Sunday, September 20, 2015

@11:20, 9/20/15

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U.S.

Protecting Homes Elsewhere, California Firefighters Find Their Own Burned Down


When the problem is everywhere the highest risk locations are sacrificed.

2
U.S.

Richard Glossip Execution Halted by Oklahoma Court

The court acted with just hours to spare after lawyers cited an inmate’s claim that he overheard the other man convicted in the case admit he had acted alone.

The question of guilt or innocence has mooted the other questions in this case.

3
Opinion

Justice Falls Short in G.M. Case

The Justice Department has lost its way in prosecuting corporate crime.

No.
These were properly accidental deaths.
There was no ill will in the G.M. inaction.

4
Sports

Red Bulls Fall Out of First

Kelyn Rowe broke a tie in the 65th minute, and the New England Revolution edged the visiting Red Bulls, 2-1, on Wednesday night to overtake them for first place in the Eastern Conference.

http://nytimes.stats.com/mls/scoreboard_daily.asp?gameday=20150919



Matchday 31
Full Time
Toronto FC 3-1 Colorado
Half: 3-1
BMO Field (Attendance: 19,692)
Goals
S. Giovinco  14' 1-0
S. Giovinco  18' 2-0
D. Perquis  38' 3-0
3-1D. Powers  40'
Preview  |  Stats  |  Match Report
Matchday 31
Full Time
D.C. 1-2 Columbus
Half: 0-1
RFK Memorial Stadium (Attendance: 19,033)
Goals
0-1E. Finlay  27'
0-2K. Kamara  49'
C. Rolfe (p) 68' 1-2
Preview  |  Stats  |  Match Report
Matchday 31
Full Time
Vancouver 0-3 Seattle
Half: 0-1
BC Place Stadium (Attendance: 2,100)
Goals
0-1A. Ivanschitz  45'
0-2G. Pineda  71'
0-3O. Martins  87'
Preview  |  Stats
Matchday 31
Full Time
New York City FC 3-2 San Jose
Half: 0-0
Yankee Stadium (Attendance: 28,231)
Goals
N. Grabavoy  51' 1-0
N. Grabavoy  63' 2-0
D. Villa  65' 3-0
3-1Q. Amarikwa  72'
3-2C. Wondolowski (p) 76'
Preview  |  Stats  |  Match Report
Matchday 31
Full Time
Montreal 3-0 New England
Half: 1-0
Stade Saputo (Attendance: 20,801)
Goals
J. Venegas  5' 1-0
D. Drogba  60' 2-0
D. Duka  76' 3-0
Preview  |  Stats  |  Match Report
Matchday 31
Full Time
Chicago 0-1 Orlando City SC
Half: 0-0
Toyota Park (Attendance: 20,280)
Goals
0-1B. Rochez  86'
Preview  |  Stats  |  Match Report
Matchday 31
Full Time
Real Salt Lake 3-0 Los Angeles
Half: 2-0
Rio Tinto Stadium (Attendance: 21,004)
Goals
D. Sandoval  3' 1-0
J. Morales (p) 28' 2-0
D. Sandoval  53' 3-0
Preview  |  Stats  |  Match Report

http://nytimes.stats.com/mls/scoreboard_daily.asp?gameday=20150920

5
Sports

Players Say They Were Told to Retaliate

Two Texas high school football players said that a coach whom they did not identify had told them to strike the referee Robert Watts during a game because of missed calls that had hurt the team.

The coach at Jay High School in San Antonio should be facing questions from his conference.

6
Sports

All Blacks Ready to Start Anew at Rugby World Cup

New Zealand is taking an aggressive approach to this year's tournament, saying that it is not defending its 2011 title but instead must go out and win it all over again.

That is a good attitude for a team rebuilding itself.

7
Sports

Gasol Leads Spain Past France and Into Final

Pau Gasol overwhelmed host France, the defending champion, by scoring 40 points in an 80-75 victory in overtime on Thursday in Lille as Spain advanced to the final of the European basketball championship.

http://nytimes.stats.com/wnba/scoreboard.asp?day=20150920

WNBA Scoreboard
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 New York Liberty (23 - 11)
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Preview
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 Minnesota Lynx (22 - 12)
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Preview

8
Sports

Jason Day Wobbles but Extends His Lead to 6 Strokes

The 27-year-old Australian remained in position for a wire-to-wire victory as he fired a two-under-par 69 to reach 20-under 193 in the third of four tournaments in the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup playoffs.

Golf

9
Sports

Liberty Relying on Epiphanny Prince to Return to Her Old Ways

After arriving in an off-season trade, Epiphanny Prince helped the Liberty to the top seed in the Eastern Conference, but the team’s coach expects more from Prince, who once scored 113 points in high school.

Enjoy.

10
Business Day

Stockbroker Pleads Guilty in Insider Trading Case

A stockbroker has admitted to his role in a five-year insider trading scheme that yielded more than $5.6 million in net profits.

The S.E.C. wins.

11
Travel

The Most Charmingly ‘Greek’ of All the Cyclades

For seven years, a group has traveled to Folegandros in July for a weeklong girls’ trip, to erase daily stress and focus on simple pleasures.

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Folegandros,+Greece/@37.174117,24.8292736,8z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x14985567cac0c8df:0x400bd2ce2b9b490

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Folegandros,+Greece/@36.6503637,24.911671,11z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x14985567cac0c8df:0x400bd2ce2b9b490

https://www.google.com/maps/@36.6713304,25.131769,9722m/data=!3m1!1e3

12
Business Day

Prosecutors Said to Be Near a Criminal Settlement With G.M.


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N.Y. / Region

New York Will Trim Common Core Exams After Many Students Skipped Them

The State Education Department said that the tests for third through eighth graders would be shortened next spring, and that they would be trimmed further in 2017.

The test is of the schools.  The students are not graded.

14
Times Insider

Flash Flood Blurs Religious Divisions: Reporter’s Notebook

Ian Lovett provides insight into his reporting experience in Hildale, Utah.

The divisions are blurred.
The flash flood did not highlight them.

15
Sports

Rutgers Suspends Football Coach for Three Games


16
Opinion

Grading More Fairly

Readers discuss a letter by Elizabeth Wissner-Gross asserting that some college students who excel are not being given the A’s they deserve to avoid charges of grade inflation.

Grading on a curve is fair.

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N.Y. / Region

Christine Quinn to Lead Nonprofit Group for New York’s Homeless Women and Children

Ms. Quinn is taking on the new job with Win, or Women in Need, as Mayor Bill de Blasio, her one-time rival, is grappling with a more visible homeless population.

The homeless do not vote.

18
Health

Vaccine Issue Arises at Republican Debate, to Doctors’ Dismay

Donald J. Trump repeated a debunked claim that vaccines are linked with autism, and health experts worried it might discourage parents from getting them.

The Republican candidates are fond of fiction.

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Sports

Lithuania Advances to European Final

Lithuania beat Serbia, 67-64, on Friday in Lille, France, to advance to the final of the European basketball championship and clinch a slot at next year’s Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

There are no ties in basketball.

20
Job Market

Loving the Job, but Loathing the Boss

An employee who says a supervisor is unqualified and deficient in management skills considers going over his head to complain at a higher level.

I would find another position before attempting to correct my supervisor

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