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Sports
Shooting a 61 for His First Win
Smylie Kaufman won the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open in his fifth PGA Tour start, shooting a 10-under-par 61 to finish at 16-under 268 at T.P.C. Summerlin in Las Vegas.http://www.theguardian.com/uk/scotland
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U.S.
Video: Iran Likely to Be Invited to Syria Talks
A State Department spokesman said he anticipated that Iran would be invited to talks on the conflict in Syria.http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/29/opinion/irans-role-in-the-syrian-crisis.html
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N.Y. / Region
Despite Vow, Mayor de Blasio Struggles to Stop Surge in Homelessness
It was a vain hope.
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World
Video: Officials React to Iran Joining Talks
Germany's foreign minister and Iran’s deputy foreign minister spoke on Wednesday after Iran said it would participate in international talks on the Syrian crisis, scheduled for October 30 in Vienna.Those who are not Sunni are leaving Syria.
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World
Tony Abbott, Ousted Australian Leader, Urges Europe to Take Hard Line on Migrants
In a speech in London, Mr. Abbott offered Australia’s tough policies as a model. “This means turning boats around, for people coming by sea,” he said.No one likes to be wrong.
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World
Merkel and East European Leaders Discuss Migrant Crisis in Brussels
The gathering was the fifth consecutive meeting of leaders focused on so far fruitless efforts to deal with Europe’s biggest refugee crisis since the end of World War II.The E.U. is a monkey trap.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Boy_and_the_Filberts
"English accounts of a similar practice began to circulate in Victorian times. It involved placing some food in a coconut or other container which would then trap the animal, since it would not unclench its fist. From this tradition originates the modern idiom of 'a monkey trap', used of a clever trap of any sort that owes its success to the ineptitude or gullibility of the victim."
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Health
Death Rates, Declining for Decades, Have Flattened, Study Finds
Researchers had expected to find that a decades-long trend of decline in Americans’ death rates would continue, but the rate became flat from 2010 to 2013.This study does not have the resolution to speak of causes.
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Sports
Steelers’ Ben Roethlisberger to Start if Practice Goes Well
Roethlisberger has missed four games with a sprained knee and a bruised leg, but Pittsburgh Coach Mike Tomlin said his quarterback was nearing a return.
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Opinion
Auto Workers Point the Way to Higher Pay
A new contract helps the efforts not only to improve pay in the auto industry, but to press for a higher minimum wage.Deflation hurts all but the wealthy.
It is also called tight money.
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World
Statues Placed in South Korea Honor ‘Comfort Women’ Enslaved for Japan’s Troops
While the creators said the timing was coincidental, the unveiling came just days before the arrival in Seoul of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan.Those in South Korea who remember the Japanese occupation of the last century cannot forget their bondage.
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Business Day
Europe’s Plans to Test Cars’ Emissions Is Criticized
European policy makers announced plans to start on-the-road testing in 2017, but environmentalists said the standards weren’t high enough.Everyone likes money.
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Real Estate
An East Harlem Nest for Us and Our Feathered Friends
Ian Danic and Chris Arnett wanted to rent a two-bedroom in East Harlem.The Bronx can work for some.
I do not want to spend time there.
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N.Y. / Region
Tyrone Howard, Suspect in Officer’s Killing, Had String of Second Chances
The man arrested in the fatal shooting of Randolph Holder, a New York City police officer, received a series of breaks in nearly two decades of frequent arrests and convictions.Tyrone Howard is caught by his history.
Others have escaped theirs through the breaks Mr, Howard let slip.
Stupidity still carries a death penalty.
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N.Y. / Region
Gun Fished From Harlem River Is Linked to Officer’s Killing
Forensic tests confirmed that a .40-caliber Glock found after a five-day search was the weapon used last week to fatally shoot Police Officer Randolph Holder.OK
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Education
Should Foreign Graduates Get a Visa Edge?
The fate of workers with advanced degrees from United States universities has become another spark in the contentious debate over immigration reform.They are willing to work for less money.
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World
Two Children Among Migrants Killed After Boat Sinks Off Greece
Seven people were missing after an inflatable dinghy carrying dozens of migrants from Turkey hit rocks near the island of Lesbos, Greek authorities said.http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2015/10/29/world/europe/ap-eu-europe-migrants-the-rescue.html
"The Greek Coast Guard said 242 people were rescued in the operation Wednesday night, including at least 18 children. At least seven people died, and more than 30 are missing."
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Sports
Giants See a Changed Pierre-Paul on His Return
Defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul was back at practice after losing his right index finger in a Fourth of July fireworks accident, enduring a lengthy recuperation period and signing a new one-year contract.http://www.theguardian.com/uk/sport
http://www.theguardian.com/football
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N.Y. / Region
At a Success Academy Charter School, Singling Out Pupils Who Have ‘Got to Go’
Sixteen children at the Brooklyn school appeared on a list with that title; nine later left. Current and former employees say the network puts pressure on some parents to withdraw.It is cheating to expel children for failure to respond to a program.
It is another cheat to edit the students to look successful.
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U.S.
States Struggle With What to Do With Sex Offenders After Prison
Civil commitment programs are supposed to treat dangerous sex offenders until it is safe for them to go home, but critics say they are detained indefinitely.It is cruel and unusual.
The states must find another way.
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World
Greece Saves 240 as Boat With Migrants Capsizes
The dramatic day at sea added to a grim catalog of deaths in the Aegean Sea, which remains a popular crossing point for people fleeing strife.Winter is coming.
Sealed trains have a bad reputation.
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