming Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman as a special prosecutor for police-related civilian deaths.

Politics.

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World

Tourists on Greek Island Join Local Volunteers to Aid Refugees

On the island of Lesbos, some tourists have taken time away from the beach to help refugees fleeing Syria.

yes

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Health

After Health Care Act, Sharp Drop in Spending on Birth Control


Cuomo’s Order for Special Prosecutor in Police Deaths Is Criticized

Although families of people killed by the police applauded the executive order, they also expressed disappointment that it did not encompass all police-related civilian deaths.

It is the politically possible.

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N.Y. / Region

Panel Blocks a Larger CVS Store in a Westchester Hamlet

A five-member board voted unanimously to reduce the maximum size of any new retail establishments to 4,000 square feet, effectively thwarting an effort by CVS to open a 6,928-square-foot store.

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Katonah,+NY/@41.2528536,-73.7088224,14z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x89c2b04ef939baf1:0x74f23c5b212ed3e7

It could be personal. 
Katonah is the middle of the Croton reservoir complex.
The town should not exist.

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Business Day

Ex-Toyota Executive Freed in Pill Case in Japan

A former Toyota Motor executive was freed from police custody in Tokyo on Wednesday after prosecutors said they would not indict her over drug possession.

An action by an addict.  She will go home. 

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World

Pope Francis, in Ecuador, Calls for More Protection of Rain Forest and Its People


"How many divisions has the Pope?"

15
Sports

Player Ratings: United States (2) vs. Honduras (1)

Player ratings for the United States men’s national team in Tuesday’s 2-1 win over Honduras in the Concacaf Gold Cup.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/10/sports/soccer/womens-pro-league-seeks-a-bump-from-us-world-cup-success.html?ref=soccer

7:10 PM ET  WPIX/NESN 
NY Yankees (46-39, 21-23 Road)
Boston (41-45, 21-21 Home)

 NYY: M. Pineda  (8-5, 3.79 ERA)
 Bos: C. Buchholz  (7-6, 3.27 ERA)
Preview

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Science

Mystery of the Lizards That Know the Way Home

A biologist has turned detective in an effort to learn how anoles, which never leave their home territory, typically find their way back if moved.

20% did not return.  Scent?

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Automobiles

Video: Driven | 2015 BMW i8

U.S.

Louisiana Prosecutor Becomes Blunt Spokesman for Death Penalty

Why a convicted murderer in Caddo Parish may be far more likely to be sentenced to death than a killer in another part of the country.

"A danger to himself and to others"

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U.S.

Girls in Juvenile Facilities Often Abused, Report Says

As many as 80 percent of the girls in some states’ juvenile justice systems have been sexually or physically abused, and facilities lack the means to address their trauma.

I also lack the means to address their trauma.

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Travel

Restaurant Report: Konyvbar in Budapest

An inventive new restaurant in the center of the city serves dishes inspired by books.

Excessively literal.

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