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Business Day
Volkswagen Scandal Highlights Europe’s Loose Auto Rules
Unlike in the United States, automakers have the discretion to change their engines’ performance settings before emissions tests.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fraud
"In law, fraud is deliberate deception to secure unfair or unlawful gain. Fraud is both a civil wrong (i.e., a fraud victim may sue the fraud perpetrator to avoid the fraud and/or recover monetary compensation) and a criminal wrong (i.e., a fraud perpetrator may be prosecuted and imprisoned by governmental authorities). The purpose of fraud may be monetary gain or other benefits, such as obtaining a drivers license by way of false statements.[1]
A hoax is a distinct concept that involves deception without the intention of gain or of materially damaging or depriving the victim."
Volkswagen sold vehicles that were deliberately deceptive.
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Food
Thanksgiving for All
How to plan and cook Thanksgiving.Follow the Times or follow tradition.
The Times is good on details.
Happily I do not have to do it this year.
I will go to my brother's home in Medfield.
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Sports
As Goalie Shines Again, Blues Shut Out the Devils
St. Louis’s Jake Allen made 24 saves for his second straight shutout.http://nytimes.stats.com/nhl/scoreboard.asp
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U.S.
More Young Women Waiting to Leave Home
Cultural shifts and economic factors are keeping millennial women home in numbers not seen since 1940, an analysis of Census Bureau data suggests.Incomes are down.
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U.S.
Locking in Votes and Doling Out ‘Dogs’: How Roberts Assigns Opinions
Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. pays keen attention to strategy, a study says, noting that the swing justice, Anthony M. Kennedy, is given a large number of big cases.The voters are reminded how important the personalities of the Supreme Court are.
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Opinion
The Risks of Assisting Evolution
Modifying genes can help species adapt, but could also destroy them.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_drive
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_drive#CRISPR.2FCas9
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene-centered_view_of_evolution
"Things will never again be as once they were."
Humans play god.
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Business Day
Chipotle to Reopen Stores Closed During E. Coli Scare
Chipotle said it was reopening the 43 Pacific Northwest restaurants it closed during an E. coli outbreak after tests came back negative for the bacteria.Chipotle has done what they can to control E. Coli.
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Sports
Rankings Indicate Big 12 Could Miss College Football Playoff Again
With four playoff spots and five power conferences, at least one is going to be left out each year.Football is a constellation of games.
http://www.theguardian.com/football
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Opinion
Despair, American Style
Searching for economic and cultural reasons why middle-aged white Americans are dying sooner.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Existential_crisis
(Redirected from Existential despair)
- Major depressive disorder
- Dissatisfaction with one's life
- Major psychological trauma
- The sense of being alone and isolated in the world;
- A new-found grasp or appreciation of one's mortality, including but not limited to following diagnosis of a major health concern such as a terminal illness;
- Believing that one's life has no purpose or external meaning;
- Searching for the meaning of life;
- Shattering of one's sense of reality, or how the world is;
- An extremely pleasurable or hurtful experience that leaves one seeking meaning;
Opinion
A Criminal Record and a Fair Shot at a Job
An arrest should not be a life sentence of joblessness. Ban the box to lower rates of recidivism, and give Americans the fresh start they need.As long as labor is in surplus employers will choose from the available pool.
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U.S.
Alabama 8-Year-Old Charged With Murder in Toddler’s Beating
The police in Birmingham said the boy had “viciously attacked” a year-old girl after her mother left them alone while she visited a nightclub.I can only describe it as a failure of civil society.
It does not belong in criminal court.
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Sports
Putin Calls for Inquiry Into Claims of Russian Drug Use
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia ordered the investigation in the wake of a World Anti-Doping Agency report that said Russian sports were plagued by state-sponsored doping.The WADA report:
https://wada-main-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/resources/files/wada_independent_commission_report_1_en.pdf
The report is damning.
Russia should be banned from international competition.
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World
Chile: Powerful Quake in Pacific
The authorities said there were no reports of injuries or serious damage from the quake, which the United States Geological Survey said had a preliminary magnitude of 6.9.https://www.rt.com/news/321521-chile-strong-earthquake-coquimbo/
No further reports.
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Real Estate
$1,175,000 Homes in Hawaii, Colorado and Washington, D.C.
This week’s properties include a contemporary in Colorado, a penthouse in Washington, D.C., and a house in Hawaii.The Colorado house is the best of this group.
It is more pure than I like.
Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
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Travel
Hotel and Resort News: Winter in New York; Holiday Packages
What you need to know if you’re on a trip or planning one soon, including a campaign to promote inexpensive activities in New York City.Your choice in this part of the world.
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Sports
Domestic Violence Is a Recurring Quandary for the N.F.L.
As allegations involving Greg Hardy returned to the spotlight, the league was still struggling to find a consistent way of adjudicating domestic violence cases.Zero tolerance seems like the only possible rout.
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World
Communist Party in Tibet Aims to Punish Dalai Lama Followers
A party official said it was also important to go after members who “pretend not to be religious but indeed are.”As a state we must stand aside.
As individuals we can register our objections.
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Sports
Russian Athletes Part of State-Sponsored Doping Program, Report Finds
The report, by the World Anti-Doping Agency, implicates athletes, coaches, trainers, doctors and various Russian institutions.Russia has no excuse.
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U.S.
106 Indictments Handed Down in Waco Twin Peaks Biker Shootout
A deadly shootout in Texas resulted in more than 100 felony indictments, and prosecutors say more are likely as the investigation continues.Texas does everything big.
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Sports
Steelers’ Antonio Brown Has Been Only as Good as His Quarterback
Brown, whose numbers with Ben Roethlisberger are much better than with Michael Vick, is not the only star receiver to be impacted by poor quarterback play.Sunday, 11/15/15
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