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U.S.

Illinois: Board Says Police Officer Who Killed Woman Should Be Fired

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Sep 16th 2015

The Chicago police say a review board that examines allegations of police misconduct has recommended that an officer who shot and killed an unarmed woman in 2012 be fired.

The Chicago police are in the wrong.
Officer Dante Servin will be the scapegoat for the department.
There will be other unjustified shootings if the attitudes do not change.

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U.S.

Hawaii: Honolulu Is Sued Over Treatment of Homeless

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Sep 16th 2015

Lawyers with the American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit in federal court Wednesday against Honolulu over the way city officials are clearing out homeless encampments.

Beach combing has an appeal.

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Science

732,000: American Lives Saved by Vaccination

By NICHOLAS BAKALAR | Sep 14th 2015

A federal agency estimates that the vaccination of children from 1994 to 2013 will prevent hundreds of thousands of early deaths.

There is no causal connection to autism.

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Opinion

Our Kinship With Animals

Sep 17th 2015

A psychology professor says children are right to feel connected to other species.

The relationship is one of might makes right.

Humans cheat.  We gang up on other animals.

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Opinion

Reducing Gun Suicides

Sep 16th 2015

A reader offers a suggestion to curtail access to guns for those with suicidal thoughts.

Only the living suffer.
New York does not allow legal impulse purchases of hand guns.
There are no controls on knives, rope or antifreeze.

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Opinion

Gay and in STEM Fields

Sep 16th 2015

Researchers found that many such scientists “are thriving personally and professionally,”

Yes.

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Opinion

Eastern Europe’s Short Memory

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | Sep 15th 2015

The eastern countries complaining the loudest about doing their share to house immigrants should look back at their own history.

The editorial board is wrong in its premise and conclusion.
Start with Goths and Vandals. 
The Ottoman Turks are more recent.
Do not forget the Mongols.

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N.Y. / Region

Video: Police Discuss Charges in Baruch Hazing

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Sep 15th 2015

Chief Chris Wagner of the Pocono Mountain Regional Police Department said Tuesday that a grand jury had recommended that fraternity members face charges in the death of a Baruch College freshman.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/16/nyregion/baruch-college-fraternity-hazing-death-case.html

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Sports

Federer’s Strengths Abandon Him on the Big Stage

By DAVID WALDSTEIN | Sep 14th 2015

Roger Federer has a reputation for his precision and his resolve, but against Novak Djokovic in the U.S. Open final, those normally dependable characteristics failed him in key moments.

http://nytimes.stats.com/mlb/scoreboard.asp

Boston is not playing.

East
Team	W	L	Pct	GB	Home	Road	East	Central	West	Last 10	Streak
Toronto	83	62	.572	-	47 - 25	36 - 37	33 - 27	20 - 14	19 - 13	6 - 4	W 1
NY Yankees	80	65	.552	3	41 - 32	39 - 33	36 - 30	18 - 11	17 - 16	4 - 6	W 1
Baltimore	71	74	.490	12	42 - 29	29 - 45	32 - 30	15 - 18	15 - 18	6 - 4	L 1
Tampa Bay	70	75	.483	13	35 - 39	35 - 36	29 - 33	13 - 19	17 - 17	3 - 7	L 1
Boston	69	76	.476	14	39 - 35	30 - 41	26 - 36	15 - 15	15 - 18	6 - 4	W 1
Central
Team	W	L	Pct	GB	Home	Road	East	Central	West	Last 10	Streak
Kansas City	85	60	.586	-	48 - 27	37 - 33	18 - 16	36 - 27	18 - 11	3 - 7	L 1
Minnesota	75	70	.517	10	43 - 28	32 - 42	19 - 14	33 - 30	15 - 14	5 - 5	L 2
Cleveland	72	72	.500	12.5	33 - 36	39 - 36	15 - 15	26 - 35	19 - 14	7 - 3	W 1
Chi White Sox	69	75	.479	15.5	37 - 37	32 - 38	13 - 16	26 - 37	21 - 11	5 - 5	W 1
Detroit	67	78	.462	18	33 - 38	34 - 40	12 - 20	35 - 27	11 - 20	5 - 5	W 2
West
Team	W	L	Pct	GB	Home	Road	East	Central	West	Last 10	Streak
Texas	78	67	.538	-	37 - 33	41 - 34	23 - 11	16 - 13	28 - 34	7 - 3	W 4
Houston	77	69	.527	1.5	48 - 24	29 - 45	18 - 16	14 - 18	31 - 32	3 - 7	L 3
LA Angels	73	72	.503	5	44 - 31	29 - 41	16 - 16	14 - 16	35 - 28	5 - 5	L 1
Seattle	71	76	.483	8	34 - 41	37 - 35	15 - 17	13 - 18	35 - 29	5 - 5	W 1
Oakland	62	84	.425	16.5	33 - 42	29 - 42	10 - 23	13 - 19	29 - 35	4 - 6	L 1

