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Sports
Tina Charles Paces Liberty
Charles had 18 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists to help the Liberty beat San Antonio, 73-45, for their first road victory over the Stars since 2011.http://www.nytimes.com/pages/sports/ncaabasketball/index.html
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Opinion
Judith Kaye on Problems With Our Justice and Prison System
A former chief judge for New York State writes that “incarceration is not the answer.”.The would be aristocrats among us appear to prefer summary execution.
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Sports
After a Win, a Tour Membership for Brooke Henderson
Henderson, 17, was granted immediate membership in the L.P.G.A. Tour after winning the Cambia Portland Classic."Winning is the only thing"
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World
China’s Carbon Dioxide Emissions May Have Been Overstated by More Than 10%
A study finds that the low quality of coal in China, containing less carbon, and its inefficient use means less carbon dioxide was emitted than previously estimated.The authors of the study should check their logic and arithmetic.
Low quality coal may mean more burned for a given amount of power.
That amount of power requires the same or greater amount of carbon burnt.
The amount of power used has not decreased significantly.
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U.S.
Ex-Officers in Georgia Charged in Death Linked to Taser
Two former policemen in East Point, Ga., each face seven counts in the 2014 death of Gregory L. Towns Jr., 24.East Point Ga. made the effort to fire these former officers.
First it hired them and gave them the tools of torture.
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U.S.
Video: Treasure Discovered From 1715 Shipwreck
A treasure-hunting crew found $4.5 million worth of gold coins off Florida’s coast in July. The site is known as the resting place of a fleet of Spanish ships that sank in a hurricane 300 years ago.234 pounds of gold is not that much. , 3458 troy ounces.
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U.S.
Illinois: Court Refuses to Rehear Former Governor’s Case
A full appellate court indicated Wednesday that it will not rehear an appeal of the corruption convictions of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich of Illinois."Legal run of the mill politicking" Maybe.
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Sports
N.L.R.B. Says Northwestern Football Players Cannot Unionize
The ruling was a victory for the college sports establishment and reaffirmed one of the N.C.A.A.’s core principles — that college athletes are primarily students.Football should then be supported like other sports.
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Opinion
Remembering Julian Bond
The civil rights lawyer Norman Siegel calls Mr. Bond “an eloquent, inspiring and iconic figure.”Yes.
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Health
A Mouthwash Rinse May Predict Throat Cancer Recurrence
A rinse may be able to predict the recurrence of a kind of throat cancer that is rapidly increasing in heterosexual men, according to a new study.There is a vaccine. It can be found.
Let us not share the virus.
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N.Y. / Region
Crash in Southern New Jersey Kills Boy, 2, and Injures 3 Others
A car struck a young woman and some children who were on a walk in Southampton Township, east of Philadelphia, Tuesday. She and two others were in critical condition.It may be just an accident.
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U.S.
Without Release of Video, Police Shooting of White Driver Gets Less Publicity
Supporters of Zachary Hammond, a 19-year-old who was killed last month by the Seneca, S.C., police, say he would have received more attention had he been black. But race was only one factor.There is no excuse.
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Science
Climate Change Intensifies California Drought, Scientists Say
The odds of California suffering droughts at the far end of the scale, like the current one, have roughly doubled over the past century, scientists said.California is dry because winds blow over cold water before blowing over hot land.
Warming the water should provide more water to the land.
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Technology
Uber Missed Criminal Records of Drivers, Prosecutors Assert
District attorneys in Los Angeles and San Francisco say drivers for the ride-hailing service have included some convicted of murder or sex offenses.The prosecutors are looking for a crime.
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Sports
Matt Kenseth Wins in Michigan
Kenseth raced to his third Nascar Sprint Cup victory of the season with a convincing performance in the Pure Michigan 400.Some race cars are faster than others.
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Sports
Hard Climb Awaits Sebastian Coe, New President of I.A.A.F.
Sebastian Coe was elected president of the International Association of Atlhetics Federations on Wednesday in Beijing and set out his ambitions, including an assault on doping.Dope has made winners.
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Opinion
Putting Freedom Out of Reach for Sex Offenders
Two readers discuss an editorial objecting to commitment long after a prison sentence ends for some of those convicted of sex crimes.I agree.
They must commit and be convicted of another crime.
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U.S.
Health Officials Investigating Second Plague Case in California
The disease that once devastated Europe is now rare in humans, but two recent visitors to Yosemite National Park have contracted it.We know Yersinia Pestis is endemic to the high mountains of the West.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yersinia_pestis
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubonic_plague
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U.S.
Idaho: A Tempting Mile Marker Gets an Alias
Transportation officials say mile marker 420 has been replaced with 419.9 signs to curb thieves eager to own a number associated with marijuana enthusiasts.OK. 420.2?
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Opinion
Video: Diving for Scallops
This short documentary profiles a fisherman in Maine who practices a fading craft: diving for sea scallops on the ocean floor.We are more likely to lose the crop by over-harvesting.
The sea temperature will no rise much in the gulf of Main.
The arctic will continue to freeze in winter.
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