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Business Day
Volkswagen Says Whistle-Blower Pushed It to Admit Broader Cheating
Efforts to discover who was responsible for misconduct at the German carmaker have been hampered by a culture of silence and a fear of delivering bad news to superiors.Volkswagen is probably looking for "the real killer".
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Opinion
Deaths From Suicide
A psychiatrist writes that “what we need now is routine screening and treatment for common psychiatric conditions.”Psychiatric disorders are thought to be a choice.
Sometimes life stinks.
The dead do not recover.
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Business Day
E.P.A. Expands On-Road Emissions Testing to All Diesel Models
Regulators have begun testing all makes and models of diesel cars, at random and in real-world conditions, to try to increase the odds of catching carmakers seeking to evade emissions standards."The only way to be not guilty is not to be guilty."
Carbon emissions are exactly proportional to fuel consumption.
There is almost no carbon building up in the engine.
Oxides of nitrogen are more of a problem.
Pulsed gas chromatography occurs to me as a method.
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Books
‘The Reproach of Hunger,’ by David Rieff
An examination of conventional wisdom about world hunger’s causes, and its future.These are false statements:
"Transforming the incomes of poor people requires transforming their productivity: People are poor because, despite working hard, they are unproductive."
These are true statements:
They are poor because they cannot price their labor.
They are in a race to the bottom because they are in surplus.
There are others who are willing to work for less.
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Sports
Green Bay Packers at Carolina Panthers Preview
It’s hard to imagine Aaron Rodgers and the Packers’ offense struggling in two straight games.Panthers 37, Packers 29
By Holding Off Packers, the Panthers Make the N.F.C. Theirs to Lose
By VIV BERNSTEIN
Carolina moved to 8-0, and Green Bay lost its second straight, the first
time that has happened in the regular season behind Aaron Rodgers since
2010.
| Washington | 10 | Final |
| New England | 27 | |
Opinion
How Doctors Helped Drive the Addiction Crisis
Opioid painkillers are deadly, overprescribed and often ineffective.Heroin should be used as necessary.
We know its dangers.
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U.S.
Human Cost Rises as Old Bridges, Dams and Roads Go Unrepaired
Hundreds of deaths, illnesses and injuries every year can be linked to the failure of transportation infrastructure and other systems like pipelines, experts say."Lawmakers in both parties say that fixing America’s aging infrastructure is a top priority but that political pressure to restrain government spending is getting in the way."
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/11/07/the-rules-of-denialism/
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U.S.
Kentucky: Officer Shot in Ambush Dies
Officer Daniel Ellis, 33, of the Richmond police, died early Friday, two days after he was ambushed and shot in the head while searching an apartment for a robbery suspect, the authorities said.There only two officers hunting a known desperate man.
Attempted heroism is often deadly.
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Sports
Irish Bolster Playoff Hopes; Florida Edges Vanderbilt
DeShone Kizer threw for five touchdowns and ran for another as No. 8 Notre Dame beat Pittsburgh, 42-30, and Florida beat Vanderbilt, 9-7, to clinch a spot in the Southeastern Conference championship game.http://www.theguardian.com/football
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N.Y. / Region
Joyce Mitchell, Ex-Prison Worker, Is Told to Pay for Damage Done in Breakout
Ms. Mitchell, who was convicted of her role in the escape of two killers, will have to pay the state about $80,000.She has no home. She will have to make one.
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N.Y. / Region
Restaurant Review: Bin 300 World Bistro Serves Italian Fare in Wolcott
Appearances aside, Bin 300 is, with a few exceptions, pure Italian. It counts more than a dozen pasta and risotto dishes among its regular offerings, and that is merely scratching the surface.Put them on your list.
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Opinion
The New Mammogram Guidelines
Readers react to an Op-Ed article critical of the American Cancer Society’s new guidelines.If a screening exam comforts you, do it.
If you do it, use ultrasound.
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U.S.
Pennsylvania: Officer Cleared of Murder in Shooting of Man in the Back
A small-town police officer who fatally shot an unarmed motorist in the back as he lay face down in the snow was acquitted Thursday of murder.His drugs were worth his life.
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N.Y. / Region
Getting Clean for His Son, From a Drug He Couldn’t Shake
After an arrest at 22, Donta James swore off dealing drugs but tried some of the crack cocaine he had peddled. He was hooked for more than 15 years.Abstinence works.
