Friday, September 11, 2015

@8:12, 9/12/15

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U.S.

Arizona: Freeway Shootings Unnerve Phoenix

The police investigated five more reports of vehicles being shot at as panicked people flooded a hotline with tips.

He will be caught if he does not stop.

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Health

U.S. Makes Final an Array of Rules on Food Safety

The regulations, which will start to take effect next summer, require food processing companies to reduce risks instead of acting only after someone gets sick.

Stiffer inspection standards.

3
N.Y. / Region

Video: Biden Discusses Minimum Wage in New York

by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Sep 10th 2015 Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. applauded Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on Thursday for approving plans to raise the minimum wage for fast-food workers to $15 an hour.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/11/us/politics/joe-bidens-trip-to-new-york-smacks-of-campaign-visit.html

We will see how the issue does in the primaries.

I will vote for the candidate, for Hillary if it is she.

4
Business Day

British Airways Jet That Aborted Takeoff Had Multiple Engine Breaches

Accident investigators for the National Transportation Safety Board said they found multiple breaches in the engine of British Airways flight 2276, which had to abort a takeoff in Las Vegas.

British Airways could be temporarily banned from U.S. airspace.

Alternatively the G.E. engine could be decertified  grounding all aircraft that use it.


The problem is serious.

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U.S.

Virginia: No Charges for Deputies in Stun-Gun Death

The commonwealth’s attorney in Fairfax County, Ray Morrogh, says he will not bring criminal charges against jail deputies who used a stun gun on a restrained inmate who later died.

The prosecutor Ray Morrogh has some explaining to do.
Natasha McKenna was subjected to excessive force.

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N.Y. / Region

Video: James Blake Calls for Police Apology

Mr. Blake, a retired top-10 tennis player, said on Wednesday that he wanted an apology from the New York Police Department after being wrongly accused of identity theft and slammed to the ground.

He has received apologies from the police commissioner and the mayor.
The New York City Police are excessively aggressive.

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U.S.

Video: Passengers on Escaping Plane Fire

Passengers described evacuating a British Airways flight that caught fire on Tuesday before its planned takeoff at McCarren International Airport in Las Vegas.

The behavior of passengers is a design concern.

8
Sports

How the Bryan Brothers Saved Doubles

In 2005, Mike and Bob Bryan were the first plaintiffs listed in a suit against the ATP, which had proposed rule changes that threatened the future of professional doubles.

Doubles is a different game.
Team play adds difficulty.

9
Opinion

Holding Bank Consultants More Accountable

A former state official suggests how to make consultants less likely to feel pressures from the banks they are investigating.

The hirelings of the banks should have no part in examiners and prosecutors investigations.
If officials need more resources to carry out their functions they must hire them.

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Sports

Venus vs. Serena Williams: A Long, Uncomfortable Rivalry

In the Williamses’ latest match, on Tuesday night in the U.S. Open quarterfinals, Serena will continue her pursuit of the sport’s first Grand Slam since 1988.

Siblings and athletes.

11
U.S.

Freddie Gray Settlement Approved by Baltimore Officials

The family of Mr. Gray, who died from injuries he sustained in police custody, will receive $6.4 million under a settlement approved by the city.

Yes.
The charges against the police remain.

12
Opinion

Walls, Borders, a Dome and Refugees

The fallout of collapsing countries continues to spill into our orderly world, and just isolating ourselves won’t change that.

People vote with their feet.

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N.Y. / Region

Cuomo Pivots Again as He Seeks a $15 Minimum Wage

The governor said that New York should lead the country in setting a minimum wage that would provide workers with a decent standard of living.

$15 is a real minimum.

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N.Y. / Region

Searching for the Best Bar Burgers in New Jersey

The burgers had to be simple, juicy and close to beer. Three bars stood out.

Look on a trusted list.

15
Sports

Kevin Anderson’s Breakthrough Has a Small Cost

Anderson, who had to pay some change-of-travel fees, will face fifth-seeded Stan Wawrinka in the U.S. Open quarterfinals.

yes

7:10 PM ET  NESN/SUN 
Boston (66-73, 27-38 Road)
Tampa Bay (68-71, 33-35 Home)

 Bos: W. Miley  (11-10, 4.43 ERA)
 TB: C. Archer  (12-11, 2.88 ERA)
Preview


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Magazine

Teaching Working Students

For some of the brightest undergraduates, getting through college is a logistical problem, not an intellectual one.

Yes.
Higher education exists in support of the elite.
The elite would like to be meritocratic.

She must pass the bar exam.

17
Sports

U.S. Olympic Swimming Coaches Are Named

Bob Bowman and David Marsh will be the United States swim coaches at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, looking to lift a powerhouse team coming off a disappointing world championships.

ok

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N.Y. / Region

In Autopsy Report, Medical Examiner Says Kayaker Was Victim of ‘Homicide’

The lawyer for Angelika Graswald, the kayaker’s fiancĂ©e, said that the medical examiner’s office had overstepped its bounds with that determination, and some legal experts agree.

There will be a trial.

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Sports

Does the Evian Championship Feel Like a Major?

For many top women golfers, the 21-year-old tournament in the French Alps lives up to its upgraded status as the L.P.G.A.'s fifth major event.

The players think so.

Tap water in Europe has been less than good.

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N.Y. / Region

Video: Bratton on Arrest of James Blake

Police Commissioner William J. Bratton said he wanted “to extend a personal apology’’ to James Blake, a retired tennis player, after his mistaken arrest on Wednesday.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/11/nyregion/james-blake-new-york-police-officer.html

It should not have happened.


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