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Sports

Playoff-Bound Liberty Collect 20th Win

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Aug 30th 2015

Epiphanny Prince had 18 points and 4 steals, and Tina Charles added 15 points and 5 assists to help the Liberty beat the Connecticut Sun.

http://www.nytimes.com/pages/sports/ncaabasketball/index.html

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Sports

U.S. Open Qualifiers Brave a Gantlet Into the Main Draw

By BEN ROTHENBERG | Aug 28th 2015

Kateryna Bondarenko, a quarterfinalist at the United States Open in 2009, made a return to the main draw, and she was joined by a group of teenagers on the men’s side.

http://nytimes.stats.com/mlb/scoreboard.asp?meta=true

Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Boston 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 9 1 NY Mets 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 x 5 11 0

W: T. Clippard (2-0)   L: R. Ross Jr. (0-2)   S: J. Familia (35)

Bos HR: D. Ortiz (28)

Preview | Box | Gameview | Recap

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Sports

Usain Bolt Wins Again in Relay; Bad Handoff Disqualifies U.S. Team at World Championships

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Aug 29th 2015

Jamaica won the 4x100-meter relay at the world championships, American decathlete Ashton Eaton bettered his world record and Mo Farah of Britain easily won the 5,000 meters.

ok

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Sports

Kevin Anderson Captures Title and Ends Long Drought

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Aug 29th 2015

Anderson, the South African second seed, knocked off the Frenchman Pierre-Hugues Herbert at the Winston-Salem Open to win his first ATP Tour event since 2012.

American League
East
Team	W	L	Pct	GB	Home	Road	East	Central	West	Last 10	Streak
Toronto	74	56	.569	-	43 - 23	31 - 33	27 - 23	18 - 13	19 - 13	8 - 2	W 3
NY Yankees	72	57	.558	1.5	37 - 26	35 - 31	28 - 22	18 - 11	17 - 16	5 - 5	W 3
Tampa Bay	64	66	.492	10	33 - 35	31 - 31	24 - 26	12 - 17	17 - 17	5 - 5	W 1
Baltimore	63	67	.485	11	37 - 25	26 - 42	26 - 24	13 - 17	15 - 18	1 - 9	L 4
Boston	60	70	.462	14	33 - 32	27 - 38	20 - 30	15 - 15	15 - 18	6 - 4	L 1
Central
Team	W	L	Pct	GB	Home	Road	East	Central	West	Last 10	Streak
Kansas City	80	50	.615	-	45 - 21	35 - 29	17 - 14	32 - 19	18 - 11	7 - 3	L 1
Minnesota	67	63	.515	13	40 - 25	27 - 38	19 - 14	26 - 25	14 - 12	8 - 2	W 1
Cleveland	63	66	.488	16.5	29 - 34	34 - 32	14 - 13	18 - 31	19 - 14	8 - 2	W 5
Chi White Sox	61	68	.473	18.5	33 - 32	28 - 36	13 - 16	20 - 31	19 - 10	5 - 5	W 1
Detroit	60	70	.462	20	30 - 35	30 - 35	10 - 19	30 - 20	11 - 20	1 - 9	L 4
West
Team	W	L	Pct	GB	Home	Road	East	Central	West	Last 10	Streak
Houston	72	59	.550	-	45 - 21	27 - 38	18 - 16	12 - 17	28 - 23	6 - 4	L 1
Texas	68	61	.527	3	32 - 32	36 - 29	23 - 11	16 - 13	20 - 29	7 - 3	W 4
LA Angels	65	65	.500	6.5	39 - 27	26 - 38	16 - 16	14 - 16	28 - 23	2 - 8	L 3
Seattle	61	70	.466	11	29 - 36	32 - 34	15 - 17	13 - 18	26 - 25	5 - 5	L 1
Oakland	57	74	.435	15	30 - 36	27 - 38	10 - 23	12 - 17	25 - 27	5 - 5	W 2

National League
East
Team	W	L	Pct	GB	Home	Road	East	Central	West	Last 10	Streak
NY Mets	72	58	.554	-	43 - 23	29 - 35	34 - 17	9 - 20	21 - 12	8 - 2	W 1
Washington	66	63	.512	5.5	37 - 26	29 - 37	29 - 21	12 - 17	17 - 16	6 - 4	W 2
Atlanta	54	76	.415	18	33 - 29	21 - 47	25 - 25	12 - 18	12 - 21	1 - 9	L 5
Miami	52	79	.397	20.5	30 - 36	22 - 43	18 - 33	11 - 18	16 - 18	2 - 8	L 2
Philadelphia	52	79	.397	20.5	30 - 35	22 - 44	21 - 31	9 - 21	14 - 18	5 - 5	L 1
Central
Team	W	L	Pct	GB	Home	Road	East	Central	West	Last 10	Streak
St. Louis	84	46	.646	-	46 - 19	38 - 27	18 - 8	32 - 18	23 - 11	7 - 3	W 2
Pittsburgh	79	50	.612	4.5	46 - 21	33 - 29	24 - 9	21 - 29	21 - 5	7 - 3	L 1
Chi Cubs	73	55	.570	10	39 - 26	34 - 29	20 - 10	29 - 22	15 - 13	6 - 4	L 4
Milwaukee	55	75	.423	29	30 - 39	25 - 36	16 - 14	21 - 29	10 - 20	4 - 6	W 1
Cincinnati	53	76	.411	30.5	29 - 35	24 - 41	16 - 12	23 - 28	7 - 23	2 - 8	L 1
West
Team	W	L	Pct	GB	Home	Road	East	Central	West	Last 10	Streak
LA Dodgers	72	56	.563	-	44 - 20	28 - 36	19 - 13	16 - 14	29 - 20	5 - 5	W 5
San Francisco	69	61	.531	4	38 - 27	31 - 34	18 - 15	13 - 17	27 - 23	4 - 6	L 2
Arizona	63	67	.485	10	31 - 35	32 - 32	15 - 18	14 - 16	24 - 26	4 - 6	L 2
San Diego	63	67	.485	10	31 - 30	32 - 37	17 - 16	14 - 16	26 - 24	5 - 5	W 1
Colorado	52	76	.406	20	27 - 36	25 - 40	16 - 18	15 - 13	18 - 31	4 - 6	W 1