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The Upshot
More Details on Rising Mortality Among Middle-Aged Whites
The authors of a much-discussed study release additional data that appears to rebut the argument made by a critic of their study.Point taken.
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Opinion
The Dying of the Whites
What white mortality rates tell us about the crisis of the working class.http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/11/07/the-rules-of-denialism/
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World
Syria: Rebels Used Mustard Gas
Insurgents used sulfur mustard in August, which probably resulted killed an infant, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons said.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulfur_mustard
Nasty stuff. Easy to make and use.
There may have been some old stock left behind.
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Sports
Porzingis Tantalizes but Knicks Lose Their Third in a Row
The Knicks fell flat in the fourth quarter of their 99-92 loss to the Bucks, but Kristaps Porzingis had his second double-double in his last three games.Women's Hoops Wraps Up Exhibition Play With 98-18 Win Over Vanguard
Gabby Williams chipped in with 11 points and seven steals on Sunday. 
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Nov. 8, 2015
Box Score |
Photo Gallery 
STORRS, Conn. - Senior guard Moriah Jefferson (Glenn Heights, Texas) led six Huskies in double-figures with 20 points as the University of Connecticut Women's basketball team defeated Vanguard College 98-18 in the team's final exhibition game of the 2015-16 season Sunday at Gampel Pavilion.
Jefferson was 9-of-12 from the field and grabbed six steals while dishing out four assists. Senior forward Breanna Stewart (North Syracuse, N.Y.) had 15 points, six rebounds and a team-high six blocks. In her second game in a UConn uniform, freshman Napheesa Collier (O'Fallon, Mo.) recorded a double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds.
Sophomore Kia Nurse (Hamilton, Ont.) scored 11 points while classmate Gabby Williams (Sparks, Nev.) added 11 points to go along with five rebounds and seven steals. Senior Morgan Tuck (Bolingbrook, Ill.) finished with 10 points go along with six rebounds and a team-high five assists,
UConn shot 35-of-66 from the field, including 21-of-26 from the free throw line. The Huskies led 53-6 at halftime and outscored the Lions 45-12 in the second half.
Freshman Katie Lou Samuelson (Huntington Beach, Calif.) had nine points to go along with seven rebounds for the Huskies while sophomore Courtney Ekmark (Phoenix, Ariz.) had seven points and three assists.
Senior Samantha Doucette led Vanguard with seven points. Senior Melissa Norman had a team-high seven rebounds for the Lions.
The Huskies will open the regular season at Ohio State on Monday, November 16th. Tip-off in Columbus is set for 5:30 p.m. and the game will be broadcast on ESPN2.
STORRS, Conn. - Senior guard Moriah Jefferson (Glenn Heights, Texas) led six Huskies in double-figures with 20 points as the University of Connecticut Women's basketball team defeated Vanguard College 98-18 in the team's final exhibition game of the 2015-16 season Sunday at Gampel Pavilion.
Jefferson was 9-of-12 from the field and grabbed six steals while dishing out four assists. Senior forward Breanna Stewart (North Syracuse, N.Y.) had 15 points, six rebounds and a team-high six blocks. In her second game in a UConn uniform, freshman Napheesa Collier (O'Fallon, Mo.) recorded a double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds.
Sophomore Kia Nurse (Hamilton, Ont.) scored 11 points while classmate Gabby Williams (Sparks, Nev.) added 11 points to go along with five rebounds and seven steals. Senior Morgan Tuck (Bolingbrook, Ill.) finished with 10 points go along with six rebounds and a team-high five assists,
UConn shot 35-of-66 from the field, including 21-of-26 from the free throw line. The Huskies led 53-6 at halftime and outscored the Lions 45-12 in the second half.
Freshman Katie Lou Samuelson (Huntington Beach, Calif.) had nine points to go along with seven rebounds for the Huskies while sophomore Courtney Ekmark (Phoenix, Ariz.) had seven points and three assists.
Senior Samantha Doucette led Vanguard with seven points. Senior Melissa Norman had a team-high seven rebounds for the Lions.
The Huskies will open the regular season at Ohio State on Monday, November 16th. Tip-off in Columbus is set for 5:30 p.m. and the game will be broadcast on ESPN2.
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