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Real Estate
Homes for Sale in Brooklyn and Manhattan
This week’s properties include a condo in Harlem, a co-op on the Upper West Side, and a house in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn.No.
We should talk about what an address should be.
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U.S.
Smokeless Tobacco Use Found Higher Among Student-Athletes
Very active high school athletes use smokeless tobacco products at higher rates than students who do not participate in sports, according to a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.A nicotine addiction is not a good thing.
Some packages are less destructive than others.
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Food
Food Choices Expand Near Grand Central
Plus: the Upper West Side adds baked goods; pies that aren’t round; Sugarfina comes to New York; and a food space below Columbus Circle.It is a food court.
Next the deli and the cafeteria quickly followed by the boarding house.
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U.S.
New Orleans Mayor May Face House Arrest in Pay Dispute
A judge issued a reprimand and a threat if the city did not reach a quick agreement with the firefighters’ union over millions of dollars owed in back pay.The word New Orleans needs is default.
The next step is bankruptcy.
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World
Video: Migrants Try to Board Trains in Budapest
Hundreds of people at Keleti station scrambled to get on trains after the police retreated from the building’s gates on Thursday morning.http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/04/world/europe/hungary-train-station-migrant-crisis.html
Open borders mean the migrants must be allowed to travel as they can.
Closing the national borders would be an existential crisis for the E.U.
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World
Video: European Ministers on the Migrant Crisis
Gathering in Luxembourg, Foreign Ministers from European countries discussed how they plan to tackle the ongoing refugee crisis.http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2015/09/04/world/europe/04reuters-europe-migrants-eu-quotas.html
"As they can" does not mean quotas.
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World
Video: Children Sprayed at the Hungarian Border
As a group of Syrian refugees approached the Hungarian border, hoping to cross over from Serbia, they were met by Hungarian police who sprayed them with something that burned their eyes.Possibly teargas.
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N.Y. / Region
Unionization Important to Closing Racial Wage Gap, Study Says
An institute at the City University of New York Graduate Center found that unionized black workers in the city were paid significantly higher than their nonunionized counterparts.Unions empower labor.
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U.S.
Bold Bill to Cut California Emissions Sets Off Fierce Battle
The state is caught up in a clash between oil and environmental interests, and the issues are so thorny that even Democratic leaders are on opposing sides.Democrats are a coalition.
A much higher tax on fossil carbon would cut emissions in California.
Such a tax would cut carbon emissions nation wide if it is federal.
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Science
Study Reveals Consistent Predator-Prey Pattern
An analysis of animals from more than 1,500 locations worldwide found that the number of predators do not increase as rapidly as the number of prey does."The differences between the two populations are formulaic and predictable."
This sentence contradicts the opening paragraph.
"Predators may depend on prey for food, but an increase in the number of prey animals does not bring a proportional increase in the number of predators, a new study has found."
Dr.Hatton has found that predators reproduce more slowly than prey.
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Opinion
Judges Standing Upside-Down
Conservative judges used to do what they could to keep the courthouse doors closed. Now they’re trying to pry them open.Linda Greenhouse discusses legal issues delightfully.
I wish these issues did not have such dire consequences.
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Sports
Aru Retains Vuelta Lead
Danny Van Poppel of the Netherlands won the 12th stage of the Vuelta a España in a mass sprint for the finish line, while Fabio Aru remained in the leader’s red jersey.Bicycle racers are pressing on the limit of human ability.
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Opinion
The Benefits of School Vouchers
A reader defends Nevada’s new voucher program.http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/education/state-supreme-court-charter-schools-are-unconstitutional/
I agree that one size does not fit all.
The question of education policy becomes how to distribute public educational resources over the public education population.
There are legal constraints on the composition of the public education population.
Private education must be paid for with other resources.
All parental choice is between public and private education.
All systems that distribute public moneys to private education appear to be unconstitutional.
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Sports
Rockets’ Dwight Howard Detained at Airport Over Gun
Howard was questioned, and the gun was seized by the airport authorities, who allowed him to board a later flight. The police said he would not be charged with a crime.http://www.nytimes.com/pages/sports/ncaabasketball/index.html
Women's College Basketball
No games scheduled for
Sep 5, 2015
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N.Y. / Region
Rikers Island Captain and Officer Are Charged With Beating Inmate, 18
The two pleaded not guilty Friday to assaulting the inmate, Ambiorix Celedonio, who prosecutors said was attacked in a closet, away from video surveillance cameras.Corporal punishment is not a duty of the corrections department.
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U.S.
Michigan: Boy, 13, Found Guilty of Murder
The youth was convicted of first-degree murder in the playground stabbing of a younger boy."The defendant, who is not being identified because of his age, will be sentenced as a juvenile, then resentenced as an adult when he turns 21."
