Monday, August 24, 2015

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Real Estate

Recent Commercial Real Estate Transactions

Recent commercial real estate transactions in New York City.
Real Estate

Amityville, N.Y., Laced With Canals

Amityville has a variety of home options, from spacious Victorians to smaller ranches and updated bungalows.

The Horror, the horror.    Flooding.    Three foot elevation.
U.S.

California: Pioneering Wolf Pack Sighted

Authorities announced that a remote camera captured photos this month of the state’s first wolf pack since its gray wolf population went extinct in 1924.
World

Video: France and Britain to Unveil Calais Plan

The French interior minister, Bernard Cazeneuve, and the British home secretary, Theresa May, visited the Channel Tunnel site and are to announce measures later Thursday to stem the flow of migrants.

No event.
Science

A Chinese Drought Weather Report Written on Cave Walls

The inscriptions inside Dayu Cave in the Qinling Mountains describe the effects of seven droughts between 1520 and 1920.

Old records.
Sports

Woods Shoots Best Round in Two Years

Tiger Woods shot a six-under-par 64 in his first competitive round in the Wyndham Championship.
Opinion

How to Close the Gender Pay Gap

Readers offer suggestions for raising women’s salaries, citing what Deloitte, New Mexico and unions have done.

Regulation.
N.Y. / Region

New Jersey Transit Riders Again Face Hours of Delays

The Monday morning commute was snarled after a car caught fire inside the Lincoln Tunnel and a train stalled in one of the Hudson River rail tunnels.

Build the rail tunnels.
N.Y. / Region

Fishkill Prison Inmate Died After Fight With Officers, Records Show

An autopsy determined that Samuel Harrell’s death was a homicide; over a dozen inmate witnesses said as many as 20 officers repeatedly kicked and punched him.
N.Y. / Region

Louis C.K. Defends Bill de Blasio on the Radio. Maybe.

A man who called into Brian Lehrer’s talk show on WNYC on Tuesday sounded familiar to many listeners, who thought he could have been the popular comedian.
Opinion

When a River Runs Orange


U.S.

Charlotte Officer Argues That Shooting Black Man at Door Was Self-Defense

The officer, Randall Kerrick, faces up to 11 years in prison if he is found guilty of using excessive force in the death of Jonathan Ferrel.

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Opinion

Talking About the Death Penalty, Court to Court


N.Y. / Region

Video: Escaped Prisoner Appears at Arraignment


World

Indigenous Practices Seep Into Chile’s Health Care Network


Business Day

British Study Says Electronic Cigarettes Curb Smoking Risks

The study concluded that electronic cigarettes lowered the health risks associated with smoking by 95 percent, compared with traditional cigarettes.

Addiction.
Sports

’Bama vs. Gators

Alabamians with a permit get to hunt “something that can hunt you back."

Another reason to stay out of Southern swamps.
Opinion

Protecting Free Speech

A lawyer praises a Supreme Court decision that he says will “return free speech to its roots.”

Bad reasoning.
The Upshot

How Texas Could Set National Template for Limiting Abortion Access

Its restrictions will probably be reviewed by the Supreme Court and are being copied by other states.

More bad reasoning.
Science

Evolving a Defense, Mimics Save Themselves

Many animals make elaborate disguises to save themselves from predators. And the disguises often seem to be better than they need to be.

Teaching is important.  Experience is slower.


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