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Sports
Rio to Test Olympic Waters for Viruses
Organizers of next year’s Rio de Janeiro Olympics promised to begin testing for viruses in the polluted waters where athletes will compete in sailing, rowing and triathlon events.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_history_of_viruses#20th_and_21st_centuries
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methicillin-resistant_Staphylococcus_aureus
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U.S.
244 Immigrants With Criminal Records Face Deportation in California
Federal authorities arrested 244 unauthorized immigrants who had previously been convicted of crimes, including violent felonies and sexual abuse."All 244 people taken into custody had been convicted of a crime and more than half of them had at least one felony conviction, according to Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials"
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World
Video: Migrants Stranded at Station in Budapest
Crowds of people waiting to board trains to Austria and Germany early Tuesday at Keleti train station protested after the station shut down temporarily.http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/03/world/europe/germany-migrant-crisis.html
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World
Eurostar Back to Normal After Delays Caused by Migrants on the Tracks
Some passengers were delayed for hours after reports that people were trying to climb on trains from France to Britain and blocking the Channel Tunnel.Europe and North America have been trying to put down "the white mans burden" with varying success.
It is one world.
It will destroy itself if it is allowed to do so.
The common interest of human survival must be paramount.
How much of which part of humanity survives how is the political question.
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World
Video: Migrants Arrive in Munich
As they arrived at a Munich train station, migrants from Syria spoke about their journey.Their journey has not killed them yet.
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World
For Thousands of Exhausted Migrants, a Journey’s End in Munich
The men, women and children were met by the police who escorted them to their first step in Germany — registration with the bureaucracy.This group has found a pause.
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U.S.
Murder Rates Rising Sharply in Many U.S. Cities
More than 30 cities across the country have seen a startling rise in murders so far this year from a year ago, oftentimes ending decades of decline.There may be a signal in the noise.
There may be more than one signal.
Part of it may be our insane politics.
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Business Day
Trump’s Shaky Grasp of the Immigration Situation
That border wall already exists, but demographics and other factors have significantly shrunk the population of Mexicans who want to cross it.Insanity does not seem to be a barrier to presidential candidacy.
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U.S.
After a Killing, Body Cameras Are Expanded in San Antonio
Latino activists, lawmakers and civil rights groups continued to question and condemn the shooting of a Hispanic man by sheriff’s deputies on Monday in San Antonio.The troubles are there. We now know of them.
The courts tend to be in a bubble.
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Sports
Italian Wins 10th Vuelta Stage
Kristian Sbaragli outsprinted his rivals, and Tom Dumoulin of the Netherlands retained the leader’s jersey.Some bicyclists are faster than others.
Falling on ones head is not healthy.
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Opinion
Topless Women in Times Square
Some readers bemoan and others revel in the carnival-like atmosphere that includes mostly naked women painted patriotically.New York has no recognized red light district or slums. Both are parts of a viable city.
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Opinion
The Battle for Biomedical Supremacy
Some medical schools are making lucrative offers to star researchers from other schools. This is not necessarily a bad thing.A doctorate is not enough to get a grant.
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Sports
After American Pharoah’s Close Loss, Bob Baffert Has Plan for Redemption
Baffert said he was disappointed but satisfied with his colt’s gritty performance on Saturday and made it clear that he wanted him to race one last time, in the Breeders’ Cup Classic.http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/30/sports/keen-ice-defeats-american-pharoah-at-travers-stakes.html
He must consult with the other owners.
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N.Y. / Region
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka Wins Praise for Trying to Unite City
The mayor, who took office last summer, is gaining attention for his efforts to curb crime and spur economic development.Newark could be the necessary slum if Chris Cristi would allow it to live.
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Sports
A Somber Conclusion for IndyCar
The series closed out a troubled 2015 season in Sonoma, Calif., crowning a champion while grieving the death of one its most popular drivers in a freak accident a week earlier.The IndyCar series will continue next year.
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Sports
Maria Sharapova Withdraws From the U.S. Open
The 2006 Open champion has not played a match since her semifinal loss at Wimbledon in July because of a leg injury.http://nytimes.stats.com/mlb/scoreboard.asp
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N.Y. / Region
Preservationists Fight Bill Setting Time Limit on Landmarks Decisions in New York
The bill’s sponsors argue that it would bring much-needed responsibility and transparency to the Landmarks Preservation Commission.The conflict is real.
I am for the preservationists.
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Sports
Dutchman Claims Vuelta Lead
Tom Dumoulin passed this year’s Tour de France winner, Chris Froome, with about 50 yards left in a steep climb to win the ninth stage.Some bicyclists are faster than others.
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