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Arts
Bill Cosby’s Lawyers Seek Dismissal of Sexual Assault Charges
The lawyers claim that the district attorney’s office in Montgomery County, Pa., promised in 2005 that Mr. Cosby would not be prosecuted if he testified in a civil case.Bill Cosby's lawyers have the right of the situation.
The world will remember.
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Opinion
Despite Clear Dangers, DuPont Kept Using a Toxic Chemical
Congress should urgently complete its efforts to reform the Toxic Substances Control Act.The chemical industries require regulation.
The attempt to externalize costs will continue.
All costs are internal and must be included in the price of the products.
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U.S.
Scott Harshbarger to Investigate Abuse Cases at St. George’s School
The former attorney general of Massachusetts will lead an inquiry into accusations of sexual abuse spanning decades at the school in Middletown, R.I.http://www.dayoneri.org/about-us/mission-what-we-do
The investigation must not become a witchhunt.
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N.Y. / Region
New York Reaches $3.75 Million Settlement With Man Wrongfully Convicted in 1997 Murder
Roger Logan was convicted of shooting and killing a man in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, and spent 17 years imprisoned for the murder."Mr. Logan has also settled with New York State for $2.975 million, said Harold Baker, the lawyer who handled Mr. Logan’s civil claims after he was freed."
"He was cleared of the murder in 2014 after an investigation by the Conviction Review Unit of the Brooklyn district attorney’s office. After his exoneration, he notified the city he would sue. The comptroller’s office has the authority to settle claims before they are filed as lawsuits, and has been doing so frequently in wrongful-conviction cases and some civil rights cases. It has settled eight wrongful-conviction cases for a total of $41 million since 2014, according to comptroller records."
The city and state have gotten off cheaply.
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Fashion & Style
The Lark-Owl Scale: When Couples’ Sleep Patterns Diverge
Do you collapse with the kids, or stay up past midnight? This is what happens when bedmates have mismatched sleep habits: They hardly see each other.My objective is to see and hear my spouse.
My diurnal cycle adjusts.
Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
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World
Suspect Shot by Paris Police Tied to German Migrant House
The German police said the man, who approached a Paris police station with fake explosives last week, had lived in a house for migrants in Germany.Scapegoating?
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/10/world/europe/after-assaults-in-cologne-merkel-proposes-tougher-asylum-laws.html
The man was an opportunist with a grudge.
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World
Extradition of El Chapo to U.S. Is Neither Certain Nor Simple
Joaquín Guzmán Loera has never appeared in an American court, though after his capture, Mexico indicated it might cooperate after years of requests by the United States.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extradition
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extradition_law_in_the_United_States
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extradition_law_in_the_United_States#Extradition_to_the_United_States
http://www.nytimes.com/1862/06/29/news/extradition-treaty-with-mexico-president-united-states-america-proclamation.html?pagewanted=all
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Sports
Ovechkin Hits 500-Goal Mark in Capitals’ Victory
The Capitals’ Alex Ovechkin scored his 500th and 501st goals to become the 43rd N.H.L. player to reach the milestone, helping Washington beat the visiting Ottawa Senators, 7-1, on Sunday night.9
Science
The 40,000-Mile Volcano
A major project in the Pacific Ocean off the West Coast is monitoring a steaming ridge full of living and mineral wonders on the ocean floor circling Earth.Yes.
Just a thought:
There should be little or no carbon dioxide emitted from a spreading boundary. The basalt is from the mantle is not the result of recent subduction. Counting any carbon found would be interesting.
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Health
Panel Reasswgoerts Mammogram Advice That Triggered Breast Cancer Debate
A medical panel issued an update to its guidelines Monday, but still says women with average risk of breast cancer can safely begin screening at 50.Use ultrasound if the genetics is positive.
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N.Y. / Region
New York City’s High School Graduation Rate Tops 70%
The announcement, which also noted that just over 78 percent of state students earned a diploma, came as state officials met to consider changes in graduation requirements.Amazing.
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U.S.
Minneapolis’s Less Visible, and More Troubled, Side
The world where Jamar Clark lived and died from a police bullet illustrates that a city known for its robust economy has left blacks behind.I don't know the specific problem.
The police and fire departments should hire from North Minneapolis.
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World
China Is Said to Formally Arrest 4 Human Rights Advocates
The move against the four, already detained for six months, continues a nationwide sweep of more than 200 lawyers and associates who worked on civil rights cases.The Chinese government is worried about its legitimacy.
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N.Y. / Region
Sold on a View, New Year’s Revelers Fall to a Forgery Scheme
After buying counterfeit tickets to a Times Square comedy club, some who thought their ball-drop vantage point was secure were left out in the cold.Everyone gets caught a few times.
The hustlers have real skills.
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World
Princess Cristina’s Tax Fraud Trial Set to Begin in Spain
The sister of King Felipe VI was indicted last year after an investigation into whether her husband and others had embezzled public money.The Spanish royals were in exile for half a century.
Much was forgotten.
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N.Y. / Region
Where the Sidewalk Ends, Abruptly: Delivery Ramp Vexes Condo’s Residents in Lower Manhattan
Residents at 20 Pine Street, a condominium conversion in the financial district, are troubled by a sidewalk ramp for FedEx’s new Lower Manhattan distribution center.The residents will have to suffer.
They are skilled at suffering.
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Opinion
Scientists, Give Up Your Emails
Publicly funded science should be transparent, despite what some scientists describe as harassment by interest groups seeking access to their records.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Work-product_doctrine
Extend the doctrine.
Scientists publish if they can.
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N.Y. / Region
De Blasio to Announce New System Dedicated to Addressing Gun Crime in New York City
Starting this month, people charged with the possession of a firearm in the city will be sent to State Supreme Court in Brooklyn, which will preside over gun arrest cases.Good luck.
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U.S.
The Larger, but Quieter Than Bundy, Push to Take Over Federal Land
A growing Republican-led movement is pushing the federal government to hand the states millions of acres of Western public lands — as well as their rich stores of coal, timber and grazing grass.The frontier closed.
These federal lands are to be managed in the public interest.
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Opinion
‘Making a Murderer’ Is About Justice, Not Truth
The point of true-crime serials is that we never really know what happened.The state has a duty to get it right.
It has enormous resources to devote to that goal.
Saving money has no place in court.
Trials exist to keep the state honest.
Suspects walk if there is substantial doubt.
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