National League
East
Team	W	L	Pct	GB	Home	Road	East	Central	West	Last 10	Streak
NY Mets	83	63	.568	-	46 - 26	37 - 37	45 - 22	9 - 20	21 - 12	8 - 2	L 2
Washington	75	70	.517	7.5	41 - 29	34 - 41	37 - 26	13 - 19	17 - 16	5 - 5	W 4
Miami	63	83	.432	20	36 - 39	27 - 44	27 - 36	13 - 19	16 - 18	7 - 3	W 2
Atlanta	57	89	.390	26	34 - 37	23 - 52	27 - 37	12 - 18	12 - 21	3 - 7	L 1
Philadelphia	56	91	.381	27.5	33 - 42	23 - 49	23 - 38	11 - 23	14 - 18	3 - 7	L 3
Central
Team	W	L	Pct	GB	Home	Road	East	Central	West	Last 10	Streak
St. Louis	91	54	.628	-	50 - 24	41 - 30	20 - 9	37 - 25	23 - 11	4 - 6	W 3
Pittsburgh	87	58	.600	4	50 - 24	37 - 34	24 - 9	29 - 37	21 - 5	6 - 4	L 2
Chi Cubs	84	61	.579	7	43 - 28	41 - 33	22 - 12	34 - 26	19 - 13	6 - 4	W 2
Milwaukee	62	83	.428	29	33 - 41	29 - 42	17 - 16	27 - 35	10 - 20	2 - 8	L 5
Cincinnati	61	84	.421	30	34 - 40	27 - 44	16 - 12	30 - 34	8 - 25	5 - 5	L 1
West
Team	W	L	Pct	GB	Home	Road	East	Central	West	Last 10	Streak
LA Dodgers	84	61	.579	-	49 - 22	35 - 39	19 - 13	16 - 15	39 - 23	7 - 3	W 1
San Francisco	77	69	.527	7.5	43 - 28	34 - 41	18 - 15	15 - 18	33 - 30	7 - 3	W 1
Arizona	69	77	.473	15.5	35 - 40	34 - 37	15 - 18	14 - 19	30 - 33	4 - 6	L 1
San Diego	69	78	.469	16	35 - 37	34 - 41	17 - 16	14 - 16	31 - 33	4 - 6	W 1
Colorado	61	85	.418	23.5	31 - 40	30 - 45	16 - 18	15 - 13	25 - 39	5 - 5	L 1

X - Clinched Division,  Y - Clinched Playoff Spot

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Sports

Lydia Ko Wins Evian Championship to Become Youngest Major Champion

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Sep 13th 2015

Ko, a New Zealander, beat the previous record for a youngest major champion, set in 2007 by Morgan Pressel, by nearly six months.

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N.Y. / Region

De Blasio’s Plan to Lift Poor Schools Comes With High Costs and Big Political Risks

By KATE TAYLOR | Sep 16th 2015

Mayor Bill de Blasio framed his $186 million commitment to help struggling schools as a way to address income inequality, but questions remain about how these programs will work.

School programs can be cut when the poor can be removed. 

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The Upshot

College Access Index, 2015: The Details

By DAVID LEONHARDT | Sep 16th 2015

How we calculated our second annual measure of economic diversity at top colleges — and what changed from last year.

This is not a useful study.

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Health

Earthquakes Compound Nepal’s Water Worries

By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. | Sep 16th 2015

Access to clean drinking water remains an issue for many people in Nepal, where two-thirds of the population lives without toilets.

Sanitation and public health are novelties in Nepal.
They have had a burst of world attention.

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U.S.

Alaska: No Life Rafts for Walruses

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Sep 15th 2015

The United State Fish and Wildlife Service has declined to create floating platforms because they lack summer sea ice.

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Chukchi+Sea/@69.2516968,-168.5856786,5z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x50b0901d64221c41:0xbad15984045ade1f

http://nsidc.org/arcticseaicenews/
http://nsidc.org/data/seaice_index/images/daily_images/N_daily_extent_hires.png

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Sports

Elena Delle Donne Voted M.V.P.

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Sep 16th 2015

Delle Donne, who averaged 23.4 points and 8.4 rebounds per game for the Chicago Sky, was named the W.N.B.A.’s most valuable player for the first time, receiving 38 of the 39 first-place votes.

http://www.nytimes.com/pages/sports/basketball/index.html?module=SF-FixedNav&action=click&contentCollection=Pro%20Basketball&region=TopBar&pgtype=article

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/18/sports/basketball/elena-delle-donnes-mvp-year-includes-mastery-of-free-throws.html

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U.S.

Richard Glossip Execution Halted by Oklahoma Court

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Sep 16th 2015

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World

Quiet River in Southern China Seeks Its Turn in the Spotlight

By EDWARD WONG | Sep 14th 2015

Officials in Yangshuo County have asked the central government in Bejing to designate the area around the Yulong River as a national park.

China is not at the preservation stage yet.

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Opinion

Half a Tunnel Is a Good Start

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | Sep 17th 2015

A new Hudson River tunnel hinges not only on New York and New Jersey, but on Washington’s ability to mobilize its share of the cost.

The gridlock in congress must end before money can be spent on New York City.

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Opinion

Countdown to an Execution in Oklahoma

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | Sep 16th 2015

There is a stay.

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N.Y. / Region

Dr. Deborah Asnis, Who Helped Uncover West Nile Outbreak in New York, Dies at 59

By SAM ROBERTS | Sep 16th 2015

Dr. Asnis was credited with limiting the spread of the Western Hemisphere’s first outbreak of the virus by promptly reporting puzzling symptoms in two Queens patients.

None should die early.

The local crow population is missing.   I saw a few in the spring.


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