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The Upshot
Why a Boring Jobs Report Is Great News for the Fed
There are no great mysteries for Janet Yellen and her colleagues to sort out, as the economy continues to improve at a slow but steady rate.There is no possibility the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates.
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N.Y. / Region
Richard Matt, New York Prison Escapee, Was Intoxicated When He Died, Police Say
Mr. Matt had a blood-alcohol content of 0.18 percent at the time he was shot and killed by the authorities.If Richard W. Matt could have stayed sober he might have gotten further.
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U.S.
Colorado: Heavy Metals Spill Into River
E.P.A. and contractor crews accidentally unleashed lead and arsenic from a Colorado mine into the Animas River.If the E.P.A. had left things alone as the Republicans wish the poisoning, when it happened, would be more intense.
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World
Mexicans Aren’t Buying Official Account of ‘El Chapo’ Escape
In a country where corruption saturates government at virtually all levels, conspiracy theories are running rampant on how Joaquín Guzmán Loera fled prison.It does not matter how he escaped.
He is active again.
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Opinion
The Voting Rights Act at 50
Today, there are no poll taxes or literacy tests, but the right to vote is more fragile than ever.Yes.
The Racists continue to fight against equality and democracy.
http://www.nybarexam.org/thebar/thebar.htm
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Food
Duck in Summertime, Spicy and Fruity
Fragrant with Chinese five-spice powder, the duck is topped with juicy blackberrieshttp://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1017596-five-spice-duck-breast-with-blackberries
I have avoided duck.
I did not find enough on the carcase of Peking ducks.
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Opinion
At Sea With Joseph Conrad
Learning about life, from the age of the great sailing ships.My education was early.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Villiers
The Heart of Darkness was assigned reading for my older brother.
I was repulsed by the book and did not read it.
Moby Dick pleased me.
The Sea Wolf did not.
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World
Video: Pope Speaks on Divorced Catholics
Pope Francis called upon the Catholic church on Tuesday to be more welcoming of divorced people who remarry.Go to Mass and receive Communion.
Go to confession if you wish.
The Roman Church remains obdurate on marriage.
Sin can be forgiven with penance.
It does not cease to be sin.
It is motion.
The next question is the existence of sin.
I have no doubt of the existence of evil.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evil
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/06/us/politics/obama-urges-critics-of-iran-deal-to-ignore-drumbeat-of-war.html
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World
Swiss Identify Remains of Japanese Climbers Missing for 45 Years
The two mountain climbers were caught in a snowstorm while preparing to climb the Matterhorn and buried under nearly a half-century of Alpine ice.The warming is real.
That is a fast moving glacier.
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Sports
McIlroy Will Play at the P.G.A. Championship
The world’s No. 1-ranked player had not played since injuring an ankle while playing soccer on July 4.http://www.nytimes.com/pages/sports/baseball/index.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/06/sports/baseball/luis-severino-is-dazzling-in-yankees-debut-despite-loss.html
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Opinion
Children Caught in a Racist System
The very structure of St. Louis County’s family court system seems designed to deny due process and representation.
"This
appalling situation means that many juveniles are essentially
representing themselves in complex legal proceedings that typically
require them to plead guilty. Some of these children face the
possibility of being transferred to adult courts, where a guilty verdict
could have lifelong consequences. This is inconsistent with the
Constitution and with basic principles of human decency.
The
report offers dozens of recommendations for remaking this egregious
system, starting with developing a strategic plan that sets clear goals
to end discriminatory treatment at all points. As part of that process,
the court has to train its employees to understand “the subtle ways that
racial bias, conscious or unconscious,” affects policy and practice,
the report says.
One
absolutely essential step is for the county to create a defense system
for poor juveniles that passes constitutional muster and affords them
access to competent representation. The Justice Department should haul
the county into court if it fails to make these changes."12
N.Y. / Region
Judge Rules New York Teacher Exam Did Not Discriminate Against Minorities
Even though minorities tended to score poorly on the test, the exam evaluated the skills necessary to do the job, a federal judge said.Judge Kimba M. Wood is probably not corrupt.
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Health
Ebola Survivors Face Lingering Pain, Fatigue and Depression
About half the survivors seem to have chronic joint pain that is often severe enough to prevent them from working, an expert said."“We have never had such a large number of survivors,” said Dr. Anders Nordstrom, the World Health Organization representative for Sierra Leone."
Ebola is a "new" disease.
We are learning about its course.
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Opinion
The Great Victorian Weather Wars
What we think of as a modern controversy actually began in the 19th century.Scientists have found that uncertainty is essential to the universe.
Politicians, businessmen and priests find uncertainty anathema.
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Opinion
What Is Nature Worth to You?
Our brains assign monetary value to the environment in a special way.This is not the proper approach to the problem.
Let us look at what people will pay for access to the natural environment.
Windowless basements are not considered habitable space.
Their price is the price of storage at that location.
Contrast that with the price of a penthouse with terraces.
A factor of one hundred comes to mind.
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N.Y. / Region
Tentative Labor Pact Reached With New York Firefighters’ Union
If ratified by the Uniformed Firefighters Association, the deal would leave only police and correction officers working under expired contracts.Police and corrections should be difficult to settle.
They require modification to their charters.
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World
Sudanese Migrant Tries to Reach England by Walking Length of Channel Tunnel
The authorities arrested Abdul Rahman Haroun, who evaded 400 security cameras and walked about 30 miles underground, dodging trains traveling at up to 100 miles per hour.This one was desperate enough to try and smart enough to succeed.
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World
France: Woman Abducted in Yemen Has Been Freed
Isabelle Prime and her Yemeni translator were abducted in the capital, Sana, and were freed months later.The war in Yemen is religious.
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Sports
Brazilian Implicated in FIFA Case Remains Free, Unlike Many Others
José Margulies, 75, a Brazilian broadcaster, is the only one of 14 people indicted in May to remain free. Brazil has begun its own inquiry, but it may take at least a year to complete.Brazil is a sovereign nation.
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