Business Day
Fiat Chrysler Issues Recall of 2011-2014 Dodge Chargers
Fiat Chrysler said that it would recall about 322,000 Dodge Charger sedans because their side airbags could deploy when car doors are slammed.It is a bigger problem than the first estimate.
The solution can be made in China or Korea.
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Opinion
Why We Cry for Cecil the Lion
A reader explains the outrage over the killing.The extraction from the reserve is the reason to put the outfitter on trial.
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U.S.
California: Spring Oil Spill Estimate Grows
Documents released on Wednesday disclosed that an oil spill from a ruptured pipeline that fouled California beaches in the spring might have been far larger than projected.People stupid enough to neglect maintenance are stupid enough to deny as much of their responsibility as they can.
Later is not now.
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Opinion
Celebrating the Americans With Disabilities Act at 25
A doctor praises an article drawing attention to the 25th anniversary of a law lowering barriers for the disabled.Most of the small businesses of New York are not wheel chair accessible.
The landlords most pay the penalties.
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U.S.
Puerto Rico: Water Rationing Is Extended
A deepening drought that has affected 2.5 million Puerto Ricans forced the government on Wednesday to extend severe water rationing measures to more communities.This kind of bad planning changes governments.
http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/Home/StateDroughtMonitor.aspx?PR
All that is needed to end it is the taxes on the rich.
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Books
‘The Fifth Season,’ by N.K. Jemisin
In this novel, civilization faces destruction and the world itself is an enemy.Most fantasies fail to amuse me. Cleverness is enough.
Think cautionary tale.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Stross#The_Laundry_Files
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Stross#Merchant_Princes_series
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Gaiman
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_R._R._Martin
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N.Y. / Region
Detective in Manhattan Biker Assault Case Is Sentenced to Jail
A judge said that even though Wojciech Braszczok did not touch the driver or his wife during the 2013 attack, he had helped chase down and trap the car, then broke its rear window.I don't know where justice is to be found in this matter.
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Opinion
A Dispute Over Prostitution
Jessica Neuwirth of Equality Now takes issue with a draft proposal by Amnesty International.People are never to be owned.
Let us criminalize the claim of ownership of people.
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Real Estate
A Conversation With Kenneth A. Himmel
Mr. Himmel, 69, is chief of Related Urban, and a managing partner of Gulf Related, which invests in projects in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.I think I dislike him.
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Business Day
If You Were the Boss, Would You Raise the Minimum Salary to $70,000?
Dan Price drew wide praise and intense criticism for his plan to raise the minimum salary at his company to $70,000. How would you compensate your employees?It would depend on how much income they generated. They should be paid most of that. Support people are almost as valuable.
I have not properly considered the problem. I do not have that scale of business.
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U.S.
330 to Share $21 Million in Abuse Settlement With Milwaukee Archdiocese
The agreement would allow the archdiocese to exit bankruptcy proceedings but a lawyer for the victims said the settlement amount should have been higher and criticized the archdiocese’s legal tactics.$63,000.00 each seems cheap.
These are the lives of children.
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U.S.
The Key Numbers in the California Wildfires
Dozens of fires have burned tens of thousands of acres of land in the state and prompted the evacuation of entire communities. Here are the latest statistics.It will clear the forests of people.
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Technology
The International Answers to Uber and Lyft
A guide to some of the most popular ride-sharing apps available to world travelers.I will take cabs while they fight.
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Food
Tips for Shady Gardens
Seeds of arugula, basil, cilantro, leaf lettuces of many kinds, Asian greens, spinach and kale all thrive in cooler early-fall conditions.Good advice.
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U.S.
Rocky Fire in California Defies Expectations and Defenses
The blaze has easily overcome barriers meant to contain it, turning computer models of how it will burn into futile predictors, officials said.If one lives in the forest, fire is not a friend.
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World
Trains Derail at Flooded River Crossing in India, Killing Dozens
Rescuers were still searching for survivors from two trains that overturned when monsoon rains undermined rail beds in the central state of Madhya Pradesh.Railroads cannot be neglected.
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Business Day
Catch a Back-to-School Spending Break With Sales-Tax Holidays
At least 17 states will temporarily exempt state sales tax (and, in some cases, local sales taxes) for shoppers buying school supplies, clothing and other school needs.Probably not significant for us.
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N.Y. / Region
As New York Rents Soar, Public Housing Becomes Lifelong Refuge
The city’s housing authority must balance two needs: to keep public housing communities economically diverse, and to make room for the neediest residents.I do not want to live there. I want to own my residence.
I want a separate building for a studio.
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