This looks like double jeopardy.
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N.Y. / Region
The New Jersey Psychic With a Box of Swiss Gold
The contents of a safe deposit box led investigators to a New Jersey woman and a list of suspicious slip-and-fall incidents in New York and New Jersey.A scam is the mechanism of a fraud.
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Business Day
Trinity Guardrails Will Face Tests Again, This Time by the State of Virginia
In addition to federal testing, the state of Virginia will have vehicles hit Trinity’s ET-Plus guardrails at slight angles — said to be representative of many car accidents.The State of Virginia would like to collect some money.
I will be interested if they do.
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Opinion
A City Council Race in Queens
Several candidates are competing in the Democratic primary for the 23rd District. Here’s who we hope voters choose.May the best person win.
I hope I do not have a dog in this race.
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Travel
Video: 36 Hours in Rio
Rio has a new cosmopolitan edge, with a reinvigorated downtown, recently opened museums and a diverse cuisine that ranges from Amazonian to old-school European.Why bother?
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Sports
Plants Bother Olympic Canoeists
Canoeists at an Olympic test event in Rio de Janeiro complained about the polluted water at the site but were most outspoken about aquatic plants that tangled their oars and rudders.Canoes have paddles.
Unfair is not the proper descriptor.
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N.Y. / Region
Renovation at Javits Center Alleviates Hazard for Manhattan’s Birds
The convention building has been a major site of avian fatalities, but a half-billion-dollar project has made it friendlier to wildlife.Some better.
Lisa W. Foderaro Should write more precisely.
N.Y. / Region
Plane Crashes in New Jersey, Injuring 2 Pilots
The Coast Guard plane crashed shortly before 5 p.m. on Thursday in Cresskill, N.J., and “landed in trees,” an official said.It happens.
U.S.
Justice Dept. to Require Warrants for Some Cellphone Tracking
The policy puts a measure of oversight on a technology that was designed to hunt terrorists overseas but has become popular for fighting domestic crime.Law enforcement must follow the rules.
N.Y. / Region
A Review of Appétit Bistro in Port Chester, N.Y.
Appétit Bistro in Port Chester has a menu that can throw one off at first, but it soon returns to its Francophile roots.yes
U.S.
Health Care Rules Proposed to Shield Transgender Patients From Bias
The Obama administration moved to clarify a provision related to federal funds provided under the Affordable Care Act.Religious institutions serving their members only can probably get relief.
Health
Insurer Says Clients on Daily Pill Have Stayed H.I.V.-Free
The finding contradicts critics’ predictions that pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, would lead to less condom use and more H.I.V. infections.OK.
N.Y. / Region
Video: Cardinal Unveils Chair for Pope Francis
Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan unveils a special chair ahead of the papal Mass at Madison Square Garden in New York this month.http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2015/09/02/us/ap-us-pope-chair-nyc.html
The customer is always right.
Opinion
A Chance to Fix Parole in New York
The state’s high court is about to consider a case that offers a rare opportunity to make the system meaningful.A fond hope.
Sports
Baylor Quarterback Is Stellar in Rout; Michigan State Prevails
Seth Russell threw for 376 yards and five touchdowns and ran for a score as the fourth-ranked Bears rolled to a 56-21 victory over Southern Methodist.I was not and am not enthusiastic about football.
Business Day
Nissan Recalls 300,000 Versa Sedans
A trim piece on the center console could snag the driver’s foot and interfere with braking or accelerating.The design department erred.
Science
A Glass for Enjoying a Sip of Whisky While Floating in Space
Ballantine’s, the Scotch distiller, is unveiling a glass that works for drinking in zero-gravity, no straw required.Ok.
Sports
American Pharoah to Race One More Time, at Breeders’ Cup
American Pharoah, the Triple Crown winner who lost last weekend’s Travers Stakes, will race in the Breeders’ Cup Classic, then retire, his owner said.Team play.
U.S.
Kim Davis Ordered Jailed in Kentucky Gay Marriage Dispute
A federal judge found the county clerk in contempt for refusing to obey court orders that she issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.She is guilty of contempt of court.
Travel
Resort and Tour News: Winter Trips in Yellowstone; Beer History in London
What you need to know if you’re on a trip or planning one soon, including a Scottish heritage festival in New Hampshire and new dive routes in Cozumel.Yellowstone in winter seems pricey.
I would accompany you to the New Hampshire Highland Games and Festival.
N.Y. / Region
Things to Do in Connecticut, Sept. 6 to 13, 2015
A guide to cultural and recreational events in Connecticut.We need to talk first.
Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
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