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N.Y. / Region
Poetic Connections: Nice View; Rough Delivery
Poems of the fumblings of love in the Hamptons, “found” last week in the Missed Connections section of Craigslist.Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
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World
Video: Officials on Bodies in Truck Near Vienna
Chancellors Werner Faymann of Austria and Angela Merkel of Germany expressed sorrow on Thursday after police discovered at least 20 bodies of presumed migrants piled in a truck east of Vienna.http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/28/world/europe/bodies-austria-truck-migrant-crisis.html
There is no solution that includes the European Union.
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Opinion
How to Halt the Violence
We must treat mental illness much more aggressively.Jeffrey Lieberman may be comfortable with "treatment".
Cure would be far preferable if cures were available.
As things stand we have chemical and mechanical prisons.
Learning to cure should be a key part of any initiative.
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Sports
Fines for College Football Players? Not So Fast
Recent remarks from two prominent coaches revealed that confusion still exists about how to treat athletes who are ostensibly amateurs and yet now receive checks from their teams.College football management is discovering its rules.
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U.S.
Video: Clinton Urges Response to Gun Violence
The Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton said she was “stricken” after the latest shooting in Virginia, while calling for stricter controls on guns.http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2015/08/26/verbatim-hillary-clinton-reacts-to-shooting-in-virginia/
Congress will not act.
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Travel
Hiking and Biking in Tasmania
Tasmanian Tour Ride & Seek, an Australian outfitter offering trips in a dozen countries, has added a destination close to home.I would like to do the trip.
I wonder if it is worth ten thousand dollars.
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U.S.
Ruling Limits Protests Outside Supreme Court
An appeals court upheld restrictions on protesters’ First Amendment rights to gather and wave signs on the plaza in front of the Supreme Court.The court must be allowed to do its business.
It is not a democratic institution.
Congress is in the business of listening to the citizens.
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Health
India Virtually Eliminates Tetanus as a Killer
The country sees success in its 15-year campaign against lockjaw, in part by providing incentives for mothers to give birth in clean conditions"Following a 15-year campaign, the country has virtually eliminated tetanus as a killer of newborns and mothers."
Foot punctures continue to kill.
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U.S.
Legionnaires’ Disease Found at Veterans’ Home and Prison
Officials confirmed 23 cases at an Illinois veterans’ home and one case at a California prison. Sixteen other inmates in California were hospitalized.We were told it is endemic.
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U.S.
Unvaccinated Children Called a Threat
Most kindergarten-age children in the United States are vaccinated, but sizable pockets of unprotected children pose a public health threat, according to a government study released.Exemptions from vaccination should be rare.
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N.Y. / Region
Brisk Business at Bronx Hotel, Center of Legionnaires’ Outbreak
Guests at the Opera House Hotel have mostly been unfazed by the building’s link to the worst spreading of Legionnaires’ disease in New York City’s history.Properly so.
The cooling tower was quickly disinfected.
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N.Y. / Region
Two Shot in Mount Vernon Amid New York City Police Investigation
An undercover operation looking into a suspected illegal arms dealer went awry, the authorities said.The police were trying to be secretive. They succeeded.
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U.S.
Virginia Shooting Survivor Tried to Dodge Bullets, Husband Says
Vester Lee Flanagan II, the gunman who killed two TV journalists, missed Vicki Gardner several times before hitting her in the back, Tim Gardner said.Gun restrictions are partially effective.
If there are fewer guns the police will be less afraid.
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Real Estate
Finding a Little Greenery in New York for $500,000 or Less
Landing a home in the city with a terrace or a garden is difficult if you’re on a budget. But you might get lucky.Truth.
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N.Y. / Region
Charges Filed Against Long Island Man Involved in Red-Light Camera Case
A driver on Long Island was charged with tampering after the police said he used a pole to redirect several red-light cameras toward the sky and posted a video of himself moving them."Never plead guilty."
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Sports
A Surprising Run Continues
The lucky-loser entry Lesia Tsurenko beat fifth-seeded Karolina Pliskova, 6-2, 6-2, on Thursday in the Connecticut Open quarterfinals in New Haven.http://nytimes.stats.com/mlb/scoreboard.asp
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Corrections
Quotation of the Day
Quotation of the Day for Saturday, August 29, 2015.I know some people who believe most amazing things.
Some of them have good taste in furniture.
I am relieved.
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N.Y. / Region
Harsh Odor Wafts Over Staten Island, Baffling Residents
A report of a strong smell was received by the New York Fire Department on Friday morning; officials could not confirm the source of it.The tide was high about 7:30 in the Arthur Kill.
It was not the wet lands.
Could be work at Fresh Kills.
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U.S.
2 Killed Near Chicago After Report of Hazardous Material in Home
A third person from the home was taken to the hospital in critical condition, but the authorities did not identify the material or how it got in the home.Could be a Meth lab.
Could be other amateur chemistry.
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N.Y. / Region
New Jersey Barbecue Joints Find Their Secret in the Smoke
Hambone Opera in Trenton and Big Harlie’s Barbecue in Sayreville are aiming to make a name for barbecue in the Garden State.Fine by me.
http://www.holysmokebbq.net/
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