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Sports

Days Before Kidney Transplant, Aries Merritt Wins Bronze in Hurdles

By CHRISTOPHER CLAREY | Aug 28th 2015

Merritt, the reigning Olympic champion, has been unable to break 13 seconds since 2012 in the 110-meter hurdles, but his 13.04 on Friday was impressive in light of his health.

There is always another fast person.

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Opinion

The Cold Cases of the Jim Crow Era

By MARGARET A. BURNHAM and MARGARET M. RUSSELL | Aug 28th 2015

Hundreds of African-Americans were killed from 1930 to 1960. Time is running out to solve these cold cases.

yes, we must not hide from the past.

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U.S.

Mississippi’s Recovery After Katrina Holds Lessons for Policy Makers

By CAMPBELL ROBERTSON | Aug 28th 2015

Mississippi, which was directly hit by the hurricane, has proved a test case for officials trying to determine how to split up resources and whom to give government help.

Most of the examples are negative.

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U.S.

California Death Penalty, Struck Down Over Delays, Faces Next Test

By ERIK ECKHOLM | Aug 29th 2015

The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit will review a ruling last year that found the state’s capital punishment system to be dysfunctional.

Killing moots the problem.

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Sports

Sailor Falls Ill After Rio Event

By REUTERS | Aug 30th 2015

Organizers of the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics said they were “extremely concerned” after the German sailor Erik Heil became ill after his third-place finish at a test event there.

Brazil must move the aquatic events.

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U.S.

New Mexico: Secretary of State Is Accused of Corruption

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Aug 28th 2015

The attorney general’s complaint accuses Dianna Duran of embezzlement, money laundering and campaign finance violations.

It is time for a trial.

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Opinion

A Ruling With a Bonus for Fast-Food Workers

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | Aug 28th 2015

Corporate parents may have to take responsibility for franchise workers, giving a big lift to the Fight for $15 movement.

The unions have a just cause.

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Sports

4x400 Relay Gives U.S. a Gold but Doesn’t Change Bottom Line

By CHRISTOPHER CLAREY | Aug 30th 2015

The Americans finished third in the gold medal count, their lowest ranking at a track and field world championships in history, and had quite a drop in their overall medal count.

Golds are not a national matter.

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Business Day

Labor Board Ruling on Joint Employers Leaves Some Companies Scratching Their Heads

By STACY COWLEY | Aug 28th 2015

Some fear the decision, which is likely to face legal challenges, could threaten the business model of staffing agencies, subcontractors and franchise operators.

The change would not be a bad thing.

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Sports

Usain Bolt Wins Easily but Is Run Down by Cameraman

By CHRISTOPHER CLAREY | Aug 27th 2015

Usain Bolt maintained his perch at the top of the world of sprinting for another year. Allyson Felix won the women’s 400.

Some run faster than others.

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U.S.

Food Truck Controversy Hits a Missouri Town Seeking Growth

By JOHN ELIGON | Aug 30th 2015

A familiar debate over food trucks has revealed underlying tensions in North Kansas City, which wants to add urban cool while preserving its small-town intimacy.

The food trucks are lunch wagons with engines.
They exist because a fixed address is prohibitively expensive.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_truck
 "(Redirected from Lunch wagon)" 

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Opinion

Rethinking Warren G. Harding

By RONALD RADOSH and ALLIS RADOSH | Aug 27th 2015

A president usually ranked among the worst had a lot going for him, including being ahead of his time on race.

President Harding's economic policy was disastrous.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prohibition#United_States

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Opinion

Rethinking Mass Transit in the New York Region

Aug 28th 2015

Readers respond to an Op-Ed article on mass transit problems.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/21/opinion/can-our-transit-system-get-any-worse.html

The U.S. has spent the best part of a century limiting the power of the railroads.
It is now surprised at its success.

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Health

New Alternatives to Statins Add to a Quandary on Cholesterol

By GINA KOLATA | Aug 29th 2015

Doctors find it difficult to ignore patients’ complaints about statins, which are much cheaper, even though clinical trials have found that they have minimal side effects.

Demand that Medicare bargain with the drug companies.

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Sports

Playoff Race Lacks Some of the Best

By KAREN CROUSE | Aug 26th 2015

Rory McIlroy, Sergio García and Martin Kaymer are among the highly ranked players passing on the first round of the PGA Tour’s version of the postseason, which begins Thursday.

It is professional golf.

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Travel

Inventive Menus at Soho House Berlin’s New Restaurant

By GISELA WILLIAMS | Aug 28th 2015

The Store Kitchen, off the lobby of Soho House in Mitte, is drawing a stylish crowd with its creative takes on ambitious, vegetable-focused dishes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kefir

"The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence."

Sometimes the food is good.


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