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N.Y. / Region
Midtown Building Collapse Leaves One Dead
One person was also seriously hurt when the building, a hotel under construction on West 38th Street, partially collapsed Friday morning.The piece does not inform me.
There will be another report.
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U.S.
Los Angeles Schools Ordered to Pay $6 Million to 2 Boys Who Were Abused
The Los Angeles Schools have a problem.
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N.Y. / Region
The Female Ginkgo Tree’s Acrid Smell of Success
The ginkgo tree stinks, but the street tree is durable enough to have outlived the dinosaurs and survived the Hiroshima bomb.The trees are lovely to see.
The fruit stinks.
Something ate it.
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U.S.
Utah: Judge Denies Appeal Challenging Firing Squad Execution
A federal judge has denied an appeal from a death row inmate who argued that his sentence of death by firing squad is cruel and unusual punishment.The thirty years delay was cruel.
Death by firing squad is quicker than most.
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U.S.
Bubonic Plague Found in Oregon Teenager
The girl is believed to have contracted the disease from a flea bite. Officials have noted a puzzling rise in plague cases across the United States.The increase is not significant.
In a dry year there will be fewer pine nuts.
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U.S.
Amber Alert Yields Quick Arrest in Ohio of Murder Suspect
A Tennessee man suspected of killing his wife and fleeing with their daughter was caught after a driver heard an alert on the radio and realized he was behind the suspect’s car.A feel good story for Justice department.
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Opinion
How America Tolerates Racism in Jury Selection
Prosecutors give absurd reasons to exclude black people from serving on juries.The method is the decisions of individual prosecutors and prosecutorial offices.
These must be followed by failures of the appeals process.
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U.S.
Obama to Present His Case for Overhauling Sentencing Laws
At a police meeting in Chicago, the president will also announce steps to carrying out the ideas of a task force on tensions between black communities and the police."“That’s not a sustainable situation,” Mr. Obama said. “It is possible for us to come up with strategies that effectively reduce the damage of the drug trade without relying solely on incarceration.”"
Addictive Drugs are killing everyone's children.
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Sports
Islanders Lose in Overtime but Take Share of Division Lead
The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Islanders, 3-2. The Islanders moved into a tie with the Rangers for first place in the Metropolitan Division.http://www.theguardian.com/sport/rugby-world-cup-2015
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Sports
Late Goals Lift Penguins
Phil Kessel netted the go-ahead goal off Evgeni Malkin’s pass less than two minutes after Beau Bennett had tied the score in the third period.http://www.theguardian.com/uk/sport
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N.Y. / Region
Potential Jurors Screened in Sheldon Silver Case
More than 100 prospective jurors filled out questionnaires, as lawyers sought to identify conflicts that might disqualify them from serving in the corruption trial of the former Assembly speaker.The attorneys are working.
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World
In Victory for Philippines, Hague Court to Hear Dispute Over South China Sea
The case is being closely watched by the United States and other Asian nations that are claimants in the strategic waterway.This problem should go to the Hague.
The U.S. is not an Asian nation.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War#Pacific_Theater
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schurman_Commission
Time has passed.
Some people have learned better.
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U.S.
Man Who Fled Floodwaters Conducts TV Interview While Stuck in a Tree
Kerry Packer escaped flooding in Austin, Tex., by climbing a tree, and when he called in, newscasters had no idea he was still waiting to be rescued.People love drama.
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World
Mexico: Sugary-Drinks Tax Is Left Intact
Mexico’s congress blocked an attempt to roll back part of a tax on soft drinks Thursday, responding to an uproar from public health advocates.The Sugary-Drinks lobby was outbid in Mexico.
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Sports
Jeff Gordon Enters Final Four Races of His Career With Shot at Nascar Title
Gordon, one of Nascar’s most decorated drivers and a four-time champion, has found his footing as a season nears its conclusion.Nascar vehicles are not "street legal".
The events are another drama with a theater of their own.
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Food
Gigondas, a Red That Takes You Into the Woods
These wines convey an evocative stamp born of the earth, which with time, the herbal complexity grows, expanding the experience.Can you drink just one glass?
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Science
Scientists Urge National Initiative on Microbiomes
Leading scientists called for a major project, similar to the Brain Initiative, to better understand the microbial communities that are essential to humans.There will not be federal support with this congress.
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Business Day
The Link Between Parenting and Leadership
A growing body of research confirms that the more time and attention children get from their parents, the better off they’ll be in life and at work.Outsourcing parenting is a major effort of the business leadership class.
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World
Distinguishing Minors From Adults in a Tide of Young Migrants
One of the biggest challenges for Germany in processing teenage migrants is to determine whether they are minors, as their legal situation changes radically on their 18th birthday.Germany has a problem with its laws.
The Germans should err toward generosity.
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