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Sports
As Rape Investigation Ends, Patrick Kane Is Relieved for Family
The Chicago Blackhawks star sidestepped questions about his own feelings and focused on his family in his first public comments since the authorities in upstate New York concluded a three-month investigation by deciding that he should not face criminal charges.The case collapsed from the girl's mother's pressure.
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Business Day
Autoworkers at Ford Tentatively Approve New Contract
Voting continued on a contract at General Motors, but passage is expected there as well.It is a hopeful development.
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U.S.
Kentucky: Defiant Clerk Loses Again
Kim Davis, the clerk of Rowan County, on Thursday lost a bid to delay issuing licenses to same-sex couples when the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit denied her latest request.She must issue marriage licenses.
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N.Y. / Region
For Landscape Architect Kate Orff, Sunday Morning Means Having to Say ‘Sorry!’
Ms. Orff, new director of Columbia’s graduate Urban Design Program, plays table games with her younger son before outdoor activities in or near Forest Hills Gardens.http://www.riverprojectnyc.org/research_07Oyster.php
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Sports
Canadiens Overpower Islanders in the Third
David Desharnais and Brendan Gallagher scored 1 minute 33 seconds apart, sending the Islanders to their fourth loss in five games.
"CAPITALS 4, BRUINS 1 Braden
Holtby stopped 28 shots, Alex Ovechkin scored his seventh goal, and
Washington handed Boston its first road loss of the season.
John Carlson had a goal and an assist for the Capitals, whose 9-3-0 record matches the best start in franchise history.
Ovechkin
tied the score at 1-1 with the 482nd goal of his career, one short of
Sergei Fedorov for most among Russian-born players in league history."
Business Day
U.S. Offers Account to Encourage Retirement Saving
MyRA is aimed at people who have no retirement plan at work and lets them have money deducted from their paychecks or make electronic transfers.
■ Who is eligible for myRA?
Participants
must have taxable compensation to contribute, and fall within Roth
I.R.A. income guidelines. For 2015, a single person can make a maximum
of $131,000.
Not applicable
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Business Day
Labor Reform in Vietnam, Tied to Pacific Trade Deal, Depends on Hanoi’s Follow-Up
The side agreement to the Trans-Pacific Partnership calls for the legalization of independent labor unions and of workers’ strikes in Vietnam.The T.P.P. seems a poor deal.
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N.Y. / Region
Restaurants Where Vegans and Meat Lovers Can Break Bread Together
There are several new restaurants on Long Island where families with divergent diets can break bread together.Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
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Opinion
Teachers for the Needy
The Woodrow Wilson Foundation writes, “Exemplary teachers can help students overcome the disadvantages they face as a result of family income.”Money is required to pay skilled teachers.
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N.Y. / Region
42nd Street, Then and Now
A poem about moving to New York when 42nd Street was the Deuce, and returning to a different world.I remember.
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Sports
Magic Hand First Loss to Raptors
"CELTICS 118, WIZARDS 98 Jared
Sullinger scored 21 points, Isaiah Thomas added 16 points and 8
assists, and Boston ended a three-game losing streak by beating visiting
Washington.
Jae
Crowder had 12 points and 10 rebounds, Kelly Olynyk added 19 points,
and Evan Turner scored 16 as the Celtics won for the first time since
opening night with a dominant performance at home.
Bradley Beal led Washington with 24 points."
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Opinion
Where to Settle Refugees? Detroit and Rural Greece
Readers say that a wave of migrants could benefit places struggling with depopulation.Resettling migrants in depopulated areas will not last.
Those areas are empty because people could not make a living there.
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N.Y. / Region
Connecticut School Seeks to Expel 2 Accused of Wearing Columbine Costumes
Some residents in Litchfield said the threats played on widespread fears in a town that is less than an hour from Newtown, where a school massacre took place three years ago.Further frightening frightened people does not help.
Frightened people are vengeful.
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Sports
Rose Leads Bulls Over the Thunder
Derrick Rose scored 29 points and Jimmy Butler added 26 to lead the host Chicago Bulls to a 104-98 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder.
"PACERS 100, CELTICS 98 Paul George had 26 points and 10 rebounds, Jordan Hill added 16 points and 10 rebounds, and Indiana beat visiting Boston.
Monta
Ellis made two free throws with 13.7 seconds left to break a 98-98 tie.
Avery Bradley, who had fouled Ellis, missed a 3-point attempt that
would have won the game for the Celtics.
Indiana
led by 10 points at one point in the first half, but Boston slowly
chipped away at the lead and overtook the Pacers at 62-61 on a 3-pointer
by Jared Sullinger with 4:52 to play in the third quarter.
Isaiah Thomas led Boston with 27 points on 9-of-19 shooting while Bradley added 21 points."
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Real Estate
Of Mice and Apartment Sales
Rodents seek shelter from the cold in city apartments. Spotting one is unnerving, but the predicament takes on new urgency if you’re planning to sell.I have no love of mice and rats.
The hawks eat them.
I had a garter snake come to visit yesterday.
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World
China Wants No Mention of South Sea in Statement
At a meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, the United States is leading an effort to have the South China Sea accorded a place in the gathering’s communiqué, diplomats said.The Chinese claim in the South China Sea has few friends.
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The Upshot
Is the Economy Overheating? Here’s Why It’s So Hard to Say
The economy is not overheating.
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U.S.
California: Plan Proposed for Single-Drug Executions
The state proposed to allow corrections officials to choose one of four types of barbiturates for executions depending on availability.Governments should not be killing people.
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N.Y. / Region
Guard Accused of Helping 2 Killers Escape Prison Pleads Not Guilty
Gene Palmer, who the authorities say has admitted giving Richard W. Matt and David Sweat tools and access to a catwalk used in the June escape at the Clinton Correctional Facility, says he did not know they planned to break out.He provided them with frozen hamburger.
It does not usually contain tools.
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Sports
Former I.A.A.F. Chief Is Accused of Taking Bribes to Hide Doping
Lamine Diack, a former International Association of Athletics Federations president, has been placed under criminal investigation on suspicion of taking more than $1 million in bribes from Russia.It is better if there is no doping.
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